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Exhibit 10.2

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

This Employment Agreement (“Agreement”) is made and entered into effective November 1, 2015 (the “Effective Date”), by and between Aegis Identity Software, Inc., a Colorado corporation (the “Company”), and Hadley Evans, Jr. (“Executive”) (collectively, referred to as the “Parties”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, Executive is employed by the Company as its Chief Financial Officer;

WHEREAS, the Company recognizes the important role that Executive plays in the success and continued success of the Company;

WHEREAS, the Company and Executive recognize the need for this Employment Agreement to clarify the Executive’s and the Company’s respective rights and obligations and to assure the services of Executive for the Company; and

WHEREAS, Executive is willing and desires to continue to be employed by the Company, and the Company is willing to continue to employ Executive, upon the terms, covenants and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

AGREEMENT

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth, the Parties do hereby agree as follows:

1.           Employment. The Company hereby employs Executive as Chief Financial Officer of the Company.  Executive will have such duties, responsibilities, power and authority as assigned to him by the President of the Company (“President”) and the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors (“Audit Committee”).  During his employment by the Company, Executive will devote substantially all his entire working time, attention and energies to the business of the Company and will not, without the prior written consent of the Board undertake any other business activities.

2.           Term of Employment. The term of this Agreement shall be for an initial period of fourteen (14) months commencing on the Effective Date and subject to termination as provided in Sections 7 or 8, will end on December 31, 2016; provided, that on December 31, 2016 and each subsequent December 31st, the term of Executive’s employment will automatically be extended by an additional year unless the Company or Executive gives the other party written notice, at least 60 days prior to the expiration of the then existing term, that it or he does not want the term to be so extended.  Such employment period, as may be so extended, will hereinafter be referred to as the “Term.”

3.            Base Salary.  During the Term, the Company will pay Executive a minimum base salary at the annual rate of $150,000, payable in accordance with the Company's regular payroll practices. Upon the Company’s receipt of funding from an Initial Stock Offering (“ISO”), the Company will pay Executive a minimum base salary of $175,000, payable in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices.  The President will review Executive’s base salary annually and may, in his sole discretion, increase his base salary based on his performance and the Company's performance. Such base salary, as may be increased, will hereinafter be referred to as Executive’s “Base Salary.”

 

  

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4.           Quarterly Bonus. During the Term, Executive will be eligible to receive a quarterly bonus of $10,000 for each quarter beginning in 2016 and each year thereafter in which the Company experiences positive earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) (the “Quarterly Bonus”). If earned, the Company shall pay Executive his Quarterly Bonus within 30 days of the end of each quarter.

 

 

5.           Existing Stock Options.  The Company expressly acknowledges that it will honor Executive’s previously awarded stock options, which are set forth as follows:

 

	Options Awarded	Date Awarded	Vesting Date	Strike Price
	 	 	 	 
	200,000	8/3/2015	8/2/2017	$2.50

                                     

The terms and conditions of the stock options awards addressed above shall remain in full force and effect independent of any ISO.

6.           Other Benefits.

 

(a)           Employee Benefits. Executive will be eligible to participate in the employee benefit plans, programs and arrangements maintained by the Company.

 

(b)           Vacation. Executive will be entitled to not less than 15 days of paid vacation per calendar year in accordance with the Company's vacation policy as in effect from time to time.

 

(c)           Reimbursement. The Company will reimburse Executive for all reasonable expenses and disbursements in carrying out his duties and responsibilities under this Agreement in accordance with Company policy for executive officers as in effect from time to time.

 

(d)           Automobile Allowance. Upon the Company’s receipt of funding from an ISO, the Company will provide the Executive with an automobile during the Term of this Agreement.

7.           Termination of Employment (Non-Change in Control). Subject to Sections 9 and 13:

 

(a)           Resignation for Good Reason or Termination Without Cause. If Executive terminates his employment for Good Reason (as defined below) or he is terminated by the Company without Cause (as defined below) at any time during the Term, including by the Company giving him notice that it does not want the Term to be extended as provided in Section 1, Executive will receive a lump-sum cash payment equal to the sum of:

 

(i)           any earned but unpaid Base Salary or other amounts (including reimbursable expenses and any vested amounts or benefits owing under or in accordance with the Company's otherwise applicable employee benefit plans or programs, including retirement plans and programs) accrued or owing through the date of termination; and

 

(ii)           an amount equal to 1.5 times the sum of (x) his then Base Salary and (y) his Quarterly Bonuses for the fiscal year of such termination, prorated for the number of days that have elapsed during such year.

 

  

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(iii)           In addition to the foregoing lump-sum payment:

 

(iv)           the Company will continue Executive’s participation in the Company's medical, dental and vision plans (or if Executive is ineligible to continue to participate under the terms thereof, in substitute arrangements adopted by the Company providing substantially comparable benefits) for the 18 month period following the date of such termination;

 

(v)           outplacement services during the 6-month period following such termination provided by a service provider selected by the Company for the benefit of the Executive; and

 

(b)           Termination Other than for Good Reason or Termination for Cause. If Executive terminates his employment other than for Good Reason (including if Executive gives notice that he does not want to extend the Term as provided in Section 1) or if Executive is terminated by the Company for Cause, Executive will receive no further payments, compensation or benefits under this Agreement, except he will be eligible to receive, immediately upon the effectiveness of such termination, amounts (including reimbursable expenses and any vested amounts or benefits owing under or in accordance with the Company's otherwise applicable employee benefit plans or programs, including retirement plans and programs) accrued or owing prior to the effectiveness of Executive’s termination and such compensation or benefits that have been earned and will become payable without regard to future services.

