Published on March 9, 2010
APOLLO
MEDICAL HOLDINGS, INC.
2010
EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
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PURPOSES OF THE
PLAN
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The
purposes of the 2010 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) of Apollo
Medical Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), are
to:
1.1 Encourage
selected employees, directors, consultants and advisers to improve operations
and increase the profitability of the Company;
1.2 Encourage
selected employees, directors, consultants and advisers to accept or continue
employment or association with the Company or its Affiliates (as defined below);
and
1.3 Increase
the interest of selected employees, directors, consultants and advisers in the
Company’s welfare through participation in the growth in value of the common
stock of the Company (the “Common
Stock”). All references herein to stock or shares, unless
otherwise specified, shall mean the Common Stock.
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TYPES OF AWARDS;
ELIGIBLE PERSONS
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2.1 The
Administrator (as defined below) may, from time to time, take the following
action, separately or in combination, under the Plan: (a) grant “incentive stock
options” (“ISOs”) intended to
satisfy the requirements of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended, and the regulations thereunder (the “Code”); (b) grant
“non-qualified options” (“NQOs,” and together
with ISOs, “Options”); (c) issue
or sell shares of Common Stock (“Restricted Stock”)
and (d) grant stock appreciation rights (any such right would permit the holder
to receive the excess of the fair market value of Common Stock on the exercise
date over its fair market value (or a greater base value) on the grant date
(“SARs”)),
either in tandem with Options or as separate and independent
grants. Any such awards may be made to employees, including employees
who are officers or directors, and to individuals described in Section 1 of the
Plan who the Administrator believes have made or will make a contribution to the
Company or any Affiliate; provided, however, that only a
person who is an employee of the Company or any Affiliate at the date of the
grant of an Option is eligible to receive ISOs under the Plan.
2.2 For
purposes of the Plan: (a) the term “Affiliate” means a
parent or subsidiary corporation as defined in the applicable provisions
(currently Section 424(e) and 424(f), respectively) of the Code; (b) the term
“employee”
includes an officer or director who is an employee of the Company; (c) the term
“consultant”
includes persons employed by, or otherwise affiliated with, a consultant; and
(d) the term “adviser” includes
persons employed by, or otherwise affiliated with, an adviser.
2.3 Except
as otherwise expressly set forth in the Plan, no right or benefit under the Plan
shall be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, hypothecation, or
charge, and any such attempted action shall be void. No right or
benefit under the Plan shall in any manner be liable for or subject to debts,
contracts, liabilities, or torts of any optionee or any other person except as
otherwise may be expressly required by applicable law.
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STOCK SUBJECT TO THE
PLAN; MAXIMUM NUMBER OF
GRANTS
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3.1 Subject
to the provisions of Section 3.2, the total number of shares of Common Stock
that may be issued as Restricted Stock or on the exercise of Options or SARs
under the Plan shall not exceed 5,000,000 shares. The shares subject
to an Option or SAR granted under the Plan that expire, terminate or are
cancelled unexercised shall become available again for grants under the
Plan. If shares of Restricted Stock awarded under the Plan are
forfeited to the Company or repurchased by the Company, the number of shares
forfeited or repurchased shall again be available under the
Plan. Where the exercise price of an Option is paid by means of the
optionee’s surrender of previously owned shares of Common Stock or the Company’s
withholding of shares otherwise issuable upon exercise of the Option as may be
permitted in the Plan, only the net number of shares issued and which remain
outstanding in connection with such exercise shall be deemed “issued” and no
longer available for issuance under the Plan. No eligible person
shall be granted Options or other awards during any twelve-month period covering
more than 500,000 shares.
3.2 If
the Common Stock is changed by reason of a stock split, reverse stock split,
stock dividend, recapitalization, combination or reclassification, then the
number and class of shares of stock subject to the Plan that may be issued under
the Plan shall be proportionately adjusted (provided that any fractional share
resulting from such adjustment shall be disregarded).
