SKY HARVEST WINDPOWER
CORP. (the
“Company”)
2009 STOCK OPTION PLAN
2,900,000 OPTIONS
This 2009 Stock Option Plan (the
“Plan”) makes available, as of September 11, 2009,
2,900,000 options to purchase the Company’s shares of common
stock.
1.
DEFINITIONS
As used herein, the following
definitions shall apply:
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(a)
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“ Agreement ”
shall mean the written agreement between the Company and the
Participant relating to Options or Restricted Shares granted under
the Plan.
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(b)
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“ Board ”
shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.
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(c)
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“ Change of Control
” means a change in ownership or control of the Company,
effected through any of the following transactions:
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(i)
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the direct or indirect
acquisition by any person or related group of persons (other than
by the Company or a person that directly or indirectly controls, is
controlled by, or is under common control with, the Company) of
beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the
Exchange Act) of securities possessing more than 50% of the total
combined voting power of the Company's outstanding securities
pursuant to a tender or exchange offer made directly to the
Company's shareholders, or other transaction, in each case which
the Board does not recommend such shareholders to accept;
or
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(ii)
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a change in the composition of
the Board over a period of 24 consecutive months or less such that
a majority of the Board members (rounded up to the next whole
number) ceases, by reason of one or more contested elections for
Board membership, to be comprised of individuals who
either:
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A.
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have been Board members
continuously since the beginning of such period; or
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B.
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have been elected or nominated
for election as Board members during such period by at least a
majority of the Board members described in clause (i) who were
still in office at the time such election or nomination was
approved by the Board; or
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a Corporate Transaction as
defined below.
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“ Code ” shall
mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to
time, and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder.
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(e)
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“ Committee ”
shall mean the Committee appointed by the Board in accordance with
Section 5 of the Plan, if one is appointed.
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“ Company ”
shall mean Sky Harvest Windpower Corp., a Nevada corporation, and
shall include any parent or subsidiary corporation of the
Company.
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“ Consultant ”
and “ Advisor ” means an individual
who:
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(i)
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is engaged to provide, on an
ongoing bona fide basis, consulting, technical, management
or other services to the Company other than services provided in
relation to a “distribution” (as that term is defined
in the Securities Act );
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(ii)
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provides the services under a
written contract between the Company and the individual or a
Consultant Entity (as defined in clause 1(g)(v), below);
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(iii)
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in the reasonable opinion of the
Company, spends or will spend a significant amount of time and
attention on the affairs and business of the Company or any
Subsidiary; and
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has a relationship with the
Company or any Subsidiary that enables the individual to be
knowledgeable about the business and affairs of the Company or is
otherwise permitted by applicable Regulatory Rules to be granted
Options as a Consultant or as an equivalent thereof,
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and includes:
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a corporation of which the
individual is an employee or shareholder or a partnership of which
the individual is an employee or partner (a “ Consultant
Entity” ); or
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(vi)
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an RRSP or RRIF established by or
for the individual under which he or she is the
beneficiary.
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“ Corporate
Transaction ” means any of the following
shareholder-approved transactions to which the Company is a
party:
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a merger or consolidation in
which the Company is not the surviving entity, except for a
transaction the principal purpose of which is to change the state
in which the Company is incorporated;
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the sale, transfer or other
disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the
Company in complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company;
or
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any reverse merger in which the
Company is the surviving entity but in which securities possessing
more than 50% of the total combined voting power of the Company's
outstanding securities are transferred to a person or persons
different from the persons holding those securities immediately
prior to such merger.
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“ Date of Grant
” means the date specified by the Board or the Committee or a
Designated Officer on which a grant of Options shall become
effective.
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“ Designated Officer
” shall mean an Officer designated under Section 5.2(b)
herein.
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“ Director ”
shall mean a member of the Board.
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“ Effective Date
” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in Section
7.
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“ Employee ”
means:
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an individual who works full-time
or part-time for the Company and such other individual as may, from
time to time, be permitted by applicable Regulatory Rules to be
granted Options as an employee or as an equivalent thereto;
or
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an individual who works for the
Company either full-time or on a continuing and regular basis for a
minimum amount of time per week providing services normally
provided by an employee and who is subject to the same control and
direction by the Company over the details and methods of work as an
employee of the Company, but for whom income tax deductions are not
made at source,
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and includes:
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a corporation wholly-owned by
such individual; and
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any RRSP or RRIF established by
or for such individual under which he or she is the
beneficiary.
