-----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, A+8RgsDrOfdMrF8kPFTYO1Fpgc8UrYP4dNsGz/Rl/KZ9HXjf0h+2RzgNBJcwcL9x pjK6/RtI5cGbq/MCWYTHig== 0001369270-07-000062.txt : 20070405 0001369270-07-000062.hdr.sgml : 20070405 20070405170123 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001369270-07-000062 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: DEF 14C PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20070405 FILED AS OF DATE: 20070405 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070405 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20070405 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CLEAN POWER TECHNOLOGIES INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001282387 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ENGINES & TURBINES [3510] IRS NUMBER: 980413062 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NV FISCAL YEAR END: 0806 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: DEF 14C SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-51716 FILM NUMBER: 07752549 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 436-35 AVENUE N.W. CITY: CALGARY STATE: A0 ZIP: T2K 0C1 BUSINESS PHONE: 4032772944 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 436-35 AVENUE N.W. CITY: CALGARY STATE: A0 ZIP: T2K 0C1 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SPHERE OF LANGUAGE DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20040302 DEF 14C 1 f4507schedule14cfiling.htm SCHEDULE 14C


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Date Filed:  April 5, 2007

 






DEFINITIVE INFORMATION STATEMENT

CLEAN POWER TECHNOLOGIES INC.

436-35th Avenue, N.W.,
Calgary, Alberta
Canada T2K-0C1
WE ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY

AND YOU ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SEND US A PROXY.


CLEAN POWER TECHNOLOGIES INC.

a Nevada corporation


NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS


Notice is hereby given of the time and place of an Annual Meeting of the Shareholders of Clean Power Technologies Inc. (the “Corporation”).  Such meeting to be held at Suite 2818 - #1 Place Ville Marie, Montreal, Quebec on Friday, April 27, 2007 at the hour of 10:00 o’clock  in the forenoon, Eastern Standard Time, for the following purposes:



1.

to elect the  Members of the Board of Directors for the ensuing year;

2.

to approve the appointment of  the firm of Child, Van Wagoner & Bradshaw, PLLC as the Corporation’s independent auditors for the fiscal year  2007; and

3.

to approve the 2007 Stock Option and Stock Award Plan (the “Plan”) of up to 2,000,000 shares of the Corporation’s common stock in the form of stock options and stock awards as compensation to employees, officers, directors and/or consultants of the Corporation.



Only shareholders of record as of the close of business on the 27th day of March, 2007 will be entitled to vote at this Meeting.  


The Corporation is not soliciting Proxies in connection with this Meeting.  However, you have the option of submitting a Proxy instead of attending the Meeting.  If you elect to use a Proxy and require a sample form of Proxy, please contact the Corporation by telephone at (403) 277-2944 or e-mail to mithaa@shaw.ca. and a sample will be provided to you for your convenience. You may use the designated Proxy holder on the sample Proxy provided at your request or you may insert another person that you so desire to attend and vote in your stead.


Dated and mailed at Calgary, Alberta this 5th day of April, 2007.


BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF

CLEAN POWER TECHNOLOGIES INC.



­­­/s/ Abdul Mitha

Abdul Mitha

President





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INFORMATION STATEMENT

FOR ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

TO BE HELD APRIL 27, 2007


This Information Statement is being first mailed on April 5, 2007, to the shareholders of Clean Power Technologies Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Corporation”), by the Board of Directors for use at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) to be held at 10:00 o’clock in the forenoon, Eastern Standard Time on Friday, April 27, 2007, at Suite 2818 - #1 Place Ville Marie, Montreal, Quebec or at such other times and places to which the Meeting may be adjourned (the “Meeting Date”).


The purpose of the Meeting is to consider and act upon  (i) to elect the  Members of the Board of Directors for the ensuing year;  (ii) to approve the appointment of  the firm of Child, Van Wagoner & Bradshaw, PLLC as the Corporation’s independent auditors for the fiscal year  2007; and (iii) to approve the 2007 Stock Option and Stock Award Plan (the “Plan”) of up to 2,000,000 shares of the Corporation’s common stock in the form of stock options and stock awards as compensation to employees, officers, directors and/or consultants of the Corporation.


RECORD DATE


The record date for determining the shareholders entitled to vote at the Meeting was the close of business on March 27, 2007 (the “Record Date”), at which time the Corporation had issued and outstanding 45,916,805 shares of  common stock, $0.001 par value (the “Common Stock”).  The shares of Common Stock constitute the only outstanding voting securities of the Corporation entitled to be voted at the Meeting.   


NO DISSENTERS' RIGHT OF APPRAISAL


The Corporation’s shareholders do not have dissenter’s rights of appraisal in connection with any of the matters to be voted on by the shareholders at the annual meeting.


SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT


The following table sets forth information, as of March 27, 2007, with respect to the beneficial ownership of the Company’s common stock by each person known by the Company to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the outstanding common stock by each of the Company's officers and directors, and by the officers and directors of the Company as a group.  Information is also provided regarding beneficial ownership of common stock if all outstanding options, warrants, rights and conversion privileges (to which the applicable officers and directors and 5% shareholders have the right to exercise in the next 60 days) are exercised and additional shares of common stock are issued.


Title of Class

Name and Address of Beneficial Owner

Amount and Nature of Beneficial Owner

Percent of Class3

Common

Abdul Mitha
32 Hawkwood Pl N.W.
Calgary, Alberta T3G 1X6

2,237,000 common shares held directly 4

4.87%

Common

Michael Burns
Dunedin 16 Corsica Rd
Seaford East Sussex
BN25 1BD England

1,000,000 common shares held directly

2.17%

Common

Diane Glatfelter
55 Glad Valley Dr
Billerica MA 01821

240,150 common shares held directly

0.05%










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Common

Sandra Nunn

0 common shares held

0.00%

Common

Richard Dennis

0 common shares held

0.00%

Common

Frederick Bayley
Director of the Company’s subsidiary
Camberley Firle Rd
Seaford, East Sussex BN25 2HU
England

1,000,000 common shares held directly

2.17%

Common

Six (6) Officers and
Directors as a group

4,477,150 Common shares

9.26%

Common

Tetyana Baturova
#205 512 Gatensbury St.,
Coquitlam, B.C. V3J 528

4,000,000 common shares held directly

8.71%

Common

Bruce Bicknell,
#102b, 11831-80th Ave
North Delta, B.C. V4C 7X6

2,400,000 common shares held directly

5.22%

Common

Richard Schmidt
2627 Laurel Crescent SW
Calgary, Alberta T3E 6B4

3,500,000 common shares held directly

7.62%

3Based on 45, 916,805 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.

