PRO-DEX, INC.
2004 AMENDED AND RESTATED DIRECTORS’ STOCK OPTION PLAN
This 2004 Amended and Restated Directors’ Stock Option Plan,
adopted in consideration for services rendered and to be rendered
to Pro-Dex, Inc. and related companies, is amended this 4th day of
December, 2007 (the “ Plan ”).
1.
Definitions . Unless otherwise indicated or required by the
particular context, the terms used in this Plan shall have the
following meanings:
(a)
Board : The Board of Directors of Pro-Dex, Inc.
(b)
Code : The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(c) Common
Stock : The no par value common stock of Pro-Dex, Inc.
(d)
Company : Pro-Dex, Inc., a corporation incorporated under
the laws of Colorado, and any successors in interest by merger,
operation of law, assignment or purchase of all or substantially
all of the property, assets or business of the Company.
(e)
Date of Grant : The date on which an Option (see below) is
granted under the Plan.
(f)
Fair Market Value : If, at any time an Option is granted
under the Plan, the Company’s Common Stock is publicly
traded, Fair Market Value shall be determined as of the last
business day for which the prices or quotes discussed in this
sentence are available prior to the date an Option is granted and
shall mean (i) the average (on that date) of the high and low
prices of the Common Stock on the principal national securities
exchange by which the Common Stock is traded, if the stock is then
traded on a national securities exchange; or, (ii) the last
reported sale price (on that date) of the Common Stock on an
established securities market, if the stock is not then traded on a
national securities exchange; or (iii) the closing bid price (or
average of bid prices) last quoted (on that date) by an established
securities market or quotation service for over-the-counter
securities, if the last sale price is not reported for the stock on
the service or market on which the stock is quoted. However,
if the Common Stock is not publicly-traded at the time an Option is
granted under the Plan, Fair Market Value shall be as determined in
good faith by the Board after such consultation with outside legal,
accounting and other experts as the Board may deem advisable
provided that such valuation shall take into account all available
information material to the value of the company, including but not
limited to the value of the tangible and intangible assets of the
company, the present value of its anticipated future cash flows,
the market value of the stock or equity interests in other entities
engaged in substantially the same business, recent arm’s
length transactions involving the sale of such stock, and other
relevant factors.
(g)
Nonemployee Director : A person who is a member of the Board
of Directors and who is not an employee of the Company.
(h)
Option : The rights to purchase Common Stock granted
pursuant to the terms and conditions of an Option Agreement
(defined below).
(i)
Option Agreement : The written agreement (including
any amendments or supplements thereto) between the Company and a
Nonemployee Director designating the terms and conditions of an
Option.
(j)
Option Shares : The shares of Common Stock underlying an
Option granted to a Nonemployee Director.
(k)
Optionee : A Nonemployee Director who has been granted an
Option.
2. Purpose
and Scope .
(a) The
purpose of this Plan is to advance the interests of the Company and
its shareholders by affording Nonemployee Directors, whose
participation and guidance contribute to the successful operation
of the Company, and affording them an opportunity for investment in
the Company and the incentive advantages inherent in stock
ownership in this Company.
(b) This
Plan authorizes that Options be granted to Nonemployee Directors
according to the formula set forth in Section 3 of this
Plan.
(c)
It is the further intent of the Plan that it conform in all
respects with the requirements of Rule 16b-3 of the Securities and
Exchange Commission under the Exchange Act (“ Rule
16b-3 ”). To the extent that any aspect of the Plan or
its administration is at any time viewed as inconsistent with the
requirements of Rule 16b-3 or, in connection with ISOs, the Code,
that aspect shall be deemed to be modified, deleted, or otherwise
changed as necessary to ensure continued compliance with the Rule
16b-3 requirements.
3.
Operation of the Plan .
(a)
Grant of Options; Amount and Timing . Options to purchase
20,000 shares of Common Stock shall be granted under the Plan to
each Nonemployee Director at the later to occur of (i) the date
this Plan is adopted by the Company’s shareholders, or (ii)
the date he or she is first elected or appointed a Nonemployee
Director of the Company. In addition, effective on the anniversary
dates of commencement of service on the Board, options to purchase
an additional 15,000 shares shall automatically be granted to the
Optionee provided that, at that time, he or she is a Nonemployee
Director. All Options shall be exercisable only as set forth in
Sections 3(c) and 6 below and shall be subject to the other
terms and conditions set forth in this Plan or otherwise
established by the Company.
(b)
Option Purchase Price . The exercise price for each Option
Share shall be the Fair Market Value of the Company’s Common
Stock on the Date of Grant.
(c)
Term . Each Option shall expire ten years after the Date of
Grant, except that an Option will expire, if not exercised, 90 days
after the Optionee ceases to be a director of the Company. In
no event shall an Option be extended beyond the initial ten year
term unless said extension is granted at a time when the exercise
price of the Option does not equal or exceed the Fair Market Value
of the stock that could be purchased pursuant to the Option.
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(d)
Amendments . This Plan may be changed or modified from time
to time provided, however, that, (i) no such change or modification
shall impair any Option previously granted under the Plan; (ii) the
provisions relating to the amount, price and timing of the Options
shall not be amended more than once every six months other than to
comport with changes in the Code, the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act, or rules promulgated thereunder, or other applicable
law; and (iii) the approval by the affirmative vote of the holders
of a majority of shares of the Company’s securities present,
or represented, and entitled to vote at a meeting duly held in
accordance with the applicable laws of the State of Colorado, shall
be required for any amendment which would do any of the
following:
(i) materially
modify the eligibility requirements for receiving Options under the
Plan;
(ii) except as provided
in Section 8 relative to capital changes, increase the
number of shares purchasable pursuant to the granting of any Option
hereunder or the exercise price of each Option;
(iii) increase the
maximum term of Options granted;
(iv) decrease the
minimum price at which Options may be granted;
(v) change the
dollar amount pursuant to which Options may be granted at any one
time;
(vi) change the
timing of Option Grants; or
(vii) increase the
term of the Plan.
4. Number
of Shares . The Board is authorized to appropriate, issue and
sell for the purposes of the Plan, an aggregate maximum of 500,000
shares of Common Stock, including both treasury and newly issued
shares, or the number and kind of shares of stock or other
securities which in accordance with Section 8 shall be
substituted for the 500,000 shares or into which such 500,000
shares shall be adjusted. Such number of shares shall include any
options granted under any other stock option plan of the Company
that may from time to time become subject to and governed by the
terms and conditions of this Plan. All or any unsold shares subject
to an Option that for any reason expires or otherwise terminates
before it has been exercised, again may be made subject to other
Options granted under the Plan.
5.
Eligibility . Options shall be granted under the Plan only
to Nonemployee Directors provided that any Nonemployee Director may
waive his right to participate in the Plan.
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6.
Exercise of Options .
(a) Each
Option granted pursuant to this Plan shall be exercisable in full
commencing six months after the Date of Grant, except as otherwise
determined by the Board of Directors.
(b)
Except as otherwise provided in Section 9 , during the
lifetime of the Optionee, the Option shall be exercisable only by
the Optionee; provided that, in the event of the legal disability
of an Optionee, the guardian or personal representative of the
Optionee may exercise the Option.
(c) Each
Option shall be exercised in whole or in part by delivering to the
office of the Treasurer of the Company written notice of the number
of shares with respect to which the Option is to be exercised and
by paying in full the purchase price for the Option Shares as set
forth in Section 7 herei
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