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Exhibit
10.15


AMALGAMATED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.




2005 EMPLOYEE, DIRECTOR AND CONSULTANT STOCK PLAN





	1.	 	DEFINITIONS.






Unless otherwise specified or unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms, as
used in this Amalgamated Technologies, Inc., 2005 Employee, Director and Consultant Stock
Plan, have the following meanings:




Administrator means the Board of Directors, unless it has delegated power to
act on its behalf to the Committee, in which case the Administrator means the
Committee.




Affiliate means a corporation that, for purposes of Section 424 of the Code,
is a parent or subsidiary of the Company, direct or indirect.




Agreement means an agreement between the Company and a Participant delivered
pursuant to the Plan, in such form as the Administrator shall approve.




Board of Directors means the Board of Directors of the Company.




Code means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.




Committee means the committee of the Board of Directors to which the Board
of Directors has delegated power to act under or pursuant to the provisions of the
Plan.




Common Stock means shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.0001 par value
per share.




Company means Amalgamated Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation.




Disability or Disabled means permanent and total disability as
defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.




Employee means any employee of the Company or of an Affiliate (including,
without limitation, an employee who is also serving as an officer or director of the
Company or of an Affiliate), designated by the Administrator to be eligible to be
granted one or more Stock Rights under the Plan.




Fair Market Value of a Share of Common Stock means:



 









 






(1) If the Common Stock is listed on a national securities exchange or traded in the
over-the-counter market and sales prices are regularly reported for the Common
Stock, the closing or last price of the Common Stock on the composite tape or other
comparable reporting system for the trading day immediately preceding the applicable
date;




(2) If the Common Stock is not traded on a national securities exchange but is
traded on the over-the-counter market, if sales prices are not regularly reported
for the Common Stock for the trading day referred to in clause (1), and if bid and
asked prices for the Common Stock are regularly reported, the mean between the bid
and the asked price for the Common Stock at the close of trading in the
over-the-counter market for the trading day on which Common Stock was traded
immediately preceding the applicable date; and




(3) If the Common Stock is neither listed on a national securities exchange nor
traded in the over-the-counter market, such value as the Administrator, in good
faith, shall determine.




ISO means an option meant to qualify as an incentive stock option under
Section 422 of the Code.




Non-Qualified Option means an option that is not intended to qualify as an
ISO.




Option means an ISO or Non-Qualified Option granted under the Plan.




Participant means an Employee, director or consultant of the Company or an
Affiliate to whom one or more Stock Rights are granted under the Plan. As
used herein, “Participant” shall include “Participant’s Survivors” where the context
requires.




Plan means this Amalgamated Technologies, Inc. 2005 Employee, Director and
Consultant Stock Plan.




Shares means shares of the Common Stock as to which Stock Rights have been
or may be granted under the Plan or any shares of capital stock into which the
Shares are changed or for which they are exchanged within the provisions of
Paragraph 3 of the Plan. The Shares issued under the Plan may be authorized and
unissued shares or shares held by the Company in its treasury, or both.




Stock-Based Award means a grant by the Company under the Plan of an equity
award or an equity based award that is not an Option or a Stock Grant.




Stock Grant means a grant by the Company of Shares under the Plan.



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Stock Right means a right to Shares or the value of Shares of the Company
granted pursuant to the Plan — an ISO, a Non-Qualified Option, a Stock Grant or a
Stock-Based Award.




Survivor means a deceased Participant’s legal representatives and/or any
person or persons who acquired the Participant’s rights to a Stock Right by will or
by the laws of descent and distribution.




	2.	 	PURPOSES OF THE PLAN.





     The Plan is intended to encourage ownership of Shares by Employees and directors of and
certain consultants to the Company in order to attract and retain such people, to induce them to
work for the benefit of the Company or of an Affiliate and to provide additional incentive for them
to promote the success of the Company or of an Affiliate. The Plan provides for the granting of
ISOs, Non-Qualified Options, Stock Grants and Stock-Based Awards.




	3.	 	SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN.





     (a) The number of Shares which may be issued from time to time pursuant to this Plan shall be
10,000,000, or the equivalent of such number of Shares after the Administrator, in its sole
discretion, has interpreted the effect of any stock split, stock dividend, combination,
recapitalization or similar transaction in accordance with Paragraph 24 of the Plan.



     (b) If an Option ceases to be “outstanding”, in whole or in part (other than by exercise), or
if the Company shall reacquire (at not more than its original issuance price) any Shares issued
pursuant to a Stock Grant or Stock-Based Award, or if any Stock Right expires or is forfeited,
cancelled, or otherwise terminated or results in any Shares not being issued, the unissued Shares
which were subject to such Stock Right shall again be available for issuance from time to time
pursuant to this Plan.




	4.	 	ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN.





