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ATTITUDE DRINKS INCORPORATED
712 U.S. Highway 1, Suite 200
North Palm Beach, FL 33408
Telephone: (561) 227-2727
NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDER ACTION BY WRITTEN
CONSENT
To the Stockholders of Attitude Drinks
Incorporated:
This Information Statement is furnished
to the stockholders of Attitude Drinks Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (“Attitude” or the “Corporation”),
in connection with our prior receipt of approval by written consent, in lieu of a special meeting, of the holders of a majority
of our voting power which includes all of the voting power of the Series A Preferred Stock authorizing the Board of Directors of
Attitude to: (i) approve an amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation (the “Amendment”) to effectuate
a reverse stock split (the “Stock Split”) of our outstanding shares of common stock by a ratio of not less than 1-for-50
and not greater than 1-for-100, with the exact ratio and effective date of the reverse stock split to be determined by the Board
of Directors of the Corporation; (ii) adopt the 2015 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and (iii) amend the Certificate
of Designations of the Series A Preferred Stock to decrease the number of shares of preferred stock that have been designated as
Series A Preferred Stock to 14,999,949 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, resulting in 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock being
authorized but not designated (the “Decrease”).
On June 10, 2015, Attitude obtained the
approval of the Amendment and the Plan by written consent of one stockholder that held 51% of the voting power of the Corporation
as of June 10, 2015, including all of the voting power of the Series A and Series A-1 Preferred Stock. Neither the Amendment nor
the amendment to the Certificate of Designations of the Series A Preferred Stock can be effectuated until 20 days after the mailing
of this Information Statement and the filing of each with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware . The Plan will not be
effective until 20 days after the mailing of this Information Statement.
ATTITUDE IS NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY
AND YOU ARE REQUESTED TO NOT SEND A PROXY. Because the written consent of the
holders of a majority of our voting power
satisfies all applicable stockholder voting requirements, we are not asking for a proxy: please do not send us one.
Only stockholders of record at the close
of business on June 10, 2015 (the “Record Date”) will be given a copy of the Information Statement. The date on which
this Information Statement will be sent to stockholders of the Corporation will be on or about July 6, 2015.
The accompanying information statement
is for information purposes only. Please read it carefully.
By Order of the Board of Directors
/s/ Roy Warren |
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Roy Warren, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
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This information statement is being furnished to all holders
of the common stock of Attitude and preferred stock in connection with the proposed action by Written Consent to authorize the
Board of Directors to carry out the Amendments, effectuate the Plan and effectuate the Decrease.
ITEM 1.
INFORMATION STATEMENT
This information statement is being
furnished to all holders of the common stock and preferred stock of Attitude, in connection with resolutions of the board of
directors and the written consent of the holder of 51% of the voting rights of the stockholders of Attitude which includes
all of the Series A and Series A-1 Preferred Stock. This information statement provides public notice of the approval and
authorization to effectuate the Amendment, Plan and Decrease to the holders of common stock of Attitude and the holders of
Series A of Attitude.
The Board of Directors has unanimously
approved the Amendment, Plan, Decrease and a stockholder owning in excess of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of
Attitude, including all of the shares of series A-1 Preferred Stock, has approved the Amendment, the Plan and Decrease. See the
caption “Vote Required for Approval” below. The Amendments and Decrease will be effective 20 calendar days after the
date this Information Statement is first mailed to our stockholders and after the filing of the required Amendment to the Certificate
of Incorporation and Amendment to the Certificate of Designations of the Series A Preferred Stock with the Delaware Secretary of
State. The Plan will not be effective until 20 days after the mailing of this Information Statement.
The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for quarterly
period ended June 30, 2014, and the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2014, and any reports on Form 8-K filed
by Attitude during the past year with the (the “SEC”) may be viewed on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov in the
Edgar Archives. Attitude is presently current in the filing of all reports required to be filed by it. See the caption “Where
You Can Find More Information,” below.
PROPOSAL 1
GRANT AUTHORITY TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
TO CONDUCT A REVERSE SHARE STOCK SPLIT OF ATTITUDE’S COMMON STOCK.
Purpose: Attitude’s Board of Directors
has unanimously adopted a resolution and a stockholder owning in excess of 51% of the voting power of Attitude approved the Amendment
to effectuate the Reverse Stock Split of our outstanding shares of common stock by a ratio of not less than 1-for-50 and not greater
than 1-for-100, with the exact ratio and effective date of the Stock Split to be determined by the Board of Directors. The Stock
Split would reduce the number of outstanding shares of our common stock. The Board of Directors has determined that it would be
in Attitude’s best interest to conduct a reverse stock split of its common stock on no less than a 1-for-50 basis and no
greater than a 1-for100 basis and has received the consent of the holders of in excess of a majority of the voting power of Attitude’s
securities to authorize the Board of Directors to conduct the Stock Split.
The primary purposes of the Stock Split
would be to increase the per share price of Attitude’s common stock which should help Attitude to appeal to a broader range
of investors and to generate greater investor interest in Attitude. An increase in Attitude’s common stock price may make
its common stock more attractive to investors. Brokerage firms may be reluctant to recommend lower-priced securities to their clients
and many institutional investors have policies prohibiting them from holding lower-priced stocks in their portfolios, which will
reduce the number of potential purchasers of Attitude’s common stock when it is publicly traded if the stock price remains
low. Investment funds may also be reluctant to invest in lower-priced stocks. Investors may also be dissuaded from purchasing lower-priced
stocks because the brokerage commissions, as a percentage of the total transaction, tend to be higher for such stocks. Moreover,
the analysts at many brokerage firms do not monitor the trading activity or otherwise provide coverage of lower-priced stocks
For the above reasons, the Board of Directors
believes that the Stock Split is in the best interest of Attitude and its stockholders. There can be no assurance, however, that
the Stock Split will have the desired benefits. Even if a reverse stock split is effected, some or all of the expected benefits
discussed above may not be realized or maintained. The market price of Attitude’s common stock will continue to be based,
in part, on Attitude’s performance and other factors unrelated to the number of shares outstanding. There can be no assurance
that the market price per share of Attitude’s common stock after the Stock Split and once the stock is trading that it
will increase or remain in proportion to the reduction in the number of shares of Attitude’s common stock outstanding before
the Stock Split.
Effects: The Stock Split will provide for
the combination of the presently issued and outstanding shares of common stock into a smaller number of shares of identical common
stock without reducing the number of shares of available but unissued common stock, which will also have the effect of increasing
the number of authorized but unissued shares of common stock. If a 1-for-50 reverse stock split is effectuated, each fifty shares
of the presently issued and outstanding common stock on the effective date of the Stock Split will convert into one share of the
post-Stock Split common stock. If a 1-for-100 reverse stock split is effectuated, each one hundred shares of the presently issued
and outstanding common stock on the effective date of the Stock Split will convert into one share of the post-reverse stock split
common stock. The Stock Split will affect all common stockholders uniformly and will have no impact on the par value. A reverse
stock split would effect a reduction in the number of shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise or conversion of Attitude’s
outstanding stock options, warrants and convertible securities in proportion to the Stock Split ratio. However, the voting power
of the Series A Preferred Stock will not be effected by the Stock Split and will remain the same which is approximately 51% of
the outstanding voting securities. Additionally, the exercise price of outstanding options and conversion price of convertible
securities would increase, likewise in proportion to the Stock Split ratio.
The Board of Directors has indicated that
fractional shares will not be issued. Instead, Attitude will issue one full share of the post-Stock Split common stock to any stockholder
who would have been entitled to receive a fractional share as a result of the process. Each stockholder will hold the same percentage
of the outstanding common stock immediately following the Stock Split as that stockholder did immediately prior to the Stock Split,
except for minor adjustment as a result of the additional shares that will need to be issued a result of the treatment of fractional
shares.
The Board of Directors has no immediate
plans, understandings, agreements or commitments to issue additional shares of common stock for any purpose other than upon conversion
of currently outstanding securities, if the security holders should request conversion.
The Stock Split will be effected by filing
an amendment to Attitude’s Certificate of Incorporation with the Delaware Secretary of State’s office and will become
effective upon such filing, the timing of which is in the discretion of management.
Attitude is currently authorized to issue
20,000,000,000 shares of its common stock of which 2,265,001,442 shares are currently issued and outstanding and 20,000,000 shares
of preferred stock are authorized, of which 19,999,949 are designated as Series A preferred stock and 9,000,000 shares of Series
A preferred stock are outstanding, and all 51 shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock are outstanding. The outstanding shares of Attitude
Series A Convertible preferred stock are entitled to vote along with the common stockholders on a six common shares for 1 preferred
share basis and will continue after the Stock Split to have six votes per each share of Series A preferred stock outstanding, thus
resulting in a slight increase in the voting power of the Series A preferred stock. The Series A- 1 Preferred Stock are entitled
to vote along with the common and have voting rights equal to 51% of the outstanding votes and will continue after the Stock Split
to have voting rights equal to 51% of the outstanding votes, thus maintaining its voting power after the Stock Split.
Currently, a stockholder holding 30,242
shares of common stock, 9,000,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock and 51 shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock representing in
excess of 51% of the voting rights has consented in writing to the proposal.
The Stock Split will affect all common
holders uniformly and will not have any effect on the stated par value of the common stock.
A reverse stock split would reduce the
number of issued and outstanding shares of common stock, but will not reduce the number of preferred shares outstanding or authorized
shares of common stock.
Each common stockholder’s percentage
ownership interest in Attitude will remain virtually unchanged on the date that the Stock Split is effectuated, except for minor
changes and adjustments that will result from rounding fractional shares into whole shares. The rights and privileges of the holders
of shares of common stock will be substantially unaffected by the Stock Split. All issued and outstanding options, warrants, and
convertible debt securities would be appropriately adjusted for the Stock Split automatically on the effective date of the Stock
Split.
As a result of the proposal
to conduct the Stock Split, Attitude will have more authorized shares available for issuance than it currently has available and
therefore, there is a significant risk of stockholder value represented by the common stock being diluted. The proposed
Stock Split creates a risk that current stockholders of the common stock will see the value of those shares diluted through the
issuance of additional authorized but currently unissued shares. The current net tangible book value per share would
be diluted if additional shares are issued without an increase taking place in the net book value of the assets of Attitude. The
current book value of shares held by existing stockholders would not be maintained in the event additional shares are issued. A
1-for 50 Stock Split will reduce the number of outstanding shares of common stock to approximately 45,300,029; however the
authorized shares will remain at 20,000,000,000 and the issuance of the remaining 19,954,699,971 would have a material dilutive
effect upon existing stockholders. A 1-for 100 Stock Split will reduce the number of outstanding shares of common stock to approximately
22,650,014; however the authorized shares will remain at 20,000,000,000 and the issuance of the remaining 19,977,349,986
would have a material dilutive effect upon existing stockholders. These additional shares may be issued in the future for a variety
of corporate purposes including, but not limited to, raising additional capital, corporate acquisitions, and equity incentive plans.
Except for a stock split or stock dividend, future issuances of common shares will dilute the voting power and ownership of our
existing stockholders and, depending on the amount of consideration received in connection with the issuance, could also reduce
stockholders’ equity on a per share basis.
Because the Stock Split results in an increase
in the number of authorized but unissued shares of our common stock, it may be construed as having an anti-takeover effect. Although
the Stock Split is not being undertaken for this purpose, in the future the Board of Directors could, subject to its fiduciary
duties and applicable law, use the increased number of authorized but unissued shares to frustrate persons seeking to take over
or otherwise gain control of Attitude by, for example, privately placing shares with purchasers who might side with the Board of
Directors in opposing a hostile takeover bid. Such use of our common stock could render more difficult, or discourage,
an attempt to acquire control of Attitude if such transactions were opposed by the Board of Directors.