4Mr. Mitha’s wife owns 500,000 shares of common stock and Mr. Mitha’s son and daughter, each own 750,000 shares.  Mr. Mitha disclaims any beneficial ownership of these shares.


ELECTION OF DIRECTORS


The current Board of Directors has fixed the number of authorized directors at five.  Thus, there are five directors to be elected for terms expiring at the Corporation’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2008 or until their successors have been elected and qualified.  It is intended that the names of the persons indicated in the following table will be placed in nomination.  Each of the nominees has indicated his willingness to serve as a member of the Board of Directors if elected; however, if any nominee becomes unavailable for election to the Board of Directors for any reason not presently known or contemplated, a substitute may be nominated and elected.


All of the nominees for the Board of Directors have previously served as directors of the Corporation,

 The nominees are as follows:


           Name 

Age

Commence Service

Abdul Mitha

Chief Executive Officer, President and Director

61

September 28, 2006

Diane Glatfelter

Chief Financial Officer, Secretary-Treasurer and Director

40

May 23, 2006

Sandra Nunn

Director

46

April 4, 2006

Michael Burns

Director

51

May 23, 2006

Richard Dennis

Director

47

September 28, 2006






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The nominee’s respective biographical and business experience is set forth below:

Abdul Mitha, President, Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Board of Directors


On September 28, 2006, Abdul Mitha was elected to the Board of Directors of the Issuer.  Mr. Abdul Mitha has served as the Issuer’s President since June 2, 2006 and Vice President Finance since July 30, 2005.  Mr. Mitha has over twenty-five years of domestic and international experience in the management of ongoing and start-up public and private companies.  Mr. Mitha has provided consulting and advisory services to various start-up businesses in Canada including Findex Resources, Inc., Meritworld.Com Inc., and E-Com Interactive, Inc.  From March 1991 to September 2005, Mr. Mitha was the President and shareholder of AVS 90 PV Associates Ltd. a company which acted as an advisor and consultant to start up companies, and was involved in the financing and negotiating of joint venture projects.  From September 2005, to present, Mr. Mitha was the President and a director of Unicus Corporation, a company involved in the p romotion of steam and gas technologies.


Mr. Mitha practiced law at the English Bar from 1972 - 1977 when he immigrated to Canada.  Since 1977, Mr. Mitha has been an entrepreneur in business and real estate investments.  Mr. Mitha received his MA in Comparative Law from Brunel University, Middlesex, England and is a Barrister-at-Law with the English Bar.  Mr. Mitha was a member of the British Institute of Management from 1973 to 1978 and a member of the Institute of Arbitrators (England) from 1972 to 1978.


Mr. Mitha has been appointed to serve on the compensation committee of the Issuer.


Mr. Mitha is not an officer or director of any reporting company that files annual, quarterly or period reports with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

Diane Glatfelter, Secretary-Treasurer, Member of the Board of Directors


Ms. Diane Glatfelter was appointed as a director and Secretary – Treasurer of the Issuer on May 23, 2006.  Ms. Glatfelter holds a Bachelor of Science with a major in marketing and a minor in management, received from the University of Bridgeport in 1988.  From June 1999 to the date of this filing, Ms. Glatfelter is the President and shareholder of K2 Unlimited, Inc. a consulting company which provides consulting in all areas of cash flow, including factoring, purchase order advances, debt management, bounced check recovery, loans, revenue management, risk management and collections.

 

Ms. Glatfelter has 150 million dollars of accounts receivable under management for various clients at any one time.  Ms. Glatfelter resides in Billerica, MA.


Ms. Glatfelter is an officer and director of OLM Ventures Inc. a reporting company that files annual, quarterly or period reports with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

Sandra Nunn, Member of the Board of Directors


Ms. Nunn has served as a member of the Board of Directors since April 4, 2006.  Ms. Nunn has over 21 years of combined experience in U.S. Government Federal Law Enforcement, the Fortune 500 computer industry, Labor Relations and International Business.  From December 2004 to present, she has served as the Managing Partner of Global Funding Partners LLC of Las Vegas, Nevada, where she supervises and manages investors and clients regarding major commercial funding projects ranging from $100k to over $1B both domestically and internationally.  From August 2004 to November 2004, Ms. Nunn was a Project Manager for FDP Financial Services of Vista, California, where she supervised and managed key investor loan accounts ranging in value from $100K to over $5B.  From February 2002 to present, she has served as the President and National Security Consultant of SIG International of Whitley City, Kentucky, a national security consulting firm for private companies and government entities in the U.S. and abroad.  From July 2000 to December 2004, she was the President of Mirsan International, of Vista, California, which was a personally-owned web-based marketing company specializing in quality jewelry and accessories from





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Europe.  Ms. Nunn received a Bachelor of Science degree in Electronics Engineering from California Polytechnic State University in 1984 and graduated with honors with an MBA in Global Management from the University of Phoenix in 2006.


Ms. Nunn is not an officer or director of any reporting company that files annual, quarterly or period reports with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

Michael Burns, Member of the Board of Directors


Mr. Michael Burns was appointed as a director of the Issuer on May 23, 2006.  Mr. Burns is an engineer with experience in the field of control systems, project management.  From December, 2002 to the date of this filing, Mr. Burns was the managing director for Engineering Verification Services Ltd., a company offering various automotive design and development projects including a heat recovery steam engine hybrid vehicle project with MitsuiBabcock.  From April 2001 to December 2002, Mr. Burns held the position of Chief Engineer, Engineering Verification Services and Business Unit Manage with TWR Engineering Worthing Technical Centre.  From October 1994 to April 2001, Mr. Burns was employed by the Daewoo Motor Company with his final position being Chief Engineer, vehicle testing, prototype building and executive board member.  He had under management a department of 240 people.  Mr. Burns resides in the United Kingd om.


Mr. Burns is not an officer or director of any reporting company that files annual, quarterly or period reports with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.


