UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549
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FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  March 28, 2011
 
InspireMD, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
Delaware
 
333-162168
 
26-2123838
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
     

3 Menorat Hamor St.
Tel Aviv, Israel
 
67448
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 972-3-6917691

Saguaro Resources, Inc.
71 The Mead
Darlington, County Durham DL1 1EU
United Kingdom
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 


Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
 
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4 (c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 
 
 

 
 
Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management

Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On March 28, 2011, our board of directors and stockholders adopted and approved the InspireMD, Inc. 2011 UMBRELLA Option Plan (the “2011 Umbrella Plan”).  The purpose of the 2011 Umbrella Plan is to provide an incentive to attract and retain employees, officers, consultants, directors, and service providers whose services are considered valuable, to encourage a sense of proprietorship and to stimulate an active interest of such persons in our development and financial success.  A total of 9,468,100 shares of common stock are available for issuance under the 2011 Umbrella Plan.  Exhibit 10.1 contains the full text of the approved plan.
 
Item 5.03
Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
 
On March 28, 2011, our board of directors approved the amendment and restatement of our certificate of incorporation in order to, among other things, change our name to “InspireMD, Inc.” from “Saguaro Resources, Inc.,” changed our authorized capital from 130,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, to 125,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and 5,000,000 million shares of “blank check” preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and effect a 1-for-3 forward stock split. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation also provides that we will indemnify our directors, officers, employees and agents to the extent and in the manner permitted by the provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State Delaware, as amended from time to time, subject to any permissible expansion or limitation of such indemnification, as may be set forth in any stockholders’ or directors’ resolution or by contract. On March 28, 2011, stockholders representing the requisite number of votes necessary to approve the adoption of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation took action via written consent, approving the amended and restated certificate of incorporation. On March 28, 2011, we filed our amended and restated certificate of incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. The full text of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1.

On March 28, 2011, our board of directors approved the amendment and restatement of our bylaws in order to update and modernize our bylaws. The full text of our amended and restated bylaws is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.2. In addition, on March 28, 2011, our board of directors approved a change in our fiscal year from a fiscal year ending June 30 to a fiscal year ending on December 31. The change in our fiscal year will take effect on March 28, 2011 and, therefore, there will be no transition period in connection with this change of fiscal year-end. Our 2011 fiscal year will end on December 31, 2011.

 
Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d) Exhibits

 
Number
Description of Exhibit
3.1
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
3.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws
10.1
2011 Umbrella Option Plan
 
 
 

 
 
SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
INSPIREMD, INC.
 
       
Date: April 1, 2011
By:
/s/ Craig Shore  
  Name:   Craig Shore  
  Title: Chief Financial Officer  
       
           
 
 

 
 
EXHIBIT INDEX

Number
Description of Exhibit
3.1
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
3.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws
10.1
2011 Umbrella Option Plan

 
AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
 
OF
 
SAGUARO RESOURCES, INC.
 

 
Saguaro Resources, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”) does hereby certify that:
 
A:  The original name of this corporation is Saguaro Resources, Inc., and the date of filing of the original Certificate of Incorporation of this corporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware was February 29, 2008.
 
B:  Pursuant to Sections 228, 242 and 245 of the DGCL, this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation has been duly adopted by the board of directors and stockholders of Saguaro Resources, Inc. and amends and restates the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation.
 
C:  The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of this corporation is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:
 
FIRST:   The name of the corporation is InspireMD, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as the “Corporation”).
 
SECOND:   The address of the registered office of the Corporation in the State of Delaware is 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, postal code 19801 .  The name of the registered agent of the Corporation at that address is The Corporation Trust Company.
 
THIRD:   The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which a corporation may be organized under the DGCL.
 
 
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FOURTH:   A.  The total number of shares of all classes of stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is One Hundred Thirty Million (130,000,000), consisting of One Hundred Twenty Five Million (125,000,000) shares of Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”) and Five Million (5,000,000) shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Preferred Stock”).
 
