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Exhibit 10.11

Exhibit 10.11

IRVINE SENSORS CORPORATION

2010 NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION PLAN

 

 

 

Table of Contents

	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 1. Purpose
	 	 	1	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 2. Definitions
	 	 	1	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 3. Administration
	 	 	3	 
	(a) Power and Authority of the Committee
	 	 	3	 
	(b) Power and Authority of the Board
	 	 	3	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 4. Shares Available for Options
	 	 	3	 
	(a) Shares Available
	 	 	3	 
	(b) Accounting for Options
	 	 	3	 
	(c) Adjustments
	 	 	4	 
	(d) Section 162(m) Limitations Under the Plan
	 	 	4	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 5. Eligibility
	 	 	4	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 6. Options
	 	 	4	 
	(a) Options
	 	 	4	 
	(b) General
	 	 	5	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 7. Amendment and Termination; Adjustments
	 	 	7	 
	(a) Amendments to the Plan
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	(b) Amendments to Options
	 	 	7	 
	(c) Correction of Defects, Omissions and Inconsistencies
	 	 	7	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 8. Income Tax Withholding
	 	 	7	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 9. General Provisions
	 	 	7	 
	(a) No Rights to Options
	 	 	7	 
	(b) Option Agreements
	 	 	8	 
	(c) Plan Provisions Control
	 	 	8	 
	(d) No Rights of Stockholders
	 	 	8	 
	(e) No Limit on Other Compensation Arrangements
	 	 	8	 
	(f) No Right to Employment
	 	 	8	 
	(g) Governing Law
	 	 	8	 
	(h) Severability
	 	 	9	 
	(i) No Trust or Fund Created
	 	 	9	 
	(j) Other Benefits
	 	 	9	 
	(k) No Fractional Shares
	 	 	9	 
	(l) Headings
	 	 	9	 
	(m) Section 16 Compliance
	 	 	9	 
	(n) Conditions Precedent to Issuance of Shares
	 	 	9	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 10. Effective Date of the Plan
	 	 	10	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 11. Term of the Plan
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IRVINE SENSORS CORPORATION

2010 NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION PLAN

Section 1. Purpose

The purpose of the Plan is to promote the interests of the Company and its stockholders by
aiding the Company in attracting and retaining (i) “officers” within the meaning of Section 16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, (ii) directors and (iii) employees, consultants and advisors
who qualify as “accredited” within the meaning of Rule 501 under the Securities Act of 1933, who
are capable of assuring the future success of the Company; to offer such persons incentives to
continue in the Company’s employ or service; and to afford such persons an opportunity to acquire a
proprietary interest, or otherwise increase their proprietary interest, in the Company.

Section 2. Definitions

As used in the Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

(a) “Affiliate” shall mean (i) any entity that, directly or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries, is controlled by the Company and (ii) any entity in which the Company has a
significant equity interest, in each case as determined by the Committee.

(b) “Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.

(c) “Committee” shall mean one or more committees of Directors designated by the Board to
administer the Plan, of which the Company’s compensation committee shall initially be the primary
committee. The primary Committee shall be comprised of at least two Directors but not less than
such number of Directors as shall be required to permit Options granted under the Plan to qualify
under Rule 16b-3, and each member of the primary Committee shall be a “Non-Employee Director.” Any
secondary Committee shall be comprised of at least two Directors.

(d) “Company” shall mean Irvine Sensors Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and any successor
corporation.

(e) “Director” shall mean a member of the Board, including any Non-Employee Director.

(f) “Eligible Person” shall mean any (i) “officer” within the meaning of Section 16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, (ii) director or (iii) employee, consultant or advisor who
qualifies as “accredited” within the meaning of Rule 501 under the Securities Act of 1933, who is
providing services to the Company. An Eligible Person must be a natural person. In order for an
employee, consultant or advisor to be an Eligible Person, such person must first provide the
Company with an “accredited investor” representation letter in form and substance acceptable to the
Company and its counsel.

(g) “Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

 

 

(h) “Fair Market Value” shall mean, with respect to any property (including, without
limitation, any Shares or other securities), the fair market value of such property determined by
such methods or procedures as shall be established from time to time by the Committee.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, and unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the Fair Market
Value of a Share as of a given date shall be, if the Shares are then quoted on the OTCBB, the last
closing sales price of one Share as reported on the OTCBB on such date or, if no trades of Shares
have occurred on the OTCBB on such date, on the most recent preceding date when the Shares traded.

(i) “Non-Employee Director” shall mean any Director who is not also an employee of the Company
or an Affiliate within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 (which term “Non-Employee Director” is defined in
this paragraph for purposes of the definition of “Committee” only and is not intended to define
such term as used elsewhere in the Plan).

(j) “Non-Qualified Stock Option” shall mean an option granted under the Plan that is not
qualified as an “incentive stock option” in accordance with the terms of Section 422 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, or any successor provision.

(k) “Option” shall mean a Non-Qualified Stock Option.

(l) “Option Agreement” shall mean any written agreement, contract or other instrument or
document evidencing an Option granted under the Plan. Each Option Agreement shall be subject to
the applicable terms and conditions of the Plan and any other terms and conditions (not
inconsistent with the Plan) determined by the Committee.

(m) “Participant” shall mean an Eligible Person designated to be granted an Option under the
Plan.

(n) “Person” shall mean any individual or entity, including a corporation, partnership,
limited liability company, association, joint venture or trust.

(o) “Plan” shall mean the Irvine Sensors Corporation 2010 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan, as
amended from time to time, the provisions of which are set forth herein.

(p) “Rule 16b-3” shall mean Rule 16b-3 promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission
under the Exchange Act, or any successor rule or regulation.

(q) “Section 162(m)” shall mean Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended from time to time, and the applicable Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder.

(r) “Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

(s) “Service” shall mean the performance of services for the Company (or any Affiliate) by a
person in the capacity of an employee, a member of the board of directors or a consultant, except
to the extent otherwise specifically provided in the Option Agreement.

 

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(t) “Share” or “Shares” shall mean a share or shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per
share, of the Company or such other securities or property as may become subject to Options
pursuant to an adjustment made under Section 4(c) of the Plan.

