0001019687-11-000802.txt : 20110309 0001019687-11-000802.hdr.sgml : 20110309 20110309143100 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001019687-11-000802 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: S-8 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 4 FILED AS OF DATE: 20110309 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110309 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20110309 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FRANKLIN WIRELESS CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000722572 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH APPARATUS [3661] IRS NUMBER: 953733534 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NV FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-8 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-172690 FILM NUMBER: 11674653 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5440 MOREHOUSE DR. #1000 CITY: SAN DIEGO STATE: CA ZIP: 92121 BUSINESS PHONE: 858-623-0000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5440 MOREHOUSE DR. #1000 CITY: SAN DIEGO STATE: CA ZIP: 92121 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: FRANKLIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ABM COMPUTER SYSTEMS DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19870317 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: AUTOMATED BUSINESS MACHINES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19830802 S-8 1 franklin_s8-030911.htm FRANKLIN WIRELESS CORP. franklin_s8-030911.htm
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 9, 2011
Registration No. ________


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 

 
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
 

Franklin Wireless Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 

 
Nevada
 
95-3733534
 
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
5440 Morehouse Drive, Suite 1000,
San Diego, California 92121
(Address of registrant’s principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
 

 
Franklin Wireless Corp. 2009 Stock Option Plan
 (Full title of the plan)
 

 
OC Kim
 
Copies of all communications to:
President
   
Franklin Wireless Corp.
 
Robert J. Zepfel
5440 Morehouse Drive, Suite 1000
 
Haddan & Zepfel LLP
San Diego, California 92121
 
500 Newport Center Drive
(Name and Address of Agent For Service)
 
 Suite 580
(858) 623-000
 
Newport Beach, CA 92660
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)
 
(949) 706-6000
 
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 o
 
Accelerated filer o
 
Non-accelerated filer o
 
Smaller reporting Company þ
 
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
 
 
Title of Securities to be Registered
 
Amount to
be Registered (1)
 
Proposed Maximum
Offering Price per Share (2)
 
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering Price (2)
Amount of
Registration Fee
 
Common Stock, $0.001 par value, issuable pursuant to Franklin Wireless Corp. Corporation 2009 Stock Option Plan, as amended
 
2,000,000 shares
  $
2.85
    $
5,700,000
   
$
661.77
 
 

(1)
 
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement also covers any additional shares of the Registrant’s common stock that may be offered or issued under the Franklin Wireless Corp. 2009 Stock Option Plan, as amended, in connection with any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or any other similar transaction effected without the Registrant’s receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the number of outstanding shares of the Registrant’s common stock.
     
(2)
 
Calculated solely for the purpose of this offering under Rules 457(h) and 457(c) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on the basis of the closing price per share of the Registrant’s common stock on March 8, 2011, as reported on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board.
 


 
 
 
 
 
PART I
 
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
 
In accordance with the Note to Part I of Form S-8, the information specified by Part I (Items 1 and 2) is omitted from this registration statement.
 
PART II
 
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
 
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
 
Franklin Wireless Corp.  (the “Registrant”) hereby incorporates by reference into this Registration Statement the following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”):
 
 
(a)
 
The Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010 filed with the Commission on October 12, 2010, the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2010 filed with the Commission on November 15, 2010, and the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2010 filed with the Commission on February 14, 2011;
 
(b)
 
The Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 27, 2010, filed with the Commission on August 2, 2010.

All reports and definitive proxy or information statements filed pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. The Registrant expressly excludes from such incorporation information furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of any Current Report on Form 8-K. Any document or any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a subsequently filed document or a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such document or such statement. Any such document or statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
 
Item 4. Description of Securities
 
The authorized capital stock of the Registrant  (the “Company”) consists of 50,000,000 shares of Common Stock, $.001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”) , and 10,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, $.001 par value per share. The following description of the Common Stock summarizes provisions of, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to, the Company’s Articles of Incorporation and the laws of the State of Nevada.
 
All shares of Common Stock participate equally with respect to dividends and rank equally upon liquidation. Each share of Common Stock is entitled to one vote per share at all meetings of stockholders. The Common Stock has no preemptive rights and does not have cumulative voting rights.
 
