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exhibit10_1.htm

  

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Loan Agreement

 

Dated as of January ___, 2012

 

	
By and between:

	
Hotel Outsource Management International, Inc., a Delaware corporation whose address for the purposes of notices sent under this Agreement shall be One Embarcadero Center, Suite 500, San Francisco CA 94111, Fax: +1-415-433 5994, e-mail: danielcohen@my-homi.com; with a copy to Reif & Reif Law Offices, 72/2 Gibstein Street., Rishon LeZion 75313, Israel, Fax: +972-3-7444479, e-mail: Mail@ReifLaw.com (the “Borrower”);

 

	
And:

	
Bahry Business & Finance (1994) Ltd, of 1 Gan HaShikmim Street, Savyon 56905, Israel (the “Lender”);

 

	
Whereas:

	
Borrower requires immediate funds, which, in the current economic climate, it has not been able to obtain in a timely manner from banking institutions, as medium term financing until its business becomes cash-flow positive; and

 

	
Whereas:

	
Borrower has requested that Lender, which is owned by the Chairman of Borrower, assist Borrower by agreeing to loan such funds to Borrower in the amount and under the terms set forth in this Agreement below; and

 

	
Whereas:

	
Lender is willing to make a loan to Borrower, all subject to and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;

 

 

Therefore, the parties have made condition and agreed as follows:

 

	
1.  

	
The Loan

 

 

	
1.1  

	
Upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, Lender agrees to loan to Borrower the principal amount of NIS 850,000 (eight hundred and fifty thousand NIS) (the “Loan”).

 

	
1.2  

	
The Loan will be made available to Borrower within 3 business days of the date hereof (hereinafter: the “Loan Date”), by means of one or more bank transfers in New Israeli Shekels, to the account of Borrower’s subsidiary, HOMI Israel Ltd, account No. 640600/48 at Bank Leumi, branch No. 809 in Tel-Aviv, Israel.

 

	
2.  

	
Interest; CPI Linkage

 

 

	
2.1  

	
Interest will accrue on the entire outstanding balance of the Loan, commencing as of the Loan Date, at the rate of 6% per annum (the “Interest”).

 

	
2.2  

	
The Loan and the Interest shall be linked to Israel’s Consumer Price Index, with the base index being the index most recently published prior to the date of this Agreement. Each repayment of Loan and/or Interest hereunder shall be adjusted in accordance with the ratio between the index most recently published before the date of such repayment, and the base index as described above. For example, if the base index was 10, and the index at the repayment was 11, then the repayment would be adjusted upwardly by 10%. All references herein to payments of Loan and/or Interest shall be deemed to refer to the payment as adjusted in accordance with the index linking specified above.

 

	
3.  

	
Repayment

 

 

	
3.1  

	
Borrower shall repay the entire Loan, with all accrued Interest in 16 (sixteen) consecutive, quarterly payments, commencing as of April 1, 2012 and thereafter on the first day of each calendar quarter, ending with the final payment on January 1, 2016.

 

	
3.2  

	
Notwithstanding the foregoing, as of the Loan Date, there will be a two year grace period prior to commencement of repayment of the principal of the Loan (the “Grace Period”). Accordingly, for each of the first eight quarterly repayments, the repayment will comprise of accrued Interest, without principal. The principal of the Loan will be repaid in eight equal installments over the subsequent eight quarters, together with accrued Interest, commencing April 1, 2014.

 

 

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4.  

	
Conversion

 

	
4.1  

	
During the Grace Period, Lender shall have the right, in his discretion, to convert the outstanding balance of Loan and accrued Interest into shares of Borrower’s common stock, in accordance with the provisions of this Section ‎4.

 

	
4.2  

	
Conversion may be of all of the outstanding balance of the Loan and accrued Interest, or any part thereof from time to time during the Grace Period.

 

	
4.3  

	
 The conversion will be at a price per share of $0.03. If, however, at any time prior to full repayment of the Loan, Borrower shall conduct a Rights Offering, then, notwithstanding the foregoing, the price per share in the event of a subsequent conversion by Lender pursuant to this Agreement shall be the price per share in said Rights Offering. Lender shall also be entitled, in its discretion, to exercise all or part of its conversion rights in the context of exercising its rights in such Rights Offering.

