Document:

Exhibit 10.1

 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

AGREEMENT, dated as of January 1, 2011, between
GSE Systems, Inc. a Delaware corporation with principal executive offices at 1332 Londontown Blvd., Sykesville, MD 21784 (the “Company”),
and Steven Freel, residing at 405 East Oliver Street, Baltimore, MD 21202 (“Employee”).

 

WITNESSETH

 

WHEREAS, the Employee currently serves as Vice
President and Chief Technology Officer of the Company.

 

WHEREAS, the Company desires to employ Employee
upon the terms and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises,
the mutual promises, covenants, and conditions herein contained and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto intending to be legally bound hereby agree as follows:

 

Section 1.          Employment.

 

The Company hereby agrees to continue to employ Employee, and Employee
hereby agrees to continue to serve the Company, all upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.

 

Section 2.          Capacity and Duties.

 

Employee shall be employed in the capacity of Vice President and
Chief Technology Officer of the Company and shall have the duties, responsibilities, and authorities normally performed by the
Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of a company and such other duties, responsibilities, and authorities as are assigned
to him by the Chief Executive Officer (the “CEO”) or the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”)
so long as such additional duties, responsibilities, and authorities are consistent with Employee’s position and level of
authority as Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of the Company. Employee shall devote substantially all of his business
time and attention to promote and advance the business of the Company.

 

Section 3.          Term of Employment.

 

Unless sooner terminated in accordance with the provisions of this
Agreement, the term of employment of Employee by the Company pursuant to this Agreement shall be for the period (the “Employment
Period”) commencing on January 1, 2011 and ending on December 31, 2012 (the “Scheduled Termination Date”).

 

    	 

    	 

    
 

Section 4.          Compensation.

 

During the Employment Period, subject to all the terms and conditions
of this Agreement and as compensation for all services to be rendered by Employee under this Agreement, the Company shall pay to
or provide Employee with the following:

 

(a)     Base Salary.
Commencing January 1, 2011, the Company shall pay to Employee a base annual salary at the rate of One Hundred Sixty Five Thousand
Dollars ($165,000.00). On January 1, 2012, the base annual salary shall be increased, as determined by the Board of Directors of
the Company by a minimum of the greater of (i) 3% or (ii) the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index (as hereinafter defined)
over the preceding twelve months. The “Consumer Price Index” shall mean the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers
published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States Department of Labor, or the supplement or successor thereto if publication
of such index should be discontinued. The base salary will be payable at such intervals as salaries are paid generally to other
executive officers of the Company.

 

(b)     Bonus. Once the
Company’s year end financial information is available the Chief Executive Officer and the Board of Directors of the Company
shall determine Employee’s bonus (the “Bonus”) for the year then ending based upon (i) meeting the goals set
by Employee and accepted by the Chief Executive Officer and the Board of Directors and (ii) overall Company performance. The Employee’s
target bonus is Twenty Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) for 2011, and Employee’s target bonus shall increase each succeeding
year by the greater of (i) 3% or (ii) the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index over the preceding twelve months. As
soon as reasonably practicable, Employee’s goals for 2011 will be prepared and mutually agreed upon. Any bonus to be paid
to Employee for any year of this Agreement shall be paid on or prior to March 15 of the following year.

 

(c)     Vacation. Employee
shall be entitled to vacation in accordance with the Company’s policy for its senior executives.

 

(d)     Automobile. The
Company shall provide Employee with an automobile allowance of Seven Thousand Two Hundred Dollars ($7,200.00) per year, and shall
pay the maintenance, gas, and insurance expenses in connection with such automobile.

 

(e)     Club Membership.
The Company shall provide Employee an allowance for club membership of Four Thousand Dollars ($4,000.00) per year.

 

(f)     Medical and Dental
Insurance. The Company shall pay Employee’s monthly Medical and Dental Insurance premiums in association with Company provided
health insurance plans.

 

(g)     Benefit Plans.
Employee shall be entitled to participate in all employee benefit plans maintained by the Company for its senior executives or
employees, including without limitation the Company’s medical and 401(k) plans.

 

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Section 5.          Expenses.

 

The Company shall reimburse Employee for all reasonable expenses
(including, but not limited to, continuing education, business travel, and customer entertainment expenses) incurred by him in
connection with his employment hereunder in accordance with the written policy and guidelines established by the Company for executive
officers.

 

Section 6.          Non-Competition, Non-Solicitation.

 

Employee agrees that during the period he is employed
by the Company under this Agreement and for a period of one (1) year after the termination of his employment he will not directly
or indirectly, (a) solicit or offer employment to any person who was employed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries while Employee
was employed by the Company (b) solicit, offer or induce in competition with the Company, any person, entity or governmental authority
that was under contract with the Company or with whom the Company or any of its subsidiaries was actively soliciting business from
while Employee was employed by the Company, or (c) become engaged in a business that is directly competitive with the business
of the Company or any of its subsidiaries.

 

Section 7.          Patents.

 

Any interest in patents, patent applications, inventions, copyrights,
developments, and processes (“Such Inventions”) which Employee now or hereafter during the period he is employed by
the Company under this Agreement or otherwise may own or develop relating to the fields in which the Company or any of its subsidiaries
may then be engaged shall belong to the Company; and forthwith upon request of the Company, Employee shall execute all such assignments
and other documents and take all such other action as the Company may reasonably request in order to vest in the Company all his
right, title, and interest in and to Such Inventions free and clear of all liens, charges, and encumbrances.

 

Section 8.          Confidential Information.

 

All confidential information which Employee may now possess, may
obtain during the Employment Period, or may create prior to the end of the period he is employed by the Company under this Agreement
or otherwise relating to the business of the Company or of any of its customers or suppliers shall not be published, disclosed,
or made accessible by him to any other person, firm, or corporation either during or after the termination of his employment or
used by him except during the Employment Period in the business and for the benefit of the Company, in each case without prior
written permission of the Company. Employee shall return all tangible evidence of such confidential information to the Company
prior to or at the termination of his employment For purposes of this Agreement, “confidential information” means any
and all information related to the Company or any of its subsidiaries that is not generally known by others with whom they compete
or do business.