Richard Dennis, Member of the Board of Directors


On September 28, 2006, Mr. Richard Anthony Dennis was elected to the Board of Directors of the Issuer.  Mr. Richard Dennis is a Chartered Engineer with 26 years of experience in the Energy industry, and has been employed with Mitsui Babcock Energy Ltd. since June 1985 in various different capacities.  Mr. Dennis is presently and has been a Director of Research and Development for Mitsui Babcock Energy Ltd. since December 2002, where he is responsible for product development, and all investments into new technologies and R&D.  Mr. Dennis has also been a Director of Business Development for Mitsui Babcock since November 2001 to present.  Mr. Dennis first came on board Mitsui Babcock as General Manager of Engineering in June 1995.  From July 1999 to November 2001, Mr. Dennis was a Project Director of IT System Implementation and then a Director of PR and Corporate Communications form March 2003 to December 2004.   Mr. Dennis has spent his early career in various engineering roles predominately in the design and supply of environmental equipment for boilers used for electricity generation.  Prior to his employment with Mitsui Babcock, Mr. Dennis was responsible for all engineering associated with the building of new coal and gas fired boiler power plants.  Mr. Dennis has a degree in engineering from Leeds University and an MBA from Cranfield Business School.


Mr. Dennis was appointed to the Board of Directors pursuant to a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) between the Issuer and Mitsui Babcock Energy Limited which agrees to the appointment of Mr. Richard Dennis to the Board of Directors of the Issuer upon a formal agreement being executed.  The formal agreement has not yet been executed; however, the Board of Directors of the Issuer has accepted the consent to act and appointed Mr. Richard Dennis to the Board of Directors at a meeting of the Board of Directors held on September 28, 2006.

Mr. Richard Dennis has been appointed to serve on the audit committee of the Issuer.












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SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE


Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires the Corporation’s officers and Directors, and persons who own more than ten percent of the Corporation’s common shares, to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Officers, Directors, and greater than ten percent shareholders are required by Securities and Exchange Commission regulation to furnish the Corporation with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file.  


The following represents each officer, director and beneficial owner of more than 10% of our securities who did not file on a timely basis reports required by Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the most recent fiscal year


Name

Reporting Person

Form 3/# of transactions

Form 4/# of transactions

Form 5/# of transactions

Abdul Mitha


President, Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Board of Directors

N/A

Late/1

N/A

Diane Glatfelter

Secretary Treasurer and Member of the Board of Directors

N/A

Late/1

N/A

Sandra Nunn

Member of the Board of Directors

Late/1

N/A

N/A

Michael Burns

Member of the Board of Directors

N/A

N/A

N/A

Richard Dennis

Member of the Board of Directors

N/A

N/A

N/A


MEETINGS AND COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS


The business of the Corporation is managed under the direction of the Board of Directors.  The Board of Directors meets on a regular basis to review significant developments affecting the Corporation and to act on matters requiring Board approval.  All matters that require Board approval are acted on either by unanimous written consent of the Board or by a majority at Board meetings.  The Board of Directors has met twice and has acted by unanimous written consent eight times during the current fiscal year.


The Corporation formed an audit committee on September 28, 2006.  The purpose of the audit committee of the Board of Directors is to assist the Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities relating to the Company’s (i) financial statements and auditing, accounting and related reporting processes and (ii) systems of internal controls regarding finance, accounting, financial reporting and business practices and conduct established by management and the Board.


The Audit committee consists of the following 3 members, such members to be appointed and replaced from time to time by the Board:

Richard Dennis

Diane Glatfelter

Sandra Nunn


The Corporation formed a Compensation committee on September 28, 2006.  The purpose of the Compensation committee is to assist the Board in meeting responsibilities with regard to oversight and determination of executive compensation and to review and make recommendations to the Board with respect to major compensation plans, policies and programs of the Company.


The Compensation committee consists of the following 3 members, such members to be appointed and replaced from time to time by the Board:

Abdul Mitha

Michael Burns

Sandra Nunn






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The Corporation does not have a nominating committee because the Corporation has to date been a small business issuer traded on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board and the Board of Directors felt  it was not necessary to have a separate nominating committee.  The functions customarily attributable to this committee are performed by the Board of Directors as a whole. The Board of Directors expects to establish a nominating committee during fiscal year 2008, or once they have completed the development of their technology.   At this time, the Board does not have a formal policy with regard to the consideration of any director candidates recommended by the Corporation shareholders because historically the Corporation has not received recommendations from its shareholders and the costs of establishing and maintaining procedures for the consideration of shareholder nominations would be unduly burdensome.< /P>


Qualifications for consideration as a Board nominee may vary according to the particular areas of expertise being sought as a complement to the existing Board composition.  However, in making its nominations, the Board of Directors considers, among other things, an individual’s business experience, industry experience, financial background, breadth of knowledge about issues affecting the Corporation, time available for meetings and consultation regarding Corporation matters and other particular skills and experience possessed by the individual.


COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS


The Executive Officers have not received any compensation since the date of incorporation of our Company, and we did not accrue any compensation.  There are no securities authorized for issuance under any equity compensation plan, or any options, warrants, or rights to purchase our common stock to any of our Directors or Executive Officers.


The Board of Directors approved a stock option and stock award plan on February 10, 2007 (the “Plan”).   Under the Plan, a maximum of 2,000,000 shares of the common stock, par value $0.001 per share, may be awarded to directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company.  The duration of the Plan has been set at 10 years from the time of adoption thereof by the Board of Directors.  


There were no stock options granted to officers or directors of the Company during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2006.


The Company has made no arrangements for the remuneration of its directors, except that they will be entitled to receive reimbursement for actual, demonstrable out-of-pocket expenses, including travel expenses, if any, made on the Company’s behalf.  No remuneration has been paid to the Company’s directors for services to date.


Currently, we do not offer any annuity, pension or retirement benefits to be paid to any of our officers, directors or employees, in the event of retirement.  There are also no compensatory plans or arrangements with respect to any individual named above which results or will result from the resignation, retirement or any other termination of employment with our Company, or from a change in the control of our Company.


The Company does not compensate the directors for their time spent on behalf of our company, but the directors are entitled to receive reimbursement for all out of pocket expenses incurred for attendance at the Board of Directors meetings.





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The following table sets forth information for the individuals who served as the senior executive officer of the Company during any portion of the last 2 fiscal years and executive officers or key employees, other than the CEO, whose total annual salary and bonus for the last completed fiscal year exceeded $100,000.  






