-----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, DBWT3Tq50apk4opS2AOshirVaebWbwLPf+2GDi2icav5ky4dySPBrAh5m4D90fhp R/UpJFsebhpoSqFE5QRiPQ== 0001062993-04-001521.txt : 20040927 0001062993-04-001521.hdr.sgml : 20040927 20040927154616 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001062993-04-001521 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: S-8 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 5 FILED AS OF DATE: 20040927 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20040927 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20040927 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LINCOLN GOLD CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001080535 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: METAL MINING [1000] IRS NUMBER: 880419475 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NV FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-8 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-119297 FILM NUMBER: 041047294 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: SUITE 306 STREET 2: 1140 HOMER STREET CITY: VANCOUVER STATE: A1 ZIP: V6B 2X6 BUSINESS PHONE: 604-689-1659 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: SUITE 306 STREET 2: 1140 HOMER STREET CITY: VANCOUVER STATE: A1 ZIP: V6B 2X6 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BRADEN TECHNOLOGIES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19990224 S-8 1 forms8.htm REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 Filed by Automated Filing Services Inc. (604) 609-0244 - Lincoln Gold Corporation - Form S-8

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM S-8

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

LINCOLN GOLD CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Chapter)

NEVADA 88-0419475
(State of Incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

LINCOLN GOLD CORPORATION
#306 – 1140 Homer Street
Vancouver, B.C. V6B 2X6
Telephone: (604) 689-1659
(Address and Telephone Number of Principal Executive Offices)

2004 STOCK OPTION PLAN
(Full Title of the Plan)

LINCOLN GOLD CORPORATION, Attention: PAUL SAXTON, President
#306 – 1140 Homer Street
Vancouver, B.C. V6B 2X6
Telephone: (604) 689-1659
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Agent for Service)

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

Title of
Securities to be
Registered (1)
Amount to be
Registered
(2)
Proposed
Maximum Offering
Price Per Share (3)
Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price (3)
Amount of
Registration
Fee
Common Stock $0.001 par value 2,500,000 Shares $0.6059 Per Share  1,514,700  $191.92 

(1)     
This registration statement covers the common stock issuable upon the exercise of options issued under our 2004 Stock Option Plan to directors, officers, employees and consultants of the registrant.
 
(2)     
This registration statement shall also cover an indeterminable number of additional shares of common stock which may become issuable under the Stock Option Plan by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, re-capitalization or any other similar transaction effected without the receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the number of the registrant's outstanding shares of common stock.
 
(3)     
The Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share is calculated in accordance with Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, based upon: (i) the exercise price of $0.60 per share of outstanding options to purchase 2,010,000 shares that have been issued under our 2004 Stock Option Plan; (ii) the market price of our common stock of $0.63 per share as of September 2, 2004 with respect of the remaining options to purchase 490,000 shares that may be granted pursuant to our 2004 Stock Option Plan. The Proposed Aggregate Maximum Aggregate Offering Price is based on the Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share times the total number of shares of Common Stock to be registered. These amounts are calculated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h)(1) under Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Copies to:
Michael H. Taylor, Esq.
Lang Michener LLP
1055 West Georgia Street, Suite 1500
Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 4N7


PART I

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS

Item 1.       Plan Information.*

Item 2.       Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.*

*
Information required by Part I to be contained in Section 10(a) prospectus is omitted from the Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 428 under the Securities Act of 1933, and Note to Part I of Form S-8.

PART II

Item 3.       Incorporation of Documents by Reference.

The following documents filed by Lincoln Gold Corporation (the "Company"), with the Securities and Exchange Commission are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement:

  (1)     
The Company's Annual Report filed on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2003 with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 1, 2004;
 
  (2)     
The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the three months ended March 31, 2004 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 24, 2004;
 
  (3)     
The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the six months ended June 30, 2004 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 6, 2004;
 
  (4)     
The Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K dated March 16, 2004 and April 12, 2004, as amended on May 7, 2004;
 
  (5)     
All other reports filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the filing of the Company's Annual Report with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 1, 2004;
 
  (6)     
The description of the Company's Common Stock which is contained in the Company's Form 10- SB Registration Statement, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") originally on April 20, 1999 and as amended through November 4, 1999.

All reports and other documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which de-registers all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part of this Registration Statement from the date of the filing of such reports and documents.

Any statement contained in an Incorporated Document shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed Incorporated Document modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.

Item 4.       Description of Securities.

The securities to be offered are registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act of 1934.

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Item 5.       Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.

No expert or counsel named in this prospectus as having prepared or certified any part of it or as having given an opinion upon the validity of the securities being registered or upon other legal matters in connection with the registration or offering of the common stock was employed on a contingency basis, or had, or is to receive, in connection with the offering, a substantial interest, direct or indirect, in the Company or any of its parents or subsidiaries. Nor was any such person connected with the Company or any of its parents or subsidiaries as a promoter, managing or principal underwriter, voting trustee, director, officer, or employee.

Item 6.       Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

The officers and directors of the Company are indemnified as provided by the Nevada Revised Statutes (the "NRS") and the Bylaws of the Company.

Unless specifically limited by a corporation's articles of incorporation, the NRS automatically provides directors with immunity from monetary liabilities. The Company's Articles of Incorporation do not contain any such limiting language. Excepted from that immunity are:

(a)     
a willful failure to deal fairly with the corporation or its shareholders in connection with a matter in which the director has a material conflict of interest;
 
(b)     
a violation of criminal law unless the director had reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was lawful or no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful;
 
(c)     
a transaction from which the director derived an improper personal profit; and
 
(d)     
willful misconduct.