In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company, the holders of Common Stock are entitled to receive pro rata the assets and funds of the Company remaining after satisfaction of all of its creditors.
 
 
 
 

 

Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel

Not applicable.
 
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
 
The Nevada Revised Statutes provide that a director or officer is not individually liable to the corporation or its stockholders or creditors for any damages as a result of any act or failure to act in his capacity as a director or officer unless it is proven that his act or failure to act constituted a breach of his fiduciary duties as a director or officer and his breach of those duties involved intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of law.  The Articles of Incorporation or an amendment thereto may, however, provide for greater individual liability.  Furthermore, directors may be jointly and severally liable for the payment of certain distributions in violation of Chapter 78 of the Nevada Revised Statutes.
 
This provision is intended to afford directors and officers protection against and to limit their potential liability for monetary damages resulting from suits alleging a breach of the duty of care by a director or officer.  As a consequence of this provision, our shareholders will be unable to recover monetary damages against directors or officers for action taken by them that may constitute negligence or gross negligence in performance of their duties unless such conduct meets the requirements of Nevada law to impose such liability.  The provision, however, does not alter the applicable standards governing a director’s or officer’s fiduciary duty and does not eliminate or limit the right of us or any shareholder to obtain an injunction or any other type of non-monetary relief in the event of a breach of fiduciary duty.
 
The Nevada Revised Statutes also provide that under certain circumstances, a corporation may indemnify any person for amounts incurred in connection with a pending, threatened or completed action, suit or proceeding in which he is, or is threatened to be made, a party by reason of his being a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation or serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, if such person (a) is not liable for a breach of fiduciary duty involving intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of law or such greater standard imposed by the corporation’s articles of incorporation; 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.  Additionally, a corporation may indemnify a director, officer, employee or agent with respect to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor, if such person (a) is not liable for a breach of fiduciary duty involving intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of law or such greater standard imposed by the corporation’s articles of incorporation; 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, however, indemnification may not be made for any claim, issue or matter as to which such a person has been adjudged by a court to be liable to the corporation or for amounts paid in settlement to the corporation, unless the court determines that the person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses as the court deems proper.  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 therein, the corporation shall indemnify him against expenses, including attorneys’ fees, actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense.
 
Our Amended and Restated Bylaws provide for indemnification to the fullest extent permissible under Nevada law.  They also provide for the payment of expenses of officers and directors incurred in defending a civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding shall as they are incurred and in advance of the final disposition of the action, suit or proceeding, but only after receipt by us of an undertaking by or on behalf of the officer or director on terms set by the Board of Directors, to repay the expenses advanced if it is ultimately determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that he is not entitled to be indemnified by us.
 
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), may permit for directors, executive officers or persons controlling us pursuant to the foregoing provisions or otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion of the Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act, and is, therefore, unenforceable.
 
 
 
 

 
 
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
 
Not applicable.

Item 8. Exhibits
 
Exhibit No.
 
Exhibit
       
5
   
Opinion and Consent of Haddan & Zepfel LLP
       
23.1
   
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm — BDO USA, LLP
       
23.2
   
Consent of Haddan & Zepfel LLP is contained in Exhibit 5.
       
24
   
Power of Attorney. Reference is made to the signature page of this Registration Statement.
       
99.1
   
2009 Franklin Wireless Corp. Stock Option Plan, as amended
 
Item 9. Undertakings
 
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 of 1933;
 
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. 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 20% 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 the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;
 
Provided, however, That:
 
(A) Paragraphs (1) (i) and (1) (ii) of this section do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-8, and 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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
 
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
 
 
 

 
 
(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.
 
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant’s annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 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 of 1933 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 of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, 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 San Diego, State of California on the 9th day of March, 2011.
 
   
Franklin Wireless Corp.
         