Long-Term Compensation

 

Annual Compensation

Awards

Payouts

Name and
Principal Position

Year

Salary

Bonus

Other
Annual Compen-sation

Restricted Stock Awards

Securities Under-lying Options/ SARS

LTIP Pay-outs

All Other Compen-sation

Abdul Mitha1
President and CEO

2006

$0

$0

$0

$0

$0

$0

$0

Ron Bruce2
President

2006

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Ron Bruce
President

2005

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Michael Burns

Director

2006

130,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

1 Mr. Mitha became our President on June 2, 2006.

2 Mr. Ron Bruce resigned as our President on May 22, 2006.


APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


Our board has approved the appointment of Child, Van Wagoner & Bradshaw, PLLC as our independent auditors for our 2007 fiscal year.  The Board approved the appointment of Child, Van Wagoner & Bradshaw, PLLC on March 31, 2007.  Our auditors for fiscal 2006 and 2005 were Amisano Hanson, Chartered Accountants.    Amisano Hanson has been our auditors since incorporation.  We do not expect a representative of Amisano Hanson to attend this meeting.  The Board of Directors is recommending a change in our auditors pursuant to recent correspondence with the Securities and Exchange Commission whereby the Corporation was directed to certain regulations which required an auditor registered in the United States. Based on this correspondence, the Board of Directors has determined to recommend a change in auditors.  There have been no disputes with Amisano Hanson in regard to the Corporation’s financial rep orting or in regard’s to Amisano Hanson’s audit report.


The following table sets forth the fees billed to the Company for professional services rendered by the Company's principal accountant, for the year ended August 31, 2006 and August 31, 2005:


Services

2006

2005

Audit fees

$25,700

$3,000

Non-Audit Services

$7,968

$3,575

Tax fees

$0

$0

Total fees

$33,668

$6,575





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Audit fees consist of fees for the audit of the Company's annual financial statements or the financial statements of the Company’s subsidiaries or services that are normally provided in connection with the statutory and regulatory filings of the annual financial statements.

Audit-related services include the review of the Company's financial statements and quarterly reports that are not reported as Audit fees.

Tax fees included tax planning and various taxation matters.


APPROVAL OF 2007 STOCK OPTION AND AWARD PLAN


The Board of Directors approved a stock option and stock award plan on February 10, 2007 (the “Plan”).   Under the Plan, a maximum of 2,000,000 shares of the common stock, par value $0.001 per share, may be awarded to directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company.  The duration of the Plan has been set at 10 years from the time of adoption thereof by the Board of Directors.   We have included a copy of the Stock Option and Stock Award Plan with this mailing.



CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS


On April 24, 2006 CPTI entered a research and development agreement (the “Agreement”) to fund all future costs for research, development, patenting, licensing and marketing for an alternative hybrid fuel technology that combines diesel and steam and gas (petrol) and steam technologies for a 100% ownership of the technology and any associated intellectual rights with two directors and officers of CPTL-UK.  Under the terms of the Agreement, the Company agreed to retain one director as the Company’s project director at a fee of £3,000 (US$5,384) per month for a period of 36 months commencing May 2006 and the second director as the Company’s project manager at a fee of £6,000 (US$10,768) per month for a period of 36 months commencing May 2006.  During the period ended August 31, 2006, these directors of CPTL-UK received $72,687 for services rendered pursuant to management contracts.


Additionally under the terms of the above-noted Agreement, the Company agreed to fund all future costs for research, development, patenting, licensing and marketing of the technology in exchange for the transfer of all rights and interests in technology to the Company.  As payment for this technology, the Company’s subsidiary issued 2,000,000 shares of its common stock at $0.001, which shares were exchanged for 2,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock under the terms of the Business Combination.  Additionally the Company has agreed to fund up to £2,000,000 (US$3,589,460) towards the development of the technology.


On July 26, 2006, the CPTL-UK entered into a lease agreement with a director of CPTL-UK to lease the office and laboratory premises for CPTL-UK.  The lease expires on July 25, 2009.  The CPTL—UK lease calls for annual rent in the amount of $34,222 (£18,000) plus applicable taxes, and is payable quarterly.


Included in prepaid expenses is $64,166 of prepaid rent expense to a director of CPTL-UK.  Rent expense of $4,038 was charged by the director for the year ended August 31, 2006.


Interest expense of $5,748 has been imputed at 10% in respect to advances due to a director of the Company.

Subsequent to August 31, 2006, a director of the Company advanced $294,686 to CPTL-UK.


QUORUM AND VOTING


In an election of directors, that number of candidates equaling the number of directors to be elected having the highest number of votes cast in favor of their election, are elected to the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board of Directors”), provided a quorum is present.  Votes may be cast or withheld with respect to the Proposal to elect five members of the Board of Directors for terms expiring at the





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Corporation’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2008.  Votes that are withheld will be counted toward a quorum, but will be excluded entirely from the tabulation for such Proposal and, therefore, will not affect the outcome of the vote on such Proposal.


Record holders of our Common Stock may cast one vote for each director nominated for office and one vote for each other Proposal for each share held of record at the close of business on March 27, 2007.  


Approval of the matters before the meeting requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast by shareholders present at the meeting in person or by proxy.


OTHER BUSINESS



We do not know of any other item of business that may come before the meeting, except a motion to adjourn.  


SHAREHOLDERS PROPOSALS


Shareholders may submit proposals on matters appropriate for shareholder action at subsequent annual meetings of the Corporation consistent with Rule 14a-8 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  For such proposals to be considered for inclusion in the Proxy Statement or Information Statement for the 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, such proposals must be received by the Corporation no later than January 31, 2008.  Any shareholder proposal submitted outside the process described above is considered untimely, if provided after January 31, 2008. Such proposals should be directed to Clean Power Technologies Inc., 436-35th Avenue, N.W.., Calgary, Alberta T2K-0C1 to the Attention of the Board of Directors.


Upon the receipt of a written request from any shareholder entitled to vote at the forthcoming Annual Meeting, the Corporation will mail, at no charge to the shareholder, a copy of the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB, including the financial statements and schedules required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 13a-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for the Corporation’s most recent fiscal year.  Requests from beneficial owners of the Corporation’s voting securities must set forth a good-faith representation that, as of the record date for the Annual Meeting, the person making the request was the beneficial owner of securities entitled to vote at such meeting.  Written requests for such report should be directed to:


Mr. Abdul Mitha

Clean Power Technologies Inc.