After the taking of any action to conduct
the Stock Split there is not a requirement that stockholders obtain new or replacement share certificates. Each of the holders
of record of shares of Attitude’s common stock that is outstanding on the effective date of the Stock Split may contact Attitude’s
transfer agent to exchange the certificates for new certificates representing the number of whole shares of post-Stock Split common
shares into which the existing shares have been converted as a result of the Stock Split.
PROPOSAL 2
ADOPTION OF THE 2015 STOCK INCENTIVE
PLAN
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
The Board of Directors has adopted the Plan. The
Board of Directors recommended that the Plan be adopted and approved by our stockholders. The holders of a majority of our outstanding
voting stock as of June 10, 2015 have consented to the adoption of the Plan
The purpose of the Plan is to increase
our ability to attract and retain talented employees, consultants and directors and thereby enhance our growth and profitability.
Under the Plan, options to purchase common stock, including incentive stock options, restricted stock awards and other equity-based
compensation, may be awarded to directors, officers, employees, consultants or other agents.
Stockholder approval of the Plan is required
for purposes of compliance with certain exclusions from the imitations of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended (the "Code").
The following is a summary of the principal
features of the Plan. This summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Plan, which is attached
hereto as an exhibit. Stockholders are urged to read the actual text of the Plan in its entirety.
Purpose of the Plan
The Board of Directors believes that the
Plan is necessary for Attitude to attract, retain and motivate its employees, directors and consultants through the grant of stock
options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock and restricted stock units. We believe the Plan is best designed to provide
the proper incentives for our employees, directors and consultants, ensures our ability to make performance-based awards, and meets
the requirements of applicable law. There are currently six individuals that would be eligible to participate in the Plan.
Administration
The Plan generally will be administered
by our Board of Directors, which may delegate administration of the Plan to the compensation committee of our Board of Directors
if such a committee is established at a later date. The administrator of the Plan will have full authority to establish rules and
regulations for the proper administration of the Plan, to select the employees, directors and consultants to whom awards are granted,
and to set the date of grant, the type of award and the other terms and conditions of the awards, consistent with the terms of
the Plan. The administrator of the Plan may modify outstanding awards as provided in the Plan.
Limitation on Awards and Shares Available
As of the date of this Information Statement,
there are 100,000,000 shares of our common stock reserved for grants that may be made under the Plan. This number will not be increased
unless it is in connection with an amendment to the Plan that is approved by a majority of our stockholders.
Eligibility
Persons eligible to participate in the
Plan include all of our employees, directors and consultants.
Awards
The Plan provides for the grant of: (i)
incentive stock options; (ii) nonqualified stock options; (iii) stock appreciation rights; (iv) restricted stock; (v) restricted
stock units; and (vi) other stock-based awards to eligible individuals. The terms of the awards will be set forth in an award agreement,
consistent with the terms of the Plan. No stock option will be exercisable later than ten years after the date it is granted. The
Plan administrator is authorized to grant awards intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Section
162 (m) of the Code.
Stock Options. The Plan administrator
may grant incentive stock options as defined in Section 422 of the Code, and nonqualified stock options. Options shall be exercisable
for such prices, shall expire at such times, and shall have such other terms and conditions as the Plan administrator may determine
at the time of grant and as set forth in the award agreement; however, the exercise price must be at least equal to 100% of the
fair market value at the date of grant. The option price is payable in cash or other consideration acceptable to the Company.
Stock Appreciation Rights. The Plan
administrator may grant stock appreciation rights with such terms and conditions as the administrator may determine at the time
of grant and as set forth in the award agreement. The grant price of a stock appreciation right shall be determined by the administrator
and shall be specified in the award agreement; however, the grant price must be at least equal to 100% of the fair market value
of a share on the date of grant. Stock appreciation rights may be exercised upon such terms and conditions as are imposed by the
Plan administrator and as set forth in the stock appreciation rights award agreement.
Restricted Stock. Restricted stock
may be granted in such amounts and subject to the terms and conditions as determined by the Plan administrator at the time of grant
and as set forth in the award agreement. The administrator may impose performance goals for restricted stock. The administrator
may authorize the payment of dividends on the restricted stock during the restricted period.
Other Awards. The Plan administrator
may grant other types of equity-based or equity-related awards not otherwise described by the terms of the Plan, in such amounts
and subject to such terms and conditions, as the administrator shall determine. Such awards may be based upon attainment of performance
goals established by the administrator and may involve the transfer of actual shares to participants, or payment in cash or otherwise
of amounts based on the value of shares.
Federal Income Tax Consequences
The following is a brief description of
the principal federal income tax consequences, as of the date of this proxy statement, associated with the grant of awards under
the Plan. This summary is based on our understanding of present United States federal income tax law and regulations. The summary
does not purport to be complete or applicable to every specific situation. Furthermore, the following discussion does not address
state or local tax consequences.
Options
Grant. There is no federal
income tax consequence to the participant solely by reason of the grant of incentive stock options or nonqualified stock options
under the Plan.
Exercise. The exercise
of an incentive stock option is not a taxable event for regular federal income tax purposes if certain requirements are satisfied,
including the requirement that the participant generally must exercise the incentive stock option no later than ninety days following
the termination of the participant’s employment with us. However, such exercise may give rise to alternative minimum tax
liability (see “Alternative Minimum Tax” below).
Upon the exercise of a nonqualified stock
option, the participant will generally recognize ordinary income in an amount equal to the excess of the fair market value of the
shares at the time of exercise over the amount paid by the participant as the exercise price. The ordinary income recognized in
connection with the exercise by a participant of a nonqualified stock option will be subject to both wage and employment tax withholding.
The participant’s tax basis in the
shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of an option will be the amount paid upon exercise plus, in the case of a nonqualified
stock option, the amount of ordinary income, if any, recognized by the participant upon exercise thereof.
Qualifying Disposition. If
a participant disposes of shares of our common stock acquired upon exercise of an incentive stock option in a taxable transaction,
and such disposition occurs more than two years from the date on which the option was granted and more than one year after the
date on which the shares were transferred to the participant pursuant to the exercise of the incentive stock option, the participant
will realize long-term capital gain or loss equal to the difference between the amount realized upon such disposition and the participant’s
adjusted basis in such shares (generally the option exercise price).
Disqualifying Disposition. If
the participant disposes of shares of our common stock acquired upon the exercise of an incentive stock option (other than in certain
tax free transactions) within two years from the date on which the incentive stock option was granted or within one year after
the transfer of shares to the participant pursuant to the exercise of the incentive stock option, at the time of disposition the
participant will generally recognize ordinary income equal to the lesser of (i) the excess of each such share’s fair market
value on the date of exercise over the exercise price paid by the participant, or (ii) the participant’s actual gain. If
the total amount realized on a taxable disposition (including return on capital and capital gain) exceeds the fair market value
on the date of exercise of the shares of our common stock purchased by the participant under the option, the participant will recognize
a capital gain in the amount of the excess. If the participant incurs a loss on the disposition (the total amount realized is less
than the exercise price paid by the participant), the loss will be a capital loss.
Other Disposition. If
a participant disposes of shares of our common stock acquired upon exercise of a nonqualified stock option in a taxable transaction,
the participant will recognize capital gain or loss in an amount equal to the difference between the participant’s basis
(as discussed above) in the shares sold and the total amount realized upon disposition. Any such capital gain or loss (and any
capital gain or loss recognized on a disqualifying disposition of shares of our common stock acquired upon exercise of incentive
stock options as discussed above) will be short-term or long-term depending on whether the shares of our common stock were held
for more than one year from the date such shares were transferred to the participant.
Alternative Minimum Tax. Alternative
minimum tax is payable if and to the extent the amount thereof exceeds the amount of the taxpayer’s regular tax liability,
and any alternative minimum tax paid generally may be credited against future regular tax liability (but not future alternative
minimum tax liability). Alternative minimum tax applies to alternative minimum taxable income. Generally, regular taxable income
as adjusted for tax preferences and other items is treated differently under the alternative minimum tax.
For alternative minimum tax purposes, the
spread upon exercise of an incentive stock option (but not a nonqualified stock option) will be included in alternative minimum
taxable income, and the taxpayer will receive a tax basis equal to the fair market value of the shares of our common stock at such
time for subsequent alternative minimum tax purposes. However, if the participant disposes of the incentive stock option shares
in the year of exercise, the alternative minimum tax income cannot exceed the gain recognized for regular tax purposes, provided
that the disposition meets certain third party requirements for limiting the gain on a disqualifying disposition. If there is a
disqualifying disposition in a year other than the year of exercise, the income on the disqualifying disposition is not considered
alternative minimum taxable income.
There are no federal income tax consequences
to us by reason of the grant of incentive stock options or nonqualified stock options or the exercise of an incentive stock option
(other than disqualifying dispositions). At the time the participant recognizes ordinary income from the exercise of a nonqualified
stock option, we will be entitled to a federal income tax deduction in the amount of the ordinary income so recognized (as described
above), provided that we satisfy our reporting obligations described below. To the extent the participant recognizes ordinary income
by reason of a disqualifying disposition of the stock acquired upon exercise of an incentive stock option, and subject to the requirement
of reasonableness, the provisions of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the satisfaction of a
tax reporting obligation, we generally will be entitled to a corresponding deduction in the year in which the disposition occurs.
We are required to report to the Internal Revenue Service any ordinary income recognized by any participant by reason of the exercise
of a nonqualified stock option. We are required to withhold income and employment taxes (and pay the employer’s share of
the employment taxes) with respect to ordinary income recognized by the participant upon exercise of nonqualified stock options.
Stock Appreciation Rights
There are no tax consequences to the participant
or us by reason of the grant of stock appreciation rights. In general, upon exercise of a stock appreciation rights award, the
participant will recognize taxable ordinary income equal to the excess of the stock’s fair market value on the date of exercise
over the stock appreciation rights’ base price, or the amount payable. Generally, with respect to employees, the Company
is required to withhold from regular wages or supplemental wage payments an amount based on the ordinary income recognized. Subject
to the requirement of reasonableness, the provisions of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the
satisfaction of a tax reporting obligation, the Company generally will be entitled to a business expense deduction equal to the
taxable ordinary income realized by the participant.
Restricted Stock
Unless a participant makes a Section 83(b)
election, as described below, with respect to restricted stock granted under the Plan, a participant receiving such an award will
not recognize income and we will not be allowed a deduction at the time such award is granted. While an award remains unvested
or otherwise subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture, a participant will recognize compensation income equal to the amount
of any dividends received and we will be allowed a deduction in a like amount. When an award vests or otherwise ceases to be subject
to a substantial risk of forfeiture, the excess of the fair market value of the award on the date of vesting or the cessation of
the substantial risk of forfeiture over the amount paid, if any, by the participant for the award will be ordinary income to the
participant and will be claimed as a deduction for federal income tax purposes by us. Upon disposition of the shares received,
the gain or loss recognized by the participant will be treated as capital gain or loss, and the capital gain or loss will be short-term
or long-term depending upon whether the participant held the shares for more than one year following the vesting or cessation of
the substantial risk of forfeiture.
