OKLAHOMA
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73-1479206
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(I.R.S.
Employer
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incorporation
or organization)
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Identification
No.)
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PROPOSED
MAXIMUM
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PROPOSED
MAXIMUM
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TITLE OF
SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED
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AMOUNT TO
BE
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OFFERING
PRICE PER
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AGGREGATE
OFFERING
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AMOUNT OF
REGISTRATION
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COMMON STOCK
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REGISTERED
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SHARE(2)
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PRICE
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FEE
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$.0002
PAR VALUE(1)
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75,000,000 | $ | 0.0051 | $ | 382,500 | $ | 27.27 | |||||||||
Totals
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75,000,000 | $ | 0.0051 | $ | 382,500 | $ | 27.27 |
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Prospectus
Summary
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5
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Risk
Factors
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6
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Cautionary
Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
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10
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Determination
of Offering Price
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10
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Use
of Proceeds
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10
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Selling
Stockholders
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10
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Plan
of Distribution
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12
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Legal
Matters
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13
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Experts
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13
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Incorporation
of Documents by Reference
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14
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Disclosure
of Commission Position on Indemnification For Securities Act
Liabilities
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14
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Additional
Information Available to You
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15
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Common
stock outstanding before the offering
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373,387,244
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Common
stock offered by selling stockholder
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10,250,895
shares
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Common
stock to be outstanding after the offering
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383,638,139 shares
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Use
of proceeds
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We
will not receive any proceeds from the resale of the shares offered
hereby.
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OTC
Bulletin Board Ticker Symbol
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TDCP
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% Below
Market
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Price Per
Share
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Effective
Conversion
Price
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Number
of Shares
Issuable(1)
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% of
Outstanding
Stock
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25
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%
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$ | 0.00338 | $ | 0.00270 | 2,830,603,484 | 763 | % | ||||||||
50
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%
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$ | 0.00225 | $ | 0.00180 | 5,662,133,651 | 1,527 | % | ||||||||
75
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%
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$ | 0.00113 | $ | 0.00090 | 11,325,193,984 | 3,054 | % |
Effective
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Number
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% of
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% Below
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Price Per
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Conversion
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of Shares
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Outstanding
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Market
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Share
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Price
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Issuable
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Stock
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25
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% | $ | 0.00338 | $ | 0.00340 | 152,611,733 | 41 | % | |||||||||
50
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% | $ | 0.00225 | $ | 0.00203 | 228,917,600 | 62 | % | |||||||||
75
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% | $ | 0.00113 | $ | 0.00010 | 457,835,200 | 123 | % |
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pay
late payments to Golden State for late issuance of common stock upon
conversion of the convertible debenture, in the amount of $100 per
business day after the delivery date for each $10,000 of convertible
debenture principal amount being converted or
redeemed;
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in
the event we are prohibited from issuing common stock, or fail to timely
deliver common stock on a delivery date, or upon the occurrence of an
event of default, then at the election of Golden State, we must pay to
Golden State a sum of money determined by multiplying up to the
outstanding principal amount of the convertible debenture designated by
Golden State by 130%, together with accrued but unpaid interest thereon;
and
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if
ten days after the date we are required to deliver common stock to Golden
State pursuant to a conversion, Golden State purchases (in an open market
transaction or otherwise) shares of common stock to deliver in
satisfaction of a sale by Golden State of the common stock which it
anticipated receiving upon such conversion (a "Buy-In"), then we are
required to pay in cash to Golden State the amount by which its total
purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of
common stock so purchased exceeds the aggregate principal and/or interest
amount of the convertible debenture for which such conversion was not
timely honored, together with interest thereon at a rate of 15% per annum,
accruing until such amount and any accrued interest thereon is paid in
full.
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that a broker or dealer approve a
person's account for transactions in penny stocks;
and
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the broker or dealer receive from
the investor a written agreement to the transaction, setting forth the
identity and quantity of the penny stock to be
purchased.
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obtain financial information and
investment experience objectives of the person;
and
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make a reasonable determination
that the transactions in penny stocks are suitable for that person and the
person has sufficient knowledge and experience in financial matters to be
capable of evaluating the risks of transactions in penny
stocks.
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sets forth the basis on which the
broker or dealer made the suitability determination;
and
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that the broker or dealer
received a signed, written agreement from the investor prior to the
transaction.
