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FERO INDUSTRIES, INC.

SAMPLE QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION GRANT AGREEMENT

      This Stock Option Grant Agreement (the “Agreement”) is entered into on __________ 2010, by and between Fero Industries, Inc., a Colorado corporation (the “Corporation”), and ______________ (the “Optionee”), effective as of ____________ 2010 (the “Grant Date”).

In consideration of the premises, mutual covenants and agreements herein, the Corporation and the Optionee agree as follows:

1. 

Grant of Option. The Corporation hereby grants to the Optionee, pursuant to the 2010 Share Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), a stock option to purchase from the Corporation, at a price of $_________ per share (the “Exercise Price”), up to ______________ shares of Common Stock of the Corporation, $0.001 par value, subject to the provisions of this Agreement and the Plan (the “Options”). The Options shall expire at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time on the last business day preceding the _____________ anniversary of the Grant Date (the “Expiration Date”), unless fully exercised or terminated earlier.

2. 

Terminology. Unless stated otherwise in this Agreement, capitalized terms in this Agreement shall have the meaning set forth in the Plan.

3. 

Exercise of Option.

(a)  

Vesting. Subject to the terms of the Plan with respect to vesting, the Options granted shall vest in accordance with the schedule attached as Exhibit A to this Agreement, provided that the Optionee is in the continuous employ of, or in a service relationship with, the Corporation from the Grant Date through the applicable date upon which such Options become vested. The extent to which the Options are vested as of a particular vesting date shall be rounded down to the nearest whole share. However, vesting is rounded up to the nearest whole share on the last vesting date. 

(b) 

Right to Exercise. The Optionee shall have the right to exercise the Options, whether or not vested, in whole or in part at any time prior to the Expiration Dare or earlier termination of the Options in accordance with the Plan and this Agreement; provided, that to the extent, if any, that the aggregate Fair Market Value of the Common Stock subject to the Options as of the Grant Date, plus the aggregate fair market value (determined as of the date of grant) of all other stock with respect to which incentive stock options granted to the Optionee prior to the Grant Date under all plans of the Corporation and its parent and subsidiary corporations first become exercisable during any calendar year exceeds $100,000 (the “Annual Limitation”), then except as otherwise provided in this Agreement the Options shall be exercisable during that year only to the extent, if any, that their exercisability does not cause the Annual Limitation to be exceeded. Any Options that are not exercisable due to the proviso in the preceding sentence shall be exercisable during the next calendar year, subject again to the application of that proviso. To the extent not exercised, the number of shares as to which the Option is exercisable shall accumulate and remain exercisable, in whole or in part, at any time after becoming exercisable, but not later than the Expiration Date or other termination of the Option. In the event of the Optionee’s termination of employment, the exercisability is governed by Section 4.

(c) 

Exercise Procedure. Subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Option shall be exercised (to the extent then exercisable) by delivery of written notice of exercise on any business day to the Corporate Secretary of the Corporation in such form as the Administrator may require from time to time. Such notice shall specify the number of shares in respect to which the Option is being exercised and shall be accompanied by full payment of the Exercise Price for such shares in accordance with Section 3(e) of this Agreement. The exercise shall be effective upon receipt by the Corporate Secretary of the Corporation of such written notice accompanied by the required payment. The Option may be exercised only in multiples of whole shares and may not be exercised at any one time as to fewer than one hundred shares (or such lesser number of shares as to which the Option is then exercisable). No fractional shares shall be issued pursuant to this Option.

(d) 

Effect. The exercise, in whole or in part, of the Option shall cause a reduction in the number of shares of Common Stock subject to the Option equal to the number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which the Option is exercised.

(e) 

Method of Payment. In addition to any other method approved by the Administrator, if any, payment of the Exercise Price shall be by any of the following, or a combination thereof, as determined by the Administrator in its discretion at the time of exercise:

(i) 

by delivery of cash, certified or cashier’s check, or money order or other cash equivalent acceptable to Administrator in its sole discretion; or

(ii) 

by a broker-assisted cashless exercise in accordance with Regulation T of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the following provisions. Subject to such limitations as the Administrator may determine, at any time during which the Common Stock is publicly traded, the Exercise Price shall be deemed to be paid, in whole or in part, if the Optionee delivers a properly executed exercise notice, together with irrevocable instructions: (i) to a brokerage firm approved by the Corporation to deliver promptly to the Corporation the aggregate amount of sale or loan proceeds to pay the Exercise Price and any withholding tax obligations that may arise in connection with the exercise; and (ii) to the Corporation to deliver the certificates for such purchased shares directly to such brokerage firm.

