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EXHIBIT 4.6    
    

        THIS WARRANT HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED

UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

AND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE

EXCEPT AS PROVIDED HEREIN 

Ascent
Solar Technologies, Inc. 

PURCHASE
WARRANT 

Issued
to: 

PAULSON INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC.  

 Exercisable to Purchase  

 300,000 Units  

 of  

 ASCENT SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.  

 Void after                        , 2011  

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        This is to certify that, for value received and subject to the terms and conditions set forth below, the Warrantholder (hereinafter defined) is entitled to
purchase, and the Company promises and agrees to sell and issue to the Warrantholder, at any time on or
after                        , 2006 and on or
before                        , 2011, up to 300,000 Units
(hereinafter defined) at the Exercise Price (hereinafter defined). 

        This
Warrant Certificate is issued subject to the following terms and conditions: 

        1.    Definitions of Certain Terms.    Except as may be otherwise clearly required by the context, the following terms
have the following meanings: 

        (a)   "Act"
means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. 

        (b)   "Cashless
Exercise" means an exercise of Warrants in which, in lieu of payment of the Exercise Price, the Holder elects to receive a lesser number of Securities such
that the value of the Securities that such Holder would otherwise have been entitled to receive but has agreed not to receive, as determined by the closing price of such Securities on the date of
exercise or, if such date is not a trading day, on the next prior trading day, is equal to the Exercise Price with respect to such exercise. A Holder may only elect a Cashless Exercise if Securities
issuable by the Company on such exercise are publicly traded securities. 

        (c)   "Class A
Warrant" means a Warrant defined as a Class A warrant in the Warrant Agreement. 

        (d)   "Class B
Warrant" means a Warrant defined as a Class B warrant in the Warrant Agreement. 

        (e)   "Closing
Date" means the date on which the Offering is closed. 

        (f)    "Commission"
means the Securities and Exchange Commission. 

        (g)   "Common
Stock" means the common stock, par value $0.0001, of the Company. 

        (h)   "Company"
means Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation. 

        (i)    "Company's
Expenses" means any and all expenses payable by the Company or the Warrantholder in connection with an offering described in Section 6 hereof, except
Warrantholder's Expenses. 

        (j)    "Corporate
Financing Rule" means Rule 2710 of the rules of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. 

        (k)   "Effective
Date" means the date on which the Registration Statement is declared effective by the Commission. 

        (l)    "Exercise
Price" means the price at which the Warrantholder may purchase one Unit upon exercise of Warrants as determined from time to time pursuant to the provisions
hereof. The initial Exercise Price is $            per Unit. 

        (m)  "Offering"
means the public offering of Units made pursuant to the Registration Statement. 

        (n)   "Participating
Underwriter" means any underwriter participating in the sale of the Securities pursuant to a registration under Section 6 of this Warrant
Certificate. 

        (o)   "Registration
Statement" means the Company's registration statement (File No. 333 -131216 as amended on the Closing Date. 

        (p)   "Rules
and Regulations" means the rules and regulations of the Commission adopted under the Act. 

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        (q)   "Securities"
means the securities obtained or obtainable upon exercise of the Warrant or securities obtained or obtainable upon exercise, exchange, or conversion of such
securities. 

        (r)   "Unit"
means one share of Common Stock and one Class A Warrant and two Class B Warrants. 

        (s)   "Unit
Warrant" means either a Class A Warrant or a Class B Warrant. 

        (t)    "Warrant
Agreement" means that certain Warrant Agreement, dated as of                        , 2006, by and between the Company and
Computershare Trust Company relating to the
issuance of Unit Warrants. 

        (u)   "Warrant
Certificate" means a certificate evidencing the Warrant. 

        (v)   "Warrantholder"
means a record holder of the Warrant or Securities. The initial Warrantholder is Paulson Investment Company, Inc. 

        (w)  "Warrantholder's
Expenses" means the sum of (i) the aggregate amount of cash payments made to an underwriter, underwriting syndicate, or agent in connection with
an offering described in Section 6 hereof multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is the aggregate sales price of the Securities sold by such underwriter, underwriting syndicate, or
agent in such offering and the denominator of which is the aggregate sales price of all of the securities sold by such underwriter, underwriting syndicate, or agent in such offering and
(ii) all out-of-pocket expenses of the Warrantholder, except for the fees and disbursements of one firm retained as legal counsel for the Warrantholder that will be paid
by the Company. 

        (x)   "Warrant"
means the warrant evidenced by this certificate, any similar certificate issued in connection with the Offering, or any certificate obtained upon transfer or
partial exercise of the Warrant evidenced by any such certificate. 

