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| 10-K - FORM 10-K - ANTICUS INTERNATIONAL CORP | form10k.htm |
| EX-31.2 - CERTIFICATION - ANTICUS INTERNATIONAL CORP | ex312.htm |
| EX-31.1 - CERTIFICATION - ANTICUS INTERNATIONAL CORP | ex311.htm |
| EX-32.2 - CERTIFICATION - ANTICUS INTERNATIONAL CORP | ex322.htm |
| EX-32.1 - CERTIFICATION - ANTICUS INTERNATIONAL CORP | ex321.htm |
ANTICUS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
STOCK OPTION
AND STOCK AWARD PLAN
(this “PLAN”)
1. Definitions
Each of the following terms shall have the respective meanings set forth below for purposes of this Plan, whether employed in the singular or plural unless the particular context in which said term is used clearly indicates otherwise:
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“Administrator” shall mean, during the entire term of this Plan, the person or persons appointed by the Board to administer this Plan or in the event that no such person is appointed, the Board.
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(b) “Board” shall mean the Corporation’s Board of Directors.
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(c)
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“Common Stock” shall mean the common stock of the Corporation, par value $0.001 per share.
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(d)
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“Corporation” shall mean ANTICUS INTERNATIONAL CORP., a Nevada corporation.
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(e)
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“Directors” shall mean each and every member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation (as such term is defined below) as presently constituted and as may otherwise be constituted during the term hereof.
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(f)
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“Effective Date” shall mean as of the date this Plan is adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
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(g)
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“Option” shall mean the right to purchase a specified number of shares of the Common Stock pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in this Plan.
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“Optionee” shall mean the recipient of Options hereunder. Any reference herein to the employment or consultancy of an Optionee by the Corporation shall include Optionee’s employment or consultancy by the Corporation or its subsidiaries, if any.
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(i) “Plan Termination Date” shall mean the date upon which this Plan terminates.
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(j)
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“Stock Award” shall mean the granting and issuance of the Common Stock pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in this Plan.
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2.
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Purpose
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The purpose of this Plan is to maintain the ability of the Corporation and its subsidiaries to attract and retain highly qualified and experienced directors, officers, employees and consultants (“Participants”) and to give such Participants a continued proprietary interest in the success of the Corporation and its subsidiaries. Pursuant to this Plan, eligible Participants will be provided the opportunity to participate in the enhancement of shareholder value through the grants of options, stock appreciation rights, awards of free trading stock and restricted stock, bonuses and/or fees payable in stock, or any combination thereof. The term “subsidiary” as used in this Plan shall mean any present or future corporation which is or would be a “subsidiary corporation” of the Corporation as the term is defined in Section 424(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time (the “Code”).
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3.
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Administrator(s) of this Plan
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(a)
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Powers of the Administrator: .Subject to the provisions of paragraph 5 hereof, this Plan shall be administered by the Administrator, and the Administrator shall have the authority, in its discretion:
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to determine the fair market value of the securities to be issued under this Plan;
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to select the participants to whom the Options and Stock Awards may be granted hereunder;
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(iii)
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to determine whether and to what extent Options or Stock Awards or any combination thereof, are granted hereunder;
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to determine the number of shares of Common Stock or equivalent units to be covered by each Option and Stock Award granted hereunder;
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(v) to approve forms of agreement for use under this Plan;
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to determine the terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of this Plan, of any Option or Stock Award granted hereunder. Such terms and conditions include, but are not limited to, the exercise price, the time or times when Options may be exercised (which may be based on performance criteria), any vesting acceleration, and any restriction or limitation regarding any Option or Stock Award or the shares of Common Stock relating thereto, based in each case on such factors as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall determine;
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(vii)
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to construe and interpret the terms of this Plan and Options or Stock Awards;
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to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan, including rules and regulations relating to sub-plans established for the purpose of qualifying for preferred tax treatment under foreign tax laws;
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to modify or amend each Option or Stock Award (subject to Section 18(c) of the Plan);
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(x)
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to authorize any person to execute on behalf of the Corporation any instrument or treasury order required to effect the grant of an Option or Stock Award previously granted by the Administrator;
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to make all other determinations deemed necessary or advisable for administering this Plan.
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(b)
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Effect of Administrator's Decision: The Administrator's decisions, determinations and interpretations shall be final and binding on the Corporation, all participants and any other holders of Options or Stock Awards.
