{"id":40619,"date":"2015-09-17T11:25:58","date_gmt":"2015-09-17T16:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-legal\/contracts\/uncategorized\/stock-option-award-agreement-for-u-s-employees-agilent.html"},"modified":"2015-09-17T11:25:58","modified_gmt":"2015-09-17T16:25:58","slug":"stock-option-award-agreement-for-u-s-employees-agilent","status":"publish","type":"corporate_contracts","link":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/contracts\/compensation\/stock-option-award-agreement-for-u-s-employees-agilent.html","title":{"rendered":"Stock Option Award Agreement &#8211; for U.S. Employees &#8211; Agilent Technologies Inc."},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><strong>AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>2009 STOCK PLAN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>STOCK OPTION AWARD AGREEMENT FOR U.S.<br \/>\nEMPLOYEES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>THIS AGREEMENT, dated as of the date of grant (the &#8220;Grant Date&#8221;) indicated in<br \/>\nyour account maintained by the company providing administrative services in<br \/>\nconnection with the Plan (as defined below) (the &#8220;External Administrator&#8221;),<br \/>\nbetween Agilent Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;), and<br \/>\nyou as an individual who has been granted a stock option pursuant to the Agilent<br \/>\nTechnologies, Inc. 2009 Stock Plan (the &#8220;Awardee&#8221;) is entered into as follows:\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>WITNESSETH:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>WHEREAS, the Company has established the Agilent Technologies, Inc. 2009<br \/>\nStock Plan, (the &#8220;Plan&#8221;), and a description of the terms and conditions of the<br \/>\nPlan is set forth in the U.S. Plan prospectus (the &#8220;Prospectus&#8221;). A copy of the<br \/>\nProspectus is available at http:\/\/stockoptions.corporate.agilent.com and also on<br \/>\nyour External Administrator website. A copy of the Plan document can be viewed<br \/>\nat http:\/\/stockoptions.corporate.agilent.com and will also be made available<br \/>\nupon request; and<\/p>\n<p>WHEREAS, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company<br \/>\n(the &#8220;Committee&#8221;) or its authorized delegate(s) determined that the Awardee<br \/>\nshall be granted an option under the Plan as hereinafter set forth;<\/p>\n<p>NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereby agree that the Company grants the Awardee<br \/>\nan option (&#8220;Option&#8221;) to purchase the number of shares of the Company153s $0.01 par<br \/>\nvalue voting Common Stock indicated in the Awardee153s External Administrator<br \/>\naccount subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Plan.\n<\/p>\n<p>1. <u>Governing Document<\/u>. This Option is granted under and pursuant to<br \/>\nthe Plan and is subject to each and all of the provisions thereof. In the event<br \/>\nof a conflict between the terms and conditions of the Plan and the terms and<br \/>\nconditions of this Award Agreement, the terms and conditions of the Plan shall<br \/>\nprevail. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein are used with<br \/>\nthe same meanings as in the Plan.<\/p>\n<p>2. <u>Option Price<\/u>. The Option price shall be equal to the Fair Market<br \/>\nValue (as defined in the Plan document) of the underlying shares on the Grant<br \/>\nDate, unless otherwise required by law. The Option price for this grant is<br \/>\nindicated in the Awardee153s External Administrator account.<\/p>\n<p>3. <u>Non-Transferability of Option<\/u>. This Option is not transferable by<br \/>\nthe Awardee except by will or the laws of descent and distribution. During the<br \/>\nAwardee153s lifetime, only the Awardee can exercise this Option. This Option may<br \/>\nnot be transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated by the Awardee during his<br \/>\nor her lifetime, whether by operation of law or otherwise, and is not subject to<br \/>\nexecution, attachment or similar process.<\/p>\n<p>4. <u>Vesting<\/u>. So long as the Awardee retains status as an Awardee<br \/>\nEligible to Vest as such term is defined in the Plan, this Option will vest in<br \/>\nwhole or in part, in accordance with the following vesting schedule:<br \/>\n<strong>25% per year for 4 years<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">1<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>An Awardee loses status as an Awardee Eligible to Vest when certain events<br \/>\noccur, including but not limited to, termination of employment with the Company<br \/>\nor transfer of employment from the Company. If an individual ceases to be an<br \/>\nAwardee Eligible to Vest, other than as a result of circumstances described in<br \/>\nSections 4(a), (b), (c) and (d) below, the Awardee153s unvested Option shall<br \/>\nterminate immediately. If, for any reason, the Awardee does not exercise his or<br \/>\nher vested Option within the appropriate exercise period set forth in Section 7<br \/>\nbelow, the Option shall automatically terminate, and the underlying shares<br \/>\ncovered by such Option shall revert to the Plan.