UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON , D.C. 20549

 

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MyDX, INC.

(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)

 

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MYDX, INC.

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NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDER ACTION TO BE TAKEN

PURSUANT TO THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF STOCKHOLDERS

 

WE ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY AND

YOU ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SEND US A PROXY.

 

January ____, 2017

 

Dear MyDx, Inc. Stockholders:

 

This Information Statement is furnished to provide notice to stockholders of MyDx, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “ Company ”), in connection with approval by our Board of Directors (the “ Board ”) and a majority of the stockholders of our common stock, par value $0.001 (the “ Common Stock ”) to take the following actions:

 

1. Grant discretionary authority to the Board, at any time or times for a period of 12 months after the date of the Written Consent, to adopt an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, as amended (the “Articles of Incorporation”), to effect a reverse stock split at a ratio of (i) 1-for-250; (ii) 1-for-500; (iii) 1-for-750; (iv) 1-for-1000; (v) 1-for-1250; (vi) 1-for-1500; (vii) 1-for-2000; or (viii) 1-for-2500, such ratio to be determined by the Board, or to determine not to proceed with the reverse stock split (the “ Reverse Split ”);

 

2. Authorize the Board to designate the MyDx, Inc. 2017 Stock Incentive Plan (the “ Plan ” and collectively with the above described actions, the “ Corporate Actions ”).

 

Stockholders of record at the close of business on December 24, 2016, are entitled to notice of this stockholder action by written consent. Since the actions have been approved by the holders of the required majority of the outstanding shares of our voting stock, no proxies were or are being solicited.

 

Pursuant to Rule 14c-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Corporate Actions cannot become effective until twenty (20) days after the date this Information Statement is mailed to the Company’s stockholders. We anticipate that the amendment will become effective on or after January ____, 2017.

 

By order of the Board of Directors
   
  /s/ Daniel Yazbeck
  By: Daniel Yazbeck
  Its: Chief Executive Officer and Director

 

 

 

INFORMATION STATEMENT

pursuant to section 14 of the

securities and exchange act of 1934 and

regulation 14C and schedule 14c THEREUNDER

 

 

 

This Information Statement is circulated to advise the stockholders of action taken without a meeting upon the written consent of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of the common stock of the Company.

 

 

 

WE ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY AND

YOU ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SEND US A PROXY.

 

GENERAL

 

This Information Statement has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”) and is being furnished to the holders of the outstanding shares of common stock of MyDx, Inc., a Nevada corporation. The purpose of this Information Statement is to provide notice that a majority of the Company’s stockholders, have, by written consent, approved of the Corporate Actions.

 

This Information Statement will be mailed on or about January ____, 2017, to those persons who were stockholders of the Company as of the close of business on December 24, 2016 (the “ Record Date ”). The Corporate Actions are expected to become effective on or about January ____, 2017 (the “ Effective Date ”). The Company will pay all costs associated with the distribution of this Information Statement, including the costs of printing and mailing.

 

As a majority of the Company’s stockholders have already approved of the Corporate Actions by written consent, the Company is not seeking approval for the Corporate Actions from any of the Company’s remaining stockholders, and the Company’s remaining stockholders will not be given an opportunity to vote on the Corporate Actions. All necessary corporate approvals have been obtained, and this Information Statement is being furnished solely for the purpose of providing advance notice to the Company’s stockholders of the Corporate Actions as required by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “ Exchange Act ”).

 

The Company’s Board approved the Corporate Actions effective December 25, 2016, and fixed December 24, 2016, as the date for determining the stockholders entitled to give written consent to the Corporate Actions. As of the Record Date, the majority stockholders who voted for the Corporate Actions held an aggregate of 9,912,500 shares of the Company’s outstanding Common stock and 51 shares of the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock 1 , being equal to 484,206,856 total voting shares and 52.06% of the total number of voting shares then outstanding.

 

As of the Record Date, there were 455,714,173 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding, 51 shares of the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock issued and outstanding, being equal to 930,008,529 total voting shares then outstanding.

 

 

 

 

1 Each one (1) share of the Series A Preferred Stock shall have voting rights equal to (x) 0.019607 multiplied by the total issued and outstanding shares of common stock of the Company eligible to vote at the time of the respective vote (the “Numerator”), divided by (y) 0.49, minus (z) the Numerator. For purposes of illustration only, if the total issued and outstanding shares of common stock of the Company eligible to vote at the time of the respective vote is 5,000,000, the voting rights of one share of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be equal to 102,036 (0.019607 x 5,000,000) / 0.49) – (0.019607 x 5,000,000) = 102,036).

 

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CORPORATE ACTION NO. 1

REVERSE SPLIT

 

APPROVAL OF THE GRANTING OF DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY TO THE BOARD, AT ANY TIME OR TIMES FOR A PERIOD OF 12 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE WRITTEN CONSENT, TO ADOPT AN AMENDMENT TO THE COMPANY’S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, TO EFFECT A REVERSE STOCK SPLIT AT A RATIO OF UP TO 1 FOR 2,500, SUCH RATIO TO BE DETERMINED BY THE BOARD, OR TO DETERMINE NOT TO PROCEED WITH THE REVERSE STOCK SPLIT

 

Overview

 

In accordance with the Nevada Revised Statutes, the Board approved a resolution to adopt an amendment to the Articles of Incorporation to effect a reverse stock split of the Common Stock (the “Reverse Split”) at any time or times during the next twelve (12) months and shall be limited to one of the following fractional Reverse Split ratios (each a “Reverse Ratio”): (i) 1-for-250 Reverse Split; (ii) 1-for-500 Reverse Split; (iii) 1-for-750 Reverse Split; (iv) 1-for-1,000 Reverse Split; (v) 1-for-1,250 Reverse Split; (vi) 1-for-1,500 Reverse Split; (vii) 1-for-2,000 Reverse Split; or (viii) 1-for-2,500 Reverse Split.

 

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE REVERSE STOCK SPLIT WILL NOT CHANGE YOUR PROPORTIONATE EQUITY INTERESTS IN THE COMPANY, EXCEPT AS MAY RESULT FROM THE TREATMENT OF FRACTIONAL SHARES, AS EXPLAINED BELOW UNDER THE CAPTION “FRACTIONAL SHARES.”

 

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE REVERSE STOCK SPLIT WILL HAVE THE EFFECT OF SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASING THE NUMBER OF SHARES THE COMPANY WILL BE ABLE TO ISSUE TO NEW OR EXISTING STOCKHOLDERS BECAUSE THE NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED SHARES WILL REMAIN THE SAME WHILE THE NUMBER OF SHARES ISSUED AND OUTSTANDING WILL BE REDUCED.

 

Reasons for Reverse Split

 

The Board believes that the Company’s outstanding shares may need to be reduced with the goal of (i) creating a capital structure that better reflects a potentially profitable company, (ii) better matching the number of shares outstanding with the size of the Company in terms of market capitalization, shareholders’ equity, operations and potential earnings, (iii) better enabling the Company to raise funds to finance our possible sales and marketing activities and (iv) facilitating higher levels of institutional stock ownership where investment policies generally prohibit investments in lower-priced securities.

 

The Board believes that in order to provide a meaningful level of earnings per share, assuming the Company achieves profitability, the Reverse Split may provide a share count that is more consistent with the Company’s potential economics. Specifically, the lower share count may facilitate meaningful levels of per share earnings and better enable our shareholders to identify changes in operating results as the Company potentially moves towards profitability.

 

The Board further believes that an increased stock price may encourage investor interest and improve the marketability of our Common Stock to a broader range of investors, and thus improve liquidity.

 

Because of the trading volatility often associated with low-priced stocks, many brokerage firms and institutional investors have internal policies and practices that either prohibit them from investing in low-priced stocks or tend to discourage individual brokers from recommending low-priced stocks to their customers. The Board believes that the possible higher market price resulting from the Reverse Split may, to some extent, reduce the negative effects on the marketability and liquidity of the Common Stock inherent in some of the policies and practices of institutional investors and brokerage firms described above. Additionally, a higher share price may give the Company the added flexibility to list its shares on a different stock exchange or quotation service, such as the Nasdaq National Market, although the Company has no current plans to do so.

 

The purpose of seeking shareholder approval of a range of exchange ratios (rather than a fixed exchange ratio) is to provide the Company with the flexibility to achieve the desired results of the Reverse Split. Following the approval of this corporate action, the Board will affect a Reverse Split only upon the Board’s determination that a Reverse Split would be in the best interests of the Company at that time. If the Board were to affect a Reverse Split, the Board would set the timing for such a split and select the specific ratio as set forth herein. No further action on the part of shareholders will be required to either implement or abandon the Reverse Split. If the Board determines to implement the Reverse Split, we would communicate to the public, prior to the effective date of the Reverse Split, additional details regarding the Reverse Split, including the specific ratio the board selects. If the Board does not implement the Reverse Split within 12 months of the Written Consent, the authority granted in this proposal to implement the Reverse Split will terminate.

