As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 4, 2016

Registration Nos. 333-147246

333-203917

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-8 (No. 333-147246)

Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-8 (No. 333-203917)

 

 

FORM S-8

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

SPI Energy Co., Ltd.

(As successor in interest to Solar Power, Inc.)

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Cayman Islands   N/A

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

7F/B Block, 1st Building, Jinqi Plaza

No. 2145 Jinshajiang Road, Putuo District

Shanghai, P.R. China 200333

+86 021-80129001

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of Registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

 

2006 Equity Incentive Plan (as amended)

(Full title of the plans)

 

 

CT Corporation System

111 Eighth Avenue,

New York, NY 10011

(212) 894-8940

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a small reporting company. See the 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   x
Non-accelerated filer   ¨   (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    Smaller reporting company   ¨

 

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE*

 

 

Title of Securities

to be registered

 

Amount

to be

registered

 

Proposed

maximum

offering price

per share

 

Proposed

maximum

aggregate

offering price

 

Amount of

registration fee

                 

 

 

* No additional securities are to be registered, and the registration fee was previously calculated and paid in connection with the filing of the original Registration Statements (File Nos. 333-147246, 333-203917). Therefore, no further registration fee is required.

 

 

 


Explanatory Statement

This Post-Effective Amendment is being filed pursuant to Rule 414 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), by SPI Energy Co., Ltd., an exempted company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “ Company ”), as successor issuer to Solar Power, Inc., a California corporation (“ SPI ”). In connection with the reorganization of the corporate structure of the group of companies controlled by SPI to change its place of incorporation from California to the Cayman Islands (the “ Merger ”), SPI merged with SPI Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“ Merger Sub ”), with Merger Sub surviving the Merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and changing its name to SPI Solar, Inc. As a result of the Merger, each ten issued and outstanding shares of SPI’s common stock (other than any shares of SPI’s common stock that were “Dissenting Shares” as defined in the Second Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization) were converted into the right to receive one American depositary share, representing ten ordinary shares in the capital of the Company. In addition, the Company assumed SPI’s existing obligations with respect to all outstanding options to purchase shares of SPI’s common stock and all other outstanding equity awards granted to directors, employees and consultants under SPI’s 2006 Equity Incentive Plan to provide for the issuance of an equal number of the Company’s ordinary shares rather than the common stock of SPI upon the exercise of the awards under the same terms and conditions. This Post-Effective Amendment pertains to the adoption by the Company of the following registration statements on Form S-8 (collectively, the “ Registration Statements ”): (i) File No. 333-147246 and (ii) File No. 333-203917. The Company hereby expressly adopts each Registration Statement as its own registration statement for all purposes of the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”). This is Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 with respect to each of the Registration Statements. Registration fees were paid at the time of filing of the original Registration Statements.

 

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PART II

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

 

Item 3. Information Incorporated by Reference.

The following documents previously filed by SPI or the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Commission ”) pursuant to the Exchange Act are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:

 

  (a) SPI’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 and filed with the Commission on March 31, 2015, as amended by Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A filed with the Commission on September 3, 2015;

 

  (b) SPI’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q (i) for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 and filed with the Commission on May 15, 2015, as amended by Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-Q/A filed with the Commission on September 3, 2015, (ii) for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 and filed with the Commission on August 14, 2015, as amended by Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-Q/A filed with the Commission on September 3, 2015, and (iii) for the quarter ended September 30, 2015 and filed with the Commission on November 13, 2015;

 

  (c) SPI’s Current Reports on Form 8-K (i) dated December 30, 2014 and filed with the Commission on January 2, 2015; (ii) dated December 31, 2014 and filed with the Commission on January 5, 2015, (iii) dated December 31, 2014 and filed with the Commission on January 8, 2015, as amended by Amendment No. 1 on Form 8-K/A filed with the Commission on March 19, 2015 and Amendment No. 2 on Form 8-K/A filed with Commission on September 3, 2015, (iv) dated January 15, 2015 and filed with the Commission on January 16, 2015, (v) dated January 22, 2015 and filed with the Commission on January 23, 2015, (vi) dated March 30, 2015 and filed with the Commission on March 31, 2015, (vii) dated March 31, 2015 and filed with the Commission on April 6, 2015; (viii) dated April 9, 2015 and filed with the Commission on April 9, 2015, (ix) dated April 15, 2015 and filed with the Commission on April 17, 2015, (x) dated April 30, 2015 and filed with the Commission on April 30, 2015, (xi) dated May 4, 2015 and filed with the Commission on May 7, 2015, (xii) dated May 8, 2015 and filed with the Commission on May 11, 2015, (xiii) dated May 28, 2015 and filed with the Commission on June 3, 2015, as amended by Amendment No. 1 on Form 8-K/A filed with the Commission on August 11, 2015, (xiv) dated June 5, 2015 and filed with the Commission on June 9, 2015, (xv) dated June 15, 2015 and filed with the Commission on June 15, 2015, (xvi) dated July 1, 2015 and filed with the Commission on July 6, 2015, (xvii) dated July 13, 2015 and filed with the Commission on July 14, 2015, (xviii) dated September 1, 2015 and filed with the Commission on September 4, 2015, (xix) dated September 29, 2015 and filed with the Commission on September 29, 2015, (xx) dated October 30, 2015 and filed with the Commission on October 30, 2015, (xxi) dated November 30, 2015 and filed with the Commission on December 1, 2015 and (xxii) dated January 4, 2016 and filed with the Commission on January 4, 2016.

 

  (d) The description of ordinary shares of the Company contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 6-K filed with the Commission on January 4, 2016, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.

All other documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement, which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all such securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained herein or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such earlier statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.

 

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Item 4. Description of Securities.

Not applicable.

 

Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.

Not applicable.

 

Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

Cayman Islands law does not limit the extent to which a company’s articles of association may provide for indemnification of officers and directors, except to the extent any such provision may be held by the Cayman Islands courts to be contrary to public policy, such as to provide indemnification against civil fraud or the consequences of committing a crime.

The Company’s articles of association provide that its directors and officers shall be indemnified against all actions, proceedings, costs, charges, expenses, losses, damages and liabilities incurred or sustained by such director or officer, other than by reason of such person’s own dishonesty, willful default or fraud, in or about the conduct of the Company’s business or affairs or in the execution or discharge of his duties, powers, authorities or discretions, including without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, any costs, expenses, losses or liabilities incurred by such director or officer in defending (whether successfully or otherwise) any civil proceedings concerning the Company or its affairs in any court whether in the Cayman Islands or elsewhere.

The Company expects to enter into indemnification agreements with each of its directors, executive officers and other officers and employees (including officers and employees of its subsidiaries) who currently have indemnification agreements with SPI. In addition, the Company expects to have insurance coverage under policies which insure directors and officers against certain liabilities which might be incurred by them in such capacity.

 

Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.

Not applicable.

 

Item 8. Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description

  4.1    Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of SPI Energy Co., Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registration Statement on Form F-4 (Reg. No. 333-204069), filed by SPI Energy Co., Ltd. on May 11, 2015 and as amended on June 24, 2015, September 3, 2015, September 29, 2015, October 30, 2015 and November 5, 2015).
  4.2    SPI Energy Co., Ltd. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (as amended).
  5.1    Opinion of Maples and Calder regarding the legality of the registered shares.
23.1    Consent of Maples and Calder (included in Exhibit 5.1 filed hereto).
23.2    Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm — KPMG Huazhen LLP
23.3    Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm — Crowe Horwath LLP
24.1    Power of Attorney (included in the signature page to this Registration Statement).

 

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Item 9. Undertakings.

(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this 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 this 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 this 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 and of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of 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 % 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 this Registration Statement or any material change to such information in this Registration Statement;

Provided , however , that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this 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.

(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.

(b) 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 in this 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.

(c) 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 foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the 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 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, 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 Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statements to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Shanghai, PRC on January 4, 2016.

 

SPI ENERGY CO., LTD.
By:  

/s/ Roger Dejun Ye

  Roger Dejun Ye
 

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

By:  

/s/ Amy Jing Liu

  Amy Jing Liu
 

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints each of Roger Dejun Ye and Amy Jing Liu as such person’s true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for such person and in such person’s name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments to the Registration Statement, including post-effective amendments, and registration statements filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, and does hereby grant unto each said 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 to all intents and purposes as such person might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute therefor, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.