 

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Section 9.          Termination.

 

Except as provided in Section 13, Employee’s employment hereunder
may be terminated without any breach of this Agreement only under the following circumstances:

 

(a)     Death. Employee’s
employment hereunder shall terminate upon his death.

 

(b)     Disability. If,
as a result of Employee’s incapacity due to physical or mental illness, Employee shall have been absent from his duties hereunder
on a full-time basis for the entire period of three (3) consecutive months, and within 30 days after a Notice of Termination (as
defined in Section 9(d)) is given shall not have returned to the performance of his duties hereunder on a full-time basis, the
Company may terminate Employee’s employment hereunder.

 

(c)     Cause. The Company
may terminate Employee’s employment hereunder for Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, the Company shall have “Cause”
to terminate Employee’s employment hereunder upon the occurrence of any of the following (i) the willful and continued failure
by Employee to substantially perform his duties or obligations hereunder (other than any such failure resulting from Employee’s
incapacity due to physical or mental illness), after demand for substantial performance is delivered by the Company that specifically
identifies the manner in which the Company believes Employee has not substantially performed his duties or obligations, (ii) the
willful engaging by Employee in misconduct which, in the reasonable opinion of the Board of the Company, will have a material adverse
effect on the reputation, operations, prospects or business relations of the Company, (iii) the conviction of Employee of any felony
or the entry by Employee of any plea of nolo contendere in response to an indictment for a crime involving moral turpitude, or
(iv) the breach by Employee of a term or condition of this Agreement. For purposes of this paragraph, no act, or failure to act,
on Employee’s part shall be considered “willful” unless done, or omitted to be done, by him not in good faith
and without reasonable belief that his action or omission was in the best interest of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Employee shall not be deemed to have been terminated for Cause without the following (i) reasonable notice to Employee setting
forth the reasons for the Company’s intention to terminate for Cause, (ii) an opportunity for Employee, together with his
counsel, to be heard before the Board, and (iii) delivery to Employee of a Notice of Termination in accordance with Section 9(d).

 

(d)     Notice of Termination.
Any termination of Employee’s employment by the Company (other than termination pursuant to Section 9(a)) shall be communicated
by a Notice of Termination to the other party hereto. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Notice of Termination” shall
mean a written notice which shall indicate the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon and shall set forth
in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of Employee’s employment under
the provision so indicated.

 

(e)     Date of Termination.
“Date of Termination” shall mean (i) if Employee’s employment is terminated by his death, the date of his death,
(ii) if Employee’s employment is terminated pursuant to Section 9(b), 30 days after Notice of Termination is given (provided
that Employee shall not have returned to the performance of his duties on a full-time basis during such 30 day period), and (iii)
if Employee’s employment is terminated for any other reason, the date specified in the Notice of Termination, which shall
not be earlier than the date on which the Notice of Termination is given.

 

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Section 10.          Compensation
upon Termination or During Disability.

 

(a)     During any period
that Employee fails to perform his duties hereunder as a result of incapacity due to physical or mental illness (“disability
period”), Employee shall continue to receive his full salary at the rate then in effect for such period until his employment
is terminated pursuant to Section 9(b), provided that payments so made to Employee during the disability period shall be reduced
by the sum of the amounts, if any, payable to Employee at or prior to the time of any such payment under disability benefit plans
of the Company and which were not previously applied to reduce any such payment.

 

(b)     If Employee’s
employment shall be terminated for Cause, the Company shall pay Employee his full salary through the Date of Termination at the
rate in effect at the time Notice of Termination is given.

 

(c)     If the Company
shall terminate Employee’s employment in breach of the terms of this Agreement, then the Company shall pay Employee his full
salary and provide Employee his benefits for a period equal to the greater of (i) the number of months then remaining on the term
of this Agreement and (ii) 12 months. All options to purchase the Company’s common stock granted to Employee under the Company’s
option plan or otherwise shall immediately become fully vested and shall terminate on such date as they would have terminated if
Employee’s employment by the Company had not been terminated.

 

(d)     If Employee’s
employment is terminated at the Scheduled Termination Date of this Agreement or if Employee continues as an employee after the
Scheduled Termination Date and Employee’s employment is subsequently terminated by the Company for a reason other than (i)
the death or disability of the Employee or (ii) cause, Employee shall be entitled to receive his full salary and benefits for a
period of one year from the date of termination.

 

Section 11.          Accelerated
Vesting of Options Upon Change of Control.

 

After the date of this
Agreement, in the event of a Change of Control (as defined below) of the Company, the options granted to Employee under the Company’s
option plan or otherwise shall become fully vested immediately prior to the date such Change of Control shall be deemed to have
occurred and any conditions to the Employee’s entitlement to such options under the Company’s option plan or otherwise
shall be deemed to have satisfied.

 

For purposes of this
Agreement, a “Change in Control” of the Company shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day that any one or
more of the following conditions shall have been satisfied:

 

(a)     Any person (other
than a person in control of the Company as of the date of this Agreement, or other than a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities
under an employee benefit plan of the Company, or a company owned directly or indirectly by the stockholders of the Company in
substantially the same proportions as their ownership of voting securities of the Company) becomes the beneficial owner, directly
or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing a majority of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding
securities; or

 

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(b)     The stockholders
of the Company approve: (x) a plan of complete liquidation of the Company (which includes a termination and liquidation of all
Employee’s rights under any arrangement governed by Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Code”);
or (y) an agreement for the sale or disposition of all or substantially all the Company’s assets; or (z) a merger, consolidation,
or reorganization of the Company with or involving any other corporation, other than a merger, consolidation, or reorganization
that would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either
by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) at least a majority of the combined
voting power of the voting securities of the Company (or such surviving entity) outstanding immediately after such merger, consolidation,
or reorganization.

