2003 Equity Incentive Plan

99 CENT STUFF, INC.
2003 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

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PURPOSE. The purpose of the 99 Cent Stuff, Inc. 2003 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) is to advance the interests of 99 Cent Stuff, Inc., a Florida corporation (the “Company”), by providing an additional incentive to attract, retain and motivate highly qualified and competent persons who are key to the Company, and upon whose efforts and judgment the success of the Company and its Subsidiaries is largely dependent, including key employees, consultants, independent contractors, Officers and Directors, by authorizing the grant of options to purchase Common Stock of the Company to persons who are eligible to participate hereunder, thereby encouraging stock ownership in the Company by such persons, all upon and subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan.

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DEFINITIONS. As used herein, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:

(a)

“Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.

(b)

“Cause” shall mean any of the following:

(i)

 a determination by the Company that there has been a willful, reckless or grossly negligent failure by the Optionee to perform his or her duties as an employee of the Company;

(ii)

a determination by the Company that there has been a willful breach by the Optionee of any of the material terms or provisions of any employment agreement between such Optionee and the Company;

(iii)

any conduct by the Optionee that either results in his or her conviction of a felony under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof, or of an equivalent crime under the laws of any other jurisdiction;

(iv)

a determination by the Company that the Optionee has committed an act or acts involving fraud, embezzlement, misappropriation, theft, breach of fiduciary duty or material dishonesty against the Company, its properties or personnel;

(v)

any act by the Optionee that the Company determines to be in willful or wanton disregard of the Company’s best interests, or which results, or is intended to result, directly or indirectly, in improper gain or personal enrichment of the Optionee at the expense of the Company;

(vi)

a determination by the Company that there has been a willful, reckless or grossly negligent failure by the Optionee to comply with any rules, regulations, policies or procedures of the Company, or that the Optionee has engaged in any act, behavior or conduct demonstrating a deliberate and material violation or disregard of standards of behavior that the Company has a right to expect of its employees; or

(vii)

if the Optionee, while employed by the Company and for two years thereafter, violates a confidentiality and/or noncompete agreement with the Company, or fails to

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safeguard, divulges, communicates, uses to the detriment of the Company or for the benefit of any person or persons, or misuses in any way, any Confidential Information;

PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that, if the Optionee has entered into a written employment agreement with the Company which remains effective and which expressly provides for a termination of such Optionee’s employment for “cause”, the term “Cause” as used herein shall have the meaning as set forth in the Optionee’s employment agreement in lieu of the definition of “Cause” set forth in this Section 2(b).

(c)

“Change of Control” shall mean the acquisition by any person or group (as that term is defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”)), and the rules promulgated pursuant to that act) in a single transaction or a series of transactions of 50% or more in voting power of the outstanding stock of the Company and a change of the composition of the Board of Directors so that, within two years after the acquisition took place, a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company, or of any corporation with which the Company may be consolidated or merged, are persons who were not directors or officers of the Company or one of its Subsidiaries immediately prior to the acquisition, or to the first of a series of transactions which resulted in the acquisition of 50% or more in voting powe r of the outstanding stock of the Company.

(d)

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

(e)

“Committee” shall mean the stock option or compensation committee appointed by the Board or, if not appointed, the Board.

(f)

“Common Stock” shall mean the Company’s common stock par value $.01 per share.

(g)

“Confidential Information” shall mean any and all information pertaining to the Company’s financial condition, clients, customers, prospects, sources of prospects, customer lists, trademarks, trade names, service marks, service names, “know-how,” trade secrets, products, services, details of client or consulting contracts, management agreements, pricing policies, operational methods, site selection, results of operations, costs and methods of doing business, owners and ownership structure, marketing practices, marketing plans or strategies, product development techniques or plans, procurement and sales activities, promotion and pricing techniques, credit and financial data concerning customers and business acquisition plans, that is not generally available to the public.

(h)

“Director” shall mean a member of the Board.

(i)

“Employee” shall mean any person, including officers, directors, consultants and independent contractors who are either employed or engaged by the Company or any parent or Subsidiary of the Company within the meaning of Code Section 3401(c) or the regulations promulgated thereunder.

