-----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, BpyIJtfY9Z7Y/kmIKhecEfxnP94Vbb1E0bKO9dt8wD4ugoy6n5iwtklJvBvXctYe +2/N763SItwx/ueSPOGVpg== 0001193125-07-149367.txt : 20070703 0001193125-07-149367.hdr.sgml : 20070703 20070703171559 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-07-149367 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 7 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20070627 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20070703 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070703 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: QUEPASA CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001078099 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-ADVERTISING [7310] IRS NUMBER: 860879433 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NV FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-33105 FILM NUMBER: 07961805 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 7550 E REDFIELD ROAD STREET 2: SUITE A CITY: SCOTTSDALE STATE: AZ ZIP: 85260 BUSINESS PHONE: 408-348-2665 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 7550 E REDFIELD ROAD STREET 2: SUITE A CITY: SCOTTSDALE STATE: AZ ZIP: 85260 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: QUEPASA COM INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19990310 8-K 1 d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


Form 8-K

 


Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 27, 2007

 


QUEPASA Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


Commission File Number: 001-33105

 

Nevada   86-0879433

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

7550 E. Redfield Rd.

Scottsdale, AZ 85260

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

480-348-2665

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 


Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 



Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On June 27, 2007, Quepasa Corporation (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders. At this meeting, the stockholders, upon the recommendation of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), approved the Company’s 2006 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2006 Plan”). The 2006 Plan provides for various types of equity awards that may be made to officers, other employees and key individuals, directors, and consultants. The types of awards authorized under the 2006 Plan include incentive stock options, nonqualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, performance shares, and stock. A total of 4,414,925 shares of our common stock are reserved for issuance pursuant to the awards. The 2006 Plan also allows for awards that qualify as performance-based pay. The Compensation Committee of Quepasa’s Board selects award recipients and administers the 2006 Plan. In accordance with the terms of the 2006 Plan, the Compensation Committee has delegated limited authority to grant options to purchase the Company’s common stock to Robert B. Stearns, the Company’s Chairman of the Board and CEO, subject to certain limitations. The 2006 Plan will terminate on June 27, 2017.

Prior to the approval of the 2006 Plan, certain employees of the Company were granted options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock under the 2006 Plan, subject to stockholder approval of the 2006 Plan, and with the stockholder approval of the 2006 Plan, such grants of options became effective. Charles B. Mathews, the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, a “named executive officer” from the Company’s proxy statement relating to its June 27, 2007 annual meeting of shareholders, was granted 30,000 options to purchase the Company’s common stock.

The description of the 2006 Plan contained herein is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the 2006 Plan. In addition, a more detailed description of the 2006 Plan is contained in the Proxy Statement for the Company’s 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and is incorporated herein by this reference.

A copy of the Company’s 2006 Plan is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and the forms of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement and Incentive Stock Option Agreement are attached hereto as Exhibits 10.2 and 10.3, respectively.

 

Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year

On June 27, 2007, the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to provide for the classification of the Board. A copy of the amendment to the Articles of Incorporation is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 3.1. On March 29, 2007, the Company’s Board approved an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Bylaws”) to provide for the classification of the Board in order to make the Bylaws consistent with the amendment to the Articles of Incorporation. This amendment became effective on June 27, 2007, with the stockholders’ approval of the amendment to the Articles of Incorporation. A copy of the amended Bylaws is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 3.2. As a result of the approval of the amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, Lionel Sosa and Dr. Jill Syverson-Stork were elected as Class I directors to serve until the 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, Malcolm Jozoff and Michael Matte were elected as Class II directors to serve until the 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, and Robert B. Stearns, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, and Alonso Ancira were elected as Class III directors to serve until the 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit

Number

 

Description

  

Page or Method of Filing

3.1   Amendment to Quepasa Corporation Articles of Incorporation    Filed herewith
3.2   Quepasa Corporation Amended and Restated Bylaws, as amended as of June 27, 2007    Filed herewith


10.1   Quepasa Corporation 2006 Stock Incentive Plan    Filed herewith
10.2   Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement    Filed herewith
10.3   Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement    Filed herewith


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

    QUEPASA Corporation  
Date July 3, 2007    

/s/ Charles B. Mathews

 
    Charles B. Mathews  
    Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer  


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number
 

Description

  

Page or Method of Filing

  3.1   Amendment to Quepasa Corporation Articles of Incorporation    Filed herewith
  3.2   Quepasa Corporation Amended and Restated Bylaws, as amended as of June 27, 2007    Filed herewith
10.1   Quepasa Corporation 2006 Stock Incentive Plan    Filed herewith
10.2   Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement    Filed herewith
10.3   Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement    Filed herewith
EX-3.1 2 dex31.htm QUEPASA CORPORATION ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, AS AMENDED AS OF JUNE 27, 2007 Quepasa Corporation Articles of Incorporation, as amended as of June 27, 2007

Exhibit 3.1

 

LOGO   ROSS MILLER
  Secretary of State
  204 North Carson Street, Ste 1
  Carson City, Nevada 89701-4299
  (775) 684 5708
  Website: secretaryofstate.biz

Certificate of Amendment

(PURSUANT TO NRS 78.385 AND 78.390)

 

USE BLACK INK ONLY - DO NOT HIGHLIGHT

  ABOVE SPACE IS FOR OFFICE USE ONLY

Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation

For Nevada Profit Corporations

(Pursuant to NRS 78.385 and 78.390 - After Issuance of Stock)

1. Name of corporation:

QUEPASA CORPORATION

2. The articles have been amended as follows (provide article numbers, if available):

That at the Corporation’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on June 27, 2007, upon the recommendation of the : Corporation’s Board of Directors, at least a majority of the Corporation’s stockholders approved the following amendment to Article V (the “Amendment”) of the Corporation’s Articles of Incorporation, as amended:

(CONTINUATION ATTACHED)

3. The vote by which the stockholders holding shares in the corporation entitling them to exercise at least a majority of the voting power, or such greater proportion of the voting power as may be required in the case of a vote by classes or series, or as may be required by the provisions of the* articles of incorporation have voted in favor of the amendment is: MAJORITY

 

4. Effective date of filing (optional):   
   (must not be later than 90 days after the certificate is filed)

5. Officer Signature (Required): /s/ Robert B. Stearns

*lf any proposed amendment would alter or change any preference or any relative or other right given to any class or series of outstanding shares, then the amendment must be approved by the vote, in addition to the affirmative vote otherwise required, of the holders of shares representing a majority of the voting power of each class or series affected by the amendment regardless of limitations or restrictions on the voting power thereof.

IMPORTANT: Failure to include any of the above information and submit the proper fees may cause this filing to be rejected.

 

This form must be accompanied by appropriate fees.

  

Nevada Secretary of State AM 78.385 Amend 2007

Revised on: 01/01/07


CONTINUATION LANGUAGE FOR

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT TO THE

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

OF QUEPASA CORPORATION

“FIFTH, (a) The members of the governing board of the Corporation shall be known as directors. The number of directors shall not be less than one (1) pursuant to NRS Section 78.115. The number (including any increases and decreases) of directors shall be as set forth in the bylaws of the Corporation.

(b) The directors shall be classified, with respect to the time for which they severally hold office, into three classes, Class I, Class II, and Class III; provided, that the directors in each class shall be as nearly equal in number as possible. When the number of directors is changed, the Board of Directors shall determine the class or classes to which the increased or decreased number of directors shall be apportioned, provided that no decrease in the number of directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent director. The classification shall be such that the term of one class shall expire each succeeding year. The terms, classifications, qualifications and election of the Board of Directors and the filling of vacancies thereon shall be as provided herein and in the Bylaws. Each initial director in Class I shall hold office for a term expiring at the 2008 annual meeting of stockholders; each initial director in Class II shall hold office for a term expiring at the 2009 annual meeting of stockholders; and each initial director in Class III shall hold office for a term expiring at the 2010 annual meeting of stockholders. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Article Fifth, each director shall serve until such director’s successor is duly elected and qualified or until such director’s death, resignation or removal. At each annual meeting of stockholders, the successors to the class of directors whose term expires at that meeting shall be elected to hold office for a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders held in the third year following the year of their election and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified or until any such director’s earlier death, resignation or removal. Any vacancies or newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors shall be filled, for the unexpired term, by the remaining directors, by the affirmative vote of a majority thereof (whether or not a quorum). Any director so chosen shall hold office for the unexpired portion of the term of the class of directors in which the new directorship was created or the vacancy occurred and until his or her successor shall have been elected and qualified or until any such director’s earlier death, resignation or removal.

Any director or directors may be removed from office at any time, but only by the affirmative vote, at a duly constituted meeting called for such purpose, of the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of each class of shares entitled to vote as a separate class on such matter, but only if such


proposal was contained in the notice of such meeting. At least 30 days prior to such meeting of stockholders, written notice shall be sent to the director or directors whose removal will be considered at such meeting.

Subsection (b) of this Article Fifth may not be amended unless first approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of each class of shares entitled to vote as a separate class on such matter.”

EX-3.2 3 dex32.htm QUEPASA CORPORATION AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS, AS AMENDED AS OF JUNE 27, 2007 Quepasa Corporation Amended and Restated Bylaws, as amended as of June 27, 2007

Exhibit 3.2

AMENDED AND RESTATED

BYLAWS

OF

QUEPASA CORPORATION

(As of June 27, 2007)

I. REFERENCES TO CERTAIN TERMS AND CONSTRUCTION

1.01. Certain References. Any reference herein made to law shall be deemed to refer to the law of the State of Nevada, including any applicable provision of Chapter 78 of Title 7 of the Nevada Revised Statutes, or any successor statutes, as from time to time amended and in effect (sometimes referred to herein as the “Nevada General Corporation Law”). Any reference herein made to the Corporation’s Articles shall be deemed to refer to its Articles of Incorporation and all amendments thereto as at any given time on file with the Nevada Secretary of State (any reference herein to that office being intended to include any successor to the incorporating and related functions being performed by that office at the date of the initial adoption of these Bylaws). Except as otherwise required by law, the term “stockholder” as used herein shall mean one who is a holder of record of shares of the Corporation.

1.02. Seniority. The law and the Articles (in that order of precedence) shall in all respects be considered senior and superior to these Bylaws, with any inconsistency to be resolved in favor of the law and such Articles (in that order of precedence), and with these Bylaws to be deemed automatically amended from time to time to eliminate any such inconsistency which may then exist.

1.03. Computation of Time. The time during which an act is required to be done, including the time for the giving of any required notice herein, shall be computed by excluding the first day or hour, as the case may be, and including the last day or hour.

II. OFFICES

2.01. Principal Office. The principal office or place of business of the Corporation in the State of Nevada shall be the registered office of the Corporation in the State of Nevada. The Corporation may change its registered office from time to time in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Nevada General Corporation Law. The Corporation may have such other offices, either within or without the State of Nevada, as the Board of Directors may designate or as the business of the Corporation may require from time to time.

III. STOCKHOLDERS

3.01. Annual Stockholder Meeting. The annual meeting of the stockholders shall be held on such date, at such time and place, either within or without the State of Nevada, as shall be fixed by the Board of Directors and stated in the notice of the meeting, at which meetings the stockholders shall elect members of the Board of Directors by a plurality vote and transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting.