The Articles of Incorporation provide that the Company will indemnify its officers, directors, legal representative, and persons serving at the request of the Company as a director or officer of another corporation, or as its representative in a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise to the fullest extent legally permissible under the laws of the State of Nevada against all expenses, liability and loss (including attorney's fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by that person as a result of that connection to the Company. This right of indemnification under the Articles is a contract right which may be enforced in any manner by such person and extends for such persons benefit to all actions undertaken on behalf of the Company.

The By-laws of the Company provide that the Company will indemnify its directors and officers to the fullest extent not prohibited by Nevada law; provided, however, that the Company may modify the extent of such indemnification by individual contracts with its directors and officers; and, provided, further, that the Company shall not be required to indemnify any director or officer in connection with any proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person unless (i) such indemnification is expressly required to be made by law, (ii) the proceeding was authorized by the Board of Directors of the Company, (iii) such indemnification is provided by the Company, in its sole discretion, pursuant to the powers vested in the Company under Nevada law or (iv) such indemnification is required to be made pursuant to the By-laws.

The By-laws of the Company provide that the Company will advance to any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he is or was a director or officer, of the Company, or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director or executive officer of another Company, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, prior to the final disposition of the proceeding, promptly following request therefor, all expenses incurred by any director or officer in connection with such proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such person to repay said amounts if it should be determined ultimately that such person is not entitled to be indemnified under the By-laws of the Company or otherwise.

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The By-laws of the Company provide that no advance shall be made by the Company to an officer of the Company (except by reason of the fact that such officer is or was a director of the Company in which event this paragraph shall not apply) in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, if a determination is reasonably and promptly made (i) by the Board of Directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to the proceeding, or (ii) if such quorum is not obtainable, or, even if obtainable, a quorum of disinterested directors so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, that the facts known to the decision-making party at the time such determination is made demonstrate clearly and convincingly that such person acted in bad faith or in a manner that such person did not believe to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company.

Item 7.       Exemption from Registration Claimed.

Not applicable.

Item 8.       Exhibits.

Exhibit   
Number  Description of Document 
 
5.1 Opinion of Lang Michener, LLP, legal counsel, regarding the due authorization and valid issuance of the shares of Common Stock, with consent to use. 
           
10.1 2004 Stock Option Plan 
   
23.1 Consent of DeMello & Company, Independent Auditors 
   
23.2 Consent of Berkovits, Lago & Company, LLP, Independent Auditors 
   
24.1 Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this registration statement). 

Item 9.       Undertakings.

The Company hereby undertakes:

(A) (1)     
To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration:
 
    (i)     
To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
 
    (ii)     
To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement; and
 
    (iii)     
To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement;
 
   
Provided however, that that paragraphs (1) (i) and (ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the Company pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference herein.
 
  (2)     
That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

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  (3)     
To remove from registration by means of post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
 
(B)     
The Company hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Company's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at the time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
 
(C)     
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Company has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Company of expenses incurred or paid by the director, officer or controlling person of the Company in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Company will, unless in the opinion of the counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to the appropriate jurisdiction the question of whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant, Lincoln Gold Corporation, certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing a Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Vancouver, B.C. on September 9, 2004.

  LINCOLN GOLD CORPORATION 
     
  By:  /s/ Paul Saxton 
 
    PAUL SAXTON, President 
    (Chief Executive Officer) 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints PAUL SAXTON, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution and re-substitution for him and his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments to this Registration Statement (including post-effective amendments or any abbreviated registration statements and any amendments thereto filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) increasing the number of securities for which registration is sought) and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the foregoing, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact, or his substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following person in the capacities and on the date indicated.

Signature    Title    Date 
 
 
/s/ Paul Saxton    President & Director    September 9, 2004 

  (Chief Executive Officer)     
PAUL SAXTON 
         
 
         
/s/ Andrew Milligan    Director    September 9, 2004 

ANDREW MILLIGAN         
 
         
/s/ JamesCurrie    Director    September 9, 2004 

JAMES CURRIE         
 
         
/s/ James Chapman    Director    September 9, 2004 

JAMES CHAPMAN         

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EX-5.1 2 exhibit5-1.htm OPINION OF LANG MICHENER, LLP, LEGAL COUNSEL Filed by Automated Filing Services Inc. (604) 609-0244 - Lincoln Gold Corporation - Exhibit 5.1

Lang Michener LLP
BARRISTERS & SOLICITORS

Vancouver
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6E 4N7
Telephone (604) 689-9111
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File Number: 56774-15

Web site: www.langmichener.com

Direct Line: (604) 691-7410
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E-Mail: mtaylor@lmls.com

September 24, 2004

The Board of Directors
Lincoln Gold Corporation
#306 – 1140 Homer Street
Vancouver, B.C.
V6B 2X6

Attention:      Paul Saxton

Dear Sirs:

Lincoln Gold Corporation (the "Company") 2004 Stock Option Plan

I have acted as legal counsel for Lincoln Gold Corporation, a Nevada corporation (the "Company"), in connection with the preparation of a registration statement on Form S-8 (the "Registration Statement") to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"). The Registration Statement relates to the registration of up to 2,500,000 shares of the Company's common stock (the "Shares") reserved for issuance with respect to the exercise of stock options that may be granted pursuant to and in accordance with the Company's 2004 Stock Option Plan (the " Plan").

In rendering the opinion set forth below, I have reviewed (a) the Registration Statement and the exhibits thereto; (b) the Company's Articles of Incorporation; (c) the Company's Bylaws, as amended; (d) certain records of the Company's corporate proceedings as reflected in its minute books, including resolutions of the board of directors approving the Plan and various options granted pursuant to the Plan; (e) the Plan; (f) an officer's certificate signed by Paul Saxton, President of the Company, and (g) such statutes, records and other documents as I have deemed relevant.

