BAETA CORP.
BAETA Corp.
BAETA CORP.
To the extent not previously exercised, each Option will terminate upon the earliest of the following occasions: (i) expiration of the Option Period specified in the Option Agreement; (ii) thirty (30) days after the date that the Optionee ceases to be an Eligible Participant for any reason, other than by reason of death, disability, and cessation of Optionee’s services; (iii) twelve (12) months after the date that the Optionee ceases to be an Eligible Participant by reason of such person’s death or disability; or (iv) on the date immediately preceding the date Optionee’s services ceased. If, on the date of termination, the Optionee is not vested as to his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option shall revert to the Plan. If, after termination, the Optionee does not exercise his or her Option within the time specified by the Committee, the Option shall terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option shall revert to the Plan.
| (g) | Merger or Asset Sale. In the event of a merger of the Company with or into another corporation, or the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company, each outstanding Option shall be assumed or an equivalent option or right substituted by the successor corporation or a Parent or Subsidiary of the successor corporation. In the event that the successor corporation refuses to assume or substitute for the Option, the Optionee shall fully vest in and have the right to exercise the Option as to all of the Optioned Stock, including Shares as to which it would not otherwise be vested or exercisable. If an Option becomes fully vested and exercisable in lieu of assumption or substitution in the event of a merger or sale of assets, the Committee shall notify the Optionee in writing or electronically that the Option shall be fully vested and exercisable for a period of fifteen (15) days from the date of such notice, and the Option shall terminate upon the expiration of such period. For the purposes of this paragraph, the Option shall be considered assumed if, following the merger or sale of assets, the option or right confers the right to purchase or receive, for each Share of Optioned Stock subject to the Option immediately prior to the merger or sale of assets, the consideration (whether stock, cash, or other securities or property) received in the merger or sale of assets by holders of Common Stock for each Share held on the effective date of the transaction (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding Shares); provided, however, that if such consideration received in the merger or sale of assets is not solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent, the Committee may, with the consent of the successor corporation, provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise of the Option, for each Share of Optioned Stock subject to the Option, to be solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent equal in fair market value to the per share consideration received by holders of Common Stock in the merger or sale of assets. |
| (h) | Qualification of Stock. The right to exercise an Option will be further subject to the requirement that if at any time the Committee determines, in its discretion, that the listing, registration or qualification of the shares of Option Stock called for thereunder upon any securities exchange or under any state or federal law, or the consent or approval of any governmental regulatory authority, is necessary or desirable as a condition of or in connection with the granting of such Option or the purchase of shares of Option Stock thereunder, the Option may not be exercised, in whole or in part, unless and until such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval is effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Board, in its discretion. |
(g) Non-Transferability of Options.
| (i) | Options Nontransferable. Unless determined otherwise by the Committee, an Option may not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred, or disposed of in any manner other than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution and may be exercised, during the lifetime of the Optionee, only by the Optionee. If the Committee makes an Option transferable, such Option shall contain such additional terms and conditions as the Administrator deems appropriate. |
| (ii) | Repurchase Option. Unless the Committee determines otherwise, the Option Agreement shall grant the Company a repurchase option exercisable upon the voluntary or involuntary termination of the Optionee’s service with the Company for any reason (including death or Disability). The purchase price for Shares repurchased pursuant to the Option Agreement shall be the original price paid by the Optionee and may be paid by cancellation of any indebtedness of the Optionee to the Company. The repurchase option shall lapse at a rate determined by the Committee. |
| (i) | Additional Restrictions on Transfer. By accepting Options and/or Option Stock under this Plan, the Optionee will be deemed to represent, warrant and agree as follows: |
| (i) | Securities Act of 1933. The Optionee understands that the shares of Option Stock have not been registered under the 1933 Act, and that such shares are not freely tradable and must be held indefinitely unless such shares are either registered under the 1933 Act or an exemption from such registration is available. The Optionee understands that the Company is under no obligation to register the shares of Option Stock. |
| (ii) | Other Applicable Laws. The Optionee further understands that Transfer of the Option Stock requires full compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws. |
| (1) | Upon exercise of any Option, the Optionee will purchase the Option Stock for his or her own account and not with a view to distribution within the meaning of the 1933 Act, other than as may be effected in compliance with the 1933 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; |
| (2) | no one else will have any beneficial interest in the Option Stock; and |
| (3) | he or she has no present intention of disposing of the Option Stock at any particular time. |
