As Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 13, 2014
Registration No. 333-
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
______________________________
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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THE DIGITAL DEVELOPMENT GROUP CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 98-0515726 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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6630 Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles, California (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | 90028 (Zip Code) |
______________________________
The Digital Development Group Corp. 2014 Equity Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
______________________________
Martin W. Greenwald
Chief Executive Officer
The Digital Development Group Corp.
6630 Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, California 90028
(Name and Address of Agent For Service)
(800) 783-3128
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
_______________________________
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer, and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large Accelerated filer . |
| Accelerated filer . |
| Non-accelerated filer . |
| Smaller reporting company X . |
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities to be Registered |
| Amount to be |
| Proposed |
| Proposed Maximum |
| Amount of |
| |||
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share |
| 3,000,000 |
| $ | 0.055 |
| $ | 165,000 |
| $ | 21.25 |
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(1) |
| The Company is registering 3,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the Common Stock) to be issued as Stock Awards under The Digital Development Group Corp. 2014 Equity Incentive Plan. |
(2) |
| Pursuant to Rule 416 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of Common Stock which become issuable as Stock Awards under The Digital Development Group Corp. 2014 Equity Incentive Plan by reason of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or any other similar transaction effected without receipt of consideration, which results in an increase in the Registrants outstanding shares of Common Stock. |
(3) |
| Estimated pursuant to Rules 457(c) and 457(h) under the Securities Act, solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee, based on the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock as reported OTC Markets on January 7, 2014. |
The Registration Statement shall become effective upon filing in accordance with Rule 462(a) under the Securities Act.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Item 1. Plan Information.*
Item 2. Registrant Information and Employee Program Annual Information.*
* Information required by Part I to be contained in the Section 10(a) prospectus is omitted from this Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act) and the Note to Part I of Form S-8.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are hereby incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement:
(a)
The Registrants latest annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 filed with the SEC on July 15, 2013 pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act);
(b)
All reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the Registrants latest annual report; and
(c)
The description of the Registrants common stock contained in the Registrants Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 6, 2012, including any amendments filed for the purpose of updating such descriptions.
In addition, all documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, after the date of this registration statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, will be incorporated by reference into this registration statement from the date of filing of such documents.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for the purposes of this registration statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any 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.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Steven James Davis, A Professional Corporation, has acted as special counsel to the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of this registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and has furnished the opinion on the validity of the securities being registered under this registration statement, which opinion is attached in Exhibit 5.1 of this registration statement. As of the date of the filing of this registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Steven J. Davis, the principal of Steven James Davis, A Professional Corporation, holds 1,250,000 shares of the Companys common stock which were not issued under the Plan. The Company may, in the future, issue to Steven J. Davis shares of Company common stock or options to purchase shares of Company common stock under the Plan as compensation for legal services provided to the Company, excluding compensation for legal services provided to the Company relating to capital raising activities or this registration statement.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Nevada Law
Section 78.7502 of the Nevada Revised Statutes permits a corporation to indemnify 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, except an action by or in the right of the corporation, by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses, including attorneys fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the action, suit or proceeding if he:
(a)
is not liable pursuant to Nevada Revised Statute 78.138, or
(b)
acted in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.
In addition, Section 78.7502 permits a corporation to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against expenses, including amounts paid in settlement and attorneys fees actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense or settlement of the action or suit if he:
(a)
is not liable pursuant to Nevada Revised Statute 78.138; or
(b)
acted in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation.
To the extent that a director, officer, employee or agent of a corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to above, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter, the corporation is required to indemnify him against expenses, including attorneys fees, actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense.
Section 78.751 of the Nevada Revised Statutes provides that such indemnification may also include payment by the Company of expenses incurred in defending a civil or criminal action or proceeding in advance of the final disposition of such action or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by the person indemnified to repay such payment if he shall be ultimately found not to be entitled to indemnification under Section 78.751. Indemnification may be provided even though the person to be indemnified is no longer a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or such other entities.
Section 78.752 of the Nevada Revised Statutes allows a corporation to purchase and maintain insurance or make other financial arrangements on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise for any liability asserted against him and liability and expenses incurred by him in his capacity as a director, officer, employee or agent, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the corporation has the authority to indemnify him against such liability and expenses.
Other financial arrangements made by the corporation pursuant to Section 78.752 may include the following:
(a)
the creation of a trust fund;
(b)
the establishment of a program of self-insurance;
(c)
the securing of its obligation of indemnification by granting a security interest or other lien on any assets of the corporation; and
(d)
the establishment of a letter of credit, guaranty or surety
No financial arrangement made pursuant to Section 78.752 may provide protection for a person adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction, after exhaustion of all appeals, to be liable for intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of law, except with respect to the advancement of expenses or indemnification ordered by a court.
Any discretionary indemnification pursuant to NRS 78.7502, unless ordered by a court or advanced pursuant to an undertaking to repay the amount if it is determined by a court that the indemnified party is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation, may be made by the corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the director, officer, employee or agent is proper in the circumstances. The determination must be made:
(a)
by the stockholders;
(b)
by the board of directors by majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to the action, suit or proceeding;
(c)
if a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to the action, suit or proceeding so orders, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or
(d)
if a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to the action, suit or proceeding cannot be obtained, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion.
Charter Provisions and Other Arrangements of the Registrant
Pursuant to the provisions of Nevada Revised Statutes, the Registrant has adopted the following indemnification provisions in its Articles of Incorporation for its directors and officers:
No director or officer of the Corporation shall be personally liable to the Corporation or any of its stockholders for damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director or officer; provided, however, that the foregoing provision shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a director or officer (i) for acts or omissions which involve intentional misconduct, fraud or knowing violation of law, or (ii) the payment of dividends in violation of Section 78.300 of the Nevada Revised Statutes. Any repeal or modification of an Article by the stockholders of the Corporation shall be prospective only, and shall not adversely affect any limitation of the personal liability of a director or officer of the Corporation for acts or omissions prior to such repeal or modification.
In addition to the above, each of our directors has entered into an indemnification agreement with us. The indemnification agreement provides that we shall indemnify the director against expenses and liabilities in connection with any proceeding associated with the director being our director to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, our Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws.
Item 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8.
Exhibits.
