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EXHIBIT 10.148
WILSHIRE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION
1995 STOCK OPTION PLAN
THIS IS TO CERTIFY that on APRIL 15, 1999, WILSHIRE TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a
California corporation (the "Company") has granted to Grace Reasoner (the
"Optionee") an option to purchase 2,500 shares of common stock of the Company,
no par value, at a price of $ 0.35 per share, upon the terms and conditions
hereinafter stated, to all of which the Optionee, by the acceptance hereof,
assents.
1. Option Period and Conditions on Exercise.
The option shall not be exercisable with respect to any of the shares
subject to the option after APRIL 15, 2009 and the option shall not be
exercisable with respect to fractional shares.
This option vests as follows:
As to 833 shares on APRIL 15, 1999; and
As to an additional 833 shares on APRIL 15, 2000;
As to an additional 834 shares on APRIL 15, 2001.
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2. Effect of Termination of Employment/Effect of Death.
a. If the Optionee is an officer, employee or director of the
Company and ceases to be such for any reason other than death or
termination for cause, Optionee may exercise this option in
accordance with its terms only for a period of ninety days after
such cessation (but not beyond the Option Period). Any exercise
of this option after such cessation may be only to the extent of
the full number of shares the Optionee was entitled to purchase
under this option on the Date of such cessation, plus a portion
of the additional number of shares, if any, he would have become
entitled to purchase on the next anniversary Date of the Date of
grant of the option following such cessation, such portion to be
determined by multiplying such additional number of shares by a
fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days from the
anniversary Date of the Date of grant preceding such cessation
to the Date of such cessation and the denominator of which is
365. Such portion shall be rounded, if necessary, to the nearest
whole share.
b. If the termination of the Optionee's position as an officer or
employee of the Company is for cause (as determined in the sole
judgment of the Board of Directors), this option shall thereupon
be cancelled and the Optionee shall have no right to exercise
any part of this option after such termination.
c. If the Optionee dies, this option continues in effect and may be
exercised in accordance with its terms for twelve months from
the date of the Optionee's death (but not beyond the Option
Period) by the executor or administrator of the estate, or in
the event there is none, then by the person or persons to whom
the optionee's rights under this option shall pass by will
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or the laws of descent and distribution. Any exercise of this
option after such death may be only to the extent of the full
number of shares the optionee was entitled to purchase under
this option on the date of death, plus a portion of the
additional number of shares, if any, he would have become
entitled to purchase on the next anniversary date of the date of
grant of the option following such death, such portion to be
determined by multiplying such additional number of shares by a
fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of days
from the anniversary Date of the Date of grant preceding such
death to the Date of death and the denominator of which shall be
365. Such portion shall be rounded, if necessary, to the nearest
whole share.
3. Manner of Exercise.
This option shall be exercised by giving written notice to the Company
addressed in the manner specified in paragraph 7, specifying the number
of shares to be purchased and accompanied by payment in full in cash, or
in whole or in part in Common Stock, as provided in paragraph 9, for the
shares purchased.
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4. Nontransferability of Option.
This option shall not be transferable except to the executor or
administrator of the Optionee's estate or to the Optionee's heirs or
legatees, and shall be exercisable during the Optionee's lifetime only
by the Optionee. This option may, however, be surrendered to the Company
for cancellation for such consideration and upon such terms as may be
mutually agreed upon by the Company and the Optionee.
5. Adjustment of Shares and Price Per Share.
The number of shares subject to this option shall be adjusted as
follows:
a. In the event the Company's outstanding common stock is changed
by any stock dividend, stock split, or combination of shares,
the number of shares subject to this option shall be
proportionately adjusted, without change in the aggregate
purchase price.
b. Except as provided in subsection (d) hereof, in the event of any
merger, consolidation, or reorganization of the Company with any
other corporation or corporations, there shall be substituted on
an equitable basis, for each share of common stock then subject
to this option, an option for the number and kind of shares of
stock or other securities to which the holders of common stock
of the Company will be entitled pursuant to the transaction.
c. In the event of any other relevant change in the capitalization
of the Company, this option and the purchase price per share
shall be equitably adjusted.
d. In the event of a merger described in Section 368 (a)(2)(E) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 in which the Company is the
surviving corporation, this option shall terminate and thereupon
become null and void but only if the controlling corporation
shall agree to exchange its options for this option; but the
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Optionee shall have the right, immediately prior to such merger,
to exercise this option, without regard to any otherwise
applicable restriction as to time of exercise, other than
expiration of the Option Period.
e. Upon the dissolution of the Company, this option shall terminate
and thereafter become null and void; but the Optionee shall have
the right, immediately prior to such dissolution, to exercise
this option without regard to any otherwise applicable
restriction as to time of exercise, other than expiration of the
Option Period.
6. Compliance with Applicable Law.
The exercise of this option is subject to the obtaining of any consent
or approval of any governmental or other regulatory body which the Board
of Directors, in its discretion, deems necessary or desirable.
7. Other Provisions.
a. The holder of this option shall not be entitled to any rights of
a shareholder of the Company with respect to any shares subject
to this option until such shares have been paid for in full and
issued to him.
b. Nothing in this Certificate shall be construed as limiting any
rights which the Company or any parent or subsidiary corporation
of the Company may have to terminate at any time the employment
of the Optionee.
c. Notice to the Company hereunder shall be addressed to the
attention of its Secretary at its corporate office at 5861
Edison Place, Carlsbad, California 92008.
8. Incorporation of Plan by Reference.
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EXCEPT AS MODIFIED OR AMPLIFIED BY THE SPECIFIC TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT,
ALL OF THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF THE WILSHIRE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1995
STOCK OPTION PLAN (THE "PLAN"), A COPY OF WHICH IS ATTACHED HERETO AS
EXHIBIT A, ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN AND MADE A PART HEREOF AS IF SET
FORTH AT LENGTH HEREIN.
9. Optional Form of Payment for Shares.
Payment for any number of shares of stock of the Company purchased
pursuant to the exercise of this option may, at the election of the
Optionee, be made by delivering to the Company a number of shares of the
Common Stock of the Company, which the Optionee has owned for at least
six months, with a Fair Market Value (as defined in the Plan), on the
date this option is exercised, equal to the option exercise price for
such shares.
WILSHIRE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By /s/ Kevin T. Mulvihill
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President & Chief Executive
Officer
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I hereby accept the foregoing stock option on the terms and conditions
hereinabove stated.
OPTIONEE,
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EXERCISE OF OPTION
The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise the right to
purchase _______________ shares of Common Stock of Wilshire Technologies, Inc.
(the "Shares"), such right being represented by the Stock Option granted to me
on ______________ and herewith tenders payment for the Shares to the order of
Wilshire Technologies, Inc., in the amount of $________________ (equal to [the
number of shares] multiplied by $_________ [the exercise price stated in the
Stock Option]).
The undersigned requests that a certificate for the Shares be registered
in the of_____________, and delivered to, the undersigned at the following
address: _______________________________________________________________________
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Date: Signature:
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Social Security Number______-___-_______
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