436-35th Avenue, N.W.,

Calgary, Alberta T2K-0C1




By order of the Board of Directors



/s/ Abdul Mitha

Abdul Mitha

President






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CLEAN POWER TECHNOLOGIES INC.

 2007 STOCK OPTION

AND STOCK AWARD PLAN










CLEAN POWER TECHNOLOGIES INC.

 2007 STOCK OPTION

AND STOCK AWARD PLAN

(this “PLAN”)


1.

Definitions.


Each of the following terms shall have the respective meanings set forth below for purposes of this Plan, whether employed in the singular or plural unless the particular context in which said term is used clearly indicates otherwise:

(a)

“Administrator” shall mean, during the entire term of this Plan, the person or persons appointed by the Board to administer this Plan or in the event that no such person is a appointed, the Board.

(b)

“Board” shall mean the Company’s Board of Directors.

(c)

“Common Stock” shall mean the common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share.


(d)

“Company” shall mean CLEAN POWER TECHNOLOGIES INC., a Nevada corporation.


(e)

“Directors” shall mean each and every member of the Board of Directors of the Company (as such term is defined below) as presently constituted and as may otherwise be constituted during the term hereof.


(f)

“Effective Date” shall mean as of February 15, 2007.


(g)

“Option” shall mean the right to purchase a specified number of shares of the Common Stock pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in this Plan.


(h)

“Optionee” shall mean the recipient of Options hereunder.  Any reference herein to the employment or consultancy of an Optionee by the Company shall include Optionee’s employment or consultancy by the Company or its subsidiaries, if any.


(i)

“Plan Termination Date” shall mean the date upon which this Plan terminates.


(j)

“Stock Award” shall mean the granting and issuance of the Common Stock pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in this Plan.


2.

Purpose.


The purpose of this Plan is to maintain the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries to attract and retain highly qualified and experienced directors, officers, employees and consultants (“Participants”) and to give such Participants a continued proprietary interest in the success of the Company and its subsidiaries. Pursuant to this Plan, eligible Participants will be provided the opportunity to participate in the enhancement of shareholder value through the grants of options, stock appreciation rights, awards of free trading stock and restricted stock, bonuses and/or fees payable in stock, or any combination thereof.  The term “subsidiary” as used in this Plan shall mean any present or future corporation which is or would be a





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“subsidiary corporation” of the Company as the term is defined in Section 424(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time (the “Code”).


3.

Administrator(s) of this Plan

(a)

Powers of the Administrator. Subject to the provisions of paragraph 5 hereof, this Plan shall be administered by the Administrator, and the Administrator shall have the authority, in its discretion:

(i) to determine the fair market value of the securities to be issued under this Plan;

(ii) to select the participants to whom the Options and Stock Awards may be granted hereunder;

(iii) to determine whether and to what extent Options or Stock Awards or any combination thereof, are granted hereunder;

(iv) to determine the number of shares of Common Stock or equivalent units to be covered by each Option and Stock Award granted hereunder;  

(v) to approve forms of agreement for use under this Plan;

(vi) to determine the terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of this Plan, of any Option or Stock Award granted hereunder. Such terms and conditions include, but are not limited to, the exercise price, the time or times when Options may be exercised (which may be based on performance criteria), any vesting acceleration, and any restriction or limitation regarding any Option or Stock Award or the shares of Common Stock relating thereto, based in each case on such factors as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall determine;

(vii) to construe and interpret the terms of this Plan and Options or Stock Awards;

(viii) to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan, including rules and regulations relating to sub-plans established for the purpose of qualifying for preferred tax treatment under foreign tax laws;

(ix)  to modify or amend each Option or Stock Award (subject to Section 18(c) of the Plan);

(x)  to authorize any person to execute on behalf of the Company any instrument or treasury order required to effect the grant of an Option or Stock Award previously granted by the Administrator;

(xi)  to make all other determinations deemed necessary or advisable for administering this Plan.

 (b)

Effect of Administrator's Decision.    The Administrator's decisions, determinations and interpretations shall be final and binding on the Company, all participants and any other holders of Options or Stock Awards.






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(c)

Each grant or award made pursuant to this Plan shall be evidenced by an Option Agreement or Stock Award Agreement (the "Agreement"). No person shall have any rights under any option, restricted stock or other award granted under this Plan unless and until the person to whom such Option, restricted stock or other Stock Award shall be granted shall have executed and delivered an Agreement to the Company. The Administrator(s) shall prescribe the form of all Agreements. A fully executed counterpart of the Agreement shall be provided to both the Company and the recipient of the grant or award.


(d)

The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless the Directors and the Administrator(s) from and against any and all liabilities, costs and expenses incurred by such persons as a result of any act, or omission to act, in connection with the performance of such persons' duties, responsibilities, and obligations under this Plan, other than such liabilities, costs and expenses as may result from the gross negligence, bad faith, willful misconduct, and/or criminal acts of such persons.


4.

Shares of Stock Subject to this Plan.


The maximum number of shares of the common stock, par value $0.001 per share, that may be optioned or awarded under this Plan is 2,000,000 shares, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 15 hereof. Any shares subject to an Option which for any reason expires or is terminated unexercised and any restricted stock which is forfeited may again be optioned or awarded under this Plan; provided, however, that forfeited shares shall not be available for further awards if the Participant has realized the benefits of ownership from such shares.  Shares subject to this Plan may be either, authorized and un-issued shares or issued shares repurchased or otherwise acquired by the Company or its subsidiaries.


5.

Grant of Options.


(a)

The Administrator(s) shall have the authority and responsibility, within the limitations of this Plan, to determine the Directors, employees and consultants to whom and the times at which Options are to be granted, the number of shares of Common Stock which may be purchased under each Option, the provisions of the respective Option Agreements (which need not be identical) including provisions concerning the time or times when, and the extent to which, the Options may be exercised, and the Option exercise price.  All Options pursuant to this Plan shall be granted on or before the Plan Termination Date.


(b)

In determining the Directors, employees and consultants to whom Options shall be granted, the number of shares of Common Stock to be covered by each such Option, and the provisions of the respective Option Agreements, the Administrator(s) shall take into consideration the employee’s or consultant’s present and potential contribution to the success of the Company and such other factors as the Administrator(s) may deem proper and relevant.