 

For purposes of this
definition of Change in Control, “Person” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities
Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), and used in Section 13(d) and 14(d) thereof, including a “group”
as defined in Section 13(d) thereof, and “Beneficial Owner” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Rule 13d-3
of the General Rules and regulations under the 1934 Act.

 

Section 12.          Successors;
Binding Agreement.

 

The Company will require any successor (whether
direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets
of the Company, by agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Employee, to expressly assume and agree to perform
this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform it if no such succession
had taken place.

 

Section 13.          Severance
upon Change of Control.

 

In the event of a Change of Control, Employee
may terminate this Agreement for Good Reason (as defined herein). Upon termination for Good Reason, Employee shall, for a period
of 12 months from the date of his termination, continue to receive salary and all benefits (including medical, dental and life
insurance coverage and any other Company-provided benefits, including car and club allowances) that Employee is receiving as of
the date (the “Effective Date”) the Change of Control occurs (collectively, “Severance Benefits”). In addition,
the Employee shall also be entitled to receive on the date of termination an amount equal to the average of the Bonus amounts paid
to Employee for the two years prior to the year in which the Change of Control takes place.

 

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“Good Reason” shall mean Employee’s good faith
determination that any of the following occurs: (a) without Employee prior written consent Employee’s duties, responsibilities
or authority become materially inconsistent with those of Employee’s current position; (b) Employee’s annual base salary
(as the same may be increased at any time hereafter) and bonus programs are materially reduced; (c) Employee’s benefits (including
medical, dental and life insurance coverage and any other Company-provided benefits, including car or club allowances to which
Employee is entitled as of the Effective Date) are either discontinued or materially reduced; (d) Employee’s primary office
or location is moved more than fifty (50) miles from Employee’s current office or location; or (e) either the Company or
any successor company fails to honor all the material terms and provisions of this Agreement. In the event of Employee’s
decision to terminate employment for Good Reason, Employee must give notice to Company of the existence of the conditions giving
rising to the termination for Good Reason within ninety (90) days of the initial existence of the conditions. Upon such notice,
Company shall have a period of thirty (30) days during which it may remedy the conditions (“Cure Period”). If the Company
fails the cure the conditions constituting the Good Reason during the Cure Period, Employee’s termination of employment must
occur within a period of ninety (90) days following the expiration of the Cure Period in order for the termination to constitute
a termination pursuant to Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement.

 

Section 14.          No Third
Party Beneficiaries.

 

This Agreement does not
create, and shall not be construed as creating, any rights enforceable by any person not a party to this Agreement (except as provided
in Section 12).

 

Section 15.          Fees and
Expenses.

 

The Company shall pay all reasonable legal
fees and related expenses (including the costs of experts, evidence, and counsel) incurred by Employee as a result of a contest
or dispute over Employee’s termination of employment if such contest or dispute is settled or adjudicated on terms that are
substantially in favor of Employee. In addition, the Company shall pay Employee interest, at the prevailing prime rate, on any
amounts payable to Employee hereunder that are not paid when due.

 

Section 16.          Representations
and Warranties of Employee.

 

Employee represents and
warrants to the Company that (a) Employee is under no contractual or other restriction or obligation which is inconsistent with
the execution of this Agreement, the performance of his duties hereunder, or the other rights of the Company hereunder and (b)
Employee is under no physical or mental disability that would hinder his performance of duties under this Agreement.

 

Section 17.          Life Insurance.

 

If requested by the Company, Employee shall
submit to such physical examinations and otherwise take such actions and execute and deliver such documents as may be reasonably
necessary to enable the Company, at its expense and for its own benefit, to obtain life insurance on the life of Employee. Employee
has no reason to believe that his life is not insurable with a reputable insurance company at rates now prevailing in the City
of Baltimore for healthy men of his age.

 

Section 18.          Modification.

 

This Agreement sets forth the entire understanding
of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, supersede all existing agreements between them concerning such subject
matter, and may be modified only by a written instrument duly executed by each party.

 

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Section 19.          Notices.

 

Any notice or other communication required
or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested, or delivered
against receipt to the party to whom it is to be given at the address of such party set forth in the preamble to this Agreement
(or to such other address as the party shall have furnished in writing in accordance with the provisions of this Section 19).

 

Section 20.          Governing
Law.

 

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of the State of Maryland, without giving effect to conflict of laws.

 

Section 21.          409A
of the Code

 

This Agreement is intended
to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code or any exemption from Section 409A of the Code, and shall in all respects
be administered in accordance with and interpreted to ensure compliance with Section 409A of the Code. Employee’s termination
of employment under this Agreement shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with the separation from service rules under Section
409A of the Code. For purposes of Section 409A of the Code, each payment made under this Agreement shall be treated as a separate
payment and the right to a series of payments under this Agreement shall be treat as a right to a series of separate payments.
In no event shall Employee, directly or indirectly, designate the calendar year of the payment. Furthermore, if, at the time of
termination of employment with the Company, Company has stock which is publicly traded on an established securities market and
Employee is a “specified employee” (as defined in Section 409A of the Code) and it is necessary to postpone the commencement
of any payments or benefits otherwise payable pursuant to this Agreement as a result of such termination of employment to prevent
any accelerated or additional tax under Section 409A of the Code, then Company shall postpone the commencement of the payment of
such payment or benefits hereunder (without any reduction in such payments or benefits ultimately paid or provided to Employee)
that are not otherwise paid within the short-deferral exception under Section 409A of the Code and are in excess of the lessor
of two (2) times (i) Employee’s then annual compensation or (ii) the limit on compensation then set forth in Section 401(a)(17)
of the Code, until the first payroll date that occurs after the date that is six months following Employee’s separation from
service with the Company (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code). The accumulated postponed amount shall be paid in a
lump sum payment within ten days after the end of the six month period.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
the parties have duly executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

	GSE SYSTEMS, INC.	 
	 	 	 
