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10.19

 

NEITHER
THIS 12% 2020-A SENIOR UNSECURED PROMISSORY NOTE (THE
“NOTE”) NOR THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE IN CONNECTION WITH
THIS NOTE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS
AMENDED (“ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE.
NEITHER THIS NOTE NOR THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE IN CONNECTION WITH
THIS NOTE MAY BE SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED WITHOUT
REGISTRATION UNDER THE ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS
OR DELIVERY TO TORCHLIGHT ENERGY RESOURCES, INC. OF AN OPINION OF
LEGAL COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO TORCHLIGHT ENERGY RESOURCES, INC.
THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER THE ACT OR ANY
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.

 

12%
2020-A SENIOR UNSECURED PROMISSORY NOTE

OF

TORCHLIGHT ENERGY
RESOURCES, INC.

 

	

NOTE NO. 2020-A-1

	

     February 6, 2018

 

FOR
VALUE RECEIVED, TORCHLIGHT ENERGY RESOURCES, INC., a Nevada
corporation with its principal office located at 5700 Plano
Parkway, Ste. 3600, Plano, Texas 75093 (the “Company” or “Debtor”), unconditionally promises
to pay to David A. Straz, Jr Revocable Trust of 1986 whose address
is XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX, or the registered assignee, upon
presentation of this 12% 2020-A Senior Unsecured Promissory Note
(the “Note”) by
the registered holder hereof (the “Registered Holder” or
“Holder”) at the
office of the Company, the principal amount of $4,500,000
(“Principal
Amount”), together with the accrued and unpaid
interest thereon and other sums as hereinafter provided, subject to
the terms and conditions as set forth below. The effective date of
execution and issuance of this Note is February 6, 2018
(“Original Issue
Date”).

 

1.           [OMITTED]

 

2.           
Schedule for
Payment of Principal and Interest. The Principal Amount outstanding
hereunder shall be paid in one lump sum payment of $4,500,000,
along with any accrued and unpaid interest, on or before April 10,
2020 (the “Maturity
Date”), and the interest on the Principal Amount
outstanding hereunder shall be payable at the rate of 12% per annum
and shall be due and payable monthly, in arrears, with the initial
interest payment due March 1, 2018, and continuing thereafter on
the 1st
day of each successive month during the term of this Note. Accrual
of interest on the outstanding Principal Amount, payable in cash,
shall commence on the date of receipt of funds by the Company and
shall continue until payment in full of the outstanding Principal
Amount has been made hereunder. The interest so payable will be
paid to the person whose name is registered on the records of the
Company regarding registration and transfers of this Note (the
“Note
Register”).

 

 

 

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3.           
Payment.
Payment of any sums due to the Holder under the terms of this Note
shall be made in United States Dollars by check or wire transfer at
the option of the Company. Payment shall be made at the address
last appearing on the Note Register of the Company as designated in
writing by the Holder hereof from time to time. If any payment
hereunder would otherwise become due and payable on a day on which
commercial banks in Dallas, Texas, are permitted or required to be
closed, such payment shall become due and payable on the next
succeeding day on which commercial banks in Dallas, Texas, are not
permitted or required to be closed (“Business Day”) and, with respect to payments of
Principal Amount, interest thereon shall be payable at the then
applicable rate during such extension, if any. The forwarding of
such funds shall constitute a payment of outstanding principal and
interest hereunder and shall satisfy and discharge the liability
for principal and interest on this Note to the extent of the sum
represented by such payment. Except as provided in Section 4
hereof, this Note may not be prepaid without the prior written
consent of the Holder.

 

 4.           
Company’s
Option to Redeem Note. On or after the Original Issue Date,
up to 100%, in whole or in part, of the outstanding Principal
Amount of the Note, plus any accrued and unpaid interest, will be
subject to redemption at the option of the Company. If the Company
elects to redeem before the first anniversary of the Original Issue
Date, however, the Company shall pay the Holder all unpaid interest
and Stock Payments (as defined in Section 5) on the portion of the
Principal Amount redeemed that would have been earned from the
Redemption Payment Date (as defined below) through the first
anniversary of the Original Issue Date. The Stock Payment triggered
by a redemption prior to the first anniversary of the Original
Issue Date shall be based upon the Volume-Weighted Average Price
(as defined in Section 5) for the 30 consecutive trading days
immediately preceding the Redemption Payment Date. There will be no
redemption penalty for any redemptions occurring after the first
anniversary of the Original Issue Date. Any amount of the Note
subject to redemption, as set forth herein (the “Redemption Amount”), may be
redeemed by the Company at any time and from time to time, upon not
less than 10 nor more than 30 days notice to the Holder. The
Company shall deliver to the Holder a written Notice of Redemption
(the “Notice of
Redemption”) specifying the date for the redemption
(the “Redemption Payment
Date”), which date shall be at least 10 but not more
than 30 days after the date of the Notice of Redemption (the
“Redemption
Period”). On the Redemption Payment Date, the
Redemption Amount must be paid in good funds to the Holder. After
the Redemption Payment Date, interest will cease to accrue on the
portion of the Note called for redemption.

 

5.           
2.5%
Annual Stock Payment. The Registered Holder of the Note
shall be entitled to receive payments of common stock based on the
Principal Amount outstanding on the Note (the “Stock Payments”). The Stock
Payments shall be calculated and payable (i) as of April
10th of
each year that the Note remains outstanding, and (ii) as of a
Redemption Payment Date, if applicable, in each case (a
“Stock Payment
Date”). The number of shares of common stock that a
Registered Holder receives is determined by multiplying the
Principal Amount that is subject to a Stock Payment by
0.00006849315,1 multiplying that result by the number of
days since the later of the Original Issue Date or the previous
Stock Payment Date (if any) that such Principal Amount was subject
to, and dividing that result by the Volume-Weighted Average Price
(as defined below) on the present Stock Payment Date.

 

 

1 0.025 ÷ 365 =
0.00006849315

  

 

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As used
herein, the “Volume-Weighted
Average Price” means the volume weighted average sale
price of the Company’s common stock on NASDAQ as reported by
NASDAQ for the 30 consecutive Trading Day (as defined below) period
immediately preceding the Stock Payment Date, or, if NASDAQ is not
the principal trading market for the Company’s common stock,
the 30-day volume weighted average sale price of the
Company’s common stock on the principal securities exchange
or trading market where the Company’s common stock is listed
or traded as reported by Bloomberg L.P. or an equivalent, reliable
reporting service. If the Volume-Weighted Average Price cannot be
calculated for the Company’s common stock on such date in the
manner provided above or if the Company’s common stock is not
publicly-traded, the Volume-Weighted Average Price shall be the
fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and the
Registered Holder. “Trading
Day” means any day on which the Company’s common
stock is traded for any period on NASDAQ, or on the principal
securities exchange or other securities market on which the
Company’s common stock is then being traded.

 

6.           Representations
and Warranties of the Company. The Company represents and
warrants to the Holder that:

 

(a)           
Organization. The
Company is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
the state of Nevada and has the requisite power to own, lease and
operate its properties and to carry on its business as now being
conducted. The Company is duly qualified to do business and is in
good standing in each jurisdiction in which the character or
location of the properties owned or leased by the Company or the
nature of the business conducted by the Company makes such
qualification necessary or advisable, except where the failure to
do so would not have a material adverse effect on the
Company.

 

(b)           Power
and Authority. The Company has the requisite power to
execute, deliver and perform this Note, and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of
this Note by the Company and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate action on the part of the Company. This Note has been
duly executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes a legal,
valid and binding obligation of the Company and is enforceable
against the Company in accordance with its terms except (i) that
such enforcement may be subject to bankruptcy, insolvency,
moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors' rights and (ii)
that the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other
forms of equitable relief are subject to certain equitable defenses
and to the discretion of the court before which any proceedings
therefor may be brought.

 

(c)           Approvals.
No authorization, approval or consent of any court, governmental
body, regulatory agency, self-regulatory organization, or stock
exchange or market is required to be obtained by the Company for
the issuance and sale of this Note and common stock as contemplated
by this Note, except such authorizations, approvals and consents
that have been obtained.

 

(d)           SEC
Documents, Financial Statements. The Common Stock of the
Company is registered pursuant to Section l2(b) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”), and the Company,
to the best of its knowledge, has filed all reports, schedules,
forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it
with the SEC pursuant to the reporting requirements of Section
13(a) or l5(d) (all of the foregoing including filings incorporated
by reference therein being referenced to herein as the “SEC
Documents”).