Section 3. Administration

(a) Power and Authority of the Committee. The Plan shall be administered by the Board
and the primary Committee. Subject to the express provisions of the Plan and to applicable law,
the Committee shall have full power and authority to: (i) designate Participants; (ii) determine
the type or types of Options to be granted to each Participant under the Plan; (iii) determine the
number of Shares to be covered by (or the method by which payments or other rights are to be
determined in connection with) each Option; (iv) determine the terms and conditions of any Option
or Option Agreement; (v) amend the terms and conditions of any Option or Option Agreement and
accelerate the exercisability of any Option; (vi) determine whether, to what extent and under what
circumstances Options may be exercised in cash, Shares, other securities, other Options or other
property, or canceled, forfeited or suspended; (vii) interpret and administer the Plan and any
instrument or agreement, including an Option Agreement, relating to the Plan; (viii) establish,
amend, suspend or waive such rules and regulations and appoint such agents as it shall deem
appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan; and (ix) make any other determination and
take any other action that the Committee deems necessary or desirable for the administration of the
Plan. Unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, all designations, determinations,
interpretations and other decisions under or with respect to the Plan or any Option or Option
Agreement shall be within the sole discretion of the Committee, may be made at any time and shall
be final, conclusive and binding upon any Eligible Person and any holder or beneficiary of any
Option.

(b) Power and Authority of the Board. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained herein, the Board may, at any time and from time to time, without any further action of
the Committee, exercise the powers and duties of the Committee under the Plan.

Section 4. Shares Available for Options

(a) Shares Available. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4(c) of the Plan,
the aggregate number of Shares that may be issued under the Plan shall be 18,500,000. Shares to be
issued under the Plan may be either authorized but unissued Shares or Shares re-acquired and held
in treasury. Any Shares that are used by a Participant as full or partial payment to the Company
of the purchase price relating to an Option, or in connection with the satisfaction of tax
obligations relating to an Option, shall again be available for granting Options under the Plan.
In addition, if any Shares covered by an Option or to which an Option relates are not purchased or
are forfeited, or if an Option otherwise terminates without delivery of any Shares, then the number
of Shares counted against the aggregate number of Shares available under the Plan with respect to
such Option, to the extent of any such forfeiture or termination, shall again be available for
granting Options under the Plan.

(b) Accounting for Options. For purposes of this Section 4, if an Option entitles the
holder thereof to receive or purchase Shares, the number of Shares covered by such Option or to
which such Option relates shall be counted on the date of grant of such Option against the
aggregate number of Shares available for granting Options under the Plan. Any Shares that are
used by a Participant as full or partial payment to the Company of the purchase price relating to
an Option or in connection with the satisfaction of tax obligations relating to an Option, shall
again be available for granting Options under the Plan. In addition, if any Shares covered by an
Option or to which an Option relates are not purchased or are forfeited, or if an Option otherwise
terminates without delivery of any Shares, then the number of Shares counted against the aggregate
number of Shares available under the Plan with respect to such Option, to the extent of any such
forfeiture or termination, shall again be available for granting Options under the Plan.

 

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(c) Adjustments. In the event that the Committee shall determine that any dividend or
other distribution (whether in the form of cash, Shares, other securities or other property),
recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, consolidation,
split-up, spin-off, combination, repurchase or exchange of Shares or other securities of the
Company, issuance of warrants or other rights to purchase Shares or other securities of the Company
or other similar corporate transaction or event affects the Shares such that an adjustment is
determined by the Committee to be appropriate in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the
benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan, then the Committee
shall, in such manner as it may deem equitable, adjust any or all of (i) the number and type of
Shares (or other securities or other property) that thereafter may be made the subject of Options,
(ii) the number and type of Shares (or other securities or other property) subject to outstanding
Options, (iii) the purchase price or exercise price with respect to any Option and (iv) the
limitation contained in Section 4(d) of the Plan; provided, however, that the number of Shares
covered by any Option or to which such Option relates shall always be a whole number.

(d) Section 162(m) Limitations Under the Plan. Notwithstanding any other provision
of the Plan other than Section 4(c), if the Committee provides that this Section 4(d) is applicable
to a particular Option, no Participant receiving such an Option shall be granted Options with
respect to more than 18,500,000 Shares in the aggregate within any fiscal year of the Company.

Section 5. Eligibility

Any Eligible Person shall be eligible to be designated a Participant. In determining which
Eligible Persons shall receive an Option and the terms of any Option, the Committee may take into
account the nature of the services rendered by the respective Eligible Persons, their present and
potential contributions to the success of the Company or such other factors as the Committee, in
its discretion, shall deem relevant.

Section 6. Options

(a) Options. The Committee is hereby authorized to grant Options to Eligible Persons
with the following terms and conditions and with such additional terms and conditions not
inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan as the Committee shall determine:

(i) Exercise Price. The purchase price per Share purchasable under an Option
shall be determined by the Committee; provided, however, that such purchase price shall not
be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant of such Option.

 

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(ii) Option Term. The term of each Option shall be fixed by the Committee at
the time of grant, but shall not be longer than 10 years from the date of grant.

(iii) Time and Method of Exercise. The Committee shall determine the time or
times at which an Option may be exercised in whole or in part and the method or methods by
which, and the form or forms (including, without limitation, cash, Shares, other securities,
other Options or other property, or any combination thereof, having a Fair Market Value on
the exercise date equal to the applicable exercise price) in which, payment of the exercise
price with respect thereto may be made or deemed to have been made. The Committee shall
have the discretion to grant Options that are exercisable for unvested Shares. Should the
Participant’s Service cease while the Shares issued upon the early exercise of the
Participant’s Options are still unvested, the Company shall have the right to repurchase any
or all of those unvested Shares at a price per share determined by the Committee. The terms
upon which such repurchase right shall be exercisable (including the period and procedure
for exercise and the appropriate vesting schedule for the purchased shares) shall be
established by the Committee and set forth in the Option Agreement. Any repurchases must be
made in compliance with the relevant provisions of Delaware law.

(b) General.

(i) Consideration for Options. Options may be granted for no cash
consideration or for any cash or other consideration as determined by the Committee and
required by applicable law.

(ii) Options May Be Granted Separately or Together. Options may, in the
discretion of the Committee, be granted either alone or in addition to, in tandem with or in
substitution for any other Option or any award granted under any plan of the Company or any
Affiliate. Options granted in addition to or in tandem with other Options or in addition to
or in tandem with awards granted under any such other plan of the Company or any Affiliate
may be granted either at the same time as or at a different time from the grant of such
other Options or awards.

(iii) Forms of Payment under Options. Subject to the terms of the Plan and of
any applicable Option Agreement, payments or transfers to be made by the Company or an
Affiliate upon the grant, exercise or payment of an Option may be made in such form or forms
as the Committee shall determine (including, without limitation, cash, Shares, other
securities, other Options or other property or any combination thereof), and may be made in
a single payment or transfer, in installments or on a deferred basis, in each case in
accordance with rules and procedures established by the Committee. Such rules and
procedures may include, without limitation, provisions for the payment or crediting of
reasonable interest on installment or deferred payments.