3.02. Special Stockholder Meetings. Subject to the rights of the holder of any series of preferred stock of the Corporation, unless otherwise prescribed by law or by the Articles, special meetings of the stockholders, for any purpose, may be called only by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President or Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, and shall be called by the President, the Chief Executive Officer, or the Secretary of the Corporation upon a written request signed by a majority of members of the Board of Directors (whether or not there exists any vacancy in previously authorized directorships at the time any such resolution is presented to the Board of Directors for adoption). Any business to be transacted at a special meeting of stockholders must be confined to the purposes stated in the notice of the stockholders’ meeting and to such additional matters as the chairman of the meeting may rule to be relevant to such purposes. The Board of Directors shall designate the place for any meeting


of stockholders, and if no designation is made, the stockholders’ meeting shall take place at the principal office of the Corporation.

3.03. Notice of Stockholders Meetings.

(a) Required Notice. Except as otherwise allowed or required by law, written notice stating the place, day and hour of any annual or special stockholders meeting shall be given not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days before the date of the meeting by or at the direction of the person or persons calling the meeting, to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting and to any other stockholder entitled to receive notice of the meeting by law or the Articles. Such notice may be given either personally or by sending a copy thereof through the mail, by telegraph, by private delivery service (including overnight courier), or by facsimile transmission, charges prepaid, to each stockholder at his or her address as it appears on the records of the Corporation. If the notice is sent by mail, by telegraph or by private delivery service, it shall be deemed to have been given to the person entitled thereto when deposited in the United States mail or with a telegraph office or private delivery service for transmission to such person. If the notice is sent by facsimile transmission, it shall be deemed to have been given upon transmission, if transmission occurs on a business day before 5:00 p.m. at the place of receipt, and upon the business day following transmission, if transmission occurs after 5:00 p.m.

(b) Adjourned Meeting. If any stockholders meeting is adjourned to a different date, time, or place, notice need not be given of the new date, time, and place, if the new date, time, and place are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken. But if the adjournment is for more than thirty (30) days, or if after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, then notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to such notice pursuant to Section 3.03(a).

(c) Waiver of Notice. Any stockholder may waive notice of a meeting (or any notice of any other action required to be given by the Nevada General Corporation Law, the Corporation’s Articles, or these Bylaws), at any time before, during, or after the meeting or other action, by a writing signed by the stockholder entitled to the notice. Each such waiver shall be delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with the corporate records. Attendance of a stockholder at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of the meeting, except when the stockholder attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.

(d) Contents of Notice. The notice of each special stockholders meeting shall include a description of the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called. Except as required by law or the Corporation’s Articles, the notice of an annual stockholders meeting need not include a description of the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called.

3.04. Fixing of Record Date. For the purpose of determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, or in order to make a determination of stockholders for any other proper purpose, the Board of Directors may fix a date as the record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors. In the case of determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, such record date shall not be more than sixty (60) days nor less than ten (10) days prior to the date of such meeting. In the case of determining stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting (which entitlement shall be limited as set forth in Section 3.15), the record date shall not be more than ten (10) days after the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors. In the case of determining stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights or the stockholders entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock, or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the record date shall be not more than sixty (60) days prior to such action. If no record date is so fixed by the Board of Directors, the record date for the determination of stockholders shall be as provided in the Nevada General Corporation Law.

When a determination of stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders has been made as provided in this Section 3.04, such determination shall apply to any adjournment thereof, unless the Board of Directors fixes a new record date.

3.05. Stockholder List. The officer who has charge of the stock ledger of the Corporation shall make, at least ten (10) days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the


meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address and the number of shares held by each. The stockholder list shall be available for inspection by any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, during ordinary business hours, for a period of at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting at a place within the city where the meeting is to be held, which place shall be specified in the meeting notice, or, if not so specified, at the place where the meeting is to be held. The list shall also be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof, and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present. Except as otherwise provided by law, failure to comply with this Section 3.05 shall not affect the validity of any action taken at the meeting.

3.06. Stockholder Quorum and Voting Requirements. Unless otherwise provided in the Articles, these Bylaws or as required by law:

(a) a majority of the shares entitled to vote, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at a meeting of stockholders;

(b) in all matters other than the election of directors, the affirmative vote of the majority of shares voting for or against the subject matter shall be at the act of the stockholders;

(c) directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast at the meeting; and

(d) where a separate vote by a class or classes is required, a majority of the outstanding shares of such class or classes, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum entitled to take action with respect to that vote on that matter and the affirmative vote of the majority of shares of such class or classes present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting shall be the act of such class.

Except as provided below, voting shall be by ballot on any question as to which a ballot vote is demanded prior to the time the voting begins by any person entitled to vote on such question; otherwise, a voice vote shall suffice. Unless otherwise provided in the Articles, all elections of directors shall be by written ballot. No ballot or change of vote shall be accepted after the polls have been declared closed following the ending of the announced time for voting.

3.07. Proxies. At any meeting of the stockholders, any stockholder may be represented and vote by a proxy or proxies appointed by an instrument in writing. In the event that any such instrument in writing shall designate two (2) or more persons to act as proxies, a majority of such persons present at the meeting, or, if only one shall be present, then that one shall have and may exercise all of the powers conferred by such written instrument upon all the persons so designated unless the instrument shall otherwise provide. No such proxy shall be valid after the expiration of six (6) months from the date of its execution, unless coupled with an interest or unless the person executing it specifies therein the length of time for which it is to continue in force, which in no case shall exceed seven (7) years from the date of its execution. Subject to the above, any proxy duly executed is not revoked and continues in full force and effect until an instrument revoking it or a duly executed proxy bearing a later date is filed with the Secretary of the Corporation.

3.08. Voting of Shares. Unless otherwise provided in the Articles or the Nevada General Corporation Law, each outstanding share entitled to vote shall be entitled to one (1) vote upon each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of stockholders.

3.09. Election Inspectors. The Board of Directors, in advance of any meeting of the stockholders, may appoint an election inspector or inspectors to act at such meeting (and at any adjournment thereof). If an election inspector or inspectors are not so appointed, the chairman of the meeting may, or upon request of any person entitled to vote at the meeting will, make such appointment. If any person appointed as an inspector fails to appear or to act, a substitute may be appointed by the chairman of the meeting. If appointed, the election inspector or inspectors (acting through a majority of them if there be more than one) shall determine the number of shares outstanding, the authenticity, validity, and effect of proxies, the credentials of persons purporting to be stockholders or persons named or referred to in proxies, and the number of shares represented at the meeting in person and by proxy; shall receive and count votes, ballots, and consents and announce the results thereof; shall hear and determine all challenges and questions pertaining to proxies and voting; and, in general, shall perform such acts as may be proper to conduct elections and voting with complete fairness to all stockholders. No such election inspector need be a stockholder of the Corporation.

3.10. Organization and Conduct of Meetings. Each meeting of the stockholders shall be called to order and thereafter chaired by the Chairman of the Board of Directors if there is one, or, if not, or if the Chairman of the


Board of Directors is absent or so requests, then by the Chief Executive Officer or President, or if both the Chairman of the Board of Directors and the Chief Executive Officer or President are unavailable, then by such other officer of the Corporation or such stockholder as may be appointed by the Board of Directors. The Corporation’s Secretary or in his or her absence, an Assistant Secretary shall act as secretary of each meeting of the stockholders. If neither the Secretary nor an Assistant Secretary is in attendance, the chairman of the meeting may appoint any person (whether a stockholder or not) to act as secretary for the meeting. After calling a meeting to order, the chairman thereof may require the registration of all stockholders intending to vote in person and the filing of all proxies with the election inspector or inspectors, if one or more have been appointed (or, if not, with the secretary of the meeting). After the announced time for such filing of proxies has ended, no further proxies or changes, substitutions, or revocations of proxies shall be accepted. If directors are to be elected, a tabulation of the proxies so filed will, if any person entitled to vote in such election so requests, be announced at the meeting (or adjournment thereof) prior to the closing of the election polls. Absent a showing of bad faith on his or her part, the chairman of a meeting will, among other things, have absolute authority to fix the period of time allowed for the registration of stockholders and the filing of proxies, to determine the order of business to be conducted at such meeting, and to establish reasonable rules for expediting the business of the meeting and preserving the orderly conduct thereof (including any informal, or question and answer portions thereof).

3.11. Stockholder Approval or Ratification. The Board of Directors may submit any contract or act for approval or ratification of the stockholders at a duly constituted meeting of the stockholders. Except as otherwise required by law, if any contract or act so submitted is approved or ratified by a majority of the votes cast thereon at such meeting, the same shall be valid and as binding upon the Corporation and all of its stockholders as it would be if it were the act of its stockholders.

3.12. Informalities and Irregularities. All informalities or irregularities in any call or notice of a meeting of the stockholders or in the areas of credentials, proxies, quorums, voting, and similar matters, shall be deemed waived if no objection is made at the meeting.

3.13. Nomination of Directors. Only persons who are nominated in accordance with the following procedures shall be eligible for election as directors of the Corporation. Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors may be made at any annual meeting of stockholders, or at any special meeting of the stockholders called for the purpose of electing one or more directors pursuant to Section 78.345 of the Nevada General Corporation Law: (a) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors (or any duly authorized committee thereof); or (b) by any stockholder of the Corporation who, (i) is a stockholder of record on the date of the giving of the notice provided for in this Section 3.13 and on the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to vote at such annual meeting, and (ii) who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 3.13.

In addition to any other applicable requirements, for a nomination to be made by a stockholder, such stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in proper written form to the Secretary of the Corporation, as prescribed below.

No person shall be elected to the Board of Directors of the Corporation at an annual meeting of the stockholders unless, with respect to a person nominated by a stockholder of the Corporation, a written notice of nomination of such person by the stockholder was received by the Secretary of the Corporation not earlier than one hundred and twenty (120) days and not later than ninety (90) days prior to the anniversary date of the immediately preceding annual meeting; provided, however, that in the event that the annual meeting is called for a date that is not within 30 days before or after such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder in order to be timely must be so received not later than the close of business on the tenth day following the day on which notice of the date of the annual meeting was mailed or public disclosure of the date of the annual meeting was made, whichever first occurs; and, in the case of a special meeting of the stockholders called for the purpose of electing directors pursuant to Section 78.345 of the Nevada General Corporation Law, not later than the close of business on the tenth day following the day on which notice of the date of the special meeting was mailed or public disclosure of the date of the special meeting was made, whichever first occurs. In no event shall the public announcement of an adjournment or postponement of a meeting of stockholders commence a new time period for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above.

To be in proper written form, a stockholder’s notice to the Secretary must set forth: (a) as to each person whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election as a director, (i) the name, age, business address and


residence address of the person, (ii) the principal occupation or employment of the person, (iii) the class or series and number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation which are owned beneficially or of record by the person, and (iv) any other information relating to the person that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for election of directors pursuant to Section 14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; and (b) as to the stockholder giving the notice, (i) the name and record address of such stockholder, (ii) the class or series and number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation which are owned beneficially or of record by such stockholder, (iii) a description of all arrangements or understandings between such stockholder and each proposed nominee and any other person or persons (including their names) pursuant to which the nomination(s) are to be made by such stockholder, (iv) a representation that such stockholder intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to nominate the persons named in its notice, and (v) any other information relating to such stockholder that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for election of directors pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Such notice must be accompanied by a written consent of each proposed nominee to being named as a nominee and to serve as a director if elected and the Corporation may require any proposed nominee to furnish such other information as may reasonably be required by the Corporation to determine the eligibility of such proposed nominee to serve as a director of the Corporation.