     The Administrator of the Plan will be the Board of Directors, except to the extent the Board
of Directors delegates its authority to the Committee, in which case the Committee shall be the
Administrator. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Administrator is authorized to:




	 	a.	 	Interpret the provisions of the Plan and all Stock Rights and to make all rules
and determinations that it deems necessary or advisable for the administration of the
Plan;
	 
	 	b.	 	Determine which Employees, directors and consultants shall be granted Stock
Rights;




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	 	c.	 	Determine the number of Shares for which a Stock Right or Stock Rights shall be
granted;
	 
	 	d.	 	Specify the terms and conditions upon which a Stock Right or Stock Rights may
be granted;
	 
	 	e.	 	Make changes to any outstanding Stock Right, including, without limitation, to
reduce or increase the exercise price or purchase price, accelerate the vesting
schedule or extend the expiration date, provided that no such change shall impair the
rights of a Participant under any grant previously made without such Participant’s
consent;
	 
	 	f.	 	Buy out for a payment in cash or Shares, a Stock Right previously granted
and/or cancel any such Stock Right and grant in substitution therefor other Stock
Rights, covering the same or a different number of Shares and having an exercise price
or purchase price per share which may be lower or higher than the exercise price or
purchase price of the cancelled Stock Right, based on such terms and conditions as the
Administrator shall establish and the Participant shall accept; and
	 
	 	g.	 	Adopt any sub-plans applicable to residents of any specified jurisdiction as it
deems necessary or appropriate in order to comply with or take advantage of any tax or
other laws applicable to the Company or to Plan Participants or to otherwise facilitate
the administration of the Plan, which sub-plans may include additional restrictions or
conditions applicable to Stock Rights or Shares issuable pursuant to a Stock Right.




provided, however, that all such interpretations, rules, determinations, terms and conditions shall
be made and prescribed in the context of preserving the tax status under Section 422 of the Code of
those Options which are designated as ISOs. Subject to the foregoing, the interpretation and
construction by the Administrator of any provisions of the Plan or of any Stock Right granted under
it shall be final, unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors, if the Administrator is
the Committee. In addition, if the Administrator is the Committee, the Board of Directors may take
any action under the Plan that would otherwise be the responsibility of the Committee.




     To the extent permitted under applicable law, the Board of Directors or the Committee may
allocate all or any portion of its responsibilities and powers to any one or more of its members
and may delegate all or any portion of its responsibilities and powers to any other person selected
by it. The Board of Directors or the Committee may revoke any such allocation or delegation at any
time.



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	5.	 	ELIGIBILITY FOR PARTICIPATION.





     The Administrator will, in its sole discretion, name the Participants in the Plan, provided,
however, that each Participant must be an Employee, director or consultant of the Company or of an
Affiliate at the time a Stock Right is granted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator
may authorize the grant of a Stock Right to a person not then an Employee, director or consultant
of the Company or of an Affiliate; provided, however, that the actual grant of such Stock Right
shall be conditioned upon such person becoming eligible to become a Participant at or prior to the
time of the execution of the Agreement evidencing such Stock Right. ISOs may be granted only to
Employees. Non-Qualified Options, Stock Grants and Stock-Based Awards may be granted to any
Employee, director or consultant of the Company or an Affiliate. The granting of any Stock Right
to any individual shall neither entitle that individual to, nor disqualify him or her from,
participation in any other grant of Stock Rights.




	6.	 	TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS.





     Each Option shall be set forth in writing in an Option Agreement, duly executed by the Company
and, to the extent required by law or requested by the Company, by the Participant. The
Administrator may provide that Options be granted subject to such terms and conditions, consistent
with the terms and conditions specifically required under this Plan, as the Administrator may deem
appropriate including, without limitation, subsequent approval by the shareholders of the Company
of this Plan or any amendments thereto. The Option Agreements shall be subject to at least the
following terms and conditions:




	 	A.	 	Non-Qualified Options: Each Option intended to be a Non-Qualified
Option shall be subject to the terms and conditions which the Administrator determines
to be appropriate and in the best interest of the Company, subject to the following
minimum standards for any such Non-Qualified Option:






	 	a.	 	Option Price: Each Option Agreement shall state the
option price (per share) of the Shares covered by each Option, which option
price shall be determined by the Administrator but shall not be less than the
Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock.
	 
	 	b.	 	Number of Shares: Each Option Agreement shall state the
number of Shares to which it pertains.
	 
	 	c.	 	Option Periods: Each Option Agreement shall state the
date or dates on which it first is exercisable and the date after which it may
no longer be exercised, and may provide that the Option rights accrue or become
exercisable in installments over a period of months or years, or upon the
occurrence of certain conditions or the attainment of stated goals or events.




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	 	d.	 	Option Conditions: Exercise of any Option may be
conditioned upon the Participant’s execution of a Share purchase agreement in
form satisfactory to the Administrator providing for certain protections for
the Company and its other shareholders, including requirements that:






	 	i.	 	The Participant’s or the Participant’s
Survivors’ right to sell or transfer the Shares may be restricted; and
	 
	 	ii.	 	The Participant or the Participant’s Survivors
may be required to execute letters of investment intent and must also
acknowledge that the Shares will bear legends noting any applicable
restrictions.






	 	B.	 	ISOs: Each Option intended to be an ISO shall be issued only to an
Employee and be subject to the following terms and conditions, with such additional
restrictions or changes as the Administrator determines are appropriate but not in
conflict with Section 422 of the Code and relevant regulations and rulings of the
Internal Revenue Service:






	 	a.	 	Minimum standards: The ISO shall meet the minimum
standards required of Non-Qualified Options, as described in Paragraph 6(A)
above.






	 	b.	 	Option Price: Immediately before the ISO is granted,
if the Participant owns, directly or by reason of the applicable attribution
rules in Section 424(d) of the Code:






	 	i.	 	10% or less of the total combined
voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or an Affiliate,
the Option price per share of the Shares covered by each ISO shall not
be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per share of the Shares on
the date of the grant of the Option; or






	 	ii.	 	More than 10% of the total combined voting
power of all classes of stock of the Company or an Affiliate, the
Option price per share of the Shares covered by each ISO shall not be
less than 110% of the Fair Market Value on the date of grant.






