Exhibit
10-18
FBO
AIR, INC.
STOCK
OPTION PLAN
OF
2005
Section
1. Purpose
of the Plan.
The
purpose of this Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") is to promote the growth and
general prosperity of FBO Air, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the "Company"),
by
permitting the Company to grant stock options to purchase shares of the
Company's Common Stock, $0.001 par value, to directors, officers, employees
and
consultants of the Company and subsidiaries thereof. The Plan is designed
to
help attract and retain superior personnel for positions of substantial
responsibility with the Company and its subsidiaries and to provide directors,
officers, employees and consultants with an additional incentive to contribute
to the success of the Company and its subsidiaries.
Section
2. Definitions.
In
addition to the definitions used in Section 1 hereof, as used herein, the
following definitions shall apply:
(a) "Administrator"
shall mean the Compensation Committee of the Board; provided, however, that
the
Board, in its sole discretion, may from time to time exercise the powers
of the
Administrator hereunder.
(b) "Affiliate"
of, or a Person "affiliated" with, a specific Person shall mean a Person
that
directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, or
is
controlled by, or is under common control with, the Person specified. "Control"
(including the terms "controlling," "is controlled by," and "under common
control with") shall mean the possession, direct or indirect, of the power
to
direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person,
whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or
otherwise.
(c) "Applicable
Laws" shall mean the legal requirements relating to the administration of
stock
option plans under applicable United States state corporate laws, United
States
federal and applicable state securities laws, rules and regulations, the
Code,
and the applicable laws, rules and regulations of any other country or
jurisdiction where the Optionee resides or of which the Optionee is a citizen,
as such laws, rules, regulations and requirements shall be in effect from
time
to time.
(d) "Board"
shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.
(e) "Cause"
or “Discharged for Cause” shall mean (i) a conviction of a felony, whether or
not related to the Company or any Subsidiary; (ii) dishonesty or theft with
respect to the Corporation or any Subsidiary; (iii) disclosing trade secrets
of
the Corporation or any Subsidiary; (iv) entering into competition, directly
or
indirectly, with the Corporation or any Subsidiary while an Employee, Director,
Officer or Consultant thereof or thereto; or (v) using the Corporation’s or any
Subsidiary’s facilities or premises for the conduct of illegal or unlawful
activities, transactions or business. If the Optionee has an employment or
consulting agreement with the Company or any Subsidiary and the term “Cause” (or
a phrase similar thereto) is defined therein, such definition shall be
substituted in the Option Agreement for this definition with respect to such
Optionee.
(f) "Change
of Control" shall mean the occurrence of one or more of the following events:
(i) the election of one or more individuals to the Board which election results
in one-third of the directors of the Company consisting of individuals who
have
not been Directors of the Company for at least two years, unless such
individuals have been elected as Directors or nominated for election as
Directors by three-fourths of the Directors of the Company who have been
directors of the Company for at least two years; (ii) the sale or transfer
of
shares by the Company and/or any one or more of its stockholders, in one
or more
transactions, related or unrelated, to one or more Persons under circumstances
whereby any Person and its Affiliates shall own, after such sales and transfers,
at least one-fourth, but less than one-half, of the shares of the Company
having
voting power for the election of Directors, unless such sale or transfer
has
been approved in advance by three-fourths of the Directors of the Company
who
have been Directors of the Company for at least two years; (iii) the sale
or
transfer of shares of the Company by the Company and/or any one or more of
its
stockholders, in one or more transactions, related or unrelated, to one or
more
Persons under circumstances whereby any Person and its Affiliates shall own,
after such sales and transfers, at least one-half of the shares of the Company
having voting power for the election of Directors; or (iv) the contemplated
merger or consolidation of the Company with and into another entity where
the
Company is not the survivor (other than for the purpose of reincorporating
in
another state) unless such merger or consolidation has been approved in advance
by three-fourths of the Directors of the Company who have been Directors
of the
Company for at least two years, provided, however, if the merger or
consolidation is not thereafter consummated, a Change in Control shall not
have
occurred.
(g) "Code"
shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(h) "Common
Stock" shall mean the Common Stock, $0.001 par value, of the Company or any
successor security that replaces the same.
