Exhibit
10.1
HALO GROUP, INC.
2007 STOCK PLAN
1. Purposes of the
Plan . The purposes of this Plan are to attract and
retain the best available personnel for positions of substantial
responsibility, to provide additional incentive to Employees,
Directors and Consultants and to promote the success of the
Company’s business. Options granted under the Plan
may be Incentive Stock Options or Nonstatutory Stock Options, as
determined by the Administrator at the time of
grant. Stock Purchase Rights may also be granted under
the Plan.
2. Definitions
. As used herein, the following definitions shall
apply:
(a) “
Administrator ” means the Board or any of its
Committees as shall be administering the Plan in accordance with
Section 4 hereof.
(b) “
Applicable Laws ” means the requirements
relating to the administration of stock option plans under U.S.
state corporate laws, U.S. federal and state securities laws, the
Code, any stock exchange or quotation system on which the Common
Stock is listed or quoted and the applicable laws of any other
country or jurisdiction where Options or Stock Purchase Rights are
granted under the Plan.
(c) “
Board ” means the Company’s Board of
Directors.
(d) “
Change in Control ” means the occurrence of any
of the following events:
(i) Any
“person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and
14(d) of the Exchange Act) becomes the “beneficial
owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act),
directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing
fifty percent (50%) or more of the total voting power represented
by the Company’s then outstanding voting securities, except
that any change in the beneficial ownership of the securities of
the Company as a result of a transaction undertaken primarily for
capital-raising purposes and that is approved by the Board, shall
not be deemed to be a Change in Control; or
(ii) The consummation
of the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially
all of the Company’s assets; or
(iii) The consummation
of a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other
corporation, other than a merger or consolidation which would
result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding
immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by
remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities
of the surviving entity or its parent) at least fifty percent (50%)
of the total voting power represented by the voting securities of
the Company or such surviving entity or its parent outstanding
immediately after such merger or consolidation.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing definition, in the event an Option or Stock Purchase
Right issued under the Plan is subject to Section 409A of the Code,
then, in lieu of the foregoing definition and to the extent
necessary to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the
Code, the definition of “Change in Control” for
purposes of such Option or Stock Purchase Right shall be the
definition provided for under Section 409A of the Code and the
regulations or other guidance issued thereunder.
(e) “
Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended.
(f) “
Committee ” means a committee of Directors or
of other individuals satisfying Applicable Laws appointed by the
Board in accordance with Section 4 hereof.
(g) “
Common Stock ” means the Company’s common
stock, par value $.001.
(h) “
Company ” means Halo Group, Inc., a
Texas corporation.
(i) “
Consultant ” means any person, other than an
Employee, who is engaged by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary
to render consulting or advisory services to such
entity.
(j) “
Director ” means a member of the
Board.
(k) “
Disability ” means total and permanent
disability as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the
Code. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event an
Option or Stock Purchase Right issued under the Plan is subject to
Section 409A of the Code, then, in lieu of the foregoing definition
and to the extent necessary to comply with the requirements of
Section 409A of the Code, the definition of
“Disability” for purposes of such Option or Stock
Purchase Right shall be the definition of “disability”
provided for under Section 409A of the Code and the regulations or
other guidance issued thereunder.
(l) “
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 or
Consultant nor payment of a director’s fee or consulting fee
by the Company shall be sufficient to constitute
“employment” by the Company.
(m) “
Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended.
(n) “ 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 Nasdaq National
Market or The Nasdaq SmallCap Market of The Nasdaq Stock Market,
its Fair Market Value shall be the closing sales price for such
stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted on
such exchange or system on the day of determination, as reported in
The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the
Administrator deems reliable;
(ii) If the Common
Stock is regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but
selling prices are not reported, its Fair Market Value shall be the
mean between the high bid and low asked prices for the Common Stock
on the day of determination; or
(iii) In the absence of
an established market for the Common Stock, the Fair Market Value
thereof shall be determined in good faith by the Administrator
using a reasonable valuation method in accordance with the
requirements of Section 409A of the Code and the regulations or
other guidance issued thereunder.
(o) “
Incentive Stock Option ” means an Option
intended to qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning
of Section 422 of the Code.
(p) “
Nonstatutory Stock Option ” means an Option not
intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.
(q) “
Option ” means a stock option granted pursuant
to the Plan.
(r) “
Option Agreement ” means a written or
electronic agreement between the Company and an Optionee evidencing
the terms and conditions of an individual Option
grant. The Option Agreement is subject to the terms and
conditions of the Plan.
(s) “
Option Exchange Program ” means a program
whereby outstanding Options are exchanged for Options with a lower
exercise price.
(t) “
Optioned Stock ” means the Common Stock subject
to an Option or a Stock Purchase Right.
(u) “
Optionee ” means the holder of an outstanding
Option or Stock Purchase Right granted under the Plan.
(v) “
Parent ” means a “parent
corporation,” whether now or hereafter existing, as defined
in Section 424(e) of the Code.
(w) “
Participant ” means an Employee, Consultant or
Director of the Company or a Subsidiary to whom an Option or Stock
Purchase Right is granted under this Plan.
(x) “
Plan ” means this Halo Group, Inc. 2007 Stock
Plan.