   
By:
 
/s/ OC Kim                                                                                            
         
       
OC Kim
       
President and Acting Chief Financial Officer
       
(Principal Executive, Financial and  Accounting Officer)
 
POWER OF ATTORNEY
 
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
 
That the undersigned officers and directors of the Registrant do hereby constitute and appoint OC Kim,  or his substitute or substitutes, as the lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power and authority to do any and all acts and things and to execute and file or cause to be filed any and all instruments, documents or exhibits which said attorneys and agents, or either one of them, determine may be necessary or advisable or required to enable said corporation to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules or regulations or requirements of the Commission in connection with this Registration Statement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing power and authority, the powers granted include the power and authority to sign the names of the undersigned officers and directors in the capacities indicated below to this Registration Statement, to any and all amendments, both pre-effective and post-effective, and supplements to this Registration Statement and to any and all instruments, documents or exhibits filed as part of or in conjunction with this Registration Statement or amendments or supplements thereof, with the powers of substitution and revocation, and each of the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys and agents, or either one of them, or their substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney may be signed in several counterparts.
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney as of the dates indicated below. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated below.
 
Signature
 
Title
 
Date
         
(1) Principal Executive, Financial and Accounting Officer
   
         
/s/ OC KIM
 
 
President, Acting Chief Financial Officer and a Director
 
 
March 9 , 2011
OC Kim
       
         
(3) Directors
       
         
/s/ GARY NELSON
 
Chairman of the Board of Directors
 
March 9, 2011
Gary Nelson
       
         
  /s/ JOON WON JYOUNG
 
Director
 
March 9, 2011
Joon Won Jyoung
       
         
/s/ JOHNATHAN CHEE
 
Director
 
March 9 , 2011
Johnathan Chee
       
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
EXHIBIT INDEX
 
 
Exhibit No.
 
Exhibit
       
5
   
Opinion and Consent of Haddan & Zepfel LLP
       
23.1
   
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm — BDO USA, LLP
       
23.2
   
Consent of Haddan & Zepfel LLP is contained in Exhibit 5.
       
24
   
Power of Attorney. Reference is made to the signature page of this Registration Statement.
       
99.1
   
2009 Franklin Wireless Corp. Stock Option Plan, as amended
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

EX-5 2 franklin_s8-ex5.htm OPINION AND CONSENT OF HADDAN & ZEPFEL LLP franklin_s8-ex5.htm

Exhibit 5
 
Opinion and Consent of Haddan & Zepfel LLP

March 9, 2011

Franklin Wireless Corp.
5440 Morehouse Drive, Suite 1000
San Diego, CA 92121

Re:  Registration Statement on Form S-8

Dear Sirs:
 
We have acted as counsel to Franklin Wireless Corp., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), in connection with a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the “Registration Statement”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), relating to the issuance by the Company from time to time of up to 2,000,000 shares of Common Stock, $0.001 par value, of the Company (the “Shares”),  pursuant to the Franklin Wireless Corp.2009 Stock Option Plan, as amended (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 of the Act.

We have examined such documents and have reviewed such questions of law as we have considered necessary and appropriate for the purposes of the opinions set forth below.

In rendering our opinions set forth below, we have assumed the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the genuineness of all signatures and the conformity to authentic originals of all documents submitted to us as copies. We have also assumed the legal capacity for all purposes relevant hereto of all natural persons and, with respect to all parties to agreements or instruments relevant hereto other than the Company, that such parties had the requisite power and authority (corporate or otherwise) to execute, deliver and perform such agreements or instruments, that such agreements or instruments have been duly authorized by all requisite action (corporate or otherwise), executed and delivered by such parties and that such agreements or instruments are the valid, binding and enforceable obligations of such parties. As to questions of fact material to our opinions, we have relied upon certificates of officers of the Company and of public officials.
 
Based on the foregoing, we are of the opinion that the Shares have been duly authorized and, upon issuance, delivery and payment therefor in accordance with the terms of the Plan and any agreements thereunder and in accordance with the Registration Statement, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
 
Our opinion expressed above is limited to the Nevada Corporation Law, and we express no opinion with respect to the applicability of any other laws.
 
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion letter as Exhibit 5 to the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act, the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder, or Item 509 of Regulation S-K.
 
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 opinions expressed herein. Our opinions are 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.
 