(i) "Consultant"
shall mean any person, including an advisor, who is engaged by the Company
or
any Subsidiary to render services in a capacity other than as an Employee
and is
compensated for such services, but does not include any Director or Officer
of
the Company or a Subsidiary, whether compensated for such services or not,
who
is not an Employee.
(j) "Continuous
Status" shall mean the absence of any interruption or termination of service
as
an Employee, Director, Officer or Consultant, whether with the Company or,
if
applicable, any Subsidiary. Continuous Status shall not be considered
interrupted in the case of: (i) sick leave; (ii) military leave; (iii) any
other
leave of absence approved by the Administrator, provided that such leave
is for
a period of not more than 90 days, unless reemployment upon the expiration
of
such leave is guaranteed by contract or statute, or unless provided otherwise
pursuant to any Company policy adopted from time to time; or (iv) transfers
between locations of the Company or between the Company, its Subsidiaries
or
their respective successors. For purposes of this Plan, a change in status
from
an Employee to a Consultant or from a Consultant to an Employee will not
constitute an interruption of Continuous Status.
(k) "Director"
shall mean a director of the Company and/or any Subsidiary.
(l) "Employee"
shall mean any person, including Officers and Directors, employed by the
Company
or any Subsidiary of the Company, with the status of employment determined
based
upon such minimum number of hours or periods worked as shall be determined
by
the Administrator in its discretion, subject to any requirements of the Code.
The payment by the Company of a director's fee to a Director shall not be
sufficient to constitute "employment" of such Director by the
Company.
(m) "Exchange
Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(n) "Fair
Market Value" shall mean, as of any date, the fair market value of the Common
Stock determined as follows:
(i) If
the
Common Stock is listed on any established Stock Exchange or traded on the
Nasdaq
System, its Fair Market Value shall be the closing sales price for the Common
Stock (or the closing bid price, if no sales were reported) as quoted on
such
Exchange or the Nasdaq System, or, if traded on more than one Exchange, the
Exchange with the greatest volume of trading in the Common Stock, on the
date of
determination or, if such date is not a market trading day, on the last market
trading day prior to the date of determination;
(ii) If
the
Common Stock is quoted on NASD’s OTC Bulletin Board or any similar trading board
operated by the NASD, its Fair Market Value shall be the closing sales price
for
the Common Stock (or the closing bid price for the Common Stock, if no sales
were reported) as quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board or such other board on
the
date of determination or, if such date is not a market trading day, on the
last
market trading day prior to the date of determination;
(iii) If
the
Common Stock is quoted in the pink sheets as reported by Pink Sheets LLC,
or any
successor organization, or regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer,
but selling prices are not reported, its Fair Market Value shall be the mean
between the high bid and low asked prices for the Common Stock on the date
of
determination or, if such date is not a market trading day, on the last market
trading day prior to the time of determination; or
(iv) In
the
absence of an established market for the Common Stock, the Fair Market Value
thereof shall be determined in good faith by the Administrator.
In
determining the market prices pursuant to subsections (i), (ii) or (iii)
above,
the Administrator may rely on the prices as quoted in The Wall Street Journal
or
any other source as the Administrator deems reliable.
(o) "Incentive
Stock Option" shall mean an Option intended to qualify as an incentive stock
option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code, or any successor
provision, as designated in the applicable written Option
Agreement.
(p) "NASD"
shall mean the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
(q) "Nasdaq"
shall mean The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. and “Nasdaq Systems” shall mean either
the National Market System or the SmallCap System of Nasdaq.
(r) "Non-Qualified
Stock Option" shall mean an Option not intended to qualify as an Incentive
Stock
Option as designated in the applicable written Option Agreement.
(s) "Officer"
shall mean an officer of the Company and/or any Subsidiary
(t) "Option"
shall mean a stock option granted pursuant to the Plan.
(u) "Option
Agreement" shall mean a written agreement between an Optionee and the Company
reflecting the terms of an Option granted under the Plan and includes any
documents attached to such Option Agreement, including, but not limited to,
a
form of exercise notice.
(v) "Optionee"
shall mean an individual Person who is granted an Option.
(w) "Person"
shall mean an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership,
firm, trust, estate or other similar entity. When two or more Persons act
as a
partnership, syndicate, or other group for the purpose of acquiring, holding,
or
disposing of securities of the Company, such syndicate or group shall be
deemed
a "Person" for the purpose of the definition of “Change in
Control.”
