MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY,
INC.
EQUITY INCENTIVE
PLAN
1.
Purpose . The purpose of the plan is to provide incentives
to attract, retain and motivate eligible persons whose present and
potential contributions are important to the success of MEDICAL
INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY, INC., a Colorado corporation (the
“Company”), by offering them an opportunity to
participate in the Company’s future performance through
awards of Options and Restricted Stock. Capitalized terms not
defined in the text are defined in Section 22.
2.
Shares Subject to the Plan; Per-Person Award
Limitation.
2.1
Number of Shares Available . Subject to Sections 2.2 and 17,
the total number of Shares reserved and available for grant and
issuance pursuant to the Plan shall be Five Million (5,000,000)
Shares. Subject to Sections 2.2 and 17, Shares shall again be
available for grant and issuance in connection with future Awards
under the Plan that: (a) are subject to issuance upon exercise of
an Option but cease to be subject to such Option for any reason
other than exercise of such Option; (b) are subject to an Award
granted hereunder but are forfeited; or (c) are subject to an Award
that otherwise terminates without Shares being issued. Subject to
Sections 2.2 and 17, in no event shall the aggregate number of
Shares that may be issued pursuant to incentive stock options
exceed Five Million (5,000,000) Shares.
2.2
Adjustment of Shares . In the event that the number of
outstanding Shares is changed by a stock dividend,
recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, subdivision or
similar change in the capital structure of the Company without
consideration, then: (a) the number of Shares reserved for issuance
under the Plan; (b) the Exercise Prices of and number of Shares
subject to outstanding Options; and (c) the number of Shares
subject to other outstanding Awards shall be proportionately
adjusted, subject to any required action by the Board or the
shareholders of the Company and in compliance with applicable
securities laws.
2.3
Individual Award Limitation . Notwithstanding any other
provision in this Plan, and in addition to any requirements of this
Plan, the maximum number of Shares granted hereunder to any one
Participant may not exceed twenty percent (20%) of the total Shares
subject to the Plan (subject to adjustments as provided in Sections
2.2 and 17 hereof).
3.1 General . All Awards set forth herein
may be granted to employees, officers, directors, consultants and
advisors of the Company or Affiliate of the Company, provided such
consultants and advisors render bona fide services not in
connection with the offer and sale of securities in a
capital-raising transaction. A person may be granted more than one
Award under the Plan.
4.1
Compensation Committee . The Plan shall be administered by a
committee (“Committee”) appointed by the
Company’s Board of Directors. The membership of the Committee
shall be constituted so as to comply at all times with the then
applicable requirements for “outside directors” of Rule
16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act and Section 162(m) of the
Code. Any determination made by the Committee with respect to any
Award shall be made in its sole discretion at the time of grant of
the Award or, unless in contravention of any express term of the
Plan or Award, at any later time, and such determination shall be
final and binding on the Company and all persons having an interest
in any Award under the Plan.
4.2
Committee Authority . Subject to the general purposes, terms
and conditions of the Board, the Committee shall have full power to
implement and carry out the Plan. The Committee may delegate to one
or more officers of the Company the authority to make
recommendations to grant an Award under the Plan to Participants
who are not Insiders of the Company. The Committee shall have the
authority to:
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construe and interpret the Plan, any
Award Agreement and any other agreement or document executed
pursuant to the Plan;
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recommend to the Board amendments to
the rules and regulations relating to the Plan;
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select the persons to receive
Awards;
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determine the form and terms of
Awards;
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determine the number of Shares or
other consideration subject to Awards;
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determine whether Awards will be
granted singly, in combination, in tandem with, in replacement of,
or as alternatives to, other Awards under the Plan or any other
incentive or compensation plan of the Company or Affiliate of the
Company;
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determine the granting of certain
waivers of Plan or Award conditions;
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determine the conditions concerning
the vesting, exercisability and payment of Awards;
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recommend to the Board such matters
so as to correct any defect, supply any omission, or reconcile any
inconsistency in the Plan, any Award or any Award
Agreement;
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determine whether an Award has been
earned; and
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make all other determinations
necessary or advisable for the administration of the
Plan.
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4.3
Exchange Act Requirements . If the Company is subject to the
Exchange Act, the Company will take appropriate steps to comply
with the disinterested director requirements of Section 16(b) of
the Exchange Act, including but not limited to, the appointment by
the Board of a committee consisting of not less than two persons
(who are members of the Board), each of whom is a Disinterested
Person.
