definiens: as defined in this Section 9, unless otherwise specified in the instrument granting such Stock Right, the grantee shall have the continued right to exercise any Stock Right held by him or her, to the extent of the number of shares with respect to which he or she could have exercised it on the date of tern1ination until the Stock Right 's specified expiration date ; provided, however, in the event the grantee exercises any ISO after the date that is three n1onths following the date of tcrn1lnation of employment, such ISO will automatically be converted into an : " -JSO subject to the terms of the Plan . Employment shall be considered as continuing uninterrupted during any bona fide leave of absence ( such as those attributable to illness, military obligations or governn1ental service ) provided that the period of such leave does not exceed 90 days or, if longer, any period during which such grantee 's right to reemployment with the Company is guaranteed by statute or by contract . A bona fide leave of absence with the written approval of the Con1pany shall not be considered an interruption of cmployrnent under LFGAL US W # 62920:\68 ~ 24 ; ;, the Plan, provided that such \Vritten approval contractually obligates the Co1npany or any Related Corporation to continue the e1nployn1ent of the grantee after the approved period of absence : provided that the foregoing approval rcquircn1ent shall not apply to a leave of absence guaranteed by statute or contract . ISOs granted under the Plan shall not he affected hy any change of en1ployrnent \Vi thin or an1ong the Con1pany and Related Corporations, so long as the optionee continues to be an en1ployee of the Cornpany or any Related Corporation, For purposes of this Plan . a change in status from en1ployee to a consultant, or fron1 a consultant to e1nployee, \vill not constitute a terrnination of en1ploy1nent, provided that a change in status fron1 an etnployee to consultant n1ay cause an ISO to becon1e an NSO under the Code