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Exhibit
4.01

 

POWERBALL
INTERNATIONAL, INC.

2004 STOCK OPTION AND AWARD PLAN

 

POWERBALL INTERNATIONAL,
INC., a Utah corporation (the “Company”), hereby adopts this 2004 Stock Option
and Award Plan (the “Plan”), effective as of the 12th day of November 2004,
under which options to acquire stock of the Company or bonus stock may be
granted from time to time to employees, including of officers and directors of
the Company and/or its subsidiaries. In addition, at the discretion of the
board of directors or other administrator of this Plan, options to acquire
stock of the Company or bonus stock may from time to time be granted under this
Plan to other individuals who contribute to the success of the Company or its
subsidiaries but who are not employees of the Company, all on the terms and
conditions set forth herein.

 

1.                                       Purpose
of the Plan. The Plan is intended to aid the Company in maintaining and
developing a management team, attracting qualified officers and employees
capable of assisting in the future success of the Company, and rewarding those
individuals who have contributed to the success of the Company. It is designed
to aid the Company in retaining the services of executives and employees and in
attracting new personnel when needed for future operations and growth and to
provide such personnel with an incentive to remain employees of the Company, to
use their best efforts to promote the success of the Company’s business, and to
provide them with an opportunity to obtain or increase a proprietary interest in
the Company. It is also designed to permit the Company to reward those
individuals who are not employees of the Company but who are perceived by
management as having contributed to the success of the Company or who are
important to the continued business and operations of the Company. The above
aims will be effectuated through the granting of options (“Options”) to
purchase shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share (the
“Stock”), or the granting of awards of bonus stock (“Stock Awards”), all
subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan. It is intended that the
Options issued pursuant to this Plan include, when designated as such at the
time of grant, options which qualify as Incentive Stock Options (“Incentive
Options”) within the meaning of section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or any amendment or successor provision of
like tenor. If the Company has a class of securities registered under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), it is
intended that Options or Stock Awards granted pursuant to this Plan qualify for
the exemption provided for in Rule 16b-3 (“Rule 16b-3”) promulgated under the
Exchange Act or any amendment or successor rule of like tenor when granted in
accordance with the provisions of such rule.

 

2.                                       Shareholder
Approval. The Plan shall become effective immediately on adoption by the
board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) and awards under the Plan can
be made at that time or at any subsequent time. The Plan shall be submitted to
the Company’s shareholders in the manner set forth below:

 

(a)                                  Within
twelve months after the Plan has been adopted by the Board, the Plan shall be
submitted for approval by those shareholders of the Company who are entitled to
vote on such matters at a duly held shareholders’ meeting or approved by the
unanimous written consent of the holders of the issued and outstanding Stock of
the Company. If the Plan is presented at a shareholders’ meeting, it shall be
approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the issued and
outstanding Stock in attendance, in person or by proxy, at such meeting.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Plan may be approved by the shareholders in
any other manner not inconsistent with the Company’s articles of incorporation
and bylaws, the applicable provisions of state corporate laws, and the
applicable provisions of the Code and regulations adopted thereunder.

 

(b)                                 In
the event the Plan is so approved, the secretary of the Company shall, as soon
as practicable following the date of final approval, prepare and attach to this
Plan certified copies of all relevant resolutions adopted by the shareholders
and the Board.

 

(c)                                  Failure
to obtain shareholder approval on or before the date that is twelve months
subsequent to the adoption of this Plan by the Board shall not affect awards
previously granted under the Plan; provided
that, none of the Options issued under this Plan will qualify as
Incentive Options.

 

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3.                                       Administration
of the Plan. Administration of the Plan shall be determined by the Board.
Subject to compliance with applicable provisions of the governing law, the
Board may delegate administration of the Plan or specific administrative duties
with respect to the Plan, on such terms and to such committees of the Board as
it deems proper. Any Option or Stock Award approved by the Board shall be
approved by a majority vote of those members of the Board in attendance at a
meeting at which a quorum is present. Any Option or Stock Award approved by a
committee designated by the Board shall be approved as specified by the Board
at the time of delegation. The interpretation and construction of the terms of
the Plan by the Board or a duly authorized committee shall be final and binding
on all participants in the Plan absent a showing of demonstrable error. No
member of the Board or duly authorized committee shall be liable for any action
taken or determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan.

 

The Board’s or duly
authorized committee’s determination under the Plan (including without
limitation determinations of the persons to receive Options or Stock Awards,
the form, amount, and timing of such Options or Stock Awards, the terms and
provisions of such Options or Stock Awards, and the agreements evidencing same)
need not be uniform and may be made by the Board or duly authorized committee
selectively among persons who receive, or are eligible to receive, Options or
Stock Awards under the Plan, whether or not such persons are similarly
situated.

 

4.                                       Shares
of Stock Subject to the Plan.  A
total of 3,000,000 shares of Stock may be subject to, or issued pursuant to,
Options or Stock Awards granted under the terms of this Plan. Any shares subject
to an Option or Stock Award under the Plan, which Option or Stock Award for any
reason expires or is forfeited terminated, or surrendered unexercised as to
such shares, shall be added back to the total number of shares reserved for
issuance under the terms of this Plan. If any right to acquire Stock granted
under the Plan is exercised by the delivery of shares of Stock or the
relinquishment of rights to shares of Stock, only the net shares of Stock
issued (the shares of Stock issued less the shares of Stock surrendered) shall
count against the total number of shares reserved for issuance under the terms
of this Plan.  The number of shares of
Stock subject to the Plan is subject to adjustment as set forth in Section 16
hereof.