No person shall be eligible for election as a director of the Corporation unless nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 3.13. If the chairman of the meeting determines that a nomination was not made in accordance with the foregoing procedures, the chairman shall declare to the meeting that the nomination was defective and such defective nomination shall be disregarded.

Notwithstanding compliance with the foregoing provisions, the Board of Directors shall not be obligated to include information as to any stockholder nominee for director in any proxy statement or other communication sent to stockholders.

3.14. Business at Stockholder Meetings. No business may be transacted at an annual or special meeting of stockholders other than business that is: (a) specified in the notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto) given by or at the direction of the Board of Directors (or any duly authorized committee thereof); (b) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by or at the direction of the Board of Directors (or any duly authorized committee thereof); or (c) in the case of an annual meeting, otherwise properly brought before the meeting by any stockholder of the Corporation, (i) who is a stockholder of record on the date of the giving of the notice provided for in this Section 3.14 and on the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting, and (ii) who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 3.14.

In addition to any other applicable requirements of law or the Articles, for business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder, such stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in proper written form to the Secretary of the Corporation. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice to the Secretary must be delivered to or mailed and received at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not earlier than one hundred and twenty (120) days and not later than ninety (90) days prior to the anniversary date of the immediately preceding annual meeting; provided, however, that in the event that the annual meeting is called for a date that is not within thirty (30) days before or after such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder in order to be timely must be so received not later than the close of business on the tenth day following the day on which such notice of the date of the annual meeting was mailed or such public disclosure of the date of the meeting was made, whichever first occurs. In no event shall the public announcement of an adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting commence a new time period for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above.

To be in proper written form, a stockholder’s notice to the Secretary with respect to any proposal (not involving the nomination of directors, which shall be brought in accordance with Article III, Section 3.13 of these Bylaws) to be brought before the annual meeting must set forth as to each such proposal: (a) the text of the proposal to be presented (including the text of any resolutions to be proposed for consideration by the stockholders), together with a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the annual meeting and the reasons for conducting such business at the annual meeting; (b) the name and record address of such stockholder; (c) the class or series and number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation that are owned beneficially or of record by such stockholder; (d) a description of all arrangements or understandings between such stockholder and any other person or persons (including their names) in connection with the proposal of such business by such stockholder and any


material interest of such stockholder in such business; and (e) a representation that such stockholder intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to bring such business before the meeting.

No business may be conducted at an annual or special meeting of stockholders except business brought before the meeting in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 3.14, provided, however, that, once business has been properly brought before the meeting in accordance with such procedures, nothing in this Section 3.14 shall be deemed to preclude discussion by any stockholder of any such business. If the chairman of an annual or special meeting determines that business was not properly brought before such meeting in accordance with the foregoing procedures, the chairman shall declare to the meeting that the business was not properly brought before the meeting and such business shall not be transacted.

3.15 No Action by Written Consent. If and so long as the Corporation shall be registered as a public company pursuant to the Exchange Act and subject to the reporting requirements of Section 12 of said Act, all action by holders of the Corporation’s outstanding voting securities shall be taken at an annual or special meeting of the stockholders following notice as provided by law or in the Bylaws and stockholders of the Corporation shall not have the power to act by means of written consent.

IV. BOARD OF DIRECTORS

4.01. General Powers. The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors.

4.02. Number, Tenure, and Qualification of Directors. The number of directors which shall constitute the full Board of Directors of the Corporation shall not be fewer than three (3) nor more than nine (9). The number of directors in office from time to time shall be within the limits specified above, except as prescribed initially in the Articles and thereafter as prescribed from time to time by resolution adopted by either the stockholders or by the Board of Directors upon the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then in office. The Board of Directors, upon the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then in office, shall have the power to increase or decrease its size within the aforesaid limits. Each director elected shall hold office for the term for which such director is elected and until such director’s successor is elected and qualified or until such director’s earlier death, resignation or removal. In accordance with the Corporation’s Articles, the Board of Directors shall divide the directors into three classes; and, when the number of directors is changed, shall determine the class or classes to which the increased or decreased number of directors shall be apportioned; provided, however, that no decrease in the number of directors shall affect the term of any director then in office. In accordance with the Corporation’s Articles, at each annual meeting of stockholders, directors elected to succeed those whose terms are expiring shall be elected for a term of office expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders held in the third year following their election and until their respective successors are elected and qualified, or until such director’s earlier death, resignation or removal.

4.03. Regular Meetings of the Board of Directors. A regular annual meeting of the Board of Directors is to be held as soon as practicable after the adjournment of each annual meeting of the stockholders, either at the place of the stockholders meeting or at such other place as the directors elected at the stockholders meeting may have been informed of at or prior to the time of their election. Additional regular meetings may be held at regular intervals at such places and at such times as the Board of Directors may determine.

4.04. Special Meetings of the Board of Directors. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be held whenever and wherever called for by the Chairman of Directors, the President, the Chief Executive Officer, or the number of directors that would be required to constitute a quorum.

4.05. Notice of, and Waiver of Notice for, Directors Meetings. No notice need be given of regular meetings of the Board of Directors. Notice of the time and place (but not necessarily the purpose or all of the purposes) of any special meeting shall be given to each director in person or by telephone, or electronic mail or facsimile transmission. Notice to any director of any such special meeting shall be deemed given sufficiently in advance when: (a), if given by mail, the same is deposited in the United States mail at least four (4) days before the meeting date, with postage thereon prepaid; (b), if given by facsimile transmission, the same is transmitted at least 24 hours prior to the convening of the meeting; or (c), if personally delivered (including by overnight courier) or given by telephone or electronic mail, the same is handed, or the substance thereof is communicated telephonically or


electronically to the director or to an adult member of his or her office staff or household, at least 24 hours prior to the convening of the meeting. Any director may waive notice of any meeting and any adjournment thereof at any time before, during, or after it is held, as provided by law. Except as provided in the next sentence below, the waiver must be in writing, signed by the director entitled to the notice, and filed with the minutes or corporate records. The attendance of a director at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.

4.06. Director Quorum. A majority of the total number of directors then in office shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the Board of Directors, unless the Articles requires a greater number.

4.07. Directors, Manner of Acting.

(a) The affirmative vote of a majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of Directors unless the Articles or these Bylaws require a greater percentage and except as otherwise required by law.

(b) Any or all directors may participate in a regular or special meeting by, or conduct the meeting through the use of, conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting may hear each other, in which case any required notice of such meeting may generally describe the arrangements (rather than or in addition to the place) for the holding thereof. A director participating in a meeting by this means is deemed to be present in person at the meeting.

(c) A director who is present at a meeting of the Board of Directors or a committee of the Board of Directors when corporate action is taken is deemed to have assented to the action taken unless, (i) the director objects at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his or her arrival) to holding it or transacting business at the meeting, or (ii) his or her dissent or abstention from the action taken is entered in the minutes of the meeting, or (iii) he or she delivers written notice of his or her dissent or abstention to the presiding officer of the meeting before its adjournment or to the Corporation before 5:00 p.m. on the next business day after the meeting. The right of dissent or abstention is not available to a director who votes in favor of the action taken.

4.08. Director Action Without a Meeting. Any action required or permitted to be taken by the Board of Directors at a meeting may be taken without a meeting if the action is taken by unanimous written consent of the Board of Directors as evidenced by one (1) or more written consents describing the action taken, signed, either manually or electronically, by each director and filed with the minutes or proceedings of the Board of Directors.

4.09. Removal of Directors by Stockholders. Except as limited by the Articles or by law, a director may be removed by the stockholders only at an annual meeting of stockholders or at a special meeting of stockholders called for such purpose and otherwise in conformity with these Bylaws, and only by the affirmative vote of the holders of two-thirds of the voting power of all the shares entitled to vote at such meeting.

4.10. Board of Director Vacancies. Unless the Articles provide otherwise and except as otherwise provided by law, any vacancy or newly created directorship may be filled by a majority of the directors then in office (whether or not a quorum), or by a sole remaining director. Any director so chosen shall hold office for the unexpired portion of the term of the class of directors in which the new directorship was created or the vacancy occurred and until his or her successor shall have been elected and shall have been elected and qualified or until any such director’s earlier death, resignation or removal.

4.11. Director Compensation. Unless otherwise provided in the Articles, by resolution of the Board of Directors, each director may be paid his or her expenses, if any, of attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof, and may be paid a stated salary as director or a fixed sum for attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof, or both. No such payment shall preclude any director from serving the Corporation in any capacity and receiving compensation therefor.

4.12. Director Committees.

(a) Creation of Committees. The Board of Directors may create one (1) or more committees and appoint members of the Board of Directors to serve on them. Each committee shall have one (1) or more members, who serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.

 


(b) Selection of Members. The creation of a committee and appointment of members to it shall be approved by a majority of the directors in office when the action is taken. The Board of Directors may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. In the absence or disqualification of any member of a committee, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he or she or they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member.

(c) Required Procedures. Sections 4.03 through 4.08 of this Article IV, which govern meetings, action without meetings, notice and waiver of notice, and quorum and voting requirements of the Board of Directors, apply to committees and their members.

(d) Authority. Unless limited by the Articles and except to the extent limited by law, each committee may exercise those aspects of the authority of the Board of Directors which the Board of Directors confers upon such committee in the resolution creating the committee.

4.13. Director Resignations. Any director or committee member may resign from his or her office at any time by written notice delivered to the Corporation as required by law. Any such resignation shall be effective upon its receipt unless some later time is therein fixed, and then from that time. The acceptance of a resignation shall not be required to make it effective.

4.14. Interested Directors. No contract or transaction between the Corporation and one or more of its directors or officers, or between the Corporation and any other corporation, partnership, association, or other organization in which one or more of its directors or officers are directors or officers, or have a financial interest, shall be void or voidable solely for this reason, or solely because the director or officer is present at or participates in the meeting of the Board of Directors or committee thereof which authorizes the contract or transaction, or solely because such director’s vote is counted for such purpose if: (a) the material facts as to such director’s relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the Board of Directors or the committee, and the Board of Directors or committee in good faith authorizes the contract or transaction by the affirmative votes of a majority of the disinterested directors, even though the disinterested directors be less than a quorum; or (b) the material facts as to such director’s relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the stockholders entitled to vote thereon, and the contract or transaction is specifically approved in good faith by vote of the stockholders; or (c) the contract or transaction is fair as to the Corporation as of the time it is authorized, approved or ratified, by the Board of Directors, a committee thereof or the stockholders. Interested directors may be counted in determining the presence of a quorum at a meeting of the Board of Directors or of a committee which authorizes the contract or transaction.

V. OFFICERS

5.01. Executive Officers; Election; Qualifications; Term Of Office; Resignation; Removal; Vacancies. The Board of Directors shall elect a Chief Executive Officer, a President, and a Secretary, and it may, if it so determines, choose a Chairman of the Board of Directors and a Vice Chairman of the Board from among its members. The Board of Directors may also choose one or more executive officers, Vice Presidents, one or more Assistant Secretaries, a Treasurer and one or more Assistant Treasurers. Each such officer shall hold office until the first meeting of the Board of Directors after the annual meeting of stockholders next succeeding his or her election, and until his or her successor is elected and qualified or until his or her earlier resignation or removal. Any officer may resign at any time upon written notice to the Corporation. The Board of Directors may remove any officer with or without cause at any time, but such removal shall be without prejudice to the contractual rights of such officer, if any, with the Corporation. Any number of offices may be held by the same person. Any vacancy occurring in any office of the Corporation by death, resignation, removal or otherwise may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board of Directors.