However, by filing a Section 83(b) election
with the Internal Revenue Service within 30 days after the date of grant, a participant’s ordinary income and commencement
of holding period and the deduction will be determined as of the date of grant. In such a case, the amount of ordinary income recognized
by such a participant and deductible by us will be equal to the excess of the fair market value of the award as of the date of
grant over the amount paid, if any, by the participant for the award. If such election is made and a participant thereafter forfeits
his or her award, no refund or deduction will be allowed for the amount previously included in such participant’s income.
Generally, with respect to employees, we
are required to withhold from regular wages or supplemental wage payments an amount based on the ordinary income recognized. Subject
to the requirement of reasonableness, the provisions of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the
satisfaction of a tax reporting obligation and any tax withholding condition, we generally will be entitled to a business expense
deduction equal to the taxable ordinary income realized by the recipient. Upon disposition of stock, the recipient will recognize
a capital gain or loss equal to the difference between the selling price and the sum of the amount paid for such stock, if any,
plus any amount recognized as ordinary income upon acquisition (or vesting) of the stock. Such gain or loss will be long- or short-term
depending on whether the stock was held for more than one year from the date ordinary income is measured.
PROPOSAL 3
AMENDMENT TO THE CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS
OF THE SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK
PURPOSE:
Attitude’s Board of Directors has unanimously adopted a resolution and a stockholder owning in excess
of 51% of the voting power of Attitude, which includes all of the voting power of the Series A and Series A-1 Preferred Stock,
approved an amendment to the Certificate of Designations of the Series A Preferred Stock to reduce the number of shares of preferred
stock that have been designated as Series A Preferred Stock to 14,999,949 shares of Series A Preferred Stock.
Effects: The Decrease will result in an
additional 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock being authorized and available for designation. The Board of Directors has determined
that it would be in Attitude’s best interest to effectuate the Decrease in order to provide additional shares of preferred
stock that can be designated at a later date with such rights, terms and preferences as shall be determined by the Board of Directors.
The Board of Directors has no immediate plans, understandings, agreements or commitments to issue additional
shares of preferred stock for any purposes other than as consideration for the exchange of certain outstanding debt of Attitude.
The Decrease will be effected by filing an amendment to Attitude’s Certificate of Designations for its Series A Preferred
Stock with the Delaware Secretary of State’s office and will become effective upon such filing, which is expected to occur
after the twenty day waiting period for the mailing of this Information Statement.
Attitude is currently authorized to issue 20,000,000,000 shares of its common stock of which 2,265,001,442
shares are currently issued and outstanding and 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock are authorized, of which 19,999,949 are designated
as Series A Preferred Stock, and 51 shares are designated as Series A-1 Preferred Stock. After the Decrease, without taking into
account the stock split, there will be 20,000,000,000 shares authorized of which 2,265,001,442 shares are currently issued and
outstanding and 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock authorized, of which 14,999,949 are designated as Series A Preferred Stock,
51 shares are designated Series A-1 Preferred Stock and 5,000,000 shares are not designated..
The Decrease provides the Board of Directors
the authority to issue a series of preferred stock that could grant holders preferred rights to our assets upon liquidation, the
right to receive dividends before dividends would be declared to common stockholders, and the right to the redemption of such shares
possibly together with a premium, prior to the redemption of the common stock. To the extent that we do issue preferred stock,
the rights of holders of common stock could be impaired thereby, including without limitation, with respect to liquidation and
the value of the outstanding common stock could be diluted through the issuance of additional authorized but currently unissued
shares.
Because the Decrease could result in the
issuance of preferred stock with greater rights than the common stock, it may be construed as having an anti-takeover effect. Although
the Decrease is not being undertaken for this purpose, in the future the Board of Directors could, subject to its fiduciary duties
and applicable law, use the undesignated preferred stock to continue to maintain or otherwise gain control of Attitude by, for
example, privately placing shares with purchasers who might side with the Board of Directors in opposing a hostile takeover bid.
Such use of our preferred stock could render more difficult, or discourage, an attempt to acquire control of Attitude if such transactions
were opposed by the Board of Directors.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS REGARDING THE
PROPOSAL AUTHORIZING THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO CONDUCT THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
Q. WHY
IS APPROVAL SOUGHT FOR THE PROPOSED STOCK SPLIT OF THE COMMON STOCK?
A. The Board of Directors has approved
the Stock Split. It is the expectation of the Board of Directors that the Stock Split would provide an increase in the
per share price of the common stock which should help Attitude appeal to a broader range of investors.
Q. HAS
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED THE PROPOSAL TO CONDUCT THE PROPOSED STOCK SPLIT?
A. The members
of the Board of Directors have unanimously approved the proposal to effectuate the Stock Split of the common stock.
Q. WILL THE PROPOSED STOCK SPLIT RESULT IN ANY TAX LIABILITY
TO ME?
A. The proposed Stock Split is intended to be tax free for federal
income tax purposes.
Q. WHY IS APPROVAL SOUGHT FOR THE DECREASE?
A. The Board of Directors has approved the Decrease. It is the expectation of the Board of Directors that
the additional undesignated shares of preferred stock will be available for business opportunities and to aid in a restructuring
of Attitude’s debt.
Q. HAS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED THE PROPOSAL TO AMEND
THE CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS OF THE SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK TO DECREASE THE NUMBER OF DESIGNATED SHARES TO 14,999,949?
A. Yes. The members of the Board of Directors have unanimously approved the proposal to effectuate the
amendment to the Certificate of Designations of the Series A Preferred Stock to decrease the number of designated shares of Series
A Preferred Stock to 14,999,949..
Q. WHAT VOTE OF THE STOCKHOLDER WILL RESULT IN THE PROPOSALS
BEING PASSED?
A. To approve the proposals, the affirmative vote of holders
of in excess of a majority of the voting rights of the common stock and other shares holding voting rights is required. In addition
to approve the decrease, a vote of holders in excess of the majority of Series A Preferred Stock is required. Consents in favor
of the proposal have already been received from stockholders holding a majority of the voting securities of Attitude.
HAS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED
THE PROPOSALS TO AMEND OUR CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION?
A. The Board of Directors has approved the proposed amendment of our Certificate of Incorporation as it
is in the best interests of Attitude and the best interests of the current stockholders of Attitude.
Q. WHY HAS THE PROPOSAL BEEN MADE TO
ADOPT A STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN?
A. Our Board of Directors believes that the adoption of the 2015 Stock Incentive Plan will increase our
ability to attract and retain talented employees, consultants and directors and thereby enhance our growth and profitability.
Q. WHO IS PAYING FOR THIS INFORMATION
STATEMENT?
A. Attitude will pay for the delivery of
this information statement.
Q. WHOM SHOULD I CONTACT IF I HAVE ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS?
A: Roy Warren, Chief Executive Officer of Attitude Drinks Incorporated, 712 U.S. Highway 1, Suite 200, North Palm Beach, Florida
33408, telephone (561) 227-2727.
VOTE REQUIRED FOR APPROVAL
The Board of Directors of Attitude have adopted,
ratified and approved the proposal to authorize the Amendment, the Decrease and adopt the Plan and stockholders of Attitude holding
a majority of the voting power on the Record Date have approved the proposed Amendments and the Plan.
DISSENTER’S RIGHTS OF APPRAISAL
The Delaware General Corporation Law does not provide
for dissenter’s rights in connection with the proposed Amendments to the Certificate of Incorporation, the proposed Amendment
to the Certificate of Designations of the Series A Preferred Stock or the adoption of the Plan.
VOTING SECURITIES AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS
THEREOF
The Board of Directors fixed the close of business on June 10, 2015 as the record date for the determination
of the stockholders entitled to notice of the action by written consent. As of June 10, 2015, Attitude had issued and outstanding
2,265,001,442 shares of common stock, 9,000,000 shares of Series A preferred stock which convert into 54,000,000 shares of Common
Stock, and 51 shares of Series A preferred stock having a vote equal to 51% of the outstanding voting securities. A stockholder
holding 51.6% of the voting rights of the securities of Attitude including all of the Series A and Series A-1 Preferred Stock,
as of the record date has consented to the action required to carry the proposed Amendments and adoption of the Plan.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS,
DIRECTORS AND FIVE PERCENT STOCKHOLDERS
The following table sets forth certain information concerning the ownership of Attitude’s capital
stock as of June 10, 2015, with respect to: (i) each person known to Attitude to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent
(5%) of Attitude’s outstanding shares of Common Stock and Series A and Series A-1 Preferred Stock; (ii) all directors and
executive officers of Attitude; and (iii) all directors and executive officers of Attitude as a group. In general, “beneficial
ownership” includes those voting and investment power with respect to securities, including rights to acquire Common Stock
through the exercise or conversion of securities that are exercisable or convertible currently or become exercisable or convertibles
within 60 days of June 10, 2015. Except as indicated otherwise, the person’s name in the table below has sole voting and investment
power with respect to all shares shown as beneficially owned by them. As of June 10, 2015, there were 2,265,001,442 shares of Common
Stock outstanding, 9,000,000 shares of Series A preferred stock outstanding that convert into 54,000,000 shares of Common Stock,
and 51 shares of Series A-1 preferred stock outstanding that convert into 306 shares of Common Stock. The Series A-1 Preferred
Stock has voting rights equal to 51% of the outstanding voting securities of Attitude
Unless otherwise specified, the address
of each of the persons listed below is c/o Attitude Drinks Incorporated, 712 U.S. Highway 1, Suite 200, North Palm Beach, Florida
33408.
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Percent of | | |
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Common | | |
Percentage | |
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Amount and Nature | | |
Stock | | |
of Total | |
Name of | |
of Beneficial
Ownership | | |
Benefically | | |
Voting | |
Beneficial
Owner | |
of
Common Stock | | |
Owned(A) | | |
Power
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Executive Officers and
Directors | |
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Roy Warren (1) | |
| 54,530,548 | * | |
| 2.41 | % | |
| 51.6 | % |
Chairman of the Board
and Chief Executive Officer | |
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H. John Buckman (2) | |
| 500,324 | | |
| ** | | |
| ** | |
Director | |
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| | | |
| | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
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Michael Edwards (3) | |
| 500,002 | | |
| ** | | |
| ** | |
Director | |
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| | | |
| | |
| |
| | | |
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Tommy E. Kee (4) | |
| 1,817,741 | | |
| ** | | |
| ** | |
Chief Financial Officer | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
All officers and
directors as a group (4 persons) | |
| 57,348,615 | | |
| 2.53 | % | |
| 51.7 | % |
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| | | |
| | | |
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5% Beneficial Owners | |
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| | | |
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Alpha Capital Anstaldt (5) | |
| 1,014,793,660 | | |
| 9.99 | % | |
| 9.99 | % |
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| | | |
| | | |
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Southridge Partners II LP (6) | |
| 361,102,548 | | |
| 9.99 | % | |
| 9.99 | % |
* Includes all of the issued and outstanding shares of Series
A Preferred Stock and Series A-1 Preferred Stock
** Less than 1%
| (A) | Percentage calculated from base of 2,265,001,442 shares of common stock outstanding at June 10, 2015 plus
shares subject to options, preferred stock, convertible notes payable and convertible accrued interest payable currently exercisable
or convertible within 60 days of June 6, 2015 that are deemed outstanding for computing the percentage of the person holding such
option, preferred stock, convertible note payable or convertible accrued interest payable but are not deemed outstanding for computing
the percentage of that person and the group. |
| (1) | Consists of: (i) 30,242 shares
of Common Stock, (ii) 500,000 stock options exercisable within 60 days of June 10, 2015; and (iii) 54,000,306 shares of Common
Stock from the potential conversion of 9,000,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock and 51 shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock
(conversion of 6 shares of Common Stock for each share of Preferred Stock). Each share of the Series A-1 Preferred Stock has voting
rights equal to (x) (i) 0.019607 multiplied by the aggregate total of: (A) the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock eligible
to vote at the time of the respective vote, plus (B) the number of votes which all other series or classes of securities other
that the Series A-1 Preferred Stock are entitled to cast together with the other holders of Common Stock at the time of the relevant
vote divided by (ii) 0.49, minus (y) the numerator. The 51 shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock currently equal the voting power
of 51.6%.