(x) "Reporting
Person" shall mean an Officer, Director, or greater than 10% stockholder
of the
Company within the meaning of Rule 16a-2 under the Exchange Act, or any
successor provision, who is required to file reports pursuant to Rule 16a-3
under the Exchange Act.
(y) "Securities
Act" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(z) "Share"
shall mean a share of the Common Stock, as adjusted in accordance with Section
11 of the Plan.
(aa) "Stock
Exchange" shall mean any national securities exchange on which prices for
the
Common Stock are quoted at any given time.
(bb) "Subsidiary"
shall mean a "subsidiary corporation," whether now or hereafter existing,
as
defined in Section 424(f) of the Code, or any successor provision.
Section
3. Stock
Subject to the Plan.
Subject
to the provisions of Section 11 of the Plan, the maximum aggregate number
of
Shares that may be optioned and sold under the Plan is 7,500,000 shares of
the
Common Stock. The Shares may be authorized, but unissued, or reacquired shares
of the Common Stock. If an Option should expire or become unexercisable for
any
reason without having been exercised in full, the unpurchased Shares that
were
subject thereto shall, unless the Plan shall have been terminated, become
available for future grant under the Plan. In addition, any Shares which
are
retained by the Company upon exercise of an Option in order to satisfy the
exercise price for such Option or any withholding taxes due with respect
to such
exercise shall be treated as not issued and shall continue to be available
for
future grant under the Plan.
Section
4 Administration
of the Plan.
(a) Plan
Procedure.
Grants
under the Plan shall be made by the Compensation Committee unless the Board,
in
its sole discretion, elects to make a grant.
(b) Power
of the Administrator.
Subject
to the provisions of the Plan, any Applicable Laws and the rules and
regulations, if applicable, of any Stock Exchange or Nasdaq, the Administrator
shall have the authority, in its discretion:
(i) to
determine the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock in accordance with Section
2(n) of the Plan;
(ii) to
select
the Consultants, Directors, Employees and Officers to whom Options may from
time
to time be granted hereunder;
(iii) to
determine the number of shares of the Common Stock to be covered by each
such
Option granted hereunder;
(iv) to
determine the consideration to be paid upon exercise of an Option consistent
with Section 8(b) hereof;
(v) to
determine the terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the
Plan,
of any Option granted hereunder;
(vi) to
approve forms of Option Agreement for use under the Plan;
(vii) to
reduce
the exercise price of any Option to the then current Fair Market Value if
the
Fair Market Value of the Common Stock covered by such Option shall have declined
since the date the Option was granted; and
(viii) to
construe and interpret the terms of the Plan and the Options granted pursuant
to
the Plan.
(d) Effect
of Administrator's Decision.
All
decisions, determinations and interpretations of the Administrator shall
be
final and binding on all holders of Options.
Section
5. Eligibility.
(a) Recipients
of Grants.
Non-Qualified Stock Options may be granted to Employees, Directors, Officers
and
Consultants. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Employees. An
Employee, Director, Officer or Consultant who has been granted an Option
may, if
he or she is otherwise eligible, be granted additional Options.
(b) Type
of Option.
Each
Option shall be designated, in the grant by the Administrator and thereafter
reflected in the Option Agreement, as either an Incentive Stock Option or
a
Non-Qualified Stock Option. However, notwithstanding such designations, to
the
extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value of Shares with respect to which
Options designated as Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first
time
by any Optionee during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company
or any
Subsidiary) exceeds $100,000, such Options shall be treated as Non-Qualified
Stock Options with respect to the excess Shares. For purposes of this Section
5(b), Incentive Stock Options shall be taken into account in the order in
which
they were granted and the Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to an
Incentive Stock Option shall be determined as of the date of the grant of
such
Option.
(c) No
Effect on Employment or Consulting Rights. The
Plan
shall not confer upon the holder of any Option any right with respect to
continuation of an employment or a consulting relationship with the Company
or
any Subsidiary, nor shall it interfere in any way with such holder's right
or
the Company's or any Subsidiary's right to terminate his or her employment
or
consulting relationship at any time, with or without cause. Similarly, the
Plan
shall not confer upon the holder of any Option any right to continue to serve
as
a Director or an Officer, such right being governed by the certificate of
incorporation, the bylaws and/or the laws of the applicable state of
incorporation of the Company or the Subsidiary.
