Amended Inlet Technologies, Inc. Stock Option Plan – Cisco
INLET TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
STOCK OPTION PLAN
(as amended and restated)
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Purpose
. The Inlet Technologies, Inc. Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”) is established |
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Administration
. The Plan shall be administered by the Board of Directors of the Company |
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Eligibility
. The Board may grant options (each an “Option”) to purchase shares of the |
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Shares Subject to Option
. Subject to adjustment as provided in Paragraph 9 below, the maximum number |
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Time for Granting Options
. All Options shall be granted, if at all, within ten (10) years from the |
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Terms, Conditions and Form of Options
. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Board shall determine for each |
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Exercise Price
. The exercise price for each Option shall be established in the sole |
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Exercise Period of Options
. The Board shall have the power to set the times on or within which an |
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Payment of Exercise Price. Payment of the exercise price |
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complies with the applicable laws (including without limitation the |
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$100,000 Limitation
. The aggregate fair market value, determined as of the date of grant of the |
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Early Exercise of Option
. The Board may provide, in its sole discretion, that any Stock Option may be |
Early Exercise. The Optionee may elect to exercise Optionee153s Option
or any portion thereof before it is fully vested and hold such shares of Stock
subject to the provisions of a Restricted Stock Agreement substantially in the
form as attached hereto as Exhibit B.
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Condition to Exercise
. As a condition to the exercise of any Option, each Optionee hereby shall |
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Forms of Stock Option Agreements
. All Options shall be evidenced by a written agreement substantially in the |
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Transfer of Control Upon a merger, consolidation, |
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of a Transfer of Control, each outstanding Option, to the extent not |
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Effect of Change in Stock Subject to Plan
. The Board shall make appropriate adjustments in the number and class of |
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Options Non-Transferable
. Except as otherwise provided in a stock option agreement, no Option shall |
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Termination or Amendment
. The Board may amend, suspend or terminate the Plan or any portion thereof |
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Withholding
. Each Optionee shall pay to the Company, or make provision satisfactory to |
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Conditions on Delivery of Stock
. The Company will not be obligated to deliver any shares of Common Stock |
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Right of First Refusal
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Right of First Refusal
. If any Optionee proposes to sell, pledge or otherwise transfer any shares |
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Notice of Proposed Transfer
. Prior to any proposed transfer of the Exercise Shares, the Optionee shall |
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Exercise of the Right of First Refusal
. The Company shall have the right to purchase all, but not less than all, of |
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Failure to Exercise the Right of First Refusal
. If the Company fails to exercise the Right of First Refusal within the |
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Transferees of the Transfer Shares
. All transferees of the Exercise Shares or any interest therein, other than |
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Transfers Not Subject to the Right of First Refusal
. The Right of First Refusal shall not apply to any transfer or exchange of |
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Assignment of the Right of First Refusal
. The Company shall have the right to assign the Right of First Refusal at |
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Stock Dividends Subject to First Refusal Right
. If, from time to time, there is any stock dividend, stock split, |
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Early Termination of the Right of First Refusal
. The other provisions of this Paragraph 14 notwithstanding, the Right of |
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Escrow
. To ensure shares of Stock subject to Right of First Refusal will be |
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Legends
. The Company may at any time place legends referencing any applicable |
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THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED, ASSIGNED OR HYPOTHECATED UNLESS THERE IS AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER SUCH ACT COVERING SUCH SHARES, THE SALE IS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 144 OR RULE 701 UNDER THE ACT, OR THE CORPORATION RECEIVES AN OPINION OF COUNSEL FOR THE HOLDER OF THESE SHARES REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE CORPORATION, STATING THAT SUCH SALE, TRANSFER ASSIGNMENT OR HYPOTHECATION IS EXEMPT FROM THE REGISTRATION AND PROSPECTUS DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH ACT. |
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THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO A RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL OPTION IN FAVOR OF THE CORPORATION OR ITS ASSIGNEE SET FORTH IN THE CORPORATION153S STOCK OPTION PLAN AND AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CORPORATION AND THE REGISTERED HOLDER, OR SUCH HOLDER153S PREDECESSOR IN INTEREST, A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THIS CORPORATION. |
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THE SHARES EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE WERE ISSUED BY THE CORPORATION TO THE REGISTERED HOLDER UPON EXERCISE OF AN INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION AS DEFINED IN SECTION 422 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED. THE TRANSFER AGENT FOR THE SHARES EVIDENCED HEREBY SHALL NOTIFY THE CORPORATION IMMEDIATELY OF ANY TRANSFER OF THE SHARES BY THE REGISTERED HOLDER HEREOF MADE ON OR BEFORE THE REGISTERED HOLDER SHALL HOLD ALL SHARES PURCHASED UNDER THE OPTION IN THE REGISTERED HOLDER153S NAME (AND NOT IN THE NAME OF ANY NOMINEE) FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR FROM THE DATE OF EXERCISE OF THE OPTION OR TWO YEARS FROM THE DATE OF GRANT OF THE OPTION. |
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Initial Public Offering
. The event of an initial public offering of stock made by the Company under |
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Miscellaneous |
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Nothing in this Plan or any Option granted hereunder shall confer upon any |
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The Plan and the grant of Options hereunder shall be subject to all |
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The terms of the Plan shall be binding upon the Company, and its successors |
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This Plan and all awards taken hereunder shall be governed by the laws of the |
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If any provision of this Plan or a Form Option Agreement is or becomes or is |
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The Board may incorporate additional or alternative provisions for this Plan |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Secretary of the Company certifies that
the foregoing Plan was duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company on
the 9th day of September, 2003 and approved by the shareholders of the Company
on the 9th day of September, 2003.
| INLET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | ||
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By: |
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Fred D. Hutchison, Secretary |
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APPENDIX A
INLET TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
STOCK OPTION PLAN (the “Plan”)
Provisions Applicable to California Residents
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary otherwise appearing the Plan, the
following provisions shall apply to any stock option or other award granted
under the Plan to a resident of the State of California and, in the event of any
conflict or inconsistency between the following provisions and the provisions
otherwise appearing in the Plan, the following provisions shall control, solely
with respect to options or other awards granted under the Plan to residents of
the State of California:
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At no time shall the total number of shares of Company stock |
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The exercise price of an option granted to a California resident |
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The exercise period of a stock option granted to a California |
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An option granted to a California resident shall not be |
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An option granted to a California resident shall become |
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Unless employment is terminated for cause as defined by |
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At least 6 months from the date of termination if termination |
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At least 30 days from the date of termination if termination was |
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The Plan shall terminate with respect to California residents on |
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The Plan shall be available to California residents only if the |
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Each California resident participating in the Plan will be |
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