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Name
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Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned Prior to
the Offering(1)
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Percentage
of Shares
Beneficially Owned
Prior to the
Offering(2)
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Number of
Shares That
May be
Reoffered
Pursuant to this
Prospectus(3)
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Percentage
of Shares
Beneficially Owned
After the
Offering(4)
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James
N. Welsh (5)
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0
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*
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10,250,895
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*
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Total
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Reference is made to our annual
report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, as filed with
the SEC on April 15, 2009
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Reference
is made to our current report on Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on May
18, 2009
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Reference
is made to our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March
31, 2009, as filed with the SEC on May 20,
2009
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Reference
is made to our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30,
2009, as filed with the SEC on August 14,
2009
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Reference
is made to our current report on Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on August
28, 2009
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Reference
is made to our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended
September 30, 2009, as filed with the SEC on November 16,
2009
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The
description of our common stock is incorporated by reference to our
prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) with the SEC on July 10,
2007
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Reference is made to our annual
report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, as filed with
the SEC on April 15, 2009
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Reference
is made to our current report on Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on May
18, 2009
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Reference
is made to our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March
31, 2009, as filed with the SEC on May 20,
2009
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Reference
is made to our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30,
2009, as filed with the SEC on August 14,
2009
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Reference
is made to our current report on Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on August
28, 2009
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Reference
is made to our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended
September 30, 2009, as filed with the SEC on November 16,
2009
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The
description of our common stock is incorporated by reference to our
prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) with the SEC on July 10,
2007
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EXHIBIT
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NUMBER
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EXHIBIT
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4.7
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2010
3DIcon Corporation Incentive Stock Plan
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5.1
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Opinion
of Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference LLP
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23.1
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Consent
of HoganTaylor LLP
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3DIcon Corporation | ||
By:
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/s/
Martin Keating
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Martin
Keating
CHIEF
EXECUTIVE OFFICER
(PRINCIPAL
EXECUTIVE AND FINANCIAL
OFFICER)
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Date:
February 26, 2010
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/s/
Martin Keating
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Martin
Keating
Chairman,
Chief Executive Officer
and
Director
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Date:
February 26, 2010
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/s/
John O’Connor
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John
O’Connor
Director
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Date:
February 26, 2010
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/s/
Victor F. Keen
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Victor
F. Keen
Director
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Date:
February 26, 2010
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/s/
Lawrence Field
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Lawrence
Field
Director
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1.
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Definitions.
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(a)
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"Board" - The Board of
Directors of the Company.
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(b)
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"Code" - The Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to
time.
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(c)
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"Committee" - The
Compensation Committee of the Company's Board, or such other committee of
the Board that is designated by the Board to administer the Plan, composed
of not less than two members of the Board all of whom are disinterested
persons, as contemplated by Rule 16b-3 ("Rule 16b-3") promulgated
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act").
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(d)
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"Company" – 3DICON
CORPORATION and its subsidiaries including subsidiaries of
subsidiaries.
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(e)
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"Exchange Act" - The
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to
time.
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(f)
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"Fair Market Value" - The
fair market value of the Company's issued and outstanding Stock as
determined in good faith by the Board or
Committee.
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(g)
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"Grant" - The grant of
any form of stock option, stock award, or stock purchase offer, whether
granted singly, in combination or in tandem, to a Participant pursuant to
such terms, conditions and limitations as the Committee may establish in
order to fulfill the objectives of the
Plan.
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(h)
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"Grant Agreement" - An
agreement between the Company and a Participant that sets forth the terms,
conditions and limitations applicable to a
Grant.
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(i)
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"Option" - Either an
Incentive Stock Option, in accordance with Section 422 of Code, or a
Nonstatutory Option, to purchase the Company's Stock that may be awarded
to a Participant under the Plan. A Participant who receives an award of an
Option shall be referred to as an "Optionee."
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(j)
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"Participant" - A
director, officer, employee or consultant of the Company to whom an Award
has been made under the Plan.
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(k)
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"Restricted Stock Purchase
Offer" - A Grant of the right to purchase a specified number of
shares of Stock pursuant to a written agreement issued under the
Plan.
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(l)
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"Securities Act" - The
Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to
time.
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(m)
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"Stock" - Authorized and
issued or unissued shares of common stock of the
Company.
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(n)
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"Stock Award" - A Grant
made under the Plan in stock or denominated in units of stock for which
the Participant is not obligated to pay additional
consideration.
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2.
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Administration.