 

 

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(e)           As
of their respective dates, to the best of the Company’s
knowledge the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with
the requirements of the Act or the Exchange Act as the case may be
and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder and
other federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations
applicable to such SEC Documents, and none of the SEC Documents
contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to
state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in
order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading.

 

(f)           Absence
of Certain Changes. Since the filing of the Company’s
Form 8-K on December 6, 2017, there has been no material adverse
change and no material adverse development in the business,
properties, operations, financial condition, or results of
operations of the Company.

 

(g)           Liens.
The company has no liens, security interests, mortgages, deeds of
trust that are filed of record encumbering any of its
assets.

 

7.           
Events
of Defaults and Remedies. The following are deemed to be an
event of default (“Event of
Default”) hereunder: (i) the failure by the Company to
pay any installment of interest on this Note as and when due and
payable and the continuance of any such failure for 10 days; (ii)
the failure by the Company to pay all or any part of the principal
on this Note when and as the same become due and payable as set
forth above, at maturity, by acceleration or otherwise; (iii) the
failure by the Company to observe or perform any covenant or
agreement contained in this Note, or the Subscription Agreement and
the continuance of such failure for a period of 30 days after the
written notice is given to the Company; (iv) the assignment by the
Company for the benefit of creditors, or an application by the
Company to any tribunal for the appointment of a trustee or
receiver of a substantial part of the assets of the Company, or the
commencement of any proceedings relating to the Company under any
bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, readjustment
of debts, dissolution or other liquidation law of any jurisdiction;
or the filing of such application, or the commencement of any such
proceedings against the Company and an indication of consent by the
Company to such proceedings, or the appointment of such trustee or
receiver, or an adjudication of the Company bankrupt or insolvent,
or approval of the petition in any such proceedings, and such order
remains in effect for 60 days; (v) the declaration of an event of
default or default, occurring after the Original Issue Date, under
any other contract, agreement, debt or obligation of the Company
with a monetary amount in excess of $1,000,000; or (vi) the entry
of a judgment against the Company, which is not otherwise
appealable, or for which all appeals have been exhausted and for
which the Company has not posted a bond to satisfy the amount of
the judgment in excess of $2,500,000.

 

8.           
The
Holder’s Rights and Remedies upon the Occurrence of an Event
of Default.

 

(a)           [OMITTED].

 

(b)           If
any Event of Default occurs and is not otherwise cured, and the
Holder provides written notice to the Company, that the full unpaid
principal amount of this Note, together with interest owing in
respect thereof, is immediately due and payable, time being of the
essence, and said principal sum shall bear interest from the date
of the Event of Default at the rate per annum 4% in excess of the
applicable rate of interest provided in Section 2. Failure to
exercise this option shall not constitute a waiver of the right to
exercise the same in the event of a subsequent Event of Default. If
the then outstanding principal amount of this Note, together with
interest owing in respect thereof, shall have been paid in
accordance herewith, this Note shall promptly be surrendered to or
as directed by the Company.

 

 

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9.           
Application of
Moneys. All moneys received by the Holder pursuant to any
right given or action taken under the provisions of this Note shall
applied as follows:

 

(i)

FIRST, to the
payment of all interest then due on the Note; and

 

(ii)

SECOND, to the
payment of all principal then due on the Note.

 

10.           
Limitation on
Merger, Sale or Consolidation. The Company may not, directly
or indirectly, consolidate with or merge into another person or
sell, lease, convey or transfer all or substantially all of its
assets (computed on a consolidated basis), whether in a single
transaction or a series of related transactions, to another person
or group of affiliated persons, unless either (i) in the case of a
merger or consolidation, the Company is the surviving entity or
(ii) the resulting, surviving or transferee entity expressly
assumes by supplemental agreement all of the obligations of the
Company in connection with the Note. Upon any consolidation or
merger or any transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of
the Company in accordance with the foregoing, the successor entity
formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or
to which such transfer is made, shall succeed to, and be
substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of the
Company under the Note with the same effect as if such successor
entity had been named therein as the Company, and the Company will
be released from its obligations under the Note, except as to any
obligations that arise from or as a result of such
transaction.

 

11.           
Listing
of Registered Holder of Note. This Note will be registered
as to principal amount in the Holder’s name on the books of
the Company at its principal office in Plano, Texas (the
“Note
Register”), after which no transfer hereof shall be
valid unless made on the Company’s books at the office of the
Company, by the Holder hereof, in person, or by attorney duly
authorized in writing, and similarly noted hereon.

 

12.           
Registered Holder
Not Deemed a Stockholder.No Holder, as such, of this Note shall
be entitled to vote or receive dividends or be deemed the holder of
shares of the Company for any purpose, nor shall anything contained
in this Note be construed to confer upon the Holder hereof, as
such, any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company or any
right to vote, give or withhold consent to any corporate action
(whether any reorganization, issue of stock, reclassification of
stock, consolidation, merger, conveyance or otherwise), receive
notice of meetings, receive dividends or subscription rights, or
otherwise.

 

13.           
Waiver
of Demand, Presentment, Etc. The Company hereby expressly waives
demand and presentment for payment, notice of nonpayment, protest,
notice of protest, notice of dishonor, notice of acceleration or
intent to accelerate, bringing of suit and diligence in taking any
action to collect amounts called for hereunder and shall be
directly and primarily liable for the payment of all sums owing and
to be owing hereunder, regardless of and without any notice,
diligence, act or omission as or with respect to the collection of
any amount called for hereunder.

 

 

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14.           
Attorney’s
Fees. The Company
agrees to pay all costs and expenses, including without limitation
reasonable attorney’s fees, which may be incurred by the
Holder in collecting any amount due under this Note.

 

15.           
Enforceability.
In case any provision of this Note is held by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be excessive in scope or otherwise invalid or
unenforceable, such provision shall be adjusted rather than voided,
if possible, so that it is enforceable to the maximum extent
possible, and the validity and enforceability of the remaining
provisions of this Note will not in any way be affected or impaired
thereby.

 

16.           Intent
to Comply with Usury Laws. In no event will the interest to be
paid on this Note exceed the maximum rate provided by law. It is
the intent of the parties to comply fully with the usury laws of
the State of Texas; accordingly, it is agreed that notwithstanding
any provisions to the contrary in this Note, in no event shall such
Note require the payment or permit the collection of interest
(which term, for purposes hereof, shall include any amount which,
under Texas law, is deemed to be interest, whether or not such
amount is characterized by the parties as interest) in excess of
the maximum amount permitted by the laws of the State of Texas. If
any excess of interest is unintentionally contracted for, charged
or received under this Note, or in the event the maturity of the
indebtedness evidenced by the Note is accelerated in whole or in
part, or in the event that all of part of the Principal Amount or
interest of this Note shall be prepaid, so that the amount of
interest contracted for, charged or received under this Note, on
the amount of the Principal Amount actually outstanding from time
to time under this Note shall exceed the maximum amount of interest
permitted by the applicable usury laws, then in any such event (i)
the provisions of this paragraph shall govern and control, (ii)
neither the Company nor any other person or entity now or hereafter
liable for the payment thereof, shall be obligated to pay the
amount of such interest to the extent that it is in excess of the
maximum amount of interest permitted by such applicable usury laws,
(iii) any such excess which may have been collected shall be either
applied as a credit against the then unpaid principal amount
thereof or refunded to the Company at the Holder’s option,
and (iv) the effective rate of interest shall be automatically
reduced to the maximum lawful rate of interest allowed under the
applicable usury laws as now or hereafter construed by the courts
having jurisdiction thereof. It is further agreed that without
limitation of the foregoing, all calculations of the rate of
interest contracted for, charged or received under the Note which
are made for the purpose of determining whether such rate exceeds
the maximum lawful rate of interest, shall be made, to the extent
permitted by applicable laws, by amortizing, prorating, allocating
and spreading in equal parts during the period of the full stated
term of the Note evidenced thereby, all interest at any time
contracted for, charged or received from the Company or otherwise
by the Holder in connection with this Note.

 

17.           
Governing Law;
Consent to Jurisdiction. This Note shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas without
regard to the conflict of laws provisions thereof. In any action
between or among any of the parties, whether rising out of this
Note or otherwise, each of the parties irrevocably consents to the
exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the federal and/or state courts
located in Dallas County, Texas.

