Document:

Exhibit 10.1

                                GUAR GLOBAL LTD.

                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

     This  Employment  Agreement (this  "Agreement"),  dated as of May 7th, 2013
(the "Effective  Date"),  by and between Guar Global LTD., a Nevada  corporation
located at 8275 Southern  Eastern  Avenue,  Suite 200, Las Vegas,  NV 89123 (the
"Company"),  and MICHAEL SHORES, an individual with an address at 4578 Rose Hill
Road, Whitewright, Texas 75491 (the "Executive").

     WHEREAS,  the Company and Executive desire to provide for the employment of
Executive by the Company on the terms set forth herein;

     NOW, THEREFORE,  in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained,
the Company and Executive hereby agree as follows:

     1. Employment.

     1.1 Position.  The Company hereby employs the Executive,  and the Executive
hereby accepts employment, as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, on the
terms and conditions hereinafter set forth

     1.2 Duties.  The  Executive  shall serve as the Company's  Chief  Executive
Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board"), and
shall perform the customary duties and responsibilities implied by such position
including,  without limitation,  being responsible for the general management of
the affairs of the Company,  subject to the power and  authority of the Board to
overrule  actions of officers of the Company.  In such  capacities the Executive
shall   report   directly   to  the  Board.   These   positions,   duties,   and
responsibilities  can be modified as  reasonably  required to suit the  specific
requirements  and  needs  of the  Company,  provided  that  the  same  shall  be
commensurate with the Executive's  experience and expertise and shall not result
in the Executive having duties and  responsibilities  substantially  less senior
and more onerous to the Executive.

     1.3 Time and  Effort.  During the Term,  the  Executive  shall,  except for
vacation  periods as provided  for herein and  reasonable  periods of illness or
disability,   devote  between  thirty  and  seventy  percent  (30%-70%)  of  the
Executive's working time, attention,  abilities, skill, labor and efforts to the
performance of the Executive's  obligations hereunder.  The Executive shall not,
during  the Term of this  Agreement  (as  herein  defined),  engage in any other
business  activity or conduct,  whether or not such business activity or conduct
is pursued for gain,  profit or other  pecuniary  advantage,  which  activity or
conduct  adversely  affects in any material  respect the Executive's  ability to
perform his obligations hereunder,  except with the prior written consent of the
Board.  Notwithstanding  the  foregoing,  the parties  recognize  and agree that
Executive  may engage in any other  business  activity or conduct that is not in
competition  with the  business of the Company and in personal  investments  and

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other  business,  civic or charitable  activities  that do not conflict with the
business and affairs of the Company or  interfere  in any material  respect with
Executive's performance of his duties hereunder. The Executive will at all times
perform all of the duties and obligations required of the Executive by the terms
of this  Agreement  in a loyal and  conscientious  manner and to the best of the
Executive's  ability and experience.  Executive agrees to comply in all material
respects  with (i) the policies and  directives  of the Company  (including  the
Company's  code of  ethics  and  insider  trading  policy),  and  (ii)  with all
applicable laws and regulations of the countries in which the Company  operates,
all as in effect from time to time.

     1.4  Travel.  Executive  will  undertake  appropriate  business  travel  as
reasonably required by the Company.

     2. Term.  The term (the  "Term") of this  Agreement  shall  commence on the
Effective  Date  and  shall  continue  for a  period  of  two  years.  Executive
understands  and  acknowledges  that during the Probation  Period (defined under
Section  6.2(c)),  either party may terminate this Agreement at any time for any
reason or no reason, and after the Probation Period,  either party may terminate
this  Agreement  for any reason or no reason upon thirty (30) days prior written
notice.

     3. Compensation.

     3.1 Base Salary.  The Company  agrees to pay the  Executive,  and Executive
agrees to accept, a base cash salary (the "Base Salary"), in accordance with the
Company's normal payroll procedures  applicable to executives,  payable at least
bi-weekly after the period worked. The Base Salary shall initially be payable at
the rate of $7,000  per month for the  first  six (6)  months,  after  which the
Board, in good faith and at its sole discretion,  will review the Base Salary to
determine any changes to the monthly  amount.  All  compensation  payments to be
made to the Executive will be subject to required withholding of federal,  state
and local income and employment taxes.

     3.2.  Annual Review.  During the month  preceding  each  anniversary of the
Effective  Date,  or at such  other time as the  Company  may  establish  in its
discretion, the Board will review the Executive's compensation and the Company's
financial  circumstances  and needs and determine in good faith,  at the Board's
sole discretion, if any change is merited based upon Executive's performance and
the total cash  compensation  paid by comparable  companies to  executives  with
comparable experience and responsibilities.

     3.3 Compensation From Other Sources.  Any proceeds that Executive  receives
by virtue of qualifying for disability insurance, disability benefits, or health
or accident insurance shall belong exclusively to Executive.

     3.4 Restricted Stock. The Company and Executive will negotiate and agree to
terms  relating to a  restricted  stock award plan within sixty (60) days of the
Effective Date.

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     4. Expenses.  The Company will pay or reimburse Executive for all necessary
out-of-pocket  transportation,  hotel, and other expenses reasonably incurred by
Executive in the conduct of the business of the Company upon  submission of such
itemized  vouchers,  receipts or other  documentation  with  respect to any such
expenses as shall be reasonably requested by the Company,  and, in any event, in
accordance  with the guidelines of the Company,  if any,  published from time to
time.

     5.  Benefits.  During the Term,  the Company shall provide the Executive at
the  Company's  expense,  with all benefits  currently in place or  subsequently
established by the Company.  Executive shall be entitled to (i) paid vacation in
each calendar year, and (ii) paid days off for illness, religious observance and
personal  reasons (which shall,  in any event,  be at least three days),  all in
accordance with the Company's  policy in effect from time to time. The timing of
such  vacation  and personal  days shall be scheduled in a reasonable  manner by
Executive and shall not interfere with the operations of the Company.

     6. Termination.

     6.1 Termination  Events.  The Term shall terminate on the earliest to occur
of the following:

     (i) upon the expiration of this Agreement if not renewed;

     (ii) upon written notice by either the Company or Executive;

     (iii) the death of the Executive;

     (iv) upon thirty days' written  notice from the Company in the event of the
Executive's  Disability (as used herein,  "Disability" means (A) the physical or
mental  disability  which prevents the Executive from performing his obligations
under this Agreement in substantially  the same manner as performed  immediately
before  the  applicable  event  for a period  of six  consecutive  months  or an
aggregate  of 180 days  during  any  period  of 365  consecutive  days) or (B) a
written  determination  by a licensed medical doctor selected by the Company and
reasonably  acceptable  to the  Executive  that the  Executive  has  incurred  a
physical  or  mental  disability  from  which  he will  not be  able to  recover
sufficiently to return to full-time active employment  hereunder within 365 days
of the determination (a "Permanent  Disability").  The Executive shall cooperate
with and permit  examination  by any  licensed  medical  doctor  retained by the
Company to evaluate  whether he has suffered a Permanent  Disability  (but in no
event  shall  Executive  be  required  to  submit  to any  invasive  or  painful
procedures); or

     (v) upon  written  notice from the Company to  Executive  that  Executive's
employment is being terminated for Cause, as herein defined, the giving of which
notice shall be  authorized  by majority vote of the Board or by a majority vote
of the issued and  outstanding  capital  stock of the  Company.  As used herein,
"Cause"  shall be  limited  to the  Executive's:  (A)  embezzlement  or  willful
misappropriation of funds of the Company,  (B) conduct that causes material harm

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to the Company or willful misconduct by Executive;  (C) conviction or commission
of, or plea of nolo contendere by, Executive of any felony, misdemeanor or other
illegal  conduct  involving  an act of moral  turpitude  or  otherwise  relating
directly  or  indirectly  to the  business or  reputation  of the  Company;  (D)
habitual drug or other substance abuse that interferes in any material  respects
with the performance of Executive's  duties under this Agreement;  (E) debarment
by any federal agency that would limit or prohibit Executive from serving in his
prescribed capacity for the Company under this Agreement; (F) continuing failure
to  communicate  and  fully  disclose  any and all  information  related  to the
business, operations, management and accounting of the Company to the Board, the
failure of which would adversely impact the Company or may result in a violation
of state or federal  securities  laws;  (G) continuing  willful and  intentional
failure to perform his duties as stated herein or as reasonably requested by the
Board; or (I) dishonesty towards,  fraud upon, or deliberate injury or attempted
injury to the Company.

