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                                                                    Exhibit 10.9
                            VERSO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
                        1999 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

                      AS AMENDED EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2006

1. PURPOSE OF THE PLAN. This Verso Technologies, Inc. 1999 Employee Stock
Purchase Plan adopted as of the 16th day of November, 1999, is intended to
encourage eligible employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries to acquire or
increase their ownership of common stock of the Company on reasonable terms. The
opportunity so provided is intended to foster in participants a strong incentive
to put forth maximum effort for the continued success and growth of the Company
and its Subsidiaries, to aid in retaining individuals who put forth such
efforts, and to assist in attracting the best available individuals to the
Company and its Subsidiaries in the future. It is the Company's intention that
this Employee Stock Purchase Plan qualify as an "employee stock purchase plan"
under Section 423 of the Code. Accordingly, the provisions of the Plan shall be
construed so as to extend and limit participation in a manner consistent with
the requirements of that section of the Code.

2. DEFINITIONS. When used herein, the following terms shall have the meanings
set forth below:

2.2 "ACCOUNT" means the funds accumulated with respect to an Employee as a
result of deductions from his paycheck for the purpose of purchasing Shares
under the Plan. The funds allocated to an Employee's Account shall remain the
property of the employee at all times but may be commingled with the general
funds of the Company.

2.3 "BOARD" means the Board of Directors of Verso Technologies, Inc.

2.4 "CHANGE IN CONTROL" will mean the following:

(a) the sale, lease, exchange or other transfer, directly or indirectly, of
substantially all of the assets of the Company (in one transaction or in a
series of related transactions) to a person or entity that is not controlled by
the Company,

(b) the approval by the shareholders of the Company of any plan or proposal for
the liquidation or dissolution of the Company;

(c) any person becomes after the effective date of the Plan the "beneficial
owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or
indirectly, of (A) 20% or more, but less than 50% of the combined voting power
of the Company's outstanding securities ordinarily having the right to vote at
elections of directors, unless the transaction resulting in such ownership has
been approved in advance by the Incumbent Directors, or (B) 50% or more of the
combined voting power of the Company's outstanding securities ordinarily having
the right to vote at elections of directors (regardless of any approval by the
Incumbent Directors);

(d) a merger or consolidation to which the Company is a party if the
shareholders of the Company immediately prior to effective date of such merger
or consolidation have "beneficial ownership" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the
Exchange Act), immediately following the

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effective date of such merger or consolidation, of securities of the surviving
corporation representing (i) more than 50%, but less than 80%, of the combined
voting power of the surviving corporation's then outstanding securities
ordinarily having the right to vote at elections of directors, unless such
merger or consolidation has been approved in advance by the Incumbent Directors
(as defined in Section 2.11 below), or (ii) 50% or less of the combined voting
power of the surviving corporation's then outstanding securities ordinarily
having the right to vote at elections of directors (regardless of any approval
by the Incumbent Directors); or

(e) the Incumbent Directors cease for any reason to constitute at least a
majority of the Board.

2.5 "CODE" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as in effect at the time of
reference, or any successor revenue code which may hereafter be adopted in lieu
thereof, and reference to any specific provisions of the Code shall refer to the
corresponding provisions of the Code as it may hereafter be amended or replaced.

2.6 "COMMITTEE" means the Committee of the Board or any other committee
appointed by the Board which is invested by the Board with responsibility for
the administration of the Plan and whose members meet the requirements for
eligibility to serve as set forth in the Plan.

2.7 "COMPANY" means Verso Technologies, Inc.

2.8 "ELIGIBLE COMPENSATION" means the regular compensation (i.e., straight time
earnings), bonuses and commissions earned by an Employee during a payroll
period, before deductions or withholdings, but shall exclude, unless the
Committee determines otherwise, all other amounts, including, but not limited
to, (i) all amounts contributed by the Company or any Subsidiary under any
profit-sharing, pension, retirement, group insurance or other employee welfare
benefit plan or trust whether now in existence or hereinafter adopted and (ii)
any income from stock option exercises or other equity based compensation.

2.9 "EXCHANGE ACT" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as in effect at
the time of reference, or any successor law which may hereafter be adopted in
lieu thereof, and any reference to any specific provisions of the Exchange Act
as it may hereafter be amended or replaced.

2.10 "EMPLOYEES" means persons employed by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries set forth in Schedule A attached hereto (as may be amended from
time to time by the Board of Directors in its sole discretion); provided,
however, that no person shall be considered an Employee unless he has been
employed for at least fifteen (15) consecutive days as of the Offering
Commencement Date of any such offering.

