Shares Subject to the Plan Clause Example with 509 Variations from Business Contracts
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Shares Subject to the Plan. (a) Share Reserve. Subject to Section 9(a) relating to Capitalization Adjustments, and the following sentence regarding the annual increase, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to Stock Awards will not exceed 31,520,894 shares (the "Share Reserve"), which number is the sum of (i) 9,900,000 new shares, plus (ii) the number of shares subject to the Prior Plan's Available Reserve plus (iii) the number of shares that are Returning Shares, as such shares become ...available from time to time. In addition, the Share Reserve will automatically increase on January 1st of each year, for a period of not more than ten years, commencing on January 1st of the year following the year in which the IPO Date occurs and ending on (and including) January 1, 2028, in an amount equal to 5% of the total number of shares of Capital Stock outstanding on December 31st of the preceding calendar year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board may act prior to January 1st of a given year to provide that there will be no January 1st increase in the Share Reserve for such year or that the increase in the Share Reserve for such year will be a lesser number of shares of Common Stock than would otherwise occur pursuant to the preceding sentence. For clarity, the Share Reserve in this Section 3(a) is a limitation on the number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to the Plan. Accordingly, this Section 3(a) does not limit the granting of Stock Awards except as provided in Section 7(a). Shares may be issued in connection with a merger or acquisition as permitted by NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(c) or, if applicable, NYSE Listed Company Manual Section 303A.08, AMEX Company Guide Section 711 or other applicable rule, and such issuance will not reduce the number of shares available for issuance under the Plan. (b) Reversion of Shares to the Share Reserve. If a Stock Award or any portion thereof (i) expires or otherwise terminates without all of the shares covered by such Stock Award having been issued or (ii) is settled in cash (i.e., the Participant receives cash rather than stock), such expiration, termination or settlement will not reduce (or otherwise offset) the number of shares of Common Stock that may be available for issuance under the Plan. If any shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to a Stock Award are forfeited back to or repurchased or reacquired by the Company for any reason, including because of the failure to meet a contingency or condition required to vest such shares in the Participant, then the shares that are forfeited or repurchased or reacquired will revert to and again become available for issuance under the Plan. Any shares reacquired by the Company in satisfaction of tax withholding obligations on a Stock Award or as consideration for the exercise or purchase price of a Stock Award will again become available for issuance under the Plan. 4 (c) Incentive Stock Option Limit. Subject to the Share Reserve and Section 9(a) relating to Capitalization Adjustments, the aggregate maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to the exercise of Incentive Stock Options will be 90,000,000 shares of Common Stock. (d) Source of Shares. The stock issuable under the Plan will be shares of authorized but unissued or reacquired Common Stock, including shares repurchased by the Company on the open market or otherwise.View More
Variations of a "Shares Subject to the Plan" Clause from Business Contracts
Shares Subject to the Plan. (a) Share Reserve. Subject (i)Subject to Section 3(a)(iii) and Section 9(a) relating to Capitalization Adjustments, and the following sentence regarding the annual increase, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to Stock Awards from and after the Effective Date will not exceed 31,520,894 (A) 15,040,250 shares (the "Share Reserve"), which (which number is the sum of (i) 9,900,000 new shares, plus (ii) the number of shares (140,250) subject to the Prior 2011 Pl...an's Available Reserve Reserve, (ii) an additional 5,000,000 shares that were approved at the Company's 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, (iii) an additional 2,300,000 shares that were approved at the Company's 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, and (iv) an additional 7,600,000 shares that were approved at the Company's 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders), plus (iii) (B) the Prior Plans' Returning Shares, if any, which become available for issuance under this Plan from time to time (such aggregate number of shares that are Returning Shares, as such shares become available from time described in (A) and (B), the "Share Reserve"). (ii)Subject to time. In addition, Section 3(b), the Share Reserve will automatically increase on January 1st of each year, for a period of not more than ten years, commencing on January 1st of the year following the year in which the IPO Date occurs and ending on (and including) January 1, 2028, in an amount equal to 5% of the total number of shares of Capital Stock outstanding on December 31st of the preceding calendar year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board may act prior to January 1st of a given year to provide that there will be no January 1st increase in the Share Reserve for such year or that the increase in the Share Reserve for such year will be a lesser number of shares of Common Stock than would otherwise occur available for issuance under the Plan will be reduced by: (A) one share for each share of Common Stock issued pursuant to an Appreciation Award granted under the preceding sentence. For Plan; (B) 1.28 shares for each share of Common Stock issued pursuant to a Full Value Award granted under the Plan prior to May 30, 2019; and (C) 1.40 shares for each share of Common Stock issued pursuant to a Full Value Award granted under the Plan on or after May 30, 2019. (iii)Subject to Section 3(b), the number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the Plan will be increased by: (A) one share for each Prior Plans' Returning Share or 2018 Plan Returning Share (as defined in Section 3(b)(i)) subject to an Appreciation Award; (B) 1.28 shares for each Prior Plans' Returning Share or 2018 Plan Returning Share subject to a Full Value Award that returns to the Plan prior to May 30, 2019; and (C) 1.40 shares for each Prior Plans' Returning Share or 2018 Plan Returning Share subject to a Full Value Award that returns to the Plan on or after May 30, 2019. (iv)For clarity, the Share Reserve in this Section 3(a) is a limitation on the number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to the Plan. Accordingly, this Section 3(a) does not limit the granting of Stock Awards except as provided in Section 7(a). Shares may be issued in connection with a merger or acquisition