4.4
Address of Committee . The Committee’s address to
which any correspondence or notifications may be sent or given
is:
Medical International Technology,
Inc.
1872 Beaulac, Ville Saint-Laurent
Montreal, Quebec, Canada H4R 2E7
Attn: Chief Executive
Officer
5.
Options . The Committee may grant Options to eligible
persons and shall determine whether such Options shall be Incentive
Stock Options within the meaning of the Code (“ISO”) or
Nonqualified Stock Options (“NQSO”), the number of
Shares subject to the Option, the Exercise Price of the Option, the
period during which the Option may be exercised, and all other
terms and conditions of the Option, subject to the
following:
5.1
Form of Option Grant . Each Option granted under the Plan
shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement which shall expressly
identify the Option as an ISO or NQSO (the “Stock Option
Agreement”), and be in such form and contain such provisions
(which need not be the same for each Participant) as the Committee
shall from time to time approve, and which shall comply with and be
subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.
5.2
Date of Grant . The date of grant of an Option shall be the
date on which the Committee makes the determination to grant such
Option, unless otherwise specified by the Committee. The Stock
Option Agreement and a copy of the Plan will be delivered to the
Participant within a reasonable time after the granting of the
Option.
5.3
Exercise Period . Options shall be exercisable within the
times or upon the events determined by the Committee as set forth
in the Stock Option Agreement; provided, however, that no Option
shall be exercisable after the expiration of ten (10) years from
the date the Option is granted, and provided further that no Option
granted to a person who directly or by attribution owns more than
ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes
of stock of the Company (the “Ten Percent Shareholder”)
shall be exercisable after the expiration of five (5) years from
the date the Option is granted. The Committee also may provide for
the Options to become exercisable at one time or from time to time,
periodically or otherwise, in such number or percentage as the
Committee determines.
5.4
Exercise Price . The Exercise Price shall be determined by
the Committee when the Option is granted and may be not less than
the par value of a Share on the date of grant provided that: (i)
the Exercise Price of an ISO shall be not less than one hundred
percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date
of grant; (ii) the Exercise Price of any ISO granted to a Ten
Percent Shareholder shall not be less than one hundred ten percent
(110%) of the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date of grant;
and (iii) the Exercise Price of any option granted that the
Committee intends to qualify under Section 162(m) of the Code,
shall not be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair
Market Value of the Shares on the date of grant. Payment for the
Shares purchased may be made in accordance with Section 7 of the
Plan.
5.5
Method of Exercise . Options may be exercised only by
delivery to the Company of a written stock option exercise
agreement (the “Exercise Agreement”) in a form approved
by the Committee (which need not be the same for each Participant),
stating the number of Shares being purchased, the restrictions
imposed on the Shares, if any, and such representations and
agreements regarding Participant’s investment intent and
access to information and other matters, if any, as may be required
or desirable by the Company to comply with applicable securities
laws, together with payment in full of the Exercise Price for the
number of Shares being purchased.
5.6
Termination . Unless otherwise set forth in the Stock Option
Agreement, the exercise of an Option shall be subject to the
following:
(a) If
the Participant is Terminated for any reason except death or
Disability, then Participant may exercise such Participant’s
Options only to the extent that such Options would have been
exercisable upon the Termination Date no later than three (3)
months after the Termination Date (or such shorter time period as
may be specified in the Stock Option Agreement), but in any event,
no later than the expiration date of the Options.
(b) If
the Participant is terminated because of death or Disability (or
the Participant dies within three (3) months of such termination),
then Participant’s Options may be exercised only to the
extent that such Options would have been exercisable by Participant
on the Termination Date and must be exercised by Participant (or
Participant’s legal representative or authorized assignee) no
later than twelve (12) months after the Termination Date (or such
shorter time period as may be specified in the Stock Option
Agreement), but in any event no later than the expiration date of
the Options; provided, however, that in the event of termination
due to Disability other than as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the
Code, any ISO that remains exercisable after ninety (90) days after
the date of termination shall be deemed a NQSO.
5.7
Limitations on Exercise . The Committee may specify a
reasonable minimum number of Shares that may be purchased on any
exercise of an Option, provided that such minimum number will not
prevent Participant from exercising the Option for the full number
of Shares for which it is then exercisable.