2.11 "FAIR MARKET VALUE" means, with respect to the Shares, as of any date (or,
if no shares were traded or quoted on such date, as of the next preceding date
on which there was such a trade or quote) (a) the average of the reported high
and low sale prices of the Shares if the common stock is listed, admitted to
unlisted trading privileges or reported on any national securities exchange or
on the Nasdaq National Market, the closing bid price as reported by the Nasdaq
SmallCap Market, OTC Bulletin Board or the National Quotation Bureau, Inc. or
other comparable service; or (c) if the common stock is not so listed or
reported, such price as the Committee determines in good faith in the exercise
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the Committee, such determination will be final, conclusive and binding for all
purposes and on all persons, including, without limitation, the Company, the
shareholders of the Company, the Employees and their respective
successors-in-interest. No member of the Committee will be liable for any
determination regarding the fair market value of the Shares that is made in good
faith.

2.12 "INCUMBENT DIRECTORS" means any individuals who are members of the Board on
the effective date of the Plan and any individual who subsequently becomes a
member of the Board whose election, or nomination for election by the Company's
shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the Incumbent
Directors (either by specific vote or by approval of the Company's proxy
statement in which such individual is named as a nominee for director without
objection to such nomination).

2.13 "OFFERING COMMENCEMENT DATE" means January 1 or July 1, as the case may be,
or any other date determined by the Committee, on which a particular offering
begins.

2.14 "OFFERING TERMINATION DATE" means the June 30 or December 31, as the case
may be, or any other date determined by the Committee, on which a particular
offering terminates.

2.15 "OPTION" means the right granted to an Employee to purchase Shares pursuant
to an offering made under the Plan and pursuant to such Employee's election to
purchase Shares in such offering, at a price, and subject to such limitations
and restrictions as the Plan and the Committee may impose.

2.16 "PARENT" means any corporation, other than the employer corporation, in an
unbroken chain of corporations ending with the employer corporation if each of
the corporations other than the employer corporation owns stock possessing fifty
percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock
in one of the other corporations in such chain.

2.17 "PLAN" means the Verso Technologies, Inc. 1999 Employee Stock Purchase
Plan.

2.18 "PURCHASE PERIOD" means the period commencing on the Offering Commencement
Date and ending on the Offering Termination Date during which installment
payments for Shares purchased pursuant to Options granted pursuant to an
offering made under the Plan shall be made.

2.19 "SHARES" means shares of the Company's no par value common stock or, if by
reason of the adjustment provisions contained herein, any rights under the Plan
pertaining to any other security, such other security.

2.20 "SUBSIDIARY" or "SUBSIDIARIES" means any corporation or corporations other
than the employer corporation in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning
with the employer corporation if each of the corporations other than the last
corporation in the unbroken chain owns stock possessing fifty percent (50%) or
more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the
other corporations in such chain.

2.21 "SUCCESSOR" means the legal representative of the estate of a deceased
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person or persons who shall acquire the right to exercise or receive an Option
by bequest or inheritance or by reason of the death of the Employee.

3. STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN. There will be reserved for use, upon the exercise
of Options to be granted from time to time pursuant to offerings made under the
Plan, an aggregate of 2,000,000 Shares, which Shares may be, in whole or in
part, as the Board shall from time to time determine, authorized but unissued
Shares, or issued Shares which shall have been reacquired by the Company. The
number of Shares reserved under the Plan may be issued pursuant to the exercise
of Options granted pursuant to one or more offerings made under the Plan. Any
Shares subject to issuance upon exercise of Options but which are not issued
because of a surrender, lapse, expiration or termination of any such Option
prior to issuance of the Shares shall once again be available for issuance in
satisfaction of Options.

4. ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN. The Board shall appoint the Committee to
administer the Plan. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall
have full authority, in its discretion, to determine when offerings will be made
under the Plan, the number of Shares available for purchase in any such
offering, and the terms and conditions of any such offering; to amend or cancel
Options (subject to Section 23 of the Plan); to interpret the Plan, to
prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan; and
generally to interpret and determine any and all matters whatsoever relating to
the administration of the Plan, including the designation of individuals
responsible for the day-to-day operation of the Plan. All decisions,
determinations and interpretations made by the Committee shall be binding and
conclusive on all participants in the Plan and on their legal representatives,
heirs and beneficiaries. The Board may from time to time appoint members to the
Committee in substitution for or in addition to members previously appointed and
may fill vacancies, however caused, in the Committee. No Member of the Committee
shall be liable, in the absence of bad faith, for any act or omission with
respect to his service on the Committee.