 

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(iv) Limits on Transfer of Options. No Option and no right under any such
Option shall be transferable by a Participant other than by will or by the laws of descent
and distribution and the Company shall not be required to recognize any attempted assignment
of such rights by any Participant; provided, however, that, if so determined by
the Committee, a Participant may, in the manner established by the Committee, designate
a beneficiary or beneficiaries to exercise the rights of the Participant and receive any
property distributable with respect to any Option upon the death of the Participant;
provided, further, that, if so determined by the Committee, a Participant may, at any time
that such Participant holds such Option, transfer such Option to any “Family Member” (as
such term is defined in the General Instructions to Form S-8 (or any successor to such
Instructions or such Form) under the Securities Act), or to an inter vivos or testamentary
trust in which Family Members have a beneficial interest of more than 50% and which provides
that such Option is to be transferred to the beneficiaries upon Participant’s death,
provided that the Participant may not receive any consideration for such transfer, the
Family Member may not make any subsequent transfers other than by will or by the laws of
descent and distribution and the Company receives written notice of such transfer, provided,
further, that, if so determined by the Committee, Options may be transferable as determined
by the Committee. Except as otherwise determined by the Committee, each Option or right
under any such Option shall be exercisable during the Participant’s lifetime only by the
Participant or, if permissible under applicable law, by the Participant’s guardian or legal
representative. Except as otherwise determined by the Committee, no Option or right under
any such Option may be pledged, alienated, attached or otherwise encumbered, and any
purported pledge, alienation, attachment or other encumbrance thereof shall be void and
unenforceable against the Company or any Affiliate.

(v) Term of Options. The term of each Option shall be fixed by the Committee
at the time of grant, but shall not be longer than 10 years from the date of grant.

(vi) Restrictions; Securities Exchange Listing. All Shares or other securities
delivered under the Plan pursuant to any Option or the exercise thereof shall be subject to
such stop transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under
the Plan, applicable federal or state securities laws and regulatory requirements, and the
Committee may direct appropriate stop transfer orders and cause other legends to be placed
on the certificates for such Shares or other securities to reflect such restrictions. If
the Shares or other securities are traded on a securities exchange, the Company shall not be
required to deliver any Shares or other securities covered by an Option unless and until
such Shares or other securities have been and continue to be admitted for trading on such
securities exchange. No Shares or other assets shall be issued or delivered pursuant to the
Plan unless and until there shall have been compliance with all applicable requirements of
applicable securities laws, including the filing and effectiveness of the Form S-8
registration statement for the Shares issuable pursuant to the Plan, and all applicable
listing requirements of any stock exchange or trading system on which Common Stock is then
traded. No Shares shall be issued or delivered pursuant to the Plan if doing so would
violate any internal policies of the Company.

(vii) Prohibition on Repricing. Except as provided in Section 4(c) of the
Plan, no Option may be amended to reduce its initial exercise or grant price and no Option
shall be canceled and replaced with Options having a lower exercise or grant price, without
the approval of the stockholders of the Company.

 

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(viii) Additional California Restrictions on Exercise, Minimum Vesting and
Transferability; California Information Requirements. If the Option is not exempt from
California securities laws, the provisions of California Code of Regulations Sections
260.140.41, 260.140.45 and 260.140.46, as the same may be amended from time to time by the
Commissioner of Corporations of the State of California, shall apply to such Option.

Section 7. Amendment and Termination; Adjustments

(a) Amendments to the Plan. The Board may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue or
terminate the Plan at any time; provided, however, that, notwithstanding any other provision of the
Plan or any Option Agreement, without the approval of the stockholders of the Company if required
by law or the rules of any securities exchange on which the Shares may then be listed.

(b) Amendments to Options. The Committee may waive any conditions of or rights of the
Company under any outstanding Option, prospectively or retroactively. Except as otherwise provided
herein or in an Option Agreement, the Committee may not amend, alter, suspend, discontinue or
terminate any outstanding Option, prospectively or retroactively, if such action would adversely
affect the rights of the holder of such Option, without the consent of the Participant or holder or
beneficiary thereof.

(c) Correction of Defects, Omissions and Inconsistencies. The Committee may correct
any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or in any Option or
Option Agreement in the manner and to the extent it shall deem desirable to implement or maintain
the effectiveness of the Plan.

Section 8. Income Tax Withholding

In order to comply with all applicable federal, state or local income tax laws or regulations,
the Company may take such action as it deems appropriate to ensure that all applicable federal,
state or local payroll, withholding, income or other taxes, which are the sole and absolute
responsibility of a Participant, are withheld or collected from such Participant. In order to
assist a Participant in paying all or a portion of the federal, state and local taxes to be
withheld or collected upon exercise or receipt of (or the lapse of restrictions relating to) an
Option, the Committee, in its discretion and subject to such additional terms and conditions as it
may adopt, may permit the Participant to satisfy such tax obligation by (i) electing to have the
Company withhold a portion of the Shares otherwise to be delivered upon exercise or receipt of such
Option with a Fair Market Value equal to the amount of such taxes (but only to the extent of the
minimum amount required to be withheld under applicable laws or regulations) or (ii) delivering to
the Company Shares other than Shares issuable upon exercise or receipt of such Option with a Fair
Market Value equal to the amount of such taxes (but only to the extent of the minimum amount
required to be withheld under applicable laws or regulations). The election, if any, must be made
on or before the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is determined.

Section 9. General Provisions

(a) No Rights to Options. No Eligible Person or other Person shall have any claim to
be granted any Option under the Plan, and there is no obligation for uniformity of treatment of
Eligible Persons or holders or beneficiaries of Options under the Plan. The terms and
conditions of Options need not be the same with respect to any Participant or with respect to
different Participants.

 

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(b) Option Agreements. No Participant will have rights under an Option granted to
such Participant unless and until an Option Agreement shall have been duly executed on behalf of
the Company and, if requested by the Company, signed by the Participant.

(c) Plan Provisions Control. In the event that any provision of an Option Agreement
conflicts with or is inconsistent in any respect with the terms of the Plan as set forth herein or
subsequently amended, the terms of the Plan shall control.

(d) No Rights of Stockholders. Neither a Participant nor the Participant’s legal
representative shall be, or have any of the rights and privileges of, a stockholder of the Company
with respect to any Shares issuable to such Participant upon the exercise or payment of any Option,
in whole or in part, unless and until such Shares have been issued in the name of such Participant
or such Participant’s legal representative without restrictions thereto.

(e) No Limit on Other Compensation Arrangements. Nothing contained in the Plan shall
prevent the Company or any Affiliate from adopting or continuing in effect other or additional
compensation arrangements, and such arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable
only in specific cases.