	By:	/s/James A. Eberle	 
	 	Chief Executive Officer	 
	 	 	 
	 	/s/Steven Freel	 
	 	Steven Freel	 

 

 

9Exhibit 4.1 2012 Stock Incentive Plan

Exhibit 4.1

THERAPEUTIC SOULUTIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

2012 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

1. Purpose. The purpose of this 2012 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) is to enable Therapeutic Solutions International, Inc. (the “Company”) to attract and retain the services of (i) selected employees, officers and directors of the Company or any parent or subsidiary of the Company and (ii) selected nonemployee agents, consultants, advisors and independent contractors of the Company or any parent or subsidiary of the Company. For purposes of this Plan, a person is considered to be employed by or in the service of the Company if the person is employed by or (as a Consultant to or a director of) in the service of any entity (the “Employer”) that is either the Company or a parent or subsidiary of the Company.

2. Definitions. Wherever the following capitalized terms are used in the Plan, they shall have the meanings specified below:

“Affiliate” means (i) any person or entity that would be treated as an “affiliate” of the Company for purposes of Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act and (ii) any joint venture or other entity in which the Company has a direct or indirect beneficial ownership interest representing at least one-third (1/3) of the aggregate voting power of the equity interests of such entity or one-third (1/3) of the aggregate fair market value of the equity interests of such entity, as determined by the Committee.

“Award” means an award of a Stock Option, Stock Award, or Restricted Stock Award granted under the Plan.

“Award Agreement” means a written or electronic agreement entered into between the Company and a Participant setting forth the terms and conditions of an Award granted to a Participant.

“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

“Common Stock” means the Company’s common stock, $0.001par value per share.

“Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board, or such other committee of the Board appointed by the Board to administer the Plan, or if no such committee exists, the Board.

“Company” means Therapeutic Solutions International, Inc., a Nevada corporation.

 “Consultant” means any person who is a consultant or advisor to the Company and which is a natural person and who provides bona fide services to the Company which are not in connection with the offer or sale of securities in a capital-raising transaction for the Company, and do not directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market for the Company’s securities.

“Date of Grant” means the date on which the Committee makes an Award under the Plan, or such later date as the Committee may specify to be the effective date of an Award.

 “Eligible Person” means any person who is an employee of the Company, or any Affiliate, or any person to whom an offer of employment with the Company or any Affiliate is extended, as determined by the Committee, or any person who is a Non-Employee Director, or any person who is Consultant to the Company.

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

“Fair Market Value” means the mean between the highest and lowest reported sales prices of the Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange Composite Tape or, if not listed on such exchange, on any other national securities exchange on which the Company’s common stock is listed, or, if not so listed on any national securities exchange, then the average of the bid price of the Company’s common stock during the last five trading days on the over-the-counter market immediately preceding the last trading day before the date with respect to which the Fair Market Value is to be determined. 

“Incentive Stock Option” means a Stock Option granted under Section 6 hereof that is intended to meet the requirements of Section 422 of the Code and the regulations thereunder.

“Non-Employee Director” means any member of the Board who is not an employee of the Company.

“Nonqualified Stock Option” means a Stock Option granted under Section 6 hereof that is not an Incentive Stock Option.

“Participant” means any Eligible Person who holds an outstanding Award under the Plan.

“Plan” means the 2012 Stock Incentive Plan of Therapeutic Solutions International, Inc. as set forth herein, as amended from time to time.

“Restricted Stock Award” means a grant of shares of Common Stock to an Eligible Person under Section 8 hereof that are issued subject to such vesting and transfer restrictions as the Committee shall determine and set forth in an Award Agreement.

“Service” means a Participant’s employment or Consultancy with the Employer or a Participant’s service as a Non-Employee Director with the Employer.

“Stock Award” means a grant of shares of Common Stock to an Eligible Person under Section 7 hereof that are issued free of transfer restrictions and forfeiture conditions.

“Stock Option” means a contractual right granted to an Eligible Person under Section 6 hereof to purchase shares of Common Stock at such time and price, and subject to such conditions, as are set forth in the Plan and the applicable Award Agreement.

3. Administration.

3.1 Committee Members. The Plan shall be administered by a Committee comprised of one or more members of the Board of Directors, or if no such committee exists, the Board of Directors.

3.2 Committee Authority. The Committee shall have such powers and authority as may be necessary or appropriate for the Committee to carry out its functions as described in the Plan.

Subject to the express limitations of the Plan, the Committee shall have authority in its discretion to determine the Eligible Persons to whom, and the time or times at which, Awards may be granted, the number of shares, units or other rights subject to each Award, the exercise, base or purchase price of an Award (if any), the time or times at which an Award will become vested, exercisable or payable, the performance goals and other conditions of an Award, the duration of the Award, and all other terms of the Award. Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Committee shall have the authority to amend the terms of an Award in any manner that is not inconsistent with the Plan, provided that no such action shall adversely affect the rights of a Participant with respect to an outstanding Award without the Participant’s consent. The Committee shall also have discretionary authority to interpret the Plan, to make factual determinations under the Plan, and to make all other determinations necessary or advisable for Plan administration, including, without limitation, to (i) correct any defect, to (ii) supply any omission or to (iii) reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or any Award Agreement hereunder. The Committee may prescribe, amend, and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan. The Committee’s determinations under the Plan need not be uniform and may be made by the Committee selectively among Participants and Eligible Persons, whether or not such persons are similarly situated. The Committee shall, in its discretion, consider such factors as it deems relevant in making its interpretations, determinations and actions under the Plan including, without limitation, the recommendations or advice of any officer or employee of the Company or such attorneys, consultants, accountants or other advisors as it may select. All interpretations, determinations and actions by the Committee shall be final, conclusive, and binding upon all parties.