5. OFFERINGS. Unless the Committee, in its discretion, determines otherwise, the
Plan will be implemented by up to twenty (20) consecutive six (6) month
offerings. The first offering under the Plan shall commence on January 1, 2000
and terminate on June 30, 2000. Thereafter, offerings shall commence on each
subsequent July 1 and January 1 and terminate on the following December 31 and
June 30, respectively, of such year until the Plan is terminated or no
additional Shares are available for purchase under the Plan.

6. ELIGIBILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN OFFERINGS. All Employees shall be eligible to
participate in the Plan.

7. PARTICIPATION. An eligible Employee may become a participant in the Plan by
completing, signing and submitting an enrollment form ("Enrollment Form") which
shall designate a whole percentage of his Eligible Compensation, not to exceed
ten percent (10%), to be withheld during the Purchase Period of any offering in
which he participates, and any other necessary papers, including, but not
limited to, any forms required to establish a brokerage account at a brokerage
firm designated by the Committee in the Employee's name for the purpose of
holding any Shares purchased pursuant to the Plan, with such person as the
Committee may designate at least ten (10) days prior to the Offering
Commencement Date of the first offering in which he wishes to participate. After
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Enrollment Form and any other necessary papers in accordance with the preceding
sentence, an Employee shall be deemed to have become a participant in the Plan
for each subsequent offering until the Employee withdraws from the Plan in
accordance with Section 14 hereof, is deemed to have withdrawn from the Plan in
accordance with Section 17 hereof, or otherwise gives written notice of his
intent to withdraw to such person as the Committee may designate. Except as
otherwise provided in Section 14, if an Employee who withdraws from the Plan
desires to re-enter the Plan, he must submit a new Enrollment Form in accordance
with this Section 7 at least ten (10) days prior to the Offering Commencement
Date of the particular offering to which such re-entry is intended to apply, or
by such other time as the Committee determines in its sole discretion. An
Employee's re-entry into the Plan cannot become effective before the beginning
of the next offering following his withdrawal. Participation in one offering
under the Plan shall neither limit nor require participation in any other
offering.

8. GRANT OF OPTIONS. Subject to the limitations set forth in Sections 6 and 9 of
the Plan, on the Offering Commencement Date of each offering made under the
Plan, each Employee who has previously elected to participate in the Plan shall
automatically be granted an Option for as many full Shares as he will be able to
purchase with the payroll deductions credited to his Account during the Purchase
Period of that offering. In the event the total maximum number of Shares
resulting from all elections to purchase under any offering of Shares made under
the Plan exceeds the number of Shares offered, the Company reserves the right to
reduce the maximum number of Shares which Employees may purchase pursuant to
their elections to purchase, to allot the Shares available in such manner as it
shall determine (subject to the requirements of Section 423 of the Code), but
generally pro rata to subscriptions received, and to grant Options to purchase
only for such reduced number of Shares. Notice of any such reduction shall be
given to each participating Employee, in a uniform and nondiscriminatory manner
determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. In the event an Employee's
election to purchase Shares pursuant to an offering made under the Plan is
canceled pursuant to Section 9 of the Plan, the Option granted to such Employee
shall automatically terminate and the balance in his Account shall be returned
to the Employee.

9. LIMITATIONS OF NUMBER OF SHARES WHICH MAY BE PURCHASED. The following
limitations shall apply with respect to the number of Shares which may be
purchased by each Employee who elects to participate in an offering made under
the Plan:

(a) No Employee may purchase, or elect to purchase Shares during any one
offering pursuant to the Plan for an aggregate purchase price in excess of ten
percent (10%) of his Eligible Compensation during the Purchase Period applicable
to such offering.

(b) No Employee shall be granted an Option to purchase Shares under the Plan if
such Employee immediately after such Option is granted, owns stock (within the
meaning of Section 424(d) of the Code, and including stock subject to purchase
under any outstanding options) possessing five percent (5%) or more of the total
combined voting power or value of all classes of stock of the Company or, if
applicable, any Subsidiary or, if applicable, a Parent.

(c) No Employee shall be granted an Option to purchase Shares which permits his
right to purchase stock under the Plan and all other employee stock purchase
plans of the Company and, if applicable, a Subsidiary, and, if applicable, a
Parent, to accrue (as determined under Section


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423(b)(8) of the Code) at a rate which exceeds ($25,000) of fair market value of
such stock (determined on the date the Option to purchase is granted) for each
calendar year in which such Option is outstanding at any time.