(f) No Right to Employment. The grant of an Option shall not be construed as giving a
Participant the right to be retained in the employ, or as giving a director of the Company or an
Affiliate the right to continue as a director or an Affiliate of the Company or any Affiliate, nor
will it affect in any way the right of the Company or an Affiliate to terminate a Participant’s
employment or Service at any time, with or without cause. In addition, the Company or an Affiliate
may at any time dismiss a Participant from employment, or terminate the term of a director of the
Company or an Affiliate, free from any liability or any claim under the Plan or any Option, unless
otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or in any Option Agreement. Nothing in this Plan shall
confer on any person any legal or equitable right against the Company or any Affiliate, directly or
indirectly, or give rise to any cause of action at law or in equity against the Company or an
Affiliate. The Options granted hereunder shall not form any part of the wages or salary of any
Eligible Person for purposes of severance pay or termination indemnities, irrespective of the
reason for termination of employment. Under no circumstances shall any person ceasing to be an
employee of the Company or any Affiliate be entitled to any compensation for any loss of any right
or benefit under the Plan which such employee might otherwise have enjoyed but for termination of
employment, whether such compensation is claimed by way of damages for wrongful or unfair
dismissal, breach of contract or otherwise. By participating in the Plan, each Participant shall
be deemed to have accepted all the conditions of the Plan and the terms and conditions of any rules
and regulations adopted by the Committee and shall be fully bound thereby.

(g) Governing Law. The validity, construction and effect of the Plan or any Option,
and any rules and regulations relating to the Plan or any Option, shall be determined in accordance
with the internal laws, and not the law of conflicts, of the State of Delaware.

 

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(h) Severability. If any provision of the Plan or any Option is or becomes or is
deemed to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction or would disqualify the Plan or
any Option under any law deemed applicable by the Committee, such provision shall be construed or
deemed amended to conform to applicable laws, or if it cannot be so construed or deemed amended
without, in the determination of the Committee, materially altering the purpose or intent of the
Plan or the Option, such provision shall be stricken as to such jurisdiction or Option, and the
remainder of the Plan or any such Option shall remain in full force and effect.

(i) No Trust or Fund Created. Neither the Plan nor any Option shall create or be
construed to create a trust or separate fund of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between the
Company or any Affiliate and an Eligible Person or any other Person. To the extent that any Person
acquires a right to receive payments from the Company or any Affiliate pursuant to an Option, such
right shall be no greater than the right of any unsecured general creditor of the Company or any
Affiliate.

(j) Other Benefits. No compensation or benefit awarded to or realized by any
Participant under the Plan shall be included for the purpose of computing such Participant’s
compensation under any compensation-based retirement, disability, or similar plan of the Company
unless required by law or otherwise provided by such other plan.

(k) No Fractional Shares. No fractional Shares shall be issued or delivered pursuant
to the Plan or any Option, and the Committee shall determine whether cash shall be paid in lieu of
any fractional Shares or whether such fractional Shares or any rights thereto shall be canceled,
terminated or otherwise eliminated.

(l) Headings. Headings are given to the Sections and subsections of the Plan solely
as a convenience to facilitate reference. Such headings shall not be deemed in any way material or
relevant to the construction or interpretation of the Plan or any provision thereof.

(m) Section 16 Compliance. The Plan is intended to comply in all respects with Rule
16b-3 or any successor provision, as in effect from time to time, and in all events the Plan shall
be construed in accordance with the requirements of Rule 16b-3. If any Plan provision does not
comply with Rule 16b-3 as hereafter amended or interpreted, the provision shall be deemed
inoperative. The Board of Directors, in its absolute discretion, may bifurcate the Plan so as to
restrict, limit or condition the use of any provision of the Plan with respect to persons who are
officers or directors subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act without so restricting, limiting or
conditioning the Plan with respect to other Eligible Persons.

(n) Conditions Precedent to Issuance of Shares. Shares shall not be issued pursuant
to the exercise or payment of the purchase price relating to an Option unless such exercise or
payment and the issuance and delivery of such Shares pursuant thereto shall comply with all
relevant provisions of law, including, without limitation, the Securities Act, the Exchange Act,
the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, the requirements of any applicable Stock Exchange
and the Delaware General Corporation Law. As a condition to the exercise or payment of the
purchase price relating to such Option, the Company may require that the person exercising or
paying the purchase price represent and warrant that the Shares are being purchased
only for investment and without any present intention to sell or distribute such Shares if, in
the opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation and warranty is required by law.

 

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Section 10. Effective Date of the Plan

The
Plan shall be effective on December 23, 2010

Section 11. Term of the Plan

No Option shall be granted under the Plan after the tenth anniversary of the date on which
this Plan was adopted by the Board, or any earlier date of discontinuation or termination
established pursuant to Section 7(a) of the Plan. However, unless otherwise expressly provided in
the Plan or in an applicable Option Agreement, any Option theretofore granted may extend beyond
such date, and the authority of the Committee provided for hereunder with respect to the Plan and
any Options, and the authority of the Board to amend the Plan, shall extend beyond the termination
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10Exhibit 10.12

Exhibit 10.12

FORM OF SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of                     , 2010, by and
among Irvine Sensors Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the subscriber
identified on the signature page hereto (“Subscriber”).

WHEREAS, the Company is offering unsecured convertible promissory notes in the aggregate
principal amount of up to $3,000,000 in such denominations as the Company deems advisable, bearing
simple interest of 10% per annum and with a maturity date of May 31, 2011 (the “Notes”) and, as
additional consideration for the Notes, the Company shall issue shares of its $0.01 par value
common stock (“Common Stock”) to each Subscriber with a value equal to 25% of the principal amount
of the Notes purchased by such Subscriber, based on the greater of (i) the fair market value of the
Common Stock (as determined by the last closing sales price of the Company’s Common Stock as
reported by the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board prior to the date of issuance of the Notes) (the
“Market Value”), and (ii) $0.13 per share, but not greater than $0.14 per share (the “Initial
Valuation”) (the “Shares”). The Company will issue the Shares to the investors upon the earlier of
(i) the closing of the Blair Financing (as defined herein), and (ii) seven months following the
issuance date of the Notes or as soon as practicable thereafter as permitted by law or regulation.
The Notes and Shares will only be offered and sold to a limited number of subscribers who are
“Accredited Investors,” as such term is defined hereinafter, in accordance with the terms and
conditions set forth in the confidential private placement memorandum dated October
 _____, 2010 (the
“Confidential Placement Memorandum” or the “Memorandum”) that was furnished by the Company to the
Subscriber. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the
meanings ascribed to such terms in the Memorandum.

WHEREAS, the Company and the Subscriber are executing and delivering this Agreement in
reliance upon an exemption from securities registration afforded by the provisions of Section 4(2)
and/or Regulation D (“Regulation D”) as promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), and
similar exemptions under applicable state securities laws.