 
    Very truly yours, 
     
     
    /s/ Haddan & Zepfel LLP                                     
   
Haddan & Zepfel LLP

 


EX-23.1 3 franklin_s8-ex2301.htm CONSENT franklin_s8-ex2301.htm

Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 

 
Franklin Wireless Corp.
5440 Morehouse Drive, Suite 1000
San Diego, California 92121
 
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus constituting a part of this Registration Statement of our reports dated October 12, 2010, relating to the consolidated financial statements and schedules of Franklin Wireless Corp. appearing in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2010.
 
We also consent to the reference to us under the caption “Experts” in the Prospectus.



/s/ BDO USA, LLP

BDO USA, LLP
Los Angeles, California
 
March 8, 2011
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
EX-99.1 4 franklin_s8-ex9901.htm 2009 FRANKLIN WIRELESS CORP. STOCK OPTION PLAN, AS AMENDED franklin_s8-ex9901.htm

Exhibit 99.1
 
Franklin Wireless Corp.
2009 Stock Option Plan
(as amended, August 26, 2010)

1.  Purpose.  The Plan is intended to provide incentive to key employees and directors of the Company, to encourage proprietary interest in the Company, to encourage such key employees to remain in the employ of the Company, and to attract new employees with outstanding qualifications. The Plan permits the grant of Incentive Stock Options and Nonstatutory Stock Options
 
2.  Definitions.

(a)    “Award Agreement” means the written or electronic agreement setting forth the terms and provisions applicable to each Award granted under the Plan. The Award Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.
 
(b)           "Board" shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.
 
(c)           "Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
 
(d)           "Committee" shall mean the committee, if any, appointed by the Board in accordance with Section 4 of the Plan.
 
(e)           "Common Stock" shall mean the Common Stock of the Company.
 
(f)           "Company" shall mean Franklin Wireless Corp., a Nevada corporation.
 
(g)           "Disability" shall mean total and permanent disability as defined in Section 22(e) (3) of the Code, provided that in the case of Nonstatutory Stock Options, “Disability” shall mean the condition of an Employee who is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve months.
 
(h)           "Employee" shall mean an individual who is employed (within the meaning of Code Section 3401 and the regulations thereunder) by the Company.
 
(i)           "Exercise Price" shall mean the price per Share of Common Stock, determined by the Board or the Committee, at which an Option may be exercised.
 
(j)           "Fair Market Value" shall mean the value of one Share of Common Stock, determined as follows:
 
(1)           If the Shares are traded any recognized exchange, the NASDAQ System, or the NASDAQ OTC-Bulletin Board, the closing price if one is available, or the mean between the bid and asked prices at the close of business on the date of valuation; or
 
 
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(2)    If (1) does not apply, the fair market value as determined by the Board or the Committee in good faith.  Such determination shall be conclusive and binding on all persons.

(k)   “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.
 
(l)   “Nonstatutory Stock Option” means an Option that by its terms does not qualify or is not intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.
 
(m)        "Option" shall mean any Incentive Stock Option or Nonstatutory Stock Option granted pursuant to the Plan.
 
(n)           "Optionee" shall mean a person who has received an Option.
 
(o)           "Plan" shall mean the Franklin Wireless Corp. 2008 Stock Option Plan, as it may be amended from time to time.
 
(p)           "Purchase Price" shall mean the Exercise Price times the number of Shares with respect to which an Option is exercised.
 
(q)           "Share" shall mean one share of Common Stock, adjusted in accordance with Section 9 of the Plan (if applicable).

3.  Effective Date.  The Plan was adopted by the Board on the date set forth below, which shall be the effective date of the Plan.

4.  Administration.  The Plan shall be administered by the Board, or by a committee appointed by the Board, which shall consist of not less than three members (the "Committee").  The Board shall appoint one of the members of the Committee, if there be one, as Chairman of the Committee.  If a Committee has been appointed, the Committee shall hold meetings at such times and places as it may determine.  Acts of a majority of the Committee at which a quorum is present, or acts reduced to or approved in writing by a majority of the members of the Committee, shall be the valid acts of the Committee.  The Board, or the Committee if there be one, shall from time to time at its discretion select the Employees or Directors who are to be granted Options, and determine the number of Options to be granted. A member of the Board or a Committee member shall in no event participate in any determination relating to Options held by or to be granted to such Board or Committee member.  The interpretation and construction by the Board, or by the Committee if there be one, of any provision of the Plan or of any Option granted thereunder shall be final.  No member of the Board or of the Committee shall be liable for any action or determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan or any Option granted thereunder.
 
