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Exhibit 10.1

 

 June 17, 2013 version

 

RiT Technologies Ltd.

 

2003 SHARE OPTION PLAN

 

A.  NAME AND PURPOSE

 

1.              Name:  This plan, as amended from time to time, shall be known as the “RiT Technologies Ltd. 2003 Share Option Plan” (the “Plan”).

 

2.             Purpose: The purpose and intent of the Plan is to provide incentives to employees, directors, consultants and contractors of RiT Technologies Ltd., a company organized under the laws of the State of Israel, or any subsidiary thereof (the “Company”), by providing them with opportunities to purchase Ordinary Shares, nominal value of 0.8 New Israeli Shekel each (the “Shares”) of the Company, pursuant to a plan approved by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) which is designed to benefit from, and is made pursuant to, the provisions of either Section 102 or Section 3(9) of the Israeli Income Tax Ordinance [New Version] 1961 (the “Ordinance”), as applicable,  and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended from time to time, or any other tax ruling provided by the tax authorities to the Company,  as well as with respect to non-Israeli residents pursuant to the applicable law in their respective country of residence..

 

B.  GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE PLAN

 

3.             Administration:

 

3.1           The Board may appoint a Share Incentive Committee, which will consist of such number of Directors of the Company, as may be fixed from time to time by the Board. The Board shall appoint the members of the committee, may from time to time remove members from, or add members to, the Committee and shall fill vacancies in the Committee however caused. The Plan will be administered by the Share Incentive Committee, or where not permitted according to Section 112 of the Companies Law, 1999 (the “Companies Law”), by the Board (collectively - the “Committee”).

 

3.2           The Committee shall select one of its members as its Chairman and shall hold its meetings at such times and places, as it shall determine.  Actions taken by a majority of the members of the Committee, at a meeting at which a majority of its members is present, or acts reduced to, or approved in, writing by all members of the Committee, shall be the valid acts of the Committee. The Committee may appoint a Secretary, who shall keep records of its meetings and shall make such rules and regulations for the conduct of its business, as it shall deem advisable.

 

  

  

  

3.3           Subject to the general terms and conditions of this Plan and applicable law, the Committee shall have the full authority in its discretion, from time to time and at any time to determine (i) the persons (“Grantees”) to whom options to purchase Shares (the “Options”) shall be granted, (ii) the number of Shares subject to each Option, (iii) the time or times at which the same shall be granted, (iv) the schedule and conditions on which such Options may be exercised and on which such Shares shall be paid for, and/or (v) any other matter which is necessary or desirable for, or incidental to, the administration of the Plan. In determining the number of Shares subject to the Options to be granted to each Grantee, the Committee may consider, among other things, the Grantee's salary and the duration of the Grantee's employment by the Company.

 

3.4           Subject to the general terms and conditions of the Plan and the Ordinance, the Committee shall have the full authority in its discretion, from time to time and at any time, to determine:

 

(a)           with respect to the grant of 102 Options (as defined in Section 5.1(a)(i) below) - whether the Company shall elect the “Ordinary Income Route” under Section 102(b)(1) of the Ordinance (the “Ordinary Income Route”) or the “Capital Gains Route” under Section 102(b)(2) of the Ordinance (the “Capital Gains Route”) (each of the Ordinary Income Route or the Capital Gains Route - a “Taxation Route”) for the grant of 102 Options, and the identity of the trustee who shall be granted such 102 Options in accordance with the provisions of this Plan and the then prevailing Taxation Route.

 

In the event the Committee determines that the Company shall elect one of the Taxation Routes for the grant of 102 Options, the Company shall be entitled to change such election only following the lapse of one year from the end of the tax year in which 102 Options are first granted under the then prevailing Taxation Route; and

 

(b)           with respect to the grant of 3(9) Options (as defined in Section 5.1(a)(ii) below) - whether or not 3(9) Options shall be granted to a trustee in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Plan, and the identity of the trustee who shall be granted such 3(9) Options in accordance with the provisions of this Plan.

 

3.5           Notwithstanding the aforesaid, the Committee may, from time to time and at any time, grant 102 Options that will not subject to a Taxation Route, as detailed in Section 102(c) of the Ordinance (“102(c) Options”).

 

3.6           The Committee may, from time to time, adopt such rules and regulations for carrying out the Plan as it may deem necessary.  No member of the Board or of the Committee shall be liable for any act or determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan or any Option granted thereunder.

 

  

  

  

3.7           The interpretation and construction by the Committee of any provision of the Plan or of any Option thereunder shall be final and conclusive and binding on all parties who have an interest in the Plan or any Option or Share issuance thereunder unless otherwise determined by the Board.

 

4.             Eligible Grantees:

 

4.1           The Committee, at its discretion, may grant Options to any employee, director, consultant or contractor of the Company (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any employee, director, consultant or contractor of the Company's subsidiaries). Anything in this Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, all grants of Options to office holders (i.e., "Nosei Misra", as such term is defined in the Companies Law) shall be authorized and implemented only in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Law.

 

4.2           The grant of an Option to a Grantee hereunder, shall neither entitle such Grantee to participate, nor disqualify him from participating, in any other grant of options pursuant to this Plan or any other share option plan of the Company.