	 	c.	 	Term of Option: For Participants who own:






	 	i.	 	10% or less of the total combined
voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or an Affiliate,
each ISO shall terminate not more than ten years from the date of the
grant or at such earlier time as the Option Agreement may provide; or
	 
	 	ii.	 	More than 10% of the total combined voting
power of all classes of stock of the Company or an Affiliate, each ISO
shall terminate not





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	 	 	 	more than five years from the date of the grant or at such earlier
time as the Option Agreement may provide.






	 	d.	 	Limitation on Yearly Exercise: The Option Agreements
shall restrict the amount of ISOs which may become exercisable in any calendar
year (under this or any other ISO plan of the Company or an Affiliate) so that
the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at the time each ISO is granted) of
the stock with respect to which ISOs are exercisable for the first time by the
Participant in any calendar year does not exceed $100,000.






	7.	 	TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF STOCK GRANTS.





     Each offer of a Stock Grant to a Participant shall state the date prior to which the Stock
Grant must be accepted by the Participant, and the principal terms of each Stock Grant shall be set
forth in an Agreement, duly executed by the Company and, to the extent required by law or requested
by the Company, by the Participant. The Agreement shall be in a form approved by the Administrator
and shall contain terms and conditions which the Administrator determines to be appropriate and in
the best interest of the Company, subject to the following minimum standards:




	 	(a)	 	Each Agreement shall state the purchase price (per share), if any, of the
Shares covered by each Stock Grant, which purchase price shall be determined by the
Administrator but shall not be less than the minimum consideration required by the
Delaware General Corporation Law on the date of the grant of the Stock Grant;
	 
	 	(b)	 	Each Agreement shall state the number of Shares to which the Stock Grant
pertains; and
	 
	 	(c)	 	Each Agreement shall include the terms of any right of the Company to restrict
or reacquire the Shares subject to the Stock Grant, including the time and events upon
which such rights shall accrue and the purchase price therefor, if any.






	8.	 	TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OTHER STOCK-BASED AWARDS.





     The Board shall have the right to grant other Stock-Based Awards based upon the Common Stock
having such terms and conditions as the Board may determine, including, without limitation, the
grant of Shares based upon certain conditions, the grant of securities convertible into Shares and
the grant of stock appreciation rights, phantom stock awards or stock units. The principal terms
of each Stock-Based Award shall be set forth in an Agreement, duly executed by the Company and, to
the extent required by law or requested by the Company, by the Participant. The Agreement shall be
in a form approved by the Administrator and shall



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contain terms and conditions which the Administrator determines to be appropriate and in the best
interest of the Company.




	9.	 	EXERCISE OF OPTIONS AND ISSUE OF SHARES.





     An Option (or any part or installment thereof) shall be exercised by giving written notice to
the Company or its designee, together with provision for payment of the full purchase price in
accordance with this Paragraph for the Shares as to which the Option is being exercised, and upon
compliance with any other condition(s) set forth in the Option Agreement. Such notice shall be
signed by the person exercising the Option, shall state the number of Shares with respect to which
the Option is being exercised and shall contain any representation required by the Plan or the
Option Agreement. Payment of the purchase price for the Shares as to which such Option is being
exercised shall be made (a) in United States dollars in cash or by check, or (b) at the discretion
of the Administrator, through delivery of shares of Common Stock having a Fair Market Value equal
as of the date of the exercise to the cash exercise price of the Option, or (c) at the discretion
of the Administrator, by having the Company retain from the shares otherwise issuable upon exercise
of the Option, a number of shares having a Fair Market Value equal as of the date of exercise to
the exercise price of the Option, or (d) at the discretion of the Administrator, in accordance
with a cashless exercise program established with a securities brokerage firm, and approved by the
Administrator, or (e) at the discretion of the Administrator, by any combination of (a), (b), (c),
and (d) above or (f) at the discretion of the Administrator, payment of such other lawful
consideration as the Administrator may determine. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator
shall accept only such payment on exercise of an ISO as is permitted by Section 422 of the Code.



     The Company shall then reasonably promptly deliver the Shares as to which such Option was
exercised to the Participant (or to the Participant’s Survivors, as the case may be). In
determining what constitutes “reasonably promptly,” it is expressly understood that the issuance
and delivery of the Shares may be delayed by the Company in order to comply with any law or
regulation (including, without limitation, state securities or “blue sky” laws) which requires the
Company to take any action with respect to the Shares prior to their issuance. The Shares shall,
upon delivery, be fully paid, non-assessable Shares.



     The Administrator shall have the right to accelerate the date of exercise of any installment
of any Option; provided that the Administrator shall not accelerate the exercise date of any
installment of any Option granted to an Employee as an ISO (and not previously converted into a
Non-Qualified Option pursuant to Paragraph 27) if such acceleration would violate the annual
vesting limitation contained in Section 422(d) of the Code, as described in Paragraph 6.B.d.



     The Administrator may, in its discretion, amend any term or condition of an outstanding Option
provided (i) such term or condition as amended is permitted by the Plan, (ii) any such amendment
shall be made only with the consent of the Participant to whom the Option was granted, or in the
event of the death of the Participant, the Participant’s Survivors, if the amendment is adverse to
the Participant, and (iii) any such amendment of any ISO shall be made



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only after the Administrator determines whether such amendment would constitute a “modification” of
any Option which is an ISO (as that term is defined in Section 424(h) of the Code) or would cause
any adverse tax consequences for the holder of such ISO.