     6.2 Termination Payments.

     (a) Upon  termination of Executive's  employment  hereunder for any reason,
the  Company's  obligations  to  Executive  shall  terminate,  subject to prompt
payment  within  thirty (30) days of all monies due  hereunder up to the date of
termination  including  unpaid  Base  Salary  and  reimbursement  of  reasonable
business expenses as well as continuation of any applicable benefits as required
by laws of the State of Nevada,  USA.  All  non-vested  equity  awards  shall be
deemed canceled as of the date of termination.

     (b) In the event this  Agreement is terminated by the Company for no Cause,
the Company shall also pay the Executive,  his Base Salary then in effect for an
additional one hundred  twenty (120) day period unless  Executive has materially
breached  any   restrictive   covenant  under  this  Agreement  (the  "Severance
Payment").  Notwithstanding the foregoing,  if Executive's employment terminates
pursuant to Sections 6.1(i),  (iii), (iv) or (v), Executive will not be entitled
to the Severance Payment.

     (c) The first  ninety (90) days of the Term will be a  probationary  period
(the "Probation Period") during which if Executive is terminated for any reason,
whether  for Cause or no Cause,  Executive  will not be  entitled to receive the
Severance Payment.

     (d) Upon termination of this Agreement,  the provisions of Sections 6.2, 7,
8, 9, 10 and 11 shall survive the  termination of this Agreement for a period of
five (5) years.

     7. Proprietary Information; Confidentiality.

     7.1 Confidential Information.  Executive,  during the course of his duties,
will be handling business,  financial,  accounting,  statistical,  marketing and
personnel   information   of  the  Company   and/or  its   customers   or  other
third-parties.  All such information is confidential and shall not be disclosed,
directly or indirectly,  or used by Executive in any way, either during the term
of this Agreement or at any time thereafter  except as required in the course of
Executive's employment with the Company. Executive agrees not to disclose to any
others,  or take or use for  Executive's own purposes or purposes of any others,

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during the term of this Agreement, any of the Company's Confidential Information
(as defined below). Executive agrees that these restrictions shall also apply to
(1)  Confidential  Information  belonging  to  third  parties  in the  Company's
possession, and (2) Confidential Information conceived,  originated,  discovered
or  developed  by  Executive  during the term of this  Agreement.  "Confidential
Information"  means  any  Company  proprietary  information,  trade  secrets  or
know-how (of any kind, type or nature,  whether  written,  stored on magnetic or
other media, or oral), including,  but not limited to, research and development,
crop yield,  property  pricing,  plans,  services,  customer  and vendor  lists,
computer programs,  marketing,  finances or other business  information that has
been compiled, prepared, devised, developed,  designed, discovered, or otherwise
learned by Executive  during the course of his  employment  and/or  disclosed to
Executive by the Company, either directly or indirectly,  in writing, orally, or
by  observation  of any  business  conduct.  Confidential  Information  does not
include  any of the  foregoing  items  that has become  publicly  known and made
generally  available  through no wrongful act of  Executive.  Executive  further
agrees not to use  improperly  or  disclose  or bring onto the  premises  of the
Company any trade  secrets of another  person or entity  during the term of this
Agreement.

     7.2  Return  of  Property.   Executive  agrees  that  upon  termination  of
employment with the Company,  Executive will deliver to the Company all devices,
records,  data,  disks,  computer  files,  notes,  reports,   proposals,  lists,
correspondence,   materials,   equipment,   other  documents  or  property,   or
reproductions  of any  aforementioned  items developed by Executive  pursuant to
employment  with  the  Company  or  otherwise  belonging  to  the  Company,  its
successors or assigns.

     7.3  Employment  Information.  Executive  represents  and  warrants  to the
Company that information provided by Executive in connection with his employment
and any supplemental  information provided to the Company is complete,  true and
materially  correct in all respects.  Executive has not omitted any  information
that is or may  reasonably  be  considered  necessary  or useful to evaluate the
information  provided by Executive to the Company.  Executive shall  immediately
notify the Company in writing of any change in the accuracy or  completeness  of
all such information.

     7.4 Other Agreements.  Executive represents that the performance of all the
terms of this  Agreement  will not breach any  agreement  to keep in  confidence
proprietary information acquired by Executive in confidence or in trust prior to
employment  with the Company.  Executive  has not and shall not: (i) disclose or
use in the  course  of his  employment  with the  Company,  any  proprietary  or
trade-secret  information  belonging to another;  or (ii) enter into any oral or
written agreement in conflict with this Agreement.

     8. Unfair Competition; Non-Solicitation.

     8.1 Unfair Competition.  During the term of this Agreement, Executive has a
duty of  loyalty  and a  fiduciary  duty to the  Company.  Executive  shall not,
directly or indirectly,  whether as a partner, employee, creditor,  stockholder,
or otherwise,  promote, participate, or engage in any activity or other business

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which is directly  competitive  to the current  operations of the Company or the
currently  contemplated  future  operations  of the Company.  The  obligation of
Executive  not to compete  with the Company  shall not prohibit  Executive  from
owning or purchasing  more than a five percent (5%)  beneficial  interest in any
securities  that are regularly  traded on a recognized  stock exchange or on the
over-the-counter  market subject to relevant  federal and state securities laws.
To the fullest  extent  permitted by law, upon the  termination  of  Executive's
employment  with the Company for any reason,  Executive shall not use any of the
Company's confidential,  proprietary or trade secrets information to directly or
indirectly,  either as an  employee,  employer,  consultant,  agent,  principal,
partner,  stockholder,  corporate officer,  director, or any other individual or
representative  capacity,  engage  or  participate  in  any  business,  wherever
located, that is in direct competition with the business of Employer. Should any
portion of this Section be deemed unenforceable  because of the scope,  duration
or territory  encompassed by the  undertakings of the Executive  hereunder,  and
only in such event, then the Executive and the Company consent and agree to such
limitation  on scope,  duration or  territory as may be finally  adjudicated  as
enforceable  by a court of competent  jurisdiction  after the  exhaustion of all
appeals.

     8.2 Non-Solicitation of Customers. While employed by the Company, Executive
shall not divert or attempt to divert (by solicitation or other means),  whether
directly or indirectly,  the Company's  customers for the purpose of inducing or
encouraging them to sever their relationship with the Company or to solicit them
in  connection  with any product or service  competing  with those  products and
services  offered  and  sold  by  the  Company.  Also,  to  the  fullest  extent
permissible   under  applicable  law,   following   termination  of  Executive's
employment with the Company for any reason,  Executive agrees not use any of the
Company's confidential,  proprietary or trade secrets information to directly or
indirectly  divert or  attempt to divert (by  solicitation  or other  means) the
Company's  customers  for the purpose of inducing or  encouraging  them to sever
their  relationship  with the Company or to solicit them in connection  with any
product or service  competing with those products and services  offered and sold
by the Company.

     8.3 Non-Disparagement.  Upon termination of Executive's employment with the
Company, Executive agrees to not make any disparaging remarks about the Company,
or any officers, directors, employees, consultants or independent contractors of
or to any of the foregoing.

     9. Trade Secrets.  Executive  shall not disclose to any others,  or take or
use for Executive's  own purposes or purposes of any others,  during the Term or
at any time thereafter,  any of the Company's trade secrets,  including  without
limitation,  Confidential  Information,  customer  and  vendor  lists,  computer
programs,  applications  or software or  intellectual  property of the  Company.
Executive agrees that these  restrictions  shall also apply to (i) trade secrets
belonging  to third  parties in  Company's  possession  and (ii)  trade  secrets
conceived,  originated,  discovered or developed by Executive during the Term of
this Agreement relating to the affairs of the Company.