 

5.             Grant of Options, Issuance of Shares, Dividends and Shareholder Rights:

 

5.1           Grant of Options and Issuance of Shares.

 

(a)           Subject to the provisions of the Ordinance and applicable law (it being understood that, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the following shall not apply to Awards granted to non Israeli Grantees),

 

(i)           all grants of Options to employees, directors and office holders of the Company, other than to a Controlling Shareholder of the Company (i.e., “Baal Shlita”, as such term is defined in the Ordinance), shall be made only pursuant to the provisions of Section 102 of the Ordinance, the Income Tax Rules (Tax Relief in Issuance of Shares to Employees), 2003 (“102 Rules”) and any other regulations, rulings, procedures or clarifications promulgated thereunder (“102 Options”), or any other section of the Income Tax Ordinance that will be relevant for such issuance in the future; and

 

(ii)           all grants of Options to consultants, contractors or Controlling Shareholders of the Company shall be made only pursuant to the provisions of Section 3(9) of the Ordinance and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (“3(9) Options”), or any other section of the Ordinance that will be relevant for such issuance in the future.

 

  

  

  

(b)           Subject to Sections 7.1 and 7.2 hereof, the effective date of the grant of an Option (the “Date of Grant”) shall be the date the Committee resolves to grant such Option, unless specified otherwise by the Committee in its determination relating to the award of such Option.  The Committee shall promptly give the Grantee written notice (the “Notice of Grant”) of the grant of an Option.

 

(c)           Trust.  In the event Options are granted under the Plan to a trustee designated by the Committee in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.4 hereof and, with respect to 102 Options, approved by the Israeli Commissioner of Income Tax (the “Trustee”), the Trustee shall hold each such Option and the Shares issued upon exercise thereof in trust (the “Trust”) for the benefit of the Grantee in respect of whom such Option was granted (the “Beneficial Grantee”).

 

In accordance with Section 102, the tax benefits afforded to 102 Options (and any Shares received upon exercise thereof) in accordance with the Ordinary Income Route or Capital Gains Route, as applicable, shall be contingent upon the Trustee holding such 102 Options for a period of at least (i) one year from the end of the tax year in which the 102 Options are granted, if the Company elects the Ordinary Income Route, or (ii) two years from the end of the tax year in which the 102 Options are granted, if the Company elects the Capital Gains Route, or (iii) such other period as shall be approved by the Israeli Commissioner of Income Tax (collectively the “Trust Period”).

 

With respect to 102 Options granted to the Trustee, the following shall apply:

 

(i)            A Grantee granted 102 Options shall not be entitled to sell the Shares received upon exercise thereof (the “Exercised Shares”) or to transfer such Exercised Shares (or such 102 Options) from the Trust prior to the lapse of the Trust Period;

 

(ii)           Any and all rights issued in respect of the Exercised Shares, including bonus shares but excluding cash dividends (“Rights”(, shall be issued to the Trustee and held thereby until the lapse of the Trust Period, and such Rights shall be subject to the Taxation Route which is applicable to such Exercised Shares.

 

Notwithstanding the aforesaid, Exercised Shares or Rights may be sold or transferred, and the Trustee may release such Exercised Shares (or 102 Options) or Rights from Trust, prior to the lapse of the Trust Period, provided however, that tax is paid or withheld in accordance with Section 102(b)(4) of the Ordinance and Section 7 of the 102 Rules.

 

All certificates representing Shares issued to the Trustee under the Plan shall be deposited with the Trustee, and shall be held by the Trustee until such time that such Shares are released from the Trust as herein provided.

 

  

  

  

(d)           Subject to the terms hereof, at any time after the options have vested, with respect to any Options or Shares the following shall apply:

 

(i)           Upon the written request of any Beneficial Grantee, the Trustee shall release from the Trust the Options granted, and/or the Shares issued, on behalf of such Beneficial Grantee, by executing and delivering to the Company such instrument(s) as the Company may require, giving due notice of such release to such Beneficial Grantee, provided, however, that the Trustee shall not so release any such Options and/or Shares to such Beneficial Grantee unless the latter, prior to, or concurrently with, such release, provides the Trustee with evidence, satisfactory in form and substance to the Trustee, that all taxes, if any, required to be paid upon such release have, in fact, been paid.

 

(ii)           Alternatively, provided the Shares are listed on a stock exchange or admitted to trading on an electronic securities trading system (such as the Nasdaq Stock Market), upon the written instructions of the Beneficial Grantee to sell any Shares issued upon exercise of Options, the Trustee shall use its reasonable efforts to effect such sale and shall transfer such Shares to the purchaser thereof concurrently with the receipt, or after having made suitable arrangements to secure the payment of the proceeds of the purchase price in such transaction.  The Trustee shall withhold from such proceeds any and all taxes required to be paid in respect of such sale, shall remit the amount so withheld to the appropriate tax authorities and shall pay the balance thereof directly to the Beneficial Grantee, reporting to such Beneficial Grantee and to the Company the amount so withheld and paid to said tax authorities.

 

5.2           Guarantee. In the event a 102(c) Option is granted to a Grantee who is an employee at the time of such grant, if the Grantee’s employment is terminated, for any reason, such Grantee shall provide the Company with a guarantee or collateral securing the payment of all taxes required to be paid upon the sale of the Exercised Shares received upon exercise of such 102(c) Option.