	10.	 	ACCEPTANCE OF STOCK GRANTS AND STOCK-BASED AWARDS AND ISSUE OF SHARES.





     A Stock Grant or Stock-Based Award (or any part or installment thereof) shall be accepted by
executing the applicable Agreement and delivering it to the Company or its designee, together with
provision for payment of the full purchase price, if any, in accordance with this Paragraph for the
Shares as to which such Stock Grant or Stock-Based Award is being accepted, and upon compliance
with any other conditions set forth in the applicable Agreement. Payment of the purchase price for
the Shares as to which such Stock Grant or Stock-Based Award is being accepted shall be made (a) in
United States dollars in cash or by check, or (b) at the discretion of the Administrator, through
delivery of shares of Common Stock having a Fair Market Value equal as of the date of acceptance
of the Stock Grant or Stock Based-Award to the purchase price of the Stock Grant or Stock-Based
Award, or (c) at the discretion of the Administrator, by any combination of (a) and (b) above; or
(d) at the discretion of the Administrator, payment of such other lawful consideration as the
Administrator may determine.



     The Company shall then, if required by the applicable Agreement, reasonably promptly deliver
the Shares as to which such Stock Grant or Stock-Based Award was accepted to the Participant (or to
the Participant’s Survivors, as the case may be), subject to any escrow provision set forth in the
applicable Agreement. In determining what constitutes “reasonably promptly,” it is expressly
understood that the issuance and delivery of the Shares may be delayed by the Company in order to
comply with any law or regulation (including, without limitation, state securities or “blue sky”
laws) which requires the Company to take any action with respect to the Shares prior to their
issuance.



     The Administrator may, in its discretion, amend any term or condition of an outstanding Stock
Grant, Stock-Based Award or applicable Agreement provided (i) such term or condition as amended is
permitted by the Plan, and (ii) any such amendment shall be made only with the consent of the
Participant to whom the Stock Grant or Stock-Based Award was made, if the amendment is adverse to
the Participant.




	11.	 	RIGHTS AS A SHAREHOLDER.





     No Participant to whom a Stock Right has been granted shall have rights as a shareholder with
respect to any Shares covered by such Stock Right, except after due exercise of the Option or
acceptance of the Stock Grant or as set forth in any Agreement, and tender of the full purchase
price, if any, for the Shares being purchased pursuant to such exercise or acceptance and
registration of the Shares in the Company’s share register in the name of the Participant.



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	12.	 	ASSIGNABILITY AND TRANSFERABILITY OF STOCK RIGHTS.





     By its terms, a Stock Right granted to a Participant shall not be transferable by the
Participant other than (i) by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, or (ii) as approved
by the Administrator in its discretion and set forth in the applicable Agreement. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, an ISO transferred except in compliance with clause (i) above shall no longer
qualify as an ISO. The designation of a beneficiary of a Stock Right by a Participant, with the
prior approval of the Administrator and in such form as the Administrator shall prescribe, shall
not be deemed a transfer prohibited by this Paragraph. Except as provided above, a Stock Right
shall only be exercisable or may only be accepted, during the Participant’s lifetime, by such
Participant (or by his or her legal representative) and shall not be assigned, pledged or
hypothecated in any way (whether by operation of law or otherwise) and shall not be subject to
execution, attachment or similar process. Any attempted transfer, assignment, pledge,
hypothecation or other disposition of any Stock Right or of any rights granted thereunder contrary
to the provisions of this Plan, or the levy of any attachment or similar process upon a Stock
Right, shall be null and void.




	13.	 	EFFECT ON OPTIONS OF TERMINATION OF SERVICE OTHER THAN “FOR CAUSE” OR DEATH OR
DISABILITY.





     Except as otherwise provided in a Participant’s Option Agreement, in the event of a
termination of service (whether as an employee, director or consultant) with the Company or an
Affiliate before the Participant has exercised an Option, the following rules apply:




	 	a.	 	A Participant who ceases to be an employee, director or consultant of the
Company or of an Affiliate (for any reason other than termination “for cause”,
Disability, or death for which events there are special rules in Paragraphs 14, 15, and
16, respectively), may exercise any Option granted to him or her to the extent that the
Option is exercisable on the date of such termination of service, but only within such
term as the Administrator has designated in a Participant’s Option Agreement.
	 
	 	b.	 	Except as provided in Subparagraph (c) below, or Paragraph 15 or 16, in no
event may an Option intended to be an ISO, be exercised later than three months after
the Participant’s termination of employment.
	 
	 	c.	 	The provisions of this Paragraph, and not the provisions of Paragraph 15 or 16,
shall apply to a Participant who subsequently becomes Disabled or dies after the
termination of employment, director status or consultancy; provided, however, in the
case of a Participant’s Disability or death within three months after the termination
of employment, director status or consultancy, the Participant or the Participant’s
Survivors may exercise the Option within one year after the date of the Participant’s
termination of service, but in no event after the date of expiration of the term of the
Option.