Exhibit No. |
| Description of Document |
3.1 |
| Certificate of Incorporation (1) |
3.2 |
| Articles of Incorporation (1) |
3.3 |
| Certificate of Correction (1) |
3.4 |
| Text of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation (2) |
3.5 |
| By-laws (1) |
5.1 |
| Opinion of Steven James Davis, A Professional Corporation |
23.1 |
| Consent of Consent of Anton & Chia, LLP |
23.3 |
| Consent of Steven James Davis, A Professional Corporation (included in Exhibit 5.1). |
24.1 |
| Power of Attorney (included as part of the signature page to this Registration Statement). |
99.1 |
| The Digital Development Group Corp. 2014 Equity Incentive Plan. |
99.2 |
| Form of Notice of Stock Award Grant for the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan. |
(1)
Incorporated by reference to the Registrants Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on March 19, 2009.
(2)
Incorporated by reference to the Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 2, 2012.
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a)
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)
To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i)
to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii)
to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this 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 this Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the Calculation of Registration Fee table in the effective registration statement;
(iii)
to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to such information in this Registration Statement;
Provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.
(2)
That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3)
To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b)
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrants annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plans annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c)
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant 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 Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California, on January 10, 2014.
THE DIGITAL DEVELOPMENT GROUP CORP.
By: /s/Martin W. Greenwald
Martin W. Greenwald
Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned officers and directors of THE DIGITAL DEVELOPMENT GROUP CORP., a Nevada corporation (the Company), hereby nominates and appoints Martin W. Greenwald and David Altshuler, and each of them acting or signing singly, as his agents and attorneys-in-fact (the Agents), in his respective name and in the capacity or capacities indicated below, to execute and/or file, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents filed in connection therewith or constituting a part thereof: (1) a registration statement on Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of shares of Common Stock of the Company to be issued in connection with The Digital Development Group Corp. 2014 Equity Incentive Plan and (2) any one or more amendments to any part of the foregoing registration statement, including any post-effective amendments, or appendices or supplements that may be required to be filed under the Securities Act to keep such registration statement effective or to terminate its effectiveness.
Further, the undersigned do hereby authorize and direct such agents and attorneys-in-fact to take any and all actions and execute and file any and all documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) or state regulatory agencies, necessary, proper or convenient in their opinion to comply with the Securities Act and the rules and regulations or orders of the SEC, or state regulatory agencies, adopted or issued pursuant thereto, to the end that the registration statement of the Company shall become effective under the Securities Act and any other applicable law.
Finally, each of the undersigned does hereby ratify, confirm and approve each and every act and document which the said appointment agents and attorneys-in-fact may take, execute or file pursuant thereto with the same force and effect as though such action had been taken or such documents had been executed or filed by the undersigned respectively.
This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until revoked or superseded by written notice filed with the SEC.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney as of the date indicated.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
Dated: January 10, 2014 | /s/ Martin W. Greenwald |
| Martin W. Greenwald |
| Chief Executive Officer, Interim Chief Financial Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) |
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Dated: January 10, 2014 | /s/ Joe Q. Bretz |
| Joe Q. Bretz |
| Director |
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
The following documents are filed as exhibits to this registration statement:
Exhibit No. |
| Description of Document |
3.1 |
| Certificate of Incorporation (1) |
3.2 |
| Articles of Incorporation (1) |
3.3 |
| Certificate of Correction (1) |
3.4 |
| Text of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation (2) |
3.5 |
| By-laws (1) |
5.1 |
| Opinion of Steven James Davis, A Professional Corporation |
23.1 |
| Consent of Consent of Anton & Chia, LLP |
23.3 |
| Consent of Steven James Davis, A Professional Corporation (included in Exhibit 5.1). |
24.1 |
| Power of Attorney (included as part of the signature page to this Registration Statement). |
99.1 |
| The Digital Development Group Corp. 2014 Equity Incentive Plan. |
99.2 |
| Form of Notice of Stock Award Grant for the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan. |
(1)
Incorporated by reference to the Registrants Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on March 19, 2009.
(2)
Incorporated by reference to the Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 2, 2012.
EXHIBIT 5.1
January 10, 2014
The Digital Development Group Corp.
6630 Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, California 90028
Re:
Registration Statement on Form S-8
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as special counsel to The Digital Development Group Corp., a Nevada corporation (the "Company"), in connection with the preparation and filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission of a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the "Registration Statement") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating to the registration of 3,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the "Shares"), issuable pursuant to the Company's 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). This opinion is being furnished in accordance with the requirements of Item 8 of Form S-8 and Item 601(b)(5)(i) of Regulation S-K.
We have reviewed the Company's charter documents and the corporate proceedings taken by the Company with respect to the establishment of the Plan. With respect to the foregoing documents, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals and the conformity to originals of all documents submitted to us as certified or reproduced copies. We also have obtained from the officers of the Company certificates as to certain factual matters necessary for the purpose of this opinion and, insofar as this opinion is based on such matters of fact, we have relied on such certificates without independent investigation.
Based on such review, we are of the opinion that, if, as and when the Shares are issued and sold (and proper and sufficient consideration therefor received and appropriate stock certificates therefor executed and delivered) pursuant to the provisions of the Plan, such shares will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
We consent to the filing of this opinion letter as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement.
We express no opinion on securities issued pursuant to any other registration statement of the Company.
This opinion letter is rendered as of the date first written above and we disclaim any obligation to advise you of facts, circumstances, events or developments which hereafter may be brought to our attention and which may alter, affect or modify the opinion expressed herein. Our opinion is expressly limited to the matters set forth above and we render no opinion, whether by implication or otherwise, as to any other matters relating to the Company, the Plan, or the Shares issuable under the Plan. We advise you that we are licensed to practice law in the States of California, Minnesota and the District of Columbia.
| Respectfully submitted, /s/ Steven James Davis, A Professional Corporation Steven James Davis, A Professional Corporation |
EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors
Digital Development Group Corp.
We consent to the inclusion in the foregoing Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated July 15, 2013, relating to our audit of the balance sheet of Digitally Development Group Corp as of December 31, 2012, and the related statement of operations, stockholders deficit and cash flows for the period from January 25, 2012 (Inception) through December 31, 2012. Our report dated July 15, 2013, relating to the financial statements includes an emphasis paragraph relating to an uncertainty as to the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.
