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Andatee China Marine Fuel Services Corporation 2009 Equity Incentive Plan

Equity Incentive Plan Agreement

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Title: Andatee China Marine Fuel Services Corporation 2009 Equity Incentive Plan
Date: 8/27/2009

Andatee China Marine Fuel Services Corporation 2009 Equity Incentive Plan, Parties: andatee china marine fuel services corp , andatee china marine fuel services corporation
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Andatee China Marine Fuel Services Corporation

2009 Equity Incentive Plan

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

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1.

Purpose and Objectives

2

 

 

 

2.

Definitions

2

 

 

 

3.

Administration

4

 

 

 

4.

Grants

4

 

 

 

5.

Shares Subject to the Plan

4

 

 

 

6.

Eligibility for Participation

5

 

 

 

7.

Options

5

 

 

 

8.

Stock Units

7

 

 

 

9.

Stock Awards

8

 

 

 

10.

Stock Appreciation Rights and Other Stock-Based Awards

8

 

 

 

11.

Qualified Performance-Based Compensation

9

 

 

 

12.

Deferrals

10

 

 

 

13.

Withholding of Taxes

10

 

 

 

14.

Transferability of Grants

10

 

 

 

15.

Consequences of a Change of Control

11

 

 

 

16.

Requirements for Issuance of Shares

11

 

 

 

17.

Amendment and Termination of the Plan

11

 

 

 

18.

Miscellaneous

12

 

 

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Andatee China Marine Fuel Services Corporation

 

2009 Equity Incentive Plan

 

1.            Purpose and Objectives

 

The Andatee China Marine Fuel Services Corporation 2009 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan") is designed to align the interests of (i) designated employees of Andatee China Marine Fuel Services Corporation (the "Company") and its subsidiaries, (ii) non-employee members of the board of directors of the Company, and (iii) consultants and key advisors of the Company and its subsidiaries with the interests of the Company's stockholders and to provide incentives for such persons to exert maximum efforts for the success of the Company. By extending the opportunity to receive grants of stock options, stock units, stock awards, stock appreciation rights and other stock-based awards, the Company believes that the Plan will encourage the participants to contribute materially to the growth of the Company, thereby benefiting the Company's shareholders, and will align the economic interests of the participants with those of the shareholders. The Plan may furthermore be expected to benefit the Company and its stockholders by making it possible for the Company to attract and retain the best available talent. The Plan shall be effective as of July _, 2009, subject to approval by the shareholders of the Company.

 

2.            Definitions

 

Whenever used in this Plan, the following terms will have the respective meanings set forth below:

 

(a)           "Board" means the Company's Board of Directors.

 

(b)           "Cause" means, except to the extent otherwise specified by the Committee, a finding by the Committee of a Participant's incompetence in the performance of duties, disloyalty, dishonesty, theft, embezzlement, or unauthorized disclosure of customer lists, product lines, processes or trade secrets of the Employer, individually or as an employee, partner, associate, officer or director of any organization.

 

(c)           "Change of Control" shall be deemed to have occurred if:

 

(i)            Any "person" (as such term is used in sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) becomes a "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than 50% of the voting power of the then outstanding securities of the Company; provided that a Change of Control shall not be deemed to occur as a result of a transaction in which the Company becomes a subsidiary of another corporation and in which the shareholders of the Company, immediately prior to the transaction, will beneficially own, immediately after the transaction, shares entitling such shareholders to more than 50% of all votes to which all shareholders of the parent corporation would be entitled in the election of directors;

 

(ii)            The consummation of (i) a merger or consolidation of the Company with another corporation where the shareholders of the Company, immediately prior to the merger or consolidation, will not beneficially own, immediately after the merger or consolidation, shares entitling such shareholders to more than 50% of all votes to which all shareholders of the surviving corporation would be entitled in the election of directors, (ii) a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or (iii) a liquidation or dissolution of the Company; or

 

(d)           "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

(e)           "Committee" means the Compensation Committee of the Board or another committee appointed by the Board to administer the Plan. Grants that are intended to be "qualified performance-based compensation" under section 162(m) of the Code shall be made by a committee that consists of two or more persons appointed by the Board, all of whom shall be "outside directors" as defined under section 162(m) of the Code and related Treasury regulations.

