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Exhibit 4.1
CHINA DIRECT
TRADING CORPORATION
2005 Consultants
& Legal Services Plan
Section 1. Introduction. China Direct Trading Corporation,
a Florida
corporation, (the "Company" or
"CHDT") hereby establishes the
2005 Consultants
Stock Plan (hereinafter referred to as the "Plan") as of January 24,
2005.
The purposes
of the Plan are
to obtain services
for CHDT from
independent contractors and
professional advisors for services at reduced
compensation or at rates and/or on terms that are otherwise negotiated
favorably
to CHDT by paying their fees or retainers in the form of shares of the
Company's
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share ("Common Stock").
Section 2. Definitions. The
following terms shall have the meanings set
forth below:
"Board" means the
Board of Directors of the Company.
"Change of Control"
has the meaning set forth in Section 10(a) below.
"Code" means the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended, and the
rules and regulations thereunder.
References to any provision of
the Code or
rule or regulation thereunder
shall be deemed to
include any amended
or
successor provision, rule or regulation.
"Common Stock" has the meaning
set forth in Section 1 above.
"Company" has the
meaning set forth in Section 1 above.
"Delivery Date" has
the meaning set forth in Section 6 herein.
"Dividend Equivalent" for a given dividend or
other distribution means
a number of shares of Common Stock having a Fair Market Value, as of the record
date for such dividend or
distribution, equal to the amount
of cash, plus the
fair market value
on the date of
distribution of any property,
that is
distributed with respect to one share of
Common Stock pursuant to such dividend
or distribution; such fair market value to be determined by the Board in good
faith.
"Effective Date" has
the meaning set forth in Section 3 herein.
"Exchange Act" has the
meaning set forth in Section 10(c) herein.
"Fair Market
Value" means the mean between
the highest and lowest
reported sales prices of the Common Stock on the OTC Bulletin Board, or, if not
listed on such exchange, on any other
national securities exchange on which the
Common Stock is listed or on NASDAQ on
the last trading day prior to the date
with respect to which the Fair Market Value is to be determined.
"Independent Contractors" shall mean certain third
parties, including
both individuals and companies, that are
neither directors nor key employees of
CHDT, and who provide certain services to CHDT.
"Participant" shall
mean professional advisors,
consultants,
independent contractors and
suppliers of the
Company and any
of its
subsidiaries, as the Board in its sole discretion determines to be
significantly
responsible for the success and future growth and profitability
of the Company
and whom the Board may designate from time to time to receive stock under the
Plan.
"Plan" shall
mean this 2005 Consultants Stock
Plan .
Section 3.
Effective Date of the Plan. The Plan was
adopted by the
Board on January 24, 2005 and is effective as of the same ("Effective
Date").
Section 4. Eligibility.
Participants shall be those persons, who in the
judgment of the Board, are
performing, or will perform, vital services in the
management, operation, and development
of CHDT and contribute significantly, or
are expected to contribute
significantly, to the achievement
of long-term
corporate economic objectives, and/or,
in the case of consultants, independent
contractors or suppliers furnish services to CHDT at reduced rates or on other
terms which are significantly favorable to CHDT.
Each issuance of shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Plan shall be
evidenced by a written agreement duly
executed and delivered by or on behalf of
the Company and a Participant, if such an agreement is required by the
Company
to assure compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.
Section 5.
Grants of Shares.
Commencing on the
Effective Date,
Participants shall be eligible to
receive shares of Common Stock
pursuant to
this Plan at the issuance price $0.05
per Share (valued as such for purposes of
determining value of Common Stock issued for services).
Section 6. Delivery of
Shares. (a) The shares of Common Stock
shall be
delivered in accordance
with this Section
6 as soon as practicable
(the
"Delivery Date"). If, the number of shares so delivered includes a fractional
share, then such number shall be rounded
to the nearest whole number of shares.
If any such shares are to be delivered
after the Participant has died or become
legally incompetent, they shall be
delivered to the
Participant's estate or
legal guardian, as the case may be. References to a Participant in this Plan
shall be deemed to refer to the Participant's estate or legal guardian, where
appropriate.
(b) The Company may,
but shall not be required
to, create a grantor
trust or utilize an existing grantor
trust (in either case,
"Trust") to assist
it in accumulating the shares of Common
Stock needed to fulfill its obligations
under this Section 6. However, Participants
shall have no beneficial or other
interest in the Trust and the assets
thereof, and their rights under the Plan
shall be as general creditors of the
Company, unaffected by the
existence or
nonexistence of the Trust, except that deliveries of Common Stock under the
Plan
to Participants from the Trust shall,
to the extent thereof, be treated as
satisfying the Company's obligations under this Section 6.
Section 7. Share
Certificates; Voting and
Other Rights. The
certificates for shares delivered to a
Participant pursuant to Section 6 above
shall be issued in the name of the
Participant, and from and after
the date of
such issuance the Participant shall be entitled to all rights of a
shareholder
with respect to Common
Stock for all such shares issued in his or her name,
including the right to vote the shares,
and the Participant shall receive all
dividends and other distributions, if any, paid or made with respect thereto.
Section 8.
General Restrictions. (a)
Notwithstanding any other
provision of the Plan or agreements made pursuant thereto, the Company shall
not
be required to issue or deliver any
certificate or certificates for shares of
Common Stock under
the Plan prior to
fulfillment of all of the