/s/ Anton & Chia, LLP
Newport Beach, California
January 9, 2014
EXHIBIT 99.1
THE DIGITAL DEVELOPMENT GROUP CORP.
2014 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
INTRODUCTION
On December 30, 2013, the Board of Directors adopted this 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan") which Plan was approved by the Shareholders on _______________.
1.
PURPOSES
(a)
The purpose of the Plan is to provide a means by which selected Employees and Directors of and Consultants to the Company and its Affiliates may be given an opportunity to benefit from increases in value of the common stock of the Company ("Common Stock") through the granting of (i) Incentive Stock Options, (ii) Nonstatutory Stock Options, (iii) stock awards or bonuses in lieu of cash compensation, and (iv) rights to purchase restricted stock.
(b)
The Company, by means of the Plan, seeks to retain the services of persons who are now Employees, Directors or Consultants, to secure and retain the services of new Employees, Directors and Consultants, and to provide incentives for such persons to exert maximum efforts for the success of the Company and its Affiliates.
(c)
The Company intends that the Stock Awards or Option Awards issued under the Plan shall, in the discretion of the Board or any Committee to which responsibility for administration of the Plan has been delegated pursuant to subsection 3(c), be either (i) Options granted pursuant to Section 6 or 7 hereof, including Incentive Stock Options and Nonstatutory Stock Options, or (ii) stock bonuses or stock awards in lieu of cash compensation or rights to purchase restricted stock granted pursuant to Section 8 hereof. All Options shall be separately designated Incentive Stock Options or Nonstatutory Stock Options at the time of grant, and a separate certificate or certificates will be issued for shares purchased on exercise of each type of Option.
2.
DEFINITIONS
(a)
"AFFILIATE" means any parent corporation or subsidiary corporation, whether now or hereafter existing, as those terms are defined in Sections 424(e) and (f) respectively, of the Code.
(b)
"BOARD" means the Board of Directors of the Company.
(c)
"CODE" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(d)
"COMMITTEE" means a Committee appointed by the Board in accordance with subsection 3(c) of the Plan.
(e)
"COMPANY" means THE DIGITAL DEVELOPMENT GROUP CORP., a Nevada Corporation.
(f)
Reserved.
(g)
"CONSULTANT" means any person, including an advisor, engaged by the Company or an Affiliate to render consulting services and who is compensated for such services, provided that the term "Consultant" shall not include Directors who are paid only a director's fee by the Company or who are not compensated by the Company for their services as Directors.
(h)
"CONTINUOUS STATUS AS AN EMPLOYEE, DIRECTOR OR CONSULTANT" means the employment or relationship as a Director or Consultant is not interrupted or terminated. The Board, in its sole discretion, may determine whether Continuous Status as an Employee, Director or Consultant shall be considered interrupted in the case of: (i) any leave of absence approved by the Board, including sick leave, military leave, or any other personal leave; or (ii) transfers between locations of the Company or between the Company, Affiliates or their successors.
(i)
"DIRECTOR" means a member of the Board.
(j)
"EMPLOYEE" means any person, including Officers and Directors, employed by the Company or any Affiliate of the Company. Neither service as a Director nor payment of a director's fee by the Company shall be sufficient to constitute "employment" by the Company.
(k)
"EXCHANGE ACT" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(l)
"FAIR MARKET VALUE" means, as of any date, the value of the Common Stock of the Company determined as follows:
(1)
If the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange, or traded on the OTC Markets, OTC Electronic Bulletin Board, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the Nasdaq Global Market or the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock shall be the closing sales price for such stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted on such exchange or market (or the exchange or market with the greatest volume of trading in Common Stock) on the last market trading day prior to the day of determination, as reported in the Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Board deems reliable;
(2)
In the absence of such markets for the Common Stock, the Fair Market Value shall be determined in good faith by the Board.
(m)
"INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION" means an Option intended to qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
(n)
Reserved.
(o)
"NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR" means a Director who either (i) is not a current Employee or Officer of the Company or its parent or subsidiary, does not receive compensation (directly or indirectly) from the Company or its parent or subsidiary for services rendered as a consultant or in any capacity other than as a Director (except for an amount as to which disclosure would not be required under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 ("Regulation S-K"), does not possess an interest in any other transaction as to which disclosure would be required under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K, and is not engaged in a business relationship as to which disclosure would be required under Item 404(b) of Regulation S-K; or (ii) is otherwise considered a "non-employee director" for purposes of Rule 16b-3.
(p)
"NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION" means an Option not intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.
(q)
"OFFICER" means a person who is an officer of the Company within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
(r)
OPTION AWARD or "OPTION" means a stock option granted pursuant to the Plan.
(s)
"OPTION AGREEMENT" means a written agreement between the Company and an Optionee evidencing the terms and conditions of an individual Option grant. Each Option Agreement shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.
(t)
"OPTIONEE" means a person to whom an Option is granted pursuant to the Plan.
(u)
"OUTSIDE DIRECTOR" means a Director who either (i) is not a current employee of the Company or an "affiliated corporation" (within the meaning of Treasury regulations promulgated under Section 162(m) of the Code), is not a former employee of the Company or an "affiliated corporation" receiving compensation for prior services (other than benefits under a tax qualified pension plan), was not an officer of the Company or an "affiliated corporation" at any time, and is not currently receiving direct or indirect remuneration from the Company or an "affiliated corporation" for services in any capacity other than as a Director, or (ii) is otherwise considered an "outside director" for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Code.
(v)
"PLAN" means this The Digital Development Group 2014 Equity Incentive Plan.
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(w)
"RULE 16b-3" means Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act or any successor to Rule 16b-3, as in effect when discretion is being exercised with respect to the Plan.
(x)
"STOCK AWARD" means any right granted under the Plan, excluding any Option, any stock bonus or award in lieu of cash compensation, and any right to purchase restricted stock.
(z)
"STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT" means a written agreement between the Company and a holder of a Stock Award evidencing the terms and conditions of an individual Stock Award grant. Each Stock Award Agreement shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.
3.
ADMINISTRATION
(a)
The Plan shall be administered by the Board unless and until the Board delegates administration to a Committee, as provided in subsection 3(c).