as permitted by NASDAQ Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c) or, if applicable, NYSE Listed Company Manual Section 303A.08, AMEX Company Guide Section 711 or other applicable rule, and such issuance will not reduce the number of shares available for issuance under the Plan. (b) Reversion of Shares to the Share Reserve. If a (i)Shares Available for Subsequent Issuance. The following shares of Common Stock (collectively, the "2018 Plan Returning Shares") will become available again for issuance under the Plan: (A) any shares subject to an Award that are not issued because such Award or any portion thereof (i) expires or otherwise terminates without all of the shares covered by such Stock Award having been issued; (B) any shares subject to an Award that are not issued because such Award or (ii) any portion thereof is settled in cash (i.e., the Participant receives cash rather than stock), such expiration, termination or settlement will not reduce (or otherwise offset) the number of shares of Common Stock that may be available for issuance under the Plan. If cash; and (C) any shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to a Stock an Award that are forfeited back to or repurchased or reacquired by the Company for any reason, including because of the failure to meet a contingency or condition required to vest such shares in the Participant, then the shares that are forfeited or repurchased or reacquired will revert to and again become available for issuance under the Plan. Any shares reacquired by the Company in satisfaction of tax withholding obligations on a Stock Award or as consideration for the exercise or purchase price vesting of a Stock Award will again become available for issuance under the Plan. 4 (c) Incentive Stock Option Limit. Subject to the Share Reserve and Section 9(a) relating to Capitalization Adjustments, the aggregate maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to the exercise of Incentive Stock Options will be 90,000,000 shares of Common Stock. (d) Source of Shares. The stock issuable under the Plan will be shares of authorized but unissued or reacquired Common Stock, including shares repurchased by the Company on the open market or otherwise. such shares. View More
Shares Subject to the Plan. (a) Share Reserve. Subject to the provisions of Section 9(a) 1(a) relating to Capitalization Adjustments, and the following sentence regarding the annual increase, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to Stock Awards will shall not exceed 31,520,894 shares (the "Share Reserve"), which number is the sum of (i) 9,900,000 new shares, plus (ii) the number of shares subject to the Prior Plan's Available Reserve plus (iii) the number of shares that are Returning S...hares, as such shares become available from time to time. In addition, the Share Reserve will automatically increase on January 1st of each year, for a period of not more than ten years, commencing on January 1st of the year following the year in which the IPO Date occurs and ending on (and including) January 1, 2028, in an amount equal to 5% of the total number of shares of Capital Stock outstanding on December 31st of the preceding calendar year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board may act prior to January 1st of a given year to provide that there will be no January 1st increase in the Share Reserve for such year or that the increase in the Share Reserve for such year will be a lesser number of aggregate Twenty-one Million One Hundred Seventy-eight Thousand Thirty-four (21,178,034) shares of Common Stock than would otherwise occur pursuant to the preceding sentence. For clarity, the Share Reserve in this Section 3(a) is a limitation on the number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to the Plan. Accordingly, this Section 3(a) does not limit the granting of Stock Awards except as provided in Section 7(a). Shares may be issued in connection with a merger or acquisition as permitted by NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(c) or, if applicable, NYSE Listed Company Manual Section 303A.08, AMEX Company Guide Section 711 or other applicable rule, and such issuance will not reduce the number of shares available for issuance under the Plan. Stock. (b) Reversion of Shares to the Share Reserve. If a any Stock Award or shall for any portion thereof (i) expires reason expire or otherwise terminates terminate, in whole or in part, without all of the shares covered by such Stock Award having been issued exercised in full, or (ii) is settled in cash (i.e., the Participant receives cash rather than stock), such expiration, termination or settlement will not reduce (or otherwise offset) the number of shares of Common Stock that may be available for issuance under the Plan. If if any shares of Common Stock issued to a Participant pursuant to a Stock Award are forfeited back to or repurchased or reacquired by the Company for any reason, including because of or in connection with the failure to meet a contingency or condition required to vest such shares in 6. the Participant, then the shares of Common Stock that are have not been acquired, as well as the shares of Common Stock that have been forfeited or repurchased or reacquired will under such Stock Award shall revert to and again become available for issuance under the Plan. Any shares reacquired by the Company in satisfaction of tax withholding obligations on a Stock Award or as consideration for the exercise or purchase price of a Stock Award will again become available for issuance under the Plan. 4 (c) Incentive Stock Option Limit. Subject Plan; provided, however, that subject to the Share Reserve and provisions of Section 9(a) 1(a) relating to Capitalization Adjustments, the aggregate maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to the exercise of as Incentive Stock Options will shall be 90,000,000 Forty-two Million Three Hundred Fifty-six Thousand Sixty-eight (42,356,068) shares of Common Stock. (d) (c) Source of Shares. The stock issuable under shares of Common Stock subject to the Plan will may be unissued shares of authorized but unissued or reacquired Common Stock, including shares repurchased by the Company shares, bought on the open market or otherwise. View More