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ADMINISTRATION
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4.1 The
Plan shall be administered by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) or by a
committee (the “Committee”) to which
the Board has delegated administration of the Plan (or of part thereof) (in
either case, the “Administrator”). The
Board shall appoint and remove members of the Committee in its discretion in
accordance with applicable laws. At the Board’s discretion, or if
necessary in order to comply with Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or Section 162(m) of the Code, the
Committee shall, in the Board’s discretion, be comprised solely of “non-employee
directors” within the meaning of said Rule 16b-3 or “outside directors” within
the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code. The foregoing
notwithstanding, the Administrator may delegate non-discretionary administrative
duties to such employees of the Company as it deems proper and the Board, in its
absolute discretion, may at any time and from time to time exercise any and all
rights and duties of the Administrator under this Plan.
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4.2 Subject
to the other provisions of the Plan, the Administrator shall have the authority,
in its discretion: (a) to grant Options and SARs and grant or sell Restricted
Stock; (b) to determine the fair market value of the shares of Common Stock
subject to Options or other awards; (c) to determine the exercise price of
Options granted, which shall be no less than the fair market value of the Common
Stock on the date of grant, the economic terms of SARs granted, which shall
provide for a benefit of the appreciation on Common Stock over not less than the
value of the Common Stock on the date of grant, or the offering price of
Restricted Stock; (d) to determine the persons to whom, and the time or times at
which, Options or SARs shall be granted or Restricted Stock granted or sold, and
the number of shares subject to each Option or SAR or the number of shares of
Restricted Stock granted or sold; (e) to construe and interpret the terms and
provisions of the Plan, of any applicable agreement and all Options and SARs
granted under the Plan, and of any Restricted Stock award under the Plan; (f) to
prescribe, amend, and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan; (g) to
determine the terms and provisions of each Option and SAR granted and award of
Restricted Stock (which need not be identical), including but not limited to,
the time or times at which Options and SARs shall be exercisable or the time at
which the restrictions on Restricted Stock shall lapse; (h) with the consent of
the Grantee, to rescind any award or exercise of an Option or SAR; (i) to modify
or amend the terms of any Option, SAR or Restricted Stock (with the consent of
the Grantee or holder of the Restricted Stock if the modification or amendment
is adverse to the Grantee or holder); (j) to reduce the purchase price of
Restricted Stock or exercise price of any Option or base price of any SAR; (k)
to accelerate or defer (with the consent of the Grantee) the exercise date of
any Option or SAR or the date on which the restrictions on Restricted Stock
lapse; (l) to issue shares of Restricted Stock to an optionee in connection with
the accelerated exercise of an Option by such optionee; (m) to authorize any
person to execute on behalf of the Company any instrument evidencing the grant
of an Option, SAR or award of Restricted Stock; (n) to determine the duration
and purposes of leaves of absence which may be granted to participants without
constituting a termination of their employment for the purposes of the Plan; and
(o) to make all other determinations deemed necessary or advisable for the
administration of the Plan, any applicable agreement, Option, SAR or award of
Restricted Stock.
4.3 All
questions of interpretation, implementation, and application of the Plan or any
agreement or Option, SAR or award of Restricted Stock shall be determined by the
Administrator, which determination shall be final and binding on all
persons.
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GRANTING OF OPTIONS
AND SARS; AGREEMENTS
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5.1 No
Options or SARs shall be granted under the Plan after 10 years from the date of
adoption of the Plan by the Board.
5.2 Each
Option and SAR shall be evidenced by a written agreement, in form satisfactory
to the Administrator, executed by the Company and the person to whom such grant
is made (“Grantee,” which term
shall include the permitted successors and assigns of the Grantee with respect
to the Option or SAR). In the event of a conflict between the terms
or conditions of an agreement and the terms and conditions of the Plan, the
terms and conditions of the Plan shall govern.
5.3 Each
Option agreement shall specify whether the Option it evidences is an NQO or an
ISO, provided,
however, all
Options granted under the Plan to non-employee directors, consultants and
advisers of the Company are intended to be NQOs.
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5.4 Subject
to Section 6.3.3 with respect to ISOs, the Administrator may approve the grant
of Options or SARs under the Plan to persons who are expected to become
employees, directors, consultants or advisers of the Company, but are not
employees, directors, consultants or advisers at the date of approval, and the
date of approval shall be deemed to be the date of grant unless otherwise
specified by the Administrator.