(b)
The Board shall have the power, subject to, and within the limitations of, the express provisions of the Plan:
(1)
To determine from time to time which of the persons eligible under the Plan shall be granted Stock Awards and Option Awards; when and how each Stock Award and Option Award shall be granted; whether an Option Award will be an Incentive Stock Option, a Nonstatutory Stock Option; whether a Stock Award will be a stock bonus, stock award in lieu of compensation, or a right to purchase restricted stock, or a combination of the foregoing; the provisions of each Stock Award and Option Award granted (which need not be identical), including the time or times when a person shall be permitted to receive stock pursuant to a Stock Award or Option Award; and the number of shares with respect to which a Stock Award and Option Award shall be granted to each such person.
(2)
To construe and interpret the Plan and Stock Awards and Option Awards granted under it, and to establish, amend and revoke rules and regulations for its administration. The Board, in the exercise of this power, may correct any defect, omission or inconsistency in the Plan or in any Stock Award Agreement or Option Agreement, in a manner and to the extent it shall deem necessary or expedient to make the Plan fully effective.
(3)
To amend the Plan or a Stock Award or Option Award as provided in Section 15.
(4)
Generally, to exercise such powers and to perform such acts as the Board deems necessary or expedient to promote the best interests of the Company which are not in conflict with the provisions of the Plan.
(c)
The Board may delegate administration of the Plan to a committee or committees ("Committee") of one or more members of the Board. In the discretion of the Board, a Committee may consist solely of two or more Outside Directors, in accordance with Code Section 162(m), or solely of two or more Non-Employee Directors, in accordance with Rule 16b-3. If administration is delegated to a Committee, the Committee shall have, in connection with the administration of the Plan, the powers theretofore possessed by the Board (and references in this Plan to the Board shall thereafter be to the Committee), subject, however, to such resolutions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, as may be adopted from time to time by the Board. The Board may abolish the Committee at any time and revest in the Board the administration of the Plan.
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SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN
(a)
Subject to the provisions of Section 13 relating to adjustments upon changes in stock, the stock that may be issued pursuant to (i) Stock Awards shall not exceed in the aggregate 3,000,000 shares of Common Stock (after giving effect to any stock split and conversion ratios that may be implemented in connection with a reverse merger by the Company with a publicly reporting entity in lieu of an initial public offering); and (ii) Option Awards shall not exceed in the aggregate 3,000,000 shares of Common Stock (after giving effect to any stock split and conversion ratios that may be implemented in connection with a reverse merger by the Company with a publicly reporting entity in lieu of an initial public offering). If any Option or Restricted Stock shall for any reason expire or otherwise terminate, in whole or in part, without having been exercised in full (or vested in the case of Restricted Stock), the stock not acquired under such Option or Restricted Stock grant shall revert to and again become available for issuance under the Plan.
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The stock subject to the Plan may be unissued shares or reacquired shares, bought on the market or otherwise.
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ELIGIBILITY
(a)
Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Employees. Stock Awards and Option Awards other than Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Employees, Directors or Consultants.
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No person shall be eligible for the grant of an Incentive Stock Option if, at the time of grant, such person owns (or is deemed to own pursuant to Section 424(d) of the Code) stock possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or of any of its Affiliates unless the exercise price of such Option is at least one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value of such stock at the date of grant and the Option is not exercisable after the expiration of five (5) years from the date of grant.
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OPTION PROVISIONS
Each Option shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as the Board shall deem appropriate. The provisions of separate Options need not be identical, but each Option shall include (through incorporation of provisions hereof by reference in the Option or otherwise) the substance of each of the following provisions:
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TERM. No Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of more than ten (10) years from the date it was granted.
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PRICE. The exercise price of each Incentive Stock Option shall be not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of the stock subject to the Option on the date the Option is granted. The exercise price of each Nonstatutory Stock Option shall be any price set by the Board or Committee.
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CONSIDERATION. The purchase price of stock acquired pursuant to an Option shall be paid, to the extent permitted by applicable statutes and regulations, either (i) in cash at the time the Option is exercised, or (ii) at the discretion of the Board or the Committee, at the time of the grant of the Option, (A) by delivery to the Company of other Common Stock of the Company, (B) according to a deferred payment or other arrangement (which may include, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the use of other Common Stock of the Company) with the person to whom the Option is granted or to whom the Option is transferred pursuant to subsection 6(d), or (C) in any other form of legal consideration that may be acceptable to the Board.
In the case of any deferred payment arrangement, interest shall be payable at least annually and shall be charged at the minimum rate of interest necessary to avoid the treatment as interest, under any applicable provisions of the Code, of any amounts other than amounts stated to be interest under the deferred payment arrangement.
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TRANSFERABILITY. An Incentive Stock Option shall not be transferable except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and shall be exercisable during the lifetime of the person to whom the Incentive Stock Option is granted only by such person. A Nonstatutory Stock Option may be transferred to the extent provided in the Option Agreement; provided that if the Option Agreement does not expressly permit the transfer of a Nonstatutory Stock Option, the Nonstatutory Stock Option shall not be transferable except by will, by the laws of descent and distribution or pursuant to a domestic relations order satisfying the requirements of Rule 16b-3, and shall be exercisable during the lifetime of the person to whom the Option is granted only by such person or any transferee pursuant to a domestic relations order. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the person to whom the Option is granted may, by delivering written notice to the Company, in a form satisfactory to the Company, designate a third party who, in the event of the death of the Optionee, shall thereafter be entitled to exercise the Option.
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VESTING. The total number of shares of stock subject to an Option may, but need not, be allotted in periodic installments (which may, but need not, be equal). The Option Agreement may provide that from time to time during each of such installment periods, the Option may become exercisable ("vest") with respect to some or all of the shares allotted to that period, and may be exercised with respect to some or all of the shares allotted to such period and/or any prior period as to which the Option became vested but was not fully exercised. The Option may be subject to such other terms and conditions on the time or times when it may be exercised (which may be based on performance or other criteria) as the Board may deem appropriate. The provisions of this subsection 6(e) are subject to any Option provisions governing the minimum number of shares as to which an Option may be exercised.
