STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT (2004 Non-Statutory Stock Option Plan)
EXHIBIT
10.74
(2004
Non-Statutory Stock Option Plan)
Imaging
Diagnostic Systems, Inc.
(the
“Company”), desiring to afford an opportunity to the Grantee named below to
purchase certain shares of common stock of the Company (the “Common Stock”) to
provide the Grantee with an added incentive as an employee of the Company,
hereby grants to Grantee, and the Grantee hereby accepts, an option to purchase
the number of such shares optioned as specified below, during the term ending
at
midnight (prevailing local time at the Company’s principal offices) on the
expiration date of this Option specified below, at the option exercise price
specified below, subject to and upon the following terms and
conditions:
1. Identifying
Provisions.
As
used
in this Option, the following terms shall have the following respective
meanings.
(a)
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Grantee:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx;
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(b)
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Date
of grant: January 18, 2007;
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(c)
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Number
of shares optioned: 3,000,000;
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(d)
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Option
exercise price per share: $.09;
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(e)
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Expiration
Date: January 18, 2017;
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(f)
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Plan:
The Company’s 2004 Non-Statutory Stock Option Plan; and
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(g)
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Committee:
The stock option committee of the Company’s Board of Directors (the
“Board”), or if none, the Board.
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This
Option is not intended to be an incentive stock option pursuant to Section
422
of the Internal Revenue Code.
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Note:
All prior Stock Option Agreements with Grantee are still in existence and valid.
This Agreement does not supersede any prior agreement(s).
2. Vesting.
This
Option shall vest and become exercisable on the following date(s) in the
following amount(s):
Vesting
Date
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Number
of Shares
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July
18, 2007
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500,000
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January
18, 2008
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500,000
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July
18, 2008
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500,000
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January
18, 2009
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500,000
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July
18, 2009
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500,000
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January
18, 2010
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500,000
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Notwithstanding
the foregoing, this Option shall immediately and fully vest if
(a) Grantee’s
employment is terminated without cause (as defined in Grantee’s employment
agreement with the Company of even date); or
(b) there
occurs any of the following events (each a “Change in Control”):
(i) if
there
occurs any transaction (which shall include a series of transactions occurring
within 60 days or occurring pursuant to a plan) that has the result that
stockholders of the Company immediately before such transaction cease to own
at
least 51% percent of the voting stock of the Company or of any entity that
results from the participation of the Company in a reorganization,
consolidation, merger, liquidation or any other form of corporate
transaction;
(ii) if,
during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning
of
such period constitute the Board cease for any reason to constitute at least
a
majority thereof, unless the Board in existence immediately preceding the two
year period shall have nominated the new Directors whose directorships have
created the altered Board composition;
(iii) if
the
stockholders of the Company shall approve a plan of merger, consolidation,
reorganization, liquidation or dissolution in which the Company does not survive
(unless the approved merger, consolidation, reorganization, liquidation or
dissolution is subsequently abandoned); or
(iv) if
the
stockholders of the Company shall approve a plan for the sale, lease, exchange
or other disposition of all or substantially all of the property and assets
of
the Company (unless such approved plan is subsequently abandoned).
3. Restrictions
on Exercise.
The
following additional provisions shall apply to the exercise of this
Option:
(a) Termination
of Employment.
If the
Grantee’s employment by the Company is terminated for any reason other than
death or a termination without cause by the Company, only that portion of this
Option exercisable at the time of such termination
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of
employment may thereafter be exercised, and it may not be exercised after the
earlier of (i) three months after such termination or (ii) the Expiration
Date.
(b) Termination
of Employment Without Cause.
If the
Grantee’s employment is terminated without cause by the Company, then this
Option shall fully vest and remain exercisable until the Expiration
Date.
(c) Death
of Grantee.
If the
Grantee shall die during the term of this Option, the Grantee’s legal
representative or representatives, or the person or persons entitled to do
so
under the Grantee’s last will and testament or under applicable intestate laws,
shall have the right to exercise this Option, but only for the number of shares
as to which the Grantee was entitled to exercise this Option in accordance
with
Section 2 hereof on the date of his death, and such right shall expire and
this
Option shall terminate three years after the date of the Grantee’s death or on
the Expiration Date, whichever date is sooner.
(d) Continuity
of Employment.
