ADDENTAX GROUP CORP
For the period ended May 30, 2024. Filed May 30, 2024.
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May 30, 2024 · Filed May 30, 2024
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SECTION 2. Options
2.1 Awards of Options. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall determine and designate from time to time those Eligible Individuals to whom Incentive Stock Options or Non-qualified Stock Options, or both, shall be granted and the number of Shares to be granted to each such Eligible Individual; provided, however, that only Key Employees may receive Incentive Stock Options and the aggregate fair market value (determined at the time the Option is granted) of the shares with respect to which any incentive stock options are exercisable for the first time by any Key Employee during any calendar year under all incentive stock option plans of the Corporation and any Subsidiary shall not exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) or such other limit set forth in Section 422 of the Code (the “Limitations of the Code”). If the aggregate fair market value of such shares exceeds the Limitations of the Code, the excess Shares will be treated as Non-qualified Options under this Plan. In reducing the number of Incentive Stock Options to meet the Limitations of the Code, the most recently granted Incentive Stock Options shall be reduced first. If a reduction of simultaneously granted Options is necessary to meet the Limitations of the Code, the Committee may designate which Shares are to be treated as Shares acquired pursuant to an Incentive Stock Option. In the event that any Incentive Stock Options granted under the Plan fail to meet the requirements for Incentive Stock Options as set forth in the Code, such Incentive Stock Options will be treated as Non-qualified Stock Options under the Plan. In determining the Eligible Individuals who will be granted Options under the Plan, the Committee may consider such individuals’ responsibilities, service, present and future value to the Corporation or any Subsidiary and other factors it considers relevant.
2.2 Terms and Conditions of Options. Except as otherwise provided in a Participant’s employment or other agreement with the Corporation or any Subsidiary or in an Award Agreement, each Option shall be subject to the following express terms and conditions and to such other terms and conditions as the Committee may deem appropriate as set forth in the Award Agreement or the Participant’s employment or other agreement with the Corporation or any Subsidiary:
(a) Option Term. Each Option shall expire on the fifth (5th) anniversary of the Grant Date or on such earlier date as may be specified in the Participant’s Award Agreement or employment or other agreement with the Corporation or any Subsidiary. The Committee may extend such Option Term; provided, however, that (i) such extension shall not in any way disqualify the Option as an Incentive Stock Option and (ii) the Option Term, including any such extensions, shall not exceed ten (10) years. The Option Term of Incentive Stock Options granted to 10% Owners shall not exceed five (5) years.
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(b) Option Price. The Option Price per Share shall be determined by the Committee no later than the Grant Date of any Option; provided, however, (i) the Option Price shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of a Share on the Grant Date, and (ii) in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to a 10% Owner, the Option Price shall not be less than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the Grant Date (but in no event less than the par value of a Share). The Option Price may be denominated in U.S. Dollars, Chinese Renminbi or other local currency as determined by the Committee.
(c) Exercise of Option. The exercisability of an Option shall be determined by the Committee. Subject to acceleration or early expiration as provided elsewhere in the Plan or in a Participant’s employment or other agreement with the Corporation or any Subsidiary, the vesting of any Option granted under the Plan shall be subject to the Participant remaining as an independent director or in the employ of or maintaining a consultancy with the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries and shall vest (i) in five (5) equal installments of twenty percent (20%) of the amount granted, with the first installment vesting on the March 31 next following the Grant Date and each other installment vesting on each of the next four March 31 dates thereafter or (ii) in such other amounts over such period of time after the Grant Date as the Committee may designate.
(d) Disqualifying Disposition. The Award Agreement shall require any Participant who is granted an Incentive Stock Option to notify the Corporation of any disposition of such Shares issued upon the exercise of such Incentive Stock Option under the circumstances described in Section 421(b) of the Code (relating to certain disqualifying dispositions) (a “Disqualifying Disposition”) within ten (10) business days after such Disqualifying Disposition.