(f)
TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT OR RELATIONSHIP AS A DIRECTOR OR CONSULTANT. In the event an Optionee's Continuous Status as an Employee, Director or Consultant terminates (other than upon the Optionee's death or disability), the Optionee may exercise his or her Option (to the extent that the Optionee was entitled to exercise it at the date of termination) but only within such period of time ending on the earlier of (i) the date three (3) months after the termination of the Optionee's Continuous Status as an Employee, Director or Consultant (or such longer or shorter period specified in the Option Agreement), or (ii) the expiration of the term of the Option as set forth in the Option Agreement. If, after termination, the Optionee does not exercise his or her Option within the time specified in the Option Agreement, the Option shall terminate, and the shares covered by such Option shall revert to and again become available for issuance under the Plan.
(g)
DISABILITY OF OPTIONEE. In the event an Optionee's Continuous Status as an Employee, Director or Consultant terminates as a result of the Optionee's disability, the Optionee may exercise his or her Option (to the extent that the Optionee was entitled to exercise it at the date of termination), but only within such period of time ending on the earlier of (i) the date twelve (12) months following such termination (or such longer or shorter period specified in the Option Agreement), or (ii) the expiration of the term of the Option as set forth in the Option Agreement. If, at the date of termination, the Optionee is not entitled to exercise his or her entire Option, the shares covered by the unexercisable portion of the Option shall revert to and again become available for issuance under the Plan. If, after termination, the Optionee does not exercise his or her Option within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate, and the shares covered by such Option shall revert to and again become available for issuance under the Plan.
(h)
DEATH OF OPTIONEE. In the event of the death of an Optionee during, or within a three-month period (or 12 month period in the case of totally disabled Optionees) after the termination of, the Optionee's Continuous Status as an Employee, Director or Consultant, the Option shall be fully vested and may be exercised by the Optionee's estate, by a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance or by a person designated to exercise the option upon the Optionee's death pursuant to subsection 6(d), but only within the period ending on the earlier of (i) the date twelve (12) months following the date of death (or such longer or shorter period specified in the Option Agreement), or (ii) the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Option Agreement. If, at the time of death, the Optionee was not entitled to exercise his or her entire Option, the shares covered by the unexercisable portion of the Option shall revert to and again become available for issuance under the Plan. If, after death, the Option is not exercised within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate, and the shares covered by such Option shall revert to and again become available for issuance under the Plan.
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EARLY EXERCISE. The Option may, but need not, include a provision whereby the Optionee may elect at any time while an Employee, Director or Consultant to exercise the Option as to any part or all of the shares subject to the Option prior to the full vesting of the Option. Any unvested shares so purchased may be subject to a repurchase right in favor of the Company or to any other restriction the Board determines to be appropriate.
(j)
RE-LOAD OPTIONS. Without in any way limiting the authority of the Board or Committee to make or not to make grants of Options hereunder, the Board or Committee shall have the authority (but not an obligation) to include as part of any Option Agreement a provision entitling the Optionee to a further Option (a "Re-Load Option") in the event the Optionee exercises the Option evidenced by the Option agreement, in whole or in part, by surrendering other shares of Common Stock in accordance with this Plan and the terms and conditions of the Option Agreement. Any such Re-Load Option (i) shall be for a number of shares equal to the number of shares surrendered as part or all of the exercise price of such Option; (ii) shall have an expiration date which is the same as the expiration date of the Option the exercise of which gave rise to such Re-Load Option; and (iii) shall have an exercise price which is equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock subject to the Re-Load Option on the date of exercise of the original Option. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Re-Load Option which is an Incentive Stock Option and which is granted to a 10% stockholder (as described in subsection 5(b)), shall have an exercise price which is equal to one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value of the stock subject to the Re-Load Option on the date of exercise of the original Option and shall have a term which is no longer than five (5) years.
Any such Re-Load Option may be an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option, as the Board or Committee may designate at the time of the grant of the original Option; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the designation of any Re-Load Option as an Incentive Stock Option shall be subject to the one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) annual limitation on exercisability of Incentive Stock Options described in subsection 13(d) of the Plan and in Section 422(d) of the Code. There shall be no Re-Load Options on a Re-Load Option. Any such Re-Load Option shall be subject to the availability of sufficient shares under subsection 4(a) and shall be subject to such other terms and conditions as the Board or Committee may determine which are not inconsistent with the express provisions of the Plan regarding the terms of Options.
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OPTION GRANTS FOR NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS
Unless otherwise explicitly provided by the Board, Non-Employee Directors shall not be eligible for any Option Awards under the Plan other than the nonstatutory stock options provided under this Section 7 on the following terms and conditions:
(a)
INITIAL GRANT FOR NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS. Each person who is a Non-Employee Director shall be granted an option to purchase a number of shares of Common Stock determined by a majority of non-participating Directors on the terms and conditions set forth herein.
(b)
ANNUAL GRANT. Following each annual meeting of the Company's stockholders occurring after the effectiveness of the initial public offering of the Common Stock, (i) each person who continuously has been a Non-Employee Director for a full year since the last annual meeting of the Company's stockholders automatically shall be granted an option to purchase a number of shares of Common Stock determined by a majority of non-participating Directors (determined without giving effect to any stock split that may be made in anticipation of the Company's initial public offering of the Common Stock) on the terms and conditions set forth herein, and (ii) each other person who is then a Non-Employee Director automatically shall be granted an option to purchase, on the terms and conditions set forth herein, the number of shares of common stock of the Company (rounded up to the nearest whole share) determined by multiplying the number of shares determined by the Board (determined without giving effect to any stock split that may be made in anticipation of the Company's initial public offering of the Common Stock) by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days the person continuously has been a Non-Employee Director as of the date of such grant and the denominator of which is 365.
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TERM. The term of each Non-Employee Director's option commences on the date it is granted and, unless sooner terminated as set forth herein, expires on the date ("Expiration Date") ten (10) years from the date of grant. If the Non-Employee Director's Continuous Status as an Employee, Director or Consultant terminates, the option shall terminate on the earlier of the Expiration Date or the date three (3) months following the date of termination of such Continuous Status (twelve (12) months if such termination is due to death or disability). In any and all circumstances, a Non-Employee Director's option may be exercised following termination of his or her Continuous Status as an Employee, Director or Consultant only as to that number of shares as to which it was exercisable on the date of termination of such status under the provisions of subsection 7(g).
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PRICE. The exercise price of each Non-Employee Director's option shall be one hundred percent (100%) of the fair market value of the stock subject to such option on the date such option is granted.