(f) 

Issuance of Shares Upon Exercise. Upon due exercise of the Option, in whole or in part, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Corporation shall issue to the Optionee, the brokerage firm specified in the Optionee’s delivery instructions pursuant to a broker-assisted cashless exercise, or such other person exercising the Option, as the case may be, the number of shares of Common Stock so paid for, in the form of fully paid and non-assessable stock and shall deliver certificates therefore as soon as practicable thereafter.

(g) 

Restrictions on Exercise and upon Shares Issued upon Exercise. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Agreement, the Option may not be exercised at any time that the Corporation does not have in effect a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating to the offer of Common Stock to the Optionee under the Plan, unless the Corporation agrees to permit such exercise. Upon the issuance of any shares of Common Stock pursuant to the exercise of the Option, the Optionee will, upon the request of the Corporation, agree in writing that the Optionee is acquiring such shares for investment only and not with a view to resale, and that the Optionee will not sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of such shares so issued unless (i) the Corporation is furnished with an opinion of counsel to the effect that registration of such shares pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, is not required by that Act or by the rules and regulations thereunder; (ii) the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission has issued a “no-action” letter with respect to such disposition; or (iii) such registration or notification as is, in the opinion of counsel for the Corporation, required for the lawful disposition of such shares has been filed by the Corporation and has become effective; provided, however, that the Corporation is not obligated hereby to file any such registration or notification. In addition, the Common Stock issued upon the exercise of any Options shall be subject to repurchase by the Corporation for an amount equal to the Exercise Price of such Options (i) upon the occurrence of an event described in Section 4(d) of this Agreement, or (ii) if the Options were not vested when they were exercised, upon the occurrence of any event that would have resulted in the termination of those Options under the Plan and this Agreement if those Options had not been exercised. The Corporation may place a legend embodying such restrictions on the certificates evidencing such shares.

4.  

Termination of Employment or Service.

(a) 

Exercise Period Following Cessation of Employment or Other Service Relationship, In General. If Optionee ceases to be employed by, or in a service relationship with the Corporation for any reason other than death, Disability, or discharge for Cause, (i) the unvested Options shall terminate immediately upon such cessation, and (ii) the vested Options shall remain exercisable during the 30-day period following such cessation, but in no event after the Expiration Date. Unless sooner terminated, any unexercised vested Options shall terminate upon the expiration of such 30-day period.

(b) 

Death of Optionee. If Optionee dies prior to the expiration or other termination of the Options, (i) the unvested Options shall terminate immediately upon Optionee’s death, and (ii) the vested Options shall remain exercisable during the one-year period following Optionee’s death, but in no event after the Expiration Date, by Optionee’s executor, personal representative, or the person(s) to whom the Options are transferred by will or the laws of descent and distribution. Unless sooner terminated, any unexercised vested Options shall terminate upon the expiration of such one-year period.

(c) 

Disability of Optionee. If Optionee ceases to be employed by, or in a service relationship with, the Corporation as a result of Optionee’s Disability, (i) the unvested Options shall terminate immediately upon such cessation, and (ii) the vested Options shall remain exercisable during the one-year period following such cessation, but in no event after the Expiration Date. Unless sooner terminated, any unexercised vested Options shall terminate upon the expiration of such one-year period.

(d) 

Misconduct. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Options shall terminate in their entirety, regardless of whether the Options are vested, immediately upon Optionee’s discharge of employment or other service relationship for Cause or upon Optionee’s commission of any of the following acts during any period following the cessation of Optionee’s employment or other service relationship during which the Options otherwise would be exercisable: (i) fraud on or misappropriation of any funds or property of the Corporation, or (ii) breach by Optionee of any provision of any employment, non-disclosure, non-competition, non-solicitation, assignment of inventions, or other similar agreement executed by Optionee for the benefit of the Corporation, as determined by the Administrator, which determination will be conclusive.