 

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Implementation and Effects of the Reverse Split

 

If the Board elects to implement the Reverse Split, which the Board may choose not to do at its discretion, the Reverse Split would have the following effects:

 

the number of shares of the Common Stock owned by each Stockholder will automatically be reduced proportionately based on the reverse stock split ratio determined by the Board;

 

a proportionate adjustment will be made to the par value of the Common Stock, such that the stated value of the Company’s capital will be reduced;

 

  the number of shares of the Common Stock issued and outstanding will be reduced proportionately;

 

proportionate adjustments will be made to the per share exercise price and the number of shares issuable upon the exercise of all outstanding options and warrants entitling the holders thereof to purchase shares of the Common Stock, which will result in approximately the same aggregate price being required to be paid for such options or warrants upon exercise of such options or warrants immediately preceding the reverse stock split;

 

a proportionate adjustment will be made to the per share conversion price under the terms of the Company’s outstanding convertible promissory notes.

 

As of the Record Date, under the terms of the Series A Preferred Stock Certificate of Designation, the Reverse Split will not result in a proportionate adjustment to the per share conversion price of the Series A Preferred Stock. The Board, in conjunction with its approval of the Actions, has stated it will not effectuate the Reverse Split until it has determined that, upon the Reverse Split, the conversion or exercise prices of the Company’s options, warrants and convertible securities, that are not otherwise subject to adjustment as a result of the Reverse Split would be treated in a manner that the independent members of the Board determines to be in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders.

 

The table set forth below illustrates the Company’s hypothetical capitalization subsequent to reverse stock splits in varying Reverse Ratios which may be effectuated by the Board pursuant to the Written Consent. This hypothetical model is based on the total number of shares issued and outstanding as of the Record Date and gives effect to the Reverse Split, as well as shares of common stock issued and outstanding and issuable upon the conversion/exercise of promissory notes, options and warrants.

 

  Hypothetical Reverse Split Ratio     Shares of common
stock issued and
outstanding
following
Reverse Split
    Shares of common
stock available for
future issuance
following
Reverse Split
 
  1:00     250       1822857       38177143  
  1:00     500       911428       19088572  
  1:00     750       607619       12725714  
  1:00     1000       455714       9544286  
  1:00     1250       364571       7635429  
  1:00     1500       303809       6362857  
  1:00     2000       227857       4772143  

 

The Reverse Split will be effected simultaneously for all of the Common Stock and the reverse split ratio will be the same for all of the Common Stock. The Reverse Split will affect all of the Stockholders uniformly and will not affect any stockholder’s percentage ownership interests in the Company, except to the extent that the Reverse Split results in any of the Company’s stockholders owning a fractional share. As described below, Stockholders holding fractional shares will be entitled to cash payments in lieu of such fractional shares. Such cash payments will reduce the number of post-split stockholders to the extent there are Stockholders presently holding fewer shares than the to-be-determined reverse split ratio, however that is not the purpose for which the Company is effecting the Reverse Split.

 

The Board may decide not to proceed with the Reverse Split for various reasons including general stock market/business conditions.

 

Potential for Significant Dilution of Equity Interest

 

The Reverse Split will not affect the rights of Stockholders or any Stockholder’s proportionate equity interest in the Company, subject to the treatment of fractional shares. At this time the Company has no plans to issue such additional shares of its capital stock, other than (i) as required for existing and additional financings, (ii) in connection with the underwritten offering planned as disclosed in the Registration Statement, and (iii) as compensation and incentives to employees and directors under the Company’s existing stock incentive plans and other arrangements that may be undertaken.

 

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The future issuance of such authorized shares may have the effect of diluting the Company’s earnings per share and book value per share, as well as the stock ownership and voting rights of the current Stockholders. The effective increase in the number of authorized but unissued shares of the Common Stock may be construed as having an anti-takeover effect by permitting the issuance of shares to purchasers who might oppose a hostile takeover bid or oppose any efforts to amend or repeal certain provisions of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws.

 

Fractional Shares

 

No scrip or fractional share certificates will be issued in connection with the Reverse Split. Stockholders who otherwise would be entitled to receive fractional shares because they hold a number of shares of Common Stock not evenly divisible by the Reverse Split ratio will be entitled, upon surrender of certificate(s) representing such shares, to a cash payment in lieu thereof. The cash payment will equal the product obtained by multiplying (a) the fraction to which the stockholder would otherwise be entitled by (b) the per share closing sales price of the Common Stock on the effective date of the Reverse Split. The ownership of a fractional interest will not give the holder thereof any voting, dividend or other rights except to receive payment therefor as described herein.

 

Stockholders should be aware that, under the escheat laws of the various jurisdictions where stockholders reside, where the Company is domiciled and where the funds will be deposited, sums due for fractional interests that are not timely claimed after the effective time may be required to be paid to the designated agent for each such jurisdiction. Thereafter, stockholders otherwise entitled to receive such funds may have to seek to obtain them directly from the state to which they were paid.

 

Authorized Shares

 

As of the Record Date, there were 10,000,000,000 shares of authorized Common Stock and 10,000,000 shares of authorized preferred stock. As of the Record Date, there were 455,714,173 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding and 51 shares of Series A Preferred Stock issued and outstanding.

 

These authorized but unissued shares of common and preferred stock would be available for issuance from time to time for corporate purposes such as raising additional capital, acquisitions of businesses or assets and sales of stock or securities convertible into Common Stock. The Company believes that the availability of the authorized but unissued shares of common and preferred stock will provide it with the flexibility to meet business needs as they arise, to take advantage of favorable opportunities and to respond to a changing corporate environment. If the Company issues additional shares of common stock, the ownership interests of holders of the Common Stock may be diluted. Also, if the Company issues shares of its preferred stock, the issued shares may have rights, preferences and privileges senior to those of its common stock.

 

Other Effects on Issued and Outstanding Shares

 

If the Reverse Split is implemented, the rights and preferences of the issued and outstanding shares of the Common Stock would remain the same after the Reverse Split. Each share of Common Stock issued pursuant to the Reverse Split would be fully paid and non-assessable.

 

In addition, the Reverse Split would result in some stockholders owing “odd-lots” of fewer than 100 shares of the Common Stock. Brokerage commissions and other costs of transactions in odd-lots are generally higher than the costs of transactions in “round-lots” of even multiples of 100 shares.

 

Procedure for Effecting Reverse Split and Exchange of Stock Certificates

 

If the Board chooses to effect the Reverse Split, it would be implemented by filing a Certificate of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada. The Reverse Split will become effective at the time specified in the Certificate of Amendment, which will most likely be immediately after the filing of the Certificate of Amendment and which the Company refers to as the “effective time.” Beginning at the effective time, each certificate representing shares of the Common Stock before the Reverse Split will automatically be deemed for all corporate purposes to evidence ownership based on the applicable Reverse Ratio. As of the Record Date, under the terms of the Series A Preferred Stock Certificate of Designation, as amended, the Reverse Split will not result in a proportionate adjustment to the per share conversion price of the Series A Preferred Stock. The Board, in conjunction with its approval of the Actions, has stated it will not effectuate the Reverse Split until it has determined that, upon the Reverse Split, the conversion or exercise prices of the Company’s options, warrants and convertible securities, that are not otherwise subject to adjustment as a result of the Reverse Split would be treated in a manner that the Board determines to be in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders. In addition, the Board will not effectuate the Reverse Split until an agreement has been reached between the Board and the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock as to what extent the Reverse Split will affect the Series A Preferred Stock.

 

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As soon as practicable after the effective time, stockholders will be notified that the Reverse Split has been effected. The Company expects that its transfer agent will act as exchange agent for purposes of implementing the exchange of stock certificates. Stockholders of record will receive a letter of transmittal requesting that they surrender the stock certificates they currently hold for stock certificates reflecting the adjusted number of shares as a result of the Reverse Split. Persons who hold their shares in brokerage accounts or “street name” will not be required to take any further actions to effect the exchange of their certificates. No new certificates will be issued to a stockholder until the stockholder has surrendered the stockholder’s outstanding certificate(s) together with the properly completed and executed letter of transmittal to the exchange agent. Until surrender, each certificate representing shares before the Reverse Split will continue to be valid and will represent the adjusted number of shares rounded down to the nearest whole share. Stockholders should not destroy any stock certificate and should not submit any certificates until they receive a letter of transmittal.