 

(c)           Death, Disability or Retirement. If Executive’s employment terminates by reason of death, disability or retirement (as defined in the Company's equity compensation plan then in effect), Executive or his beneficiaries will receive a lump-sum cash payment equal to the sum of:

 

(i)           any earned but unpaid Base Salary or other amounts (including reimbursable expenses and any vested amounts or benefits owing under or in accordance with the Company's otherwise applicable employee benefit plans or programs, including retirement plans and programs) accrued or owing through the date of termination; and

 

(ii)           Executive’s Quarterly Bonus for such year, prorated for the number of days that have elapsed during such year.

If Executive’s employment terminates by reason of Executive’s retirement, then in addition to benefits to which Executive may be entitled pursuant to this Agreement, his entitlements in connection with a termination of his employment pursuant to his retirement under the Company's otherwise applicable employee benefit and retirement plans and programs (including without limitation under the Company's equity compensation plans), will be determined in accordance with such applicable plans and programs.

 

  

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For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” means the Company's breach of any of its material obligations under this Agreement, excluding immaterial actions (or failures of action) not taken (or omitted to be taken) in bad faith and which, if capable of being remedied, are remedied by the Company within 30 days of receipt of notice thereof given by Executive. For purposes of thisAgreement, “Cause” means any of the following: (i) conviction of or pleading guilty to a felony, (ii) commission of intentional acts of misconduct that materially impair the goodwill or business of the Company or cause material damage to its property, goodwill or business, or (iii) willful refusal or willful failure to perform Executive’s material duties under this Agreement after written demand that Executive does so. Termination of Executive’s employment shall not be deemed to be for Cause hereunder unless and until (A) written notice has been delivered to Executive by the Company that specifically identifies the Cause, which is the basis of the termination and, if the Cause is capable of cure, Executive has failed to cure or remedy the act or omission so identified within 14 calendar days after written notice of such breach. For purposes of this provision, no act or failure to act on Executive’s part shall be considered “willful” unless it is done, or omitted to be done, by Executive in bad faith or without reasonable belief that his action or omission was in the best interest of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive shall not be deemed to have been terminated for Cause without reasonable notice to Executive setting forth the reasons, facts and circumstances for the Company's intention to terminate for Cause and an opportunity for Executive, together with his counsel, to be heard before the Board.

 

8.           Change in Control. Subject to Sections 9 and 13:

 

(a)           General. If there is a Change in Control (as defined below) and, within 18 months of such Change in Control, Executive terminates his employment for CIC Good Reason (as defined below) or he is terminated by the Company without Cause, Executive will receive a lump-sum cash payment equal to the sum of:

 

(i)           any earned but unpaid Base Salary or other amounts (including reimbursable expenses and any vested amounts or benefits owing under or in accordance with the Company's otherwise applicable employee benefit plans or programs, including retirement plans and programs) accrued or owing through the date of termination;

 

(ii)           an amount equal to 2 times the sum of (x) his then Base Salary; and

 

(iii)           Executive’s Quarterly Bonuses for the fiscal year of such termination, prorated for the number of days that have elapsed during such year.

 

In addition to the foregoing lump-sum payment:

 

(iv)           the Company will continue Executive’s participation in the Company's medical, dental and vision plans (or if Executive is ineligible to continue to participate under the terms thereof, in substitute arrangements adopted by the Company providing substantially comparable benefits), for the 24-month period following the date of such termination; and

 

(v)           all unvested stock options, restricted stock and other equity awards then held by Executive will fully vest and become exercisable as of the effective date of such termination.

For purposes of this Agreement, “Change in Control” shall mean the first to occur of:

 

  

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(i) the acquisition, directly or indirectly, by any person or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as from time to time amended) of the beneficial ownership of securities of the Company possessing more than 50% of the total combined voting power of all outstanding securities of the Company;

 

(ii) a merger or consolidation in which the Company is not the surviving entity, except for a transaction in which the holders of the outstanding voting securities of the Company immediately prior to such merger or consolidation hold, in the aggregate, securities possessing more than 50% of the total combined voting power of all outstanding voting securities of the surviving entity immediately after such merger or consolidation;

(iii) a reverse merger in which the Company is the surviving entity but in which securities possessing more than 50% of the total combined voting power of all outstanding voting securities of the Company are transferred to or acquired by a person or persons different from the persons holding directly or indirectly those securities immediately prior to such merger;

 

(iv) the sale, transfer or other disposition (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company;

 

(v) the approval by the shareholders of a plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company; or

 

(vi) as a result of, or in connection with, any cash tender or exchange offer, merger or other business combination, sale of assets or contested election, or any combination of the foregoing transactions (a “Transaction”), the persons who are members of the board of directors of the Company before the Transaction will cease to constitute a majority of the board of directors of the Company or any successor thereto.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event will a Change in Control be considered to have occurred as a result of (i) the distribution by the Company to its stockholders of stock in an Affiliate; (ii) the contribution by the Company of some or all of its assets in a transaction governed by Section 351 of the Code; (iii) any inter-company sale or transfer of assets between the Company and any Affiliate; (iv) a dividend distribution by the Company; (v) a loan by the Company to any third party or an Affiliate; (vi) a Transaction, or series of Transactions, after which an Affiliate of the Company before such Transaction or series of Transactions, is either directly or indirectly in control of the Company thereafter; (vii) if the controlling shareholder is a trust, the acquisition, directly or indirectly, of the beneficial ownership of securities of the Company by any beneficiary of such trust if such beneficiary has a greater than 25% interest in such trust, or any descendants, spouse, estate or heirs of any such beneficiary, or a trust established for such beneficiary or for any descendants, spouse or heirs of such beneficiary; or (viii) the first underwritten primary public offering of the shares of common stock of the Company pursuant to an effective registration statement (other than a registration statement on Form S-4 or Form S-8 or any similar or successor form) under the Securities Act of 1933, as from time to time amended (an ISO). For purposes of this Agreement, “Affiliate” means any individual, corporation, partnership, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated association or other entity (other than the Company) that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, the Company, including, without limitation, any member of an affiliated group of which the Company is a common parent corporation as provided in Section 1504 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as from time to time amended (the "Code").