5. 

Adjustments and Business Combinations.

(a) 

Adjustments for Events Affecting Common Stock. In the event of changes in the Common Stock of the Corporation by reason of any stock dividend, spin-off, split-up, reverse stock split, recapitalization, reclassification, merger, consolidation, liquidation, business combination or exchange of shares and the like, the Administrator shall, in its discretion, make appropriate substitutions for or adjustments in the number, kind and price of shares covered by this Option, and shall, in its discretion and without the consent of the Optionee, make any other substitutions for or adjustments in this Option, including but not limited to reducing the number of shares subject to the Option or providing or mandating alternative settlement methods such as settlement of the Option in cash or in shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Corporation or of any other entity, or in any other matters which relate to the Option as the Administrator shall, in its sole discretion, determine to be necessary or appropriate.

(b) 

Pooling of Interests Transaction. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan or this Agreement to the contrary and without the consent of the Optionee, the Administrator, in its sole discretion, may make any modifications to the Option, including but not limited to cancellation, forfeiture, surrender or other termination of the Option in whole or in part regardless of the vested status of the Option, in order to facilitate any business combination that is authorized by the Board to comply with requirements for treatment as a pooling of interests transaction for accounting purposes under generally accepted accounting principles.

(c) 

Adjustments for Other Events. The Administrator is authorized to make, in its discretion and without the consent of the Optionee, adjustments in the terms and conditions of, and the criteria included in, the Option in recognition of unusual or nonrecurring events affecting the Corporation, or the financial statements of the Corporation, or of changes in applicable laws, regulations, or accounting principles, whenever the Administrator determines that such adjustments are appropriate in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Option or the Plan.

(d) 

Binding Nature of Adjustments. Adjustments under this Section 5 will be made by the Administrator, whose determination as to what adjustments, if any, will be made and the extent thereof will be final, binding and conclusive. No fractional shares will be issued pursuant to this Option on account of any such adjustments.

(e) 

Effect of Change of Control Event. All outstanding portions of the Option, if any, shall become fully vested upon the occurrence of any Change of Control Event, except to the extent that provision is made in connection with the Change of Control Event for the continuation or assumption of the Option by, or for the substitution of equivalent options with respect to, the surviving or successor entity or a parent thereof, and shall be exercisable in accordance with the Plan; provided, that unless otherwise decided in the sole discretion of the Administrator, the acceleration of vesting in connection with a Change of Control Event shall be limited as provided in the Plan. 

6. 

Non-Guarantee of Employment. Nothing in the Plan or in this Agreement shall confer on an individual any legal or equitable right against the Corporation or the Administrator, except as expressly provided in the Plan or this Agreement. Nothing in the Plan or in this Agreement shall (a) constitute inducement, consideration, or contract for employment or service between an individual and the Corporation; (b) confer any right on an individual to continue in the service of the Corporation; or (c) shall interfere in any way with the right of the Corporation to terminate such service at any time with or without cause or notice, or to increase or decrease compensation for such service.

7. 

No Rights as Stockholder. The Optionee shall not have any of the rights of a stockholder with respect to the shares of Common Stock that may be issued upon the exercise of the Option (including, without limitation, any rights to receive dividends or noncash distributions with respect to such shares) until such shares of Common Stock have been issued to him or her upon the due exercise of the Option. No adjustment shall be made for dividends or distributions or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date such certificate or certificates are issued.

8. 

Incentive/Nonqualified Nature of the Option. The Options are intended to qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422A of the Code to the extent set forth herein, and this Agreement shall be so construed; provided, however, to the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value as of the date of this grant, of the shares into which the Option becomes exercisable for the first time by the Optionee during any calendar year exceeds $100,000, the portion of the Option which is in excess of the $100,000 limitation will be treated as a nonqualified stock option.

9. 

Withholding of Taxes.

(a) 

In General. At the time the Option is exercised in whole or in part, or at any time thereafter as requested by the Corporation, the Optionee hereby authorizes withholding from payroll or any other payment of any kind due the Optionee and otherwise agrees to make adequate provision for foreign, federal, state and local taxes required by law to be withheld, if any, which arise in connection with the Option (including, without limitation, upon a disqualifying disposition with the meaning of Code section 421(b)). The Corporation may require the Optionee to make a cash payment to cover any withholding tax obligation as a condition of exercise of the Option. If the Optionee does not make such payment when requested, the Corporation may refuse to issue any stock certificate under the Plan until arrangements satisfactory to the Administrator for such payment have been made.

