-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, QKrCWIzI8kapSuqe2QkFxZw3hFfn+K/miYv7ysPv33VCySvCUjLqacAau8UBcL2t UhjHu+gg4eOiEyolCCaRVw== 0001010412-04-000303.txt : 20040820 0001010412-04-000303.hdr.sgml : 20040820 20040820163545 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001010412-04-000303 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: S-8 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 7 FILED AS OF DATE: 20040820 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20040820 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WIZZARD SOFTWARE CORP /CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001074909 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE [7372] IRS NUMBER: 870575577 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CO FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-8 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-118409 FILM NUMBER: 04989293 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 424 GOLD WAY CITY: PITTSBURGH STATE: PA ZIP: 15213 BUSINESS PHONE: 8014241624 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 6375 SOUTH HIGHLAND DR. SUITE D CITY: SALT LAKE CITY STATE: UT ZIP: 84121 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BALANCED LIVING INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19981208 S-8 1 s8.txt SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 WIZZARD SOFTWARE CORPORATION ---------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) Colorado 87-0575577 -------- ---------- (State or Other Jurisdiction (IRS Employer ID No.) of incorporation or organization) 5001 Baum Blvd. Suite 770 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213 ------------------------------ (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (412) 621-0902 -------------- (Issuer's Telephone Number, including Area Code) Stock Option Plan ----------------- (Full Title of the Plan) Christopher J. Spencer 5001 Baum Blvd. Suite 770 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213 ------------------------------ (Name and Address of Agent for Service) (412) 621-0902 -------------- (Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service) IF ANY OF THE SECURITIES BEING REGISTERED ON THIS FORM ARE TO BE OFFERED ON A DELAYED OR CONTINUOUS BASIS PURSUANT TO RULE 415 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, OTHER THAN SECURITIES OFFERED ONLY IN CONNECTION WITH DIVIDEND OR INTEREST REINVESTMENT PLANS, CHECK THE FOLLOWING BOX: [ ] CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title of Each Proposed Proposed Class of Maximum Maximum Amount of Securities to Amount to Price per Aggregate Registration be Registered be Registered Unit/Share Offering Price Fee * - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- $0.001 par 200,000 $1.68 $336,000 $42.57 value common voting stock - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Calculated according to Rule 457(h) and (c) of the Securities and Exchange Commission, based upon the average of the bid and asked prices of our common stock on the OTC Bulletin Board on August 21, 2004, to be issued under the Plan. PART I Information Required in Section 10(a)Prospectus ------------------------------------------------ Item 1. Plan Information. - -------------------------- Plan. ----- A copy of our ("Wizzard Software Corporation," or the "Company," "we," "our" and "us" or words of similar import) 2004 Stock Option Plan (the "2004 Plan") is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. Item 2. Registrant Information and Employee Plans Annual Information. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Available Information. ---------------------- Copies of our 2004 Plan, our 10-KSB Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2003, all amendments to such 10-KSB Annual Report, all of our 10-QSB Quarterly Reports and any of our Current Reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") during the past 12 months will be provided to the 2004 Plan's participants. We also undertake to furnish, without charge, to such participants or persons purchasing any of our securities registered hereby, copies of all of such documentation. Requests should be directed to Christopher J. Spencer, our President, at the address and telephone appearing on the Cover Page of this Registration Statement. Additional information regarding us may be reviewed at the Commission's web site www.sec.gov, in the Edgar Archives. PART II Information Required in the Registration Statement -------------------------------------------------- Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference. - ------------------------------------------------- The following documents are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and made a part hereof, to wit: (a) Our 10-QSB Quarterly Report for quarter ended June 30, 2003, filed with the Commission on or about July 31, 2003; our 10-QSB/A1 Quarterly Report for the quarter ended June 30, 2003, filed with the Commission on or about August 22, 2003; our 10-QSB Quarterly Report for the quarter ended September 30, 2003, filed with the Commission on or about November 14, 2003; our 10-KSB Annual Report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003, filed with the Commission on or about March 26, 2004; our 10-QSB/A1 Quarterly Report for the quarter ended March 31, 2003, filed with the Commission on or about April 22, 2004; our 10-QSB/A1 Quarterly Report for the quarter ended June 30, 2003, filed with the Commission on or about April 22, 2004; our 10-QSB/A1 Quarterly Report for the quarter ended September 30, 2003, filed with the Commission on or about April 22, 2004; our 10-KSB/A1 Annual Report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003, filed with the Commission on or about April 22, 2004; and our 10-QSB Quarterly Report for quarter ended March 31, 2004, filed with the Commission on or about May 17, 2004. (b) All of our other reports filed pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") for the past