 

	
4.4  

	
Conversion will be by means of written notice by Lender to Borrower, stating the amount of outstanding Loan and accrued Interest which is being converted. Within 30 days of receiving a conversion notice, the Borrower shall issue to Lender, or to Lender’s order, the applicable quantity of shares of Borrower’s common stock.

 

	
4.5  

	
Any and all amounts of the outstanding Loan and accrued Interest which are so converted by Lender will be deemed repaid by Borrower upon the issue to Lender, or to Lender’s order, of the applicable quantity of shares of Borrower’s common stock.

 

	
4.6  

	
The conversion right shall expire at the end of the Grace Period.

 

	
5.  

	
Late Payment

 

Without derogating from any statutory remedies and/or other remedies available under the terms of this Agreement, any sums not paid by Borrower at the appointed time under this Agreement shall be  subject to interest at the highest rate of interest then charged by Bank Leumi of Israel in respect of Dollar sums overdrawn beyond an agreed credit facility, such interest to accrue from the date payment was originally due until the date of actual payment; this interest rate shall initially be determined on the date payment was originally due, and thereafter monthly until the date of actual payment. Nothing in this Section ‎5 may be construed in any way as derogating from Borrower’s undertaking and obligation to repay the Loan and pay the Interest as set forth above. Arrears interest accruing pursuant to the terms of this Section ‎5 shall, for all intents and purposes, be deemed part of the Interest, as defined herein.

 

	
6.  

	
Specified Purpose of Loan

 

 

	
6.1  

	
The Parties hereby confirm and agree that Borrower requested the Loan for the sole purpose of using all of said Loan to finance its activity in the ordinary course of business, including making financing available to one or more of its subsidiaries, to finance their activity in the ordinary course of business (the “Specified Purpose”).

 

	
6.2  

	
Borrower hereby undertakes to use the Loan solely for the Specified Purpose and not to use any part of the Loan for any purpose other than the Specified Purpose.

 

	
6.3  

	
Borrower hereby recognizes and acknowledges that Lender’s consent to make the Loan to Borrower in accordance with the terms hereof is inter alia subject to and in reliance upon Borrower’s undertaking as set forth in Section ‎6.2 above, which is a fundamental condition of this Agreement.

 

 

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7.  

	
Borrower’s General Covenants

 

	
7.1  

	
Borrower shall keep proper records and books of account in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied, and shall maintain, preserve and keep all of its properties and assets in good working order and condition, subject to ordinary wear and tear.

 

	
7.2  

	
Borrower shall conduct its affairs in such manner as is appropriate for a public company whose shares are traded on the New York OTCQB, and in accordance with all laws and regulations by which it is bound.

 

	
7.3  

	
Other than in the ordinary course of business or otherwise as agreed to in writing by the Lender, on a case by case basis, Borrower shall not create, incur, or assume any indebtedness, nor shall it create incur, assume or suffer any mortgage, pledge, lien, security interest, charge or encumbrance of any kind or nature in or upon any of its property or assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, nor shall it sell, lease, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its assets, including its accounts receivable.

 

	
8.  

	
Representations and Warranties

 

Borrower hereby represents and warrants to Lender as follows:

 

	
8.1  

	
that it is duly organized and existing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it was incorporated, with the requisite corporate or other power to own and operate its properties and assets, and to carry on its business as presently conducted and to execute and perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

	
8.2  

	
that this Agreement is valid and binding upon it and it is bound by it and obliged to act in accordance with its terms; and that the execution and performance by it of this Agreement, and compliance therewith, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not result in any violation of and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of any of the terms of, or constitute a default under, any document, other obligation, law, regulation or order to which it is or will be party or by which it is or will be bound;

 

	
8.3  

	
that all actions on its part and on the part of its directors, required for the authorization, execution, and performance by it, of this Agreement, and the consummation of all the transactions contemplated herein, have been obtained, or that they will be obtained within 30 days of the date hereof and until such time as they are obtained no use will be made of the Loan, which will, until such time, be deemed held in trust for Lender by Borrower;

 

	
8.4  

	
that this Agreement and the entire contents thereof do not require that any notice be made to any authorities, other than notice which has already been made by Borrower or which will be made by Borrower in a timely manner (such as a Form 8-K), in accordance with all laws and regulations by which Borrower is bound, in accordance with directions which Borrower will receive from its US Legal Counsel.