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(c)
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Each grant or award made pursuant to this Plan shall be evidenced by an Option Agreement or Stock Award Agreement (the "Agreement"). No person shall have any rights under any option, restricted stock or other award granted under this Plan unless and until the person to whom such Option, restricted stock or other Stock Award shall be granted shall have executed and delivered an Agreement to the Corporation. The Administrator(s) shall prescribe the form of all Agreements. A fully executed counterpart of the Agreement shall be provided to both the Corporation and the recipient of the grant or award.
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(d)
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The Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless the Directors and the Administrator(s) from and against any and all liabilities, costs and expenses incurred by such persons as a result of any act, or omission to act, in connection with the performance of such persons' duties, responsibilities, and obligations under this Plan, other than such liabilities, costs and expenses as may result from the gross negligence, bad faith, willful misconduct, and/or criminal acts of such persons.
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4. Shares of Stock Subject to this Plan
The maximum number of shares of the common stock, par value $0.001 per share, that may be optioned or awarded under this Plan is 5,000,000 shares, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 15 hereof. Any shares subject to an Option which for any reason expires or is terminated unexercised and any restricted stock which is forfeited may again be optioned or awarded under this Plan; provided, however, that forfeited shares shall not be available for further awards if the Participant has realized the benefits of ownership from such shares. Shares subject to this Plan may be either, authorized and un-issued shares or issued shares repurchased or otherwise acquired by the Corporation or its subsidiaries.
5. Grant of Options
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The Administrator(s) shall have the authority and responsibility, within the limitations of this Plan, to determine the Directors, Officers, employees and consultants to whom and the times at which Options are to be granted, the number of shares of Common Stock which may be purchased under each Option, the provisions of the respective Option Agreements (which need not be identical) including provisions concerning the time or times when, and the extent to which, the Options may be exercised, and the Option exercise price. All Options pursuant to this Plan shall be granted on or before the Plan Termination Date.
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In determining the Directors, Officers, employees and consultants to whom Options shall be granted, the number of shares of Common Stock to be covered by each such Option, and the provisions of the respective Option Agreements, the Administrator(s) shall take into consideration the Directors, Officers, employee’s or consultant’s present and potential contribution to the success of the Corporation and such other factors as the Administrator(s) may deem proper and relevant.
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The aggregate fair market value (determined as of the date upon which an Option is granted) of the Common Stock for which any Optionee may exercise incentive stock options for the first time in any calendar year (under all plans of the Corporation and any parent or subsidiary of the Corporation which plans provide for granting of incentive stock options within the meaning of Section 422(b) of the Code) shall not exceed $100,000.
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6. Eligibility
Directors, Officers, employees, of the Corporation and its divisions and subsidiaries, and consultants who provide bona fide services to the Corporation are eligible to be granted Options, free trading stock, restricted stock and other Stock Awards under this Plan and to have their salaries, bonuses and/or consulting fees payable in free trading stock, restricted stock and other Stock Awards. The Directors, Officers, employees, and consultants who shall receive awards or options under this Plan, and the criteria to be used in determining the award to be made, shall be determined from time to time by the Administrator(s), in their sole discretion, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 8 below, from among those eligible, which may be based upon information furnished to the Administrator(s) by the Corporation’s management; and the Administrator(s) shall determine, in their sole discretion, the number of shares to be covered by each Stock Award and option granted to each Director, Officer, employee or consultant selected.
7. Duration of this Plan
No award or Option may be granted under this Plan after more than ten (10) years from the earlier of the date this Plan is adopted by the Board.
8. Terms and Conditions of Stock Options
Options granted under this Plan may be either incentive stock options, as defined in Section 422 of the Code, or Options other than incentive stock options. Each Option shall be subject to all the applicable provisions of this Plan, including the following terms and conditions, and to such other terms and conditions not inconsistent therewith as the Administrator(s) shall determine:
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The Option price per share shall be set by the Administrator(s) at the time of each Stock Award issuance or Option grant.
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The exercise of certain Options granted under this Plan may be subject to the attainment of such performance goals, and/or during such period as may be determined by the Administrator(s) and stated in the Agreement.