 

(f)           "Company" means Andatee China Marine Fuel Services Corporation and any successor corporation.

 

 

 


 

 

(g)           "Company Stock" means the common stock of the Company.

 

(h)           "Consultant" means a consultant or advisor who performs services for the Employer and who renders bona fide services to the Employer, if the services are not in connection with the offer and sale of securities in a capital-raising transaction and the Consultant does not directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market for the Employer's securities.

 

(i)           "Disability" means a Participant's becoming disabled within the meaning of section 22(e)(3) of the Code, within the meaning of the Employer's long-term disability plan applicable to the Participant, or as otherwise determined by the Committee.

 

(j)           "Effective Date" of the Plan means June __, 2009, subject to approval of the Plan by the shareholders of the Company.

 

(k)           "Employee" means an employee of the Employer (including an officer or director who is also an employee).

 

(l)           "Employer" means the Company and its subsidiaries.

 

(m)           "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

(n)           "Exercise Price" means the per share price at which shares of Company Stock may be purchased under an Option, as designated by the Committee.

 

(o)           "Fair Market Value" of Company Stock means, unless the Committee determines otherwise with respect to a particular Grant, (i) if the principal trading market for the Company Stock is the American Stock Exchange or another national securities exchange, the "closing transaction" price at which shares of Company Stock are traded on such securities exchange on the relevant date or (if there were no trades on that date) the latest preceding date upon which a sale was reported, (ii) if the Company Stock is not principally traded on a national securities exchange, but is quoted on The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. National Market System ("NMS") or Small-Cap Market ("Small-Cap"), the OTC Bulletin Board ("OTCBB") or the Pink Sheets, the last reported "closing transaction" price of Company Stock on the relevant date, as reported by the NMS, Small-Cap, OTCBB or Pink Sheets, or, if not so reported, as reported in a customary financial reporting service, as the Committee determines, or (iii) if the Company Stock is not publicly traded or, if publicly traded, is not subject to reported closing transaction prices as set forth above, the Fair Market Value per share shall be as determined by the Committee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for federal, state and local income tax purposes, the Fair Market Value may be determined by the Committee in accordance with uniform and non-discriminatory standards adopted by it from time to time.

 

(p)           "Grant" means an Option, Stock Unit, Stock Award, SAR or Other Stock-Based Award granted under the Plan.

 

(q)           "Grant Agreement" means the written instrument that sets forth the terms and conditions of a Grant, including all amendments thereto.

 

(r)           "Incentive Stock Option" means an Option that is intended to meet the requirements of an incentive stock option under section 422 of the Code.

 

(s)           "Non-Employee Director" means a member of the Board who is not an employee of the Employer.

 

(t)           "Nonqualified Stock Option" means an Option that is not intended to be taxed as an incentive stock option under section 422 of the Code.

 

(u)           "Option" means an option to purchase shares of Company Stock, as described in Section 7.

 

 

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(v)           "Other Stock-Based Award" means any Grant based on, measured by or payable in Company Stock (other than a Grant described in Sections 7, 8 or 9 of the Plan), as described in Section 10.

 

(w)           "Participant" means an Employee, Consultant or Non-Employee Director designated by the Committee to participate in the Plan.

 

(x)           "Plan" means this Andatee China Marine Fuel Services Corporation 2009 Equity Incentive Plan, as in effect from time to time.

 

(y)           "SAR" means a stock appreciation right as described in Section 10.

 

(z)           "Stock Award" means an award of Company Stock as described in Section 9.

 

(aa)           "Stock Unit" means an award of a phantom unit representing a share of Company Stock, as described in Section 8.

 

3.            Administration

 

(a)            Committee.   The Plan shall be administered and interpreted by the Committee. Ministerial functions may be performed by an administrative committee comprised of Company employees appointed by the Committee.