Shares Subject to the Plan. (a) Share Reserve. Subject to the provisions of Section 9(a) 10(a) relating to Capitalization Adjustments, and the following sentence regarding the annual increase, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to Stock Awards will shall not exceed 31,520,894 shares (the "Share Reserve"), which number is the sum of (i) 9,900,000 new shares, plus (ii) the number of shares subject to the Prior Plan's Available Reserve plus (iii) the number of shares that are Returning ...Shares, as such shares become available from time to time. In addition, the Share Reserve will automatically increase on January 1st of each year, for a period of not more than ten years, commencing on January 1st of the year following the year in which the IPO Date occurs and ending on (and including) January 1, 2028, in an amount equal to 5% of the total number of shares of Capital Stock outstanding on December 31st of the preceding calendar year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board may act prior to January 1st of a given year to provide that there will be no January 1st increase in the Share Reserve for such year or that the increase in the Share Reserve for such year will be a lesser number of aggregate five million two hundred three thousand seven hundred sixty-five (5,203,765) shares of Common Stock than would otherwise occur pursuant to the preceding sentence. For clarity, the Share Reserve in this Section 3(a) is a limitation on the number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to the Plan. Accordingly, this Section 3(a) does not limit the granting of Stock Awards except as provided in Section 7(a). Shares may be issued in connection with a merger or acquisition as permitted by NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(c) or, if applicable, NYSE Listed Company Manual Section 303A.08, AMEX Company Guide Section 711 or other applicable rule, and such issuance will not reduce the number of shares available for issuance under the Plan. Stock. (b) Reversion of Shares to the Share Reserve. If a any Stock Award or shall for any portion thereof (i) expires reason expire or otherwise terminates terminate, in whole or in part, without all of the shares covered by such Stock Award having been issued exercised in full, or (ii) is settled in cash (i.e., the Participant receives cash rather than stock), such expiration, termination or settlement will not reduce (or otherwise offset) the number of shares of Common Stock that may be available for issuance under the Plan. If if any shares of Common Stock issued to a Participant pursuant to a Stock Award are forfeited back to or repurchased or reacquired by the Company for any reason, including because of or in connection with the failure to meet a contingency or condition required to vest such shares in the Participant, then the shares that are of Common Stock not acquired, such Stock Award or the shares of Common Stock forfeited or repurchased or reacquired will under such Stock Award shall revert to and again become available for issuance under the Plan. Any shares reacquired by the Company in satisfaction of tax withholding obligations on a Stock Award or as consideration for the exercise or purchase price of a Stock Award will again become available for issuance under the Plan. 4 (c) Incentive Stock Option Limit. Subject Plan; provided, however, that subject to the Share Reserve and provisions of Section 9(a) 10(a) relating to Capitalization Adjustments, the aggregate maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to the exercise of as Incentive Stock Options will shall be 90,000,000 five million two hundred three thousand seven hundred sixty-five (5,203,765) shares of Common Stock. (d) (c) Source of Shares. The stock issuable under the Plan will shall be shares of authorized but unissued or reacquired Common Stock, including shares repurchased by the Company on the open market market. (d) Share Reserve Limitation. To the extent required by Section 260.140.45 of Title 10 of the California Code of Regulations, the total number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of all outstanding Options and the total number of shares of Common Stock provided for under any stock bonus or otherwise. similar plan of the Company shall not exceed the applicable percentage as calculated in accordance with the conditions and exclusions of Section 260.140.45 of Title 10 of the California Code of Regulations, based on the shares of Common Stock of the Company that are outstanding at the time the calculation is made. View More
Shares Subject to the Plan. (a) Share Reserve. Subject to the provisions of Section 9(a) 11(a) relating to Capitalization Adjustments, and the following sentence regarding the annual increase, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to Stock Awards will shall not exceed 31,520,894 shares (the "Share Reserve"), which number is the sum of (i) 9,900,000 new shares, plus (ii) the number of shares subject to the Prior Plan's Available Reserve plus (iii) the number of shares that are Returning ...Shares, as such shares become available from time to time. In addition, the Share Reserve will automatically increase on January 1st of each year, for a period of not more than ten years, commencing on January 1st of the year following the year in which the IPO Date occurs and ending on (and including) January 1, 2028, in an amount equal to 5% of the total number of shares of Capital Stock outstanding on December 31st of the preceding calendar year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board may act prior to January 1st of a given year to provide that there will be no January 1st increase in the Share Reserve for such year or that the increase in the Share Reserve for such year will be a lesser number of aggregate twenty-eight million four hundred thirteen thousand seven hundred and five (28,413,705) shares of Common Stock than would otherwise occur pursuant to the preceding sentence. For clarity, the Share Reserve in this Section 3(a) is a limitation on the number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to the Plan. Accordingly, this Section 3(a) does not limit the granting of Stock Awards except as provided in Section 7(a). Shares may be issued in connection with a merger or acquisition as permitted by NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(c) or, if applicable, NYSE Listed Company Manual Section 303A.08, AMEX Company Guide Section 711 or other applicable rule, and such issuance will not reduce the number of shares available for issuance under the Plan. Stock. (b) Reversion of Shares to the Share Reserve. If a any Stock Award or shall for any portion thereof (i) expires reason expire or otherwise terminates terminate, in whole or in part, without all of the shares covered by such Stock Award having been issued exercised in full, or (ii) is settled in cash (i.e., the Participant receives cash rather than stock), such expiration, termination or settlement will not reduce (or otherwise offset) the number of shares of Common Stock that may be available for issuance under the Plan. If if any shares of Common Stock issued to a Participant pursuant to a Stock Award are forfeited back to or repurchased or reacquired by the Company for any reason, including because of or in connection with the failure to meet a contingency or condition required to vest such shares in the Participant, then the shares that are of Common Stock not acquired, forfeited or repurchased or reacquired will under such Stock Award shall revert to and again become available for issuance under the Plan. Any Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 3(b), any such shares reacquired by the Company in satisfaction of