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| (2) | Consists of 324 shares of Common Stock and 500,000 stock
options exercisable within 60 days of June 10, 2015. |
| (3) | Consists of two (2) shares of Common Stock and 500,000
stock options exercisable within 60 days of June 10, 2015. |
| (4) | Consists of two (2) shares of Common Stock and 1,817,739
stock options exercisable within 60 days of June 10, 2015. |
| (5) | Consists of: (i) 20,000,000 shares of Common Stock; and
(ii) convertible notes and accrued interest payable in the total amount of $4,133,374 that are convertible into 7,873,093,257
shares of Common Stock. Alpha Capital Anstaldt (“Alpha”) is contractually limited to beneficial ownership of Attitude
equity not to exceed 9.99%. The business address of Alpha is Pradafant 7, 9490 Furstentums, Vaduz, Lichtenstein. |
| (6) | Consists of: convertible notes and accrued interest in
the total amount of $748,815 that are convertible into 1,349,638,677 shares of Common Stock. Alpha Capital Anstaldt (“Alpha”)
is contractually limited to beneficial ownership of Attitude equity not to exceed 9.99%. The business address of Southridge
is 90 Grove Street, Suite 206, Ridgefield, Connecticut 06877. |
INTEREST OF CERTAIN PERSONS IN MATTERS
TO BE ACTED UPON
No director, executive officer, nominee for election
as a director, associate of any director, executive officer or nominee or any other person has any substantial interest, direct
or indirect, by security holdings or otherwise, in the proposed move or in any action covered by the related resolutions adopted
by the Board of Directors, which is not shared by all other stockholders.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This information statement may contain
certain “forward-looking” statements (as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
or by the SEC in its rules, regulations and releases) representing our expectations or beliefs regarding our company. These forward-looking
statements include, but are not limited to, statements concerning our operations, economic performance, financial condition, and
prospects and opportunities. For this purpose, any statements contained herein that are not statements of historical fact may be
deemed to be forward-looking statements. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, words such as “may,” “will,”
“expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “could,” “estimate,”
“might,” or “continue” or the negative or other variations thereof or comparable terminology are intended
to identify forward-looking statements. These statements, by their nature, involve substantial risks and uncertainties, certain
of which are beyond our control, and actual results may differ materially depending on a variety of important factors, including
factors discussed in this and other of our filings with the SEC.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We are subject to the information and reporting
requirements of the Exchange Act, and in accordance with the Exchange Act, we file periodic reports, documents, and other information
with the SEC relating to our business, financial statements, and other matters. These reports and other information may be inspected
and are available for copying at the offices of the SEC, 100 F Street, Washington, DC 20549. Our SEC filings are also available
to the public on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
INCORPORATION OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION
We “incorporate by reference”
into this Information Statement the information in certain documents we file with the SEC, which means that we can disclose important
information to you by referring you to those documents. We incorporate by reference into this information statement the following
documents we have previously filed with the SEC: including our Form 10-K annual report for the year ended March 31, 2014 and quarterly
reports on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended, June 30, 2014 any reports on Form 8-K or other forms which have been filed with the
SEC are incorporated herein by reference. All of these forms may be accessed through the EDGAR archives, at www.sec.gov.
Only one information statement is being delivered to multiple stockholders sharing an address, unless we have received contrary
instructions from one or more of the stockholders. We will undertake to deliver promptly upon written or oral request a separate
copy of the information statement to a stockholder at a shared address to which a single copy of the information statement was
delivered. You may make a written or oral request by sending a written notification to our principal executive offices at 712 U.S.
Highway 1, Suite 200, North Palm Beach, Florida 33408 stating your name, your shared address, and the address to which we should
direct the additional copy of the information statement or by calling our principal executive offices. If multiple stockholders
sharing an address have received one copy of this information statement and would prefer us to mail each stockholder a separate
copy of future mailings, you may send notification to or call our principal executive offices. Additionally, if current stockholders
with a shared address received multiple copies of this information statement and would prefer us to mail one copy of future mailings
to stockholders at the shared address, notification of that request may also be made by mail or telephone call to our principal
executive offices.
Dated: June 10, 2015
By Order of the Board of Directors
/s/ Roy Warren |
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Roy Warren, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
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APPENDICES
Exhibit A—Written Consent of Holder of a Majority of the
Voting Power of the Company
Exhibit B—Certificate of Amendment
to the Certificate of Incorporation
Exhibit C—2015 Stock Incentive Plan
Exhibit D- Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Designations
of Series A Preferred Stock
Exhibit A
STATEMENT OF ACTION
BY WRITTEN CONSENT OF HOLDER
OF
A MAJORITY OF THE VOTING POWER
AND A MAJORITY OF THE SERIES
A PREFERRED STOCK
Attitude
DRINKS INCORPORATED
The undersigned, being
the holder of a majority of the total voting power of the capital stock of Attitude Drinks Incorporated, a Delaware corporation
(the “Corporation”), and acting hereunder without the convening of a formal meeting pursuant to Section 228 of the
Delaware General Corporation Law, does hereby consent in writing to and adopt the following resolutions:
RESOLVED,
that a 1-for-50 reverse stock split of the Corporation’s common stock, without reducing the number of authorized shares
or any other class of stock outstanding, be, and hereby is, approved; and
RESOLVED FURTHER, that the 2015
Stock Incentive Plan of the Corporation, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C, be, and hereby is, approved; and resolved
further that an amendment to the Certificate of Designations to the Series A Preferred Stocks to reduce the number of shares of
preferred stock designated as Series A Preferred Stock to 14,999,949 be, and hereby is, approved; and
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
the undersigned holder of a majority of the voting power of the capital stock of the Corporation has executed this Statement of
Action by Written Consent as of the 10th day of June, 2015.
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/s/ Roy Warren |
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Roy Warren |
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100% of Series A |
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Preferred Stock |
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Exhibit B
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
TO THE
RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
ATTITUDE DRINKS INCORPORATED
ATTITUDE DRINKS INCORPORATED,
a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, DOES HEREBY CERTIFY:
1. The name of
the Corporation is “ATTITUDE DRINKS INCORPORATED.”
2. The Board
of Directors of the Corporation has duly adopted a resolution pursuant to Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State
of Delaware setting forth a proposed amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation filed with the Secretary
of State of the State of Delaware on [ ] (the “Restated Certificate of Incorporation”) and declaring said amendment
to be advisable. The requisite stockholders of the Corporation have duly approved said proposed amendment in accordance with Section
242 and Section 228 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. The amendment amends the Restated Certificate of Incorporation
of the Corporation as follows:
ARTICLE FOURTH of the Restated
Certificate of Incorporation is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following:
“Effective upon the effective
time of this Certificate of Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Effective Time”),
the shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time and the shares of Common Stock issued
and held in the treasury of the Corporation immediately prior to the Effective Time are reclassified into a smaller number of shares
such that every fifty (50) shares of issued Common Stock immediately prior to the Effective Time are reclassified into one (1)
share of Common Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued as a result of the reclassification
and any fraction of a share of Common Stock that would otherwise have resulted from the foregoing stock split will be eliminated
by rounding such fraction up to the nearest whole share. Each stock certificate that, immediately prior to the Effective Time,
represented shares of Common Stock that were issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall, from and after
the Effective Time, automatically and without the necessity of presenting the same for exchange, represent that number of whole
shares of Common Stock after the Effective Time into which the shares of Common Stock formerly represented by such certificate
shall have been reclassified; provided, however, that each person of record holding a certificate that represented
shares of Common Stock that were issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall receive, upon surrender of
such certificate, a new certificate evidencing and representing the number of whole shares of Common Stock after the Effective
Time into which the shares of Common Stock formerly represented by such certificate shall have been reclassified.”
All other aspects of
Article FOURTH shall remain unchanged.
3. This Certificate
of Amendment shall be effective June ___, 2015 at 5:00 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
the Company has caused this Certificate of Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation to be signed by Roy Warren, its
Chief Executive Officer, this 10th day of June, 2015.
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/s/ Roy Warren |
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Roy Warren
Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit C
ATTITUDE DRINKS INCORPORATED
2015 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
| 1. | Establishment
and Purpose. |
The purpose of the
Attitude Drinks Incorporated (the “Company”) 2015 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) is to promote the interests
of the Company and the stockholders of the Company by providing directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company with
appropriate incentives and rewards to encourage them to enter into and continue in the employ or service of the Company, to acquire
a proprietary interest in the long-term success of the Company and to reward the performance of individuals in fulfilling long-term
corporate objectives.
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2. |
Administration of the Plan. |
The Plan shall be administered
by the Board of Directors or a Committee appointed by the Board of Directors (the “Committee”). The Committee shall
have the authority, in its sole discretion, subject to and not inconsistent with the express terms and provisions of the Plan,
to administer the Plan and to exercise all the powers and authorities either specifically granted to it under the Plan or necessary
or advisable in the administration of the Plan, including, without limitation, the authority to grant Awards; to determine the
persons to whom and the time or times at which Awards shall be granted; to determine the type and number of Awards to be granted
(including whether an Option granted is an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonqualified Stock Option); to determine the number of shares
of stock to which an Award may relate and the terms, conditions, restrictions and performance criteria, if any, relating to any
Award; to determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances an Award may be settled, cancelled, forfeited, exchanged
or surrendered; to make adjustments in the performance goals that may be required for any award in recognition of unusual or nonrecurring
events affecting the Company or the financial statements of the Company (to the extent not inconsistent with Section 162(m)
of the Code, if applicable), or in response to changes in applicable laws, regulations, or accounting principles; to construe and
interpret the Plan and any Award; to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan; to determine the
terms and provisions of Agreements; and to make all other determinations deemed necessary or advisable for the administration of
the Plan.
The Committee may,
in its absolute discretion, without amendment to the Plan, (a) accelerate the date on which any Option granted under the Plan
becomes exercisable, waive or amend the operation of Plan provisions respecting exercise after termination of employment or otherwise
adjust any of the terms of such Option, and (b) accelerate the vesting date, or waive any condition imposed hereunder, with
respect to any share of Restricted Stock, or other Award or otherwise adjust any of the terms applicable to any such Award. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, and subject to Sections 4(c) and 4(d), neither the Board of Directors, the Committee nor their respective delegates
shall have the authority to re-price (or cancel and/or re-grant) any Option, Stock Appreciation Right or, if applicable, other
Award at a lower exercise, base or purchase price without first obtaining the approval of the Company’s stockholders.
Subject to Section 162(m)
of the Code and except as required by Rule 16b-3 with respect to grants of Awards to individuals who are subject to Section 16
of the Exchange Act, or as otherwise required for compliance with Rule 16b-3 or other applicable law, the Committee may delegate
all or any part of its authority under the Plan to an employee, employees or committee of employees.
Subject to Section 162(m)
of the Code and Section 16 of the Exchange Act, to the extent the Committee deems it necessary, appropriate or desirable to
comply with foreign law or practices and to further the purpose of the Plan, the Committee may, without amending this Plan, establish
special rules applicable to Awards granted to Participants who are foreign nationals, are employed outside the United States, or
both, including rules that differ from those set forth in the Plan, and grant Awards to such Participants in accordance with those
rules.