twelve months; We are authorized to issue one class of securities, being comprised of $0.001 par value common voting stock. The holders of our $0.001 par value common stock of have traditional rights as to voting, dividends and liquidation. All shares of common stock are entitled to one vote on all matters; there are no pre-emptive rights and cumulative voting is not allowed. Our common stock is not subject to redemption and carries no subscription or conversion rights. In the event of our liquidation, the holders of our common stock are entitled to share equally in corporate assets after satisfaction of all liabilities. All documents subsequently filed by us pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall also be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and made a part hereof from the date of the filing of such documents. Item 4. Description of Securities. - ----------------------------------- (c) See Item 3(c) above. Item 5. Interest of Named Experts and Counsel. - ----------------------------------------------- Leonard W. Burningham, Esq., who has prepared this Registration Statement, the 2004 Plan and an Opinion regarding the authorization, issuance and fully-paid and non-assessable status of our securities covered by this Registration Statement, presently owns no shares of our common stock and is not deemed to be an affiliate of ours or a person associated with an affiliate of ours. He may be entitled to participate in the 2004 Plan; however, his participation is not anticipated at this time. Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Executive Officers. - ------------------------------------------------------------- Section 7-109-102 of the Colorado Corporations and Associations Act, (the "Colorado Code") authorizes a Colorado corporation to indemnify any director against liability incurred in any proceeding if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. Unless limited by the Articles of Incorporation, Section 7-109-105 authorizes a director to apply for indemnification to the court conducting the proceeding or another court of competent jurisdiction. Section 7-109-107 extends this right to officers of a corporation as well. Unless limited by the Articles of Incorporation, Section 7-109-103 requires that a corporation indemnify a director who was wholly successful in defending any proceeding to which he or she was a party against reasonable expenses incurred in connection therewith. Unless limited by the Articles of Incorporation, Section 7-109-107 extends this protection to officers of a corporation as well. Pursuant to Section 7-109-104, the corporation may advance a director's expenses incurred in defending any action or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking and a written affirmation of his or her good faith belief that he or she has met the standard of conduct specified in Section 7- 109-102. Unless limited by the Articles of Incorporation, Section 7-109-107 extends this protection to officers of a corporation as well. Regardless of whether a director, officer, employee or agent has the right to indemnity under the Colorado Code, Section 7-109-108 allows the corporation to purchase and maintain insurance on his or her behalf against liability resulting from his or her corporate role. Article VIII of our Company's Bylaws reiterates the provisions of Section 7-109-102 of the Colorado Code, and extends this protection to officers and employees of our Company. Article VIII also provides that a judgment or conviction, whether based upon a plea of guilty or nolo contendere or its equivalent, or after trial, shall not in and of itself be deemed to be an adjudication that such director, officer or employee is liable to our Company for negligence or misconduct in the performance of his or her duties. This determination can be made, at the option of the director, officer or employee seeking indemnification in any of the following manners: (a) order of the court or administrative agency having jurisdiction of the action, suit or proceeding; (b) resolution of a majority of the non-interested members of the Board of Directors; (c) if there is no quorum after excluding interested directors, by majority resolution of a committee of non-interested stockholders and directors appointed by the Board of Directors; (d) resolution of a majority of the quorum directors at any meeting; or (e) an order of any court having jurisdiction over our Company. Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed. - --------------------------------------------- None. Item 8. Exhibits. - ------------------ Exhibit Number - ------ 5.1 Opinion regarding Legality 5.2 S-8 Memorandum for Plan Participants 23.1 Consent of Leonard W. Burningham, Esq. 23.2 Consent of Pritchett, Siler & Hardy, P.C. Certified Public Accountants 23.3 Consent of Gregory & Eldridge, CPA, Certified Public Accountants 99.1 2004 Stock Option Plan Item 9. Undertakings. - ---------------------- The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: (a) (1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement: (i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act"); (ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement; and (iii) To include any additional or changed material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement; provided, however, only to the extent required by the general rules and regulations of the Commission. (2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. (3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering. (b) That for purposes of determining any liability under the 1933 Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. (c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act, as amended, may be permitted to directors, executive officers and controlling persons of the Registrant as outlined above or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, executive officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, executive officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question of whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on the date or dates appearing opposite the respective signatures hereto. REGISTRANT: Date: 08/17/04 By /s/ Christopher J. Spencer -------- -------------------------- Christopher J. Spencer President and Director Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons (who constitute all of the members of the Board of Directors of the Registrant) in the capacities and on the date indicated. Date: 08/17/04 /s/ Christopher J. Spencer -------- -------------------------- Christopher J. Spencer CEO, President and Director Date: 08/17/04 /s/ Armen Geronian -------- -------------------------- Armen Geronian Assistant Secretary and Director Date: 08/17/04 /s/ Gordon Berry -------- -------------------------- Gordon Berry Director Date: 08/16/04 /s/ Alan Costilo -------- -------------------------- Alan Costilo Director Securities and Exchange Commission File No. 333-69415 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 EXHIBITS TO FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 WIZZARD SOFTWARE CORPORATION EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number - ------- 5.1 Opinion regarding Legality 5.2 S-8 Memorandum for Plan Participants 23.1 Consent of Leonard W. Burningham, Esq. 23.2 Consent of Pritchett, Siler & Hardy, P.C. Certified Public Accountants 23.3 Consent of Gregory & Eldridge, CPA Certified Public Accountants 99.1 2004 Stock Option Plan EX-5 2 lwbopn.txt (Letterhead of Leonard W. Burningham, Esq.) August 18, 2004 Wizzard Software Corportaion 424 Gold Way Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213 Re: Opinion concerning the legality of the securities to be issued pursuant to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 to be filed by Wizzard Software Corporation, a Colorado corporation Board of Directors: As counsel for Wizzard Software Corporation, a Colorado corporation (the "Company"), and in connection with the issuance of 200,000 shares of the Company's $0.001 par value common stock (the "Securities") to those persons who participate in the Company's 2004 Stock Option Plan ("Plan Participants"), a copy of which is incorporated herein by reference (the "2004 Plan"), I have been asked to render an opinion as to the legality of these Securities, which are to be covered by a Registration Statement to be filed by the Company on Form S-8 of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"), and as to which this opinion is to be filed as an exhibit. As you are aware, no services to be performed and billed to you which are in any way related to a "capital raising" transaction may be paid by the issuance of Securities pursuant to the 2004 Plan; and none can be services that promote or maintain a market for the Securities. My Memorandum in this respect, a copy of which is Exhibit 5.2 to the Registration Statement, must be delivered to each of the Plan Participants, along with copies of the 2004 Plan and all reports of the Company that have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission during the past 12 months. In connection with rendering my opinion, which is set forth below, I have reviewed and examined originals or copies of the following documents, to-wit: 1. Articles of Incorporation and all amendments thereto; 2. Bylaws; 3. The Company's reports and, or registration statements that have been filed with the Commission fir the past 12 months. 4. A copy of the 2004 Plan; and 5. The Unanimous Consent of the Board of Directors adopting the 2004 Plan, designating the name of the 2004 Plan and the name, address and telephone number of the 2004 Plan's Agent. I have also examined various other documents, books, records, instruments and certificates of public officials, directors, executive officers and agents of the Company, and have made such investigations as I have deemed reasonable, necessary or prudent under the circumstances. Also, in rendering this opinion, I have reviewed various statutes and judicial precedence as I have deemed relevant or necessary. Further, as counsel for the Company, I have discussed the items relied upon in rendering this opinion and the documents I have examined with one or more directors and executive officers of the Company, and in all instances, I have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of natural persons, the authenticity of all documents submitted to me as originals, the conformity with the original documents of all documents submitted to me as certified or photostatic copies and the authenticity of the originals of such copies. I have further assumed that the recipients of these Securities under the 2004 Plan will have paid the consideration required under the terms of the 2004 Plan prior to the issuance of the Securities, and that none of the services performed by the recipients shall be related to "capital raising" transactions or will be services that promote or maintain a market in the Company's Securities. I have also relied on your representations that you will provide the individual Plan Participants with a copy of the 2004 Plan and have or will provide them with the website of the Commission for viewing the materials referred to in paragraphs 3 and 4 above, or will personally provide them with copies of this documentation. Based upon the foregoing and in reliance thereon, it is my opinion that, subject to the limitations set forth in the 2004 Plan, the Securities to be issued pursuant to the 2004 Plan will, upon their issuance and delivery to the recipients thereof, after receipt of full payment therefor, be deemed duly and validly authorized, legally issued and fully paid and non-assessable under the Colorado Corporations and Associations Act. This opinion is expressly limited in scope to the Securities described herein and which are to be expressly covered by the above referenced Registration Statement and does not cover any subsequent issuances of any securities to be made in the future pursuant to any other plans, if any, pertaining