WHEREAS, the parties desire that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained
herein, the Company shall issue and sell to the Subscriber, as provided herein, and the Subscriber
shall purchase, the Note, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, and the Shares. The Subscriber
desires to acquire the Note in the original principal amount set forth on the signature page hereto
pursuant to the Confidential Placement Memorandum and the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
The Note and the Shares are collectively referred to herein as the “Securities.”

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and other agreements contained in
this Agreement the Company and the Subscriber hereby agree as follows:

1. (a) Subscription. In accordance with the terms and conditions of the Confidential
Placement Memorandum, the Subscriber, intending to be legally bound, hereby irrevocably subscribes
for and agrees to purchase Note in the original principal amount set forth on the signature page
hereto and to pay the original principal amount in immediately available funds contemporaneously
with the execution and delivery of this Subscription Agreement. The execution and delivery of this
Agreement by the Subscriber will not constitute an agreement between the Subscriber and the Company
until this Agreement has been accepted by the Company evidenced by receipt by the Subscriber of an
acceptance page of this Agreement signed by the Company, and then subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement. The Subscriber understands that acceptance or rejection, in whole or
in part, by the Company and/or the Placement Agent (as defined herein) of the subscription and
agreement of the Subscriber to purchase the Note is within the sole and absolute discretion of the
Company and/or the Placement Agent. Likewise, the Subscriber understands acknowledges and agrees
that acceptance by the Company and/or the Placement Agent of any subscription of a Subscriber, in
whole or in part, is predicated upon the representations and warranties of the Subscriber as set
forth hereinafter and that SUBSCRIPTIONS, ONCE RECEIVED BY THE COMPANY AND/OR THE PLACEMENT AGENT,
ARE IRREVOCABLE BY THE SUBSCRIBER, AND, THEREFORE, MAY NOT BE WITHDRAWN.

 

 

 

(b) Closing Date. The closing of the purchase and sale of the Notes hereunder and
under other Subscription Agreements (the “Closing”) shall be held at the offices of Dorsey &
Whitney LLP, 38 Technology Drive, Suite 100, Irvine, California 92618 after subscriptions for the
Securities have been accepted by the Company (the date of the Closing being hereinafter referred
to as the “Closing Date”). Subscriptions will not be refunded unless the Company rejects
Subscriber’s subscription, in whole or in part.

(c) Deliveries. The Subscriber shall deliver at the Closing the Omnibus Signature Page
which the Company shall be authorized, upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 7
hereof, to attach to an execution version of the Unsecured Convertible Promissory Note, in
substantially the form attached to the Confidential Placement Memorandum with such minor
modifications thereto, if any, as the Company deems are necessary and appropriate and are approved
by the Placement Agent.

2. Shares. As consideration for purchasing the Notes, the Company shall issue the
Shares to Subscriber with a value equal to 25% of the principal amount of the Note, based on the
Initial Valuation. The Shares will be issued to Subscriber upon the earlier of (i) the closing of
the Blair Financing and (ii) seven months following the issuance date of the Note or as soon as
practicable thereafter as permitted by law or regulation. Pending such issuance, the Company will
reserve the appropriate number of shares of its Common Stock to permit the issuance of the Shares.
For purposes of this Agreement, the “Blair Financing” shall mean the closing of a private placement
to be conducted by William Blair & Company with gross proceeds of at least $8.0 million to the
Company.

3. Subscriber’s Representations and Warranties. The Subscriber hereby represents and
warrants to and agrees with the Company that:

(a) Information on Company. The Subscriber acknowledges receipt of the Confidential
Placement Memorandum. The Subscriber has had access at the EDGAR Website of the Commission to the
Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 27, 2009, and all periodic and
current reports filed with the Commission thereafter (hereinafter referred to as the “Reports”).
The Subscriber has had the opportunity to review information regarding the Company, its business,
operations, financial condition and the terms and conditions of the Securities, and considered all
factors Subscriber deems material in deciding on the advisability of investing in the Securities.
The offer to sell the Securities to the Subscriber was communicated to the Subscriber by the
Company in such manner that the Subscriber was able to ask questions of and received answers from
the Company or a person acting on the Company’s behalf concerning the terms and conditions of this
transaction as well as to obtain any information requested by the Subscriber. Any questions raised
by the Subscriber or its representatives concerning the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
have been answered to the satisfaction of the Subscriber and its representatives. The Subscriber
can fend for itself, can bear the economic risk of its investment and has such knowledge and
experience in financial or business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks
of the investment in the Securities. Except as set forth in the Confidential Placement Memorandum
or this Agreement, no representations or warranties have been made to the Subscriber by the Company
or any agent, employee or affiliate of the Company and in entering into this Agreement, the
Subscriber is not relying on any information, other than that which is contained in the
Confidential Placement Memorandum and the results of any independent investigation by the
Subscriber.

(b) Information on Subscriber. The Subscriber is, and will be at the time of issuance
of the Securities, an “accredited investor”, as such term is defined in Regulation D promulgated by
the Commission under the 1933 Act, is experienced in investments and business matters, has made
investments of a speculative nature and has purchased securities of United States publicly-owned
companies in private placements in the past and has such knowledge and experience in financial, tax
and other business matters as to enable the Subscriber to utilize the information made available by
the Company to evaluate the merits and risks of and to make an informed investment decision with
respect to the proposed purchase, which represents a speculative investment. The Subscriber is not
a broker-dealer under Section 15 of the Exchange Act or an officer, director or affiliate of the
Company. The Subscriber has the authority and is duly and legally qualified to purchase and own
the Securities. The Subscriber is able to bear the risk of such investment for an indefinite
period and to afford a complete loss thereof. The information set forth on the signature page
hereto regarding the Subscriber is accurate. The information set forth in Schedule 1 hereto is
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(c) Purchase of Securities. The Subscriber is acquiring the Securities in the
ordinary course of its business as principal for its own account, and not as nominee, for
investment only and not with a view toward, or for resale in connection with, the public sale or
any distribution thereof. The Subscriber does not have any contract, undertaking, agreement,
understanding or arrangement, directly or indirectly, with any Person to distribute, sell, transfer
or pledge to such Person, or anyone else, all or any part of the Securities, and the Subscriber has
no present plan to enter into any such contract, undertaking, agreement, understanding or
arrangement. The Subscriber further agrees to execute and deliver any further investment
certificates as counsel to the Company deems necessary or advisable to comply with state or federal
securities laws. The Subscriber understands that it shall not have any of the rights of a
stockholder with respect to the Shares or any securities issuable upon conversion of the Notes
until the Shares and such securities are issued as provided herein and in the Note.