(c)

The aggregate fair market value (determined as of the date upon which an Option is

granted) of the Common Stock for which any Optionee may exercise incentive stock options for the first time in any calendar year (under all plans of the Company and any parent or subsidiary of the Company which plans provide for granting of incentive stock options within the meaning of Section 422(b) of the Code) shall not exceed $100,000.


6.

Eligibility.  


Directors, employees, including officers, of the Company and its divisions and subsidiaries, and consultants who provide bona fide services to the Company are eligible to be granted Options, free trading stock, restricted stock and other Stock Awards under this Plan and to have their salaries, bonuses and/or consulting fees payable in free trading stock, restricted stock and other Stock Awards. The Directors, employees, and consultants who shall receive awards or options under this Plan, and the criteria to be used





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in determining the award to be made, shall be determined from time to time by the Administrator(s), in their sole discretion, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 8 below, from among those eligible, which may be based upon information furnished to the Administrator(s) by the Company's management; and the Administrator(s) shall determine, in their sole discretion, the number of shares to be covered by each Stock Award and option granted to each Director, employee or consultant selected.


7.

Duration of this Plan.  


No award or Option may be granted under this Plan after more than ten (10) years from the earlier of the date this Plan is adopted by the Board.


8.

Terms and Conditions of Stock Options.  


Options granted under this Plan may be either incentive stock options, as defined in Section 422 of the Code, or Options other than incentive stock options. Each Option shall be subject to all the applicable provisions of this Plan, including the following terms and conditions, and to such other terms and conditions not inconsistent therewith as the Administrator(s) shall determine:


(a)

The Option price per share shall be set by the Board of Directors at the time of each Stock Award issuance or Option grant.


(b)

The exercise of certain Options granted under this Plan may be subject to the attainment of such performance goals, and/or during such period as may be determined by the Administrator(s) and stated in the Agreement.

 

(c)

An Option shall not be exercisable with respect to a fractional share of Common Stock or

with respect to the lesser of fifty (50) shares or the full number of shares then subject to the Option. No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued upon the exercise of an Option. If a fractional share of Common Stock shall become subject to an Option by reason of a stock dividend or otherwise, the Optionee shall not be entitled to exercise the Option with respect to such fractional share.


(d)

Each Option shall state whether it will or will not be treated as an incentive stock option.


(e)

Each Option will be deemed exercised on the day written notice specifying the number of

shares to be purchased, accompanied by payment in full including, if required by law, applicable taxes, is received by the Company. Payment, except as provided in the Agreement shall be:


(i)

in United States dollars by check or bank draft, or


(i)

by tendering to the Company shares of Common Stock already owned for at

least six months by the person exercising the Option, which may include shares received as the result of a prior exercise of an Option, and having an aggregate fair market value, on the date on which the Option is exercised,  equal to the total cash exercise price applicable to the Options being exercised, or


(iii)

by a combination of United States dollars and shares of Common Stock valued as aforesaid.


For purposes of this Plan, fair market value shall be the mean between the highest and lowest prices at which the Common Stock is traded on a national securities exchange or an automated securities quotation exchange on the relevant date, provided however, if there is no sale of the Common Stock on such exchange on such date, fair market value shall be the mean between the bid and asked prices on such exchange at the close of the market on such date. No Optionee shall have any rights to dividends or other





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right of a shareholder with respect to shares of Common Stock subject to his or her Option until he or she has given written notice of exercise of such Option and paid in full for such shares.


(f)

 Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator(s) may, in their sole discretion, include in the Agreement a provision to allow for the cashless exercise of any Options granted by such Agreement under this Plan.


(g)

The Administrator(s) may, in their discretion, include in the grant of any Option the right of a grantee (hereinafter referred to as a “stock appreciation right”) to elect, in the manner described below, in lieu of exercising his or her Option for all or a portion of the shares of Common Stock covered by such Option, to relinquish his or her Option for all or a portion of the such shares and to receive from the Company a payment equal in value to (x) the fair market value, as determined in accordance with Section 8(e), of a share of Common Stock on the date of such election, multiplied by the number of shares as to which the grantee shall have made such election, less (y) the exercise price for that number of shares of Common Stock for which the grantee shall have made such election under the terms of such Option.  A stock appreciation right shall be exercisable at the time the tandem option is exercisable, and the “expiration date” for the stock appreciation right shall be the amount described in (x) above exceeds the amount described in (y) above.  An election to exercise stock appreciation rights shall be deemed to have been made on the day written notice of such election, addressed to the Administrator(s), is received by the Company.  An Option or any portion thereof with respect to which a grantee has elected to exercise a stock appreciation right shall be surrendered to the Company and such Option shall thereafter remain exercisable according to its terms only with respect to the number of shares as to which it would otherwise be exercisable, less the number of shares with respect to which stock appreciation rights have been exercised.  The grant of a stock appreciation right shall be evidenced by an Agreement.  The Agreement evidencing stock appreciation rights shall be personal and will provide that the stock appreciation rights will not be transferable by the grantee otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution and that they will be exercisable, during the lifetime of the grantee, only by him or her.


(h)

 Except as provided in the applicable Agreement, an Option may be exercised only if at all times during the period beginning with the date of the granting of the Option and ending on the date of such exercise, the grantee was a consultant or employee of either the Company (or of a division) or subsidiary of the Company or of another corporation referred to in Section 421(a)(2) of the Code. The Agreement shall provide whether, and to what extent, an Option may be exercised after termination of continuous employment, but any such exercise shall in no event be later than the termination date of the Option. If the grantee should die, or become permanently disabled as determined by the Administrator(s) at any time when the Option, or any portion thereof, shall be exercisable, the Option will be exercisable within a period provided for in the Agreement, by the Optionee or person or persons to whom his or her rights under the Op tion shall have passed by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, but in no event at a date later than the termination of the Option. The Administrator(s) may require medical evidence of permanent disability, including medical examinations by physicians selected by it.


(i)

Each Option by its terms shall be personal and shall not be transferable by the Optionee otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.  During the lifetime of an Optionee, the Option shall be exercisable only by the Optionee. In the event any Option is exercised by the executors, administrators, heirs or distributees of the estate of a deceased Optionee as provided in Section 8(h) above, the Company shall be under no obligation to issue Common Stock thereunder unless and until the Company is satisfied that the person or persons exercising the Option are the duly appointed legal representatives of the deceased Optionee’s estate or the proper legatees or distributes thereof.


