STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
THE
HOLDER OF THIS OPTION, BY ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, BOTH WITH RESPECT TO THE OPTION
AND
COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THE OPTION, AGREES AND ACKNOWLEDGES
THAT
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR UNDER THE
SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE. THESE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT
AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED OR SOLD IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT OR OTHER COMPLIANCE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR THE LAWS OF THE
APPLICABLE STATE OR A “NO ACTION” OR INTERPRETIVE LETTER FROM THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE
ISSUER, AND ITS COUNSEL, TO THE EFFECT THAT THE SALE OR TRANSFER IS EXEMPT
FROM
REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND SUCH STATE STATUTES.
THIS
STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
(the
“Agreement”)
is
made and entered into to be effective as of the ___ day of ____________, 20__
(the “Date
of Grant”)
pursuant to the 2008 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (the “Plan”)
of the
Company.
BETWEEN:
SINOBIOPHARMA,
INC.,
a
company incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada, U.S.A., and having
an executive office and an address for notice and delivery located at 0 Xxxxx
Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 226009
(the
“Company”);
OF
THE FIRST
PART
AND:
__________________,
having
an address for notice and delivery located at
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
(the
“Optionee”).
OF
THE SECOND
PART
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS,
the
Board of Directors of the Company has determined that the Optionee should
receive an option to purchase shares of the Company’s common shares (the
“Common
Shares”)
in
order to provide the Optionee with an opportunity for investment in the Company
and additional incentive to pursue the success of the Company, said option
to be
for the number of Common Shares, at the price per Common Share and on the terms
as set forth in this Agreement and the Plan;
AND
WHEREAS
the
Optionee desires to receive an option on the terms and conditions set forth
in
this Agreement;
NOW,
THEREFORE,
the
parties to this Agreement agree as follows:
1. |
Grant
of Option.
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The
Company hereby grants to the Optionee, as a matter of separate agreement and
not
in lieu of salary or any other compensation for service, the right and option
(the “Option”)
to
purchase all or any part of an aggregate of _____________
Common
Shares of the authorized and unissued US$0.0001 par value Common Shares of
the
Company (collectively, the “Option
Shares”)
pursuant to the terms and conditions as set forth in this
Agreement.
2. |
Option
Price.
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At
any
time when shares are to be purchased pursuant to the Option, the purchase price
for each Option Share shall be US$_______
(the
“Option
Price”).
3. |
Option
Period.
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The
option period (“Option
Period”)
with
respect to the Option shall commence from the Date of Grant and shall terminate
_____
years
from the Date of Grant, unless terminated earlier as provided in this
Agreement.
4. |
Vesting
of Option.
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It
is
hereby acknowledged and agreed that the Option to acquire Option Shares during
the Option Period shall vest in the following manner:
(a)
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the
Optionee shall have the initial vested right to purchase an aggregate
of
up to ten percent (10%) of the Option Shares on ___________ __, 20__
(the
“Initial
Vesting Date”);
and
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(b)
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the
Optionee’s remaining right to purchase an aggregate of up to the remaining
ninety percent (90%) of the Option Shares under the Option shall
only vest
in equal monthly proportions over a period of 9 months from the Initial
Vesting Date (this portion of the Option being herein the “Vesting
Option”);
with the first such proportion (that being ten percent (10%) of the
Option
Shares) of the Vesting Option vesting on the ___ day of ________,
20__ and
with the remaining monthly proportions of the Vesting Option vesting
on
the last day of each month thereafter for each of the ensuing 8 months
therefrom.
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However,
if there is a formal offer for the purchase of the issued and outstanding shares
of the Company, then all of the Option Shares under the Option shall vest
immediately.
5. |
Termination
of Option.