 
 
 
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5.  Participation. The Optionees shall be such persons as the Board, or the Committee if there be one, may select from among the following classes of persons:

(1)    Employees of the Company (who may be officers, whether or not they are directors); and
 
(2)    Directors of the Company.

           Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Employees. Nonstatutory Stock Options may be granted to Employees or Directors.

6.  Stock.  The stock subject to Options granted under the Plan shall be Shares of the Company's authorized but unissued or reacquired Common Stock.  The aggregate number of Shares which may be issued upon exercise of Options under the Plan shall not exceed 2,000,000 shares.  The number of Shares subject to Options outstanding at any time shall not exceed the number of Shares remaining available for issuance under the Plan.  In the event that any outstanding Option for any reason expires or is terminated, the Shares allocable to the unexercised portion of such Option may again be made subject to any Option.  The limitations established by this Section 6 shall be subject to adjustment in the manner provided in Section 9 hereof upon the occurrence of an event specified therein.
 
7.  Terms and Conditions of Options.

(a) Limitations. Each Option will be designated in the Award Agreement as either an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option. However, notwithstanding such designation, to the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value of the Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by the Optionee during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company and any Parent or Subsidiary) exceeds $100,000, such Options will be treated as Nonstatutory Stock Options. For purposes of this Section 7(a), Incentive Stock Options will be taken into account in the order in which they were granted. The Fair Market Value of the Shares will be determined as of the time the Option with respect to such Shares is granted.
 
(b) Term of Option. The term of each Option will be stated in the Award Agreement. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option, the term will be ten years from the date of grant or such shorter term as may be provided in the Award Agreement. Moreover, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to an Employee who, at the time the Incentive Stock Option is granted, owns stock representing more than ten percent of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, the term of the Incentive Stock Option will be five years from the date of grant or such shorter term as may be provided in the Award Agreement.
 
 
 
 
 
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(c) Option Exercise Price and Consideration. The per share exercise price for the Shares to be issued pursuant to exercise of an Option will be determined by the Committee, subject to the following:

(1) In the case of an Incentive Stock Option:

(a) granted to an Employee who, at the time the Incentive Stock Option is granted, owns stock representing more than ten percent of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, the per Share exercise price will be no less than 110% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant.  
 
(b) granted to any Employee other than an Employee described in paragraph (a) immediately above, the per Share exercise price will be no less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant.
 
(2) In the case of a Nonstatutory Stock Option, the per Share exercise price will be no less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant.

(d) Waiting Period and Exercise Dates. At the time an Option is granted, the Committee will fix the period within which the Option may be exercised and will determine any conditions that must be satisfied before the Option may be exercised.
 
(e) Form of Consideration. The Committee will determine the acceptable form of consideration for exercising an Option, including the method of payment. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option, the Committee will determine the acceptable form of consideration at the time of grant. Such consideration may consist entirely of:

(1) cash;
 
(2) check;
 
(3) other Shares, provided Shares acquired directly or indirectly from the Company, (A) have been owned by the Optionee and not subject to substantial risk of forfeiture for more than six months on the date of surrender, and (B) have a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Shares as to which said Option will be exercised;
 
(4) consideration received by the Company under a broker-assisted cashless exercise program;
 
(5) any combination of the foregoing methods of payment; or
 
(6) such other consideration and method of payment for the issuance of Shares to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws.

                                (f) Exercise of Option.  Any Option granted hereunder will be exercisable according to the terms of the Plan and at such times and under such conditions as determined by the Committee and set forth in the Award Agreement. An Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a Share.
 
 
 
 
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An Option will be deemed exercised when the Company receives: (1) notice of exercise (in such form as the Committee specify from time to time) from the person entitled to exercise the Option, and (2) full payment for the Shares with respect to which the Option is exercised (together with any applicable withholding taxes). Shares issued upon exercise of an Option will be issued in the name of the Optionee or, if requested by the Optionee, in the name of the Optionee and his or her spouse. No adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date the Shares are issued.
 