The Plan shall be administered by the Board, provided however, that the
Board may delegate such administration to the Committee. Subject to the
provisions of the Plan, the Board and/or the Committee shall have
authority to (a) grant, in its discretion, Incentive Stock Options in
accordance with Section 422 of the Code, or Nonstatutory Options, Stock
Awards or Restricted Stock Purchase Offers; (b) determine in good faith
the fair market value of the Stock covered by any Grant; (c) determine
which eligible persons shall receive Grants and the number of shares,
restrictions, terms and conditions to be included in such Grants; (d)
construe and interpret the Plan; (e) promulgate, amend and rescind rules
and regulations relating to its administration, and correct defects,
omissions and inconsistencies in the Plan or any Grant; (f) consistent
with the Plan and with the consent of the Participant, as appropriate,
amend any outstanding Grant or amend the exercise date or dates thereof;
(g) determine the duration and purpose of leaves of absence which may be
granted to Participants without constituting termination of their
employment for the purpose of the Plan or any Grant; and (h) make all
other determinations necessary or advisable for the Plan's administration.
The interpretation and construction by the Board of any provisions of the
Plan or selection of Participants shall be conclusive and final. 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 Grant
made thereunder.
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3.
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Eligibility.
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(a)
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General: The
persons who shall be eligible to receive Grants shall be directors,
officers, employees or consultants to the Company. The term consultant
shall mean any person, other than an employee, who is engaged by the
Company to render services and is compensated for such services. An
Optionee may hold more than one Option. Any issuance of a Grant to an
officer or director of the Company subsequent to the first registration of
any of the securities of the Company under the Exchange Act shall comply
with the requirements of Rule
16b-3.
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(b)
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Incentive Stock
Options: Incentive Stock Options may only be issued to
employees of the Company. Incentive Stock Options may be granted to
officers or directors, provided they are also employees of the Company.
Payment of a director's fee shall not be sufficient to constitute
employment by the Company.
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(c)
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Nonstatutory
Option: The provisions of the foregoing Section 3(b)
shall not apply to any Option designated as a "Nonstatutory Option" or
which sets forth the intention of the parties that the Option be a
Nonstatutory Option.
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(d)
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Stock Awards and
Restricted Stock Purchase Offers: The provisions of this
Section 3 shall not apply to any Stock Award or Restricted Stock Purchase
Offer under the Plan.
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4.
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Stock.
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(a)
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Authorized
Stock: Stock subject to Grants may be either unissued or reacquired
Stock.
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(b)
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Number of
Shares: Subject to adjustment as provided in Section
5(i) of the Plan, the total number of shares of Stock which may be
purchased or granted directly by Options, Stock Awards or Restricted Stock
Purchase Offers, or purchased indirectly through exercise of Options
granted under the Plan shall not exceed Seventy Five Million (75,000,000)
shares. If any Grant shall for any reason terminate or expire,
any shares allocated thereto but remaining unpurchased upon such
expiration or termination shall again be available for Grants with respect
thereto under the Plan as though no Grant had previously occurred with
respect to such shares. Any shares of Stock issued pursuant to a Grant and
repurchased pursuant to the terms thereof shall be available for future
Grants as though not previously covered by a
Grant.
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(c)
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Reservation of
Shares: The Company shall reserve and keep available at
all times during the term of the Plan such number of shares as shall be
sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan. If, after reasonable
efforts, which efforts shall not include the registration of the Plan or
Grants under the Securities Act, the Company is unable to obtain authority
from any applicable regulatory body, which authorization is deemed
necessary by legal counsel for the Company for the lawful issuance of
shares hereunder, the Company shall be relieved of any liability with
respect to its failure to issue and sell the shares for which such
requisite authority was so deemed necessary unless and until such
authority is obtained.
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(d)
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Application
of Funds: The
proceeds received by the Company from the sale of Stock pursuant to the
exercise of Options or rights under Stock Purchase Agreements will be used
for general corporate
purposes.
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(e)
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No Obligation to
Exercise: The issuance of a Grant shall impose no
obligation upon the Participant to exercise any rights under such
Grant.
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5.
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Terms
and Conditions of Options. Options granted hereunder shall be evidenced by
agreements between the Company and the respective Optionees, in such form
and substance as the Board or Committee shall from time to time approve.
The form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A and
the three forms of a Nonstatutory Stock Option Agreement for employees,
for directors and for consultants, attached hereto as Exhibit B-1,
Exhibit
B-2 and
Exhibit B-3, respectively, shall be deemed to be approved by the
Board. Option agreements need not be identical, and in each case may
include such provisions as the Board or Committee may determine, but all
such agreements shall be subject to and limited by the following terms and
conditions:
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(a)
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Number of
Shares: Each Option shall state the number of shares to which it
pertains.