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	 	d.	 	Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if subsequent to a
Participant’s termination of employment, termination of director status or termination
of consultancy, but prior to the exercise of an Option, the Board of Directors
determines that, either prior or subsequent to the Participant’s termination, the
Participant engaged in conduct which would constitute “cause”, then such Participant
shall forthwith cease to have any right to exercise any Option.
	 
	 	e.	 	A Participant to whom an Option has been granted under the Plan who is absent
from the Company or an Affiliate because of temporary disability (any disability other
than a Disability as defined in Paragraph 1 hereof), or who is on leave of absence for
any purpose, shall not, during the period of any such absence, be deemed, by virtue of
such absence alone, to have terminated such Participant’s employment, director status
or consultancy with the Company or with an Affiliate, except as the Administrator may
otherwise expressly provide.
	 
	 	f.	 	Except as required by law or as set forth in a Participant’s Option Agreement,
Options granted under the Plan shall not be affected by any change of a Participant’s
status within or among the Company and any Affiliates, so long as the Participant
continues to be an employee, director or consultant of the Company or any Affiliate.






	14.	 	EFFECT ON OPTIONS OF TERMINATION OF SERVICE “FOR CAUSE”.





     Except as otherwise provided in a Participant’s Option Agreement, the following rules apply if
the Participant’s service (whether as an employee, director or consultant) with the Company or an
Affiliate is terminated “for cause” prior to the time that all his or her outstanding Options have
been exercised:




	 	a.	 	All outstanding and unexercised Options as of the time the Participant is
notified his or her service is terminated “for cause” will immediately be forfeited.
	 
	 	b.	 	For purposes of this Plan, “cause” shall include (and is not limited to)
dishonesty with respect to the Company or any Affiliate, insubordination, substantial
malfeasance or non-feasance of duty, unauthorized disclosure of confidential
information, breach by the Participant of any provision of any employment, consulting,
advisory, nondisclosure, non-competition or similar agreement between the Participant
and the Company, and conduct substantially prejudicial to the business of the Company
or any Affiliate. The determination of the Administrator as to the existence of
“cause” will be conclusive on the Participant and the Company.
	 
	 	c.	 	“Cause” is not limited to events which have occurred prior to a Participant’s
termination of service, nor is it necessary that the Administrator’s finding of “cause”
occur prior to termination. If the Administrator determines, subsequent to a
Participant’s termination of service but prior to the exercise of an Option, that
either prior or subsequent to the Participant’s termination the Participant engaged




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	 	 	 	in conduct which would constitute “cause”, then the right to exercise any Option is
forfeited.






	 	d.	 	Any provision in an agreement between the Participant and the Company or an
Affiliate, which contains a conflicting definition of “cause” for termination and which
is in effect at the time of such termination, shall supersede the definition in this
Plan with respect to that Participant.






	15.	 	EFFECT ON OPTIONS OF TERMINATION OF SERVICE FOR DISABILITY.





     Except as otherwise provided in a Participant’s Option Agreement:




	 	a.	 	A Participant who ceases to be an employee, director or consultant of the
Company or of an Affiliate by reason of Disability may exercise any Option granted to
such Participant:






     (i) To the extent that the Option has become exercisable but has not been
exercised on the date of Disability; and




     (ii) In the event rights to exercise the Option accrue periodically, to the
extent of a pro rata portion through the date of Disability of any additional
vesting rights that would have accrued on the next vesting date had the Participant
not become Disabled. The proration shall be based upon the number of days accrued
in the current vesting period prior to the date of Disability.




	 	b.	 	A Disabled Participant may exercise such rights only within the period ending
one year after the date of the Participant’s termination of employment, directorship or
consultancy, as the case may be, notwithstanding that the Participant might have been
able to exercise the Option as to some or all of the Shares on a later date if the
Participant had not become Disabled and had continued to be an employee, director or
consultant or, if earlier, within the originally prescribed term of the Option.
	 
	 	c.	 	The Administrator shall make the determination both of whether Disability has
occurred and the date of its occurrence (unless a procedure for such determination is
set forth in another agreement between the Company and such Participant, in which case
such procedure shall be used for such determination). If requested, the Participant
shall be examined by a physician selected or approved by the Administrator, the cost of
which examination shall be paid for by the Company.






	16.	 	EFFECT ON OPTIONS OF DEATH WHILE AN EMPLOYEE, DIRECTOR OR CONSULTANT.





     Except as otherwise provided in a Participant’s Option Agreement:



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	 	a.	 	In the event of the death of a Participant while the Participant is an
employee, director or consultant of the Company or of an Affiliate, such Option may be
exercised by the Participant’s Survivors:






	 	(i)	 	To the extent that the Option has become exercisable but has not been
exercised on the date of death; and
	 
	      
           (ii)    In the event rights to exercise the Option accrue periodically, to the
extent of a pro rata portion through the date of death of any additional vesting
rights that would have accrued on the next vesting date had the Participant not
died. The proration shall be based upon the number of days accrued in the current
vesting period prior to the Participant’s date of death.







	 	b.	 	If the Participant’s Survivors wish to exercise the Option, they must take all
necessary steps to exercise the Option within one year after the date of death of such
Participant, notwithstanding that the decedent might have been able to exercise the
Option as to some or all of the Shares on a later date if he or she had not died and
had continued to be an employee, director or consultant or, if earlier, within the
originally prescribed term of the Option.






	17.	 	EFFECT OF TERMINATION OF SERVICE ON UNACCEPTED STOCK GRANTS.





     In the event of a termination of service (whether as an employee, director or consultant) with
the Company or an Affiliate for any reason before the Participant has accepted a Stock Grant, such
offer shall terminate.



     For purposes of this Paragraph 17 and Paragraph 18 below, a Participant to whom a Stock Grant
has been offered and accepted under the Plan who is absent from work with the Company or with an
Affiliate because of temporary disability (any disability other than a Disability as defined in
Paragraph 1 hereof), or who is on leave of absence for any purpose, shall not, during the period of
any such absence, be deemed, by virtue of such absence alone, to have terminated such Participant’s
employment, director status or consultancy with the Company or with an Affiliate, except as the
Administrator may otherwise expressly provide.



