Exhibit 10.5

 

SITO Mobile, LTD.

(formerly known as Single Touch Systems Inc.)

 

2010 Stock Plan

 

NOTICE OF STOCK OPTION GRANT

 

You have been granted an option to purchase Common Stock of SITO Mobile, Ltd.
(formerly known as Single Touch Systems Inc.) (the “Company”) as follows:

 

  Board Approval Date:               Date of Grant (Later of Board      
Approval Date or Commencement       of Employment/Consulting):              
Exercise Price per Share: $             Total Number of Option Shares:          
    Type of Option:   Shares Incentive Stock Option               Shares
Nonstatutory Stock Option           Expiration Date:               Vesting
Commencement Date:               Vesting/Exercise Schedule: So long as you are
in Continuous Service Status with the Company, the Shares underlying this Option
shall vest and become exercisable in accordance with the following schedule: 25%
of the total number of Shares subject to the Option shall vest and become
exercisable on the first anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date (the
“Initial Vesting Date”); the remaining 75% of the total number of Shares subject
to the Option shall vest and become exercisable in substantially equal quarterly
installments over the three (3) year period commencing on the first anniversary
of the Initial Vesting Date and, provided Optionee remains in continuous
employment with the Company through each such vesting date.         Termination
Period: To the extent allowed by Section 5 of the Stock Option Agreement and not
otherwise (and in no event later than the Expiration Date), this Option may
still be exercised for 18 months after termination of Optionee’s service
relationship (employment, directorship and/or consulting) or for such other time
period as called for by such Section 5 for a particular scenario. Optionee is
responsible for keeping track of the applicable exercise period, if any,
following termination for any reason of his or her service relationship with the
Company. The Company will not provide further notice of such exercise period, if
any.         Transferability: This Option may not be transferred.        
Net-Exercise Authorized:                

By your signature and the signature of the Company’s representative below, you
and the Company agree that this option is granted under and governed by the
terms and conditions of the Company’s 2010 Stock Plan and the Stock Option
Agreement, both of which are attached and made a part of this document.
Accordingly, separate execution and delivery of the Stock Option Agreement is
not required.

 

 

 

In addition, you agree and acknowledge that your rights to any Shares underlying
the Option will be earned only as you provide services to the Company over time,
that the grant of the Option is not as consideration for services you rendered
to the Company before your Vesting Commencement Date, and that nothing in this
Notice or the attached documents confers upon you any right to continue your
employment or consulting relationship with the Company for any period of time,
nor does it interfere in any way with your right or the Company’s right to
terminate that relationship at any time, for any reason, with or without Cause.

 

The per share “Exercise Price” is intended to be at least equal to the fair
market value of the Company’s Common Stock at the date of grant. The Company has
attempted in good faith to make the fair market value determination in
compliance with applicable tax law although there can be no certainty that the
IRS will agree. If the IRS does not agree and asserts the fair market value at
the time of grant is higher than the Exercise Price, the IRS could seek to
impose greater taxes on you, including interest and penalties under Internal
Revenue Code Section 409A. While the Company thinks this is an unlikely event,
the Company cannot provide absolute assurance and you may want to consult your
own tax adviser with any questions.

 

    SITO Mobile, Ltd.                 By:     Optionee   Name:         Title:  
 

 

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IRS Circular 230 Disclosure: To ensure compliance with requirements imposed by
the IRS, we inform you that any tax advice contained in this communication
(including any attachments) (i) was not intended or written to be used, and
cannot be used, for the purpose of avoiding any tax penalty and (ii) was not
written to promote, market or recommend the transaction or matter addressed in
the communication. Each taxpayer should seek advice based on the taxpayer’s
particular circumstances from an independent tax advisor.

 

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SITO Mobile, LTD.

(formerly known as Single Touch Systems Inc.)

