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    Exhibit
10.1


     

    FREESTAR
TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

     

    2007
STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

     

    (as
amended effective December 2, 2008)

    


     

    1. Purposes of the
Plan.    The purposes of this Stock Incentive Plan
are to attract and retain the best available personnel for positions of
substantial responsibility, to provide additional incentive to Employees,
Directors and Consultants of the Company and its Subsidiaries and to promote the
success of the Company's business. To accomplish the foregoing, the Plan
provides that the Company may grant Options and Shares of Common Stock (each as
hereinafter defined). Options granted under the Plan may be incentive stock
options (as defined under Section 422 of the Code) or nonstatutory stock
options, as determined by the Administrator at the time of grant of an Option
and subject to the applicable provisions of Section 422 of the Code, as
amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

    


    2. Definitions.    As
used herein, the following definitions shall apply:

    


    (a) "Administrator"
means the Board or any of its Committees appointed pursuant to Section 4 of
the Plan.

    


    (b) "Applicable
Laws" has the meaning set forth in Section 4(a) of the Plan.

    


    (c) "Award"
means an award of Options or Shares (each as defined below).

    


    (d) "Board"
means the Board of Directors of the Company.

    


    (e) "Code"
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

    


    (f) "Committee"
means a committee of Directors or of other individuals satisfying Applicable
Laws appointed by the Board in accordance with Section 4 hereof.

     

    (g) "Common
Stock" means the common stock of the Company.

    


    (h) "Company"
means FreeStar Technology Corporation, a Nevada corporation.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
        
        

        
          

        

      

      
        
        

      

    

    
 

    (i) "Consultant"
means any person who is engaged by the Company, or any Parent or Subsidiary, to
render services and is compensated for such services other than as an
Employee.

    


    (j) "Continuous
Status" means the absence of any interruption or termination of service as an
Employee, Director or Consultant. Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant
shall not be considered interrupted in the case of: (i) sick leave;
(ii) military leave; (iii) any other leave of absence approved by the
Administrator, provided that such leave is for a period of not more than ninety
(90) days, unless reemployment upon the expiration of such leave is
guaranteed by contract or statute, or unless provided otherwise pursuant to
Company policy adopted from time to time; or (iv) in the case of transfers
between locations of the Company or between the Company, its Subsidiaries or
their respective successors. For purposes of this Plan, a change in status from
an Employee to a Consultant or from a Consultant to an Employee will not
constitute an interruption of Continuous Status.

    


    (k) "Director"
means a member of the Board.

    


    (l) "Employee"
means any person, which may include Officers and Directors, employed by the
Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company, with the status of
employment determined by the Administrator in its discretion, subject to any
requirements of the Code.

    


    (m) "Exchange
Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

    


    (n) "Fair
Market Value" means, as of any date, the fair market value of Common Stock
determined as follows:

    


    (i)   If the Common
Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or a national market system
including without limitation the National Market of the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotation ("Nasdaq") System, its Fair
Market Value shall be the closing sales price for such stock as quoted on such
system on the date of determination (if for a given day no sales were reported,
the closing bid on that day shall be used), as such price is reported in The
Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems
reliable;

    


    (ii)  If the Common Stock is
quoted on the Nasdaq System (but not on the National Market thereof) or
regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but selling prices are not
reported, its Fair Market Value shall be the mean between the bid and asked
prices for the Common Stock on the date of determination, as reported in The
Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable;
or

    


    (iii) In the absence of an established
market for the Common Stock, the Fair Market Value thereof shall be determined
in good faith by the Administrator.

    


    
      
        
        

      

      
        
        

        
          

        

      

      
        
        

      

    

     

    (o) "Incentive
Stock Option" means an Option intended to qualify as an incentive stock option
within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code, as designated in the
applicable written option agreement.

    


    (t) "Non-Employee
Director" shall mean a Director who is not an Employee.

    


    (u) "Nonstatutory Stock Option" means an Option not intended to
qualify as an Incentive Stock Option, as designated in the applicable written
option agreement.

    


    (v) "Option"
means a stock option granted pursuant to the Plan.

    


    (w) "Optionee"
means an Employee, Director or Consultant who receives an Option.

    


    (x) "Parent"
means a "parent corporation," whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in
Section 424(e) of the Code, or any successor provision.

    


    (y) "Plan"
means this 2007 Stock Incentive Plan.