 

No Dissenters’ Rights

 

Under the Nevada Revised Statutes, the Stockholders are not entitled to dissenters’ rights with respect to the Reverse Split, and the Company will not independently provide Stockholders with any such right.

 

Anti-Takeover Effects of the Reverse Split

 

A possible effect of the Reverse Split may be to discourage a merger, tender offer or proxy contest, or the assumption of control by a holder of a large block of the Company’s voting securities and the removal of incumbent management. The Board could use the additional shares of our common stock available for issuance to resist or frustrate a third-party take-over effort favored by a majority of the independent stockholders that would provide an above market premium by issuing additional shares of our common stock.

 

The Reverse Split is not the result of the Board’s knowledge of an effort to accumulate any of the Company’s securities or to obtain control of the Company by means of a merger, tender offer, solicitation or otherwise. Nor is the Reverse Split a plan by the Board to adopt a series of amendments to the Articles of Incorporation or our Bylaws to institute an anti-takeover provision. We do not have any plans or proposals to adopt other provisions or enter into other arrangements that may have material anti-takeover consequences.  

 

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Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Reverse Split

 

The following is a summary of certain material United States federal income tax consequences of the Reverse Split. It does not purport to be a complete discussion of all of the possible United States federal income tax consequences of the Reverse Split and is included for general information only. Further, it does not address any state, local or foreign income or other tax consequences. This discussion does not address the tax consequences to holders that are subject to special tax rules, such as banks, insurance companies, regulated investment companies, personal holding companies, foreign entities, nonresident alien individuals, broker-dealers and tax-exempt entities. The discussion is based on the provisions of the United States federal income tax law as of the date hereof, which is subject to change retroactively as well as prospectively. This summary also assumes that the shares of Common Stock held by our Stockholders before the Reverse Split were, and the shares of Common Stock held after the Reverse Split will be, held as “capital assets,” as defined in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (i.e., generally, property held for investment). The tax treatment of a Stockholder may vary depending upon the particular facts and circumstances of such Stockholder. Each stockholder is urged to consult with such Stockholder’s own tax advisor with respect to the tax consequences of the Reverse Split.

 

Other than the cash payments for fractional shares discussed below, no gain or loss will be recognized by a Stockholder upon such Stockholder’s exchange of shares held before the Reverse Split for shares after the Reverse Split. The aggregate tax basis of the shares of the Common Stock received in the Reverse Split (including any fraction of a share deemed to have been received) will be the same as the Stockholder’s aggregate tax basis in the shares of our Common Stock exchanged therefor. In general, Stockholders who receive cash instead of their fractional share interests in the shares of our Common Stock as a result of the Reverse Split will recognize a gain or loss based on their adjusted basis in the fractional share interests redeemed. The Stockholder’s holding period for the shares of our Common Stock after the Reverse Split will include the period during which the Stockholder held the shares of our Common Stock surrendered in the Reverse Split.

 

This summary of certain material United States federal income tax consequence of the Reverse Split is not binding on the Internal Revenue Service, the Company or the courts. Accordingly, each Stockholder should consult with his or her own tax advisor with respect to all of the potential tax consequences to him or her of the Reverse Split.

 

STOCKHOLDERS SHOULD NOT DESTROY ANY STOCK CERTIFICATE AND SHOULD NOT SUBMIT ANY CERTIFICATES WITHOUT THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.

 

CORPORATE ACTION NO. 2

EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION PLAN

 

Overview

 

On December 25, 2016, the Board approved the Plan and declared it advisable and in the Company’s best interests and directed that there be submitted to the holders of a majority of the Company’s common stock for action by written consent, the ratification of the MyDx, Inc. 2017 Stock Incentive Plan (the “ Plan ”). On December 25, 2016, stockholders owning greater than a majority of the outstanding shares of Common Stock approved and ratified the Plan by action taken by written consent without a meeting in accordance with Nevada Law. No further vote of our stockholders is required. Such approval will be effective immediately. The purpose of the Plan is to be able to continue to offer a competitive equity incentive program if to successfully attract, motivate and retain the most qualified candidates for all aspects of our business.

 

The following is a summary of the Plan and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Plan which has been attached hereto as an Exhibit A . Capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed such terms in the Plan. No shares have been issued or are required to be issued pursuant to the terms of the Plan as of the date of this Information Statement.

 

Purpose

 

The purpose of the Plan is to assist in attracting and retaining highly competent key employees, non-employee directors and consultants and to act as an incentive in motivating selected key employees, non-employee directors and consultants of the Company to achieve long-term corporate objectives. The Company does not currently have any plans to issue any shares or make any grants under the Plan.

 

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Administration of the Plan

 

The Plan shall be administered by a committee of the Board (the “ Committee ”). The Committee shall have exclusive and final authority in each determination, interpretation or other action affecting the Plan and its Participants. The Committee shall have the sole discretionary authority to interpret the Plan, to establish, modify and amend administrative rules for the Plan, to impose such conditions and restrictions on Awards as it determines appropriate, and to take such steps in connection with the Plan and Awards granted hereunder as it may deem necessary or advisable. The Committee may, subject to compliance with applicable legal requirements, delegate such of its powers and authority under the Plan as it deems appropriate to designated officers or employees of the Company. In addition, the Board may exercise any of the authority conferred upon the Committee hereunder. In the event of any such delegation of authority or exercise of authority by the Board, references in the Plan to the Committee shall be deemed to refer to the delegate of the Committee or the Board, as the case may be.

 

Number of Authorized Shares

 

Under the Plan, the Board is authorized to sell or award up to 250,000,000 shares and/or options of Common Stock; provided, however , if the outstanding Common Stock shall be hereafter increased or decreased, or changed into or exchanged for a different number or kind of shares or other securities of the Company or of another corporation, by reason of a recapitalization, reclassification, reorganization, merger, consolidation, share exchange, or other business combination in which the Company is the surviving parent corporation, stock split-up, combination of shares, or dividend or other distribution payable in capital stock or rights to acquire capital stock, appropriate adjustment shall be made by the Board in the number and kind of shares which may be granted under the Plan. For example , in the event the Company effectuates a 1-for-10 forward split, the number of Shares that are authorized by and may be sold under the Plan shall be 25,000,000.

 

Eligibility

 

Participants in the Plan shall be such key employees, non-employee directors and consultants of the Company, whether or not members of the Board, as the Committee, in its sole discretion, may designate from time to time. The Committee’s designation of a Participant in any year shall not require the Committee to designate such person to receive Awards in any other year. The designation of a Participant to receive an Award under one portion of the Plan does not require the Committee to include such Participant under other portions of the Plan. The Committee shall consider such factors as it deems pertinent in selecting Participants and in determining the types and amounts of their respective Awards.

 

Tax Withholding and Tax Offset Payments

 

The Company shall be entitled to withhold (or secure payment from the Participant in lieu of withholding) the amount of any withholding or other tax required by law to be withheld or paid by the Company with respect to any amount payable and/or shares issuable under any Award, and the Company may defer payment of cash or issuance of shares upon exercise or vesting of an Award unless indemnified to its satisfaction against any liability for any such tax.

 

EFFECTIVENESS OF CORPORATE ACTIONS

 

Under Section 14(c) of the Exchange Act and Rule 14c-2 promulgated thereunder, the Corporate Actions cannot be affected until 20 days after the date this Information Statement is sent to the Company’s stockholders. This Information Statement will be sent on or about January ____, 2017 to the stockholders of the Company as of the Record Date.

 

Pursuant to the consent resolutions adopted by a majority of the stockholders, notwithstanding the fact that the Corporate Actions have been approved by the Company’s majority stockholders, the Company’s Board may, by resolution, abandon the Corporate Actions at any time prior to the effective date of the Corporate Actions without any further action by the Company’s stockholders.

 

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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

 

The following table sets forth certain information regarding the beneficial ownership of our common stock as of December 24, 2016 by the following persons:

 

each person who is known to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent (5%) of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock;
     
each of our directors and executive officers; and
     
all of our directors and executive officers as a group.