 

(b)            Committee Authority.   The Committee shall have the sole authority to (i) determine the Participants to whom Grants shall be made under the Plan, (ii) determine the type, size and terms and conditions of the Grants to be made to each such Participant, (iii) determine the time when the grants will be made and the duration of any applicable exercise or restriction period, including the criteria for exercisability and the acceleration of exercisability, (iv) amend the terms and conditions of any previously issued Grant, subject to the provisions of Section 17 below, and (v) deal with any other matters arising under the Plan.

 

(c)            Committee Determinations.   The Committee shall have full power and express discretionary authority to administer and interpret the Plan, to make factual determinations and to adopt or amend such rules, regulations, agreements and instruments for implementing the Plan and for the conduct of its business as it deems necessary or advisable, in its sole discretion. The Committee's interpretations of the Plan and all determinations made by the Committee pursuant to the powers vested in it hereunder shall be conclusive and binding on all persons having any interest in the Plan or in any awards granted hereunder. All powers of the Committee shall be executed in its sole discretion, in the best interest of the Company, not as a fiduciary, and in keeping with the objectives of the Plan and need not be uniform as to similarly situated Participants.

 

4.            Grants

 

(a)           Grants under the Plan may consist of Options as described in Section 7, Stock Units as described in Section 8, Stock Awards as described in Section 9, and SARs or Other Stock-Based Awards as described in Section 10. All Grants shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee deems appropriate and as are specified in writing by the Committee to the Participant in the Grant Agreement.

 

(b)           All Grants shall be made conditional upon the Participant's acknowledgement, in writing or by acceptance of the Grant, that all decisions and determinations of the Committee shall be final and binding on the Participant, his or her beneficiaries and any other person having or claiming an interest under such Grant. Grants under a particular Section of the Plan need not be uniform as among the Participants.

 

5.            Shares Subject to the Plan

 

(a)            Shares Authorized.   The aggregate number of shares of Company Stock that may be issued under the Plan is 5,000,000 shares, subject to adjustment as described in subsection (e) below.

 

(b)            Limit on Stock Awards, Stock Units, SARs and Other Stock-Based Awards.   Within the aggregate limit described in subsection (a), the maximum number of shares of Company Stock that may be issued under the Plan pursuant to Stock Awards, Stock Units, SARs and Other Stock-Based Awards during the term of the Plan is 500,000 shares, subject to adjustment as described in subsection (e) below.

 

 

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(c)            Source of Shares; Share Counting.   Shares issued under the Plan may be authorized but unissued shares of Company Stock or reacquired shares of Company Stock, including shares purchased by the Company on the open market for purposes of the Plan. If and to the extent Options and SARs granted under the Plan terminate, expire, or are canceled, forfeited, exchanged or surrendered without having been exercised, and if and to the extent that any Stock Awards, Stock Units or Other Stock-Based Awards are forfeited or terminated, or otherwise are not paid in full, the shares reserved for such Grants shall again be available for purposes of the Plan.

 

(d)            Individual Limits.   All Grants under the Plan shall be expressed in shares of Company Stock. The maximum number of shares of Company Stock with respect to which all Grants may be made under the Plan to any individual during any calendar year shall be 500,000 shares, subject to adjustment as described in subsection (e) below. The individual limits of this subsection (d) shall apply without regard to whether the Grants are to be paid in Company Stock or cash. All cash payments shall equal the Fair Market Value of the shares of Company Stock to which the cash payments relate.

 

(e)            Adjustments.   If there is any change in the number or kind of shares of Company Stock outstanding (i) by reason of a stock dividend, spinoff, recapitalization, stock split, or combination or exchange of shares, (ii) by reason of a merger, reorganization or consolidation, (iii) by reason of a reclassification or change in par value, or (iv) by reason of any other extraordinary or unusual event affecting the outstanding Company Stock as a class without the Company's receipt of consideration, or if the value of outstanding shares of Company Stock is substantially reduced as a result of a spinoff or the Company's payment of an extraordinary dividend or distribution, the maximum number of shares of Company Stock available for issuance under the Plan, the maximum number of shares of Company Stock for which any individual may receive Grants in any year, the number of shares covered by outstanding Grants, the kind of shares issued and to be issued under the Plan, and the price per share or the applicable market value of such Grants may be appropriately adjusted by the Committee to reflect any increase or decrease in the number of, or change in the kind or value of, issued shares of Company Stock to preclude, to the extent practicable, the enlargement or dilution of rights and benefits under such Grants; provided, however, that any fractional shares resulting from such adjustment shall be eliminated. Any adjustments determined by the Committee shall be final, binding and conclusive.  To the extent that any Grant is subject to section 409A of the Code, or becomes subject to section 409A of the Code as a result of any adjustment made hereunder, such adjustment shall be made in compliance with section 409A of the Code.