(d) Compliance with Securities Act. The Subscriber understands and agrees that the
Securities have not been registered under the 1933 Act or any applicable state securities laws, by
reason of their issuance in a transaction that does not require registration under the 1933 Act
(based on the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Subscriber contained herein),
and that such Securities may not be sold, assigned or transferred and must be held indefinitely in
the absence of (i) an effective registration statement under the Act and applicable state
securities laws with respect thereto or (ii) an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company that
such registration is not required. The Subscriber understands that the Company is under no
obligation to register the Securities, and does not intend to do so.

(e) Notes Legend. The Notes shall bear the following or similar legend (in addition
to such other restrictive legends as are required or deemed advisable under any applicable law or
any other agreement to which the Company is a party):

“THE TRANSFER OF THIS NOTE IS SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS CONTAINED
HEREIN. THIS NOTE HAS BEEN ISSUED IN RELIANCE UPON THE REPRESENTATION
OF PAYEE THAT IT HAS BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES AND NOT
WITH A VIEW TOWARDS THE RESALE OR OTHER DISTRIBUTION THEREOF. THIS
NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS
AMENDED, OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR
SALE, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF
AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER SAID ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE
STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO
COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.”

(f) Stock Legend. The stock certificates for the Shares and any securities issuable
upon conversion of the Notes shall bear the following or similar legend (in addition to such other
restrictive legends as are required or deemed advisable under any applicable law or any other
agreement to which the Company is a party):

“THE SECURITIES EVIDENCED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”) OR ANY STATE
SECURITIES LAWS, AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED, ASSIGNED OR
HYPOTHECATED UNLESS (A) THERE IS AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE ACT, AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, COVERING ANY SUCH
TRANSACTION INVOLVING SAID SECURITIES OR (B) THE COMPANY HAS RECEIVED
AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY STATING THAT SUCH
TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION.”

 

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(g) Tax Advisors. The Subscriber has had the opportunity to review with such
Subscriber’s own tax advisors the federal, state and local tax consequences of this investment,
where applicable, and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Subscriber is relying
solely on the Subscriber’s own determination as to tax consequences or the advice of such tax
advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company or any of its agents and
understands that such Subscriber (and not the Company) shall be responsible for such Subscriber’s
own tax liability that may arise as a result of this investment or the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement.

(h) Communication of Offer. The offer to sell the Securities was directly
communicated to the Subscriber by the Company. At no time was the Subscriber presented with or
solicited by any leaflet, advertisement, article, notice or other communication published in any
newspaper, magazine, or similar media or broadcast over television or radio, or any other form of
general advertising, or solicited or invited to attend a promotional meeting or any seminar or
meeting by any general solicitation or general advertising.

(i) Authority; Enforceability. If the Subscriber is an entity, it is duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization with
the requisite corporate, limited liability company or partnership power and authority to enter into
and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Notes and otherwise to
carry out its obligations hereunder. This Agreement, the Notes and other agreements delivered
together with this Agreement or in connection herewith have been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Subscriber and are valid and binding agreements enforceable in accordance with
their terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and
similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and to
general principles of equity; and Subscriber has full corporate power and authority necessary to
enter into this Agreement, the Notes and such other agreements and to perform its obligations
hereunder, thereunder and under all other agreements entered into by the Subscriber relating hereto
and thereto.

(j) No Governmental Review. The Subscriber understands that no United States
federal or state agency or any other governmental or state agency has passed on or made
recommendations or endorsement of the Securities or the fairness or suitability of the investment
in the Securities nor have such authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of
the Securities. The Subscriber understands that neither legal counsel to the Company, the
Placement Agent, nor its counsel has independently verified the information concerning the Company
included in the Memorandum or herein, all of which has been provided by the Company, nor has such
legal counsel passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of the Memorandum. No independent third party,
such as an investment banking firm, the Placement Agent, or other expert in evaluating businesses
or securities, has made an evaluation of the economic potential of the Company.

(k) Certain Trading Activities. The Subscriber has not directly or indirectly, nor
has any Person acting at the direction of the Subscriber, engaged in any transactions in the
securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any Short Sales involving the Company’s
securities) since the earlier to occur of (i) the time the Subscriber was first contacted by the
Company or any other Person regarding the investment in the Company and (ii) the 30th
day prior to the date of this Agreement. The Subscriber covenants that neither it nor any Person
acting at the direction of the Subscriber will engage in any transactions in the securities of the
Company (including Short Sales) after the date hereof and prior to the date that the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement are publicly disclosed.

(l) Correctness of Representations. The Subscriber represents as to the Subscriber
that the foregoing representations and warranties are true and correct as of the date hereof and,
unless the Subscriber otherwise notifies the Company prior to the Closing Date shall be true and
correct as of the Closing Date and as of the issuance of the Shares and the issuance of any
securities upon conversion of the Note.

4. Company Representations and Warranties. The Company represents and warrants to and
agrees with the Subscriber that:

(a) Due Incorporation. The Company is a corporation duly incorporated, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has the requisite
corporate power to own its properties and to carry on its business as disclosed in the Reports. The Company is duly
qualified as a foreign corporation to do business and is in good standing in California.

(b) Outstanding Stock. All issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the
Company have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable.

 

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(c) Authority; Enforceability. This Agreement, the Notes, and any other agreements
delivered together with this Agreement or in connection herewith (collectively “Transaction
Documents”) have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and are valid and
binding agreements enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency,
fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating
to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and to general principles of equity. The Company has
full corporate power and authority necessary to enter into and deliver the Transaction Documents
and to perform its obligations thereunder.

(d) Consents. No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court,
governmental agency or body or arbitrator having jurisdiction over the Company is required for the
execution by the Company of the Transaction Documents and compliance and performance by the Company
of its obligations under the Transaction Documents, including, without limitation, the issuance and
sale of the Securities, other than the filing by the Company of a Notice of Sale of Securities on
Form D with the Commission under Regulation D of the Securities Act, applicable Blue Sky filings,
or otherwise as may be required by law or regulation. The Transaction Documents and the Company’s
performance of its obligations thereunder have been approved by the Company’s board of directors.

(e) No Violation or Conflict. Neither the issuance and sale of the Securities nor the
performance of the Company’s obligations under this Agreement and all other agreements entered into
by the Company relating thereto by the Company will violate, conflict with, result in a breach of,
or constitute a default under (A) the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the Company, (B) to
the Company’s knowledge, any decree, judgment, order, law, treaty or regulation applicable to the
Company of any court, governmental agency or body, or arbitrator having jurisdiction over the
Company, or (C) the terms of any material bond, debenture, note or other evidence of indebtedness,
agreement, stock option or other similar plan, indenture, lease, mortgage, deed of trust or other
instrument to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound, except the violation, conflict,
breach, or default of which would not have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company. For purpose
of this Agreement, a “Material Adverse Effect” shall mean a material adverse effect on the
financial condition, results of operations, properties or business of the Company and its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole. For purposes of this Agreement, “Subsidiary” means, with respect to
any entity at any date, any corporation, limited or general partnership, limited liability company,
trust, estate, association, joint venture or other business entity) of which more than 50% of (i)
the outstanding capital stock having (in the absence of contingencies) ordinary voting power to
elect a majority of the board of directors or other managing body of such entity, (ii) in the case
of a partnership or limited liability company, the interest in the capital or profits of such
partnership or limited liability company or (iii) in the case of a trust, estate, association,
joint venture or other entity, the beneficial interest in such trust, estate, association or other
entity business is, at the time of determination, owned or controlled directly or indirectly
through one or more intermediaries, by such entity.