 

2010 Stock Plan

 

STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

 

1. Grant of Option. SITO Mobile, Ltd., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”),
hereby grants to  (“Optionee”), an option (the “Option”) to purchase the total
number of shares of Common Stock (the “Shares”) set forth in the Notice of Stock
Option Grant (the “Notice”), at the exercise price per Share set forth in the
Notice (the “Exercise Price”) subject to the terms, definitions and provisions
of the Company’s 2010 Stock Plan (the “Plan”) adopted by the Company, which is
incorporated in this Agreement by reference (“stock-settled Option”); provided,
however, that to the extent insufficient shares of the Company’s Common Stock
remain under the Plan to fully satisfy delivery of Shares covered by a properly
exercised Option, then the Company shall pay to the Optionee an amount in cash
equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the
date of exercise over the Exercise Price multiplied by the number of Shares that
are unavailable under the Plan to be delivered in satisfaction of such exercised
Option, net of any taxes (“cash-settled Option”). “Option” shall refer to both
stock-settled Options and cash-settled Options. Unless otherwise defined in this
Agreement, the terms used in this Agreement shall have the meanings defined in
the Plan or in the Notice.

 

2. Designation of Option. This Option is intended to be an Incentive Stock
Option as defined in Section 422 of the Code only to the extent so designated in
the Notice, and to the extent it is not so designated or to the extent the
Option does not qualify as an Incentive Stock Option under Applicable Laws, then
it is intended to be and will be treated as a Nonstatutory Stock Option.
“Applicable Laws” means the legal requirements relating to the administration of
stock option and restricted stock purchase plans, including under applicable
U.S. state corporate laws, U.S. federal and applicable state securities laws,
other U.S. federal and state laws, the Code, any stock exchange rules or
regulations and the applicable laws, rules and regulations of any other country
or jurisdiction where Options or other Awards are granted under the Plan, as
such laws, rules, regulations and requirements shall be in place from time to
time.

 

Notwithstanding the above, if designated as an Incentive Stock Option, in the
event that the Shares subject to this Option (and all other Incentive Stock
Options granted to Optionee by the Company or any Affiliate, including under
other plans of the Company) that first become exercisable in any calendar year
have an aggregate fair market value (determined for each Share as of the date of
grant of the option covering such Share) in excess of $100,000, the Shares in
excess of $100,000 shall be treated as subject to a Nonstatutory Stock Option,
in accordance with Section 5(c) of the Plan.

 

3. Exercise of Option. This Option shall be exercisable during its term in
accordance with the Vesting/Exercise Schedule set out in the Notice and with the
provisions of the Plan, including Section 9 thereof, and of this Agreement,
including Section 5 hereof, as follows:

 

(a) Right to Exercise.

 

(i) This Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a share.

 

(ii) In the event of Optionee’s death, disability or other termination of
employment, the exercisability of the Option is governed by Section 5 below,
subject to the limitations contained in this Section 3.

  

(iii) In no event may this Option be exercised after the Expiration Date of the
Option as set forth in the Notice.

 

(b) Method of Exercise.

 

(i) This Option shall be exercisable by execution and delivery of the Exercise
Notice and Stock Purchase Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Exercise
Agreement”) or of any other form of written notice approved for such purpose by
the Company which shall state Optionee’s election to exercise the Option, the
number of Shares in respect of which the Option is being exercised, and such
other representations and agreements as to the holder’s investment intent with
respect to such Shares as may be required by the Company pursuant to the
provisions of the Plan. Such written notice shall be signed by Optionee and
shall be delivered to the Company by such means as are determined by the
Administrator in its discretion to constitute adequate delivery. The written
notice shall be accompanied by payment of the Exercise Price. This Option shall
be deemed to be exercised upon receipt by the Company of such written notice
accompanied by the Exercise Price.

 

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(ii) As a condition to the exercise of this Option and (to the extent Section
11(a) of the Plan is applicable) as further set forth in Section 11(a) of the
Plan, Optionee agrees to make such arrangements as the Administrator may require
for the satisfaction of all federal, state or other tax withholding obligations,
if any, which arise upon the vesting or exercise of the Option, or disposition
of Shares, whether by withholding, direct payment to the Company, or otherwise,
as the Administrator may in its discretion determine.