 

5.                                       Reservation
of Stock on Granting of Option.  At
the time of granting any Option under the terms of this Plan, there will be
reserved for issuance on the exercise of the Option the number of shares of
Stock of the Company subject to such Option. The Company may reserve either authorized
but unissued shares or issued shares that have been reacquired by the Company.

 

6.                                       Eligibility.
Options or Stock Awards under the Plan may be granted to employees, including
officers and directors, of the Company or its subsidiaries, as may be existing
from time to time, and to other individuals who are not employees of the
Company as may be deemed in the best interest of the Company by the Board or a
duly authorized committee. Such Options or Stock Awards shall be in the
amounts, and shall have the rights and be subject to the restrictions, as may
be determined by the Board or a duly authorized committee at the time of grant,
all as may be within the general provisions of this Plan.

 

7.                                       Term
of Options and Certain Limitations on Right to Exercise.

 

(a)                                  Each
Option shall have the term established by the Board or duly authorized
committee at the time the Option is granted but in no event may an Option have
a term in excess of five years.

 

(b)                                 The
term of the Option, once it is granted, may be reduced only as provided for in
this Plan or under the written provisions of the Option.

 

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(c)                                  Unless
otherwise specifically provided by the written provisions of the Option, no
holder or his or her legal representative, legatee, or distributee will be, or
shall be deemed to be, a holder of any shares subject to an Option unless and
until the holder exercises his or her right to acquire all or a portion of the
Stock subject to the Option and delivers the required consideration to the
Company in accordance with the terms of this Plan and the Option and then only
to the extent of the number of shares of Stock acquired. Except as specifically
provided in this Plan or as otherwise specifically provided by the written provisions
of the Option, no adjustment to the exercise price or the number of shares of
Stock subject to the Option shall be made for dividends or other rights for
which the record date is prior to the date the Stock subject to the Option is
acquired by the holder.

 

(d)                                 Options
under the Plan shall vest and become exercisable at such time or times and on
such terms as the Board or a duly authorized committee may determine at the
time of the grant of the Option.

 

(e)                                  Options
granted under the Plan shall contain such other provisions, including, without
limitation, further restrictions on the vesting and exercise of the Option, as
the Board or a duly authorized committee shall deem advisable.

 

(f)                                    In
no event may an Option be exercised after the expiration of its term.

 

(g)                                 Unless
otherwise specifically provided by the written provisions of an Option granted
pursuant to this Plan, upon receipt of:

 

(i) any request that the
exercise of the Option or the resale of any shares of Stock issued or to be
issued on exercise of such Option will be registered under the Securities Act;
or

 

(ii) any notice of
exercise of such Option pursuant to its terms, in lieu of any obligation to
effect any registration with respect to the Options or shares of Common Stock
issuable on such Option or in lieu of delivering shares of Common Stock on the
exercise of the Option;

 

the Company may, within
five business days of receipt of such request to register or notice of
exercise, purchase, in whole or in part, such Options from the Optionee at an
amount in cash equal to the difference between the then current fair market
value (as defined below) of the Common Stock on the day of such repurchase and
the exercise price in effect on such day.

 

In order to exercise such
right, the Company must provide written notice to the optionee at least five
days prior to the date that the Company proposes to repurchase such Options.
For purposes of this section. the fair market value of the Common Stock shall
be determined by the Board or a duly authorized committee based on the closing
price for the Stock as quoted on a registered national securities exchange or,
if not listed on a national exchange, the Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”), on
the trading day immediately preceding the date that the Company’s provides
notice of its intent to repurchase the Options, or, if not listed on such an
exchange or included on Nasdaq, the closing price for the Stock as determined
by the Board or a duly authorized committee through any other reliable means of
determination available on the close of business on the trading day last
preceding the date of providing the notice.

 

8.                                       Exercise
Price. The exercise price of each Option issued under the Plan shall be
determined by the Board or a duly authorized committee on the date of grant.

 

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9.                                       Payment
of Exercise Price. The exercise of any Option shall be contingent on
receipt by the Company of cash, certified bank check to its order, or other
consideration acceptable to the Company; provided
that, at the discretion of the Board or a duly authorized committee,
the written provisions of the Option may provide that payment can be made in
whole or in part in shares of Stock of the Company that have been owned by the
optionee for more than six months or by the surrender of Options to acquire
Stock from the Company that have been held for more than six months, which
Stock or Options shall be valued at their then fair market value as determined
by the Board or a duly authorized committee. Any consideration approved by the
Board or a duly authorized committee that calls for the payment of the exercise
price over a period of more than one year shall provide for interest, which
shall not be included as part of the exercise price, that is equal to or
exceeds the imputed interest provided for in section 483 of the Code or
any amendment or successor section of like tenor.

 

10.                                 Withholding.
If the grant of a Stock Award or the grant or exercise of an Option pursuant to
this Plan, or any other event in connection with any such grant or exercise,
creates an obligation to withhold income and employment taxes pursuant to the
Code or applicable state or local laws, such obligation may, at the discretion
of the Board or a duly authorized committee at the time of the grant of the
Option or Stock Award and to the extent permitted by the terms of the Option or
Stock Award and the then governing provisions of the Code and the Exchange Act,
be satisfied (i) by the holder of the Option or Stock Award delivering to the
Company an amount of cash equal to such withholding obligation; (ii) by the
Company withholding from any compensation or other amount owing to the holder
of the Option or Stock Award the amount (in cash, Stock, or other property as
the Company may determine) of the withholding obligation; (iii) by the Company
withholding shares of Stock subject to the Option or Stock Award with a fair
market value equal to such obligation; or (iv) by the holder of the Option or
Stock Award either delivering shares of Stock that have been owned by the
holder for more than six months or canceling Options or other rights to acquire
Stock from the Company that have been held for more than six months with a fair
market value equal to such requirements. In all events, delivery of shares of
Stock issuable on exercise of the Option or on grant of the Stock Award shall
be conditioned upon and subject to the satisfaction or making provision for the
satisfaction of the withholding obligation of the Company resulting from the
grant or exercise of the Option, grant of the Stock Award, or any other event.
The Company shall be further authorized to take such other action as may be
necessary, in the opinion of the Company, to satisfy all obligations for the
payment of such taxes.