(j)

“Fair Market Value” of a Share on any date of reference shall be the Closing Price of a share of Common Stock on the business day  on or immediately preceding such date, unless the Committee in its sole discretion shall determine otherwise in a fair manner.  For this

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purpose, the “Closing Price” of the Common Stock on any business day shall be (i) if the Common Stock is listed or admitted for trading on any United States national securities exchange (including The Nasdaq Stock Market), or if actual transactions are otherwise reported on a consolidated transaction reporting system, the last reported sale price of the Common Stock on such exchange or reporting system, as reported in any newspaper of general circulation, or (ii) if clause (i) is not applicable, the mean between the high bid and low asked quotations for the Common Stock as reported by the Pink Sheets if at least two securities dealers have inserted both bid and asked quotations for the Common Stock on at least five of the ten preceding days.  If the information set forth in clauses (i) through (ii) above is unavailab le or inapplicable to the Company (e.g., if the Company’s Common Stock is not then publicly traded or quoted), then the “Fair Market Value” of a Share shall be the fair market value (i.e., the price at which a willing seller would sell a Share to a willing buyer when neither is acting under compulsion and when both have reasonable knowledge of all relevant facts) of a share of the Common Stock on the business day immediately preceding such date as the Committee in its sole and absolute discretion shall determine in a fair and uniform manner.

(k)

“Family Member” shall mean any child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, former spouse, sibling, niece, nephew, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law, including adoptive relationships, any person sharing the Employee’s household (other than a tenant or Employee), a trust in which these persons have more than 50% of the beneficial interest, a foundation in which these persons (or the Employee) control the management of assets, and any other entity in which these persons (or the Employee) own more than 50% of the voting interests.

(l)

“Incentive Stock Option” shall mean an incentive stock option as defined in Section 422 of the Code.

(m)

“Non-Employee Directors” shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 16b-3(b)(3)(i) (17 C.F.R. §240.16(b)-3(b)(3)(i)) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

(n)

“Non-Statutory Stock Option” or “Nonqualified Stock Option” shall mean an Option which is not an Incentive Stock Option.

(o)

“Officer” shall mean the Company’s chairman, president, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer (or, if there is no such accounting officer, the controller), any vice-president of the Company in charge of a principal business unit, division or function (such as sales, administration or finance), any other officer who performs a policy-making function, or any other person who performs similar policy-making functions for the Company. Officers of Subsidiaries shall be deemed Officers of the Company if they perform such policy-making functions for the Company. As used in this paragraph, the phrase “policy-making function” does not include policy-making functions that are not significant. Unless specified otherwise in a resolution by the Board, an “executive officer” pursuant to Item 4 01(b) of Regulation S-K (17 C.F.R. §229.401(b)) shall be only such person designated as an “Officer” pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this paragraph.

(p)

“Option” (when capitalized) shall mean any stock option granted under this Plan.

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(q)

“Optionee” shall mean a person to whom an Option is granted under this Plan or any person who succeeds to the rights of such person under this Plan by reason of the death of such person.

(r)

“Plan” shall mean this 2002 Stock Option Plan of the Company, which Plan shall be effective upon approval by the Board, subject to approval, within 12 months of the date thereof by holders of a majority of the Company’s issued and outstanding Common Stock of the Company.

(s)

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

(t)

“Share” or “Shares” shall mean a share or shares, as the case may be, of the Common Stock, as adjusted in accordance with Section 10 of this Plan.

(u)

“Subsidiary” shall mean any corporation (other than the Company) in any unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company if, at the time of the granting of the Option, each of the corporations other than the last corporation in the unbroken chain owns stock possessing 50 % or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain.

3.

SHARES AND OPTIONS. Subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 10 hereof, the Company may grant to Optionees from time to time Options to purchase an aggregate of up to 250,000 Shares from Shares held in the Company’s treasury or from authorized and unissued Shares. If any Option granted under this Plan shall terminate, expire, or be canceled, forfeited or surrendered as to any Shares, the Shares relating to such lapsed Option shall be available for issuance pursuant to new Options subsequently granted under this Plan. Upon the grant of any Option hereunder, the authorized and unissued Shares to which such Option relates shall be reserved for issuance to permit exercise under this Plan. Subject to the provisions of Section 14 hereof, an Option granted hereunder shall be either an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Statutory S tock Option as determined by the Committee at the time of grant of such Option and shall clearly state whether it is an Incentive Stock Option or Non-Statutory Stock Option. All Incentive Stock Options shall be granted within ten years from the effective date of this Plan.

4.

LIMITATIONS. Options otherwise qualifying as Incentive Stock Options hereunder will not be treated as Incentive Stock Options to the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at the time the Option is granted) of the Shares, with respect to which Options meeting the requirements of Code Section 422(b) are exercisable for the first time by any individual during any calendar year (under all stock option or similar plans of the Company and any Subsidiary), exceeds $100,000.