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CONSIDERATION. Payment of the exercise price of each option is due in full in cash upon any exercise when the number of shares being purchased upon such exercise is less than 1,000 shares. However, when the number of shares being purchased upon an exercise is 1,000 or more shares, the Non-Employee Director may elect to make payment of the exercise price under one of the following alternatives:
(1)
Payment of the exercise price per share in cash or by check at the time of exercise; or
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Provided that at the time of the exercise the Company's common stock is publicly traded and quoted regularly in the Wall Street Journal, payment by delivery of shares of common stock of the Company already owned by the optionee, held for the period required to avoid a charge to the Company's reported earnings, and owned free and clear of any liens, claims, encumbrances or security interest, which common stock shall be valued at its fair market value on the date preceding the date of exercise; or
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Payment by a combination of the methods of payment specified in Paragraphs (1) and (2) above.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Non-Employee Director's option may be exercised pursuant to a program developed under Regulation T as promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board which results in the receipt of cash (or check) by the Company prior to the issuance of shares of the Company's common stock.
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TRANSFERABILITY. A Non-Employee Director's option shall not be transferable except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, or pursuant to a domestic relations order satisfying the requirements of Rule 16b-3 and shall be exercisable during the lifetime of the Non-Employee Director only by such person (or by his guardian or legal representative) or transferee pursuant to such an order. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Non-Employee Director may, by delivering written notice to the Company in a form satisfactory to the Company, designate a third party who, in the event of the death of the Non-Employee Director, shall thereafter be entitled to exercise the option.
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VESTING. A Non-Employee Director's initial grant under Section 7(a) may, but need not become exercisable in installments over a period of years at a rate determined by the Board; provided that the optionee has, during the entire period prior to such vesting date, continuously served as a Non-Employee Director or employee of or consultant to the Company or any Affiliate, whereupon such option shall become fully exercisable in accordance with its terms with respect to that portion of the shares represented by that installment. A Non-Employee Director's annual grant under Section 7(b) shall be fully vested at all times.
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TERMS OF STOCK AWARDS AND PURCHASES OF RESTRICTED STOCK
Each Stock Award or restricted stock purchase agreement shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as the Board or the Committee shall deem appropriate. The terms and conditions of a Stock Award or restricted stock purchase agreements may change from time to time, and the terms and conditions of separate agreements need not be identical, but each stock bonus or restricted stock purchase agreement shall include (through incorporation of provisions hereof by reference in the agreement or otherwise) the substance of each of the following provisions as appropriate:
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PURCHASE PRICE. The purchase price under each restricted stock purchase agreement or Stock Award agreement shall be such amount as the Board or Committee shall determine and designate in such agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board or the Committee may determine that eligible participants in the Plan may be awarded stock pursuant to Stock Award agreement in consideration for past services actually rendered to the Company for its benefit.
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TRANSFERABILITY. No rights under a Stock Award or restricted stock purchase agreement shall be transferable except by will or the laws of descent and distribution or, if the agreement so provides, pursuant to a domestic relations order satisfying the requirements of Rule 16b-3, so long as stock awarded under such agreement remains subject to the terms of the agreement.
(c)
CONSIDERATION. The purchase price of stock acquired pursuant to a stock purchase agreement shall be paid either: (i) in cash at the time of purchase; (ii) at the discretion of the Board or the Committee, according to a deferred payment or other arrangement with the person to whom the stock is sold; or (iii) in any other form of legal consideration that may be acceptable to the Board or the Committee in its discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board or the Committee to which administration of the Plan has been delegated may award stock pursuant to a Stock Award in consideration for past services actually rendered to the Company or for its benefit.
(d)
VESTING. Shares of stock sold or awarded under the Plan may, but need not, be subject to a repurchase option in favor of the Company in accordance with a vesting schedule to be determined by the Board or the Committee.
(e)
TERMINATION OF CONTINUOUS STATUS AS AN EMPLOYEE, DIRECTOR OR CONSULTANT. In the event a Participant's Continuous Status as an Employee, Director or Consultant terminates, the Company may repurchase or otherwise reacquire any or all of the shares of stock held by that person which have not vested as of the date of termination under the terms of the stock bonus or restricted stock purchase agreement between the Company and such person.
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RESERVED.
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CANCELLATION AND RE-GRANT OF OPTIONS
(a)
The Board or the Committee shall have the authority to effect, at any time and from time to time, (i) the repricing of any outstanding Options under the Plan and/or (ii) with the consent of any adversely affected holders of Options, the cancellation of any outstanding Options under the Plan and the grant in substitution therefor of new Options under the Plan covering the same or different numbers of shares of stock, but having an exercise price per share not less than: one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value for a Nonstatutory Stock Option, one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value in the case of an Incentive Stock Option or, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option held by a 10% stockholder (as described in subsection 5(b)), not less than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value per share of stock on the new grant date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board or the Committee may grant an Option with an exercise price lower than that set forth above if such Option is granted as part of a transaction to which Section 424(a) of the Code applies.
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Shares subject to an Option canceled under this Section 10 shall continue to be counted against the maximum award of Options permitted to be granted pursuant to the Plan. The repricing of an Option hereunder resulting in a reduction of the exercise price, shall be deemed to be a cancellation of the original Option and the grant of a substitute Option; in the event of such repricing, both the original and the substituted Options shall be counted against the maximum awards of Options permitted to be granted pursuant to the Plan, to the extent required by Section 162(m) of the Code.
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COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY
(a)
During the terms of the Option Awards, the Company shall keep available at all times the number of shares of stock required to satisfy such Option Awards.
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The Company shall seek to obtain from each regulatory commission or agency having jurisdiction over the Plan such authority as may be required to issue and sell shares under Stock Awards and Option Awards; provided, however, that this undertaking shall not require the Company to register under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") either the Plan, any Stock Award or any Option Award or any stock issued or issuable pursuant to any such Stock Award. If, after reasonable efforts, the Company is unable to obtain from any such regulatory commission or agency the authority which counsel for the Company deems necessary for the lawful issuance and sale of stock under the Plan, the Company shall be relieved from any liability for failure to issue and sell stock upon exercise of such Option Awards unless and until such authority is obtained.
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USE OF PROCEEDS FROM STOCK
Proceeds from the sale of stock pursuant to Stock Awards and Option Awards shall constitute general funds of the Company.