    


    (z) "Restricted
Period" has the meaning set forth in Section 10(b) of the
Plan.

    


    (aa) "Rule 16b-3"
means Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, as the same may be
amended from time to time, or any successor provision.

    


    (bb) "Share"
means a share of the Common Stock.

    


    (cc) "Stock
Exchange" means any stock exchange or consolidated stock price reporting system
on which prices for the Common Stock are quoted at any given time.

    


    (dd) "Subsidiary"
means a "subsidiary corporation," whether now or hereafter existing, as defined
in Section 424(f) of the Code, or any successor provision.

     

    3.  Stock Subject to the
Plan.    The maximum aggregate number of Shares that
may be issued under the Plan is 58,333,333 shares of Common
Stock.  The Shares may be authorized, but unissued, or reacquired
Common Stock. If an Award should expire, become forfeited or become
unexercisable for any reason without having been exercised or nonforfeitable in
full, the unpurchased Shares that were subject thereto shall, unless the Plan
shall have been terminated, become available for future grant under the Plan. In
addition, any Shares of Common Stock which are retained by the Company upon
exercise of an Option in order to satisfy the exercise or purchase price for
such Option or any withholding taxes due with respect to such exercise shall be
treated as not issued and shall continue to be available under the
Plan.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
        
        

        
          

        

      

      
        
        

      

    

     

    4. Administration of the
Plan.    

     

    (a)  Multiple Administrative
Bodies. If permitted by Rule 16b-3 and by the legal requirements
relating to the administration of incentive stock option plans, if any, of
applicable securities laws and the Code (collectively the "Applicable Laws"),
grants under the Plan may be made by the Board or a Committee appointed by the
Board, which Committee shall be constituted to comply with Applicable
Laws.

     

    (b)  General. If a Committee has
been appointed pursuant to this Section 4, such Committee shall continue to
serve in its designated capacity until otherwise directed by the Board. From
time to time the Board may increase the size of the Committee and appoint
additional members thereof, remove members (with or without cause) and appoint
new members in substitution therefor, fill vacancies, however caused, and remove
all members of the Committee and thereafter directly administer the Plan, all to
the extent permitted by the Applicable Laws.

    


    (c)  Powers of the Administrator.
Subject to the provisions of the Plan and in the case of a Committee, the
specific duties delegated by the Board to such Committee, and subject to the
approval of any relevant authorities, including the approval, if required, of
any Stock Exchange, the Administrator shall have the authority, in its
discretion:

    


    
      	
               
      

            	
              (i)

            	
              to
      determine the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock, in accordance with
      Section 2(q) of the Plan;

            


    

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (ii)

            	
              to
      select the Consultants, Directors and Employees to whom Awards may from
      time to time be granted hereunder;

            


    

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (iii)

            	
              to
      determine whether and to what extent Options or Shares or any combination
      thereof are granted hereunder;

            


    

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (iv)

            	
              to
      determine the number of Shares of Common Stock, if any, to be covered by
      each Award granted hereunder;

            


    

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (v)

            	
              to
      approve forms of agreement for use under the
  Plan;

            


    

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (vi)

            	
              to
      determine the terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the
      Plan, of any Award granted hereunder, including, but not limited to, the
      share price and any restriction or limitation, the vesting of any Option
      or the acceleration of vesting or waiver of a forfeiture restructure,
      based in each case on such factors as the Administrator shall determine,
      in its sole discretion;

            


    

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (vii)

            	
              to
      determine whether and under what circumstances an Option may be settled in
      cash instead of Common Stock;

            


    

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (viii)

            	
              to
      reduce the exercise price of any Option to the then current Fair Market
      Value if the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock covered by such Option
      shall have declined since the date the Option was granted; provided,
      however, that, to the extent required under Applicable Law or the rules of
      the applicable Stock Exchange, the Administrator shall not exercise such
      power without prior shareholder
approval.

            


    

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (ix)

            	
              to
      determine the terms and restrictions, if any, applicable to an award of
      Shares;

            


    

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (x)

            	
              to
      construe and interpret the terms of the Plan and awards granted pursuant
      to the Plan; and

            


    

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (xi)

            	
              in
      order to fulfill the purposes of the Plan and without amending the Plan,
      to modify Awards to participants who are foreign nationals or employed
      outside of the United States in order to recognize differences in local
      law, tax policies or customs.