 

	
9.  

	
Events of Default

 

The occurrence and continuation of any of the following events shall be considered an Event of Default upon the occurrence of which the entire unpaid balance of the Loan and Interest, and all reasonable costs of collection, including reasonable attorney fees and expenses, shall become immediately due and payable:

 

	
9.1  

	
Borrower shall fail to make any payment which it is obliged to make under the terms of this Agreement and such failure is not fully remedied within thirty (30) days after the occurrence thereof;

 

	
9.2  

	
for the avoidance of doubt it is hereby stipulated and emphasized that it is the fundamental obligation and undertaking of Borrower to repay the Loan and pay the Interest, in accordance with the schedule set forth herein, and that failure by Borrower to repay the Loan and pay the Interest in such manner shall be considered an Event of Default, regardless of the reason for such failure, and without Lender being required to deliver any kind of notice to Borrower;

 

 

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9.3  

	
Borrower shall default in the performance of any material covenant or obligation contained herein or in any other agreement, debenture, pledge, promissory note or other instrument of indebtedness with Lender and such default is not remedied within thirty (30) days after the occurrence thereof;

 

	
9.4  

	
Borrower uses and/or attempts and/or permits use of the Loan, or any part thereof, for any purpose other than the Specified Purpose;

 

	
9.5  

	
any representation or warranty made by or on behalf of Borrower to Lender, howsoever in connection with the Loan and/or this Agreement, shall at any time prove to have been incorrect or misleading;

 

	
9.6  

	
any judgment materially affecting the ability of Borrower to repay the Loan and pay the Interest shall be entered against Borrower or any attachment, levy or execution against a substantial portion of its properties shall remain unpaid, or shall not be released, discharged, dismissed, suspended or stayed for a period of thirty (30) days or more after its entry, issue or levy, as the case may be;

 

	
9.7  

	
any proceedings seeking to declare Borrower bankrupt, or insolvent, or seeking liquidation, winding up, reorganization, arrangement with creditors, composition of debts or any other similar proceedings shall be initiated against Borrower, and such proceeding shall not be dismissed within thirty (30) days;

 

	
9.8  

	
any event shall occur materially affecting the ability of Borrower to repay the Loan and pay the Interest under the terms of this Agreement.

 

	
10.  

	
Miscellaneous

 

	
10.1  

	
In view of the fact that Lender is owned by a shareholder in Borrower who is currently the Chairman of Borrower’s Board of Directors, Lender hereby agrees that, so long as its owner owns more than 1% of Borrower’s issued and outstanding share capital or is a member of Borrower’s Board of Directors, he will not participate in any vote taken by any of the organs within Borrower’s corporate structure in connection with this Agreement. This clause is in addition to, and without derogating from, the provisions of applicable law that may apply to this Agreement in connection with its being an agreement between a corporation and individuals who are shareholders and directors of that corporation.

 

	
10.2  

	
Lender shall be entitled, at any time and without requiring the consent of Borrower or any other individual, to assign all or any part of his rights under this Agreement, to any other entity. Borrower shall not be entitled to assign all or any part of its rights and/or obligations under this Agreement, without Lender’s advance written consent.

 

	
10.3  

	
No Amendment to this Agreement, or any part thereof, shall be valid or binding upon the Parties unless drawn up in writing and signed by both Parties.

 

	
10.4  

	
As used in this Agreement, the term “including”, and all derivations thereof, shall mean “including, without limitation”, unless expressly stipulated to the contrary. Where the context permits, use of the singular number includes the plural and vice versa and words denoting any gender shall include all genders. The Preamble, and any Appendices, Exhibits or Schedules to this Agreement, constitute an integral part hereof. Section headings are for convenience purposes only, and may not be used in the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

	
10.5  

	
No failure or delay on the part of any party in exercising any right and/or remedy to which it may be entitled hereunder and/or by law shall operate as a waiver by that party of any right whatsoever. No waiver of any right under this Agreement shall be deemed as a waiver of any further or future right hereunder, whether or not such right is the same kind of right as was waived in a previous instance.

