AMENDED AS OF NOVEMBER 17, 1999
BOLT, INC.
1999 EMPLOYEE, DIRECTOR AND CONSULTANT STOCK OPTION PLAN
1. DEFINITIONS.
Unless otherwise specified or unless the context otherwise requires,
the following terms, as used in this BOLT, INC. 1999 EMPLOYEE, DIRECTOR
AND CONSULTANT STOCK OPTION PLAN, have the following meanings:
Administrator means the Board of Directors, unless it has
delegated power to act on its behalf to the Committee, in
which case the Administrator means the Committee.
Affiliate means a corporation which, for purposes of Section
424 of the Code, is a parent or subsidiary of the Company,
direct or indirect.
Board of Directors means the Board of Directors of the
Company.
Change in Control means (i) any consolidation or merger of the
Company in which the Company is not the continuing or
surviving corporation or pursuant to which shares of the
Company's common stock would be converted into cash,
securities or other property, other than a merger or
consolidation of the Company in which the holders of the
Company's common stock immediately prior to the merger or
consolidation hold more than fifty percent (50%) of the common
stock of the surviving company immediately after the merger,
or (ii) any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer (in one or
more transaction or series of related transactions) of all, or
substantially all, the assets of the Company to a nonaffiliate
of the Company, or (iii) the stockholders of the Company shall
approve any plan or proposal for liquidation or dissolution of
the Company.
Code means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.
Committee means the committee of the Board of Directors to
which the Board of Directors has delegated power to act under
or pursuant to the provisions of the Plan, or in the absence
of such delegation, the full Board of Directors.
Common Stock means shares of the Company's common stock, $.01
par value per share. 2
Company means Bolt, Inc., a Delaware corporation formerly
known as Concrete Media Inc.
Disability or Disabled means permanent and total disability as
defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.
Fair Market Value of a Share of Common Stock means:
(1) If the Common Stock is listed on a national securities
exchange or traded in the over-the-counter market and sales
prices are regularly reported for the Common Stock, the
closing or last price of the Common Stock on the Composite
Tape or other comparable reporting system for the trading day
immediately preceding the applicable date;
(2) If the Common Stock is not traded on a national securities
exchange but is traded on the over-the-counter market, if
sales prices are not regularly reported for the Common Stock
for the trading day referred to in clause (1), and if bid and
asked prices for the Common Stock are regularly reported, the
mean between the bid and the asked price for the Common Stock
at the close of trading in the over-the-counter market for the
trading day on which Common Stock was traded immediately
preceding the applicable date; and
(3) If the Common Stock is neither listed on a national
securities exchange nor traded in the over-the-counter market,
such value as the Administrator, in good faith, shall
determine.
ISO means an option meant to qualify as an incentive stock
option under Section 422 of the Code.
Key Employee means an employee of the Company or of an
Affiliate (including, without limitation, an employee who is
also serving as an officer or director of the Company or of an
Affiliate), designated by the Administrator to be eligible to
be granted one or more Options under the Plan.
Non-Qualified Option means an option which is not intended to
qualify as an ISO.
Option means an ISO or Non-Qualified Option granted under the
Plan.
Option Agreement means an agreement between the Company and a
Participant delivered pursuant to the Plan, in such form as
the Administrator shall approve.
Participant means a Key Employee, director or consultant to
whom one or more Options are granted under the Plan. As used
herein, "Participant" shall include "Participant's Survivors"
where the context requires.
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Plan means this Bolt, Inc. 1999 Employee, Director and
Consultant Stock Option Plan.
Shares means shares of the Common Stock as to which Options
have been or may be granted under the Plan or any shares of
capital stock into which the Shares are changed or for which
they are exchanged within the provisions of Paragraph 3 of the
Plan. The Shares issued upon exercise of Options granted under
the Plan may be authorized and unissued shares or shares held
by the Company in its treasury, or both.
Survivors means a deceased Participant's legal representatives
and/or any person or persons who acquired the Participant's
rights to an Option by will or by the laws of descent and
distribution.
2. PURPOSES OF THE PLAN.
The Plan is intended to encourage ownership of Shares by Key Employees and directors of and certain consultants to the Company in order to attract such people, to induce them to work for the benefit of the Company or of an Affiliate and to provide additional incentive for them to promote the success of the Company or of an Affiliate. The Plan provides for the granting of ISOs and Non-Qualified Options.
3. SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN.
The number of Shares which may be issued from time to time pursuant to this Plan shall be 3,077,948, or the equivalent of such number of Shares after the Administrator, in its sole discretion, has interpreted the effect of any stock split, stock dividend, combination, recapitalization or similar transaction in accordance with Paragraph 16 of the Plan.