 

6.            Eligibility for Participation

 

(a)            Eligible Persons.   All Employees, Consultants and Non-Employee Directors shall be eligible to participate in the Plan.

 

(b)            Selection of Participants.   The Committee shall select the Employees, Consultants and Non-Employee Directors to receive Grants and shall determine the number of shares of Company Stock subject to each Grant.

 

7.            Options

 

(a)            General Requirements .  The Committee may grant Options to an Employee, Consultant or Non-Employee Director upon such terms and conditions as the Committee deems appropriate under this Section 7. The Committee shall determine the number of shares of Company Stock that will be subject to each Grant of Options to Employees, Consultants and Non-Employee Directors.

 

(b)            Type of Option, Price and Term

 

(i)            The Committee may grant Incentive Stock Options or Nonqualified Stock Options or any combination of the two, all in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Employees of the Company or its parents or subsidiaries, as defined in section 424 of the Code. Nonqualified Stock Options may be granted to Employees, Consultants or Non-Employee Directors.

 

 

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(ii)            The Exercise Price of Company Stock subject to an Option shall be determined by the Committee; provided, however, that the Exercise Price for an Option (including Incentive Stock Options or Nonqualified Stock Options) will be equal to, or greater than, the Fair Market Value of a share of Company Stock on the date the Option is granted and further provided that an Incentive Stock Option may not be granted to an Employee who, at the time of grant, owns stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any parent or subsidiary, as defined in section 424 of the Code, unless the Exercise Price per share is not less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of the Company Stock on the date of grant

 

(iii)            The Committee shall determine the term of each Option, which shall not exceed ten years from the date of grant. However, an Incentive Stock Option that is granted to an Employee who, at the time of grant, owns stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any parent or subsidiary, as defined in section 424 of the Code, may not have a term that exceeds five years from the date of grant.

 

(c)            Exercisability of Options.

 

(i)            Options shall become exercisable in accordance with such terms and conditions as may be determined by the Committee and specified in the Grant Agreement. The Committee may accelerate the exercisability of any or all outstanding Options at any time for any reason.

 

(ii)            The Committee may provide in a Grant Agreement that the Participant may elect to exercise part or all of an Option before it otherwise has become exercisable. Any shares so purchased shall be restricted shares and shall be subject to a repurchase right in favor of the Company during a specified restriction period, with the repurchase price equal to the lesser of (A) the Exercise Price or (B) the Fair Market Value of such shares at the time of repurchase, or such other restrictions as the Committee deems appropriate.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that an Option would otherwise be exempt from section 409A of the Code, the Committee may only include such a provision in a Grant Agreement for such an Option if the inclusion of such a provision will not cause that Option to become subject to section 409A of the Code.

 

(iii)            Options granted to persons who are non-exempt employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended, may not be exercisable for at least six months after the date of grant (except that such Options may become exercisable, as determined by the Committee, upon the Participant's death, Disability or retirement, or upon a Change of Control or other circumstances permitted by applicable regulations).

 

(d)            Termination of Employment or Service.   Upon termination of employment or the services of a Participant, an Option may only be exercised as follows:

 

(i)            In the event that a Participant ceases to be employed by, or provide service to, the Employer for any reason other than Disability, death, or termination for Cause, any Option which is otherwise exercisable by the Participant shall terminate unless exercised within three months after the date on which the Participant ceases to be employed by, or provide service to, the Employer (or within such other period of time as may be specified by the Committee), but in any event no later than the date of expiration of the Option term. Except as otherwise provided by the Committee, any of the Participant's Options that are not otherwise exercisable as of the date on which the Participant ceases to be employed by, or provide service to, the Employer shall terminate as of such date.

 

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