<\/p>\n<p>(a) <u>Retirement of Awardee<\/u>. If the Awardee ceases to be an Awardee<br \/>\nEligible to Vest as a result of the Awardee153s retirement, in accordance with the<br \/>\nCompany153s or its Subsidiary153s retirement policy, all unvested Options shall<br \/>\ncontinue to vest in accordance with the vesting schedule set forth above.<\/p>\n<p>(b) <u>Disability of Awardee<\/u>. If the Awardee ceases to be an Awardee<br \/>\nEligible to Vest as a result of the Awardee153s total and permanent disability,<br \/>\nall unvested Options shall immediately vest.<\/p>\n<p>(c) <u>Death of Awardee<\/u>. If the Awardee dies while an Employee or after<br \/>\nAwardee153s retirement, in accordance with the Company153s or its Subsidiary153s<br \/>\nretirement policy, all unvested Options shall immediately vest.<\/p>\n<p>(d) <u>Voluntary Severance Incentive Program<\/u>. If the Awardee ceases to be<br \/>\nan Awardee Eligible to Vest as a result of participation in the Company153s or its<br \/>\nSubsidiary153s voluntary severance incentive program approved by the Board or<br \/>\nExecutive Committee, any unvested Option and\/or SAR shall immediately vest.<\/p>\n<p>5. <u>Term of the Option<\/u>. This Option will expire ten (10) years from the<br \/>\nGrant Date, unless sooner terminated, forfeited, or canceled in accordance with<br \/>\nthe provisions of the Plan. This means that the Option must be exercised, if at<br \/>\nall, on or before the expiration date. This expiration date is indicated in the<br \/>\nAwardee153s External Administrator account. The Awardee is responsible for keeping<br \/>\ntrack of this date and will not receive any prior notification of the expiration<br \/>\ndate from the Company.<\/p>\n<p>6. <u>Exercise of the Option<\/u>. Options may be exercised in any manner<br \/>\npermitted by the External Administrator, and will be subject to such<br \/>\nadministrator153s fees and procedures. The Company reserves the right to limit<br \/>\navailability of certain methods of exercise as it deems necessary, including<br \/>\nthose limitations set forth in the Appendix to this Award Agreement.<\/p>\n<p>7. <u>Termination of Employment<\/u>. Any unvested portion of the Option shall<br \/>\nbe terminated immediately when the Awardee ceases to be an Awardee Eligible to<br \/>\nVest, unless the Awardee ceases to be an Awardee Eligible to Vest due to the<br \/>\nAwardee153s death, total and permanent disability, retirement or participation in<br \/>\nthe Company153s Workforce Management Program. Except as the Committee may<br \/>\notherwise determine, termination of the Awardee153s employment or service for any<br \/>\nreason shall occur on the date such Awardee ceases to perform services for the<br \/>\nCompany or any Affiliate without regard to whether such Awardee continues<br \/>\nthereafter to receive any compensatory payments therefrom or is paid salary<br \/>\nthereby in lieu of notice of termination or, with respect to a member of the<br \/>\nBoard who is not also an employee of the Company or any Subsidiary, the date<br \/>\nsuch Awardee is no longer a member of the Board.<\/p>\n<p>All rights of the Awardee in this Option, to the extent that it has vested<br \/>\nbut has not been exercised, shall terminate on the earlier of the expiration<br \/>\ndate or three (3) months after the Awardee loses<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">2<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>status as an Awardee Eligible to Vest, except where the Awardee loses such<br \/>\nstatus because of death, retirement or permanent and total disability. In the<br \/>\nevent of the Awardee153s death, his or her legal representative or designated<br \/>\nbeneficiary shall have the right to exercise the Awardee153s right under this<br \/>\nOption. The representative or designee must exercise the Option before the<br \/>\nearlier of the expiration date or one (1) year after the death of the Awardee,<br \/>\nand shall be bound by the provisions of the Plan. In case of permanent and total<br \/>\ndisability, the Awardee retains rights in this Option until the earlier of the<br \/>\nexpiration date or three (3) years from the date thereof. In the case of<br \/>\nretirement, the Awardee retains rights in this Option until the expiration date;<br \/>\nprovided that in the event of such Awardee153s death prior to the expiration date,<br \/>\nhis or her legal representative or designated beneficiary shall have the right<br \/>\nto exercise the Awardee153s right under this Option before the earlier of the<br \/>\nexpiration date or one (1) year after the death of the Awardee as set forth<br \/>\nabove.<\/p>\n<p>Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan to the contrary, if an Awardee<br \/>\nterminates employment due to death, total and permanent disability, or due to<br \/>\nparticipation in the Company153s Workforce Management Program, the Option shall<br \/>\nvest in full and if an Awardee terminates employment due to retirement in<br \/>\naccordance with the Company153s local retirement policy, the Option shall continue<br \/>\nto vest in accordance with the vesting schedule set forth in Section 4 above.