PAPERFREE MEDICAL SOLUTIONS, INC.
2008 STOCK AWARD PLAN
This PAPERFREE MEDICAL SOLUTIONS, INC. 2008
Stock Award Plan (the "Plan") is designed to retain directors,
executives and selected employees and reward them for making major
contributions to the success of the Company. These
objectives are accomplished by making long-term incentive awards
under the Plan thereby providing Participants with a proprietary
interest in the growth and performance of the Company.
(a) "Board" - The
Board of Directors of the Company.
(b) "Code" - The
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to
time.
(c) "Committee" - The
Compensation Committee of the Company's Board, or such other
committee of the Board that is designated by the Board to
administer the Plan, composed of not less than two members of the
Board all of whom are disinterested persons, as contemplated by
Rule 16b-3 ("Rule 16b-3") promulgated under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act").
(d) "Company" -
PAPERFREE MEDICAL SOLUTIONS, INC. and its subsidiaries including
subsidiaries of subsidiaries.
(e) "Exchange Act" -
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to
time.
(f) "Fair Market
Value" - The fair market value of the Company's issued and
outstanding Stock as determined in good faith by the Board or
Committee.
(g) "Participant" - A
director, officer, or employee of the Company to whom an Award has
been made under the Plan.
(h) "Securities Act" -
The Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to
time.
(i) "Stock Award
Agreement" - An agreement between the Company and a Participant
that sets forth the terms, conditions and limitations applicable to
a Stock Award.
(j) "Stock" -
Authorized and issued or unissued shares of Common Stock, $.001 par
value of the Company.
(k) "Stock Award" - A
Stock Award made under the Plan in stock or denominated in units of
stock for which the Participant is not obligated to pay additional
consideration.
2.
Administration
. The Plan shall be administered by
the Board; provided however, that the Board may delegate
such administration to the Committee. Subject to the provisions of
the Plan, the Board and/or the Committee shall have authority to
(a) grant, in its discretion, Stock Awards; (b) determine in good
faith the Fair Market Value of the Stock covered by any Stock
Award; (c) determine which eligible persons shall receive Stock
Awards and the number of shares, restrictions, terms and conditions
to be included in such Stock Awards; (d) construe and interpret the
Plan; (e) promulgate, amend and rescind rules and regulations
relating to its administration, and correct defects, omissions and
inconsistencies in the Plan or any Stock Award; (f) consistent with
the Plan and with the consent of the Participant, as appropriate,
amend any outstanding Stock Award or amend the date thereof; (g)
determine the duration and purpose of leaves of absence which may
be granted to Participants without constituting termination of
their employment for the purpose of the Plan or any Stock Award;
and (h) make all other determinations necessary or advisable for
the Plan's administration. The interpretation and construction by
the Board of any provisions of the Plan or selection of
Participants shall be conclusive and final. No member of the Board
or the Committee shall be liable for any action or determination
made in good faith with respect to the Plan or any Stock Award made
thereunder.
(a)
General . Any director, officer, or employee
of the Company is eligible to receive a Stock Award.
(b)
Consultants. Any Consultant to the Company may be a
Participant; provided, however, that the Consultant is a
natural person, provides bona fide services to the Company that are
not in connection with the offer or sale of securities in a
capital-raising transaction and do not directly or indirectly
promote or maintain a market for the Company’s securities;
and, provided, further, the Consultant otherwise is an
“employee” as defined in Section A 1 (a) of the General
Instructions to Form S-8 under the Securities Act.
(a)
Authorized Stock.
Stock subject to Stock
Awards may be either unissued or reacquired Stock.
(b)
Number of Shares.
Subject to adjustment
as provided in Section 5(i) of the Plan, the total number of shares
of Stock which may be granted directly by Stock Awards shall not
exceed Twenty Million (20,000,000) shares. If any Stock Award shall
for any reason terminate or expire, any shares allocated thereto
upon such expiration or termination shall again be available for
Stock Awards with respect thereto under the Plan as though no Stock
Award had previously occurred with respect to such
shares.
(c)
Reservation of Shares.
The Company shall
reserve and keep available at all times during the term of the Plan
such number of shares as shall be sufficient to satisfy the
requirements of the Plan. If, after reasonable efforts, which
efforts shall not include the registration of the Plan or Stock
Awards under the Securities Act, the Company is unable to obtain
authority from any applicable regulatory body, which authorization
is deemed necessary by legal counsel for the Company for the lawful
issuance of shares hereunder, the Company shall be relieved of any
liability with respect to its failure to issue and sell the shares
for which such requisite authority was so deemed necessary unless
and until such authority is obtained.
(a)
General Conditions.
All or part of any
Stock Award under the Plan may be subject to conditions established
by the Board or the Committee, and set forth in the Stock Award
Agreement, which may include, but are not limited to, continuous
service with the Company, achievement of specific business
objectives, increases in specified indices, attaining growth rates
and other comparable measurements of Company performance. Such
Awards may be based on Fair Market Value or other specified
valuation. All Stock Awards will be made pursuant to the
execution of a Stock Award Agreement substantially in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit A.
(b)
Insiders; Control
Securities. Any
Participant subject to Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act (generally
any dirctor, officer or principal shareholder) shall comply with
the requirements of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act (generally by
holding the Stock subject a Stock Award for at least six months
from the date of the Stock Award). The amount of
securities of the Company that may be sold by any Participant that
holds “control securities” and any other person with
whom he or she is acting in concert for the purpose of selling
securities of the Company, may not exceed, during any three month
period, the amount specified in Rule 144(e) of the General Rules
and Regulations under the Securities Act (generally one percent of
the shares outstanding as shown by the most recent report or
statement published by the Company). The Participant
shall have the burden of proving to the satisfaction of the
Company, at Participant’s cost, any exemption to the
requirements of this paragraph, including any exemption pursuant to
Rule 16b-3 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange
Act and any exception to Rule 144(e).
(c)
Cancellation and Rescission of
Stock Awards. Unless the Stock Award Agreement
specifies otherwise, the Board or Committee, as applicable, may
cancel any unexpired, unpaid, or deferred Stock Awards at any time
if the Participant is not in compliance with all other applicable
provisions of the Stock Award Agreement, the Plan and with the
following conditions:
(i) A Participant
shall not render services for any organization or engage directly
or indirectly in any business which, in the judgment of the chief
executive officer of the Company or other senior officer designated
by the Board or Committee, is or becomes competitive with the
Company, or which organization or business, or the rendering of
services to such organization or business, is or becomes otherwise
prejudicial to or in conflict with the interests of the
Company. For Participants whose employment has
terminated, the judgment of the chief executive officer shall be
based on the Participant's position and responsibilities while
employed by the Company, the Participant's post-employment
responsibilities and position with the other organization or
business, the extent of past, current and potential competition or
conflict between the Company and the other organization or
business, the effect on the Company's customers, suppliers and
competitors and such other considerations as are deemed relevant
given the applicable facts and circumstances. A
Participant who has retired shall be free, however, to purchase as
an investment or otherwi