As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 15, 2012

Registration No. 333-            

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM S-8

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

PRO-DEX, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Colorado   84-1261240
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
2361 McGaw Avenue, Irvine, California   92614
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

 

Second Amended and Restated 2004 Stock Option Plan

Amended and Restated 2004 Directors’ Stock Option Plan

(Full title of the plan)

Mark M. Murphy

Chief Executive Officer

Pro-Dex, Inc.

2361 McGaw Avenue, Irvine, California 92614

(Name and address of agent for service)

(949) 769-3200

(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

 

Copies of all correspondence to:

Thomas J. Crane, Esq.

Rutan & Tucker, LLP

611 Anton Boulevard, 14th Floor

Costa Mesa, California 92626

(714) 641-5100

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer   ¨    Accelerated filer   ¨
Non-accelerated filer   ¨   (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    Smaller reporting company   x

 

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

 

Title of
Securities to be Registered
  Amount to be
Registered  (1)
  Proposed
Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share  (2)
  Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price  (2)
  Amount of
Registration Fee (2)

Common Stock, no par value

  400,000  (3)   $2.10   $840,000   $96.26

Common Stock, no par value

  100,000  (4)   $2.10   $210,000   $24.07

 

 

(1) In the event of a stock split, stock dividend, or similar transaction involving the Registrant’s Common Stock, the number of shares registered hereby shall automatically be increased to cover the additional shares in accordance with Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).
(2) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rules 457(c) and 457(h) of the Securities Act, and is based upon the average of high and low sales prices of the Registrant’s common stock on The NASDAQ Capital Market on February 13, 2012.
(3) Additional shares that are available for grant under the First Amended and Restated 2004 Stock Option Plan, as amended and restated pursuant to the Second Amended and Restated 2004 Stock Option Plan approved by the Registrant’s shareholders at the annual meeting of shareholders held on December 5, 2011.
(4) Additional shares that are available for grant under the 2004 Directors’ Stock Option Plan, as amended and restated pursuant to the Amended and Restated 2004 Directors’ Stock Option Plan approved by the Registrant’s shareholders at the annual meeting of shareholders held on December 5, 2011.

 

 

 


EXPLANATORY NOTE

Pro-Dex, Inc. (referred to as “we,” “us,” and through similar terms) filed the following registration statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form S-8:

 

   

Registration No. 333-141178, filed on March 29, 2007, relating to our First Amended And Restated 2004 Stock Option Plan; and

 

   

Registration No. 333-112133, filed on January 23, 2004, relating to our 2004 Stock Option Plan and 2004 Directors’ Stock Option Plan (collectively, the “Plans”).

We amended and restated the Plans in June 2011 to increase the number of shares covered by the Second Amended And Restated 2004 Stock Option Plan and Amended and Restated 2004 Directors’ Stock Option Plan by 400,000 and 100,000 shares of common stock, respectively. Our shareholders adopted and approved these increases at our 2011 annual meeting of shareholders held on December 5, 2011.

This Form S-8 is filed for the purpose of registering the additional 500,000 shares of common stock under the amended Plans.

PART I

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS

The documents containing the information specified in Part I, Items 1 and 2, will be sent or given to each participant in accordance with Form S-8 and Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). We will furnish without charge to each participant to whom information is required to be delivered, upon written or oral request, a copy of each document incorporated by reference in Part II, Item 3 of this Registration Statement, which documents are incorporated by reference in the Section 10(a) prospectus, and any other documents required to be delivered to them under Rule 428(b) of the Securities Act. Requests should be directed to Pro-Dex, Inc., 2361 McGaw Avenue, Irvine, California 92614, Attention: Chief Financial Officer. Our telephone number is (949) 769-3200.

PART II

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

 

ITEM 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference .

We incorporate the following documents by reference in this registration statement:

 

   

Our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended December 31, 2012, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 7, 2012;

 

   

Our current report on Form 8-K for February 6, 2012, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 6, 2012;

 

   

Our current report on Form 8-K for December 5, 2011, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 7, 2011;

 

   

Our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended September 30, 2011, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 2011;

 

   

Our current report on Form 8-K for November 9, 2011, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 2011;

 

   

Our current report on Form 8-K for September 14, 2011, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 14, 2011;

 

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Our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2011, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 14, 2011;

 

   

Our current report on Form 8-K for July 19, 2011, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 22, 2011;

 

   

Our current report on Form 8-K for June 30, 2011, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 7, 2011; and

 

   

The description of our capital stock contained in our Registration Statement on Form 8A filed under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, together with any amendment or report filed for the purpose of amending or updating such description.

All reports and other documents we subsequently file after the date of this registration statement under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”), prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment that indicates that all securities offered under this registration statement have been sold, or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed incorporated by reference into this registration statement and shall be a part of this registration statement from the date of filing such documents.

For purposes of this registration statement, any document or any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated herein by reference shall be deemed to be modified or superseded to the extent that a subsequently filed document or a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document, which also is or is deemed to be incorporated herein by reference modifies or supersedes such document or such statement in such document. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this registration statement.

Notwithstanding the above, information that is “furnished to” the Securities and Exchange Commission shall not be deemed “filed with” the Securities and Exchange Commission and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement.

 

ITEM 4. Description of Securities .

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel .

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers .

The Colorado Business Corporation Act, or CBCA, requires that each director discharge his duties to us in good faith, with the care an ordinarily prudent person in a like position would exercise under similar circumstances, and in a manner that he reasonably believes to be in our best interests. Generally, a director will not be liable to us or our shareholders, for any action he takes or omits to take as a director if, in connection with such action or omission, he performed the duties of his position in compliance with the standards described above.

 

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Our Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws provide that we may indemnify any director or officer of ours to the full extent permitted by Colorado law. Under the CBCA, except for the situation described below, a corporation may indemnify a person made a party to a proceeding because the person is or was a director against liability incurred in the proceeding if:

the person conducted himself in good faith;

the person reasonably believed, in the case of conduct in an official capacity with that corporation, that his conduct was in the best interests of that corporation and, in all other cases, that his conduct was at least not opposed to the best interests of that corporation; and

in the case of any criminal proceeding, the person had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.

Under the CBCA, we may not indemnify a director as described above:

in connection with a proceeding by or in the right of ours, in which the director was adjudged liable to us; or

in connection with any other proceeding charging that the director derived an improper personal benefit, whether or not involving action in an official capacity, in which proceeding the director was adjudged liable on the basis that he derived an improper personal benefit.

Under the CBCA, we are required to indemnify any director who is wholly successful on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding to which the director was a party because the person is or was a director, against reasonable expenses incurred by him in connection with the proceeding.

Insofar as the provisions of our Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws provide for indemnification of directors or officers for liabilities arising under the Securities Act, we have been informed that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission this indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.