 

  

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For purposes of this Agreement, “CIC Good Reason” means any of:

 

(i) the material diminution of Executive’s position (including titles and reporting relationships), duties or responsibilities, excluding immaterial actions not taken in bad faith;

 

(ii) the breach by the Company of any of its material obligations under this Agreement, excluding immaterial actions (or failures or action) not taken (or omitted to be taken) in bad faith and which, if capable of being remedied, are remedied by the Company within 30 days after receipt of notice thereof given by Executive;

 

(iii) any requirement by the Company that Executive relocate to the Denver metropolitan area or any restriction on Executive’s ability to commute from California as set forth in Section 6 above.

 

(b)           Tax Indemnity. If it is determined that any payments and benefits that Executive receives from the Company or an Affiliate as a result of the Change in Control will result in him being subject to an excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code, then the Company will make a Gross-Up Payment (as defined below) to or on his behalf as and when any such determination is made; provided, Executive takes such action (other than waiving his right to any payments or benefits) as the Company reasonably requests under the circumstances to mitigate or challenge such tax. Any such determination will be made in accordance with Sections 280G and 4999 of the Code and any other applicable law, regulations, rulings or case law. If the Company reasonably requests that Executive take action to avoid assessment of, or to mitigate or challenge, any such tax or assessment, including restructuring his right to receive any payments or benefits to which he is entitled (other than under this paragraph), Executive agrees to consider such request (but in no event to waive or limit his right to any payments or benefits in a manner that would not be neutral to him from a financial point of view), and in connection with any such consideration, the Company will provide such information and advice as Executive may reasonably request and will pay for all reasonable expenses incurred in effecting his compliance with such request and any related taxes, fines, penalties, interest and other assessments. The term “Gross-Up Payment” means an additional amount such that he will, on an after-tax basis (including any income tax, payroll tax, further excise tax, interest, penalties and other assessments levied on any payment or benefit) receive the full amount of the payments and benefits for which the Company is liable, as if there was no excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code on any of his payments or benefits. To the extent permitted by applicable law, Executive agrees to return to the Company the excess of any Gross-Up Payment made to him over the payment that would have been sufficient to put Executive in such same after-tax position. Nothing in this Section 10 is intended to violate the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and to the extent that any advance or payment obligation hereunder would do so, such obligation will be modified so as to make the advance a nonrefundable payment to him and the payment obligation null and void. This Section 9 will continue in effect until Executive agrees that all of the Company's obligations to him under this Section 9 have been satisfied in full or a court of competent jurisdiction makes a final determination that the Company has no further obligations to him under this Section 10, whichever comes first.

 

  

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9.           Release. Other than if Executive’s employment terminates by reason of death or disability, any payment or benefit that he is eligible to receive under Sections 7 or 8 will be contingent on Executive’s execution of a release prior to or concurrently with the provision of such payment or benefit. The payments or benefits Executive is eligible to receive under Sections 7 or 8 are in lieu of any termination payments or benefits which he might otherwise be eligible to receive under any standard severance policy maintained by the Company and/or its Affiliates.

10.           Covenants. In exchange for the remuneration outlined above, in addition to providing service to the Company as set forth in this Agreement, Executive agrees to the following covenants:

 

(a)           Confidentiality. Executive acknowledges that during his employment, he will occupy a position of trust and confidence. Accordingly, Executive agrees that following any termination of his employment, he will keep confidential any trade secrets and confidential or proprietary information of the Company and its affiliates which are now known to him or which hereafter may become known to Executive as a result of his employment or association with the Company and will not at any time directly or indirectly disclose any such information to any person, firm or corporation, or use the same in any way other than in connection with the business of the Company during, and at all times after, the termination of his employment. For purposes of this Agreement, “trade secrets and confidential or proprietary information” means information unique to the Company or an affiliate of the Company which has a significant business purpose and is not known or generally available from sources outside the Company or typical of industry practice, but will not include any of the foregoing (i) that becomes a matter of public record or is published in a newspaper, magazine or other periodical available to the general public, other than as a result of any act or omission of Executive, or (ii) that is required to be disclosed by any law, regulation or order of any court or regulatory commission, department or agency; provided that Executive gives prompt notice of such requirement to the Company to enable the Company to seek an appropriate protective order or confidential treatment.

 

(b)            Non-Competition. Executive further covenants that during his employment and during the Restricted Period (as defined below), he will not, for himself or on behalf of any other person, partnership, company or corporation, in the United States of America, directly or indirectly, engage in, acquire any financial or beneficial interest in (except as provided in the next sentence), be employed by, or own, manage, operate or control any entity which is engaged in, any business in competition with any business of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, (i) Executive will not be prohibited from owning less than 1% of any publicly traded corporation, whether or not such corporation is in competition with the Company, and (ii) will not be prohibited during the Restricted Period from being employed by or providing services to a company with multiple product-lines and/or service lines where one or more of its product-lines or service-lines is in competition with the Company so long as Executive has no direct or indirect contact with the units(s) involved with the competitive products/services. For purposes of this Agreement, “Restricted Period” means the longer of (i) the 1-year period following termination of Executive’s employment, or (ii) in the event Executive receives payments pursuant to Sections 7(a), the 18-month period following termination of Executive’s employment, or (iii) in the event he receives payments pursuant to Section 8(a), the 2-year period following termination of Executive’s employment.

 

  

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(c)           Non-Solicitation of Employees. Executive further covenants that during his employment and during the Restricted Period, Executive will not, directly or indirectly, hire, or cause to be hired by an employer with whom he may ultimately become associated, any employee of the Company or a subsidiary of the Company at the time of termination of Executive’s employment with the Company.