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(a) |
This
Option shall terminate upon any of the following
events:
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(i)
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upon
the earlier of the purchase of the last Optioned Share or upon the
expiry
of the Option Period;
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(ii)
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ninety
(90) days after the resignation by the Optionee or termination for
cause
(other than fraud on the Company or public fraud in which case termination
is immediate) or expiry, without renewal or replacement, of any collateral
contract of service or of employment of the Optionee with the Company,
unless waived or extended in writing, at the sole discretion of the
Board
of Directors or, absent a collateral agreement, in the event of any
action
or inaction of the Optionee which causes harm to the Company and
which
would be under an employment agreement reasonable grounds for
dismissal;
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(iii)
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upon
requirement of any regulatory authority to which the Company is or
may
become subject;
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(iv)
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upon
any adjudged violation of securities law which would result in it
becoming
unlawful for the Optionee to own or exercise the
Option;
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(v)
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upon
the occurrence of any of the following events the Option shall terminate
at the sole discretion of the Company and be of no further force
or effect
whatsoever:
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(A) |
the
dissolution or liquidation of the
Company;
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(B)
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the
appointment of a receiver for all, or substantially all, of the Company’s
assets or business; or
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(C)
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the
appointment of a trustee for the Company after a petition has been
filed
for the Company’s reorganization or bankruptcy under applicable
statutes.
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(b)
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In
the event that any collateral contract of service or of employment
of the
Optionee is terminated or ceases to be able to be performed without
material cause of the Optionee, this Option shall terminate within
one
hundred and eighty (180) days of notice by the Company to the Optionee
of
such event and the Optionee shall have such period to exercise the
remaining portion of the Option, in whole or in part, at the prevailing
Option Price.
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Exercise
of Option.
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(a)
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The
Option may be exercised by delivering to the
Company:
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(i)
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a
Notice and Agreement of Exercise of Option (the “Notice
and Agreement of Exercise of Option”),
substantially in the form attached hereto as Schedule “A”, specifying the
number of Option Shares with respect to which the Option is exercised;
and
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(ii)
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payment
of the Option Price for such Option Share, in accordance with the
methods
provided by the Plan or in accordance with the method approved by
the
board of the Company.
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(b)
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Promptly
upon receipt of the Notice and Agreement of Exercise of Option and
the
appropriate payment of the Option Price by the Optionee the Company
shall
deliver to the Optionee a properly executed certificate or certificates
representing the Option Shares
purchased.
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7. |
Securities
laws requirements.
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No
Option
Shares shall be issued unless and until, in the opinion of the Company, any
applicable registration requirements of the United States Securities
Act of 1933,
as
amended (the “Securities
Act”),
any
applicable listing requirements of any securities exchange on which stock of
the
same class has been listed, and any other requirements of law or any regulatory
bodies having jurisdiction over such issuance and delivery have been fully
complied with. Pursuant to the terms of the Notice and Agreement of Exercise
of
Option that shall be delivered to the Company upon each exercise of the Option,
the Optionee, and the Optionee’s designate if applicable, shall acknowledge,
represent, warrant and agree as follows:
(a)
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all
Option Shares shall be acquired solely for the account of the Optionee,
or
for the account of the Optionee’s designate if applicable, for investment
purposes only and with no view to their resale or other distribution
of
any kind;
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(b)
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no
Option Shares shall be sold or otherwise distributed in violation
of the
Securities Act or any other applicable federal or state securities
laws;
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(c)
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if
the Optionee, or the Optionee’s designate if applicable, is subject to
reporting requirements under the United States Securities
Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the “Exchange
Act”),
the Optionee, or the Optionee’s designate if applicable,
shall:
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(i)
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be
aware that the grant of the Option to purchase Option Shares is an
event
that may require reporting under the Exchange
Act;
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(ii)
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be
aware that any sale by him or his immediate family of the Company’s Common
Shares or of any of the Option Shares within six months before or
after
any grant or exercise of the Option may create liability for him
under the
Exchange Act;
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(iii)
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consult
with his counsel regarding the application of any provisions of the
Exchange Act prior to any exercise of the Option, and prior to any
sale of
the Company’s Common Shares or the Option Shares within six months after
any grant or exercise of the
Option;
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(iv)
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if
the Company is required to report, assist the Company with the filing
of
the applicable forms with the Securities and Exchange Commission;
and
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(v)
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timely
file all reports required under the federal securities
laws;
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(d)
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if
required by the Company upon any exercise, the Optionee, or the Optionee’s
designate if applicable, shall report all sales of Option Shares
to the
Company in writing on a form prescribed by the Company;
and
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(e)
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if
any of the Option Shares are being acquired solely for the account
of the
Optionee’s designate, each of the Optionee and the Optionee’s designate is
either a consultant or advisor to the Company, the Optionee is under
privity of contract or arrangement with the Company and each of the
Optionee and the Optionee’s designate, in such capacity, has rendered
bona
fide
services to the Company which include, but are not limited to, financial
consulting, legal, administrative, managerial and/or other services
which
are not directly in pursuit of a market making or capital raising nature.