 

ITEM 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed .

Not Applicable.

 

ITEM 8 Exhibits .

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description

  4.1    Second Amended and Restated 2004 Stock Option Plan
  4.2    Amended and Restated 2004 Directors’ Stock Option Plan
  5.1    Opinion of Rutan & Tucker, LLP
23.1    Consent of Rutan & Tucker, LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2    Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
24.1    Power of Attorney (contained on the signature page to this Registration Statement)

 

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ITEM 9. Undertakings .

The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to the registration statement:

(i) to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act,

(ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration fee” table in the effective registration statement; and

(iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;

provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) shall not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those clauses is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference into the registration statement;

(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof; and

(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference into the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the indemnification provisions summarized in Item 6 above, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted

 

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by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Irvine, State of California, on this 9 th day of February, 2012.

 

Pro-Dex, Inc.,
a Colorado corporation
By:  

/s/ MARK P. MURPHY

Mark P. Murphy
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Mark P. Murphy his attorney-in-fact and agent, with the power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place or stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any amendment to this registration statement on Form S-8, and to file such amendments, together with exhibits and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting to such attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully as he might or could do in person, and ratifying and confirming all that the attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature

  

Title

 

Date

/s/ Mark P. Murphy

Mark P. Murphy

  

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

(Principal Executive Officer)

  February 9, 2012

/s/ Harold A. Hurwitz

Harold A. Hurwitz

  

Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer & Secretary

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

  February 14, 2012

/s/ George J. Isaac

George J. Isaac

   Director   February 7, 2012

 

William L. Healey

   Director  

/s/ Michael J. Berthelot

Michael J. Berthelot

   Director   February 7, 2012

/s/ David Holder

David Holder

   Director   February 8, 2012

 

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description

  4.1    Second Amended and Restated 2004 Stock Option Plan
  4.2    Amended and Restated 2004 Directors’ Stock Option Plan
  5.1    Opinion of Rutan & Tucker, LLP
23.1    Consent of Rutan & Tucker, LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2    Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
24.1    Power of Attorney (contained on the signature page to this Registration Statement)

Exhibit 4.1

PRO-DEX, INC.

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED

2004 STOCK OPTION PLAN

This Second Amended and Restated 2004 Stock Option Plan (the “ Plan ”) is adopted in consideration for services rendered and to be rendered to Pro-Dex, Inc. or any Related Company (as defined below).

1.           Definitions . The terms used in this Plan shall, unless otherwise indicated or required by the particular context, have the following meanings:

(a)           Award Shares : The shares of Common Stock underlying an Option or Restricted Stock granted to an Employee.

(b)           Board : The Board of Directors of Pro-Dex, Inc.

(c)           Code : The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

(d)           Common Stock : The no par value common stock of Pro-Dex, Inc.

(e)           Company : Pro-Dex, Inc., a corporation incorporated under the laws of Colorado, together with any successors thereto.

(f)            Date of Grant : The date on which an Option or Restricted Stock is granted under the Plan.

(g)           Disinterested Person : A director who has not been granted or awarded equity securities pursuant to any plan of the Company or of any Related Company of the Company during one year prior to that director’s service as an administrator of the Plan, except as otherwise provided in Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”) with respect to (i) participation in formula plans or ongoing securities acquisitions plans, and (ii) an election to receive securities for an annual retainer fee.

(h)           Employee : An Employee is an employee of the Company or any Related Company.

(i)            Fair Market Value : The Fair Market Value of the Option Shares. Such Fair Market Value as of any date shall be determined by the Governing Committee as of the last business day for which the prices or quotes discussed in this sentence are available prior to the date an Option is granted and shall mean (i) the closing price (on that date) of the Common Stock on the principal national securities exchange by which the Common Stock is traded, if the stock is then traded on a national securities exchange; or, (ii) the last reported sale price (on that date) of the Common Stock on an established securities market, if the stock is not then traded on a national securities exchange; or (iii) the closing bid price last quoted (on that date) by an established securities market or quotation service for over-the-counter securities, if the last sale


price is not reported for the Common Stock on the service or market on which the stock is quoted. However, if the Common Stock is not publicly traded at the time an Option is granted under the Plan, Fair Market Value shall be deemed to be the fair value of the stock as determined in good faith by the Board or the Governing Committee, based on such valuations and other factors it deems appropriate.

(j)           Governing Committee : The “Governing Committee” is the following: (i) with respect to grants of Options to Employees who are not also Officers and/or Directors of the Company, the Plan shall be administered by a Governing Committee composed of the Board or at least two members of the Board; and (ii) with respect to grants of Options to Employees who are also Officers or Directors, the Plan shall be administered by a Governing Committee, selected by the Board and typically the Company’s Compensation Committee, consisting of two or more persons, each of whom is a Disinterested Person.

(k)           Incentive Stock Options (“ISOs”) : “Incentive Stock Options” as that term is defined in Section 422 of the Code.

(l)            Key Employee : A person designated by the Governing Committee who either is employed by the Company or a Related Company (see below) and upon whose judgment, initiative and efforts the Company or a Related Company is largely dependent for the successful conduct of its business; provided, however, that Key Employees shall not include those members of the Board who are not employees of the Company or a Related Company.

(m)          Non-Incentive Stock Options (“Non-ISOs” ): Options which are not intended to qualify as “Incentive Stock Options” under Section 422 of the Code.

(n)           Option : The rights granted to an Employee to purchase a stated number of shares of Common Stock pursuant to the terms, conditions and restrictions of the Plan and an Option Agreement.

(o)           Option Agreement : The written agreement (and any amendment or supplement thereto) between the Company and an Employee designating the terms, conditions and restrictions of an Option.

(p)           Option Shares : The shares of Common Stock underlying an Option granted to an Employee.

(q)           Optionee : An Employee who has been granted an Option.

(r)            Prior Plans : The First Amended and Restated 2004 Stock Option Plan and the 2004 Stock Option Plan of the Company.

(s)            Related Company : Any corporation that is a “parent corporation” or a “subsidiary corporation” with respect to the Company, as those terms are defined in Section 424 of the Code. The determination of whether a corporation is a Related Company shall be made without regard to whether the corporation or the relationship between the corporation and the Company now exists or comes into existence hereinafter.

 

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(t)           Restricted Stock : Shares of Common Stock granted pursuant to the terms of Section 12 hereof.

(u)           Restricted Stock Agreement : The written agreement (and any amendment or supplement thereto) between the Company and an Employee designating the terms, conditions and restrictions of Restricted Stock.

(v)           Stock Award : Any Option or Restricted Stock granted under this Plan.

2.           Purpose and Scope .

(a)          The purpose of this Plan is to advance the interests of the Company and its shareholders by affording Employees an opportunity for investment in the Company and the incentive advantages inherent in stock ownership in this Company.