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An Option shall not be exercisable with respect to a fractional share of Common Stock or with respect to the lesser of fifty (50) shares or the full number of shares then subject to the Option. No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued upon the exercise of an Option. If a fractional share of Common Stock shall become subject to an Option by reason of a stock dividend or otherwise, the Optionee shall not be entitled to exercise the Option with respect to such fractional share.
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Each Option shall state whether it will or will not be treated as an incentive stock option.
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Each Option will be deemed exercised on the day written notice specifying the number of shares to be purchased, accompanied by payment in full including, if required by law, applicable taxes, is received by the Corporation. Payment, except as provided in the Agreement shall be:
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(i) in United States dollars by check or bank draft, or
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(ii)
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by tendering to the Corporation shares of Common Stock already owned for at least six months by the person exercising the Option, which may include shares received as the result of a prior exercise of an Option, and having an aggregate fair market value, on the date on which the Option is exercised, equal to the total cash exercise price applicable to the Options being exercised, or
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by a combination of United States dollars and shares of Common Stock valued as aforesaid.
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For purposes of this Plan, fair market value shall be the mean between the highest and lowest prices at which the Common Stock is traded on a national securities exchange or an automated securities quotation exchange on the relevant date, provided however, if there is no sale of the Common Stock on such exchange on such date, fair market value shall be the mean between the bid and asked prices on such exchange at the close of the market on such date. No Optionee shall have any rights to dividends or other right of a shareholder with respect to shares of Common Stock subject to his or her Option until he or she has given written notice of exercise of such Option and paid in full for such shares.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator(s) may, in their sole discretion, include in the Agreement a provision to allow for the cashless exercise of any Options granted by such Agreement under this Plan.
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The Administrator(s) may, in their discretion, include in the grant of any Option the right of a grantee (hereinafter referred to as a “stock appreciation right”) to elect, in the manner described below, in lieu of exercising his or her Option for all or a portion of the shares of Common Stock covered by such Option, to relinquish his or her Option for all or a portion of the such shares and to receive from the Corporation a payment equal in value to (x) the fair market value, as determined in accordance with Section 8(e), of a share of Common Stock on the date of such election, multiplied by the number of shares as to which the grantee shall have made such election, less (y) the exercise price for that number of shares of Common Stock for which the grantee shall have made such election under the terms of such Option. A stock appreciation right shall be exercisable at the time the tandem option is exercisable, and the “expiration date” for the stock appreciation right shall be the amount described in (x) above exceeds the amount described in (y) above. An election to exercise stock appreciation rights shall be deemed to have been made on the day written notice of such election, addressed to the Administrator(s), is received by the Corporation. An Option or any portion thereof with respect to which a grantee has elected to exercise a stock appreciation right shall be surrendered to the Corporation and such Option shall thereafter remain exercisable according to its terms only with respect to the number of shares as to which it would otherwise be exercisable, less the number of shares with respect to which stock appreciation rights have been exercised. The grant of a stock appreciation right shall be evidenced by an Agreement. The Agreement evidencing stock appreciation rights shall be personal and will provide that the stock appreciation rights will not be transferable by the grantee otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution and that they will be exercisable, during the lifetime of the grantee, only by him or her.
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Except as provided in the applicable Agreement, an Option may be exercised only if at all times during the period beginning with the date of the granting of the Option and ending on the date of such exercise, the grantee was a Director, Officer, consultant or employee of either the Corporation (or of a division) or subsidiary of the Corporation or of another corporation referred to in Section 421(a)(2) of the Code. The Agreement shall provide whether, and to what extent, an Option may be exercised after termination of continuous employment, but any such exercise shall in no event be later than the termination date of the Option. If the grantee should die, or become permanently disabled as determined by the Administrator(s) at any time when the Option, or any portion thereof, shall be exercisable, the Option will be exercisable within a period provided for in the Agreement, by the Optionee or person or persons to whom his or her rights under the Option shall have passed by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, but in no event at a date later than the termination of the Option. The Administrator(s) may require medical evidence of permanent disability, including medical examinations by physicians selected by it.
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Each Option by its terms shall be personal and shall not be transferable by the Optionee otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. During the lifetime of an Optionee, the Option shall be exercisable only by the Optionee. In the event any Option is exercised by the executors, administrators, heirs or distributees of the estate of a deceased Optionee as provided in Section 8(h) above, the Corporation shall be under no obligation to issue Common Stock thereunder unless and until the Corporation is satisfied that the person or persons exercising the Option are the duly appointed legal representatives of the deceased Optionee’s estate or the proper legatees or distributes thereof.
