Offering Period

Offering Period. Shall mean a period of approximately twelve months during which funds may be accumulated for the exercise of a Stock Purchase Right, commencing and ending as follows: commencing on the first Trading Day on or after December 15th, and terminating on the last Trading Day in the period ending December 14th. The duration of Offering Periods may be changed pursuant to Section 9.

Offering Period. Or "Offering" means the period beginning with the date an option is granted under the Plan and ending with the date determined by the Committee. During the term of the Plan there will be a series of separate consecutive six-month Offering Periods, with the first Offering Period commencing on the first day of the first pay period of the Company's semi-annual fiscal period immediately succeeding the Effective Date, and thereafter, Offering Periods will commence on the first day of the first pay... period of each of the Company's semi-annual fiscal periods of each subsequent calendar year; provided that the final Offering Period will end prior to the termination of the Plan. View More

Offering Period. Means, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4(b), the bi-monthly periods during which the Company's Common Stock will be offered under the Plan, beginning on the first Trading Day on or after each January 1, March 1, May 1, July 1, September 1, and November 1 and ending on the last Trading Day on or before the immediately following February 28, April 30, June 30, August 31, October 31, and December 31 of each year while the Plan is in effect. The initial Offering Period shall be the... period beginning on the First Offering Date and ending on the last Trading Day on or before February 28, 2005. View More

Offering Period. Shall mean a period of approximately six (6) months, commencing on the first Trading Day on or after March 1 and terminating on the last Trading Day in the period ending the following August 31, or commencing on the first Trading Day on or after September 1 and terminating on the last Trading Day in the period ending the following February 28/29, during which options granted pursuant to the Plan may be exercised, except that with respect to the Offering Period commencing after the date of this... Amended and Restated Plan, such Offering Period shall run from September 1, 2003 and terminate on the last Trading Day in the period ending February 29, 2004. The duration, commencement and termination of Offering Periods may be changed pursuant to Section 4 of this Plan. View More

Offering Period. Each consecutive six (6) calendar month period during which Participants in the Plan authorize payroll deductions or make authorized contributions to fund the purchase of Shares on their behalf under the Plan.

Offering Period. The six-month period beginning January 1 and ending June 30, and every six month period thereafter each year, with the second Offering Period to begin on July 1 and ending December 31 each year; provided, however, that during the year 2000, (i) the first Offering Period shall begin on the consummation of the Company's initial public offering of Stock (the "First Commencement Date") and shall end on either (A) September 30, ----------------------- 2000, in which case the second... Offering Period for the year 2000 shall commence on October 1, 2000 and shall end on December 31, 2000, or, (B) if the First Commencement Date is after June 30, 2000, then December 31, 2000; in which case there shall be only one Offering Period in 2000. View More

Offering Period. Shall mean, except as described below with respect to the first year that the Plan is in effect, a period of approximately three (3) months during which an Option granted pursuant to the Plan may be exercised, commencing on: (i) the first Business Day on or after January 1 and terminating on the last Business Day on or prior to the following March 31; (ii) the first Business Day on or after April 1 and terminating on the last Business Day on or prior to the following June 30; (iii) the first... Business Day on or after July 1 and terminating on the last Business Day on or prior to the following September 30; and (iv) the first Business Day on or after October 1 and terminating on the last Business Day on or prior to the following December 31. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, the first Offering Period under the Plan shall commence on March 6, 2001 and terminate on June 29, 2001. The duration of Offering Periods may be changed pursuant to SECTION 4 of this Plan. View More

Offering Period. Shall mean a period of six (6) months commencing on --------------- March 1 and September 1 of each calendar year, other than the first Offering Period as set forth in paragraph 4.

Offering Period. Shall mean the six-month period commencing July 1, 2000 or such later date as established by the Committee, and each six-month period thereafter; provided, however, that the Committee shall have the power to change the duration of Offering Periods and the commencement dates thereof without stockholder approval if such change is announced to Employees at least five days prior to the scheduled beginning of the first Offering Period resulting from such change.

Offering Period. A period during which options granted pursuant to the Plan may be exercised as the Board so determines in its sole discretion.