10. EXERCISE PRICE. Unless the Committee, in its discretion, determines to set a
higher per Share exercise price, the per Share exercise price for Shares subject
to purchase under Options granted pursuant to an offering made under the Plan
shall be an amount equal to ninety-five percent (95%) of the Fair Market Value
of Shares on the Offering Termination Date.

11. PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS. Payment of the exercise price of any Option granted
pursuant to the Plan shall be made in installments through payroll deductions,
with no right of prepayment. Each Employee electing to participate in an
offering of Shares made under the Plan shall authorize the Company pursuant to
Section 7 of the Plan to withhold a designated amount from his regular weekly,
bi-weekly, semimonthly or monthly pay for each payroll period during the
Purchase Period, which amount, expressed as a percentage, may not exceed ten
percent (10%) of his Eligible Compensation (or such other percentage as
determined by the Committee in its sole discretion). All such payroll deductions
made for an Employee shall be credited to his Account. An Employee may not make
any separate cash payments into his Account nor may payment for Shares be made
other than by payroll deduction. No interest shall accrue on the amounts
credited to an Employee's Account pursuant to this Section 11.

12. EXERCISE OF OPTIONS. As of the close of business on the Offering Termination
Date of any offering of Shares made under the Plan, each outstanding Option
shall automatically be exercised. Subject to the limitations in Sections 6, 8
and 9 of the Plan upon the exercise of an Option, the aggregate amount of the
payroll deductions credited to the Account of each Employee as of that date will
automatically be applied to the exercise price for the purchase of that number
of Shares, rounded to the nearest whole share, equal to the Account balance
divided by the exercise price. Promptly following the end of each Offering
Termination Date, the number of Shares purchased by each Employee shall be
deposited into an account established in the Employee's name at a stock
brokerage or other financial services firm designated by the Company. Unless an
Employee notifies the Company in writing not to carry over the balance of his
Account (representing fractional Shares) to the next offering and to have the
balance of his Account returned to him, the Company shall carry over the balance
of his Account to the next offering. Upon termination of the Plan, the balance
of each Employee's Account shall be returned to him.

13. RIGHTS OF A SHAREHOLDER. An Employee will become a shareholder of the
Company with respect to Shares for which payment has been received at the close
of business on the Offering Termination Date. An Employee will have no rights as
a shareholder with respect to Shares under an election to purchase Shares until
he has become a shareholder as provided above.

14. CANCELLATION OF ELECTION TO PURCHASE. An Employee who has elected to
purchase Shares pursuant to any offering made under the Plan may cancel his
election in its entirety. Any such cancellation shall be effective upon the
delivery by the Employee of written notice of cancellation to such person as the
Committee may designate. Such notice of cancellation must be so delivered before
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the Purchase Period. The amount credited to an Employee's Account at the time
the cancellation becomes effective may be, at the Employee's option, (i) applied
to the purchase of the number of Shares such amount will then purchase or (ii)
returned to the Employee. If the Employee elects to purchase Shares with the
amount credited to his Account at the time of cancellation, such purchase will
become effective at the close of business on the Offering Termination Date. Upon
cancellation, the Employee shall be deemed to have withdrawn from the Plan. To
re-enter the Plan, the Employee must submit a new Enrollment Form in accordance
with Section 7.

15. LEAVE OF ABSENCE OR LAYOFF. An Employee purchasing Shares under the Plan who
is granted a leave of absence (including a military leave) or is laid off during
the Purchase Period may at that time elect to suspend payments during such leave
of absence or period of layoff. Any such suspension shall be treated as a
partial cancellation of his election to purchase Shares. If the Employee does
not return to active service within ninety (90) days from the date of his leave
of absence or layoff, unless his rehire is guaranteed, his election to purchase
shall be deemed to have been canceled at that time, and the Employees only right
will be to receive in cash the amount credited to his Account.

16. EFFECT OF FAILURE TO MAKE PAYMENTS WHEN DUE. If in any payroll period an
Employee who has filed an election to purchase Shares under the Plan has no pay
or his pay is insufficient (after other authorized deductions) in any payroll
period to permit deduction of his installment payment, the amount of such
deficiency shall be treated as a partial cancellation of his election to
purchase Shares.

17. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. If an Employee's employment is terminated for any
reason, excluding death, prior to the end of the Purchase Period of any
offering, the Employee's rights under the Plan will terminate at such time. A
notice to withdraw from the Plan will be considered as having been received from
the Employee on the day his employment ceases, and the only right of the
Employee will be to receive the cash then credited to his Account. If an
Employee dies prior to the end of the Purchase Period of any offering, the
amount credited to such Employee's Account at the time of his death may, at the
option of the Employee's estate, heirs, beneficiaries or other authorized
person, be (i) applied to the purchase of the number of Shares such amount will
then purchase or (ii) paid to the estate, heirs, beneficiaries or other
authorized person. If the Employee's estate, heirs, beneficiaries or other
authorized person elects to purchase Shares with the amount credited to the
Employee's Account at the time of death, such purchase will become effective at
the close of business on the Offering Termination Date.