5.

CONDITIONS FOR GRANT OF OPTIONS.

(a)

Each Option shall be evidenced by an option agreement that may contain any term deemed necessary or desirable by the Committee, provided such terms are not inconsistent with this Plan or any applicable law. Optionees shall be those persons selected by the Committee from the class of all regular Employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries, including Employee Directors and Officers who are regular or former regular employees of the Company, as well as

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consultants to the Company. Any person who files with the Committee, in a form satisfactory to the Committee, a written waiver of eligibility to receive any Option under this Plan shall not be eligible to receive any Option under this Plan for the duration of such waiver.

(b)

In granting Options, the Committee shall take into consideration the contribution the person has made, or is expected to make, to the success of the Company or its Subsidiaries and such other factors as the Committee shall determine. The Committee shall also have the authority to consult with and receive recommendations from Officers and other personnel of the Company and its Subsidiaries with regard to these matters. The Committee may from time to time in granting Options under this Plan prescribe such terms and conditions concerning such Options as it deems appropriate, including, without limitation, (i) the exercise price or prices of the Option or any installments thereof, (ii) prescribing the date or dates on which the Option becomes and/or remains exercisable, (iii) providing that the Option vests or becomes exercisable in ins tallments over a period of time, and/or upon the attainment of certain stated standards, specifications or goals, (iv) relating an Option to the continued employment of the Optionee for a specified period of time, (v) providing whether the Option shall fully vest upon a Change of Control or (vi) conditions or termination events with respect to the exercisability of any Option, provided that such terms and conditions are not more favorable to an Optionee than those expressly permitted herein.

(c)

The Options granted to employees under this Plan shall be in addition to regular salaries, pension, life insurance or other benefits related to their employment with the Company or its Subsidiaries. Neither this Plan nor any Option granted under this Plan shall confer upon any person any right to employment or continuance of employment (or related salary and benefits) by the Company or its Subsidiaries.

6.

EXERCISE PRICE. The exercise price per Share of any Option shall be any price determined by the Committee but shall not be less than the par value per Share; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that in no event shall the exercise price per Share of any Incentive Stock Option be less than the Fair Market Value of the Shares underlying such Option on the date such Option is granted and, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to a 10% shareholder, the per Share exercise price will not be less than 110% of the Fair Market Value in accordance with Section 14 of this Plan. Re-granted Options, or Options which are canceled and then re-granted covering such canceled Options, will, for purposes of this Section 6, be deemed to have been granted on the date of the re-granting.

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EXERCISE OF OPTIONS.

(a)

An Option shall be deemed exercised when (i) the Company has received written notice of such exercise in accordance with the terms of the Option, (ii) full payment of the aggregate option price of the Shares as to which the Option is exercised has been made, (iii) the Optionee has agreed to be bound by the terms, provisions and conditions of any applicable shareholders’ agreement, and (iv) arrangements that are satisfactory to the Committee in its sole discretion have been made for the Optionee’s payment to the Company of the amount that is necessary for the Company or the Subsidiary employing the Optionee to withhold in accordance with applicable Federal or state tax withholding requirements. Unless further limited by the Committee in any Option, the exercise price of any Shares purchased pursuant to the exercise of such Option shall be paid in cash, by certified or official bank check, by money order, with Shares or by a combination of the above; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Committee in its sole

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discretion may accept a personal check in full or partial payment of any Shares. If the exercise price is paid in whole or in part with Shares, the value of the Shares surrendered shall be their Fair Market Value on the date the Option is exercised. The Company in its sole discretion may, on an individual basis or pursuant to a general program established by the Committee in connection with this Plan, lend money to an Optionee to exercise all or a portion of the Option granted hereunder. If the exercise price is paid in whole or part with the Optionee’s promissory note, such note shall (i) provide for full recourse to the maker, (ii) be collateralized by the pledge of the Shares that the Optionee purchases upon exercise of such Option, (iii) bear interest at a rate no less than the rate of interest payable by the Company to its principal lender, and (iv) contain such other terms as the Committee in its sole discretion shall require. No Optionee shall be deemed to be a holder of any shares subject to an Option unless and until a stock certificate or certificates for such shares are issued to the person(s) under the terms of this Plan. No adjustments shall be made for dividends (ordinary or extraordinary, whether in cash, securities or property) or distributions or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date such stock certificate is issued, except as expressly provided in Section 10 hereof.