 

18.           
Amendment and
Waiver. Any waiver or amendment hereto shall be in writing
signed by the Holder. No failure on the part of the Holder to
exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right hereunder shall
operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial
exercise by the Holder of any right hereunder preclude any other or
further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other rights. The
remedies herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any
other remedies provided by law.

 

 

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19.           
Restrictions
Against Transfer or Assignment. Neither this Note nor the
shares issuable in connection with this Note may be sold,
transferred, assigned, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed
of by the Registered Holder hereof, in whole or in part, unless and
until either (i) the Note or the shares issuable in connection with
the Note have been duly and effectively registered for resale under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and under any then
applicable state securities laws; or (ii) the Registered Holder
delivers to the Company a written opinion acceptable to the
Company’s counsel that an exemption from such registration
requirements is then available with respect to any such proposed
sale or disposition. Any transfer of this Note otherwise
permissible hereunder shall be made only at the principle office of
the Company upon surrender of this Note for cancellation and upon
the payment of any transfer tax or other government charge
connected therewith, and upon any such transfer a new Note will be
issued to the transferee in exchange therefor.

 

20.           
Entire
Agreement; Headings. This Note and Subscription Agreement
constitute the entire agreement between the Holder and the Company
pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior
and contemporaneous agreements, representations and understandings,
written or oral, of such parties. The headings are for reference
purposes only and shall not be used in construing or interpreting
this Note.

 

21.           
Notices. Any
notices or other communications required or permitted hereunder
shall be sufficiently given if in writing and delivered in person,
or sent by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested)
or recognized overnight delivery service, postage pre-paid, or sent
by email addressed as follows, or to such other address as such
party may notify to the other parties in writing:

 

(a)           
If to the Company, to it at the following address:

 

5700
Plano Parkway, Ste. 3600

Plano,
Texas 75093

Attn:
John Brda, President

Email:
john@torchlightenergy.com

 

(b)           If
to Registered Holder, then to the address listed on the front of
this Note, unless changed, by notice in writing as provided for
herein.

 

A
notice or communication will be effective (i) if delivered in
person or by overnight courier, on the Business Day it is
delivered, (ii) if sent by registered or certified mail, the
earlier of the date of actual receipt by the party to whom such
notice is required to be given or three (3) days after deposit in
the United States mail and (iii) if sent by email, on the date
sent. If any notice or other communication is sent by email, the
party providing such notice shall, no later than the next business
day after such emailed notice is sent, send a written notice by
registered or certified mail (return receipt requested) or
recognized overnight delivery service, postage
pre-paid.

 

 

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22.           
Use of
Proceeds. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from
the funds received hereunder for working capital and general
corporate purposes, which includes, without limitation, drilling
capital, lease acquisition capital and repayment of prior
debt.

 

23.           
Covenants of the
Company.

 

(a)           
Limitation on
Liens/Obligations. So long as the Note is outstanding,
neither the Company or any of its subsidiaries will create, assume,
or guarantee any debt, liability or obligation which is secured by
any mortgage, pledge, lien, security interest or other encumbrance
on any assets, capital stock or equity interest of the Company or
its subsidiaries unless:

 

(i)           
such financing arrangements are with an established commercial
banking or financial institution, negotiated on an arm’s
length basis with commercially reasonable terms in light of market
conditions, the proceeds of which are used primarily to finance the
acquisition, exploration, drilling or improvements of the Company
or its subsidiaries oil and gas properties or for other customary
general corporate purposes. Only first priority mortgages,
encumbrances, deeds of trust, security interests or liens shall be
permitted. Second or subordinate security interests, liens,
encumbrances, deeds of trusts or mortgages are not permitted to be
incurred by the Company, unless consented to by the
Holder.

 

(ii)           
Debts and liabilities incurred in the normal course of business,
including those relating to financing the acquisition, the
construction, development, exploration or improvement of the
Company’s oil and gas properties and fixed or capital assets
including capital lease obligations, operating leases and
obligations in connection with drilling and development agreements
or other similar arrangements negotiated on terms no less favorable
as if negotiated on an arm’s length basis.

 

(b)           
Limitations on Disposition
of Stock or Equity Interest of Subsidiaries. So long as the
Note is outstanding and subject to provisions regarding mergers,
consolidations and sales of assets in Section 10, no subsidiary
will sell or otherwise dispose of any shares of capital stock,
equity interest or other assets, unless such transaction is for at
least fair value as determined by a majority of the Company’s
disinterested directors in such transaction acting in good faith or
to otherwise comply with an order of a court or regulatory
authority or pursuant to any contractual obligation entered into by
the Company in the ordinary course of business in connection with
drilling, exploration and development of the Company’s oil
and gas properties.

 

(c)           
Issuance of Disqualified
Stock or Equity Interests. Neither the Company nor any
subsidiary shall issue any preferred stock or any other comparable
equity interest which are mandatorily redeemable at a date prior to
the maturity date of the Note, without the consent or approval of
the Holder, which consent or approval will not be unreasonably
withheld.

 

(d)           
Limitations on Restricted
Payments. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries
shall distribute any cash or other assets to any holders of common
stock in the form of dividends and other distributions (including
repurchase of equity) prior to the payment in full of the Note,
without the consent of the Holder, which consent will not be
unreasonably withheld.

 

 

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(e)           
Transactions with
Affiliates. Neither the Company nor any subsidiary will
enter into any transaction with an affiliate which is defined to
mean any person, corporation or business entity that has a direct
or indirect ownership interest of at least 10% of the equity
interest of such affiliated party unless:

 

(i)           
such transaction is no less favorable than those that could be
obtained in arm’s length transaction; and

 

(ii)           
the transaction is approved by a majority of the disinterested of
the Company’s board of directors.

 

(f)           
No other Note or Debt
Offering. Except for an obligation permitted under Section
23(a) above, so long as the Note is outstanding, the Company will
not issue any other notes or debt offerings which have a maturity
date prior to the payment in full of the Note, unless consented to
by the Holder, which consent will not be unreasonably
withheld.

 

24.           
Survival.
The representations, warranties, obligations and covenants of the
Company shall survive execution of this Note.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Torchlight Energy
Resources, Inc. has caused this Note to be duly executed in its
corporate name by the manual signature of its
President/CEO.

 

 

	

 

	
TORCHLIGHT ENERGY RESOURCES,
INC.

	

 

	

 

	

 

	

 

	

 

	
 

	
By:  

	
/s/
John
Brda

	

 

	

 

	

 

	
John Brda,
President/CEO

	

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12% 2020-A Senior
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			READING INTERNATIONAL, INC.
		

		
			RESTATED 2010 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN1
		

			
	
			
				 1.
			

			
	
			
			PURPOSE.

			
	
			
				 (a)
			

			
	
			
			The purpose of the Plan is to provide to eligible recipients an opportunity to benefit from increases in value of the Common Stock through Stock Awards.

			
	
			
				 (b)
			

			
	
			
			The Company, by means of the Plan, seeks to attract and retain the services of persons eligible to receive Stock Awards, to bind the interests of eligible recipients more closely to the Company’s own interests by offering them opportunities to acquire Common Stock and/or cash and to afford eligible recipients stock-based compensation opportunities that are competitive with those afforded by similar businesses.

			
	
			
				 (c)
			

			
	
			
			The persons eligible to receive Stock Awards are the Directors, Employees and Consultants of the Company and of its Affiliates.

			
	
			
				 2.
			

			
	
			
			DEFINITIONS.

			
	
			
				 (a)
			

			
	
			
			“Affiliate” means any “parent corporation” or “subsidiary corporation” of the Company, whether now or hereafter existing, as those terms are defined in Sections 424(e) and (f), respectively, of the Code.

			
	
			
				 (b)
			

			
	
			
			“Approved Cashless Exercises” for purposes of Section 6(a)(iv) shall include, without limitation to the authority of the Board or Committee, including to approve other methods of exercise, the following:

			
	
			
				 (i)
			

			
	
			
			The written election of the holder of Nonstatutory Stock Options awarded after the date of the Second Amendment to the Plan2 to receive, instead of shares, cash in an amount equal to the aggregate Fair Market Value of shares of such Common Stock on the date of exercise of such Options, less the aggregate exercise price of the shares to be issued upon exercise of such Options and the aggregate applicable withholding taxes, if any; or

			
	
			
				 (ii)
			

			
	
			
			The written election of the holder of Options to surrender in payment (in whole or in part) of the exercise price of such Options of shares of the same class of Common Stock as the shares to be issued upon exercise of such Options, valued at the same value as the shares to be issued upon exercise of such Options.