 

(iii) The Company is not obligated, and will have no liability for failure, to
issue or deliver any Shares upon exercise of the Option unless such issuance or
delivery would comply with the Applicable Laws, with such compliance determined
by the Company in consultation with its legal counsel.  As a condition to the
exercise of this Option, the Company may require Optionee to make any
representation and warranty to the Company as may be required by the Applicable
Laws. Assuming such compliance, for income tax purposes the Shares shall be
considered transferred to Optionee on the date on which the Option is exercised
with respect to such Shares.

 

4. Method of Payment. Payment of the Exercise Price shall be by any of the
following, or a combination of the following, at the election of Optionee:

 

(a) cash or check; or

 

(b) if the Company (in its sole discretion, at the time) is at such time
permitting “same day sale” cashless brokered exercises, delivery of a properly
executed exercise notice together with irrevocable instructions to a broker
participating in such cashless brokered exercise program to deliver promptly to
the Company the amount required to pay the exercise price (and applicable
withholding taxes); or

 

(c) if the Notice expressly authorizes Optionee to use the net-exercise method,
delivery of a properly executed net-exercise notice on a form provided by the
Company.

  

5. Termination of Relationship; Early Termination of Option. Following the date
of cessation of Optionee’s Continuous Service Status for any reason (the
“Termination Date”), Optionee may exercise the Option only as set forth in the
Notice and this Section 5. To the extent that Optionee is not entitled to
exercise this Option as of the Termination Date, or if Optionee is not allowed
to exercise this Option during the Termination Period set forth in the Notice,
or if Optionee does not exercise this Option within the Termination Period set
forth in the Notice or the termination periods set forth below, the Option shall
terminate in its entirety. In no event may any Option be exercised after the
Expiration Date of the Option as set forth in the Notice.

 

(a) Termination. In the event of termination of Optionee’s Continuous Service
Status other than as a result of (i) Optionee’s disability, (ii) Optionee’s
death, (iii) for Cause (as defined in the Plan), or (iv) by virtue of
resignation without Good Reason (i.e., reason such as would constitute
constructive discharge), Optionee may, to the extent Optionee is vested in the
Option Shares at the Termination Date, exercise this Option during the
Termination Period set forth in the Notice.

 

(b) Other Terminations of Relationship. In connection with any termination other
than a termination covered by Section 5(a), Optionee may exercise the Option
only as described below:

 

(i) Termination upon Disability of Optionee. In the event of termination of
Optionee’s Continuous Service Status as a result of Optionee’s disability,
Optionee may, but only within twelve months from the Termination Date, exercise
this Option to the extent Optionee was vested in the Option Shares as of such
Termination Date.

 

(ii) Death of Optionee. In the event of the death of Optionee (a) during the
term of this Option and while an employee (including officers) or Outside
Director of, or consultant or advisor to, either the Company or an Affiliate and
having been in Continuous Service Status since the date of grant of the Option,
or (b) within three months after Optionee’s Termination Date, the Option may be
exercised at any time within twelve months following the date of death by
Optionee’s estate or by a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option
by bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent Optionee was vested in the
Option as of the Termination Date.

 

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(iii) Termination for Cause; Resignation in the Absence of Good Reason. In the
event Optionee’s Continuous Service Status is terminated for Cause or by virtue
of resignation in the absence of Good Reason, Optionee may, but only within
three months from the Termination Date, exercise this Option to the extent
Optionee was vested in the Option Shares as of such Termination Date.

 

(c) Termination of Option. This Option may terminate before its Expiration Date
and before the dates specified under Section 5(a) and (b) above under certain
circumstances as set forth in Section 13 of the Plan.

  

6. Non-Transferability of Option. Except as otherwise set forth in the
Notice, this Option may not be transferred in any manner otherwise than by will
or by the laws of descent or distribution and may be exercised during the
lifetime of Optionee only by him or her. The terms of this Option shall be
binding upon the executors, administrators, heirs, successors and assigns of
Optionee.