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     10.  Inventions;   Ownership  Rights.  Executive  agrees  that  all  ideas,
techniques,  inventions,  systems,  formulas,  designs,  discoveries,  technical
information,   programs,  prototypes  and  similar  developments  ("Inventions")
developed,  created,  discovered,  made, written or obtained by Executive in the
course of or as a result of performance of his duties hereunder, and all related
industrial property, trademarks, service marks, copyrights, patent rights, moral
rights, trade secrets and other forms of protection thereof, shall be and remain
the sole  property of the  Company and its  assigns.  Executive  shall  promptly
disclose to Company,  or any persons  designated by it, all Inventions,  made or
conceived  or reduced to  practice  or learned  by  Executive,  either  alone or
jointly  with  others,  during  the Term  which are  related to or useful in the
business of the  Company,  or result from tasks  assigned  to  Executive  by the
Company,  or result  from use of premises  owned,  leased or  contracted  by the
Company.  Such  disclosure  shall  continue  for one year after  termination  of
employment  with  respect  to  anything  that  would  be an  Invention  if made,
conceived,  reduced to practice or learned prior to  termination  of employment.
Executive  agrees  to  execute  or cause to be  executed  such  assignments  and
applications, registrations and other documents and to take such other action as
may be reasonably  requested by the Company to enable the Company to protect its
rights to any such Inventions. If the Company requires Executive's assistance in
executing  or  causing  to  be  executed  such  assignments  and   applications,
registrations  and other  documents  under this  Section  (all of which shall be
prepared at the expense of the Company)  after  termination  of this  Agreement,
Executive shall do so at mutually convenient times and places and be compensated
for his time actually spent in providing such assistance at a reasonable  hourly
rate as agreed upon by the parties and be reimbursed for any necessary expenses,
including  reasonable  attorney's fees,  reasonably incurred in doing so. In the
event that the Company is unable for any reason whatsoever to secure Executive's
signature to any lawful and necessary  document required to apply for or execute
any such documents with respect to Inventions  (including  renewals,  extension,
continuations,  divisions or  continuations  in part thereof),  Executive hereby
irrevocably designates and appoints the Company and its duly authorized officers
and agents, as Executive's  agents and  attorneys-in-fact  to act for and in his
behalf and instead of him, to execute and file any such application and document
and to do all other lawfully  permitted acts with respect  thereto with the same
legal  force  and  effect as if  executed  by  Executive.  As a matter of record
Executive has  identified  beneath his  signature  hereto a complete list of all
inventions or  improvements  relevant to the subject matter of his employment by
the Company  which have been made or conceived  or first  reduced to practice by
him alone or jointly with others prior to his employment by the Company  ("Prior
Inventions")  which  Executive  desires  to remove  from the  operation  of this
Agreement; and Executive covenants that such list is complete.  Executive agrees
and  acknowledges  that in further  consideration  of his employment  under this
Agreement, in the absence of such list of Prior Inventions, all Prior Inventions
shall be the sole and exclusive  property of the Company and Executive agrees to
execute or cause to be executed such assignments and applications, registrations
and other documents and to take such other action as may be reasonably requested
by the  Company  to enable the  Company to protect  its rights to any such Prior
Inventions.

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     11. Miscellaneous.

     11.1  Assignment.   It  is  hereby  agreed  that  Executive's   rights  and
obligations  under this  Agreement  are  personal  and may not be  delegated  or
assigned.  No assignment  by the Company shall be effective  unless the assignee
expressly agrees in writing to become bound by the terms and conditions hereof.

     11.2 Binding  Effect.  The  obligations of this Agreement  shall be binding
upon,  and the benefits of this  Agreement  shall inure to, the parties  hereto,
their  legal  representatives,   administrators,   executors,  heirs,  legatees,
distributees,   successors  and  permitted  assigns,  and  upon  transferees  by
operation  of law,  whether or not any such  person or entity  shall have signed
this Agreement.

     11.3 Notices. Any notice permitted, required or given hereunder shall be in
writing and shall be delivered  (i)  personally,  (ii) by any prepaid  overnight
courier  delivery  service then in general use,  (iii) mailed,  by registered or
certified mail,  return receipt  requested,  or (iv) transmitted by fax and then
confirmed within three business days by any other method set forth above, to the
addresses designated on the first page hereof or at such other address as may be
designated  by notice  duly given  hereunder.  A notice  provided  in the manner
required  herein  shall be  deemed  given:  (i) if  delivered  personally,  upon
delivery;  (ii) if sent by overnight courier, on the first business day after it
is sent; (iii) if mailed, three business days after mailing; and (iv) if sent by
fax,  upon  actual  receipt of the fax or  confirmation  thereof  (whichever  is
first).

     11.4  Further   Assurances.   Each  of  the  parties   agrees  to  execute,
acknowledge,  deliver, file, record and publish such certificates,  instruments,
agreements  and other  documents,  and to take all such further action as may be
required by law or which  either party deems  reasonably  necessary or useful in
furtherance  of the purposes  and  objectives  and  intentions  underlying  this
Agreement and not inconsistent with its terms.

     11.5 Entire  Agreement.  This Agreement  incorporates  the entire agreement
between the parties  relating to the subject  matter hereof and  supersedes  all
prior  agreements and  understandings  of the parties,  whether written or oral,
with respect to its subject matter.

     11.6 Amendments;  Waiver. Except as expressly provided herein, neither this
Agreement nor any provision hereof may be terminated, modified or amended unless
in  writing  signed by both  parties  hereto.  No waiver by any  party,  whether
express or implied,  of any  provision  of this  Agreement,  or of any breach or
default,  shall  constitute  a waiver of a breach of any  similar or  dissimilar
provision or condition  or shall be  effective  unless in writing  signed by the
party against whom enforcement is sought.

     11.7  Severability;  Captions.  If any  provision of this  Agreement or the
application  thereof to any  person or  circumstances  shall be held  invalid or
unenforceable to any extent, the remainder of this Agreement and the application
of such  provision  to other  parties  or  circumstances  shall not be  affected

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thereby and shall be enforced  to the  greatest  extent  permitted  by law.  The
headings in this Agreement are inserted for convenience and identification only.

     11.8 Actions Contrary to Law. Nothing  contained in this Agreement shall be
construed  to require the  commission  of any act  contrary to law, and whenever
there is any conflict  between any provision of this  Agreement and any statute,
law, ordinance, or regulation, contrary to which the parties have no legal right
to contract, then the latter shall prevail; but in such event, the provisions of
this  Agreement so affected  shall be  curtailed  and limited only to the extent
necessary to bring it within legal requirements.

     11.9 Governing  Law. This Agreement  shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance  with,  the internal laws of the State of Nevada,  USA without giving
effect to its principles of conflicts of law. The parties  irrevocably  agree to
submit to the  jurisdiction  of the federal and state courts within the State of
Nevada, USA, and waive any defense based on forum non convenes or improper venue
with respect thereto.  Each party shall pay their own attorney's fees and costs.
No remedy  conferred  in this  Agreement  upon the  Executive  or the Company is
intended to be  exclusive  of any other  remedy,  and each and every such remedy
shall be  cumulative  and shall be in addition to every other  remedy  conferred
herein  or now or  hereafter  existing  at law or in  equity  or by  statute  or
otherwise.

     11.10  Counterparts.  This  Agreement  may  be  executed  in  one  or  more
counterparts,  each of which  will be  deemed an  original  and  together  shall
constitute a single document.

     11.11 Tax Advice.  The  Executive  acknowledges  that the Executive has not
relied and will not rely upon the Company or the Company's  counsel with respect
to any tax  consequences  related to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
The Executive assumes full  responsibility for all such consequences and for the
preparation  and filing of all tax  returns and  elections  which may or must be
filed in connection with this Agreement.

     11.12  Representation.  The  parties to this  Agreement,  and each of them,
acknowledge,  agree, and represent that it: (a) has directly participated in the
negotiation and  preparation of this  Agreement;  (b) has read the Agreement and
has had the  opportunity to discuss it with counsel of its own choosing;  (c) it
is fully  aware of the  contents  and legal  effect of this  Agreement;  (d) has
authority  to enter into and sign the  Agreement;  and (e) enters into and signs
the same by its own free will.

     11.13 Drafting. The parties to this Agreement acknowledge that each of them
have  participated  in the  drafting  and  negotiation  of this  Agreement.  For
purposes of interpreting this Agreement, each provision, paragraph, sentence and
word herein shall be deemed to have been jointly  drafted by both  parties.  The
parties intend for this Agreement to be construed and  interpreted  neutrally in
accordance  with the plain  meaning of the language  contained  herein,  and not
presumptively  construed against any actual or purported drafter of any specific
language contained herein.

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     IN WITNESSETH  WHEREOF,  the undersigned have executed this Agreement as of
the date first above written.

                                 Guar Global LTD.

                                 By:
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                                 Name:
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                                 Title: Chairman of Board of Directors
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                                 MICHAEL SHORES

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Exhibit 4.1

Mazor Ltd.

2003 STOCK OPTION PLAN

 

	
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PURPOSES OF THE PLAN

The purposes of this Stock Option Plan are to attract and retain the best available personnel for positions of substantial responsibility, to provide additional incentive to employees, members of the board of directors of Mazor Ltd. (the “Company”), consultants and other service providers of the Company and of the Company’s Subsidiaries (as defined in section 4 below), and to promote the success of the Company and its Subsidiaries (as defined in Section 4 below).