			
	
			
				 (c)
			

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

			
	
			
				 (d)
			

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

			
	
			
				 (e)
			

			
	
			
			“Committee” means a committee of one or more members of the Board appointed by the Board in accordance with subsection 3(c).

		
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			1  Restates the 2010 Stock Incentive Plan as originally adopted by the Board on March 11, 2010, and as approved by the stockholders of May 13, 2010 (the "2010 Plan") to incorporate the following amendments: (i) Amendment to the 2010 Plan effective May 19, 2011; (ii) First Amendment to the 2010 Plan effective March 10, 2016; (iii) Second Amendment to the 2010 Plan effective as of April 26, 2017; and (iv) amendment to the 2010 Plan effective as of November 7, 2017. 
		

		
			2 See footnote 1.
		

		 

 

		
		

			
	
			
				 (f)
			

			
	
			
			“Common Stock” means the Class A Non-voting Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share (“Class A Stock”), and the Class B Voting Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share (“Class B Stock”), of the Company.

			
	
			
				 (g)
			

			
	
			
			“Company” means Reading International, Inc., a Nevada corporation.

			
	
			
				 (h)
			

			
	
			
			“Consultant” means any individual engaged by the Company or by an Affiliate to render consulting or advisory services, and who is compensated for such services, or who is a member of the Board of Directors of an Affiliate. For clarity, the term “Consultant” shall not include a Director who is not compensated by the Company other than by way of fees and other compensation for his or her service as a Director.

			
	
			
				 (i)
			

			
	
			
			“Corporate Transaction” means (i) a sale, lease or other disposition of all or substantially all of the capital stock or assets of the Company, (ii) a merger or consolidation of the Company, or (iii) a reverse merger in which the Company is the surviving corporation but the shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately preceding the merger are converted by virtue of the merger into other property, whether in the form of securities, cash or otherwise.

			
	
			
				 (j)
			

			
	
			
			“Covered Employee” means the chief executive officer and the four other highest compensated officers of the Company for whom total compensation is required to be reported to stockholders under the Exchange Act, as determined for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Code.

			
	
			
				 (k)
			

			
	
			
			“Director” means a member of the Board of Directors of the Company.

			
	
			
				 (l)
			

			
	
			
			“Disability” means the permanent and total disability of a person within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.

			
	
			
				 (m)
			

			
	
			
			“Employee” means any “employee” of the Company or of an Affiliate within the meaning of the Code.

			
	
			
				 (n)
			

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

			
	
			
				 (o)
			

			
	
			
			“Fair Market Value” means the value of the Common Stock determined as follows:

			
	
			
				 (i)
			

			
	
			
			If the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange, including the Nasdaq Stock Market, the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock shall be the average of the high sales price and the low sales price for such stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted on such exchange (or the exchange with the greatest volume of trading in the Common Stock) on the day of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Board deems reliable; or

			
	
			
				 (ii)
			

			
	
			
			In the absence of such listing of the Common Stock, the Fair Market Value shall be determined in good faith by the Board.

			
	
			
				 (p)
			

			
	
			
			“Incentive Stock Option” means an Option intended to qualify as an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

			
	
			
				 (q)
			

			
	
			
			“Net Exercise” means the settlement of Options, upon the written election of the holder, by delivery of a number of shares, rounding up to the nearest whole share, of Common Stock of the class for which such Option is exercisable equal to (i) the aggregate Fair Market Value, on the date of exercise, of the shares of Common Stock 
		

		 

 

			to be issued upon exercise of such Options, less the aggregate exercise price for such Common Stock and the aggregate applicable withholding taxes, divided by (ii) the Fair Market Value per share of such Common Stock on the same date; provided that the holder shall pay, in cash or other method approved by the Board, the proportional exercise price for any fractional share issued pursuant to the foregoing as a result of the rounding up the number of shares to be delivered.

			
	
			
				 (r)
			

			
	
			
			“Non-Employee Director” means a Director who is considered a “non-employee director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3.

			
	
			
				 (s)
			

			
	
			
			“Nonstatutory Stock Option” means an Option not intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.

			
	
			
				 (t)
			

			
	
			
			“Officer” means a person who is an “officer” of the Company within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

			
	
			
				 (u)
			

			
	
			
			“Option” means an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option granted pursuant to the Plan.

			
	
			
				 (v)
			

			
	
			
			“Option Agreement” means a written agreement between the Company and an Optionholder evidencing the terms and conditions of an individual Option grant. Each Option Agreement shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.

			
	
			
				 (w)
			

			
	
			
			“Optionholder” means a person to whom an Option is granted pursuant to the Plan or, if applicable, such other person who holds an outstanding Option.

			
	
			
				 (x)
			

			
	
			
			“Outside Director” means a Director who is considered an “outside director” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code.

			
	
			
				 (y)
			

			
	
			
			“Participant” means a person to whom a Stock Award is granted pursuant to the Plan or, if applicable, such other person who holds an outstanding Stock Award.

			
	
			
				 (z)
			

			
	
			
			“Plan” means this Reading International, Inc. 2010 Stock Incentive Plan as originally adopted by the Board on March 11, 2010, and as it may be amended from time to time.

			
	
			
				 (aa)
			

			
	
			
			“Restricted Stock Units” means a Stock Award which may be earned in whole or in part upon the passage of time or the attainment of performance criteria established by the Board and which may be settled for Common Stock, other securities or cash or a combination of Common Stock, other securities or cash as established by the Board.

			
	
			
				 (bb)
			

			
	
			
			“Rule 16b-3” means Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act or any successor to Rule 16b-3, as in effect from time to time.

			
	
			
				 (cc)
			

			
	
			
			“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

			
	
			
				 (dd)
			

			
	
			
			“Stock Award” means any right granted under the Plan, including an Option, a stock bonus, a right to acquire restricted stock, a restricted stock unit and a stock appreciation right granted under the Plan, whether singly, in combination or in tandem, to a Participant by the Board pursuant to such terms, conditions, restrictions and/or limitations, if any, as the Board may establish.

			
	
			
				 (ee)
			

			
	
			
			“Service” means a Participant’s service with the Company or with an Affiliate, whether as a Director, Employee or Consultant. For purposes of the Plan, a Participant’s Service shall not be deemed to have terminated solely because of a change in the capacity in which the Participant renders services to the Company or an 
		

		 

 

			Affiliate or a change in the entity for which the Participant renders such Service. By way of example, a change in status from an Employee of the Company to a Consultant or a Director, by itself, will not constitute a termination of Service. The Board or the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, in that party’s sole discretion, may determine whether a Participant’s Service shall be considered interrupted in the case of the Participant’s leave of absence approved by that party, including sick leave, military leave or any other personal leave.

			
	
			
				 (ff)
			

			
	
			
			“Stock Award Agreement” means a written agreement between the Company and a holder of a Stock Award evidencing the terms and conditions of an individual Stock Award grant. Each Stock Award Agreement shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.

			
	
			
				 (gg)
			

			
	
			
			“Ten Percent Stockholder” means a person who owns (or is deemed to own pursuant to Section 424(d) of the Code) stock possessing more than ten percent of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or of any Affiliate.

			
	
			
				 3.
			

			
	
			
			ADMINISTRATION.

			
	
			
				 (a)
			

			
	
			
			Administration by Board. The Board shall administer the Plan unless and to the extent the Board delegates administration to a Committee as provided in subsection 3(c).

			
	
			
				 (b)
			

			
	
			
			Powers of Board. The Board shall have the power, subject to, and within the limitations of, the express provisions of the Plan:

			
	
			
				 (i)
			

			
	
			
			To determine from time to time who, among the persons eligible under the Plan, shall be granted Stock Awards; when and how each Stock Award shall be granted; what type or combination of types of Stock Award shall be granted; the number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which a Stock Award shall be granted; and the other terms and provisions of each Stock Award granted (which need not be identical).

			
	
			
				 (ii)
			

			
	
			
			To reprice any outstanding Stock Awards under the Plan, cancel and re-grant any outstanding Stock Awards under the Plan and effect any other action that is treated as a repricing for financial accounting purposes.