tax withholding obligations on a Stock Award or as consideration for shall not be subsequently issued pursuant to the exercise or purchase price of a Incentive Stock Award will again become available for issuance under the Plan. 4 Options. (c) Incentive Stock Option Limit. Subject Notwithstanding anything to the Share Reserve and contrary in this Section 9(a) 3(c), subject to the provisions of Section 11(a) relating to Capitalization Adjustments, the aggregate maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to the 6 exercise of Incentive Stock Options will shall be 90,000,000 twenty-eight million four hundred thirteen thousand seven hundred and five (28,413,705) shares of Common Stock. (d) Source of Shares. The stock issuable under shares of Common Stock subject to the Plan will may be unissued shares of authorized but unissued or reacquired Common Stock, including shares repurchased by the Company shares, bought on the open market or otherwise. (e) Share Reserve Limitation. To the extent required by Section 260.140.45 of Title 10 of the California Code of Regulations, the total number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of all outstanding Options and the total number of shares of Common Stock provided for under any stock bonus or similar plan of the Company shall not exceed the applicable percentage as calculated in accordance with the conditions and exclusions of Section 260.140.45 of Title 10 of the California Code of Regulations, based on the shares of Common Stock of the Company that are outstanding at the time the calculation is made. View More
Shares Subject to the Plan. (a) Share Reserve. 4.1 Number of Shares Reserved. Subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 9(a) relating to Capitalization Adjustments, and the following sentence regarding the annual increase, 4.2 hereof, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that which may be issued under all Awards granted to Participants under the Plan shall be 749,600; provided that the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options may be granted shall be 749,600. 4.2 Adj...ustments. If there shall occur any change with respect to the outstanding shares of Common Stock by reason of any recapitalization, reclassification, stock dividend, extraordinary cash or stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, or other distribution or payment with respect to the shares of Common Stock or any merger, reorganization, consolidation, combination, spin-off, or other similar corporate change, or any other change affecting the Common Stock the Committee shall, in the manner and to the extent it considers in good faith to be equitable to the Participants and consistent with the terms of the Plan, cause an adjustment to be made to (i) the number and kind of shares or units subject to Awards under the Plan pursuant to Stock Awards will not exceed 31,520,894 shares (the "Share Reserve"), which number is the sum of (i) 9,900,000 new shares, plus Section 4.1 hereof, (ii) the number and kind of shares of Common Stock or other rights (including, without limitation, cancellation of the awards in exchange for a cash payment or awarding cash payments to holders of such Awards) subject to the Prior Plan's Available Reserve plus then outstanding Awards, (iii) the number exercise price or base price for each share or other right subject to then outstanding Awards, and (iv) any other terms of shares an Award that are Returning Shares, as affected by the event or change. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) any such shares become available from time adjustments shall, to time. In addition, the Share Reserve will automatically increase on January 1st extent necessary, be made in a manner consistent with the requirements of each year, for a period of not more than ten years, commencing on January 1st Section 409A of the year following Code, and (b) in the year case of Incentive Stock Options, any such adjustments shall, to the extent practicable, be made in which a manner consistent with the IPO Date occurs requirements of Section 424(a) of the Code. 4.3 Availability of Certain Shares. Any shares of Common Stock covered by an Award granted under the Plan shall not be counted unless and ending on (and including) January 1, 2028, in an amount equal until they are actually issued and delivered to 5% of a Participant and, therefore, the total number of shares of Capital Common Stock outstanding on December 31st of available under the preceding calendar year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board may act prior to January 1st Plan as of a given year to provide that there will date shall not be no January 1st increase in the Share Reserve for such year or that the increase in the Share Reserve for such year will be a lesser number of reduced by shares of Common Stock than would otherwise occur pursuant relating to prior Awards that (in whole or in part) have expired or have been forfeited or cancelled, and upon payment in cash of the preceding sentence. benefit provided by any Award, any shares of Common Stock that were covered by such Award will be available for issue hereunder. For clarity, the Share Reserve avoidance of doubt, the following shares of Common Stock shall again be made available for delivery to Participants under the Plan: (A) shares of Common Stock not issued or delivered as a result of the net settlement of an outstanding Stock Option, (B) shares of Common Stock used to pay the exercise price or withholding taxes related to an outstanding Award, (C) shares of Common Stock repurchased by the Company using proceeds realized by the Company in this Section 3(a) is connection with a limitation on Participant's exercise of a Stock Option, and (D) Shares of Common Stock purchased by Participants for Fair Market Value. 5. Eligibility and Awards. Any Eligible Person may be selected by the Committee to receive an Award and become a Participant under the Plan. The Committee has the authority, in its discretion, to determine and designate from time to time those Eligible Persons who are to be granted Awards, the types of Awards to be granted, the number of shares of Common Stock that may subject to Awards to be issued pursuant to granted and the terms and conditions of such Awards consistent with the terms of the Plan. Accordingly, this Section 3(a) does not limit In selecting Eligible Persons to be Participants, and in determining the granting type and amount of Stock Awards except as provided in Section 7(a). Shares may to be issued in connection with a merger or acquisition as permitted by NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(c) or, if applicable, NYSE Listed Company Manual Section 303A.08, AMEX Company Guide Section 711 or other applicable rule, and such issuance will not reduce the number of shares available for issuance granted under the Plan. (b) Reversion of Shares to Plan, the Share Reserve. If a Stock Award Committee shall consider any and all factors that it