 

Name and Address of Beneficial Owner

 

Number of

Shares of

Common Stock Owned

Beneficially

   

% of Outstanding

Shares of Common Stock

    Number of Shares of Series A Owned     % of Outstanding Series A Preferred
Stock
 
Directors and Executive Officers      
Daniel R. Yazbeck (President, Secretary,
Treasurer & Director)
   

9,912,500 (1)(2)

(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)

      2.18 %     51       100 %
6335 Ferris Square
Suite B
San Diego, CA 92121
                               
                                 
5% Stockholders                                
None                                
                                 
All officers and directors as a group (1 person)     9,912,500       2.18 %     51       100 %

 

 

  (1) 10,000 common shares owned individually
  (2) 1,000,000 common shares owned through Adriana Tomazelli Trust DTD 2/3/15
  (3) 1,000,000 common shares owned through Ary Investment Trust DTD 2/3/15
  (4) 946,667 common shares owned through Dr. O Shaddad Trust DTD 2/3/15
  (5) 733,333 common shares owned through Marcel Investment Trust DTD 2/3/15
  (6) 927,500 common shares owned through One World Trust DTD 2/3/15
  (7) 3,875,000 common shares owned through Daniel Yazbeck Living Trust
  (8) 1,000,000 common shares owned through Zow Enterprises Trust DTD 2/3/15
  (9) 420,000 common shares owned through YCIG, Inc

 

Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC. The number of shares and the percentage beneficially owned by each individual listed above include shares that are subject to options held by that individual that are immediately exercisable or exercisable within 60 days from the date of this report and the number of shares and the percentage beneficially owned by all officers and directors as a group includes shares subject to options held by all officers and directors as a group that are immediately exercisable or exercisable within 60 days from the date of this report.

 

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DISSENTER’S RIGHTS OF APPRAISAL

 

The Nevada Revised Statutes do not provide for dissenter’s rights in connection with the proposed amendment to our Articles of Incorporation.

 

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 Corporate Actions which is not shared by all other stockholders.

 

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

The following is a "safe harbor" statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements contained in this document that are not based on historical facts are "forward-looking statements". Terms such as "anticipates", "believes", "estimates", "expects", "plans", "predicts", "may", "should", "will", the negative thereof and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements are by nature subject to uncertainties and risks, including but not limited to: our reliance on certain major clients; the successful combination of revenue growth with operating expense reduction to result in improved profitability and cash flow; government regulation and tax policy; economic conditions; competition and pricing; dependence on our labor force; reliance on technology; telephone and internet service dependence; the ability, means, and willingness of financial markets to finance our operations; and other operational, financial or legal risks or uncertainties detailed in our SEC filings from time to time. Should one or more of these uncertainties or risks materialize, actual results may differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. We disclaim any intention or obligation to revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new expectations, conditions or circumstances, or otherwise.

 

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

 

We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. Our SEC filings are also available to the public at the Internet site maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov.

 

You should rely only on the information contained in, or incorporated by reference as an exhibit to, this Information Statement. We have not authorized anyone else to provide you with different information. You should not assume that the information in this Information Statement is accurate as of any date other than _____, or such earlier date as is expressly set forth herein.

 

Dated: December [ ], 2016 By order of the Board of Directors
   
  /s/ Daniel Yazbeck
  By: Daniel Yazbeck
  Its: Chief Executive Officer and Director

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

MyDx, Inc.

2017 Stock Incentive Plan

 

  ARTICLE I

PURPOSE AND ADOPTION OF THE PLAN

 

1.1        Purpose . The purpose of the MyDx, Inc. 2017 Stock Incentive Plan (hereinafter referred to as the “ Plan ”) is to assist in attracting and retaining highly competent key employees, non-employee directors and consultants and to act as an incentive in motivating selected key employees, non-employee directors and consultants of MyDx, Inc. and its Subsidiaries (as defined below) to achieve long-term corporate objectives.

 

1.2        Adoption and Term . The Plan has been approved by the Board of Directors (hereinafter referred to as the “ Board ”) of MyDx, Inc., a Nevada corporation (including any successor entity, the “ Company ”), to be effective as of the date the Plan is approved by the Board (the “ Effective Date ”), subject to the approval of the stockholders of the Company. The Plan shall remain in effect until terminated by action of the Board; provided, however , that no Incentive Stock Option (as defined below) may be granted hereunder after the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date. The Company intends that any grant, award or other acquisition of the Company’s securities pursuant to the Plan to any officer and/or director of the Company shall be exempt from Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act.

 

ARTICLE II

DEFINITIONS

 

2.1        For the purposes of this Plan, capitalized terms shall have the following meanings:

 

Award ” means any grant to a Participant of one or a combination of Non-Qualified Stock Options or Incentive Stock Options, and Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Shares and Performance Awards described herein.

 

Award Agreement ” means a written agreement between the Company and a Participant or a written notice from the Company to a Participant specifically setting forth the terms and conditions of an Award granted under the Plan.

 

Award Period ” means, with respect to an Award, the period of time set forth in the Award Agreement during which specified target performance goals must be achieved or other conditions set forth in the Award Agreement must be satisfied.

 

Beneficiary ” means an individual, trust or estate who or which, by a written designation of the Participant filed with the Company or by operation of law, succeeds to the rights and obligations of the Participant under the Plan and an Award Agreement upon the Participant’s death.

 

Board ” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

Change in Control ” means, and shall be deemed to have occurred upon the occurrence of, any one of the following events:

 

(a)       Consummation by the Company of a reorganization, merger, consolidation or similar transaction (a “ Reorganization Transaction ”), in each case, unless, immediately following such Reorganization Transaction, more than 50% of, respectively, the outstanding shares of common stock (or similar equity security) of the corporation or other entity resulting from or surviving such Reorganization Transaction and the combined voting power of the securities of such corporation or other entity entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, is then beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by the individuals and entities who were the respective beneficial owners of the Outstanding Common Stock and the Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Reorganization Transaction in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the Outstanding Common Stock and Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Reorganization Transaction; or

 

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(b)       Consummation by the Company of (i) a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company or (ii) the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company to a corporation or other entity, unless, with respect to such corporation or other entity, immediately following such sale or other disposition more than 50% of, respectively, the outstanding shares of common stock (or similar equity security) of such corporation or other entity and the combined voting power of the securities of such corporation or other entity entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, is then beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by the individuals and entities who were the respective beneficial owners of the Outstanding Common Stock and the Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such sale or disposition in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the Outstanding Common Stock and Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such sale or disposition.

 

Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. References to a section of the Code include that section and any comparable section or sections of any future legislation that amends, supplements or supersedes said section.

 

Committee ” means the committee established in accordance with Section 3.1.

 

Company ” means MyDx, Inc., a Nevada Corporation, and its successors.

 

Common Stock ” means the Company’s common Stock, par value $.001 per share.

 

Company Voting Securities ” means the combined voting power of all outstanding securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the Company.

 

Date of Grant ” means the date designated by the Committee as the date as of which it grants an Award, which shall not be earlier than the date on which the Committee approves the granting of such Award.

 

Effective Date ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 1.2.

 

Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

Exercise Price ” means, with respect to a Stock Appreciation Right, the amount established by the Committee in the related Award Agreement as the amount to be subtracted from the Fair Market Value on the date of exercise in order to determine the amount of the payment to be made to the Participant, as further described in Section 6.2(b).

 

" Fair Market Value " means, as of any date, the value of Common Stock determined as follows:

 

(i)       if the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or a national market system, including without limitation the NYSE Archipelago Exchange, the Nasdaq National Market or The Nasdaq SmallCap Market of The Nasdaq Stock Market, the Fair Market Value of a Share of Common Stock shall be the closing sales price of a Share of Common Stock (or the closing bid, if no such sales were reported) as quoted on such exchange or system for the last market trading day prior to the time of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable;

 

(ii)       if the Common Stock is listed on the OTC Bulletin Board or on the Pink Sheets trading market or is otherwise regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but is not listed in the manner contemplated by clause (i) above, the Fair Market Value of a Share of Common Stock shall be the mean between the high bid and low asked prices for the Common Stock on the last market trading day prior to the day of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable; or

 

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(iii)       if neither clause (i) above nor clause (ii) above applies, the Fair Market Value shall be determined in good faith by the Administrator.

 

Incentive Stock Option ” means a stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.

 

Merger ” means any merger, reorganization, consolidation, share exchange, transfer of assets or other transaction having similar effect involving the Company.

 

Non-Employee Director ” means a member of the Board who (i) is not currently an officer or otherwise employed by the Company or a parent or a subsidiary of the Company, (ii) does not receive compensation directly or indirectly from the Company or a parent or a subsidiary of the Company for services rendered as a consultant or in any capacity other than as a director, except for an amount for which disclosure would not be required pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K, (iii) does not possess an interest in any other transaction for which disclosure would be required pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K, (iv) is not engaged in a business relationship for which disclosure would be required pursuant to Item 404(b) of Regulation S-K, and (v) qualifies as “Outside Director” pursuant to Section 162(m) of the Code.

 

Non-Employee Director Option ” means a stock option granted to a Non-Employee Director in accordance with Section 6.1(a).