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(b)
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Exercise Price:
Each Option shall state the exercise price, which shall be determined as
follows:
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(i)
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Any
Incentive Stock Option granted to a person who at the time the Option is
granted owns (or is deemed to own pursuant to Section 424(d) of the Code)
stock possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting
power or value of all classes of stock of the Company ("Ten Percent Holder")
shall have an exercise price of no less than 110% of the Fair Market Value
of the Stock as of the date of grant;
and
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(ii)
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Incentive
Stock Options granted to a person who at the time the Option is granted is
not a Ten Percent Holder shall have an exercise price of no less than 100%
of the Fair Market Value of the Stock as of the date of
grant.
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(c)
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Medium and Time of
Payment: The exercise price shall become immediately due
upon exercise of the Option and shall be paid in cash or check made
payable to the Company. Should the Company's outstanding Stock be
registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act at the time the Option
is exercised, then the exercise price may also be paid as
follows:
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(i)
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in
shares of Stock held by the Optionee for the requisite period necessary to
avoid a charge to the Company's earnings for financial reporting purposes
and valued at Fair Market Value on the exercise date,
or
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(ii)
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through
a special sale and remittance procedure pursuant to which the Optionee
shall concurrently provide irrevocable written instructions (a) to a
Company designated brokerage firm to effect the immediate sale of the
purchased shares and remit to the Company, out of the sale proceeds
available on the settlement date, sufficient funds to cover the aggregate
exercise price payable for the purchased shares plus all applicable
Federal, state and local income and employment taxes required to be
withheld by the Company by reason of such purchase and (b) to the Company
to deliver the certificates for the purchased shares directly to such
brokerage firm in order to complete the sale
transaction.
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(d)
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Term and Exercise of
Options: Any Option granted to an employee of the
Company shall become exercisable over a period of no longer than ten (10)
years. No Option shall be exercisable, in whole or in part, prior to one
(1) year from the date it is granted unless the Board shall specifically
determine otherwise, as provided herein. In no event shall any Option be
exercisable after the expiration of ten (10) years from the date it is
granted, and no Incentive Stock Option granted to a Ten Percent Holder
shall, by its terms, be exercisable after the expiration of five (5) years
from the date of the Option. Unless otherwise specified by the Board or
the Committee in the resolution authorizing such Option, the date of grant
of an Option shall be deemed to be the date upon which the Board or the
Committee authorizes the granting of such
Option.
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(e)
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Termination of Status
as Employee, Consultant or Director: If Optionee's
status as an employee shall terminate for any reason other than Optionee's
disability or death, then Optionee (or if the Optionee shall die after
such termination, but prior to exercise, Optionee's personal
representative or the person entitled to succeed to the Option) shall have
the right to exercise the portions of any of Optionee's Incentive Stock
Options which were exercisable as of the date of such termination, in
whole or in part, not less than 30 days nor more than three (3) months
after such termination (or, in the event of "termination for good
cause" as that term is defined in Oklahoma case law related
thereto, or by the terms of the Plan or the Option Agreement or an
employment agreement, the Option shall automatically terminate as of the
termination of employment as to all shares covered by the
Option).
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(f)
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Disability of
Optionee: If an Optionee is disabled (within the meaning
of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code) at the time of termination, the three (3)
month period set forth in Section 5(e) shall be a period, as determined by
the Board and set forth in the Option, of not less than six months nor
more than one year after such
termination.
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(g)
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Death of
Optionee: If an Optionee dies while employed by, engaged
as a consultant to, or serving as a Director of the Company, the portion
of such Optionee's Option which was exercisable at the date of death may
be exercised, in whole or in part, by the estate of the decedent or by a
person succeeding to the right to exercise such Option at any time within
(i) a period, as determined by the Board and set forth in the Option, of
not less than six (6) months nor more than one (1) year after Optionee's
death, which period shall not be more, in the case of a Nonstatutory
Option, than the period for exercise following termination of employment
or services, or (ii) during the remaining term of the Option, whichever is
the lesser. The Option may be so exercised only with respect to
installments exercisable at the time of Optionee's death and not
previously exercised by the
Optionee.
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(h)
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Nontransferability of
Option: No Option shall be transferable by the Optionee,
except by will or by the laws of descent and
distribution.
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(i)
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Recapitalization: Subject
to any required action of shareholders, the number of shares of Stock
covered by each outstanding Option, and the exercise price per share
thereof set forth in each such Option, shall be proportionately adjusted
for any increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Stock of
the Company resulting from a stock split, stock dividend, combination,
subdivision or reclassification of shares, or the payment of a stock
dividend, or any other increase or decrease in the number of such shares
affected without receipt of consideration by the Company; provided,
however, the conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall
not be deemed to have been "effected without receipt of
consideration" by the
Company.