 

5.3           Dividend.  All Shares issued upon the exercise of Options granted under the Plan shall entitle the Grantee thereof to receive dividends with respect thereto. For so long as Shares issued to the Trustee on behalf of a Beneficial Grantee are held in the Trust, the dividends paid or distributed with respect thereto shall be remitted to the Trustee for the benefit of such Beneficial Grantee or distributed directly to such Beneficial Grantee, as shall be solely determined by the Committee.

 

5.4           Shareholder Rights.  The holder of an Option shall have no shareholder rights with respect to the Shares subject to such Option until such person shall have exercised the Option, paid the exercise price and become the recordholder of the purchased Shares.

 

6.             Reserved Shares: The total number of Shares that may be subject to Options granted under this Plan, the RiT Technologies Ltd. Key Employee Share Incentive Plan (1996), and the RiT Directors Share Incentive Plan (1997) (the “Plans”) shall not exceed 2,000,000 (post reverse stock split) in the aggregate, subject to adjustments as provided in Section 11 hereof and increase as provided in Section 13 hereof. Notwithstanding the aforesaid, the Committee shall have full authority in its discretion to determine that the Company may issue, for the purposes of this Plan, previously issued Shares that are held by the Company, from time to time, as Dormant Shares (as such term is defined in the Companies Law). All Shares under the Plans, in respect of which the right of a Grantee to purchase the same shall, for any reason, terminate, expire or otherwise cease to exist, shall again be available for grant through Options under the Plan.

 

  

  

  

7.            Grant of Options:

 

7.1           The implementation of the Plan and the granting of any Option under the Plan shall be subject to the Company’s procurement of all approvals and permits required by applicable law or regulatory authorities having jurisdiction over the Plan, the Options granted under it and the Shares issued pursuant to it.

 

7.2           The Notice of Grant shall state, inter alia, the number of Shares subject to each Option, the vesting schedule, the dates when the Options may be exercised, the exercise price, whether the Options granted thereby are 102 Options or 3(9) Options, and such other terms and conditions as the Committee at its discretion may prescribe, provided that they are consistent with this Plan. Each Notice of Grant evidencing a 102 Option shall, in addition, be subject to the provisions of the provisions of the Ordinance applicable to such options.

 

7.3           Vesting.  Without derogating from the rights and powers of the Committee under Section 7.3 hereof, unless otherwise specified by the Committee, the Options shall be for a term of six (6) years, and, unless determined otherwise by the Committee, the Vesting Period pursuant to which such Options shall vest, and the Grantee thereof shall be entitled to pay for and acquire the Shares, shall be such that all Options shall be fully vested on the first business day following the passing of three (3) years from the Date of Grant, as follows: 33.3% of such Options shall vest on the first anniversary of the Adoption Date (the “Adoption Date” for the purpose of this Plan means the Date of Grant or any other date determined by the Committee for a given grant of Options). A further 33.3% of such Options shall vest on each of the second and third anniversaries of the Adoption Date, provided that the Grantee has been continuously employed by the Company during the said twelve month period.

 

“Vesting Period” of an Option means, for the purpose of the Plan and its related instruments, the period between the Adoption Date and the date on which the holder of an Option may exercise the rights awarded pursuant to the terms of the Option. Any term in which the Grantee shall not be employed by the Company, or in which the Grantee shall have given notice of resignation or been given notice of termination, irrespective of the effective date of such resignation or termination of employment, or in which the Grantee shall have taken an unpaid leave of absence, shall not be included in the Vesting Period.

 

  

  

  

7.4           Acceleration of Vesting.  Anything herein to the contrary in this Plan notwithstanding, the Committee shall have full authority to determine any provisions regarding the acceleration of the Vesting Period of any Option or the cancellation of all or any portion of any outstanding restrictions with respect to any Option or Share upon certain events or occurrences, and to include such provisions in the Notice of Grant on such terms and conditions as the Committee shall deem appropriate.

 

7.5           Repricing. Subject to applicable law, the Committee shall have full authority to, at any time and from time to time, without the approval of the Shareholders of the Company, (i) grant in its discretion to the holder of an outstanding Option, in exchange for the surrender and cancellation of such Option, a new Option having an exercise price lower than provided in the Option so surrendered and canceled and containing such other terms and conditions as the Committee may prescribe in accordance with the provisions of the Plan, or (ii) effectuate a decrease in the Exercise Price (see Section 8 below) of outstanding Options. At the full discretion of the Committee such actions may be brought before the shareholders of the Company for their approval.

 

8.           Exercise Price: The exercise price per Share subject to each Option shall be determined by the Committee in its sole and absolute discretion, subject to applicable law.

 

9.           Exercise of Options:

 

9.1           Options shall be exercisable pursuant to the terms under which they were awarded and subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.

 

9.2           The exercise of an Option shall be made by a written notice of exercise (the “Notice of Exercise”) delivered by the Grantee (or, with respect to Options held in the Trust, by the Trustee upon receipt of written instructions from the Beneficial Grantee) to the Company at its principal executive office, specifying the number of Shares to be purchased and accompanied by the payment therefor, and containing such other terms and conditions as the Committee shall prescribe from time to time.