(b) 

Means of Payment. The Administrator may, in its sole discretion, permit the Optionee to satisfy, in whole or in part, any withholding tax obligation which may arise in connection with the Option by any of the following means or by a combination of such means: (i) tendering a cash payment, (ii) authorizing the Corporation to deduct any such tax obligations from any payment of any kind otherwise due to the Optionee, (iii) authorizing the Corporation to withhold shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable to the Optionee pursuant to the exercise of this Option, or (iv) delivering to the Corporation unencumbered shares of Common Stock already owned by the Optionee.

(c) 

Disposition of Shares. The acceptance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Option shall constitute an agreement by the Optionee (i) to notify the Corporation if any of such shares are disposed of by the Optionee within two years from the Grant Date or within one year from the date the shares were issued to the Optionee pursuant to the exercise of the Option, and (ii) if required by law, to remit to the Corporation, at the time of any such disposition, an amount sufficient to satisfy the Corporation’s withholding tax obligations with respect to such disposition, whether or not, as to both (i) and (ii), the Optionee is employed by or has any other relationship with the Corporation at the time of such disposition.

10. 

Compliance with Regulations of the FRB and OCC; Forfeiture. Subject to the terms of the Plan, the grant of Options made hereby are subject to the rules and regulations promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board (“FRB”) and the Office of the Comptroller of Currency (“OCC”). In accordance with certain provisions of such regulations, the Options granted hereby must be exercised or forfeited in the event the Company or its affiliates, becomes critically undercapitalized (as defined in 12 C.F.R. § 6.4, or any successor law or regulation), is subject to FRB or OCC enforcement action, or receives a capital directive under 12 C.F.R § 6.21 or any successor law or regulation.

11. 

The Corporation’s Rights. The existence of this Option shall not affect in any way the right or power of the Corporation or its stockholders to make or authorize any or all adjustments, recapitalizations, reorganizations or other changes in the Corporation’s capital structure or its business, or any merger or consolidation of the Corporation, or any issue of bonds, debentures, preferred or other stocks with preference ahead of or convertible into, or otherwise affecting the Common Stock or the rights thereof, or the dissolution or liquidation of the Corporation, or any sale or transfer of all or any part of the Corporation’s assets or business, or any other corporate act or proceeding, whether of a similar character or otherwise.

12. 

Optionee. Whenever the word “Optionee” is used in any provision of this Agreement under circumstances where the provision should logically be construed, as determined by the Administrator, to apply to the estate, personal representative or beneficiary to whom this Option may be transferred by will, by the laws of descent and distribution, or pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order as defined in Code section 414(p), the word “Optionee” shall be deemed to include such person.

13. 

Transferability of Option. This Option is not transferable other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order as defined in Code section 414(p), or as otherwise permitted by the Administrator, in its sole discretion. During the lifetime of the Optionee, the Option may be exercised only by the Optionee, by such permitted transferees or, during the period the Optionee is under a legal disability, by the Optionee’s guardian or legal representative. Except as provided above, the Option may not be assigned, transferred, pledged, hypothecated or disposed of in any way (whether by operation of law or otherwise) and shall not be subject to execution, attachment or similar process.

14. 

Notices. All notices and other communications made or given pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be sufficiently made or given if hand delivered or mailed by certified mail, addressed to the Optionee at the address contained in the records of the Corporation, or addressed to the Administrator, care of the Corporation for the attention of its Corporate Secretary at its principal office or, if the receiving party consents in advance, transmitted and received via telecopy or via such other electronic transmission mechanism as may be available to the parties.

15. 

Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Plan contain the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the Option granted hereunder. Any oral or written agreements, representations, warranties, written inducements, or other communications made prior to the execution of this Agreement with respect to the Option granted hereunder shall be void and ineffective for all purposes.

16.

Amendment. This Agreement may not be modified, except as provided in the Plan or in a written document signed by each of the parties hereto.

17. 