to services performed in the future. Any such transactions are required to be included in a new Registration Statement or a post-effective amendment to the above referenced Registration Statement, which will be required to include a revised or a new opinion concerning the legality of the securities to be issued. Further, this opinion is limited to the corporate laws of the State of Colorado and the securities laws, rules and regulations of the United States, and I express no opinion with respect to the laws of any other jurisdiction. I consent to the filing of this opinion with the Commission as an exhibit to the above referenced Registration Statement; however, this opinion is not to be used, circulated, quoted or otherwise referred to for any other purpose without my prior written consent. This opinion is based upon my knowledge of the law and facts as of the date hereof, and I assume no duty to communicate with you with respect to any matter which may hereafter come to my attention. Yours very sincerely, /s/ Leonard W. Burningham Leonard W. Burningham LWB/bcb cc: Wizzard Software Corporation EX-5 3 memo.txt SUMMARY Securities Act Release No. 33-7646, dated February 26, 1999, Regarding Registration of Securities on Form S-8 Purpose: To clarify that S-8 is not available to consultants and advisors who directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market in the issuer's securities, declaring that these persons take from an issuer with a view of distribution and are therefore "statutory underwriters" (who presumably would not have an exemption for the resale of securities issued in these types of transactions [Section 4(l) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), the exemption relied upon for secondary sales of securities, is not available to "issuers, underwriters or dealers" in securities]). Background: Effective April 7, 1999, the availability of S-8's streamlined registration process will be restricted to deter the abuse of the Form to make sales to the general public through so-called "consultants" and "advisors," and to eliminate registration on the Form to "stock promoters." S-8 eliminated a need to file a prospectus that duplicated information usually available to plan participants who were being compensated by the issuance of securities rather than cash, and it reflected the Commission's distinction between offerings made to employees for compensatory reasons and offerings made for capital raising. The Commission reasoned that the relationship of the employee to the issuer provided the employee with a familiarity of the issuer's business sufficient to justify the abbreviated disclosure, which would not be adequate in a capital raising, transaction. The 1990 amendment included "consultants," whom the Commission found no reason to distinguish with regular employees, for bona fide non-capital raising services rendered. Abuses: Since 1990, the Form has been used to distribute securities to the public without the protections to investors of registration under Section 5 of the Act. Securities are often issued to so-called "consultants" for nominal services, with pre- arrangements for exercise and distribution to the public in underlying markets. Often the options granted are exercised to provide funds to the issuer or the proceeds of the sales are for the payment of debts of the issuer that are not related to any of the services provided by the consultants. The initial registration of the shares underlying these options did not register the public "capital raising" transaction which actually takes place in the secondary sales. In these instances, the employee or consultant acts as a conduit to the public, and the shares are not actually issued as compensation for services, for which the Form is solely intended. Securities have also been issued to consultants whose services are to promote the issuer's securities. This practice invites fraud by providing inexpensive compensation to persons who hype the securities of the issuer and expand the issuer's market through resales by these and other persons. Through its recent amendments to Form S-8, the Commission has sought to curb these practices, while maintaining, to the extent possible, the initial intent of the Form, i.e., the registration of compensatory transactions between the issuer and consultants and advisors who render bona fide services outside "capital raising," circumstances, as well as to traditional employees. Amendments: The Form's availability is for employees or employees of subsidiaries, pursuant to any employee benefit plan. An "employee" is defined to include a consultant or advisor who provides bona fide services to the issuer other than in capital raising transactions. Like the traditional employee, the consultant or advisor must be a natural person, and there must be a contract between the issuer and the consultant or advisor. The Commission has determined that "capital raising" includes (i) compensation for any service that directly or indirectly promotes or maintains a market for the issuer's securities, or (ii) where the securities are issued to persons who act as conduits for a distribution to the general public. Securities issued to persons who promote the issuer's securities are outside of the Form. Securities cannot be issued to any one who directly or indirectly promotes or maintains a market in the issuer's securities. Issuers cannot use the Form for the issuance of securities to consultants and advisors whose services relate to potential capital restructuring because this service is a predicate to "capital raising" and market maintenance; however, services rendered in structuring the compensation scheme would be included under the Form. Public relations services are also prohibited as the Commission believes these services enhance and expand the market of the issuer and its securities. Rule 701 Amendments: Effective April 7, 1999, the Commission amended Rule 701 to harmonize the definition of "consultants and advisors" permitted