(f) The Securities. The Securities upon issuance:

(i) will be, free and clear of any security interests, liens, claims or other encumbrances,
subject to restrictions upon transfer set forth herein, under the 1933 Act and any applicable state
securities laws;

(ii) have been, or will be, duly and validly authorized and on the date of issuance of the
Shares against payment therefor will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable;

(iii) will not have been issued or sold in violation of any preemptive or other similar rights
of the holders of any securities of the Company;

 

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(iv) will not subject the holders thereof to personal liability by reason of being such
holders; and

(v) will have been issued in reliance upon an exemption from the registration requirements of
and will not result in a violation of Section 5 under the 1933 Act.

(g) Reporting Company. The Company is a publicly-held company subject to reporting
obligations pursuant to Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934
Act”) and has a class of common shares registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the 1934 Act.
Pursuant to the provisions of the 1934 Act, the Company has timely filed all reports and other
materials required to be filed thereunder with the Commission during the preceding twelve months.

(h) No General Solicitation. Neither the Company, nor any of its Affiliates, nor to
its knowledge, any person acting on its or their behalf, has engaged in any form of general
solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D under the 1933 Act) in
connection with the offer or sale of the Securities.

(i) Correctness of Representations. The Company represents that the foregoing
representations and warranties are true and correct as of the date hereof in all material respects,
and, unless the Company otherwise notifies the Subscribers prior to the Closing Date, shall be true
and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date.

5. Escrow and Use of Purchase Price. The subscription payments made pursuant hereto
prior to the Closing of the Offering will be deposited by the Placement Agent in an escrow account
at a commercial bank or trust company of the Placement Agent’s choosing and agreeable to the
Company. No interest will be earned by the Subscriber on subscription payments held in any escrow
account. If for any reason the Closing of the purchase and sale of the Notes does not take place,
the subscription payment will be returned to the Subscriber without interest and without deduction.
Upon receipt of the Agreement and the subscription payment, and upon acceptance of the
subscription by the Company, the subscription payments shall belong to the Company. If the
subscription is not accepted by the Company then this Agreement will be null and void and the
subscription payment will be returned to the Subscriber without interest and without deduction.

6. Securities Law Disclosures. The Company may in its sole discretion, following the
Closing Date, (i) issue a press release and/or file a Current Report on Form 8-K disclosing the
transactions contemplated hereby and (ii) make such other disclosures, filings and notices in the
manner and time required by the Commission or any state securities commission.

7. Conditions to Subscriber’s Obligations. The obligations of the Subscriber under
Section 1(b) of this Agreement are subject to the fulfillment at or before the Closing of each of
the following conditions, any of which may be waived in writing by the Subscriber:

(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Company
contained in Section 4 shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing
with the same effect as if made on and as of the Closing.

(b) Performance. The Company shall have performed or fulfilled in all material
respects all agreements, obligations and conditions contained herein required to be performed or
fulfilled by the Company at or prior to the Closing.

(c) Regulatory Matters. None of the issuance and sale of the Securities pursuant to
this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated by any of the other Transaction Documents
shall be enjoined (temporarily or permanently) and no restraining order or other injunctive order
shall have been issued in respect thereof. There shall not have been any legal action, order,
decree or other administrative proceeding instituted against the Company or against the Subscriber
relating to the issuance of the Securities or the Subscriber’s activities in connection therewith or any other transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other
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(d) Consents. The Company shall have obtained any and all consents, permits and
waivers necessary or appropriate for consummation of the transactions contemplated by the
Transaction Documents.

(e) Secretary’s Certificate. The Company shall have furnished to the Placement Agent
a corporate secretary’s certificate certifying, among other things, (i) copies of resolutions or
written consents duly adopted by the Company’s board of directors and stockholders evidencing the
taking of all corporate action necessary to authorize the Offering, the execution and delivery of
the transaction documents, including the Notes, and the transactions contemplated thereby, (ii) the
accuracy of the Company’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws, (iii) the good standing of the
Company in the State of Delaware, and (iv) the number of authorized, outstanding and reserved
shares of the Company’s Common Stock, all in such reasonable detail as Placement Agent and its
counsel shall request.

8. Conditions to the Company’s Obligations. The obligations of the Company under
Section 1(b) of this Agreement are subject to the fulfillment at or before the Closing of each of
the following conditions, any of which may be waived in writing by the Company:

(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the
Subscriber contained in Section 3 shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of
the Closing with the same effect as if made on and as of the Closing.

(b) Performance. The Subscriber shall have performed or fulfilled in all material
respects all agreements, obligations and conditions contained herein required to be performed or
fulfilled by the Subscriber at or prior to the Closing.

(c) Subscription Payments. The Subscriber shall have delivered the aggregate
subscription payment for the Notes in the amount specified for the Subscriber on the signature page
hereto.

(d) Regulatory Matters. None of the issuance and sale of the Securities pursuant to
this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated by any of the other Transaction Documents
shall be enjoined (temporarily or permanently) and no restraining order or other injunctive order
shall have been issued in respect thereof. There shall not have been any legal action, order,
decree or other administrative proceeding instituted against the Company or against the Subscriber
relating to the issuance of the Securities or the Subscriber’s activities in connection therewith
or any other transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents.

(e) Consents. The Company shall have obtained any and all consents, permits and
waivers necessary or appropriate for consummation of the transactions contemplated by the
Transaction Documents.

9. Covenants of Subscriber Not to Short Stock. The Subscriber and its Affiliates and
assigns agree not to make any short sale of, or grant any option for the purchase of or enter into
any hedging or similar transaction with the same economic effect as a short sale, the Shares until
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10. Miscellaneous.