        2.    Exercise of Warrant.    All or any part of the Warrant represented by this Warrant Certificate may be exercised
commencing on the first anniversary of the Effective Date and ending at 5 p.m. Pacific Time on the fifth anniversary of the Effective Date (the "Expiration Date") by surrendering this Warrant
Certificate, together with appropriate instructions, duly executed by the Warrantholder or by its duly authorized attorney, at the office of the Company, 8120 Shaffer Parkway, Littleton, Colorado
80127; or at such other office or agency as the Company may designate. The date on which such instructions are received by the Company shall be the date of exercise. If the Holder has elected a
Cashless Exercise, such instructions shall so state. Subject to the provisions below, upon receipt of notice of exercise, the Company shall immediately instruct its transfer agent to prepare
certificates for the Securities to be received by the Warrantholder upon completion of the Warrant exercise. When such certificates are prepared, the Company shall notify the Warrantholder and deliver
such certificates to the Warrantholder or as per the Warrantholder's instructions immediately upon payment in full by the Warrantholder, in lawful money of the United States, of the Exercise Price
payable with respect to the Securities being purchased, if any. If the Warrantholder shall represent and warrant that all applicable
registration and prospectus delivery requirements for their sale have been complied with upon sale of the Securities received upon exercise of the Warrant, such certificates shall not bear a legend
with respect to the Act. 

        If
fewer than all the Securities purchasable under the Warrant are purchased, the Company will, upon such partial exercise, execute and deliver to the Warrantholder a new Warrant
Certificate (dated the date hereof), in form and tenor similar to this Warrant Certificate, evidencing that portion of the Warrant not exercised. The Securities to be obtained on exercise of the
Warrant will be deemed to have been issued, and any person exercising the Warrant will be deemed to have become a holder of record of those Securities, as of the date of the payment of the Exercise
Price. 

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        Notwithstanding
the foregoing, in no event shall such Securities be issued, and the Company is authorized to refuse to honor the exercise of the Warrant, if such exercise would result in
the opinion of the Company's Board of Directors, upon advice of counsel, in the violation of any law; and provided further that, if the Warrant is exercisable solely for Securities listed on a
securities exchange or for which there are at least three independent market makers, the Company may elect to redeem the Warrant submitted for exercise for a price equal to the difference between the
aggregate low asked price, or closing price, as the case may be, of the Securities for which the Warrant is exercisable on the date of exercise and the Exercise Price; in the event of such redemption,
the Company will pay to the holder of the Warrant the above-described redemption price in cash within 10 business days after receipt of notice of exercise. 

        3.    Adjustments in Certain Events.    The number, class, and price of Securities for which this Warrant Certificate
may be exercised are subject to adjustment from time to time upon the happening of certain events as follows: 

        (a)   If
the outstanding shares of the Company's Common Stock are divided into a greater number of shares or a dividend in stock is paid on the Common Stock, the number of
shares of Common Stock for which the Warrant is then exercisable will be proportionately increased and the Exercise Price will be proportionately reduced; and, conversely, if the outstanding shares of
Common Stock are combined into a smaller number of shares of Common Stock, the number of shares of Common Stock for which the Warrant is then exercisable will be proportionately reduced and the
Exercise Price will be proportionately increased. The increases and reductions provided for in this Section 3(a) will be made with the intent and, as nearly as practicable, the effect that
neither the percentage of the total equity of the Company obtainable on exercise of the Warrants nor the price payable for such percentage upon such exercise will be affected by any event described in
this Section 3(a). 

        (b)   In
case of any change in the Common Stock through merger, consolidation, reclassification, reorganization, partial or complete liquidation, purchase of substantially all
the assets of the Company,
or other change in the capital structure of the Company, then, as a condition of such change, lawful and adequate provision will be made so that the holder of this Warrant Certificate will have the
right thereafter to receive upon the exercise of the Warrant the kind and amount of shares of stock or other securities or property to which he would have been entitled if, immediately prior to such
event, he had held the number of shares of Common Stock obtainable upon the exercise of the Warrant. In any such case, appropriate adjustment will be made in the application of the provisions set
forth herein with respect to the rights and interest thereafter of the Warrantholder, to the end that the provisions set forth herein will thereafter be applicable, as nearly as reasonably may be, in
relation to any shares of stock or other property thereafter deliverable upon the exercise of the Warrant. The Company will not permit any change in its capital structure to occur unless the issuer of
the shares of stock or other securities to be received by the holder of this Warrant Certificate, if not the Company, agrees to be bound by and comply with the provisions of this Warrant Certificate. 

        (c)   When
any adjustment is required to be made in the number of shares of Common Stock, other securities, or the property purchasable upon exercise of the Warrant, the
Company will promptly determine the new number of such shares or other securities or property purchasable upon exercise of the Warrant and (i) prepare and retain on file a statement
describing in reasonable detail the method used in arriving at the new number of such shares or other securities or property purchasable upon exercise of the Warrant and (ii) cause a copy of
such statement to be mailed to the Warrantholder within thirty (30) days after the date of the event giving rise to the adjustment. 

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        (d)   No
fractional shares of Common Stock or other securities will be issued in connection with the exercise of the Warrant, but the Company will pay, in lieu of fractional
shares, a cash payment therefor on the basis of the mean between the bid and asked prices of the Common Stock in the over-the-counter market or the last sale price of the
Common Stock on the principal exchange or other trading facility on which the Common Stock is traded on the day immediately prior to exercise. 