(b)          This Plan authorizes the Governing Committee to grant Stock Awards to Employees selected by the Governing Committee while considering criteria such as employment position or other relationship with the Company, duties and responsibilities, ability, productivity, length of service or association, morale, interest in the Company, recommendations by supervisors, and other matters.

3.           Administration of the Plan .

(a)          The Plan shall be administered by the Governing Committee. The Governing Committee shall have the authority granted to it under this Section and under each other Section of the Plan.

(b)          In accordance with and subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Governing Committee shall select the Employees to receive Stock Awards and shall determine (i) the number of shares of Common Stock to be subject to each Stock Award, which number shall be fixed as of the Date of Grant, (ii) the time at which each Stock Award is to be granted, (iii) whether a Stock Award shall be granted in exchange for the cancellation and termination of a previously granted option or options under the Plan or otherwise, (iv) the purchase price for the Option Shares, (v) the option period, and (vi) the manner in which the Option becomes exercisable. In addition, the Governing Committee shall fix such other terms of each Stock Award as the Governing Committee may deem necessary or desirable. The Governing Committee shall determine the form of Option Agreement or Restricted Stock Agreement to evidence each Stock Award.

(c)          The Governing Committee from time to time may adopt such rules and regulations for carrying out the purposes of the Plan as it may deem proper and in the best interests of the Company. The Governing Committee shall keep minutes of its meetings and those minutes shall be distributed to every member of the Board.

(d)          The Board may from time to time make such changes in and additions to the Plan as it may deem proper and in the best interest of the Company; provided, however, that no such change or addition shall impair any Stock Award previously granted under the Plan, and that the approval by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the Company’s securities entitled to vote and represented at a meeting duly held in accordance with the applicable laws of the State of Colorado, shall be required for any amendment which would:

 

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(i)          materially modify the eligibility requirements for receiving Stock Awards under the Plan;

(ii)         materially increase the benefits accruing to Employees under the Plan; or

(iii)        increase the number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued under the Plan.

(e)          All actions taken and all interpretations and determinations made by the Governing Committee in good faith (including determinations of Fair Market Value) shall be final and binding upon all Employees, the Company and all other interested persons. No member of the Governing Committee shall be personally liable for any action, determination or interpretation made in good faith with respect to the Plan, and all members of the Governing Committee shall, in addition to rights they may have as directors of the Company, be fully protected by the Company with respect to any such action, determination or interpretation.

(f)          It is the further intent of the Plan that it conform in all respects with (i) the requirements of Rule 16b-3 of Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“ Rule 16b-3 ”) and (ii) the Code. To the extent that any aspect of the Plan or its administration is at any time viewed as inconsistent with the requirements of Rule 16b-3 or the Code, that aspect shall be deemed to be modified, deleted, or otherwise changed as necessary to ensure continued compliance with Rule 16b-3 or Code requirements.

4.           Number of Shares . The Board is authorized to appropriate, issue and sell for the purposes of the Plan, and the Governing Committee is authorized to grant Options or Restricted Stock with respect to, a total number, not in excess of an aggregate maximum of (i) the sum of (A) 400,000 shares of Common Stock, plus (B) any shares of Common Stock remaining available for issuance under the Prior Plans as of the Effective Date of the Plan, plus (C) any shares of Common Stock subject to an Option or Restricted Stock granted under the Prior Plans or the Plan, which Option or Restricted Stock at any time is forfeited, cancelled, terminated, expires or lapses for any reason without the issuance of shares pursuant to the Option or Restricted Stock, or (ii) the number and kind of shares of stock or other securities which in accordance with Section 8 may be substituted for the shares authorized under sub-section (i) or into which such shares shall be adjusted.

5.           Eligibility . Options which are intended to qualify as ISOs will be granted only to Key Employees. Key Employees and other Employees may hold more than one Option Agreement under the Plan and may hold Stock Awards under the Plan and options or awards granted pursuant to other plans or otherwise.

6.           Options . The Governing Committee may grant Options pursuant to this Plan.

(a)           Option Price . The Governing Committee shall determine the purchase price for the Option Shares, provided that the purchase price to be paid by Optionees for the Option Shares shall not be less than 100 percent of the Fair Market Value of the Option Shares at the time the Option is granted. The purchase price for the Option Shares shall be a fixed, non-fluctuating, price.

 

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(b)           Duration and Exercise of Options .

(i)          Each Option granted under the Plan shall be exercisable on such date or dates and during such period and for such number of shares as shall be determined pursuant to the provisions of the Option Agreement. The Governing Committee shall have the right to accelerate the date of exercise of any Option, provided that the Governing Committee shall not accelerate the exercise of any ISO granted if such acceleration would violate the annual vesting limitation contained in Section 422(d)(1) of the Code. In no event shall the Governing Committee have the discretion to extend an Option beyond the earlier of the last date that the Option could have been exercised under the initial term of the Option and the date that is 10 years after the initial Date of Grant, unless said extension is granted at a time when the exercise price of the Option does not equal or exceed the Fair Market Value of the stock that could be purchased pursuant to the Option.

(ii)          Except as otherwise permitted under Subsection (d) of this Section 6 , during the lifetime of the Optionee, the Option shall be exercisable only by the Optionee; provided, that in the event of the legal disability of an Optionee, the guardian or personal representative of the Optionee may exercise the Option. However, if the Option is an ISO it may be exercised by the guardian or personal representative of the Optionee only if such guardian or personal representative obtains a ruling from the Internal Revenue Service or an opinion of counsel to the effect that neither the grant nor the exercise of such power is violative of Section 422(b)(5) of the Code. Any opinion of counsel must be both from counsel and in a form acceptable to the Governing Committee.

(iii)          The Governing Committee may determine whether any Option shall be exercisable as provided in item (i) of this Subsection (b) or whether the Options shall be exercisable in installments only; if the Governing Committee determines the latter, it shall determine the number of installments and the percentage of the Option exercisable at each installment date. All such installments shall be cumulative.

(iv)          If the Optionee ceases to be employed by either the Company or a Related Company because of the death or permanent and total disability (as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code) of the Optionee, any Option held by the Optionee at the time his employment ceases may be exercised within 90 days after the date his employment ceased, but only to the extent that the Option was exercisable according to its terms on the date the Optionee’s employment ceased. After such 90-day period, any unexercised portion of an Option shall expire.

(v)          Notwithstanding the provisions of item (iv) of this Subsection (d), if an Optionee’s employment by the Company or a Related Company ceases for any reason other than the Optionee’s death or permanent and total disability, any unexercised portion of any Option held by the Optionee at the time his employment ceases may be exercised within 30 days after the date his employment ceased, but only to the extent that the Option was exercisable according to its terms on the date the Optionee’s employment ceased. After such date, any unexercised portion of an Option shall expire.

