ADAMA TECHNOLOGIES
CORP
2009 EMPLOYEE STOCK INCENTIVE
PLAN
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Purpose : The purpose of this 2009 Employee
Stock Incentive Plan is to provide an additional incentive to
employees of Adama Technologies Corp., a company incorporated under
the laws of the State of Delaware or any successor thereto (the "
Company "), officers, Directors, Consultants and certain
other service providers of the Company and any Parent or
Subsidiary of the Company (both as defined below) to further the
growth, development and financial success of the Company by
providing them with opportunities to purchase or receive Shares (as
defined below) of the Company pursuant to this 2009 Employee Stock
Incentive Plan and to promote the success of the Company's
business.
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Definitions : For the purposes of this 2009 Employee Stock
Incentive Plan, the following terms shall have the meaning ascribed
thereto as set forth below:
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" Applicable
Laws " means the requirements relating to the adoption and
administration of stock option plans under U.S. state corporate
laws, U.S. federal and state securities laws, the Code (as defined
below), any rules and regulation promulgated thereunder, any stock
exchange or quotation system on which the Shares (as defined below)
may be listed or quoted and the Applicable Laws of any other
country or jurisdiction where Awards (as defined below) are, or
will be, granted under the Plan (as defined below), including, but
not limited to, the Israeli tax laws.
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" Additional
Rights " means any distribution of rights, including an
issuance of bonus shares and stock dividends (but excluding cash
dividends), in connection with Section 102 Trustee Awards (as
defined below).
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"
Agreement " means a written or electronic agreement between
the Company and the Participant evidencing the terms and conditions
of an individual grant of Awards, as further specified in Section 8
below. The Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the
Plan.
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" Awards
" means Options or Shares granted under the terms of this Plan,
whether as an Incentive Stock Option, a Non-Statutory Stock Option,
Section 102 Trustee Award, Section 102 Non-Trustee Award, Section
3(i) Award or under other tax regimes, or Shares issued upon
exercise of Options.
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" Board
" means the Board of Directors of the Company.
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" Cause
" means any of the following: (i) a serious breach of trust,
including but not limited to, theft, embezzlement, self-dealing,
and/or breach of fiduciary duties; (ii) the Participant (as defined
below) has committed any flagrant criminal offense; (iii) a
material breach by the Participant of any agreement between the
Participant and the Company and/or any Parent or Subsidiary, which
has not been remedied within thirty (30) days after the Participant
has received a written demand for performance from the Committee
(as defined below); or (iv) any other circumstance justifying
termination or dismissal without severance payment according to
Israeli law.
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"Change in
Control ” means a
change in ownership or control of the Company effected through any
of the following transactions: (i) the acquisition, directly
or indirectly, by any person or related group of persons (other
than the Company or a person that, directly or indirectly,
controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with the
Company), of beneficial ownership of securities possessing more
than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the
Company's outstanding securities pursuant to such transaction; (ii)
a merger, consolidation, reorganization of the Company or a similar
business combination, in which securities possessing more than
fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the
Company's outstanding securities are transferred to a person or
persons different from the person or persons holding those
securities, directly or indirectly, immediately prior to such
transaction; or (iii) the sale, transfer or other disposition of
all or substantially all of the Company’s assets (including,
intellectual property rights which, in the aggregate, constitute
substantially all of the Company’s material
assets).
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"
Committee " means a committee of Directors (as defined
below) to which the Board has delegated power to act under or
pursuant to the provisions of the Plan. In the absence
of any such delegation, the Committee will consist of the entire
Board.
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" Code "
means the US Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
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“
Companies Law ” means the Israeli Companies Law
5759-1999, as amended.
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“
Common Stock ” means the Common Stock of the
Company.
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"
Company " means Adama Technologies Corp., a company
incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware, or any
successor thereto.
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“
Consultant ” means any person or entity that is
engaged by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company
to render consulting or advisory services to such
entity.
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"
Controlling Shareholder " has the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 32(9) of the Tax Ordinance.
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“
Director ” means a member of the Board of Directors of
the Company or any member of the Board of Directors of the Parent
or Subsidiary of the Company.
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"
Disability " means a complete and permanent inability, due
to illness or injury, to perform the duties of the Participant's
engagement at such time when the disability commenced, as
determined by the Committee based on medical evidence acceptable to
it. (ii) with regard to Incentive Stock Options and Non-Statutory
Stock Options (both as defined below), total and permanent
disability, as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.