B.           Immediately upon the filing of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and once certified effective by the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in accordance with Sections 103 and 245 of the DGCL, each outstanding share of Common Stock shall be split, reclassified and changed, automatically and without further action by the Corporation or the holders thereof, into three (3) shares of Common Stock (the “ Stock Split ”).  No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued upon the Stock Split.  Whether or not fractional shares would have been issuable (but for the preceding sentence) upon the Stock Split shall be determined based on the total number of shares of Common Stock held by each holder.  In lieu of any fractional interests in shares of Common Stock to which any stockholder would otherwise be entitled pursuant hereto (but for the preceding sentences), any fractional shares resulting from the Stock Split shall be rounded up to the nearest whole share.
 
C.           The board of directors is authorized, subject to any limitations prescribed by law, to provide for the issuance of shares of Preferred Stock in series, and by filing a certificate pursuant to the applicable law of the State of Delaware (such certificate being hereinafter referred to as a “Preferred Stock Designation”), to establish from time to time the number of shares to be included in each such series, and to fix the designation, powers, preferences, and rights of the shares of each such series and any qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof.  The number of authorized shares of Preferred Stock may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of all of the then-outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon, without a vote of the holders of the Preferred Stock, or of any series thereof, unless a vote of any such holders is required pursuant to the terms of any Preferred Stock Designation.
 
 
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D.           Each outstanding share of Common Stock shall entitle the holder thereof to one vote on each matter properly submitted to the stockholders of the Corporation for their vote; provided , however , that, except as otherwise required by law, holders of Common Stock shall not be entitled to vote on any amendment to this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including any Preferred Stock Designation relating to any series of Preferred Stock) that relates solely to the terms of one or more outstanding series of Preferred Stock if the holders of such affected series are entitled, either separately or together as a class with the holders of one or more other such series, to vote thereon pursuant to this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including any Preferred Stock Designation relating to any series of Preferred Stock).
 
FIFTH:   The following provisions are inserted for the management of the business and the conduct of the affairs of the Corporation, and for further definition, limitation and regulation of the powers of the Corporation and of its directors and stockholders:
 
A.           The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the board of directors.  In addition to the powers and authority expressly conferred upon them by statute or by this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or the by-laws of the Corporation, the directors are hereby empowered to exercise all such powers and do all such acts and things as may be exercised or done by the Corporation.
 
 
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B.           The directors of the Corporation need not be elected by written ballot unless the by-laws so provide.
 
C.           Special meetings of stockholders of the Corporation may be called only by the board of directors acting pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the Whole Board.  For purposes of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the term “Whole Board” shall mean the total number of authorized directors whether or not there exist any vacancies in previously authorized directorships.
 
SIXTH:   A.           Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock to elect additional directors under specified circumstances, the number of directors shall be fixed from time to time exclusively by the board of directors pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the Whole Board.  The directors, other than those who may be elected by the holders of any series of Preferred Stock under specified circumstances, shall be divided into three classes, with the term of office of the first class to expire at the Corporation’s 2012 annual meeting of stockholders, the term of office of the second class to expire at the Corporation’s 2013 annual meeting of stockholders and the term of office of the third class to expire at the Corporation’s 2014 annual meeting of stockholders, with each director to hold office until his or her successor shall have been duly elected and qualified.  At each annual meeting of stockholders, commencing with the 2012 annual meeting, directors elected to succeed those directors whose terms expire shall be elected for a term of office to expire at the third succeeding annual meeting of stockholders after their election, with each director to hold office until his or her successor shall have been duly elected and qualified.
 
 
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B.           Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock then outstanding, newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors or any vacancies in the board of directors resulting from death, resignation, disqualification, removal from office or other cause shall, unless otherwise required by law or by resolu­tion of the board of directors, be filled only by a majority vote of the directors then in office, though less than a quorum (and not by stockholders), and directors so chosen shall serve for a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders at which the term of office of the class to which they have been chosen expires or until such director’s successor shall have been duly elected and qualified.  No decrease in the authorized number of directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent director.
 
C.           Advance notice of stockholder nominations for the election of directors and of business to be brought by stockholders before any meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation shall be given in the manner provided in the by-laws of the Corporation.
 
D.           Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock then outstanding, any director, or the entire board of directors, may be removed from office at any time, but only for Cause and only by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of all of the then-outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation then entitled to vote at an election of directors, voting together as a single class.  “ Cause   shall mean removal because of a director’s (i) final, nonappealable conviction of a felony involving moral turpitude, (ii) breach of fiduciary duty, gross negligence or willful misconduct with respect to the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, or (ii) willful violation of any written policy of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries.
 