5.5 For
purposes of the Plan, the term “employment” shall be
deemed to include service as an employee, director, consultant or
adviser. For avoidance of any doubt, a person who is in the
employment of the Company is not necessarily an “employee” for purposes of
ISOs.
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TERMS AND CONDITIONS
OF OPTIONS AND SARS
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Each
Option and SAR granted under the Plan shall be subject to the terms and
conditions set forth in Section 6.1. NQOs and SARs shall also be
subject to the terms and conditions set forth in Section 6.2, but not those set
forth in Section 6.3. ISOs shall also be subject to the terms and
conditions set forth in Section 6.3, but not those set forth in Section
6.2. SARs shall be subject to the terms and conditions of Section
6.4.
6.1 Terms and Conditions to
Which All Options and SARs Are Subject. All Options and SARs
granted under the Plan shall be subject to the following terms and
conditions:
6.1.1 Changes in Capital
Structure. Subject to Section 6.1.2, if the Common Stock is
changed by reason of a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend,
recapitalization, combination or reclassification, then the number and class of
shares of stock subject to each Option and SAR outstanding under the Plan, and
the exercise price of each outstanding Option and the base value of SAR, shall
be automatically and proportionately adjusted; provided, that the
Company shall not be required to issue fractional shares as a result of any such
adjustments. Such adjustment, however, in any outstanding Option or
SAR shall be made without change in the total price applicable to the
unexercised portion of the Option or SAR but with a corresponding adjustment in
the price for each share covered by the unexercised portion of the Option or
SAR. Any determination by the Administrator in connection with these
adjustments shall be final, binding, and conclusive. If an adjustment
under this Section 6.1.1 would result in a fractional share interest under an
option or any installment, the Administrator’s decision as to inclusion or
exclusion of that fractional share interest shall be final, but no fractional
shares of stock shall be issued under the Plan on account of any such
adjustment.
6.1.2 Corporate
Transactions. The provisions of this Section 6.1.2 shall apply
to all Options and SARs granted under this Plan unless otherwise provided for in
the stock option agreement or in a separate employment or other agreement
between the Grantee and the Company. To the extent not previously
exercised, all Options and SARs shall terminate immediately prior to the
consummation of a Corporate Transaction (as defined below) unless the
Administrator determines otherwise in its sole discretion, provided, however, that the
Administrator, in its sole discretion, may (i) permit exercise of any Options
and/or SARs prior to their termination, even if such Options and/or SARs would
not otherwise have been exercisable (provided that the Option or SAR has not
expired by its terms and that the Grantee takes all steps necessary to exercise
the Option or SAR prior to the Corporate Transaction as required by the
agreement evidencing the Option or SAR), and/or (ii) provide that all or certain
of the outstanding Options or SARs shall be assumed or an equivalent option
substituted by an applicable successor corporation or any Affiliate of the
successor corporation in the event of a Corporate Transaction. A
“Corporate
Transaction” means (i) a liquidation or dissolution of the Company; (ii)
a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another corporation or
entity (other than a merger with a wholly-owned subsidiary); or (iii) a sale of
all or substantially all of the assets of the Company in a single transaction or
a series of related transactions.
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6.1.3 Time of Option or SAR
Exercise. Subject to Section 5 and 6.3.4, an Option or SAR
granted under the Plan shall be exercisable (a) immediately as of the effective
date of the applicable agreement granting the Option or SAR or (b) in accordance
with a schedule or performance criteria as may be set by the Administrator and
specified in the applicable agreement. However, in no case may an
Option or SAR be exercisable until the Company and the Grantee execute a written
agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Company.
6.1.4 Grant
Date. The date of grant of an Option or SAR under the Plan
shall be the date approved or any date thereafter specified by the Administrator
in such approval and reflected as the effective date of the applicable
agreement.
6.1.5 Non-Transferability of
Rights. Except with the express written approval of the
Administrator, which approval the Administrator is authorized to give only with
respect to NQOs and SARs, no Option or SAR granted under the Plan shall be
assignable or otherwise transferable by the Grantee except by will or by the
laws of descent and distribution. During the life of the Grantee, an
Option or SAR shall be exercisable only by the Grantee or permitted
transferee.