 

(d)           Equitable Relief and Other Remedies. Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Company's remedies at law for a breach or threatened breach of any of the provisions of this Section 10 would be inadequate and, in recognition of this fact, Executive agrees that, in the event of such a breach or threatened breach, in addition to any remedies at law, the Company, without posting any bond, will be entitled to obtain equitable relief in the form of specific performance, temporary restraining order, a temporary or permanent injunction or any other equitable remedy which may then be available.

 

(e)           Reformation. If it is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that any restriction in this Section 10 is excessive in duration or scope or is unreasonable or unenforceable under the law of that jurisdiction, it is the intention of the parties that such restriction may be modified or amended by the court to render it enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by the law of that jurisdiction.

 

(f)           Survival of Provisions. Without effect as to the survival of other provisions of this Agreement intended to survive the termination or expiration of Executive’s employment, the obligations contained in this Section 11 will survive the termination or expiration of Executive’s employment with the Company and will be fully enforceable thereafter.

11.           Indemnification. The Company will indemnify and make permitted advances to Executive to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, if Executive is made or threatened to be made a party to a proceeding by reason of his being or having been an officer, director or employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates or his having served on any other enterprise as a director, officer or employee at the request of the Company. In addition, the Company will maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect Executive against any such expense, liability or loss to which Executive would be entitled to indemnification or reimbursement under the foregoing sentence.

 

12.            Representations. By signing this Agreement, Executive represents that he is not subject to any employment agreement or non-competition agreement that could subject the Company or any of its affiliates to any future liability or obligation to any third party as a result of the execution of this Agreement and his employment by the Company.

 

13.           Timing and Form of Payments under Sections 8 and 9. All payments due to Executive under Sections 7 and 8 above shall be made no later than two and one-half months following his separation from service unless the following provisions pertaining to specified employees is applicable. Executive is likely to be a specified employee (as defined in Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-l(i)) as of the date of a separation from service. All payments to be made to Executive under Sections 7 or 8 may not be made before the date that is six months after the date of separation from service (or, if earlier than the end of the six-month period, the date of Executive’s death). For this purpose, if Executive is not a specified employee as of the date of a separation from service, he will not be treated as subject to this requirement even if Executive would have become a specified employee if he had continued to provide services through the next specified employee effective date. Similarly, if Executive is treated as a specified employee as of the date of a separation from service, he will be subject to this requirement even if he would not have been treated as a specified employee after the next specified employee effective date had Executive continued providing services through the next specified employee effective date.

  

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14.           Miscellaneous Provisions.

 

(a)           This Agreement may not be amended or terminated without the prior written consent of the Executive and the Company.

 

(b)           This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together will constitute but one agreement.

 

(c)           This Agreement will be binding on and inure to the benefit of the Parties’ respective successors and permitted assigns and Executive’s heirs and other legal representatives. If Executive should die while any amount would still be payable to him hereunder had he continued to live, all such amounts, unless otherwise provided herein, will be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to his devisee, legatee or other designee or, if there is no such designee, to his estate. The rights and obligations described in this Agreement may not be assigned by either party without the prior written consent of the other party; provided, however, the Company may assign its rights and obligations described in this Agreement without Executive’s consent upon the transfer of all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company (whether by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise).

 

(d)           Subject to Section 10, all disputes arising under or related to this Agreement will be resolved by arbitration under the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association then in effect, with such arbitration to be conducted by the Judicial Arbitration Group, 1801 Blake Street, Suite 400, Denver, Colorado 80202, as the sole and exclusive remedy of either party.

 

(e)           All notices under this Agreement will be in writing and will be deemed effective when delivered in person, by email, by overnight mail, or 5 days after deposited in the U.S. mail, postage prepaid, for delivery and registered or certified mail, addressed to the respective party at the address or email address set forth below or to such other address or email address as may later be designated by the Parties.  Unless otherwise notified, notice will be sent to each party as follows:

To Executive:

Hadley Evans, Jr.

750 W Hampden Ave Ste. 120

Englewood, CO 80110

e-mail: hadley.evans@aegisidentity.com

  

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To Company:

Aegis Identity Software, Inc.

750 W Hampden Ave Ste. 120

Englewood, CO 80110

Attn:  Robert Lamvik

President

e-mail: bob.lamvik@aegisidentity.com

 

(f)           This Agreement will be governed by and construed and entered in accordance with the laws of the State of Colorado without reference to rules relating to conflict of laws.

 

(g)           This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereto and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, between the Company (or its affiliates) and Executive with respect to the subject matter hereof.  This Agreement further supersedes any inconsistent provisions of any plan, policies or arrangements that would otherwise be applicable to Executive to the extent such provisions would limit any rights granted to Executive hereunder or expand any restrictions imposed upon Executive.  Notwithstanding the foregoing to the contrary, Executive’s prior agreements relating to his stock options identified in Section 5 and Executive’s Benefits identified in Section 6 above, shall remain in full force and effect.

IN WITNESS THEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Employment Agreement to be executed as of the Effective Date.

EMPLOYEE

By: /s/ Hadley Evans, Jr.

      Hadley Evans, Jr.

Aegis Identity Software, Inc.,

a Colorado corporation

By: /s/ Robert D. Lamvik

       Robert D. Lamvik, President and CEO

 

10ex10-3.htm

Exhibit 10.3

AEGIS IDENTITY SOFTWARE, INC.

INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION PLAN

ARTICLE I

ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE

1.1           Establishment.  Aegis Identity Software, Inc., a Colorado corporation (the "Company"), hereby establishes a stock option plan for key employees providing material services to the Company or any subsidiary of the Company as described herein, which shall be known as the "INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION PLAN" (the "Plan").  It is intended that the options issued to employees pursuant to the Plan constitute incentive stock options within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code.  The Company shall enter into stock option agreements with recipients of options pursuant to the Plan.

1.2           Purpose.  The purpose of the Plan is to enhance shareholder value by attracting, retaining and motivating key employees of the Company and of any subsidiary of the Company by providing them with a means to acquire a proprietary interest in the Company's success.