        (e)   If
securities of the Company or securities of any subsidiary of the Company are distributed pro rata to holders of Common Stock, such number of securities will be
distributed to the Warrantholder or its assignee upon exercise of its rights hereunder as such Warrantholder or assignee would have been entitled to if this Warrant Certificate had been exercised
prior to the record date for such distribution. The provisions with respect to adjustment of the Common Stock provided in this Section 3 will also apply to the securities to which the
Warrantholder or its assignee is entitled under this Section 3(e). 

        (f)    Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, there will be no adjustment made hereunder on account of the sale by the Company of the Common Stock or other Securities
purchasable upon exercise of the Warrant. 

        (g)   If,
immediately prior to any exercise of Warrants, there shall be outstanding no securities of a class or series that, but for the provisions of this Section 3,
would be issuable upon such exercise (the "Formerly Issuable Securities"), then, upon such exercise, and in lieu of the Formerly Issuable Securities,
the Company shall issue that number and kind of other securities or property for which the Formerly Issuable Securities were most recently exercisable or into which the Formerly Issuable Securities
were most recently convertible, as the case may be. 

        4.    Reservation of Securities.    The Company agrees that the number of shares of Common Stock or other Securities
sufficient to provide for the exercise of the Warrant upon the basis set forth above will at all times during the term of the Warrant be reserved for exercise. 

        5.    Validity of Securities.    All Securities delivered upon the exercise of the Warrant will be duly and validly
issued in accordance with their terms, and the Company will pay all documentary and transfer taxes, if any, in respect of the original issuance thereof upon exercise of the Warrant. 

        6.    Registration of Securities Issuable on Exercise of Warrant Certificate.    

        (a)   The
Company will register the Securities with the Commission pursuant to the Act so as to allow the unrestricted sale of the Securities to the public from time to time
commencing on the first anniversary of the Effective Date and ending at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time on the fifth anniversary of the Effective Date (the "Registration
Period"). The Company will also file such applications and other documents necessary to permit the sale of the Securities to the public during the Registration Period in those
states in which the Units were qualified for sale in the Offering or such other states as the Company and the Warrantholder agree to. In order to comply with the provisions of this
Section 6(a), the Company is not required to file more than one registration statement. No registration right of any kind, "piggyback" or otherwise, will last longer than five years from the
Effective Date. 

        (b)   The
Company will pay all of the Company's Expenses and each Warrantholder will pay its pro rata share of the Warrantholder's Expenses relating to the registration,
offer, and sale of the Securities. 

        (c)   Except
as specifically provided herein, the manner and conduct of the registration, including the contents of the registration, will be entirely in the control and at
the discretion of the Company. The Company will file such post-effective amendments and supplements as may be necessary to maintain the currency of the registration statement during the
period of its use. In 

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addition,
if the Warrantholder participating in the registration is advised by counsel that the registration statement, in their opinion, is deficient in any material respect, the Company will use its
best efforts to cause the registration statement to be amended to eliminate the concerns raised. 

        (d)   The
Company will furnish to the Warrantholder the number of copies of a prospectus, including a preliminary prospectus, in conformity with the requirements of the Act,
and such other documents as it may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of Securities owned by it. 

        (e)   The
Company will, at the request of Warrantholders holding at least 50 percent of the then outstanding Warrants, (i) furnish an opinion of the counsel
representing the Company for the purposes of the registration pursuant to this Section 6, addressed to the Warrantholders and any Participating Underwriter, (ii) furnish an appropriate
letter from the independent public accountants of the Company, addressed to the Warrantholders and any Participating Underwriter, and (iii) make representations and warranties to the
Warrantholders and any Participating Underwriter. A request pursuant to this subsection (e) may be made on three occasions. The documents required to be delivered pursuant to this subsection
(e) will be dated within ten days of the request and will be, in form and substance, equivalent to similar documents furnished to the underwriters in connection with the Offering, with such
changes as may be appropriate in light of changed circumstances. 

        7.    Indemnification in Connection with Registration.    

        (a)   If
any of the Securities are registered, the Company will indemnify and hold harmless each selling Warrantholder, any person who controls any selling Warrantholder
within the meaning of the Act, and any Participating Underwriter against any losses, claims, damages, or liabilities, joint or several, to which any Warrantholder, controlling person, or Participating
Underwriter may be subject under the Act or otherwise; and it will reimburse each Warrantholder, each controlling person, and each Participating Underwriter for any legal or other expenses reasonably
incurred by the Warrantholder, controlling person, or Participating Underwriter in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability, or action, insofar as such
losses, claims, damages, or liabilities, joint or several (or actions in respect thereof), arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact
contained, on the effective date thereof, in any such registration statement or any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based
upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; provided, however, that the Company
will not be liable in any case to the extent that any loss, claim, damage, or liability arises out of or is based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission
made in any registration statement, preliminary prospectus, final prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished by a
Warrantholder for use in the preparation thereof. The indemnity agreement contained in this subparagraph (a) will not apply to amounts paid to any claimant in settlement of any suit or claim
unless such payment is first approved by the Company, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld. 