 

9.3           Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, but without derogating from the provisions of Section 10 hereof, if any Option has not been exercised and the Shares subject thereto not paid for within six (6) years after the Date of Grant (or any shorter period set forth in the Notice of Grant), such Option and the right to acquire such Shares shall terminate, all interests and rights of the Grantee in and to the same shall ipso facto expire, and, in the event that in connection therewith any Options are still held in the Trust as aforesaid, the Trust with respect thereto shall ipso facto expire, and the Shares subject to such Options shall again be available for grant through Options under the Plan, as provided for in Section 6 herein.

 

  

  

  

9.4           Each payment for Shares shall be in respect of a whole number of Shares, and shall be effected in cash or by a bank’s check payable to the order of the Company, or such other method of payment acceptable to the Company.

 

10.           Termination of Employment:

 

10.1           Employees.  In the event that a Grantee who was an employee of the Company on the Date of Grant of any Options to him or her ceases, for any reason, to be employed by the Company (the “Cessation of Employment”), all Options theretofore granted to such Grantee when such Grantee was an employee of the Company shall terminate as follows:

 

(a)           The date of the Grantee’s Cessation of Employment shall be the date on which the employee-employer relationship between the Grantee and the Company ceases to exist (the “Date of the Cessation”).

 

(b)           All such Options which are not vested at the Date of Cessation shall terminate immediately.

 

(c)           If the Grantee’s Cessation of Employment is by reason of such Grantee's death or “Disability” (as hereinafter defined), such Options (to the extent vested at the Date of Cessation) shall be exercisable by the Grantee or the Grantee's guardian, legal representative, estate or other person to whom the Grantee's rights are transferred by will or by laws of descent or distribution, at any time until 180 days from the Date of Cessation, and shall thereafter terminate.

 

For purposes hereof, "Disability" shall mean the inability to engage in any substantial gainful occupation for which the Grantee is suited by education, training or experience, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which is expected to result in such person’s death or to continue for a period of six (6) consecutive months or more.

 

(d)           If the Grantee’s Cessation of Employment is due to any reason other than those stated in Sections 10.1(c), 10.1(e) and 10.1(f) herein, such Options (to the extent vested at the Date of Cessation) shall be exercisable at any time until 90 days after the Date of Cessation, and shall thereafter terminate; provided, however, that if the Grantee dies within such period, such Options (to the extent vested at the Date of Cessation) shall be exercisable by the Grantee's legal representative, estate or other person to whom the Grantee's rights are transferred by will or by laws of descent or distribution at any time until 180 days from the Date of Cessation, and shall thereafter terminate.

 

(e)           Notwithstanding the aforesaid, if the Grantee’s Cessation of Employment is due to (i) breach of the Grantee’s duty of loyalty towards the Company, or (ii) breach of the Grantee’s duty of care towards the Company, or (iii) the commission any flagrant criminal offense by the Grantee, or (iv) the commission of any act of fraud, embezzlement or dishonesty towards the Company by the Grantee, or (v) any unauthorized use or disclosure by the Grantee of confidential information or trade secrets of the Company, or (vi) any other intentional misconduct by the Grantee (by act or omission) adversely affecting the business or affairs of the Company in a material manner, or (vii) any act or omission by the Grantee which would allow for the termination of the Grantee’s employment without severance pay, according to the Severance Pay Law, 1963, all the Options whether vested or not shall ipso facto expire immediately and be of no legal effect.

 

  

  

  

(f)             If a Grantee retires, he shall, subject to the approval of the Committee, continue to enjoy such rights, if any, under the Plan and on such terms and conditions, with such limitations and subject to such requirements as the Committee in its discretion may determine.

 

(g)           Whether the Cessation of Employment of a particular Grantee is by reason of “Disability” for the purposes of paragraph 10.1(c) hereof or by virtue of “retirement” for purposes of paragraph 10.1(f) hereof, or is a termination of employment other than by reason of such Disability or retirement, or is for reasons as set forth in paragraph 10.1(e) hereof, shall be finally and conclusively determined by the Committee in its absolute discretion.

 

(h)           Notwithstanding the aforesaid, under no circumstances shall any Option be exercisable after the specified expiration of the term of such Option.

 

10.2                Directors, Consultants and Contractors.  In the event that a Grantee, who is a director, consultant or contractor of the Company (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any employee, director, consultant or contractor of the Company's subsidiaries), ceases, for any reason, to serve as such, the provisions of Sections 10.1(b), 10.1(c), 10.1(d), 10.1(e), 10.1(g) and 10.2(h) above shall apply, mutatis mutandis. For the purposes of this Section 10.2, “Date of Cessation” shall mean:

 

(a)           with respect to directors - the date on which a director submits notice of resignation from the Board or the date on which the shareholders of the Company remove such director from the Board; and

 

(b)           with respect to consultants and contractors - the date on which the consulting or contractor agreement between such consultant or contractor, as applicable, and the Company expires or the date on which either of the parties to such agreement sends the other notice of its intention to terminate said agreement.

 

  

  

  

10.3           Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 10, the Committee shall have the discretion, exercisable either at the time an Option is granted or thereafter, to:

 

(a)           extend the period of time for which the Option is to remain exercisable following the Date of Cessation to such greater period of time as the Committee shall deem appropriate, but in no event beyond the specified expiration of the term of the Option;

 

(b)           permit the Option to be exercised, during the applicable exercise period following the Date of Cessation, not only with respect to the number of Shares for which such Option is exercisable at the Date of Cessation but also with respect to one or more additional installments in which the Grantee would have vested under the Option had the Grantee continued in the employ or service of the Company.