Subject to the foregoing and the assumptions, limitations and qualifications set forth in this letter, it is my opinion that the Shares will be duly authorized, legally and validly


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issued, fully paid and non-assessable shares of the Company's common stock when issued and sold pursuant to grants of options made pursuant to the Plan, provided:

  (a)     
such stock options are granted in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Plan; and
 
  (b)     
the person receiving any grant of stock options under the Plan performs their obligations to the Company in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Plan and any agreement evidencing the grant of the stock options, including the delivery and payment of the required exercise price of the stock options.

My opinion expressed herein is subject in all respects to the following assumptions, limitations and qualifications:

     (i)      The foregoing opinion is limited to Nevada law, including all applicable provisions of the Constitution of the State of Nevada, statutory provisions of the State of Nevada and reported judicial decisions of the courts of the State of Nevada interpreting those laws. I have not considered, and have not expressed any opinion with regard to, or as to the effect of, any other law, rule, or regulation, state or federal, applicable to the Company;

     (ii)     I have assumed (i) the genuineness of all signatures on documents examined by me, (ii) the legal capacity of the officers of the Company, (iii) the authenticity of all documents submitted to me as originals, (iv) the conformity to authentic originals of all documents submitted to me as certified, conformed, photostatic or other copies, and (v) that the documents, in the forms submitted to me for my review, have not been and will not be altered or amended in any respect.

     (iii)    I have assumed that (i) each option granted pursuant to the Plan pursuant to which Shares are to be issued will have been duly authorized by the board of directors of the Company in accordance with the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Company and the Plan, and (ii) each option agreement executed between any optionee and the Company pursuant to which options have been granted under the Plan has been duly executed by each party and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of the parties thereto and that such agreements are enforceable against each of the parties thereto in accordance with their respective terms.

     (iv)    I have assumed that each of the statements made and certified in the Officer's Certificate was true and correct when made, has at no time since being made and certified become untrue or incorrect and remains true and correct on the date hereof.

     (v)     The opinion expressed in this letter is rendered as of the date hereof and is based on my understandings and assumptions as to present facts, and on the application of Nevada law as the same exists on the date hereof. I assume no obligation to update or


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supplement this opinion letter after the date hereof with respect to any facts or circumstances that may hereafter come to my attention or to reflect any changes in the facts or law that may hereafter occur or take effect.

     (vi)    I have assumed that at the time the Company is or becomes obligated to issue any shares of Common Stock upon exercise of options granted pursuant to the Plan, the Company (i) will have adequate authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock to fulfill such obligations, and (ii) will be in good standing with the Nevada Secretary of State.

I consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and further consent to the use of my name wherever appearing in the Registration Statement, including the Prospectus constituting a part thereof, and in any amendment thereto.

Yours truly,

/s/ Michael H. Taylor

Michael H. Taylor*
*Licensed to Practice Law in the State of Nevada


EX-10.1 3 exhibit10-1.htm 2004 STOCK OPTION PLAN Filed by Automated Filing Services Inc. (604) 609-0244 - Lincoln Gold Corporation - Exhibit 10.1

LINCOLN GOLD CORPORATION 2004
STOCK OPTION PLAN

ARTICLE 1. THE PLAN

1.1 Title

This plan is entitled the "2004 Stock Option Plan" (the "Plan") of Lincoln Gold Corporation, a Nevada corporation (the "Company").

1.2 Purpose

The purpose of the Plan is to enhance the long-term stockholder value of the Company by offering opportunities to directors, officers, employees and eligible consultants of the Company and any Related Company, as defined below, to acquire and maintain stock ownership in the Company in order to give these persons the opportunity to participate in the Company's growth and success, and to encourage them to remain in the service of the Company or a Related Company.
 

ARTICLE 2. DEFINITIONS

The following terms will have the following meanings in the Plan:

"Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.

"Cause," unless otherwise defined in the instrument evidencing the award or in an employment or services agreement between the Company or a Related Company and a Participant, means a material breach of the employment or services agreement, dishonesty, fraud, misconduct, unauthorized use or disclosure of confidential information or trade secrets, or conviction or confession of a crime punishable by law (except minor violations), in each case as determined by the Plan Administrator, and its determination shall be conclusive and binding.

"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

"Common Stock" means the common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company.

"Consultant Participant" means a Participant who is defined as a Consultant Participant in Article 5.

"Corporate Transaction," unless otherwise defined in the instrument evidencing the Option or in a written employment or services agreement between the Company or a Related Company and a Participant, means consummation of either.

(a)     
a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into any other corporation, entity or person or
 
(b)     
a sale, lease, exchange or other transfer in one transaction or a series of related transactions of all or substantially all the Company's outstanding securities or all or substantially all the Company's assets; provided, however, that a Corporate Transaction shall not include a Related Party Transaction.

"Disability," unless otherwise defined by the Plan Administrator, means a mental or physical impairment of the Participant that is expected to result in death or that has lasted or is expected to last for a continuous period of 12 months or more and that causes the Participant to be unable, in the opinion of the Company, to perform his or her duties for the Company or a Related Company and to be engaged in any substantial gainful activity.

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"Employment Termination Date" means, with respect to a Participant, the first day upon which the Participant no longer has an employment or service relationship with the Company or any Related Company.