\n<\/p>\n<p>In the event of a Change of Control of the Company (as defined in Section<br \/>\n18(c) of the Plan or any successor), the Option shall vest in full immediately<br \/>\nprior to the closing of the transaction. The foregoing shall not apply where the<br \/>\nOption is assumed, converted or replaced in full by the successor corporation or<br \/>\na parent or subsidiary of the successor; provided, however, that in the event of<br \/>\na Change of Control in which one or more of the successor or a parent or<br \/>\nsubsidiary of the successor has issued publicly traded equity securities, the<br \/>\nassumption, conversion, replacement or continuation shall be made by an entity<br \/>\nwith publicly traded securities and shall provide that the holders of such<br \/>\nassumed, converted, replaced or continued stock options shall be able to acquire<br \/>\nsuch publicly traded securities.<\/p>\n<p>8. <u>Restrictions on Sale of Shares of Common Stock<\/u>. The Company shall<br \/>\nnot be obligated to issue any shares of Common Stock pursuant to this Option<br \/>\nunless the shares of Common Stock are at that time effectively registered or<br \/>\nexempt from registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and,<br \/>\nas applicable, local laws.<\/p>\n<p>9. <u>Responsibility for Taxes<\/u>. Regardless of any action the Company or<br \/>\nthe Awardee153s employer (the &#8220;Employer&#8221;) takes with respect to any or all income<br \/>\ntax, social insurance, payroll tax or other tax-related withholding (the<br \/>\n&#8220;Tax-Related Items&#8221;), the Awardee acknowledges that the ultimate liability for<br \/>\nall Tax-Related Items legally due by the Awardee is and remains the Awardee153s<br \/>\nresponsibility and that the Company and\/or the Employer (1) make no<br \/>\nrepresentations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items<br \/>\nin connection with any aspect of the Option, including the grant, vesting or<br \/>\nexercise of the Option, the subsequent sale of shares of Common Stock acquired<br \/>\npursuant to such exercise and the receipt of any dividends; and (2) do not<br \/>\ncommit to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the Option to reduce<br \/>\nor eliminate the Awardee153s liability for Tax-Related Items.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the relevant taxable event, the Awardee shall pay or make adequate<br \/>\narrangements satisfactory to the Company and\/or the Employer to satisfy all<br \/>\nTax-Related Items withholding obligations of the Company and\/or the Employer. In<br \/>\nthis regard, the Awardee authorizes the Company and\/or the Employer, at their<br \/>\nsole discretion to satisfy the obligations with regard to all applicable<br \/>\nTax-Related Items legally payable by one or a combination of the following: (1)<br \/>\nwithholding from the Awardee153s wages or other cash compensation paid to the<br \/>\nAwardee by the<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">3<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Company and\/or the Employer; (2) withholding from proceeds of the sale of<br \/>\nshares of Common Stock acquired upon exercise of the Option; (3) arranging for<br \/>\nthe sale of shares of Common Stock acquired upon exercise of the Option (on the<br \/>\nAwardee153s behalf and at the Awardee153s discretion pursuant to this<br \/>\nauthorization); or (4) withholding in shares of Common Stock, provided that the<br \/>\nCompany only withholds the amount of shares of Common Stock necessary to satisfy<br \/>\nthe minimum withholding amount. If the obligation for the Awardee153s Tax-Related<br \/>\nItems is satisfied by withholding a number of shares of Common Stock as<br \/>\ndescribed herein, the Awardee is deemed to have been issued the full number of<br \/>\nshares of Common Stock subject to the Option, notwithstanding that a number of<br \/>\nthe shares of Common Stock are held back solely for the purpose of paying the<br \/>\nTax-Related Items due as a result of any aspect of this Option.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, the Awardee will pay to the Company or the Employer any amount of<br \/>\nTax-Related Items that the Company or the Employer may be required to withhold<br \/>\nas a result of the Awardee153s participation in the Plan or the Awardee153s purchase<br \/>\nof shares of Common Stock that cannot be satisfied by the means previously<br \/>\ndescribed. The Company may refuse to honor the exercise and refuse to deliver<br \/>\nthe shares of Common Stock if the Awardee fails to comply with his or her<br \/>\nobligations in connection with the Tax-Related Items as described in this<br \/>\nsection.<\/p>\n<p>10. <u>Adjustment<\/u>. The number of shares of Common Stock subject to this<br \/>\nOption and the Option price of such shares may be adjusted by the Company from<br \/>\ntime to time pursuant to the Plan.