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(j)
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Rights as a
Shareholder: An Optionee shall have no rights as a
shareholder with respect to any shares covered by an Option until the
effective date of the issuance of the shares following exercise of such
Option by Optionee. 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 5(i) hereof.
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(k)
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Modification,
Acceleration, Extension, and Renewal of Options: Subject
to the terms and conditions and within the limitations of the Plan, the
Board may modify an Option, or, once an Option is exercisable, accelerate
the rate at which it may be exercised, and may extend or renew outstanding
Options granted under the Plan or accept the surrender of outstanding
Options (to the extent not theretofore exercised) and authorize the
granting of new Options in substitution for such Options, provided such
action is permissible under Section 422 of the Code and applicable state
securities rules. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5(k),
however, no modification of an Option shall, without the consent of the
Optionee, alter to the Optionee's detriment or impair any rights or
obligations under any Option theretofore granted under the
Plan.
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(l)
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Exercise Before
Exercise Date: At the discretion of the Board, the
Option may, but need not, include a provision whereby the Optionee may
elect to exercise all or any portion of the Option prior to the stated
exercise date of the Option or any installment thereof. Any shares so
purchased prior to the stated exercise date shall be subject to repurchase
by the Company upon termination of Optionee's employment as contemplated
by Section 5(n) hereof prior to the exercise date stated in the Option and
such other restrictions and conditions as the Board or Committee may deem
advisable.
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(m)
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Other
Provisions: The Option agreements authorized under the
Plan shall contain such other provisions, including, without limitation,
restrictions upon the exercise of the Options, as the Board or the
Committee shall deem advisable. Shares shall not be issued pursuant to the
exercise of an Option, if the exercise of such Option or the issuance of
shares thereunder would violate, in the opinion of legal counsel for the
Company, the provisions of any applicable law or the rules or regulations
of any applicable governmental or administrative agency or body, such as
the Code, the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, applicable state
securities rules, Oklahoma corporation law, and the rules promulgated
under the foregoing or the rules and regulations of any exchange upon
which the shares of the Company are listed. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the exercise of each Option shall be subject
to the condition that if at any time the Company shall determine that (i)
the satisfaction of withholding tax or other similar liabilities, or (ii)
the listing, registration or qualification of any shares covered by such
exercise upon any securities exchange or under any state or federal law,
or (iii) the consent or approval of any regulatory body, or (iv) the
perfection of any exemption from any such withholding, listing,
registration, qualification, consent or approval is necessary or desirable
in connection with such exercise or the issuance of shares thereunder,
then in any such event, such exercise shall not be effective unless such
withholding, listing registration, qualification, consent, approval or
exemption shall have been effected, obtained or perfected free of any
conditions not acceptable to the
Company.
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(n)
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Repurchase
Agreement: The Board may, in its discretion, require as
a condition to the Grant of an Option hereunder, that an Optionee execute
an agreement with the Company, in form and substance satisfactory to the
Board in its discretion ("Repurchase Agreement"),
(i) restricting the Optionee's right to transfer shares purchased under
such Option without first offering such shares to the Company or another
shareholder of the Company upon the same terms and conditions as provided
therein; and (ii) providing that upon termination of Optionee's employment
with the Company, for any reason, the Company (or another shareholder of
the Company, as provided in the Repurchase Agreement) shall have the right
at its discretion (or the discretion of such other shareholders) to
purchase and/or redeem all such shares owned by the Optionee on the date
of termination of his or her employment at a price equal to: (A) the fair
value of such shares as of such date of termination; or (B) if such
repurchase right lapses at 20% of the number of shares per year, the
original purchase price of such shares, and upon terms of payment
permissible under applicable state securities rules; provided that in the
case of Options or Stock Awards granted to officers, directors,
consultants or affiliates of the Company, such repurchase provisions may
be subject to additional or greater restrictions as determined by the
Board or Committee.
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6.
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Stock
Awards and Restricted Stock Purchase
Offers.
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(a)
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Types of
Grants.
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(i)
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Stock
Award. All or part of any Stock Award under the Plan may
be subject to conditions established by the Board or the Committee, and
set forth in the Stock Award Agreement, which may include, but are not
limited to, continuous service with the Company, achievement of specific
business objectives, increases in specified indices, attaining growth
rates and other comparable measurements of Company performance. Such
Awards may be based on Fair Market Value or other specified valuation. All
Stock Awards will be made pursuant to the execution of a Stock Award
Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
C.