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No incentive stock option shall be granted to an employee, consultant, Director or Officer who owns or would be treated as owning by attribution under Code Section 424(d) immediately before the grant of such incentive stock option, directly or indirectly, stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Corporation. This restriction shall not apply if, (i) at the time such incentive stock option is granted, the Option price is at least 110% of the fair market value of the shares of Common Stock subject to the Option, as determined in accordance with Section 8(e) on the date of grant, and (ii) the incentive stock option by its terms is not exercisable after the expiration of five years from the date of its grant.
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An Option and any Common Stock received upon the exercise of an Option shall be subject to such other transfer restriction and/or legending requirements as are specified in the applicable Agreement.
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No Options or Stock Awards shall be made to any consultant in exchange for or as compensation for capital raising, investor relations or stock promotion.
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Any Options or Stock Awards that are made to any Directors under the Plan shall be held in trust by the Corporation until the Plan is approved by shareholders of the Corporation holding no less than a majority of the Corporation’s outstanding shares of common stock at the time of such approval.
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9. Terms and Conditions of Restricted Stock Awards
Awards of restricted stock under this Plan shall be subject to all the applicable provisions of this Plan, including the following terms and conditions, and to such other terms and conditions not inconsistent therewith, as the Administrator(s) shall determine:
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Awards of restricted stock may be in addition to or in lieu of Option grants. Awards may be conditioned on the attainment of particular performance goals based on criteria established by the Administrator(s) at the time of each award of restricted stock. During a period set forth in the Agreement (the "Restriction Period"), the recipient shall not be permitted to sell, transfer, pledge, or otherwise encumber the shares of restricted stock; except that such shares may be used, if the Agreement permits, to pay the option price pursuant to any Option granted under this Plan, provided an equal number of shares delivered to the Optionee shall carry the same restrictions as the shares so used.
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Shares of restricted stock shall become free of all restrictions if during the Restriction Period, (i) the recipient dies, (ii) the recipient's directorship, employment, or consultancy terminates by reason of permanent disability, as determined by the Administrator(s), (iii) the recipient retires after attaining both 59 1/2 years of age and five years of continuous service with the Corporation and/or a division or subsidiary, or (iv) if provided in the Agreement, there is a "change in control" of the Corporation (as defined in such Agreement). The Administrator(s) may require medical evidence of permanent disability, including medical examinations by physicians selected by it.
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Unless and to the extent otherwise provided in the Agreement, shares of restricted stock shall be forfeited and revert to the Corporation upon the recipient's termination of directorship, employment, office or consultancy during the Restriction Period for any reason other than death, permanent disability, as determined by the Administrator(s), retirement after attaining both 59 1/2 years of age and five years of continuous service with the Corporation and/or a subsidiary or division, or, to the extent provided in the Agreement, a "change in control" of the Corporation (as defined in such Agreement), except to the extent the Administrator(s), in their sole discretion, finds that such forfeiture might not be in the best interests of the Corporation and, therefore, waives all or part of the application of this provision to the restricted stock held by such recipient.
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Stock certificates for restricted stock shall be registered in the name of the recipient but shall be appropriately legended and returned to the Corporation by the recipient, together with a stock power endorsed in blank by the recipient. The recipient shall be entitled to vote shares of restricted stock and shall be entitled to all dividends paid thereon, except that dividends paid in Common Stock or other property shall also be subject to the same restrictions.
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Restricted Stock shall become free of the foregoing restrictions upon expiration of the applicable Restriction Period and the Corporation shall then deliver to the recipient Common Stock certificates evidencing such stock.
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Restricted stock and any Common Stock received upon the expiration of the restriction period shall be subject to such other transfer restrictions and/or legending requirements as are specified in the applicable Agreement.
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10. Bonuses and Past Salaries and Fees Payable in Stock
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In lieu of cash bonuses otherwise payable under the Corporation’s or applicable division’s or subsidiary’s compensation practices to Directors, officers, employees and consultants eligible to participate in this Plan,
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the Administrator(s), in their sole discretion, may determine that such bonuses shall be payable in Common Stock or partly in Common Stock and partly in cash. Such bonuses shall be in consideration of services previously performed and as an incentive toward future services and shall consist of shares of Common Stock which shall be free trading unless otherwise determined by the Administrator(s) in their sole discretion. The number of shares of Common Stock payable in lieu of a bonus otherwise payable shall be determined by dividing such bonus amount by the fair market value of one share of Common Stock on the date the bonus is payable, plus ten percent with fair market value determined as of such date in accordance with Section 8(e).