 

11.                                 Incentive
Options - Additional Provisions. In addition to the other restrictions and
provisions of this Plan, any Option granted hereunder that is intended to be an
Incentive Option shall meet the following further requirements:

 

(a)                                  The
exercise price of an Incentive Option shall not be less than the fair market
value of the Stock on the date of grant of the Incentive Option as determined
by the Board or a duly authorized committee based on the closing price for the
Stock as quoted on a registered national securities exchange or, if not listed
on a national exchange or Nasdaq, over the five-day trading period immediately
prior to the date of grant of such Incentive Option, or, if not listed on such
an exchange or included on Nasdaq, the closing price for the Stock as
determined by the Board or a duly authorized committee through any other
reliable means of determination available on the close of business on the
trading day last preceding the date of grant of such Incentive Option and
permitted by the applicable provisions of the Code.

 

(b)                                 No
Incentive Option may be granted under the Plan to any individual that owns
(either of record or beneficially) Stock possessing more than 10% of the
combined voting power of the Company or any parent or subsidiary corporation
unless both the exercise price is at least 110% of the fair market value of the
Stock on the date the Option is granted and the Incentive Option by its terms
is not exercisable more than five years after the date it is granted.

 

(c)                                  Incentive
Options may be granted only to employees of the Company or its subsidiaries and
only in connection with that employee’s employment by the Company or the
subsidiary. Notwithstanding the above, directors and other individuals who have
contributed to the success of the Company or its subsidiaries may be granted
Incentive Options under the Plan, subject to, and to the extent permitted by,
applicable provisions of the Code and regulations promulgated thereunder, as
they may be amended from time to time.

 

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(d)                                 The
aggregate fair market value (determined as of the date the Incentive Option is
granted) of the shares of Stock with respect to which Incentive Options are
exercisable for the first time by any individual during any calendar year under
the Plan (and all other plans of the Company and its subsidiaries) may not
exceed $100,000.

 

(e)                                  No
Incentive Option shall be transferable other than by will or the laws of
descent and distribution and shall be exercisable, during the lifetime of the
optionee, only by the optionee to whom the Incentive Option is granted.

 

(f)                                    No
individual acquiring shares of Stock pursuant to any Incentive Option granted
under this Plan shall sell, transfer, or otherwise convey the Stock until after
the date that is both two years after the date the Incentive Option was granted
and one year after the date the Stock was acquired pursuant to the exercise of
the Incentive Option. If any individual makes a disqualifying disposition, he
or she shall notify the Company within 30 days of such transaction.

 

(g)                                 No
Incentive Option may be exercised unless the holder was, within three months of
such exercise, and had been since the date the Incentive Option was granted, an
eligible employee of the Company as specified in the applicable provisions of
the Code, unless the employment was terminated as a result of the death or
disability (as defined in the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder
as they may be amended from time to time) of the employee or the employee dies
within three months of the termination. In the event of termination as a result
of disability, the holder shall have a one year period following termination in
which to exercise the Incentive Option. In the event of death of the holder,
the Incentive Option must be exercised within six months after the issuance of
letters testamentary or administration or the appointment of an administrator,
executor, or personal representative, but not later than one year after the
date of termination of employment. An authorized absence or leave approved by
the Board or a duly authorized committee for a period of 90 days or less shall
not be considered an interruption of employment for any purpose under the Plan.

 

(h)                                 All
Incentive Options shall be deemed to contain such other limitations and
restrictions as are necessary to conform the Incentive Option to the
requirements for “incentive stock options” as defined in section 422 of
the Code, or any amendment or successor statute of like tenor.

 

All of the foregoing
restrictions and limitations are based on the governing provisions of the Code
as of the date of adoption of this Plan. If at any time the Code is amended to
permit the qualification of an Option as an incentive stock option without one
or more of the foregoing restrictions or limitations or the terms of such
restrictions or limitations are modified, the Board or a duly authorized
committee may grant Incentive Options, and may modify outstanding Incentive
Options in accordance with such changes, all to the extent that such action by
the Board or duly authorized committee does not disqualify the Options from
treatment as incentive stock options under the provisions of the Code as may be
amended from time to time.