(e) Payment of Purchase Price upon Exercise. The purchase price as to which an Option shall be exercised shall be paid to the Corporation at the time of exercise either (i) in cash, certified check or wire transfer denominated in U.S. Dollars, Chinese Renminbi or other local currency, (ii) in such other consideration as the Committee deems appropriate, including, but not limited to, loans from the Corporation or a third party and cashless exercise, (iii) subject to the approval of the Committee, in Mature Shares already owned by the Participant having a total fair market value, as determined by the Committee, equal to the purchase price, or a combination of cash (denominated in U.S. Dollars, Chinese Renminbi or other local currency) and Mature Shares having a total fair market value, as so determined, equal to the purchase price, (iv) subject to the approval of the Committee, in its sole discretion, by delivering a properly executed exercise notice in a form approved by the Committee, together with an irrevocable notice of exercise and irrevocable instructions to a broker to promptly deliver to the Corporation the amount of applicable sale or loan proceeds sufficient to pay the purchase price for such Shares, together with the amount of federal, state and local withholding taxes payable by Participant by reason of such exercise, (v) or (v) a combination of the foregoing.
(f) Exercise in the Event of Termination. Unless otherwise provided in a Participant’s employment or other agreement with the Corporation or any Subsidiary or Award Agreement, the following provisions shall apply upon termination of a Participant’s capacity as an independent director, employment or consultancy with the Corporation or any Subsidiary:
(i) Upon Termination For Any Reason Other Than Due to Death. If a Participant’s capacity as an independent director, employment or consultancy with the Corporation or any Subsidiary shall terminate for any reason other than by reason of his or her death, such Participant may exercise his or her Options, to the extent that such Participant shall have been entitled to do so on the date of such termination, at any time, or from time to time, but not later than (x) the expiration date specified in Subsection 2.2(a) hereof or (y) three (3) months after the date of such termination, whichever date is earlier and any portion of any Option granted hereunder that is not vested and exercisable as of the date of the Participant’s termination of his/her capacity as an independent director, employment or consultancy shall automatically expire and be forfeited as of such date of termination.
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(ii) Upon Termination Due to Death. In the event a Participant’s capacity as an independent director, employment or consultancy shall terminate by reason of his or her death, such Participant’s Beneficiary, heirs or estate may exercise his or her Options, to the extent that such Participant, if such Participant had not died, would have been entitled to do so within the calendar year following such Participant’s death, at any time, or from time to time, but not later than (x) the expiration date specified in Subsection 2.2(a) hereof or (y) one year after the date of death, whichever is earlier and any portion of any Option granted hereunder that would not have vested and been exercisable within the calendar year following such Participant’s death if such Participant had not died shall automatically expire and be forfeited as of the date of such Participant’s death.
(g) Transferability of Stock Options. No Option granted under the Plan shall be transferable other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution of the jurisdiction wherein the Participant is domiciled at the time of his or her death, and during the lifetime of the Participant, shall be exercisable only by the Participant or his or her guardian or legal representative.
(h) Investment Representation. Each Award Agreement for an Option shall provide (or be deemed to provide) that, upon demand by the Committee for such a representation, the Participant (or any person acting under Subsection 2.2(e) hereof) shall deliver to the Committee, at the time of any exercise of an Option or portion thereof, a written representation that the Shares to be acquired upon such exercise are to be acquired for investment and not for resale or with a view to the distribution thereof. Upon such demand, delivery of such representation prior to the delivery of any Common Stock issued upon exercise of an Option and prior to the expiration of the Option Term shall be a condition precedent to the right of the Participant or such other person to purchase any Common Stock. In the event certificates for Common Stock are delivered under the Plan with respect to which such an investment representation has been obtained, the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be placed on such certificates to make appropriate reference to such representations and to restrict transfer in the absence of compliance with applicable federal, state or other governmental securities laws.
(i) Participants to Have No Rights as Shareholders. No Participant shall have any rights as a shareholder with respect to any Common Stock subject to his or her Option prior to the date of issuance to him or her of such Common Stock.
(j) Other Option Provisions. The Committee may require a Participant to agree, as a condition to receiving an Option under the Plan, that part or all of any Options previously granted to such Participant under the Plan or any prior plan of the Corporation be terminated.
2.3Exercise of Options. An Option shall be exercised by the delivery to the Corporation during the Option Term of (x) written notice of intent to purchase a specific number of Shares subject to the Option and (y) payment in full of the Option Price of such specific number of Shares, pursuant to subsection 2.3(e).
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