6.1.6 Payment. Except
as provided below, payment in full, in cash, shall be made for all Common Stock
purchased at the time written notice of exercise of an Option is given to the
Company and the proceeds of any payment shall be considered general funds of the
Company. The Administrator in its sole discretion may include in any
Option agreement, or separately approve in connection with the exercise of any
Option, any one or more of the following additional methods of payment (provided
such payment does not violate applicable law or regulations or the rules of any
securities exchange on which the Company’s securities may be
listed):
(a) Acceptance
of the Grantee’s full recourse promissory note for all or part of the Option
price, payable on such terms and bearing such interest rate as determined by the
Administrator (but in no event less than the minimum interest rate specified
under the Code at which no additional interest or original issue discount would
be imputed), which promissory note may be either secured or unsecured in such
manner as the Administrator shall approve (including, without limitation, by a
security interest in the shares of the Company);
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(b) Delivery
by the optionee of shares of Common Stock already owned by the optionee for all
or part of the Option price, provided the fair market value (determined as set
forth in Section 6.1.10) of such shares of Common Stock is equal on the date of
exercise to the Option price, or such portion thereof as the optionee is
authorized to pay by delivery of such stock;
(c) Through
the surrender of shares of Common Stock then issuable upon exercise of the
Option, provided the fair market value (determined as set forth in Section
6.1.10) of such shares of Common Stock is equal on the date of exercise to the
Option price, or such portion thereof as the optionee is authorized to pay by
surrender of such stock; and
(d) By
means of so-called cashless exercises through a securities broker as permitted
under applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission
and the Federal Reserve Board.
6.1.7 Termination of
Employment. Unless otherwise provided in the applicable
agreement, if for any reason a Grantee ceases to be employed by at least the
Company or one of its Affiliates, each Option and SAR held by the Grantee at the
date of termination of employment (to the extent then exercisable) may be
exercised in whole or in part at any time (but in no event after the Expiration
Date and or the termination of the Option or SAR pursuant to Section 6.1.2)
within one year of the date of termination in the case of termination by reason
of death or disability; at the commencement of business on the date of a
termination for “cause” (as defined in the applicable agreement or in any
agreement with the Company pertaining to employment); and, in all other cases,
within 90 days of the date of termination. For purposes of this
Section 6.1.7, a Grantee’s employment shall not be deemed to terminate by reason
of the Grantee’s transfer from the Company to an Affiliate, or vice versa, or
sick leave, military leave or other leave of absence approved by the
Administrator, if the period of any such leave does not exceed 90 days or, if
longer, if the Grantee’s right to reemployment by the Company or any Affiliate
is guaranteed either contractually or by statute.
6.1.8 Withholding and Employment
Taxes. At the time of exercise and as a condition thereto, or
at such other time as the amount of such obligation becomes determinable, the
Grantee of an Option or SAR shall remit to the Company in cash all applicable
federal and state withholding and employment taxes. Such obligation
to remit may be satisfied, if authorized by the Administrator in its sole
discretion, after considering any tax, accounting and financial consequences, by
the Grantee’s (a) delivery of a promissory note in the required amount on such
terms as the Administrator deems appropriate, (b) tendering to the Company
previously owned shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company with
a fair market value equal to the required amount, or (c) agreeing to have shares
of Common Stock (with a fair market value equal to the required amount), which
are acquired upon exercise of the Option or SAR, withheld by the
Company.
6.1.9 Other
Provisions. Each Option and SAR granted under the Plan may
contain such other terms, provisions, and conditions not inconsistent with the
Plan as may be determined by the Administrator, and each ISO granted under the
Plan shall include such provisions and conditions as are necessary to qualify
the Option as an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of Section 422 of
the Code.
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6.1.10 Determination of Fair Market
Value. For purposes of the Plan, the fair market value of
Common Stock or other securities of the Company shall be determined as
follows:
(a) If
the stock of the Company is listed on a securities exchange or is regularly
quoted by a recognized securities dealer, and selling prices are reported, its
fair market value shall be the closing price of such stock on the date the value
is to be determined, but if selling prices are not reported, its fair market
value shall be the mean between the high bid and low asked prices for such stock
on the date the value is to be determined (or if there are no quoted prices for
the date of grant, then for the last preceding business day on which there were
quoted prices).