<\/p>\n<p>11. <u>Nature of the Option<\/u>. By accepting the grant of this Option, the<br \/>\nAwardee acknowledges and agrees that:<\/p>\n<p>(i) the Plan is established voluntarily by the Company, it is discretionary<br \/>\nin nature and it may be modified, amended, suspended or terminated by the<br \/>\nCompany at any time, unless otherwise provided in the Plan and this Award<br \/>\nAgreement;<\/p>\n<p>(ii) the grant of an option is a one-time benefit which does not create any<br \/>\ncontractual or other right to receive future grants of options, or benefits in<br \/>\nlieu of options, even if options have been granted repeatedly in the past;<\/p>\n<p>(iii) all determinations with respect to any future option grants, including,<br \/>\nbut not limited to, the times when options shall be granted, the maximum number<br \/>\nof shares subject to each option and the option price, will be at the sole<br \/>\ndiscretion of the Company;<\/p>\n<p>(iv) participation in the Plan shall not create a right to further employment<br \/>\nwith the Employer and shall not interfere with the ability of the Employer to<br \/>\nterminate the Awardee153s employment relationship at any time;<\/p>\n<p>(v) participating in the Plan is voluntary;<\/p>\n<p>(vi) the Option is an extraordinary item that does not constitute<br \/>\ncompensation of any kind for services of any kind rendered to the Company or the<br \/>\nEmployer, and which is outside the scope of the Awardee153s employment contract,<br \/>\nif any;<\/p>\n<p>(vii) the Option and the shares of Common Stock acquired under the Plan are<br \/>\nnot part of normal or expected compensation or salary for any purposes,<br \/>\nincluding, but not limited to, calculating any severance, resignation,<br \/>\ntermination, redundancy, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards,<br \/>\npension or welfare or retirement benefits or similar payments, and in no event<br \/>\nshould be considered as compensation for, or relating in any way to, past<br \/>\nservices to the Company or the Employer;<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">4<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>(viii) in the event the Awardee is not an employee of the Company, the Option<br \/>\nwill not be interpreted to form an employment contract or relationship with the<br \/>\nCompany, the Employer or any Subsidiary or Affiliate;<\/p>\n<p>(ix) the future value of the underlying shares of Common Stock is unknown and<br \/>\ncannot be predicted with certainty;<\/p>\n<p>(x) if the underlying shares of Common Stock do not increase in value, the<br \/>\nOption will have no value;<\/p>\n<p>(xi) if the Awardee exercises the Option and acquires shares of Common Stock,<br \/>\nthe value of those shares of Common Stock acquired may increase or decrease in<br \/>\nvalue, even below the Option price;<\/p>\n<p>(xii) in consideration of the grant of the Option, no claim or entitlement to<br \/>\ncompensation or damages shall arise from termination of the Option or diminution<br \/>\nin value of the Option or shares of Common Stock acquired under the Option<br \/>\nresulting from termination of the Awardee153s employment by the Company or the<br \/>\nEmployer and the Awardee irrevocably releases the Company and the Employer from<br \/>\nany such claim that may arise;<\/p>\n<p>(xiii) the vesting of any Option ceases upon termination of employment with<br \/>\nthe Company or transfer of employment from the Company, or other cessation of<br \/>\neligibility to vest for any reason, except as may otherwise be explicitly<br \/>\nprovided in the Plan document or this Award Agreement;<\/p>\n<p>(xiv) the Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is<br \/>\nthe Company making any recommendations regarding the Awardee153s participation in<br \/>\nthe Plan, the exercise of the Option or the purchase or sale of shares of Common<br \/>\nStock under the Plan;<\/p>\n<p>(xv) the Awardee is advised to consult with personal tax, legal and financial<br \/>\nadvisors regarding participation in the Plan before taking any action related to<br \/>\nthe Plan; and<\/p>\n<p>(xvi) the Awardee acknowledges that this Award Agreement is between the<br \/>\nAwardee and the Company, and that the Employer is not a party to this Award<br \/>\nAgreement.<\/p>\n<p><em>12.<\/em> <strong><u>Data Privacy<\/u><\/strong>.<br \/>\n<strong><em>The<\/em><\/strong><em> <strong>Awardee explicitly and unambiguously<br \/>\nconsents to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of<br \/>\nthe Awardee153s personal data as described in this document by and among, as<br \/>\napplicable, the Company the Employer and the External Administrator for the<br \/>\nexclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Awardee153s<br \/>\nparticipation in the Plan.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Awardee hereby understands that the Company and the Employer<br \/>\nhold certain personal information about the Awardee, including, but not limited<br \/>\nto, the Awardee153s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social<br \/>\nsecurity number or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title,<br \/>\nany shares of stock or directorships held in the Company, details of all Options<br \/>\nor any other entitlement to shares of Common Stock awarded, canceled, exercised,<br \/>\nvested, unvested or outstanding in the Awardee153s favor, for the purpose of<br \/>\nimplementing, administering and managing the Plan (&#8220;Data&#8221;). The Awardee hereby<br \/>\nunderstands that Data may be transferred to any third parties (including the<br \/>\nExternal Administrator) assisting in the implementation, administration and<br \/>\nmanagement of the Plan, that these recipients may be located in the Awardee153s<br \/>\ncountry or elsewhere, such as outside the European Economic Area, and that the<br \/>\nrecipient153s country may have