18. NONTRANSFERABILITY OF OPTIONS. An Option, or an Employee's right to any
amounts held for his Account under the Plan, shall not be transferable, other
than (a) by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and an Option may be
exercised, during the lifetime of the holder of the Option, only by the holder
or in the event of death, the holder's Successor or (b) if permitted pursuant to
the Code and the Regulations thereunder without affecting the Options
qualification under Section 423 of the Code, pursuant to a qualified domestic
relations order.

19. ADJUSTMENTS UPON CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION. In the event of changes in all
of the outstanding Shares by reason of stock dividends, stock splits,
recapitalizations, mergers, consolidations, combinations, or exchanges of
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liquidations, or similar events, or in the event of extraordinary cash or
non-cash dividends being declared with respect to the Shares, or similar
transactions or events, the number and class of Shares available under the Plan
in the aggregate, the number and class of Shares subject to Options theretofore
granted, applicable purchase prices and all other applicable provisions, shall,
subject to the provisions of the Plan, be equitably adjusted by the Committee,
taking into account Section 424(a) of the Code. The foregoing adjustment and the
manner of application of the foregoing provisions shall be determined by the
Committee in its sole discretion. Any such adjustment may provide for the
elimination of any fractional Share which might otherwise become subject to an
Option.

20. CHANGE IN CONTROL. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the
case of a Change in Control of the Company, the Board may, in its sole
discretion, elect to terminate the Purchase Period of any offering then in
effect as of the date of such Change of Control (or such other date in the
discretion of the Committee), with the effect that such day will be the Offering
Termination Date of such offering.

21. TAXES. The Employee, or his Successor, shall promptly notify the Company of
any disposition of Shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of an Option under
the Plan and the Company shall have the right to deduct any taxes required by
law to be withheld as a result of such disposition from any amounts otherwise
payable then or at any time thereafter to the Employee. The Company shall also
have the right to require a person entitled to receive Shares pursuant to the
exercise of an Option to Pay the Company the amount of any taxes which the
Company is or will be required to withhold with respect to the Shares before the
certificate for such Shares is delivered pursuant to the Option.

22. TERMINATION OF THE PLAN. The Plan shall terminate ten (10) years from the
date the Plan becomes effective, and an Option shall not be granted under the
Plan after that date although the terms of any Options may be amended at any
date prior to the end of its term in accordance with the Plan. Any Options
outstanding at the time of termination of the Plan shall continue in full force
and effect according to the terms and conditions of the Option and this Plan.

23. AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN. The Plan may be amended at any time and from time to
time by the Board, but no amendment without the approval of the shareholders of
the Company shall be made if shareholder approval under Section 423 of the Code
would be required. Notwithstanding the discretionary authority granted to the
Committee in Section 4 of the Plan, no amendment of the Plan or any Option
granted under the Plan shall impair any of the rights of any holder, without the
holder's consent, under any Option theretofore granted under the Plan.

24. CONDITIONS UPON ISSUANCE OF SHARES. Shares shall not be issued with respect
to an Option unless the exercise of such Option and the issuance and delivery of
such Shares pursuant thereto shall comply with all applicable provisions of law,
domestic or foreign, including, without limitation, the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, the Exchange Act, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder,
and the requirements of any stock exchange upon which the Shares may then be
listed, and shall be further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company
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25. FEES AND COSTS. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses necessarily
incurred by the Company in connection with operation of the Plan.

26. NO CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT. Neither the adoption of this Plan nor the grant
of any Option shall be deemed to obligate the Company or any Subsidiary to
continue the employment of any Employee.

27. EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PLAN. The Plan shall become effective on November 16,
1999. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless the Plan is approved by the
Company's shareholders at a meeting duly held in accordance with Minnesota law
within twelve (12) months after being adopted by the Board, the Plan and all
Options made under it shall be void and of no force and effect.

28. OTHER PROVISIONS. As used in the Plan, and in other documents prepared in
implementation of the Plan, references to the masculine pronoun shall be deemed
to refer to the masculine, feminine or neuter, and references in the singular or
the plural shall refer to the plural or the singular, as the identity of the
person or persons or entity or entities being referred to may require. The
captions used in the Plan and in such other documents prepared in implementation
of the Plan are for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning of any
provision hereof or thereof.


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