Neither the Optionee nor the Optionee’s designate rendered or renders
services, directly or indirectly, in consideration of this Option
to
promote or maintain a market for the Company’s securities and,
furthermore, no such services were rendered or are being rendered
in
connection with the offer or sale of securities in a capital-raising
transaction on behalf of the Company; failing any of which any Option
Shares acquired hereunder may not be or may not have been registerable
under the Securities Act and may not be sold unless they are sold
pursuant
to an exemption from registration under the Securities
Act.
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The
foregoing restrictions or notice thereof may be placed on the certificates
representing the Option Shares purchased pursuant to the Option and the Company
may refuse to issue the certificates or to transfer the shares on its books
unless it is satisfied that no violation of such restrictions will
occur.
8. |
Transferability
of Option.
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The
Option shall not be transferable except by will or the laws of descent and
distribution, pursuant to court orders arising from family relations
applications or by beneficial transfer to designees providing services to the
Company on behalf of the Optionee where permitted by law or by prior approval
of
the board. Except with prior notice accepted by the board, the Option is
exercisable only by the Optionee, however, and in accordance with the provisions
hereof, any Option Shares being acquired hereunder may, at the prior direction
of the Optionee, be acquired by the Optionee’s designate providing services to
the Company on behalf of the Optionee.
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9. |
Adjustment
by stock split, stock dividend, merger,
etc.
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If
at any
time the Company increases or decreases the number of its outstanding shares
of
Common Shares, or changes in any way the rights and privileges of such Common
Shares, by means of the payment of a stock dividend or the making of any other
distribution on such shares payable in its Common Shares, or through a stock
split or subdivision of shares, or a consolidation or combination of shares,
or
through a reclassification or recapitalization involving its Common Shares
or by
merger, amalgamation arrangement, stock swap or other arrangement, the numbers,
rights, privileges, designation or classification of the shares of Common
Shares, or the replaced shares of the new resultant corporation, included in
the
new Option shall be increased, decreased or changed in like manner as if such
Option Shares had been issued and outstanding, fully paid and non-assessable
at
the time of such occurrence.
10. |
Common
Shares to be received upon
exercise.
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The
Optionee understands that the Company is under no obligation to register the
Option Shares under the Securities Act, and that, in the absence of any such
registration, the Option Shares cannot be sold unless they are sold pursuant
to
an exemption from registration under the Securities Act. However, the Company
may at its sole discretion file and pay the costs of registration under Form
S-8
or equivalent and available filing. If the Company does not file a registration
under Form S-8, whether at the discretion of the Company or such registration
is
not available, the Company shall assist the Optionee in complying with any
exemption from such registration requirement, including supplying the Optionee
with any information necessary to permit routine sales of the Option Shares
under Rule 144 of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“Rule”).
The
Optionee understands that, with respect to the Rule, routine sales of securities
made in reliance upon such Rule only can be made in limited amounts in
accordance with the terms and condition of the Rule and that in cases in which
the Rule is inapplicable compliance with either Regulation A or another
disclosure exemption under the Securities Act will be required.
The
Optionee understands that the Option Shares have not been registered under
the
Securities Act and that they will be issued in reliance upon an exemption which
is available only if Optionee, or the Optionee’s designate if applicable,
acquires such shares for investment and not with a view to distribution. The
Optionee is familiar with the phrase “acquired for investment and not with a
view to distribution” as it relates to the Securities Act and the special
meaning given to such term in various releases of the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
11. |
Privilege
of ownership.
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The
Optionee and the Optionee’s designate shall not have any of the rights of a
shareholder with respect to the Option Shares until Option Shares are issued
upon exercise.
12. |
Notices.