"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

"Fair Market Value" means the per share value of the Common Stock determined as follows (a) if the Common Stock is listed on an established stock exchange or exchanges or the NASDAQ National Market, the closing price per share on the last trading day immediately preceding such date on the principal exchange on which it is traded or as reported by NASDAQ; (b) if the Common Stock is not then listed on an exchange or the NASDAQ National Market, but is quoted on the NASDAQ Small Cap Market, the NASDAQ electronic bulletin board or the National Quotation Bureau pink sheets, the average of the closing bid and asked prices per share for the Common Stock as quoted by NASDAQ or the National Quotation Bureau, as the case may be, on the last trading day immediately preceding such date; or (c) if there is no such reported market for the Common Stock for the date in question, then an amount determined in good faith by the Plan Administrator.

"Grant Date" means the date on which the Plan Administrator completes the corporate action relating to the grant of an Option or such later date specified by the Plan Administrator, and on which all conditions precedent to the grant have been satisfied, provided that conditions to the exercisability or vesting of Options shall not defer the Grant Date.

"Incentive Stock Option" means an Option granted with the intention, as reflected in the instrument evidencing the Option, that it qualify as an "incentive stock option" as that term is defined in Section 422 of the Code.

"Nonqualified Stock Option" means an Option other than an Incentive Stock Option.

"Option" means the right to purchase Common Stock granted under Article 7.

"Option Expiration Date" has the meaning set forth in Article 7.6.

"Option Term" has the meaning set forth in Article 7.3.

"Participant" means the person to whom an Option is granted and who meets the eligibility requirements imposed by Article 5, including Consultant Participants, as defined in Article 5.

"Plan Administrator" has the meaning set forth in Article 3.1.

"Related Company" means any entity that, directly or indirectly, is in control of or is controlled by the Company.

"Related Party Transaction" means (a) a merger or consolidation of the Company in which the holders of shares of Common Stock immediately prior to the merger hold at least a majority of the shares of Common Stock in the Successor Corporation immediately after the merger; (b) a sale, lease, exchange or other transaction in one transaction or a series of related transactions of all or substantially all the Company's assets to a wholly-owned subsidiary corporation; (c) a mere reincorporation of the Company; or (d) a transaction undertaken for the sole purpose of creating a holding company that will be owned in substantially the same proportion by the persons who held the Company's securities immediately before such transaction.

"Retirement," unless otherwise defined by the Plan Administrator from time to time for purposes of the Plan, means retirement on or after the individual's normal retirement date under the Company's 401(k) plan or other similar successor plan applicable to salaried employees.

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"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

"Successor Corporation" has the meaning set forth in Article 11.3.1.

"Vesting Commencement Date" means the Grant Date or such other date selected by the Plan Administrator as the date from which the Option begins to vest for purposes of Article 7.4.
 

ARTICLE 3. ADMINISTRATION

3.1 Plan Administrator

The Plan shall be administered by the Board or a committee appointed by, and consisting of two or more members of, the Board (the "Plan Administrator"). If and so long as the Common Stock is registered under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act, the Board shall consider in selecting the members of any committee acting as Plan Administrator, with respect to any persons subject or likely to become subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, the provisions regarding (a) "outside directors" as contemplated by Section 162(m) of the Code and (b) "nonemployee directors" as contemplated by Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act. Committee members shall serve for such term as the Board may determine, subject to removal by the Board at any time. At any time when no committee has been appointed to administer the Plan, then the Board will be the Plan Administrator.

3.2 Administration and Interpretation by Plan Administrator

Except for the terms and conditions explicitly set forth in the Plan, the Plan Administrator shall have exclusive authority, in its discretion, to determine all matters relating to Options under the Plan, including the selection of individuals to be granted Options, the type of Options, the number of shares of Common Stock subject to an Option, all terms, conditions, restrictions and limitations, if any, of an Option and the terms of any instrument that evidences the Option. The Plan Administrator shall also have exclusive authority to interpret the Plan and the terms of any instrument evidencing the Option and may from time to time adopt and change rules and regulations of general application for the Plan's administration. The Plan Administrator's interpretation of the Plan and its rules and regulations, and all actions taken and determinations made by the Plan Administrator pursuant to the Plan, shall be conclusive and binding on all parties involved or affected. The Plan Administrator may delegate administrative duties to such of the Company's officers as it so determines.
 

ARTICLE 4. STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN

4.1 Authorized Number of Shares

Subject to adjustment from time to time as provided in Article 11.1, the number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the Plan shall be 2,500,000 shares.

4.2 Reuse of Shares

Any shares of Common Stock that have been made subject to an Option that cease to be subject to the Option (other than by reason of exercise or settlement of the Option to the extent it is exercised for or settled in shares) shall again be available for issuance in connection with future grants of Options under the Plan. In the event shares issued under the Plan are reacquired by the Company pursuant to any forfeiture provision or right of repurchase, such shares shall again be available for the purposes of the Plan; provided, however, that the maximum number of shares that may be issued upon the exercise of Incentive Stock Options shall equal the share number stated in Article 4.1, subject to adjustment from time to time as provided in Article 11.1; and

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provided, further, that for purposes of Article 4.3, any such shares shall be counted in accordance with the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code.

4.3 Limitations

Subject to adjustment from time to time as provided in Article 11.1, not more than an aggregate of 2,500,000 shares shall be available for issuance pursuant to grants of Stock Options under the Plan.
 

ARTICLE 5. ELIGIBILITY

An Option may be granted to any officer, director or employee of the Company or a Related Company that the Plan Administrator from time to time selects. An Option may also be granted to any consultant, agent, advisor or independent contractor who provides services to the Company or any Related Company (a "Consultant Participant"), so long as such Consultant Participant (a) is a natural person or an alter ego entity of the natural person providing the services; (b) renders bona fide services that are not in connection with the offer and sale of the Company's securities in a capital-raising transaction; and (c) does not directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market for the Company's securities.
 