            


    

    


    (d)  Effect of Administrator's
Decision. All decisions, determinations and interpretations of the
Administrator shall be final and binding on all holders of any
Award.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
        
        

        
          

        

      

      
        
        

      

    

     

    5. Eligibility.    

     

    (a)  Recipients of Grants. Awards
may be granted to eligible Employees, Directors and Consultants. Incentive Stock
Options may be granted only to Employees.

    


    (b)  Type of Option. Each Option
shall be designated in the written option agreement as either an Incentive Stock
Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option. However, notwithstanding such
designations, to the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value of Shares with
respect to which Options designated as Incentive Stock Options are exercisable
for the first time by any Optionee during any calendar year (under all plans of
the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary) exceeds $100,000, such excess Options
shall be treated as Nonstatutory Stock Options. For purposes of this
Section 5(b), Incentive Stock Options shall be taken into account in the
order in which they were granted, and the Fair Market Value of the Shares
subject to an Incentive Stock Option shall be determined as of the date of the
grant of such Option.

    


    (c)  No Employment Rights. The
Plan shall not confer upon any Optionee any right with respect to continuation
of employment or consulting relationship with the Company, nor shall it
interfere in any way with such Optionee's right or the Company's right to
terminate his or her employment or consulting relationship at any time, with or
without cause.

     

    6.  Term of
Plan.    The Plan shall become effective upon its
adoption by the Board.  It shall continue in effect for ten (10) years
from the date thereof, unless sooner terminated under Section 15
hereof.

     

    7.  Term of
Option.    The term of each Option shall be the term
stated in the Option Agreement; provided, however, that the term shall be no
more than ten (10) years from the date of grant thereof or such shorter
term as may be provided in the Option Agreement and provided further that, in
the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to an Optionee who, at the time
the Option is granted, owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of
the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or
Subsidiary, the term of the Option shall be five (5) years from the date of
grant thereof or such shorter term as may be provided in the written option
agreement.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
        
        

        
          

        

      

      
        
        

      

    

     

    8. Option Exercise Price and
Consideration.    

     

    (a)  Exercise Price. The per share
exercise price for the Shares to be issued pursuant to exercise of an Option
shall be such price as is determined by the Board and set forth in the
applicable agreement, but shall be subject to the following:

    


    (i)  In
the case of an Incentive Stock Option that is:

    


    (A)  granted to an Employee
who, at the time of the grant of such Incentive Stock Option, owns stock
representing more than ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes of
stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, the per Share exercise price
shall be no less than 110% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of
grant.

    


    (B)  granted to any other
Employee, the per Share exercise price shall be no less than 100% of the Fair
Market Value per Share on the date of grant.

    


    (ii)  In the case of a
Nonstatutory Stock Option, the per Share exercise price will be determined by
the Administrator.

    


    (b)  Permissible Consideration.
The consideration to be paid for the Shares to be issued upon exercise of an
Option, including the method of payment, shall be determined by the
Administrator (and, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option, shall be
determined at the time of grant) and may consist entirely of (1) cash,
(2) check, (3) promissory note, (4) other Shares, (5) to the
extent permitted under Applicable Laws, authorization for the Company to retain
from the total number of Shares as to which the Option is exercised that number
of Shares having a Fair Market Value on the date of exercise equal to the
exercise price for the total number of Shares as to which the Option is
exercised, (6) to the extent permitted under Applicable Laws, delivery of a
properly executed exercise notice together with such other documentation as the
Administrator and the broker, if applicable, shall require to effect an exercise
of the Option and delivery to the Company of the sale or loan proceeds required
to pay the exercise price and any applicable income or employment taxes,
(7) any combination of the foregoing methods of payment, or (8) such
other consideration and method of payment for the issuance of Shares to the
extent permitted under Applicable Laws.

     

    9. Exercise of
Option.    

     

    (a)  Procedure for Exercise; Rights as a
Shareholder. Any Option granted hereunder shall be exercisable at such
times and under such conditions as determined by the Administrator, and
reflected in the written option agreement, which may include vesting
requirements and/or performance criteria with respect to the Company and/or the
Optionee. An Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a Share.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
        
        

        
          

        

      

      
        
        

      

    

     

    An Option shall be deemed to be exercised when written
notice of such exercise has been given to the Company in accordance with the
terms of the Option by the person entitled to exercise the Option and the
Company has received full payment for the Shares with respect to which the
Option is exercised. Full payment may, as authorized by the Board, consist of
any consideration and method of payment allowable under Section 8(b) of the
Plan. Until the issuance (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of
the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company) of the stock
certificate evidencing such Shares, no right to vote or receive dividends or any
other rights as a shareholder shall exist with respect to such stock, not
withstanding the exercise of the Option. The Company shall issue (or cause to be
issued) such stock certificate promptly upon exercise of the Option. No
adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date
is prior to the date the stock certificate is issued, except as provided in
Section 12 of the Plan.