 
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SEVENTH:   The board of directors is expressly empowered to adopt, amend or repeal by-laws of the Corporation.  Any adoption, amendment or repeal of the by-laws of the Corporation by the board of directors shall require the approval of a majority of the Whole Board.  The stockholders shall also have power to adopt, amend or repeal the by-laws of the Corporation; provided, however , that, in addition to any vote of the holders of any class or series of stock of the Corporation required by law or by this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of all of the then-outstanding shares of the capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, shall be required to adopt, amend or repeal any provision of the by-laws of the Corporation.
 
EIGHTH:   A director of the Corporation shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.  If the DGCL is amended to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as so amended.
 
 
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Any repeal or modification of the foregoing paragraph shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation existing at the time of such repeal or modification.
 
NINTH:   The Corporation reserves the right to amend or repeal any provision contained in this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation in the manner prescribed by the laws of the State of Delaware and all rights conferred upon stockholders are granted subject to this reservation; provided, however, that, notwithstanding any other provision of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or any provision of law that might otherwise permit a lesser vote or no vote, but in addition to any vote of the holders of any class or series of the stock of this corporation required by law or by this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, and subject to Section D of Article FOURTH, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of all of the then-outstanding shares of the capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of Directors, voting together as a single class, shall be required to amend or repeal this Article NINTH, Section C of Article FIFTH, Article SIXTH, Article SEVENTH, or Article EIGHTH.
 
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation on March 28, 2011.
 

 
/ s/ Lynn Briggs                                                                
Lynn Briggs
 
 
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INSPIREMD, INC.
 
AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS
 
 
ARTICLE I   - STOCKHOLDERS
 
Section 1.                 Annual Meeting.
 
(1)           An annual meeting of the stockholders, for the election of directors to succeed those whose terms expire and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting, shall be held at such place, on such date, and at such time as the Board of Directors shall each year fix.
 
(2)           Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors and the proposal of business to be transacted by the stockholders may be made at an annual meeting of stockholders (a) pursuant to the Corporation’s proxy materials with respect to such meeting, (b) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, or (c) by any stockholder of record of the Corporation (the “Record Stockholder”) at the time of the giving of the notice required in the following paragraph, who is entitled to vote at the meeting and who has complied with the notice procedures set forth in this section.  For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing clause (c) shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to make nominations or propose business (other than business included in the Corporation’s proxy materials pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (such act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, the “Exchange Act”)) at an annual meeting of stockholders.
 
 
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(3)           For nominations or business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a Record Stockholder pursuant to clause (c) of the foregoing paragraph, (a) the Record Stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation, (b) any such business must be a proper matter for stockholder action under Delaware law and (c) the Record Stockholder and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf any such proposal or nomination is made, must have acted in accordance with the representations set forth in the Solicitation Statement required by these Bylaws.  To be timely, a Record Stockholder’s notice shall be received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not less than 45 or more than 75 days prior to the one-year anniversary of the date on which the Corporation first mailed its proxy materials for the preceding year’s annual meeting of stockholders; provided, however, that, subject to the last sentence of this Section 1(3), if the meeting is convened more than 30 days prior to or delayed by more than 30 days after the anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting, or if no annual meeting was held in the preceding year, notice by the Record Stockholder to be timely must be so received not later than the close of business on the later of (i) the 90th day before such annual meeting or (ii) the 10th day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made.  Notwithstanding anything in the preceding sentence to the contrary, in the event that the number of directors to be elected to the Board of Directors is increased and there has been no public announcement naming all of the nominees for director or indicating the increase in the size of the Board of Directors made by the Corporation at least 10 days before the last day a Record Stockholder may deliver a notice of nomination in accordance with the preceding sentence, a Record Stockholder’s notice required by this bylaw shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for any new positions created by such increase, if it shall be received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the 10th day following the day on which such public announcement is first made by the Corporation.  In no event shall an adjournment, or postponement of an annual meeting for which notice has been given, commence a new time period for the giving of a Record Stockholder’s notice.
 