 

SIGNATURE

  

TITLE

 

DATE

/s/ Xiaofeng Peng

     January 4, 2016
Xiaofeng Peng    Chairman of the Board  

/s/ Min Xiahou

     January 4, 2016
Min Xiahou    Deputy Chairman of the Board  

/s/ Lang Zhou

     January 4, 2016
Lang Zhou    Director  

/s/ Gang Dong

     January 4, 2016
Gang Dong    Director  

/s/ Jeffrey Yunan Ren

     January 4, 2016
Jeffrey Yunan Ren    Director  

/s/ Amy Jing Liu

     January 4, 2016
Amy Jing Liu    Director  

 

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SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE REGISTRANT

Pursuant to the Securities Act, the undersigned, the duly authorized representative in the United States of SPI Energy Co., Ltd., has signed this registration statement in Shanghai, PRC, on January 4, 2016.

 

AUTHORIZED U.S. REPRESENTATIVE

/s/ Amy Jing Liu

Name:   Amy Jing Liu
Title:   Chief Financial Officer of Solar Power, Inc.

 

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description

  4.1    Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of SPI Energy Co., Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registration Statement on Form F-4 (Reg. No. 333-204069), filed by SPI Energy Co., Ltd. on May 11, 2015 and as amended on June 24, 2015, September 3, 2015, September 29, 2015, October 30, 2015 and November 5, 2015).
  4.2    SPI Energy Co., Ltd. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (as amended).
  5.1    Opinion of Maples and Calder regarding the legality of the registered shares.
23.1    Consent of Maples and Calder (included in Exhibit 5.1 filed hereto).
23.2    Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm — KPMG Huazhen LLP
23.3    Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm — Crowe Horwath LLP
24.1    Power of Attorney (included in the signature page to this Registration Statement).

 

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Exhibit 4.2

SPI ENERGY CO., LTD.

2006 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

(as assumed and amended on January 4, 2016)

1. PURPOSE . The purpose of this Plan is to provide incentives to attract, retain and motivate Eligible Persons whose present and potential contributions are important to the success of the Company by offering them an opportunity to participate in the Company’s future performance through awards of Incentive and Nonqualified Share Options (“Options”), Shares (“Restricted Shares” or “Unrestricted Shares”) and Share Appreciation Rights (“SARs”). This Plan is not intended to replace any current plan of, or awards issued by, the Company, nor will it limit the ability of the Company to create additional or new plans, or to issue additional or new awards. Capitalized terms not defined in the text are defined in Section 29.

2. ADOPTION AND SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL . No Award will be granted after termination of this Plan but all Awards granted prior to termination will remain in effect in accordance with their terms. The effective date of this Plan is the date of approval by the Board. So long as the Company is subject to Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, the Company will comply with the requirements of Rule 16b-3 (or its successor), as amended.

3. TERM OF PLAN . Unless earlier terminated as provided herein, this Plan will terminate ten (10) years from the date this Plan is adopted by the Board.

4. SHARES SUBJECT TO THIS PLAN .

4.1 Number of Shares Available . Subject to Section 4.2, the total number of Shares reserved and available for grant and issuance pursuant to this Plan will be equal to nine percent (9%) of the number of outstanding and issued Shares of the Company (the “Maximum Number”). Not more than two million (2,000,000) Shares shall be granted in the form of Incentive Share Options.

Shares issued under the Plan will be drawn from authorized and unissued Shares or Shares now held or subsequently acquired by the Company.

Outstanding and issued Shares of the Company shall, for the purposes of such calculation, include the number of Shares into which other securities or instruments issued by the Company are currently convertible (e.g., convertible preferred share, convertible debentures, or warrants for share), but not outstanding Options to acquire Share.

4.1.1 Future Awards . Subject to Section 4.2 and to the fullest extent permissible under Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act and Section 422 of the Code and any other applicable laws, rules and regulations, (i) if an Award is canceled, terminates, expires, is forfeited or lapses for any reason without having been exercised or settled, any unissued Shares subject to the Award will be added back into the Maximum Number and will again be available for the grant of an Award under the Plan and (ii) and the number of Shares withheld to satisfy a Participant’s minimum tax withholding obligations will be added back into the Maximum Number and will be available for the grant of an Award under the Plan. Also, only the net numbers of Shares that are issued pursuant to the exercise of an Award will be counted against the Maximum Number.

However, in the event that prior to the Award’s cancellation, termination, expiration, forfeiture or lapse, the holder of the Award at any time received one or more elements of “beneficial ownership” pursuant to such Award (as defined by the SEC, pursuant to any rule or interpretations promulgated under Section 16 of the Exchange Act), the Shares subject to such Award will not again be made available for regrant under the Plan.

 

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4.1.2 Acquired Company Awards . Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, the Plan Administrator may grant Awards under the Plan in substitution for awards issued under other plans, or assume under the Plan awards issued under other plans, if the other plans are or were plans of other acquired entities (“Acquired Entities”) (or the parent of an Acquired Entity) and the new Award is substituted, or the old award is assumed, by reason of a merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or share, reorganization or liquidation (the “Acquisition Transaction”). In the event that a written agreement pursuant to which the Acquisition Transaction is completed is approved by the Board and said agreement sets forth the terms and conditions of the substitution for or assumption of outstanding awards of the Acquired Entity, said terms and conditions will be deemed to be the action of the Plan Administrator without any further action by the Plan Administrator, except as may be required for compliance with Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, and the persons holding such awards will be deemed to be Participants.

4.1.3 Reserve of Shares . At all times, the Company will reserve and keep available a sufficient number of Shares as will be required to satisfy the requirements of all outstanding Awards granted under this Plan. The Shares to be issued hereunder upon exercise of an Award may be either authorized but unissued; supplied to the Plan through acquisitions of Shares on the open market; Shares purchased under the Plan and forfeited back to the Plan; Shares surrendered in payment of the exercise price of an option; or Shares withheld for payment of applicable employment taxes and/or withholding obligations resulting from the exercise of an Option. The following rules will apply for purposes of the determination of the number of Shares available for grant under the Plan:

(i) Grants . The grant of an Award will reduce the Shares available for grant under the Plan by the number of Shares subject to such Award.

(ii) Outstanding . While an Award is outstanding, it will be counted against the authorized pool of Shares regardless of its vested status.

4.2 Adjustments . Should any change be made to the Share Capital of the Company by reason of any share split (including reverse share split), share dividend, recapitalization, combination of shares, exchange of shares or other change affecting the outstanding Shares without the Company’s receipt of consideration, the Administrator will make the appropriate adjustments to (i) the maximum number and/or class of securities issuable under the Plan; and (ii) the number and/or class of securities and the exercise price per Share in effect under each outstanding Award in order to prevent the dilution or enlargement of benefits thereunder; provided however, that the number of Shares subject to any Award will always be a whole number and the Administrator will make such adjustments as are necessary to insure Awards of whole Shares.

4.3 Limitations on Awards . The number of Awards that may be issued to an Eligible Person shall be determined by the Administrator.

4.4 No Repricing . Absent shareholder approval, neither the Administrator nor the Board will have any authority, with or without the consent of the affected holders of Awards, to “reprice” an Award in the event of a decline in the price of Shares after the date of their initial grant either by reducing the exercise price from the original exercise price or through cancellation of outstanding Awards in connection with regranting of Awards at a lower price to the same individual. This paragraph may not be amended, altered or repealed by the Administrator or the Board without approval of the shareholders of the Company.

4.5 No Reloading . No Option or SAR will provide for the automatic grant of replacement or reload Options or SARs upon the Participant exercising the Option or SAR and paying the Exercise Price by tendering Shares, net exercise or otherwise. This paragraph may not be amended, altered or repealed by the Administrator or the Board without approval of the shareholders of the Company.

5. ADMINISTRATION OF THIS PLAN .

5.1 Authority . Authority to control and manage the operation and administration of this Plan will be vested in a committee consisting of two (2) or more independent members of the Board (the “Committee”). It is intended that the directors appointed to serve on the Committee will be “non-employee directors” (within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) and “outside directors” (within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code) to the extent that Rule 16b-3 and, if necessary for relief from the limitation under Section 162(m) of the Code and such relief sought by the Company, Section 162(m) of the Code, respectively, are applicable. However, the mere fact that a Committee member will fail to qualify under either of the foregoing requirements will not invalidate any Award made by the Committee which Award is otherwise validly made under the Plan. Members of the Committee may be appointed from time to time by, and will serve at the pleasure of, the Board. As used herein, the term “Administrator” means the Committee.