to use the Rule to the narrower definition of Form S-8. As revised, securities promoters will clearly be excluded from the scope of persons eligible to use Rule 701. EX-23 4 lwbcon.txt (Letterhead of Leonard W. Burningham, Esq.) August 18, 2004 U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 450 5th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20549 Re: Consent to be named in the S-8 Registration Statement of Wizzard Software Corporation, a Colorado corporation (the "Registrant"), SEC File No. 000-33381, to be filed on or about August 4, 2004, covering the registration and issuance of 200,000 shares of common stock to participants in the Company's 2004 Stock Option Plan Ladies and Gentlemen: I hereby consent to be named in the above referenced Registration Statement, and to have my opinion appended as Exhibit No. 23.1 thereto. Sincerely yours, /s/ Leonard W. Burningham Leonard W. Burningham cc: Wizzard Software Corporation EX-23 5 consentp.txt [Letterhead of Pritchett, Siler & Hardy, P.C.] CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference into the accompanying Registration Statement of Form S-8 for Wizzard Software Corporation, a Colorado Corporation (the "Registrant"), of our report dated January 24, 2003, except for Note 14 as to which the Date is March 31, 2003, relating to the December 31, 2002 financial statements of Wizzard Software Corporation which appears in the Annual Report on Form 10-KSB of Wizzard Software Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2003. /s/ Pritchett, Siler & Hardy, P.C. PRITCHETT, SILER & HARDY, P.C. Salt Lake City, Utah August 16, 2004 EX-23 6 consentg.txt [Letterhead of Gregory and Associates, LLC, CPA] INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT August 16, 2004 U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 450 5th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20549 Re: Consent to be named in the S-8 Registration Statement of Wizzard Software Corporation, a Colorado corporation (the "Registrant"), SEC File No. 000-33381, to be filed on or about August 4, 2004, covering the registration and issuance of 200,000 shares of common stock to participants in the Company's 2004 Stock Option Plan Ladies and Gentlemen: We hereby consent to the use of our audit report dated January 23, 2004, except for Note 14 as to which the date is February 28, 2004, that is contained in the Company's 10-KSB Annual Report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 26, 2004 in the above referenced Registration Statement. We also consent to the use of our name as experts in such Registration Statement. /s/ Gregory and Associates Gregory and Associates, LLC, Certified Public Accountants EX-99 7 stock.txt Wizzard Software Corporation 2004 Stock Option Plan 1. Purpose. The purpose of the Wizzard Software Corporation 2004 Stock Option Plan is to induce certain designated persons to continue to provide valuable services to Wizzard Software Corporation (the "Company") and to encourage such person to secure or increase on reasonable terms their stock ownership in the Company. The Board of Directors of the Company believes the Plan is in the best interest of the Company and will promote the success of the Company. This success will be achieved by encouraging continuity of management and increased incentive and personal interest in the welfare of the Company by those who are primarily responsible for shaping and implementing the long-range plans of the Company. Certain Options granted under this Plan are intended to be Incentive Stock Options qualified under Section 422 of the Code. The Plan also permits the grant of Nonqualified Stock Options. 2. Definitions. For purposes of this Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated below: (a) "Capital Stock" or "Common Stock": any of the Company's authorized but unissued shares of common stock. (b) "Code": the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time. (c) "Fair Market Value": the price per share determined by the Board of Directors at the time any Option is granted. Fair Market Value of Incentive Stock Options shall be determined consistent with the Code and regulations. (d) "Incentive Stock Option": an option defined in Section 422 of the Code to purchase shares of the Common Stock of the Company. (e) "Non-Qualified Stock Option": an option, not intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option as defined in Section 422 of the Code, to purchase Common Stock of the Company. (f) "Option": the term shall refer to a Stock Option granted under this Plan. (g) "Option Agreement": a written agreement pursuant to which the Company grants an Option to an Optionee and sets the terms and conditions of the Option. (h) "Option Date": the date upon which an Option Agreement for an option granted pursuant to this Plan is duly executed by or on behalf of the Company. (i) "Option Stock": the Common Stock of the Company (subject to adjustment as described in Section 7) reserved for options pursuant to this Plan, or any other class of stock of the Company which may be substituted therefore by exchange, stock split or otherwise. (j) "Optionee": a person who is eligible to receive an Option under Section 5 of the Plan and to whom an Option has been granted under the Plan. (k) "Plan": this Wizzard Software Corporation 2004 Stock Option Plan effective August 21, 2004, and as amended hereafter from time to time. (l) A "Subsidiary": any corporation in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company, if, at the time of granting the option, each of the corporations other than the last corporation in the chain owns stock possessing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain. The term shall include any subsidiaries which become such after adoption of this Plan. 3. Options Available Under Plan. An aggregate of 200,000 shares of the Company's authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock are hereby made available for grant, and shall be reserved for issuance, under