     In addition, for purposes of this Paragraph 17 and Paragraph 18 below, any change of
employment or other service within or among the Company and any Affiliates shall not be treated as
a termination of employment, director status or consultancy so long as the Participant continues to
be an employee, director or consultant of the Company or any Affiliate.



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	18.	 	EFFECT ON STOCK GRANTS OF TERMINATION OF SERVICE OTHER THAN “FOR CAUSE” OR DEATH OR
DISABILITY.





     Except as otherwise provided in a Participant’s Stock Grant Agreement, in the event of a
termination of service (whether as an employee, director or consultant), other than termination
“for cause,” Disability, or death for which events there are special rules in Paragraphs 19, 20,
and 21, respectively, before all Company rights of repurchase shall have lapsed, then the Company
shall have the right to repurchase that number of Shares subject to a Stock Grant as to which the
Company’s repurchase rights have not lapsed.




	19.	 	EFFECT ON STOCK GRANTS OF TERMINATION OF SERVICE “FOR CAUSE”.





     Except as otherwise provided in a Participant’s Stock Grant Agreement, the following rules
apply if the Participant’s service (whether as an employee, director or consultant) with the
Company or an Affiliate is terminated “for cause”:




	 	a.	 	All Shares subject to any Stock Grant shall be immediately subject to
repurchase by the Company at the purchase price, if any, thereof.
	 
	 	b.	 	For purposes of this Plan, “cause” shall include (and is not limited to)
dishonesty with respect to the employer, insubordination, substantial malfeasance or
non-feasance of duty, unauthorized disclosure of confidential information, breach by
the Participant of any provision of any employment, consulting, advisory,
nondisclosure, non-competition or similar agreement between the Participant and the
Company, and conduct substantially prejudicial to the business of the Company or any
Affiliate. The determination of the Administrator as to the existence of “cause” will
be conclusive on the Participant and the Company.
	 
	 	c.	 	“Cause” is not limited to events that have occurred prior to a Participant’s
termination of service, nor is it necessary that the Administrator’s finding of “cause”
occur prior to termination. If the Administrator determines, subsequent to a
Participant’s termination of service, that either prior or subsequent to the
Participant’s termination the Participant engaged in conduct which would constitute
“cause,” then the Company’s right to repurchase all of such Participant’s Shares shall
apply.
	 
	 	d.	 	Any provision in an agreement between the Participant and the Company or an
Affiliate, which contains a conflicting definition of “cause” for termination and which
is in effect at the time of such termination, shall supersede the definition in this
Plan with respect to that Participant.




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	20.	 	EFFECT ON STOCK GRANTS OF TERMINATION OF SERVICE FOR DISABILITY.





     Except as otherwise provided in a Participant’s Stock Grant Agreement, the following rules
apply if a Participant ceases to be an employee, director or consultant of the Company or of an
Affiliate by reason of Disability: to the extent the Company’s rights of repurchase have not
lapsed on the date of Disability, they shall be exercisable; provided, however, that in the event
such rights of repurchase lapse periodically, such rights shall lapse to the extent of a pro rata
portion of the Shares subject to such Stock Grant through the date of Disability as would have
lapsed had the Participant not become Disabled. The proration shall be based upon the number of
days accrued prior to the date of Disability.



     The Administrator shall make the determination both of whether Disability has occurred and the
date of its occurrence (unless a procedure for such determination is set forth in another agreement
between the Company and such Participant, in which case such procedure shall be used for such
determination). If requested, the Participant shall be examined by a physician selected or
approved by the Administrator, the cost of which examination shall be paid for by the Company.




	21.	 	EFFECT ON STOCK GRANTS OF DEATH WHILE AN EMPLOYEE, DIRECTOR OR CONSULTANT.





     Except as otherwise provided in a Participant’s Stock Grant Agreement, the following rules
apply in the event of the death of a Participant while the Participant is an employee, director or
consultant of the Company or of an Affiliate: to the extent the Company’s rights of repurchase
have not lapsed on the date of death, they shall be exercisable; provided, however, that in the
event such rights of repurchase lapse periodically, such rights shall lapse to the extent of a pro
rata portion of the Shares subject to such Stock Grant through the date of death as would have
lapsed had the Participant not died. The proration shall be based upon the number of days accrued
prior to the Participant’s death.




	22.	 	PURCHASE FOR INVESTMENT.





     Unless the offering and sale of the Shares to be issued upon the particular exercise or
acceptance of a Stock Right shall have been effectively registered under the Securities Act of
1933, as now in force or hereafter amended (the “1933 Act”), the Company shall be under no
obligation to issue the Shares covered by such exercise unless and until the following conditions
have been fulfilled:




	 	a.	 	The person(s) who exercise(s) or accept(s) such Stock Right shall warrant to
the Company, prior to the receipt of such Shares, that such person(s) are acquiring
such Shares for their own respective accounts, for investment, and not with a view to,
or for sale in connection with, the distribution of any such Shares, in which event the
person(s) acquiring such Shares shall be bound by the provisions of the




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	 	 	 	following legend which shall be endorsed upon the certificate(s) evidencing their
Shares issued pursuant to such exercise or such grant:






“The shares represented by this certificate have been taken for investment
and they may not be sold or otherwise transferred by any person, including a
pledgee, unless (1) either (a) a Registration Statement with respect to such
shares shall be effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or
(b) the Company shall have received an opinion of counsel satisfactory to it
that an exemption from registration under such Act is then available, and
(2) there shall have been compliance with all applicable state securities
laws.”




	 	b.	 	At the discretion of the Administrator, the Company shall have received an
opinion of its counsel that the Shares may be issued upon such particular exercise or
acceptance in compliance with the 1933 Act without registration thereunder.