 
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(4)           Such Record Stockholder’s notice shall set forth:
 
a.           if such notice pertains to the nomination of directors, as to each person whom the Record Stockholder proposes to nominate for election or reelection as a director all information relating to such person as would be required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for the election of such nominees as directors pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act, and such person’s written consent to serve as a director if elected;
 
b.           as to any business that the Record Stockholder proposes to bring before the meeting, a brief description of such business, the reasons for conducting such business at the meeting and any material interest in such business of such Record Stockholder and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made; and
 
c.           as to (1) the Record Stockholder giving the notice and (2) the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made (each, a “party”):
 
(i)           the name and address of each such party;
 
 
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(ii)           (A) the class, series, and number of shares of the Corporation that are owned, directly or indirectly, beneficially and of record by each such party, (B) any option, warrant, convertible security, stock appreciation right, or similar right with an exercise or conversion privilege or a settlement payment or mechanism at a price related to any class or series of shares of the Corporation or with a value derived in whole or in part from the value of any class or series of shares of the Corporation, whether or not such instrument or right shall be subject to settlement in the underlying class or series of capital stock of the Corporation or otherwise (a “Derivative Instrument”) directly or indirectly owned beneficially by each such party, and any other direct or indirect opportunity to profit or share in any profit derived from any increase or decrease in the value of shares of the Corporation, (C) any proxy, contract, arrangement, understanding, or relationship pursuant to which either party has a right to vote, directly or indirectly, any shares of any security of the Corporation, (D) any short interest in any security of the Corporation held by each such party (for purposes of this Section 1(4), a person shall be deemed to have a short interest in a security if such person directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise, has the opportunity to profit or share in any profit derived from any decrease in the value of the subject security), (E) any rights to dividends on the shares of the Corporation owned beneficially directly or indirectly by each such party that are separated or separable from the underlying shares of the Corporation, (F) any proportionate interest in shares of the Corporation or Derivative Instruments held, directly or indirectly, by a general or limited partnership in which either party is a general partner or, directly or indirectly, beneficially owns an interest in a general partner and (G) any performance-related fees (other than an asset-based fee) that each such party is directly or indirectly entitled to based on any increase or decrease in the value of shares of the Corporation or Derivative Instruments, if any, as of the date of such notice, including without limitation any such interests held by members of each such party’s immediate family sharing the same household (which information set forth in this paragraph shall be supplemented by such stockholder or such beneficial owner, as the case may be, not later than 10 days after the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting; provided, that if such date is after the date of the meeting, not later than the day prior to the meeting);
 
 
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(iii)           any other information relating to each such party that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for, as applicable, the proposal and/or the election of directors in a contested election pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act; and
 
(iv)           a statement whether or not each such party will deliver a proxy statement and form of proxy to holders of, in the case of a proposal, at least the percentage of voting power of all of the shares of capital stock of the Corporation required under applicable law to carry the proposal or, in the case of a nomination or nominations, at least the percentage of voting power of all of the shares of capital stock of the Corporation reasonably believed by the Record Stockholder or beneficial holder, as the case may be, to be sufficient to elect the nominee or nominees proposed to be nominated by the Record Stockholder (such statement, a “Solicitation Statement”).
 
 
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(5)           A person shall not be eligible for election or re-election as a director at an annual meeting unless (i) the person is nominated by a Record Stockholder in accordance with Section 1(2)(c) or (ii) the person is nominated by or at the direction of the Board of Directors.  Only such business shall be conducted at an annual meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting in accordance with the procedures set forth in this section.  The chairman of the meeting shall have the power and the duty to determine whether a nomination or any business proposed to be brought before the meeting has been made in accordance with the procedures set forth in these Bylaws and, if any proposed nomination or business is not in compliance with these Bylaws, to declare that such defectively proposed business or nomination shall not be presented for stockholder action at the meeting and shall be disregarded.
 
(6)           For purposes of these Bylaws, “public announcement” shall mean disclosure in a press release reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press or a comparable national news service or in a document publicly filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
 
(7)           Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 1, a stockholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder with respect to matters set forth in this Section 1.  Nothing in this Section 1 shall be deemed to affect any rights of stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the Corporation’s proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act.
 
Section 2.                 Special Meetings.
 
(1)           Special meetings of the stockholders, other than those required by statute, may be called at any time by the Board of Directors acting pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the Whole Board.  For purposes of these Bylaws, the term “Whole Board” shall mean the total number of authorized directors whether or not there exist any vacancies in previously authorized directorships.  The Board of Directors may postpone or reschedule any previously scheduled special meeting.
 