(d) Consultant
Eligibility.
To be
eligible to receive an Option under the Plan, a Consultant must be a natural
person and must provide bona
fide
services
to the Company or a Subsidiary which are not in connection with the offer
or
sale of securities of the Company in a capital raising transaction and do
not
directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market for the Company's
securities.
Section
6. Term
of Plan.
The
Plan shall become effective upon December 13, 2005, the date of its adoption
by
the Board of Directors, subject to its approval by the stockholders of the
Company as described in Section 18 of the Plan. It shall continue in effect
for
a term of ten years until December 12, 2015 unless sooner terminated under
Section 14 of the Plan.
Section
7. Term
of Option.
The
term of each Option shall be the term stated in the Option Agreement; provided,
however, that the term shall be no more than ten years from the date of grant
thereof or such shorter term as may be provided in the Option Agreement and
provided further that, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to
an
Optionee who, at the time the Option is granted, owns stock representing
more
than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the
Company or any Subsidiary, the term of the Option shall be five years from
the
date of grant thereof or such shorter term as may be provided in the Option
Agreement.
Section
8. Option
Exercise Price and Consideration.
(a) Per
Share Exercise Price. The
per
share exercise price for the Shares to be issued pursuant to exercise of
an
Option shall be such price as is determined by the Administrator and set
forth
in the applicable Option Agreement, but shall be subject to the
following:
(i) In
the
case of an Incentive Stock Option that is:
(A) granted
to an Employee who, at the time of the grant of such Incentive Stock Option,
owns stock representing more than 10% of the total combined voting power
of all
classes of stock of the Company or any Subsidiary, the per Share exercise
price
shall be no less than 110% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date
of
grant.
(B) granted
to any other Employee, the per Share exercise price shall be no less than
100%
of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant.
(ii) In
the
case of a Non-Qualified Stock Option, the per Share exercise price shall
be no
less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant; provided
that, in isolated cases, the Administrator may grant a Non-Qualified Stock
Option at a per Share exercise price which is less than 100% of the Fair
Market
Value per Share on the date of grant.
The
date
of grant shall be as determined by the Administrator in accordance with Section
13 hereof.
(b) Consideration.
The
consideration to be paid for the Shares to be issued upon exercise of an
Option,
including the method of payment, shall be determined by the Administrator.
The
consideration may consist entirely of (i) cash, (ii) check, (iii) other Shares
that (A), in the case of Shares acquired upon exercise of an Option, have
been
owned by the Optionee for more than six months on the date of surrender or
such
other period as may be required to avoid a charge to the Company's earnings,
and
(B) have a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate
exercise price of the Shares as to which such Option shall be exercised,
(iv)
authorization for the Company to retain from the total number of Shares as
to
which the Option is exercised that number of Shares having a Fair Market
Value
on the date of exercise equal to the exercise price for the total number
of
Shares as to which the Option is exercised, (v) delivery of a properly executed
exercise notice together with such other documentation as the Administrator
and
the broker, if applicable, shall require to effect an exercise of the Option
and
delivery to the Company of the sale or loan proceeds required to pay the
exercise price and any applicable income or employment taxes, (vi) any
combination of the foregoing methods of payment, or (vii) such other
consideration and method of payment for the issuance of Shares to the extent
permitted under the Applicable Laws. In making its determination as to the
type
of consideration to accept, the Administrator shall consider if acceptance
of
such consideration may be reasonably expected to benefit the Company. Until
the
Administrator determines otherwise, in which event notice shall be given
to the
Optionee or provision shall be made in his or her Option Agreement, any of
the
foregoing methods of payment shall be acceptable.
Section
9. Exercise
of Option.
(a) Procedure
for Exercise.
Any
Option granted hereunder shall be exercisable at such times and under such
conditions as determined by the Administrator and reflected in the Option
Agreement, which may include vesting requirements and/or performance criteria
with respect to the Company and/or the Optionee.
An
Option
shall be deemed to be exercised when written notice of such exercise has
been
given to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Option by the person
entitled to exercise the Option and the Company has received full payment
for
the Shares with respect to which the Option is exercised. Full payment may,
as
authorized by the Administrator, consist of any consideration and method
of
payment allowable under Section 8(b) of the Plan.