 

Non-Qualified Stock Option ” means a stock option which is not an Incentive Stock Option.

 

Options ” means all Non-Qualified Stock Options and Incentive Stock Options granted at any time under the Plan.

 

Outstanding Common Stock ” means, at any time, the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock.

 

Participant ” means a person designated to receive an Award under the Plan in accordance with Section 5.1.

 

Performance Awards ” means Awards granted in accordance with Article VIII.

 

Plan ” means the MyDx, Inc. 2017 Stock Incentive Plan as described herein, as the same may be amended from time to time.

 

Purchase Price ”, with respect to Options, shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(b).

 

Restricted Shares ” means Common Stock subject to restrictions imposed in connection with Awards granted under Article VII.

 

Retirement ” means early or normal retirement under a pension plan or arrangement of the Company or one of its Subsidiaries in which the Participant participates.

 

Stock Appreciation Rights ” means Awards granted in accordance with Article VI.

 

Subsidiary ” means a subsidiary of the Company within the meaning of Section 424(f) of the Code.

 

Termination of Employment ” means the voluntary or involuntary termination of a Participant’s employment with the Company or a Subsidiary for any reason, including death, disability, retirement or as the result of the divestiture of the Participant’s employer or any similar transaction in which the Participant’s employer ceases to be the Company or one of its Subsidiaries. Whether entering military or other government service shall constitute Termination of Employment, or whether a Termination of Employment shall occur as a result of disability, shall be determined in each case by the Committee in its sole discretion. In the case of a consultant who is not an employee of the Company or a Subsidiary, Termination of Employment shall mean voluntary or involuntary termination of the consulting relationship for any reason. In the case of a Non-Employee Director, Termination of Employment shall mean voluntary or involuntary termination, non-election, removal or other act which results in such Non-Employee Director no longer serving in such capacity.

 

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ARTICLE III

ADMINISTRATION

 

3.1       Committee. The Plan shall be administered by a committee of the Board (the “ Committee ”). The Committee shall have exclusive and final authority in each determination, interpretation or other action affecting the Plan and its Participants. The Committee shall have the sole discretionary authority to interpret the Plan, to establish, modify and amend administrative rules for the Plan, to impose such conditions and restrictions on Awards as it determines appropriate, and to take such steps in connection with the Plan and Awards granted hereunder as it may deem necessary or advisable. The Committee may, subject to compliance with applicable legal requirements, delegate such of its powers and authority under the Plan as it deems appropriate to designated officers or employees of the Company. In addition, the Board may exercise any of the authority conferred upon the Committee hereunder. In the event of any such delegation of authority or exercise of authority by the Board, references in the Plan to the Committee shall be deemed to refer to the delegate of the Committee or the Board, as the case may be.

  

ARTICLE IV

SHARES

 

4.1       Number of Shares Issuable . The total number of shares initially authorized to be issued under the Plan shall be one hundred fifty million (150,000,000) shares of Common Stock. The number of shares available for issuance under the Plan shall be subject to adjustment in accordance with the terms herein. The shares to be offered under the Plan shall be authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock, or issued shares of Common Stock which will have been reacquired by the Company.

 

4.2       Shares Subject to Terminated Awards . Shares of Common Stock covered by any unexercised portions of terminated Options (including canceled Options) granted under Article VI, shares of Common Stock forfeited as provided in Section 7.2(a) and shares of Common Stock subject to any Award that are otherwise surrendered by a Participant may be subject to new Awards under the Plan. Shares of Common Stock subject to Options, or portions thereof, that have been surrendered in connection with the exercise of Stock Appreciation Rights shall not be available for subsequent Awards under the Plan, but shares of Common Stock issued in payment of such Stock Appreciation Rights shall not be charged against the number of shares of Common Stock available for the grant of Awards hereunder.

 

ARTICLE V

PARTICIPATION

 

5.1       Eligible Participants . Participants in the Plan shall be such key employees, non-employee directors and consultants of the Company and its Subsidiaries, whether or not members of the Board, as the Committee, in its sole discretion, may designate from time to time. The Committee’s designation of a Participant in any year shall not require the Committee to designate such person to receive Awards in any other year. The designation of a Participant to receive an Award under one portion of the Plan does not require the Committee to include such Participant under other portions of the Plan. The Committee shall consider such factors as it deems pertinent in selecting Participants and in determining the types and amounts of their respective Awards.

 

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ARTICLE VI

STOCK OPTIONS AND STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS

 

6.1       Option Awards .

 

(a)        Grant of Options . The Committee may grant, to such Participants as the Committee may select, Options entitling the Participants to purchase shares of Common Stock from the Company in such numbers, at such prices, and on such terms and subject to such conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, as may be established by the Committee and are subject to adjustment as described herein. Non-Qualified Stock Options granted after the Effective Date shall have an exercise price of not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value on the Date of Grant. Other Incentive Stock Options may be granted at such prices and in such quantities as determined by the Committee. Except as provided in Sections 6.3(c), or 6.5, Non-Employee Director Options shall not be exercisable prior to the first anniversary of the Date of Grant, at which time they will be immediately exercisable, in whole or in part, and shall remain exercisable until the tenth anniversary of the Date of Grant.

 

(b)        Purchase Price of Options . The Purchase Price of each share of Common Stock which may be purchased upon exercise of any Option granted under the Plan shall be determined by the Committee.

 

(c)        Designation of Options . Except as otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, the Committee may designate, at the time of the grant of an Option, such Option as an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Qualified Stock Option; provided, however , that an Option may be designated as an Incentive Stock Option only if the applicable Participant is an employee of the Company or a Subsidiary on the Date of Grant.

 

(d)        Incentive Stock Option Share Limitation . No Participant may be granted Incentive Stock Options under the Plan (or any other plans of the Company and its Subsidiaries) that would result in Incentive Stock Options to purchase shares of Common Stock with an aggregate Fair Market Value (measured on the Date of Grant) of more than $500,000 first becoming exercisable by such Participant in any one calendar year.

 

(e)        Rights as a Stockholder . A Participant or a transferee of an Option pursuant to Section 9.4 shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to the shares of Common Stock covered by an Option until that Participant or transferee shall have become the holder of record of any such shares, and no adjustment shall be made with respect to any such shares of Common Stock for dividends in cash or other property or distributions of other rights on the Common Stock for which the record date is prior to the date on which that Participant or transferee shall have become the holder of record of any shares covered by such Option; provided, however, that Participants are entitled to share adjustments to reflect capital changes under Section 9.7.

 

6.2       Stock Appreciation Rights .

 

(a)        Stock Appreciation Right Awards . The Committee is authorized to grant to any Participant one or more Stock Appreciation Rights. Such Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted either independent of or in tandem with Options granted to the same Participant. Stock Appreciation Rights granted in tandem with Options may be granted simultaneously with, or, in the case of Non-Qualified Stock Options, subsequent to, the grant to such Participant of the related Options; provided, however, that: (i) any Option covering any share of Common Stock shall expire and not be exercisable upon the exercise of any Stock Appreciation Right with respect to the same share, (ii) any Stock Appreciation Right covering any share of Common Stock shall expire and not be exercisable upon the exercise of any Option with respect to the same share, and (iii) an Option and a Stock Appreciation Right covering the same share of Common Stock may not be exercised simultaneously. Upon exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right with respect to a share of Common Stock, the Participant shall be entitled to receive an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (A) the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date of exercise over (B) the Exercise Price of such Stock Appreciation Right established in the Award Agreement, which amount shall be payable as provided in Section 6.2(c).

 

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(b)        Exercise Price . The Exercise Price established for any Stock Appreciation Right granted under this Plan shall be determined by the Committee, but in the case of Stock Appreciation Rights granted in tandem with Options shall not be less than the Purchase Price of the related Options. Upon exercise of Stock Appreciation Rights, the number of shares issuable upon exercise under any related Options shall automatically be reduced by the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such Options which are surrendered as a result of the exercise of such Stock Appreciation Rights.

 

(c)        Payment of Incremental Value . Any payment that may become due from the Company by reason of a Participant’s exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right may be paid to the Participant as determined by the Committee (i) all in cash, (ii) all in Common Stock, or (iii) in any combination of cash and Common Stock. In the event that all or a portion of the payment is to be made in Common Stock, the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered in satisfaction of such payment shall be determined by dividing the amount of such payment or portion thereof by the Fair Market Value on the date of exercise. No fractional share of Common Stock shall be issued to make any payment in respect of Stock Appreciation Rights; if any fractional share would otherwise be issuable, the combination of cash and Common Stock payable to a Participant shall be adjusted as directed by the Committee to avoid the issuance of any fractional share.