 

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5.2 Interpretation . Subject to the express provisions of this Plan, the Administrator will have the exclusive power, authority and discretion to:

(1) construe and interpret this Plan and any agreements defining the rights and obligations of the Company and Participants under this Plan;

(2) select Participants;

(3) determine the terms and conditions of any Award granted under the Plan, including, but not limited to, the Exercise Price, grant price or purchase price, any restrictions or limitations on the Award, any schedule for lapse of forfeiture restrictions or restrictions on the exercisability of the Award, and acceleration or waivers thereof, based in each case on such considerations as the Administrator in its sole discretion determines that is not inconsistent with any rule or regulation under any tax or securities laws or includes an alternative right that does not disqualify an Incentive Share Option under applicable regulations. Determinations made by the Administrator under this Plan need not be uniform but may be made on a Participant-by-Participant basis;

(4) determine the number of Shares or other consideration subject to Awards;

(5) determine whether Awards will be subject to a condition, or grant a right, that is not inconsistent with any rule or regulation under any tax or securities laws or includes an alternative right that does not disqualify an incentive share option under applicable regulations;

(6) prescribe the form of each Award Agreement, which need not be identical for each Participant;

(7) further define the terms used in this Plan;

(8) correct any defect or supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in this Plan or in any Award Agreement;

(9) provide for rights of refusal and/or repurchase rights;

(10) amend outstanding Award Agreements to provide for, among other things, any change or modification which the Administrator could have provided for upon the grant of an Award or in furtherance of the powers provided for herein that does not disqualify an Incentive Share Option under applicable regulations unless the Participant so consents;

(11) prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the administration of this Plan; and

(12) make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of this Plan.

5.3 Decisions Binding . Any decision or action of the Administrator in connection with this Plan or Awards granted or Shares purchased under this Plan will be final and binding. The Administrator will not be liable for any decision, action or omission respecting this Plan, or any Awards granted or Shares sold under this Plan.

 

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5.4 Limitation on Liability . To the extent permitted by applicable law in effect from time to time, no member of the Committee will be liable for any action or omission of any other member of the Committee nor for any act or omission on the member’s own part, excepting only the member’s own willful misconduct, gross negligence, or bad faith and without reasonable belief that it was in the best interests of the Company, arising out of or related to this Plan. The Company will pay expenses incurred by, and satisfy a judgment or fine rendered or levied against, a present or former member of the Committee in any action against such person (whether or not the Company is joined as a party defendant) to impose liability or a penalty on such person for an act alleged to have been committed by such person while a member of the Committee arising with respect to this Plan or administration thereof or out of membership on the Committee or by the Company, or all or any combination of the preceding, provided, the Committee member was acting in good faith, within what such Committee member reasonably believed to have been within the scope of his or her employment or authority and for a purpose which he or she reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the Company or its shareholders. Payments authorized hereunder include amounts paid and expenses incurred in settling any such action or threatened action. The provisions of this section will apply to the estate, executor, administrator, heirs, legatees or devisees of a Committee member, and the term “person” as used on this section will include the estate, executor, administrator, heirs, legatees, or devisees of such person.

6. GRANT OF OPTIONS; TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF GRANT .

6.1 Grant of Options . One or more Options may be granted to any Eligible Person. Subject to the express provisions of this Plan, the Administrator will determine from the Eligible Persons those individuals to whom Options under this Plan may be granted. Each Option granted under this Plan will be evidenced by an Award Agreement, which will expressly identify the Option as an Incentive Share Option or a Non-Qualified Share Option. The Shares underlying a grant of an Option may be in the form of Restricted Shares or Unrestricted Shares.

Further, subject to the express provisions of this Plan, the Administrator will specify the grant date (the “Grant Date”), the number of Shares covered by the Option, the Exercise Price and the terms and conditions for exercise of the Options. As soon as practicable after the Grant Date, the Company will provide the Participant with a written Award Agreement in the form approved by the Administrator.

The Administrator may, in its absolute discretion, grant Options under this Plan at any time and from time to time before the expiration of this Plan.

6.2 General Terms and Conditions . Except as otherwise provided herein, the Options will be subject to the following terms and conditions and such other terms and conditions not inconsistent with this Plan as the Administrator may impose:

6.2.1 Exercise of Option . The Administrator may determine in its discretion whether any Option will be subject to vesting and the terms and conditions of any such vesting. The Award Agreement will contain any such vesting schedule.

6.2.2 Option Term . Each Option and all rights or obligations thereunder will expire on such date as will be determined by the Administrator, but not later than ten (10) years after the Grant Date (five (5) years in the case of an Incentive Share Option when the Optionee owns more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of share of the Company (“Ten Percent Shareholder”)), and will be subject to earlier termination as hereinafter provided.

6.2.3 Exercise Price . The Exercise Price of any Option will be determined by the Administrator when the Option is granted and may not be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the Grant Date, and the Exercise Price of any Incentive Share Option granted to a Ten Percent Shareholder will not be less than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the Grant Date. For the avoidance of doubt, the exercise price of an Option shall not be less than the par value of the Shares underlying such Option. Payment for the Shares purchased will be made in accordance with Section 10 of this Plan. The Administrator is authorized to issue Options, whether Incentive Share Options or Non-Qualified Share Options, at an option price in excess of the Fair Market Value on the Grant Date.

 

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6.2.4 Method of Exercise . Options may be exercised only by delivery to the Company of a share option exercise agreement (the “Exercise Agreement”) in a form approved by the Administrator (which need not be the same for each Participant), stating the number of Shares being purchased, the restrictions imposed on the Shares purchased under such Exercise Agreement, if any, and such representations and agreements regarding the Participant’s investment intent and access to information and other matters, if any, as may be required or desirable by the Company to comply with applicable securities laws, together with payment in full of the Exercise Price for the number of Shares being purchased.

6.2.5 Transferability of Options . Except as otherwise provided below for Non-Qualified Share Options, no Option will be transferable other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution and during the lifetime of a Participant only the Participant, his guardian or legal representative may exercise an Option, except in the case of an Incentive Share Option, pursuant to a domestic relations order that would satisfy Section 414(p)(1)(A) of the Code if such Section applied to an Award under the Plan and Nonqualified Options may be transferred to a Participant’s former spouse pursuant to a property settlement made part of an agreement or court order incident to the divorce.

At its discretion, the Administrator may provide for transfer of an Option (other than an Incentive Share Option), without payment of consideration, to the following family members of the Participant, including adoptive relationships: a child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, sibling, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, niece, nephew, former spouse (whether by gift or pursuant to a domestic relations order), any person sharing the employee’s household (other than a tenant or employee), a family-controlled partnership, corporation, limited liability company and trust, or a foundation in which family members heretofore described control the management of assets. The assigned portion may only be exercised by the person or persons who acquire a proprietary interest in the Option pursuant to the assignment. The terms applicable to the assigned portion will be the same as those in effect for the Option immediately prior to such assignment and will be set forth in such documents issued to the assignee as the Administrator may deem appropriate. A request to assign an Option may be made only by delivery to the Company of a written share option assignment request in a form approved by the Administrator, stating the number of Options and Shares underlying Options requested for assignment, that no consideration is being paid for the assignment, identifying the proposed transferee, and containing such other representations and agreements regarding the Participant’s investment intent and access to information and other matters, if any, as may be required or desirable by the Company to comply with applicable securities laws.

6.2.6 Beneficiaries . Notwithstanding Section 6.2.5, a Participant may, in the manner determined by the Administrator, designate a beneficiary to exercise the rights of the Participant and to receive any distribution with respect to any Option upon the Participant’s death. If no beneficiary has been designated or survives the Participant, payment will be made to the Participant’s estate. Subject to the foregoing, a beneficiary designation may be changed or revoked by a Participant at any time, provided the change or revocation is filed with the Administrator.

6.2.7 Exercise After Certain Events .

(i) Termination of Employment - Employee/Officer

(1) Incentive Share Options .

(a) Termination of All Services . If for any reason other than retirement (as defined below), permanent and total Disability (as defined below) or death, a Participant Terminates employment with the Company (including employment as an Officer of the Company), vested Incentive Share Options held at the date of such termination may be exercised, in whole or in part, at any time within three (3) months after the date of such Termination or such lesser period specified in the Award Agreement (but in no event after the earlier of (i) the expiration date of the Incentive Share Option as set forth in the Award Agreement, and (ii) ten (10) years from the Grant Date (five (5) years for a Ten Percent (10%) Shareholder)).

 

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(b) Continuation of Services as Consultant/Advisor . If a Participant granted an Incentive Share Option terminates employment but continues as a consultant, advisor or in a similar capacity to the Company, Participant need not exercise the Incentive Share Option within three (3) months of Termination of employment but will be entitled to exercise within three (3) months of Termination of services to the Company (one (1) year in the event of permanent and total Disability or death) or such lesser period specified in the Award Agreement (but in no event after the earlier of (i) the expiration date of the Option as set forth in the Award Agreement, and (ii) ten (10) years from the Grant Date). However, if Participant does not exercise within three (3) months of Termination of employment, the Option will not qualify as an Incentive Share Option.