deems relevant or any portion thereof (i) expires or otherwise terminates without all of the shares covered by such Stock Award having been issued or (ii) is settled in cash (i.e., the Participant receives cash rather than stock), such expiration, termination or settlement will not reduce (or otherwise offset) the number of shares of Common Stock that may be available for issuance under the Plan. If any shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to a Stock Award are forfeited back to or repurchased or reacquired by the Company for any reason, including because of the failure to meet a contingency or condition required to vest such shares in the Participant, then the shares that are forfeited or repurchased or reacquired will revert to and again become available for issuance under the Plan. Any shares reacquired by the Company in satisfaction of tax withholding obligations on a Stock Award or as consideration for the exercise or purchase price of a Stock Award will again become available for issuance under the Plan. 4 (c) Incentive Stock Option Limit. Subject to the Share Reserve and Section 9(a) relating to Capitalization Adjustments, the aggregate maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to the exercise of Incentive Stock Options will be 90,000,000 shares of Common Stock. (d) Source of Shares. The stock issuable under the Plan will be shares of authorized but unissued or reacquired Common Stock, including shares repurchased by the Company on the open market or otherwise. appropriate. View More
Shares Subject to the Plan. (a) 4.1 Maximum Share Reserve. Limitations. Subject to Section 9(a) relating to Capitalization Adjustments, and appropriate adjustments for stock splits or reverse stock splits, the following sentence regarding the annual increase, the maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to Stock and sold under all Awards will not exceed 31,520,894 shares (the "Share Reserve"), which number is the sum of (i) 9,900,000 new shares, plus (ii) the number of shares subject t...o the Prior Plan's Available Reserve plus (iii) the number of shares that are Returning Shares, as such shares become available from time to time. In addition, the Share Reserve will automatically increase on January 1st of each year, for a period of not more than ten years, commencing on January 1st of the year following the year in which the IPO Date occurs and ending on (and including) January 1, 2028, in an amount equal to 5% of the total number of shares of Capital Stock outstanding on December 31st of the preceding calendar year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board may act prior to January 1st of a given year to provide that there will be no January 1st increase in the Share Reserve for such year or that the increase in the Share Reserve for such year will be a lesser number of shares of Common Stock than would otherwise occur pursuant to the preceding sentence. For clarity, the Share Reserve in this Section 3(a) is a limitation on the number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to the Plan. Accordingly, this Section 3(a) does not limit the granting of Stock Awards except as provided in Section 7(a). Shares may be issued in connection with a merger or acquisition as permitted by NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(c) or, if applicable, NYSE Listed Company Manual Section 303A.08, AMEX Company Guide Section 711 or other applicable rule, and such issuance will not reduce the number of shares available for issuance granted under the Plan. (b) Reversion of Shares to Plan shall be 12,000,000; and the Share Reserve. If a Stock Award or any portion thereof (i) expires or otherwise terminates without all of the shares covered by such Stock Award having been issued or (ii) is settled in cash (i.e., the Participant receives cash rather than stock), such expiration, termination or settlement will not reduce (or otherwise offset) the number of shares of Common Stock that may be available for issuance under the Plan. If any shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to a Stock Award are forfeited back to or repurchased or reacquired by the Company for any reason, including because of the failure to meet a contingency or condition required to vest such shares in the Participant, then the shares that are forfeited or repurchased or reacquired will revert to and again become available for issuance under the Plan. Any shares reacquired by the Company in satisfaction of tax withholding obligations on a Stock Award or as consideration for the exercise or purchase price of a Stock Award will again become available for issuance under the Plan. 4 (c) Incentive Stock Option Limit. Subject to the Share Reserve and Section 9(a) relating to Capitalization Adjustments, the aggregate maximum number of shares of Common Stock that with respect to which Awards may be granted under the Plan to any one Participant shall be 4,000,000 in any one calendar year and 6,000,000 overall. Shares of Common Stock issued and sold under the Plan may be either authorized but unissued shares or shares held in the Company's treasury. To the extent that any Award involving the issuance of shares of Common Stock is forfeited, cancelled, returned to the Company for failure to satisfy vesting requirements or other conditions of the Award, or otherwise terminates without an issuance of shares of Common Stock being made thereunder, the shares of Common Stock covered thereby will no longer be counted against the foregoing maximum share limitations and may again be made subject to Awards under the Plan pursuant to such limitations. 4.2 Adjustments. If there shall occur any change with respect to the outstanding shares of Common Stock by reason of any recapitalization, reclassification, stock dividend, extraordinary dividend, stock split, reverse stock split or other distribution with respect to the shares of Common Stock, or any merger, reorganization, consolidation, combination, spin-off or other similar corporate change, or any other change affecting the Common Stock, the Committee may, in the manner and to the extent that it deems appropriate and equitable to the Participants and consistent with the terms of the Plan, cause an adjustment to be made in (i) the maximum number and kind of shares provided in Section 4.1 hereof, (ii) the number and kind of shares of Common Stock, or other rights subject to then outstanding Awards, (iii) the exercise or base price for each share or other right subject to then outstanding Awards, and (iv) any other terms of an Award that are affected by the event. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of Incentive Stock Options will Options, any such adjustments shall, to the extent practicable, be 90,000,000 shares made in a manner consistent with the requirements of Common Stock. (d) Source Section 424(a) of Shares. The stock issuable under the Plan will be shares of authorized but unissued or reacquired Common Stock, including shares repurchased by the Company on the open market or otherwise. Code. View More