			
	
			
				 (iii)
			

			
	
			
			To construe and interpret the Plan and all Stock Awards, and to establish, amend and revoke rules and regulations for the Plan’s administration. The Board, in the exercise of this power, may correct any defect, omission or inconsistency in the Plan or in any Stock Award Agreement, in a manner and to the extent it shall deem necessary or expedient to make the Plan fully effective.

			
	
			
				 (iv)
			

			
	
			
			To amend the Plan or a Stock Award as provided in Section 12.

			
	
			
				 (v)
			

			
	
			
			To terminate or suspend the Plan as provided in Section 13.

			
	
			
				 (vi)
			

			
	
			
			Generally, to exercise such powers and to perform such acts as the Board deems necessary or expedient to promote the best interests of the Company.

			
	
			
				 (c)
			

			
	
			
			Delegation to Committee.

			
	
			
				 (i)
			

			
	
			
			General. The Board may delegate administration of the Plan to a Committee of one or more Directors, and the term “Committee” shall apply to any Director or Directors to whom such authority has been delegated. If administration is delegated to a Committee, the Committee shall have, in 
		

		 

 

			connection with the administration of the Plan, all of the powers theretofore possessed by the Board, including the power to delegate nondiscretionary administrative duties to such employees of the Company as the Committee deems proper (and references in this Plan to the Board shall thereafter be to the Committee), subject, however, to such resolutions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, as may be adopted from time to time by the Board. The Board may abolish the Committee at any time and restore to the Board the administration of the Plan.

			
	
			
				 (ii)
			

			
	
			
			Committee Composition. In the discretion of the Board, the Committee may consist solely of two or more Outside Directors or two or more Non-Employee Directors. Within the scope of the Committee’s delegated authority, the Committee may delegate to the Chairman of the Board the authority to grant Stock Awards to eligible persons who are not (a) then Covered Employees and are not expected to be Covered Employees at the time of recognition of income resulting from such Stock Award or (b) persons with respect to whom the Company wishes to comply with Section 162(m) of the Code or (c) persons who are then subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

		
			(d)Effect of Board’s Decision. All determinations, interpretations and constructions made by the Board in good faith shall not be subject to review by any person and shall be final, binding and conclusive on all persons.
		

		
			4.SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN.
		

		
			(a)Share Reserve. Subject to the provisions of subsection 11(a) relating to adjustments upon changes in Common Stock, the shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to Stock Awards shall not exceed in the aggregate 2,197,460 shares of Class A Stock and 200,000 shares of Class B Stock. Subject to subsection 4(b), the number of shares available for issuance under the Plan shall be reduced by (i) one share for each share of Common Stock issued pursuant to a Stock Award granted under Section 6 or Section 7 and (ii) one share for each Common Stock equivalent subject to a stock appreciation right granted under subsection 7(c). Each Stock Award shall be denominated in either Class A Stock or Class B Stock as the Board shall determine at the time of grant.
		

		
			(b)Reversion of Shares to the Share Reserve.
		

			
	
			
				 (i)
			

			
	
			
			Shares Available For Subsequent Issuance. If any (i) Stock Award shall for any reason expire or otherwise terminate, in whole or in part, without having been exercised or paid in full or (ii) shares of Common Stock issued to a Participant pursuant to a Stock Award are forfeited to or repurchased by the Company, including any repurchase or forfeiture caused by the failure to meet a contingency or condition required for the vesting of such shares, then the shares of Common Stock not issued under such Stock Award, or forfeited to or repurchased by the Company, shall revert to and again become available for issuance under the Plan.

			
	
			
				 (ii)
			

			
	
			
			Shares Not Available For Subsequent Issuance. If any shares subject to a Stock Award are not delivered to a Participant because the Stock Award is exercised through a reduction of shares subject to the Stock Award (i.e., a Net Exercise or an Approved Cashless Exercise), the number of shares that are not delivered to the Participant shall no longer be available for issuance under the Plan. If any shares subject to a Stock Award are not delivered to a Participant because such shares are withheld in satisfaction of the 
		

		 

 

			withholding of taxes incurred in connection with the exercise of an Option or a SAR, or the issuance of shares under a stock bonus award or restricted stock award, the number of shares that are not delivered to the Participant shall no longer be available for subsequent issuance under the Plan.

		
			(c)Source of Shares. The shares of Common Stock subject to the Plan may be unissued shares or treasury shares. 
		

		
			5.ELIGIBILITY.
		

			
	
			
				 (a)
			

			
	
			
			Eligibility for Specific Stock Awards. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Employees. Stock Awards other than Incentive Stock Options may be granted to Employees, Directors and Consultants.

			
	
			
				 (b)
			

			
	
			
			Ten Percent Stockholders. A Ten Percent Stockholder shall not be granted an Incentive Stock Option unless the exercise price of such Option is at least 110% of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock at the date of grant and the Option is not exercisable after the expiration of five years from the date of grant.

			
	
			
				 (c)
			

			
	
			
			Section 162(m) Limitation. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 relating to adjustments upon changes in the shares of Common Stock, no Employee shall be eligible to be granted Options covering more than 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock during any twelvemonth period.

			
	
			
				 (d)
			

			
	
			
			Consultants. A Consultant shall not be eligible for the grant of a Stock Award if, at the time of grant, a Form S-8 Registration Statement under the Securities Act (“Form S-8”) is not available to register either the offer or the sale of the Company’s securities to such Consultant because of the nature of the services that the Consultant is providing to the Company, or because the Consultant is not a natural person, or as otherwise provided by the rules governing the use of Form S-8, unless the Company determines both (i) that such grant (A) shall be registered in another manner under the Securities Act (e.g., on a Form S-3 Registration Statement) or (B) does not require registration under the Securities Act in order to comply with the requirements of the Securities Act, if applicable, and (ii) that such grant complies with the securities laws of all other relevant jurisdictions.

		
			6.OPTION PROVISIONS.
		

		
			(a)General. Each Option shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as the Board shall deem appropriate. All Options shall be designated as Incentive Stock Options or Nonstatutory Stock Options at the time of grant, and, if certificates are issued, a separate certificate or certificates will be issued for shares of Common Stock purchased on exercise of each type of Option. The provisions of separate Options need not be identical, but each Option shall include (through inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Option or otherwise) the substance of each of the following provisions:
		

			
	
			
				 (i)
			

			
	
			
			Term. Subject to the provisions of subsection 5(b) regarding Ten Percent Stockholders, no Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of ten years from the date it was granted.

			
	
			
				 (ii)
			

			
	
			
			Exercise Price of an Incentive Stock Option. Subject to the provisions of subsection 5(b) regarding Ten Percent Stockholders, the exercise price of each Incentive Stock Option shall be not less than the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock subject to the Option on the date the Option is granted.

		 

 

			
	
			
				 (iii)
			

			
	
			
			Exercise Price of a Nonstatutory Stock Option. The exercise price of each Nonstatutory Stock Option shall be not less than the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock subject to the Option on the date the Option is granted.

			
	
			
				 (iv)
			

			
	
			
			Consideration. The purchase price of Common Stock acquired pursuant to an Option shall be paid, at the election of the Optionholder, and to the extent permitted by applicable statutes and regulations, including applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Federal Reserve Board, either (1) in cash at the time the Option is exercised; (2) by delivery to the Company of other Common Stock; (3) by a Net Exercise;  (4) by means of so-called cashless exercises, including without limitation Approved Cashless Exercises; or (5) through the surrender of such other form of legal consideration that may be acceptable to the Board;  provided, however, that shares of Common Stock will no longer be outstanding under an Option to the extent that (i) shares are used to pay the exercise price pursuant to a Net Exercise or an Approved Cashless Exercise, (ii) shares are delivered to the Participant as a result of such exercise, or (iii) shares are withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations. Payment of the Common Stock’s par value, if any, shall not be made by deferred payment.

			
	
			
				 (v)
			

			
	
			
			Transferability of an Incentive Stock Option. An Incentive Stock Option shall not be transferable except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution and shall be exercisable during the lifetime of the Optionholder only by the Optionholder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Optionholder may, by delivering written notice to the Company, in a form satisfactory to the Company, designate a third party who, in the event of the death of the Optionholder, shall thereafter be entitled to exercise the Option.