 

12.                                 Awards
to Directors and Officers. To the extent the Company has a class of
securities registered under the Exchange Act, Options or Stock Awards granted
under the Plan to directors and officers (as used in Rule 16b-3 promulgated
under the Exchange Act or any amendment or successor rule of like tenor)
intended to qualify for the exemption from section 16(b) of the Exchange
Act provided in Rule 16b-3 shall, in addition to being subject to the other
restrictions and limitations set forth in this Plan, be made as follows:

 

(a)                                  A
transaction whereby there is a grant of an Option or Stock Award pursuant to
this Plan must satisfy one of the following:

 

(i)                                     The
transaction must be approved by the Board or a duly authorized committee
composed solely of two or more non-employee directors of the Company (as
defined in Rule 16b-3);

 

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(ii)                                  The
transaction must be approved or ratified, in compliance with section 14 of
the Exchange Act, by either: the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority
of the securities of the Company present or represented and entitled to vote at
a meeting of the shareholders of the Company held in accordance with the
applicable laws of the state of incorporation of the Company; or, if allowed by
applicable state law, the written consent of the holders of a majority, or such
greater percentage as may be required by applicable laws of the state of
incorporation of the Company, of the securities of the Company entitled to
vote. If the transaction is ratified by the shareholders, such ratification
must occur no later than the date of the next annual meeting of shareholders;
or

 

(iii)                               The
Stock acquired must be held by the officer or director for a period of six
months subsequent to the date of the grant; provided
that, if the transaction involves a derivative security (as defined
in section 16 of the Exchange Act), this condition shall be satisfied if
at least six months elapse from the date of acquisition of the derivative
security to the date of disposition of the derivative security (other than on
exercise or conversion) or its underlying equity security.

 

(b)                                 Any
transaction involving the disposition to the Company of its securities in
connection with Options or Stock Awards granted pursuant to this Plan shall:

 

(i)                                     be
approved by the Board or a duly authorized committee composed solely of two or
more non-employee directors; or

 

(ii)                                  be
approved or ratified, in compliance with section 14 of the Exchange Act,
by either: the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the securities
of the Company present, or represented, and entitled to vote at a meeting duly
held in accordance with the applicable laws of the state of incorporation of
the Company or, if allowed by applicable state law, the written consent of the
holders of a majority, or such greater percentage as may be required by
applicable laws of the state of incorporation of the Company, of the securities
of the Company entitled to vote; provided
that, such ratification occurs no later than the date of the next
annual meeting of shareholders.

 

All of the foregoing
restrictions and limitations are based on the governing provisions of the
Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder as of the
date of adoption of this Plan. If at any time the governing provisions are
amended to permit an Option to be granted or exercised or Stock Award to be
granted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 or any amendment or successor rule of like tenor
without one or more of the foregoing restrictions or limitations, or the terms
of such restrictions or limitations are modified, the Board or a duly
authorized committee may award Options or Stock Awards to directors and of
dicers, and may modify outstanding Options or Stock Awards, in accordance with
such changes, all to the extent that such action by the Board or a duly
authorized committee does not disqualify the Options or Stock Awards from
exemption under the provisions of Rule 16b-3 or any amendment or successor rule
of similar tenor.

 

13.                                 Stock
Awards. The Board or a duly authorized committee may grant Stock Awards to
individuals eligible to participate in this Plan, in the amount, and subject to
the provisions determined by the Board or a duly authorized committee. The
Board or a duly authorized committee shall notify in writing each person selected
to receive a Stock Award hereunder as soon as practicable after he or she has
been so selected and shall inform such person of the number of shares he or she
is entitled to receive, the approximate date on which such shares will be
issued, and the Forfeiture Restrictions applicable to such shares. (For
purposes hereof, the term “Forfeiture Restrictions” shall mean any prohibitions
against sale or other transfer of shares of Stock granted under the Plan and
the obligation of the holder to forfeit his or her ownership of or right to
such shares and to surrender such shares to the Company on the occurrence of
certain conditions.) The Board or a duly authorized committee may, at its
discretion, require the payment in cash to the Company by the award recipient
of the par value of the Stock. The shares of Stock issued pursuant to a Stock
Award shall not be sold, exchanged, transferred, pledged, hypothecated, or
otherwise disposed of during such period or periods of time which the Board or
a duly authorized committee shall establish at the time of the grant of the
Stock Award. If a Stock Award is made to an employee of the Company or

 

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its subsidiaries, the
employee shall be obligated for no consideration other than the amount, if any,
of the par value paid in cash for such shares, to forfeit and surrender such
shares as he or shall have received under the Plan which are then subject to
Forfeiture Restrictions to the Company if he or she is no longer an employee of
the Company or its subsidiaries for any reason; provided that, in the event of termination of the employee’s
employment by reason of death or total and permanent disability, the Board or
duly authorized committee, in its sole discretion, may cancel the Forfeiture
Restrictions. Certificates representing shares subject to Forfeiture
Restrictions shall be appropriately legend as determined by the Board or a duly
authorized committee to reflect the Forfeiture Restrictions, and the Forfeiture
Restrictions shall be binding on any transferee of the shares.

 

14.                                 Assignment.
At the time of grant of an Option or Stock Award, the Board or duly authorized
Committee, in its sole discretion, may impose restrictions on the
transferability of such Option or Stock Award and provide that such Option
shall not be transferable other than by will or the laws of descent and
distribution or pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order as defined in
the Code and that, except as permitted by the foregoing, such Options or Stock
Awards, granted under the Plan and the rights and privileges thereby conferred
shall not be transferred, assigned, pledged, or hypothecated in any way
(whether by operation of law or otherwise), and shall not be subject to
execution, attachment, or similar process. On any attempt to transfer, assign,
pledge, hypothecate, or otherwise dispose of the Option or Stock Award, or of
any right or privilege conferred thereby, contrary to the provisions thereof,
or on the levy of any attachment or similar process on such rights and
privileges, the Option or Stock Award and such rights and privileges shall
immediately become null and void.