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"
Employee " means any person, including officers and
Directors, employed by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of
the Company. Neither service as a Director nor payment of
a Director's fee by the Company shall be sufficient to
constitute “employment” by the Company. A person
employed by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company
shall not cease to be an Employee for the purposes of the Plan in
the case of (i) any leave of absence approved by the Company, or
(ii) transfer between locations of the Company, or (iii) transfer
of employment between the Company and any Parent or Subsidiary or
any successor thereto. With regard to Section 102 Trustee Options
and Section 102 Non-Trustee Options (as defined below),
“Employee” includes Directors and office holders ("
Nosei Misra " as such term is defined in the Israeli
Companies Law), and excludes any person who is a
Controlling Shareholder prior to and/or after the issuance of the
Options
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" Exercise
Price " means the price per Share determined by the Committee
in accordance with Section 10 below, which is to be paid to the
Company in order to exercise an Option and purchase the Share(s)
covered thereby.
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" Expiration
Date " of an Option means the earlier of: (i) the expiration of
ten (10) years from the date such Option was granted; or (ii) the
expiration date set forth in the Agreement.
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" Fair
Market Value " means, as of any date, the value of a Share
determined as follows:
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If the Shares
are admitted to trading on any established stock exchange or a
national market system, including without limitation the Nasdaq
National Market or the Nasdaq SmallCap Market of the Nasdaq Stock
Market, the Fair Market Value shall be the closing sale price of a
Share on the principal exchange on which Shares are then trading
(or as reported on any composite index which includes such
principal exchange), on the trading day immediately preceding such
date, or if Shares were not traded on such date, then on the next
preceding date of which a trade occurred, as reported in The
Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Committee deems
reliable;
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If the Shares
are not traded on an exchange, but are admitted to quotation on the
Nasdaq or other comparable quotation system, the Fair Market Value
shall be the mean between closing representative bid and asked
prices for the Shares on the trading day immediately preceding such
date or, if no bid and ask prices were reported on such date, then
on the last date preceding such date on which both bid and ask
prices were reported, all as reported by Nasdaq or such other
comparable quotation system; or
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If the Shares
are not publicly traded on an exchange and not quoted on Nasdaq or
a comparable quotation system, the Fair Market Value shall be
determined in good faith by the Committee.
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Without
derogating from the foregoing and solely for the purpose of
determining the tax liability, in the case of Capital Gain Option
Through a Trustee (as defined below), the Fair Market Value of a
Share at grant shall be determined in accordance with the
provisions of Section 102(b)(3) of the Tax Ordinance as further
detailed in Section 16(b) below.
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“
Incentive Stock Option ” means an Award that is
intended to qualify, and by its terms qualifies as an incentive
stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code and
the regulations promulgated thereunder.
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" Lock-up
Period " means the period during which the Section 102 Trustee
Section 102 Trustee Awards granted to a Participant as well as any
Additional Rights distributed in connection therewith are to be
held by the Trustee (as defined below) on behalf of the
Participant, in accordance with Section 102 (as defined below) and
pursuant to the Section 102(b) Route Election the Company
elects.
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"Non-Statutory Stock Option
” means an Award that by its
terms does not qualify or is not intended to qualify as an
Incentive Stock Option.
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" Notice of
Exercise " has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 11
below.
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"
Option(s) " means a right to purchase Shares granted under
the terms specified in the Plan.
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"
Participant(s) " means any holder of one or more Shares,
Options, or the Shares issuable or issued upon exercise of such
Options, under the Plan.
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" Parent
" means a "parent corporation", whether now or hereafter existing,
as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.
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" Plan "
means this 2009 Employee Stock Incentive Plan, as amended from time
to time.
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“
Proxy Holder ” means the Chairman of the Board, as
shall be in office from time to time or any other person designated
by the Board to act as proxy holder.
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" Section
3(i) " means that certain Section 3(i) of the Tax Ordinance,
and any regulations, rules, orders or procedures promulgated
thereunder, all as amended.
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" Section
3(i) Award " means an Option or Share granted pursuant to
Section 3(i).