			
	
			
				 (vi)
			

			
	
			
			Transferability of a Nonstatutory Stock Option. A Nonstatutory Stock Option shall be transferable to the extent provided in the Option Agreement. If the Nonstatutory Stock Option does not provide for transferability, then the Nonstatutory Stock Option shall not be transferable except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution and shall be exercisable during the lifetime of the Optionholder only by the Optionholder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Optionholder may, by delivering written notice to the Company, in a form satisfactory to the Company, designate a third party who, in the event of the death of the Optionholder, shall thereafter be entitled to exercise the Option.

			
	
			
				 (vii)
			

			
	
			
			Vesting Generally. The total number of shares of Common Stock subject to an Option may, but need not, vest and become exercisable in periodic installments that may, but need not, be equal. The Option may be subject to such other terms and conditions on the time or times when it may be exercised (which may be based on performance or other criteria) as the Board may deem appropriate. The vesting provisions of individual Options may vary. The provisions of this subsection 6(a)(vii) are subject to any Option provisions governing the minimum number of shares of Common Stock as to which an Option may be exercised.

			
	
			
				 (viii)
			

			
	
			
			Termination of Service. In the event an Optionholder’s Service terminates (other than upon the Optionholder’s death or Disability), the Optionholder may exercise his or her Option (to the extent that the Optionholder was entitled to exercise such Option as of the date of termination) but only within such period of time ending on the earlier of (i) the date three months following the termination of the Optionholder’s Service (or such longer or shorter period specified in the Option Agreement), or (ii) the expiration of the term of the 
		

		 

 

			Option as set forth in the Option Agreement. If, after termination, the Optionholder does not exercise his or her Option within the time specified herein or in the Option Agreement (as applicable), the Option shall terminate.

			
	
			
				 (ix)
			

			
	
			
			Extension of Termination Date. An Optionholder’s Option Agreement may provide that, if the exercise of the Option following the termination of the Optionholder’s Service (other than upon the Optionholder’s death or Disability) would be prohibited at any time solely because the issuance of shares of Common Stock would violate the registration requirements under the Securities Act, then the Option shall terminate on the earlier of (i) the expiration of the term of the Option set forth in the Option Agreement or (ii) the expiration of a period of three months after the termination of the Optionholder’s Service during which the exercise of the Option would not be in violation of such registration requirements.

			
	
			
				 (x)
			

			
	
			
			Disability of Optionholder. In the event that an Optionholder’s Service terminates as a result of the Optionholder’s Disability, the Optionholder may exercise his or her Option (to the extent that the Optionholder was entitled to exercise such Option as of the date of termination), but only within such period of time ending on the earlier of (i) the date twelve months following such termination (or such longer or shorter period specified in the Option Agreement) or (ii) the expiration of the term of the Option as set forth in the Option Agreement. If, after termination, the Optionholder does not exercise his or her Option within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate.

			
	
			
				 (xi)
			

			
	
			
			Death of Optionholder. In the event (i) an Optionholder’s Service terminates as a result of the Optionholder’s death or (ii) the Optionholder dies within the period (if any) specified in the Option Agreement after the termination of the Optionholder’s Service for a reason other than death, then the Option may be exercised (to the extent the Optionholder was entitled to exercise such Option as of the date of death) by the Optionholder’s estate, by a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance or by a person designated to exercise the Option upon the Optionholder’s death pursuant to subsection 6(a)(v) or 6(a)(vi), but only within the period ending on the earlier of (1) the date twelve months following the date of death (or such longer or shorter period specified in the Option Agreement) or (2) the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Option Agreement. If, after death, the Option is not exercised within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate.

			
	
			
				 (xii)
			

			
	
			
			Automatic Exercise. Unless otherwise specified in the relevant Option Agreement, any outstanding Option to the extent it remains unexercised and that has an exercise price (as set forth in the relevant Option Agreement) less than the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock, determined on the last day of the term of such Option, provided that if such last day is not a trading day, then on the last trading day immediately prior to the last day of the term of such Option (as set forth in the relevant Option Agreement), shall be automatically exercised on such last day of such term, without regard to any requirement in the relevant Option Agreement that the holder of such Option give written notice of such exercise. Except as may be otherwise elected by the Option holder and approved by the Committee prior to the expiration of the term of the Option, such exercise shall be settled as a Net Exercise and tax withholding obligations shall be satisfied by withholding of shares of Common Stock otherwise deliverable upon exercise of the Option pursuant to Section 10(f) hereof.

		

		

		 

 

		7.PROVISIONS OF STOCK AWARDS OTHER THAN OPTIONS.
		

			
	
			
				 (a)
			

			
	
			
			Stock Bonus Awards. Each stock bonus agreement shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as the Board shall deem appropriate. The terms and conditions of stock bonus agreements may change from time to time, and the terms and conditions of separate stock bonus agreements need not be identical, but each stock bonus agreement shall include (through incorporation of provisions hereof by reference in the agreement or otherwise) the substance of each of the following provisions: 

			
	
			
				 (i)
			

			
	
			
			Consideration. A stock bonus may be awarded in consideration for past services actually rendered to or for the benefit of the Company or an Affiliate.

			
	
			
				 (ii)
			

			
	
			
			Vesting Generally. Shares of Common Stock awarded under the stock bonus agreement may, but need not, be subject to a share repurchase option in favor of the Company in accordance with a vesting schedule to be determined by the Board. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless the stock bonus agreement otherwise provides, all shares subject to the agreement shall become fully vested upon the occurrence of a Corporate Transaction.

			
	
			
				 (iii)
			

			
	
			
			Termination of Service. In the event a Participant’s Service terminates, the Company may reacquire any or all of the shares of Common Stock held by the Participant which have not vested as of the date of termination under the terms of the stock bonus agreement. The Company will not exercise its repurchase option until at least six months (or such longer or shorter period of time required to avoid a change to earnings for financial accounting purposes) have elapsed following receipt of the stock bonus unless otherwise specifically provided in the stock bonus agreement.

			
	
			
				 (iv)
			

			
	
			
			Transferability. Rights to acquire shares of Common Stock under the stock bonus agreement shall be transferable by the Participant only upon such terms and conditions as are set forth in the stock bonus agreement, as the Board shall determine in its discretion, so long as Common Stock awarded under the stock bonus agreement remains subject to the terms of the stock bonus agreement.

			
	
			
				 (b)
			

			
	
			
			Restricted Stock Awards. Each restricted stock purchase agreement shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as the Board shall deem appropriate. The terms and conditions of the restricted stock purchase agreements may change from time to time, and the terms and conditions of separate restricted stock purchase agreements need not be identical, but each restricted stock purchase agreement shall include (through inclusion or incorporation by reference in the agreement or otherwise) the substance of each of the following provisions:

			
	
			
				 (i)
			

			
	
			
			Purchase Price. The purchase price under each restricted stock purchase agreement shall be such amount as the Board shall determine and designate in such restricted stock purchase agreement. The purchase price shall not be less than the par value, if any, of the Common Stock on the date such award is made or at the time the purchase is consummated.

			
	
			
				 (ii)
			

			
	
			
			Consideration. The purchase price of Common Stock acquired pursuant to the restricted stock purchase agreement shall be paid either: (i) in cash at the time of purchase; (ii) at the discretion of the Board, according to a deferred payment or other similar arrangement with the Participant; or (iii) in any other form of legal consideration that may be acceptable to the Board in its 
		

		 

 

			discretion; provided, however, that payment of the Common Stock’s par value, if any, shall not be made by deferred payment.

			
	
			
				 (iii)
			

			
	
			
			Vesting Generally. Shares of Common Stock acquired under the restricted stock purchase agreement may, but need not, be subject to forfeiture to the Company or other restrictions that will lapse in accordance with a vesting schedule to be determined by the Board.

			
	
			
				 (iv)
			

			
	
			
			Termination of Participant’s Service. In the event a Participant’s Service terminates, any or all of the shares of Common Stock held by the Participant that have not vested as of the date of termination under the terms of the restricted stock purchase agreement shall be forfeited to the Company in accordance with the restricted stock purchase agreement.

			
	
			
				 (v)
			

			
	
			
			Transferability. Rights to acquire shares of Common Stock under the restricted stock purchase agreement shall be transferable by the Participant only upon such terms and conditions as are set forth in the restricted stock purchase agreement, as the Board shall determine in its discretion, so long as Common Stock awarded under the restricted stock purchase agreement remains subject to the terms of the restricted stock purchase agreement.