5.02 Powers And Duties Of Executive Officers. The officers of the Corporation shall have such powers and duties in the management of the Corporation as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors and, to the extent not so provided, as generally pertain to their respective offices, subject to the control of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may require any officer, agent or employee to give security for the faithful performance of his or her duties.


VI. CERTIFICATES FOR SHARES AND THEIR TRANSFER

6.01. Certificates for Shares.

(a) Content. Certificates representing shares of the Corporation shall, at a minimum, state on their face the name of the issuing corporation and that it is formed under the laws of the State of Nevada, the name of the person to whom issued, and the number and class of shares and the designation of the series, if any, the certificate represents. Such certificates shall be signed (either manually or by facsimile to the extent allowable by law) by any of the Chairman of the Board of Directors (if any), the Chief Executive Officer, the President, or any Vice-President and by the Secretary or any assistant secretary or the Treasurer or any assistant treasurer of the Corporation, and may be sealed with a corporate seal or a facsimile thereof. Each certificate for shares shall be consecutively numbered or otherwise identified and shall exhibit such information as may be required by law. If a supply of unissued certificates bearing the facsimile signature of a person remains when that person ceases to hold the office of the Corporation indicated on such certificates or ceases to be the transfer agent or registrar of the Corporation, they may still be issued by the Corporation and countersigned, registered, issued, and delivered by the Corporation’s transfer agent and/or registrar thereafter, as though such person had continued to hold the office indicated on such certificate.

(b) Legend as to Class or Series. If the Corporation is authorized to issue different classes of shares or different series within a class, the powers, designations, preferences, and relative, participating, optional, or other special rights applicable to each class or series and the qualifications, limitations, or restrictions of such preference and/or rights shall be set forth in full or summarized on the front or back of each certificate as required by law. Alternatively, each certificate may state on its front or back that the Corporation shall furnish a stockholder this information on request and without charge.

(c) Stockholder List. The name and address of the person to whom shares are issued, with the number of shares and date of issue, shall be entered on the stock transfer books of the Corporation.

(d) Lost Certificates. In the event of the loss, theft, or destruction of any certificate representing shares of the Corporation or of any predecessor corporation, the Corporation may issue (or, in the case of any such shares as to which a transfer agent and/or registrar have been appointed, may direct such transfer agent and/or registrar to countersign, register, and issue) a new certificate, and cause the same to be delivered to the registered owner of the shares represented thereby; provided that such owner shall have submitted such evidence showing the circumstances of the alleged loss, theft, or destruction, and his, her, or its ownership of the certificate, as the Corporation considers satisfactory, together with any other facts that the Corporation considers pertinent; and further provided that, if so required by the Corporation, the owner shall provide a bond or other indemnity in form and amount satisfactory to the Corporation (and to its transfer agent and/or registrar, if applicable).

6.02. Registration of the Transfer of Shares. Transfers of shares of stock of the Corporation shall be made only on the stock transfer books of the Corporation by the holder of record thereof or by his or her legal representative or attorney in fact, who shall furnish proper evidence of authority to transfer to the Secretary, or a transfer clerk or a transfer agent, and upon surrender of the certificate or certificates for such shares properly endorsed and payment of all taxes thereon. The person in whose name shares of stock stand on the books of the Corporation shall be deemed the owner thereof for all purposes as regards the Corporation.

The Board of Directors may make such rules and regulations as it may deem expedient, not inconsistent with these Bylaws, concerning the issue, transfer and registration of certificates for stock of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may appoint, or authorize any officer or officers or any committee to appoint, one or more transfer clerks or one or more transfer agents and one or more registrars, and may require all certificates for stock to bear the signature or signatures of any of them.

6.03. Shares Without Certificates. The Board of Directors may authorize the issuance of uncertificated shares by the Corporation and may prescribe procedures for the issuance and registration of transfer thereof and with respect to such other matters as the Board of Directors shall deem necessary or appropriate.

VII. DISTRIBUTIONS


7.01. Distributions. Subject to such restrictions or requirements as may be imposed by applicable law or the Corporation’s Articles or as may otherwise be binding upon the Corporation, the Board of Directors may from time to time declare, and the Corporation may pay or make, dividends or other distributions to its stockholders.

VIII. CORPORATE SEAL

8.01. Corporate Seal. The Board of Directors may provide for a corporate seal of the Corporation that shall have inscribed thereon any designation including the name of the Corporation, Nevada as the state of incorporation, the year of incorporation, and the words “Corporate Seal.”

IX. AMENDMENTS

9.01. Amendments. These Bylaws may be repealed, altered or amended, or new bylaws may be adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the directors. These Bylaws may also be repealed, altered or amended, or new bylaws may be adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds of the combined voting power of then outstanding capital stock of the Corporation.

EX-10.1 4 dex101.htm QUEPASA CORPORATION 2006 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN Quepasa Corporation 2006 Stock Incentive Plan

Exhibit 10.1

QUEPASA CORPORATION

2006 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

EFFECTIVE DATE: JUNE 27, 2007

APPROVED BY STOCKHOLDERS: JUNE 27, 2007

TERMINATION DATE: JUNE 27, 2017

ARTICLE 1

PURPOSE

1.1 GENERAL. The purpose of the Quepasa Corporation 2006 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) is to promote the success and enhance the value of Quepasa Corporation (the “Company”) by linking the personal interests of the members of the Board, employees, officers, executives, consultants and advisors to those of Company stockholders and by providing such individuals with an incentive for outstanding performance to generate superior returns to Company stockholders. The Plan is further intended to provide flexibility to the Company in its ability to motivate, attract, and retain the services of Board members, employees, officers, executives, consultants and advisors upon whose judgment, interest, and special effort the successful conduct of the Company’s operation is largely dependent.

ARTICLE 2

EFFECTIVE AND EXPIRATION DATE

2.1 EFFECTIVE DATE. The Plan is effective as of the date the Plan is approved by the Board (the “Effective Date”). Any Awards granted under the Plan prior to stockholder approval are effective when made (unless the Committee specifies otherwise at the time of grant), but no Award may be exercised or settled and no restrictions relating to any Award may lapse before the Plan is approved by the Company’s stockholders. If the Company’s stockholders do not approve the Plan within 12 months after the Effective Date, any Award previously made is automatically canceled without any further act.

2.2 EXPIRATION DATE. The Plan will expire on, and no Award may be granted under the Plan after, the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date. Any Awards that are outstanding on the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date shall remain in force according to the terms of the Plan and the Award Agreement.

ARTICLE 3

DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION

3.1 DEFINITIONS. The following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:

(a) “Award” means any Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock Award, Performance Share Award, Performance-Based Award, or Stock Grant Award granted to a Participant under the Plan.


(b) “Award Agreement” means any written agreement, contract, or other instrument or document evidencing an Award.

(c) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

(d) “Cause” means and will exist in the following circumstances in which the Participant: (i) is convicted of a felony, (ii) engages in any fraudulent or other dishonest act to the detriment of the Company, (iii) fails to report for work on a regular basis, except for periods of authorized absence or bona fide illness, (iv) misappropriates trade secrets, customer lists, or other proprietary information belonging to the Company for his or her own benefit or for the benefit of a competitor, (v) engages in any willful misconduct designed to harm the Company or its stockholders, or (vi) fails to perform properly his or her assigned duties.

(e) “Change of Control” means and includes each of the following:

(1) A sale, transfer, or other disposition by the Company through a single transaction or a series of transactions of securities of the Company representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities to any “Unrelated Person” or “Unrelated Persons” acting in concert with one another. For purposes of this definition, the term “Person” shall mean and include any individual, partnership, joint venture, association, trust, corporation, or other entity (including a “group” as referred to in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act). For purposes of this definition, the term “Unrelated Person” shall mean and include any Person other than the Company, or an employee benefit plan of the Company;

(2) A sale, transfer, or other disposition through a single transaction or a series of related transactions of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company to an Unrelated Person or Unrelated Persons acting in concert with one another;

(3) Any consolidation or merger of the Company with or into an Unrelated Person, unless immediately after the consolidation or merger the holders of the common stock of the Company immediately prior to the consolidation or merger are the beneficial owners of securities of the surviving corporation representing at least 50% of the combined voting power of the surviving corporation’s then outstanding securities; or

(4) A replacement of the majority of the members of the Board during any 12-month period by individuals whose appointment or election to the Board is not approved by a majority of the Board prior to the date of the appointment or election.

(f) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

(g) “Committee” means the committee of the Board described in Section 4.1.

(h) “Covered Employee” means an employee who is, or could be, a “covered employee” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code.

 

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(i) “Disability” means, for purposes of this Plan, that the Participant qualifies to receive long term disability payments under the Company’s long term disability insurance program, as it may be amended from time to time.

(j) “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

(k) “Fair Market Value” means, as of any given date, the fair market value of Stock on a particular date determined by such reasonable methods or procedures as may be established from time to time by the Committee in good faith. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the Fair Market Value of Stock as of any date shall be the closing price for the Stock as reported on any securities exchange on which the Stock is then listed for that date or, if no such prices are reported for that date, the closing price on the next preceding date for which such prices were reported.

(l) “Incentive Stock Option” means an Option that is intended to meet the requirements of Section 422 of the Code or any successor provision thereto.

(m) “Non-Employee Director” means a member of the Board who qualifies as a “Non-Employee Director” as defined in Rule 16b-3(b)(3) of the Exchange Act, or any successor definition adopted by the Board.

(n) “Non-Qualified Stock Option” means an Option that is not intended to be an Incentive Stock Option.

(o) “Option” means a right granted to a Participant pursuant to Article 7 of the Plan to purchase Stock at a specified price during specified time periods. An Option may be either an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Qualified Stock Option.

(p) “Participant” means a person who, as a member of the Board, employee, officer, or executive of, or consultant or advisor to, the Company or any Subsidiary, has been granted an Award pursuant to the Plan.

(q) “Performance-Based Awards” means the Performance Share Awards and Restricted Stock Awards granted to select Covered Employees pursuant to Articles 9 and 10, respectively, but which are subject to the terms and conditions set forth in Article 11. All Performance-Based Awards are intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” pursuant to Section 162(m) of the Code.

(r) “Performance Criteria” means the criteria that the Committee selects for purposes of establishing the Performance Goal or Performance Goals for a Participant for a Performance Period. The Performance Criteria that will be used to establish Performance Goals are limited to the following: pre- or after-tax net earnings, earnings before interest expense (including interest amortized to cost of sales) and income taxes (“EBIT”), earnings before interest expense (including interest amortized to cost of sales), income taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”), revenue growth, operating income, operating cash flow, return on net assets, return on shareholders’ equity, return on assets, return on capital, share price growth, shareholder returns, gross or net profit margin, earnings per share, price per share, and market share, any of which may be measured either in absolute terms or as compared to any incremental

 

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increase or as compared to results of a peer group. The Committee shall, within the time prescribed by Section 162(m) of the Code, define in an objective fashion the manner of calculating the Performance Criteria it selects to use for such Performance Period for such Participant.