	23.	 	DISSOLUTION OR LIQUIDATION OF THE COMPANY.





     Upon the dissolution or liquidation of the Company, all Options granted under this Plan which
as of such date shall not have been exercised and all Stock Grants and Stock-Based Awards which
have not been accepted will terminate and become null and void; provided, however, that if the
rights of a Participant or a Participant’s Survivors have not otherwise terminated and expired, the
Participant or the Participant’s Survivors will have the right immediately prior to such
dissolution or liquidation to exercise or accept any Stock Right to the extent that the Stock Right
is exercisable or subject to acceptance as of the date immediately prior to such dissolution or
liquidation. Upon the dissolution or liquidation of the Company, any outstanding Stock-Based
Awards shall immediately terminate unless otherwise determined by the Administrator or specifically
provided in the applicable Agreement.




	24.	 	ADJUSTMENTS.





     Upon the occurrence of any of the following events, a Participant’s rights with respect to any
Stock Right granted to him or her hereunder shall be adjusted as hereinafter provided, unless
otherwise specifically provided in a Participant’s Agreement:



     A. Stock Dividends and Stock Splits. If (i) the shares of Common Stock shall be
subdivided or combined into a greater or smaller number of shares or if the Company shall issue any
shares of Common Stock as a stock dividend on its outstanding Common Stock, or (ii) additional
shares or new or different shares or other securities of the Company or other non-cash assets are
distributed with respect to such shares of Common Stock, the number of shares of Common Stock
deliverable upon the exercise of an Option or acceptance of a Stock Grant may be appropriately
increased or decreased proportionately, and appropriate adjustments may be made including, in the
purchase price per share, to reflect such events.



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     B. Corporate Transactions. If the Company is to be consolidated with or acquired by
another entity in a merger, sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets other than a
transaction to merely change the state of incorporation (a “Corporate Transaction”), the
Administrator or the board of directors of any entity assuming the obligations of the Company
hereunder (the “Successor Board”), shall, as to outstanding Options, either (i) make appropriate
provision for the continuation of such Options by substituting on an equitable basis for the Shares
then subject to such Options either the consideration payable with respect to the outstanding
shares of Common Stock in connection with the Corporate Transaction or securities of any successor
or acquiring entity; or (ii) upon written notice to the Participants, provide that all Options must
be exercised (either (a) to the extent then exercisable or, (b) at the discretion of the
Administrator, all Options being made fully exercisable for purposes of this Subparagraph), within
a specified number of days of the date of such notice, at the end of which period the Options shall
terminate; or (iii) terminate all Options in exchange for a cash payment equal to the excess of the
Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to such Options (either (a) to the extent then exercisable
or, (b) at the discretion of the Administrator, all Options being made fully exercisable for
purposes of this Subparagraph) over the exercise price thereof.



     With respect to outstanding Stock Grants, the Administrator or the Successor Board, shall
either (i) make appropriate provisions for the continuation of such Stock Grants on the same terms
and conditions by substituting on an equitable basis for the Shares then subject to such Stock
Grants either the consideration payable with respect to the outstanding Shares of Common Stock in
connection with the Corporate Transaction or securities of any successor or acquiring entity; or
(ii) terminate all Stock Grants in exchange for a cash payment equal to the excess of the Fair
Market Value of the Shares subject to such Stock Grants over the purchase price thereof, if any.
In addition, in the event of a Corporate Transaction, the Administrator may waive any or all
Company repurchase rights with respect to outstanding Stock Grants.



     C. Recapitalization or Reorganization. In the event of a recapitalization or
reorganization of the Company other than a Corporate Transaction pursuant to which securities of
the Company or of another corporation are issued with respect to the outstanding shares of Common
Stock, a Participant upon exercising an Option or accepting a Stock Grant after the
recapitalization or reorganization shall be entitled to receive for the purchase price paid upon
such exercise or acceptance of the number of replacement securities which would have been received
if such Option had been exercised or Stock Grant accepted prior to such recapitalization or
reorganization.



     D. Adjustments to Stock-Based Awards. Upon the happening of any of the events
described in Subparagraphs A, B or C above, any outstanding Stock-Based Award shall be
appropriately adjusted to reflect the events described in such Subparagraphs. The Administrator or
the Successor Board shall determine the specific adjustments to be made under this Paragraph 24,
including, but not limited to the effect if any, of a Change in Control and, subject to Paragraph
4, its determination shall be conclusive.



     E. Modification of ISOs. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any adjustments made pursuant
to Subparagraph A, B or C above with respect to ISOs shall be made only after the Administrator
determines whether such adjustments would constitute a “modification” of such



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ISOs (as that term is defined in Section 424(h) of the Code) or would cause any adverse tax
consequences for the holders of such ISOs. If the Administrator determines that such adjustments
made with respect to ISOs would constitute a modification of such ISOs, it may refrain from making
such adjustments, unless the holder of an ISO specifically requests in writing that such adjustment
be made and such writing indicates that the holder has full knowledge of the consequences of such
“modification” on his or her income tax treatment with respect to the ISO.