Conformity with Plan. This Agreement is intended to conform in all respects with, and is subject to all applicable provisions of, the Plan, which is incorporated herein by reference. Inconsistencies between this Agreement and the Plan shall be resolved in accordance with the terms of the Plan. In the event of any ambiguity in this Agreement or any matters as to which this Agreement is silent, the Plan shall govern. A copy of the Plan is available upon request to the Administrator.

18. 

Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Colorado, other than the conflict of laws principles thereof.

19. 

Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized officer as of the date first above written.

FERO INDUSTRIES, INC.

By: ____________________________    

Print Name: ______________________   

Title: ___________________________    

 

The undersigned hereby acknowledges that he/she has carefully read this Agreement and the Plan and agrees to be bound by all of the provisions set forth in such documents.

OPTIONEE: 

_______________________________

By: 

_______________________________

Name:

_______________________________

Date:

 

 

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EXERCISE FORM

Fero Industries, Inc.

254-16 Midlake Blvd. SE  

Calgary, AB T2X 2X7, Canada

Ladies and Gentlemen:

I hereby exercise the Option granted to me on __________, by Fero Industries, Inc. (the “Corporation”), subject to all the terms and provisions thereof and of the Share Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), and notify you of my desire to purchase ___ incentive shares and ___ non-qualified shares of Common Stock of the Corporation at a price of $_______  per share pursuant to the exercise of said Option.

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FERO INDUSTRIES, INC.

 

SAMPLE PERFORMANCE-BASED AWARD AGREEMENT

THIS PERFORMANCE-BASED AWARD AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is dated as of __________, 2010 (the “Award Date”), by and between Fero Industries, Inc., a Colorado corporation (the “Corporation”), and _________________ (the “Participant”).

W I T N E S S E T H 

WHEREAS, the Corporation maintains the 2010 Share Incentive Plan (the “Plan”);

WHEREAS, the duly appointed Administrator, has determined that the Participant is eligible to be granted a Stock Award (as such term is defined in the Plan) under the Plan; and

WHEREAS, the Corporation hereby grants to the Participant, effective as of the date hereof, a Stock Award (the “Award”), upon the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Plan.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of services rendered and to be rendered by the Participant, and the mutual promises made herein and the mutual benefits to be derived therefrom, the parties agree as follows:

1.

Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to such terms in the Plan.

2.

Grant of Award; Benefit Offset. This Agreement evidences the Corporation’s grant to the Participant, subject to the terms and conditions hereof and of the Plan, of the Award with respect to the period ________________, 20_____, through __________, 20___ (the “Performance Period”). Benefits will be paid pursuant to Section 7 only if one or more of the objectives specified by the Administrator in connection with the Award as set forth on Exhibit A hereto is achieved prior to the end of the Performance Period.

3.

Performance Criteria. The performance criteria and measures applicable to the Award and related objectives are set forth on Exhibit A hereto.

4.

Restrictions on Transfer. The Award, and any interest therein or amount payable in respect thereof, are generally nontransferable as provided in the Plan.

5.

Termination of Relationship.

(a)

General. If the Participant ceases to be employed or retained by the Corporation or a Subsidiary for any reason (other than due to the Participant’s death or Retirement or at a time when the Participant is Disabled) at any time during the Performance Period, the Award shall terminate and the Participant shall have no further rights with respect thereto.

(b)

 Death, Disability, or Retirement. If the Participant ceases to be employed or retained by the Corporation or a Subsidiary at any time during the Performance Period due to the Participant’s death or Retirement or at a time when the Participant is Disabled, the Participant (or the Participant’s beneficiary or personal representative, as the case may be) shall be entitled to a pro-rata portion, determined in accordance with the next sentence, of the Award. The pro-rata portion shall equal the amount that would have been payable for the full Performance Period of the Award (as determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion) had the Participant not terminated employment, multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which shall equal the number of days in the Performance Period that the Participant was an employee of the Corporation or a Subsidiary and the denominator of which shall equal the number of days in the Performance Period. Notwithstanding Section 7 below, payment shall be made in a cash lump sum as soon as practicable after the Administrator determines the amount payable (if any) under this Section 5(b).  