ARTICLE 6. OPTIONS

6.1 Form and Grant of Options

The Plan Administrator shall have the authority, in its sole discretion, to determine the type or types of Options to be granted under the Plan. Options may be granted singly or in combination.

6.2 Settlement of Options

The Company may settle Options through the delivery of shares of Common Stock, the granting of replacement Options or any combination thereof as the Plan Administrator shall determine. Any Option settlement, including payment deferrals, may be subject to such conditions, restrictions and contingencies as the Plan Administrator shall determine. The Plan Administrator may permit or require the deferral of any Option payment, subject to such rules and procedures as it may establish, which may include provisions for the payment or crediting of interest, or dividend equivalents, including converting such credits into deferred stock equivalents.
 

ARTICLE 7. GRANTS OF OPTIONS

7.1 Grant of Options

The Plan Administrator shall have the authority, in its sole discretion, to grant Options as Incentive Stock Options or as Nonqualified Stock Options, which shall be appropriately designated.

7.2 Option Exercise Price

The exercise price for shares purchased under an Option shall be as determined by the Plan Administrator, provided that:

(a) the exercise price for Options granted to Participants other than Consultant Participants but shall not be less than the minimum exercise price required by Article 8.3 with respect to Incentive Stock Options and shall not be less than 85% of Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the Grant Date with respect to Nonqualified Stock Options;

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(b) the exercise price for Options granted to Consultant Participants shall not be less than the lesser of 85% of Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the Grant Date.

7.3 Term of Options

Subject to earlier termination in accordance with the terms of the Plan and the instrument evidencing the Option, the maximum term of an Option (the "Option Term") shall be as established for that Option by the Plan Administrator or, if not so established, shall be ten years from the Grant Date.

7.4 Exercise of Options

The Plan Administrator shall establish and set forth in each instrument that evidences an Option the time at which, or the installments in which, the Option shall vest and become exercisable, any of which provisions may be waived or modified by the Plan Administrator at any time.

The Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion, may adjust the vesting schedule of an Option held by a Participant who works less than "full-time" as that term is defined by the Plan Administrator or who takes a Company-approved leave of absence.

To the extent an Option has vested and become exercisable, the Option may be exercised in whole or from time to time in part by delivery to the Company of a written stock option exercise agreement or notice, in a form and in accordance with procedures established by the Plan Administrator, setting forth the number of shares with respect to which the Option is being exercised, the restrictions imposed on the shares purchased under such exercise agreement, if any, and such representations and agreements as may be required by the Plan Administrator, accompanied by payment in full as described in Article 7.5. An Option may be exercised only for whole shares and may not be exercised for less than a reasonable number of shares at any one time, as determined by the Plan Administrator.

7.5 Payment of Exercise Price

The exercise price for shares purchased under an Option shall be paid in full to the Company by delivery of consideration equal to the product of the Option exercise price and the number of shares purchased. Such consideration must be paid before the Company will issue the shares being purchased and must be in a form or a combination of forms acceptable to the Plan Administrator for that purchase, which forms may include:

(a)      cash;
 
(b)      check;
 
(c)     
tendering (either actually or, if the Common Stock is registered under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act, by attestation) shares of Common Stock already owned by the Participant for at least six months (or any shorter period necessary to avoid a charge to the Company's earnings for financial reporting purposes) that on the day prior to the exercise date have a Fair Market Value equal to the aggregate exercise price of the shares being purchased under the Option; or
 
(d)     
if the Common Stock is registered under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act, delivery of a properly executed exercise notice, together with irrevocable instructions to a brokerage firm designated by the Company to deliver promptly to the Company the aggregate amount of sale or loan proceeds to pay the Option exercise price and any withholding tax obligations that may arise in connection with the exercise, all in accordance with the regulations of the Federal Reserve Board.

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7.6 Post-Termination Exercises

The Plan Administrator shall establish and set forth in each instrument that evidences an Option whether the Option shall continue to be exercisable, and the terms and conditions of such exercise, if the Participant ceases to be employed by, or to provide services to, the Company or a Related Company, which provisions may be waived or modified by the Plan Administrator at any time. If not so established in the instrument evidencing the Option, the Option shall be exercisable according to the following terms and conditions, which may be waived or modified by the Plan Administrator at any time:

(a)     
Except as otherwise set forth in this Article 7.6, any portion of an Option that is not vested and exercisable on the Employment Termination Date shall expire on such date.
 
(b)     
Any portion of an Option that is vested and exercisable on the Employment Termination Date shall expire on the earliest to occur of
 
  (i)     
if the Participant's Employment Termination Date occurs for reasons other than Cause, Retirement, Disability or death, the day which is three months after such Employment Termination Date;
 
  (ii)     
if the Participant's Employment Termination Date occurs by reason of Retirement, Disability or death, the one- year anniversary of such Employment Termination Date; and
 
  (iii)     
the last day of the Option Term (the "Option Expiration Date").
 
 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Participant dies after his or her Employment Termination Date but while an Option is otherwise exercisable, the portion of the Option that is vested and exercisable on such Employment Termination Date shall expire upon the earlier to occur of (y) the Option Expiration Date and (z) the one-year anniversary of the date of death, unless the Plan Administrator determines otherwise.
 
 
Also notwithstanding the foregoing, in case of termination of the Participant's employment or service relationship for Cause, all Options granted to that Participant shall automatically expire upon first notification to the Participant of such termination, unless the Plan Administrator determines otherwise. If a Participant's employment or service relationship with the Company is suspended pending an investigation of whether the Participant shall be terminated for Cause, all the Participant's rights under any Option shall likewise be suspended during the period of investigation. If any facts that would constitute termination for Cause are discovered after the Participant's relationship with the Company or a Related Company has ended, any Option then held by the Participant may be immediately terminated by the Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion.
 
