KEYON COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC.
2007 INCENTIVE STOCK AND AWARDS PLAN
 FORM OF STOCK OPTION AWARD

[Name]
[Address]
 
You have been granted an option (your “Option”) to purchase shares of common
stock of KeyOn Communications Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) under the KeyOn
Communications Holdings, Inc. 2007 Incentive Stock and Awards Plan (the “Plan”)
with the following terms and conditions:

Grant Date:
 
__________, 20__
     
Type of Option:
 
[Nonqualified or Incentive Stock Option]
     
Number of Option Shares:
 
__________________
     
Exercise Price per Share:
 
U.S. $_____________
     
Vesting:
 
________percent (___%) of your Option will vest and become exercisable on each
of the first ______ anniversaries of the Grant Date.
 
[If your employment or service terminates as a result of death, Disability or
Retirement (at a time when you could not be terminated for Cause), your Option
will become fully vested on the date of such termination.]
 
Upon any other termination of employment from, or cessation of services to, the
Company and its Affiliates, the unvested portion of your Option will terminate.
     
Termination Date:
 
Your Option expires at, and cannot be exercised after, the close of business at
the Company’s headquarters on the earliest to occur of:
 
· The tenth (10th) anniversary of the Grant Date;
 
· ________ (___) days after your termination of employment or service as a
result of death or Disability;
 
· ________ (___) days after your termination of employment or service as a
result of Retirement; or
 
· ________ (___) days after your termination of employment or service for any
other reason.

 

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If the date this Option terminates as specified above falls on a day on which
the stock market is not open for trading, the termination date shall be
automatically extended to the first trading day following the original
termination date, but not beyond the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Grant Date.
 
Notwithstanding the above, your entire Option (whether vested or nonvested) is
terminated immediately if the Company or an Affiliate terminates you for Cause,
or if your employment or service is terminated at a time when you could be
terminated for Cause. In addition, if you are not terminated for Cause but the
Committee later determines that you could have been terminated for Cause if all
facts had been known at that time, your Option will terminate immediately on the
date of such determination. If you have submitted a notice of exercise while the
Committee is considering whether you should be (or could have been) terminated
for Cause, your exercise will be suspended pending such determination. If it is
determined that you are (or could have been) terminated for Cause, your Option
will terminate, and if applicable, your notice of exercise will be rescinded and
your exercise price will be returned to you.
     
Manner of Exercise:
 
You may exercise your Option only to the extent vested and only if it has not
terminated. To exercise your Option, you must complete the “Notice of Stock
Option Exercise” form provided by the Company and return it to the address
indicated on the form. The form will be effective when it is received by the
Company, but exercise will not be completed until you pay the total exercise
price and all applicable withholding taxes due as a result of the exercise to
the Company.
 
If someone else wants to exercise your Option after your death, that person must
contact the Company and prove to the Company’s satisfaction that he or she is
entitled to do so.
 
Your ability to exercise your Option may be restricted by the Company if
required by applicable law.
     
Restrictions on Resale:
 
By accepting your Option, you agree not to sell any Shares acquired under your
Option at a time when applicable laws, Company policies or an agreement between
the Company and its underwriters prohibit a sale.
     
Notice of Sale:
 
If your Option is designated as an incentive stock option, you must promptly
report to the Secretary of the Company any disposition of the Shares acquired
under your Option that is made within two (2) years from the Grant Date or
within twelve (12) months from the date you acquired the Shares (the “Notice
Period”). In addition, the Company may, at any time during the Notice Period,
place a legend or legends on any certificate(s) for the Shares issued under your
Option requesting the Company’s transfer agent to notify the Company of any
transfer of the Shares.

 
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Miscellaneous:
 
·     As a condition of the granting of your Option, you agree, for yourself and
your legal representatives or guardians, that this Stock Option Award shall be
interpreted by the Committee and that any interpretation by the Committee of the
terms of this Stock Option Award or the Plan and any determination made by the
Committee pursuant to this Stock Option Award or the Plan shall be final,
binding and conclusive.
 
·      This Stock Option Award may be executed in counterparts.

 
Your Option is granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of the
Plan. Additional provisions regarding your Option and definitions of capitalized
terms used and not defined in your Option can be found in the Plan.
 
BY SIGNING BELOW AND ACCEPTING THIS STOCK OPTION AWARD, YOU AGREE TO ALL OF THE
TERMS AND CONDITIONS DESCRIBED HEREIN AND IN THE PLAN. YOU ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE
RECEIPT OF THE PLAN.

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Authorized Officer
 

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 Optionee

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KEYON COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTICE OF STOCK OPTION EXERCISE
 
Your completed form should be sent by mail or fax
to:____________________________. Phone: ___________________ Fax:
_____________________________________. Incomplete forms may cause a delay in
processing your option exercise.