3.3 Delegation of Authority. The Committee shall have the right, from time to time, to delegate to one or more officers of the Company the authority of the Committee to grant and determine the terms and conditions of Awards granted under the Plan, subject to the requirements of state law and such other limitations as the Committee shall determine. In no event shall any such delegation of authority be permitted with respect to Awards to any members of the Board or to any Eligible Person who is subject to Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act or Section 162(m) of the Code. The Committee shall also be permitted to delegate, to any appropriate officer or employee of the Company, responsibility for performing certain ministerial functions under the Plan.

In the event that the Committee’s authority is delegated to officers or employees in accordance with the foregoing, all provisions of the Plan relating to the Committee shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with the foregoing by treating any such reference as a reference to such officer or employee for such purpose. Any action undertaken in accordance with the Committee’s delegation of authority hereunder shall have the same force and effect as if such action was undertaken directly by the Committee and shall be deemed for all purposes of the Plan to have been taken by the Committee.

4. Shares Subject to the Plan.

4.1 Maximum Share Limitations. Subject to appropriate adjustments for stock splits or reverse stock splits, the maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued and sold under all Awards granted under the Plan shall be 12,000,000; and the maximum number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which Awards may be granted under the Plan to any one Participant shall be 4,000,000 in any one calendar year and 6,000,000 overall. Shares of Common Stock issued and sold under the Plan may be either authorized but unissued shares or shares held in the Company’s treasury. To the extent that any Award involving the issuance of shares of Common Stock is forfeited, cancelled, returned to the Company for failure to satisfy vesting requirements or other conditions of the Award, or otherwise terminates without an issuance of shares of Common Stock being made thereunder, the shares of Common Stock covered thereby will no longer be counted against the foregoing maximum share limitations and may again be made subject to Awards under the Plan pursuant to such limitations. 

4.2 Adjustments. If there shall occur any change with respect to the outstanding shares of Common Stock by reason of any recapitalization, reclassification, stock dividend, extraordinary dividend, stock split, reverse stock split or other distribution with respect to the shares of Common Stock, or any merger, reorganization, consolidation, combination, spin-off or other similar corporate change, or any other change affecting the Common Stock, the Committee may, in the manner and to the extent that it deems appropriate and equitable to the Participants and consistent with the terms of the Plan, cause an adjustment to be made in (i) the maximum number and kind of shares provided in Section 4.1 hereof, (ii) the number and kind of shares of Common Stock, or other rights subject to then outstanding Awards, (iii) the exercise or base price for each share or other right subject to then outstanding Awards, and (iv) any other terms of an Award that are affected by the event. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of Incentive Stock Options, any such adjustments shall, to the extent practicable, be made in a manner consistent with the requirements of Section 424(a) of the Code.

5. Participation and Awards.

5.1 Designations of Participants. All Eligible Persons are eligible to be designated by the Committee to receive Awards and become Participants under the Plan. The Committee has the authority, in its discretion, to determine and designate from time to time those Eligible Persons who are to be granted Awards, the types of Awards to be granted and the number of shares of Common Stock or units subject to Awards granted under the Plan. In selecting Eligible Persons to be Participants and in determining the type and amount of Awards to be granted under the Plan, the Committee shall consider any and all factors that it deems relevant or appropriate.

5.2 Determination of Awards. The Committee shall determine the terms and conditions of all Awards granted to Participants in accordance with its authority under Section 3.2 hereof. An Award may consist of one type of right or benefit hereunder, or of two or more such rights or benefits granted in tandem or in the alternative. In the case of any fractional share or unit resulting from the grant, vesting, payment or crediting of dividends or dividend equivalents under an Award, the Committee shall have the discretionary authority to (i) disregard such fractional share or unit, (ii) round such fractional share or unit to the nearest lower or higher whole share or unit, or (iii) convert such fractional share or unit into a right to receive a cash payment. To the extent deemed necessary by the Committee, an Award Agreement as described in Section 10.1 shall evidence an Award hereunder.

6. Stock Options.

6.1 Grant of Stock Options. A Stock Option may be granted to any Eligible Person selected by the Committee. Subject to the provisions of Section 6.8 hereof and Section 422 of the Code, each Stock Option shall be designated, in the discretion of the Committee, as an Incentive Stock Option or as a Nonqualified Stock Option.

6.2 Exercise Price. The exercise price per share of a Stock Option shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the shares of Common Stock on the Date of Grant, provided that the Committee may in its discretion specify for any Stock Option an exercise price per share that is higher than the Fair Market Value on the Date of Grant.

6.3 Vesting of Stock Options. The Committee shall in its discretion prescribe the time or times at which, or the conditions upon which, a Stock Option or portion thereof shall become vested and/or exercisable, and may accelerate the vesting or exercisability of any Stock Option at any time. The requirements for vesting and exercisability of a Stock Option may be based on the continued Service of the Participant with the Company or its Affiliates for a specified time period (or periods) or on the attainment of specified performance goals established by the Committee in its discretion.

6.4 Term of Stock Options. The Committee shall in its discretion prescribe in an Award Agreement the period during which a vested Stock Option may be exercised, provided that the maximum term of a Stock Option shall be ten years from the Date of Grant.

6.5 Termination of Service. Subject to Section 6.8 hereof with respect to Incentive Stock Options, the Stock Option of any Participant whose Service with the Company or one of its Affiliates terminates for any reason shall terminate on the earlier of (A) the date that the Stock Option expires in accordance with its terms or (B) as otherwise provided in an Award Agreement. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee, if an entity ceases to be an Affiliate of the Company or otherwise ceases to be qualified under the Plan or if all or substantially all of the assets of an Affiliate of the Company are conveyed (other than by encumbrance), such cessation or action, as the case may be, shall be deemed for purposes hereof to be a termination of the Service.