Exercising an Option in any manner will decrease the number of Shares thereafter available, both for purposes of the Plan and for sale under the Option, by the number of Shares as to which the Option is exercised.
 
(g) Termination of Relationship with the Company. If an Optionee who is an Employee ceases to be employed by the Company for any reason other than his or her death or Disability, Optionee shall have the right, subject to the other restrictions herein, to exercise the Option at any time within thirty days after termination of employment, but only to the extent that, at the date of termination of employment, the Optionee's right to exercise such Option had accrued pursuant to the terms of the applicable Award Agreement and had not previously been exercised. If an Optionee who is a Director ceases to be a member of the Board of Directors for any reason, other than upon the death or Disability, such Optionee may exercise his or her Option within such period of time as is specified in the Award Agreement to the extent that the Option is vested on the date of termination (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Award Agreement). In the absence of a specified time in the Award Agreement, the Option will remain exercisable for three (3) months following the date on which such Optionee ceases to be a member of the Board of Directors. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee, if on the date of termination the Optionee is not vested as to his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option will revert to the Plan. If after termination the Optionee does not exercise his or her Option within the time specified by the Committee, the Option will terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option will revert to the Plan.
 
(h) Death of Optionee.  If an Optionee dies while an Employee or a member of the Board of Directors, or after ceasing to be an Employee or member of the Board of Directors but during the period while he or she could have exercised the Option under the Plan and the Award Agreement, and has not fully exercised the Option, then the Option may be exercised in full, subject to the restrictions elsewhere in this Plan, at any time within twelve  months after the Optionee's death, by the executors or administrators of his or her estate or by any person or persons who have acquired the Option directly from the Optionee by bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent that, at the date of death, the Optionee's right to exercise such Option had accrued.  The foregoing notwithstanding, the Committee may extend or otherwise modify the period of time specified herein during which the Option may be exercised following termination of Optionee's employment.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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(i) Disability of Optionee.  If an Optionee who is an Employee ceases to be an Employee, or a Director ceases to be a member of the Board of Directors by reason of Disability, such Optionee shall have the right, subject to the restrictions elsewhere herein, to exercise the Option at any time within twelve months after termination, but only to the extent that, at the date of termination,  the Optionee's right to exercise such Option had accrued pursuant to the terms of the applicable Award Agreement and had not previously been exercised. The Committee may extend or otherwise modify the period of time specified herein during which the Option may be exercised following termination.
 
(j) Term and Nontransferability of Options.  Each Option shall state the time or times, and the conditions upon which, all or part thereof becomes exercisable.  No Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of ten years from the date it was granted.  During the lifetime of the Optionee, the Option shall be exercisable only by the Optionee and shall not be assignable or transferable. In the event of the Optionee's death, the Option shall not be transferable by the Optionee other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution.
 
(k) Rights as a Stockholder.  An Optionee, or a transferee of an Optionee, shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any Shares covered by his or her Option until the date of the issuance of a stock certificate for such Shares.  No adjustment shall be made for dividends (ordinary or extraordinary, whether in cash, securities or other property), distributions or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date such stock certificate is issued.
 
(l) Modification, Extension and Renewal of Option.  Within the limitations of the Plan, the Board, or the Committee if there be one, may modify, extend or renew outstanding Options or accept the cancellation of outstanding Options (to the extent not previously exercised) for the granting of new Options in substitution therefor.  The foregoing notwithstanding, no modification of an Option shall, without the consent of the Optionee, alter or impair any rights or obligations under any Option previously granted.
 
(m) Other Provisions.  The Award Agreements authorized under the Plan may contain such other provisions not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan (including, without limitation, restrictions upon the exercise of the Option) as the Committee shall deem advisable.

8.  Term of Plan.  Options may be granted pursuant to the Plan until the expiration of ten years from the effective date of the Plan.