(j)

No incentive stock option shall be granted to an employee  who owns or would be treated as owning by attribution under Code Section 424(d) immediately before the grant of such incentive stock option, directly or indirectly, stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company. This restriction shall not apply if, (i) at the time such incentive stock option is granted, the Option price is at least 110% of the fair market value of the shares of Common Stock subject to the Option, as determined in accordance with Section 8(e) on the date of grant, and (ii) the





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incentive stock option by its terms is not exercisable after the expiration of five years from the date of its grant.


(k)

An Option and any Common Stock received upon the exercise of an Option shall be subject to such other transfer restriction and/or legending requirements as are specified in the applicable Agreement.


(l)

No Options or Stock Awards shall be made to any consultant in exchange for or as compensation for capital raising, investor relations or stock promotion.


(m)

Any Options or Stock Awards that are made to any Directors shall be held in trust by the Company until such issuance or issuances are approved by shareholders of the Company holding no less than a majority of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock at the time of such approval.


9.

Terms and Conditions of Restricted Stock Awards.   


Awards of restricted stock under this Plan shall be subject to all the applicable provisions of this Plan, including the following terms and conditions, and to such other terms and conditions not inconsistent therewith, as the Administrator(s) shall determine:


(a)

Awards of restricted stock may be in addition to or in lieu of Option grants.  Awards may be conditioned on the attainment of particular performance goals based on criteria established by the Administrator(s) at the time of each award of restricted stock. During a period set forth in the Agreement (the "Restriction Period"), the recipient shall not be permitted to sell, transfer, pledge, or otherwise encumber the shares of restricted stock; except that such shares may be used, if the Agreement permits, to pay the option price pursuant to any Option granted under this Plan, provided an equal number of shares delivered to the Optionee shall carry the same restrictions as the shares so used.


(b)

Shares of restricted stock shall become free of all restrictions if during the Restriction Period, (i) the recipient dies, (ii) the recipient's directorship, employment, or consultancy terminates by reason of permanent disability, as determined by the Administrator(s), (iii) the recipient retires after attaining both 59 1/2 years of age and five years of continuous service with the Company and/or a division or subsidiary, or (iv) if provided in the Agreement, there is a "change in control" of the Company (as defined in such Agreement).  The Administrator(s) may require medical evidence of permanent disability, including medical examinations by physicians selected by it.


(c)

Unless and to the extent otherwise provided in the Agreement, shares of restricted stock shall be forfeited and revert to the Company upon the recipient's termination of directorship, employment or consultancy during the Restriction Period for any reason other than death, permanent disability, as determined by the Administrator(s), retirement after attaining both 59 1/2 years of age and five years of continuous service with the Company and/or a subsidiary or division, or, to the extent provided in the Agreement, a "change in control" of the Company (as defined in such Agreement), except to the extent the Administrator(s), in their sole discretion, finds that such forfeiture might not be in the best interests of the Company and, therefore, waives all or part of the application of this provision to the restricted stock held by such recipient.

  

(d)

Stock certificates for restricted stock shall be registered in the name of the recipient but shall be appropriately legended and returned to the Company by the recipient, together with a stock power endorsed in blank by the recipient. The recipient shall be entitled to vote shares of restricted stock and shall be entitled to all dividends paid thereon, except that dividends paid in Common Stock or other property shall also be subject to the same restrictions.


(e)

Restricted Stock shall become free of the foregoing restrictions upon expiration of the applicable Restriction Period and the Company shall then deliver to the recipient Common Stock certificates evidencing such stock.





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(f)

Restricted stock and any Common Stock received upon the expiration of the restriction period shall be subject to such other transfer restrictions and/or legending requirements as are specified in the applicable Agreement.


10.

Bonuses and Past Salaries and Fees Payable in Stock.


(a)

In lieu of cash bonuses otherwise payable under the Company’s or applicable division’s or subsidiary’s compensation practices to Directors, officers, employees and consultants eligible to participate in this Plan, the Administrator(s), in their sole discretion, may determine that such bonuses shall be payable in Common Stock or partly in Common Stock and partly in cash. Such bonuses shall be in consideration of services previously performed and as an incentive toward future services and shall consist of shares of Common Stock which shall be free trading unless otherwise determined by the Administrator(s) in their sole discretion. The number of shares of Common Stock payable in lieu of a bonus otherwise payable shall be determined by dividing such bonus amount by the fair market value of one share of Common Stock on the date the bonus is payable, plus ten percent with fair market value determined as of such date in accordance with Section 8(e).


(b)

In lieu of salaries and fees otherwise payable by the Company to Directors, officers, employees and consultants eligible to participate in this Plan that were incurred for services rendered at any time to the Company, in the event such Directors, officers, employees or consultants elect, the Administrator(s) may provide that such unpaid salaries and fees shall be payable in Common Stock or partly in Common Stock and partly in cash. Such awards shall be in consideration of services previously performed and as an incentive toward future services and shall consist of shares of Common Stock subject to such terms as the Administrator(s) may determine in their sole discretion. The number of shares of Common Stock payable in lieu of salaries and fees otherwise payable shall be determined by the Administrator.  


11.

Change in Control.  


Each Agreement may, in the sole discretion of the Administrator(s), provide that any or all of the following actions may be taken upon the occurrence of a change in control (as defined in the Agreement) with respect to the Company:


(a)

acceleration of time periods for purposes of vesting in, or realizing gain from, or exercise of any outstanding Option or stock appreciation right or shares of restricted stock awarded pursuant to this Plan;


(b)

offering to purchase any outstanding Option or stock appreciation right or shares of restricted stock made pursuant to this Plan from the holder for its equivalent cash value, as determined by the Administrator(s), as of the date of the change in control; or


(c)

making adjustments or modifications to outstanding Options or stock appreciation rights or with respect to restricted stock as the Administrator(s) deems appropriate to maintain and protect the rights and interests of the Participants following such change in control, provided, however, that the exercise period of any option may not be extended beyond 10 years from the date of grant.


12.

Transfer, Leave of Absence.  


For purposes of this Plan:


(a)

transfer of an employee from the Company the division or subsidiary of the Company,

whether or not incorporated, or vice versa, or from one division or subsidiary of the Company to another, and


(b)

a leave of absence, duly authorized in writing by the Company or a subsidiary or division of the Company, shall not be deemed a termination of employment.





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13.

Rights of Directors, Employees and Consultants.  