(c)

 Termination for Cause. If the Participant is employed on the last day of the applicable Performance Period but his or her employment is terminated by the Corporation or a Subsidiary for Cause prior to the date that any amount payable pursuant to the Award is actually paid to the Participant, the Award and any amount that is then or may become payable in respect of the Award to the Participant shall be forfeited and the Participant shall have no further rights with respect thereto.

(d)

 Definitions. For purposes of the Award, “Disability” or “Disabled” means a permanent disability (within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code or as otherwise determined by the Administrator). For purposes of the Award, “Retirement” means a termination of employment by the Participant that occurs upon or after the Participant’s attainment of age 65 and in accordance with the retirement policies of the Corporation (or the Subsidiary that employs the Participant) then in effect. For purposes of the Award, “Cause” means that the Participant: (a) has been repeatedly negligent in the discharge of his or her duties to the Corporation or a Subsidiary or has refused or failed to perform stated or assigned duties (other than by reason of a disability or analogous condition); (b) has been dishonest or committed or engaged in any act of theft, embezzlement, dishonesty or fraud, breach of confidentiality, or unauthorized disclosure or use of inside information, customer lists, associate information, trade secrets or other confidential information; (c) has breached a fiduciary duty, or otherwise violated any duty, law, rule, regulation or policy of the Corporation or a Subsidiary; (d) has misused or misappropriated the assets of the Corporation or a Subsidiary; (e) has been convicted of, or pled guilty or nolo contendere to, any felony or any misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or otherwise causing embarrassment to the Corporation or a Subsidiary; (f) has materially breached any of the provisions of any agreement with the Corporation or a Subsidiary; (g) has engaged in unfair competition with, or otherwise acted intentionally in a manner injurious to the reputation, business or assets of, the Corporation or a Subsidiary; or (h) has improperly induced a vendor or customer to breach or terminate any contract with the Corporation or a Subsidiary or induced a principal for whom the Corporation or a Subsidiary acts as agent to breach or terminate such agency relationship.

6.

 Adjustments; Early Termination. The Administrator shall adjust the performance measures, performance goals, relative weights of the measures, and other provisions of this Agreement to the extent (if any) it determines that the adjustment is necessary or advisable to preserve the intended incentives and benefits to reflect (1) any material change in corporate capitalization, any material corporate transaction (such as a reorganization, combination, separation, merger, acquisition, or any combination of the foregoing), or any complete or partial liquidation of the Corporation, (2) any change in accounting policies or practices, (3) the effects of any special charges to the Corporation’s earnings, or (4) any other similar special circumstances. The Award is subject to termination in connection with a Change in Control Event or certain similar reorganization events as provided in the Plan.

7.

 Timing and Manner of Payment; Withholding Tax; Deferred Amounts.

(a)

 Subject to any changes imposed by or allowed under the provisions of the Plan and further subject to early termination of the Award as contemplated under Sections 5 and 6 of this Agreement, benefits with respect to the Award shall be determined by the Administrator based on the performance goals established by the Administrator for the Performance Period as set forth on Exhibit A hereto. Subject to the applicable share limits set forth in the Plan, any Award amount up to 150% of the Participant’s annualized Base Salary will be paid in cash, and any Award amount in excess of 150% of the Participant’s annualized Base Salary will be paid in restricted shares of Common Stock (the “Restricted Stock”). For these purposes, the Participant’s “Base Salary” shall be the annualized aggregate base salary of the Participant from the Corporation and its Subsidiaries as of the Award Date, exclusive of any commissions or other actual or imputed income from any benefits or perquisites provided by the Corporation or a Subsidiary, but prior to any reductions for salary deferred pursuant to any deferred compensation plan or for contributions to a plan qualifying under Section 401(k) of the Code or contributions to a cafeteria plan under Section 125 of the Code.

(b)

 The grant of such Restricted Stock pursuant to Section 7(a) shall be evidenced by and subject to the terms and conditions of an award agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B, and the Participant will be required to execute and deliver to the Corporation such award agreement as a condition to the delivery of such Restricted Stock. The number of shares of Restricted Stock to be delivered in respect of such payment shall equal (i) the dollar amount of such payment that is to be paid in the form of Restricted Stock, divided by (ii) the fair market value of a share of Common Stock (as determined pursuant to the Plan) on the date that such payment would otherwise be made; provided that no fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued under this Agreement and all fractional share interests shall be disregarded (or, in the Administrator’s sole discretion, be paid in cash).