Shares Subject to the Plan. (a) Share Reserve. Subject to Section 9(a) relating to Capitalization Adjustments, and the following sentence regarding the annual increase, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to Stock Awards will not exceed 31,520,894 shares (the "Share Reserve"), which number is the sum of (i) 9,900,000 new shares, plus (ii) the number of shares subject to the Prior Plan's Available Reserve plus (iii) the number of shares that are Returning Shares, as such shares become ...available from time to time. In addition, the Share Reserve will automatically increase on January 1st of each year, for a period of not more than ten years, commencing on January 1st of the year following the year in which the IPO Date occurs and ending on (and including) January 1, 2028, in an amount equal to 5% of the total number of shares of Capital Stock outstanding on December 31st of the preceding calendar year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board may act prior to January 1st of a given year to provide that there will be no January 1st increase in the Share Reserve for such year or that the increase in the Share Reserve for such year will be a lesser number of shares of Common Stock than would otherwise occur pursuant to the preceding sentence. For clarity, the Share Reserve in this Section 3(a) is a limitation on the number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to the Plan. Accordingly, this Section 3(a) does not limit the granting of Stock Awards except as provided in Section 7(a). 750,000 shares. Shares may be issued in connection with a merger or acquisition as permitted by NASDAQ Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c) or, if applicable, applicable NYSE Listed Company Manual Section 303A.08, AMEX Company Guide Section 711 or other applicable rule, and such issuance will not reduce the number of shares available for issuance under the Plan. (b) Reversion of Shares to the Share Reserve. If a Stock Award or any portion thereof (i) expires or otherwise terminates without all of the shares covered by such Stock Award having been issued or (ii) is settled in cash (i.e., the Participant receives cash rather than stock), such expiration, termination or settlement will not reduce (or otherwise offset) the number of shares of Common Stock that may be available for issuance under the Plan. If any shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to a Stock Award are forfeited back to or repurchased or reacquired by the Company for any reason, including because of the failure to meet a contingency or condition required to vest such shares in the Participant, then the shares that are forfeited or repurchased or reacquired will revert to and again become available for issuance under the Plan. Any shares reacquired by the Company in satisfaction of tax withholding obligations on a Stock Award or as consideration for the exercise or purchase price of a Stock Award will again become available for issuance under the Plan. 4 (c) Incentive Stock Option Limit. Subject to the Share Reserve and Section 9(a) relating to Capitalization Adjustments, the aggregate maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to the exercise of Incentive Stock Options will be 90,000,000 shares of Common Stock. (d) Source of Shares. The stock issuable under the Plan will be shares of authorized but unissued or reacquired Common Stock, including shares repurchased by the Company on the open market or otherwise.View More
Shares Subject to the Plan. (a) Share Reserve. Subject to Section 9(a) relating to Capitalization Adjustments, and the following sentence regarding the annual increase, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to Stock Awards will from and after the Effective Date shall not exceed 31,520,894 shares (the "Share Reserve"), which number is the sum of (i) 9,900,000 new shares, plus (ii) the number of shares subject to the Prior Plan's Available Reserve plus (iii) the number of shares that are ...Returning Shares, as such shares become available from time to time. In addition, the Share Reserve will automatically increase on January 1st of each year, for a period of not more than ten years, commencing on January 1st of the year following the year in which the IPO Date occurs and ending on (and including) January 1, 2028, in an amount equal to 5% of the total number of shares of Capital Stock outstanding on December 31st of the preceding calendar year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board may act prior to January 1st of a given year to provide that there will be no January 1st increase in the Share Reserve for such year or that the increase in the Share Reserve for such year will be a lesser number of shares of Common Stock than would otherwise occur pursuant to the preceding sentence. For clarity, the Share Reserve in this Section 3(a) is a limitation on the number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to the Plan. Accordingly, this Section 3(a) does not limit the granting of Stock Awards except as provided in Section 7(a). Shares may be issued in connection with a merger or acquisition as permitted by NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(c) or, if applicable, NYSE Listed Company Manual Section 303A.08, AMEX Company Guide Section 711 or other applicable rule, and such issuance will not reduce the number of shares available for issuance under the Plan. Two Million Eight Hundred Fifty Seven Thousand One Hundred Forty Three (2,857,143) shares. (b) Reversion of Shares to the Share Reserve. If a Stock Award or any portion thereof (i) expires or otherwise terminates without all of the shares covered by such Stock Award having been issued or (ii) is settled in cash (i.e., the Participant receives cash rather than stock), such expiration, termination or settlement will not reduce (or otherwise offset) the number of shares of Common Stock that may be available for issuance under the Plan. If any shares of Common Stock common stock issued pursuant to a Stock Award are forfeited back to or repurchased or reacquired by the Company for any reason, including because of the failure to meet a contingency or condition required to vest such shares in the Participant, then the shares that are forfeited or repurchased or reacquired will shall revert to and again become available for issuance under the Plan. Any shares reacquired by the Company in satisfaction of tax withholding obligations on a Stock Award pursuant to Section 8(g) or as consideration for the exercise or purchase price of a Stock Award will an Option shall again become available for issuance under the Plan. 4 (c) Incentive Stock Option Limit. Subject Notwithstanding anything to the Share Reserve and contrary in this Section 3 and, subject to the provisions of Section 9(a) relating to Capitalization Adjustments, the aggregate maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to the exercise of Incentive Stock Options will shall be 90,000,000 Two Million Eight Hundred Fifty Seven Thousand One Hundred Forty Three (2,857,143) shares of Common Stock. 3 (d) Source of Shares. The stock issuable under the Plan will shall be shares of authorized but unissued or reacquired Common Stock, including shares repurchased by the Company on the open market or otherwise. View More