 
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9.  Recapitalizations.   The number of Shares covered by the Plan as provided in Section 6 hereof, the number of Shares covered by each outstanding Option and the Exercise Price thereof shall be proportionately adjusted for any increase of decrease in the number of issued Shares resulting from a subdivision or consolidation of Shares or the payment of a stock dividend (but only of Common Stock) or any other increase or decrease in the number of issued Shares effected without receipt of consideration by the Company.  Subject to any required action by stockholders, if the Company is the surviving Company in any merger or consolidation, each outstanding Option shall pertain and apply to the securities to which a holder of the number of Shares subject to the Option would have been entitled.  In the event of a merger or consolidation in which the Company is not the surviving Company, the date of exercisability of each outstanding Option shall be accelerated to a date prior to such merger or consolidation, unless the agreement of merger or consolidation provides for the assumption of the Option by the successor to the Company.  To the extent that the foregoing adjustments relate to securities of the Company, such adjustments shall be made by the Committee, whose determination shall be conclusive and binding on all persons.  Except as expressly provided in this Section 9, the Optionee shall have no rights by reason of subdivision or consolidation of shares of stock of any class, the payment of any stock dividend or any other increase or decrease in the number of shares of stock of any class or by reason of any dissolution, liquidation, merger or consolidation or spin-off of assets or stock of another Company, and any issue by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall not affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or Exercise Price of Shares subject to an Option.  The grant of an Option pursuant to the Plan shall not affect in any way the right or power to the Company to make adjustments, reclassifications, reorganizations or changes of its capital or business structure, to merge or consolidate or to dissolve, liquidate, sell or transfer all or any part of its business assets.

10.  Securities Law Requirements.

(a) Legality of Issuance.  The issuance of any Shares upon the exercise of any Option and the grant of any Option shall be contingent upon the following:

(1) the Company and the Optionee shall have taken all actions required to register the Shares under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), and to qualify the Option and the Shares under any and all applicable state securities or "blue sky" laws or regulations, or to perfect an exemption from the respective registration and qualification requirements thereof;
 
(2) any applicable listing requirement of any stock exchange on which the Common Stock is listed shall have been satisfied; and
 
(3) any other applicable provision of state of Federal law shall have been satisfied.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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(b) Restrictions on Transfer.  Regardless of whether the offering and sale of Shares under the plan has been registered under the Act or has been registered or qualified under the securities laws of any state, the Company may impose restrictions on the sale, pledge or other transfer of such Shares (including the placement of appropriate legends on stock certificates) if, in the judgment of the Company and its counsel, such restrictions are necessary or desirable in order to achieve compliance with the provisions of the Act, the securities laws of any state or any other law. In the event that the sale of Shares under the Plan is not registered under the Act but an exemption is available which required an investment representation or other representation, each Optionee shall be required to represent that such Shares are being acquired for investment, and not with a view to the sale or distribution thereof, and to make such other representations as are deemed necessary or appropriate by the Company and its counsel.  Any determination by the Company and its counsel in connection with any of the matters set forth in this Section shall be conclusive and binding on all persons.  Stock certificates evidencing Shares acquired under the Plan pursuant to an unregistered transaction shall bear the following restrictive legend and such other restrictive legends as are required or deemed advisable under the provisions of any applicable law.

"THE SALE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE "ACT").  ANY TRANSFER OF SUCH SECURITIES WILL BE INVALID UNLESS A REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE ACT IS IN EFFECT AS TO SUCH TRANSFER OR IN THE OPINION OF COUNSEL FOR THE ISSUER SUCH REGISTRATION IS UNNECESSARY IN ORDER FOR SUCH TRANSFER TO COMPLY WITH THE ACT."

(c) Registration or Qualification of Securities.  The Company may, but shall not be obligated to register or qualify the issuance of Options and/or the sale of Shares under the Act or any other applicable law.  The Company shall not be obligated to take any affirmative action in order to cause the issuance of Options or the sale of Shares under the plan to comply with any law.
 
(d) Exchange of Certificates.  If, in the opinion of the Company and its counsel, any legend placed on a stock certificate representing shares sold under the Plan is no longer required, the holder of such certificate shall be entitled to exchange such certificate for a certificate representing the same number of Shares but lacking such legend.