All decisions, determinations
and interpretations of the Committee or the Board of Directors shall be final and binding on all persons with any interest in an
Award, including the Company and the Participant (or any person claiming any rights under the Plan from or through any Participant).
No member of the Committee or the Board of Directors shall be liable for any action taken or determination made in good faith with
respect to the Plan or any Award.
(a) “Agreement”
shall mean the written agreement between the Company and a Participant evidencing an Award.
(b) “Annual Incentive
Award” shall mean an Award described in Section 6(g) hereof that is based upon a period of one year or less.
(c) “Award”
shall mean any Option, Restricted Stock, Stock Bonus award, Stock Appreciation Right, Performance Award, Other Stock-Based Award
or Other Cash-Based Award granted pursuant to the terms of the Plan.
(d) “Board of
Directors” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.
(e) “Cause”
shall mean a termination of a Participant’s employment by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries due to (i) the continued
failure, after written notice, by such Participant substantially to perform his or her duties with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
(other than any such failure resulting from incapacity due to reasonably documented physical illness or injury or mental illness),
(ii) the engagement by such Participant in serious misconduct that causes, or in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors
may cause, harm (financial or otherwise) to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries including, without limitation, the disclosure
of material secret or confidential information of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (iii) the material breach by the
Participant of any agreement between such Participant, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand. Notwithstanding the
above, with respect to any Participant who is a party to an employment agreement with the Company, Cause shall have the meaning
set forth in such employment agreement.
(f) A “Change
in Control” shall be deemed to have occurred if the event set forth in any one of the following paragraphs shall have occurred:
(i) any Person
is or becomes the “Beneficial Owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of
securities of the Company (not including in the securities Beneficially Owned by such Person any securities acquired directly from
the Company) representing 30% or more of the Company’s then outstanding securities, excluding any Person who becomes such
a Beneficial Owner in connection with a transaction described in clause (A) of paragraph (iii) below; or
(ii) the
following individuals cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the number of directors then serving: individuals who, on
the Effective Date, constitute the Board of Directors and any new director (other than a director whose initial assumption of office
is in connection with an actual or threatened election contest, including but not limited to a consent solicitation, relating to
the election of directors of the Company) whose appointment or election by the Board of Directors or nomination for election by
the Company’s stockholders was approved or recommended by a vote of at least a two-thirds of the directors then still in
office who either were directors on the Effective Date or whose appointment, election or nomination for election was previously
so approved or recommended; or
(iii) there
is consummated a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation other than (A) a merger or consolidation
which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior to such merger or consolidation continuing
to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity or any parent
thereof) at least 50% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Company or such surviving entity or any parent
thereof outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation, or (B) a merger or consolidation effected to implement
a re-capitalization of the Company (or similar transaction) in which no Person is or becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or
indirectly, of securities of the Company (not including in the securities Beneficially Owned by such Person any securities acquired
directly from the Company) representing 30% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities;
or
(iv) the
stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company or there is consummated an agreement
for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, other than a sale or disposition
by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets to an entity at least 75% of the combined voting power
of the voting securities of which are owned by Persons in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the Company
immediately prior to such sale.
(g) “Code”
shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and any regulations promulgated thereunder. References
in the Plan to specific sections of the Code shall be deemed to include any successor provisions thereto.
(h) “Committee”
shall mean, at the discretion of the Board of Directors, a Committee of the Board of Directors, which shall consist of two or more
persons, each of whom, unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors, is an “outside director” within the meaning
of Section 162(m) of the Code and a “nonemployee director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3.
(i) “Company”
shall mean Attitude Drinks Incorporated, a Delaware corporation, and, where appropriate, each of its Subsidiaries.
(j) “Company
Stock” shall mean the common stock of the Company, par value $.00001 per share.
(k) “Disability”
shall mean permanent disability as determined pursuant to the Company’s long-term disability plan or policy, in effect at
the time of such disability.
(l) “Effective
Date” shall mean the date as of which this Plan is adopted by the Board of Directors.
(m) “Exchange
Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.
(n) The “Fair
Market Value” of a share of Company Stock, as of a date of determination, shall mean (1) the closing sales price per
share of Company Stock on the national securities exchange on which such stock is principally traded on the date of the grant of
such Award, or (2) if the shares of Company Stock are not then listed on a national securities exchange or traded in an over-the-counter
market or the value of such shares is not otherwise determinable, such value as determined by the Committee in good faith upon
the advice of a qualified valuation expert. In no event shall the fair market value of any share of Company Stock, the Option exercise
price of any Option, the appreciation base per share of Company Stock under any Stock Appreciation Right, or the amount payable
per share of Company Stock under any other Award, be less than the par value per share of Company Stock.
(o) “Full Value
Award” means any Award, other than an Option or a Stock Appreciation Right, which Award is settled in Stock.
(p) “Incentive
Stock Option” shall mean an Option that is an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of Section 422
of the Code, or any successor provision, and that is designated by the Committee as an Incentive Stock Option.
(q) “Long Term
Incentive Award” shall mean an Award described in Section 6(g) hereof that is based upon a period in excess of one year.
(r) “Nonemployee
Director” shall mean a member of the Board of Directors who is not an employee of the Company.
(s) “Nonqualified
Stock Option” shall mean an Option other than an Incentive Stock Option.
(t) “Option”
shall mean an option to purchase shares of Company Stock granted pursuant to Section 6(b).
(u) “Other Cash-Based
Award” shall mean a right or other interest granted to a Participant pursuant to Section 6(g) hereof other than an Other
Stock-Based Award.
(v) “Other Stock-Based
Award” shall mean a right or other interest granted to a Participant, valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise
based on, or related to, Company Stock pursuant to Section 6(g) hereof, including but not limited to (i) unrestricted
Company Stock awarded as a bonus or upon the attainment of performance goals or otherwise as permitted under the Plan, and (ii) a
right granted to a Participant to acquire Company Stock from the Company containing terms and conditions prescribed by the Committee.
(w) “Participant”
shall mean an employee, consultant or director of the Company to whom an Award is granted pursuant to the Plan, and, upon the death
of the employee, consultant or director, his or her successors, heirs, executors and administrators, as the case may be.
(x) “Performance
Award” shall mean an Award granted to a Participant pursuant to Section 6(f) hereof.
(y) “Person”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act, except that such term shall not include (1) the
Company, (2) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company, (3) an underwriter
temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities, or (4) a corporation owned, directly or indirectly,
by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company.
(z) “Restricted
Stock” shall mean a share of Company Stock which is granted pursuant to the terms of Section 6(e) hereof.
(aa) “Retirement”
shall mean, in the case of employees, the termination of employment with the Company (other than for Cause) during or after the
calendar year in which a Participant has or will reach (i) age 55 with ten years of service with the Company, or (ii) age
60 with five years of service with the Company. “Retirement” shall mean, in the case of directors, the termination
of service with the Company (other than for Cause) during or after the calendar year in which a Participant has or will reach age
75 with five years of service with the Company.
(bb) “Rule 16b-3”
shall mean the Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, as amended from time to time.
(cc) “Securities
Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time.
(dd) “Stock Appreciation
Right” shall mean the right, granted to a Participant under Section 6(d), to be paid an amount measured by the appreciation
in the Fair Market Value of a share of Company Stock from the date of grant to the date of exercise of the right, with payment
to be made in cash and/or a share of Company Stock, as specified in the Award or determined by the Committee.
(ee) “Stock Bonus”
shall mean a bonus payable in shares of Company Stock granted pursuant to Section 6(e) hereof.
(ff) “Subsidiary”
shall mean a “subsidiary corporation” within the meaning of Section 424(f) of the Code.
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Stock Subject to the Plan. |
(a) Shares
Available for Awards. The maximum number of shares of Company Stock reserved for issuance under the Plan (all of which
may be granted as Incentive Stock Options) shall be Fifty-one Million (51,000,000) shares after the stock split using a 50
for 1 split if elected or Twenty-five Million and Five Hundred Thousand (25,500,000) shares after the stock split using a 100
for 1 stock split if elected. Notwithstanding the foregoing, of the elected Fifty-one Million (51,000,000) or
Twenty-five Million and Five Hundred Thousand (25,500,000) shares originally reserved for issuance under this Plan, no more
than Twenty Percent (20%) of such shares shall be issued as Full Value Awards. Shares reserved under the Plan may
be authorized but unissued Company Stock or authorized and issued Company Stock held in the Company’s treasury. The
Committee may direct that any stock certificate evidencing shares issued pursuant to the Plan shall bear a legend setting
forth such restrictions on transferability as may apply to such shares pursuant to the Plan.
(b) Individual
Limitation. To the extent required by Section 162(m) of the Code, the total number of shares of Company
Stock subject to Awards awarded to any one Participant during any tax year of the Company, shall not exceed 50% of the total
shares (subject to adjustment as provided herein).
(c) Adjustment for
Change in Capitalization. In the event that the Committee shall determine that any dividend or other distribution (whether
in the form of cash, Company Stock, or other property), recapitalization, Company Stock split, reverse Company Stock split, reorganization,
merger, consolidation, spin-off, combination, repurchase, or share exchange, or other similar corporate transaction or event, makes
an adjustment appropriate in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the rights of Participants under the Plan, then the Committee
shall make such equitable changes or adjustments as it deems necessary or appropriate to any or all of (1) the number and
kind of shares of Company Stock which may thereafter be issued in connection with Awards, (2) the number and kind of shares
of Company Stock, securities or other property (including cash) issued or issuable in respect of outstanding Awards, (3) the
exercise price, grant price or purchase price relating to any Award, and (4) the maximum number of shares subject to Awards
which may be awarded to any employee during any tax year of the Company; provided that, with respect to Incentive Stock Options,
any such adjustment shall be made in accordance with Section 424 of the Code; and provided further that, no such adjustment
shall cause any Award hereunder which is or could be subject to Section 409A of the Code to fail to comply with the requirements
of such section.
(d) Reuse of Shares.
Except as set forth below, if any shares subject to an Award are forfeited, cancelled, exchanged or surrendered, or if an Award
terminates or expires without a distribution of shares to the Participant, the shares of stock with respect to such Award shall,
to the extent of any such forfeiture, cancellation, exchange, surrender, withholding, termination or expiration, again be available
for Awards under the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the exercise of any Award granted in tandem with any other Awards,
such related Awards shall be cancelled to the extent of the number of shares of Company Stock as to which the Award is exercised
and such number of shares shall no longer be available for Awards under the Plan. In addition, notwithstanding the forgoing, the
shares of stock surrendered or withheld as payment of either the exercise price of an Option (including shares of stock otherwise
underlying an Award of a Stock Appreciation Right that are retained by the Company to account for the appreciation base of such
Stock Appreciation Right) and/or withholding taxes in respect of an Award shall no longer be available for Awards under the Plan.
The persons who shall
be eligible to receive Awards pursuant to the Plan shall be the individuals the Committee shall select from time to time, who are
employees (including officers of the Company and its Subsidiaries, whether or not they are directors of the Company or its Subsidiaries),
Nonemployee Directors, and consultants of the Company and its Subsidiaries; provided, that Incentive Stock Options shall be granted
only to employees (including officers and directors who are also employees) of the Company or its Subsidiaries.
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Awards Under the Plan. |
(a) Agreement.