        (b)   Each
selling Warrantholder, as a condition of the Company's registration obligation, will indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of its directors, each of its
officers who have signed any registration statement or other filing or any amendment or supplement thereto, and any person who controls the Company within the meaning of the Act, against any losses,
claims, damages, or liabilities to which the Company or any such director, officer, or controlling person may become subject under the Act or otherwise, and will reimburse any legal or other expenses
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connection
with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability, or action, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or
are based upon any untrue or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in said registration statement, any preliminary or final prospectus, or other filing, or any amendment or
supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or the alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein
not misleading, but only to the extent that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in said registration statement, preliminary or final prospectus,
or other filing, or amendment or supplement, in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished by such Warrantholder for use in the preparation thereof; provided, however, that the
indemnity agreement contained in this subparagraph (b) will not apply to amounts paid to any claimant in settlement of any suit or claim unless such payment is first approved by the
Warrantholder, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld. 

        (c)   Promptly
after receipt by an indemnified party under subparagraphs (a) or (b) above of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party
will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against an indemnifying party, notify the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof; but the omission to notify the indemnifying party will not
relieve it from any liability that it may have to any indemnified party otherwise than under subparagraphs (a) and (b). 

        (d)   If
any such action is brought against any indemnified party and it notifies an indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party will be entitled to
participate in, and, to the extent that it may wish, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly notified, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel satisfactory to such indemnified party;
and after notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election to assume the defense thereof, the indemnifying party will not be liable to such indemnified party for any legal
or other expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation. 

        8.    Restrictions on Transfer.    This Warrant Certificate and the Warrant may not be sold, transferred, assigned,
pledged, or hypothecated, or be the subject of any hedging, short sale, derivative, put, or call transaction that would result in the effective economic disposition of the securities by any person for
a period of 180 days immediately following the Effective Date, except as permitted in subparagraph (g)(2) of the Corporate Financing Rule. The Warrant may be divided or combined, upon request
to the Company by the Warrantholder, into a certificate or certificates evidencing the same aggregate number of Warrants. 

        9.    No Rights as a Shareholder.    Except as otherwise provided herein, the Warrantholder will not, by virtue of
ownership of the Warrant, be entitled to any rights of a shareholder of the Company but will, upon written request to the Company, be entitled to receive such quarterly or annual reports as the
Company distributes to its shareholders. 

        10.    Notice.    Any notices required or permitted to be given hereunder will be in writing and may be served
personally or by mail; and if served will be addressed as follows: 

        If
to the Company: 

Ascent
Solar Technologies, Inc.

8120 Shaffer Parkway

Littleton, Colorado 80127

Attention: President 

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        If
to the Warrantholder: 

at
the address furnished

by the Warrantholder to the

Company for the purpose of

notice. 

        Any
notice so given by mail will be deemed effectively given 48 hours after mailing when deposited in the United States mail, registered or certified mail, return receipt
requested, postage prepaid and addressed as specified above. Any party may by written notice to the other specify a different address for notice purposes. 

        11.    Applicable Law.    This Warrant Certificate will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
the State of Oregon, without reference to conflict of laws principles thereunder. All disputes relating to this Warrant Certificate shall be tried before the courts of Oregon located in Multnomah
County, Oregon to the exclusion of all other courts that might have jurisdiction. 

        Dated
as of                        , 2006 

	 	 	ASCENT SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
	

 	
 	

By:	

 
 Name:

Title:

        Agreed
and Accepted as of                        , 2006 

	 	 	PAULSON INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC.
	

 	
 	

By:	

 
 Name:

Title:

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EXHIBIT 4.6PRIVATE COMPANY 25102(f) PLAN - ISOs, NSOs AND RESTRICTED STOCK

Exhibit 4.1

HUNTMOUNTAIN RESOURCES

2005 STOCK PLAN

1.

Establishment and Purposes of the Plan. The purposes of the Plan are to attract and retain the best available personnel for positions of substantial responsibility, to provide additional incentive to Employees, Directors and Consultants and to promote the success of the Company’s business.  The Plan seeks to achieve these purposes by providing for awards in the form of Restricted Common Stock or Options granted under the Plan (which may be Incentive Stock Options or Nonstatutory Stock Options, as determined by the Administrator at the time of grant).  

2.

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

(a)

“Administrator” means the Board or any of its Committees as shall be administering the Plan in accordance with Section 4 hereof.

(b) 

“Affiliate” means any entity other than a Subsidiary, if the Company and/or one or more Subsidiaries own not less than 50% of such entity.

(c)

“Applicable Laws” means the requirements relating to the administration of stock option plans under U.S. state corporate laws, U.S. federal and state securities laws, the Code, any stock exchange or quotation system on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted and the applicable laws of any other country or jurisdiction where Options are granted under the Plan.

(d) 

“Award” means any award of an Option or a Restricted Share under the Plan.