(b)

No Optionee shall be deemed to be a holder of any Shares subject to an Option unless and until a stock certificate or certificates for such Shares are issued to such person(s) under the terms of this Plan. No adjustment shall be made for dividends (ordinary or extraordinary, whether in cash, securities or other property) or distributions or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date such stock certificate is issued, except as expressly provided in Section 10 hereof.

8.

EXERCISABILITY OF OPTIONS. Any Option shall become exercisable in such amounts, at such intervals, upon such events or occurrences and upon such other terms and conditions as shall be provided in this Plan or in an individual Option agreement evidencing such Option, except as otherwise provided in Section 5(b) or this Section 8.

(a)

The expiration date(s) of an Option shall be determined by the Committee at the time of grant, but in no event shall an Option be exercisable after the expiration of ten years from the date of grant of the Option.

(b)

Unless otherwise expressly provided in any Option as approved by the Committee, notwithstanding the exercise schedule set forth in any Option, each outstanding Option, may, in the sole discretion of the Committee, become fully exercisable upon the date of the occurrence of any Change of Control, but, unless otherwise expressly provided in any Option, no earlier than six months after the date of grant, and if and only if Optionee is in the employ of the Company on such date.

(c)

The Committee may in its sole discretion at any time accelerate the date on which any Option may be exercised and may accelerate the vesting of any Shares subject to any Option or previously acquired by the exercise of any Option.

9.

TERMINATION OF OPTION PERIOD.

(a)

Unless otherwise expressly provided in any Option, the unexercised portion of any Option shall automatically and without notice immediately terminate and become forfeited, null and void at the time of the earliest to occur of the following:

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(i)

three months after the date on which the Optionee’s employment is terminated for any reason other than by reason of (A) Cause, (B) the termination of the Optionee’s employment with the Company by such Optionee following less than ninety (90) days’ prior written notice to the Company of such termination (an “Improper Termination”), (C) a mental or physical disability (within the meaning of Section 22(e) of the Code) as determined by a medical doctor satisfactory to the Committee, or (D) death;

(ii)

immediately upon (A) the termination by the Company of the Optionee’s employment for Cause, or (B) an Improper Termination; or

(iii)

the later of (A) twelve months after the date of termination of the Optionee’s employment by reason of death of the employee, or (B) three months after the date on which the Optionee shall die if such death shall occur during the one year period specified in Subsection 9(a)(iii) hereof.

(b)

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Optionee’s employment is terminated by reason of a mental or physical disability (within the meaning of Section 22(e) of the Code) as determined by a medical doctor satisfactory to the Committee or the Optionee retires from employment by the Company or any other entity, then the Option shall continue until the original expiration date.

(c)

The Committee in its sole discretion may, by giving written notice (“cancellation notice”), cancel effective upon the date of the consummation of any corporate transaction described in Subsection 10(d) hereof, any Option that remains unexercised on such date. Such cancellation notice shall be given a reasonable period of time prior to the proposed date of such cancellation and may be given either before or after approval of such corporate transaction.

(d)

Upon Optionee’s termination of employment as described in this Section 9, or otherwise, any Option (or portion thereof) not previously vested or not yet exercisable pursuant to Section 8 of this Plan or the vesting schedule set forth in such Option shall be immediately canceled.

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ADJUSTMENT OF SHARES.

(a)

If at any time while this Plan is in effect or unexercised Options are outstanding, there shall be any increase or decrease in the number of issued and outstanding Shares through the declaration of a stock dividend or through any recapitalization resulting in a stock split, combination or exchange of Shares (other than any such exchange or issuance of Shares through which Shares are issued to effect an acquisition of another business or entity or the Company’s purchase of Shares to exercise a “call” purchase option), then and in such event:

(i)

appropriate adjustment shall be made in the maximum number of Shares available for grant under this Plan, so that the same percentage of the Company’s issued and outstanding Shares shall continue to be subject to being so optioned;

(ii)

appropriate adjustment shall be made in the number of Shares and the exercise price per Share thereof then subject to any outstanding Option, so that the same percentage of the Company’s issued and outstanding Shares shall remain subject to purchase at the same aggregate exercise price; and

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(iii)

such adjustments shall be made by the Committee, whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding and conclusive.

(b)

Subject to the specific terms of any Option, the Committee may change the terms of Options outstanding under this Plan, with respect to the option price or the number of Shares subject to the Options, or both, when, in the Committee’s sole discretion, such adjustments become appropriate by reason of a corporate transaction described in Subsection 10(d) hereof, or otherwise.