The Committee may grant Awards in such amounts and with such terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine in its sole
discretion, subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan. Each Award granted under the Plan (except an unconditional Stock Bonus)
shall be evidenced by an Agreement as the Committee may in its sole discretion deem necessary or desirable and unless the Committee
determines otherwise, such Agreement must be signed, acknowledged and returned by the Participant to the Company. Unless the Committee
determines otherwise, any failure by the Participant to sign and return the Agreement within such period of time following the
granting of the Award as the Committee shall prescribe shall cause such Award to the Participant to be null and void. By accepting
an Award or other benefits under the Plan (including participation in the Plan), each Participant, shall be conclusively deemed
to have indicated acceptance and ratification of, and consent to, all provisions of the Plan and the Agreement.
(b) Stock Options.
(i) Grant
of Stock Options. The Committee may grant Options under the Plan to purchase shares of Company Stock in such amounts and subject
to such terms and conditions as the Committee shall from time to time determine in its sole discretion, subject to the terms and
provisions of the Plan. The exercise price of the share purchasable under an Option shall be determined by the Committee, but in
no event shall the exercise price be less than the Fair Market Value per share on the grant date of such Option. The date as of
which the Committee adopts a resolution granting an Option shall be considered the day on which such Option is granted unless such
resolution specifies a later date.
(ii) Identification.
Each Option shall be clearly identified in the applicable Agreement as either an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonqualified Stock
Option and shall state the number of shares of Company Stock to which the Option (and/or each type of Option) relates.
(c) Special Requirements
for Incentive Stock Options.
(i) To the
extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value of shares of Company Stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable
for the first time by a Participant during any calendar year under the Plan and any other stock option plan of the Company shall
exceed $100,000, such Options shall be treated as Nonqualified Stock Options. Such Fair Market Value shall be determined as of
the date on which each such Incentive Stock Option is granted.
(ii) No Incentive
Stock Option may be granted to an individual if, at the time of the proposed grant, such individual owns (or is deemed to own under
the Code) stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company unless (A) the
exercise price of such Incentive Stock Option is at least 110% of the Fair Market Value of a share of Company Stock at the time
such Incentive Stock Option is granted and (B) such Incentive Stock Option is not exercisable after the expiration of five
years from the date such Incentive Stock Option is granted.
(d) Stock Appreciation Rights.
(i) The Committee
may grant a related Stock Appreciation Right in connection with all or any part of an Option granted under the Plan, either at
the time such Option is granted or at any time thereafter prior to the exercise, termination or cancellation of such Option, and
subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee shall from time to time determine in its sole discretion, consistent with
the terms and provisions of the Plan, provided, however, that in no event shall the appreciation base of the shares of Company
Stock subject to the Stock Appreciation Right be less than the Fair Market Value per share on the grant date of such Stock Appreciation
Right. The holder of a related Stock Appreciation Right shall, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and the applicable
Agreement, have the right by exercise thereof to surrender to the Company for cancellation all or a portion of such related Stock
Appreciation Right, but only to the extent that the related Option is then exercisable, and to be paid therefor an amount equal
to the excess (if any) of (i) the aggregate Fair Market Value of the shares of Company Stock subject to the related Stock
Appreciation Right or portion thereof surrendered (determined as of the exercise date), over (ii) the aggregate appreciation
base of the shares of Company Stock subject to the Stock Appreciation Right or portion thereof surrendered. Upon any exercise of
a related Stock Appreciation Right or any portion thereof, the number of shares of Company Stock subject to the related Option
shall be reduced by the number of shares of Company Stock in respect of which such Stock Appreciation Right shall have been exercised.
(ii) The
Committee may grant unrelated Stock Appreciation Rights in such amount and subject to such terms and conditions, as the Committee
shall from time to time determine in its sole discretion, subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan, provided, however, that
in no event shall the appreciation base of the shares of Company Stock subject to the Stock Appreciation Right be less than the
Fair Market Value per share on the grant date of such Stock Appreciation Right. The holder of an unrelated Stock Appreciation Right
shall, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and the applicable Agreement, have the right to surrender to the Company
for cancellation all or a portion of such Stock Appreciation Right, but only to the extent that such Stock Appreciation Right is
then exercisable, and to be paid therefor an amount equal to the excess (if any) of (x) the aggregate Fair Market Value of
the shares of Company Stock subject to the Stock Appreciation Right or portion thereof surrendered (determined as of the exercise
date), over (y) the aggregate appreciation base of the shares of Company Stock subject to the Stock Appreciation Right or
portion thereof surrendered.
(iii) The
grant or exercisability of any Stock Appreciation Right shall be subject to such conditions as the Committee, in its sole discretion,
shall determine.
(e) Restricted Stock
and Stock Bonus.
(i) The Committee
may grant Restricted Stock awards, alone or in tandem with other Awards under the Plan, subject to such restrictions, terms and
conditions, as the Committee shall determine in its sole discretion and as shall be evidenced by the applicable Agreements. The
vesting of a Restricted Stock award granted under the Plan may be conditioned upon the completion of a specified period of employment
or service with the Company or any Subsidiary, upon the attainment of specified performance goals, and/or upon such other criteria
as the Committee may determine in its sole discretion.
(ii) Each
Agreement with respect to a Restricted Stock award shall set forth the amount (if any) to be paid by the Participant with respect
to such Award and when and under what circumstances such payment is required to be made.
(iii) The
Committee may, upon such terms and conditions as the Committee determines in its sole discretion, provide that a certificate or
certificates representing the shares underlying a Restricted Stock award shall be registered in the Participant’s name and
bear an appropriate legend specifying that such shares are not transferable and are subject to the provisions of the Plan and the
restrictions, terms and conditions set forth in the applicable Agreement, or that such certificate or certificates shall be held
in escrow by the Company on behalf of the Participant until such shares become vested or are forfeited. Except as provided in the
applicable Agreement, no shares underlying a Restricted Stock award may be assigned, transferred, or otherwise encumbered or disposed
of by the Participant until such shares have vested in accordance with the terms of such Award.
(iv) If and
to the extent that the applicable Agreement may so provide, a Participant shall have the right to vote and receive dividends on
the shares underlying a Restricted Stock award granted under the Plan. Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Agreement, any
stock received as a dividend on or in connection with a stock split of the shares underlying a Restricted Stock award shall be
subject to the same restrictions as the shares underlying such Restricted Stock award.
(v) The Committee
may grant Stock Bonus awards, alone or in tandem with other Awards under the Plan, subject to such terms and conditions as the
Committee shall determine in its sole discretion and as may be evidenced by the applicable Agreement.
(f) Performance Awards.
(i) The Committee
may grant Performance Awards, alone or in tandem with other Awards under the Plan, to acquire shares of Company Stock in such amounts
and subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee shall from time to time in its sole discretion determine, subject to
the terms of the Plan. To the extent necessary to satisfy the short-term deferral exception to Section 409A of the Code, unless
the Committee shall determine otherwise, the Performance Awards shall provide that payment shall be made within 2 1
/2 months after the end of the year in which the Participant has a legally binding vested right to such award.
(ii)
In the event that the Committee grants a Performance Award or other Award (other than Nonqualified Stock Option or Incentive Stock
Option or a Stock Appreciation Right) that is intended to constitute qualified performance-based compensation within the meaning
Section 162(m) of the Code, the following rules shall apply (as such rules may be modified by the Committee to conform with
Section 162(m) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder as may be in effect from time to time, and any amendments,
revisions or successor provisions thereto): (a) payments under the Performance Award shall be made solely on account of the attainment
of one or more objective performance goals established in writing by the Committee not later than 90 days after the commencement
of the period of service to which the Performance Award relates (but in no event after 25% of the period of service has elapsed);
(b) the performance goal(s) to which the Performance Award relates shall be based on one or more of the following business
criteria applied to the Participant and/or a business unit or the Company and/or a Subsidiary: (1) scientific progress, (2) product
development progress, (3) business development progress, including in-licensing, (4) sales, (5) sales growth, (6) earnings growth,
(7) cash flow or cash position, (8) gross margins, (9) stock price, (10) financings (issuance of debt or equity), (11) market share,
(12) total stockholder return, (13) net revenues, (14) earnings per share of Company Stock; (15) net income (before
or after taxes), (16) return on assets, (17) return on sales, (18) return on assets, (19) equity or investment, (20) improvement
of financial ratings, (21) achievement of balance sheet or income statement objectives or (22) total stockholder return. (23) earnings
from continuing operations; levels of expense, cost or liability, (24) earnings before all or any interest, taxes, depreciation
and/or amortization (“EBIT”, “EBITA” or “EBITDA”), (25) cost reduction goals, (26) business
development goals (including without limitation regulatory submissions, product launches and other business development-related
opportunities), (27) identification or consummation of investment opportunities or completion of specified projects in accordance
with corporate business plans, including strategic mergers, acquisitions or divestitures, (28) meeting specified market penetration
or value added goals, (29) development of new technologies (including patent application or issuance goals), (30) any combination
of, or a specified increase or decrease of one or more of the foregoing over a specified period, and (31) such other criteria
as the stockholders of the Company may approve; in each case as applicable, as determined in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles; and (c) once granted, the Committee may not have discretion to increase the amount payable under such
Award, provided, however, that whether or not an Award is intended to constitute qualified performance-based compensation within
the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code, the Committee, to the extent provided by the Committee at the time the Award is
granted or as otherwise permitted under Section 162(m) of the Code, shall have the authority to make appropriate adjustments
in performance goals under an Award to reflect the impact of extraordinary items not reflected in such goals. For purposes of the
Plan, extraordinary items shall be defined as (1) any profit or loss attributable to acquisitions or dispositions of stock
or assets, (2) any changes in accounting standards that may be required or permitted by the Financial Accounting Standards
Board or adopted by the Company after the goal is established, (3) all items of gain, loss or expense for the year related
to restructuring charges for the Company, (4) all items of gain, loss or expense for the year determined to be extraordinary
or unusual in nature or infrequent in occurrence or related to the disposal of a segment of a business, (5) all items of gain,
loss or expense for the year related to discontinued operations that do not qualify as a segment of a business as defined in APB
Opinion No. 30, and (6) such other items as may be prescribed by Section 162(m) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations
thereunder as may be in effect from time to time, and any amendments, revisions or successor provisions and any changes thereto.
The Committee shall, prior to making payment under any award under this Section 6(f), certify in writing that all applicable
performance goals have been attained. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Plan or in any applicable Agreement,
no dividends or dividend equivalents will be paid with respect to unvested Performance Awards.
(g) Other Stock- or Cash-Based Awards.
(i) The Committee
is authorized to grant Awards to Participants in the form of Other Stock-Based Awards or Other Cash-Based Awards, as deemed by
the Committee to be consistent with the purposes of the Plan. To the extent necessary to satisfy the short-term deferral exception
to Section 409A of the Code, unless the Committee shall determine otherwise, the awards shall provide that payment shall be
made within 2½ months after the end of the year in which the Participant has a legally binding vested right to such award.
With respect to Other Cash-Based Awards intended to qualify as performance based compensation under Section 162(m) of the
Code, (i) the maximum value of the aggregate payment that any Participant may receive with respect to any such Other Cash-Based
Award that is an Annual Incentive Award is $3,000,000, (ii) the maximum value of the aggregate payment that any Participant
may receive with respect to any such Other Cash-Based Award that is a Long Term Incentive Award is the amount set forth in clause
(i) above multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of months in the performance period and the denominator
of which is twelve, and (iii) such additional rules set forth in Section 6(f) applicable to Awards intended to qualify
as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) shall apply. The Committee may establish such other rules applicable
to the Other Stock- or Cash-Based Awards to the extent not inconsistent with Section 162(m) of the Code.