this Plan. The aggregate number of shares available under this Plan shall be subject to adjustment on the occurrence of any of the events and in the manner set forth in Section 7. If an Option shall expire or terminate for any reason without having been exercised in full, the unpurchased shares, shall (unless the Plan shall have been terminated) become available for other Options under the Plan. 4. Administration. The Plan shall be administered by the Board of Directors of the Company. At all times subject to the authority of the Board of Directors, the Board of Directors may from time to time delegate some or all of its authority under the Plan to a committee consisting of three (3) or more Directors (the "Committee"), and/or obtain assistance or recommendations from such Committee. If no separate committee is appointed, the Board shall constitute the Committee, and references to the Committee shall include the entire Board of Directors. The Company shall grant Options pursuant to the Plan upon determinations of the Committee as to which of the eligible persons shall be granted Options, the number of shares to be Optioned and the term during which any such Options may be exercised. At all times, a majority of the members of the Committee making determinations about the grant of Options to employee-directors or employee-officers must be disinterested in the grant being made. The Committee may from time to time adopt rules and procedures for carrying out the Plan and interpretations and constructions of any provision of the Plan, which shall be final and conclusive. 5. Eligibility for Stock Options. Incentive Stock Options under the Plan may only be granted to such employees of the Company or any Subsidiary thereof, as selected by the Committee. Non-Qualified Stock Options may be granted to key employees, non-employee directors and any other persons providing valuable services to the Corporation. In selecting the employees or other persons to whom Stock Options shall be granted, as well as determining the number of shares subject to each Option, the Committee shall take into consideration such factors as it deems relevant in connection with accomplishing the purpose of the Plan. For any calendar year, the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at the Option Date) of the stock with respect to which any Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by any individual employee (under all Incentive Stock Option plans of the Company and all subsidiary corporations) shall not exceed $100,000. Subject to the provisions of Section 3, an optionee who has been granted an Option may, if he or she is otherwise eligible, be granted an additional Option or Options if the Committee shall so determine. Any Incentive Stock Option that becomes exercisable and exceeds the above limitation shall be treated as a Non-Qualified Option. No Stock Option may be granted under this Plan later than the expiration of ten (10) years from the Effective Date. 6. Terms and Conditions of Options. Whenever the Committee shall designate an Optionee, it shall communicate to the Secretary of the Company the name of the Optionee, the number of shares to be Optioned and such other terms and conditions as it shall determine, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Plan. The President or other officer of the Company shall then enter into an Option Agreement with the Optionee, complying with and subject to the following terms and conditions and setting forth such other terms and conditions of the Option as determined by the Committee: (a) Number of shares and option price. The Option Agreement shall state the total number of shares to which it pertains. The price of Incentive Stock Option Stock shall be not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of the Option Stock at the Option Date. In the event an Incentive Stock Option is granted to an employee, who, at the Option Date, owns more than ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes of the Company's stock then outstanding, the price of the shares of Option Stock which will be covered by such Option shall be not less than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value of the Option Stock at the Option Date. Non-Qualified Options may be granted at a price equal to, greater than or less than Fair Market Value at the date of grant. The Option price shall be subject to adjustment as provided in Section 7 hereof. (b) Period of options and right to exercise. Options granted under this Plan shall be subject to such terms and conditions, shall be exercisable at such times and shall be evidenced by such form of written Option Agreement as the Committee shall determine, provided that such determinations are not inconsistent with Code Section 422 and the regulations thereunder. The Option Agreement may, at the discretion of the Committee, provide for the acceleration of vesting of Options upon a "Change in Control" of the Company, as defined in Section 6(h) below. In addition, no Option granted, shall by its terms, be exercisable after the expiration of ten (10) years from the date such Option is granted. Except, however, Incentive Stock Options granted to any employee who at the Option Date owns more than ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all shares of the classes of Company's stock then outstanding, may not be exercisable after expiration of five (5) years from the Option Date. The period during which the Option may be exercised, once it is granted, shall not be reduced, except as provided in paragraphs (c), (d) and (e) below. The exercise of any Option will be contingent upon receipt by the Company of payment as provided in paragraph (f) below for the full purchase price of such shares. No Optionee or his or her legal representatives, legatees or distributees, as the case may be, will be, or will be deemed to be, a holder of any shares subject to an Option unless and until certificates for such shares are issued under the terms of the Plan. (c) Termination of Employment or Service. Unless the Option Agreement otherwise provides, in the event that an Optionee shall cease to be employed by (or performing services for, in the event of a Non-Qualified Stock Option) the Company for any reason other than death, subject to the condition that no Incentive Stock Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of ten (10) years from the date it is granted, such Optionee shall have the right to exercise any outstanding Options at any time within three (3) months after the termination of employment (or service in the case of a Non-Qualified Stock Option). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a disabled employee or other Optionee, the Board of Directors at its discretion may permit exercise of Options within one year of termination of employment). In the event an Optionee shall cease to be employed, or in the case of an independent consultant, shall cease to provide services to the Company, for "cause," any outstanding Options in favor of such Optionee shall immediately terminate and such Optionee shall have no right to exercise any such Options. For purposes of this Plan, the terms "disability "and "cause" shall have the meanings ascribed such terms in the employment or independent consulting agreements between the Company and any such Optionees. (d) Death of Optionee. If the Optionee holding a "Qualified Stock Options" shall die (i) while in the employ of or while providing services to the Company or any Subsidiary, or (ii) within a period of three (3) months after the termination of his or her employment with the Company or any subsidiary as provided in paragraph (c) of this section, and in either case shall not have fully exercised his or her Options, any Options granted pursuant to the Plan shall be exercisable until the earlier of the originally stated date of termination or one year from the date of death. Such Option shall be exercised pursuant to subparagraph (f) of this Section by the person or persons to whom the Optionee's rights under the Option shall pass by the Optionee's will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and only to the extent that such Options were exercisable at the time of his or her death. (e) Transfer of Option. Each Option granted hereunder shall, by its terms, not be transferable by the Optionee other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and shall be, during the Optionee's lifetime, exercisable only by the Optionee. Except as permitted by the preceding sentence, each Option granted under the Plan and the rights and privileges thereby conferred shall not be transferred, assigned or pledged in any way (whether by operation of law or otherwise), and shall not be subject to execution, attachment or similar process. Upon any attempt to so transfer, assign, pledge, or otherwise dispose of the Option, or of any right or privilege conferred thereby, contrary to the provisions of the Option or the Plan, or upon levy of any attachment or similar process upon such rights and privileges, the Option, and such rights and privileges, shall immediately become null and void. (f) Manner of Exercise of Options. An Option may be exercised, in whole or in part, at such time or times and with respect to such number of shares, as the Board of Directors, in its sole discretion, shall determine at the time that the Option is granted. The Option terms shall be set forth in the Option Agreement granting the Option. Such Option shall be exercisable only within the Option period and only by (i) written notice to the Company of intent to exercise the Option with respect to a specified number of shares of stock; (ii) tendering the original Option Agreement to the Company; and (iii) payment to the Company of the amount of the Option purchase price for the number of shares of stock with respect to which the Option is then exercised. Payment of the Option purchase price may be made in cash, by cashier's check (by personal check at the discretion of the Company) or by a "cashless exercise" procedure established between the Company and a stock brokerage firm, subject to compliance with applicable securities laws. When shares of stock are issued to the Optionee pursuant to the exercise of an Option, the fact of such issuance shall be noted on the Option Agreement by the Company before the Agreement is returned to the Optionee. When all shares of Optioned stock covered by the Option Agreement have been issued to the Optionee, or the Option shall expire, the Option Agreement shall be canceled and retained by the Company. (g) Delivery of Certificate. As promptly as practicable after receipt of the written notice and payment specified above, the Company shall deliver to the Optionee certificates for the number of shares with respect to which the Option has been exercised, issued in the Optionee's name; provided, however, that such delivery shall be deemed effected for all purposes when the Company, or the stock transfer agent for the Company, shall have deposited such certificates in the United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the Optionee at the address specified in the written notice of exercise. (h) Change in Control. A "Change in Control" shall, unless the Board otherwise directs by resolution adopted prior thereto, be deemed to occur if (i) any "person" (as that term is used in Sections 13 and 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended ("Exchange Act")) is or becomes the beneficial owner (as that term is used in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of 50% or more of the voting Capital Stock of the Company ("Voting Stock") or (ii) during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof, unless the election or the nomination for election by the Company's shareholders of each new director was approved by a vote of at least three-quarters of the directors then still in office who were directors at the beginning of the period. Any merger, consolidation or corporate reorganization in which the owners of the Company's capital stock entitled to vote in the election of directors prior to said combination, own 50% or more of the resulting entity's Voting Stock shall not, by itself, be considered a change in control for the purposes of this Plan. (i) Other Provisions. The Option Agreements authorized under this Section shall contain such other provisions as the Committee shall deem advisable. 