 

6.3       Terms of Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights .

 

(a)        Conditions on Exercise . An Award Agreement with respect to Options and/or Stock Appreciation Rights may contain such waiting periods, exercise dates and restrictions on exercise (including, but not limited to, periodic installments) as may be determined by the Committee at the time of grant.

 

(b)        Duration of Options and Stock Appreciation Rights . Options and Stock Appreciation Rights shall terminate after the first to occur of the following events:

 

(i)       Expiration of the Option or Stock Appreciation Right as provided in the related Award Agreement; or

 

(ii)       Termination of the Award as provided in Section 6.3(e), following the applicable Participant’s Termination of Employment; or

 

(iii)       In the case of an Incentive Stock Option, ten (10) years from the Date of Grant; or

 

(iv)       Solely in the case of a Stock Appreciation Right granted in tandem with an Option, upon the expiration of the related Option.

 

(b)        Acceleration of Exercise Time . The Committee, in its sole discretion, shall have the right (but shall not in any case be obligated), exercisable at any time after the Date of Grant, to permit the exercise of any Option or Stock Appreciation Right prior to the time such Option or Stock Appreciation Right would otherwise become exercisable under the terms of the related Award Agreement.

 

(c)        Extension of Exercise Time . The Committee, in its sole discretion, shall have the right (but shall not in any case be obligated), exercisable on or at any time after the Date of Grant, to permit the exercise of any Option or Stock Appreciation Right after its expiration date described in Section 6(b).

 

6.4       Termination .

 

(a)        Termination . In the event of Termination of Employment of a Participant other than by reason of death, disability or Retirement, the right of the Participant to exercise any Option or Stock Appreciation Right shall terminate 90 days after the date of such Termination of Employment, unless the exercise period is extended by the Committee in accordance with Section 6.3(d).

 

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(b)        Disability or Retirement . In the event of a Participant’s Termination of Employment by reason of disability or Retirement, the right of the Participant to exercise any Option or Stock Appreciation Right which he or she was entitled to exercise upon Termination of Employment (or which became exercisable at a later date pursuant to Section 6.3(e)(ii)) shall terminate one year after the date of such Termination of Employment, unless the exercise period is extended by the Committee in accordance with Section 6.3(d). In no event, however, may any Option or Stock Appreciation Right be exercised later than the date of expiration of the Option determined pursuant to Section 6.3(b)(i), (iii) or (iv).

 

(c)        Death . In the event of the death of a Participant while employed by the Company or a Subsidiary or within any additional period of time from the date of the Participant’s Termination of Employment and prior to the expiration of any Option or Stock Appreciation Right as provided pursuant to Section 6.3(e)(i)(B) or Section 6.3(d) above, to the extent the right to exercise the Option or Stock Appreciation Right was accrued as of the date of such Termination of Employment and had not expired during such additional period, the right of the Participant’s Beneficiary to exercise the Option or Stock Appreciation Right shall terminate one year after the date of the Participant’s death (but in no event more than one year from the date of the Participant’s Termination of Employment by reason of disability or Retirement), unless the exercise period is extended by the Committee in accordance with Section 6.3(d). In no event, however, may any Option or Stock Appreciation Right be exercised later than the date of expiration of the Option determined pursuant to Section 6.3(b)(i), (iii) or (iv).

 

(d)        Termination of Unvested Options or Stock Appreciation Rights . Upon Termination of Employment,subject to Section 6.3(c), to the extent the right to exercise an Option or a Stock Appreciation Right, or any portion thereof, has not accrued as of the date of Termination of Employment, such right shall expire at the date of such Termination of Employment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee, in its sole discretion and under such terms as it deems appropriate, may permit, for a Participant who terminates employment by reason of Retirement and who will continue to render significant services to the Company or one of its Subsidiaries after his or her Termination of Employment, the continued vesting of his or her Options and Stock Appreciation Rights during the period in which that individual continues to render such services.

 

6.5       Exercise Procedures . Each Option and Stock Appreciation Right granted under the Plan shall be exercised by written notice to the Company which must be received by the officer or employee of the Company designated in the Award Agreement at or before the close of business on the termination date of the Award. The Purchase Price of shares purchased upon exercise of an Option granted under the Plan shall be paid in full in cash by the Participant pursuant to the Award Agreement; provided, however, that the Committee may (but shall not be required to) permit payment to be made by delivery to the Company of either (a) shares of Common Stock (which may include Restricted Shares or shares otherwise issuable in connection with the exercise of the Option, subject to such rules as the Committee deems appropriate) or (b) any combination of cash and Common Stock or (c) such other consideration as the Committee deems appropriate and in compliance with applicable law (including payment in accordance with a cashless exercise program under which, if so instructed by a Participant, shares of Common Stock may be issued directly to the Participant’s broker or dealer upon receipt of an irrevocable written notice of exercise from the Participant). In the event that any shares of Common Stock shall be transferred to the Company to satisfy all or any part of the Purchase Price, the part of the Purchase Price deemed to have been satisfied by such transfer of shares of Common Stock shall be equal to the product derived by multiplying the Fair Market Value as of the date of exercise times the number of shares of Common Stock transferred to the Company. The Participant may not transfer to the Company in satisfaction of the Purchase Price any fractional share of Common Stock. Any part of the Purchase Price paid in cash upon the exercise of any Option shall be added to the general funds of the Company and may be used for any proper corporate purpose. Unless the Committee shall otherwise determine, any shares of Common Stock transferred to the Company as payment of all or part of the Purchase Price upon the exercise of any Option shall be held as treasury shares.

 

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6.6        Adjustments upon Changes in Capitalization, dissolution, Merger or Sale of Assets .

 

(a)        Changes in Capitalization . Subject to any required action by the shareholders of the Company, the number of shares of Common Stock covered by each outstanding Option, and the number of shares of Common Stock which have been authorized for issuance under the Plan but as to which no Options have yet been granted or which have been returned to the Plan upon cancellation or expiration of an option, as well as the price per share of Common Stock covered by each such outstanding Option, shall be proportionately adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock resulting from a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, combination or reclassification of the Common Stock, or any other increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock effected without receipt of consideration by the Company; provided, however, that conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed to have been "effected without receipt of consideration." Such adjustment shall be made by the Board, whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding and conclusive. Except as expressly provided herein, no issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or price of shares of Common Stock subject to an Option.

 

(b)        Dissolution or Liquidation . In the event of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Committee shall notify each Participant as soon as practicable prior to the effective date of such proposed transaction. The Committee in its discretion may provide for a Participant to have the right to exercise his or her Option until ten (10) days prior to such transaction as to all of the Options covered thereby, including Shares as to which the Option would not otherwise be exercisable. In addition, the Committee may provide that any Company repurchase option applicable to any Shares purchased upon exercise of an Option shall lapse as to all such Shares, provided the proposed dissolution or liquidation takes place at the time and in the manner contemplated. To the extent it has not been previously exercised, an Option will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed action.

 

(c)        Merger or Asset Sale . In the event of a merger of the Company with or into another corporation, or the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company, each outstanding Option shall be assumed or an equivalent option or right substituted by the successor corporation or a Parent or Subsidiary of the successor corporation. In the event that the successor corporation refuses to assume or substitute for the Option, the Participant shall fully vest in and have the right to exercise the Option as to all of the Optioned Stock, including Shares as to which it would not otherwise be vested or exercisable. If an Option becomes fully vested and exercisable in lieu of assumption or substitution in the event of a merger or sale of assets, the Committee shall notify the Participant in writing or electronically that the Option shall be fully vested and exercisable for a period of fifteen (15) days from the date of such notice, and the Option shall terminate upon the expiration of such period. For the purposes of this paragraph, the Option shall be considered assumed if, following the merger or sale of assets, the option or right confers the right to purchase or receive, for each Share of Optioned Stock, immediately prior to the merger or sale of assets, the consideration (whether stock, cash, or other securities or property) received in the merger or sale of assets by holders of Common Stock for each Share held on the effective date of the transaction (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding Shares); provided, however, that if such consideration received in the merger or sale of assets is not solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent, the Committee may, with the consent of the successor corporation, provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise of the Option, for each Share of Optioned Stock to be solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent equal in fair market value to the per share consideration received by holders of Common Stock in the merger or sale of assets.

 

6.7       Change in Control . Unless otherwise provided by the Committee in the applicable Award Agreement, in the event of a Change in Control, all Options and Stock Appreciation Rights outstanding on the date of such Change in Control shall become immediately and fully exercisable. The provisions of this Section 6.7 shall not be applicable to any Options or Stock Appreciation Rights granted to a Participant if any Change in Control results from such Participant’s beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of Common Stock or Company Voting Securities.