			
	
			
				 (c)
			

			
	
			
			Stock Appreciation Rights. Each stock appreciation right agreement shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as the Board shall deem appropriate. The terms and conditions of stock appreciation right agreements may be changed from time to time, and the terms and conditions of separate stock appreciation right agreements need not be identical; provided, however, that each stock appreciation right agreement shall include (through incorporation of the provisions hereof by reference in the agreement or otherwise) the substance of each of the following provisions:

			
	
			
				 (i)
			

			
	
			
			Strike Price and Calculation of Appreciation. Each stock appreciation right will be denominated in shares of Common Stock equivalents. The appreciation distribution payable on the exercise of a stock appreciation right will not be greater than an amount equal to the excess of (i) the aggregate Fair Market Value on the date of the exercise of the stock appreciation right of a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of shares of Common Stock equivalents in which the Participant is vested under such stock appreciation right and with respect to which the Participant is exercising the stock appreciation right on such date over (ii) an amount (the “strike price”) that will be determined by the Board at the time of grant of the stock appreciation right; provided, however, that the strike price of a stock appreciation right granted to a Director or Employee shall be not less than the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock equivalents subject to the stock appreciation right on the date the stock appreciation right is granted.

			
	
			
				 (ii)
			

			
	
			
			Vesting. At the time of the grant of a stock appreciation right, the Board may impose such restrictions or conditions to vesting of such stock appreciation right as it, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate.

			
	
			
				 (iii)
			

			
	
			
			Exercise. To exercise any outstanding stock appreciation right, the Participant must provide written notice to exercise to the Company in compliance with the provisions of the stock appreciation right agreement evidencing such stock appreciation right.

		 

 

			
	
			
				 (iv)
			

			
	
			
			Payment. The appreciation distribution in respect to a stock appreciation right may be paid in shares of Common Stock, in cash, in any combination of shares of Common Stock and cash, or in any other form of consideration, as determined by the Board and contained in the stock appreciation right agreement evidencing such stock appreciation right.

			
	
			
				 (v)
			

			
	
			
			Termination of Service. In the event that a Participant’s Service terminates, the Participant may exercise his or her stock appreciation right (to the extent that the Participant was entitled to exercise such stock appreciation right as of the date of termination) but only within such period of time ending on the earlier of (i) the date three months following the termination of the Participant’s Service (or such longer or shorter period specified in the stock appreciation right agreement), or (ii) the expiration of the term of the stock appreciation right as set forth in the stock appreciation right agreement. If, after termination, the Participant does not exercise his or her stock appreciation right within the time specified herein or in the stock appreciation right agreement (as applicable), the stock appreciation right shall terminate.

			
	
			
				 (d)
			

			
	
			
			Restricted Stock Units.  Each restricted stock unit agreement shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as the Board shall deem appropriate. The terms and conditions of the restricted stock unit agreements may change from time to time, and the terms and conditions of separate restricted stock unit agreements need not be identical, but each restricted stock unit agreement shall include (through inclusion or incorporation of provisions hereof by reference in the agreement or otherwise) the substance of each of the following provisions:

			
	
			
				 (i)
			

			
	
			
			Consideration.  A restricted stock unit may be awarded upon the passage of time, the attainment of performance criteria or the satisfaction or occurrence of such other events as established by the Board.

			
	
			
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			Vesting Generally. At the time of the grant of a restricted stock unit, the Board may impose such restrictions or conditions to vesting, and/or the acceleration of the vesting, of such restricted stock unit as it, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate. Vesting provisions of individual restricted stock units may vary.

			
	
			
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			Termination of Service. In the event that a Participant’s Service terminates, any or all of the restricted stock units held by the Participant that have not vested as of the date of termination under the terms of the restricted stock unit agreement shall be forfeited to the Company in accordance with the restricted stock unit agreement, except as otherwise provided in the applicable restricted stock unit agreement.

			
	
			
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			Transferability. A restricted stock unit shall be subject to similar transfer restrictions as awards of restricted stock, except that no shares are actually awarded to a Participant who is granted restricted stock units on the date of grant, and such Participant shall have no rights of a stockholder with respect to such restricted stock units until the restrictions set forth in the restricted stock unit agreement have lapsed. Restricted stock units may be transferred to any trust established by a Participant for the benefit of the Participant, his or her spouse, and/or any one or more lineal descendants.

			
	
			
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			Voting, Dividend & Other Right. Holders of restricted stock units will not be entitled to vote or to receive the dividend equivalent rights in respect of the restricted stock units at the time of any payment of dividends to stockholders on 
		

		 

 

			Common Stock until they become owners of the Common Stock pursuant to their restricted stock unit agreement. If the applicable restricted stock unit agreement specifies that a Participant will be entitled to dividend equivalent rights, (i) the amount of any such dividend equivalent right shall equal the amount that would be payable to the Participant as a stockholder in respect of a number of shares equal to the number of vested restricted stock units then credited to the Participant, and (ii) any such dividend equivalent right shall be paid in accordance with the Company’s payment practices as may be established from time to time and as of the date on which such dividend would have been payable in respect of outstanding shares of Common Stock (and in accordance with Section 409A of the Code with regard to awards subject thereto); provided that no dividend equivalents shall be currently paid on restricted share units that are not yet vested.

		
			8.COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY.
		

			
	
			
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			Availability of Shares. During the terms of the Stock Awards, the Company shall keep available at all times the number of shares of Common Stock required to satisfy such Stock Awards.

			
	
			
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			Securities Law Compliance. The Company shall seek to obtain from each regulatory commission or agency having jurisdiction over the Plan such authority as may be required to grant Stock Awards and to issue and sell shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Stock Awards; provided, however, that this undertaking shall not require the Company to register under the Securities Act the Plan, any Stock Award or any Common Stock issued or issuable pursuant to any such Stock Award. If, after reasonable efforts, the Company is unable to obtain from any such regulatory commission or agency the authority which counsel for the Company deems necessary for the lawful issuance and sale of Common Stock under the Plan, the Company shall be relieved from any liability for failure to issue and sell Common Stock upon exercise of such Stock Awards unless and until such authority is obtained.

		
			9.USE OF PROCEEDS FROM STOCK.
		

		
			Proceeds from the sale of Common Stock pursuant to Stock Awards shall constitute general funds of the Company.
		

		
			10.MISCELLANEOUS.
		

			
	
			
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			Acceleration of Exercisability and Vesting. The Board shall have the power to accelerate the time at which a Stock Award may first be exercised or the time during which a Stock Award or any part thereof will vest in accordance with the Plan, notwithstanding the provisions in the Stock Award stating the time at which it may first be exercised or the time during which it will vest.

			
	
			
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			Stockholder Rights. No Participant shall be deemed to have dividend rights or other rights as a stockholder with respect to any shares of Common Stock subject to an Option or stock appreciation right unless and until such Participant has properly exercised the Option or stock appreciation right. A Participant will have all of the rights of a stockholder as to any stock bonuses and shares of Common Stock acquired under a restricted stock purchase agreement as of the date of such Stock Awards, whether or not then vested, except as otherwise provided in the Stock Award Agreement, and unless and until the stock bonus or restricted stock is forfeited to the Company in accordance with applicable vesting requirements, if any.

		 

 

			
	
			
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			No Employment or other Service Rights. Nothing in the Plan or any instrument executed or Stock Award granted pursuant hereto shall confer upon any Participant any right to continue to serve the Company or an Affiliate in the capacity in effect at the time the Stock Award was granted or shall affect the right of the Company or an Affiliate to terminate (i) the employment of an Employee with or without notice and with or without cause, (ii) the service of a Consultant pursuant to the terms of such Consultant’s agreement with the Company or an Affiliate or (iii) the service of a Director pursuant to the Bylaws of the Company or an Affiliate, and any applicable provisions of the corporate law of the state in which the Company or the Affiliate is incorporated, as the case may be.

			
	
			
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			Incentive Stock Option Dollar Limitation. To the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at the time of grant) of Common Stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by any Optionholder during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company and its Affiliates) exceeds $100,000, the Options or portions thereof which exceed such limit (according to the order in which they were granted) shall be treated as Nonstatutory Stock Options.