(a) Notices. All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals, and other
communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and, unless otherwise specified
herein, shall be (i) personally served, (ii) deposited in the mail, registered or certified, return
receipt requested, postage prepaid, (iii) delivered by reputable overnight courier service with
charges prepaid, or (iv) transmitted by hand delivery, electronic mail, or facsimile, addressed as
set forth below or to such other address as such party shall have specified most recently by
written notice. Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder
shall be deemed effective (a) upon hand delivery or delivery by electronic mail or facsimile, with
accurate confirmation generated by the transmitting facsimile machine, at the address or number
designated below (if delivered on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is
to be received), (b) the first business day following such delivery (if delivered other than on a
business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received) or (c) on the second
business day following the date of mailing by express courier service, fully prepaid, addressed to
such address, or upon actual receipt of such mailing, whichever shall first occur. The addresses
for such communications shall be: (i) if to the Company, to: Irvine Sensors Corporation, 3001 Red
Hill Avenue, Costa Mesa, CA 92650, Attn: Chief Financial Officer, telecopier: (714) 444-8773, with
a copy by telecopier only to: Dorsey & Whitney LLP, 38 Technology Drive, Suite 100, Irvine, CA
92618, Attn: Ellen S. Bancroft, Esq., telecopier: (949) 932-3601, and (ii) if to the Subscriber,
to: the address and telecopier number indicated on the signature pages hereto.

(b) Entire Agreement; Assignment. This Agreement and other documents delivered in
connection herewith represent the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the
subject matter hereof and may be amended only by a writing executed by both parties. Neither the
Company nor the Subscriber have relied on any representations not contained or referred to in this
Agreement and the documents delivered herewith. No right or obligation of the Company shall be
assigned without prior notice to and the written consent of the Subscriber.

(c) Counterparts/Execution. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts and by the different signatories hereto on separate counterparts, each of which, when
so executed, shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts shall constitute but one and
the same instrument. This Agreement may be executed by facsimile signature and delivered by
facsimile transmission.

(d) Law Governing this Agreement. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of the State of California without regard to principles of conflicts of
laws. Any action brought by either party against the other concerning the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement shall be brought only in the state courts of California or in the
federal courts located in the state of California. The parties and the individuals executing this
Agreement and other agreements referred to herein or delivered in connection herewith on behalf of
the Company agree to submit to the jurisdiction of such courts. The prevailing party shall be
entitled to recover from the other party its reasonable attorney’s fees and costs. In the event
that any provision of this Agreement or any other agreement delivered in connection herewith is
invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be
deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to
conform with such statute or rule of law. Any such provision which may prove invalid or
unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision
of any agreement.

(e) Specific Enforcement, Consent to Jurisdiction. The Company and the Subscriber
acknowledge and agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions
of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise
breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or
injunctions to prevent or cure breaches of the provisions of this Agreement and to enforce
specifically the terms and provisions hereof, this being in addition to any other remedy to which
any of them may be entitled by law or equity. Subject to Section 9(d) hereof, each of the Company,
the Subscriber and any signatory hereto in his personal capacity hereby waives, and agrees not to
assert in any such suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the
jurisdiction in California of such court, that the suit, action or proceeding is brought in an
inconvenient forum or that the venue of the suit, action or proceeding is improper. Nothing in
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(f) Independent Nature of Subscribers. The Company acknowledges that the obligations
of the Subscriber under the Transaction Documents are several and not joint with the obligations of
any other Subscriber who is also purchasing Securities in the transaction (collectively, with the
Subscriber, referred to as the “Subscribers”), and none of the Subscribers shall be responsible in
any way for the performance of the obligations of any of the other Subscribers under the
Transaction Documents. The Company acknowledges that the decision of each of the Subscribers to
purchase Securities has been made by each of such Subscribers independently of any of the other
Subscribers and independently of any information, materials, statements or opinions as to the
business, affairs, operations, assets, properties, liabilities, results of operations, condition
(financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Company which may have been made or given by any of the other Subscribers or
by any agent or employee of any of the other Subscribers, and none of the Subscribers or any of its
agents or employees shall have any liability to any of the Subscribers (or any other person)
relating to or arising from any such information, materials, statements or opinions. The Company
acknowledges that nothing contained in any Transaction Document, and no action taken by any of the
Subscribers pursuant hereto or thereto shall be deemed to constitute the Subscribers as a
partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption
that the Subscribers are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such
obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Company
acknowledges that each of the Subscribers shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce
its rights, including without limitation, the rights arising out of the Transaction Documents, and
it shall not be necessary for any of the other Subscribers to be joined as an additional party in
any proceeding for such purpose. The Company acknowledges that it has elected to provide all of
the Subscribers with the same terms and Transaction Documents for the convenience of the Company
and not because Company was required or requested to do so by the Subscribers. The Company
acknowledges that such procedure with respect to the Transaction Documents in no way creates a
presumption that the Subscribers are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to the
Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated thereby.

(g) Consent. As used in the Agreement, “consent of the Subscribers” or similar
language means the consent of holders of not less than a majority of the outstanding principal
amount of the Notes owned by Subscribers on the date consent is requested.

(h) Omnibus Signature Page. This Agreement is intended to be read and construed in
conjunction with the Unsecured Convertible Promissory Note pertaining to the issuance by the
Company of the Securities pursuant to the Memorandum. Accordingly, pursuant to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement it is hereby agreed that the execution by the Subscriber of this
Agreement, in the place set forth herein shall constitute agreement to be bound by the terms and
conditions of the Unsecured Convertible Promissory Note, with the same effect as if such separate,
but related agreement, was separately signed.

11. Payment.

(a) For payment by check, please make checks payable to “US National Bank as Escrow Agent for
Irvine Sensors Corp.” and mail such checks to J.P. Turner & Company, L.L.C., attn: Investment
Banking — Joe Walker, 3060 Peachtree Rd., NW, 11th Floor, Atlanta, GA 30305.

(b) For wiring the funds directly to the Escrow Account please use the following instructions:

	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Account Name:
	 	US National Bank as Escrow Agent
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	for Irvine Sensors Corp.
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	ABA Number:
	 	091000022 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	A/C Number:
	 	143921000 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Reference:
	 	Irvine Sensors Escrow a/c # 143921000
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	FBO:
	 	[Investor Name]
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	[Investor’s Social Security Number]
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	[Investor’s Address]

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OMNIBUS SIGNATURE PAGE TO SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT AND

 UNSECURED CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTE

  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Subscriber hereby represents and warrants that the
Subscriber has read this entire Agreement and the Confidential Placement Memorandum and hereby
executes and delivers this Agreement and the Unsecured Convertible Promissory Note as of the
 _____ day of ___ ____, 2010.

	 	 	 	 	 
	SUBSCRIBER	 	NOTE PRINCIPAL
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Name:

	 	$	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Address:
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Fax:
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	(Signature)
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Title:
	 	 	 	 

ACCEPTANCE

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has duly executed and delivered this Agreement as of the
 _____ 

day of
 _____, 2010.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	IRVINE SENSORS CORPORATION

a Delaware corporation
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Name:
	 

	 	 	 	Title:

 

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