	
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TYPES OF AWARDS. The Plan is intended to enable the Company to issue Awards (as defined in Section 4 below) subject to Applicable Law (as defined in Section 4 below) and to Section 3, including without limitation (i) Stock Options without a trustee pursuant and subject to the provisions of Section 102 of the Israeli Income Tax Ordinance (New Version) 1961 (the “Ordinance”), as amended and any regulations, rules, orders or procedures promulgated there under including tax rules (Preferential Tax Treatment regarding Issuance of Shares to Employees), 2003 (“Section 102) (such options, “Non Trustee 102 Stock Options”); (ii) Stock Options allocated to a trustee (as defined in section 4) under the capital gains track pursuant and subject to the provisions of Section 102 of the Ordinance (such options, “102 Capital Gain Stock Options”); (iii) Stock Options allocated to a Trustee (as defined in section 4 below) under the ordinary income track pursuant and subject to the provisions of Section 102 of the Ordinance (such options, “102 Ordinary Income Stock Options”) (iv) Stock Options pursuant to Section 3(9) of the Ordinance (“3(9) Stock Options) (all Non Trustee 102 Stock Options, 102  Capital Gain Stock Options, 102 Ordinary Income Stock Options, 3(9) Stock Options each an “Option”, and collectively, the “Options”); Apart from issuance under the relevant tax regimes in the State of Israel, the Plan contemplates issuances to Grantees (as defined in Section 4 below) in other jurisdictions with respect to which the Administrator (as defined in Section 4 below) is empowered to make the requisite adjustments in the Plan and set forth the relevant conditions in the Company’s agreement with the Grantee in order to comply with the requirements of the tax regimes in said jurisdictions.

 

The Plan contemplates the issuance of Awards by the Company, both as a private company and as a publicly traded company.

 

	
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THE ELECTION

 

It is clarified, that, with regard to Trustee Stock Options (as defined in Section 4 below), although this Plan enables the Company to grant both types of Trustee Stock Options during its Term (as set forth in Section 9 below), the Company must choose between granting 102 Capital Gain Stock Options and 102 Ordinary Income Stock Options (the “Election”) at any given time during the Term. The Company can change such Election only after the passage of at least 12 months from the end of the year in which the first grant was made in accordance with the previous Election. Until the Election is changed all Trustee Stock Options shall be issued either as 102 Capital Gain Stock Option or as 102 Ordinary Income Stock Option in accordance with the Election.

 

  

  

  

	
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DEFINITIONS

 

For the purposes of this Mazor Ltd. 2003 Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”), the following terms shall have the following meanings:

	
  

	
(a)

	
“Administrator” means the Board or any of its committees as shall be appointed by the Board to administer the Plan, in accordance with Section 6 hereof.

 

	
  

	
(b)

	
“Adoption Date” means the later of the date on which the Board adopted this Plan and the date the Plan was approved by the Company’s shareholders, if such approval is necessary under Applicable Laws.

 

	
  

	
(c)

	
“Applicable Laws” means the requirements relating to the adoption of and/or the administration of stock option plans under the relevant internal laws and regulations of the State of Israel, any stock exchange or quotation system on which the Shares may be listed or quoted and the applicable laws of any other country or jurisdiction where Awards are granted under the Plan, as well as the Articles of Association of the Company.

 

	
  

	
(d)

	
“Articles of Association” means the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company as amended from time to time, the articles of association of the Company as amended from time to time and all shareholders rights agreements, as amended from time to time, entered or to be entered into by the Company and/or its Shareholders.

 

	
  

	
(e)

	
“Award” shall mean any Option granted to a Grantee under the Plan.

 

	
  

	
(f)

	
“Award Agreement” means a written agreement between the Company and a Grantee evidencing the terms and conditions of an individual Award grant, as further specified in Section 8.

 

	
  

	
(g)

	
“Award Share” means the Shares subject to an Award.

 

	
  

	
(h)

	
“Board” means the board of directors of the Company.

 

	
  

	
(i)

	
“Cause” means: (i) any action by a Grantee involving willful malfeasance or a willful breach of such a Grantee’s fiduciary duties in connection with such Grantee’s employment or engagement with the Company or with any Subsidiary; (ii) the conviction of a Grantee in a court of law of, or a guilty plea by the Grantee to, a felony or a fraud or any other similar act; (iii) substantial and continuing refusal or neglect by a Grantee to perform the duties requested of him or her (including without limitation, abiding policies relating to confidentiality and reasonable workplace conduct) provided such duties are expected to be performed by a person engaged for a similar capacity (other than as a result of death, illness or other objective incapacity) which refusal or neglect continues for a period of ten days after written notice thereof is provided to the Grantee from the Company or from the respective Subsidiary; or (iv) an act of moral turpitude, or any similar act, to the extent that such act causes or may cause injury to the reputation of the Company and/or to any of the Company’s Subsidiaries; (v) any other act or omission which, in the reasonable opinion of the Company, could materially financially harm the Company and/or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries or harm the business reputation of the Company and/or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries; (vi) any other circumstance deemed by law to constitute termination for cause, including circumstances relieving an employer from the duty to pay severance pay to the Grantee or (vii) termination of a Grantee’s employment for cause in accordance with provisions of his or her employment agreement or engagement agreement, if any, with the Company.

 

  

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(j)

	
“Committee” means a committee of directors appointed by the Board in accordance with Section 6 hereof.

 

	
  

	
(k)

	
“Consultant” means any person who is engaged by the Company and/or a Subsidiary to render consulting or advisory services to the Company and/or the Subsidiary.

 

	
  

	
(l)

	
“Effective Date” means the date on which the Award Agreement is signed by the Company and the Grantee. The “Effective Date” of Trustee Stock Options shall be the date on which such Trustee Stock Options are allocated to the Trustee.

 

	 	
(m)

	
“Employee” means any person employed by the Company or any Subsidiary or any person who is engaged as an officer of the Company or any Subsidiary, who is not a "controlling party", as defined in section 32 (9) of the Ordinance, prior to and after the issuance of the Awards. A person employed by the Company or any Subsidiary shall not cease to be an Employee for the purposes of the Plan in the case of (i) any leave of absence approved by the Company or any Subsidiary or, (ii) transfers between locations of the Company or, (iii) transfer of employment between the Company, its Subsidiaries and any successor.

 

	
  

	
(n)

	
“Exercise Date” means the date on which the Grantee exercises his Awards, subject to the compliance with all of provisions set out in Section 11 of this Plan.

 

	
  

	
(o)

	
“Exercise Price” means the amount stipulated in the Award Agreement, to be paid by the Grantee to the Company in order to exercise an Award into an Award Share.

 

	
  

	
(p)

	
 “Grantee” means the holder of an outstanding Award granted under the Plan.

 

	
  

	
(q)

	
“Merger or Acquisition” shall mean (i) the acquisition of the Company by another entity by means of any transaction or series of related transactions (including, without limitation, any reorganization, merger or consolidation); or (ii) a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (including, for purposes of this Section, intellectual property rights which, in the aggregate, constitute substantially all of the Company’s material assets); unless in each case, the Company’s stockholder of record as constituted immediately prior to such acquisition or sale will, immediately after such acquisition or sale (by virtue of securities issued as consideration for the Company’s acquisition or sale or otherwise) hold at least fifty percent (50%) of the voting power of the surviving or acquiring entity; or (iii) more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting power of the Company is transferred to an unrelated third party pursuant to a transaction or series of related transactions.

 

  

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(r)

	
“Purchaser” means the Company (if and as permitted by law) and/or any of its Subsidiaries and/or any other person or entity designated for this purpose by the Company.

 

	
  

	
(s)

	
“Service Provider” means an Employee or a Consultant of the Company.

 

	
  

	
(t)

	
“Share” means a share of the Company's ordinary shares having a par value of NIS      0.01.

 

	
  

	
(u)

	
“Subsidiary” means any company other than the Company, whether now or hereafter existing, in an unbroken chain of companies beginning with the Company if at the time of granting of the Awards each of the companies other than the last company in an unbroken chain owns shares possessing 50 percent or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of shares in one of the other companies in such chain.

 

	
  

	
(v)

	
“Trustee” means a person or entity appointed by the Board or the Committee and approved by the Income Tax Officer to hold Trustee Stock Options on behalf of the Grantee according to the conditions set forth in Section 102.

 

	 	
(w)

	
“Vesting Schedule” has the meaning set forth in Section 8(d).

 

	
  

	
(x)

	
“Trustee Stock Options” means all 102 Capital Gain Stock Options and 102 Ordinary Income Stock Options.

 

	
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AUTHORIZED SHARES

 

	
  

	
(a)

	
Awards may be granted under the Plan, subject to the provisions of Section 16(a) of the Plan, for up to an aggregate of 110,000 Shares. The Awards may be granted at any time, during a period of 7 years beginning on the Adoption Date.

 

	
  

	
(b)

	
In case of Trustee Stock Options, such Trustee Options may be granted after the passage of thirty days (or a shorter period as and if approved by the tax authorities) following the delivery by the Company to the appropriate Israeli Income Tax Authorities of a request for approval the Plan and the Trustee according to Section 102.