 

15.                                 Additional
Terms and Provisions of Awards. The Board or duly authorized committee
shall have the right to impose additional limitations on individual awards
under the Plan. For example, and without limiting the authority of the Board or
a duly authorized committee, an individual award may be conditioned on
continued employment for a specified period or may be voided based on the award
holder’s gross negligence in the performance of his or her duties, substantial
failure to meet written standards established by the Company for the
performance of his or her duties, criminal misconduct, or willful or gross
misconduct in the performance of his or her duties. In addition, the Board or a
duly authorized committee may establish additional rights in the holders of
individual awards at the time of grant. For example, and without limiting the
authority of the Board or a duly authorized committee, an individual award may
include the right to immediate payment of the value inherent in the award on
the occurrence of certain events such as a change in control of the Company,
all on the terms and conditions set forth in the award at the time of grant.
The Board or a duly authorized committee may. at the time of the grant of the
Option or Stock Award, establish any other terms, restrictions, or provisions
on the exercise of an Option or the holding of Stock subject to the Stock Award
as it deems appropriate. All such terms, restrictions, and provisions must be
set forth in writing at the time of grant in order to be effective.

 

16.                                 Dilution
or Other Adjustment. In the event that the number of shares of Stock of the
Company from time to time issued and outstanding is increased pursuant to a
stock split or a stock dividend, the number of shares of Stock then covered by
each outstanding Option granted hereunder shall be increased proportionately,
with no increase in the total purchase price of the shares then so covered, and
the number of shares of Stock subject to the Plan shall be increased by the
same proportion. Shares awarded under the terms of a Stock Award shall be
entitled to the same rights as other issued and outstanding shares of Stock, whether
or not then subject to Forfeiture Restrictions, although any additional shares
of Stock issued to the holder of a Stock Award shall be subject to the same
Forfeiture Restrictions as the Stock Award. In the event that the number of
shares of Stock of the Company from time to time issued and outstanding is
reduced by a combination or consolidation of shares, the number of shares of
Stock then covered by each outstanding Option granted hereunder shall be
reduced proportionately, with no reduction in the total purchase price of the
shares then so covered, and the number of shares of Stock subject to the Plan
shall be reduced by the same proportion. Shares awarded under a Stock Award
shall be treated as other issued and outstanding shares of Stock, whether or
not then subject to Forfeiture Restrictions. In the event that the Company
should transfer assets to another corporation and distribute the stock of such
other corporation without the surrender of Stock of the Company, and if such
distribution is not taxable as a dividend and no gain or loss is recognized by
reason of section 355 of the Code or any amendment or successor statute of
like tenor, then the total purchase price of the Stock then covered by each
outstanding Option shall be reduced by an amount that bears the same ratio to
the total purchase price then in effect as the market value of the stock
distributed in respect of a share of the Stock of the Company, immediately
following the distribution, bears to the aggregate of the market value at such time
of a share of the Stock of the Company plus the stock distributed in respect
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Stock Award shall be
treated as issued and outstanding whether or not subject to Forfeiture
Restrictions, although any stock of the other corporation to be distributed
with respect to the shares awarded under the Stock Award shall be subject to
the Forfeiture Restrictions then applicable to such shares and may be held by
the Company or otherwise subject to restrictions on transfer until the
expiration of the Forfeiture Restrictions. In the event that the Company
distributes the stock of a subsidiary to its shareholders, makes a distribution
of a major portion of its assets, or otherwise distributes a significant
portion of the value of its issued and outstanding Stock to its shareholders,
the number of shares then subject to each outstanding Option and the Plan, or
the exercise price of each outstanding Option, may be adjusted in the
reasonable discretion of the Board or a duly authorized committee. Shares
awarded under a Stock Award shall be treated as issued and outstanding, whether
or not subject to Forfeiture Restrictions, although any Stock, assets, or other
rights distributed shall be subject to the Forfeiture Restrictions governing
the shares awarded under the Stock Award and, at the discretion of the Board or
a duly authorized committee, may be held by the Company or otherwise subject to
restrictions on transfer by the Company until the expiration of such Forfeiture
Restrictions. All such adjustments shall be made by the Board or duly
authorized committee, whose determination upon the same, absent demonstrable
error, shall be final and binding on all participants under the Plan. No
fractional shares shall be issued, and any fractional shares resulting from the
computations pursuant to this section shall be eliminated from the
respective Option or Stock Award. No adjustment shall be made for cash
dividends, for the issuance of additional shares of Stock for consideration
approved by the Board, or for the issuance to stockholders of rights to
subscribe for additional Stock or other securities.

 

17.                                 Options
or Stock Awards to Foreign Nationals. The Board or a duly authorized
committee may, in order to fulfill the purposes of this Plan and without
amending the Plan, grant Options or Stock Awards to foreign nationals or
individuals residing in foreign countries that contain provisions,
restrictions, and limitations different from those set forth in this Plan and
the Options or Stock Awards made to United States residents in order to
recognize differences among the countries in law, tax policy, and custom. Such
grants shall be made in an attempt to provide such individuals with essentially
the same benefits as contemplated by a grant to United States residents under
the terms of this Plan.

 

18.                                 Listing
and Registration of Shares. Unless otherwise expressly provided on the
granting of an award under this Plan, the Company shall have no obligation to
register any securities issued pursuant to this Plan or issuable on the
exercise of Options granted hereunder. Each award shall be subject to the
requirement that if at any time the Board or a duly authorized committee shall
determine, in its sole discretion, that it is necessary or desirable to list,
register, or qualify the shares covered thereby on any securities exchange or
under any state or federal law, or obtain the consent or approval of any
governmental agency or regulatory body as a condition of, or in connection
with, the granting of such award or the issuance or purchase of shares
thereunder, such award may not be made or exercised in whole or in part unless
and until such listing. registration, consent, or approval shall have been
effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Board or a
duly authorized committee.

