AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INC.
2013
EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE PLAN
SECTION 1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Establishment. Effective as provided in
Section 17, American International Industries, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the
"Company"), hereby establishes this plan of stock-based compensation for
selected Eligible Participants of the Company and affiliated corporation. This
Plan shall be known as the American International Industries, Inc. 2013 Employee
Incentive Plan (the "Plan").
1.2 Purpose. The purpose of this Plan is to
promote the best interest of the Company, and its stockholders by providing a
means of non-cash remuneration to selected Eligible Participants.
SECTION
2. DEFINITIONS
The following definitions shall be applicable to the terms
used in this Plan:
2.1 "Affiliated Corporation" means any corporation that is
either a parent corporation with respect to the Company or a subsidiary
corporation with respect to the Company (within the meaning of Sections 424(e)
and (f), respectively, of the Internal Revenue Code).
2.2 "Code" means the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as it may be amended from time to time.
2.3
"Committee" means a committee designated by the Board of Directors to administer
this Plan or, if no committee is so designated, the Board of Directors. Any
Committee member who is also an Eligible Participant may receive an Option or
Stock Award only if he abstains from voting in favor of a grant to himself, and
the grant is determined and approved by the remaining Committee members. The
Board of Directors, in its sole discretion, may at any time remove any member of
the Committee and appoint another Director to fill any vacancy on the Committee.
2.4 "Common Stock" means the Company's $0.001 par value common stock.
2.5
"Company" means American International Industries, Inc., a Nevada corporation.
2.6 "Effective Date" means the effective date of this Plan, as set forth in
Section 17 hereof.
2.7 "Eligible Participant" means any employee, director,
officer, consultant, or advisor of the Company who is determined (in accordance
with the provisions of Section 4 hereof) to be eligible to receive an Option or
Stock Award hereunder.
2.8 "Option" means the grant to an Eligible
Participant of a right to acquire shares of Common Stock.
2.9 "Plan" means
this American International Industries, Inc. 2013 Employee Incentive Plan dated
effective December 1, 2013.
2.10 "Stock Award" means the grant to an Eligible
Participant of shares of Common Stock issuable directly under this Plan rather
than upon exercise of an Option.
Wherever appropriate, words used in this
Plan in the singular may mean the plural, the plural may mean the singular, and
the masculine may mean the feminine.
SECTION 3. ADOPTION AND
ADMINISTRATION OF THIS PLAN
Upon adoption by the Company's Board of
Directors, this Plan became effective as of December 1, 2013. In the absence of
contrary action by the Board of Directors, and except for action taken by the
Committee pursuant to Section 4 in connection with the determination of Eligible
Participants, any action taken by the Committee or by the Board of Directors
with respect to the implementation, interpretation or administration of this
Plan shall be final, conclusive and binding.
SECTION 4. ELIGIBILITY AND
AWARDS
The Committee shall determine at any time and from time to time after
the effective date of this Plan: (i) the Eligible Participants; (ii) the number
of shares of Common Stock issuable directly or to be granted pursuant to an
Option; (iii) the price per share at which each Option may be exercised, in cash
or cancellation of fees for services for which the Company is liable, if
applicable, or the value per share if a direct issue of stock pursuant to a
Stock Award; and (iv) the terms on which each Option may be granted. Such
determination, as may from time to time be amended or altered at the sole
discretion of the Committee. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3 hereof,
no such determination by the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding
upon the Company unless and until the Board of Directors has approved the same;
provided, however, that if the Committee is composed of a majority of the
persons then comprising the Board of Directors of the Company, such approval by
the Board of Directors shall not be necessary.