(2) Non-Qualified Share Options .

(a) Termination of All Services . If for any reason other than Retirement (as defined below), permanent and total Disability (as defined below) or death, a Participant terminates employment with the Company (including employment as an Officer of the Company), vested Options held at the date of such Termination may be exercised, in whole or in part, at any time within three (3) months of the date of such Termination or such lesser period specified in the Award Agreement (but in no event after the earlier of (i) the expiration date of the Option as set forth in the Award Agreement, and (ii) ten (10) years from the Grant Date).

(b) Continuation of Services as Consultant/Advisor . If a Participant Terminates employment but continues as a consultant, advisor or in a similar capacity to the Company Participant need not exercise the Option within three (3) months of Termination but will be entitled to exercise within three (3) months of Termination of services to the Company (one (1) year in the event of permanent and total Disability or death) or such lesser period specified in the Award Agreement (but in no event after the earlier of (i) the expiration date of the Option as set forth in the Award Agreement, and (ii) ten (10) years from the Grant Date).

(ii) Retirement . If a Participant ceases to be an employee of the Company (including as an officer of the Company) as a result of Retirement, Participant need not exercise the Option within three (3) months of Termination of employment but will be entitled to exercise the Option within the maximum term of the Option to the extent the Option was otherwise exercisable at the date of Retirement. However, if a Participant does not exercise within three (3) months of Termination of employment, the Option will not qualify as an Incentive Share Option if it otherwise so qualified. The term “Retirement” as used herein means such Termination of employment as will entitle the Participant to early or normal retirement benefits under any then existing pension or salary continuation plans of the Company excluding 401(k) participants (except as otherwise covered under other pension or salary continuation plans).

(iii) Permanent Disability and Death . If a Participant becomes permanently and totally Disabled while employed by the Company (including as an officer of the Company), or dies while employed by the Company (including as an Officer of the Company) or death occurs three (3) months thereafter, vested Options then held may be exercised by the Participant, the Participant’s personal representative, or by the person to whom the Option is transferred by will or the laws of descent and distribution, in whole or in part, at any time within one (1) year after the Termination of employment because of the Disability or death or any lesser period specified in the Award Agreement (but in no event after the earlier of (i) the expiration date of the Option as set forth in the Award Agreement, and (ii) ten (10) years from the Grant Date).

6.3 Limitations on Grant of Incentive Share Options .

6.3.1 Threshold . The aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the Grant Date) of the Shares for which Incentive Share Options may first become exercisable by any Participant during any calendar year under this Plan, together with that of Shares subject to Incentive Share Options first exercisable by such Participant under any other plan of the Company or any Subsidiary, will not exceed $100,000. For purposes of this Section, all Options in excess of the $100,000 threshold will be treated as Non-Qualified Share Options notwithstanding the designation as Incentive Share Options. For this purpose, Options will be taken into account in the order in which they were granted, and the Fair Market Value of the Shares will be determined as of the date the Option with respect to such Shares is granted.

 

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6.3.2 Compliance with Section 422 of the Code . There will be imposed in the Award Agreement relating to Incentive Share Options such terms and conditions as are required in order that the Option be an “incentive share option” as that term is defined in Section 422 of the Code.

6.3.3 Requirement of Employment . No Incentive Share Option may be granted to any person who is not an Employee of the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company.

7. RESTRICTED SHARE AWARDS .

7.1 Grant of Restricted Share Awards . Subject to the terms and provisions of this Plan, the Administrator is authorized to make awards of Restricted Share to any Eligible Person in such amounts and subject to such terms and conditions as may be selected by the Administrator (a “Restricted Share Award”). All Restricted Share Awards will be evidenced by an Award Agreement.

7.2 Issue Date and Vesting Date . At the time of the grant of Restricted Shares, the Administrator will establish an Issue Date or Issue Dates and a Vesting Date or Vesting Dates with respect to such Shares. The Administrator may divide such Restricted Shares into classes and assign a different Issue Date and/or Vesting Date for each class. If the Participant is employed by the Company on an Issue Date (which may be the date of grant), the specified number of Restricted Shares will be issued in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.6. Provided that all conditions to the vesting of a Restricted Share imposed hereto are satisfied, such share will vest and the restrictions will cease to apply to such share.

7.3 Conditions to Vesting . Restricted Shares will be subject to such restrictions on or conditions to vesting as the Administrator may impose (including, without limitation, as a condition to the vesting of any class or classes of Restricted Shares, that the Participant or the Company achieves such performance goals as the Administrator may specify as provided for in this Plan, limitations on the right to vote Restricted Shares or the right to receive dividends on the Restricted Shares). These restrictions may lapse separately or in combination at such times, under such circumstances, in such installments, time-based, or upon the satisfaction of performance goals as provided for in this Plan, as the Administrator determines at the time of the grant of the Award or thereafter.

7.4 Voting and Dividends . Unless the Administrator in its sole and absolute discretion otherwise provides in an Award Agreement, holders of Restricted Shares will have the right to vote such Restricted Shares and the right to receive any dividends declared or paid with respect to such Restricted Shares. The Administrator may require that any dividends paid on Restricted Shares will be held in escrow until all restrictions on such shares have lapsed and/or the Administrator may provide that any dividends paid on Restricted Shares must be reinvested in Shares, which may or may not be subject to the same vesting conditions and restrictions applicable to such Restricted Shares. All distributions, if any, received by a Participant with respect to Restricted Shares as a result of any share split, share dividend, combination of shares, or other similar transaction will be subject to the restrictions applicable to the original Award.

7.5 Forfeiture . Except as otherwise determined by the Administrator at the time of the grant of the Award or thereafter, upon failure to affirmatively accept the grant of a Restricted Share Award by execution of a Restricted Share Award Agreement, termination of employment during the applicable restriction period, failure to satisfy the restriction period or failure to satisfy a performance goal during the applicable restriction period, Restricted Share that is at that time subject to restrictions will immediately be forfeited and returned to the Company; provided, however, that the Administrator may provide in any Award Agreement that restrictions or forfeiture conditions relating to Restricted Shares will be waived in whole or in part in the event of terminations resulting from specified causes, and the Administrator may in other cases waive in whole or in part restrictions or forfeiture conditions relating to Restricted Shares. The Company also will have the right to require the return of all dividends paid on such shares, whether by termination of any escrow arrangement under which such dividends are held or otherwise.

7.6 Certificates for Restricted Share . Restricted Shares granted under the Plan may be evidenced in such manner as the Administrator will determine. The Administrator may provide in an Award Agreement that either (i) the Secretary of the Company will hold such certificates for the Participant’s benefit pursuant to the provisions of this Plan until such time as the Restricted Shares are forfeited to the Company or the restrictions lapse or (ii) such certificates will be delivered to the Participant, provided, however, that such certificates will bear a legend or legends that comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and make appropriate reference to the restrictions imposed under this Plan and the Award Agreement.

 

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7.7 Restrictions on Transfer Prior to Vesting . Unless otherwise provided, prior to the vesting of Restricted Shares, Restricted Share Awards, granted under this Plan, and any rights and interests therein, including the Restricted Shares itself, will not be transferable or assignable by the Participant, and may not be made subject to execution, attachment or similar process, otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution or as consistent with the Award Agreement provisions relating thereto. Unless otherwise provided in this Plan, during the lifetime of the Participant, a Restricted Share Award and any rights and interests therein, will be exercisable only by the Participant, and any election with respect thereto may be made only by the Participant. Any attempt to transfer a Restricted Share Award or any rights and interests therein including the Restricted Shares itself, will be void and unless the Administrator determines in its sole and absolute discretion that the attempt was inadvertent or unintentional, such Award, including the Restricted Shares itself and any rights and interests therein, will be forfeited by the Participant.

7.8 Consequences of Vesting . Upon the vesting of a Restricted Share pursuant to the terms of the Plan and the applicable Award Agreement, the restrictions as provided by the Administrator will cease to apply to such share. Reasonably promptly after a Restricted Share vests, the Company will cause to be delivered to the Participant to whom such shares were granted, a certificate evidencing such share, free of the legend referenced with respect to such restriction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such share still may be subject to restrictions on transfer as a result of applicable securities laws or otherwise pursuant to this Plan.

8. UNRESTRICTED SHARE AWARDS . The Administrator may, in its sole discretion, award Unrestricted Shares to any Participant as a Share Bonus or otherwise pursuant to which such Participant may receive Shares free of restrictions or limitations that would otherwise be applied under Section 7 of this Plan.