7. Adjustment of Number of Shares. If, and to the extent that, the number of issued shares of the Capital Stock of the Company shall be increased or reduced by change in par value, recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split up, distribution of a dividend payable in stock or the like, the number of shares subject to the Option and the Option price therefore shall be equitably adjusted by the Committee consistent with such change to prevent substantial dilution or enlargement of the rights granted to or available to Optionees. Subject to the foregoing, the grant of an Option pursuant to the Plan shall not affect in any way the right or power of the Company to make adjustments, reclassifications, reorganizations, or changes of its capital or business structure or to merge or to consolidate or to dissolve, liquidate or sell, or transfer all or any part of its business or assets. 8. No Rights as Stockholder. An Optionee shall not, by reason of any Option granted hereunder, have any right of a stockholder of the Company with respect to the shares covered by his or her Option until such shares shall have been issued to the Optionee. 9. No Obligation to Exercise Option. The granting of an Option shall impose no obligation upon the Optionee to exercise such Option. Neither shall the Plan confer upon the Optionee any rights respecting continued employment nor limit the Optionee's rights or the employer Company's rights to terminate such employment. 10. Withholding Taxes. If required by law, upon a disqualified disposition of an Incentive Stock Option, the Company shall have the right to require any Optionee that is or was an employee as of the Option Date, to remit to the Company an amount sufficient to satisfy any federal and state withholding or other employment taxes, if any, resulting from such option exercise or early disposition of Option Stock. Payment of such amount may be made in the same manner as payment of the exercise price or by tendering previously owned shares of the Company's Common Stock with a Fair Market Value on the date of exercise equal to such amount, subject to compliance with applicable securities laws. 11. Common Stock Acquired for Investment. Common Stock acquired by an Optionee under this Plan by exercise of any Option shall be acquired by the Optionee for investment and without intention of resale, unless, in the opinion of counsel of the Company, such common stock may be purchased without any investment representation. Where an investment representation is deemed necessary, the Committee may require a written representation to that effect by the Optionee as a condition of the Optionee exercising an Option under this Plan, and the Committee may place an appropriate legend on the common stock issued to the Optionee indicating that such common stock has not been registered under federal or state securities laws. Each Option shall be subject to the requirement that if, at any time, the Committee shall determine in its discretion that the listing, registration or qualification of the shares subject to such Option upon any securities exchange or under any state or federal law, or the consent or approval of any governmental regulatory body, is necessary or desirable as a condition of, or in connection with, the granting of such Option or the issuance or purchase of shares thereunder, then such Option shall not be granted or exercised in whole or in part unless such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval shall have been effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Committee. Nothing contained herein shall require the Company to register the Options or the shares of voting common stock purchased upon the exercise of said Options. 12. Effective Date. This Plan shall be effective September 25, 2004 (the "Effective Date") as approved by the Board of Directors, subject to approval by the shareholders of the Company. However, unless within 12 months after the Plan is adopted by the Board of Directors, the Plan is approved by the vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding Capital Stock of the Company, the Plan and options granted hereunder shall not qualify under Section 422 of the Code. All subsequent stock options granted hereunder will be Non-Qualified Stock Options. All Options granted prior to disqualification of the Plan for failure to obtain shareholder approval shall be converted to Non-Qualified Stock Options. 13. Liquidation. Upon the complete liquidation of the Company, any unexercised Options theretofore granted under this Plan shall be deemed canceled, except as otherwise provided in Section 7 in connection with a merger, consolidation or reorganization of the Company. 14. Termination and Amendment of the Plan. This Plan shall terminate ten (10) years after the Effective Date or at such earlier time as the Board of Directors shall determine. Any termination shall not affect any Options then outstanding under the Plan. The Board may make such modifications of the Plan as it shall deem advisable, but may not, without further approval of the stockholders of the Company, except as provided in Section 7 hereof, (a) increase the number of shares reserved for Options under this Plan, (b) change the manner of determining the Option price for Incentive Stock Options, (c) increase the maximum term of the Options provided for herein or (d) change the class of persons eligible to receive Options under the Plan. 15. Governing law. The Plan shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Colorado without reference to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----