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MISCELLANEOUS
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The Board shall have the power to accelerate the time at which a Stock Award or Option Award may first be exercised or the time during which a Stock Award or Option Award or any part thereof will vest, notwithstanding the provisions in the Stock Award or Option Award stating the time at which it may first be exercised or the time during which it will vest.
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Neither an Employee, Director nor a Consultant nor any person to whom a Stock Award or Option Award is transferred in accordance with the Plan shall be deemed to be the holder of, or to have any of the rights of a holder with respect to, any shares subject to such Stock Award or Option Award unless and until such person has satisfied all requirements for exercise of the Stock Award or Option Award pursuant to its terms.
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Nothing in the Plan or any instrument executed or Stock Award or Option Award granted pursuant thereto shall confer upon any Employee, Consultant or other holder of Stock Awards or Option Awards any right to continue in the employ of the Company or any Affiliate, or to continue serving as a Consultant and Director, or shall affect the right of the Company or any Affiliate to terminate the employment of any Employee with or without notice and with or without cause, or the right to terminate the relationship of any Consultant pursuant to the terms of such Consultant's agreement with the Company or Affiliate or service as a Director pursuant to the Company's By-Laws.
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To the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at the time of grant) of stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by any Optionee during any calendar year under all plans of the Company and its Affiliates exceeds one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), the Options or portions thereof which exceed such limit (according to the order in which they were granted) shall be treated as Nonstatutory Stock Options.
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The Company may require any person to whom a Stock Award or Option Award is granted, or any person to whom a Stock Award or Option Award s transferred in accordance with the Plan, as a condition of exercising or acquiring stock under any Stock Award or Option Award, (1) to give written assurances satisfactory to the Company as to such person's knowledge and experience in financial and business matters and/or to employ a purchaser representative reasonably satisfactory to the Company who is knowledgeable and experienced in financial and business matters, and that he or she is capable of evaluating, alone or together with the purchaser representative, the merits and risks of exercising the Stock Award or Option Award; and (2) to give written assurances satisfactory to the Company stating that such person is acquiring the stock subject to the Stock Award for such person's own account and not with any present intention of selling or otherwise distributing the stock. The foregoing requirements, and any assurances given pursuant to such requirements, shall be inoperative if (i) the issuance of the shares upon the exercise or acquisition of stock under the Stock Award or Option Award has been registered under a then currently effective registration statement under the Securities Act, or (ii) as to any particular requirement, a determination is made by counsel for the Company that such requirement need not be met in the circumstances under the then applicable securities laws. The Company may, upon advice of counsel to the Company, place legends on stock certificates issued under the Plan as such counsel deems necessary or appropriate in order to comply with applicable securities laws, including, but not limited to, legends restricting the transfer of the stock.
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To the extent provided by the terms of a Stock Award Agreement or Option Agreement, the person to whom a Stock Award or Option Award is granted may satisfy any federal, state or local tax withholding obligation relating to the exercise or acquisition of stock under a Stock Award or Option Award by any of the following means or by a combination of such means: (1) tendering a cash payment; (2) authorizing the Company to withhold shares from the shares of the Common Stock otherwise issuable to the participant as a result of the exercise or acquisition of stock under the Stock Award or Option Award; or (3) delivering to the Company owned and unencumbered shares of the Common Stock of the Company.
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ADJUSTMENTS UPON CHANGES IN STOCK
(a)
If any change is made in the stock subject to the Plan, or subject to any Stock Award or Option Award, without the receipt of consideration by the Company (through merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization, reincorporation, stock dividend, dividend in property other than cash, stock split, liquidating dividend, combination of shares, exchange of shares, change in corporate structure or other transaction not involving the receipt of consideration by the Company), the Plan will be appropriately adjusted in the class(es) and maximum number of shares subject to the Plan and the maximum number of shares subject to award to any person during any calendar year, and the outstanding Stock Awards will be appropriately adjusted in the class(es) and number of shares and price per share of stock subject to such outstanding Stock Awards or Option Awards. Such adjustments shall be made by the Board or the Committee, the determination of which shall be final, binding and conclusive. (The conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not be treated as a "transaction not involving the receipt of consideration by the Company".)
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In the event of: (1) a dissolution, liquidation or sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company; (2) a merger or consolidation in which the Company is not the surviving corporation; or (3) a reverse merger in which the Company is the surviving corporation but the shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately preceding the merger are converted by virtue of the merger into other property, whether in the form of securities, cash or otherwise, then to the extent permitted by applicable law: (i) any surviving corporation or an Affiliate of such surviving corporation shall assume any Stock Awards or Option Awards outstanding under the Plan or shall substitute similar Stock Awards or Option Awards for those outstanding under the Plan, or (ii) such Stock Awards or Option Awards shall continue in full force and effect. In the event any surviving corporation and its Affiliates refuse to assume or continue such Stock Awards or Option Awards, or to substitute similar options for those outstanding under the Plan, then, with respect to Stock Awards or Option Awards held by persons then performing services as Employees, Directors or Consultants, the time during which such Stock Awards or Option Awards may be exercised shall be accelerated and the Stock Awards or Option Awards terminated if not exercised prior to such event.
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AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN AND STOCK AWARDS
(a)
The Board at any time, and from time to time, may amend the Plan. However, except as provided in Section 14 relating to adjustments upon changes in stock, no amendment shall be effective unless approved by the stockholders of the Company to the extent stockholder is necessary for the Plan to satisfy the requirements of Section 422 of the Code, Rule 16b-3 or any Nasdaq or securities exchange listing requirements.
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The Board may in its sole discretion submit any other amendment to the Plan for stockholder approval, including, but not limited to, amendments to the Plan intended to satisfy the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations thereunder regarding the exclusion of performance-based compensation from the limit on corporate deductibility of compensation paid to certain executive officers.
(c)
It is expressly contemplated that the Board may amend the Plan in any respect the Board deems necessary or advisable to provide eligible Employees, Directors or Consultants with the maximum benefits provided or to be provided under the provisions of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder relating to Incentive Stock Options and/or to bring the Plan and/or Incentive Stock Options granted under it into compliance therewith.
(d)
Rights and obligations under any Stock Award or Option Award granted before amendment of the Plan shall not be impaired by any amendment of the Plan unless (i) the Company requests the consent of the person to whom the Stock Award or Option Award was granted and (ii) such person consents in writing.