 

19.                                 Expiration
and Termination of the Plan. The Plan may be abandoned or terminated at any
time by the Board or a duly authorized committee except with respect to any Options
or Stock Awards then outstanding under the Plan. The Plan shall otherwise
terminate on the earlier of the date that is: (i) ten years after the date the
Plan is adopted by the Board; or (ii) ten years after the date the Plan is
approved by the shareholders of the Company.

 

20.                                 Form
of Awards. Awards granted under the Plan shall be represented by a written
agreement which shall be executed by the Company and which shall contain such
terms and conditions as may be determined by the Board or a duly authorized
committee and permitted under the terms of this Plan. Option agreements
evidencing Incentive Options shall contain such terms and conditions, among
others, as may be necessary in the opinion of the Board or a duly authorized
committee to qualify them as incentive stock options under section 422 of
the Code or any amendment or successor statute of like tenor.

 

21.                                 No
Right of Employment. Nothing contained in this Plan or any Option or Stock
Award shall be construed as conferring on a director, officer, or employee any
right to continue or remain as a director, officer, or employee of the Company
or its subsidiaries.

 

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22.                                 Leaves
of Absence. The Board or duly authorized committee shall be entitled to
make such rules, regulations, and determinations as the Board or duly
authorized committee deems appropriate under the Plan in respect of any leave
of absence taken by the recipient of any Option or Stock Award. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Board or duly authorized
committee shall be entitled to determine (a) whether or not any such leave of
absence shall constitute a termination of employment within the meaning of the
Plan, and (b) the impact, if any, of any such leave of absence on any Option or
Stock Award under the Plan theretofore made to any recipient who takes such
leave of absence.

 

23.                                 Amendment
of the Plan. The Board or a duly authorized committee may modify and amend
the Plan in any respect; provided, however, that to the extent such amendment
or modification would cause the Plan to no longer comply with the applicable
provisions of the Code with respect to Incentive Options, such amendment or
modification shall also be approved by the shareholders of the Company. Subject
to the foregoing and, if the Company is subject to the provisions of 16(b) of
the Exchange Act, the limitations of Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange
Act or any amendment or successor rule of like tenor, the Plan shall be deemed
to be automatically amended as is necessary (i) with respect to the issuance of
Incentive Options, to maintain the Plan in compliance with the provisions of section 422
of the Code, and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time, or any
amendment or successor statute thereto, and (ii) with respect to Options or
Stock Awards granted to officers and directors of the Company, to maintain the
awards made under the Plan in compliance with the provisions of Rule 16b-3
promulgated under the Exchange Act or any amendment or successor rule of like
tenor.

 

	
  DATE: November 12,
  2003

  	
  ATTEST:

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  , Secretary

  

 

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SECRETARY’S
CERTIFICATE

 

The undersigned, the duly
constituted and elected secretary of POWERBALL INTERNATIONAL, INC., hereby
certifies that a duly constituted meeting of the shareholders held on                          ,
200   , pursuant to notice and at which a quorum was present in
accordance with the requirements of law and the Company’s articles of
incorporation and bylaws, the foregoing POWERBALL INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2004
Stock Option and Award Plan was approved by the affirmative vote of the holders
of a majority of the shares of Common Stock in attendance, in person or by
proxy, at such meeting.

 

	
   

  	
  DATED this
               
  day of
                       ,
  200   .

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  , Secretary

  

 

10Exhibit
10.18

 

TRANSACTION
SYSTEMS ARCHITECTS, INC.

 

 

STOCK
OPTION AGREEMENT

 

 

ACI
HOLDING, INC.

1994
STOCK OPTION PLAN

 

 

TABLE OF
CONTENTS

 

	
  1.

  	
  GRANT OF OPTION

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  2.

  	
  TERMS OF PLAN

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  3.

  	
  PRICE

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  4.

  	
  EXERCISE OF OPTION

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  4.1.

  	
  Time of Exercise of
  Option

  	
   

  
	
  4.2.

  	
  Termination
  of Option

  	
   

  
	
  4.3.

  	
  Limitations on
  Exercise of Option

  	
   

  
	
  4.4.

  	
  Method of Exercise of
  Option

  	
   

  
	
  4.5.

  	
  Parachute
  Limitations

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  5.

  	
  TRANSFERABILITY

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  5.1.

  	
  Transferability of
  Options

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  6.

  	
  RIGHTS AS STOCKHOLDER

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  7.

  	
  WITHHOLDING OF TAXES

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  8.

  	
  DISCLAIMER OF RIGHTS

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  9.

  	
  INTERPRETATION
  OF THIS OPTION AGREEMENT

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  10.

  	
  GOVERNING LAW

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  11.

  	
  BINDING EFFECT

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  12.

  	
  NOTICE

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  13.

  	
  ENTIRE AGREEMENT

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  SIGNATURE
  PAGE (TO BE COMPLETED AND RETURNED)

  	
   

  

 

 

TRANSACTION
SYSTEMS ARCHITECTS, INC.

 

STOCK
OPTION AGREEMENT

ACI
HOLDING, INC. 1994 STOCK OPTION PLAN

 

This Stock Option Agreement (the “Option
Agreement”) is made as of__________, by and between Transaction Systems
Architects, Inc. (TSA) a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”) and __________,
an employee of the Corporation or its subsidiaries (the “Optionee”).