9. SHARE APPRECIATION RIGHTS .

9.1 Awards of SARs . A SAR is an award to receive a number of Shares (which may consist of Restricted Shares), or cash, or Shares and cash, as determined by the Administrator in accordance with this Plan. A SAR will be awarded pursuant to an Award Agreement that will be in such form (which need not be the same for each Participant) as the Administrator will from time to time approve, and will comply with and be subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan. A SAR may vary from Participant to Participant and between groups of Participants, and may be based upon performance objectives as provided for in this Plan.

9.2 Exercise Price . The exercise price per share of an SAR will be determined by the Administrator at the time of grant, but will in no event be less than the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant.

9.3 Term . The term of a SAR will be set forth in the Award Agreement as determined by the Administrator.

9.4 Exercise . A Participant desiring to exercise a SAR will give written notice of such exercise to the Company no less than one nor more than ten business days in advance of the effective date of the proposed exercise. Such notice will specify the number of Shares with respect to which the SAR is being exercised, and the proposed effective date of the proposed exercise, which notice will state the proportion of Shares and cash that the Participant desires to receive pursuant to the SAR exercised, subject to the discretion of the Administrator, and will be signed by the Participant. Upon receipt of the notice from the Participant, subject to the Administrator’s election to pay cash as provided below, the Company will deliver to the person entitled thereto (i) a certificate or certificates for Shares and/or (ii) a cash payment, in accordance with Section 9.5. The later of the date the Company receives written notice of such exercise or the proposed effective date set forth in the written notice hereunder is referred to in this Section as the “exercise date.”

 

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9.5 Number of Shares or Amount of Cash . Subject to the discretion of the Administrator to substitute cash for Shares, or some portion of the Shares for cash, the amount of Shares that may be issued pursuant to the exercise of a SAR will be determined by dividing: (i) the total number of Shares as to which the SAR is exercised, multiplied by the amount by which the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the exercise date exceeds the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant of the SAR, by (ii) the Fair Market Value of a Share on the exercise date; provided, however, that fractional Shares will not be issued and in lieu thereof, a cash adjustment will be paid. In lieu of issuing Shares upon the exercise of a SAR, the Administrator in its sole discretion may elect to pay the cash equivalent of the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the exercise date for any or all of the Shares that would otherwise be issuable upon exercise of the SAR.

9.6 Effect of Exercise . A partial exercise of an SAR will not affect the right to exercise the remaining SAR from time to time in accordance with this Plan and the applicable Award Agreement with respect to the remaining shares subject to the SAR.

9.7 Forfeiture . Except as otherwise determined by the Administrator at the time of the grant of the Award or thereafter, upon failure to affirmatively accept the grant of a SAR by execution of an Award Agreement, or an event of forfeiture pursuant to the Award Agreement including failure to satisfy any restriction period or a performance objective, any SAR that has not vested prior to the date of termination will automatically expire, and all of the rights, title and interest of the Participant thereunder will be forfeited in their entirety; provided, however that the Administrator may provide in any Award Agreement that restrictions or forfeiture conditions relating to the SAR will be waived in whole or in part in the event of termination resulting from specified causes, and the Administrator may in other cases waive in whole or in part restrictions or forfeiture conditions relating to the SAR.

9.8 Effect of Termination of Employment . Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions set forth in Section 6.2.7 with respect to the exercise of Options following termination of employment will apply as well to such exercise of SARs.

9.9 Transferability . During the lifetime of a Participant each SAR granted to a Participant will be exercisable only by the Participant and no SAR will be assignable or transferable otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. In no event may a SAR be transferred for consideration. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent permissible, SARs may be transferred to a Participant’s former spouse pursuant to a property settlement made part of an agreement or court order incident to the divorce.

10. PAYMENT FOR SHARE PURCHASES .

10.1 Payment . Payment for Shares purchased pursuant to this Plan may be made in cash (by check) or, where expressly approved for the Participant at the sole discretion of the Administrator and where permitted by law as follows:

10.1.1 Cancellation of Indebtedness . By cancellation of indebtedness of the Company to the Participant.

10.1.2 Surrender of Shares . By surrender of Shares of the Company that have been owned by the Participant for more than six (6) months or lesser period if the surrender of Shares is otherwise exempt from Section 16 of the Exchange Act and, if such shares were purchased from the Company by use of a promissory note, such note has been fully paid with respect to such shares.

10.1.3 Broker-Assisted . By delivering a properly executed exercise notice to the Company together with a copy of irrevocable instructions to a broker to deliver promptly to the Company the amount of sale or loan proceeds necessary to pay the exercise price and the amount of any required tax or other withholding obligations.

10.1.4 Combination of Methods . By any combination of the foregoing methods of payment or any other consideration or method of payment as will be permitted by applicable corporate law.

 

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11. WITHHOLDING TAXES .

11.1 Withholding Generally . Whenever Shares are to be issued in satisfaction of Awards granted under this Plan or Shares are forfeited pursuant to a “deemed net-share exercise,” the Company may require the Participant to remit to the Company an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state and local taxes and FICA withholding requirements prior to the delivery of any certificate or certificates for such Shares. When, under applicable tax laws, a Participant incurs tax liability in connection with the exercise or vesting of any Award, the Company will have the authority and the right to deduct or withhold an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state and local taxes and FICA withholding requirements, with respect to such transactions. Any such payment must be made promptly when the amount of such obligation becomes determinable.

11.2 Share for Withholding . To the extent permissible under applicable tax, securities and other laws, the Administrator may, in its sole discretion and upon such terms and conditions as it may deem appropriate, permit a Participant to satisfy his or her obligation to pay any such withholding tax, in whole or in part, with Share up to an amount not greater than the Company’s minimum statutory withholding rate for federal and state tax purposes, including payroll taxes. The Administrator may exercise its discretion, by (i) directing the Company to apply Shares to which the Participant is entitled as a result of the exercise of an Award, or (ii) delivering to the Company Shares owned by the Participant for more than six (6) months, unless the delivery of the Shares is otherwise exempt from Section 16 of the Exchange Act. A Participant who has made an election pursuant to this Section 11.2 may satisfy his or her withholding obligation only with Shares that are not subject to any repurchase, forfeiture, unfulfilled vesting or other similar requirements. The Shares so applied or delivered for the withholding obligation will be valued at their Fair Market Value as of the date of measurement of the amount of income subject to withholding.

12. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO AWARDS .

12.1 Acceleration . The Administrator may, in its absolute discretion, without amendment to the Plan, (i) accelerate the date on which any Award granted under the Plan becomes exercisable, (ii) waive or amend the operation of Plan provisions respecting exercise after termination of service or otherwise adjust any of the terms of such Award and (iii) accelerate the Vesting Date, or waive any condition imposed hereunder, with respect to any share of Restricted Share or otherwise adjust any of the terms applicable to such share.

12.2 Compliance with Section 162(m) of the Code . Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to the contrary, if the Administrator determines that compliance with Section 162(m) of the Code is required or desired, all Awards granted under this Plan to Named Executive Officers will comply with the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code. In addition, in the event that changes are made to Section 162(m) of the Code to permit greater flexibility with respect to any Award or Awards under this Plan, the Administrator may make any adjustments it deems appropriate.

12.3 Performance Goals . In order to preserve the deductibility of an Award under Section 162(m) of the Code, the Administrator may determine that any Award granted pursuant to this Plan to a Participant that is or is expected to become a Covered Employee will be determined solely on the basis of (a) the achievement by the Company or Subsidiary of a specified target return, or target growth in return, on equity or assets, (b) the Company’s share price, (c) the Company’s total shareholder return (share price appreciation plus reinvested dividends) relative to a defined comparison group or target over a specific performance period, (d) the achievement by the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary, or a business unit of any such entity, of a specified target, or target growth in, net income, earnings per share, earnings before income and taxes, and earnings before income, taxes, depreciation and amortization, or (e) any combination of the goals set forth in (a) through (d) above, and will be subject to any additional limitations set forth in Section 162(m) of the Code (including any amendment to Section 162(m) of the Code) or any regulations or rulings issued thereunder that are requirements for qualification as qualified performance-based compensation as described in Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Code, and the Plan will be deemed amended to the extent deemed necessary by the Administrator to conform to such requirements. If an Award is made on such basis, the Administrator will establish goals prior to the beginning of the period for which such performance goal relates (or such later date as may be permitted under Section 162(m) of the Code or the regulations thereunder but not later than ninety (90) days after commencement of the period of services to which the performance goal relates), and the Administrator has the right for any reason to reduce (but not increase) the Award, notwithstanding the achievement of a specified goal. Any payment of an Award granted with performance goals will be conditioned on the written certification of the Administrator in each case that the performance goals and any other material conditions were satisfied.