(b) In
the absence of an established market for the stock, the fair market value
thereof shall be determined in good faith by the Administrator, with reference
to the Company’s net worth, prospective earning power, dividend-paying capacity,
and other relevant factors, including the goodwill of the Company, the economic
outlook in the Company’s industry, the Company’s position in the industry, the
Company’s management, and the values of stock of other corporations in the same
or a similar line of business.
6.1.11 Option and SAR
Term. Subject to Section 6.3.4, no Option or SAR shall be
exercisable more than 10 years after the date of grant, or such lesser period of
time as is set forth in the applicable agreement (the end of the maximum
exercise period stated in the agreement is referred to in the Plan as the “Expiration
Date”).
6.2 Terms and Conditions to
Which Only NQOs and SARs Are Subject. Options granted under
the Plan which are designated as NQOs and SARs shall be subject to the following
terms and conditions:
6.2.1 Exercise
Price. The exercise price of an NQO and the base value of an
SAR shall be the amount determined by the Administrator as specified in the
option or SAR agreement, but shall not be less than the fair market value of the
Common Stock on the date of grant (determined under Section
6.1.10).
6.3 Terms and Conditions to
Which Only ISOs Are Subject. Options granted under the Plan
which are designated as ISOs shall be subject to the following terms and
conditions:
6.3.1 Exercise
Price. The exercise price of an ISO shall not be less than the
fair market value (determined in accordance with Section 6.1.10) of the stock
covered by the Option at the time the Option is granted. The exercise
price of an ISO granted to any person who owns, directly or by attribution under
the Code (currently Section 424(d)), stock possessing more than 10% of the total
combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or of any Affiliate
(a “10%
Stockholder”) shall in no event be less than 110% of the fair market
value (determined in accordance with Section 6.1.10) of the stock covered by the
Option at the time the Option is granted.
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6.3.2 Disqualifying
Dispositions. If stock acquired by exercise of an ISO granted
pursuant to the Plan is disposed of in a “disqualifying disposition” within the
meaning of Section 422 of the Code (a disposition within two years from the date
of grant of the Option or within one year after the issuance of such stock on
exercise of the Option), the holder of the stock immediately before the
disposition shall promptly notify the Company in writing of the date and terms
of the disposition and shall provide such other information regarding the Option
as the Company may reasonably require.
6.3.3 Grant
Date. If an ISO is granted in anticipation of employment as
provided in Section 5.4, the Option shall be deemed granted, without further
approval, on the date the Grantee assumes the employment relationship forming
the basis for such grant, and, in addition, satisfies all requirements of the
Plan for Options granted on that date.
6.3.4 Term. Notwithstanding
Section 6.1.11, no ISO granted to any 10% Stockholder shall be exercisable more
than five years after the date of grant.
6.4 Terms and Conditions
Applicable Solely to SARs. In addition to the other terms and
conditions applicable to SARs in this Section 6, the holder shall be entitled to
receive on exercise of an SAR only Common Stock at a fair market value equal to
the benefit to be received by the exercise.
6.5 Manner of
Exercise. A Grantee wishing to exercise an Option or SAR shall
give written notice to the Company at its principal executive office, to the
attention of the officer of the Company designated by the Administrator,
accompanied by payment of the exercise price and/or withholding taxes as
provided in Sections 6.1.6 and 6.1.8. The date the Company receives
written notice of an exercise hereunder accompanied by the applicable payment
will be considered as the date such Option or SAR was
exercised. Promptly after receipt of written notice of exercise and
the applicable payments called for by this Section 6.5, the Company shall,
without stock issue or transfer taxes to the holder or other person entitled to
exercise the Option or SAR, deliver to the holder or such other person a
certificate or certificates for the requisite number of shares of Common
Stock. A holder or permitted transferee of an Option or SAR shall not
have any privileges as a stockholder with respect to any shares of Common Stock
to be issued until the date of issuance (as evidenced by the appropriate entry
on the books of the Company or a duly authorized transfer agent) of such
shares.
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RESTRICTED
STOCK
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7.1 Grant or Sale of Restricted
Stock.
7.1.1 No
grants or sales of Restricted Stock shall be made under the Plan after 10 years
from the date of adoption of the Plan by the Board.