 

	
10.6  

	
In case any provision of the Agreement shall be declared invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and shall continue in full force and effect.

 

	
10.7  

	
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and replaces any previous agreements between the parties, if at all, whether written or verbal, pertaining to any of the subject-matter hereof.

 

 

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10.8  

	
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Israel, without regard to its rules of conflict of laws. The parties hereby agree and submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent courts in the city of Tel-Aviv, with respect to any claim or dispute arising out of and/or in connection with this Agreement. For this purpose, Borrower hereby gives notice that an address for service of court papers in any action relating to this Agreement shall be c/o HOMI Israel Ltd., Merkazim A Building, 1 Aba Eben Street, 3rd Floor, Herzliya Pituach 46725, Israel.

 

	
10.9  

	
Notices sent by one party to the other under this Agreement will be sent by registered mail to the addresses specified herein, delivered by hand, or transmitted by fax and will be deemed to have reached their destination within 5 days of being deposited with the Post Office for dispatch as registered mail (10 days in the case of air mail), upon actual delivery when delivered by hand, and upon receipt of the recipient’s confirmation of receipt when sent by fax.

 

	
10.10  

	
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, in original or by facsimile, and each such counterpart hereof shall be deemed to be an original instrument, but all such counterparts together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

 

In witness whereof the parties have executed this

 

Loan Agreement on the date first above written:

 

 

 

SIGNED for and on behalf of                                                                                           )

Hotel Outsource Management International, Inc.                                                      )

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By: Daniel Cohen, Jacob Ronnel                                                                                       )

 

 

SIGNED by:                                                                                                                    )

Bahry Business & Finance (1994) Ltd                                                                         )turv_s1a1exh105.htm

 

EXHIBIT 10.5

NAVIDEC FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.

Action by Unanimous Consent in Lieu of a Special Meeting of the Board of Directors

The undersigned being all the members of the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Navidec Financial Services, Inc. (the "Company"), acting pursuant to Section 7-108-202 of the Colorado Revised Statutes, hereby waive notice of the time, place and purpose of a meeting of the Board and adopt, by this written consent, the following resolutions with the same force and effect as if they had been unanimously adopted at a duly convened special meeting of the Board and direct that this written consent be filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the Board:

Adoption of the Navidec Financial Services, Inc. 2005 Stock Option Plan

WHEREAS, the Board has determined that it is in the best interest of the Company to adopt and approve the Navidec Financial Services, Inc. 2005 Stock Option Plan, effective as of May 1, 2005 (the "Plan"), attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Plan, attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference, be, and it hereby is, approved and adopted, effective immediately, and any proper officer of the Company be, and each of them hereby is, authorized to execute and deliver, in the name and on behalf of the Company, the Plan;

FURTHER RESOLVED, that the proper officers of the Company are, and each of them individually hereby is, authorized to do all acts and things to sign, seal, execute, acknowledge, and deliver all papers, instruments, agreements, documents and certificates, and to pay all charges, fees, taxes and other expenses, from time to time necessary, desirable or appropriate to be done, signed, sealed, executed, acknowledged, delivered, or paid, in order to effectuate the purposes of the foregoing resolutions;

FURTHER RESOLVED, that all actions heretofore taken by any proper officer of the Company or any other officer, employee, agent, advisor or counsel of the Company in connection with any matter referred to or contemplated by any of the foregoing resolutions be, and they hereby are, adopted, approved, ratified and confirmed in all respects; and

FURTHER RESOLVED, that this action of the Board may be executed in counterparts, and when each such member has signed a counterpart, the foregoing resolutions shall be deemed to be adopted and in full force and effect as of the date set forth below.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Unanimous Written Consent of the Board of Navidec Financial Services, Inc. to be duly executed as of the 6th day of May 2005.

DIRECTORS:

/s/ J. Ralph Armijo__

J. Ralph Armijo

/s/ John R. McKowen___

John R. McKowen

  

  

  

NAVIDEC FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.