PART 1: OPTIONEE INFORMATION
Please complete the following. PLEASE WRITE YOUR
FULL LEGAL NAME SINCE THIS NAME WILL BE ON YOUR STOCK CERTIFICATE.

 
Name:

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Street Address:

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City: ________________________  State: ____________________ Zip Code:
_______________   
 
Work Phone #: (_____) - _______- ________ Home Phone #: (_____) - _______-
____________
 
Social Security #: ______ - _____ - _______
 
PART 2: DESCRIPTION OF OPTION(S) BEING EXERCISED
Please complete the following.
for each option that you wish to exercise.

 
Date of Grant
 
Type of Option
(specify ISO or NQSO)
 
Exercise Price Per Share
 
Number of Option Shares Being Purchased
 
Aggregate Exercise Price (multiply Exercise Price Per Share by number of Option
Shares being purchased)
       
$
     
$
       
$
     
$
       
$
     
$
       
$
     
$
       
$
     
$

 
The Total Exercise Price for all of the options being exercised (as listed
above) is: $_________________.
 
PART 3: METHOD OF PAYMENT OF OPTION EXERCISE PRICE
Please select only one:

 
o
Cash Exercise. I am enclosing a check or money order payable to “KeyOn
Communications Holdings, Inc.” for the Total Exercise Price.

 
o
Cashless Exercise Through a Broker-Dealer. I have requested through the broker
specified below to (select only one):

 
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o
Sell to Cover. Sell or margin only enough of the option(s) being exercised to
cover the Total Exercise Price (and tax withholding, if elected in Part 5),
deliver the sale or margin loan proceeds directly to KeyOn Communications
Holdings, Inc., and deposit the remaining shares and any residual cash in my
brokerage account.

 
o
Same-Day-Sale. Sell or margin all of the shares of common stock issuable upon
exercise of the option(s), deliver a portion of the sale or margin loan proceeds
directly to KeyOn Communications Holdings, Inc. to pay the Total Exercise Price
(and tax withholding, if elected in Part 5), and deposit any remaining cash
proceeds in my brokerage account.

 
Sale Price*: _______________________  Sale Date*:  ____________________     
 
*The sale price and sale date are required in order to execute the cashless
exercise.
 
Broker-Dealer Name: 
________________________________________________________________________ 
 
Contact Person:
______________________________________________________________________________
 
DWAC - Depository Trust Company (DTC) #:
_____________________________________________________
 
Brokerage Account #:
__________________________________________________________________________
 
Broker Phone #: (_________ )-________-__________ Broker Fax #:
(__________ )-___________  - _________   
 
It is your responsibility to contact a broker to open a brokerage account and
sell your stock option shares. KeyOn Communications Holdings, Inc. WILL NOT send
this form to your broker.

PART 4: CERTIFICATE MAILING INSTRUCTIONS
To be completed for cash exercises only and
only if the certificate for the purchased shares is to be sent to a different
address than specified in Part 1.
(Shares issued pursuant to a cashless exercise through a broker-dealer will be
automatically sent to your
specified broker.)

 
The certificate for the purchased shares should be sent to the following
address:
 
Street Address:
_____________________________________________________________________       
 
City: __________________________ State: ____________________  Zip Code:
_________________
 
PART 5: METHOD OF SATISFYING TAX WITHHOLDING OBLIGATION
Please select only one.
You do not need to complete this Part if you are exercising only incentive stock
options (ISOs) or if you
are a non-employee director.

 
o
Broker Exercise. I have elected to exercise my option(s) through a broker in
Part 3. The broker will sell sufficient shares to pay for the tax amount and
will remit that amount to KeyOn Communications Holdings, Inc.

 
o
Cash. I am enclosing a check or money order payable to “KeyOn Communications
Holdings, Inc.” for the withholding tax amount.

 
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PART 6: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND SIGNATURE

 
1.
I understand that all sales of the KeyOn Communications Holdings, Inc. common
stock received upon exercise of this option are subject to compliance with the
company’s policy on securities trades.

 
2.
I hereby acknowledge that I have read a copy of the prospectus describing the
KeyOn Communications Holdings, Inc. plan under which the option(s) listed above
were issued, and understand the tax consequences of an exercise.

 
3.
I understand that this notice cannot be revoked by me if I have selected a
cashless exercise through a broker-dealer. I personally guarantee that the Total
Exercise Price and applicable taxes will be paid to KeyOn Communications
Holdings, Inc. in full in the event the Company does not receive the full amount
from the Broker for any reason.

 
Signature:_________________________________  Date: _____________________   

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To be completed by Corporate Human Resource Department:
 
Received by: ___________________________________________________
 
Date received: _______________________________________________________________

 
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