 

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(vi)          Each Option may be exercised in whole or part by delivering to the Chief Financial Officer of the Company written notice of the number of shares with respect to which the Option is to be exercised and by paying in full the purchase price for the Option Shares purchased as set forth in Subsection (c) of this Section 6 ; provided, that an Option may not be exercised in part unless the purchase price for the Option Shares purchased is at least $2,000.

(vii)          To the extent required to qualify for the exemption provided by Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, and any successor provision, at least six months must elapse from the date of acquisition of an Option by any person who is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act to the date of exercise of such Option or disposition of the Option Shares.

(c)           Payment for Option Shares . If the purchase price of the Option Shares purchased by any Optionee at one time exceeds $2,000, the Governing Committee may permit all or part of the purchase price for the Option Shares to be paid by the Optionee by (a) delivering to the Company shares of the Company’s Common Stock previously owned by the Optionee with a Fair Market Value as of the date of payment equal to the portion of the purchase price for the Option Shares that the Optionee does not pay in cash, (b) having shares withheld from the amount of shares to be received by the Optionee, or (c) complying with any other payment mechanisms as the Governing Committee may approve from time to time. As a condition to the exercise of any Option granted under this Plan, the Optionee shall make such arrangements as the Governing Committee may require for the satisfaction of any federal, state or withholding tax obligations which may arise in connection with such exercise. The issuance, transfer or delivery of certificates of shares of Common Stock pursuant to the exercise or Options may be delayed, at the discretion of the Governing Committee, until the Governing Committee is satisfied that the applicable requirements of federal and state securities laws and the withholding provisions of the Code have been met. Until such person has been issued a certificate or certificates for the Option Shares so purchased, he or she shall possess no rights of a recordholder with respect to any of such shares.

(d)           Nontransferability of Option . No Option granted under the Plan shall be transferable by the Optionee, either voluntarily or involuntarily, except by will or the laws of descent and distribution, pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order as defined in the Code, or pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act or rules promulgated thereunder; except that (a) Optionees who are not subject to Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act may upon written notice transfer a Non-ISO (i) to an Optionee’s spouse, parents, siblings, or lineal descendants, or (ii) to a trust for the benefit of the Optionee or any of the Optionee’s spouse, parents, siblings, or lineal descendants, or (iii) to any corporation or partnership controlled by the Optionee; and (b) Optionees who are subject to Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act may transfer Non-ISOs to immediate family members and family trusts. No Option shall be subject to execution, attachment or similar process. Except as specifically provided herein, any attempt to transfer the Option shall void the Option.

 

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(e)           Limitation on Amount of Option . The aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at the time any ISO is granted) of the Common Stock with respect to which an Optionee’s ISOs, together with incentive stock options granted under any other plan of the Company and any parent, are exercisable for the first time by such Optionee during any calendar year shall not exceed $100,000. If an Optionee holds ISOs that become first exercisable (including as a result of acceleration of exercisability under the Plan) in any one year for shares having a Fair Market Value at the date of grant in excess of $100,000, then the most recently granted of the ISOs, to the extent that they are exercisable for shares having an aggregate Fair Market Value in excess of the limit, shall be deemed to be Non-ISOs.

(f)           Ten Percent Shareholder Rule . With respect to ISOs, no Option may be granted to a Key Employee who, at the time the Option is granted, owns stock possessing more than 10 percent of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or of any “parent corporation” or “subsidiary corporation” as those terms are defined in Section 424 of the Code, unless at the time the Option is granted the purchase price for the Option shares is at least 110 percent of the Fair Market Value of the Option Shares at the time the ISO is granted and such Option by its terms is not exercisable after the expiration of five years from the Date of Grant. For purposes of the preceding sentence, stock ownership shall be determined as provided in Section 424 of the Code.

7.           Restricted Stock : The Governing Committee may grant shares of Restricted Stock pursuant to this Plan. To the extent consistent with the Company’s Bylaws, at the Governing Committee’s election, shares of Restricted Stock may be (i) held in book entry form subject to the Company’s instructions until any restrictions relating to the Restricted Stock lapse, or (ii) evidenced by a certificate, which certificate shall be held in such form and manner as determined by the Governing Committee and shall contain an appropriate legend clearly stating that the transferability of the Restricted Stock represented by the certificate is restricted by the Restricted Stock Agreement and this Plan. The Restricted Stock Agreements shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as the Governing Committee shall deem appropriate from time to time and the terms and conditions of separate Restricted Stock Agreements need not be identical; provided , however , that each Restricted Stock Agreement shall include (through incorporation of the provisions hereof by reference in the agreement or otherwise) the substance of each of the following provisions:

(a)           Consideration . Restricted Stock may be awarded in consideration for (A) past or future services actually or to be rendered to the Company or a Related Company, or (B) any other form of legal consideration that may be acceptable to the Governing Committee in its sole discretion and permissible under applicable law.

(b)           Vesting . Shares of Restricted Stock may be subject to forfeiture to the Company in accordance with a vesting schedule to be determined by the Governing Committee in its sole discretion and set forth in the Restricted Stock Agreement.

(c)           Termination of Service . In the event a Restricted Stock holder ceases to be employed by either the Company or a Related Company, the Company may receive pursuant to a forfeiture provision to be determined by the Governing Committee in its sole discretion and set forth in the Restricted Stock Agreement, any or all Restricted Shares that have not vested as of the date of termination.

 

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(d)           Transferability . Rights to acquire shares of Common Stock under a Restricted Stock Agreement shall be transferable by the holder only upon such terms and conditions as are set forth in the Restricted Stock Agreement, as the Governing Committee shall determine in its sole discretion, so long as such Common Stock remains subject to the terms and conditions of the Restricted Stock Agreement.

8.           Changes in Stock, Adjustments, Etc.

(a)          In the event that each of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (other than shares held by dissenting shareholders which are not changed or exchanged) should be changed into, or exchanged for, a different number or kind of shares of stock or other securities of the Company, or, if further changes or exchanges of any stock or other securities into which the Common Stock shall have been changed, or for which it shall have been exchanged, shall be made (whether by reason of merger, consolidation reorganization, recapitalization, stock dividends, reclassification, split-up, combination or shares or otherwise), then there shall be substituted for each share of Common Stock that is subject to the Plan but not subject to an outstanding Option or Restricted Stock thereunder, the number and kind of shares of stock or other securities into which each outstanding share of Common Stock (other than shares held by dissenting shareholders which are not changed or exchanged) shall be so changed or for which each outstanding share of Common Stock (other than shares held by dissenting shareholders) shall be exchanged, provided, in the event that the Optionee is providing direct services to the Company at the time the shares are substituted, such shares shall constitute “service recipient stock” as that term is defined by the IRS for purposes of Section 409A of the Code. Any securities so substituted shall be subject to similar successive adjustments.