 

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In addition, to the extent that Section 409A is applicable, (i) performance-based compensation will also be contingent on the satisfaction of preestablished organizational or individual performance criteria relating to a performance period of at least twelve (12) consecutive months in which the Eligible Participant performs services and (ii) performance goals will be established not later than ninety (90) days after the beginning of any performance period to which the performance goal relates, provided that the outcome is substantially uncertain at the time the criteria are established.

12.4 Compliance with Section 409A of the Code . Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to the contrary, if any provision of this Plan or an Award Agreement contravenes any regulations or Treasury guidance promulgated under Section 409A of the Code or could cause an Award to be subject to the interest and penalties under Section 409A of the Code, such provision of this Plan or any Award Agreement will be modified to maintain, to the maximum extent practicable, the original intent of the applicable provision without violating the provisions of Section 409A of the Code. In addition, in the event that changes are made to Section 409A of the Code to permit greater flexibility with respect to any Award under this Plan, the Administrator may make any adjustments it deems appropriate.

12.5 Section 280G of the Code . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan to the contrary, unless expressly provided otherwise in the Award Agreement, if the right to receive or benefit from an Award under this Plan, either alone or together with payments that a Participant has a right to receive from the Company, would constitute a “parachute payment” (as defined in Section 280G of the Code), all such payments will be reduced to the largest amount that will result in no portion being subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code.

12.6 Cancellation of Awards . In the event a Participant’s Continuous Services has been terminated for “Cause”, he or she will immediately forfeit all rights to any and all Awards outstanding. The determination by the Board that termination was for Cause will be final and conclusive. In making its determination, the Board will give the Participant an opportunity to appear and be heard at a hearing before the full Board and present evidence on the Participant’s behalf. Should any provision to this Section be held to be invalid or illegal, such illegality will not invalidate the whole of this Section, but rather this Plan will be construed as if it did not contain the illegal part or narrowed to permit its enforcement, and the rights and obligations of the parties will be construed and enforced accordingly.

 

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13. PRIVILEGES OF SHARE OWNERSHIP . No Participant will have any of the rights of a shareholder with respect to any Shares until the Shares are issued to the Participant (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the register of members of the Company). After Shares are issued to the Participant, the Participant will be a shareholder and have all the rights of a shareholder with respect to such Shares, including the right to vote and receive all dividends or other distributions made or paid with respect to such Shares; provided, that if such Shares are Restricted Shares, then any new, additional or different securities the Participant may become entitled to receive with respect to such Shares by virtue of a share dividend, share split or any other change in the corporate or capital structure of the Company will be subject to the same restrictions as the Restricted Shares. The Company will issue (or cause to be issued) such share certificate promptly upon exercise of the Award. No adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date the Shares are issued.

14. RESTRICTION ON SHARES . At the discretion of the Administrator, the Company may reserve to itself and/or its assignee(s) in the Award Agreement that the Participant not dispose of the Shares for a specified period of time, or that the Shares are subject to a right of first refusal or a right to repurchase at the Shares Fair Market Value at the time of sale. The terms and conditions of any such rights or other restrictions will be set forth in the Award Agreement evidencing the Award.

15. CERTIFICATES . All certificates for Shares or other securities delivered under this Plan will be subject to such share transfer orders, legends and other restrictions as the Administrator may deem necessary or advisable, including restrictions under any applicable federal, state or foreign securities law, or any rules, regulations and other requirements of the SEC or any stock exchange or automated quotation system upon which the Shares may be listed or quoted.

16. PLEDGE OF SHARES . To enforce any restrictions on a Participant’s Shares, the Administrator may require the Shares to be entered in the register of members of the Company under the name of the holder of such Participant subject to restrictions applicable to such Shares until such restrictions have lapsed or terminated, and the Administrator may cause a legend or legends referencing such restrictions to be placed on the certificates. In connection with any pledge of the Shares, the Participant will be required to execute and deliver a written pledge agreement in such form, as the Administrator will from time to time approve.

17. SECURITIES LAW AND OTHER REGULATORY COMPLIANCE .

17.1 Compliance With Applicable Laws . An Award will not be effective unless such Award is in compliance with all applicable Cayman Islands, federal and state securities laws, rules and regulations of any governmental body, and the requirements of any stock exchange or automated quotation system upon which the Shares may then be listed or quoted, as they are in effect on the Grant Date and also on the date of exercise or other issuance. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Plan, the Company will have no obligation to issue or deliver certificates for Shares under this Plan prior to (i) obtaining any approvals from governmental agencies that the Company determines are necessary or advisable; and/or (ii) completion of any registration or other qualification of such Shares under any state or federal laws or rulings of any governmental body that the Company determines to be necessary or advisable. The Company will be under no obligation to register the Shares with the SEC or to effect compliance with the registration, qualification or listing requirements of any state securities laws, stock exchange or automated quotation system, and the Company will have no liability for any inability or failure to do so. Upon exercising all or any portion of an Award, a Participant may be required to furnish representations or undertakings deemed appropriate by the Company to enable the offer and sale of the Shares or subsequent transfers of any interest in such Shares to comply with applicable securities laws. Evidences of ownership of Shares acquired pursuant to an Award will bear any legend required by, or useful for purposes of compliance with, applicable securities laws, this Plan or the Award Agreement.

17.2 Rule 16b-3 Exemption . During any time when the Company has a class of equity security registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, it is the intent of the Company that Awards pursuant to the Plan and the exercise of Awards granted hereunder will qualify for the exemption provided by Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act. To the extent that any provision of the Plan or action by the Board or the Administrator does not comply with the requirements of Rule 16b-3, it will be deemed inoperative to the extent permitted by law and deemed advisable by the Board or the Administrator, and will not affect the validity of the Plan. In the event that Rule 16b-3 is revised or replaced, the Board or the Administrator may exercise its discretion to modify this Plan in any respect necessary to satisfy the requirements of, or to take advantage of any features of, the revised exemption or its replacement.

 

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18. NO OBLIGATION TO EMPLOY . Nothing in this Plan or any Award granted under this Plan will confer or be deemed to confer on any Participant any right to continue in the employ of, or to continue any other relationship with, the Company or to limit in any way the right of the Company to terminate such Participant’s employment or other relationship at any time, with or without cause.

19. ADJUSTMENT FOR CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION . The existence of outstanding Awards will not affect the Company’s right to effect adjustments, recapitalizations, reorganizations or other changes in its or any other corporation’s capital structure or business, any merger or consolidation, any issuance of bonds, debentures, preferred or prior preference share ahead of or affecting the Share, the dissolution or liquidation of the Company’s or any other corporation’s assets or business or any other corporate act whether similar to the events described above or otherwise.

20. DISSOLUTION, LIQUIDATION, MERGER .

20.1 Company Not the Survivor . In the event of a dissolution or liquidation of the Company, a merger, consolidation, combination or reorganization in which the Company is not the surviving corporation, or a sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company (as determined in the sole discretion of the Board), the Administrator, in its absolute discretion, may cancel each outstanding Award upon payment in cash or share, or combination thereof, as determined by the Board, to the Participant of the amount by which any cash and the fair market value of any other property which the Participant would have received as consideration for the Shares covered by the Award if the Award had been exercised before such liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation, combination, reorganization or sale exceeds the Exercise Price of the Award or negotiate to have such option assumed by the surviving corporation. In addition to the foregoing, in the event of a dissolution or liquidation of the Company, or a merger, consolidation, combination, or reorganization in which the Company is not the surviving corporation, or a sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, the Administrator, in its absolute discretion, may accelerate the time within which each outstanding Award may be exercised, provided however, that the Change of Control in Section 21 will control with respect to acceleration in vesting in the event of a merger, consolidation, combination or reorganization that results in a change of control as so defined.

20.2 Company is the Survivor . In the event of a merger, consolidation, combination or reorganization in which the Company is the surviving corporation, the Board will determine the appropriate adjustment of the number and kind of securities with respect to which outstanding Awards may be exercised, and the exercise price at which outstanding Awards may be exercised. The Board will determine, in its sole and absolute discretion, when the Company will be deemed to survive for purposes of this Plan.