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“ Exchange Act
” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
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“ Fair Market Value
” per share shall mean:
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if the Shares 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 date of determination or, if the date of
determination is not a trading day, the immediately preceding
trading day, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such
other source as the Designated Officer deems reliable;
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if the Shares is regularly quoted
by a recognized securities dealer but selling prices are not
reported, the Fair Market Value of a Share of Common Stock shall be
the mean between the high bid and low asked prices for the Common
Stock on the date of determination or, if there are no quoted
prices on the date of determination, on the last day on which there
are quoted prices prior to the date of determination, as reported
in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the
Designated Officer deems reliable; or
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in the absence of an established
market for the Shares, the Fair Market Value shall be determined in
good faith by the Designated Officer.
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“ Officer ”
shall mean any officer of the Company.
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“ Non-qualified Stock
Option ” means an Option that is not intended to qualify
as a Tax-Qualified Option (as defined in the Code).
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“ Option ”
means the right to purchase Shares from the Company upon the
exercise of a Non-qualified Stock Option granted pursuant to
Section 8 of this Plan.
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“ Option Price
” means the purchase price payable upon the exercise of an
Option.
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“ Optioned Stock
” shall mean the Shares subject to an Option.
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“ Option Term
” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section
8.3.
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(v)
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“ Optionee ”
means a Person or Entity who holds an unexercised and unexpired
Option or, where applicable, the Personal Representative of such
person.
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“ Parent ”
shall mean a “parent corporation,” whether now or
hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of the
Code.
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“ Participant
” means a person who is selected by the Board or the
Committee or a Designated Officer to receive benefits under this
Plan and:
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(i)
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is at that time an Employee,
Officer, Director, or a Consultant or Advisor, to the Company,
or
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has agreed to
commence serving in any such capacity.
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“ Person or Entity
” means an individual, natural person, corporation,
government or political subdivision or agency of a government, and
where two or more persons act as a partnership, limited
partnership, syndicate or other group for the purpose of acquiring,
holding or disposing of securities of an issuer, such partnership,
limited partnership, syndicate or group shall be deemed to be a
Person or Entity.
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“ Personal
Representative ” means:
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in the case of a deceased
Optionee, the executor or administrator of the deceased duly
appointed by a court or public authority having jurisdiction to do
so; and
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in the case of an Optionee who
for any reason is unable to manage his or her affairs, the person
entitled by law to act on behalf of such Optionee.
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(aa)
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“ Plan ” shall
mean this 2009 Stock Option Plan, as amended from time to time in
accordance with the terms hereof.
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“ Regulatory
Authorities ” means all organized trading facilities on
which the Shares are listed, and all securities commissions or
similar securities regulatory bodies having jurisdiction over the
Company, this Plan or the Options granted from time to time
hereunder.
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“ Regulatory Rules
” means all corporate and securities laws, regulations,
rules, policies, notices, instruments and other orders of any kind
whatsoever which may, from time to time, apply to the
implementation, operation or amendment of this Plan or the Options
granted from time to time hereunder including, without limitation,
those of the applicable Regulatory Authorities.
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“ Restricted Shares
” means Common Shares granted or sold pursuant to Section 8
of this Plan as to which neither the substantial risk of forfeiture
nor the restrictions on transfer referred to in Section 8 hereof
has expired.
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“ Rule 16b-3 ”
means Rule 16b-3, as promulgated and amended from time to time by
the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Exchange Act, or
any successor rule to the same effect.
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“ Securities
Act ” means the Securities Act (British
Columbia), RSBC 1996, c.418 as from time to time
amended.
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“ Shares ” or
“ Common Shares ” shall mean:
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shares of the common stock of the
Company, no par value, described in the Company's Articles of
Incorporation, as amended; and
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any security into which shares of
the common stock of the Company may be converted by reason of any
transaction or event of the type referred to in Section 9 of this
Plan, in each case as the same may be adjusted pursuant to Section
9 of this Plan.
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“ Subsidiary ”
shall mean a “subsidiary corporation,” whether now or
hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of the
Code.
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“ Tax Date ”
shall mean the date an Optionee is required to pay the Company an
amount with respect to tax withholding obligations in connection
with the exercise of an Option.
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“ Termination Date
” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in Section
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2.