Exercise
of an Option in any manner shall result in a decrease in the number of Shares
that thereafter may be available, both for purposes of the Plan and for sale
under the Option, by the number of Shares as to which the Option is
exercised.
(b) Fractional
Shares.
An
Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a Share. Any fraction of a
Share
shall be cancelled.
(c) Rights
as Stockholders. Until
the
issuance (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of a duly
authorized transfer agent of the Company) of the stock certificate evidencing
the Shares issuable upon exercise of an Option, no right to vote or receive
dividends or any other rights as a stockholder shall exist with respect to
the
Shares subject to the Option notwithstanding the exercise of the Option.
The
Company shall cause such stock certificate to be issued promptly upon exercise
of the Option. No adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right for
which the record date is prior to the date the stock certificate is issued,
except as provided in Section 11 of the Plan.
(d) Termination
of Relationship.
Subject
to Section 9(e), 9(f) and 9(g) below, in the event of termination of an
Optionee's Continuous Status, such Optionee may, but only within three months
(or such other period of time not less than 30 days as is determined by the
Administrator, with such determination in the case of an Incentive Stock
Option
being made at the time of grant of the Option and not exceeding three months)
after the date of such termination (but in no event later than the expiration
date of the term of such Option as set forth in the Option Agreement), exercise
his or her Option to the extent that the Optionee was entitled to exercise
it at
the date of such termination. To the extent that the Optionee was not entitled
to exercise the Option at the date of such termination, or if the Optionee
does
not exercise such Option to the extent so entitled within the time specified
herein, the Option shall terminate.
(e) Termination
for Cause.
Notwithstanding Section 9(d) above, in the event of termination of an Optionee’s
Continuous Status as a result of Cause, the Option will forthwith
terminate.
(f) Disability
of Optionee.
(i) Notwithstanding
Section 9(d) above, in the event of termination of an Optionee's Continuous
Status as a result of his or her total and permanent disability (within the
meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code), such Optionee may, but only within
12
months from the date of such termination (but in no event later than the
expiration date of the term of such Option as set forth in the Option
Agreement), exercise the Option to the extent otherwise entitled to exercise
it
at the date of such termination. To the extent that the Optionee was not
entitled to exercise the Option at the date of termination, or if the Optionee
does not exercise such Option to the extent so entitled within the time
specified herein, the Option shall terminate.
(ii) In
the
event of termination of an Optionee's Continuous Status as a result of a
disability which does not fall within the meaning of total and permanent
disability (as set forth in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code), such Optionee
may,
but only within six months from the date of such termination (but in no event
later than the expiration date of the term of such Option as set forth in
the
Option Agreement), exercise the Option to the extent otherwise entitled to
exercise it at the date of such termination. However, to the extent that
such
Optionee fails to exercise an Option which is an Incentive Stock Option (within
the meaning of Section 422 of the Code) within three months of the date of
such
termination, the Option will not qualify for incentive stock option treatment
under the Code. To the extent that the Optionee was not entitled to exercise
the
Option at the date of termination, or if the Optionee does not exercise such
Option to the extent so entitled within six months or three months, as the
case
may be, from the date of termination, the Option shall terminate.
(g) Death
of Optionee.
Notwithstanding Section 9(d) above, in the event of the death of an Optionee
during the period of Continuous Status since the date of grant of the Option,
or
within 30 days following termination of the Optionee's Continuous Status,
the
Option may be exercised, at any time within 12 months following the date
of
death (but in no event later than the expiration date of the term of such
Option
as set forth in the Option Agreement), by such Optionee's estate or by a
person
who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance,
but
only to the extent of the right to exercise that had accrued at the date
of
death or, if earlier, the date of termination of the Optionee's Continuous
Status. To the extent that the Optionee was not entitled to exercise the
Option
at the date of death or termination, as the case may be, or if the Optionee
does
not exercise such Option to the extent so entitled within the time specified
herein, the Option shall terminate.
(h) Anything
in subsections (d), (e), (f) and (g) of this Section 9 notwithstanding and
always subject to the Applicable Laws, particularly the Code in the case
of an
Incentive Stock Option, and, if applicable, the rules and regulations of
any
Stock Exchange or Nasdaq, the Administrator may provide in the Option Agreement
for a different date of termination (but in no event later than the expiration
date of the term of the Option) and may provide for termination in the event
of
certain events which the Administrator shall define as Cause or as shall
be so
defined in any employment or consulting agreement between the Company and
the
Optionee.