			
	
			
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			Investment Assurances. The Company may require a Participant, as a condition of exercising or acquiring Common Stock under any Stock Award, (i) to give written assurances satisfactory to the Company as to the Participant’s knowledge and experience in financial and business matters and/or to employ a purchaser representative reasonably satisfactory to the Company who is knowledgeable and experienced in financial and business matters and that he or she is capable of evaluating, alone or together with the purchaser representative, the merits and risks of exercising the Stock Award; and (ii) to give written assurances satisfactory to the Company stating that the Participant is acquiring Common Stock subject to the Stock Award for the Participant’s own account and not with any present intention of selling or otherwise distributing the Common Stock. The foregoing requirements, and any assurances given pursuant to such requirements, shall be inoperative if (1) the issuance of the shares of Common Stock upon the exercise or acquisition of Common Stock under the Stock Award has been registered under a then currently effective registration statement under the Securities Act or (2) as to any particular requirement, a determination is made by counsel for the Company that such requirement need not be met in the circumstances under the then applicable securities laws. The Company may, upon advice of counsel to the Company, place legends on stock certificates issued under the Plan as such counsel deems necessary or appropriate in order to comply with applicable securities laws, including, but not limited to, legends restricting the transfer of the Common Stock.

			
	
			
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			Applicable Withholding Taxes.  Each Participant shall agree, as a condition of receiving a Stock Award, to pay to the Company or any Affiliate, or make arrangements satisfactory to the Company or any Affiliate regarding the payment of, all applicable federal, state, local and foreign taxes (including the Participant’s FICA obligation or employment tax obligation) required by law to be withheld with respect to any grant, exercise, or payment made under or as a result of the Plan. Until the applicable withholding or income taxes have been paid or arrangements satisfactory to the Company have been made, no stock certificates (or, in the case of restricted stock, no stock certificates free of a restrictive legend) shall be issued to the Participant and no issuance in book-entry or electronic form (or, in the case of restricted stock, no issuance in book-entry or electronic form free of a restrictive legend or notation) shall be made for the Participant. As an alternative to making a cash payment to the Company to satisfy applicable withholding or income tax obligations, Participants may elect to satisfy the withholding requirement, in whole or in part, by having the Company withhold shares (or allow the surrender of shares) of Common Stock having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount of taxes to be paid, or by delivering to the Company shares of Common 
		

		 

 

			Stock having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount of taxes to be paid. The amount of withholding tax to be paid with respect to a Stock Award by the withholding of shares of Common Stock otherwise deliverable pursuant to the Stock Award or by delivering shares of Common Stock already owned shall be determined by the Company in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, but shall not exceed the maximum statutory tax rates in the Participant’s applicable jurisdictions with respect to that Stock Award. For this purpose, the maximum statutory tax rates are based on the applicable rates of the relevant tax authorities (for example, federal, state, and local), including the Participant’s share of payroll or similar taxes, as provided in tax law, regulations, or the authority’s administrative practices, not to exceed the highest statutory rate in that jurisdiction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the amount of withholding tax paid with respect to a Stock Award that has been granted to a Participant that is not an Employee by the withholding of shares of Common Stock otherwise deliverable pursuant to such Stock Award or by delivering shares of Common Stock already owned shall not exceed the minimum statutory amount, if any, required to be withheld for federal, state, local and/or foreign tax purposes that are applicable to the Stock Award then subject to tax. (For avoidance of doubt, it is acknowledged that as of the date hereof there is no minimum statutory amount to be withheld from exercise or vesting of Stock Awards to non-Employees and therefore shares of Common Stock will not be withheld for taxes with respect to such events except to the extent of future changes of law.)    The value of any shares so withheld or delivered shall be based on the Fair Market Value of the shares on the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined. All elections by Participants shall be irrevocable and be made in writing and in such manner as determined by the Committee (or its delegee) in advance of the day that the transaction becomes taxable. 

		
			11.ADJUSTMENTS UPON CHANGES IN STOCK.
		

			
	
			
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			Capitalization Adjustments. If any change is made in the Common Stock subject to the Plan, or subject to any Stock Award, without the receipt of consideration by the Company (through merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization, reincorporation, stock dividend, dividend in property other than cash, stock split, liquidating dividend, combination of shares, exchange of shares, change in corporate structure or other transaction not involving the receipt of consideration by the Company), the Plan will be appropriately adjusted in the class and maximum number of shares subject to the Plan pursuant to subsection 4(a) and the maximum number of shares subject to award to any person pursuant to subsection 5(c), and the outstanding Stock Awards will be appropriately adjusted in the class and number of shares and price per share of Common Stock subject to such outstanding Stock Awards. The Board shall make such adjustments, and its determination shall be final, binding and conclusive. For clarity, the conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not be treated as a transaction “without receipt of consideration” by the Company.

			
	
			
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			Dissolution or Liquidation. In the event of a dissolution or liquidation of the Company, all outstanding Stock Awards shall terminate immediately prior to such event, and shares of bonus stock and restricted stock subject to the Company’s repurchase option or to forfeiture under subsections 7(a)(iii) and 7(b)(iii) may be repurchased by the Company or forfeited notwithstanding the fact that the holder of such stock is still in Service.

			
	
			
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			Corporate Transaction. In the event of a Corporate Transaction, any surviving corporation or acquiring corporation may assume any Stock Awards outstanding under the Plan or may substitute similar stock awards (including an award to acquire the same consideration paid to the stockholders in the transaction described in this subsection 11(c)) for those outstanding under the Plan. Unless the Stock Award 
		

		 

 

			Agreement otherwise provides, in the event any surviving corporation or acquiring corporation does not assume such Stock Awards or substitute similar stock awards for those outstanding under the Plan, then the Stock Awards shall terminate if not exercised at or prior to such event.

		
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			12.AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN AND STOCK AWARDS.
		

			
	
			
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			Amendment of Plan. The Board at any time, and from time to time, may amend the Plan. However, except as provided in Section 11 relating to adjustments upon changes in Common Stock, no amendment shall be effective unless approved by the stockholders of the Company to the extent stockholder approval is necessary to satisfy the requirements of Section 422 of the Code, Rule 16b-3 or any securities exchange listing requirements. 

			
	
			
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			Stockholder Approval. The Board may, in its sole discretion, submit any other amendment to the Plan for stockholder approval, including, but not limited to, amendments to the Plan intended to satisfy the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations thereunder regarding the exclusion of performance-based compensation from the limit on corporate deductibility of compensation paid to certain executive officers.

			
	
			
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			Contemplated Amendments. It is expressly contemplated that the Board may amend the Plan in any respect the Board deems necessary or advisable to provide eligible Employees with the maximum benefits provided or to be provided under the provisions of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder relating to Incentive Stock Options or to bring the Plan or Incentive Stock Options granted under it into compliance therewith.

			
	
			
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			No Impairment of Rights. Rights under any Stock Award granted before amendment of the Plan shall not be impaired by any amendment of the Plan unless the Participant consents thereto in writing.

			
	
			
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			Amendment of Stock Awards. The Board at any time, and from time to time, may amend the terms of any one or more Stock Awards; provided, however, that the rights under any Stock Award shall not be impaired by any such amendment unless the Participant consents thereto in writing.

		
			13.TERMINATION OR SUSPENSION OF THE PLAN.
		

			
	
			
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			Plan Term. Unless sooner terminated by the Board pursuant to Section 3, the Plan shall automatically terminate on the day before the tenth anniversary of the date the Plan is adopted by the Board. No Stock Awards may be granted under the Plan while the Plan is suspended or after it is terminated.

			
	
			
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			No Impairment of Rights. Suspension or termination of the Plan shall not impair rights and obligations under any Stock Award granted while the Plan is in effect except with the written consent of the Participant.

		
			14.EFFECTIVE DATE OF PLAN.
		

		

		

		 

 

		The Plan shall become effective upon approval of the stockholders of the Company, provided that such approval is received before the expiration of one year from the date the Plan is approved by the Board of Directors, and provided further that the Board of Directors may grant Options (but not award bonus stock, restricted stock, or stock appreciation rights) pursuant to the Plan prior to stockholder approval if the exercise of such Options by its terms is contingent upon stockholder approval of the Plan as provided above.
		

		
			15.CHOICE OF LAW.
		

		
			The law of the State of Nevada shall govern all questions concerning the construction, validity and interpretation of this Plan, without regard to the choice of law rules.
		

		
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