     

     (b)  Termination of Employment or
Consulting Relationship. Unless otherwise provided in the Option, in the
event of termination of an Optionee's Continuous Status, such Optionee may, but
only within three (3) months after the date of such termination (or such
greater period of time as is determined by the Administrator, with such
determination in the case of an Incentive Stock Option being made at the time of
grant of the Option and not exceeding three (3) months after the date of
such termination), exercise his or her Option to the extent that the Optionee
was entitled to exercise it at the date of such termination. To the extent that
Optionee was not entitled to exercise the Option at the date of such
termination, or if Optionee does not exercise such Option to the extent so
entitled within the time specified herein, the Option shall
terminate.

    


    (c)  Disability of Optionee. In
the event of termination of an Optionee's Continuous Status as a result of his
or her total and permanent disability (within the meaning of
Section 22(e)(3) of the Code), Optionee may, but only within twelve
(12) months from the date of such termination, unless otherwise provided in
the Option (but in no event later than the expiration date of the term of such
Option as set forth in the Option Agreement), exercise the Option to the extent
otherwise entitled to exercise it at the date of such termination. To the extent
that Optionee was not entitled to exercise the Option at the date of
termination, or if Optionee does not exercise such Option to the extent so
entitled within the time specified herein, the Option shall
terminate.

    


    (d)
 Death of
Optionee. In the event of the death of an Optionee during the period of
Continuous Status, or death within three (3) months following the termination of
the Optionee's Continuous Status, the Option may be exercised, at any time
within twelve (12) months following the date of death, unless otherwise
provided in the Option (but in no event later than the expiration date of the
term of such Option as set forth in the Option Agreement), by the Optionee's
estate or by a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest
or inheritance, but only to the extent the Optionee was entitled to exercise the
Option at the date of death or, if earlier, the date of termination of the
Continuous Status. To the extent that Optionee was not entitled to exercise the
Option at the date of death or termination, as the case may be, or if Optionee
does not exercise such Option to the extent so entitled within the time
specified herein, the Option shall terminate.

    


    
      
        
        

      

      
        
        

        
          

        

      

      
        
        

      

    

     

    (e)  Extension of Exercise Period.
Notwithstanding the limitations set forth in Sections 9(b), (c) and
(d) above, the Administrator has full power and authority to extend the
period of time for which any Option granted under the Plan is to remain
exercisable following termination of an Optionee's Continuous Status from the
limited period set forth in the written option agreement to such greater period
of time as the Administrator shall deem appropriate.

    


    (f)  Rule 16b-3. Options
granted to Officer, Director, or greater than ten percent shareholder of the
Company shall comply with Rule 16b-3 and shall contain such additional
conditions or restrictions as may be required thereunder to qualify for the
maximum exemption for Plan transactions.

    


    (g)   Buyout Provisions. The
Administrator may at any time offer to buy out for a payment in cash or Shares,
an Option previously granted, based on such terms and conditions as the
Administrator shall establish and communicate to the Optionee at the time that
such offer is made.

     

    10. Shares.    

     

    (a) Grant of Shares. Shares of
Common Stock may be issued either alone, in addition to, or in tandem with other
Awards granted under the Plan. After the Administrator determines that it will
grant an award of shares of Common Stock under the Plan, it shall advise the
offeree in writing of the terms, conditions and restrictions (if any) related to
the offer, including the Restricted Period applicable to such award, the
imposition, if any, of any performance-based condition or other restriction on
an award of such Common Stock, the number of Shares that such person shall be
entitled to purchase, the price to be paid, if any. The prospective recipient of
an Award of Shares shall not have any rights with respect to any such Award,
unless and until such recipient has executed an award agreement, in the form
determined by the Administrator, evidencing the Award.