	25.	 	ISSUANCES OF SECURITIES.





     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 subject to Stock
Rights. Except as expressly provided herein, no adjustments shall be made for dividends paid in
cash or in property (including without limitation, securities) of the Company prior to any issuance
of Shares pursuant to a Stock Right.




	26.	 	FRACTIONAL SHARES.





     No fractional shares shall be issued under the Plan and the person exercising a Stock Right
shall receive from the Company cash in lieu of such fractional shares equal to the Fair Market
Value thereof.




	27.	 	CONVERSION OF ISOs INTO NON-QUALIFIED OPTIONS; TERMINATION OF ISOs.





     The Administrator, at the written request of any Participant, may in its discretion take such
actions as may be necessary to convert such Participant’s ISOs (or any portions thereof) that have
not been exercised on the date of conversion into Non-Qualified Options at any time prior to the
expiration of such ISOs, regardless of whether the Participant is an employee of the Company or an
Affiliate at the time of such conversion. At the time of such conversion, the Administrator (with
the consent of the Participant) may impose such conditions on the exercise of the resulting
Non-Qualified Options as the Administrator in its discretion may determine, provided that such
conditions shall not be inconsistent with this Plan. Nothing in the Plan shall be deemed to give
any Participant the right to have such Participant’s ISOs converted into Non-Qualified Options, and
no such conversion shall occur until and unless the Administrator takes appropriate action. The
Administrator, with the consent of the Participant, may also terminate any portion of any ISO that
has not been exercised at the time of such conversion.




	28.	 	WITHHOLDING.




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     In the event that any federal, state, or local income taxes, employment taxes, Federal
Insurance Contributions Act (“F.I.C.A.”) withholdings or other amounts are required by applicable
law or governmental regulation to be withheld from the Participant’s salary, wages or other
remuneration in connection with the exercise or acceptance of a Stock Right or in connection with a
Disqualifying Disposition (as defined in Paragraph 29) or upon the lapsing of any right of
repurchase, the Company may withhold from the Participant’s compensation, if any, or may require
that the Participant advance in cash to the Company, or to any Affiliate of the Company which
employs or employed the Participant, the statutory minimum amount of such withholdings unless a
different withholding arrangement, including the use of shares of the Company’s Common Stock or a
promissory note, is authorized by the Administrator (and permitted by law). For purposes hereof,
the fair market value of the shares withheld for purposes of payroll withholding shall be
determined in the manner provided in Paragraph 1 above, as of the most recent practicable date
prior to the date of exercise. If the fair market value of the shares withheld is less than the
amount of payroll withholdings required, the Participant may be required to advance the difference
in cash to the Company or the Affiliate employer. The Administrator in its discretion may
condition the exercise of an Option for less than the then Fair Market Value on the Participant’s
payment of such additional withholding.




	29.	 	NOTICE TO COMPANY OF DISQUALIFYING DISPOSITION.





     Each Employee who receives an ISO must agree to notify the Company in writing immediately
after the Employee makes a Disqualifying Disposition of any shares acquired pursuant to the
exercise of an ISO. A Disqualifying Disposition is defined in Section 424(c) of the Code and
includes any disposition (including any sale or gift) of such shares before the later of (a) two
years after the date the Employee was granted the ISO, or (b) one year after the date the Employee
acquired Shares by exercising the ISO, except as otherwise provided in Section 424(c) of the Code.
If the Employee has died before such stock is sold, these holding period requirements do not apply
and no Disqualifying Disposition can occur thereafter.




	30.	 	TERMINATION OF THE PLAN.





     The Plan will terminate on December 21, 2015, the date which is ten years from the
earlier of the date of its adoption by the Board of Directors and the date of its approval
by the shareholders of the Company. The Plan may be terminated at an earlier date by vote of the
shareholders or the Board of Directors of the Company; provided, however, that any such earlier
termination shall not affect any Agreements executed prior to the effective date of such
termination.




	31.	 	AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN AND AGREEMENTS.





     The Plan may be amended by the shareholders of the Company. The Plan may also be amended by
the Administrator, including, without limitation, to the extent necessary to qualify any or all
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the Plan for favorable federal income tax treatment (including deferral of taxation upon exercise)
as may be afforded incentive stock options under Section 422 of the Code, and to the extent
necessary to qualify the shares issuable upon exercise or acceptance of any outstanding Stock
Rights granted, or Stock Rights to be granted, under the Plan for listing on any national
securities exchange or quotation in any national automated quotation system of securities dealers.
Any amendment approved by the Administrator which the Administrator determines is of a scope that
requires shareholder approval shall be subject to obtaining such shareholder approval. Any
modification or amendment of the Plan shall not, without the consent of a Participant, adversely
affect his or her rights under a Stock Right previously granted to him or her. With the consent of
the Participant affected, the Administrator may amend outstanding Agreements in a manner which may
be adverse to the Participant but which is not inconsistent with the Plan. In the discretion of
the Administrator, outstanding Agreements may be amended by the Administrator in a manner which is
not adverse to the Participant.




	32.	 	EMPLOYMENT OR OTHER RELATIONSHIP.





     Nothing in this Plan or any Agreement shall be deemed to prevent the Company or an Affiliate
from terminating the employment, consultancy or director status of a Participant, nor to prevent a
Participant from terminating his or her own employment, consultancy or director status or to give
any Participant a right to be retained in employment or other service by the Company or any
Affiliate for any period of time.




	33.	 	GOVERNING LAW.





     This Plan shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the law of the State of Delaware.




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