(a)

No person shall have any rights or claims under this Plan except in accordance with the

provisions of this Plan and each Agreement.


(b)

Nothing contained in this Plan and Agreement shall be deemed to give any Director,

employee or consultant the right to continued employment by the Company or its divisions or subsidiaries.


14.

Withholding Taxes.


The Company shall require a payment from a Participant to cover applicable withholding for income and employment taxes upon the happening of any event pursuant to this Plan which requires such withholding. The Company reserves the right to offset such tax payment from any funds which may be due the Participant from the Company or its subsidiaries or divisions or, in its discretion, to the extent permitted by applicable law, to accept such tax payment through the delivery of shares of Common Stock owned by the Participant or by utilizing shares of the Common Stock which were to be delivered to the Participant pursuant to this Plan, having an aggregate fair market value, determined as of the date of payment, equal to the amount of the payment due.


15.

Adjustments.  


In the event of stock dividends, stock splits, recapitalizations, mergers, consolidations, combinations, exchanges of shares, spin-offs, liquidations, reclassifications or other similar changes in the capitalization of the Company, the number of shares of Common Stock available for grant under this Plan shall be adjusted appropriately by the Board, and, where deemed appropriate, the number of shares covered by outstanding stock options and stock appreciation rights outstanding and the number of shares of restricted stock outstanding, and the option price of outstanding stock options, shall be similarly adjusted. If another corporation or other business entity is acquired by the Company, and the Company has assumed outstanding employee option grants under a prior existing plan of the acquired entity, similar adjustments are permitted at the discretion of the Administrator(s). In the event of any other change affecting the share s of Common Stock available for awards under this Plan, such adjustment, if any, as may be deemed equitable by the Administrator(s), shall be made to preserve the intended benefits of this Plan giving proper effect to such event.


16.

Miscellaneous Provisions.


(a)

This Plan shall be unfunded.  The Company shall not be required to establish any special

or separate fund or to make any other segregation of assets to assure the issuance of shares or the payment of cash upon exercise of any option or stock appreciation right under this Plan. The expenses of this Plan shall be borne by the Company.


(b)

The Administrator(s) may, at any time and from time to time after the granting of an

Option or the award of restricted stock or bonuses payable in Common Stock hereunder, specify such additional terms, conditions and restrictions with respect to such Option or stock as may be deemed necessary or appropriate to ensure compliance with any and all applicable laws, including, but not limited to, the Code, federal and state securities laws and methods of withholding or providing for the payment of required taxes.


(a)

If at any time the Administrator(s) shall determine in its discretion that the listing, registration or qualification of shares of Common Stock upon any national securities exchange or under any state or federal law, or the consent or approval of any governmental regulatory body, is necessary or desirable as a condition of, or in connection with, the sale or purchase of shares of Common Stock hereunder, no Option or stock appreciation right may be exercised or restricted stock or stock bonus may be transferred in whole or in part unless and until such listing registration, qualification, consent or approval





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shall have been effected or obtained, or otherwise provided for, free of any conditions not acceptable to the Administrator(s).


(b)

By accepting any benefit under this Plan, each Participant and each person claiming under or through such Participant shall be conclusively deemed to have indicated his acceptance and ratification, and consent to, any action taken under this Plan by the Administrator(s), the Company or the Board.


(c)

This Plan shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Company’s state of incorporation.


(f)

Administrator(s) members exercising their functions under this Plan are serving as

directors of the Company and they shall therefore be entitled to all rights of indemnification and advancement of expenses accorded directors of the Company.


17.

Limits of Liability.


(a)

Any liability of the Company or a subsidiary of the Company to any Participant with respect to any option or award shall be based solely upon contractual obligations created by this Plan and Agreement.


(b)

Neither the Company nor a division or subsidiary of the Company, nor any member of the Administrator(s) or the Board, nor any other person participating in any determination of any question under this Plan, or in the interpretation, administration or application of this Plan, shall have any liability to any party for any action taken or not taken in connection with this Plan, except as may expressly be provided by statute.


18.

Amendments and Termination.  


The Board may, at any time, amend, alter or discontinue this Plan; provided, however, no amendment, alteration or discontinuation shall be made which would impair the rights of any holder of an award of restricted stock, Option, stock appreciation rights or stock bonus theretofore granted, without his or her written consent, or which, without the approval of the shareholders would:


(a)

except as provided in Section 15, increase the maximum number of shares of Common

Stock which may be issued under this Plan;


(b)

except as provided in Section 15, decrease the option price of an Option (and related

stock appreciation rights, if any) to less than 100% of the fair market value (as determined in accordance with Section 8(e)) of a share of Common Stock on the date of the granting of the Option (and related stock appreciation rights, if any);


(c)

materially change the class of persons eligible to receive an award of restricted stock or

Options or stock appreciation rights under this Plan;


(d)

extend the duration of this Plan; or


(e)

materially increase in any other way the benefits accruing to Participants.



19.

Duration.


This Plan shall be adopted by the Board and approved by the Company’s shareholders and such regulatory bodies as may in each case be necessary, which approvals, if required, must occur either before, or no later than the period ending twelve months after the date, this Plan is adopted. Subject to such approvals, grants and awards may be made under this Plan between the date of its adoption and receipt of





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such approvals. This Plan shall terminate upon the earlier of the following dates or events to occur:


(a)

upon the adoption of a resolution of the Board terminating this Plan;


(b)

the date all shares of Common Stock subject to this Plan are purchased according to this

Plan’s provisions; or


(c)

ten years from the date of adoption of this Plan by the Board.


No such termination of this Plan shall adversely affect the rights of any Participant hereunder and all Options or stock appreciation rights previously granted and restricted stock and stock bonuses awarded hereunder shall continue in force and in operation after the termination of this Plan, except as they may be otherwise terminated in accordance with the terms of this Plan.


20.

Other Compensation Plans.



This Plan shall not be deemed to preclude the implementation by the Company or its divisions or subsidiaries of other compensation plans which may be in effect from time to time, nor adversely affect any rights of Participants under any other compensation plans of the Company or its divisions or subsidiaries.


21.

Non-Transferability.  


No right or interest in any award granted under this Plan shall be assignable or transferable, except as set forth in this Plan and required by law, and no right or interest of any participant in any award shall be liable for, or subject to, any lien, obligation or liability except as set forth in this Plan or as required by law.






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