PURPOSES OF THE PLAN
The purposes of this Plan are the
following:
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to attract and retain the best
available personnel for positions of responsibility within the
Company;
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to provide additional incentives
to Employees, Officers, Directors and Consultants of the
Company;
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to provide Employees, Directors,
Officers and Consultants of the Company with an opportunity to
acquire a proprietary interest in the Company to encourage their
continued provision of services to the Company;
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to provide such persons with
incentives and rewards for superior performance more directly
linked to the profitability of the Company's business and increases
in shareholder value; and
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to align the interests of such
persons with the interests of the Company’s shareholders
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Incentive benefits granted
hereunder are Non-qualified Stock Options or Restricted Shares, as
those terms are hereinafter defined. The Options granted shall be
reflected in the terms of a written Agreement. No Option granted
hereunder shall be effective until an Agreement with respect to
such Option is executed by both the Company and the Participant.
Execution of the Agreement shall not effect the Grant
Date.
3.
THE PLAN
The Plan is not effective until
all approvals of the Plan pursuant to Sections 14.8 and 14.13
hereof are obtained.
4.
SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN
Subject to the provisions of
Section 9 of the Plan, the maximum aggregate number of Shares which
may be optioned and sold or otherwise awarded under the Plan is
2,900,000 Shares. Any Shares available for grants and awards at the
end of any calendar year shall be carried over and shall be
available for grants and awards in the subsequent calendar
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For the purposes of this Section
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Upon expiration or cancellation
of any award granted under this Plan, any Shares that were covered
by such award shall again be available for issuance or transfer
hereunder.
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Shares covered by any award
granted under this Plan shall be deemed to have been issued, and
shall cease to be available for future issuance in respect of any
other award granted hereunder, at the earlier of the time when they
are actually issued or the time when dividends or dividend
equivalents are paid thereon.
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ADMINISTRATION OF THE
PLAN
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5.1
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Procedure
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The Board shall administer the
Plan; provided, however, that the Board may appoint a Committee
consisting solely of two or more “Non-Employee
Directors” to administer the Plan on behalf of the Board, in
accordance with Rule 16b-3.
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Once appointed, the Committee
shall continue to serve until otherwise directed by the Board. From
time to time the Board may increase the size of the Committee and
appoint additional members thereof, remove members (with or without
cause), appoint new members in substitution therefor, and fill
vacancies however caused; provided, however, that at no time may
any person serve on the Committee if that person's membership would
cause the committee not to satisfy the requirements of Rule
16b-3.
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A majority of the Committee shall
constitute a quorum, and the acts of the members of the Committee
who are present at any meeting thereof at which a quorum is
present, or acts unanimously approved by the members of the
Committee in writing, shall be the acts of the
Committee.
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Any reference herein to the Board
shall, where appropriate, encompass a Committee appointed to
administer the Plan in accordance with this Section 5.
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Power of the Board or the
Committee or a Designated Officer
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Subject to the provisions of the
Plan and subject to any applicable stock exchange, where required,
the Board, the Committee or a Designated Officer shall have the
authority, in its discretion:
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(i)
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to grant Options or shares to
Participants;
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to determine, upon review of
relevant information and in accordance with Section 1(o) of the
Plan, the Fair Market Value of the Shares;
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to determine the Option price per
share of Options to be granted, which Option Price shall be
determined in accordance with Section 8.4 of the Plan;
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to determine the number of Shares
to be represented by each Option;
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to determine the Participants to
whom, and the time or times at which, Options or shares shall be
granted;
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to interpret the Plan;
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(vii)
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to prescribe, amend and rescind
rules and regulations relating to the Plan;
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to determine the terms and
provisions of each Option granted (which need not be identical)
and, with the consent of the Optionee thereof, modify or amend such
Option;
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(ix)
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to accelerate or defer (with the
consent of the Optionee) the exercise date of any
Option;
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to authorize any person to
execute on behalf of the Company any instrument required to
effectuate the grant of an Option previously granted by the
Board;
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(xi)
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to accept or reject the election
made by an Optionee pursuant to Section 8.7 of the Plan;
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to impose such additional
conditions, as it deems advisable, as to the vesting and exercise
of any Options granted pursuant to the Plan, including, but not
limited to performance criteria; and
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to make all other determinations
deemed necessary or advisable for the administration of the
Plan.
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The Board or a Committee may
delegate to an Officer of the Company t
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