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Any
notices required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in
writing and delivered electronically, by delivery, or mail at the addresses
first herein set forth. If notices are mailed they shall be deemed, absent
postal disruption, to be received the fifth business day after mailing. Any
party may change its address for purposes of this paragraph by giving the other
party written notice of the new address.
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General
provisions.
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(a)
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Amendments.
This Agreement may not be amended nor may any rights hereunder be
waived
except by an instrument in writing signed by the party sought to
be
charged with such amendment or
waiver.
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(b)
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Proper
law.
This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with, and governed
by, the
laws of the State of Nevada, U.S.A.
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Time
of the essence.
Time shall be of the essence of this
Agreement.
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(d)
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Gender.
All pronouns contained herein and any variations thereof shall be
deemed
to refer to the masculine, feminine or neuter, singular or plural
as the
identity of the parties hereto may
require.
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(e)
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Entire
agreement.
The provisions contained herein constitute the entire agreement between
the parties hereto and supersede all previous understandings and
agreements with respect to the granting of the within
Option.
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(f)
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Enurement.
This Agreement shall enure to the benefit of and bind the parties
hereto
and shall, to the extent hereinbefore provided, enure to the parties’
respective heirs, executors, successors, administrators and
assigns.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
the
parties hereto have executed this Agreement to be effective as of the day and
year first above written.
The
CORPORATE SEAL of
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the
Company herein, was hereunto affixed
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in
the presence of:
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(C/S)
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Authorized
Signatory
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(print
name and title)
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SIGNED
and DELIVERED by
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____________________
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the
Optionee herein, in the presence of:
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Witness
Signature
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_____________________________
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_________________
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Witness
Address
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Witness
Name and Occupation
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SCHEDULE
“A”
NOTICE
AND AGREEMENT OF EXERCISE OF OPTION
The
Optionee hereby exercises its SINOBIOPHARMA, INC. Option dated ___________
__,
20__ as to _____________
shares
of SINOBIOPHARMA, INC. Common Shares (each an “Option
Share”).
The
Optionee is making payment in accordance with the provisions of the Plan or
the
permission of the board as follows:
The
Optionee, and the Optionee’s designate if applicable, understands that no Option
Shares will be issued unless and until, in the opinion of SINOBIOPHARMA, INC.
(the “Company”),
any
applicable registration requirements of the Securities
Act of 1933,
as
amended (the “Securities
Act”)
and
any other requirements of law or any regulatory bodies having jurisdiction
over
such issuance and delivery, shall have been fully complied with. The Optionee,
and the Optionee’s designate if applicable, hereby acknowledges, represents,
warrants and agrees that the warranties and representations as to investment
intent and other provisions of the Option Agreement continue to pertain to
the
Optionee and the Optionee continues to comply with the same.
The
Optionee, and the Optionee’s designate if applicable, will assist the Company in
the filing of and will timely file all reports that the Optionee, or the
Optionee’s designate if applicable, may be required to file under the federal
securities laws. The Optionee, and the Optionee’s designate if applicable,
agrees that the Company may, without liability for its good faith actions,
place
legend restrictions upon the Option Shares and issue “stop transfer”
instructions requiring compliance with applicable securities laws or the terms
of the Optionee’s stock Option.
If
any of
the Option Shares are being acquired solely for the account of the Optionee’s
designate, each of the Optionee and the Optionee’s designate is either a
consultant or advisor to the Company, the Optionee is under privity of contract
or arrangement with the Company and each of the Optionee and the Optionee’s
designate, in such capacity, has rendered bona
fide
services
to or for the benefit of the Company in compliance with the Option Agreement.
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The
number of Option Shares specified above are to be issued in the following
registration manner as directed by the Optionee and, if applicable, to the
Optionee’s designate as set forth hereinbelow:
Registration
respecting the Optionee (must be completed by the Optionee):
(Print
Optionee’s name)
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(Optionee’s
signature)
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(Optionee
- Print name of spouse
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(Address
for Optionee)
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if
you wish joint registration)
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Registration
respecting the Optionee’s designate (complete if applicable
only):
(Print
Optionee’s designate’s name)
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(Optionee’s
designate’s signature)
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(Optionee’s
designate - Print name of
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Address
for Optionee’s designate)
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spouse
if you wish joint registration)
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