SECTION 5. GRANT OF OPTION
OR STOCK AWARD
Subject to the terms and provisions of this Plan, the terms
and conditions under which an Option or Stock Award may be granted to an
Eligible Participant shall be set forth in a written agreement (i.e., a
Consulting Agreement, Services Agreement, Fee Agreement, or Employment
Agreement) or, if an Option, a written Grant of Option. (The form shall be
determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion, or may be determined by the
Board of Directors)
SECTION 6. TOTAL NUMBER OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
The total number of shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance by the Company
either directly as Stock Awards or underlying Options granted under this Plan
shall be 100,000 shares. The total number of shares of Common Stock reserved for
such issuance may be increased only by a resolution adopted by the Board of
Directors and amendment of this Plan. Such Common Stock may be authorized and
unissued or reacquired Common Stock of the Company.
SECTION 7. PURCHASE
OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
7.1 As soon as practicable after the determination
by the Committee and approval by the Board of Directors (if necessary, pursuant
to Section 4 hereof) of the Eligible Participants and the number of shares an
Eligible Participant may be issued directly as a Stock Award or eligible to
purchase pursuant to an Option, the Committee shall give written notice thereof
to each Eligible Participant, which notice may be accompanied by the Grant of
Option, if appropriate, to be executed by such Eligible Participant.
7.2 The
negotiated cost basis of stock issued directly as a Stock Award or the exercise
price for each Option to purchase shares of Common Stock pursuant to paragraph
7.1 shall be as determined by the Committee, it being understood that the price
so determined by the Committee may vary from one Eligible Participant to
another. In computing the negotiated direct issue price as a Stock Award or the
Option exercise price per share of Common Stock, the Committee shall take into
consideration, among other factors, the restrictions set forth in Section 11
hereof.
SECTION 8. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS
The Committee shall
determine the terms and conditions of each Option granted to Eligible
Participants, which terms shall be set forth in writing. The terms and
conditions so set by the Committee may vary from one Eligible Participant to
another. In the event that all the Committee approves an Option permitting
deferred payments, the Eligible Participant's obligation to pay for such Common
Stock may be evidenced by a promissory note executed by such Eligible
Participant and containing such modifications thereto and such other provisions
as the Committee, in its sole discretion, may determine.
SECTION 9.
DELIVERY OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK UPON EXERCISE OF OPTION
The Company shall
deliver to each Eligible Participant such number of shares of Common Stock as
such Eligible Participant is entitled to receive pursuant to a Stock Award or
elects to purchase upon exercise of the Option. Such shares, which shall be
fully paid and non-assessable upon the issuance thereof (unless a portion or all
of the purchase price shall be paid on a deferred basis) shall be represented by
a certificate or certificates registered in the name of the Eligible Participant
and stamped with an appropriate legend referring to the restrictions thereon, if
any. Subject to the terms and provisions of the Nevada General Corporation Law
and the written agreement to which he is a party, an Eligible Participant shall
have all the rights of a stockholder with respect to such shares, including the
right to vote the shares and to receive all dividends or other distributions
paid or made with respect thereto (except to the extent such Eligible
Participant defaults under a promissory note, if any, evidencing the deferred
purchase price for such shares), provided that such shares shall be subject to
the restrictions hereinafter set forth. In the event of a merger or
consolidation to which the Company is a party, or of any other acquisition of a
majority of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company
involving an exchange or a substitution of stock of an acquiring corporation for
Common Stock of the Company, or of any transfer of all or substantially all of
the assets of the Company in exchange for stock of an acquiring corporation, a
determination as to whether the stock of the acquiring corporation so received
shall be subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 11 shall be made
solely by the acquiring corporation.
SECTION 10. RIGHTS OF EMPLOYEES;
ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS
10.1 Employment. Nothing contained in this Plan or in
any Option or Stock Award granted under this Plan shall confer upon any Eligible
Participant any right with respect to the continuation of his or her employment
by the Company or any Affiliated Corporation, or interfere in any way with the
right of the Company or any Affiliated Corporation, subject to the terms of any
separate employment agreement to the contrary, at any time to terminate such
employment or to increase or decrease the compensation of the Eligible
Participant from the rate in existence at the time of the grant of an Option or
Stock Award. Whether an authorized leave of absence, or absence in military or
government service, shall constitute termination of employment shall be
determined by the Committee at the time.