(s) “Performance Goals” means, for a Performance Period, the goals established in writing by the Committee for the Performance Period based upon the Performance Criteria. Depending on the Performance Criteria used to establish such Performance Goals, the Performance Goals may be expressed in terms of overall Company performance or the performance of a division, business unit, or an individual. The Committee, in its discretion, may, within the time prescribed by Section 162(m) of the Code, adjust or modify the calculation of Performance Goals for such Performance Period in order to prevent the dilution or enlargement of the rights of Participants (i) in the event of, or in anticipation of, any unusual or extraordinary corporate item, transaction, event, or development, or (ii) in recognition of, or in anticipation of, any other unusual or nonrecurring events affecting the Company, or the financial statements of the Company, or in response to, or in anticipation of, changes in applicable laws, regulations, accounting principles, or business conditions.

(t) “Performance Period” means the one or more periods of time, which may be of varying and overlapping durations, as the Committee may select, over which the attainment of one or more Performance Goals will be measured for the purpose of determining a Participant’s right to, and the payment of, a Performance-Based Award.

(u) “Performance Share Award” means a right granted to a Participant pursuant to Article 9, to receive cash, Stock, or other Awards, the payment of which is contingent upon achieving certain performance goals established by the Committee.

(v) “Plan” means this Quepasa Corporation 2006 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended.

(w) “Restricted Stock Award” means Stock granted to a Participant pursuant to Article 10 that is subject to certain restrictions and to risk of forfeiture.

(x) “Stock” means the common stock of the Company and such other securities of the Company that may be substituted for Stock pursuant to Article 13.

(y) “Stock Appreciation Right” or “SAR” means a right granted to a Participant under Article 8 to receive the appreciation on Stock.

(z) “Stock Grant Award” means the grant of Stock to a Participant under Article 12.

(aa) “Subsidiary” means any corporation or other entity of which a majority of the outstanding voting stock or voting power is beneficially owned directly or indirectly by the Company.

 

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ARTICLE 4

ADMINISTRATION

4.1 COMMITTEE. The Plan will be administered by the Board or a Committee appointed by, and which serves at the discretion of, the Board. Reference to the Committee in this Plan will refer to the Board if the Board does not appoint a Committee. If the Board appoints a Committee, it shall consist of at least two individuals, each of whom qualifies as (i) a Non-Employee Director, and (ii) an “outside director” pursuant to Section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations issued thereunder.

4.2 ACTION BY THE COMMITTEE. A majority of the Committee shall constitute a quorum. The acts of a majority of the members present at any meeting at which a quorum is present, and acts approved in writing by a majority of the Committee in lieu of a meeting, shall be deemed the acts of the Committee. Each member of the Committee is entitled to, in good faith, rely or act upon any report or other information furnished to that member by any officer or other employee of the Company or any Subsidiary, the Company’s independent registered public accountants, or any executive compensation consultant or other professional retained by the Company to assist in the administration of the Plan.

4.3 AUTHORITY OF COMMITTEE. Subject to any specific designation in the Plan, the Committee has the exclusive power, authority and discretion to:

(a) designate Participants to receive Awards;

(b) determine the type or types of Awards to be granted to each Participant;

(c) determine the number of Awards to be granted and the number of shares of Stock to which an Award will relate;

(d) determine the terms and conditions of any Award granted pursuant to the Plan, including, but not limited to, the exercise price, grant price, or purchase price, any restrictions or limitations on the Award, any schedule for lapse of forfeiture restrictions or restrictions on the exercisability of an Award, and accelerations or waivers thereof, based in each case on such considerations as the Committee in its sole discretion determines; provided, however, that the Committee shall not (i) have the authority to accelerate the vesting or waive the forfeiture of any Performance-Based Awards, or (ii) take any action or fail to take any action with respect to the operation of the Plan that would cause all or part of the payment under any Award to be subject to the additional tax under Section 409A of the Code;

(e) determine whether, to what extent, and pursuant to what circumstances an Award may be settled in, or the exercise price of an Award may be paid in, cash, Stock, other Awards, or other property, or an Award may be canceled, forfeited, or surrendered;

(f) prescribe the form of each Award Agreement, which need not be identical for each Participant;

(g) decide all other matters that must be determined in connection with an Award;

 

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(h) establish, adopt, or revise any rules and regulations as it may deem necessary or advisable to administer the Plan;

(i) interpret the terms of, and any matter arising pursuant to, the Plan or any Award Agreement; and

(j) make all other decisions and determinations that may be required pursuant to the Plan or as the Committee deems necessary or advisable to administer the Plan.

4.4 DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY TO GRANT AWARDS. The Committee, in its discretion, may delegate to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company all or part of the Committee’s authority and duties with respect to the granting of Awards, and in the event of such delegation, such Chief Executive Officer shall be deemed a one person Committee of the Board. Any such delegation by the Committee shall include a limitation as to the amount of Awards that may be granted during the period of the delegation and shall contain guidelines as to the determination of the exercise price of any Option or the price of other Awards and the vesting criteria. The Committee may revoke or amend the terms of a delegation at any time but such action shall not invalidate any prior actions of the Committee’s delegate or delegates that were consistent with the terms of the Plan and such delegation.

4.5 DECISIONS BINDING. The Committee’s interpretation of the Plan, any Awards granted pursuant to the Plan, any Award Agreement and all decisions and determinations by the Committee with respect to the Plan are final, binding, and conclusive on all parties.

ARTICLE 5

SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN

5.1 NUMBER OF SHARES. Subject to adjustment provided in Article 14, the aggregate number of shares of Stock reserved and available for grant pursuant to the Plan shall be 500,000, plus (i) the number of shares of Stock available for grant pursuant to the Quepasa.com, Inc. Amended and Restated 1998 Stock Option Plan (“Prior Plan”) as of the Effective Date, and (ii) the number of shares of Stock that were previously granted pursuant to the Prior Plan and that either terminate, expire, or lapse for any reason after the Effective Date. Notwithstanding the above, the maximum number of shares of Stock that may be awarded as Incentive Stock Options under the Plan is three million.

5.2 LAPSED OR ASSUMED AWARDS. To the extent that an Award terminates, expires, or lapses for any reason, any shares of Stock subject to the Award will again be available for the grant of an Award pursuant to the Plan. Additionally, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law or any securities exchange rule, shares of Stock issued in assumption of, or in substitution for, any outstanding awards of any entity acquired in any form of combination by the Company or any Subsidiary shall not be counted against shares of Stock available for grant pursuant to this Plan. However, for avoidance of doubt, the exercise of a stock-settled SAR or net-cashless exercise of an Option (or a portion thereof) will reduce the number of shares of Stock available for issuance hereunder by the entire number of shares of Stock subject to that SAR or Option (or applicable portion thereof), even though a smaller number of shares of Stock will be issued upon such an exercise. Also, shares of Stock tendered to pay the exercise price of an Option or to satisfy a tax withholding obligation arising in connection with an Award will not become available for grant or sale under the Plan.

 

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5.3 STOCK DISTRIBUTED. Any Stock distributed pursuant to an Award may consist, in whole or in part, of authorized and unissued Stock, treasury Stock or Stock purchased on the open market.

5.4 LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF SHARES SUBJECT TO AWARDS. Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan to the contrary, and subject to the adjustment in Article 14, the maximum number of shares of Stock with respect to one or more Awards that may be granted to any one Participant during a calendar shall be two million.

ARTICLE 6

ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION

6.1 ELIGIBILITY.

(a) General. Persons eligible to participate in this Plan include all members of the Board, employees, officers, and executives of, and consultants and advisors providing services to, the Company or a Subsidiary, as determined by the Committee.

(b) Foreign Participants. In order to assure the viability of Awards granted to Participants employed in foreign countries, the Committee may provide for such special terms as it may consider necessary or appropriate to accommodate differences in local law, tax policy, or custom. Moreover, the Committee may approve such supplements to, or amendments, restatements, or alternative versions of, the Plan as it may consider necessary or appropriate for such purposes without thereby affecting the terms of the Plan as in effect for any other purpose; provided, however, that no such supplements, amendments, restatements, or alternative versions shall increase the share limitations contained in Article 5 of the Plan.

6.2 ACTUAL PARTICIPATION. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee may, from time to time, select from among all eligible individuals, those to whom Awards shall be granted and shall determine the nature and amount of each Award. No individual shall have any right to be granted an Award pursuant to this Plan.

ARTICLE 7

STOCK OPTIONS

7.1 GENERAL. The Committee is authorized to grant Options to Participants on the following terms and conditions:

(a) Exercise Price. The exercise price per share of Stock pursuant to an Option shall be determined by the Committee and set forth in the Award Agreement; provided that the exercise price for any Option shall not be less than the Fair Market Value as of the date of grant.

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any Option granted under the Plan shall not exceed ten years. The Committee shall also determine the performance or other conditions, if any, that must be satisfied before all or part of an Option may be exercised. Unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, an Option will lapse immediately if a Participant’s employment is terminated for Cause.

(c) Payment. The Committee shall determine the methods by which the exercise price of an Option may be paid, the form of payment, including, without limitation, cash, promissory note, shares of Stock held for longer than six months (through actual tender or by attestation), or other property acceptable to the Committee (including broker-assisted “cashless exercise” arrangements), and the methods by which shares of Stock shall be delivered or deemed to be delivered to Participants.

(d) Evidence of Grant. All Options shall be evidenced by a written Award Agreement between the Company and the Participant in the form attached to this Plan as Exhibit A. The Award Agreement shall include such additional provisions as may be specified by the Committee.

7.2 INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS. Incentive Stock Options shall be granted only to employees and the terms of any Incentive Stock Options granted pursuant to the Plan must comply with the following additional provisions of this Section 7.2:

(a) Exercise Price. Subject to Section 7.2(d), the exercise price per share of Stock shall be set by the Committee, provided that the exercise price for any Incentive Stock Option may not be less than the Fair Market Value as of the date of the grant.

(b) Exercise. In no event, may any Incentive Stock Option be exercisable for more than ten years from the date of its grant.

(c) Lapse of Option. An Incentive Stock Option shall lapse pursuant to the following circumstances.

(1) The Incentive Stock Option shall lapse ten years from the date it is granted, unless an earlier time is set in the Award Agreement.

(2) The Incentive Stock Option shall lapse upon termination of employment for Cause or for any other reason other than the Participant’s death or Disability, unless otherwise provided in the Award Agreement.

(3) If the Participant terminates employment on account of Disability or death before the Option lapses pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2) above, the Incentive Stock Option shall lapse, unless it is previously exercised, on the earlier of (i) the scheduled termination date of the Option; or (ii) 12 months after the date of the Participant’s termination of employment on account of Disability or death. Upon the Participant’s Disability or death, any Incentive Stock Options exercisable at the Participant’s Disability or death may be exercised by the Participant’s legal representative or representatives, by the person or persons entitled to do so pursuant to the Participant’s last will and testament, or, if the Participant fails to make testamentary disposition of such Incentive Stock Option or dies intestate, by the person or persons entitled to receive the Incentive Stock Option pursuant to the applicable laws of descent and distribution.

 

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(d) Individual Dollar Limitation. The aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the time an Award is made) of all shares of Stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are first exercisable by a Participant in any calendar year may not exceed $100,000.00 or such other limitation as imposed by Section 422(d) of the Code, or any successor provision. To the extent that Incentive Stock Options are first exercisable by a Participant in excess of such limitation, the excess shall be considered Non-Qualified Stock Options.