(y) “
Restricted Stock ” means Shares issued pursuant
to a Stock Purchase Right or Shares of restricted stock issued
pursuant to an Option.
(z) “
Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement ” means a
written agreement between the Company and the Optionee evidencing
the terms and restrictions applying to Shares purchased under a
Stock Purchase Right. The Restricted Stock Purchase
Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and
the notice of grant.
(aa) “ Rule
701 ” shall mean Rule 701 of the Securities
Act.
(bb) “
Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of
1933, as amended.
(cc) “
Service Provider ” means an Employee, Director
or Consultant.
(dd) “
Share ” means a share of the Common Stock, as
adjusted in accordance with Section 13 below.
(ee) “
Stock Purchase Right ” means a right to
purchase Common Stock pursuant to Section 11 below.
(ff) “
Subsidiary ” means a “subsidiary
corporation,” whether now or hereafter existing, as defined
in Section 424(f) of the Code.
(gg) “ Ten
Percent Stockholder ” means a person who owns (or is
deemed to own pursuant to Section 424(d) of the Code) stock
possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all
classes of stock of the Company, any Parent, or any
Subsidiary.
3. Stock Subject
to the Plan . Subject to the provisions of Section
13 of the Plan, the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be
subject to Options or Stock Purchase Rights and sold under the Plan
is 1,500,000 Shares, of which the maximum number of Shares that may
be delivered pursuant to Incentive Stock Options is
1,500,000. The Shares may be authorized but unissued, or
reacquired Common Stock.
If an Option or Stock Purchase Right expires or
becomes unexercisable without having been exercised in full, the
unpurchased Shares that were subject thereto shall become available
for future grant or sale under the Plan (unless the Plan has
terminated). However, Shares that have actually been
issued under the Plan, upon exercise of either an Option or Stock
Purchase Right, shall not be returned to the Plan and shall not
become available for future distribution under the Plan, except
that if unvested Shares of Restricted Stock are repurchased by the
Company at their original purchase price, such Shares shall become
available for future grant under the
Plan. Notwithstanding any provisions of the Plan to the
contrary, only Shares forfeited back to the Company, Shares
canceled on account of termination, expiration or lapse of an
Option, Shares surrendered in payment of the exercise price of an
Option or Shares withheld for payment of applicable employment
taxes and/or withholding obligations resulting from the exercise of
an Option shall again be available for grant of Incentive Stock
Options under the Plan, but shall not increase the
maximum number of shares described above as the maximum
number of Shares that may be delivered pursuant to Incentive Stock
Options.
4. Administration
of the Plan .
(a)
Administrator . The Plan shall be administered by
the Board or a Committee appointed by the Board, which Committee
shall be constituted to comply with Applicable Laws.
(b) Powers of the
Administrator . Subject to the provisions of the
Plan and, in the case of a Committee, the specific duties delegated
by the Board to such Committee, and subject to the approval of any
relevant authorities, the Administrator shall have the authority in
its discretion:
(i) to
determine the Fair Market Value;
(ii) to select the
Service Providers to whom Options and Stock Purchase Rights may
from time to time be granted hereunder;
(iii) to determine the
number of Shares to be covered by each such award granted
hereunder;
(iv) to approve forms
of agreement for use under the Plan;
(v) to determine the
terms and conditions of any Option or Stock Purchase Right granted
hereunder. Such terms and conditions include, but are
not limited to, the exercise price, the time or times when Options
or Stock Purchase Rights may be exercised (which may be based on
performance criteria), any vesting acceleration or waiver of
forfeiture restrictions, and any restriction or limitation
regarding any Option or Stock Purchase Right or the Common Stock
relating thereto, based in each case on such factors as the
Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall determine;
(vi) to initiate an
Option Exchange Program;
(vii) to prescribe,
amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan,
including rules and regulations relating to sub-plans established
for the purpose of satisfying applicable foreign laws;
(viii) to allow Optionees to
satisfy withholding tax obligations by electing to have the Company
withhold from the Shares to be issued upon exercise of an Option or
Stock Purchase Right that number of Shares having a Fair Market
Value equal to the minimum amount required to be
withheld. The Fair Market Value of the Shares to be
withheld shall be determined on the date that the amount of tax to
be withheld is to be determined. All elections by
Optionees to have Shares withheld for this purpose shall be made in
such form and under such conditions as the Administrator may deem
necessary or advisable; and
(ix) to
construe and interpret the terms of the Plan and Options granted
pursuant to the Plan.
(c) Effect of
Administrator’s Decision . All decisions,
determinations and interpretations of the Administrator shall be
final and binding on all Optionees.
5. Eligibility and
Limitations .
(a) Nonstatutory Stock
Options and Stock Purchase Rights may be granted to Service
Providers. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only
to Employees.
(b) Each Option shall
be designated in the Option Agreement as either an Incentive Stock
Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option. However,
notwithstanding such designation, to the extent that the aggregate
Fair Market Value of the Shares with respect to which Incentive
Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by the Optionee
during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company and any
Parent or Subsidiary) exceeds $100,000, such Options shall be
treated as Nonstatutory Stock Options. For purposes of
this Section 5(b), Incentive Stock Options shall be taken into
account in the order in which they were granted.&