 

	
  

	
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Notwithstanding the above, if within 90 days of delivery of the abovementioned request, the tax officer notifies the Company of its decision not to approve the Plan, the Awards that were intended to be granted as a Trustee Stock Options shall be deemed to be Non Trustee 102 Stock Options, unless otherwise was approved by the Tax officer.

 

  

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If an Award expires, is cancelled or otherwise becomes unexercisable without having been exercised in full, the unexercised, canceled or terminated Award Shares which were subject thereto shall (unless the Plan shall have been terminated) become available for future grant under the Plan; provided, however, that Award Shares that have actually been issued under the Plan shall not be returned to the Plan and shall not become available for future grant under the Plan.

 

	 	
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The number of Shares that are subject to Awards under the Plan shall not exceed the number of Shares reserved for the grant of Awards that then remain available for issuance under the Plan. The Company, during the term of the Plan, shall at all times reserve and keep available a sufficient number of Shares to satisfy the requirements of the Plan. The Board may, at any time during the term of the Plan, increase the number of the Awards available for grant under the Plan. Such increase must be approved by the Company’s shareholders if so required under the Applicable Laws.

 

	
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ADMINISTRATION

 

	
  

	
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Procedure. The Plan shall be administered by the Board or a Committee appointed by the Board, which Committee shall be constituted to comply with Applicable Laws. The Committee will hold its meetings at such times and places as it may determine and will maintain written minutes of its meetings.

 

	
  

	
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Powers of the Administrator. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, and in the case of a Committee, the specific duties delegated by the Board to such Committee, and subject to the approval of any relevant authorities and Applicable Laws, the Administrator shall have the authority, in its discretion:

 

	
  

	
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to select the Service Providers to whom Awards may from time to time be granted hereunder, and to grant said Service Providers the Awards. This authority shall be granted solely to the Board, which will take into consideration the recommendations of the Committee.

 

	
  

	
(ii)

	
to determine, from time to time, the type of Awards to be granted to eligible Employees under the Plan, including the determination which Employee will receive Non Trustee 102 Stock Options and subject to the Election pursuant to Section 3 and the provisions of Section 7 below, which Employee will receive 102 Capital Gain Stock Options and/or 102 Ordinary Income Stock Options , and to prescribe the terms and conditions (which need not be identical) of Awards granted under the Plan to such persons;

 

	
  

	
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to approve forms of the Award Agreements for use under the Plan;

 

	
  

	
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to determine the terms and conditions of any Award granted hereunder, including, without limitation, the Vesting Schedule;

 

	
  

	
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to exercise such powers and to perform such acts as are deemed necessary or expedient to promote the best interests of the Company with respect to the Plan, including but not limited to prescribing, amending and rescinding any provisions related to the Plan;

 

  

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(vi)

	
to amend any outstanding Award, subject to Section 17 hereof, and to accelerate the vesting or extend the exercisability of any Award and to waive conditions or restrictions on any Award, to the extent it shall deem appropriate provided that this authority shall be granted to the Board, and only subject to its prior approval to the Committee which approval shall specifically state the number and identity of Grantees which rights the Committee will be authorized to determine.

 

	
  

	
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to allow Grantees to satisfy withholding tax obligations by electing to have the Company, if permitted under Applicable Laws, withhold from the Award Shares to be issued upon exercise of an Award that number of Award Shares having a value equal to the minimum statutory withholding amount. The value of the Award Shares to be withheld shall be determined on the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined. All elections by Grantees to have Award Shares withheld for this purpose shall be made in such form and under such conditions as the Administrator may deem necessary or advisable and after consolation with the Company’s counsel; and

 

	
  

	
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to construe and interpret the terms of the Plan, the Award Agreements and  Awards.

 

	
  

	
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The Board may fill all vacancies, however caused, in the Committee. The Board may from time to time appoint additional members to the Committee, and may at any time remove one or more Committee members and substitute others.

 

	 	
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Effect of Administrator's Decision. All decisions, determinations and interpretations of the Administrator shall be final and binding on all Grantees. Each member of the Board and the Committee shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company against any cost or expense (including fees of counsel) reasonably incurred by him, or liability (including any sum paid in settlement of a claim with the approval of the Company) arising out of any act or omission to act in connection with the Plan unless arising out of such member’s own fraud or bad faith, to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws. Such indemnification shall be in addition to any rights of indemnification the member may have as director or otherwise under the Articles of Association of the Company, any agreement, any vote of share or disinterested directors, or otherwise.

 

	
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ELIGIBILITY

 

	 	
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General. Awards may be granted to Service Providers as defined in this Plan.

  

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(b)

	
Non Trustee 102 Stock Options and Trustee Stock Options may be granted only to Employee Grantees who are Israeli residents or are deemed to be Israeli residents for purposes of taxation, and to members of the Board, and shall be granted subject to the Ordinance

	
  

	
(c)

	
3(9) Stock Options may be granted only to Service Providers who are Israeli residents or are deemed to be Israeli residents for purposes of taxation, who are not Employees, and to Employee who is a “controlling party” as defined in section 32 (9) of the Ordinance.

 

	
  

	
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Continuing Relationship. The Plan and the Award Agreements shall not confer upon any Grantee any right with respect to continuing the Grantee’s relationship as a Service Provider with the Company or its Subsidiary, nor shall it interfere in any way with his right or the Company's right, or the right of a Subsidiary, to terminate such relationship at any time, with or without Cause.

 

	
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AWARD AGREEMENTS.

 

A Service Provider will be entitled to an Award only if such Award is granted to the Service Provider by the Administrator and an Award Agreement is signed between the Company and him. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, each Award Agreement shall contain provisions as the Administrator shall from time to time deem appropriate. Award Agreements need not be identical, but each Award Agreement shall include, by appropriate language, the substance of the applicable provisions set forth herein, and any such provision may be included in the Award Agreement by reference to the Plan. Unless otherwise defined specifically in the Award Agreement and approved by the Board, in the case of a conflict between the terms of any Award Agreement and the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall govern in all cases.

 

	
  

	
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Number of Shares. Each Award Agreement shall state the number of Award Shares to which the Awards relates.

 

	
  

	
(b)

	
Type of Award. Each Award Agreement shall specifically state the type of Awards granted thereunder and whether they constitute Non Trustee 102 Stock Option, 102 Capital Gain Stock Options , 102 Ordinary Income Stock Options , 3(9) Stock Options, or otherwise.

 

	
  

	
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Exercise Price. Each Award Agreement shall state the Exercise Price of the Award Shares to which the Award relates. The Exercise Price shall be subject to adjustment as provided in Section 16 hereof.

 

	
  

	
(d)

	
Term and Vesting of Options. Each Award Agreement shall provide the schedule according to which such Awards may be exercised (“Vesting Schedule”). The Vesting Schedule for the Awards will be determined by the Administrator, provided that (to the extent permitted under Applicable Laws) the Administrator, in its absolute discretion, shall have the authority to accelerate the vesting of any outstanding Option at such time and under such circumstances as it, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate. Subject to the Vesting Schedule, Awards may be exercised into Award Shares during the longer period of (i) ten years from the Effective Date; or (ii) two years from the IPO; (the “Exercise Period”) unless otherwise determined by the Administrator (to the extent permitted under Applicable Laws and this Plan). The Exercise Period shall be subject to earlier termination as provided in Section 11 hereof.

 

  

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(e)

	
THE RIGHTS OF GRANTEE AS A SHAREHOLDER. Upon signing an Award Agreement and as a condition to the grant of any Awards under those Awards Agreements, the Grantee shall sign the irrevocable proxy attached to the Award Agreement as Appendix A. By this proxy the Grantee’s right to vote any Award Share, if any, shall be given to the person or persons designated by the Board (the “Representative”) until the consummation of the Company’s Initial Public Offering (“IPO”). If prior to the consummation of the Company’s IPO, the right to vote any Award Share is held by the Trustee, then the Trustee shall be eligible to provide the right to vote any Award Share to the Representative. Such Award Shares shall be voted by the Representative in the same proportion as the result of the shareholder vote (as voted by the stockholders without taking the Award Shares in consideration). To avoid doubt, all Award Shares issued upon exercise of Awards shall entitle the holder thereof to receive any dividends and other distributions thereon granted to all holders of common stock as such, if any.

 

	
  

	
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Other Provisions. The Award Agreements evidencing Awards under the Plan shall contain such other terms and conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as the Administrator may determine.

 

	
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TERM OF THE PLAN

 

	
  

	
The Plan shall become effective upon the Adoption Date. The Plan shall continue in effect during the Exercise Period, unless sooner terminated under Section 17 of the Plan (the “Term”).