11. Tax Withholding.
 
(a) Withholding Requirements. Prior to the delivery of any Shares or cash pursuant to an Award (or exercise thereof), the Company will have the power and the right to deduct or withhold, or require an Optionee to remit to the Company, an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state, local, foreign or other taxes (including the Optionee’s FICA obligation) required to be withheld with respect to such Award (or exercise thereof).
 
(b) Withholding Arrangements. The Company, in its sole discretion and pursuant to such procedures as it may specify from time to time, may permit an Optionee to satisfy such tax withholding obligation, in whole or in part by (a) paying cash, (b) electing to have the Company withhold otherwise deliverable cash or Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the minimum statutory amount required to be withheld, or (c) delivering to the Company already-owned Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the minimum statutory amount required to be withheld. The Fair Market Value of the Shares to be withheld or delivered will be determined as of the date that the taxes are required to be withheld.
 
 
 
 
 
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12. Change in Control-Acceleration of Vesting.

(a) Acceleration. In the event of a Change of Control (as defined below), then the vesting of all shares covered by any options granted under this Plan and held by all individuals who are immediately prior to the time of the Change of Control current employees or directors of the Company or any Affiliate shall accelerate in full and such options shall immediately become exercisable in full.
 
(b)  Definition. For purposes of this Plan, the term “Change of Control” is defined as: (i) a sale of sixty percent or more of the assets of the Company; (ii) a merger or consolidation involving the Company in which the Company is not the surviving corporation and the shareholders of the Company (determined immediately prior to the completion of such transaction) hold, directly or indirectly, less than fifty percent of the beneficial ownership  of the securities of the surviving corporation (excluding any shareholders who possessed a beneficial ownership interest in the surviving corporation prior to the completion of such transaction); (iii) a reverse merger involving the Company in which the Company is the surviving corporation but the shares of common stock of the Company (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, and the shareholders of the Company (determined immediately prior to the completion of such transaction) hold, directly or
indirectly, less than fifty percent of the beneficial ownership of the surviving entity or, if more than one entity survives the transaction, the controlling entity; (iv) an acquisition by any person, entity or group representing at least fifty percent  of the combined voting power entitled to vote in the election of directors; or (v) in the event that the individuals who are members of the Board of Directors immediately prior to an election of directors cease for any reason to constitute at least fifty percent of the Company’s Board immediately thereafter.
 
(c) Timing and Notice. In the event of a Change of Control transaction that is approved by the Board of Directors prior to its consummation, the Company shall, at least fifteen days prior to such Change of Control (or, if later, immediately following approval of such transaction by the Board), notify in writing all directors employees of the Company holding options covered by this Plan of such Change of Control and of the acceleration of the vesting of the shares covered by the options held by such employees. Such notice shall give such employees and directors the right to exercise their options immediately prior to the Change of Control. Such acceleration of vesting and right to exercise shall be conditioned upon the consummation of the transaction constituting the Change of Control. In the event any surviving or acquiring corporation assumes any options covered by the provisions of this Plan or substitutes similar options for the options covered by the provisions of this Plan, then, to the extent not exercised prior to the Change of Control, such options that are assumed or substituted by the surviving or acquiring corporation shall be fully vested as of the time of the Change of Control and at all times thereafter.
 
(d) Interpretation.  The Company shall have the exclusive discretion and authority to establish rules, forms, and procedures for the administration of the Plan, and to construe and interpret the Plan and to decide any and all questions of fact, interpretation, definition, computation or administration arising in connection with the operation of the Plan.
 
 
 
 
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13. Stockholder Approval. The Plan will be subject to approval by the stockholders of the Company within twelve months after the date the Plan is adopted; provided, however, that if no such approval is obtained, this Plan will remain in full force and effect, but all Incentive Stock Options shall become Non-Statutory Options.
 
14.  Amendment of the Plan.  The Board may from time to time, with respect to any Shares at the time not subject to Options, suspend or discontinue the plan or revise or amend it in any respect whatsoever.
 
15.  Execution.  To record the adoption of the Plan in the form set forth above by the Board, the Company has caused this Plan to be executed in the name and on behalf of the Company where provided below by an officer of the Company thereunto duly authorized.

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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