This
Option shall not be exercisable by the Grantee in any part unless at all times
beginning with the date of grant and ending no more than one year prior to
the
date of exercise, the Grantee has, except for military service leave, sick
leave
or other bona fide leave of absence (such as temporary employment by the United
States Government) been in the continuous employ of the Company.
4. Non-Transferable.
The
Grantee may not transfer this Option except by will or the laws of descent
and
distribution. This Option shall not be otherwise transferred, assigned, pledged,
hypothecated or disposed of in any way, whether by operation of law or
otherwise, and shall be exercisable during the Grantee’s lifetime only by the
Grantee or his guardian or legal representative.
5. Adjustments
and Corporate Reorganization.
Subject
to any required action by the shareholders of the Company, the number of shares
covered by the Option, as well as the exercise price per share of the Option,
shall be proportionately adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number
of
issued shares resulting from a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend,
combination or reclassification of the Common Stock, or any other increase
or
decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock effected without receipt
of consideration by the Company; provided, however, that conversion of any
convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed to have been “effected
without receipt of consideration.” Such adjustment shall be made by the
Committee, whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding and
conclusive. Except as expressly provided herein, no issuance by the Company
of
shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock
of
any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made
with
respect to, the number or price of shares subject to the Option.
In
the
event of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Option
will
terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed action, unless
otherwise provided by the Committee. The Committee may, in the exercise of
its
sole discretion in any such instance, declare that the Option shall terminate
as
of a date fixed by the Committee and
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give
Grantee the right to exercise his Option as to all or any part of the Option,
including shares as to which the Option would not otherwise be exercisable.
In
the event of the proposed sale of all or substantially all of the assets of
the
Company, or the merger of the Company with or into another corporation in a
transaction in which the Company is not the survivor, the Option shall be
assumed or an equivalent option shall be substituted by such successor
corporation or a parent or subsidiary of such successor corporation, unless
the
Committee determines, in the exercise of its sole discretion and in lieu of
such
assumption or substitution, that the Grantee shall have the right to exercise
the Option as to all of the optioned stock, including shares as to which the
Option would not otherwise be exercisable. If the Committee makes an Option
fully exercisable in lieu of assumption or substitution in the event of such
a
merger or sale of assets, the Committee shall notify the Grantee that the Option
shall be fully exercisable for a period of 30 days from the date of such notice,
and the Option will terminate upon the expiration of such period.
6. Exercise,
Payment For and Delivery of Stock.
This
Option may be exercised by the Grantee or other person then entitled to exercise
it by giving four business days’ written notice of exercise to the Company
specifying the number of shares to be purchased and the total purchase price.
The exercise price shall become immediately due upon exercise of the Option
and
shall be payable in one of the following alternative forms specified
below:
(a) full
payment in cash or check drawn to the Company’s order;
(b) full
payment in shares of Common Stock held for at least six months and valued at
fair market value on the Exercise Date (as such term is defined
below);
(c) full
payment through a combination of shares of Common Stock held for at least six
months and valued at fair market value on the Exercise Date and cash or check;
or
(d) full
payment through a broker-dealer sale and remittance procedure provided that
sale
of the optioned stock is permitted as a result of an effective registration
statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Grantee complies
with all applicable securities laws, pursuant to which the Grantee (i) shall
provide irrevocable written instructions to a Company-designated brokerage
firm
to effect the immediate sale of the purchased shares and remit to the Company,
out of the sale proceeds available on the settlement date, sufficient funds
to
cover the aggregate exercise price payable for the purchased shares plus all
applicable Federal and State income taxes required to be withheld by the Company
in connection with such purchase and (ii) shall provide written directives
to
the Company to deliver the certificates for the purchased shares directly to
such brokerage firm in order to complete the sale transaction.
For
purposes of this section 6, the Exercise Date shall be the date on which written
notice of the Option exercise is delivered to the Company. Except to the extent
the sale and remittance procedure is utilized in connection with the exercise
of
the Option, payment of the exercise price for the purchased shares must
accompany such notice.