ARTICLE II

DEFINITIONS

2.1           Definitions.  Whenever used herein, the following terms shall have the respective meanings set forth below, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, and when such meaning is intended, the term shall be capitalized.

(a)           "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.

(b)           "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

(c)           "Committee" shall mean the Committee provided for by Article IV hereof, which may be created at the discretion of the Board.

(d)           "Company" means Aegis Identity Software, Inc., a Colorado corporation.

(e)           "Date of Exercise" means the date the Company receives notice, by an Optionee, of the exercise of an Option pursuant to Section 8.1 of the Plan.  Such notice shall indicate the number of shares of Stock the Optionee intends to acquire pursuant to exercise of the Option.

 

  

  

  

(f)           "Employee" means any person, including an officer or director of the Company or a Subsidiary Corporation, who is employed by the Company or a Subsidiary Corporation.

(g)           "Fair Market Value" means the fair market value of Stock upon which an option is granted under the Plan, determined as follows:

(i)           If the Stock is listed on a national secu­rities exchange or admitted to unlisted trading privileges on such exchange, the Fair Market Value shall be the last re­ported sale price of the Stock on the composite tape of such exchange on the date of issuance of this option, or if such day is not a normal trading day, the last trading day prior to the date of issuance of this option, and if no such sale is made on such day, the Fair Market Value shall be the average closing bid and asked prices for such day on the composite tape of such exchange; or

(ii)           If the Stock is not so listed or admitted to unlisted trading privileges, the Fair Market Value shall be the mean of the last reported bid and asked prices reported by the National Association of Securities Dealers Quotation System (or, if not so quoted on NASDAQ, by the National Quotation Bureau, Inc.) on the last trading day prior to the date of issuance of the option; or

(iii)           If the Stock is not so listed or admitted to unlisted trading privileges and its prices are not reported on NASDQ or otherwise, then the Board shall make a good faith determination of the Fair Market Value.

(h)           "Incentive Stock Option" means an Option granted under the Plan which is intended to qualify as an "incentive stock option" within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.

(i)           "Option" means the right, granted under the Plan, to purchase Stock of the Company at the option price for a specified period of time.

(j)           "Optionee" means an Employee holding an Option under the Plan.

(k)           "Parent Corporation" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 424(e) of the Code with the Company being treated as the employer corporation for purposes of this definition.

(l)           "Subsidiary Corporation" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 424(f) of the Code with the Company being treated as the employer corporation for purposes of this definition.

(m)           "Significant Shareholder" means an individual who, within the meaning of Section 422(b)(6) of the Code, owns stock possessing more than ten percent of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or of any Parent Corporation or Subsidiary Corporation of the Company.  In determining whether an individual is a Significant Shareholder, an individual shall be treated as owning stock owned by certain relatives of the individual and certain stock owned by corporations in which the individual is a shareholder, partnerships in which the individual is a partner, and estates or trusts of which the individual is a beneficiary, all as provided in Section 424(d) of the Code.

 

  

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(n)           "Stock" means the $.001 par value common stock of the Company.

2.2           Gender and Number.  Except when otherwise indicated by the context, any masculine terminology when used in the Plan also shall include the feminine gender, and the definition of any term herein in the singular also shall include the plural.

ARTICLE III

ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION

All Employees are eligible to participate in the Plan and receive Incentive Stock Options under the Plan.  Optionees in the Plan shall be selected by the Board, in its sole discretion, from among those Employees who, in the opinion of the Board, are in a position to contribute materially to the Company's continued growth and development and to its long-term financial success.

ARTICLE IV

ADMINISTRATION

The Board shall be responsible for administering the Plan.

(a)           The Board is authorized to interpret the Plan; to prescribe, amend, and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan; to provide for conditions and assurances deemed necessary or advisable to protect the interests of the Company; and to make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan.  Determinations, interpretations, or other actions made or taken by the Board with respect to the Plan and Options granted under the Plan shall be final and binding and conclusive for all purposes and upon all persons.

(b)           At the discretion of the Board the Plan may be administered by a Committee constituted in such a manner as to satisfy the applicable laws (the "Committee").  The Committee shall have full power and authority, subject to the limitations of the Plan and any limitations imposed by the Board, to construe, interpret and administer the Plan and to make determinations which shall be final, conclusive and binding upon all persons, including any persons having any interests in any Options which may be granted under the Plan, and, by resolution or resolutions to provide for the creation and issuance of any Option, to fix the terms upon which, the time or times at or within which, and the price or prices at which any shares of Stock may be purchased from the Company upon the exercise of an Option.  Such terms, time or times and price or prices shall, in every case, be set forth or incorporated by reference in the instrument or instruments evidencing an Option, and shall be consistent with the provisions of the Plan.

(c)           Where a Committee has been created by the Board pursuant to this Article IV, references in the Plan to actions to be taken by the Board shall be deemed to refer to the Committee as well, except where limited by the Plan or by the Board.

  

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(d)           No member of the Board or the Committee shall be liable for any action or determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan or any Option granted under it.

ARTICLE V

STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN

5.1           Number.  The total number of shares of Stock hereby made available and reserved for issuance under the Plan upon exercise of Options shall be 2,500,000 shares.1  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the foregoing, to the extent that options are issued under any other current Stock Option Plan adopted by the Company, the shares of Stock reserved for issuance pursuant to Options granted under the Plan shall be reduced.  The aggregate number of shares of Stock available under the Plan shall be subject to adjustment as provided in Section 5.3.

5.2           Unused Stock.  If an Option shall expire or terminate for any reason without having been exercised in full, the unpurchased shares of Stock subject thereto shall (unless the Plan shall have terminated) become available for other Options under the Plan.