(e)

“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

(f)

“Change in Control” shall mean an Ownership Change Event or a series of related Ownership Change Events (collectively, a “Transaction”) wherein the shareholders of the Company immediately before the Transaction do not retain immediately after the Transaction, in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of shares of the Company’s voting stock immediately before the Transaction, direct or indirect beneficial ownership of more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities of the Company or, in the case of a Transaction described in Section 2(x)(iii), the corporation or other business entity to which the assets of the Company were transferred (the “Transferee”), as the case may be.  For purposes of the preceding sentence, indirect beneficial ownership shall include, without limitation, an interest resulting from ownership of the voting securities of one or more corporations or other business entities which own the Company or the Transferee, as the case may be, either directly or through one or more subsidiary corporations or other business entities.  The Board shall have the right to determine whether multiple sales or exchanges of the voting securities of the Company or multiple Ownership Change Events are related, and its determination shall be final, binding and conclusive.  Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, a Change in Control shall not include a distribution or transaction in which the voting stock of the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary is distributed to the shareholders of a Parent of such entity.  Any change in ownership resulting from an underwritten public offering of the Common Stock or the stock of any Parent or Subsidiary shall not be deemed a change in control for any purpose hereunder.

(g)

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

(h)

“Committee” means a committee of Directors appointed by the Board in accordance with Section 4 hereof.

(i)

“Common Share” means one share of the common stock of the Company.

(j)

“Company” means HuntMountain Resources, a Nevada corporation, or any successor thereof.

(k)

“Consultant” means a person engaged to provide consulting or advisory services (other than as an Employee or a Director) to the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary, provided that the identity of such person or the nature of such services or the entity to which such services are provided would not preclude the Company from offering or selling securities to such person pursuant to the Plan in reliance on either the exemption from registration provided by Rule 701 under the Securities Act or, if the Company is required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, registration on a Form S-8 Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

(l)

“Director” means a member of the Board.

(m)

“Disability” means total and permanent disability as defined in Section 2(e)(3) of the Code.

(n)

“Employee” means any person, including officers and Directors, employed by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company.  A Service Provider shall not cease to be an Employee in the case of (i) any leave of absence approved by the Company or (ii) transfers between locations of the Company or between the Company, its Parent, any Subsidiary, or any successor.  For purposes of Incentive Stock Options, no such leave may exceed ninety (90) days, unless reemployment upon expiration of such leave is guaranteed by statute or contract.  If reemployment upon expiration of a leave of absence approved by the Company is not so guaranteed, then three (3) months following the 90th day of such leave, any Incentive Stock Option held by the Optionee shall cease to be treated as an Incentive Stock Option and shall be treated for tax purposes as a Nonstatutory Stock Option.  Neither service as a Director nor payment of a director’s fee by the Company shall be sufficient to constitute “employment” by the Company.

(o)

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

(p)

“Fair Market Value” means, as of any date, the 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 NASDAQ National Market, The NASDAQ SmallCap Market of The NASDAQ Stock Market or on the NASDAQ supervised OTC Bulletin Board, its Fair Market Value shall be the closing sales price for such stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted on such exchange or system on the day of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable;

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(ii)

If the Common Stock is regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, its Fair Market Value shall be the mean between the high bid and low asked prices for the Common Stock on the day of determination; 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.

(q)

“Incentive Stock Option” means an Option intended to qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.

(r)

“Nonstatutory Stock Option” means an Option not intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.

(s)

“Option” means a stock option granted pursuant to the Plan.

(t)

“Option Agreement” means a written or electronic agreement between the Company and an Optionee evidencing the terms and conditions of an individual Option grant.  The Option Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.

(u)

“Optioned Stock” means the Common Stock subject to an Option.

(v)

“Optionee” means the holder of an outstanding Option granted under the Plan. 

(w)

“Outside Director” means a member of the Board who is not an Employee.  Service as an Outside Director shall be considered employment for all purposes of the Plan, except as provided in Section 2(h)

(x)

“Ownership Change Event” shall be deemed to have occurred if any of the following occurs with respect to the Company:  (i) the direct or indirect sale or exchange in a single or series of related transactions by the shareholders of the Company of more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting stock of the Company; (ii) a merger or consolidation in which the Company is a party; (iii) the sale, exchange, or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; or (iv) a liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

(y)

“Parent” means a “parent corporation,” whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.

(z)

“Plan” means this 2005 Stock Plan.

(aa)

“Restricted Common Stock” means a Common Share awarded under the Plan.

(bb)

“Restricted Stock Agreement” means the agreement between the Company and the recipient of a Restricted Share that contains the terms, conditions and restrictions pertaining to such Restricted Share.

(cc)

“Service Provider” means an Employee, Director or Consultant.

(dd)

“Share” means a share of the Common Stock, as adjusted in accordance with Section 13 below.

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(ee)

“Subsidiary” means a “subsidiary corporation,” whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.

3.

Stock Subject to the Plan.  Subject to the provisions of Section 13 of the Plan, the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be subject to option and sold under the Plan is Three Million (3,000,000) Shares.  The Shares may be authorized but unissued, or reacquired Common Stock.  