Section
10. Stock
Withholding to Satisfy Withholding Tax Obligations.
At the
discretion of the Administrator, Optionees may satisfy tax withholding
obligations as provided in this Section 10. When an Optionee incurs tax
liability in connection with an Option, which tax liability is subject to
tax
withholding under applicable tax laws, and the Optionee is obligated to pay
the
Company an amount required to be withheld under applicable tax laws, the
Optionee may satisfy the withholding tax obligation by one or some combination
of the following methods: (a) by cash or check payment, (b) out of the
Optionee's current compensation if an Employee, (c) if permitted by the
Administrator, in its discretion, by surrendering to the Company Shares that
(i), in the case of Shares previously acquired from the Company, have been
owned
by the Optionee for more than six months on the date of surrender, and (ii)
have
a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to, or more than, the
Optionee's marginal tax rate times the amount of ordinary income recognized,
or
(d) by electing to have the Company withhold from the Shares to be issued
upon
exercise of the Option, if any, that number of Shares having a Fair Market
Value
equal to the amount required to be withheld. For this purpose, the Fair Market
Value of the Shares to be withheld shall be determined on the date that the
amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined (the "Tax
Date").
Any
surrender by a Reporting Person of previously owned Shares to satisfy tax
withholding obligations arising upon exercise of this Option must comply
with
the applicable provisions of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act or any successor
Rule.
All
elections by an Optionee to have Shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding
obligations shall be made in writing in a form acceptable to the Administrator
and shall be subject to the following restrictions:
(a) the
election must be made on or prior to the applicable Tax Date;
(b) once
made, the election shall be irrevocable as to the particular Shares of the
Option as to which the election was made; and
(c) all
elections shall be subject to the consent or disapproval of the
Administrator.
Section
11. Adjustments
upon Changes in Capitalization, Merger or Certain Other
Transactions.
(a) Change
in Capitalization.
Subject
to any required action by the stockholders of the Company, the number of
shares
of Common Stock covered by each outstanding Option, and the number of shares
of
Common Stock that have been authorized for issuance under the Plan, but as
to
which no Options have yet been granted or that have been returned to the
Plan
upon cancellation or expiration of an Option, as well as the exercise price
per
share of Common Stock covered by each such outstanding Option, shall be
proportionately adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of issued
shares of Common Stock resulting from a stock split, reverse stock split,
stock
dividend, combination, recapitalization or reclassification of the Common
Stock,
or any other increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of the Common
Stock effected without receipt of consideration by the Company; provided,
however, that conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall
not
be deemed to have been "effected without receipt of consideration." Such
adjustment shall be made by the Administrator, whose determination in that
respect shall be final, binding and conclusive. Except as expressly provided
herein, no issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or
securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall affect, and
no
adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or
price
of shares of Common Stock subject to an Option.
(b) Dissolution
or Liquidation.
In the
event of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the
Administrator shall notify the Optionee at least 15 days prior to such proposed
action. To the extent it has not been previously exercised, the Option will
terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed
action.
(c) Merger
or Sale of Assets.
In the
event of a proposed sale of all or substantially all of the Company's assets
or
a merger of the Company with or into another corporation where the successor
corporation issues its securities to the Company's stockholders, each
outstanding Option shall be assumed or an equivalent option shall be substituted
by such successor corporation or a parent or subsidiary of such successor
corporation, unless the successor corporation does not agree to assume the
Option or to substitute an equivalent option, in which case such Option shall
terminate upon the consummation of the merger or sale of assets. In the event
the successor corporation does not assume the Option or substitute an equivalent
option, the Administrator or the Board, in its sole discretion, may remove
any
restrictions on exercise of an Option or take whatever other action the
Administrator or the Board deems appropriate.
(d) Change
in Control.
In the
event of a Change in Control, or in the event that a Change in Control is
anticipated, the Administrator or the Board, in its sole discretion, may
permit
immediate exercise of Options in their entirety not withstanding any limitations
or restrictions in the applicable Option Agreements.
(e) Certain
Distributions.
In the
event of any distribution to the Company's stockholders of securities of
any
other entity or other assets (other than dividends payable in cash or stock
of
the Company) without receipt of consideration by the Company, the Administrator
may, in its discretion, appropriately adjust the price per share of Common
Stock
covered
by
each
outstanding Option to reflect the effect of such distribution.