2005 STOCK OPTION PLAN

ARTICLE I

ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE

1.1 Establishment. Navidec Financial Services, Inc., a Colorado corporation (the  "Company"),  hereby  establishes  a stock  option plan for key  employees, consultants  and  members  of the  Board of  Directors  of the  Company  or of a subsidiary of the Company,  providing  material  services to the Company,  which shall be known as the Navidec  Financial  Services  2005 Stock  Option Plan (the "Plan").  The Company shall enter into Option agreements with Optionees pursuant to the Plan.

1.2  Purpose.  The purpose of the Plan is to enhance shareholder value by attracting, retaining and motivating key employees, consultants and members of the Board of Directors of the Company and of any subsidiary of the Company by providing them with a means to acquire a proprietary interest in the Company's success.

ARTICLE II

ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION

All current and former employees, consultants and members of the Board of Directors of the Company (the  "Board"), and of any subsidiary of the Company, are eligible to participate in the Plan and receive Options under the Plan.  Optionees under the Plan shall be selected by the Board, in its sole discretion, from among those current and former employees, consultants and members of the Board of the Company, and of any subsidiary of the Company, who, in the opinion of the Board, are or were in a position to contribute materially to the Company's continued growth and development and to its long-term success.

ARTICLE III

ADMINISTRATION

3.1  Administration.  The Board shall be responsible for administering the Plan.

(a)  The Board is authorized to interpret the Plan; to prescribe, amend, and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan; to provide for conditions and assurances deemed necessary or advisable to protect the interests of the Company with respect to the Plan; and to make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan.  Determinations, interpretations, or other actions made or taken by the Board with respect to the Plan and Options granted under the Plan shall be final and binding and conclusive for all purposes and upon all persons.

(b)  At the discretion of the Board the Plan may be administered by a Committee of two or more non-employee Directors appointed by the Board (the "Committee").  The members of the Committee may be Directors who are eligible to receive Options under the Plan, but Options may be granted to such persons only by action of the full Board and not by action of the Committee.  The Committee shall have full power and authority, subject to the limitations of the Plan and any limitations imposed by the Board, to construe, interpret and administer the Plan and to make determinations which shall be final, conclusive and binding upon all persons, including any persons having any interests in any Options which may be granted under the Plan, and, by resolution or resolutions to provide for the creation and issuance of any Option, to fix the terms upon which and the time or times at or within which, and the price or prices at which any shares may be purchased from the Company upon the exercise of an Option.  Such terms, time or times and price or prices shall, in every case, be set forth or incorporated by reference in the instrument or instruments evidencing an Option, and shall be consistent with the provisions of the Plan.

 

  

  

  

(c)  Where a Committee has been created by the Board pursuant to this Article III, references in the Plan to actions to be taken by the Board shall be deemed to refer to the Committee as well, except where limited by the Plan or by the Board.

(d)  No member of the Board or the Committee shall be liable for any action or determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan or any Option granted under it.

ARTICLE IV

STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN

4.1  Number.  The total number of shares of common stock of the Company (the "Stock") hereby made available and reserved for issuance under the Plan upon exercise of Options shall be 5,000,000 shares.  The aggregate number of shares of Stock available under the Plan shall be subject to adjustment as provided in

Section 4.3.

4.2  Unused Stock.  If an Option shall expire or terminate for any reason without having been exercised in full, or if an "immaculate cashless exercise" (as described in Section 5.4) results in the issuance of a reduced number of shares in satisfaction of an option grant, the unpurchased shares of Stock subject thereto shall (unless the Plan shall have terminated) become available for other Options under the Plan.

4.3  Adjustment in Capitalization.  In the event of any change in the outstanding shares of Stock of the Company by reason of a stock dividend or split, recapitalization, reclassification, or other similar capital change, the aggregate number of shares of Stock set forth in Section 4.1 shall be appropriately adjusted by the Board, whose determination shall be conclusive.  In any such case,  he number and kind of shares of Stock that are subject to any Option and the Option price per share shall be proportionately and appropriately adjusted without any change in the aggregate Option price to be paid therefor upon exercise of the Option.