If an Option expires or becomes unexercisable without having been exercised in full, the unpurchased Shares which were subject thereto shall become available for future grant or sale under the Plan (unless the Plan has terminated).  However, Shares that have actually been issued under the Plan, upon the grant of Restricted Common Stock or the exercise of an Option, shall not be returned to the Plan and shall not become available for future distribution under the Plan, except that if Shares of restricted stock issued pursuant to an Option are repurchased by the Company at their original purchase price, such Shares shall become available for future grant under the Plan.  However, except as adjusted pursuant to Section 13, in no event shall more than two million (2,000,000) Shares be available for issuance pursuant to the exercise of Incentive Stock Options (the “ISO Share Issuance Limit”).

4.

Administration of the Plan.

(a)

The Plan shall be administered by the Board or a Committee appointed by the Board, which Committee shall be constituted to comply with Applicable Laws.

(b)

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, the Administrator shall have the authority in its discretion:

(i)

to determine the Fair Market Value;

(ii)

to select the Service Providers to whom Options may from time to time be granted hereunder;

(iii)

  to determine the number of Shares to be covered by each such Option granted hereunder;

(iv)  to approve forms of agreement for use under the Plan;

(v)

to determine the terms and conditions of any Restricted Common Stock grant or Option granted hereunder.  Such terms and conditions include, but are not limited to, the exercise price, the time or times when Options may be exercised (which may be based on performance criteria), any vesting, acceleration or waiver of forfeiture restrictions, and any restriction or limitation regarding any Restricted Common Stock grant, Option or the Common Stock relating thereto, based in each case on such factors as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall determine;

(vi)  to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan, including rules and regulations relating to sub-plans established for the purpose of satisfying applicable foreign laws;

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(vii)  to allow Optionees to satisfy withholding tax obligations by electing to have the Company withhold from the Shares to be issued upon exercise of an Option that number of Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the minimum amount required to be withheld.  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.  All elections by Optionees to have Shares withheld for this purpose shall be made in such form and under such conditions as the Administrator may deem necessary or advisable; and

(viii)  to construe and interpret the terms of the Plan and Restricted Common Stock and Options granted pursuant to the Plan.

(c)

Effect of Administrator’s Decision.  All decisions, determinations and interpretations of the Administrator shall be final and binding on all Grantees and Optionees.

5.

Eligibility.  Nonstatutory Stock Options may be granted to Service Providers.  Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Employees.

6.

Limitations.

(a)

Incentive Stock Option Limit.  Each Option shall be designated in the Option Agreement as either an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option.  However, notwithstanding such designation, to the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value of the Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by the Optionee during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company and any Parent or Subsidiary) exceeds $100,000, such Options shall be treated as Nonstatutory Stock Options.  For purposes of this Section 6(a), Incentive Stock Options shall be taken into account in the order in which they were granted.  The Fair Market Value of the Shares shall be determined as of the time the Option with respect to such Shares is granted.

(b)

At-Will Employment.  Neither the Plan nor any Option shall confer upon any Grantee or Optionee any right with respect to continuing the Grantee or Optionee's relationship as a Service Provider with the Company, nor shall it interfere in any way with his or her right or the Company's right to terminate such relationship at any time, with or without cause, and with or without notice.

7.

Term of Plan.  Subject to shareholder approval in accordance with Section 19, the Plan shall become effective upon its adoption by the Board.  Unless sooner terminated under Section 15, it shall continue in effect for a term of ten (10) years from the later of (i) the effective date of the Plan, or (ii) the date of the most recent Board approval of an increase in the number of shares reserved for issuance under the Plan.

8.

Term of Option.  The term of each Option shall be stated in the Option Agreement; provided, however, that the term shall be no more than fifteen (15) in the case of a NonQualified Option and ten (10) years from the date of grant thereof in the case of an Incentive Stock Option.  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 or such shorter term as may be provided in the Option Agreement.

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9.

Option Exercise Price and Consideration.

(a)

Exercise Price.  The per share exercise price for the Shares to be issued upon exercise of an Option shall be such price as is determined by the Administrator, but shall be subject to the following:

(i)

In the case of an Incentive Stock Option

(A)

granted to an Employee who, at the time of grant of such 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 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 shall be determined by the Administrator.

(iii)  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Options may be granted with a per Share exercise price other than as required above pursuant to an assumption or substitution of another option in connection with a merger or other corporate transaction.

(b)

Forms of 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).  Such consideration may consist of, without limitations, (1) cash, (2) check, (3) promissory note, (4) other Shares, provided any Shares acquired from the Company, either directly or indirectly, (x) have been owned by the Optionee for more than six months on the date of surrender, and (y) have a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Shares as to which such Option shall be exercised, (5) consideration received by the Company under a cashless exercise program implemented by the Company in connection with the Plan, or (6) any combination of the foregoing methods of payment.  In making its determination as to the type of consideration to accept, the Administrator shall consider, among other things,  if acceptance of such consideration may be reasonably expected to benefit the Company.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator may permit an Optionee to exercise his or her Option by delivery of a full-recourse promissory note secured by the purchased Shares.  The terms of such promissory note shall be determined by the Administrator, in its sole discretion.

10.

Exercise of Option.