Section
12. Non-Transferability
of Options.
Options
may not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred, or disposed
of in
any manner other than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution and
may
be exercised during the lifetime of the Optionee only by the Optionee.
Notwithstanding anything in this Section 12 to the contrary, upon any exercise
of the Option, the Optionee may request that the Shares issuable upon such
exercise be issued in his or her name and jointly with, or solely to, a “family
member” (as such term is defined in General Instructions A to Registration
Statement on Form S-8 under the Securities Act) if the right to exercise
the
Option was transferred to such family member by gift or domestic relations
order.
Section
13. Time
of Granting Options.
The
date of grant of an Option shall, for all purposes, be either (a) the date
on
which the Administrator makes the determination granting such Option, or
(b) the
date on which the Optionee’s relationship with the Company or any Subsidiary
commences (or the anniversary of such commencement date), whether pursuant
to an
employment or consulting agreement or otherwise, whichever of (a) or (b)
the
Administrator selects in the grant; provided, however, that in the case of
any
Incentive Stock Option, the date of grant shall be the later of (x) the date
on
which the Administrator makes the determination granting such Incentive Stock
Option or (y) the date of commencement of the Optionee's employment relationship
with the Company (or the anniversary thereof). Notice of the determination
shall
be given to each Employee or Consultant to whom an Option is so granted within
a
reasonable time after the date of such grant, which notice may be in the
form of
the Option Agreement.
Section
14. Amendment
and Termination of the Plan.
(a) Authority
to Amend or Terminate.
The
Board may at any time amend, alter, suspend or discontinue the Plan, but
no
amendment, alteration, suspension or discontinuation shall be made that would
impair the rights of any Optionee under any grant of an Option theretofore
made,
without his or her consent. In addition, if the number of Shares that may
be
optioned and sold pursuant to Section 3 hereof is to be increased (other
than
pursuant to Section 11 hereof) or to the extent necessary and desirable to
comply with Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Act or with Section 422 of the
Code
(or any other Applicable Laws) or with the requirements of any Stock Exchange
or
Nasdaq (if the Common Stock is listed or traded thereon), the Company shall
obtain stockholders’ approval of any Plan amendment in such a manner and to such
a degree as required.
(b) Effect
of Amendment or Termination.
No
amendment or termination of the Plan shall adversely affect Options already
granted, unless mutually agreed otherwise between the Optionee and the Board,
which agreement must be in writing and signed by the Optionee and the
Company.
Section
15. Conditions
upon Issuance of Shares.
Shares
shall not be issued pursuant to the exercise of an Option unless the exercise
of
such Option and the issuance and delivery of such Shares pursuant thereto
shall
comply with all relevant provisions of law, including, without limitation,
the
Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the rules and regulations promulgated under
the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, and, if applicable, the requirements
of
any Stock Exchange or Nasdaq.
As
a
condition to the exercise of an Option, if the Shares to be issued upon exercise
are not then registered under the Securities Act, the Company may require
the
person exercising such Option to represent and warrant at the time of any
such
exercise that the Shares are being purchased only for investment and without
any
present intention to sell or distribute such Shares if, in the opinion of
counsel for the Company, such a representation is required by law.
Section
16. Reservation
of Shares.
The
Company, during the term of this Plan, will at all times reserve and keep
available such number of Shares as shall be sufficient to satisfy the
requirements of the Plan. The inability of the Company to obtain authority
from
any regulatory body having jurisdiction, which authority is deemed by the
Company's counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any
Shares
hereunder, shall relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure
to issue or sell such Shares as to which such requisite authority shall not
have
been obtained.
Section
17. Option
Agreements.
Options
shall be evidenced by written Option Agreements in such form(s) as the
Administrator shall approve from time to time.
Section
18. Stockholders’
Approval.
Continuance of the Plan shall be subject to approval by the stockholders
of the
Company within 12 months after the date the Plan is adopted. Such stockholders’
approval shall be obtained in the degree and manner required under Applicable
Laws and the rules or regulations of any Stock Exchange upon which the Common
Stock is then listed or Nasdaq if the Common Stock is traded thereon. All
Options issued under the Plan shall become void in the event such approval
is
not obtained.