 

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ARTICLE VII

RESTRICTED SHARES

 

7.1       Restricted Share Awards . The Committee may grant to any Participant an Award of such number of shares of Common Stock on such terms, conditions and restrictions, whether based on performance standards, periods of service, retention by the Participant of ownership of purchased or designated shares of Common Stock or other criteria, as the Committee shall establish. With respect to performance-based Awards of Restricted Shares intended to qualify for deductibility under Section 162(m) of the Code, performance targets will include specified levels of one or more of operating income, return or investment, return on stockholders’ equity, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization and/or earnings per share. The terms of any Restricted Share Award granted under this Plan may be set forth in an Award Agreement which shall contain provisions determined by the Committee and not inconsistent with this Plan.

 

(a)        Issuance of Restricted Shares . As soon as practicable after the Date of Grant of a Restricted Share Award by the Committee, the Company shall cause to be transferred on the books of the Company or its agent, shares of Common Stock, registered on behalf of the Participant, evidencing the Restricted Shares covered by the Award. All shares of Common Stock covered by Awards under this Article VII shall be subject to the restrictions, terms and conditions contained in the Plan. Until the lapse or release of all restrictions applicable to an Award of Restricted Shares the share certificates representing such Restricted Shares may be held in custody by the Company, its designee, or, if the certificates bear a restrictive legend, by the Participant. Upon the lapse or release of all restrictions with respect to an Award as described in Section 7.1(d), one or more share certificates, registered in the name of the Participant, for an appropriate number of shares as provided in Section 7.1(d), free of any restrictions set forth in the Plan (however subject to any restrictions that may be imposed by law) shall be delivered to the Participant.

 

(b)        Stockholder Rights . Beginning on the Date of Grant of a Restricted Share Award, the Participant shall become a stockholder of the Company with respect to all shares and shall have all of the rights of a stockholder, including, but not limited to, the right to vote such shares and the right to receive dividends; provided, however, that any shares of Common Stock distributed as a dividend or otherwise with respect to any Restricted Shares as to which the restrictions have not yet lapsed, shall be subject to the same restrictions as such Restricted Shares and held or restricted as provided in Section 7.1(a).

 

(c)        Restriction on Transferability . None of the Restricted Shares may be assigned or transferred (other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution or to an inter vivos trust with respect to which the Participant is treated as the owner under Sections 671 through 677 of the Code), pledged or sold prior to the lapse of the restrictions applicable thereto without prior Company approval.

 

(d)        Delivery of Shares Upon Vesting . Upon expiration or earlier termination of the forfeiture period without a forfeiture and the satisfaction of or release from any other conditions prescribed by the Committee, or at such earlier time as provided under the provisions of Section 7.3, the restrictions applicable to the Restricted Shares shall lapse. As promptly as administratively feasible thereafter, subject to the requirements of Section 9.5, the Company shall deliver to the Participant or, in case of the Participant’s death, to the Participant’s Beneficiary, one or more share certificates for the appropriate number of shares of Common Stock, free of all such restrictions, except for any restrictions that may be imposed by law.

 

7.2       Terms of Restricted Shares .

 

(a)        Change in Control . Unless otherwise provided by the Committee in the applicable Award Agreement, in the event of a Change in Control, all restrictions applicable to the Restricted Share Award shall terminate fully and the Participant shall immediately have the right to the delivery of share certificates for such shares in accordance with Section 7.1(d).

 

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ARTICLE VIII

PERFORMANCE AWARDS

 

8.1        Performance Awards .

 

(a)        Award Periods and Calculations of Potential Incentive Amounts . The Committee may grant Performance Awards to Participants. A Performance Award shall consist of the right to receive a payment (measured by the Fair Market Value of a specified number of shares of Common Stock, increases in such Fair Market Value during the Award Period and/or a fixed cash amount) contingent upon the extent to which certain predetermined performance targets have been met during an Award Period. Performance Awards may be made in conjunction with, or in addition to, Restricted Share Awards made under Article VII. The Award Period shall be two or more fiscal or calendar years as determined by the Committee. The Committee, in its discretion and under such terms as it deems appropriate, may permit newly eligible employees, such as those who are promoted or newly hired, to receive Performance Awards after an Award Period has commenced.

 

(b)        Performance Targets . The performance targets may include such goals related to the performance of the Company and/or the performance of a Participant as may be established by the Committee in its discretion. In the case of Performance Awards intended to qualify for deductibility under Section 162(m) of the Code, the targets will include specified levels of one or more of operating income, return on investment, return on stockholders’ equity, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization and/or earnings per share. The performance targets established by the Committee may vary for different Award Periods and need not be the same for each Participant receiving a Performance Award in an Award Period. Except to the extent inconsistent with the performance-based compensation exception under Section 162(m) of the Code, in the case of Performance Awards granted to employees to whom such section is applicable, the Committee, in its discretion, but only under extraordinary circumstances as determined by the Committee, may change any prior determination of performance targets for any Award Period at any time prior to the final determination of the value of a related Performance Award when events or transactions occur to cause such performance targets to be an inappropriate measure of achievement.

 

(c)        Earning Performance Awards . The Committee, on or as soon as practicable after the Date of Grant, shall prescribe a formula to determine the percentage of the applicable Performance Award to be earned based upon the degree of attainment of performance targets.

 

(d)        Payment of Earned Performance Awards . Payments of earned Performance Awards shall be made in cash or shares of Common Stock or a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock, in the discretion of the Committee. The Committee, in its sole discretion, may provide such terms and conditions with respect to the payment of earned Performance Awards as it may deem desirable.

 

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8.2        Terms of Performance Awards .

 

(a)        Termination of Employment . Unless otherwise provided below or in Section 8.3, in the case of a Participant’s Termination of Employment prior to the end of an Award Period, the Participant will not have earned any Performance Awards for that Award Period.

 

(b)        Retirement . If a Participant’s Termination of Employment is because of Retirement prior to the end of an Award Period, the Participant will not be paid any Performance Award, unless the Committee, in its sole and exclusive discretion, determines that an Award should be paid. In such a case, the Participant shall be entitled to receive a pro-rata portion of his or her Award as determined under subsection (d) of this Section 8.2.

 

(c)        Death or Disability . If a Participant’s Termination of Employment is due to death or to disability (as determined in the sole and exclusive discretion of the Committee) prior to the end of an Award Period, the Participant or the Participant’s personal representative shall be entitled to receive a pro-rata share of his or her Award as determined under subsection (d) of this Section 8.2.

 

(d)        Pro-Rata Payment . The amount of any payment to be made to a Participant whose employment is terminated by Retirement, death or disability (under the circumstances described in subsections (b) and (c)) will be the amount determined by multiplying (i) the amount of the Performance Award that would have been earned through the end of the Award Period had such employment not been terminated by (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of whole months such Participant was employed during the Award Period, and the denominator of which is the total number of months of the Award Period. Any such payment made to a Participant whose employment is terminated prior to the end of an Award Period shall be made at the end of such Award Period, unless otherwise determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. Any partial payment previously made or credited to a deferred account for the benefit of a Participant in accordance with Section 8.1(d) of the Plan shall be subtracted from the amount otherwise determined as payable as provided in this Section 8.2(d).

 

(e)        Other Events . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article VIII, the Committee may, in its sole and exclusive discretion, determine to pay all or any portion of a Performance Award to a Participant who has terminated employment prior to the end of an Award Period under certain circumstances (including the death, disability or Retirement of the Participant or a material change in circumstances arising after the Date of Grant), subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee shall deem appropriate.

 

8.3        Change in Control . Unless otherwise provided by the Committee in the applicable Award Agreement, in the event of a Change in Control, all Performance Awards for all Award Periods shall immediately become fully payable to all Participants and shall be paid to Participants within thirty (30) days after such Change in Control.

  

ARTICLE IX

TERMS APPLICABLE TO ALL AWARDS GRANTED UNDER THE PLAN

 

9.1        Plan Provisions Control Award Terms . The terms of the Plan shall govern all Awards granted under the Plan, and in no event shall the Committee have the power to grant any Award under the Plan the terms of which are contrary to any of the provisions of the Plan. In the event any provision of any Award granted under the Plan shall conflict with any term in the Plan as constituted on the Date of Grant of such Award, the term in the Plan as constituted on the Date of Grant of such Award shall control. Except as provided in Section 9.3 and Section 9.7, the terms of any Award granted under the Plan may not be changed after the Date of Grant of such Award so as to materially decrease the value of the Award without the express written approval of the holder. The Committee may make or enforce limitations so that the number of shares of Stock underlying the Plan and the total amount of Common Stock available for issuance under Plan does not exceed the applicable percentage as may be required by the laws of the State of Nevada and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, or in accordance with such other securities laws of any State, the compliance with which the Committee in its sole discretion believes is the in the best interest of the Company.

