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Title: Integral Technologies, Inc. 2009 Stock Plan
Governing Law: Nevada     Date: 9/28/2009
Industry: Electronic Instr. and Controls     Sector: Technology

Integral Technologies, Inc. 2009 Stock Plan, Parties: integral technologies inc
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Exhibit 10.29

 

 

Integral Technologies, Inc. 2009 Stock Plan

 

SECTION 1.

INTRODUCTION

 

1.1            Establishment .  Effective as provided in Section 17, Integral Technologies, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), hereby establishes this plan of stock-based compensation incentives for selected Eligible Participants of the Company and its affiliated corporations.  This Plan shall be known as the Integral Technologies, Inc. 2009 Stock Plan (the “Plan”).

 

1.2            Purpose .  The purpose of this Plan is to promote the best interest of the Company, and its stockholders by providing a means of non-cash remuneration to selected Eligible Participants.

 

SECTION 2.

DEFINITIONS

 

The following definitions shall be applicable to the terms used in this Plan:

 

2.1            “Affiliated Corporation” means any corporation that is either a parent corporation with respect to the Company or a subsidiary corporation with respect to the Company (within the meaning of Sections 424(e) and (f), respectively, of the Internal Revenue Code).

 

2.2            “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as it may be amended from time to time.

 

2.3            “Committee” means a committee designated by the Board of Directors to administer this Plan or, if no committee is so designated, the Board of Directors.  Any Committee member who is also an Eligible Participant may receive an Option or Stock Award only if he abstains from voting in favor of a grant to himself, and the grant is determined and approved by the remaining Committee members. The Board of Directors, in its sole discretion, may at any time remove any member of the Committee and appoint another Director to fill any vacancy on the Committee.

 

2.4            “Common Stock” means the Company's $.001 par value common stock.

 

2.5            “Company” means Integral Technologies, Inc., a Nevada corporation.

 

2.6            “Effective Date” means the effective date of this Plan, as set forth in Section 17 hereof.

 

2.7            “Eligible Participant” means any employee, director, officer, consultant, or advisor of the Company who is determined (in accordance with the provisions of Section 4 hereof) to be eligible to receive an Option or Stock Award hereunder.

 

2.8            “Option” means the grant to an Eligible Participant of a right to acquire shares of Common Stock.

 

2.9            “Plan” means this Integral Technologies, Inc. 2009 Stock Plan dated July 14, 2009.

 

2.10            “Stock Award” means the grant to an Eligible Participant of shares of Common Stock issuable directly under this Plan rather than upon exercise of an Option.

 

Wherever appropriate, words used in this Plan in the singular may mean the plural, the plural may mean the singular, and the masculine may mean the feminine.

 

 

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SECTION 3.

ADOPTION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THIS PLAN

 

Upon adoption by the Company's Board of Directors, this Plan became effective as of July 14th, 2009.  In the absence of contrary action by the Board of Directors, and except for action taken by the Committee pursuant to Section 4 in connection with the determination of Eligible Participants, any action taken by the Committee or by the Board of Directors with respect to the implementation, interpretation or administration of this Plan shall be final, conclusive and binding.

 

SECTION 4.

ELIGIBILITY AND AWARDS

 

The Committee shall determine at any time and from time to time after the effective date of this Plan:  (i) the Eligible Participants; (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock issuable directly or to be granted pursuant to an Option; (iii) the price per share at which each Option may be exercised, in cash or cancellation of fees for services for which the Company is liable, if applicable, or the value per share if a direct issue of stock pursuant to a Stock Award; and (iv) the terms on which each Option may be granted.  Such determination, as may from time to time be amended or altered at the sole discretion of the Committee.  Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3 hereof, no such determination by the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding upon the Company unless and until the Board of Directors has approved the same; provided, however, that if the Committee is composed of a majority of the persons then comprising the Board of Directors of the Company, such approval by the Board of Directors shall not be necessary.

 

SECTION 5.

GRANT OF OPTION OR STOCK AWARD

 

Subject to the terms and provisions of this Plan, the terms and conditions under which an Option or Stock Award may be granted to an Eligible Participant shall be set forth in a written agreement (i.e., a Consulting Agreement, Services Agreement, Fee Agreement, or Employment Agreement) or, if an Option, a written Grant of Option in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (which may contain such modifications thereto and such other provisions as the Committee, in its sole discretion, may determine).