 

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the
Corporation has duly adopted and approved the 1994 Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”),
which Plan authorizes the Corporation to grant to eligible individuals options
for the purchase of shares of the Corporation’s Class A Common Stock (the “Stock”);
and

 

WHEREAS, the Corporation has determined
that it is desirable and in its best interests to grant the Optionee, pursuant
to the Plan, an option to purchase a certain number of shares of Stock, in
order to provide the Optionee with an incentive to advance the interests of the
Corporation, all according to the terms and conditions set forth herein.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the
mutual promises and covenants contained herein, the parties hereto do hereby
agree as follows:

 

1.                                       GRANT
OF OPTION

 

Subject to the terms of the Plan, the
Corporation hereby grants to the Optionee the right and option (the “Option”)
to purchase from the Corporation, on the terms and subject to the conditions
set forth in the Plan and in this Agreement, __________ shares of Class A Common
Stock.  The date of grant of this Option
is __________.

 

2.                                       TERMS
OF PLAN

 

The Option granted pursuant to this
Option Agreement is granted subject to the terms and conditions set forth in
the Plan (a copy of which is attached). 
All terms and conditions of the Plan, as may be amended from time to
time, are hereby incorporated into this Option Agreement by reference and shall
be deemed to be part of this Option Agreement, without regard to whether such
terms and conditions (including, for example, provisions relating to exercise
or termination of the Option following the Optionee’s termination of
employment, disability, death or retirement or certain changes in
capitalization of the Corporation) are not otherwise set forth in this Option
Agreement.  In the event that there is
any inconsistency between the provisions of this Option Agreement and of the
Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall govern.

 

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3.                                       PRICE

 

The purchase price (the “Option Price” or
“Grant Price”) for the shares of Stock subject to the Option granted by this
Option Agreement is $__________ per share.

 

4.                                       EXERCISE
OF OPTION

 

Except as otherwise provided herein, and
subject to the provisions of the Plan (including restrictions on the transferability
of the Option and special provisions relating to exercise or termination of the
Option following the Optionee’s termination of employment, disability, death or
retirement or certain changes in capitalization of the Corporation), the Option
granted pursuant to this Option Agreement shall be subject to exercise as
follows:

 

4.1.                           Time of Exercise of
Option

 

The Optionee may exercise the Option
(subject to the limitations on exercise set forth in this Agreement and in the
Plan), in installments as follows: on the last day of each month following the
date of grant of the Option, as set forth in Section 1 above, the Option shall
be exercisable in respect of 1/48th of the number of shares specified in
Section 1 above.  The foregoing
installments, to the extent not exercised, shall accumulate and be exercisable,
in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, after becoming
exercisable and prior to the termination of the Option; provided, that
no single exercise of the Option shall be for less than 100 shares, unless the
number of shares purchased is the total number at the time available for
purchase under this Option.

 

4.2.                           Termination of Option

 

The Option shall terminate upon the
earlier of the expiration of a period of (i) ten years from the date of grant
of the Option, as set forth in Section 1 above, or (ii) thirty days from the
date of the Optionee’s termination of employment with the Corporation or a
subsidiary; provided, however, that if such termination of employment
falls within the scope of one of the provisions of the Plan providing for an
extended exercise period in excess of thirty days, the Option shall terminate
upon the expiration of the extended period, as specified in such provision,
after the Optionee’s termination of employment with the Corporation or a
subsidiary within which the Option is exercisable.

 

4.3.                           Limitations
on Exercise of Option

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing
Subsections, in no event may the Option be exercised, in whole or in part,
after ten years following the date upon which the Option is granted, as set
forth in Section 4.2 above, or after the occurrence of an event which results
in termination of the Option under the Plan. 
In no event may the Option be exercised for a fractional share.

 

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4.4.                           Method
of Exercise of Option

 

Subject to the terms and conditions of
this Option Agreement, the Option may be exercised by delivering written notice
of exercise to the Corporation, at its principal office, addressed to the attention
of TSA’s Stock Plan Administrator, which notice shall specify the number of
shares for which the Option is being exercised, and shall be accompanied by
payment in full of the Option Price of the shares for which the Option is being
exercised.  Payment of the Option Price
for the shares of Stock purchased pursuant to the exercise of the Option shall
be made either in cash or by check payable to the order of the
Corporation.  If the person exercising
the Option is not the Optionee, such person shall also deliver with the notice
of exercise appropriate proof of his or her right to exercise the Option.  An attempt to exercise the Option granted
hereunder other than as set forth above shall be invalid and of no force and
effect.  Promptly after exercise of the
Option as provided for above, the Corporation shall deliver to the person
exercising the Option a certificate or certificates for the shares of Stock
being purchased.

 

4.5.                           Parachute Limitations

 

Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Option Agreement or the Plan or any other agreement, contract or
understanding heretofore or hereafter entered into by the Optionee with the
Corporation (or any subsidiary or affiliate thereof), except an agreement,
contract or understanding hereafter entered into that expressly modifies or
excludes application of this Subsection (the “Other Agreements”), and
notwithstanding any formal or informal plan or other arrangements heretofore or
hereafter adopted by the Corporation (or any such subsidiary or affiliate) for the
direct or indirect compensation of the Optionee (including groups or classes of
participants or beneficiaries of which the Optionee is a member), whether or
not such compensation is deferred, is in cash, or is in the form of a benefit
to or for the Optionee (an “Other Benefit Plan”), the Optionee shall not have
any right to exercise an Option or receive any payment or other benefit under
this Option Agreement, any Other Agreement, or any Other Benefit Plan if such
right to exercise, payment or benefit, taking into account all other rights,
payments or benefits to or for the Optionee under this Option Agreement, all
Other Agreements and all Other Benefit Plans, would cause any right, payment or
benefit to the Optionee under this Option Agreement to be considered a “parachute
payment” within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code
as then in effect (a “Parachute Payment”). 
In the event that the receipt of any such right to exercise or any other
payment or benefit under this Option Agreement, any Other Agreement or any
Other Benefit Plan would cause the Optionee to be considered to have received a
Parachute Payment under this Agreement, then the Optionee shall have the right,
in the Optionee’s sole discretion, to designate those rights, payments or
benefits under this Option Agreement, any Other Agreements, and/or any Other
Benefit Plans, which should be reduced or eliminated so as to avoid having the
right, payment or benefit to the Optionee under this Option Agreement be deemed
to be a Parachute Payment.