ARTICLE V

TERMS OF STOCK OPTIONS

5.1 Grant of Options.  Subject to Section 4.1, Options may be granted to current and former employees, consultants and members of the Board of the Company and of any subsidiary of the Company at any time and from time to time as determined by the Board.  The Board shall have complete discretion in determining the terms and conditions and number of Options granted to each Optionee.  In making such determinations, the Board may take into account the nature of services rendered by such current and former employees, consultants and members of the Board, their present and potential contributions to the Company and such other factors as the Board in its discretion shall deem relevant.

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5.2  Option Agreement; Terms and Conditions to Apply Unless Otherwise Specified.  As determined by the Board on the date of grant, each Option shall be evidenced by an option agreement (the "Option Agreement") that specifies: the Option price; the duration of the Option; the number of shares of Stock to which the Option applies; such vesting or exercisability restrictions which the Board may impose; and any other terms or conditions which the Board may impose.  All such terms and conditions  shall be determined by the Board at the time of grant of the Option.

	
(a)  

	
 If not  otherwise  specified  by the  Board,  the  following  terms and conditions shall apply to Options granted under the Plan:

	
  

	
(i) Term.  The duration of the Option shall be for ten years from the date of grant.

	
  

	
(ii)  Exercise of Option.  If an Option is subject to a vesting schedule,  (A)  an  Option  held  by  an  Optionee  who  retires  from employment with the Company after having both reached the age of sixty and completed  twelve years of service with the Company shall continue to vest in  accordance  with the  vesting  schedule  set  forth in the applicable  Option  Agreement  notwithstanding  the termination of the Optionee's  employment  with the Company,  provided  that prior to the exercise of the Option such  Optionee  does not after such  retirement become  employed on a full-time  basis by a competitor  of the Company prior  to  reaching  age  sixty-five,  and  (B) an  Option  held  by a non-employee  Director of the Company who retires from the Board after completing  at least five years of service to the Company shall become fully vested.

	
  

	
(iii)  Termination.  Each Option granted pursuant to the Plan shall expire on the earliest to occur of:

	
  

	
(A)  The date set forth in such Option, not to exceed ten years from the date of grant;

	
  

	
(B)  The third anniversary of the completion of the merger or sale of substantially all of the Stock or assets of the Company with or to another company in a transaction in which the Company is not the survivor, except for the merger of the Company into a wholly-owned subsidiary (and the Company shall not be considered the surviving corporation for purposes hereof if the Company or any of its subsidiaries is the survivor of a reverse triangular merger and the Company's shareholders immediately prior to the merger own less than 50% of the value of the Company's stock immediately after the merger); or

	
  

	
(C)  The termination of the employment of an Optionee for cause by the Company.

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(iv)  Acceleration.  An Option shall become fully vested and exercisable irrespective of its other provisions (A)  immediately prior to the completion of the merger or sale of substantially all of the stock or assets of the Company in a transaction in which the Company is not the survivor, except for the merger of the Company into a wholly-owned subsidiary (and the Company shall not be considered the surviving corporation for purposes hereof if the Company or any of its subsidiaries is the survivor of a reverse triangular merger and the Company's shareholders immediately prior to the merger own less than 50% of the value of the Company's stock immediately after the merger);  (B) upon termination of the Optionee's employment with the Company or a subsidiary thereof because of death, disability or normal retirement upon reaching the age of sixty-five; or  (C) in the event that the Optionee is a non-employee member of the Company's Board of Directors, upon retirement from the Company's Board of Directors after reaching the age of seventy.

	
  

	
(v)  Transferability.  In addition to the Optionee, the Option may be exercised, to the extent exercisable by the Optionee, by the person or persons to whom the Optionee's rights under the Option pass by will or the laws of descent and distribution, by the spouse or the descendants of the Optionee or by trusts for such persons, to whom or which the Optionee may have transferred the Option, or by legal representative of any of the foregoing.  Any such transfer shall be made only in compliance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the requirements therefor as set forth by the Company.

(b)  The Board shall be free to specify terms and conditions other than and in addition to those set forth above, in its discretion.

(c)  All Option Agreements shall incorporate the provisions of the Plan by reference.

5.3  Option Price.  No Option granted pursuant to the Plan shall have an Option price that is less than the fair market value of Stock on the date the Option is granted, as determined by the Board.  The Option exercise price shall be subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4.3 above.