 

11.           Adjustments, Liquidation and Corporate Transaction:

 

11.1           Definitions:

 

“Corporate Transaction” means the occurrence, in a single transaction or in a series of related transactions, of any one or more of the following events:

 

(i)           a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all, as determined by the Board in its discretion, of the consolidated assets of the Company and its subsidiaries;

 

(ii)           a sale or other disposition of at least eighty percent (80%) of the outstanding securities of the Company;

 

(iii)           a merger, consolidation or similar transaction following which the Company is not the surviving corporation; or

 

(iv)           a merger, consolidation or similar transaction following which the Company is the surviving corporation but the Ordinary Shares of the Company outstanding immediately preceding the merger, consolidation or similar transaction are converted or exchanged by virtue of the merger, consolidation or similar transaction into other property, whether in the form of securities, cash or otherwise.

 

11.2        Adjustments.  Subject to any required action by the shareholders of the Company, the number of Shares subject to each outstanding Option, and the number 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 cancellation or expiration of an Option, as well as the price per share of Shares subject to each such outstanding Option, shall be proportionately adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of issued Shares resulting from a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, combination or reclassification of the Shares or the payment of a stock dividend (bonus shares) with respect to the Shares or any other increase or decrease in the number of issued Shares effected without receipt of consideration by the Company; provided, however, that conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed to have been “effected without receipt of consideration.”  Such adjustment shall be made by the Committee, whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding and conclusive.  Except as expressly provided herein, no issuance by the Company of shares of any class, or securities convertible into shares 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 an Option.

 

  

  

  

11.3        Liquidation.  Unless otherwise provided by the Board, in the event of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, all outstanding Options will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed action. In such case, the Committee may declare that any Option shall terminate as of a date fixed by the Committee and give each Grantee the right to exercise his Option, including any Option which would not otherwise be exercisable.

 

11.4        Corporate Transaction.

 

(a)           In the event of a Corporate Transaction, immediately prior to the effective date of such Corporate Transaction, each Option may, at the sole and absolute discretion of the Committee, either:

 

(i)           be substituted for an option to purchase securities of any successor entity (the “Successor Entity Option”) such that the Grantee may exercise the Successor Entity Option for such number and class of securities of the successor entity which would have been issuable to the Grantee in consummation of such Corporate Transaction, had the Option been exercised immediately prior to the effective date of such Corporate Transaction; or

 

(ii)           be assumed by any successor entity such that the Grantee may exercise the Option for such number and class of securities of the successor entity which would have been issuable to the Grantee in consummation of such Corporate Transaction, had the Option been exercised immediately prior to the effective date of such Corporate Transaction; or

 

In the event of a clause (i) or clause (ii) action, appropriate adjustments shall be made to the exercise price per Share to reflect such action.

 

Immediately following the consummation of the Corporate Transaction, all outstanding Options shall terminate and cease to be outstanding, except to the extent assumed by a successor entity.

 

(b)           Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee shall have full authority and sole discretion to determine that any of the provisions of Sections 11.4(a)(i), 11.4(a)(ii) or 11.4(a)(iii) above shall apply in the event of a Corporate Transaction in which the consideration received by the shareholders of the Company is not solely comprised of securities of a successor entity, or in which such consideration is solely cash or assets other than securities of a successor entity.

 

  

  

  

11.5        Sale.  In the event that all or substantially all of the issued and outstanding share capital of the Company is to be sold (the “Sale”), each Grantee shall be obligated to participate in the Sale and sell his or her Shares and/or Options in the Company, provided, however, that each such Share or Option shall be sold at a price equal to that of any other Share sold under the Sale (minus the applicable exercise price), while accounting for changes in such price due to the respective terms of any such Option, and subject to the absolute discretion of the Board.

 

11.6        The grant of Options under the Plan shall in no way affect the right of the Company to adjust, reclassify, reorganize or otherwise change its capital or business structure or to merge, consolidate, dissolve, liquidate or sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.

 

12.           Limitations on Transfer: No Option shall be assignable or transferable by the Grantee to whom granted otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and an Option may be exercised during the lifetime of the Grantee only by such Grantee or by such Grantee's guardian or legal representative.  The terms of such Option shall be binding upon the beneficiaries, executors, administrators, heirs and successors of such Grantee.

 

13.           Term and Amendment of the Plan:

 

13.1        The Plan was adopted by the Board on July 20, 2003. The Plan shall terminate upon the earliest of (i) July 20, 2017, or (ii) the termination of all outstanding Options in connection with a Corporate Transaction.  All Options outstanding at the time of a clause (i) termination event shall continue to have full force and effect in accordance with the provisions of the Plan and the documents evidencing such Options.