(e) Ten Percent Owners. An Incentive Stock Option shall be granted to any individual who, at the date of grant, owns stock possessing more than ten percent of the total combined voting power of all classes of Stock of the Company only if such Option is granted at a price that is not less than 110% of Fair Market Value on the date of grant and the Option is exercisable for no more than five years from the date of grant.

(f) Expiration of Incentive Stock Options. No Award of an Incentive Stock Option may be made pursuant to this Plan after the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date.

(g) Right to Exercise. Except as provided in Section 135, during a Participant’s lifetime, an Incentive Stock Option may be exercised only by the Participant.

ARTICLE 8

STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS

8.1 Grant Of SARs. The Committee is authorized to grant SARs to Participants on the following terms and conditions:

(a) Right to Payment. Upon the exercise of a SAR, the Participant to whom it is granted has the right to receive the excess, if any, of:

(1) the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the date of exercise; over

(2) the grant price of the SAR as determined by the Committee, which shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the date of grant.

(b) Other Terms. All SARs grants will be evidenced by an Award Agreement. The terms, methods of exercise, methods of settlement, and any other terms and conditions of any SAR will be determined by the Committee at the time of the grant of the Award and as set forth in the Award Agreement; provided that the form of consideration payable in settlement of a SAR shall be Stock.

 

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ARTICLE 9

PERFORMANCE SHARES

9.1 GRANT OF PERFORMANCE SHARES. The Committee is authorized to grant Performance Shares to Participants on such terms and conditions as may be selected by the Committee. The Committee shall have the complete discretion to determine the number of Performance Shares granted to each Participant. All Awards of Performance Shares shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement.

9.2 RIGHT TO PAYMENT. A grant of Performance Shares gives the Participant rights, valued as determined by the Committee, and payable to, or exercisable by, the Participant to whom the Performance Shares are granted, in whole or in part, as the Committee shall establish at grant or thereafter. Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Committee shall set performance goals and other terms or conditions to payment of the Performance Shares in its discretion which, depending on the extent to which they are met, will determine the number and value of Performance Shares that will be paid to the Participant.

9.3 OTHER TERMS. Performance Shares may be payable in cash, Stock, or other property, and have such other terms and conditions as determined by the Committee and reflected in a written Performance Share Award Agreement. Unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, Performance Shares will lapse immediately if a Participant’s employment is terminated for Cause.

ARTICLE 10

RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS

10.1 GRANT OF RESTRICTED STOCK. The Committee is authorized to make Awards of Restricted Stock to Participants in such amounts and subject to such terms and conditions as determined by the Committee. All Awards of Restricted Stock shall be evidenced by a written Restricted Stock Award Agreement.

10.2 ISSUANCE AND RESTRICTIONS. Restricted Stock shall be subject to such restrictions on transferability and other restrictions as the Committee may impose (including, without limitation, limitations on the right to vote Restricted Stock or the right to receive dividends on the Restricted Stock). These restrictions may lapse separately or in combination at such times, pursuant to such circumstances, in such installments, or otherwise, as the Committee determines at the time of the grant of the Award or thereafter.

10.3 FORFEITURE. Except as otherwise determined by the Committee at the time of the grant of the Award or thereafter, upon termination of employment during the applicable restriction period, Restricted Stock that is at that time subject to restrictions shall be forfeited; provided, however, that the Committee may provide in any Restricted Stock Award Agreement that restrictions or forfeiture conditions relating to Restricted Stock will be waived in whole or in part in the event of terminations resulting from specified causes, and the Committee may in other cases waive in whole or in part restrictions or forfeiture conditions relating to Restricted Stock. Unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, Restricted Stock will be forfeited immediately if a Participant’s employment is terminated for Cause.

 

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10.4 CERTIFICATES FOR RESTRICTED STOCK. Restricted Stock granted pursuant to the Plan may be evidenced in such manner as the Committee shall determine. If certificates representing shares of Restricted Stock are registered in the name of the Participant, certificates must bear an appropriate legend referring to the terms, conditions, and restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock, and the Company may, at its discretion, retain physical possession of the certificate until such time as all applicable restrictions lapse.

ARTICLE 11

PERFORMANCE-BASED AWARDS

11.1 PURPOSE. The purpose of this Article 11 is to provide the Committee the ability to qualify the Performance Share Awards pursuant to Article 9 and the Restricted Stock Awards pursuant to Article 10 as “performance-based compensation” pursuant to Section 162(m) of the Code. If the Committee, in its discretion, decides to grant a Performance-Based Award to a Covered Employee, the provisions of this Article 11 shall control over any contrary provision contained in Articles 9 or 10.

11.2 APPLICABILITY. This Article 11 shall apply only to those Covered Employees selected by the Committee to receive Performance-Based Awards. The Committee may, in its discretion, grant Restricted Stock Awards or Performance Share Awards to Covered Employees that do not satisfy the requirements of this Article 11. The designation of a Covered Employee as a Participant for a Performance Period shall not in any manner entitle the Participant to receive an Award for the period. Moreover, designation of a Covered Employee as a Participant for a particular Performance Period shall not require designation of such Covered Employee as a Participant in any subsequent Performance Period and designation of one Covered Employee as a Participant shall not require designation of any other Covered Employees as a Participant in such period or in any other period.

11.3 DISCRETION OF COMMITTEE WITH RESPECT TO PERFORMANCE AWARDS. With regard to a particular Performance Period, the Committee shall have full discretion to select the length of such Performance Period, the type of Performance-Based Awards to be issued, the kind and/or level of the Performance Goal, and whether the Performance Goal is to apply to the Company, a Subsidiary or any division or business unit thereof. Unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, Performance-Based Awards will be forfeited if a Participant’s employment is terminated for Cause.

11.4 PAYMENT OF PERFORMANCE AWARDS. Unless otherwise provided in the relevant Award Agreement, a Participant must be employed by the Company or a Subsidiary on the day a Performance Award for such Performance Period is paid to the Participant. Furthermore, a Participant shall be eligible to receive payment pursuant to a Performance-Based Award for a Performance Period only if the Performance Goals for such period are achieved. In determining the actual size of an individual Performance-Based Award, the Committee may reduce or eliminate the amount of the Performance-Based Award earned for the Performance Period, if in its sole and absolute discretion, such reduction or elimination is appropriate.

 

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11.5 MAXIMUM AWARD PAYABLE. Subject to adjustment provided in Article 14, the maximum Performance-Based Award payable to any one Participant pursuant to the Plan for a Performance Period is two million shares of Stock.

ARTICLE 12

STOCK GRANT AWARDS

12.1 NATURE OF STOCK GRANT AWARDS. A Stock Grant Award is an Award pursuant to which the Committee may, in its sole discretion, grant (or sell at such price as determined by the Committee) shares of Stock to any eligible individual free of any vesting restrictions. Any purchase price for a Stock Grant Award shall be payable in cash or other form of consideration acceptable to the Committee. A Stock Grant Award may be granted or sold as described in the preceding sentence in respect of past services or other valid consideration, or in lieu of any cash compensation due to such individual.

12.2 EVIDENCE OF GRANT. All Stock Grant Awards shall be evidenced by a written Award Agreement between the Company and the Participant. The Award Agreement shall include such additional provisions as may be specified by the Committee.

ARTICLE 13

PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO AWARDS

13.1 STAND-ALONE AND TANDEM AWARDS. Awards granted pursuant to the Plan may, in the discretion of the Committee, be granted either alone, in addition to, or in tandem with, any other Award granted pursuant to the Plan. Awards granted in addition to or in tandem with other Awards may be granted either at the same time as or at a different time from the grant of such other Awards.

13.2 TERM OF AWARD. The term of each Award shall be for the period as determined by the Committee, provided that in no event shall the term of any Option or Stock Appreciation Right granted in tandem with the Incentive Stock Option exceed a period of ten years from the date of its grant.

13.3 FORM OF PAYMENT FOR AWARDS. Subject to the terms of the Plan and any applicable law or Award Agreement, payments or transfers to be made by the Company or a Subsidiary on the grant or exercise of an Award may be made in such forms as the Committee determines at or after the time of grant, including, without limitation, cash, promissory note, Stock held for more than six months, other Awards, or other property, or any combination, and may be made in a single payment or transfer, in installments, or on a deferred basis, in each case determined in accordance with rules adopted by, and at the discretion of, the Committee.

13.4 LIMITS ON TRANSFER.

(a) General. Except as provided in Section 13.4(b) or Section 13.5, no right or interest of a Participant in any Award may be pledged, encumbered, or hypothecated to, or in favor of, any party other than the Company or a Subsidiary, or shall be subject to any lien, obligation, or liability of such Participant to any other party other than the Company or a Subsidiary. Except as provided in Section 13.4(b) or Section 13.5, and except as otherwise provided by the Committee, no Award shall be assigned, transferred, or otherwise disposed of by a Participant other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution.

 

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(b) Transfers to Family Members. The Committee shall have the authority, in its discretion, to grant (or to sanction by way of amendment to an existing Award) Awards which may be transferred by the Participant during his or her lifetime to any Family Member (as defined below). Unless transfers for the Participant have been previously approved by the Committee, a transfer of an Award pursuant hereto may only be affected by the Company at the written request of the Participant. In the event an Award is transferred as contemplated herein, such transferred Award may not be subsequently transferred by the transferee (other than another transfer meeting the conditions herein) except by will or the laws of descent and distribution. A transferred Award shall continue to be governed by and subject to the terms and limitations of the Plan and relevant Award Agreement, and the transferee shall be entitled to the same rights as the Participant, as if the transfer had not taken place. For purposes of this Section 13.4(b), the term “Family Member” means spouse and any parent, stepparent, grandparent, child, stepchild, or grandchild, including adoptive relationships or a trust or any other entity in which these persons (or the Participant) have more than 50% of the beneficial interest.

13.5 BENEFICIARIES. Notwithstanding Section 13.4, a Participant may, in the manner determined by the Committee, designate a beneficiary to exercise the rights of the Participant and to receive any distribution with respect to any Award upon the Participant’s death. A beneficiary, legal guardian, legal representative, or other person claiming any rights pursuant to the Plan is subject to all terms and conditions of the Plan and any Award Agreement applicable to the Participant, except to the extent the Plan and Award Agreement otherwise provide, and to any additional restrictions deemed necessary or appropriate by the Committee. If the Participant is married and resides in a community property state, a designation of a person other than the Participant’s spouse as his beneficiary with respect to more than 50% of the Participant’s interest in the Award shall not be effective without the prior written consent of the Participant’s spouse. If no beneficiary has been designated or survives the Participant, payment shall be made to the person entitled thereto pursuant to the Participant’s will or the laws of descent and distribution. Subject to the foregoing, a beneficiary designation may be changed or revoked by a Participant at any time provided the change or revocation is provided to the Committee.

13.6 STOCK CERTIFICATES. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any certificates evidencing shares of Stock pursuant to the exercise of any Award, unless and until the Board has determined, with advice of counsel, that the issuance and delivery of such certificates is in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations of governmental authorities and, if applicable, the requirements of any exchange on which the shares of Stock are listed or traded. All Stock certificates delivered pursuant to the Plan are subject to any stop-transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee deems necessary or advisable to comply with Federal, state, or foreign jurisdiction, securities or other laws, rules and regulations and the rules of any national securities exchange or automated quotation system on which the Stock is listed, quoted, or traded. The Committee may place legends on any Stock certificate to reference restrictions applicable to the Stock. In addition to the terms and conditions provided herein, the Board may require that a Participant make such reasonable covenants, agreements, and representations as the Board, in its discretion, deems advisable in order to comply with any such laws, regulations, or requirements.