5.4  Payment.  Payment for all shares of Stock shall be made at the time that an Option, or any part thereof, is exercised, and no shares shall be issued until full payment therefor has been made. Payment shall be made (i) in cash, or (ii) in Stock, or, if acceptable to the Board, in some other form.

5.5  Repricing.  An outstanding Option may be repriced after the grant thereof to provide for a lower Option exercise price, whether through adjustment or amendment to the Option exercise price, issuance of an amended Option, cancellation of the Option and issuance of a replacement Option, or by any other means with substantially the same economic effect, with approval of the Board.

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ARTICLE VI

WRITTEN NOTICE, ISSUANCE OF STOCK CERTIFICATES, SHAREHOLDER PRIVILEGES

6.1  Written Notice.  An Optionee wishing to exercise an Option shall give written notice to the Company, in the form and manner prescribed by the Board.  Full payment for the shares of Stock acquired pursuant to the Option must accompany the written notice.

6.2  Issuance of Stock Certificates.  As soon as practicable after the receipt of written notice and payment, the Company shall deliver to the Optionee a certificate or certificates for the requisite number of shares of Stock.

6.3  Privileges of a Shareholder.  An Optionee or any other person entitled to exercise an Option under the Option Agreement shall not have shareholder privileges with respect to any Stock covered by the Option until the date of issuance of a stock certificate for such Stock.

ARTICLE VII

RIGHTS OF OPTIONEES

Nothing in the Plan shall interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company or a subsidiary corporation to terminate any employee's or consultant's employment at any time, nor confer upon any employee or consultant any right to continue in the employ of the Company or a subsidiary corporation.

ARTICLE VIII

AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION, AND TERMINATION OF THE PLAN

The Board may at any time terminate and from time to time may amend or modify the Plan.  Any amendment or modification of the Plan by the Board may be accomplished without approval of the shareholders of the Company, unless shareholder approval of such amendment or modification is required by any law or regulation governing the Company.

No amendment, modification, or termination of the Plan shall in any manner adversely affect any outstanding Option under the Plan without the consent of the Optionee holding the Option.

ARTICLE IX

ACQUISITION, MERGER OR LIQUIDATION

9.1 Acquisition.

(a)  In the event that an acquisition occurs with respect to the Company, the Company shall have the option, but not the obligation, to cancel Options outstanding as of the effective date of such acquisition, whether or not such Options are then exercisable, in return for payment to the Optionees of an amount equal to a reasonable estimate of an amount (hereinafter the "Spread"), determined by the Board, equal

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to the difference between the net amount per share payable in the acquisition or as a result of the acquisition, less the exercise price of the Option.  In estimating the Spread, appropriate adjustments to give effect to the existence of the Options shall be made, such as deeming the Options to have been exercised, with the Company receiving the exercise price payable thereunder, and treating the Stock receivable upon exercise of the Options as being outstanding in determining the net amount per share.

(b)           For purposes of this section, an "acquisition" shall mean any transaction in which substantially all of the Company's assets are acquired or in which a controlling amount of the Company's outstanding shares are acquired, in each case by a single person or entity or an affiliated group of persons and entities.  For purposes of this section, a controlling amount shall mean more than fifty percent of the issued and outstanding shares of Stock of the Company.  The Company shall have the above option to cancel Options regardless of how the acquisition is effectuated, whether by direct purchase, through a merger or similar corporate transaction, or otherwise.  In cases where the acquisition consists of the acquisition of assets of the Company, the net amount per share shall be calculated on the basis of the net amount receivable with respect to shares upon a distribution and liquidation by the Company after giving effect to expenses and charges, including but not limited to taxes, payable by the Company before the liquidation can be completed.

(c)           Where the Company does not exercise its option under this Section 9.1 the remaining provisions of this Article IX shall apply, to the extent applicable.

9.2  Merger or Consolidation.  If the Company shall be the surviving corporation in any merger or consolidation, any Option granted hereunder shall pertain to and apply to the securities to which a holder of the number of shares of Stock subject to the Option would have been entitled in such merger or consolidation, provided that the Company shall not be considered the surviving corporation for purposes hereof if the Company or any of its subsidiaries is the survivor of a reverse triangular merger and the Company's shareholders immediately prior to the merger and less than 50% of the value of the Company's stock immediately after the merger.