 

13.2        Subject to applicable laws and regulations, the Board in its discretion may, at any time and from time to time, amend this Plan, including effecting an increase in the number of Shares reserved for purposes of this Plan, and effecting the following amendments without the approval of the Shareholders of the Company (i) expand the class of participants eligible to participate in the Plan; and/or (ii) expand the types of options or awards provided under the Plan and/or (iii) extend the duration of the Plan. Notwithstanding the aforesaid, at the full discretion of the Board any of the above actions may be brought before the shareholders of the Company for their approval. However, no such amendment or modification shall adversely affect any rights and obligations with respect to Options at the time outstanding under the Plan, unless the Grantee consents to such amendment or modification. In addition, in the event the Board wishes to grant Awards to non-Israeli Grantees, the Board may adopt, as part of this Plan and based on it, sub-plans, in order to comply with all relevant and applicable laws and regulations of the country of residence of such Grantees.

 

  

  

  

 

14.           Withholding and Tax Consequences: The Company’s obligation to deliver Shares upon the exercise of any Options granted under the Plan shall be subject to the satisfaction of all applicable income tax and other compulsory payments withholding requirements. All tax consequences and obligations regarding any other compulsory payments arising from the grant or exercise of any Option, from the payment for, or the subsequent disposition of, Shares subject thereto or from any other event or act (of the Company, of the Trustee or of the Grantee) hereunder, shall be borne solely by the Grantee, and the Grantee shall indemnify the Company and/or the Trustee, as applicable, and hold them harmless against and from any and all liability for any such tax or other compulsory payment, or interest or penalty thereon, including without limitation, liabilities relating to the necessity to withhold, or to have withheld, any such tax or other compulsory payment from any payment made to the Grantee.

 

15.           Miscellaneous:

 

15.1        Continuance of Employment.  Neither the Plan nor the grant of an Option thereunder shall impose any obligation on the Company to continue the employment or service of any Grantee. Nothing in the Plan or in any Option granted thereunder shall confer upon any Grantee any right to continue in the employ or service of the Company for any period of specific duration, or interfere with or otherwise restrict in any way the right of the Company to terminate such employment or service at any time, for any reason, with or without cause.

 

15.2        Governing Law.  The Plan and all instruments issued thereunder or in connection therewith, shall be governed by, and interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the State of Israel.

 

15.3        Use of Funds.  Any proceeds received by the Company from the sale of Shares pursuant to the exercise of Options granted under the Plan shall be used for general corporate purposes of the Company.

 

15.4        Multiple Agreements.  The terms of each Option may differ from other Options granted under the Plan at the same time, or at any other time.  The Committee may also grant more than one Option to a given Grantee during the term of the Plan, either in addition to, or in substitution for, one or more Options previously granted to that Grantee.  The grant of multiple Options may be evidenced by a single Notice of Grant or multiple Notices of Grant, as determined by the Committee.

 

15.5        Non-Exclusivity of the Plan.  The adoption of the Plan by the Board shall not be construed as amending, modifying or rescinding any previously approved incentive arrangement or as creating any limitations on the power of the Board to adopt such other incentive arrangements as it may deem desirable, including, without limitation, the granting of stock options otherwise than under the Plan, and such arrangements may be either applicable generally or only in specific cases.Exhibit 10.1

FINANCIAL PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT

            This Financial Participation Agreement (the "Agreement") is made and entered into on this the 6th day of August, 2013, with an effective date of May 31, 2013 (the "Effective Date"), by and between Rango Energy, Inc., a Nevada corporation, referred to herein as ("Rango") and Capistrano Capital, LLC, referred to herein as ("Capistrano") (each a "Party" and collectively the "Parties").

            WHEREAS, Rango is a publicly traded oil and gas exploration company who has entered into a Drilling Participation Agreement, as set forth on Exhibit A, with Hangtown Energy, Inc. ("HEI"), a private oil and gas company active in the exploration and development of various oil and gas leasehold interests located in the San Joaquin Valley and Ventura Basins in California; and,

            WHEREAS, Rango is seeking a financial partner for the drilling of specific prospects located on said properties; and,

            WHEREAS, Capistrano is a private corporation interested in funding oil and gas drilling operations in North America and Capistrano desires to financially participate in the drilling of specific prospects located on Rango's interests in California; and

            WHEREAS, Capistrano has identified the following drilling opportunity on Rango's interests in the San Joaquin Basin at the Kettleman Middle Dome and the Kettleman Dome Extension Program projects, (collectively herein referred to as "KMD"), namely the KMD 17-18 Well, to financially participate in; and,

            WHEREAS, the Parties desire to enter into this Agreement and Capistrano shall finance the drilling and completion of the KMD 17-18 Well at the KMD up to US$6.5 million as a financial participant with Rango; and,

            NOW, THEREFORE, as of the Effective Date, for valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties do hereby agree as follows:

Agreement:

            FOR GOOD AND VALUABLE CONSIDERATION, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, HEI and Rango hereby act, agree and covenant as follows:

Section 1. Representations of Rango. Rango represents to Capistrano that:

            (a)       Rango is a corporation, duly formed and legally existing under the laws of the State of Nevada. Rango has full power to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and has taken all appropriate action to authorize entering into this Agreement and performance of its obligations hereunder. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, nor the compliance with the terms hereof, will result in any default under any material agreement or instrument to which Rango is a party or by which Rango interests are bound, or violate any order, writ, injunction, decree, statute, rule or regulation applicable to Rango or to Rango's interests. This Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Rango, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as limited by bankruptcy or other laws applicable generally to creditor's rights and as limited by general equitable principles.