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In lieu of salaries and fees otherwise payable by the Corporation to Directors, officers, employees and consultants eligible to participate in this Plan that were incurred for services rendered at any time to the Corporation, in the event such Directors, officers, employees or consultants elect, the Administrator(s) may provide that such unpaid salaries and fees shall be payable in Common Stock or partly in Common Stock and partly in cash. Such awards shall be in consideration of services previously performed and as an incentive toward future services and shall consist of shares of Common Stock subject to such terms as the Administrator(s) may determine in their sole discretion. The number of shares of Common Stock payable in lieu of salaries and fees otherwise payable shall be determined by the Administrator.
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11. Change in Control
Each Agreement may, in the sole discretion of the Administrator(s), provide that any or all of the following actions may be taken upon the occurrence of a change in control (as defined in the Agreement) with respect to the Corporation:
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acceleration of time periods for purposes of vesting in, or realizing gain from, or exercise of any outstanding Option or stock appreciation right or shares of restricted stock awarded pursuant to this Plan;
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offering to purchase any outstanding Option or stock appreciation right or shares of restricted stock made pursuant to this Plan from the holder for its equivalent cash value, as determined by the Administrator(s), as of the date of the change in control; or
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making adjustments or modifications to outstanding Options or stock appreciation rights or with respect to restricted stock as the Administrator(s) deems appropriate to maintain and protect the rights and interests of the Participants following such change in control, provided, however, that the exercise period of any option may not be extended beyond 10 years from the date of grant.
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12. Transfer, Leave of Absence
For purposes of this Plan:
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transfer of an employee from the Corporation the division or subsidiary of the Corporation, whether or not incorporated, or vice versa, or from one division or subsidiary of the Corporation to another, and Corporation or a subsidiary or division of the Corporation, shall not be deemed a termination of employment.
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13. Rights of Directors, Officers, Employees and Consultants
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No person shall have any rights or claims under this Plan except in accordance with the provisions of this Plan and each Agreement.
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(b)
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Nothing contained in this Plan and Agreement shall be deemed to give any Director, Officer, employee or consultant the right to continued employment by the Corporation or its divisions or subsidiaries.
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14. Withholding Taxes
The Corporation shall require a payment from a Participant to cover applicable withholding for income and employment taxes upon the happening of any event pursuant to this Plan which requires such withholding. The Corporation reserves the right to offset such tax payment from any funds which may be due the Participant from the Corporation or its subsidiaries or divisions or, in its discretion, to the extent permitted by applicable law, to accept such tax payment through the delivery of shares of Common Stock owned by the Participant or by utilizing shares of the Common Stock which were to be delivered to the Participant pursuant to this Plan, having an aggregate fair market value, determined as of the date of payment, equal to the amount of the payment due.
15. Adjustments
In the event of stock dividends, stock splits, recapitalizations, mergers, consolidations, combinations, exchanges of shares, spin-offs, liquidations, reclassifications or other similar changes in the capitalization of the Corporation, the number of shares of Common Stock available for grant under this Plan shall be adjusted appropriately by the Board, and, where deemed appropriate, the number of shares covered by outstanding stock options and stock appreciation rights outstanding and the number of shares of restricted stock outstanding, and the option price of outstanding stock options, shall be similarly adjusted. If another corporation or other business entity is acquired by the Corporation, and the Corporation has assumed outstanding employee option grants under a prior existing plan of the acquired entity, similar adjustments are permitted at the discretion of the Administrator(s). In the event of any other change affecting the shares of Common Stock available for awards under this Plan, such adjustment, if any, as may be deemed equitable by the Administrator(s), shall be made to preserve the intended benefits of this Plan giving proper effect to such event.
16. Miscellaneous Provisions
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This Plan shall be unfunded. The Corporation shall not be required to establish any special or separate fund or to make any other segregation of assets to assure the issuance of shares or the payment of cash upon exercise of any option or stock appreciation right under this Plan. The expenses of this Plan shall be borne by the Corporation.
