Term Forfeiture Clause Example with 25 Variations from Business Contracts

Term Forfeiture. a. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, to the extent the unexercised portion of the Stock Option relates to Optioned Shares that are not vested on the date of the Participant's Termination of Service, the Stock Option will be terminated on that date. The unexercised portion of the Stock Option that relates to Optioned Shares which are vested on such date will terminate at the first of the following to occur: i. 5 p.m. on the date the Option Period terminates; ii. 5 p.m. on the date w...hich is twelve (12) months following the date of the Participant's Termination of Service due to death or Total and Permanent Disability; iii. immediately upon the Participant's Termination of Service by the Company for Cause (as defined herein); iv. 5 p.m. on the date which is three (3) months following the date of the Participant's Termination of Service for any reason not otherwise specified in this Section 4.a. ; or v. 5 p.m. on the date the Company causes any portion of the Stock Option to be forfeited pursuant to Section 7 hereof. b. For purposes hereof, "Cause" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in any employment, consulting, or other service agreement in effect by and between the Company and the Participant; provided, however, that at any time there is no such agreement in effect, or if such agreement does not define such term, the term "Cause" shall mean (i) a material breach or material default (including, without limitation, any material dereliction of duty) by the Participant of any agreement between the Participant and the Company or policy of the Company, or a continuing failure by the Participant to follow the direction of a duly authorized representative of the Company; (ii) gross negligence, willful misfeasance, or breach of fiduciary duty to the Company by the Participant; (iii) the commission by the Participant of an act of fraud, embezzlement, dishonesty, or any felony or other crime of moral turpitude in connection with the Participant's duties to the Company; (iv) conviction of the Participant of a felony or any other crime that would materially and adversely affect: (A) the business reputation of the Company or (B) the performance of the Participant's duties to the Company; or (v) the Participant's refusal to perform or intentional disregard of, the Participant's duties and responsibilities to the Company. Any determination of whether Cause exists shall be made by the Committee in its sole discretion. 2 5. Who May Exercise. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in Sections 3 and 4 above, during the lifetime of the Participant, the Stock Option may be exercised only by the Participant, or by the Participant's guardian or personal or legal representative. If the Participant's Termination of Service is due to his death prior to the dates specified in Section 4.a. hereof, and the Participant has not exercised the Stock Option as to the maximum number of vested Optioned Shares as set forth in Section 3 hereof as of the date of death, the following persons may exercise the exercisable portion of the Stock Option on behalf of the Participant at any time prior to the earliest of the dates specified in Section 4.a. hereof: the personal representative of his estate or the person who acquired the right to exercise the Stock Option by bequest or inheritance or by reason of the death of the Participant, provided that the Stock Option shall remain subject to the other terms of this Agreement, the Plan, and all Applicable Laws, rules, and regulations. View More