(c)     
A Participant's transfer of employment or service relationship between or among the Company and any Related Company, or a change in status from an employee to a consultant, agent, advisor or independent contractor or a change in status from a consultant, agent, advisor or independent contractor to an employee, shall not be considered a termination of employment or service relationship for purposes of this Article 7. Unless the Plan Administrator determines otherwise, a termination of employment or service relationship shall be deemed to occur if a Participant's employment or service relationship is with an entity that has ceased to be a Related Company.
 
(d)     
The effect of a Company-approved leave of absence on the application of this Article 7 shall be determined by the Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion.

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(e)     
If a Participant's employment or service relationship with the Company or a Related Company terminates by reason of Disability or death, the Option shall become fully vested and exercisable for all the shares subject to the Option. Such Option shall remain exercisable for the time period set forth in this Article 7.6.
 

ARTICLE 8. INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION LIMITATIONS

Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Plan, and to the extent required by Section 422 of the Code, Incentive Stock Options shall be subject to the following additional terms and conditions:

8.1 Dollar Limitation

To the extent the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the Grant Date) of Common Stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time during any calendar year (under the Plan and all other stock option plans of the Company) exceeds $100,000, such portion in excess of $100,000 shall be treated as a Nonqualified Stock Option. In the event the Participant holds two or more such Options that become exercisable for the first time in the same calendar year, such limitation shall be applied on the basis of the order in which such Options are granted.

8.2 Eligible Employees

Individuals who are not employees of the Company or one of its parent corporations or subsidiary corporations may not be granted Incentive Stock Options.

8.3 Exercise Price

The exercise price of an Incentive Stock Option shall be at least 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the Grant Date, and in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to a Participant who owns more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of the stock of the Company or of its parent or subsidiary corporations (a "Ten Percent Stockholder"), shall not be less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the Grant Date. The determination of more than 10% ownership shall be made in accordance with Section 422 of the Code.

8.4 Exercisability

An Option designated as an Incentive Stock Option shall cease to qualify for favorable tax treatment as an Incentive Stock Option to the extent it is exercised (if permitted by the terms of the Option) (a) more than three months after the Employment Termination Date if termination was for reasons other than death or disability, (b) more than one year after the Employment Termination Date if termination was by reason of disability, or (c) after the Participant has been on leave of absence for more than 90 days, unless the Participant's reemployment rights are guaranteed by statute or contract.

8.5 Taxation of Incentive Stock Options

In order to obtain certain tax benefits afforded to Incentive Stock Options under Section 422 of the Code, the Participant must hold the shares acquired upon the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option for two years after the Grant Date and one year after the date of exercise.

A Participant may be subject to the alternative minimum tax at the time of exercise of an Incentive Stock Option. The Participant shall give the Company prompt notice of any disposition of shares acquired on the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option prior to the expiration of such holding periods.

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8.6 Code Definitions

For the purposes of this Article 8, "parent corporation," "subsidiary corporation" and "disability" shall have the meanings attributed to those terms for purposes of Section 422 of the Code.
 

ARTICLE 9. WITHHOLDING

9.1 General

The Company may require the Participant to pay to the Company the amount of any taxes that the Company is required by applicable federal, state, local or foreign law to withhold with respect to the grant, vesting or exercise of an Option. The Company shall not be required to issue any shares Common Stock under the Plan until such obligations are satisfied.

9.2 Payment of Withholding Obligations in Cash or Shares

The Plan Administrator may permit or require a Participant to satisfy all or part of his or her tax withholding obligations by (a) paying cash to the Company, (b) having the Company withhold from any cash amounts otherwise due or to become due from the Company to the Participant, (c) having the Company withhold a portion of any shares of Common Stock that would otherwise be issued to the Participant having a value equal to the tax withholding obligations (up to the employer's minimum required tax withholding rate), or (d) surrendering any shares of Common Stock that the Participant previously acquired having a value equal to the tax withholding obligations (up to the employer's minimum required tax withholding rate to the extent the Participant has held the surrendered shares for less than six months).
 

ARTICLE 10. ASSIGNABILITY

Neither an Option nor any interest therein may be assigned, pledged or transferred by the Participant or made subject to attachment or similar proceedings other than by will or by the applicable laws of descent and distribution, and, during the Participant's lifetime, such Options may be exercised only by the Participant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and to the extent permitted by Section 422 of the Code, the Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion, may permit a Participant to assign or transfer an Option or may permit a Participant to designate a beneficiary who may exercise the Option or receive payment under the Option after the Participant's death; provided, however, that any Option so assigned or transferred shall be subject to all the terms and conditions of the Plan and those contained in the instrument evidencing the Option.
 

ARTICLE 11. ADJUSTMENTS

11.1 Adjustment of Shares

In the event, at any time or from time to time, a stock dividend, stock split, spin-off, combination or exchange of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, distribution to stockholders other than a normal cash dividend, or other change in the Company's corporate or capital structure, including, without limitation, a Related Party Transaction, results in (a) the outstanding shares of Common Stock, or any securities exchanged therefor or received in their place, being exchanged for a different number or kind of securities of the Company or of any other corporation or (b) new, different or additional securities of the Company or of any other corporation being received by the holders of shares of Common Stock of the Company, then the Plan Administrator shall make proportional adjustments in (i) the maximum number and kind of securities subject to the Plan and issuable as Incentive Stock Options as set forth in Article 4 and the maximum number and

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kind of securities that may be made subject to Options and to Options to any individual as set forth in Article 4.3, and (ii) the number and kind of securities that are subject to any outstanding Award and the per share price of such securities, without any change in the aggregate price to be paid therefor. The determination by the Plan Administrator as to the terms of any of the foregoing adjustments shall be conclusive and binding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a dissolution or liquidation of the Company or a Corporate Transaction shall not be governed by this Article 11.1 but shall be governed by Articles 11.2 and 11.3, respectively.