6.6 Stock Option Exercise; Tax Withholding. Subject to such terms and conditions as shall be specified in an Award Agreement, a Stock Option may be exercised in whole or in part at any time during the term thereof by notice in the form required by the Company, together with payment of the aggregate exercise price therefor and applicable withholding tax. Payment of the exercise price shall be made in the manner set forth in the Award Agreement, unless otherwise provided by the Committee: (i) in cash or by cash equivalent acceptable to the Committee, (ii) by payment in shares of Common Stock that have been held by the Participant for at least six months (or such period as the Committee may deem appropriate, for accounting purposes or otherwise) valued at the Fair Market Value of such shares on the date of exercise, (iii) through an open-market, broker-assisted sales transaction pursuant to which the Company is promptly delivered the amount of proceeds necessary to satisfy the exercise price, (iv) by a combination of the methods described above or (v) by such other method as may be approved by the Committee and set forth in the Award Agreement. In addition to and at the time of payment of the exercise price, the Participant shall as a condition of exercise pay to the Company the full amount of any and all applicable income tax, employment tax and other amounts required to be withheld in connection with such exercise, payable in cash or in any other manner as may be expressly approved therefor by the Committee and set forth in the Award Agreement.

6.7 Limited Transferability of Nonqualified Stock Options. All Stock Options shall be nontransferable except (i) upon the Participant’s death, in accordance with Section 10.2 hereof or (ii) in the case of Nonqualified Stock Options only, for the transfer of all or part of the Stock Option to a Participant’s “family member” (as defined for purposes of the Form S-8 registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933), as may be approved by the Committee in its discretion at the time of proposed transfer. The transfer of a Nonqualified Stock Option may be subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee may in its discretion impose from time to time. Subsequent transfers of a Nonqualified Stock Option shall be prohibited other than in accordance with Section 10.2 hereof.

6.8 Additional Rules for Incentive Stock Options.

(a)

Eligibility. An Incentive Stock Option may only be granted to an Eligible Person who is considered an employee for purposes of Treasury Regulation Sec.1.421-7(h) with respect to the Company or any Affiliate that qualifies as a “subsidiary corporation” with respect to the Company for purposes of Section 424(f) of the Code.

(b)

Termination of Employment. An Award of an Incentive Stock Option may provide that such Stock Option may be exercised not later than 3 months following termination of employment of the Participant with the Company and all Subsidiaries, or not later than one year following a permanent and total disability within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code, as and to the extent determined by the Committee to comply with the requirements of Section 422 of the Code.

(c)

Other Terms and Conditions; Nontransferability. Any Incentive Stock Option granted hereunder shall contain such additional terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, as are deemed necessary or desirable by the Committee, which terms, together with the terms of the Plan, shall be intended and interpreted to cause such Incentive Stock Option to qualify as an “incentive stock option” under Section 422 of the Code. An Award Agreement for an Incentive Stock Option may provide that such Stock Option shall be treated as a Nonqualified Stock Option to the extent that certain requirements applicable to “incentive stock options” under the Code shall not be satisfied. An Incentive Stock Option shall by its terms be nontransferable other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and shall be exercisable during the lifetime of a Participant only by such Participant.

(d)

Disqualifying Dispositions. If shares of Common Stock acquired by exercise of an Incentive Stock Option are disposed of within two years following the Date of Grant or one year following the transfer of such shares to the Participant upon exercise, the Participant shall, promptly following such disposition, notify the Company in writing of the date and terms of such disposition and provide such other information regarding the disposition as the Company may reasonably require.

7. Stock Awards.

7.1 Grant of Stock Awards. A Stock Award may be granted to any Eligible Person selected by the Committee. A Stock Award may be granted for past services, in lieu of bonus or other cash compensation, as directors’ compensation or for any other valid purpose as determined by the Committee. A Stock Award granted to an Eligible Person represents shares of Common Stock that are issued without restrictions on transfer and other incidents of ownership and free of forfeiture conditions, except as otherwise provided in the Plan and the Award Agreement. The deemed issuance price of shares of Common Stock subject to each Stock Award shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the Date of Grant. The Committee may, in connection with any Stock Award, require the payment of a specified purchase price.

7.2 Rights as Stockholder. Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section 7 and the applicable Award Agreement, upon the issuance of the Common Stock under a Stock Award the Participant shall have all rights of a stockholder with respect to the shares of Common Stock, including the right to vote the shares and receive all dividends and other distributions paid or made with respect thereto.

8. Restricted Stock Awards. 

8.1 Grant of Restricted Stock Awards. A Restricted Stock Award may be granted to any Eligible Person selected by the Committee. The deemed issuance price of shares of Common Stock subject to each Restricted Stock Award shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the Date of Grant. The Committee may require the payment by the Participant of a specified purchase price in connection with any Restricted Stock Award.

8.2 Vesting Requirements. The restrictions imposed on shares granted under a Restricted Stock Award shall lapse in accordance with the vesting requirements specified by the Committee in the Award Agreement, provided that the Committee may accelerate the vesting of a Restricted Stock Award at any time. Such vesting requirements may be based on the continued Service of the Participant with the Company or its Affiliates for a specified time period (or periods) or on the attainment of specified performance goals established by the Committee in its discretion. If the vesting requirements of a Restricted Stock Award shall not be satisfied, the Award shall be forfeited and the shares of Common Stock subject to the Award shall be returned to the Company.

8.3 Restrictions. Shares granted under any Restricted Stock Award may not be transferred, assigned or subject to any encumbrance, pledge, or charge until all applicable restrictions are removed or have expired, unless otherwise allowed by the Committee. Failure to satisfy any applicable restrictions shall result in the subject shares of the Restricted Stock Award being forfeited and returned to the Company. The Committee may require in an Award Agreement that certificates representing the shares granted under a Restricted Stock Award bear a legend making appropriate reference to the restrictions imposed, and that certificates representing the shares granted or sold under a Restricted Stock Award will remain in the physical custody of an escrow holder until all restrictions are removed or have expired.