7.1.2 The
Administrator may issue Restricted Stock under the Plan for such consideration
(including past or future services, any benefit to the Company, and, subject to
applicable law, recourse promissory notes) and such other terms, conditions and
restrictions as determined by the Administrator. The restrictions may
include restrictions concerning transferability, repurchase by the Company and
forfeiture of the shares issued, together with such other restrictions as may be
determined by the Administrator. If shares are subject to forfeiture
or repurchase by the Company, all dividends or other distributions paid by the
Company with respect to the shares may be retained by the Company until the
shares are no longer subject to forfeiture or repurchase, at which time all
accumulated amounts shall be paid to the recipient.
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7.1.3 All
Common Stock issued pursuant to this Section 7.1 shall be subject to an
agreement, which shall be executed by the Company and the prospective recipient
of the Common Stock prior to the delivery of certificates representing such
stock to the recipient. The agreement may contain any terms,
conditions, restrictions, representations and warranties required by the
Administrator. The certificates representing the shares shall bear
any legends required by the Administrator.
7.1.4 The
Administrator may require any purchaser or grantee of Restricted Stock to pay to
the Company in cash, upon demand, amounts necessary to satisfy any applicable
federal, state or local tax withholding requirements. If the
purchaser or grantee fails to pay the amount demanded, the Administrator may
withhold that amount from other amounts payable by the Company to the purchaser
or grantee, including salary, subject to applicable law. With the
consent of the Administrator in its sole discretion, a purchaser may deliver
Common Stock to the Company to satisfy this withholding obligation.
7.2 Corporate
Transactions. All restricted stock subject to forfeiture as of
the occurrence of any Corporate Transaction shall be forfeited immediately prior
to the consummation of such Corporate Transaction unless the Administrator
determines otherwise in its sole discretion. The Administrator, in
its sole discretion, may remove any restrictions as to any outstanding
restricted stock. The Administrator may, in its sole discretion,
provide that all outstanding restricted stock participate in the Corporate
Transaction with an equivalent stock substituted by an applicable successor
corporation subject to the restriction.
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EMPLOYMENT OR
CONSULTING RELATIONSHIP
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Nothing
in the Plan, any Option or SAR granted under the Plan, or any Restricted Stock
granted or sold under the Plan, shall interfere with or limit in any way the
right of the Company or of any of its Affiliates to terminate the employment of
any Grantee or holder of Restricted Stock or an SAR at any time, nor confer upon
any Grantee or holder of Restricted Stock or an SAR any right to continue in the
employ of, or consult with, or advise, the Company or any of its
Affiliates.
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CONDITIONS UPON
ISSUANCE OF SHARES
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Notwithstanding
the provisions of any Option, SAR or offer of Restricted Stock, the Company
shall have no obligation to issue shares under the Plan unless such issuance
shall be either registered or qualified under applicable securities laws,
including, without limitation, the Securities Act, or exempt from such
registration or qualification. The Company shall have no obligation
to register or qualify such issuance under the Securities Act or other
securities laws.
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NON-EXCLUSIVITY OF THE
PLAN
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The
adoption of the Plan shall not be construed as creating any limitations on the
power of the Company to adopt such other incentive arrangements as it may deem
desirable, including, without limitation, the granting of stock options other
than under the Plan.
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11.
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MARKET
STAND-OFF
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Each
Grantee and recipient of Restricted Stock, if so requested by the Company or any
representative of the underwriters in connection with any registration of any
securities of the Company under the Securities Act, shall not sell or otherwise
transfer any shares of Common Stock acquired upon exercise of Options or SARs,
or such Restricted Stock or receipt of Restricted Stock during a period of up to
180 days following the effective date of a registration statement of the Company
filed under the Securities Act; provided, however, that such
restriction is applicable to all directors and officers of the
Company.