Shares Subject to the Plan. (a) Share Reserve. Subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 9(a) relating 2(c) and any adjustments as necessary to implement any Capitalization Adjustments, and the following sentence regarding the annual increase, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock Ordinary Shares that may be issued pursuant to Stock Awards will not exceed 31,520,894 shares (the "Share Reserve"), 42,340,187 shares, which number is the sum of of: (i) 9,900,000 7.000,000 new shares, plus (ii) the number of sha...res subject to originally approved for the Plan (consisting of: (1) 6,900,000 shares; plus (2) the Prior Plan's Available Reserve Reserve; plus (iii) (3) the number of shares that are Returning Shares, if any, as such shares become available from time to time. In addition, time). (b) Aggregate Incentive Stock Option Limit. Notwithstanding anything to the Share Reserve will automatically increase on January 1st of each year, for a period of not more than ten years, commencing on January 1st of contrary in Section 2(a) and subject to any adjustments as necessary to implement any Capitalization Adjustments, the year following the year in which the IPO Date occurs and ending on (and including) January 1, 2028, in an amount equal to 5% of the total aggregate maximum number of shares of Capital Stock outstanding on December 31st of the preceding calendar year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board may act prior to January 1st of a given year to provide that there will be no January 1st increase in the Share Reserve for such year or that the increase in the Share Reserve for such year will be a lesser number of shares of Common Stock than would otherwise occur pursuant to the preceding sentence. For clarity, the Share Reserve in this Section 3(a) is a limitation on the number of shares of Common Stock Ordinary Shares that may be issued pursuant to the exercise of Incentive Stock Options shall be 42,340,187 shares. (c) Share Reserve Operation. (I) Share Counting. Subject to subsection 3(c)(iv), the number of Ordinary Shares available for issuance under the Plan shall be reduced by: (1) one Ordinary Share for each Ordinary Share issued pursuant to (A) an Appreciation Award granted under the Plan and (2) 1.40 Ordinary Shares for each Ordinary Share issued pursuant to a Full Value Award granted under the Plan. Accordingly, this Section 3(a) The number of Ordinary Shares available for issuance under the Plan will be increased by: (A) one share for each Returning Share subject to an Appreciation Award and (B) 1.40 Ordinary Shares for each Returning Share subject to a Full Value Award. (II) Limit Applies to Ordinary Shares Issued Pursuant to Awards. For clarity, the Share Reserve is a limit on the number of Ordinary Shares that may be issued pursuant to Awards and does not limit the granting of Stock Awards Awards, except as provided in Section 7(a). that the Company will keep available at all times the number of Ordinary Shares reasonably required to satisfy its obligations to issue shares pursuant to such Awards. Shares may be issued in connection with a merger or acquisition as permitted by NASDAQ by, as applicable, Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c) or, if applicable, 5635(c), NYSE Listed Company Manual Section 303A.08, AMEX NYSE American Company Guide Section 711 or other applicable rule, and such issuance will not reduce the number of shares available for issuance under the Plan. (b) Reversion 1 (III) Actions that Do Not Constitute Issuance of Ordinary Shares and Do Not Reduce Share Reserve. The following actions do not result in an issuance of shares under the Plan and accordingly do not reduce the number of shares subject to the Share Reserve. If a Stock Award Reserve and available for issuance under the Plan: (1) the expiration or termination of any portion thereof (i) expires or otherwise terminates of an Award without all of the shares covered by such Stock portion of the Award having been issued issued, or (ii) is settled (2) the settlement of any portion of an Award in cash (i.e., the Participant receives cash rather than stock), such expiration, termination or settlement will not reduce (or otherwise offset) the number Ordinary Shares). (IV) Reversion of shares of Common Stock that may be available Previously Issued Ordinary Shares to Share Reserve. (1) Shares Available for issuance under the Plan. Subsequent Issuance. If any shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to a Stock Award are is forfeited back to the Company or Ordinary Shares are redeemed or repurchased or reacquired by the Company for or any reason, including Affiliate (in accordance with applicable Irish law) because of the failure to meet a contingency or condition required to vest such shares in the Participant, Ordinary Shares, then the shares Ordinary Shares that are forfeited forfeited, redeemed or repurchased or reacquired will shall revert to and again become available for issuance under the Plan. Any shares reacquired by the Company in satisfaction The number of tax withholding obligations on a Stock Award or as consideration for the exercise or purchase price of a Stock Award will Ordinary Shares that shall revert to and again become available for issuance under the Plan. 4 (c) Incentive Stock Option Limit. Subject to the Share Reserve and Section 9(a) relating to Capitalization Adjustments, the aggregate maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued Plan pursuant to the exercise of Incentive Stock Options will be 90,000,000 shares of Common Stock. (d) Source of Shares. The stock issuable foregoing provision shall be: (A) one share for each forfeited, redeemed or repurchased share subject to an Appreciation Award granted under the Plan and (B) 1.40 Ordinary Shares for each forfeited, redeemed or repurchased share subject to a Full Value Award granted under the Plan. (2) Shares Not Available for Subsequent Issuance. The following Ordinary Shares will be not become available again for issuance under the Plan: (A) any Ordinary Shares that are reacquired or withheld (or not issued) by the Company to satisfy the exercise, strike or purchase price of an Award or an award granted under a Prior Plan (including any shares subject to such Award or award granted under a Prior Plan that are not delivered because such award is exercised through a reduction of authorized but unissued shares subject to such Award or award granted under a Prior Plan (i.e., "net exercised")); (B) any shares that are reacquired Common Stock, including or withheld (or not issued) by the Company to satisfy a Withholding Obligation of an Award or tax withholding obligation of an award granted under a Prior Plan; (C) any shares repurchased by the Company on the open market with the proceeds of the exercise, strike or otherwise. purchase price of any Award or award granted under a Prior Plan; and (D) in the event that stock appreciation right granted under the Plan or a Prior Plan is settled in Ordinary Shares, the gross number of Ordinary Shares subject to such award. 