5.3           Adjustment in Capitalization.  In the event of any change in the outstanding shares of Stock by reason of a stock dividend or split, recapitalization, reclassification, or other similar capital change, the aggregate number of shares of Stock set forth in Section 5.1 shall be appropriately adjusted by the Board, whose determination shall be conclusive.  In any such case, the number and kind of shares of Stock that are subject to any Option and the Option price per share shall be proportionately and appropriately adjusted without any change in the aggregate Option price to be paid therefor upon exercise of the Option.

ARTICLE VI

DURATION OF THE PLAN

Subject to approval of shareholders, the Plan shall be in effect for ten years from the date of its adoption by the Board.  Any Options outstanding at the end of such period shall remain in effect in accordance with their terms.  The Plan shall terminate before the end of such period if all Stock subject to it has been purchased pursuant to the exercise of Options granted under the Plan.

ARTICLE VII

TERMS OF STOCK OPTIONS

7.1           Grant of Options.  Subject to Section 5.1, Options may be granted to Employees at any time and from time to time as determined by the Board.  The Board shall have complete discretion in determining the terms and conditions and number of Options granted to each Optionee.  In making such determinations, the Board may take into account the nature of services rendered by such Employees, their present and potential contributions to the Company and its Subsidiary Corporations, and such other factors as the Board in its discretion shall deem relevant.  The Board is expressly given the authority to issue amended or replacement Options with respect to shares of Stock subject to an Option previously granted hereunder, subject to the provisions of Section 7.7 which prohibit the repricing of any outstanding Option after the grant thereof to provide for a lower Option exercise price without shareholder approval.  An amended Option amends the terms of an Option previously granted and thereby supersedes the previous Option.  A replacement Option is similar to a new Option granted hereunder except that it provides that it shall be forfeited to the extent that a previously granted Option is exercised, or except that its issuance is conditioned upon the termination of a previously granted Option.

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1 In February 2015, the Incentive Stock Option Plan was amended to increase the number of shares available for issuance by 2,500,000. The total number of shares available for issuance is now 5,000,000.

  

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7.2           No Tandem Options.  Where an Option granted under the Plan is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option, the Option shall not contain terms pursuant to which the exercise of the Option would affect the Optionee's right to exercise another Option, or vice versa, such that the Option intended to be an Incentive Stock Option would be deemed a tandem stock option within the meaning of the regulations under Section 422 of the Code.

7.3           Option Agreement; Terms and Conditions to Apply Unless Otherwise Specified.  As determined by the Board on the date of grant, each Option shall be evidenced by an Option agreement (the "Option Agreement") that includes the non-transferability provisions required by Section 10.2 hereof and that specifies: the Option price; the duration of the Option; the number of shares of Stock to which the Option applies; such vesting or exercisability restrictions which the Board may impose and any other terms or conditions which the Board may impose.  All such terms and conditions shall be determined by the Board at the time of grant of the Option.

(a)           If not otherwise specified by the Board, the following terms and conditions shall apply to Options granted under the Plan:

(i)           Term.  The duration of the Option shall be for ten years from the date of grant.

(ii)           Exercise of Option.  Unless an Option is terminated as provided hereunder, an Optionee may exercise an Option pursuant to a vesting and exercisability schedule as determined by the Board, which vesting and exercisability schedule shall provide that an Option held by an Optionee who terminates his employment with the Company  for reasons other than death, permanent and total disability, or termination of employment by the Company for cause shall upon such termination become exercisable to the extent vested immediately prior to such termination.

(iii)           Termination.  Each Option granted pursuant to the Plan shall expire upon the earliest to occur of:

(A)           The date set forth in such Option, not to exceed ten years from the date of grant (five years in the case of a Significant Shareholder);

(B)           The completion of the merger or sale of substantially all of the Stock or assets of the Company with or to another company in a transaction in which the Company is not the survivor, except for the merger of the Company into a wholly-owned subsidiary and, provided that the Company shall have given the Optionee at least thirty days' prior written notice of its intent to enter into such merger or sale (and the Company shall not be considered the surviving corporation for purposes hereof if the Company is the survivor of a reverse triangular merger);

 

  

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(C)           Ninety days following the termination of the employment of an Optionee, except for termination for cause by the Company or termination because of the Optionee's death or disability (in which event of termination of employment due to the Optionee's death or disability, the Option shall expire one year following the termination of employment of an Optionee); or

(D)           Immediately upon the termination of the employment of an Optionee by the Company for cause.

(iv)           Acceleration.  An Option shall become fully vested and exercisable irrespective of its other provisions (A) immediately prior to the completion of the merger or sale of substantially all of the stock or assets of Company in a transaction in which the Company is not the survivor, except for the merger of the Company into a wholly-owned subsidiary (and the Company shall not be considered the surviving corporation for purposes hereof if the Company is the survivor of a reverse triangular merger); or (B) upon termination of the Optionee's employment with the Company or a Subsidiary Corporation because of death, disability or normal retirement upon reaching the age of sixty-five.

(v)           Nontransferability.  All Options granted under the Plan shall be nontransferable by the Optionee, other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and shall be exercisable during the Optionee's lifetime only by the Optionee.

(b)           The Board shall be free to specify terms and conditions other than and in addition to those set forth above, in its discretion.

(c)           All Option Agreements shall incorporate the provisions of the Plan by reference.

7.4           Option Price.  No Option granted pursuant to the Plan shall have an Option price that is less than the Fair Market Value of Stock on the date the Option is granted.  Incentive Stock Options granted to Significant Shareholders shall have an Option price of not less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of Stock on the date of grant.  The Option exercise price shall be subject to adjustment as provided in Section 5.3 above.

7.5           $100,000 Per Year Limitation.  To the extent that the aggregate fair market value of Stock (determined as of the time the option with respect to such Stock is granted) with respect to which incentive stock options are exercisable for the first time by any Optionee during any calendar year (under this Plan and all other plans of the Company and any Parent Company or Subsidiary Corporation) exceeds $100,000, such options shall be treated as options which are not incentive stock options.  The foregoing provision shall be applied by taking options into account in the order in which they were granted.