10.2 Non-transferability. No right
or interest of any Eligible Participant in an Option or Stock Award shall be
assignable or transferable during the lifetime of the Eligible Participant,
either voluntarily or involuntarily, or subjected to any lien, directly or
indirectly, by operation of law, or otherwise, including execution, levy,
garnishment, attachment, pledge or bankruptcy. However, the Board of Directors
may, in its sole discretion, permit transfers to family members if and to the
extent such transfers are permissible under applicable securities laws. In the
event of an Eligible Participant's death, an Eligible Participant's rights and
interest in an Option or Stock Award shall be transferable by testamentary will
or the laws of descent and distribution, and delivery of any shares of Common
Stock due under this Plan shall be made to, and exercise of any Options may be
made by, the Eligible Participant's legal representatives, heirs or legatees. If
in the opinion of the Committee a person entitled to payments or to exercise
rights with respect to this Plan is unable to care for his or her affairs
because of mental condition, physical condition, or age, payment due such person
may be made to, and such rights shall be exercised by, such person's guardian,
conservator or other legal personal representative upon furnishing the Committee
with evidence satisfactory to the Committee of such status.
SECTION 11.
GENERAL RESTRICTIONS
11.1 Representations. Eligible Participant to whom an
Option or Stock Award is granted, represents to the Company and agrees, that as
a condition of exercising such Option, or receiving such Stock Award, to give
assurances in substance and form satisfactory to the Company and its counsel to
the effect that such person is acquiring the Common Stock subject to the Option
or Stock Award for his or her own account for investment and not with any
present intention of selling or otherwise distributing the same, other than
pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, and to
such other effects as the Company deems necessary or appropriate in order to
comply with federal and applicable state securities laws. Shares shall not be
issued under the Plan unless the issuance and delivery of such Shares complies
with (or is exempt from) all applicable requirements of law, including (without
limitation) the Securities Act, the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder, state securities laws and regulations, and the regulations of any
stock exchange on which the Company's securities may then be listed, and the
Company has obtained the approval of or a favorable ruling from any governmental
agency that the Company determines to be necessary or advisable
11.2
Restrictions on Transfer of Common Stock. The shares of Common Stock issuable
directly as a Stock Award or upon exercise of an Option may not be offered for
sale, sold or otherwise transferred except pursuant to an effective registration
statement or pursuant to an exemption from registration, the availability of
which is to be established to the satisfaction of the Company, and any
certificates representing shares of Common Stock will bear a legend to that
effect. However, the Company may, in the sole discretion of the Board of
Directors, register with the Securities and Exchange Commission some or all of
the shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under this Plan. Special resale
restrictions may, however, continue to apply to officers, directors, control
shareholders and affiliates of the Company and such persons will be required to
obtain an opinion of counsel as regards their ability to resell shares received
pursuant to this Plan.
11.3 Compliance with Securities Laws. Each Option or
Stock Award shall be subject to the requirement that if at any time counsel to
the Company shall determine that the listing, registration or qualification of
the shares of Common Stock subject to such Option or Stock Award upon any
securities exchange or under any state or federal law, or the consent or
approval of any governmental or regulatory body, is necessary as a condition of,
or in connection with, the issuance or purchase of shares thereunder, such
Option or Stock Award may not be accepted or exercised in whole or in part
unless such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval shall have
been effected or obtained on conditions acceptable to the Committee. Nothing
herein shall be deemed to require the Company to apply for or to obtain such
listing, registration or qualification.
11.4 Changes in Accounting Rules.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan to the contrary, if, during the
term of this Plan, any changes in the financial or tax accounting rules
applicable to Options or Stock Awards shall occur that, in the sole judgment of
the Committee, may have a material adverse effect on the reported earnings,
assets or liabilities of the Company, the Committee shall have the right and
power to modify as necessary, or cancel any then outstanding and unexercised
Options.