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(ii)
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Restricted Stock
Purchase Offer. A Grant of a Restricted Stock Purchase
Offer under the Plan shall be subject to such (i) vesting contingencies
related to the Participant's continued association with the Company for a
specified time and (ii) other specified conditions as the Board or
Committee shall determine, in their sole discretion, consistent with the
provisions of the Plan. All Restricted Stock Purchase Offers shall be made
pursuant to a Restricted Stock Purchase Offer substantially in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit
D.
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(b)
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Conditions and
Restrictions. Shares of Stock which Participants may
receive as a Stock Award under a Stock Award Agreement or Restricted Stock
Purchase Offer under a Restricted Stock Purchase Offer may include such
restrictions as the Board or Committee, as applicable, shall determine,
including restrictions on transfer, repurchase rights, right of first
refusal, and forfeiture provisions. When transfer of Stock is so
restricted or subject to forfeiture provisions it is referred to as "Restricted Stock".
Further, with Board or Committee approval, Stock Awards or Restricted
Stock Purchase Offers may be deferred, either in the form of installments
or a future lump sum distribution. The Board or Committee may permit
selected Participants to elect to defer distributions of Stock Awards or
Restricted Stock Purchase Offers in accordance with procedures established
by the Board or Committee to assure that such deferrals comply with
applicable requirements of the Code including, at the choice of
Participants, the capability to make further deferrals for distribution
after retirement. Any deferred distribution, whether elected by the
Participant or specified by the Stock Award Agreement, Restricted Stock
Purchase Offers or by the Board or Committee, may require the payment be
forfeited in accordance with the provisions of Section 6(c). Dividends or
dividend equivalent rights may be extended to and made part of any Stock
Award or Restricted Stock Purchase Offers denominated in Stock or units of
Stock, subject to such terms, conditions and restrictions as the Board or
Committee may establish.
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(c)
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Cancellation and
Rescission of Grants. Unless the Stock Award Agreement
or Restricted Stock Purchase Offer specifies otherwise, the Board or
Committee, as applicable, may cancel any unexpired, unpaid, or deferred
Grants at any time if the Participant is not in compliance with all other
applicable provisions of the Stock Award Agreement or Restricted Stock
Purchase Offer, the Plan and with the following
conditions:
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(i)
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A
Participant shall not render services for any organization or engage
directly or indirectly in any business which, in the judgment of the chief
executive officer of the Company or other senior officer designated by the
Board or Committee, 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. For Participants whose
employment has terminated, the judgment of the chief executive officer
shall be based on the Participant's position and responsibilities while
employed by the Company, the Participant's post-employment
responsibilities and position with the other organization or business, the
extent of past, current and potential competition or conflict between the
Company and the other organization or business, the effect on the
Company's customers, suppliers and competitors and such other
considerations as are deemed relevant given the applicable facts and
circumstances. A Participant who has retired shall be free,
however, to purchase as an investment or otherwise, stock or other
securities of such organization or business so long as they are listed
upon a recognized securities exchange or traded over-the-counter, and such
investment does not represent a substantial investment to the Participant
or a greater than ten percent (10%) equity interest in the organization or
business.
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(ii)
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A
Participant shall not, without prior written authorization from the
Company, disclose to anyone outside the Company, or use in other than the
Company's business, any confidential information or material, as defined
in the Company's Proprietary Information and Invention Agreement or
similar agreement regarding confidential information and intellectual
property, relating to the business of the Company, acquired by the
Participant either during or after employment with the
Company.
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(iii)
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A
Participant, pursuant to the Company's Proprietary Information and
Invention Agreement, shall disclose promptly and assign to the Company all
right, title and interest in any invention or idea, patentable or not,
made or conceived by the Participant during employment by the Company,
relating in any manner to the actual or anticipated business, research or
development work of the Company and shall do anything reasonably necessary
to enable the Company to secure a patent where appropriate in the United
States and in foreign countries.
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(iv)
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Upon
exercise, payment or delivery pursuant to a Grant, the Participant shall
certify on a form acceptable to the Committee that he or she is in
compliance with the terms and conditions of the Plan. Failure to comply
with all of the provisions of this Section 6(c) prior to, or during the
six months after, any exercise, payment or delivery pursuant to a Grant
shall cause such exercise, payment or delivery to be rescinded. The
Company shall notify the Participant in writing of any such rescission
within two years after such exercise, payment or delivery. Within ten days
after receiving such a notice from the Company, the Participant shall pay
to the Company the amount of any gain realized or payment received as a
result of the rescinded exercise, payment or delivery pursuant to a Grant.
Such payment shall be made either in cash or by returning to the Company
the number of shares of Stock that the Participant received in connection
with the rescinded exercise, payment or
delivery.