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The Administrator(s) may, at any time and from time to time after the granting of an Option or the award of restricted stock or bonuses payable in Common Stock hereunder, specify such additional terms, conditions and restrictions with respect to such Option or stock as may be deemed necessary or appropriate to ensure compliance with any and all applicable laws, including, but not limited to, the Code, federal and state securities laws and methods of withholding or providing for the payment of required taxes.
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If at any time the Administrator(s) shall determine in its discretion that the listing, registration or qualification of shares of Common Stock upon any national securities exchange or under any state or federal law, or the consent or approval of any governmental regulatory body, is necessary or desirable as a condition of, or in connection with, the sale or purchase of shares of Common Stock hereunder, no Option or stock appreciation right may be exercised or restricted stock or stock bonus may be transferred in whole or in part unless and until such listing registration, qualification, consent or approval shall have been effected or obtained, or otherwise provided for, free of any conditions not acceptable to the Administrator(s).
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By accepting any benefit under this Plan, each Participant and each person claiming under or through such Participant shall be conclusively deemed to have indicated his acceptance and ratification, and consent to, any action taken under this Plan by the Administrator(s), the Corporation or the Board.
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(d)
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This Plan shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Corporation’s state of incorporation.
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Administrator(s) members exercising their functions under this Plan are serving as directors of the Corporation and they shall therefore be entitled to all rights of indemnification and advancement of expenses accorded directors of the Corporation.
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Limits of Liability
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(a)
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Any liability of the Corporation or a subsidiary of the Corporation to any Participant with respect to any option or award shall be based solely upon contractual obligations created by this Plan and Agreement.
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(b)
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Neither the Corporation nor a division or subsidiary of the Corporation, nor any member of the Administrator(s) or the Board, nor any other person participating in any determination of any question under this Plan, or in the interpretation, administration or application of this Plan, shall have any liability to any party for any action taken or not taken in connection with this Plan, except as may expressly be provided by statute.
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18. Amendments and Termination
The Board may, at any time, amend, alter or discontinue this Plan; provided, however, no amendment, alteration or discontinuation shall be made which would impair the rights of any holder of an award of restricted stock, Option, stock appreciation rights or stock bonus theretofore granted, without his or her written consent, or which, without the approval of the shareholders would:
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except as provided in Section 15, increase the maximum number of shares of Common Stock which may be issued under this Plan;
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except as provided in Section 15, decrease the option price of an Option (and related stock appreciation rights, if any) to less than 100% of the fair market value (as determined in accordance with Section 8(e)) of a share of Common Stock on the date of the granting of the Option (and related stock appreciation rights, if any);
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materially change the class of persons eligible to receive an award of restricted stock or Options or stock appreciation rights under this Plan;
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(d) extend the duration of this Plan; or
(e) materially increase in any other way the benefits accruing to Participants.
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Duration
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This Plan shall be adopted by the Board and approved by the Corporation’s shareholders and such regulatory bodies as may in each case be necessary, which approvals, if required, must occur either before, or no later than the period ending twelve months after the date, this Plan is adopted. Subject to such approvals, grants and awards may be made under this Plan between the date of its adoption and receipt of such approvals. This Plan shall terminate upon the earlier of the following dates or events to occur:
(a) upon the adoption of a resolution of the Board terminating this Plan;
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(b)
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the date all shares of Common Stock subject to this Plan are purchased according to this Plan’s provisions; or
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(c)
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ten years from the date of adoption of this Plan by the Board.
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No such termination of this Plan shall adversely affect the rights of any Participant hereunder and all Options or stock appreciation rights previously granted and restricted stock and stock bonuses awarded hereunder shall continue in force and in operation after the termination of this Plan, except as they may be otherwise terminated in accordance with the terms of this Plan.
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20. Other Compensation Plans
This Plan shall not be deemed to preclude the implementation by the Corporation or its divisions or subsidiaries of other compensation plans which may be in effect from time to time, nor adversely affect any rights of Participants under any other compensation plans of the Corporation or its divisions or subsidiaries.
21. Non-Transferability
No right or interest in any award granted under this Plan shall be assignable or transferable, except as set forth in this Plan and required by law, and no right or interest of any participant in any award shall be liable for, or subject to, any lien, obligation or liability except as set forth in this Plan or as required by law.
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