 

	
  

	
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Expiration. Unless otherwise stated in the Award Agreement, each Award shall expire on the later of (i) the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) two years from the IPO.

 

	 	
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Exercise. The Awards granted will be exercisable into Award Shares of the Company according to the Vesting Schedule set forth in the Award Agreement or in this Plan.

 

	 	
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Exercise Price. The Exercise Price per Award Share subject to each Award Agreement shall be determined by the Administrator, provided however, that such Exercise Price shall not be less than the par value of the share into which such Option is exercisable.

 

	
  

	
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Transfer. No Award granted hereunder shall be transferable by the Grantee other then by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. Awards may be exercised during the Grantee’s lifetime only by the Grantee, or his guardian or legal representative. Award Shares acquired upon exercise of the Awards shall be subject to such restrictions on transfer as are generally applicable to ordinary shares of stock of the Company in accordance with the Company’s Articles of Association. Without derogating from any other provision in this Plan, it is expressly clarified that no transfer of Award Shares shall become effective unless the Grantee has delivered to the Company a written notice thereof, together with a confirmation in writing by any transferee of the Award Shares that it is bound by all terms and conditions of this Plan and the Award Agreement. In case of transfer of the Award Shares after the death of the Grantee, the transfer shall become effective only after the transferee delivers such a written confirmation.

 

  

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(e)

	
Restrictions on Transfer of Awards Shares.

 

	 	
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Securities Law Restrictions. Regardless of whether the offering and sale of Award Shares under the Plan have been registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Securities Act”) or have been registered or qualified under the securities laws of any state or other laws of any other jurisdiction, the Company at its discretion may impose restrictions upon the sale, pledge or other transfer of such Award Shares (including the placement of appropriate legends on stock certificates or the imposition of stop-transfer instructions) if, in the judgment of the Company, such restrictions are necessary or desirable in order to achieve compliance with the Securities Act, the securities laws of any state or any other law.

 

	 	
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Market Stand-Off. In connection with any underwritten public offering by the Company of its equity securities pursuant to an effective registration statement filed under the Securities Act or equivalent law in another jurisdiction, including the Company’s Initial Public Offering of its shares, the Grantee shall not directly or indirectly sell, make any short sale of, loan, hypothecate, pledge, offer, grant or sell any Award or other contract for the purchase of, purchase any or other contract for the sale of, or otherwise dispose of or transfer, or agree to engage in any of the foregoing transactions with respect to, any Award Shares acquired under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Company or its underwriters. Such restriction (the “Market Stand-Off”) shall be in effect for such period of time following the date of the final prospectus for the offering as may be requested by the Company or such underwriters. In the event of the declaration of a stock dividend, a spin-off, a stock split, an adjustment in conversion ratio, a recapitalization or a similar transaction affecting the Company’s outstanding securities without receipt of consideration, any new, substituted or additional securities which are by reason of such transaction distributed with respect to any Award Shares subject to the Market Stand-Off, or into which such Award Shares thereby become convertible, shall immediately be subject to the Market Stand-Off. In order to enforce the Market Stand-Off, the Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to the Award Shares acquired under this Plan until the end of the applicable stand-off period. The Company’s underwriters shall be beneficiaries of the agreement set forth in this Subsection. This Subsection shall apply to Award Shares held by Grantees registered in the public offering under the Securities Act or equivalent law in another jurisdiction, only if the directors and officers of the Company are subject to similar arrangements.

 

  

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CONDITIONS UPON ISSUANCE OF AWARD SHARES

 

	 	
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Legal Compliance. Award Shares shall not be issued pursuant to the exercise of an Award unless the exercise of such Award, the method of payment and the issuance and delivery of such Award Shares shall comply with Applicable Laws (for Non Trustee 102 Stock Option and Trustee Stock Options , comply with Section 102,) and shall be further subject to the approval of counsel of the Company with respect to such compliance.

 

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

 

	
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METHOD OF EXERCISE

 

	
  

	
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Procedure for Exercise and Rights as a Shareholder. Any Award granted hereunder shall be exercisable according to the terms of the Plan and at such times and under such conditions as determined by the Administrator and/or set forth in the Award Agreement with respect to Employee Grantees and unless the Administrator provides otherwise, vesting of Awards granted hereunder shall be tolled during any unpaid leave of absence other than leave which according to the law does not impair employment continuity.

 

The Grantee may deliver to the Company on any business day a written notice stating the number of Award Shares the Grantee then desires to purchase, and each Award shall be deemed exercised only when the Company receives: (i) such written notice of exercise (in accordance with the Award Agreement) from the Grantee entitled to exercise the Award, and (ii) full payment for the Award Shares with respect to which the Award is exercised. Full payment may consist of any consideration and method of payment authorized by the Administrator and permitted by Applicable Laws, the Award Agreement and the Plan. Award Shares issued upon exercise of an Award shall be issued in the name of the Grantee or in the name of the Trustee in the case of Trustee Stock Options. Until the Award Shares are issued (as evidenced by the appropriate entry in the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company), no right to vote at any meeting of the shareholders of the Company or to receive dividends or any other rights as a shareholder shall exist with respect to the Award Shares, notwithstanding the exercise of the Award, nor shall the Grantee be deemed to be a class of shareholders or creditors of the Company. Without derogating from the above, voting rights with respect to Award Shares following to their issuance, as stated above, shall be subject to the instruction of Section 8(e). Upon the exercise of an Award, the Company shall issue (or cause to be issued) such Award Shares promptly (up to 30 days) after the Exercise Date. If any law or regulation requires the Company to take any action with respect to the Award Shares specified in such notice before the issuance thereof, then the date of their issuance shall be delayed for the period necessary to take such action.

 

  

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Exercise of an Award in any manner shall result in a decrease in the number of Award Shares thereafter available, for delivery under the Award, by the number of Award Shares as to which the Award is exercised.

 

	
  

	
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Termination of Relationship with a Grantee.  Except as provided in this Subsection and Subsections (c) through (g), an Award may not be exercised unless the Grantee is then a Service Provider of the Company or a Subsidiary thereof. If a Grantee ceases to be a Service Provider, other then in cases as specified in Subsections (c) through (g) below, the Grantee may exercise any vested Award on the date of termination within a period of ninety days following the Grantee's termination (but in no event later then the expiration date of the term of such Award as set forth in Section 9 or in the Plan). In addition, but only if the Grantee ceases to be a Service Provider at least 12 months subsequent to the Employee Grantee’s beginning of employment with the Company, the Grantee will be eligible to exercise a relative portion of the Awards included in the next installment not yet vested, based on the number of employment months elapsed (rounded downwards) since the later of the vesting date of the previous installment or the Effective Date compared to the total number of months (rounded downwards) between the vesting date of the previous installment or the Effective Date (as appropriate) and the vesting date of the nearest installment. The Board, considering the recommendations made by the Administrator, is authorized to approve the exercise of additional Awards. If the Grantee dies during this ninety day period, his rights according to this Subsection 11(b) shall be transferred to the Grantee’s estate or to the person who acquires the right to exercise the Awards by bequest or inheritance, who will be allowed to exercise such vested Awards and additional relative portion of the Awards included in the next installment not yet vested (as mentioned above) during a period of six months from the date of death. Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, if, on the date of termination, the Grantee is not vested as to his or her entire Award, the unvested portion, with the exception of any additional unvested Awards approved for exercise as detailed above, shall not be exercisable and the Award Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Awards shall revert to the Plan.

 

	 	
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Dismissal. In case of dismissal of an Employee, such Employee Grantee will be eligible to exercise, within 90 days of the date of termination (but in no event later then the expiration date of the term of such Award as set forth in Section 9 or in the Plan), any vested Award, and, in addition, but only if the dismissal occurs at least 12 months subsequent to the Employee Grantee’s beginning of employment with the Company, the Employee Grantee will be eligible to exercise a relative portion of the Awards included in the next installment not yet vested, based on the number of employment months elapsed (rounded downwards) since the later of the vesting date of the previous installment or the Effective Date compared to the total number of months (rounded downwards) between the vesting date of the previous installment or the Effective Date (as appropriate) and the vesting date of the nearest installment, as long as the Grantee was not dismissed for Cause. The Board, considering the recommendations made by the Administrator, is authorized to approve the exercise of additional Awards. If, after termination, the Grantee does not exercise within the time specified by the Award Agreement, the Plan or the Administrator the Awards to which he is eligible, then such Awards shall terminate, and the Award Shares covered by such Awards shall revert to the Plan.