(h) Exercisability of Awards; Cancellation
of Awards in Certain Cases.
(i) Except
as hereinafter provided, each Agreement with respect to an Option or Stock Appreciation Right shall set forth the period during
which and the conditions subject to which the Option or Stock Appreciation Right evidenced thereby shall be exercisable, and each
Agreement with respect to a Restricted Stock award, Stock Bonus award, Performance Award or other Award shall set forth the period
after which and the conditions subject to which amounts underlying such Award shall vest or be deliverable, all such periods and
conditions to be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.
(ii) Except
as provided in Section 7(d) hereof, no Option or Stock Appreciation Right may be exercised and no shares of Company Stock
underlying any other Award under the Plan may vest or become deliverable more than ten years after the date of grant (the “Stated
Expiration Date”).
(iii) Except
as provided in Section 7 hereof, no Option or Stock Appreciation Right may be exercised and no shares of Common Stock underlying
any other Award under the Plan may vest or become deliverable unless the Participant is at such time in the employ (for Participants
who are employees) or service (for Participants who are Nonemployee Directors or consultants) of the Company or a Subsidiary (or
a company, or a parent or subsidiary company of such company, issuing or assuming the relevant right or award in a Change in Control)
and has remained continuously so employed or in service since the relevant date of grant of the Award.
(iv) An Option
or Stock Appreciation Right shall be exercisable by the filing of a written notice of exercise or a notice of exercise in such
other manner with the Company, on such form and in such manner as the Committee shall in its sole discretion prescribe, and by
payment in accordance with Section 6(i) hereof.
(v) Unless
the applicable Agreement provides otherwise, the “Option exercise date” and the “Stock Appreciation Right exercise
date” shall be the date that the written notice of exercise, together with payment, are received by the Company.
(i) Payment of Award Price.
(i) Unless
the applicable Agreement provides otherwise or the Committee in its sole discretion otherwise determines, any written notice of
exercise of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right must be accompanied by payment of the full Option or Stock Appreciation Right
exercise price.
(ii) Payment
of the Option exercise price and of any other payment required by the Agreement to be made pursuant to any other Award shall be
made in any combination of the following: (a) by certified or official bank check payable to the Company (or the equivalent
thereof acceptable to the Committee), (b) with the consent of the Committee in its sole discretion, by personal check (subject
to collection) which may in the Committee’s discretion be deemed conditional, (c) unless otherwise provided in the applicable
Agreement, and as permitted by the Committee, by delivery of previously-acquired shares of Common Stock owned by the Participant
having a Fair Market Value (determined as of the Option exercise date, in the case of Options, or other relevant payment date as
determined by the Committee, in the case of other Awards) equal to the portion of the exercise price being paid thereby; and/or
(d) unless otherwise provided in applicable agreement, and as permitted by the Committee, on a net-settlement basis with the
Company withholding the amount of Common Stock sufficient to cover the exercise price and tax withholding obligation. Payment in
accordance with clause (a) of this Section 6(i)(ii) may be deemed to be satisfied, if and to the extent that the applicable
Agreement so provides or the Committee permits, by delivery to the Company of an assignment of a sufficient amount of the proceeds
from the sale of Company Stock to be acquired pursuant to the Award to pay for all of the Company Stock to be acquired pursuant
to the Award and an authorization to the broker or selling agent to pay that amount to the Company and to effect such sale at the
time of exercise or other delivery of shares of Company Stock.
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Termination of Employment. |
(a) Unless the applicable
Agreement provides otherwise or the Committee in its sole discretion determines otherwise, upon termination of a Participant’s
employment or service with the Company and its Subsidiaries by the Company or its Subsidiary for Cause (or in the case of a Nonemployee
Director upon such Nonemployee Director’s failure to be renominated as Nonemployee Director of the Company), the portions
of outstanding Options and Stock Appreciation Rights granted to such Participant that are exercisable as of the date of such termination
of employment or service shall remain exercisable, and any payment or notice provided for under the terms of any other outstanding
Award as respects the portion thereof that is vested as of the date of such termination of employment or service, may be given,
for a period of thirty (30) days from and including the date of termination of employment or service (and shall thereafter
terminate). All portions of outstanding Options or Stock Appreciation Rights granted to such Participant which are not exercisable
as of the date of such termination of employment or service, and any other outstanding Award which is not vested as of the date
of such termination of employment or service shall terminate upon the date of such termination of employment or service.
(b) Unless the applicable
Agreement provides otherwise or the Committee in its sole discretion determines otherwise, upon termination of the Participant’s
employment or service with the Company and its Subsidiaries for any reason other than as described in subsection (a), (c), (d) or
(e) hereof, the portions of outstanding Options and Stock Appreciation Rights granted to such Participant that are exercisable
as of the date of such termination of employment or service shall remain exercisable for a period of ninety (90) days (and
shall terminate thereafter), and any payment or notice provided for under the terms of any other outstanding Award as respects
the portion thereof vested as of the date of termination of employment or service may be given, for a period of ninety (90) days
from and including the date of termination of employment or service (and shall terminate thereafter). All additional portions of
outstanding Options or Stock Appreciation Rights granted to such Participant which are not exercisable as of the date of such termination
of employment or service, and any other outstanding Award which is not vested as of the date of such termination of employment
or service shall terminate upon the date of such termination of employment or service.
(c) Unless the applicable
Agreement provides otherwise or the Committee in its sole discretion determines otherwise, if the Participant voluntarily Retires
with the consent of the Company or the Participant’s employment or service terminates due to Disability, all outstanding
Options, Stock Appreciation Rights and all other outstanding Awards (except, in the event a Participant voluntarily Retires, with
respect to Awards (other than Options and Stock Appreciation Rights) intended to qualify as performance-based compensation within
the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code) granted to such Participant shall continue to vest in accordance with the terms
of the applicable Agreements. The Participant shall be entitled to exercise each such Option or Stock Appreciation Right and to
make any payment, give any notice or to satisfy other condition under each such other Award, in each case, for a period of one
year from and including the later of (i) date such entire Award becomes vested or exercisable in accordance with the terms
of such Award and (ii) the date of Retirement, and thereafter such Awards or parts thereof shall be canceled. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Committee may in its sole discretion provide for a longer or shorter period for exercise of an Option or Stock
Appreciation Right or may permit a Participant to continue vesting under an Option, Stock Appreciation Right or Restricted Stock
award or to make any payment, give any notice or to satisfy other condition under any other Award. The Committee may in its sole
discretion, and in accordance with Section 409A of the Code, determine (i) for purposes of the Plan, whether any termination
of employment or service is a voluntary Retirement with the Company’s consent or is due to Disability for purposes of the
Plan, (ii) whether any leave of absence (including any short-term or long-term Disability or medical leave) constitutes a
termination of employment or service, or a failure to have remained continuously employed or in service, for purposes of the Plan
(regardless of whether such leave or status would constitute such a termination or failure for purposes of employment law), (iii) the
applicable date of any such termination of employment or service, and (iv) the impact, if any, of any of the foregoing on
Awards under the Plan.
(d) Unless the applicable
Agreement provides otherwise or the Committee in its sole discretion determines otherwise, if the Participant’s employment
or service terminates by reason of death, or if the Participant’s employment or service terminates under circumstances providing
for continued rights under subsection (b), (c) or (e) of this Section 7 and during the period of continued rights
described in subsection (b), (c) or (e) the Participant dies, all outstanding Options, Restricted Stock and Stock Appreciation
Rights granted to such Participant shall vest and become fully exercisable, and any payment or notice provided for under the terms
of any other outstanding Award may be immediately paid or given and any condition may be satisfied, by the person to whom such
rights have passed under the Participant’s will (or if applicable, pursuant to the laws of descent and distribution) for
a period of one year from and including the date of the Participant’s death and thereafter all such Awards or parts thereof
shall be canceled.
(e) Unless the applicable
Agreement provides otherwise or the Committee in its sole discretion determines otherwise, upon termination of a Participant’s
employment or service with the Company and its Subsidiaries (i) by the Company or its Subsidiaries without Cause (including,
in case of a Nonemployee Director, the failure to be elected as a Nonemployee Director) or (ii) by the Participant for “good
reason” or any like term as defined under any employment agreement with the Company or a Subsidiary to which a Participant
may be a party to, the portions of outstanding Options and Stock Appreciation Rights granted to such Participant which are exercisable
as of the date of termination of employment or service of such Participant shall remain exercisable, and any payment or notice
provided for under the terms of any other outstanding Award as respects the portion thereof vested as of the date of termination
of employment or service may be given, for a period of one year from and including the date of termination of employment or service
and shall terminate thereafter. Unless the applicable Agreement provides otherwise or the Committee in its sole discretion determines
otherwise, any other outstanding Award shall terminate as of the date of such termination of employment or service.
(f) Notwithstanding
anything in this Section 7 to the contrary, no Option or Stock Appreciation Right may be exercised and no shares of Company
Stock underlying any other Award under the Plan may vest or become deliverable past the Stated Expiration Date.
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Effect of Change in Control. |
Unless otherwise determined
in an Award Agreement, in the event of a Change in Control:
(a) With respect to
each outstanding Award that is assumed or substituted in connection with a Change in Control, in the event of a termination of
a Participant’s employment or service by the Company without Cause during the 24-month period following such Change in Control,
on the date of such termination (i) such Award shall become fully vested and, if applicable, exercisable, (ii) the restrictions,
payment conditions, and forfeiture conditions applicable to any such Award granted shall lapse, and (iii) any performance
conditions imposed with respect to Awards shall be deemed to be fully achieved at target levels.
(b) With respect to
each outstanding Award that is not assumed or substituted in connection with a Change in Control, immediately upon the occurrence
of the Change in Control, (i) such Award shall become fully vested and, if applicable, exercisable, (ii) the restrictions,
payment conditions, and forfeiture conditions applicable to any such Award granted shall lapse, and (iii) any performance
conditions imposed with respect to Awards shall be deemed to be fully achieved at target levels.
(c) For purposes of
this Section 8, an Award shall be considered assumed or substituted for if, following the Change in Control, the Award remains
subject to the same terms and conditions that were applicable to the Award immediately prior to the Change in Control except that,
if the Award related to Shares, the Award instead confers the right to receive common stock of the acquiring entity.
(d) Notwithstanding
any other provision of the Plan: (i) in the event of a Change in Control, except as would otherwise result in adverse tax
consequences under Section 409A of the Code, the Board may, in its sole discretion, provide that each Award shall, immediately
upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, be cancelled in exchange for a payment in cash or securities in an amount equal to
(x) the excess of the consideration paid per Share in the Change in Control over the exercise or purchase price (if any) per
Share subject to the Award multiplied by (y) the number of Shares granted under the Award and (ii) with respect to any
Award that constitutes a deferral of compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code, in the event of a Change in Control
that does not constitute a change in the ownership or effective control of the Company or in the ownership of a substantial portion
of the assets of the Company under Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Code and regulations thereunder, such Award shall be settled
in accordance with its original terms or at such earlier time as permitted by Section 409A of the Code.
(a) Agreements evidencing
Awards under the Plan shall contain such other terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the Plan, as the Committee may determine
in its sole discretion, including penalties for the commission of competitive acts or other actions detrimental to the Company.
Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, the Committee shall have the right at any time to deny or delay a Participant’s
exercise of Options if such Participant is reasonably believed by the Committee (i) to be engaged in material conduct adversely
affecting the Company or (ii) to be contemplating such conduct, unless and until the Committee shall have received reasonable
assurance that the Participant is not engaged in, and is not contemplating, such material conduct adverse to the interests of the
Company.