different data privacy laws and protections than<br \/>\nthe Awardee153s country. All such transfers of Data will be in accordance with the<br \/>\nCompany153s Privacy Policies and Guidelines. The Awardee hereby understands that<br \/>\nthe<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">5<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Awardee may request a list with the names and addresses of any<br \/>\npotential recipients of the Data by contacting the Awardee153s local human<br \/>\nresources representative. The Awardee authorizes the recipients to receive,<br \/>\npossess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the<br \/>\npurposes of implementing, administering and managing the Awardee153s participation<br \/>\nin the Plan, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be required to<br \/>\na broker or other third party with whom the Awardee may elect to deposit any<br \/>\nCommon Stock acquired upon exercise of the Option. The Awardee hereby<br \/>\nunderstands that refusing or withdrawing the Awardee153s consent may affect the<br \/>\nAwardee153s ability to participate in the Plan. For more information on the<br \/>\nconsequences of the Awardee153s refusal to consent or withdrawal of consent, the<br \/>\nAwardee understands that he or she may contact his or her human resources<br \/>\nrepresentative responsible for the Awardee153s country at the local or regional<br \/>\nlevel.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>13. <u>No Rights Until Issuance<\/u>. The Awardee shall have no rights<br \/>\nhereunder as a shareholder with respect to any shares subject to this Option<br \/>\nuntil the date that shares of Common Stock are issued to the Awardee upon<br \/>\nexercise of the Option.<\/p>\n<p>14. <u>Recoupment<\/u>. This Option is subject to the terms of the Agilent<br \/>\nTechnologies Executive Compensation Recoupment Policy in the form approved by<br \/>\nthe Committee as the date of grant (the &#8220;Policy&#8221;), if and to the extent that the<br \/>\nPolicy by its terms applies to the Option and the Awardee; and the terms of the<br \/>\nPolicy as of the date of grant are incorporated by reference herein and made a<br \/>\npart hereof.<\/p>\n<p>15. <u>Administrative Procedures<\/u>. The Awardee agrees to follow the<br \/>\nadministrative procedures that may be established by the Company and\/or the<br \/>\nExternal Administrator for participation in the Plan which may include a<br \/>\nrequirement that the shares issued upon vesting be held by the External<br \/>\nAdministrator until the Awardee disposes of such shares. The Awardee further<br \/>\nagrees that the Company may determine the actual method of withholding for<br \/>\nTax-Related Items as described in Section 9 above. Awardee agrees to update the<br \/>\nCompany with respect to Awardee153s home address, contact information and any<br \/>\ninformation necessary for the Company or one of its affiliates to process any<br \/>\nrequired tax withholding or reporting related to this Option.<\/p>\n<p>16. <u>Entire Agreement; Amendment<\/u>. The Plan is incorporated herein by<br \/>\nreference. The Plan and this Award Agreement constitute the entire agreement of<br \/>\nthe parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede in their<br \/>\nentirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the Company and the Awardee<br \/>\nwith respect to the subject matter hereof, and may not be modified adversely to<br \/>\nthe Awardee153s interest except by means of a writing signed by the Company and<br \/>\nthe Awardee. Otherwise, this Option may be amended as provided in the Plan.<\/p>\n<p>17. <u>Governing Law and Venue<\/u>. This Award Agreement is governed by and<br \/>\nconstrued according to the internal substantive laws, but not the choice of law<br \/>\nrules, of the State of Delaware as provided in the Plan. Any proceeding arising<br \/>\nout of or relating to this Award Agreement or the Plan may be brought only in<br \/>\nthe state or federal courts located in the Northern District of California where<br \/>\nthis grant is made and\/or to be performed, and the parties to this Award<br \/>\nAgreement consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts.<\/p>\n<p>18. <u>Binding Agreement; Interpretation<\/u>. By accepting the grant of this<br \/>\nOption evidenced hereby, the Awardee and the Company agree that this Option is<br \/>\ngranted under and governed by the terms and conditions of the Plan and this<br \/>\nAward Agreement. The Awardee has reviewed the Prospectus and this Award<br \/>\nAgreement in their entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of<br \/>\ncounsel prior to accepting the Option and fully understands all provisions of<br \/>\nthe Prospectus and Award Agreement. The Awardee agrees to accept as binding,<br \/>\nconclusive and final all decisions or<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">6<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>interpretations of the Administrator upon any questions relating to the Plan<br \/>\nand Award Agreement.<\/p>\n<p>19. <u>Language<\/u>. The Awardee acknowledges that he or she may be executing<br \/>\npart or all of the Award Agreement in English and agrees to be bound<br \/>\naccordingly. If the Awardee has received this or any other document related to<br \/>\nthe Plan translated into a language other than English and if the translated<br \/>\nversion is different than the English version, the English version will control.