 

  

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Dismissal for Cause. In the event of termination of relationship with a Service Provider for Cause, the Service Provider’s right to exercise vested Awards shall terminate immediately upon such termination, and all such Awards shall be forfeited without any payment being due. In addition, the Purchaser will be entitled to repurchase, within twelve months of such termination, any or all of the Award Shares resulting from the exercise of any Awards exercised prior to the date of the repurchase. The price paid for each Award Share will be determined by the Administrator, in its sole discretion, but shall not be less than the par value of the Shares being repurchased.

 

	
  

	
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Disability of a Grantee. If an a Grantee ceases to be an Employee or Service Provider as a result of a physical or mental impairment, which has lasted or is expected to last for a continuous period of not less than six consecutive months or an aggregate of six months in any twelve-month period and which causes the Grantee’s total and permanent disability to engage in any substantial gainful activity (“Disability”), the Grantee may exercise his Awards within twelve months of the date of termination, to the extent the Award is vested on the date of termination, but in no event later than the expiration date of the term of such Awards as set forth in Section 9 or in the Award Agreement. In addition, such an Employee Grantee will also be eligible to exercise Awards included in the next installment which has not yet vested as of the date of termination. If, after termination, the Awards are not exercised within the time specified herein, the Award shall terminate, and the Award Shares covered by such Awards shall revert to the Plan.

 

	
  

	
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Death of an Employee Grantee. If an Employee Grantee dies while considered an Employee, the vested Awards, as well as Awards included in the next installment may be exercised within nine months following the Grantee’s death, (but in no event later than the expiration date of the term of such Awards as set forth in Section 9 or in the Award Agreement) by the Grantee's estate or by a person who acquires the right to exercise the Awards by bequest or inheritance. If the Awards are not so exercised within the time specified herein, the Award shall terminate, and the Award Shares covered by such Awards shall revert to the Plan.

 

	
  

	
(g)

	
Retirement of an Employee Grantee. In the event of an Employee Grantee’s retirement, at the age of 65 years for a man and 60 years for a woman, he/she will be eligible to exercise, within six months of such retirement (but in no event later than the expiration date of the term of such Award as set forth in Section 9 or in the Award Agreement), any vested Awards in addition to a relative portion of the Awards included in the nearest installment not yet vested, based on the number of employment months elapsed (rounded downwards) since the later of the vesting date of the previous installment or the Effective Date compared to the total number of months (rounded downwards) between the vesting date of the previous installment or the Effective Date (as appropriate) and the vesting date of the nearest installment. If the Awards are not so exercised within the time specified herein, the Awards shall terminate, and the Award Shares covered by such Awards shall revert to the Plan.

 

  

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12.

	
PAYMENT OF EXERCISE PRICE

Payment of Exercise Price may be made in such form as shall be acceptable to the Administrator in its sole discretion and may consist entirely of (i) cash, (ii) check, (iii) promissory note, or (iv) any combination of the foregoing methods of payment. In making its determination as to the type of consideration to accept, the Administrator shall consider if acceptance of such consideration may be reasonably expected to benefit the Company.

 

	
13.

	
TRUSTEE STOCK OPTIONS.

 

	
  

	
(a)

	
Options granted pursuant to this Section 13 are intended to constitute Trustee Stock Options subject to Section 102, the general terms and conditions specified the Plan, except for said provisions of the Plan applying to Awards under a different tax law or regulations.

 

	
  

	
(b)

	
Trustee Stock Options shall be granted either as 102 Capital Gain Stock Options or 102 Ordinary Income Stock Options according to the Election and for then subject to the provisions in Section 3.

 

	
  

	
(c)

	
Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, all Trustee Stock Options granted under this Plan shall be granted by the Company to a Trustee designated by the Administrator and the Trustee shall hold each such Award and the Award Shares issued upon exercise thereof in trust for the benefit of the Grantee in respect of whom such Award was granted. All certificates representing Award Shares issued to the Trustee under the Plan shall be deposited with the Trustee, and shall be held by the Trustee until such time that such Award Shares are released from the trust.

 

	
  

	
(d)

	
With regard to 102 Capital Gains Stock Options and 102 Ordinary Income Stock Options , the Awards or the Award Shares and all rights related to them, including bonus shares, will be held by the Trustee for a period of at least 24 months and 12 months, respectively, from the end of the tax year in which the Effective Date or a shorter period as approved by the tax authorities (the “Lock-up Period”), under the terms set in Section 102.

 

	
  

	
(e)

	
In accordance with Section 102, the Grantee is prohibited from selling the Awards or the Awards Shares, until the end of the Lock-up Period. The meaning of this Section for purposes of income tax is that if the Employee voluntarily sells the Awards or the Awards Shares before the end of the Lock-up Period, the provision of Section 102, relating to non-compliance with the Lock-up Period, will apply.

 

	
  

	
(f)

	
Anything to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall not release any Awards which were not already exercised into Award Shares by the Grantee nor release any Award Shares issued upon exercise of the Award, prior to the full payment of the Exercise Price and Grantee’s tax liability arising from Trustee Stock Options which were granted to him and/or Awards Shares issued upon exercise of such Trustee Stock Options. Upon receipt of the Award, or earlier, the Grantee will sign an undertaking to release the Trustee from any liability in respect of any action or decision duly taken and bona fide executed in relation with the Plan, or any Award granted or Award Share issued to him thereunder.

 

  

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(g)

	
Trustee Stock Options may only be granted to Employees and members of the Board. (subject to approval of the Plan by the tax authorities).

 

	
14.

	
3(9) STOCK OPTIONS.

 

	
  

	
(a)

	
Options granted pursuant to this Section 14 are intended to constitute 3(9) Stock Options and shall be subject to the general terms and conditions specified in the Plan, except for said provisions of the Plan applying to Awards under a different tax law or regulations.

 

	
  

	
(b)

	
3(9) Options may not be granted to Employees or members of the Board.

 

	
  

	
(c)

	
The 3(9) Stock Options which shall be granted pursuant to the Plan may be issued to a trustee appointed by the Administrator.

 

	
15.

	
NON TRUSTEE 102 STOCK OPTIONS

 

	
  

	
(a)

	
Options granted pursuant to this Section 15 are intended to constitute Non Trustee 102 Stock Options and shall be subject to the general terms and conditions specified the Plan, except for said provisions of the Plan applying to Awards under a different tax law or regulations.

 

	
  

	
(b)

	
Non Trustee 102 Stock Options may only be granted to Employees and members of the Board.

 

	
  

	
(c)

	
The Non Trustee 102 Stock Options which shall be granted pursuant to the Plan may be issued to a trustee appointed by the Administrator.

 

	
  

	
(d)

	
If the Grantee’s employment with the Company is terminated for any reason, the Grantee will be obligated to provide the Company, to its satisfaction and subject to its sole discretion, with a security or guarantee to cover any future tax obligation resulting from the disposition of the Awards or the Award Shares.

 

	
16.

	
ADJUSTMENTS UPON CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION OR MERGER

 

	 	
(a)

	
Changes in Capitalization. Subject to any required action by the shareholders of the Company, the number of Award Shares covered by or underlying each outstanding Award and the number of Award Shares which have been authorized for issuance under the Plan but as to which no Awards have been granted or which have been returned to the Plan upon cancellation or expiration of an Award, as well as the Exercise Price per Share of each such outstanding Award shall be appropriately adjusted in the case of a payment of a large non-recurring dividend or for any increase or decrease in the number of issued Shares resulting from a share split, reverse share split, share dividend, recapitalization, combination or reclassification of the Shares, rights issues or any other increase or decrease in the number of issued Shares in each case effected without receipt of consideration by the Company; provided, however, that conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed to have been "effected without receipt of consideration." Such adjustment shall be made by the Board, whose determination shall be final, binding and conclusive. Except as expressly provided herein, no issuance by the Company of shares of any class, or securities convertible into shares of any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or price of Award Shares subject to an Award.

 

  

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(b)

	
Dissolution or Liquidation. It is hereby clarified that in the event of dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Company shall have no obligation to notify the Grantee of such event and any Awards that have not been previously exercised, will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed action.

 

	
  

	
(c)

	
Voluntary Liquidation. Notwithstanding Subsection (b) above, in the event of a voluntary liquidation of the Company, which is not considered a Merger or Acquisition,   the Administrator shall notify each Grantee as soon as practicable, but not less than 7 working days, prior to the effective date of such proposed transaction. The Grantee will have the right to exercise his or her vested Awards within 5 working days from receipt of such notice but in any case not later then the effective date of such transaction. To the extent it has not been previously exercised, an Award will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed action, unless the Board has authorized a longer period to exercise vested Awards to certain Grantees.