(b)          In the event of any such changes or exchanges, the Governing Committee shall determine whether, in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of rights, an adjustment should be made in the number, or kind, or Option price of the shares or other securities then subject to an Option or Restricted Stock granted pursuant to the Plan and the Governing Committee shall make any such adjustment, and such adjustments shall be made and shall be effective and binding for all purposes of the Plan.

9.           Relationship to Employment . Nothing contained in the Plan, or in any Stock Award granted pursuant to the Plan, shall confer upon any recipient or holder of a Stock Award any right with respect to continuance of employment by the Company or any Related Company, or interfere in any way with the right of the Company or any Related Company to terminate the employment of a Stock Award recipient or holder at any time.

10.           Rights as a Shareholder . No person shall have any rights as a shareholder with respect to any shares covered by an Stock Award until that person shall become the holder of record of such shares (whether or not subject to forfeiture) and, except as provided in Section 8 , no adjustments shall be made for dividends or other distributions or other rights as to which there is an earlier record date.

 

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11.           Securities Laws Requirements . No Award Shares shall be issued unless and until, in the opinion of the Company, any applicable registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“ Securities Act ”), any applicable listing requirements of any securities exchange on which stock of the same class is then listed, and any other requirements of law or of any regulatory bodies having jurisdiction over such issuance and delivery, have been fully complied with. Each Option, each Restricted Stock certificate and each Award Share certificate may be imprinted with legends reflecting federal and state securities laws, restrictions and conditions, and the Company may comply therewith and issue “stop transfer” instructions to its transfer agent and registrar in good faith without liability.

12.           Disposition of Shares . Each Optionee, as a condition of exercise, and each Restricted Stock holder, as a condition to the Restricted Stock grant, shall represent, warrant and agree, in a form of written certificate approved by the Company, as follows: (a) that all Award Shares are being acquired solely for his own account and not on behalf of any other person or entity; (b) that no Award Shares will be sold or otherwise distributed in violation of the Securities Act, or any other applicable federal or state securities laws; (c) that if he is subject to reporting requirements under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act, he will (i) not violate Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, (ii) furnish the Company with a copy of each Form 4 and Form 5 filed by him, and (iii) timely file all reports required under the federal securities laws; and (d) that he will report all sales of Award Shares to the Company in writing on a form prescribed by the Company.

13.           Effective Date of Plan; Termination Date of Plan . The Plan shall be effective on the date the Plan has been approved by the Board and the shareholders of the Company. The Plan was adopted, subject to shareholder approval, by the Board as of September 12, 2011. The Plan shall terminate on September 12, 2021, except as to Stock Awards previously granted and outstanding under the Plan at that time. No Stock Awards shall be granted after the date on which the Plan terminates. In no event may the Option period exceed ten years from the date on which the Option is granted. The Plan may be abandoned or terminated at any earlier time by the Board, except with respect to any Stock Awards then outstanding under the Plan.

14.           Withholding Taxes . The Company, or any Related Company, may take such steps as it may deem necessary or appropriate for the withholding of any taxes which the Company, or any Related Company, is required by any law or regulation or any governmental authority, whether federal, state or local, domestic or foreign, to withhold in connection with any Stock Award including, but not limited to, the withholding of all or any portion of any payment or the withholding of issuance of Option Shares to be issued upon the exercise of any Option.

15.           Change in Control, Stock Dividends, Reorganization and Other Extraordinary Actions .

(a)          If (i) the Company shall at any time be involved in a transaction described in Section 424(a) of the Code (or any successor provision) or any “corporate transaction” described in the regulations thereunder; (ii) the Company shall declare dividends payable in, or shall subdivide or combine, its Common Stock or (iii) any other event with substantially the same effect shall occur, the Governing Committee shall, with respect to each outstanding Option, proportionately adjust the number of Option Shares and/or the exercise price per share so as to

 

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preserve the rights of the Optionee substantially proportionate to the rights of the Optionee prior to such event, and to the extent that such action shall include an increase or decrease in the number of Option Shares subject to outstanding Options, the number of shares available under this Plan shall automatically be increased or decreased, as this case may be, proportionately, without further action on the part of the Governing Committee, the Company or the Company’s shareholders.

(b)          If the Company is liquidated or dissolved, the Governing Committee may allow the holders of any outstanding Options to exercise all or any part of the unvested portion of the Options held by them; provided, however, that such Options must be exercised prior to the effective date of such liquidation or dissolution. If the Option Holders do not exercise their Options prior to such effective date, each outstanding Option shall terminate as of the effective date of the liquidation or dissolution.

(c)          The grant of a Stock Award shall not affect in any way the right or power of the Company to make adjustments, reclassifications, reorganizations or changes of its capital or business structure, to merge, consolidate or dissolve, to liquidate or to sell or transfer all or part of its business or assets.

(d)          In the event of a Change in Control (as defined below) of the Company, the Governing Committee may, in its discretion, accelerate all outstanding Options and Restricted Stock so that (i) Options immediately become exercisable for the duration of the term of the Option and (ii) Restricted Stock immediately becomes fully vested. For purposes of this Subsection (d), “ Change in Control ” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events: (i) any “ person ” or “ group ” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under said Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total voting power represented by the Company’s then outstanding voting securities; (ii) a change in the composition of the Board of the Company occurring within a one-year period, resulting in the change of sixty percent or more of the directors serving on the Board from the beginning of the of the one-year period to the end of the one-year period; (iii) there is a merger or consolidation of the Company in which the Company does not survive as an independent public company; or (iv) the acquisition of all or substantially all the Company’s assets in a transaction or series of related transactions with a third-party purchaser.

(e)          If at any time the Company declares an Extraordinary Dividend, as defined below, all (i) Options shall accelerate and thereupon become immediately exercisable for the duration of the term of the Option and (ii) Restricted Stock shall become immediately fully vested. For purposes of this Subsection (e), “ Extraordinary Dividend ” shall mean a cash dividend payable to holders of record of the Common Stock in an amount in excess of 10% of the then Fair Market Value of the Company’s Common Stock.

16.           Restrictions . The Company may impose such restrictions on Options and Restricted Stock granted hereunder, or the Award Shares underlying such grants, as it may deem advisable, including without limitation restrictions under the federal securities laws, the requirements of any stock exchange or similar organization and any blue sky, state or foreign securities laws applicable to such securities.

 

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17.           Other Provisions .

(a)          The use of a masculine gender in the Plan shall also include within its meaning the feminine, and the singular may include the plural, and the plural may include the singular, unless the context clearly indicates to the contrary.