| (iv) | Lock-Up Period. The Optionee agrees not to, directly or indirectly, issue, offer, agree or offer to sell, sell, transfer, assign, encumber, grant an option for the purchase or sale of, pledge, hpyothecate or otherwise dispose of any Option Stock for a period of 12 months following exercise of Optionee’s Stock Option. |
| (j) | Compliance with Law. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, Options may be granted pursuant to this Plan, the Option Stock may be issued pursuant to the exercise thereof by an Optionee, only after there has been compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws, and all of the same will be subject to this overriding condition. The Company will not be required to register or qualify Option Stock with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any State agency, except that the Company will register with, or as required by local law, file for and secure an exemption from such registration requirements from, the applicable securities administrator and other officials of each jurisdiction in which an Eligible Participant would be granted an Option hereunder prior to such grant. |
| (k) | Stock Certificates. Certificates representing the Option Stock issued pursuant to the exercise of Options will bear all legends required by law and necessary to effectuate this Plan’s provisions. The Company may place a “stop transfer” order against shares of the Option Stock until all restrictions and conditions set forth in this Plan and in the legends referred to in this section 6(k) have been complied with. |
| (l) | Market Standoff. To the extent requested by the Company and any underwriter of securities of the Company in connection with a firm commitment underwriting, no holder of any shares of Option Stock will sell or otherwise Transfer any such shares not included in such underwriting, or not previously registered pursuant to a registration statement filed under the 1933 Act, during the one hundred and twenty (120) day period following the effective date of the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with such offering. |
| (m) | Notices. Any notice to be given to the Company under the terms of an Option Agreement will be addressed to the Company at its principal executive office, Attention: Corporate Secretary, or at such other address as the Company may designate in writing. Any notice to be given to an Optionee will be addressed to the Optionee at the address provided to the Company by the Optionee. Any such notice will be deemed to have been duly given if and when enclosed in a properly sealed envelope, addressed as aforesaid, registered and deposited, postage and registry fee prepaid, in a post office or branch post office regularly maintained by the United States Government. |
| (n) | Other Provisions. The Option Agreement may contain such other terms, provisions and conditions, including restrictions on the Transfer of Option Stock issued upon exercise of any Options granted hereunder, not inconsistent with this Plan, as may be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. |
7. | Copies of Plan. A copy of this Plan will be delivered to each Optionee at or before the time he or she executes an Option Agreement. |
8. | Shareholder Approval. The Plan shall be subject to approval by the shareholders of the Company within twelve (12) months after the date the Plan is adopted. Such shareholder approval shall be obtained in the manner and to the degree required under Applicable Laws. |
BAETA CORP.
NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
UNDER THE 2009 STOCK OPTION PLAN
THIS AGREEMENT is made as of _________________, 200_, between BAETA CORP., a New Jersey corporation (the “Company”), and _________________ (the “Optionee”).
THE PARTIES AGREE AS FOLLOWS:
1. Option Grant. The Company hereby grants to the Optionee an option (the “Option”) to purchase the number of shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Shares”), for an exercise price per share (the “Option Price”) and based upon a Grant Date, all as set forth below:
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Vesting: Your option shall vest according to the following schedule, provided you continue your relationship with the Company or a related corporation.
Period of Your Continuous Relationship With the Company or a Related Corporation From the Date Option is Granted | | Portion of Total Option Which is Exercisable |
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Exercise: The vested portion of the option may be exercised, in whole or in part, but not as to any fractional shares, during the term of the option. During your lifetime only you can exercise the option. The Plan also provides for exercise of the option by the personal representative of your estate or the beneficiary thereof following your death.
The Option will be subject to all of the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Company’s 2009 Stock Option Plan (the “Option Plan”), a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated by reference. The Option granted hereunder will be a nonstatutory or nonqualified option for tax purposes.
2. Stockholder Rights. No rights or privileges of a stockholder in the Company are conferred by reason of the granting of the Option. Optionee will not become a stockholder in the Company with respect to the Shares unless and until the Option has been properly exercised and the Option Price fully paid as to the portion of the Option exercised.
3. Termination. Subject to earlier termination as provided in the Option Plan, this Option will expire, unless previously exercised in full, on _________________.
4. Terms of the Option Plan. The Optionee understands that the Option Plan includes important terms and conditions that apply to this Option. Those terms include (without limitation): important conditions to the right of the Optionee to exercise the Option; important restrictions on the ability of the Optionee to transfer the Option or to transfer Shares received upon exercise of the Option; and early termination of the Option following the occurrence of certain events, including the Optionee no longer being an employee, director, consultant or independent contractor to or of the Company or its subsidiaries. The Optionee acknowledges that he or she has read the Option Plan, agrees to be bound by its terms, and makes each of the representations required to be made by the Optionee under it.