 

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5.                                       TRANSFERABILITY

 

5.1.                           Transferability
of Options

 

During the lifetime of an Optionee, only
such Optionee (or, in the event of legal incapacity or incompetency, the
Optionee’s guardian or legal representative) may exercise the Option.  No Option shall be assignable or transferable
by the Optionee to whom it is granted, other than by will or the laws of
descent and distribution.

 

6.                                       RIGHTS
AS STOCKHOLDER

 

Neither the Optionee nor any executor,
administrator, distributee or legatee of the Optionee’s estate shall be, or
have any of the rights or privileges of, a stockholder of the Corporation in
respect of any shares of Stock issuable hereunder unless and until such shares
have been fully paid and certificates representing such shares have been
endorsed, transferred and delivered, and the name of the Optionee (or of such
personal representative, administrator, distributee or legatee of the Optionee’s
estate) has been entered as the stockholder or record on the books of the
Corporation.

 

7.                                       WITHHOLDING
OF TAXES

 

The parties hereto recognize that the
Corporation or a subsidiary may be obligated to withhold federal and local
income taxes and Social Security taxes to the extent that the Optionee realizes
ordinary income in connection with the exercise of the Option or in connection
with a disposition of any shares of Stock acquired by exercise of the
Option.  The Optionee agrees that the
Corporation or a subsidiary may withhold amounts needed to cover such taxes
from payments otherwise due and owing to the Optionee, and also agrees that
upon demand the Optionee will promptly pay to the Corporation or a subsidiary
having such obligation any additional amounts as may be necessary to satisfy
such withholding tax obligation.  Such
payment shall be made in cash or by check payable to the order of the
Corporation or a subsidiary.

 

8.                                       DISCLAIMER
OF RIGHTS

 

No provision in this Option Agreement
shall be construed to confer upon the Optionee the right to be employed by the
Corporation or any subsidiary, or to interfere in any way with the right and
authority of the Corporation or any subsidiary either or increase or decrease
the compensation of the Optionee at any time, or to terminate any employment or
other relationship between the Optionee and the Corporation or any subsidiary.

 

9.                                       INTERPRETATION OF THIS OPTION AGREEMENT

 

This Option shall not constitute
an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.  All decisions and interpretations made by the
Board or the Stock Option Committee thereof with regard to any question arising
under

 

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the
Plan or this Option Agreement shall be binding and conclusive on the
Corporation and the Optionee and any other person entitled to exercise the
Option as provided for herein.

 

10.                                GOVERNING
LAW

 

This Option Agreement shall be governed
by the laws of the State of Delaware (but not including the choice of law rules
thereof).

 

11.                                BINDING
EFFECT

 

Subject to all restrictions provided for
in this Option Agreement, the Plan, and by applicable law relating to
assignment and transfer of this Option Agreement and the option provided for
herein, this Option Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of
the parties hereto and their respective heirs, executors, administrators,
successors and assigns.

 

12.                                NOTICE

 

Any notice hereunder by the Optionee to
the Corporation shall be in writing and shall be deemed duly given if mailed or
delivered to the Corporation at its principal office, addressed to the
attention of the President or if so mailed or delivered to such other address
as the Corporation may hereafter designate by notice to the Optionee.  Any notice hereunder by the Corporation to
the Optionee shall be in writing and shall be deemed duly given if mailed or
delivered to the Optionee at the address specified below by the Optionee for
such purpose, or if so mailed or delivered to such other address as the
Optionee may hereafter designate by written notice given to the Corporation.

 

13.                                ENTIRE
AGREEMENT

 

This Option 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.  Neither this
Option Agreement nor any term hereof may be amended, waived, discharged or
terminated except by a written instrument signed by the Corporation and the
Optionee;  provided, however, that
the Corporation unilaterally may waive any provision hereof in writing to the
extent that such waiver does not adversely affect the interests of the Optionee
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.

 

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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Option Agreement,
or caused this Option Agreement to be duly executed on their behalf, as of the
day and year first above written.

 

	
  Transaction Systems Architects,
  Inc.

  	
  OPTIONEE:

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  By:

  	
   

  	
  By:

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  ADDRESS FOR NOTICE TO OPTIONEE:

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Number

  	
  Street

  	
  Apt.

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  City

  	
  State

  	
  Zip Code

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Social Security Number

  	
   

  	
  Hire Date

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  DESIGNATED BENEFICIARY:

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Please Print Last Name,
  First Name MI

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Beneficiary’s Street
  Address

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  City

  	
  State

  	
  Zip Code

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Beneficiary’s Social
  Security Number

  	
   

  
							

 

 

I understand that in the
event of my death, the above named beneficiary will have control of any unexercised
options remaining in my account at that time. 
If no beneficiary is designated or if the named beneficiary does not
survive me, the options will become part of my estate.  This beneficiary designation does NOT apply
to stock acquired by the exercise of options prior to my death.

 

	
   

  	
  SIGNATURE

  	
  DATE

  

 

1994 Stock Option Plan

	
   

  	
  Options

  	
  $

  	
   

  	
  /Share Exercise Price

  	
   

  	
  Grant Date

  	
  ACI

  

 

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