If an Option ceases to be "outstanding", in whole or in part, the Shares which were subject to such Option shall be available for the granting of other Options under the Plan. Any Option shall be treated as "outstanding" until such Option is exercised in full, or terminates or expires under the provisions of the Plan, or by agreement of the parties to the pertinent Option Agreement.
4. ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN.
The Administrator of the Plan will be the Board of Directors, except to the extent the Board of Directors delegates its authority to the Committee, in which case the Committee shall be the Administrator. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Administrator is authorized to:
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a. Interpret the provisions of the Plan or of any Option or
Option Agreement and to make all rules and determinations
which it deems necessary or advisable for the administration
of the Plan;
b. Determine which employees of the Company or of an Affiliate
shall be designated as Key Employees and which of the Key
Employees, directors and consultants shall be granted Options;
c. Determine the number of shares for which an Option or Options
shall be granted; and
d. Specify the terms and conditions upon which an Option or
Options may be granted;
provided, however, that all such interpretations, rules, determinations, terms and conditions shall be made and prescribed in the context of preserving the tax status under Section 422 of the Code of those Options which are designated as ISOs. Subject to the foregoing, the interpretation and construction by the Administrator of any provisions of the Plan or of any Option granted under it shall be final, unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors, if the Administrator is the Committee.
5. ELIGIBILITY FOR PARTICIPATION.
The Administrator will, in its sole discretion, name the Participants in the Plan, provided, however, that each Participant must be a Key Employee, director or consultant of the Company or of an Affiliate at the time an Option is granted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator may authorize the grant of an Option to a person not then an employee, director or consultant of the Company or of an Affiliate; provided, however, that the actual grant of such Option shall be conditioned upon such person becoming eligible to become a Participant at or prior to the time of the delivery of the Option Agreement evidencing such Option. ISOs may be granted only to Key Employees. Non-Qualified Options may be granted to any Key Employee, director or consultant of the Company or an Affiliate. The granting of any Option to any individual shall neither entitle that individual to, nor disqualify him or her from, participation in any other grant of Options.
6. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS.
Each Option shall be set forth in writing in an Option Agreement, duly executed by the Company and, to the extent required by law or requested by the Company, by the Participant. The Administrator may provide that Options be granted subject to such terms and conditions, consistent with the terms and conditions specifically required under this Plan, as the Administrator may deem appropriate including, without limitation, subsequent approval by the shareholders of the Company of this Plan or any amendments thereto.
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A. Non-Qualified Options: Each Option intended to be a
Non-Qualified Option shall be subject to the terms and
conditions which the Administrator determines to be
appropriate and in the best interest of the Company, subject
to the following minimum standards for any such Non-Qualified
Option:
a. Option Price: Each Option Agreement shall state the
option price (per share) of the Shares covered by
each Option, which option price shall be determined
by the Administrator but shall not be less than the
par value per share of Common Stock.
b. Each Option Agreement shall state the number of
Shares to which it pertains;
c. Each Option Agreement shall state the date or dates
on which it first is exercisable and the date after
which it may no longer be exercised, and may provide
that the Option rights accrue or become exercisable
in installments over a period of months or years, or
upon the occurrence of certain conditions or the
attainment of stated goals or events; and
d. Exercise of any Option may be conditioned upon the
Participant's execution of a Share purchase agreement
in form satisfactory to the Administrator providing
for certain protections for the Company and its other
shareholders, including requirements that:
i. The Participant's or the Participant's
Survivors' right to sell or transfer the
Shares may be restricted; and
ii. The Participant or the Participant's
Survivors may be required to execute letters
of investment intent and must also
acknowledge that the Shares will bear
legends noting any applicable restrictions.
B. ISOs: Each Option intended to be an ISO shall be issued only
to a Key Employee and be subject to the following terms and
conditions, with such additional restrictions or changes as
the Administrator determines are appropriate but not in
conflict with Section 422 of the Code and relevant regulations
and rulings of the Internal Revenue Service:
a. Minimum standards: The ISO shall meet the minimum
standards required of Non-Qualified Options, as
described in Paragraph 6(A) above, except clause (a)
thereunder.
b. Option Price: Immediately before the Option is
granted, if the Participant owns, directly or by
reason of the applicable attribution rules in Section
424(d) of the Code:
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i. Ten percent (10%) or less of the total
combined voting power of all classes of
share capital of the Company or an
Affiliate, the Option price per share of the
Shares covered by each Option shall not be
less than one hundred percent (100%) of the
Fair Market Value per share of the Shares on
the date of the grant of the Option.
ii. More than ten percent (10%) of the total
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