(b)          Any expenses of administering the Plan shall be borne by the Company.

(c)          This Plan shall be construed to be in addition to any and all other compensation plans or programs. Neither the adoption of the Plan by the Board nor the submission of the Plan to the shareholders of the Company shall be construed as creating any limitations on the power of authority of the Board to adopt such other additional incentive or other compensation arrangements as the Board may deem necessary or desirable.

(d)          The corporate laws of the State of Colorado shall govern all issues concerning the relative rights of the Company and its shareholders under the Plan. All other questions and obligations under the Plan shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of California, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of California or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of California.

(e)          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Plan, this Plan is intended to comply with the California Corporate Securities Law of 1968 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

(f)          If any provision of the Plan shall be held illegal or invalid for any reason, such illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts of the Plan, and the Plan shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision had not been included.

(g)          Headings are given to the sections of this Plan solely as a convenience to facilitate reference. The reference to any statute, regulation or other provision of law shall be construed to refer to any amendment to or successor of such provision of law.

(h)          The Plan shall be binding upon the Company, its successors and assigns, and Optionees, their executors, administrators and permitted transferees and beneficiaries.

 

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Exhibit 4.2

PRO-DEX, INC.

AMENDED AND RESTATED 2004 DIRECTORS’ STOCK OPTION PLAN

This Amended and Restated 2004 Directors’ Stock Option Plan (the “ Plan ”) is adopted in consideration for services rendered and to be rendered to Pro-Dex, Inc. and related companies.

1.           Definitions . Unless otherwise indicated or required by the particular context, the terms used in this Plan shall have the following meanings:

(a)           Board : The Board of Directors of Pro-Dex, Inc.

(b)          Change of Control : shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events:

(i)          Any “ person ” or “ group ” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under said Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total voting power represented by the Company’s then outstanding voting securities;

(ii)          A change in the composition of the Board of the Company occurring within a one-year period, resulting in the change of sixty percent or more of the directors serving on the Board from the beginning of the of the one-year period to the end of the one-year period;

(iii)          There is a merger or consolidation of the Company in which the Company does not survive as an independent public company; or

(iv)          The acquisition of all or substantially all the Company’s assets in a transaction or series of related transactions with a third-party purchaser.

(c)           Code : The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

(d)           Common Stock : The no par value common stock of Pro-Dex, Inc.

(e)           Company : Pro-Dex, Inc., a corporation incorporated under the laws of Colorado, together with any successors thereto.

(f)           Date of Grant : The date on which an Option (see below) is granted under the Plan.

(g)           Effective Date : The date the Plan is approved by the Board, which is September 12, 2011.

(h)           Fair Market Value : If, at any time an Option is granted under the Plan, the Company’s Common Stock is publicly traded, Fair Market Value shall be determined as of the last business day for which the prices or quotes discussed in this sentence are available prior to


the date an Option is granted and shall mean (i) the closing price (on that date) of the Common Stock on the principal national securities exchange by which the Common Stock is traded, if the stock is then traded on a national securities exchange; or, (ii) the last reported sale price (on that date) of the Common Stock on NASDAQ, if the stock is not then traded on a national securities exchange; or (iii) the closing bid price last quoted (on that date) by an established quotation service for over-the-counter securities, if the stock is not reported on NASDAQ. However, if the Common Stock is not publicly traded at the time an Option is granted under the Plan, Fair Market Value shall be as determined in good faith by the Board based on such valuations and other factors it deems appropriate.

(i)           Nonemployee Director : A person who is a member of the Board on the Date of Grant and who is not an employee of the Company.

(j)           Option : The rights to purchase a stated number of shares of Common Stock granted pursuant to the terms, conditions and restrictions of the Plan and an Option Agreement (as defined below).

(k)           Option Agreement : The written agreement (including any amendments or supplements thereto) between the Company and a Nonemployee Director designating the terms, restrictions and conditions of an Option.

(l)            Option Shares : The shares of Common Stock underlying an Option granted to a Nonemployee Director.

(m)          Optionee : A Nonemployee Director who has been granted an Option.

(n)           Prior Plan : The 2004 Directors’ Stock Option Plan of the Company.

2.           Purpose and Scope .

(a)          The purpose of this Plan is to advance the interests of the Company and its shareholders by affording Nonemployee Directors, whose participation and guidance contribute to the successful operation of the Company, an opportunity for investment in the Company and the incentive advantages inherent in stock ownership in this Company. The Plan is also intended to further the efforts of the company to attract and retain qualified Non-Employee Directors.

(b)          This Plan authorizes that Options be granted to Nonemployee Directors according to the formula set forth in Section 3 of this Plan.

(c)          It is the further intent of the Plan that it conform in all respects with (i) the requirements of Rule 16b-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“ Rule 16b-3 ”) and (ii) the Code. To the extent that any aspect of the Plan or its administration is at any time viewed as inconsistent with the requirements of Rule 16b-3 or the Code, that aspect shall be deemed to be modified, deleted, or otherwise changed as necessary to ensure continued compliance with Rule 16b-3 or Code requirements.

(d)          Notwithstanding any other provision in the Plan or an Option Agreement to the contrary, if and to the extent that Code Section 409A is deemed to apply to the Plan or any

 

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Option granted under the Plan, it is the general intention of the Company that the Plan and all such Options shall, to the extent practicable, comply with Code Section 409A, and the Plan and any such Option shall, to the extent practicable, be construed in accordance therewith. Without in any way limiting the effect of the foregoing, in the event that Code Section 409A requires that any special terms, provisions or conditions be included in the Plan or any Option, then such terms, provisions and conditions shall, to the extent practicable, be deemed to be made a part of the Plan or Option, as applicable. Further, in the event that the Plan or any Option shall be deemed not to comply with Code Section 409A, then neither the Corporation nor the Board shall be liable to any Optionee or other person for actions, decisions or determinations made in good faith.

3.           Operation of the Plan .

(a)           Grant of Options; Amount and Timing . The Board may grant Options to Nonemployee Directors in such amounts and subject to such terms and conditions as set forth in any Director Compensation Program of the Company adopted by the Board, subject to the provisions of the Plan. All Options shall be exercisable only as set forth in Sections 3(c) and 6 below and shall be subject to the other terms and conditions set forth in this Plan or otherwise established by the Company.

(b)           Option Purchase Price . The exercise price for each Option Share shall be the Fair Market Value of the Company’s Common Stock on the Date of Grant.

(c)           Term . Each Option shall expire ten years after the Date of Grant, except that an Option will expire, if not exercised, 90 days after the Optionee ceases to be a Non-Employee Director of the Company.