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" Section
102 " means that certain Section 102 of the Tax Ordinance, and
any regulations, rules, orders or procedures promulgated
thereunder, including the Income Tax Rules (Tax Relief for Issuance
of Shares to Employees), 2003, all as amended.
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Section 102 Trustee Award " means an Option or Share granted
under the Plan and that by its terms qualifies and is intended to
qualify under the provisions of Section 102(b) of the Tax Ordinance
(including the Section 102(b) Route Election (as defined below)) ,
as either:
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Ordinary Income Award Through a Trustee ” for
the special tax treatment under Section 102(b)(1) and the
“Ordinary Income Route”, or
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Capital Gain Award Through a Trustee ” for the special
tax treatment under Section 102(b)(2) and the “Capital
Route”.
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“Section 102(b) Route
Election” means the
right of the Company to choose either the “Capital
Route” (as set under Section 102(b)(2)), or the
“Ordinary Income Route” (as set under Section
102(b)(1)), but subject to the provisions of Section 102(g) of the
Tax Ordinance, as further specified in Section 6 below.
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Section 102 Non-Trustee Award ” means an Option or
Share granted under the Plan and that by its terms does not qualify
or is not intended to qualify as a Section 102 Trustee Award and is
granted not through a trustee under the terms of Section 102(c) of
the Tax Ordinance.
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" Service
Provider " means an Employee, officer, Director or
Consultant.
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“
Share(s) ” means Common Stock, par value US0.001 of
the Company or any other type of authorized and registered stock of
the Company, as shall be authorized by the Board for distribution
under the Plan, all as adjusted in accordance with Section 13
of the Plan.
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“
Subsidiary ” means a "subsidiary corporation", whether
now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of the
Code.
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“ Tax
Ordinance ” means the Israeli Income Tax Ordinance (New
Version), 1961, as amended.
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“Ten
Percent Shareholder ” means a person who owns (or is deemed to
own pursuant to Section 424(d) of the Code) shares representing
more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of
all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of
the Company.
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" Trust
Agreement " means a written agreement between the Company and
the Trustee, which sets forth the terms and conditions of the trust
and is in accordance with the provisions of Section 102.
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"
Trustee " means a person or an entity, appointed by the
Company and approved in accordance with the provisions of Section
102, to hold in trust on behalf of the Participants the granted
Awards, as well as any Additional Rights granted in connection
therewith, in accordance with the provisions of Section
102.
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Interpretation : Unless the context otherwise indicates, words
expressed in the singular shall include the plural and vice versa
and the use of the neuter, masculine, or feminine gender is for
convenience only and shall be deemed to mean and include the
neuter, masculine or feminine gender, as appropriate.
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Administration of the Plan
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The Committee
shall have the power to administer the Plan. Notwithstanding the
above, the Board shall automatically have a residual authority if
no Committee shall be constituted or if such Committee shall cease
to operate for any reason whatsoever.
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Subject to the
terms and conditions of this Plan, and subject to the approval of
any relevant authorities and to Applicable Laws, the Committee
shall have full power and authority, at all times, to: (i) select
the Service Providers to whom Awards may from time to time be
granted hereunder, and to grant the Awards to the said Service
Providers; (ii) determine the terms and provisions of the
Agreements (which need not be identical) including, but not limited
to, the type of the Awards to be granted, the number of
Awards to be granted, the Exercise Price, the time or
times when and the extent to which an Award shall be vested and may
be exercised and the nature and duration of restrictions as to the
eligibility or transferability of an Award; (iii) accelerate the
right of a Participant to exercise, in whole or in part, any
Option, or extend such right; (iv) approve forms of Agreement for
use under the Plan; (v) make a Section 102(b) Route Election
(subject to the limitations set under Section 102(g)); (vi)
interpret and construe the provisions of the Plan and the
Agreements; (vii) determine the Fair Market Value of the
Shares; (viii) adopt sub-plans, Plan addenda and appendices to the
Plan as the Committee deems desirable, to accommodate foreign laws,
regulations and practice. The provisions of such sub-plans, Plan
addenda and appendices to the Plan may take precedence over other
provisions of the Plan, with the exception of Section 5, but unless
otherwise superseded by the terms of such sub-plans, Plan addenda
and appendices to the Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall govern
their operation; (ix) exercise such powers and perform such acts as
are deemed necessary or expedient to promote the best interests of
the Company with respect to the Plan, including but not limited to
prescribe, amend and rescind any rules and regulations relating to
the Plan (including rules and regulations relating to sub-plans,
Plan addenda and appendices to the Plan established for the purpose
of satisfying applicable foreign laws); and (x) take all other
action and determine any other matter which is necessary or
desirable for, or incidental to, the administration of the
Plan.