(c)

Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the issuance by the Company of shares of its capital stock of any class, or securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of its capital stock of any class, either in connection with a direct or unwritten sale or upon the exercise of rights or warrants to subscribe therefor or purchase such Shares, or upon conversion of shares of obligations of the Company convertible into such shares or other securities, shall not affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to the number of or exercise price of Shares then subject to outstanding Options granted under this Plan.

(d)

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the existence of outstanding Options granted under this Plan shall not affect in any manner the right or power of the Company to make, authorize or consummate (i) any or all adjustments, reclassifications, recapitalizations, reorganizations or other changes in the Company’s capital structure or its business; (ii) any merger or consolidation of the Company or to which the Company is a party; (iii) any issuance by the Company of debt securities, or preferred or preference stock that would rank senior to or above the Shares subject to outstanding Options; (iv) any purchase or issuance by the Company of Shares or other classes of common stock or common equity securities; (v) the dissolution or liquidation of the Company; (vi) any sale, transfer, encumbrance, pledge or assignment of all or any part of the assets or business of the Company; or (vii) any other corporate act or proceeding, whether of a similar character or otherwise.

(e)

The Optionee shall receive written notice within a reasonable time prior to the consummation of such action advising the Optionee of any of the foregoing. The Committee may, in the exercise of its sole discretion, in such instances declare that any Option shall terminate as of a date fixed by the Board and give each Optionee the right to exercise his or her Option.

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TRANSFERABILITY OF OPTIONS. Unless otherwise authorized by the Board, no Option granted hereunder shall be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, disposed or otherwise transferred by the Optionee other than (a) by will or the laws of descent and distribution, (b) by gift to a Family Member, or (c) through a domestic relations order in settlement of marital property rights.  No Option shall be exercisable during the Optionee’s lifetime by any person other than the Optionee or transferee permitted under this Section 11.

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ISSUANCE OF SHARES. As a condition of any sale or issuance of Shares upon exercise of any Option, the Committee may require such agreements or undertakings, if any, as the Committee may deem necessary or advisable to assure compliance with any such law or regulation including, but not limited to, the following:

(i)

a representation and warranty by the Optionee to the Company, at the time any Option is exercised, that he is acquiring the Shares to be issued to him for investment and not with a view to, or for sale in connection with, the distribution of any such Shares; and

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(ii)

(A)

an agreement and undertaking to comply with all of the terms, restrictions and provisions set forth in any then applicable shareholders’ agreement relating to the Shares, including, without limitation, any restrictions on transferability, any rights of first refusal and any option of the Company to “call” or purchase such Shares under then applicable agreements, and

(B)

any restrictive legend or legends, to be embossed or imprinted on Share certificates, that are, in the discretion of the Committee, necessary or appropriate to comply with the provisions of any securities law or other restriction applicable to the issuance of the Shares.

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ADMINISTRATION OF THIS PLAN.

(a)

This Plan shall initially be administered by the Board. As soon as may be practicable, but no later than the date (if ever) the Common Stock is listed or admitted for trading on any United States national securities exchange, the Plan shall be administered by the Committee, which shall consist of not less than two Non-Employee Directors. The Committee shall have all of the powers of the Board with respect to this Plan. Any member of the Committee may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by resolution of the Board and any vacancy occurring in the membership of the Committee may be filled by appointment by the Board.

(b)

Subject to the provisions of this Plan, the Committee shall have the authority, in its sole discretion, to: (i) grant Options, (ii) determine the exercise price per Share at which Options may be exercised, (iii) determine the Optionees to whom, and time or times at which, Options shall be granted, (iv) determine the number of Shares to be represented by each Option, (v) determine the terms, conditions and provisions of each Option granted (which need not be identical) and, with the consent of the holder thereof, modify or amend each Option, (vi) defer (with the consent of the Optionee) or accelerate the exercise date of any Option, and (vii) make all other determinations deemed necessary or advisable for the administration of this Plan, including repricing, canceling and regranting Options.

(c)

The Committee, from time to time, may adopt rules and regulations for carrying out the purposes of this Plan. The Committee’s determinations and its interpretation and construction of any provision of this Plan shall be final, conclusive and binding upon all Optionees and any holders of any Options granted under this Plan.

(d)

Any and all decisions or determinations of the Committee shall be made either (i) by a majority vote of the members of the Committee at a meeting of the Committee or (ii) without a meeting by the unanimous written approval of the members of the Committee.

(e)

No member of the Committee, or any Officer or Director of the Company or its Subsidiaries, shall be personally liable for any act or omission made in good faith in connection with this Plan.