21. CHANGE OF CONTROL . The Administrator will have the authority, in its absolute discretion exercisable either in advance of any actual or anticipated “change of control” in the Company, to fully vest all outstanding Awards. A “change of control” will mean an event involving one transaction or a related series of transactions, in which (i) the Company issues securities equal to 50% or more of the Company’s issued and outstanding voting securities, determined as a single class, to any individual, firm, partnership, limited liability company, or other entity, including a “group” within the meaning of Exchange Act Rule 13d-3, (ii) the Company issues voting securities equal to 50% or more of the issued and outstanding voting share of the Company in connection with a merger, consolidation other business combination, (iii) the Company is acquired in a merger, consolidation, combination or reorganization in which the Company is not the surviving company, or (iv) all or substantially all of the Company’s assets are sold or transferred.

22. DEFERRAL OF AWARDS . The Administrator may permit or require the deferral of payment or settlement of any Share Award subject to such rules and procedures as it may establish. Payment or settlement of Options or SARs may not be deferred unless such deferral would not cause the provisions of Section 409A of the Code to be violated.

 

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23. NOTIFICATION OF ELECTION UNDER SECTION 83(B) OF THE CODE . If any Participant will, in connection with the acquisition of Shares under the Plan, make the election permitted under Section 83(b) of the Code (i.e., an election to include in gross income in the year of transfer the amounts specified in Section 83(b)), such Participant will notify the Company of such election within ten days of filing notice of the election with the Internal Revenue Service, in addition to any filing and notification required pursuant to regulations issued under the authority of Code Section 83(b).

24. TERMINATION; AMENDMENT . The Board may amend, suspend or terminate this Plan at any time and for any reason; provided, however, that shareholder approval will be required for the following types of amendments to this Plan: (i) any increase in Maximum Number of Share issuable under the Plan except for a proportional increase in the Maximum Number as a result of share split or share dividend or (ii) a change in the class of Employees entitled to be granted Incentive Share Options. Further, the Board may, in its discretion, determine that any amendment should be effective only if approved by the Shareholders even if such approval is not expressly required by this Plan or by law. No Awards will be made after the termination of the Plan. At any time and from time to time, the Administrator may amend or modify any outstanding Award or Award Agreement without approval of the Participant; provided, however, that no amendment or modification of any Award will adversely affect any outstanding Award without the written consent of the Participant; provided further, however, that the original term of any Award may not be extended unless it would not cause the provisions of Section 409A to be violated. No termination, amendment, or modification of the Plan will adversely affect any Award previously granted under the Plan, without the written consent of the Participant. Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, the Administrator will have broad authority to amend this Plan or any outstanding Award under this Plan without approval of the Participant to the extent necessary or desirable (i) to comply with, or take into account changes in, applicable tax laws, securities laws, accounting rules and other applicable laws, rules and regulations, or (ii) to ensure that an Award is not subject to interest and penalties under Section 409A of the Code or the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code.

25. TRANSFERS UPON DEATH; NONASSIGNABILITY . Upon the death of a Participant outstanding Awards granted to such Participant including Options, Share and SARs may be transferred and exercised only by the executor or administrator of the Participant’s estate or by a person who will have acquired the right to such exercise by will or by the laws of descent and distribution in accordance with and as provided for in this Plan. No transfer of an Award by will or the laws of descent and distribution will be effective to bind the Company unless the Company will have been furnished with (a) written notice thereof and with a copy of the will and/or such evidence as the Administrator may deem necessary to establish the validity of the transfer and (b) an agreement by the transferee to comply with all the terms and conditions of the Award that are or would have been applicable to the Participant and to be bound by the acknowledgments made by the Participant in connection with the grant of the Award. Except as otherwise provided, no Award or interest in it may be transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated by the Participant, whether by operation of law or otherwise, or be made subject to execution, attachment or similar process.

26. FAILURE TO COMPLY . In addition to the remedies of the Company elsewhere provided for herein, failure by a Participant (or beneficiary) to comply with any of the terms and conditions of the Plan or the applicable Award Agreement, unless such failure is remedied by such Participant (or beneficiary) within ten days after notice of such failure by the Administrator, will be grounds for the cancellation and forfeiture of such Award, in whole or in part, as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, may determine.

27. GOVERNING LAW . Except to the extent preempted by any applicable law, this Plan and the rights of all persons under this Plan will be construed in accordance with and under applicable provisions of the laws of the State of California, without reference to the principles of conflicts of laws thereunder.

28. MISCELLANEOUS . Except as specifically provided in a retirement or other benefit plan of the company or a related entity, Awards will not be deemed compensation for purposes of computing benefits or contributions under any retirement plan of the Company or a related entity, and will not affect any benefits under any other benefit plan of any kind or any benefit plan subsequently instituted under which the availability or amount of benefits is related to level of compensation. This Plan is not a “retirement plan” or “welfare plan” under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

 

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29. DEFINITIONS . As used in this Plan, the following terms will have the following meanings:

“Administrator” means the Committee appointed by the Board to administer this Plan or if there is no such Committee, the Board itself.

“Award” means, individually and collectively, any award under this Plan, including any Option, Restricted Share Award, Unrestricted Share Award or SAR.

“Award Agreement” means, with respect to each Award, the signed written agreement between the Company and the Participant setting forth the terms and conditions of the Award.

“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

“Cause” will mean, termination of employment of a Participant for cause under the Company’s generally applicable policies and procedures or, in the case of a non-employee director of the Company, for circumstances which would constitute cause if such policies and procedures were applicable.

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

“Committee” means the Committee appointed by the Board to administer this Plan.

“Company” means SPI Energy Co., Ltd., an exempted Cayman Islands company, or any successor corporation, and its Subsidiary as the context so warrants.

“Continuous Service” means that the provision of services to the Company or a Subsidiary in any capacity of employee, director or consultant that is not interrupted or terminated. Continuous Service will not be considered interrupted in the case of (i) any approved leave of absence, (ii) transfers between locations of the Company or among the Company, any Subsidiary, or any successor, in any capacity of employee, director or consultant, or (iii) any change in status as long as the individual remains in the service of the Company or a Subsidiary in any capacity of employee, director or consultant (except as otherwise provided in the Award Agreement). An approved leave of absence will include sick leave, maternity or paternity leave, military leave, or any other authorized personal leave as determined by the Administrator. For purposes of incentive share options, no such leave may exceed ninety (90) days, unless reemployment upon expiration of such leave is guaranteed by statute or contract.

“Covered Employee” means a covered employee as defined in Section 162(m)(3) of the Code, provided that no employee will be a Covered Employee until the deduction limitations of Section 162(m) of the Code are applicable to the Company and any reliance period under Treasury Regulation Section 1.162-27(f) has expired.

“Disability” or “Disabled” means a disability covered under a long-term disability plan of the Company applicable to a Participant. The Committee may require such medical or other evidence as it deems necessary to judge the nature and permanency of the Participant’s condition. Notwithstanding the above, (i) with respect to an Incentive Share Option, “Disability” or “Disabled” will mean permanent and total disability as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code and (ii) to the extent an Option is subject to Section 409A of the Code, and payment or settlement of the Option is to be accelerated solely as a result of the Eligible Participant’s Disability, Disability will have the meaning ascribed thereto under Section 409A of the Code and the Treasury guidance promulgated thereunder.

“Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.

“Eligible Person” means any director, officer or employee of the Company or other person who, in the opinion of the Committee, is rendering valuable services to the Company, including without limitation, an independent contractor, outside consultant, or advisor to the Company.

“Employee” means any and all employees of the Company or a Subsidiary.

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time and any successor statute.

“Exercise Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2.4.

“Exercise Price” means the price at which a holder of an Option may purchase the Shares issuable upon exercise of the Option.

 

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“Fair Market Value” means the fair market value of the Share at the date of grant as determined in good faith by the Administrator. By way of illustration, but not limitation, for this purpose, good faith will be met if the Administrator employs the following methods:

(i) Listed Share . If the Share is traded on any established stock exchange or quoted on a national market system, fair market value will be the closing sales price for the Share as quoted on that stock exchange or system for the date the value is to be determined (the “Value Date”). If no sales are reported as having occurred on the Value Date, fair market value will be that closing sales price for the last preceding trading day on which sales of Share is reported as having occurred. If no sales are reported as having occurred during the five (5) trading days before the Value Date, fair market value will be the closing bid for Share on the Value Date. If Share is listed on multiple exchanges or systems, fair market value will be based on sales or bids on the primary exchange or system on which Share is traded or quoted.

(ii) Share Quoted by Securities Dealer . If Share is regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but selling prices are not reported on any established stock exchange or quoted on a national market system, fair market value will be the mean between the high bid and low asked prices on the Value Date. If no prices are quoted for the Value Date, fair market value will be the mean between the high bid and low asked prices on the last preceding trading day on which any bid and asked prices were quoted.