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The
interpretation and construction by the Committee of any provision
of the Plan (including sub-plans, Plan addenda and appendices to
the Plan), the Agreement or of any Award thereunder shall be final
and conclusive, unless otherwise determined by the Board. No member
of the Committee shall be liable for any action or determination
made in good faith with respect to the Plan or any
Agreement
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The aggregate
number of Shares that may be issued under the Plan shall not exceed
25,000,000 (twenty five million) Shares, subject to adjustments as
provided in Section 13 of the Plan. The Shares subject
to the Plan may be either authorized but unissued Shares or
reacquired Shares, subject to Applicable Laws.
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Any Shares
under the Plan, in respect of which the right hereunder of a
Participant to purchase or receive the same shall for any reason
terminate, become cancelled, expire or otherwise cease to exist,
shall again be available for grant through Awards under the Plan
(unless the Plan has terminated). No fraction of Shares may be
issued under the Plan.
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The Board may,
at any time during the term of the Plan, increase the number of
Shares available for grant under the Plan or amend the type of
Shares available for grant under the Plan. The approval
of the Company’s shareholders of such increase or amendment
shall be obtained if so required under Applicable Laws and/or the
Company’s incorporation documents and/or any Shareholders
Rights Agreement, as shall be in effect from time to
time.
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Section
102(b) Route Election :
No Section 102 Trustee Awards may be granted under this Plan to any
Participant, unless and until, the Company's election of the type
of Section 102 Trustee Awards either as “Ordinary Income
Award Through a Trustee” or as “Capital Gain Award
Through a Trustee” is appropriately filed with the Israeli
Income Tax Authorities. Such Section 102(b) Route Election shall
become effective beginning the first date of grant of a Section 102
Trustee Award under this Plan and shall remain in effect until the
end of the year following the year during which the Company first
granted Section 102 Trustee Awards. The Section 102(b) Route
Election shall obligate the Company to grant only the type
of Section 102 Trustee Award it has elected, and shall apply to all
Participants who were granted Section 102 Trustee Awards during the
period indicated herein, all in accordance with the provisions of
Section 102(g) of the Tax Ordinance. For avoidance of doubt, it is
clarified that the Company does not obligate itself to file a
Section 102(b) Route Election, and in any case, such Section 102(b)
Route Election shall be at the sole discretion of the Company. It
is further clarified that such Section 102(b) Route Election shall
not prevent the Company from granting Section 102 Non-Trustee
Awards simultaneously.
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Subject to the
terms and conditions of the Plan and any restriction imposed by
Applicable Laws, Awards may be granted to Service Providers, as
selected by the Committee in its sole discretion, provided
however , that, (i) Section 102 Trustee Awards and Section 102
Non-Trustee Awards may be granted only to Employees of the Company
and any Parent or Subsidiary thereof, and provided further that,
such Parent or Subsidiary corporation is an "employing company"
within the meaning of Section 102(a) of the Tax Ordinance; and (ii)
Section 3(i) Awards may be granted only to (a) Consultants; and/or
(b) employees, Directors and/or officers of the Company or any
Parent or Subsidiary who are Controlling Shareholders prior to
and/or after the issuance of the Awards.
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Eligibility to
participate in the Plan does not confer any right to be granted
Awards under the Plan. Participation in the Plan is voluntary. The
grant of an Award to a Service Provider hereunder, shall neither
entitle such Service Provider to participate, nor disqualify him
from participating, in any other grant of Awards pursuant to this
Plan or any other share incentive or stock option plan of the
Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company.
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Awards may be
granted at any time, after the Plan shall become effective as
specified in Section 17 hereof, subject to obtaining all the
necessary approvals (if any) from any regulatory body or
governmental agency having jurisdiction over the Company and/or any
Parent or Subsidiary and/or any Participant. In the case of Section
102 Trustee Awards, Awards may be granted after the passage of
thirty (30) days (or a shorter period as and if approved by the tax
authorities) following the delivery by the Company to the
appropriate Israeli Income Tax Authorities of a request for
a
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