(a)

Procedure for Exercise; Rights as a Shareholder.  Any Option granted hereunder shall be exercisable according to the terms hereof at such times and under such conditions as determined by the Administrator and set forth in the Option Agreement.  Unless the Administrator provides otherwise, vesting of Options granted hereunder shall be suspended during any unpaid leave of absence.  An Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a Share.

An Option shall be deemed exercised when the Company receives: (i) written or electronic notice of exercise (in accordance with the Option Agreement) from the person entitled 

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to exercise the Option, and (ii) full payment for the Shares with respect to which the Option is exercised.  Full payment may consist of any consideration and method of payment authorized by the Administrator and permitted by the Option Agreement and the Plan.  Shares issued upon exercise of an Option shall be issued in the name of the Optionee or, if requested by the Optionee, in the name of the Optionee and his or her spouse.  Until the Shares are issued (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company), no right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a shareholder shall exist with respect to the Shares, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option.  The Company shall issue (or cause to be issued) such Shares promptly after the Option is exercised.  No adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date the Shares are issued, except as provided in Section 13 of the Plan.

Exercise of an Option in any manner shall result in a decrease in the number of Shares thereafter available, both for purposes of the Plan and for sale under the Option, by the number of Shares as to which the Option is exercised.

(b)

Termination of Relationship as a Service Provider.  If an Optionee ceases to be a Service Provider, such Optionee may exercise his or her Option within such period of time as is specified in the Option Agreement to the extent that the Option is vested on the date of termination (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of the Option as set forth in the Option Agreement).  In the absence of a specified time in the Option Agreement, the Option shall remain exercisable for three (3) months following the Optionee’s termination.  If, on the date of termination, the Optionee is not vested as to his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option shall revert to the Plan.  If, after termination, the Optionee does not exercise his or her Option within the time specified by the Administrator, the Option shall terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option shall revert to the Plan.

(c)

Disability of Optionee.  If an Optionee ceases to be a Service Provider as a result of the Optionee’s Disability, the Optionee may exercise his or her Option within such period of time as is specified in the Option Agreement to the extent the Option is vested on the date of termination (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Option Agreement).  In the absence of a specified time in the Option Agreement, the Option shall remain exercisable for twelve (12) months following the Optionee’s termination.  If, on the date of termination, the Optionee is not vested as to his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option shall revert to the Plan.  If, after termination, the Optionee does not exercise his or her Option within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option shall revert to the Plan.

(d)

Death of Optionee.  If an Optionee dies while a Service Provider, the Option may be exercised for a period of one year from the Optionee’s death (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Option Agreement), by the Optionee’s designated beneficiary, provided such beneficiary has been designated prior to Optionee’s death in a form acceptable to the Administrator.  If no such beneficiary has been designated by the Optionee, then such Option may be exercised by the personal representative of the Optionee’s estate or by the person(s) to whom the Option is transferred pursuant to the Optionee’s will or in accordance with the laws of descent and distribution.  If, at the time of death, the Optionee is not vested as to his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option shall immediately revert to 

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the Plan.  If the Option is not so exercised within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option shall revert to the Plan.

11.

Limited Transferability of Options.  Unless determined otherwise by the Administrator, Options may not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred, or disposed of in any manner other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and may be exercised during the lifetime of the Optionee, only by the Optionee.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent permitted by the Administrator, in its discretion, and set forth in the Option Agreement evidencing such Option, a Nonstatutory Stock Option shall be assignable or transferable subject to the applicable limitations, if any, described in Rule 701 under the Securities Act and the General Instructions to Form S-8 Registration Statement under the Securities Act.  In addition, any transferable Option shall contain additional terms and conditions as the Administrator deems appropriate.

12.

Common Stock.

(a)

Restricted Stock Agreement.  Each grant of Restricted Common Stock under the Plan shall be evidenced by a Restricted Stock Agreement between the recipient and the Company.  Such Restricted Shares shall be subject to all applicable terms of the Plan and may be subject to any other terms that are not inconsistent with the Plan.  The provisions of the various Restricted Stock Agreements entered into under the Plan need not be identical.

(b)

Payment for Awards.  Subject to the following sentence, Restricted Shares may be sold or awarded under the Plan for such consideration as the Committee may determine, including (without limitation) cash, cash equivalents and past services.  To the extent that an Award consists of newly issued Restricted Shares, the consideration shall consist exclusively of cash, cash equivalents or past services rendered to the Company.

(c)

Vesting Conditions.  Each award of Restricted Shares may or may not be subject to vesting.  Vesting shall occur, in full or in installments, upon satisfaction of the conditions specified in the Restricted Stock Agreement.  A Restricted Stock Agreement may provide for accelerated vesting in the event of the Participant’s death, disability or retirement or other events.  The Committee may determine, at the time of granting Restricted Shares or thereafter, that all or part of such Restricted Shares shall become vested in the event that a Change in Control occurs with respect to the Company or in the event that the Participant is subject to an Involuntary Termination after a Change in Control.