    


    (b) 
Lapse of Restrictions.
With respect to an Award of Shares, the Administrator shall prescribe in the
award agreement, the period in which such Shares becomes nonforfeitable, which
may be immediately, over time, or upon specified events (the "Restricted
Period").

    


    (c) 
Certificates. Each
recipient who is granted an Award of Shares shall be issued a stock certificate
in respect of such Shares, which certificate shall be registered in the name of
the recipient and shall bear an appropriate legend referring to the terms,
conditions, and restrictions applicable to any such Award; provided that the
Company may require that the stock certificates evidencing any Shares that are
subject to restrictions granted hereunder be held in the custody of the Company
until any restrictions thereon shall have lapsed, and may require that, as a
condition of any Award of Shares, the participant shall have delivered a stock
power, endorsed in blank, relating to the Shares covered by such
Award.

    


    
      
        
        

      

      
        
        

        
          

        

      

      
        
        

      

    

     

    (d) 
Rights as a
Shareholder. Except as otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, the
participant shall possess all incidents of ownership with respect to such Shares
during the Restricted Period, including the right to receive or reinvest
dividends with respect to such Shares and to vote such Shares. Certificates for
unrestricted Shares shall be delivered to the participant promptly after, and
only after, the Restricted Period shall expire without forfeiture in respect of
such Awards of Shares except as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall
otherwise determine.

     

    (e) 
Nontransferability.
During the Restricted Period, if any, the recipient of such award shall not be
permitted to sell, transfer, pledge, hypothecate or assign Shares awarded under
the Plan except by will or the laws of descent and distribution. Any attempt to
dispose of any restricted Shares during the Restricted Period in contravention
of any such restrictions shall be null and void and without effect.

    


    (f) 
Other Provisions. The
Award agreement shall contain such other terms, provisions and conditions not
inconsistent with the Plan as may be determined by the Administrator in its sole
discretion. In addition, the provisions of the Award agreements need not be the
same with respect to each purchaser.

     

    11.  Stock Withholding to Satisfy
Withholding Tax Obligations.    At the discretion of
the Administrator, Optionees may satisfy withholding obligations as provided in
this paragraph. When an Optionee incurs tax liability in connection with an
Option, which tax liability is subject to tax withholding under applicable tax
laws, and the Optionee is obligated to pay the Company an amount required to be
withheld under applicable tax laws, the Optionee may satisfy the withholding tax
obligation by one or some combination of the following methods: (a) by cash
payment, or (b) out of Optionee's current compensation, (c) if
permitted by the Administrator, in its discretion, by surrendering to the
Company Shares that (I) in the case of Shares previously acquired from the
Company, have been owned by the Optionee for more than six months on the date of
surrender, and (ii) have a fair market value on the date of surrender equal
to or less than Optionee's marginal tax rate times the ordinary income
recognized, or (d) by electing to have the Company withhold from the Shares
to be issued upon exercise of the Option, if any, that number of Shares having a
fair market value equal to the amount required to be withheld. For this purpose,
the fair market value of the Shares to be withheld shall be determined on the
date that the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined (the "Tax
Date").

     

    All
elections by an Optionee to have Shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding
obligations shall be made in writing in a form acceptable to the Administrator
and shall be subject to the following restrictions: (a) the election must be
made on or prior to the applicable Tax Date; (b) once made, the election shall
be irrevocable as to the particular Shares of the Option as to which the
election is made; and (c) all elections shall be subject to the consent or
disapproval of the Administrator.

     

    In the
event the election to have Shares withheld is made by an Optionee and the Tax
Date is deferred under Section 83 of the Code because no election is filed
under Section 83(b) of the Code, the Optionee shall receive the full number
of Shares with respect to which the Option is exercised but such Optionee shall
be unconditionally obligated to tender back to the Company the proper number of
Shares on the Tax Date.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
        
        

        
          

        

      

      
        
        

      

    

     

    12. Adjustments Upon Changes in
Capitalization, Corporate
Transactions.    

     