            (b)       There are no suits, actions, claims, investigations, inquiries, proceedings or demands pending (or, to the best of Rango's knowledge, threatened) which affect the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

THE EXPRESS REPRESENTATIONS OF RANGO CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION OR IN ANY ASSIGNMENT EXECUTED PURSUANT HERETO ARE EXCLUSIVE AND ARE IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, AND RANGO EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL SUCH OTHER REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. RANGO MAKES NO WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, AS TO THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY DATA, INTERPRETATIONS, REPORTS, RECORDS, PROJECTIONS, INFORMATION OR MATERIALS NOW, HERETOFORE OR HEREAFTER FURNISHED OR MADE AVAILABLE TO CAPISTRANO IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, RELATIVE TO SEISMIC OR GEOLOGICAL MATTERS, PRICING ASSUMPTIONS, OR QUALITY OR QUANTITY OF HYDROCARBON RESERVES (IF ANY) ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE RANGO INTERESTS OR THE ABILITY OR POTENTIAL OF THE RANGO INTERESTS TO PRODUCE HYDROCARBONS OR ANY OTHER MATTERS CONTAINED IN THE PROPRIETARY DATA OR ANY OTHER MATERIALS FURNISHED OR MADE AVAILABLE TO CAPISTRANO BY RANGO OR BY RANGO'S AGENTS OR REPRESENTATIVES. ANY AND ALL SUCH DATA, RECORDS, REPORTS, PROJECTIONS, INFORMATION AND OTHER MATERIALS (WRITTEN OR ORAL) FURNISHED BY RANGO OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE OR DISCLOSED TO CAPISTRANO ARE PROVIDED TO CAPISTRANO AS A CONVENIENCE ONLY AND SHALL NOT CREATE OR GIVE RISE TO ANY LIABILITY OF OR AGAINST RANGO AND ANY RELIANCE ON OR USE OF THE SAME SHALL BE AT CAPISTRANO'S SOLE RISK TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

Section 2. Representations of Capistrano. Capistrano represents to Rango that:

            (a)       Capistrano is a corporation, duly formed and legally existing under the laws of the State of California. Capistrano has full power to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and has taken all appropriate action to authorize entering into this Agreement and performance of its obligations hereunder. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, nor the compliance with the terms hereof, will result in any material default under any material agreement or instrument to which Capistrano is a party or by which the Capistrano is bound, or violate any order, writ, injunction, decree, statute, rule or regulation applicable to Capistrano. This Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Capistrano, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as limited by bankruptcy or other laws applicable generally to creditor's rights and as limited by general equitable principles.

            (b)       There are no suits, actions, claims, investigations, inquiries, proceedings or demands pending (or, to the best of Capistrano's knowledge, threatened) which affect the execution and delivery of this Agreement.

            (c)       Capistrano is a knowledgeable purchaser of oil and gas properties, has the ability to evaluate (and in fact has had, and will continue to have, during the term of this Agreement, the opportunity to evaluate) the Rango interest for financial participation, and is financially participating in Rango's interests in the KMD 17-18 Well hereunder for its own account and not with the present intent to make a distribution in violation of the Securities Act of 1933 as amended (and the rules and regulations pertaining thereto) or in violation of any other applicable securities laws, rules, or regulations.

Section 3. Well Cost Payment Obligations.

            Capistrano will adhere to the following cost payment obligations for the KMD 17-18 Well:

            (a)       Capistrano shall tender payment to the account of HEI for the KMD 17-18 Well as follows:
(i)       $580,000 on or before May 31, 2013;

(ii)      $580,000 on or before June 7, 2013; and,

(iii)     payments in amounts invoiced by HEI, to be tendered by Capistrano to the account of HEI within five (5) business days of receipt of such invoices until the total well cost has been paid or a cumulative US$6.5 million has been tendered.

            (b)       Capistrano understands and agrees that it shall provide funding to cover up to US$6.5 million of the cost to complete the KMD 17-18 Well. 

            (c)       With respect to the payments made by Capistrano for the KMD 17-18 Well described in 3(a) above, Capistrano will be considered in default of this Agreement if it fails to make the payments to the account of HEI within twenty-four (24) hours of the specified time due date noted above in 3(a)(i) and (ii); or in the case for subsequent payments, as noted in 3(a) (iii) above, twenty-four (24) hours after the five (5) day calendar due date from when an HEI invoice is presented to Capistrano. Should Capistrano fail to cure any such default within three (3) calendar days of notice of such breach from Rango, Capistrano shall limit their Financial Participation Payout to the cumulative payments tendered to the account of HEI and forfeit all rights to the Net Revenue Interest described below in Section 4, unless expressly waived by Rango.

Section 4. Financial Participation Payout.

            When cumulative payments tendered by Capistrano for the KMD 17-18 Well equals US$6.5 million or equals the cumulative expenditures to complete the KMD 17-18 Well if less than US$6.5 million, Financial Participation Payout will have been achieved by CAPISTRANO for the KMD 17-18 Well. Capistrano's Financial Participation Payout on the KMD 17-18 Well will be calculated as follows:

            (a)         Capistrano shall earn 135% of the total payments tendered by Capistrano to the account of HEI for the completion of the KMD 17-18 Well. 
Financial Participation Payout Schedule:

(i)       One third (1/3) of the Financial Participation Payout due on the one (1) year anniversary of the completion of the KMD 17-18 Well, or sooner at the discretion of Rango.