(d)           Amendments . This Plan may be changed or modified from time to time provided, however, that, (i) no such change or modification shall impair any Option previously granted under the Plan; (ii) the provisions relating to the amount, price and timing of the Options shall not be amended more than once every six months other than to comport with changes in the Code, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, or rules promulgated thereunder, or other applicable law; and (iii) the approval by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of shares of the Company’s securities present, or represented, and entitled to vote at a meeting duly held in accordance with the applicable laws of the State of Colorado, shall be required for any amendment which would do any of the following:

(i)          materially modify the eligibility requirements for receiving Options under the Plan;

(ii)          except as provided in Section 8 relative to capital changes, increase the number of shares purchasable pursuant to the granting of any Option hereunder or the exercise price of each Option;

(iii)         increase the maximum term of Options granted;

(iv)         decrease the minimum price at which Options may be granted;

 

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(v)           change the dollar amount pursuant to which Options may be granted at any one time;

(vi)          change the timing of Option Grants; or

(vii)         increase the term of the Plan.

4.           Number of Shares . The Board is authorized to appropriate, issue and sell for the purposes of the Plan, an aggregate maximum of (i) the sum of (A) 100,000 shares of Common Stock, plus (B) any shares of Common Stock remaining available for issuance under the Prior Plan as of the Effective Date of the Plan, plus (C) any shares of Common Stock subject to an Option granted under the Prior Plan or the Plan, which Option at any time is forfeited, cancelled, terminated, expires or lapses for any reason without the issuance of shares pursuant to the Option or (ii) the number and kind of shares of stock or other securities which in accordance with Section 8 may be substituted for the shares authorized under sub-section (i) or into which such shares shall be adjusted.

5.           Eligibility . Options shall be granted under the Plan only to Nonemployee Directors provided that any Nonemployee Director may waive his right to participate in the Plan.

6.           Exercise of Options .

(a)          Each Option granted pursuant to this Plan shall be exercisable in full commencing six months after the Date of Grant, except as otherwise determined by the Board.

(b)          Each Option may be exercised in whole or in part by delivering to the Chief Financial Officer of the Company written notice of the number of shares with respect to which the Option is to be exercised and by paying in full the purchase price for the Option Shares as set forth in Section 7 herein; provided, that an Option may not be exercised in part unless the purchase price for the Option Shares purchased is at least $2,000.

(c)          No Option may be exercised, and no Option Shares may be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of for a period of at least six months following the Date of Grant of the Option.

 

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7.           Payment for Option Shares . Upon exercise of any Option, the aggregate exercise price shall be paid to the Company in cash or by certified or cashier’s check. For any single purchase by an Optionee of Option Shares at a total purchase price in excess of $2,000, the Company, in its sole discretion, upon request by the Optionee, may permit all or part of the purchase price for the Option Shares to be paid by (a) delivery to the Company for cancellation shares of the Common Stock previously owned by the Optionee (“ Previously Owned Shares ”) with a Fair Market Value as of the date of the payment equal to the portion of the purchase price for the Option Shares that the Optionee does not pay in cash; (b) having shares withheld from the amount of shares to be received by the Optionee; or (c) complying with any other payment mechanism as the Company may approve from time to time. Notwithstanding the above, an Optionee shall be permitted to exercise his Option by delivering Previously Owned Shares only if he has held, and provides appropriate evidence of such, the Previously Owned Shares for more than six months prior to the date of exercise. This period (the “ Holding Period ”) may be extended by the Company acting in its sole discretion as is necessary, in the opinion of the Company, so that, under generally accepted accounting principles, no compensation shall be considered to have been or to be paid to the Optionee as a result of the exercise of the Option in this manner. At the time the Option is exercised, the Optionee shall provide an affidavit, and such other evidence and documents as the Company shall request, to establish the Optionee’s Holding Period. As indicated above, an Optionee may deliver shares of Common Stock as part of the purchase price only if the Company, in its sole discretion agrees, on a case by case basis, to permit this form of payment.

8.           Change in Stock, Adjustments, Etc .

(a)          In the event that each of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (other than shares held by dissenting shareholders which are not changed or exchanged) should be changed into, or exchanged for, a different number or kind of shares of stock or other securities of the Company, or if further changes or exchanges of any stock or other securities into which the Common Stock shall have been changed, or for which it shall have been exchanged, shall be made (whether by reason of merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization, stock dividends, reclassification, split-up, combination of shares or otherwise) then there shall be substituted for each share of Common Stock that is subject to the Plan but not subject to an outstanding Option hereunder, the number and kind of shares of stock or other securities into which each outstanding shares of Common Stock (other than shares held by dissenting shareholders which are not changed or exchanged) shall be so changed or for which each outstanding share of Common Stock (other than shares held by dissenting shareholders) shall be so changed or for which each such share shall be exchanged. Any securities so substituted shall be subject to similar successive adjustments.

(b)          In the event of any such changes or exchanges, (i) the number, or kind, or exercise price of the Option Shares or other securities that are then subject to an Option or Options granted pursuant to the Plan shall be deemed automatically adjusted in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of rights and (ii) such adjustments shall be effective and binding for all purposes or the Plan.

9.           Nontransferability of Option . Except as herein provided, no Option granted under the Plan shall be transferable by the Optionee, either voluntarily or involuntarily, except by will,

 

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by the laws of descent and distribution, or pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order as defined in the Code or the Employee Retirement Income Security Act or rules promulgated thereunder; and no Option shall be subject to execution, attachment or similar process. Except as may be permitted by the preceding sentence, an Option shall be exercisable during the Optionee’s lifetime only by him or by his guardian or legal representative. Any attempt to transfer an Option except as otherwise herein provided shall void the Option. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, an Option may be transferred to an immediate family member or a family trust if such transfer is then permitted by the rules adopted under Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

10.           Rights as a Shareholder . No person shall have any rights as a shareholder with respect to any shares covered by an Option until that person becomes the holder of record of such shares and, except as provided in Section 8 , no adjustments shall be made for dividends or other distributions or other rights as to which there is an earlier record date.

11.           Securities Laws Requirements . No Option Shares shall be issued unless and until, in the opinion of the Company, any applicable registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“ Securities Act ”), any applicable listing requirements of any securities exchange on which stock of the same class is then listed, and any other requirement of law or of any regulatory bodies having jurisdiction over such issuance and delivery, have been fully complied with. Each Option Agreement and each Option Share certificate may be imprinted with legends reflecting federal and state securities laws restrictions and conditions, and the Company may comply therewith and issue “stop transfer” instructions to its transfer agent and registrar in good faith without liability.