SECTION 12. COMPLIANCE WITH TAX REQUIREMENTS
Each Eligible
Participant shall be liable for payment of all applicable federal, state and
local income taxes incurred as a result of the receipt of a Stock Award or an
Option, the exercise of an Option, and the sale of any shares of Common Stock
received pursuant to a Stock Award or upon exercise of an Option. The Company
may be required, pursuant to applicable tax regulations, to withhold taxes for
an Eligible Participant, in which case the Company's obligations to deliver
shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of any Option granted under this Plan
or pursuant to any Stock Award, shall be subject to the Eligible Participant's
satisfaction of all applicable federal, state and local income and other income
tax withholding requirements.
SECTION 13. PLAN BINDING UPON ASSIGNS OR
TRANSFEREES
In the event that, at any time or from time to time, any Option
or Stock Award is assigned or transferred to any party (other than the Company)
pursuant to the provisions of Section 10.2 hereof, such party shall take such
Option or Stock Award pursuant to all provisions and conditions of this Plan,
and, as a condition precedent to the transfer of such interest, such party shall
agree (for and on behalf of himself or itself, his or its legal representatives
and his or its transferees and assigns) in writing to be bound by all provisions
of this Plan.
SECTION 14. COSTS AND EXPENSES
All costs and expenses
with respect to the adoption, implementation, interpretation and administration
of this Plan shall be borne by the Company.
SECTION 15. CHANGES IN CAPITAL
STRUCTURE OF THE COMPANY
Appropriate adjustments shall be made to the number
of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to an incomplete or pending Stock
Award that has not yet been delivered or upon exercise of any Options and the
exercise price thereof in the event of: (i) a subdivision or combination of any
of the shares of capital stock of the Company; (ii) a dividend payable in shares
of capital stock of the Company; (iii) a reclassification of any shares of
capital stock of the Company; or (iv) any other change in the capital structure
of the Company.
SECTION 16. PLAN AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION AND TERMINATION
The Board, upon recommendation of the Committee or at its own initiative, at any
time may terminate and at any time and from time to time and in any respect, may
amend or modify this Plan, including:
(a) Increase the total amount of Common
Stock that may be awarded under this Plan, except as provided in Section 15 of
this Plan;
(b) Change the classes of persons from which Eligible Participants
may be selected or materially modify the requirements as to eligibility for
participation in this Plan;
(c) Increase the benefits accruing to Eligible
Participants; or
(d) Extend the duration of this Plan.
Any Option or other
Stock Award granted to a Eligible Participant prior to the date this Plan is
amended, modified or terminated will remain in effect according to its terms
unless otherwise agreed upon by the Eligible Participant; provided, however,
that this sentence shall not impair the right of the Committee to take whatever
action it deems appropriate under Section 11 or Section 15. The termination or
any modification or amendment of this Plan shall not, without the consent of a
Eligible Participant, affect his rights under an Option or other Stock Award
previously granted to him.
SECTION 17. EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS PLAN
17.1 Effective Date. This Plan is effective as of December 1, 2013, by action of
the Board of Directors of the Company.
17.2 Duration of this Plan. This Plan
shall terminate at midnight on November 30, 2018, which is the day before the
fifth anniversary of the Effective Date, and may be extended thereafter or
terminated prior thereto by action of the Board of Directors; and no Option or
Stock Award shall be granted after such termination. Options and Stock Awards
outstanding at the time of this Plan termination may continue to be exercised,
or become free of restrictions, in accordance with their terms.
SECTION
18. BURDEN AND BENEFIT
The terms and provisions of this Plan shall be binding
upon, and shall inure to the benefit of, each Eligible Participant, his
executives or administrators, heirs, and personal and legal representatives.
Dated as of December 1, 2013
Approved by the Board of Directors of
American International Industries, Inc. on December 1, 2013.
By authorization
of the Board of Directors signed Daniel Dror, Chief Executive Officer, President
and Chairman
/s/ Daniel Dror, Chief Executive Officer, President and
Chairman