14.

INCENTIVE OPTIONS FOR 10% SHAREHOLDERS. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Plan to the contrary, an Incentive Stock Option shall not be granted to any person owning directly or indirectly (through attribution under Section 424(d) of the Code) at the date of grant, stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company (or of its Subsidiary) at the date of grant unless the exercise price of such Option is at

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least 110% of the Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to such Option on the date the Option is granted, and such Option by its terms is not exercisable after the expiration of ten years from the date such Option is granted.

15.

INTERPRETATION.

(a)

This Plan shall be administered and interpreted so that all Incentive Stock Options granted under this Plan will qualify as Incentive Stock Options under Section 422 of the Code. If any provision of this Plan should be held invalid for the granting of Incentive Stock Options or illegal for any reason, such determination shall not affect the remaining provisions hereof, and this Plan shall be construed and enforced as if such provision had never been included in this Plan.

(b)

This Plan shall be governed by the laws of the State of Florida.

(c)

Headings contained in this Plan are for convenience only and shall in no manner be construed as part of this Plan or affect the meaning or interpretation of any part of this Plan.

(d)

Any reference to the masculine, feminine, or neuter gender shall be a reference to such other gender as is appropriate.

(e)

Time shall be of the essence with respect to all time periods specified for the giving of notices to the company hereunder, as well as all time periods for the expiration and termination of Options in accordance with Section 9 hereof (or as otherwise set forth in an option agreement).

16.

CANCELLATION AND RESCISSION OF AWARDS.

(a) Unless the Option specifies otherwise, the Committee may cancel, rescind, suspend, withhold or otherwise limit or restrict any unexpired, unpaid, or deferred Options at any time if the Optionee is not in compliance with all applicable provisions of this Plan and the individual Option agreement evidencing such Option, or if the Optionee engages in any "Detrimental Activity." For purposes of this Section 16, "Detrimental Activity" shall include: (i) the rendering of services for any organization or engaging directly or indirectly in any business which is or becomes competitive with the Company, or which organization or business, or the rendering of services to such organization or business, is or becomes otherwise prejudicial to or in conflict with the interests of the Company; (ii) the disclosure to anyone outsi de the Company, or the use in other than the Company's business, without prior written authorization from the Company, of any confidential information or material, as defined in any agreement between the Optionee and the Company regarding confidential information and intellectual property either during or after employment with the Company; (iii) the failure or refusal to disclose promptly and to assign to the Company, pursuant to the Company's confidentiality agreement with the Optionee, all right, title and interest in any invention or idea, patentable or not, made or conceived by the Optionee during employment by the Company, relating in any manner to the actual or anticipated business, research or development work of the Company or the failure or refusal to do anything reasonably necessary to enable the Company to secure a patent where appropriate in the United States and in other countries; (iv) activity that results in termination of the Optionee's employment for cause; (v) a material violation of any w ritten rules, policies, procedures or guidelines of the Company; (vi) any

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attempt directly or indirectly to induce any employee of the Company to be employed or perform services elsewhere or any attempt directly or indirectly to solicit the trade or business of any current or prospective customer, supplier or partner of the Company; (vii) the Optionee being convicted of, or entering a guilty plea with respect to, a crime, whether or not connected with the Company; or (viii) any other conduct or act determined to be injurious, detrimental or prejudicial to any interest of the Company.

(b) Upon exercise, payment or delivery pursuant to an Option, the Optionee shall certify in a manner acceptable to the Company that he or she is in compliance with the terms and conditions of the Plan. In the event a Optionee fails to comply with the provisions of paragraphs (a)(i)-(viii) of this Section 16 prior to, or during the six months after, any exercise, payment or delivery pursuant to an Option, such exercise, payment or delivery may be rescinded by the Company within two years thereafter. In the event of any such rescission, the Optionee shall pay to the Company the amount of any gain realized or payment received as a result of the rescinded exercise, payment or delivery, in such manner and on such terms and conditions as may be required, and the Company shall be entitled to set-off against the amount of any such gain any am ount owed to the Optionee by the Company.

17.

AMENDMENT AND DISCONTINUATION OF THIS PLAN. Either the Board or the Committee may from time to time amend this Plan or any Option without the consent or approval of the shareholders of the Company; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that, except to the extent provided in Section 9, no amendment or suspension of this Plan or any Option issued hereunder shall substantially impair any Option previously granted to any Optionee without the consent of such Optionee.

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TERMINATION DATE. This Plan shall terminate ten years after the date of adoption by the Board of Directors.  

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