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Shares Subject to the Plan. (a) Share Reserve. Subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 9(a) relating to Capitalization Adjustments, 4.3 and any other applicable provisions hereof, the following sentence regarding the annual increase, the maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that which may be issued pursuant -6- under all Awards granted to Stock Awards will not exceed 31,520,894 shares (the "Share Reserve"), which Participants under the Plan shall be 2,000,000 shares; provided, however, that such number is t...he sum of (i) 9,900,000 new shares, plus (ii) the number of shares subject to the Prior Plan's Available Reserve plus (iii) the number of shares that are Returning Shares, as such shares become available from time to time. In addition, the Share Reserve will automatically increase on January 1st of each year, for a period of not more than ten years, commencing on January 1st of the year following the year in which the IPO Date occurs and ending on (and including) January 1, 2028, in an amount equal to 5% of the total number of shares of Capital Stock outstanding on December 31st of the preceding calendar year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board may act prior to January 1st of a given year to provide that there will shall be no January 1st increase in the Share Reserve for such year or that the increase in the Share Reserve for such year will be a lesser number of shares of Common Stock than would otherwise occur pursuant to the preceding sentence. For clarity, the Share Reserve in this Section 3(a) is a limitation on increased by the number of shares of Common Stock that subject to outstanding grants or awards under the Prior Plan as of the Effective Date which are thereafter forfeited, canceled or otherwise lapse. All 2,000,000 of such shares initially available pursuant to this Section 4.1(a) may, but need not, be issued in respect of Incentive Stock Options. (b) Shares of Common Stock issued under the Plan may be issued either authorized but unissued shares or shares held in the Company's treasury. To the extent that any Award payable in shares of Common Stock is forfeited, cancelled, returned to the Company for failure to satisfy vesting requirements or upon the occurrence of other forfeiture events, or otherwise terminates without payment being made thereunder, the shares of Common Stock covered thereby will no longer be counted against the foregoing maximum share limitation and may again be made subject to Awards under the Plan pursuant to such limitations. Awards settled in cash shall not count against the Plan. Accordingly, this Section 3(a) does not limit foregoing maximum share limitation. Shares of Common Stock that otherwise would have been issued upon the granting exercise of a Stock Awards except Option or SAR or in payment with respect to any other form of Award, but are surrendered in payment or partial payment of the exercise price thereof and/or taxes withheld with respect to the exercise thereof or the making of such payment, will be counted against the foregoing maximum share limitations. 4.2 Outside Director Limitation. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 7(a). Shares may be issued in connection 4.3, the accounting value of Awards granted under the Plan to any Outside Director during any calendar year shall not exceed $150,000. 4.3 Adjustments. If there shall occur any change with a merger or acquisition as permitted respect to the outstanding shares of Common Stock by NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(c) or, if applicable, NYSE Listed Company Manual Section 303A.08, AMEX Company Guide Section 711 reason of any recapitalization, reclassification, stock dividend, extraordinary dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, or other applicable rule, distribution with respect to the shares of Common Stock, or any merger, reorganization, consolidation, combination, spin-off or other similar corporate change, or any other change affecting the Common Stock, the Committee shall, in the manner and such issuance will not reduce to the number extent that it deems appropriate and equitable to the Participants and consistent with the terms of the Plan, cause an adjustment to be made in (i) the maximum numbers and kind of shares available for issuance under provided in Section 4.1 hereof, (ii) the Plan. (b) Reversion of Shares to the Share Reserve. If a Stock Award or any portion thereof (i) expires or otherwise terminates without all of the shares covered by such Stock Award having been issued or (ii) is settled in cash (i.e., the Participant receives cash rather than stock), such expiration, termination or settlement will not reduce (or otherwise offset) the number numbers and kind of shares of Common Stock Stock, units, or other rights subject to then outstanding Awards, (iii) the price for each share or unit or other right subject to then outstanding Awards, (iv) the performance measures or goals relating to the vesting of an Award, and (v) any other terms of an Award that may be available for issuance under the Plan. If any shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to a Stock Award are forfeited back to or repurchased or reacquired affected by the Company for any reason, including because event to prevent dilution or enlargement of a Participant's rights under an Award. Notwithstanding the failure to meet a contingency or condition required to vest such shares foregoing, in the Participant, then the shares that are forfeited or repurchased or reacquired will revert to and again become available for issuance under the Plan. Any shares reacquired by the Company in satisfaction of tax withholding obligations on a Stock Award or as consideration for the exercise or purchase price of a Stock Award will again become available for issuance under the Plan. 4 (c) Incentive Stock Option Limit. Subject to the Share Reserve and Section 9(a) relating to Capitalization Adjustments, the aggregate maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to the exercise case of Incentive Stock Options will Options, any such adjustments shall, to the extent practicable, be 90,000,000 shares made in a manner consistent with the requirements of Common Stock. (d) Source Section 424(a) of Shares. The stock issuable under the Plan will be shares of authorized but unissued or reacquired Common Stock, including shares repurchased by the Company on the open market or otherwise. Code. View More