5. Method of Exercise. The Option shall be exercised by written notice in the form of Exhibit A hereto, directed to the Company at the Company’s address set forth above, duly executed by the Optionee, specifying the number of shares being purchased and accompanied by cash or check payable to the order of the Company in full payment of the Purchase Price for the number of Shares being purchased.
6. Miscellaneous. This Agreement (together with the Option Plan) sets forth the complete agreement of the parties concerning the subject matter hereof, superseding all prior agreements, negotiations and understandings. This Agreement will be governed by the substantive law of the State of New Jersey, and may be executed in counterparts.
The parties hereby have entered into this Agreement as of the date set forth above.
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Attachments: | (1) Spousal Consent |
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SPOUSAL CONSENT
The undersigned is the spouse of the Optionee referred to in the attached Non-Statutory Stock Option Agreement (the “Agreement”). The undersigned acknowledges that he or she:
| (1) | has received, reviewed and understands the terms of the Agreement (including its attachments); |
| (2) | consents to the Agreement, and agrees to be bound by its terms to the extent that he or she now has or may obtain any interest in the Option or Shares covered by the Agreement; and |
| (3) | understands that the Company is relying upon this consent in entering into the Agreement and in not taking further steps to protect its interests. |
EXHIBIT A
NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
UNDER THE 2009 STOCK OPTION PLAN
Date:______________________
BAETA CORP.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I hereby elect to purchase _______________ shares of the Common Stock, $_____ par value per share, of BAETA CORP. (the “Company”) under the option granted to me pursuant to the Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement, dated as of _______________, 200___, under the Company’s 2009 Stock Option Plan.
Enclosed is [cash] [a check] in the amount of $______________.___ [__________] shares of the Company’s Common Stock in full payment of the shares being purchased ($_______________ per share x _____________ shares).
Please deliver certificates representing the shares being purchased to me at:
I hereby acknowledge that I have been informed as follows:
1. The shares of common stock of the Company to be issued to me pursuant to the exercise of said option have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), and accordingly, must be held indefinitely unless such shares are subsequently registered under the 1933 Act, or an exemption from such registration is available.
2. Routine sales of securities made in reliance upon Rule 144, if applicable, under the 1933 Act can be made only after the holding period and in limited amounts in accordance with the terms and conditions provided by that Rule, and in any sale to which that Rule is not applicable, registration or compliance with some other exemption under the 1933 Act will be required.
3. The Company is under no obligation to me to register the shares or to comply with any such exemptions under the 1933 Act.
4. The availability of Rule 144, if applicable, is dependent upon adequate current public information with respect to the Company being available and, at the time that I may desire to make a sale pursuant to the Rule, the Company may neither wish nor be able to comply with such requirement.
In consideration of the issuance of certificates for the shares to me, I hereby represent and warrant that I am acquiring such shares for my own account for investment, and that I will not sell, pledge, transfer or otherwise dispose of such shares in the absence of an effective registration statement covering the same, except as permitted by the provisions of Rule 144, if applicable, or some other applicable exemption under the 1933 Act. In view of this representation and warranty, I agree that there may be affixed to the certificates for the shares to be issued to me, and to all certificates issued hereafter representing such shares (until in the opinion of counsel, which opinion must be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to counsel for the Company, it is no longer necessary or required) a legend as follows:
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND HAVE BEEN TAKEN BY THE ISSUEE FOR HIS OR HER OWN ACCOUNT AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO THEIR DISTRIBUTION. SAID SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD OR TRANSFERRED UNLESS (A) THEY HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER SAID ACT, OR (B) THE TRANSFER AGENT (OR THE COMPANY, IF IT IS THEN ACTING AS ITS OWN TRANSFER AGENT) IS PRESENTED WITH EITHER A WRITTEN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY OR A “NO-ACTION” LETTER OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION TO THE EFFECT THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF SUCH SALE OR TRANSFER.
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE VOLUNTARILY OR INVOLUNTARILY SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED, ENCUMBERED OR DISPOSED OF, EXCEPT UNDER LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES, AND SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AND RIGHTS OF FIRST REFUSAL. THESE RESTRICTIONS AND RIGHTS OF FIRST REFUSAL ARE SET FORTH IN FULL IN THE 2009 STOCK OPTION PLAN AND IN A STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT (INCLUDING ATTACHMENTS), COPIES OF WHICH ARE ON FILE AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE COMPANY.
I further agree that the Company may place a stop order with its Transfer Agent, prohibiting the transfer of such shares, so long as the legend remains on the certificates representing the shares.