 
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(2)           Only such business shall be conducted at a special meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting by or at the direction of the Board of Directors.  The notice of such special meeting shall include the purpose for which the meeting is called.  Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors may be made at a special meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected (a) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or (b) by any stockholder of record at the time of giving of notice provided for in this paragraph, who shall be entitled to vote at the meeting and who delivers a written notice to the Secretary setting forth the information set forth in Section 1(4)(a) and 1(4)(c) of this Article I.  Nominations by stockholders of persons for election to the Board of Directors may be made at such a special meeting of stockholders only if such stockholder of record’s notice required by the preceding sentence shall be received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the later of the 90th day prior to such special meeting or the 10th day following the day on which public announcement is first made of the date of the special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the Board of Directors to be elected at such meeting.  In no event shall an adjournment, or postponement of a special meeting for which notice has been given, commence a new time period for the giving of a stockholder of record’s notice.  A person shall not be eligible for election or reelection as a director at a special meeting unless the person is nominated (i) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or (ii) by a stockholder of record in accordance with the notice procedures set forth in this Article I.
 
(3)           Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2, a stockholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder with respect to matters set forth in this Section 2.  Nothing in this Section 2 shall be deemed to affect any rights of stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the Corporation’s proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act.
 
 
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Section 3.                 Notice of Meetings.
 
Notice of the place, if any, date, and time of all meetings of the stockholders, the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxyholders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting, and the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, if such date is different from the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting, shall be given, not less than 10 nor more than 60 days before the date on which the meeting is to be held, to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting as of the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting, except as otherwise provided herein or required by law (meaning, here and hereinafter, as required from time to time by the Delaware General Corporation Law or the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation).
 
When a meeting is adjourned to another time or place, notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the time and place, if any, thereof, and the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxyholders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such adjourned meeting are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken; provided, however, that if the date of any adjourned meeting is more than 30 days after the date for which the meeting was originally noticed, notice of the place, if any, date, and time of the adjourned meeting and the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxyholders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such adjourned meeting, shall be given to each stockholder in conformity herewith.  If after the adjournment a new record date for stockholders entitled to vote is fixed for the adjourned meeting, the Board of Directors shall fix a new record date for notice of such adjourned meeting, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors and, except as otherwise required by law, shall not be more than 60 nor less than 10 days before the date of such adjourned meeting, and shall give notice of the adjourned meeting to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at such adjourned meeting as of the record date fixed for notice of such adjourned meeting.  At any adjourned meeting, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the original meeting.
 
 
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Section 4.                 Quorum.
 
At any meeting of the stockholders, the holders of a majority of the voting power of all of the shares of the stock entitled to vote at the meeting, present in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for all purposes, unless or except to the extent that the presence of a larger number may be required by law or by the rules of any stock exchange upon which the Corporation’s securities are listed.  Where a separate vote by a class or classes or series is required, a majority of the voting power of the shares of such class or classes or series present in person or represented by proxy shall constitute a quorum entitled to take action with respect to that vote on that matter.
 
If a quorum shall fail to attend any meeting, the chairman of the meeting may adjourn the meeting to another place, if any, date, or time.
 
Section 5.                 Organization.
 
Such person as the Board of Directors may have designated or, in the absence of such a person, the Chairman of the Board or, in his or her absence, the Chief Executive Officer or, in his or her absence, the President of the Corporation or, in his or her absence, such person as may be chosen by the holders of a majority of the voting power of the shares entitled to vote who are present, in person or by proxy, shall call to order any meeting of the stockholders and act as chairman of the meeting.  In the absence of the Secretary of the Corporation, the secretary of the meeting shall be such person as the chairman of the meeting appoints.
 
 
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Section 6.                 Conduct of Business.
 
The chairman of any meeting of stockholders shall determine the order of business and the procedure at the meeting, including such regulation of the manner of voting and the conduct of discussion as seem to him or her in order.  The chairman shall have the power to adjourn the meeting to another place, if any, date and time.  The date and time of the opening and closing of the polls for each matter upon which the stockholders will vote at the meeting shall be announced at the meeting.
 