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(d)
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Nonassignability.
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(i)
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Except
pursuant to Section 6(e)(iii) and except as set forth in Section 6(d)(ii),
no Grant or any other benefit under the Plan shall be assignable or
transferable, or payable to or exercisable by, anyone other than the
Participant to whom it was granted.
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(ii)
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Where
a Participant terminates employment and retains a Grant pursuant to
Section 6(e)(ii) in order to assume a position with a governmental,
charitable or educational institution, the Board or Committee, in its
discretion and to the extent permitted by law, may authorize a third party
(including but not limited to the trustee of a "blind" trust), acceptable
to the applicable governmental or institutional authorities, the
Participant and the Board or Committee, to act on behalf of the
Participant with regard to such
Awards.
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(e)
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Termination of
Employment. If the employment or service to the Company
of a Participant terminates, other than pursuant to any of the following
provisions under this Section 6(e), all unexercised, deferred and unpaid
Stock Awards or Restricted Stock Purchase Offers shall be cancelled
immediately, unless the Stock Award Agreement or Restricted Stock Purchase
Offer provides otherwise:
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(i)
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Retirement Under a
Company Retirement Plan. When a Participant's employment
terminates as a result of retirement in accordance with the terms of a
Company retirement plan, the Board or Committee may permit Stock Awards or
Restricted Stock Purchase Offers to continue in effect beyond the date of
retirement in accordance with the applicable Grant Agreement and the
exercisability and vesting of any such Grants may be
accelerated.
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(ii)
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Rights in the Best
Interests of the Company. When a Participant resigns
from the Company and, in the judgment of the Board or Committee, the
acceleration and/or continuation of outstanding Stock Awards or Restricted
Stock Purchase Offers would be in the best interests of the Company, the
Board or Committee may (i) authorize, where appropriate, the acceleration
and/or continuation of all or any part of Grants issued prior to such
termination and (ii) permit the exercise, vesting and payment of such
Grants for such period as may be set forth in the applicable Grant
Agreement, subject to earlier cancellation pursuant to Section 9 or at
such time as the Board or Committee shall deem the continuation of all or
any part of the Participant's Grants are not in the Company's best
interest.
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(iii)
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Death or Disability of
a Participant.
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(1)
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In
the event of a Participant's death, the Participant's estate or
beneficiaries shall have a period up to the expiration date specified in
the Grant Agreement within which to receive or exercise any outstanding
Grant held by the Participant under such terms as may be specified in the
applicable Grant Agreement. Rights to any such outstanding Grants shall
pass by will or the laws of descent and distribution in the following
order: (a) to beneficiaries so designated by the Participant; if none,
then (b) to a legal representative of the Participant; if none, then (c)
to the persons entitled thereto as determined by a court of competent
jurisdiction. Grants so passing shall be made at such times and in such
manner as if the Participant were
living.
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(2)
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In
the event a Participant is deemed by the Board or Committee to be unable
to perform his or her usual duties by reason of mental disorder or medical
condition which does not result from facts which would be grounds for
termination for cause, Grants and rights to any such Grants may be paid to
or exercised by the Participant, if legally competent, or a committee or
other legally designated guardian or representative if the Participant is
legally incompetent by virtue of such
disability.
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(3)
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After
the death or disability of a Participant, the Board or Committee may in
its sole discretion at any time (1) terminate restrictions in Grant
Agreements; (2) accelerate any or all installments and rights; and (3)
instruct the Company to pay the total of any accelerated payments in a
lump sum to the Participant, the Participant's estate, beneficiaries or
representative; notwithstanding that, in the absence of such termination
of restrictions or acceleration of payments, any or all of the payments
due under the Grant might ultimately have become payable to other
beneficiaries.
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(4)
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In
the event of uncertainty as to interpretation of or controversies
concerning this Section 6, the determinations of the Board or Committee,
as applicable, shall be binding and
conclusive.
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7.
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Investment
Intent. All Grants under the Plan are intended to be exempt
from registration under the Securities Act provided by Rule 701
thereunder. Unless and until the granting of Options or sale and issuance
of Stock subject to the Plan are registered under the Securities Act or
shall be exempt pursuant to the rules promulgated thereunder, each Grant
under the Plan shall provide that the purchases or other acquisitions of
Stock thereunder shall be for investment purposes and not with a view to,
or for resale in connection with, any distribution thereof. Further,
unless the issuance and sale of the Stock have been registered under the
Securities Act, each Grant shall provide that no shares shall be purchased
upon the exercise of the rights under such Grant unless and until (i) all
then applicable requirements of state and federal laws and regulatory
agencies shall have been fully complied with to the satisfaction of the
Company and its counsel, and (ii) if requested to do so by the Company,
the person exercising the rights under the Grant shall (i) give written
assurances as to knowledge and experience of such person (or a
representative employed by such person) in financial and business matters
and the ability of such person (or representative) to evaluate the merits
and risks of exercising the Option, and (ii) execute and deliver to the
Company a letter of investment intent and/or such other form related to
applicable exemptions from registration, all in such form and substance as
the Company may require. If shares are issued upon exercise of any rights
under a Grant without registration under the Securities Act, subsequent
registration of such shares shall relieve the purchaser thereof of any
investment restrictions or representations made upon the exercise of such
rights.