(c)

Upon any payment pursuant to the Award, the Corporation (or any of its Subsidiaries last employing the Participant) shall have the right to deduct from any amount payable to the Participant (or the Participant’s beneficiary or personal representative, as the case may be) the amount of any federal, state or local taxes required to be withheld with respect to such payment.

(d)

 Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 7 but subject to compliance with Section 162(m) of the Code, the Administrator may provide the Participant the opportunity to elect to defer the payment of any amount payable with respect to the Award under a nonqualified deferred compensation plan maintained by the Corporation. In the case of any deferred payment of any such amount after the conclusion of the Performance Period, any amount in excess of the amount otherwise payable shall be based on either Moody’s Average Corporate Bond Yield (or such other rate of interest which is deemed to constitute a “reasonable rate of interest” for purposes of Section 162(m)) over the deferral period or the return over the deferral period of one or more predetermined actual investments such that the amount payable at the later date will be based upon actual returns, including any decrease or increase in the value of the investment(s).

8.

 No Employment/Service Commitment. Nothing contained in this Agreement or the Plan constitutes a continued employment or service commitment by the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries, affects the Participant’s status as an employee at will who is subject to termination without cause, confers upon the Participant any right to remain employed by or in service to the Corporation or any Subsidiary, interferes in any way with the right of the Corporation or any Subsidiary at any time to terminate such employment or services, or affects the right of the Corporation or any Subsidiary to increase or decrease the Participant’s other compensation. Nothing in this paragraph, however, is intended to adversely affect any independent contractual right of the Participant without his or her consent thereto.

9.

 Notices. Any notice to be given under the terms of this Agreement shall be in writing and addressed to the Corporation at its principal office to the attention of the Secretary, and to the Participant at the Participant’s last address reflected on the Corporation’s payroll records. Any such notice shall be delivered in person or shall be enclosed in a properly sealed envelope addressed as aforesaid, registered or certified, and deposited (postage and registry or certification fee prepaid) in a post office or branch post office regularly maintained by the United States Government. Any such notice shall be given only when received, but if the Participant is no longer employed by the Corporation or a Subsidiary, shall be deemed to have been duly given five (5) business days after the date mailed in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Section 9.

10.

 Plan. The Award and all rights of the Participant under this Agreement are subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, incorporated herein by this reference. The Participant agrees to be bound by the terms of the Plan and this Agreement. The Participant acknowledges having read and understood the Plan, the Prospectus for the Plan, and this Agreement. Unless otherwise expressly provided in other sections of this Agreement, provisions of the Plan that confer discretionary authority on the Board or the Administrator do not (and shall not be deemed to) create any rights in the Participant unless such rights are expressly set forth herein or are otherwise in the sole discretion of the Board or the Administrator so conferred by appropriate action of the Board or the Administrator under the Plan after the date hereof.

11.

 Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Plan together constitute the entire agreement and supersede all prior understandings and agreements, written or oral, of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. The Plan and this Agreement may be amended pursuant to the Plan. Such amendment must be in writing and signed by the Corporation. The Corporation may, however, unilaterally waive any provision hereof in writing to the extent such waiver does not adversely affect the interests of the Participant hereunder, but no such waiver shall operate as or be construed to be a subsequent waiver of the same provision or a waiver of any other provision hereof.

12.

 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Colorado without regard to conflict of law principles thereunder.

13.

 Effect of this Agreement. Subject to the Corporation’s right to terminate the Award pursuant to the Plan, this Agreement shall be assumed by, be binding upon and inure to the benefit of any successor or successors to the Corporation.

14.

 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

15.

 Section Headings. The section headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed to alter or affect any provision hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Agreement to be executed on its behalf by a duly authorized officer and the Participant has hereunto set his or her hand as of the date and year first above written.

FERO INDUSTRIES, INC.

By: ____________________________    

Print Name: ______________________   

Title: ___________________________    

 

The undersigned hereby acknowledges that he/she has carefully read this Agreement and the Plan and agrees to be bound by all of the provisions set forth in such documents.

OPTIONEE: 

_______________________________

By: 

_______________________________

Name:

_______________________________

Date:

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