 

  

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7.6           Payment.  Payment for all shares of Stock shall be made at the time that an Option, or any part thereof, is exercised, and no shares shall be issued until full payment therefor has been made.  Payment shall be made (i) in cash, or (ii) if acceptable to the Board, in Stock or in some other form; provided, however, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option, that such other form of payment does not prevent the Option from qualifying for treatment as an "incentive stock option" within the meaning of the Code.

7.7           No Repricing Without Shareholder Approval.  No outstanding Option shall be repriced after the grant thereof to provide for a lower Option exercise price, whether through adjustment or amendment to the Option exercise price, issuance of an amended Option, cancellation of the Option and issuance of a replacement Option, or by any other means with substantially the same economic effect, without approval of the shareholders.

ARTICLE VIII

WRITTEN NOTICE, ISSUANCE OF STOCK

CERTIFICATES, SHAREHOLDER PRIVILEGES

8.1           Written Notice.  An Optionee wishing to exercise an Option shall give written notice to the Company, in the form and manner prescribed by the Board.  Full payment for the shares of Stock to be acquired pursuant to the exercise of the Option must accompany the written notice.

8.2           Issuance of Stock Certificates.  As soon as practicable after the receipt of written notice and payment, the Company shall deliver to the Optionee a certificate or certificates for the requisite number of shares of Stock.

8.3           Privileges of a Shareholder.  An Optionee or any other person entitled to exercise an Option under the Option Agreement shall not have shareholder privileges with respect to any Stock covered by the Option until the date of issuance of a stock certificate for such Stock.

ARTICLE IX

TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT OR SERVICES

9.1           Death or Disability.  Subject to any prior partial exercise of the Option, if an Optionee's employment terminates by reason of Optionee's death or permanent and total disability, the Option may be exercised up to one hundred percent of the shares originally subject to the Option at any time prior to the expiration date of the Option or within 12 months after the date of such death or disability, whichever period is the shorter, by the person or persons entitled to do so under the Optionee's will or, if the Optionee shall fail to make a testamentary disposition of an Option or shall die intestate, the Optionee's legal representative or representatives.

9.2           Termination other than for Cause or Due to Death.  In the event of an Optionee's termination of employment other than by reason of death or permanent and total disability, the Optionee may exercise such portion of his Option as was vested and exercisable by him at the date of such termination (the "Termination Date") at any time within ninety days of the Termination Date.

  

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In any event, the Option cannot be exercised after the expiration of the term of the Option.  Options not exercised within the applicable period specified above shall terminate.

(a)           In the case of an Employee, a change of duties or position within the Company or an assignment of employment in a Subsidiary Corporation or Parent Corporation of the Company, if any, or from such a Corporation to the Company, shall not be considered a termination of employment for purposes of the Plan.

(b)           The Option Agreements may contain such provisions as the Board shall approve with reference to the effect of approved leaves of absence upon termination of employment.

9.3           Termination for Cause.  In the event of an Optionee's termination of employment, which termination is by the Company or a Subsidiary Corporation for cause, any Option or Options held by him under the Plan, to the extent not exercised before such termination, shall terminate upon notice of termination for cause.

ARTICLE X

RIGHTS OF OPTIONEES

10.1           Service.  Nothing in the Plan shall interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company or a Subsidiary Corporation to terminate any Employee's employment at any time, nor confer upon any Employee any right to continue in the employ of the Company or a Subsidiary Corporation.

10.2           Non-transferability.  All Options granted under the Plan shall be nontransferable by the Optionee, other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and shall be exercisable during the Optionee's lifetime only by the Optionee.

ARTICLE XI

OPTIONEE-EMPLOYEE'S TRANSFER

OR LEAVE OF ABSENCE

For purposes of the Plan:

(a)           A transfer of an Optionee who is an Employee from the Company to a Subsidiary Corporation or Parent Corporation, or from one such Corporation to another, or

  

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(b)           A leave of absence for such an Optionee (i) which is duly authorized in writing by the Company or a Subsidiary Corporation, and (ii) if the Optionee holds an Incentive Stock Option, which qualifies under the applicable regulations under the Code which apply in the case of incentive stock options,

shall not be deemed a termination of employment.  However, under no circumstances may an Optionee exercise an Option during any leave of absence, unless authorized by the Board.

ARTICLE XII

AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION, AND

TERMINATION OF THE PLAN

(a)           The Board may at any time terminate and from time to time may amend or modify the Plan, provided, however, that no such action of the Board, without approval of the shareholders, may:

(i)           increase the total amount of Stock which may be purchased through Options granted under the Plan, except as provided in Article V;

(ii)           change the class of Employees eligible to receive Options;

(iii)           change the provisions of the Plan to permit the repricing of any outstanding Option after the grant thereof to provide for a lower Option exercise price without shareholder approval; or

(iv)           otherwise amend or modify the Plan where approval of the shareholders is required by any law or regulation governing the Company.

(b)           No amendment, modification, or termination of the Plan shall in any manner adversely affect any outstanding Option under the Plan without the consent of the Optionee holding the Option.

ARTICLE XIII

ACQUISITION, MERGER OR LIQUIDATION

13.1           Acquisition.

(a)           In the event that an acquisition occurs with respect to the Company, the Company shall have the option, but not the obligation, to cancel Options outstanding as of the effective date of such acquisition, whether or not such Options are then exercisable, in return for payment to the Optionees of an amount equal to a reasonable estimate of an amount (hereinafter the "Spread"), determined by the Board, equal to the difference between the net amount per share payable in the acquisition or as a result of the acquisition, less the exercise price of the Option.  In estimating the Spread, appropriate adjustments to give effect to the existence of the Options shall be made, such as deeming the Options to have been exercised, with the Company receiving the exercise price payable thereunder, and treating the shares receivable upon exercise of the Options as being outstanding in determining the net amount per share.

