EXHIBIT
10
AMARILLO BIOSCIENCES,
INC.
AMENDED AND RESTATED
2008 DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND
CONSULTANTS
STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
ORIGINALLY ADOPTED OCTOBER 22,
2008
AMENDED AND RESTATED AS OF SEPTEMBER
1, 2009
ARTICLE I –
GENERAL
The purposes of this 2008 Directors,
Officers, and Consultants Stock Purchase Plan (the
“Plan”) are to provide to Directors, Officers, and
Consultants of the Company (including Non-Executive Officers) with
an opportunity to obtain shares of the Company’s Common
Stock, or to increase their holdings of shares of the
Company’s Common Stock, by purchasing a limited number of
such shares directly from the Company, subject to the terms and
conditions hereinafter set forth.
(a)
The Plan shall be administered by a committee of outside
(non-employee) directors appointed by the Board of Directors of ABI
(the “Committee”), as constituted from time to time.
The Committee shall consist of at least two and no more than three
members of the Board. Notwithstanding anything in this Section
1.02 to the contrary, so long as any equity security of the
Company is registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), or any
successor statute, all authority to exercise discretion with
respect to participation in the Plan by persons who are (i)
“officers” within the meaning of the applicable
Securities and Exchange Commission rules and regulations relating
to Section 16 of the 1934 Act, or any successor statute, (ii)
directors of the Company, (iii) consultants, and/or (iv) beneficial
owners of more than ten percent (10%) of any class of equity
securities of the Company who are otherwise eligible to participate
in the Plan, and the timing, amounts and other terms and conditions
of awards granted under the Plan to such officers, directors,
consultants, and beneficial owners, shall be vested in the
Committee, if all of the members of the Committee are non-employee
directors under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the 1934 Act, or
within any successor definition or under any successor
rule.
(b)
The Committee shall have the authority, in its sole discretion and
from time to time to:
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(i)
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designate the
Directors, Officers, and Consultants (“Participants”)
eligible to participate in the Plan;
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(ii)
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grant purchase
opportunities as provided in the Plan in such form and amount as
the Committee shall determine (“Purchase
Rights”);
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(iii)
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accept as
partial or complete consideration for such purposes, the full
amount of actually accrued and unpaid salaries or fees due and
owing to an Officer or Consultant of the Company, subject to
whatever provision (if any) the Committee may deem appropriate
regarding any payroll withholdings for which the Company may be
responsible;
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(iv)
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impose such
limitations, restrictions and conditions upon any such awards as
the Committee shall deem appropriate; and
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(v)
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interpret the
Plan, adopt, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to
the Plan, and make all other determinations and take all other
action necessary or advisable for the implementation and
administration of the Plan.
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(c)
Decisions and determinations of the Committee on all matters
relating to the Plan shall be in its sole discretion and shall be
conclusive. No member of the Committee shall be liable for any
action taken or decision made in good faith relating to the Plan or
any award thereunder.
(d)
With respect to persons subject to Section 16 of the 1934 Act,
transactions under the Plan are intended to comply with all
applicable conditions of Rule 16b-3 or its successor under the 1934
Act. To the extent any provision of the Plan or action by the Board
of Directors or the Committee fails to so comply, it shall be
deemed null and void, to the extent permitted by law and deemed
advisable by the Board of Directors or the Committee, as
applicable.
1.03.
Eligibility for Participation.
All
Directors, Officers, and Consultants of the Company including
Non-Executive Officers shall be eligible to participate in the
Plan.
1.04. Types
of Awards Under Plan.
Awards under
the Plan shall be in the form of Purchase Rights to purchase a
specified number of shares of Common Stock of the Company, at
market value. Purchase Rights shall be exercisable in whole or in
part, but all Purchase Rights shall expire thirty (30) days after
grant, to the extent not exercised. For all purposes of the Plan,
“market value” shall mean the closing price of the
Common Stock of the Company on the last trading date preceding the
date of purchase; or in the case of shares issued in consideration
of salaries or fees actually earned and accrued by Officers or
Consultants of the Company, “market value” shall mean
the closing price of the Common Stock of the Company on the last
trading date preceding the end of the pay period with respect to
which such salary or fee was earned. In the event the
Company’s Common Stock should no longer be traded on the
OTC-BB, “market value” shall mean the price
des