(d)

Voting and Dividend Rights.  The holders of Restricted Shares awarded under the Plan shall have the same voting, dividend and other rights as the Company’s other stockholders.  A Restricted Stock Agreement, however, may require that the holders of Restricted Shares invest any cash dividends received in additional Restricted Shares.  Such additional Restricted Shares shall be subject to the same conditions and restrictions as the Award with respect to which the dividends were paid.

13.

Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization, Merger or Change in Control.

(a)

Changes in Capitalization.  Subject to any required action by the shareholders of the Company, the number and type of Shares which have been authorized for issuance under the Plan but as to which no Options have yet been granted or which have been returned to the Plan upon 

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cancellation or expiration of an Option, the ISO Share Issuance Limit, and the number and type of Shares covered by each outstanding Option, as well as the price per Share covered by each such outstanding Option, shall be proportionately adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number or type of issued Shares resulting from a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, combination 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.  The 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, type or price of Shares subject to an Option.

(b)

Dissolution or Liquidation.  In the event of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Administrator shall notify each Optionee as soon as practicable prior to the effective date of such proposed transaction.  The Administrator in its discretion may provide for an Optionee to have the right to exercise his or her Option until fifteen (15) days prior to such transaction as to all of the Optioned Stock covered thereby, including Shares as to which the Option would not otherwise be exercisable.  In addition, the Administrator may provide that any Company repurchase option applicable to any Shares purchased upon exercise of an Option shall lapse as to all such Shares, provided the proposed dissolution or liquidation takes place at the time and in the manner contemplated.  To the extent it has not been previously exercised, an Option will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed action.

(c)

Change in Control.  In the event of a Change in Control, each outstanding Option shall be assumed or an equivalent option substituted by the successor corporation or a Parent or Subsidiary of the successor corporation.  If, in such event, the Option is not assumed or substituted, then the Optionee shall fully vest in and have the right to exercise this Option as to all of the Optioned Stock, including Shares as to which it would not otherwise be vested or exercisable.  If this Option becomes fully vested and exercisable in lieu of assumption or substitution in the event of a Change in Control, the Administrator shall notify the Optionee in writing or electronically that this Option shall be fully exercisable for a period of fifteen (15) days from the date of such notice, and this Option shall terminate upon the expiration of such period.  For the purposes of this paragraph, the Option shall be considered assumed if, following the Change in Control, the Option confers the right to purchase or receive, for each Share of Optioned Stock subject to the Option immediately prior to the Change in Control, the consideration (whether stock, cash, or other securities or property) received in the Change in Control by holders of Common Stock for each Share held on the effective date of the transaction (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding Shares); provided, however, that if such consideration received in the Change in Control is not solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent, the Administrator may, with the consent of the successor corporation, provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise of the Option, for each Share of Optioned Stock subject to the Option, to be solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent equal in fair market value to the per share consideration received by holders of Common Stock in the Change in Control.

14.

Time of Granting Options.  The date of grant of an Option shall, for all purposes, be the date on which the Administrator makes the determination granting such Option, or such later 

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date as is determined by the Administrator.  Notice of the determination shall be given to each Service Provider to whom an Option 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 at any time amend, alter, suspend or terminate the Plan.  

(b)

Shareholder Approval.  The Board shall obtain shareholder approval of any Plan amendment to the extent necessary and desirable to comply with Applicable Laws. 

(c)

Effect of Amendment or Termination.  No amendment, alteration, suspension or termination of the Plan shall impair the rights of any Optionee, unless mutually agreed otherwise between the Optionee and the Administrator, which agreement must be in writing and signed by the Optionee and the Company.  Termination of the Plan shall not affect the Administrator’s ability to exercise the powers granted to it hereunder with respect to Options granted under the Plan prior to the date of such termination.

16.

Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares.  

(a)

Legal Compliance.  Shares shall not be issued pursuant to the exercise of an Option unless the exercise of such Option and the issuance and delivery of such Shares shall comply with Applicable Laws and shall be further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance.

(b)

Investment Representations.  As a condition to the exercise of an Option, the Administrator may require the person exercising such Option to represent and warrant at the time of any such exercise that the Shares are being purchased only for investment and without any present intention to sell or distribute such Shares if, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is required.

17.

Inability to Obtain Authority.  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.

Reservation of Shares.  The Company, during the term of this Plan, shall at all times reserve and keep available such number of Shares as shall be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan.

19.

Registration. of Shares. The Company may, but shall not be required to, register the Stock Subject to the Plan pursuant to a Registration Statement of Form S-8, if applicable.  In such event the Company shall not be required to include any Restricted Common Stock or shares issued upon exercise of Options prior to the effective date of the Form S-8.  

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20.

Shareholder Approval.  The Plan shall be subject to approval by the shareholders of the Company within twelve (12) months after the date the Plan is adopted.  Such shareholder approval shall be obtained in the degree and manner required under Applicable Laws. Until the receipt of such shareholder approval, no Options granted hereunder may be exercised.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Secretary of the Company certifies that the foregoing sets forth the HuntMountain 2005 Stock Plan as duly adopted by the Board on July 15, 2005.

/s/ Eunice R. Campbell                                  

Eunice R. Campbell, Secretary

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