\n<\/p>\n<p>20. <u>Electronic Delivery<\/u>. The Company may, in its sole discretion,<br \/>\ndecide to deliver any documents related to the Option granted under (and<br \/>\nparticipation in) the Plan or future awards that may be granted under the Plan<br \/>\nby electronic means or to request the Awardee153s consent to participate in the<br \/>\nPlan by electronic means. The Awardee hereby consents to receive such documents<br \/>\nby electronic delivery and, if requested, to agree to participate in the Plan<br \/>\nthrough an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the<br \/>\nCompany or another third party designated by the Company.<\/p>\n<p>21. <u>Severability<\/u>. The provisions of this Award Agreement are severable<br \/>\nand if any one or more provisions are determined to be illegal or otherwise<br \/>\nunenforceable, in whole or in part, the remaining provisions shall nevertheless<br \/>\nbe binding and enforceable.<\/p>\n<p>22. <u>Acceptance and Rejection<\/u>. This Award Agreement is one of the<br \/>\ndocuments governing this Option, which the Awardee must accept or reject online<br \/>\nthrough the External Administrator153s website.<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse;\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\" class=\" \" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"57%\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"42%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p><strong>AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"57%\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"42%\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"57%\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"42%\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"57%\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"3%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p>By<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"39%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p>\/s\/ William P. Sullivan<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"57%\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"42%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p>William P. Sullivan<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"57%\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"42%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p>President and Chief Executive Officer<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"57%\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"42%\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"57%\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"3%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p>By<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"39%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p>\/s\/ Marie Oh Huber<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"57%\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"42%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p>Marie Oh Huber<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"57%\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"42%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p>Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>PLEASE PRINT AND KEEP A COPY FOR YOUR RECORDS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">7<\/p>\n<hr>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_stopmodifiedupdate":true,"_modified_date":"","_cloudinary_featured_overwrite":false},"corporate_contracts_companies":[6595],"corporate_contracts_industries":[9514],"corporate_contracts_types":[9539,9545],"class_list":["post-40619","corporate_contracts","type-corporate_contracts","status-publish","hentry","corporate_contracts_companies-agilent-technologies-inc","corporate_contracts_industries-technology__test","corporate_contracts_types-compensation","corporate_contracts_types-compensation__esp"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/legal-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/corporate_contracts\/40619","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/legal-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/corporate_contracts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/legal-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/corporate_contracts"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/legal-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40619"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"corporate_contracts_companies","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/legal-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/corporate_contracts_companies?post=40619"},{"taxonomy":"corporate_contracts_industries","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/legal-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/corporate_contracts_industries?post=40619"},{"taxonomy":"corporate_contracts_types","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/legal-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/corporate_contracts_types?post=40619"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}