(ii)      One third (1/3) of the Financial Participation Payout due on the two (2) year anniversary of the completion of the KMD 17-18 Well, or sooner at the discretion of Rango.

(iii)     One third (1/3) of the Financial Participation Payout due on the three (3) year anniversary of the completion of the KMD 17-18 Well, or sooner at the discretion of Rango.

            (b)       In addition, Capistrano shall earn a 1% Net Revenue Interest, based on Rango's interest as per Rango's Drilling Participation Agreement with HEI, from the production of the KMD 17-18 Well for the lesser of a period of 10 years or the life of the well.

Section 5. Plugging and Abandonment of the KMD 17-18 Well.

            In the event that prior to the completion of the KMD 17-18 Well, Rango encounters problems that, in Rango's discretion, make it unreasonable to continue drilling and/or completion operations for such the KMD 17-18 Well, then Rango shall either:

            (a) Plug and abandon such well and commence operations in the same Project Area for a replacement well within 90 calendar days of such plugging; or

            (b) Plug and abandon such Initial Well and not commence a replacement well.

            In the event that Rango elects 4(a) above, Capistrano shall have an election to participate in the replacement well which must be sent by Capistrano and received by Rango within seventy-two (72) hours of Capistrano's receipt of Rango's written proposal to drill the replacement well; provided however, that in the event that Capistrano does not elect to participate in the replacement well, Capistrano shall forfeit all rights to any Financial Participation Payout, as outlined in Sections 4(a) and (b) above.

            In the event that Capistrano elects to participate in the replacement Well, the replacement Well shall be considered to be a continuation of the abandoned KMD 17-18 Well and Capistrano's interest in all of the costs and expenses incurred to attempt to drill and/or complete the KMD 17-18 Well, together with all of the costs incurred to plug and abandon the KMD 17-18 Well and all of the costs and expenses incurred to drill and complete the replacement Well shall be considered Capistrano payments tendered for the applicable Well for purposes of the Financial Participation Payout calculation for the Well outlined in Section 4 above.

Section 6. Notices.

            All notices and other communications required under this Agreement shall (unless otherwise specifically provided herein) be in writing and be delivered personally, by recognized commercial courier or delivery service (which provides a receipt), by telex or telecopier (with receipt acknowledged), or by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid), at the following addresses:

If to Rango:
Rango Energy, Inc.

400 S. Zang Blvd. Suite 812

Dallas, Texas  75208

Attention:  Harpreet Sangha

If to Capistrano:

Capistrano Capital, LLC

2107 Yacht Daphne

Newport Beach, CA 92660

Attention:  Donald Danks

and shall be considered delivered on the date of receipt. Either Rango or Capistrano may specify as its proper address any other post office address within the continental limits of the United States by giving notice to the other party, in the manner provided in this Section, at least two (2) business days prior to the effective date of such change of address.

Section 7. Survival of Provisions.

            All representations, warranties and indemnifications made herein by Rango or Capistrano shall survive in perpetuity the expiration of the Agreement Term.

Section 8. Disclaimer.

            The liabilities of the parties hereunder shall be several, not joint or collective. It is not the intention of the Parties to create, nor shall this Agreement be deemed as creating, a joint venture, partnership, tax or other partnership or association or to render the parties liable as partners.

Section 9. Miscellaneous Matters.

            (a)       Each Party shall bear and pay all expenses (including without limitation attorneys' fees) incurred by it in connection with the transaction contemplated by this Agreement.

            (b)       This Agreement contains the entire understanding of the Parties hereto with respect to subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, negotiations, and discussions among the Parties with respect to such subject matter. The descriptive headings contained in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not control or affect the meaning or construction of any provision of this Agreement. Within this Agreement words of any gender shall be held and construed to cover any other gender, and words in the singular shall be held and construed to cover the plural, unless the context otherwise requires. Time is of the essence in this Agreement.

            (c)       This Agreement may be amended, modified, supplemented, restated or discharged (and provisions hereof may be waived) only by an instrument in writing signed by the Party against whom enforcement of the amendment, modification, supplement, restatement or discharge (or waiver) is sought.

            (d)       THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS, EXCEPT THAT, TO THE EXTENT THAT THE LAW OF CALIFORNIA, WHERE THE HEI PROPERTIES ARE LOCATED, NECESSARILY GOVERNS, THE LAW OF CALIFORNIA SHALL APPLY. JURISDICTION AND VENUE SHALL BE IN THE COUNTY WHERE THE AFFECTED RANGO INTEREST IS LOCATED IN CALIFORNIA.

            (e)       This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, all of which are identical and all of which constitute one and the same instrument. It shall not be necessary for Capistrano and Rango to sign the same counterpart and signature pages from different counterparts may be combined to form masters of this Agreement. This Agreement is executed by the parties hereto on the date set forth beneath the signature of each but is effective for reference and all other purposes as of May 31, 2013.

Accepted and Agreed to:

Capistrano Capital, LLC

/s/ Donald Danks

By: Donald Danks

Its: Managing Director

Rango Energy, Inc.

/s/ Harpreet Sangha

By: Harpreet Sangha

Its: Chief Executive Officer

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