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AMENDMENTS TO
PLAN
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The Board
may at any time amend, alter, suspend or discontinue the
Plan. Without the consent of a Grantee or holder of Restricted Stock,
no amendment, alteration, suspension or discontinuance may adversely affect such
person’s outstanding Option(s), SAR(s) or the terms applicable to Restricted
Stock except to conform the Plan and ISOs granted under the Plan to the
requirements of federal or other tax laws relating to ISOs. No
amendment, alteration, suspension or discontinuance to the Plan shall require
stockholder approval unless (a) stockholder approval is required to preserve
incentive stock option treatment for federal income tax purposes; (b) the Board
otherwise concludes that stockholder approval is advisable; or (c) such approval
is required under the rules of any securities exchange on which securities of
the Company are registered.
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COMPLIANCE WITH
CALIFORNIA CODE OF
REGULATIONS.
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13.1 Except
during any period in which the grant of Options and grant or sale of Restricted
Stock under this Plan is exempt from qualification under the California
Corporate Securities Law of 1968 pursuant to any exemption other than Section
25102(o) of such Law, the Plan, all Options granted and all Restricted Stock
granted or sold under the Plan shall comply with Sections 260.140.41,
260.140.42, 260.140.45 and 260.140.46 of Title 10 of the California Code of
Regulations, as in effect and as from time to time amended (“Title 10”),
including the following (which shall be deemed modified or amended by any
corresponding change in the applicable regulations):
13.1.1 At
no time shall the total number of securities issuable upon exercise of all
outstanding options (excluding options, warrants and rights excluded by Section
260.140.45) and the total number of shares provided for under any stock bonus or
similar plan or agreement of the Company exceed the 30% limitation set forth in
Section 260.140.45 of Title 10 based on the securities of the Company which are
outstanding at the time the calculation is made.
13.1.2 The
exercise price of the Option, and the purchase price of Restricted Stock, shall
not be less than 85% (100% in the case of any person who owns securities
possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of
securities of the Company) of the fair market value of the stock covered by the
Option at the time the Option is granted (with fair value and total combined
voting power determined in accordance with Section 260.140.41(b) and
260.140.42(b), as applicable, of Title 10).
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13.1.3 No
Option shall be transferable except by will, the laws of descent and
distribution, or as permitted by Rule 701 under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
13.1.4 If
the Option is granted to an employee other than an officer, director, manager or
consultant, it shall be exercisable at the rate of at least 20% per year over
five years.
13.1.5 If
the Restricted Stock is sold to an employee other than an officer, director,
manager or consultant, any right to repurchase at the original purchase price
must lapse at the rate of at least 20% per year over five years and the right to
repurchase must be exercised for cash or cancellation of purchase money
indebtedness for the stock within 90 days of termination of
employment.
13.1.6 If
the Option gives the Company the right to repurchase shares acquired upon
exercise of the Option upon termination of employment, it must comply with
Section 260.140.41 of Title 10.
13.1.7 The
Option shall remain exercisable (to the extent the optionee is entitled to
exercise on the date of termination of employment) for at least: (i) six months
after the date of termination of employment where termination occurs by reason
of an optionee’s death or disability; or (ii) 30 days after the date of
termination of employment if termination was for any reason other than death,
disability or termination by the Company for cause (as defined in the applicable
agreement or in any agreement with the Company pertaining to employment)
(provided that in each case that the Option shall not be exercisable after the
Expiration Date).
13.2 Annual
Financial Statements. The Company shall provide to each Grantee financial
statements of the Company at least annually.
14.
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EFFECTIVE DATE OF
PLAN; DISCONTINUANCE OR TERMINATION OF
PLAN
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The Plan
became effective on March 4, 2010, the date of adoption by the Board; provided, however, that no
shares of Common Stock shall be issued, and no Option or SAR shall be
exercisable, unless and until the Plan is approved by the holders of a majority
of the stockholders of the Company entitled to vote within 12 months after
adoption by the Board. If any Options or SARs are so granted and
stockholder approval shall not have been obtained within 12 months of the date
of adoption of the Plan by the Board, such Options and SARs shall terminate
retroactively as of the date they were granted. The Board may at any time adopt
a resolution stating the no more awards will be granted under the
Plan. The Plan shall terminate upon the first date at which there
shall not be any outstanding Options or SARS or any outstanding Restricted Stock
subject to vesting and/or repurchase conditions following the first to occur of:
(a) March 4, 2020 or (b) the date the Board adopts a resolution discontinuing
the grant of awards under the Plan.
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