11.2 Dissolution or Liquidation

To the extent not previously exercised or settled, and unless otherwise determined by the Plan Administrator in its sole discretion, Options shall terminate immediately prior to the dissolution or liquidation of the Company. To the extent a forfeiture provision or repurchase right applicable to an Option has not been waived by the Plan Administrator, the Option shall be forfeited immediately prior to the consummation of the dissolution or liquidation.

11.3 Corporate Transaction

Options

(a)     
In the event of a Corporate Transaction, except as otherwise provided in the instrument evidencing an Option (or in a written employment or services agreement between a Participant and the Company or Related Company) and except as provided in subsection (b) below, each outstanding Option shall be assumed or an equivalent option or right substituted by the surviving corporation, the successor corporation or its parent corporation, as applicable (the "Successor Corporation").
 
(b)     
If, in connection with a Corporate Transaction, the Successor Corporation refuses to assume or substitute for an Option, then each such outstanding Option shall become fully vested and exercisable with respect to 100% of the unvested portion of the Option. In such case, the Plan Administrator shall notify the Participant in writing or electronically that the unvested portion of the Option specified above shall be fully vested and exercisable for a specified time period. At the expiration of the time period, the Option shall terminate, provided that the Corporate Transaction has occurred.
 
(c)     
For the purposes of this Article 11.3, the Option shall be considered assumed or substituted for if following the Corporate Transaction the option or right confers the right to purchase or receive, for each share of Common Stock subject to the Option immediately prior to the Corporate Transaction, the consideration (whether stock, cash, or other securities or property) received in the Corporate Transaction by holders of Common Stock for each share held on the effective date of the transaction (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares); provided, however, that if such consideration received in the Corporate Transaction is not solely common stock of the Successor Corporation, the Plan Administrator may, with the consent of the Successor Corporation, provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise of the Option, for each share of Common Stock subject thereto, to be solely common stock of the Successor Corporation substantially equal in fair market value to the per share consideration received by holders of Common Stock in the Corporate Transaction. The determination of such substantial equality of value of consideration shall be made by the Plan Administrator and its determination shall be conclusive and binding.
 
(d)     
All Options shall terminate and cease to remain outstanding immediately following the Corporate Transaction, except to the extent assumed by the Successor Corporation.

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11.4 Further Adjustment of Options

Subject to Articles 11.2 and 11.3, the Plan Administrator shall have the discretion, exercisable at any time before a sale, merger, consolidation, reorganization, liquidation or change of control of the Company, as defined by the Plan Administrator, to take such further action as it determines to be necessary or advisable, and fair and equitable to the Participants, with respect to Options. Such authorized action may include (but shall not be limited to) establishing, amending or waiving the type, terms, conditions or duration of, or restrictions on, Options so as to provide for earlier, later, extended or additional time for exercise, lifting restrictions and other modifications, and the Plan Administrator may take such actions with respect to all Participants, to certain categories of Participants or only to individual Participants. The Plan Administrator may take such action before or after granting Options to which the action relates and before or after any public announcement with respect to such sale, merger, consolidation, reorganization, liquidation or change of control that is the reason for such action.

11.5 Limitations

The grant of Options shall in no way affect the Company's right to adjust, reclassify, reorganize or otherwise change its capital or business structure or to merge, consolidate, dissolve, liquidate or sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.

11.6 Fractional Shares

In the event of any adjustment in the number of shares covered by any Option, each such Option shall cover only the number of full shares resulting from such adjustment.
 

ARTICLE 12. AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

12.1 Amendment or Termination of Plan

The Board may suspend, amend or terminate the Plan or any portion of the Plan at any time and in such respects as it shall deem advisable; provided, however, that to the extent required for compliance with Section 422 of the Code or any applicable law or regulation, stockholder approval shall be required for any amendment that would (a) increase the total number of shares available for issuance under the Plan, (b) modify the class of employees eligible to receive Options, or (c) otherwise require stockholder approval under any applicable law or regulation. Any amendment made to the Plan that would constitute a "modification" to Incentive Stock Options outstanding on the date of such amendment shall not, without the consent of the Participant, be applicable to such outstanding Incentive Stock Options but shall have prospective effect only.

12.2 Term of Plan

Unless sooner terminated as provided herein, the Plan shall terminate ten years after the earlier of the Plan's adoption by the Board and approval by the stockholders.

12.3 Consent of Participant

The suspension, amendment or termination of the Plan or a portion thereof or the amendment of an outstanding Option shall not, without the Participant's consent, materially adversely affect any rights under any Option theretofore granted to the Participant under the Plan. Any change or adjustment to an outstanding Incentive Stock Option shall not, without the consent of the Participant, be made in a manner so as to constitute a "modification" that would cause such Incentive Stock Option to fail to continue to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any adjustments made pursuant to Article 12 shall not be subject to these restrictions.

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ARTICLE 13. GENERAL

13.1 Evidence of Options

Options granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by a written instrument that shall contain such terms, conditions, limitations and restrictions as the Plan Administrator shall deem advisable and that are not inconsistent with the Plan.