 

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9.2        Award Agreement . No person shall have any rights under any Award granted under the Plan unless and until the Company and the Participant to whom such Award shall have been granted shall have executed and delivered an Award Agreement or the Participant shall have received and acknowledged notice of the Award authorized by the Committee expressly granting the Award to such person and containing provisions setting forth the terms of the Award.

 

9.3        Modification of Award After Grant . No Award granted under the Plan to a Participant may be modified (unless such modification does not materially decrease the value of that Award) after its Date of Grant except by express written agreement between the Company and such Participant, provided that any such change (a) may not be inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, and (b) shall be approved by the Committee.

 

9.4        Limitation on Transfer . Except as provided in Section 7.1(c) in the case of Restricted Shares, a Participant’s rights and interest under the Plan may not be assigned or transferred other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution and, during the lifetime of a Participant, only the Participant personally (or the Participant’s personal representative) may exercise rights under the Plan. The Participant’s Beneficiary may exercise the Participant’s rights to the extent they are exercisable under the Plan following the death of the Participant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may grant Non-Qualified Stock Options that are transferable, without payment of consideration, to immediate family members of the Participant or to trusts or partnerships for such family members, and the Committee may also amend outstanding Non-Qualified Stock Options to provide for such transferability.

 

9.5        Taxes . The Company shall be entitled, if the Committee deems it necessary or desirable, to withhold (or secure payment from the Participant in lieu of withholding) the amount of any withholding or other tax required by law to be withheld or paid by the Company with respect to any amount payable and/or shares issuable under such Participant’s Award or with respect to any income recognized upon a disqualifying disposition of shares received pursuant to the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option, and the Company may defer payment of cash or issuance of shares upon exercise or vesting of an Award unless indemnified to its satisfaction against any liability for any such tax. The amount of such withholding or tax payment shall be determined by the Committee and shall be payable by the Participant at such time as the Committee determines in accordance with the following rules:

 

(a)       The Participant shall have the right to elect to meet his or her withholding requirement (i) by having withheld from such Award at the appropriate time that number of shares of Common Stock, rounded up to the next whole share, the Fair Market Value of which is equal to the amount of withholding taxes due, (ii) by direct payment to the Company in cash of the amount of any taxes required to be withheld with respect to such Award or (iii) by a combination of withholding such shares and paying cash.

 

(b)       The Committee shall have the discretion as to any Award to cause the Company to pay to tax authorities for the benefit of the applicable Participant, or to reimburse such Participant for, the individual taxes which are due on the grant, exercise or vesting of any Award or the lapse of any restriction on any Award (whether by reason of such Participant’s filing of an election under Section 83(b) of the Code or otherwise), including, but not limited to, Federal income tax, state income tax, local income tax and excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code, as well as for any such taxes as may be imposed upon such tax payment or reimbursement.

 

(c)       In the case of Participants who are subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, the Committee may impose such limitations and restrictions as it deems necessary or appropriate with respect to the delivery or withholding of shares of Common Stock to meet tax withholding obligations.

 

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9.6        Surrender of Awards . Any Award granted under the Plan may be surrendered to the Company for cancellation on such terms as the Committee and the Participant approve.

 

9.7        Adjustments to Reflect Capital Changes .

 

(a)        Recapitalization . The number and kind of shares subject to outstanding Awards, the Purchase Price or Exercise Price for such shares, the number and kind of shares available for Awards subsequently granted under the Plan and the maximum number of shares in respect of which Awards can be made to any Participant in any calendar year shall be appropriately adjusted to reflect any stock dividend, stock split, combination or exchange of shares, merger, consolidation or other change in capitalization with a similar substantive effect upon the Plan or the Awards granted under the Plan. The Committee shall have the power and sole discretion to determine the amount of the adjustment to be made in each case.

 

(b)        Merger . After any Merger in which the Company is the surviving corporation, each Participant shall, at no additional cost, be entitled upon any exercise of an Option or receipt of any other Award to receive (subject to any required action by stockholders), in lieu of the number of shares of Common Stock receivable or exercisable pursuant to such Award prior to such Merger, the number and class of shares or other securities to which such Participant would have been entitled pursuant to the terms of the Merger if, at the time of the Merger, such Participant had been the holder of record of a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of shares of Common Stock receivable or exercisable pursuant to such Award. Comparable rights shall accrue to each Participant in the event of successive Mergers of the character described above. In the event of a Merger in which the Company is not the surviving corporation, the surviving, continuing, successor or purchasing corporation, as the case may be (the “ Acquiring Corporation ”), will either assume the Company’s rights and obligations under outstanding Award Agreements or substitute awards in respect of the Acquiring Corporation’s stock for outstanding Awards, provided, however, that if the Acquiring Corporation does not assume or substitute for such outstanding Awards, the Board shall provide prior to the Merger that any unexercisable and/or unvested portion of the outstanding Awards shall be immediately exercisable and vested as of a date prior to such merger or consolidation, as the Board so determines. The exercise and/or vesting of any Award that was permissible solely by reason of this Section 9.7(b) shall be conditioned upon the consummation of the Merger. Any Options which are neither assumed by the Acquiring Corporation not exercised as of the date of the Merger shall terminate effective as of the effective date of the Merger.

 

(c)        Options to Purchase Shares or Stock of Acquired Companies . After any merger in which the Company or a Subsidiary shall be a surviving corporation, the Committee may grant substituted options under the provisions of the Plan, pursuant to Section 424 of the Code, replacing old options granted under a plan of another party to the merger whose shares of stock subject to the old options may no longer be issued following the merger. The manner of application of the foregoing provisions to such options and any appropriate adjustments shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. Any such adjustments may provide for the elimination of any fractional shares which might otherwise become subject to any Options.

 

9.8        No Right to Employment . No employee or other person shall have any claim of right to be granted an Award under the Plan. Neither the Plan nor any action taken hereunder shall be construed as giving any employee any right to be retained in the employ of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

9.9        Awards Not Includable for Benefit Purposes . Payments received by a Participant pursuant to the provisions of the Plan shall not be included in the determination of benefits under any pension, group insurance or other benefit plan applicable to the Participant which is maintained by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except as may be provided under the terms of such plans or determined by the Board.

 

9.10       Governing Law . All determinations made and actions taken pursuant to the Plan shall be governed by the laws of the State of Nevada, other than the conflict of law provisions thereof, and construed in accordance therewith.

 

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9.11       No Strict Construction . No rule of strict construction shall be implied against the Company, the Committee or any other person in the interpretation of any of the terms of the Plan, any Award granted under the Plan or any rule or procedure established by the Committee.

 

9.12       Captions . The captions (i.e., all Section headings) used in the Plan are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of the Plan, and shall not be deemed to limit, characterize or affect in any way any provisions of the Plan, and all provisions of the Plan shall be construed as if no captions had been used in the Plan.

 

9.13       Severability . Whenever possible, each provision in the Plan and every Award at any time granted under the Plan shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of the Plan or any Award at any time granted under the Plan shall be held to be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, then (a) such provision shall be deemed amended to accomplish the objectives of the provision as originally written to the fullest extent permitted by law and (b) all other provisions of the Plan, such Award and every other Award at any time granted under the Plan shall remain in full force and effect.

 

9.14       Amendment and Termination .

 

(a)        Amendment . The Board shall have complete power and authority to amend the Plan at any time without the authorization or approval of the Company’s stockholders. No termination or amendment of the Plan may, without the consent of the Participant to whom any Award shall theretofore have been granted under the Plan, materially adversely affect the right of such individual under such Award.

 

(b)        Termination . The Board shall have the right and the power to terminate the Plan at any time. No Award shall be granted under the Plan after the termination of the Plan, but the termination of the Plan shall not have any other effect and any Award outstanding at the time of the termination of the Plan may be exercised after termination of the Plan at any time prior to the expiration date of such Award to the same extent such Award would have been exercisable had the Plan not been terminated.

 

9.15       Registration of Shares .

 

To the extent legally available, the Committee shall maintain the right, pursuant to appropriate authorization of the Company and the Company’s Board and with no further approval of the Company’s shareholders, to register any shares issuable pursuant to the Plan in any applicable registration statement with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to, a registration statement filed under a Form S-8 Registration Statement.

 

DATE ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: 12/25/16  
     
DATE ADOPTED BY THE SHAREHOLDERS: 12/25/16  

  

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