 

  

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(b)           For purposes of this section, an "acquisition" shall mean any transaction in which substantially all of the Company's assets are acquired or in which a controlling amount of the Company's outstanding shares are acquired, in each case by a single person or entity or an affiliated group of persons and entities.  For purposes of this section, a controlling amount shall mean more than 50% of the issued and outstanding shares of Stock of the Company.  The Company shall have the above option to cancel Options regardless of how the acquisition is effectuated, whether by direct purchase, through a merger or similar corporate transaction, or otherwise.  In cases where the acquisition consists of the acquisition of assets of the Company, the net amount per share shall be calculated on the basis of the net amount receivable with respect to shares upon a distribution and liquidation by the Company after giving effect to expenses and charges, including but not limited to taxes, payable by the Company before the liquidation can be completed.

(c)           Where the Company does not exercise its option under this Section 13.1 the remaining provisions of this Article XIII shall apply, to the extent applicable.

13.2           Merger or Consolidation.  If the Company shall be the surviving corporation in any merger or consolidation, any Option granted hereunder shall pertain to and apply to the securities to which a holder of the number of shares of Stock subject to the Option would have been entitled in such merger or consolidation, provided that the Company shall not be considered the surviving corporation for purposes hereof if the Company is the survivor of a reverse triangular merger.

13.3           Other Transactions.  A dissolution or a liquidation of the Company or a merger and consolidation in which the Company is not the surviving corporation (the Company shall not be considered the surviving corporation for purposes hereof if the Company is the survivor of a reverse triangular merger) shall cause every Option outstanding hereunder to terminate as of the effective date of such dissolution, liquidation, merger or consolidation.  However, the Optionee either (i) shall be offered a firm commitment whereby the resulting or surviving corporation in a merger or consolidation will tender to the Optionee an option (the "Substitute Option") to purchase its shares on terms and conditions both as to number of shares and otherwise, which will substantially preserve to the Optionee the rights and benefits of the Option outstanding hereunder granted by the Company, or (ii) shall have the right immediately prior to such dissolution, liquidation, merger, or consolidation to exercise any unexercised Options whether or not then vested, subject to the provisions of the Plan.  The Board shall have absolute and uncontrolled discretion to determine whether the Optionee has been offered a firm commitment and whether the tendered Substitute Option will substantially preserve to the Optionee the rights and benefits of the Option outstanding hereunder.  In any event, any Substitute Option for an Incentive Stock Option shall comply with the requirements of Code § 424(a).

ARTICLE XIV

SECURITIES REGISTRATION

14.1           Securities Registration.  In the event that the Company shall deem it necessary or desirable to register under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any other applicable statute, any Options or any Stock with respect to which an Option may be or shall have been granted or exercised, or to qualify any such Options or Stock under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any other statute, then the Optionee shall cooperate with the Company and take such action as is necessary to permit registration or qualification of such Options or Stock.

 

  

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14.2           Representations.  Unless the Company has determined that the following representation is unnecessary, each person exercising an Option under the Plan may be required by the Company, as a condition to the issuance of the shares pursuant to exercise of the Option, to make a representation in writing (i) that he is acquiring such shares for his own account for investment and not with a view to, or for sale in connection with, the distribution of any part thereof within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, (ii) that before any transfer in connection with the resale of such shares, he will obtain the written opinion of counsel for the Company, or other counsel acceptable to the Company, that such shares may be transferred without registration thereof.  The Company may also require that the certificates representing such shares contain legends reflecting the foregoing.  To the extent permitted by law, including the Securities Act of 1933, nothing herein shall restrict the right of a person exercising an Option to sell the shares received in an open market transaction.

ARTICLE XV

TAX WITHHOLDING

Whenever shares of Stock are to be issued in satisfaction of Options exercised under the Plan, the Company shall have the power to require the recipient of the Stock to remit to the Company an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state, and local withholding tax requirements, if any.

ARTICLE XVI

INDEMNIFICATION

To the extent permitted by law, each person who is or shall have been a member of the Board or the Committee shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company against and from any loss, cost, liability, or expense that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred by him in connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit, or proceeding to which he may be a party or in which he may be involved by reason of any action taken or failure to act under the Plan and against and from any and all amounts paid by him in settlement thereof, with the Company's approval, or paid by him in satisfaction of judgment in any such action, suit, or proceeding against him, provided he shall give the Company an opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend the same before he undertakes to handle and defend it on his own behalf.  The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which such persons may be entitled under the Company's certificate of incorporation or bylaws, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or any power that the Company or any Subsidiary Corporation may have to indemnify them or hold them harmless.

ARTICLE XVII

REQUIREMENTS OF LAW

17.1           Requirements of Law.  The granting of Options and the issuance of shares of Stock upon the exercise of an Option shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and to such approvals by any governmental agencies or national securities exchanges as may be required.

17.2           Governing Law.  The Plan, and all agreements hereunder, shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Colorado.

  

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ARTICLE XVIII

EFFECTIVE DATE OF PLAN

The Plan shall be effective on October 1, 2011.

ARTICLE XIX

COMPLIANCE WITH CODE

Incentive Stock Options granted hereunder are intended to qualify as "incentive stock options" under Code § 422.  If any provision of the Plan is susceptible to more than one interpretation, such interpretation shall be given thereto as is consistent with Incentive Stock Options granted under the Plan being treated as incentive stock options under the Code.

ARTICLE XX

NO OBLIGATION TO EXERCISE OPTION

The granting of an Option shall impose no obligation upon the holder thereof to exercise such Option.

ARTICLE XXI

SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL

The Plan was approved by a vote of the majority of the shares of common stock of the Company on September 25, 2012.

THIS INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION PLAN was adopted by the Board of Directors of Aegis Identity Software, Inc. on October 13, 2011, to be effective as of October 1, 2011.

 

 

 

	 	AEGIS IDENTITY SOFTWARE, INC. 

By:                                                                           

Name:   J. Ralph Armijo

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