5.8
Modification, Extension or Renewal . The Committee may
modify, extend or renew outstanding Options and authorize the grant
of new Options in substitution therefore, provided that any such
action may not without the written consent of Participant, impair
any of Participant’s rights under any Option previously
granted. Any outstanding ISO that is modified, extended, renewed or
otherwise altered shall be treated in accordance with Section
424(h) of the Code. The Committee may reduce the Exercise Price of
outstanding Options without the consent of Participants affected by
a written notice to them; provided, however, that the Exercise
Price may not be reduced below the minimum Exercise Price that
would be permitted under Section 5.4 of the Plan for Options
granted on the date the action is taken to reduce the Exercise
Price.
5.9
No Disqualification . Notwithstanding any other provision in
the Plan, no term of the Plan relating to ISOs shall be
interpreted, amended or altered, nor shall any discretion or
authority granted under the Plan be exercised, so as to disqualify
the Plan under Section 422 of the Code or, without the consent of
the Participant affected, to disqualify any ISO under Section 422
of the Code.
6.
Restricted Stock. A Restricted Stock Award is an offer by
the Company to sell to an eligible person Shares that are subject
to restrictions. The Committee shall determine to whom an offer
will be made, the number of Shares the person may purchase, the
price to be paid (the “Purchase Price”), the
restrictions to which the Shares shall be subject, and all other
terms and conditions of the Restricted Stock Award, subject to the
following:
6.1
Form of Restricted Stock Award . All purchases under a
Restricted Stock Award made pursuant to the Plan shall be evidenced
by an Award Agreement (“Restricted Stock Purchase
Agreement”) that shall be in such form (which need not be the
same for each Participant) as the Committee, shall from time to
time approve, and shall comply with and be subject to the terms and
conditions of the Plan. The offer of Restricted Stock shall be
accepted by the Participant’s execution and delivery of the
Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement and full payment for the shares
to the Company within thirty (30) days from the date the Restricted
Stock Purchase Agreement is delivered to the person. If such person
does not execute and deliver the Restricted Stock Purchase
Agreement along with full payment for the Shares to the Company
within thirty (30) days, then the offer shall terminate, unless
otherwise determined by the Committee.
6.2
Purchase Price . The Purchase Price of Shares sold pursuant
to a Restricted Stock Award shall be determined by the Committee on
the date the Restricted Stock Award is granted but shall in no
event less than the par value of the Shares. Payment of the
Purchase Price may be made in accordance with Section 7 of the
Plan.
6.3
Restrictions . Restricted Stock Awards shall be subject to
such restrictions as the Committee may impose. The Committee may
provide for the lapse of such restrictions in installments and may
accelerate or waive such restrictions, in whole or in part, based
on length of service, performance or such other factors or criteria
as the Committee may determine. Restricted Stock Awards that the
Committee intends to qualify under Code section 162(m) shall be
subject to a performance-based goal. Restrictions on such stock
shall lapse based on one (1) or more of the following performance
goals: stock price, market share, sales increases, earning per
share, return on equity, cost reductions, or any other similar
performance measure established by the Committee. Such performance
measures shall be established by the Committee, in writing, no
later than the earlier of: (a) ninety (90) days after the
commencement of the performance period with respect to which the
Restricted Stock award is made; and (b) the date as of which
twenty-five percent (25%) of such performance period has
elapsed.
7.
Payment For Share Purchases .
7.1
Payment . Payment for Shares purchased pursuant to the Plan
may be made in cash (by check) or, where expressly approved for the
Participant by the Committee and where permitted by law:
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by cancellation of indebtedness of
the Company to the Participant;
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(b) by
transfer of Shares that either (1) have been owned by Participant
for more than six (6) months and have been paid for within the
meaning of SEC Rule 144; or (2) were obtained by Participant in the
public market;
(c) by
waiver of compensation due or accrued to Participant for services
rendered;
(e) with
a promissory note in favor of the Company, which such note shall
(1) provide for full recourse to the maker, (2) be collateralized
by the pledge of the Shares that the Optionee purchases upon
exercise of the Option, (3) bear interest at the prime rate of the
Company’s principal lender, and (4) contain such other terms
as the Committee in its sole discretion shall reasonably
require;