13.2 No Individual Rights

Nothing in the Plan or any Option granted under the Plan shall be deemed to constitute an employment contract or confer or be deemed to confer on any Participant any right to continue in the employ of, or to continue any other relationship with, the Company or any Related Company or limit in any way the right of the Company or any Related Company to terminate a Participant's employment or other relationship at any time, with or without Cause.

13.3 Issuance of Shares

Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Company shall have no obligation to issue or deliver any shares of Common Stock under the Plan or make any other distribution of benefits under the Plan unless, in the opinion of the Company's counsel, such issuance, delivery or distribution would comply with all applicable laws (including, without limitation, the requirements of the Securities Act), and the applicable requirements of any securities exchange or similar entity.

The Company shall be under no obligation to any Participant to register for offering or resale or to qualify for exemption under the Securities Act, or to register or qualify under state securities laws, any shares of Common Stock, security or interest in a security paid or issued under, or created by, the Plan, or to continue in effect any such registrations or qualifications if made. The Company may issue certificates for shares with such legends and subject to such restrictions on transfer and stop-transfer instructions as counsel for the Company deems necessary or desirable for compliance by the Company with federal and state securities laws.

To the extent the Plan or any instrument evidencing an Option provides for issuance of stock certificates to reflect the issuance of shares of Common Stock, the issuance may be effected on a noncertificated basis, to the extent not prohibited by applicable law or the applicable rules of any stock exchange.

13.4 No Rights as a Stockholder

No Option or Stock Option denominated in units shall entitle the Participant to any cash dividend, voting or other right of a stockholder unless and until the date of issuance under the Plan of the shares that are the subject of such Option.

13.5 Compliance With Laws and Regulations

Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, the Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion, may bifurcate the Plan so as to restrict, limit or condition the use of any provision of the Plan to Participants who are officers or directors subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act without so restricting, limiting or conditioning the Plan with respect to other Participants. Additionally, in interpreting and applying the provisions of the Plan, any Option granted as an Incentive Stock Option pursuant to the Plan shall, to the extent permitted by law, be construed as an "incentive stock option" within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.

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13.6 Participants in Other Countries

The Plan Administrator shall have the authority to adopt such modifications, procedures and subplans as may be necessary or desirable to comply with provisions of the laws of other countries in which the Company or any Related Company may operate to assure the viability of the benefits from Options granted to Participants employed in such countries and to meet the objectives of the Plan.

13.7 No Trust or Fund

The Plan is intended to constitute an "unfunded" plan. Nothing contained herein shall require the Company to segregate any monies or other property, or shares of Common Stock, or to create any trusts, or to make any special deposits for any immediate or deferred amounts payable to any Participant, and no Participant shall have any rights that are greater than those of a general unsecured creditor of the Company.

13.8 Severability

If any provision of the Plan or any Option is determined to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, or as to any person, or would disqualify the Plan or any Option under any law deemed applicable by the Plan Administrator, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to applicable laws, or, if it cannot be so construed or deemed amended without, in the Plan Administrator's determination, materially altering the intent of the Plan or the Option, such provision shall be stricken as to such jurisdiction, person or Option, and the remainder of the Plan and any such Option shall remain in full force and effect.

13.9 Choice of Law

The Plan and all determinations made and actions taken pursuant hereto, to the extent not otherwise governed by the laws of the United States, shall be governed by the laws of the State of Nevada without giving effect to principles of conflicts of law.
 

ARTICLE 14. EFFECTIVE DATE

The effective date is the date on which the Plan is adopted by the Board. If the stockholders of the Company do not approve the Plan within 12 months after the Board's adoption of the Plan, any Incentive Stock Options granted under the Plan will be treated as Nonqualified Stock Options.

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EX-23.1 4 exhibit23-1.htm CONSENT OF DEMELLO & COMPANY, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS Filed by Automated Filing Services Inc. (604) 609-0244 - Lincoln Gold Corporation - Exhibit 23.1

DeMELLO & COMPANY
Certified General Accountant
10011 Lassam Road, Richmond, B.C. V7E 2C2
Tel: (604) 272-2615 Fax: (604 272-5411

September 17, 2004

Lincoln Gold Corporation
#306 – 1140 Homer Street
Vancouver, BC
V6B 2X6

Attention:      Paul Saxton, President

Re:  LINCOLN GOLD CORPORATION 
  Registration Statement on Form S-8 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We hereby consent to the inclusion of our report dated February 23, 2004 on the balance sheet of Lincoln Gold Corporation (formerly Braden Technologies, Inc.) (the "Company") as at December 31, 2003 and 2002 and the statements of loss and deficit accumulated through the exploration stage, cash flows and stockholders' equity for the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002 in the Company's Form S-8 registration statement to be filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to the registration of 2,500,000 shares of common stock issuable pursuant to the Company's 2004 Stock Option Plan.

We also consent to the reference to us under the caption "Experts" in the Prospectus.

Very truly yours,

DeMELLO & COMPANY

/s/ DeMello & Company
 


EX-23.2 5 exhibit23-2.htm CONSENT OF BERKOVITS, LAGO & COMPANY, LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS Filed by Automated Filing Services Inc. (604) 609-0244 - Lincoln Gold Corporation - Exhibit 23.2

BERKOVITS, LAGO & COMPANY, LLP
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS AND CONSULTANTS

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED ACCOUNTING FIRM CONSENT

To the Board of Directors
Lincoln Gold Corp.

We consent to incorporation by reference into the registration statement on Form S-8 of Lincoln Gold Corp. of our report, dated April 3, 2003 of our audit of the financial statements of Lincoln Gold Corp. as of December 31, 2003 on Form 8-K.

/s/ Berkovits, Lago & Company, LLP

Berkovits, Lago & Company, LLP
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
September 9, 2004

 

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