    (a) 
Changes in
Capitalization. Subject to any required action by the shareholders of the
Company, (i) the number of shares of Common Stock covered by each
outstanding Award, (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock that have been
authorized for issuance under the Plan but as to which no Awards have yet been
granted or that have been returned to the Plan upon cancellation or expiration
of an Award or otherwise, (iii) the maximum number of shares of Common
Stock for which Awards may be granted to any Employee under the Plan,
(iv) the price per share of Common Stock covered by each such outstanding
Award, and (v) the number of shares of Common Stock that may be granted
shall be proportionately adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of
issued shares of Common Stock resulting from a stock split, reverse stock split,
stock dividend, combination, recapitalization or reclassification of the Common
Stock, or any other increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of
Common Stock effected without receipt of consideration by the Company; provided,
however, that conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not
be deemed to have been "effected without receipt of consideration." Such
adjustment shall be made by the Board, whose determination in that respect shall
be final, binding and conclusive. Except as expressly provided herein, no issuance by the Company of shares of stock of
any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall
affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the
number or price of shares of Common Stock subject to an Award.

    


    (b) 
Corporate Transactions.
In the event of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, each
Award will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed
action, unless otherwise provided by the Administrator. Additionally, the
Administrator may, in the exercise of its sole discretion in such instances,
declare that any Award shall terminate as of a date fixed by the Administrator
and that each Award shall be vested and non-forfeitable and any conditions on
each such Award shall lapse, as to all or any part of such Award, including
Shares as to which the Award would not otherwise be exercisable or
non-forfeitable. In the event of a proposed sale of all or substantially all of
the assets of the Company, or the merger of the Company with or into another
corporation, each Award shall be assumed or an equivalent Award shall be
substituted by such successor corporation or a parent or subsidiary of such
successor corporation, unless the Administrator determines, in the exercise of
its sole discretion and in lieu of such assumption or substitution, that the
Award shall be vested and non-forfeitable and any conditions on each such Award
shall lapse, as to all or any part of such Award, including Shares as to which
the Award would not otherwise be exercisable or non-forfeitable. If the
Administrator makes an Award exercisable or non-forfeitable in lieu of
assumption or substitution in the event of a merger or sale of assets, the
Administrator shall notify the recipient that such Award shall be exercisable
for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of such notice, and
thereafter will terminate upon the expiration of such period.

    


    13.  Non-transferability of
Awards.    An Award may not be sold, pledged,
assigned, hypothecated, transferred, or disposed of in any manner other than by
will or by the laws of descent or distribution.

    


    
      
        
        

      

      
        
        

        
          

        

      

      
        
        

      

    

     

    14.  Time of Granting of an
Award.    The date of grant of an Award shall, for
all purposes, be the date on which the Administrator makes the determination
granting such Award, or such other date as is determined by the Board. Notice of
the determination shall be given to each Employee or Consultant to whom an Award
is so granted within a reasonable time after the date of such
grant.

     

    15. Amendment and Termination of the
Plan.    

     

    (a) Amendment and Termination.
The Board may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue, or terminate the Plan or any
portion thereof at any time; provided, that no such amendment, alteration,
suspension, discontinuation or termination shall be made without stockholder
approval if such approval is necessary to comply with any tax, securities or
regulatory.

    


    (b) 
Effect of Amendment or
Termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such amendment or
termination of the Plan shall not affect Options already granted and such
Options shall remain in full force and effect as if this Plan had not been
amended or terminated, unless mutually agreed otherwise between the Optionee and
the Board, which agreement must be in writing and signed by the Optionee and the
Company.

     

    16.  Conditions Upon Issuance of
Shares.    Shares shall not be issued pursuant to the
exercise of an Award unless the exercise of such Award and the issuance and
delivery of such Shares pursuant thereto shall comply with all relevant
provisions of law, 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.

     

    17.  Reservation of
Shares.    The Company, during the term of this Plan,
will at all times reserve and keep available such number of Shares as shall be
sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan. The inability of the Company
to obtain authority from any regulatory body having jurisdiction, which
authority is deemed by the Company's counsel to be necessary to the lawful
issuance and sale of any Shares hereunder, shall relieve the Company of any
liability in respect of the failure to issue or sell such Shares as to which
such requisite authority shall not have been obtained.

     

    18.  Agreements.  Awards
shall be evidenced by written agreements in such form as the Administrator shall
approve from time to time.

     

    19.   Governing
Law.  The Plan and all determinations made and actions taken
pursuant hereto shall be governed by the laws of the State of Nevada, without
giving effect to the conflict of laws principles thereof. Each party
submits to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of any California State or
Federal court with respect to any controversy or claim arising out of, related
to, or connected with this Plan, its enforcement or interpretation or the Awards
issued hereunder.