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The Board at any time, and from time to time, may amend the terms of any one or more Stock Award or Option Award; provided, however, that the rights and obligations under any Stock Award or Option Award shall not be impaired by any such amendment unless (i) the Company requests the consent of the person to whom the Stock Award or Option Award was granted and (ii) such person consents in writing.
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TERMINATION OR SUSPENSION OF THE PLAN
(a)
The Board may suspend or terminate the Plan at any time. Unless sooner terminated, the Plan shall terminate ten (10) years from the date the Plan is adopted by the Board or approved by the stockholders of the Company, whichever is earlier. No Stock Awards or Option Awards may be granted under the Plan while the Plan is suspended or after it is terminated.
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Rights and obligations under any Stock Award or Option Award granted while the Plan is in effect shall not be impaired by suspension or termination of the Plan, except with the consent of the person to whom the Stock Award or Option Award was granted.
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EFFECTIVE DATE OF PLAN
This the Plan shall become effective as of December 30, 2013.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has executed this Plan as of December 30, 2013.
THE DIGITAL DEVELOPMENT GROUP CORP.
A Nevada corporation
/s/ Martin W. Greenwald
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Martin W. Greenwald, Its CEO
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EXHIBIT 99.2
FORM OF NOTICE OF STOCK AWARD GRANT FOR THE 2014 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
THE DIGITAL DEVELOPMENT GROUP CORP.
NOTICE OF GRANT OF STOCK AWARD
Notice is hereby given of the following stock grant of shared of Common Stock of The Digital Development Group Corp., a Nevada corporation (the "Company"):
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Recipient understands and agrees that the stock aware is subject to and in accordance with the terms of the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan) attached hereto as Exhibit A.
At the request of the Company, Recipient shall execute and deliver an Investment Representation Letter in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B.
At Will Employment. Nothing in this Notice or in the attached Plan shall confer upon Recipient any right to continue in Service for any period of specific duration or interfere with or otherwise restrict in any way the rights of the Company (or any Parent or Subsidiary employing or retaining Recipient) or of Recipient, which rights are hereby expressly reserved by each, to terminate Recipient's Service at any time for any reason, with or without cause.
Definitions. All capitalized terms in this Notice shall have the meaning assigned to them in this Notice or in the attached Plan.
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In connection with the purchase of the above-listed Securities, the undersigned Recipient represents to the Company the following:
(a) The Recipient is aware of the Company's business affairs and financial condition and has acquired sufficient information about the Company to reach an informed and knowledgeable decision to acquire the Securities. The Recipient is acquiring these Securities for investment for the Recipient's own account only and not with a view to, or for resale in connection with, any "distribution" thereof within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the " Securities Act ").
(b) The Recipient acknowledges and understands that the Securities constitute "restricted securities" under the Securities Act and have not been registered under the Securities Act in reliance upon a specific exemption therefrom, which exemption depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of the Recipient's investment intent as expressed herein. In this connection, the Recipient understands that, in the view of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the statutory basis for such exemption may be unavailable if the Recipient's representation was predicated solely upon a present intention to hold these Securities for the minimum capital gains period specified under tax statutes, for a deferred sale, for or until an increase or decrease in the market price of the Securities, or for a period of one year or any other fixed period in the future. The Recipient further understands that the Securities must be held indefinitely unless they are subsequently registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from such registration is available. The Recipient further acknowledges and understands that the Company is under no obligation to register the Securities. The Recipient understands that the certificate evidencing the Securities will be imprinted with any legend required under applicable state securities laws.
(c) The Recipient is familiar with the provisions of Rule 701 and Rule 144, each promulgated under the Securities Act, which, in substance, permit limited public resale of "restricted securities" acquired, directly or indirectly, from the issuer thereof, in a non-public offering subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions. Rule 701 provides that if the issuer qualifies under Rule 701 at the time of the grant of the Option to the Recipient, the exercise will be exempt from registration under the Securities Act. In the event the Company becomes subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, ninety (90) days thereafter (or such longer period as any market stand-off agreement may require) the Securities exempt under Rule 701 may be resold, subject to the satisfaction of certain of the conditions specified by Rule 144, including: (1) the resale being made through a broker in an unsolicited "broker's transaction" or in transactions directly with a market maker (as said term is defined under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934); and, in the case of an affiliate, (2) the availability of certain public information about the Company, (3) the amount of Securities being sold during any three month period not exceeding the limitations specified in Rule 144(e), and (4) the timely filing of a Form 144, if applicable.
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In the event that the Company does not qualify under Rule 701 at the time of grant of the Option, then the Securities may be resold in certain limited circumstances subject to the provisions of Rule 144, which requires the resale to occur not less than one year after the later of the date the Securities were sold by the Company or the date the Securities were sold by an affiliate of the Company, within the meaning of Rule 144; and, in the case of acquisition of the Securities by an affiliate, or by a non-affiliate who subsequently holds the Securities less than two years, the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in sections (1), (2), (3) and (4) of the paragraph immediately above.
(d) The Recipient further understands that in the event all of the applicable requirements of Rule 701 or 144 are not satisfied, registration under the Securities Act, compliance with Regulation A, or some other registration exemption will be required; and that, notwithstanding the fact that Rules 144 and 701 are not exclusive, the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission has expressed its opinion that persons proposing to sell private placement securities other than in a registered offering and otherwise than pursuant to Rules 144 or 701 will have a substantial burden of proof in establishing that an exemption from registration is available for such offers or sales, and that such persons and their respective brokers who participate in such transactions do so at their own risk. The Recipient understands that no assurances can be given that any such other registration exemption will be available in such event.
(e) The Recipient further understands as follows:
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS AGREEMENT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND MAY NOT BE SOLD OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER SUCH ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR PURSUANT TO AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH ACT AND SUCH LAWS.
THE HOLDER OF THIS STOCK MAY NOT SELL, TRANSFER OR DISPOSE OF THIS OPTION (EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED (THE "ACT")) WITHOUT FIRST DELIVERING TO THE COMPANY AN OPINION OF COUNSEL (REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE TO THE COMPANY) THAT NEITHER REGISTRATION NOR QUALIFICATION UNDER THE ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS IS REQUIRED IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH TRANSFER.
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