 

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13.7 ACCELERATION UPON A CHANGE OF CONTROL. If a Change of Control occurs, all outstanding Awards shall automatically become fully exercisable and all restrictions on outstanding Awards shall lapse. To the extent that this provision causes Incentive Stock Options to exceed the dollar limitation set forth in Section 7.2(d), the excess Options shall be deemed to be Non-Qualified Stock Options. Upon, or in anticipation of, such an event, the Committee may cause every Award outstanding hereunder to terminate at a specific time in the future and shall give each Participant the right to exercise Awards during a period of time as the Committee, in its sole and absolute discretion, shall determine.

ARTICLE 14

CHANGES IN CAPITAL STRUCTURE

14.1 SHARES AVAILABLE FOR GRANT. In the event of any change in the number of shares of Stock outstanding by reason of any stock dividend or split, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, combination or exchange of shares or similar corporate change, the maximum aggregate number of shares of Stock with respect to which the Committee may grant Awards, the number of shares of Stock subject to any Award, and any numeric limitation expressed in the Plan shall be appropriately adjusted by the Committee.

14.2 OUTSTANDING AWARDS – INCREASE OR DECREASE IN ISSUED SHARES WITHOUT CONSIDERATION. Subject to any required action by the stockholders of the Company, in the event of any increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Stock resulting from a subdivision or consolidation of shares of Stock or the payment of a stock dividend (but only on the shares of Stock), or any other increase or decrease in the number of such shares effected without receipt or payment of consideration by the Company, the Committee shall proportionally adjust the number of shares of Stock subject to each outstanding Award and the exercise price per share of Stock of each such Award.

14.3 OUTSTANDING AWARDS – CERTAIN MERGERS. Subject to any required action by the stockholders of the Company, in the event that the Company shall be the surviving corporation in any merger or consolidation (except a merger or consolidation as a result of which the holders of shares of Stock receive securities of another corporation), each Award outstanding on the date of such merger or consolidation shall pertain to and apply to the securities that a holder of the number of shares of Stock subject to such Award would have received in such merger or consolidation.

14.4 OUTSTANDING AWARDS – OTHER CHANGES. In the event of any other change in the capitalization of the Company or corporate change other than those specifically referred to in Article 14, the Committee shall make such adjustments in the number and class of shares subject to Awards outstanding on the date on which such change occurs and in the per share exercise price of each Award as the Committee may consider appropriate to prevent the dilution or enlargement of rights relating to Awards granted under the Plan.

 

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14.5 NO OTHER RIGHTS. Except as expressly provided in the Plan, no Participant shall have any rights by reason of any subdivision or consolidation of shares of stock of any class, the payment of any dividend, any increase or decrease in the number of shares of stock of any class or any dissolution, liquidation, merger, or consolidation of the Company or any other corporation. Except as expressly provided in the Plan, 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 of shares of Stock subject to an Award or the exercise price of any Award.

ARTICLE 15

AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION, AND TERMINATION

15.1 AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION, AND TERMINATION. With the approval of the Board, at any time and from time to time, the Committee may terminate, amend or modify the Plan; provided, however, that (i) to the extent necessary and desirable to comply with any applicable law, regulation, or stock exchange rule, the Company shall obtain stockholder approval of any Plan amendment in such a manner and to such a degree as required, (ii) shareholder approval is required for any amendment to the Plan that (A) increases the number of shares available under the Plan (other than any adjustment as provided by Article 14), (B) permits the Committee to grant Options with an exercise price that is below Fair Market Value on the date of grant, (C) permits the Committee to extend the exercise period for an Option beyond ten years from the date of grant, or (D) permits the Committee to reprice previously granted Options, and (iii) no such action shall be taken that would cause all or part of the payment under any Award to be subject to the additional tax under Section 409A of the Code.

15.2 AWARDS PREVIOUSLY GRANTED. No termination, amendment, or modification of the Plan shall adversely affect in any material way any Award previously granted pursuant to the Plan without the prior written consent of the Participant.

ARTICLE 16

GENERAL PROVISIONS

16.1 NO RIGHTS TO AWARDS. No Participant, employee, or other person shall have any claim to be granted any Award pursuant to the Plan, and neither the Company nor the Committee is obligated to treat Participants, employees, and other persons uniformly.

16.2 NO STOCKHOLDERS RIGHTS. No Award gives the Participant any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company unless and until shares of Stock are in fact issued to such person in connection with such Award.

16.3 WITHHOLDING. The Company or any Subsidiary shall have the authority and the right to deduct or withhold, or require a Participant to remit to the Company, an amount sufficient to satisfy Federal, state, and local taxes (including the Participant’s FICA obligation) required by law to be withheld with respect to any taxable event concerning a Participant arising as a result of this Plan. With the Committee’s consent, a Participant may elect to (i) have the Company withhold from those shares of Stock that would otherwise be received upon the

 

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exercise of any Option, a number of shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the minimum statutory amount necessary to satisfy the Company’s applicable federal, state, local or foreign income and employment tax withholding obligations with respect to such Participant, or (ii) tender previously-owned shares of Stock held by the Participant for six months or longer to satisfy the Company’s applicable federal, state, local, or foreign income and employment tax withholding obligations with respect to the Participant.

16.4 NO RIGHT TO EMPLOYMENT OR SERVICES. Nothing in the Plan or any Award Agreement shall interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company or any Subsidiary to terminate any Participant’s employment or services at any time, nor confer upon any Participant any right to continue in the employ or service of the Company or any Subsidiary.

16.5 UNFUNDED STATUS OF AWARDS. The Plan is intended to be an “unfunded” plan for incentive compensation. With respect to any payments not yet made to a Participant pursuant to an Award, nothing contained in the Plan or any Award Agreement shall give the Participant any rights that are greater than those of a general creditor of the Company or any Subsidiary.

16.6 INDEMNIFICATION. To the extent allowable pursuant to applicable law, each member of the Committee or of the Board shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company from any loss, cost, liability, or expense that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred by such member in connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit, or proceeding to which he or she may be a party or in which he or she may be involved by reason of any action or failure to act pursuant to the Plan and against and from any and all amounts paid by him or her in satisfaction of judgment in such action, suit, or proceeding against him or her provided he or she gives the Company an opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend the same before he or she undertakes to handle and defend it on his or her own behalf. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which such persons may be entitled pursuant to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or any power that the Company may have to indemnify them or hold them harmless.

16.7 RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER BENEFITS. No payment pursuant to the Plan shall be taken into account in determining any benefits pursuant to any pension, retirement, savings, profit sharing, group insurance, welfare or other benefit plan of the Company or any Subsidiary.

16.8 EXPENSES. The expenses of administering the Plan shall be borne by the Company and its Subsidiaries.

16.9 TITLES AND HEADINGS. The titles and headings of the Sections in the Plan are for convenience of reference only and, in the event of any conflict, the text of the Plan, rather than such titles or headings, shall control.

16.10 FRACTIONAL SHARES. No fractional shares of Stock shall be issued and the Committee shall determine, in its discretion, whether cash shall be given in lieu of fractional shares or whether such fractional shares shall be eliminated by rounding up or down as appropriate.

 

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16.11 SECURITIES LAW COMPLIANCE. With respect to any person who is, on the relevant date, obligated to file reports pursuant to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, transactions pursuant to this Plan are intended to comply with all applicable conditions of Rule 16b-3 or its successors pursuant to the Exchange Act. To the extent any provision of the Plan or action by the Committee fails to so comply, it shall be void to the extent permitted by law and voidable as deemed advisable by the Committee.

16.12 GOVERNMENT AND OTHER REGULATIONS. The obligation of the Company to make payment of awards in Stock or otherwise shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and to such approvals by government agencies as may be required. The Company shall be under no obligation to register pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, any of the shares of Stock paid pursuant to the Plan. If the shares paid pursuant to the Plan may in certain circumstances be exempt from registration pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Company may restrict the transfer of such shares in such manner as it deems advisable to ensure the availability of any such exemption.

16.13 GOVERNING LAW. The Plan and all Award Agreements shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Nevada.

16.14 SECTION 409A. If any payments under this Plan are subject to the provisions of Section 409A of the Code, it is intended that the terms of this Plan will comply fully with and meet all the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.

 

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EX-10.2 5 dex102.htm FORM OF NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement

Exhibit 10.2

QUEPASA CORPORATION

2006 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

This Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement (“Agreement”) is between Quepasa Corporation (“Company”) and                                          (the “Optionee”), and is effective as of the      day of                     , 2007 (“Date of Grant”).

RECITALS

A. The Company has adopted the Quepasa Corporation 2006 Stock Incentive Plan (“Plan”) to provide incentives to attract and retain those individuals whose services are considered unusually valuable by providing them an opportunity to own stock in the Company.

B. The Company believes that entering into this Agreement with the Optionee is consistent with those purposes. Any capitalized term not defined in this Agreement will have the meaning as set forth in the Plan.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Company and Optionee agree as follows:

AGREEMENT

1. GRANT OF OPTION. Subject to the terms of this Agreement and Article 7 of the Plan, the Company grants to the Optionee the right and option to purchase from the Company for cash all or any part of an aggregate of              shares of Stock (“Option”) of the Company (“Stock”). The delivery of any document evidencing the Option is subject to the provisions of Section 7.1(d) of the Plan. The Option granted under this Agreement is not intended to be an “incentive stock option” under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

2. PURCHASE PRICE. The purchase price under this Agreement is $                     per share of Stock, as determined by the Committee, which shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the Date of Grant.

3. VESTING OF OPTION. The Option shall vest and be exercisable according to the following schedule:

[insert vesting schedule]

4. EXERCISE OF OPTION. This Option may be exercised, to the extent vested (under 3 above), in whole or in part at anytime before the Option expires by delivery of a written notice of exercise (under 5 below) and payment of the purchase price. The purchase price may be paid in cash or such other method permitted by the Committee under Section 7.1(c) of the Plan and communicated to the Optionee before the date the Optionee exercises the Option.

5. METHOD OF EXERCISING OPTION. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Option may be exercised by timely delivery to the Company of written notice,


which notice shall be effective on the date received by the Company. The notice shall state the Optionee’s election to exercise the Option and the number of underlying shares in respect of which an election to exercise has been made. Such notice shall be signed by the Optionee, or if the Option is exercised by a person or persons other than the Optionee because of the Optionee’s death, such notice must be signed by such other person or persons and shall be accompanied by proof acceptable to the Company of the legal right of such person or persons to exercise the Option.

6. TERM OF OPTION. The Option granted under this Agreement expires, unless sooner terminated, ten (10) years from the Date of Grant, through and including the normal close of business of the Company on the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Date of Grant (“Expiration Date”).

7. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT OR SERVICE.

a. If the Optionee’s employment with, or service to, the Company terminates for any reason other than death, voluntary resignation or termination of service, or involuntary termination by the Company for Cause, the Optionee may at any time within three months after the date of his or her termination of employment or service exercise the Option to the extent that the Optionee was entitled to exercise the Option at the date of termination, provided that in no event shall the Option be exercisable after the Expiration Date. For purposes of this Agreement, the Optionee’s service will be deemed to continue if the Optionee ceases to provide services as an employee of the Company or any subsidiary, but continues to provide services immediately after his or her termination of employment as a non-employee director, consultant or independent contractor. If the Optionee dies while in the service of the Company or within three months following termination of such service (except in case of voluntary resignation or termination of service, or involuntary termination by the Company for Cause) the Option to the extent it is then exercisable may nevertheless be exercised by the Optionee’s personal representative within the three-month period following the date of death of the Optionee, provided that in no event shall the Option be exercisable after the Expiration Date.

b. If the Optionee ceases to be employed by or to provide services to the Company by reason of his voluntary resignation or termination (other than by death) or by reason of involuntary termination by the Company for Cause, this Option to the extent it is then unexercised shall automatically and without notice to Optionee, expire concurrently with such resignation or termination of employment or service.

8. NON-TRANSFERABILITY OF RIGHTS. Optionee may not assign or transfer Optionee’s rights under this Agreement, nor may Optionee subject such rights (or any of them) to execution, attachment, garnishment, or similar process, except as permitted under Section 13.4(b) of the Plan. Any such impermissible attempted assignment or transfer by Optionee shall be null and void and shall not be recognized by the Company.

 

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9. RIGHTS OF OPTIONEE. The Optionee will have no rights as a shareholder of the Company with respect to the grant of the Option under this Agreement until and to the extent the Option is exercised and the Company issues shares of Stock to the Optionee.

10. NO RIGHT TO CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT OR SERVICE. This Option shall not confer upon Optionee any right with respect to continuance of employment or service with the Company or any Subsidiary, nor shall it interfere in any way with the right of the Company to terminate his or her employment or service at any time.

11. FEDERAL AND STATE TAXES. Optionee may incur certain liabilities for Federal, state, or local taxes in connection with the exercise of the Option hereunder, and the Company may be required by law to withhold such taxes. Upon determination of the year in which such taxes are due and the determination by the Company of the amount of taxes required to be withheld, Optionee shall pay an amount equal to the amount of Federal, state, or local taxes required to be withheld to the Company. If Optionee fails to make such payment in a timely manner, the Company may withhold and set-off against compensation and any other amounts payable to the Optionee the amount of such required payment.

12. ADJUSTMENT OF SHARES. The number of shares of Stock issued to Optionee pursuant to this Agreement shall be adjusted by the Committee pursuant to Article 14 of the Plan, in its discretion, in the event of a change in the Company’s capital structure.

13. AMENDMENT OF AGREEMENT. This Agreement may only be amended with the written approval of Optionee and the Company.

14. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed in all respects, whether as to validity, construction, capacity, performance, or otherwise, by the laws of the state of Nevada, without regard to conflicts-of-laws principles that would require the application of any other law.

15. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Agreement, or the application of any such provision to any person or circumstance, is held to be unenforceable or invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction or under any applicable law, the parties hereto shall negotiate an equitable adjustment to the provisions of this Agreement with the view to effecting, to the greatest extent possible, the original purpose and intent of this Agreement, and in any event, the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby.

16. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement constitutes the entire, final, and complete agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, promises, understandings, negotiations, representations, and commitments, both written and oral, between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. Neither party hereto shall be bound by or be liable for any statement, representation, promise, inducement, commitment, or understanding of any kind whatsoever not expressly set forth in this Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized representative and Optionee has signed this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be effective as of the day and year first written above.

 

QUEPASA CORPORATION
By:  

 

  Its:  

 

OPTIONEE:

 

 

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EX-10.3 6 dex103.htm FORM OF INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement

Exhibit 10.3

QUEPASA CORPORATION

2006 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

This Incentive Stock Option Agreement (“Agreement”) is between Quepasa Corporation (“Company”) and                                          (the “Optionee”), and is effective as of the      day of                     , 2007 (“Date of Grant”).

RECITALS

A. The Company has adopted the Quepasa Corporation 2006 Stock Incentive Option Plan (“Plan”) to provide incentives to attract and retain those individuals whose services are considered unusually valuable by providing them an opportunity to own stock in the Company.

B. The Company believes that entering into this Agreement with the Optionee is consistent with those purposes. Any capitalized term not defined in this Agreement will have the meaning as set forth in the Plan.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Company and Optionee agree as follows:

AGREEMENT

1. GRANT OF OPTION. Subject to the terms of this Agreement and Article 7 of the Plan, the Company grants to the Optionee the right and option to purchase from the Company for cash all or any part of an aggregate of              shares of Common Stock (“Option”) of the Company (“Stock”). The delivery of any document evidencing the Option is subject to the provisions of Section 7.3 of the Plan. The Option granted under this Agreement is intended to be an “incentive stock option” (“ISO”) under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).

2. PURCHASE PRICE. The purchase price under this Agreement is $                     per share of Stock, as determined by the Committee, which shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the Date of Grant.

3. VESTING OF OPTION. The Option shall vest and be exercisable according to the following schedule:

[Insert vesting schedule]

4. EXERCISE OF OPTION. This Option may be exercised, to the extent vested (under 3 above), in whole or in part at anytime before the Option expires by delivery of a written notice of exercise (under 5 below) and payment of the purchase price. The purchase price may be paid in cash or such other method permitted by the Committee under Section 7.1(c) of the Plan and communicated to the Optionee before the date the Optionee exercises the Option.

5. METHOD OF EXERCISING OPTION. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Option may be exercised by timely delivery to the Company of written notice,


which notice shall be effective on the date received by the Company. The notice shall state the Optionee’s election to exercise the Option and the number of underlying shares in respect of which an election to exercise has been made. Such notice shall be signed by the Optionee, or if the Option is exercised by a person or persons other than the Optionee because of the Optionee’s death or disability, such notice must be signed by such other person or persons and shall be accompanied by proof acceptable to the Company of the legal right of such person or persons to exercise the Option.

6. TERM OF OPTION. The Option granted under this Agreement expires, unless sooner terminated, ten (10) years from the Date of Grant, through and including the normal close of business of the Company on the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Date of Grant (“Expiration Date”).

7. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT OR SERVICE.

a. If the Optionee’s employment with, or service to, the Company terminates for any reason other than death, disability, voluntary resignation or termination of service or involuntary termination by the Company for Cause, the Optionee may at any time within three months after the date of his or her termination of employment or service exercise the Option to the extent that the Optionee was entitled to exercise the Option at the date of termination, provided that in no event shall the Option be exercisable after the Expiration Date. For purposes of this Agreement, in the case of an Optionee who is an Employee, continuous service shall mean continuous employment with the Company; in the case of an Optionee who is a Consultant, continuous service shall mean the continuous provision of consulting services to the Company; and in the case of an Optionee who is a Nonemployee Director, continuous service shall mean the continuous service as a director of the Company. Notwithstanding the above, if the Optionee exercises any portion of the Option after the expiration of the three-month period following Optionee’s termination of employment, the Option shall no longer be eligible for treatment as an ISO and shall be treated as a non-qualified stock option. If the Optionee dies or becomes disabled while in the service of the Company (except in case of voluntary resignation or termination of service or involuntary termination by the Company for Cause) the Option to the extent it is then exercisable may nevertheless be exercised by the Optionee’s personal representative within the three-month period following the date of death or disability of the Optionee, provided that in no event shall the Option be exercisable after the Expiration Date.

b. If the Optionee ceases to be employed by or to provide services to the Company by reason of his voluntary resignation or termination of service or involuntary termination by the Company for Cause, this Option to the extent it is then unexercised shall automatically and without notice to Optionee, expire concurrently with such termination of employment or service.

8. NON-TRANSFERABILITY OF RIGHTS. Optionee may not assign or transfer Optionee’s rights under this Agreement, nor may Optionee subject such rights (or any of them) to execution, attachment, garnishment, or similar process, except as permitted under Section 13.4(b) of the Plan. Any such impermissible attempted assignment or transfer by Optionee shall be null and void and shall not be recognized by the Company.

 

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9. RIGHTS OF OPTIONEE. The Optionee will have no rights as a shareholder of the Company with respect to the grant of the Option under this Agreement until and to the extent the Option is exercised and the Company issues shares of Stock to the Optionee.

10. NO RIGHT TO CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT OR SERVICE. This Option shall not confer upon Optionee any right with respect to continuance of employment or service with the Company or any Subsidiary, nor shall it interfere in any way with the right of the Company to terminate his or her employment or service at any time.

11. FEDERAL AND STATE TAXES. Optionee may incur certain liabilities for Federal, state, or local taxes in connection with the exercise of the Option hereunder, and the Company may be required by law to withhold such taxes. Upon determination of the year in which such taxes are due and the determination by the Company of the amount of taxes required to be withheld, Optionee shall pay an amount equal to the amount of Federal, state, or local taxes required to be withheld to the Company. If Optionee fails to make such payment in a timely manner, the Company may withhold and set-off against compensation and any other amounts payable to the Optionee the amount of such required payment.

12. ADJUSTMENT OF SHARES. The number of shares of Stock issued to Optionee pursuant to this Agreement shall be adjusted by the Committee pursuant to Article 14 of the Plan in the event of a change in the Company’s capital structure.

13. AMENDMENT OF AGREEMENT. This Agreement may only be amended with the written approval of Optionee and the Board.

14. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed in all respects, whether as to validity, construction, capacity, performance, or otherwise, by the laws of the state of Nevada, without regard to conflicts-of-laws principles that would require the application of any other law.

15. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Agreement, or the application of any such provision to any person or circumstance, is held to be unenforceable or invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction or under any applicable law, the parties hereto shall negotiate an equitable adjustment to the provisions of this Agreement with the view to effecting, to the greatest extent possible, the original purpose and intent of this Agreement, and in any event, the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby.

16. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement constitutes the entire, final, and complete agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, promises, understandings, negotiations, representations, and commitments, both written and oral, between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. Neither party hereto shall be bound by or be liable for any statement, representation, promise, inducement, commitment, or understanding of any kind whatsoever not expressly set forth in this Agreement.

 

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17. TAX INFORMATION AND NOTICE OF DISQUALIFYING DISPOSITION. This Option is intended to be eligible for treatment as an Incentive Stock Option under Section 422 of the Code. Whether this Option will receive such tax treatment will depend, in part, on the actions by the Optionee after exercise of this Option. For example, if the Optionee disposes of any of the Stock acquired under this Option within two years after the Date of Grant and within one year of the date of exercise of this Option, the Optionee may lose the benefits of Section 422 of the Code. Accordingly, the Company makes no representations by way of the Plan, this Agreement, or otherwise, with respect to the actual tax consequences of the grant or exercise of this Option or the subsequent disposition of the Stock acquired under this Option.

If the Optionee sells or makes a disposition (within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code) of any of the Stock acquired under this Option prior to the later of (i) one year from the date of exercise of such Stock, or (ii) two years from the Date of Grant, the Optionee agrees to give written notice to the Company of such disposition. The notice shall include the Optionee’s name, the number, exercise price and exercise date of the shares of Stock disposed of, and the date of disposition.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized representative and Optionee has signed this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be effective as of the day and year first written above.

 

QUEPASA CORPORATION
By:  

 

  Its:  

 

OPTIONEE:

 

 

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