(iii) No Established Market . If Share is not traded on any established stock exchange or quoted on a national market system and are not quoted by a recognized securities dealer, the Administrator will determine fair market value in good faith. The Administrator will consider the following factors, and any others it considers significant, in determining fair market value: (X) the price at which other securities of the Company have been issued to purchasers other than employees, directors, or consultants, (Y) the Company’s net worth, prospective earning power, dividend-paying capacity, and non-operating assets, if any, and (Z) any other relevant factors, including the economic outlook for the Company and the Company’s industry, the Company’s position in that industry, the Company’s goodwill and other intellectual property, and the values of securities of other businesses in the same industry.

(iv) Additional Valuation . Methods for Publicly Traded Companies. Any valuation method permitted under Section 20.2031-2 of the Estate Tax Regulations.

(v) Non-Publicly Traded Share . For non-publicly traded share, the fair market value of the Share at the Grant Date based on an average of the fair market values as of such date set forth in the opinions of completely independent and well-qualified experts (the Participant’s status as a majority or minority shareholder may be taken into consideration).

Regardless of whether the Share offered under the Award is publicly traded, a good faith attempt for this purpose will not be met unless the fair market value of the Share on the Grant Date is determined with regard to nonlapse restrictions (as defined in Section 1.83-3(h) of the Treasury Regulations) and without regard to lapse restrictions (as defined in Section 1.83-3(i) of the Treasury Regulations).

“Incentive Share Option” means an Option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.

“Issue Date” will mean the date established by the Administrator on which Certificates representing Restricted Shares will be issued by the Company pursuant to the terms of this Plan.

“Named Executive Officer” means, if applicable, a Participant who, as of the date of vesting and/or payout of an Award is one of the group of “covered employees,” as defined in the regulations promulgated under Section 162(m) of the Code, or any successor statute.

“Non-Qualified Share Option” means an Option which is not an Incentive Share Option.

“Officer” means an officer of the Company and an officer who is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

“Option” means an award of an option to purchase Shares pursuant to Section 6.

“Optionee” means the holder of an Option.

“Participant” means a person who receives an Award under this Plan.

“Plan” means this Solar Power, Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time.

“Restricted Share Award” means an award of Shares pursuant to Section 7.

 

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“Rule 16b-3” means Rule 16b-3 under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, as amended from time to time, and any successor rule.

“SAR” means a share appreciation right entitling the Participant Shares or cash compensation, as established by the Administrator, measured by appreciation in the value of Shares of the Company as provided for in Section 9.

“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time.

“Shares” means ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.000001 each in the share capital of the Company (and any successor entity) reserved for issuance under this Plan, as adjusted pursuant to this Plan, and any successor security.

“Share Award” means an Award of Restricted Shares or Unrestricted Shares.

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

“Ten Percent Shareholder” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2.2.

“Termination” or “Terminated” means, for purposes of this Plan with respect to a Participant, that the Participant has for any reason ceased to provide services as an employee, officer, director, consultant, independent contractor or advisor of the Company. An employee will not be deemed to have ceased to provide services in the case of (i) sick leave, (ii) military leave, or (iii) any other leave of absence approved by the Administrator; provided, that such leave is for a period of not exceeding three (3) months, or if longer, so long as reemployment with the Company granting the option or the corporation assuming or substituting an option under Section 1.424-1(a) upon the expiration of such leave is guaranteed by contract or statute.

“Unrestricted Share Award” means an award of Shares pursuant to Section 8.

“Vesting Date” will mean the date established by the Administrator on which a Restricted Share may vest.

 

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Exhibit 5.1

SPI Energy Co., Ltd.

7F/B Block, 1st Building, Jinqi Plaza

No. 2145 Jinshajiang Road, Putuo District

Shanghai, P.R. China

4 January 2016

Dear Sirs

SPI Energy Co., Ltd. (the “Company”)

We have acted as Cayman Islands legal counsel to the Company in connection with a registration statement on Form S-8 to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Commission ”) on or about 4 January 2016 (the “ Registration Statement ”, which term does not include any other document or agreement whether or not specifically referred to therein or attached as an exhibit or schedule thereto) relating to the (i) assumption by the Company, under the Second Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization pursuant to which Solar Power, Inc. (“ SPI ”) merges with and into SPI Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, with SPI Merger Sub, Inc. surviving the merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and changing its name to SPI Solar, Inc. (the “ Merger ”), of SPI’s existing obligations with respect to all outstanding options to purchase shares of SPI’s common stock and all other outstanding equity awards granted to directors, employees and consultants under the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan of SPI (such plan, to be referred to as the “ Plan ”, which term does not include any other document or agreement whether or not specifically referred to therein or attached as an exhibit or schedule thereto) to provide for the issuance of an equal number of the Company’s ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.000001 each in the share capital of the Company (the “ Shares ”) rather than the common stock of SPI upon the exercise of the awards under the same terms and conditions; and (ii) adoption by the Company of the following registration statements on Form S-8: (a) File No. 333-147246 and (b) File No. 333-203917.

For the purposes of giving this opinion, we have examined copies of the Registration Statement and the Plan. We have also reviewed copies of the amended and restated memorandum and articles of association of the Company as adopted by a special resolution passed on 22 June 2015 and effective conditional and immediately upon the completion of the Merger (the “ Memorandum and Articles ”), and the resolutions of the directors of the Company passed on 8 May 2015 and 29 December 2015 (the “ Resolutions ”).

Based upon, and subject to, the assumptions and qualifications set out below, and having regard to such legal considerations as we deem relevant, we are of the opinion that:

 

1. The Shares to be issued by the Company have been duly and validly authorized.

 

2. When issued and paid for in accordance with the terms of the Plan and in accordance with the Resolutions, and appropriate entries are made in the register of members (shareholders) of the Company, the Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.


In this opinion letter, the phrase “non-assessable” means, with respect to the issuance of Shares, that a shareholder shall not, in respect of the relevant Shares, have any obligation to make further contributions to the Company’s assets (except in exceptional circumstances, such as involving fraud, the establishment of an agency relationship or an illegal or improper purpose or other circumstances in which a court may be prepared to pierce or lift the corporate veil).

These opinions are subject to the qualification that under the Companies Law (2013 Revision) of the Cayman Islands, the register of members of a Cayman Islands company is by statute regarded as prima facie evidence of any matters which the Companies Law (2013 Revision) directs or authorises to be inserted therein. A third party interest in the shares in question would not appear. An entry in the register of members may yield to a court order for rectification (for example, in the event of fraud or manifest error).

These opinions are given only as to, and based on, circumstances and matters of fact existing and known to us on the date of this opinion letter. These opinions only relate to the laws of the Cayman Islands which are in force on the date of this opinion letter. We express no opinion as to the meaning, validity or effect of any references to foreign (i.e. non-Cayman Islands) statutes, rules, regulations, codes, judicial authority or any other promulgations.

We have also relied upon the assumptions, which we have not independently verified, that (a) all signatures, initials and seals are genuine, (b) copies of documents, conformed copies or drafts of documents provided to us are true and complete copies of, or in the final forms of, the originals, (c) where a document has been provided to us in draft or undated form, it will be duly executed, dated and unconditionally delivered in the same form as the last version provided to us, (d) the Memorandum and Articles remain in full force and effect and are unamended, (e) the Resolutions were duly passed in the manner prescribed in the Memorandum and Articles and have not been amended, varied or revoked in any respect, (f) there is nothing under any law (other than the laws of the Cayman Islands) which would or might affect the opinions set out below, and (g) upon the issue of any Shares, the Company will receive consideration which shall be equal to at least the par value of such Shares.

This opinion letter is to and for the benefit solely of the addressee and may not be relied upon by any other person for any purpose.

We consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and further consent to all references to us in the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto. In giving such consent, we do not consider that we are “experts” within the meaning of such term as used in the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations of the Commission issued thereunder, with respect to any part of the Registration Statement, including this opinion as an exhibit or otherwise.

Yours faithfully

/s/ Maples and Calder

Maples and Calder

 

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Exhibit 23.2

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors

Solar Power, Inc.:

We consent to the use of our report dated March 31, 2015, with respect to the consolidated balance sheet of Solar Power, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2014, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive loss, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year then ended, incorporated herein by reference.

/s/ KPMG Huazhen LLP

Shanghai, China

January 4, 2016

Exhibit 23.3

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-8 of Registration Statements Nos. 333-147246 and 333-203917 of SPI Energy Co., Ltd. (As successor in interest to Solar Power, Inc.) of our report dated April 15, 2014 relating to the 2013 consolidated financial statements of Solar Power, Inc. appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Solar Power, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2014.

 

/s/ Crowe Horwath LLP

San Francisco, California

January 4, 2016