INVESTAMERICA, INC. STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO THE 1999 STOCK OPTION PLAN Participant: KELLEY DEON 636 Aspen Street Coquitlam, B.C. V3J 3V9 Canada This Stock Option Agreement, dated as of the date of grant set forth below, is entered into between InvestAmerica, Inc. (the "Company") and the Participant named above pursuant to the Company's 1999 Stock Option Plan (the "Plan"). Pursuant to the Plan, the Company grants an Option to the Participant to purchase shares of common stock of the Company as follows: Grant Number 18 Date of Grant July 10, 2000 Exercise Price Per Share US $1.41 Total Number of Shares Granted 35,000 Total Exercise Price US $49,350.00 Term 5 Years Expiration Date July 10, 2005 Type of Option [ x ] Incentive Option [ ] Nonqualified Option Subject to the provisions of this Agreement and the Plan, the Options vest (i.e., the right to exercise the Options first arises) in cumulative installments as set forth below. Vested Options may be exercised from time to time until the Expiration Date set forth above or termination of the Options as set forth in the Plan. Number of Shares Vesting Dates - ------------------ -------------- 8,750 July 10, 2001 729 10th day of each month commencing August 10, 2001 During the Participant's lifetime, the Option is exersisable only by the Participant. The form of Exercise Notice and Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit "A". The Option or this Agreement shall not be sold, pledged, assigned, transferred or disposed of in any manner other than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution. Any attempted sale, pledge, assignment, transfer or other disposition of the Option shall be void and of no effect. If the Participant is an Employee, the Participant's status as an "at-will" Employee is not affected by the Plan or this Agreement. The Company's right to terminate the Participant's employment is not limited or restricted by this Agreement or the Plan. Provided that the Participant continues to be eligible to receive Options under the Plan, no change in the Participant's employment or other relationship with the Company shall affect the Participant's continued entitlement to the Option herein granted. The Participant and the Company agree that this Option is granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of the Plan, which is made a part of this Agreement. The Plan imposes substantial restrictions on the Options and the Shares. By signing this Agreement, the Participant acknowledges that the Participant has read and understood the Plan and agrees to be bound by it and by this Agreement. Participant InvestAmerica, Inc. /s/ Kelley Deon /s/ signed By: (sign name) KELLEY DEON PRESIDENT and CEO (print name) (title)