 

	
  

	
(d)

	
Merger or Acquisition. In the event of a Merger or Acquisition, each outstanding Award shall be assumed or an equivalent Award substituted by the successor company or a parent or subsidiaries of the successor company. In the case of such assumption and/or substitution of Awards, appropriate adjustments shall be made in the Exercise Price to reflect such action, and all other terms and conditions of the Award Agreements, such as the vesting dates, shall remain in force, all as will be determined by the Board whose determination shall be final.

 

The Administrator shall determine, in its discretion, the proper exchange ratio of the Awards and the fair value of such Awards for purpose of such substitution, shall be authorized to accelerate the vesting date of any or all Awards and shall be authorized to make all necessary adjustments in the terms of the Awards and the substituted Awards (including, without limitation, adjustments in the Exercise Price) that are fair under the circumstances.

 

In the event that the successor company refuses to assume or substitute for the Awards, the Grantee shall retain the right to exercise vested Awards, as well as Awards included in the next installment, and the Administrator shall notify the Grantee in writing that such Awards shall be exercisable for a period not less than fifteen days from the date of such notice, and the Awards shall terminate upon the expiration of such period.

 

  

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For the purposes of this Section 16(d), Awards shall be considered assumed if, following the Merger or Acquisition, the Award (or substitute award) confers upon the Grantee the right to purchase or receive, for each Share of Award Shares for which the Award was exercisable immediately prior to the Merger or Acquisition, the pro rata consideration (whether shares, stock options, cash, or other securities or property) received in the Merger or Acquisition by holders of Shares for each Share held on the effective date of the transaction (and if such holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding Shares); provided, however, that if such consideration received in the Merger or Acquisition is not solely common shares (or their equivalent) of the successor company or its parent, the Administrator may, with the consent of the successor company, provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise of the Award, for each Share of Award Shares, to be solely common shares (or their equivalent) of the successor company or its parent equal in fair market value to the per share consideration received by holders of a majority of the outstanding shares in the Merger or Acquisition, and provided further that the Administrator may determine, in its sole discretion, that in lieu of such assumption or substitution of Awards for awards by the acquiring corporation or its parent or Subsidiaries, such Awards will be substituted for by any other type of asset or property including cash which is fair under the circumstances.

 

	
  

	
(e)

	
Bring-Along – Award Shares acquired upon exercise of the Awards may be subject to “bring-along” provisions in the Articles of Association. In the event that the Award Shares acquired upon exercise of the Awards are not subject to “bring-along” provisions in the Articles of Association, then at any time prior to the Company’s IPO, in the event that (i) one or more bona fide offers (the “Offeror”) is made to purchase Shares comprising at least eighty percent 80% of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock on an as-converted to common stock basis (the “Threshold Percent”), (ii) such sale is conditioned upon the sale of Shares of the Company at the Threshold Percent, and (iii) all shareholders, with the exception of the Grantees under this Plan (the “Proposing Shareholders”) propose to sell all of their Shares to such Offeror, then the Grantees shall be required, if so demanded by the Proposing Shareholders, to sell all Award Shares acquired by the Grantees pursuant to this Plan to such Offeror at the same price and under the same terms and conditions as in the offer made to the Proposing Shareholders up to the Threshold Percent. Should the Offeror purchase less than 100% of the Company’s Shares, the number of Shares purchased by the Offeror in excess of those sold by the Proposing Shareholders would be divided proportionally between the Grantees. In the event that the Threshold Percent is met, any sale, assignment, transfer, pledge, hypothecation, mortgage, disposal or encumbrance of Award shares by the Grantee other then in connection with the proposed acquisition shall be absolutely prohibited.

 

	 	
(f)

	
Other Restrictions. It is herby clarified that Award Shares acquired upon exercise of the Awards will be subject to all restrictions and limitations to which Shares are subject to pursuant to the Articles of Association of the Company.

 

  

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17.

	
AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF THE PLAN

	
  

	
(a)

	
Amendment and Termination. The Board may at any time amend, alter, suspend or terminate the Plan.

 

	
  

	
(b)

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

 

	
  

	
(c)

	
Effect of Amendment or Termination. Without derogating from any other provisions of this Plan, any amendment, alteration, suspension or termination of the Plan that the Administrator finds, at its discretion, as impairing the legitimate rights of any Grantee, shall be made in a mutual agreement between the Grantee and the Administrator, which agreement must be in writing and signed by the Grantee and the Company. Termination of the Plan shall not affect the Administrator's ability to exercise the powers granted to it hereunder with respect to Awards granted under the Plan prior to the date of such termination and the terms of the plan shall continue to be in effect with regard to any Awards and Award Shares granted pursuant to it. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board may exercise its authority under Section 16 without the consent of Grantees.

 

	
18.

	
INABILITY TO OBTAIN AUTHORITY

 

The inability of the Company to obtain authority from any regulatory body having jurisdiction, which authority is deemed by the Company's counsel to be necessary for the lawful issuance and sale of any Award Shares hereunder, shall relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue or sell such Award Shares as to which such requisite authority shall not have been obtained.

 

	
19.

	
RESERVATION OF SHARES

 

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

 

	
20.

	
NO OBLIGATION TO CONTINUE EMPLOYMENT WITH THE EMPLOYEE

 

Neither the Plan, the Award Agreement, nor the grant of Awards to a Grantee shall impose any obligation on the Company or any Subsidiary to continue the employment or the engagement of a Service Provider.

 

	
21.

	
GOVERNING LAW

 

This Plan and all instruments issued thereunder or in connection therewith, shall be governed by, interpreted, construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Israel.

 

  

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22.

	
DISPUTES

 

Any dispute or disagreement which may arise or as a result of this Plan or the Award Agreement shall be settled by the Administrator, in its sole discretion and judgment and that any such determination and any interpretation by the Administrator of the terms of this Plan shall be final and shall be binding and conclusive for all purposes.

 

	
23.

	
JURISDICTION

 

Any disputes arising out of the Plan and Instruments shall be resolved exclusively by the appropriate court in the state of Israel.

 

	
24.

	
TAX CONSEQUENCES

 

If the Administrator shall so require, as a condition of exercise of an Award, the release of Award Shares by the Trustee or the expiration of the Lock-up Period (each a "Tax Event"), each Grantee shall agree that, no later than the date of the Tax Event, he will pay to the Company or make arrangements satisfactory to the Administrator and the Trustee (where relevant) regarding payment of any applicable taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld or paid upon the Tax Event. To the extent approved by the Administrator and permitted by law, a withholding obligation may be satisfied by the withholding or delivery of Award Shares.

 

ALL TAX CONSEQUENCES UNDER ANY APPLICABLE LAW WHICH MAY ARISE FROM THE GRANT OF ANY AWARDS, OR IN THE CASE OF AN OPTION, FROM ITS EXERCISE, FROM THE SALE OR DISPOSITION OF THE AWARD SHARES OR FROM ANY OTHER ACT OF THE GRANTEE IN CONNECTION WITH THE FOREGOING SHALL BE BORNE SOLELY BY THE GRANTEE, AND THE GRANTEE SHALL INDEMNIFY THE COMPANY, AND THE TRUSTEE, AND SHALL HOLD THEM HARMLESS AGAINST AND FROM ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY SUCH TAX OR PENALTY, INTEREST OR INDEXATION THEREON OR THEREUPON.

 

With respect to Trustee Stock Options, the Trustee shall hold such Trustee Stock Options throughout their existence, and shall hold the Awards or the Award Shares until the payment of all applicable taxes by the Grantee subject to that the Trustee is satisfied that the payment is sufficient and necessary for the discharge of such Grantee’s tax obligations with respect to such Awards or Award Shares. While holding the Award Shares, the Trustee will be responsible for transferring to the Grantees any notice provided by the Company to its shareholders. Subject to fulfillment of all their obligations, Grantees will be entitled to instruct the Trustee to act on their behalf in utilizing the rights of their Award Shares and the Trustee shall be obligated thereto.

 

	
25.

	
PROVISIONS FOR FOREIGN PARTICIPANTS

 

The Board may, without amending the Plan, modify Awards granted to participants who are foreign nationals or employed outside Israel to recognize differences in laws, rules, regulations or customs of such foreign jurisdictions with respect to tax, securities, currency, employee benefits or other matters.

  

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26.

	
NON-EXCLUSITY OF THE PLAN

 

This Plan shall not be construed as creating any limitations on the powers of the Board or the Committee to adopt such other incentive arrangements as either may deem desirable, including without limitation, the granting of stock options otherwise than under this Plan, and such arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases.

 

Adopted by the Board of Directors:

 

Chairman of the Board of Directors: P­­­­­­­­rof. Moshe Shoham

Date: November 3, 2003.

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