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The
fair
market value per share of Common Stock on any relevant date shall be determined
in accordance with the following provisions:
(i) If
the
Common Stock is not at the time listed or admitted to trading on any national
stock exchange but is traded on The NASDAQ National Market, the fair market
value shall be the closing selling price per share of Common Stock on the date
in question, as such price is reported by the National Association of Securities
Dealers on The NASDAQ National Market or any successor system. If there is
no
reported closing selling price for the Common Stock on the date in question,
then the closing selling price on the last preceding date for which such
quotation exists shall be determinative of fair market value.
(ii) If
the
Common Stock is at the time listed or admitted to trading on any national stock
exchange, then the fair market value shall be the closing selling price per
share of Common Stock on the date in question on the stock exchange determined
by the Committee to be the primary market for the Common Stock, as such price
is
officially quoted in the composite tape of transactions on such exchange. If
there is no reported sale of Common Stock on such exchange on the date in
question, then the fair market value shall be the closing selling price on
the
exchange on the last preceding date for which such quotation
exists.
(iii) If
the
Common Stock is quoted on The NASDAQ Capital Market or any similar system of
automated dissemination of quotations of securities in common use, the fair
market value shall be the mean between the closing bid and asked quotations
for
the Common Stock on such date.
(iv) If
neither clause (i), (ii) or (iii) is applicable, then the fair market value
shall be the mean between the closing bid and asked quotations for the Common
Stock as reported by the National Quotation Bureau, Inc., if at least two
securities dealers have inserted both bid and asked quotations for Common Stock
on at least five of the ten preceding business days.
(v) If
none
of clauses (i) - (iv) is applicable then the fair market value shall be
determined by the Committee.
7. Rights
in Shares Before Issuance and Delivery.
No
person shall be entitled to the privileges of stock ownership in respect of
any
shares issuable upon exercise of this Option unless and until such shares have
been issued to such person as fully paid shares.
8. Requirements
of Law and of Stock Exchanges. By
accepting this Option, the Grantee represents and agrees for himself and his
transferees by will or the laws of descent and distribution that, unless a
registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 is in effect as to
shares purchased upon any exercise of this Option, (i) any and all shares so
purchased shall be acquired for his personal account and not with a view to
or
for sale in connection with any distribution, and (ii) each notice of the
exercise of any portion of this Option shall be
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accompanied
by a representation and warranty in writing, signed by the person entitled
to
exercise the same, that the shares are being so acquired in good faith for
his
personal account and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any
distribution.
No
certificate or certificates for shares of stock purchased upon exercise of
this
Option shall be issued and delivered unless and until, in the opinion of counsel
for the Company, such securities may be issued and delivered without causing
the
Company to be in violation of or incur liability under any federal, state or
other securities law, any requirement of any securities exchange listing
agreement to which the Company may be a party, or any other requirement of
law
or of any regulatory body having jurisdiction over the Company.
9. Stock
Option Plan.
This
Option is subject to, and the Company and the Grantee agree to be bound by,
all
of the terms and conditions of the Plan, as the same shall have been amended
from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, provided that no such
amendment shall deprive the Grantee, without his consent, of this Option or
any
of his rights hereunder. Pursuant to the Plan, the Committee is vested with
final authority to interpret and construe the Plan and this Option and is
authorized to adopt rules and regulations for carrying out the Plan. A copy
of
the Plan in its present form is available for inspection during business hours
by the Grantee or other persons entitled to exercise this Option at the
Company’s principal office. The Plan, as amended from time to time, is hereby
incorporated by reference.
10. Notices.
Any
notice to be given to the Company shall be addressed to the Company in care
of
its Secretary at its principal office, and any notice to be given to the Grantee
shall be addressed to him at the address given beneath his signature hereto
or
at such other address as the Grantee may hereafter designate in writing to
the
Company. Any such notice shall be deemed duly given when actually delivered
by
hand, facsimile, certified or registered mail or recognized overnight
courier.
11. Conflict
with Employment Agreement.
In the
event that any provision of this Option Agreement is inconsistent with a
provision of an employment agreement between the Grantee and the Company, the
employment agreement provision shall govern and supersede the inconsistent
provision of this Agreement.
12. Laws
Applicable to Construction.
This
Agreement has been executed and delivered by the Company in the State of
Florida, and this Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with
the laws of said State.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
the
Company has granted this Option on January 18, 2007.
IMAGING
DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS, INC.
By:
/s/ Xxx Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxxxx, Co-Chairman of the Board
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GRANTEE
By:
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
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