 

SECTION 6.

TOTAL NUMBER OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK

 

The total number of shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance by the Company either directly as Stock Awards or underlying Options granted under this Plan shall not be more than 4,000,000.  The total number of shares of Common Stock reserved for such issuance may be increased only by a resolution adopted by the Board of Directors and amendment of this Plan.  Such Common Stock may be authorized and unissued or reacquired Common Stock of the Company.

 

SECTION 7.

PURCHASE OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK

 

7.1           As soon as practicable after the determination by the Committee and approval by the Board of Directors (if necessary, pursuant to Section 4 hereof) of the Eligible Participants and the number of shares an Eligible Participant may be issued directly as a Stock Award or eligible to purchase pursuant to an Option, the Committee shall give written notice thereof to each Eligible Participant, which notice may be accompanied by the Grant of Option, if appropriate, to be executed by such Eligible Participant.

 

7.2           The negotiated cost basis of stock issued directly as a Stock Award or the exercise price for each Option to purchase shares of Common Stock pursuant to paragraph 7.1 shall be as determined by the Committee, it being understood that the price so determined by the Committee may vary from one Eligible Participant to another.  In computing the negotiated direct issue price as a Stock Award or the Option exercise price per share of Common Stock, the Committee shall take into consideration, among other factors, the restrictions set forth in Section 11 hereof.

 

 

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SECTION 8.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS

 

The Committee shall determine the terms and conditions of each Option granted to Eligible Participants, which terms shall be set forth in writing.  The terms and conditions so set by the Committee may vary from one Eligible Participant to another.  In the event that all the Committee approves an Option permitting deferred payments, the Eligible Participant's obligation to pay for such Common Stock may be evidenced by a promissory note executed by such Eligible Participant and containing such modifications thereto and such other provisions as the Committee, in its sole discretion, may determine.

 

SECTION 9.

DELIVERY OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK UPON EXERCISE OF OPTION

 

The Company shall deliver to each Eligible Participant such number of shares of Common Stock as such Eligible Participant is entitled to receive pursuant to a Stock Award or elects to purchase upon exercise of the Option.  Such shares, which shall be fully paid and nonassessable upon the issuance thereof (unless a portion or all of the purchase price shall be paid on a deferred basis) shall be represented by a certificate or certificates registered in the name of the Eligible Participant and stamped with an appropriate legend referring to the restrictions thereon, if any.  Subject to the terms and provisions of the Nevada General Corporation Law and the written agreement to which he is a party, an Eligible Participant shall have all the rights of a stockholder with respect to such shares, including the right to vote the shares and to receive all dividends or other distributions paid or made with respect thereto (except to the extent such Eligible Participant defaults under a promissory note, if any, evidencing the deferred purchase price for such shares), provided that such shares shall be subject to the restrictions hereinafter set forth.  In the event of a merger or consolidation to which the Company is a party, or of any other acquisition of a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company involving an exchange or a substitution of stock of an acquiring corporation for Common Stock of the Company, or of any transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company in exchange for stock of an acquiring corporation, a determination as to whether the stock of the acquiring corporation so received shall be subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 11 shall be made solely by the acquiring corporation.

 

SECTION 10.

RIGHTS OF EMPLOYEES; ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS

 

10.1            Employment .  Nothing contained in this Plan or in any Option or Stock Award granted under this Plan shall confer upon any Eligible Participant any right with respect to the continuation of his or her employment by the Company or any Affiliated Corporation, or interfere in any way with the right of the Company or any Affiliated Corporation, subject to the terms of any separate employment agreement to the contrary, at any time to terminate such employment or to increase or decrease the compensation of the Eligible Participant from the rate in existence at the time of the grant of an Option or Stock Award.  Whether an authorized leave of absence, or absence in military or government service, shall constitute termination of employment shall be determined by the Committee at the time.

 

10.2            Non-transferability .  No right or interest of any Eligible Participant in an Option or Stock Award shall be assignable or transferable during the lifetime of the Eligible Participant, either voluntarily or involuntarily, or subjecte


 
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