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8.
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Amendment,
Modification, Suspension or Discontinuance of the Plan. The
Board may, insofar as permitted by law, from time to time, with respect to
any shares at the time not subject to outstanding Grants, suspend or
terminate the Plan or revise or amend it in any respect whatsoever, except
that without the approval of the shareholders of the Company, no such
revision or amendment shall (i) increase the number of shares subject to
the Plan, (ii) decrease the price at which Grants may be granted, (iii)
materially increase the benefits to Participants, or (iv) change the class
of persons eligible to receive Grants under the Plan; provided, however,
no such action shall alter or impair the rights and obligations under any
Option, or Stock Award, or Restricted Stock Purchase Offer outstanding as
of the date thereof without the written consent of the Participant
thereunder. No Grant may be issued while the Plan is suspended or after it
is terminated, but the rights and obligations under any Grant issued while
the Plan is in effect shall not be impaired by suspension or termination
of the Plan.
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9.
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Tax
Withholding. The Company shall have the right to deduct applicable taxes
from any Grant payment and withhold, at the time of delivery or exercise
of Options, Stock Awards or Restricted Stock Purchase Offers or vesting of
shares under such Grants, an appropriate number of shares for payment of
taxes required by law or to take such other action as may be necessary in
the opinion of the Company to satisfy all obligations for withholding of
such taxes. If Stock is used to satisfy tax withholding, such stock shall
be valued based on the Fair Market Value when the tax withholding is
required to be made.
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10.
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Availability
of Information. During the term of the Plan and any additional period
during which a Grant granted pursuant to the Plan shall be exercisable,
the Company shall make available, not later than one hundred and twenty
(120) days following the close of each of its fiscal years, such financial
and other information regarding the Company as is required by the bylaws
of the Company and applicable law to be furnished in an annual report to
the shareholders of the
Company.
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11.
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Notice.
Any written notice to the Company required by any of the provisions of the
Plan shall be addressed to the chief personnel officer or to the chief
executive officer of the Company, and shall become effective when it is
received by the office of the chief personnel officer or the chief
executive officer.
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12.
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Indemnification
of Board. In addition to such other rights or indemnifications as they may
have as directors or otherwise, and to the extent allowed by applicable
law, the members of the Board and the Committee may be indemnified by the
Company against the reasonable expenses, including attorneys' fees,
actually and necessarily incurred in connection with the defense of any
claim, action, suit or proceeding, or in connection with any appeal
thereof, to which they or any of them may be a party by reason of any
action taken, or failure to act, under or in connection with the Plan or
any Grant granted thereunder, and against all amounts paid by them in
settlement thereof (provided such settlement is approved by independent
legal counsel selected by the Company) or paid by them in satisfaction of
a judgment in any such claim, action, suit or proceeding, except in any
case in relation to matters as to which it shall be adjudged in such
claim, action, suit or proceeding that such Board or Committee member is
liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of his or her
duties; provided that within sixty (60) days after institution of any such
action, suit or Board proceeding the member involved shall offer the
Company, in writing, the opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and
defend the same.
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13.
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Governing
Law. The Plan and all determinations made and actions taken pursuant
hereto, to the extent not otherwise governed by the Code or the securities
laws of the United States, shall be governed by the law of the State of
Oklahoma and construed accordingly.
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14.
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Effective
and Termination Dates. The Plan shall become effective on the date it is
approved by the Board. If the Plan is not approved by the holders of a
majority of the shares of Stock within one (1) year from the date it is
adopted and approved by the Board of Directors of the Company, all stock
options granted hereunder shall be deemed non-statutory
options. The Plan shall terminate ten years later, subject to
earlier termination by the Board pursuant to Section
8.
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3DIcon
Corporation
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Form S-8 Registration
Statement
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Very
truly yours,
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/s/ Sichenzia Ross Friedman
Ference
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Sichenzia
Ross Friedman Ference
LLP
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