(b) Participants are
and at all times shall remain subject to the trading window policies adopted by the Company from time to time throughout the period
of time during which they may exercise Options, Stock Appreciation Rights or sell shares of Company Stock acquired pursuant to
the Plan.
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No Special Employment Rights, No Right to Award. |
(a) Nothing contained
in the Plan or any Agreement shall confer upon any Participant any right with respect to the continuation of employment or service
by the Company or interfere in any way with the right of the Company, subject to the terms of any separate employment agreement
to the contrary, at any time to terminate such employment or service or to increase or decrease the compensation of the Participant.
(b) No person shall
have any claim or right to receive an Award hereunder. The Committee’s granting of an Award to a Participant at any time
shall neither require the Committee to grant any other Award to such Participant or other person at any time or preclude the Committee
from making subsequent grants to such Participant or any other person.
(a) The Company shall
be under no obligation to effect the registration pursuant to the Securities Act of any interests in the Plan or any shares of
Company Stock to be issued hereunder or to effect similar compliance under any state laws. Notwithstanding anything herein to the
contrary, the Company shall not be obligated to cause to be issued or delivered any certificates evidencing shares of Company Stock
pursuant to the Plan unless and until the Company is advised by its counsel that the issuance and delivery of such certificates
is in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations of governmental authority and the requirements of any securities exchange
on which shares of Company Stock are traded. The Committee may require, as a condition of the issuance and delivery of certificates
evidencing shares of Company Stock pursuant to the terms hereof, that the recipient of such shares make such agreements and representations,
and that such certificates bear such legends, as the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems necessary or desirable.
(b) The transfer of
any shares of Company Stock hereunder shall be effective only at such time as counsel to the Company shall have determined that
the issuance and delivery of such shares is in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations of governmental authority and the
requirements of any securities exchange on which shares of Company Stock are traded. The Committee may, in its sole discretion,
defer the effectiveness of any transfer of shares of Company Stock hereunder in order to allow the issuance of such shares to be
made pursuant to registration or an exemption from registration or other methods for compliance available under federal or state
securities laws. The Committee shall inform the Participant in writing of its decision to defer the effectiveness of a transfer.
During the period of such deferral in connection with the exercise of an Award, the Participant may, by written notice, withdraw
such exercise and obtain the refund of any amount paid with respect thereto.
(a) Whenever cash is
to be paid pursuant to an Award, the Company shall have the right to deduct there from an amount sufficient to satisfy any federal,
state and local withholding tax requirements related thereto.
(b) Whenever shares
of Company Stock are to be delivered pursuant to an Award, the Company shall have the right to require the Participant to remit
to the Company in cash an amount sufficient to satisfy any federal, state and local withholding tax requirements related thereto.
With the approval of the Committee, a Participant may satisfy the foregoing requirement by electing to have the Company withhold
from delivery shares of Company Stock having a value equal to the minimum amount of tax required to be withheld. Such shares shall
be valued at their Fair Market Value on the date of which the amount of tax to be withheld is determined. Fractional share amounts
shall be settled in cash. Such a withholding election may be made with respect to all or any portion of the shares to be delivered
pursuant to an Award.
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Non-Competition and Confidentiality. |
By accepting Awards
and as a condition to the exercise of Awards and the enjoyment of any benefits of the Plan, including participation therein, each
Participant agrees to be bound by and subject to non-competition, confidentiality and invention ownership agreements acceptable
to the Committee or any officer or director to whom the Committee elects to delegate such authority.
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Notification of Election Under Section 83(b) of the Code. |
If any Participant
shall, in connection with the acquisition of shares of Company Stock under the Plan, make the election permitted under Section 83(b)
of the Code, such Participant shall notify the Company of such election within 10 days of filing notice of the election with the
Internal Revenue Service.
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Amendment or Termination of the Plan. |
The Board of Directors
or the Committee may, at any time, suspend or terminate the Plan or revise or amend it in any respect whatsoever; provided, however,
that the requisite stockholder approval shall be required if and to the extent the Board of Directors or Committee determines that
such approval is appropriate or necessary for purposes of satisfying Sections 162(m) or 422 of the Code or Rule 16b-3 or other
applicable law. Awards may be granted under the Plan prior to the receipt of such stockholder approval of the Plan but each such
grant shall be subject in its entirety to such approval and no Award may be exercised, vested or otherwise satisfied prior to the
receipt of such approval. No amendment or termination of the Plan may, without the consent of a Participant, adversely affect the
Participant’s rights under any outstanding Award.
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Transfers Upon Death; Nonassignability. |
(a) A Participant may
file with the Committee a written designation of a beneficiary on such form as may be prescribed by the Committee and may, from
time to time, amend or revoke such designation. If no designated beneficiary survives the Participant, upon the death of a Participant,
outstanding Awards granted to such Participant may be exercised only by the executor or administrator of the Participant’s
estate or by a person who shall have acquired the right to such exercise by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. No
transfer of an Award by will or the laws of descent and distribution shall be effective to bind the Company unless the Committee
shall have been furnished with written notice thereof and with a copy of the will and/or such evidence as the Committee may deem
necessary to establish the validity of the transfer and an agreement by the transferee to comply with all the terms and conditions
of the Award that are or would have been applicable to the Participant and to be bound by the acknowledgments made by the Participant
in connection with the grant of the Award.
(b) During a Participant’s
lifetime, the Committee may, in its discretion, pursuant to the provisions set forth in this clause (b), permit the transfer, assignment
or other encumbrance of an outstanding Option unless such Option is an Incentive Stock Option and the Committee and the Participant
intends that it shall retain such status. Subject to the approval of the Committee and to any conditions that the Committee may
prescribe, a Participant may, upon providing written notice to the General Counsel of the Company, elect to transfer any or all
Options granted to such Participant pursuant to the Plan to members of his or her immediate family, including, but not limited
to, children, grandchildren and spouse or to trusts for the benefit of such immediate family members or to partnerships in which
such family members are the only partners; provided, however, that no such transfer by any Participant may be made in exchange
for consideration. Any such transferee must agree, in writing, to be bound by all provisions of the Plan.
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Effective Date and Term of Plan. |
The Plan shall become effective on the Effective Date, but the
Plan shall be subject to the requisite approval of the stockholders of the Company at the Company’s next annual meeting of
its stockholders. In the absence of such approval, such Awards shall be null and void. Unless earlier terminated by the Board of
Directors, the right to grant Awards under the Plan shall terminate on the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date. Awards outstanding
at Plan termination shall remain in effect according to their terms and the provisions of the Plan.
Except to the extent
preempted by any applicable federal law, the Plan shall be construed and administered in accordance with the laws of the State
of Delaware, without reference to its principles of conflicts of law.
(a) No Participant
shall have any claim to be granted any award under the Plan, and there is no obligation for uniformity of treatment for Participants.
Except as provided specifically herein, a Participant or a transferee of an Award shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect
to any shares covered by any award until the date of the issuance of a Company Stock certificate to him or her for such shares.
(b) Determinations
by the Committee under the Plan relating to the form, amount and terms and conditions of grants and Awards need not be uniform,
and may be made selectively among persons who receive or are eligible to receive grants and awards under the Plan, whether or not
such persons are similarly situated.
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Unfunded Status of Awards. |
The Plan is intended
to constitute an “unfunded” plan for incentive and deferred compensation. With respect to any payments not yet made
to a Participant pursuant to an Award, nothing contained in the Plan or any Agreement shall give any such Participant any rights
that are greater than those of a general creditor of the Company.
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No Fractional Shares. |
No fractional shares
of Company Stock shall be issued or delivered pursuant to the Plan. The Committee shall determine whether cash, other Awards, or
other property shall be issued or paid in lieu of such fractional shares or whether such fractional shares or any rights thereto
shall be forfeited or otherwise eliminated.
The Plan is designed
and intended to the extent applicable, to comply with Section 162(m) of the Code, and to provide for grants and other transactions
which are exempt under Rule 16b-3, and all provisions hereof shall be construed in a manner to so comply. Awards under the Plan
are intended to comply with Code Section 409A to the extent subject thereto and the Plan and all Awards shall be interpreted
in accordance with Code Section 409A and Department of Treasury regulations and other interpretive guidance issued thereunder,
including without limitation any such regulations or other guidance that may be issued after the effective date of the Plan. Notwithstanding
any provision in the Plan to the contrary, no payment or distribution under this Plan that constitutes an item of deferred compensation
under Code Section 409A and becomes payable by reason of a Participant’s termination of employment or service with the
Company will be made to such Participant until such Participant’s termination of employment or service constitutes a “separation
from service” (as defined in Code Section 409A). For purposes of this Plan, each amount to be paid or benefit to be
provided shall be construed as a separate identified payment for purposes of Code Section 409A. If a participant is a “specified
employee” (as defined in Code Section 409A), then to the extent necessary to avoid the imposition of taxes under Code
Section 409A, such Participant shall not be entitled to any payments upon a termination of his or her employment or service
until the earlier of: (i) the expiration of the six (6)-month period measured from the date of such Participant’s “separation
from service” or (ii) the date of such Participant’s death. Upon the expiration of the applicable waiting period
set forth in the preceding sentence, all payments and benefits deferred pursuant to this Section 22 (whether they would have
otherwise been payable in a single lump sum or in installments in the absence of such deferral) shall be paid to such Participant
in a lump sum as soon as practicable, but in no event later than sixty (60) calendar days, following such expired period,
and any remaining payments due under this Plan will be paid in accordance with the normal payment dates specified for them herein.
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Approved and adopted by the Board of Directors
this day of June, 2015.
EXHIBIT D
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
TO THE
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS,
POWERS, PREFERENCES
AND RIGHTS OF
SERIES A CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
OF
ATTITUDE DRINKS INCORPORATED
Pursuant to Section 242 of the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware
The undersigned, for the purpose of amending
the Certificate of Designations, Powers, Preferences, and Rights of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of Attitude Drinks Incorporated
(the “Corporation”), filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on or about June 2, 2006 and
subsequently amended on September 19, 2009 and January 9, 2013 (the “Certificate of Designations”), pursuant
to Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), DOES HEREBY CERTIFY,
as follows:
FIRST: That the Certificate of Designations is hereby amended
such that Section 2(A) of the Certificate of Designations is hereby deleted in its entirety and the following shall be substituted
in lieu thereof:
2. |
Rights, Powers, and Preferences
The Series A shall have the voting powers, preferences and relative,
participating, optional and other special rights, qualifications, limitations and restrictions as follows:
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A. |
Designation
and Amount. Out of the Twenty Million (20,000,000) shares of the $.00001 par value authorized preferred stock, Fourteen
Million Nine Hundred Ninety Nine Thousand Nine Hundred Forty Nine (14,999,949) shares shall be designated as shares of “Series
A,” and Fifty One (51) shares shall be designated as shares of “Series A-1.” The term “Series A”
as used herein shall include the term “Series A-1” except in this Section 2.A. and Section 2.D. |
SECOND: That the foregoing amendment was
duly authorized by the Board of Directors of the Corporation and by the written consent of the stockholders of the corporation
in accordance with the provisions of Sections 228 and 242 of the DGCL.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
Attitude Drinks Incorporated has caused this Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Designations, Powers, Preferences,
and Rights of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock to be duly executed this ____ day of __________, 2015.
ATTITUDE DRINKS INCORPORATED
By: |
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Name: Roy G. Warren |
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Title: Chief Executive Officer |
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