8.4 Rights as Stockholder. Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section 8 and the applicable Award Agreement, the Participant shall have all rights of a stockholder with respect to the shares granted to the Participant under a Restricted Stock Award, including the right to vote the shares and receive all dividends and other distributions paid or made with respect thereto.

The Committee may provide in an Award Agreement for the payment of dividends and distributions to the Participant at such times as paid to stockholders generally or at the times of vesting or other payment of the Restricted Stock Award.

8.5 Section 83(b) Election. If a Participant makes an election pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Code with respect to a Restricted Stock Award, the Participant shall file, within 30 days following the Date of Grant, a copy of such election with the Company and with the Internal Revenue Service, in accordance with the regulations under Section 83 of the Code. The Committee may provide in an Award Agreement that the Restricted Stock Award is conditioned upon the Participant’s making or refraining from making an election with respect to the Award under Section 83(b) of the Code.

9. Forfeiture Events.

9.1 General. The Committee may specify in an Award Agreement at the time of the Award that the Participant’s rights, payments and benefits with respect to an Award shall be subject to reduction, cancellation, forfeiture or recoupment upon the occurrence of certain specified events, in addition to any otherwise applicable vesting or performance conditions of an Award. Such events shall include, but shall not be limited to, termination of Service for cause, violation of material Company policies, breach of noncompetition, confidentiality or other restrictive covenants that may apply to the Participant, or other conduct by the Participant that is detrimental to the business or reputation of the Company.

9.2 Termination for Cause. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee and set forth in an Award Agreement, if a Participant’s employment with the Company or any Affiliate shall be terminated for cause, the Company may, in its sole discretion, immediately terminate such Participant’s right to any further payments, vesting or exercisability with respect to any Award in its entirety. In the event a Participant is party to an employment (or similar) agreement with the Company or any Affiliate that defines the term “cause,” such definition shall apply for purposes of the Plan. The Company shall have the power to determine whether the Participant has been terminated for cause and the date upon which such termination for cause occurs.

Any such determination shall be final, conclusive and binding upon the Participant. In addition, if the Company shall reasonably determine that a Participant has committed or may have committed any act which could constitute the basis for a termination of such Participant’s employment for cause, the Company may suspend the Participant’s rights to exercise any option, receive any payment or vest in any right with respect to any Award pending a determination by the Company of whether an act has been committed which could constitute the basis for a termination for “cause” as provided in this Section 9.2.

10. General Provisions.

10.1 Award Agreement. To the extent deemed necessary by the Committee, an Award under the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement in a written or electronic form approved by the Committee setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock or units subject to the Award, the exercise price, base price, or purchase price of the Award, the time or times at which an Award will become vested, exercisable or payable and the term of the Award. The Award Agreement may also set forth the effect on an Award of termination of Service under certain circumstances. The Award Agreement shall be subject to and incorporate, by reference or otherwise, all of the applicable terms and conditions of the Plan, and may also set forth other terms and conditions applicable to the Award as determined by the Committee consistent with the limitations of the Plan. Award Agreements evidencing Incentive Stock Options shall contain such terms and conditions as may be necessary to meet the applicable provisions of Section 422 of the Code. The grant of an Award under the Plan shall not confer any rights upon the Participant holding such Award other than such terms, and subject to such conditions, as are specified in the Plan as being applicable to such type of Award (or to all Awards) or as are expressly set forth in the Award Agreement. The Committee need not require the execution of an Award Agreement by a Participant, in which case, acceptance of the Award by the Participant shall constitute agreement by the Participant to the terms, conditions, restrictions and limitations set forth in the Plan and the Award Agreement as well as the administrative guidelines of the Company in effect from time to time.

10.2 No Assignment or Transfer; Beneficiaries. Except as provided in Section 6.7 hereof, Awards under the Plan shall not be assignable or transferable by the Participant, except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and shall not be subject in any manner to assignment, alienation, pledge, encumbrance or charge. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may provide in the terms of an Award Agreement that the Participant shall have the right to designate a beneficiary or beneficiaries who shall be entitled to any rights, payments or other benefits specified under an Award following the Participant’s death.

During the lifetime of a Participant, an Award shall be exercised only by such Participant or such Participant’s guardian or legal representative. In the event of a Participant’s death, an Award may to the extent permitted by the Award Agreement be exercised by the Participant’s beneficiary as designated by the Participant in the manner prescribed by the Committee or, in the absence of an authorized beneficiary designation, by the legatee of such Award under the Participant’s will or by the Participant’s estate in accordance with the Participant’s will or the laws of descent and distribution, in each case in the same manner and to the same extent that such Award was exercisable by the Participant on the date of the Participant’s death.

10.3 Deferrals of Payment. The Committee may in its discretion permit a Participant to defer the receipt of payment of cash or delivery of shares of Common Stock that would otherwise be due to the Participant by virtue of the exercise of a right or the satisfaction of vesting or other conditions with respect to an Award. If any such deferral is to be permitted by the Committee, the Committee shall establish rules and procedures relating to such deferral in a manner intended to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, including, without limitation, the time when an election to defer may be made, the time period of the deferral and the events that would result in payment of the deferred amount, the interest or other earnings attributable to the deferral and the method of funding, if any, attributable to the deferred amount.

10.4 Rights as Stockholder. A Participant shall have no rights as a holder of shares of Common Stock with respect to any unissued securities covered by an Award until the date the Participant becomes the holder of record of such securities. Except as provided in Section 4.2 hereof, no adjustment or other provision shall be made for dividends or other stockholder rights, except to the extent that the Award Agreement provides for dividend payments or dividend equivalent rights.

10.5 Employment or Service. Nothing in the Plan, in the grant of any Award or in any Award Agreement shall confer upon any Eligible Person any right to continue in the Service of the Company or any of its Affiliates, or interfere in any way with the right of the Company or any of its Affiliates to terminate the Participant’s employment or other service relationship for any reason at any time.