12.           Disposition of Shares . To the extent reasonably requested by the Company, each Optionee, as a condition of exercise, shall represent, warrant and agree, in a form of written certificate approved by the Company, as follows: (a) that all Option Shares are being acquired solely for his/her own account and not on behalf of any other person or entity; (b) that no Option Shares will be sold or otherwise distributed in violation of the Securities Act or any other applicable federal or state securities laws; (c) that he/she will report all sales of Option Shares to the Company in writing on a form prescribed by the Company; and (d) that if he/she is subject to the reporting requirements under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act (i) he will not violate Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, (ii) he will furnish the Company with a copy of each Form 4 and Form 5 filed by him, and (iii) he will timely file all reports required under the federal securities laws.

13.           Effective Date of Plan; Termination Date of Plan . The Plan shall be effective on the date the Plan has been approved by the Board and the shareholders of the Company. The Plan was adopted, subject to shareholder approval, by the Board as of September 12, 2011. The Plan shall terminate on September 12, 2021, except as to Options previously granted and outstanding under the Plan at that time. No Options shall be granted after the date on which the Plan terminates. In no event may the Option period exceed ten years from the date on which the Option is granted. The Plan may be abandoned or terminated at any earlier time by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of Common Stock present, or represented, and entitled to vote at a meeting duly held in accordance with the applicable laws of the State of Colorado, except with respect to any Options then outstanding under the Plan.

 

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14.           Withholding Taxes . The Option Agreement shall provide that the Company may take such steps as it may deem necessary or appropriate for the withholding of any taxes which the Company is required by any law or regulation or any governmental authority, whether federal, state or local, domestic or foreign, to withhold in connection with any Option including, but riot limited to, the withholding of all or any portion of any payment or the withholding of issuance of Option Shares upon the exercise of any Option.

15.           Change of Control .

(a)          Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, and unless and Option Agreement provides otherwise (or as may otherwise be required under Code Section 409A), in the event of a Change of Control, all Options outstanding as of the date of such Change of Control shall become fully vested and exercisable, whether or not then otherwise vested and exercisable.

(b)          Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a merger, share exchange, reorganization or other business combination affecting the Company, the Board may, in its sole and absolute discretion, determine that any or all Options granted pursuant to the Plan shall not vest or become exercisable on an accelerated basis, if the Company or the surviving or acquiring corporation, as the case may be, shall have taken such action, including but not limited to the assumption of Options granted under the Plan or the grant of substitute options (in either case, with substantially similar terms or equivalent economic benefits as Options granted under the Plan), as in the opinion of the Board is equitable or appropriate to protect the rights and interests of participants under the Plan.

16.           Restrictions . The Company may impose such restrictions on Options, shares and any other benefits underlying Options hereunder as it may deem advisable, including without limitation restrictions under the federal securities laws, the requirements of any stock exchange or similar organization and any blue sky, state or foreign securities laws applicable to such securities.

17.           Other Provisions . The following provisions are also in effect under the Plan:

(a)          The use of a masculine gender in the Plan shall also include within its meaning the feminine, and the singular may include the plural, and the plural may include the singular, unless the context clearly indicates to the contrary.

(b)          Any expenses of administering the plan shall be borne by the Company.

(c)          This Plan shall be construed to be in addition to any and all other compensation plans or programs. The adoption of the Plan by the shareholders of the Company shall not be construed as creating any limitations on the power or authority of the Board to adopt such other additional incentive or other compensation arrangements as the Board may deem necessary or desirable.

(d)          The corporate laws of the State of Colorado shall govern all issues concerning the relative rights of the Company and its shareholders under the Plan. All other questions and obligations under the Plan shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of California, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of California or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of California.

 

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(e)          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Plan, this Plan is intended to comply with the California Corporate Securities Law of 1968 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

(f)          If any provision of the Plan shall be held illegal or invalid for any reason, such illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts of the Plan, and the Plan shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision had not been included.

(g)          Headings are given to the sections of this Plan solely as a convenience to facilitate reference. The reference to any statute, regulation or other provision of law shall be construed to refer to any amendment to or successor of such provision of law.

(h)          The Plan shall be binding upon the Company, its successors and assigns, and Optionees, their executors, administrators and permitted transferees and beneficiaries.

 

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Exhibit 5.1

[LETTERHEAD OF RUTAN & TUCKER, LLP]

Rutan & Tucker, LLP

611 Anton Boulevard, Suite 1400

Costa Mesa, California 92626

February 13, 2012

Pro-Dex, Inc.

2361 McGaw Avenue

Irvine, California 92614

Re:     Registration Statement on Form S-8

Ladies and Gentlemen:

At your request, we have examined the form of registration statement on Form S-8 (the “Registration Statement”) to be filed by Pro-Dex, Inc., a Colorado corporation (the “Company”), with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), for the purpose of registering 500,000 shares of common stock, no par value per share, of the Company (the “Shares”), to be sold by the Company upon the exercise of options or pursuant to awards to be granted by the Company under the Pro-Dex, Inc. Second Amended and Restated 2004 Stock Option Plan and the Pro-Dex, Inc. Amended and Restated 2004 Directors’ Stock Option Plan (the “Plans”). The Shares will be offered and sold pursuant to the Company’s Registration Statement to be filed with the Commission. This opinion is being furnished in accordance with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Act, and no opinion is expressed herein as to any matter pertaining to the contents of the Registration Statement or Prospectus, other than as to the validity of the Shares.

We have examined such matters of fact and questions of law as we have considered appropriate for purposes of this letter. In our examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, and the conformity to authentic original documents of all documents submitted to us as copies. We have also assumed that the Shares will be evidenced by appropriate certificates that have been properly executed and delivered. With your consent, we have relied upon the foregoing and upon certificates and other assurances of officers of the Company and others as to factual matters without having independently verified such factual matters.

You have informed us that the Company may sell the Shares from time to time on a delayed or continuous basis. This opinion is limited to the Colorado Business Corporation Act (“CBCA”), including the statutory provisions of the CBCA, all applicable provisions of the Constitution of the State of Colorado and all reported judicial decisions interpreting these laws, and federal law, exclusive of state securities and blue sky laws, rules and regulations.

Subject to the foregoing, it is our opinion that the Shares have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Company, and, upon issuance of the Shares in accordance with the terms of the Plan, the Registration Statement, the terms of the Company’s certificate of incorporation and applicable law, and delivery and payment therefor, such Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable securities of the Company.

This opinion is for your benefit in connection with the Registration Statement and may be relied upon by you and by persons entitled to rely upon it pursuant to the applicable provisions of federal securities laws. We consent to your filing this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

 

Respectfully submitted
/s/ RUTAN & TUCKER, LLP

Exhibit 23.2

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the foregoing Registration Statement on Form S-8 of Pro-Dex, Inc. of our report dated September 12, 2011, with respect to our audits of the consolidated financial statements, which appears in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Pro-Dex, Inc. and Subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011.

/s/ MOSS ADAMS LLP

MOSS ADAMS LLP

Irvine, California

February 15, 2012