 

7. Tax Consequences. The Company has not provided any tax advice with respect to
this Option or the disposition of the Shares. Optionee should obtain advice from
an appropriate independent professional adviser with respect to the taxation
implications of the grant, exercise, assignment, release, cancellation or any
other disposal of this Option (each, a “Trigger Event”) and on any subsequent
sale or disposition of the Shares. Optionee should also take advice in respect
of the taxation indemnity provisions under Section 8 below. The per share
Exercise Price of the Option is intended to be at least equal to the fair market
value of the Company’s Common Stock at the date of grant. The Company has
attempted in good faith to make the fair market value determination in
compliance with applicable tax law although there can be no certainty that the
IRS will agree. If the IRS does not agree and asserts the fair market value at
the time of grant is higher than the Exercise Price, the IRS could seek to
impose greater taxes on Optionee, including interest and penalties under
Internal Revenue Code Section 409A; but Optionee absolves and releases the
Company and its directors from any claims should there be any such taxes,
interest or penalties.

 

8. Optionee’s Taxation Indemnity.

 

(a) To the extent permitted by law, Optionee hereby agrees to indemnify and keep
indemnified the Company and the Company as trustee for and on behalf of any
affiliate entity, in respect of any liability or obligation of the Company
and/or any affiliate entity to account for income tax or any other taxation
provisions under the laws of Optionee’s country or citizenship and/or residence
to the extent arising from a Trigger Event or arising out of the acquisition,
retention and disposal of the Shares.

 

(b) The Company shall not be obliged to allot and issue any of the Shares or any
interest in the Shares unless and until Optionee has paid to the Company such
sum as is, in the opinion of the Company, sufficient to indemnify the Company in
full against any liability the Company has for any amount of, or representing,
income tax or any other tax arising from a Trigger Event (the “Option Tax
Liability”), or Optionee has made such other arrangement as in the opinion of
the Company will ensure that the full amount of any Option Tax Liability will be
recovered from Optionee within such period as the Company may then determine.

 

9. Data Protection.

 

(a) To facilitate the administration of the Plan and this Agreement, it will be
necessary for the Company (or its payroll administrators) to collect, hold and
process certain personal information about Optionee and to transfer this data to
certain third parties such as brokers with whom Optionee may elect to deposit
any share capital under the Plan. Optionee consents to the Company (or its
payroll administrators) collecting, holding and processing Optionee’s personal
data and transferring this data to the Company or any other third parties
insofar as is reasonably necessary to implement, administer and manage the Plan.

  

(b) Optionee understands that Optionee may, at any time, view Optionee’s
personal data, require any necessary corrections to it or withdraw the consents
herein in writing by contacting the Company, but acknowledges that without the
use of such data it may not be practicable for the Company to administer
Optionee’s involvement in the Plan in a timely fashion or at all and this may be
detrimental to Optionee.

 

10. Governing Law. This Agreement and all acts and transactions pursuant hereto
and the rights and obligations of the parties hereto shall be governed,
construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware,
without giving effect to principles of conflicts of law.

 

12. Effect of Agreement. Optionee acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and
represents that he or she is familiar with the terms and provisions thereof (and
has had an opportunity to consult counsel regarding the Option terms), and
hereby accepts this Option and agrees to be bound by its contractual terms as
set forth herein and in the Plan. Optionee hereby agrees to accept as binding,
conclusive and final all decisions and interpretations of the Administrator
regarding any questions relating to the Option. In the event of a conflict
between the terms and provisions of the Plan and the terms and provisions of the
Notice and this Agreement, the Plan terms and provisions shall prevail. The
Option, including the Plan, constitutes the entire agreement between Optionee
and the Company on the subject matter hereof and supersedes all proposals,
written or oral, and all other communications between the parties relating to
such subject matter.

 

 

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