10.6 Securities Laws. No shares of Common Stock will be issued or transferred pursuant to an Award unless and until all then applicable requirements imposed by Federal and state securities and other laws, rules and regulations and by any regulatory agencies having jurisdiction, and by any exchanges upon which the shares of Common Stock may be listed, have been fully met.

As a condition precedent to the issuance of shares pursuant to the grant or exercise of an Award, the Company may require the Participant to take any reasonable action to meet such requirements. The Committee may impose such conditions on any shares of Common Stock issuable under the Plan as it may deem advisable, including, without limitation, restrictions under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, under the requirements of any exchange upon which such shares of the same class are then listed, and under any blue sky or other securities laws applicable to such shares. The Committee may also require the Participant to represent and warrant at the time of issuance or transfer that the shares of Common Stock are being acquired only for investment purposes and without any current intention to sell or distribute such shares.

10.7 Tax Withholding. The Participant shall be responsible for payment of any taxes or similar charges required by law to be withheld from an Award or an amount paid in satisfaction of an Award, which shall be paid by the Participant on or before the payment or other event that results in taxable income in respect of an Award. The Award Agreement may specify the manner in which the withholding obligation shall be satisfied with respect to the particular type of Award.

10.8 Unfunded Plan. The adoption of the Plan and any reservation of shares of Common Stock or cash amounts by the Company to discharge its obligations hereunder shall not be deemed to create a trust or other funded arrangement. Except upon the issuance of Common Stock pursuant to an Award, any rights of a Participant under the Plan shall be those of a general unsecured creditor of the Company, and neither a Participant nor the Participant’s permitted transferees or estate shall have any other interest in any assets of the Company by virtue of the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall have the right to implement or set aside funds in a grantor trust, subject to the claims of the Company’s creditors or otherwise, to discharge its obligations under the Plan.

10.9 Other Compensation and Benefit Plans. The adoption of the Plan shall not affect any other share incentive or other compensation plans in effect for the Company or any Affiliate, nor shall the Plan preclude the Company from establishing any other forms of share incentive or other compensation or benefit program for employees of the Company or any Affiliate. The amount of any compensation deemed to be received by a Participant pursuant to an Award shall not constitute includable compensation for purposes of determining the amount of benefits to which a Participant is entitled under any other compensation or benefit plan or program of the Company or an Affiliate, including, without limitation, under any pension or severance benefits plan, except to the extent specifically provided by the terms of any such plan.

10.10 Plan Binding on Transferees. The Plan shall be binding upon the Company, its transferees and assigns, and the Participant, the Participant’s executor, administrator and permitted transferees and beneficiaries.

10.11 Severability. If any provision of the Plan or any Award Agreement shall be determined to be illegal or unenforceable by any court of law in any jurisdiction, the remaining provisions hereof and thereof shall be severable and enforceable in accordance with their terms, and all provisions shall remain enforceable in any other jurisdiction.

10.12 Foreign Jurisdictions. The Committee may adopt, amend and terminate such arrangements and grant such Awards, not inconsistent with the intent of the Plan, as it may deem necessary or desirable to comply with any tax, securities, regulatory or other laws of other jurisdictions with respect to Awards that may be subject to such laws. The terms and conditions of such Awards may vary from the terms and conditions that would otherwise be required by the Plan solely to the extent the Committee deems necessary for such purpose. Moreover, the Board may approve such supplements to or amendments, restatements or alternative versions of the Plan, not inconsistent with the intent of the Plan, as it may consider necessary or appropriate for such purposes, without thereby affecting the terms of the Plan as in effect for any other purpose.

10.13 Substitute Awards in Corporate Transactions. Nothing contained in the Plan shall be construed to limit the right of the Committee to grant Awards under the Plan in connection with the acquisition, whether by purchase, merger, consolidation or other corporate transaction, of the business or assets of any corporation or other entity. Without limiting the foregoing, the Committee may grant Awards under the Plan to an employee or director of another corporation who becomes an Eligible Person by reason of any such corporate transaction in substitution for awards previously granted by such corporation or entity to such person. The terms and conditions of the substitute Awards may vary from the terms and conditions that would otherwise be required by the Plan solely to the extent the Committee deems necessary for such purpose.

10.14 Governing Law. The Plan and all rights hereunder shall be subject to and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada, without reference to the principles of conflicts of laws, and to applicable Federal securities laws.

10.15 Financial Statements. All Participants shall be entitled to receive the financial statements of the Company at least annually. 

10.16 Performance Based Awards. For purposes of Stock Awards and Restricted Stock Awards granted under the Plan that are intended to qualify as “performance-based” compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code, such Awards shall be granted to the extent necessary in such manner as to satisfy the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code.

10.17 Stockholder Approval. The Plan must be approved by the stockholders by a majority of all shares entitled to vote within 12 months after the date the Plan was adopted by the Board. Any Incentive Stock Options granted before stockholder approval is obtained shall be converted into Nonqualified Stock Options if stockholder approval is not obtained within 12 months before or after the Plan was adopted.

11. Effective Date; Amendment and Termination.

11.1 Effective Date. The Plan shall become effective on December 18, 2012, the date of its adoption by the Board. 

11.2 Amendment. The Board may at any time and from time to time and in any respect, amend, modify or terminate the Plan. The Board may seek the approval of any amendment or modification by the Company’s stockholders to the extent it deems necessary or advisable in its discretion for purposes of compliance with Section 162(m) or Section 422 of the Code, or exchange or securities market requirements or for any other purpose. No amendment or modification of the Plan shall adversely affect any Award theretofore granted without the consent of the Participant or the permitted transferee of the Award.

11.3 Termination. The Plan shall terminate on December 18, 2022, the tenth anniversary of the date of its adoption by the Board. The Board may, in its discretion and at any earlier date, terminate the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no termination of the Plan shall adversely affect any Award theretofore granted without the consent of the Participant or the permitted transferee of the Award.

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