9.3  Other Transactions.  A merger and consolidation in which the Company is not the surviving corporation (the Company shall not be considered the surviving corporation for purposes hereof if the Company or any of its subsidiaries is the survivor of a reverse triangular merger and the Company's shareholders immediately prior to the merger and less than 50% of the value of the Company's stock immediately after the merger) shall cause every Option outstanding hereunder to terminate on the third anniversary date of the effective date of such merger or consolidation.  A dissolution or liquidation of the Company shall cause every Option outstanding hereunder to terminate effective as of the date of such dissolution or liquidation of the Company.  However, if the Optionee is offered a firm commitment whereby the resulting or surviving corporation in a merger or consolidation will tender to the Optionee an option (the "Substitute Option") to purchase its shares on terms and conditions both as to number of shares and otherwise, which will substantially preserve to the Optionee the rights and benefits of the Option outstanding hereunder granted by the Company, the Option shall remain exercisable upon its terms.  The Board shall have absolute and uncontrolled discretion to determine whether the Optionee has been offered a firm commitment and whether the tendered Substitute Option will substantially preserve to the Optionee the rights and benefits of the Option outstanding hereunder.

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ARTICLE X

SECURITIES REGISTRATION

10.1  Securities Registration.  In the event that the Company shall deem it necessary or desirable to register under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the  "Securities  Act"), or any other applicable statute, any Options or any Stock with respect to which an Option  may be or shall  have been granted or exercised, or to qualify any such Options or Stock under the Securities Act, or any other statute, then the Optionee shall cooperate with the Company and take such action as is necessary to permit registration or qualification of such Options or Stock.

10.2  Representations.  Unless the Company has determined that the following representation is unnecessary, each person exercising an Option under the Plan may be required by the Company, as a condition to the issuance of the shares of Stock pursuant to exercise of the Option, to make a representation in writing:  (i) that he is acquiring such shares for his own account for investment and not with a view to, or for sale in connection with, the distribution of any part thereof within the meaning of the Securities Act, and (ii) that before any transfer in connection with the resale of such shares, he will obtain the written opinion of counsel for the Company, or other counsel acceptable to the Company, that such shares may be transferred without registration thereof.  The Company may also require that the certificates representing such shares contain legends reflecting the foregoing.  To the extent permitted by law, including the Securities Act, nothing herein shall restrict the right of a person exercising an Option to sell the shares received in an open market transaction.

ARTICLE XI

TAX WITHHOLDING

Whenever shares of Stock are to be issued in satisfaction of Options exercised under the Plan, the Company shall have the power to require the recipient of the Stock to remit to the Company an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state, and local withholding tax requirements, if any.

ARTICLE XII

INDEMNIFICATION

To the extent permitted by law, each person who is or shall have been a member of the Board or the Committee shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company against and from any loss, cost, liability, or expense that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred by him in connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit, or proceeding to which he may be a party or in which he may be involved by reason of any action taken or failure to act under the Plan and against and from any and all amounts paid by him in settlement thereof, with the Company's approval, or paid by him in satisfaction of judgment in any such action, suit, or proceeding against him, provided he shall give the Company an opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend the same before he undertakes to handle and defend it on his own behalf.  The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which such persons may be entitled under the Company's certificate of incorporation or bylaws, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or any power that the Company or a Subsidiary Corporation may have to indemnify them or hold them harmless.

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ARTICLE XIII

REQUIREMENTS OF LAW

13.1  Requirements of Law.  The granting of Options and the issuance of shares of Stock upon the exercise of an Option shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and to such approvals by any governmental agencies or national securities exchanges as may be required.

13.2  Governing Law.  The Plan, and all agreements hereunder, shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Colorado.

ARTICLE XIV

EFFECTIVE DATE OF PLAN

The Plan shall be effective on September 21, 2004.

ARTICLE XV

NO OBLIGATION TO EXERCISE OPTION

The granting of an Option shall impose no obligation upon the holder thereof to exercise such Option.

THIS STOCK OPTION PLAN was adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company on May 6, 2005.

By:   /s/ John McKowen

John R. McKowen, President

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