Section 7.                 Proxies and Voting.
 
At any meeting of the stockholders, every stockholder entitled to vote may vote in person or by proxy authorized by an instrument in writing or by a transmission permitted by law filed in accordance with the procedure established for the meeting.  Any copy, facsimile telecommunication or other reliable reproduction of the writing or transmission created pursuant to this paragraph may be substituted or used in lieu of the original writing or transmission for any and all purposes for which the original writing or transmission could be used, provided that such copy, facsimile telecommunication or other reproduction shall be a complete reproduction of the entire original writing or transmission.
 
The Corporation may, and to the extent required by law, shall, in advance of any meeting of stockholders, appoint one or more inspectors to act at the meeting and make a written report thereof.  The Corporation may designate one or more alternate inspectors to replace any inspector who fails to act.  If no inspector or alternate is able to act at a meeting of stockholders, the person presiding at the meeting may, and to the extent required by law, shall, appoint one or more inspectors to act at the meeting.  Each inspector, before entering upon the discharge of his or her duties, shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspector with strict impartiality and according to the best of his or her ability.  Every vote taken by ballots shall be counted by a duly appointed inspector or inspectors.
 
 
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All elections shall be determined by a plurality of the votes cast, and except as otherwise required by law or the rules of any stock exchange upon which the Corporation’s securities are listed, all other matters shall be determined by a majority of the votes cast affirmatively or negatively.
 
Section 8.                 Stock List.
 
The officer who has charge of the stock ledger of the Corporation shall, at least 10 days before every meeting of stockholders, prepare and make a complete list of stockholders entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders, provided, however, if the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote is less than 10 days before the meeting date, the list shall reflect the stockholders entitled to vote as of the 10th day before the meeting date, arranged in alphabetical order and showing the address of each such stockholder and the number of shares registered in his or her name.  Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder for a period of at least 10 days prior to the meeting in the manner provided by law.
 
A stock list shall also be open to the examination of any stockholder during the whole time of the meeting as provided by law.  This list shall presumptively determine (a) the identity of the stockholders entitled to examine such stock list and to vote at the meeting and (b) the number of shares held by each of them.
 
Section 9.                 Action by Written Consent Without A Meeting.
 
Unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation, any action required by this Article I to be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders of a corporation, or any action that may be taken at any annual or special meeting of such stockholders, may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice, and without a vote if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, is signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted.
 
 
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Prompt notice of the taking of the corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall be given to those stockholders who have not consented in writing.  If the action which is consented to is such as would have required the filing of a certificate under any section of the Delaware General Corporation Law if such action had been voted on by stockholders at a meeting thereof, then the certificate filed under such section shall state, in lieu of any statement required by such section concerning any vote of stockholders, that written notice and written consent have been given as provided in Section 228 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.
 
ARTICLE II - BOARD OF DIRECTORS
 
Section 1.                 Number, Election and Term of Directors.
 
Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of preferred stock to elect directors under specified circumstances, the number of directors shall be fixed from time to time exclusively by the Board of Directors pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the Whole Board.  The directors, other than those who may be elected by the holders of any series of preferred stock under specified circumstances, shall be divided, with respect to the time for which they severally hold office, into three classes with the term of office of the first class to expire at the Corporation’s 2012 annual meeting of stockholders, the term of office of the second class to expire at the Corporation’s 2013 annual meeting of stockholders and the term of office of the third class to expire at the Corporation’s 2014 annual meeting of stockholders, with each director to hold office until his or her successor shall have been duly elected and qualified.  At each annual meeting of stockholders, commencing with the 2012 annual meeting, (i) directors elected to succeed those directors whose terms then expire shall be elected for a term of office to expire at the third succeeding annual meeting of stockholders after their election, with each director to hold office until his or her successor shall have been duly elected and qualified, and (ii) if authorized by a resolution of the Board of Directors, directors may be elected to fill any vacancy on the Board of Directors, regardless of how such vacancy shall have been created.
 
 
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Section 2.                 Newly Created Directorships and Vacancies.
 
Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of preferred stock then outstanding, newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors or any vacancies in the Board of Directors resulting from death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, removal from office or other cause shall, unless otherwise required by law or by resolution of the Board of Directors, be filled only by a majority vote of the directors then in office, though less than a quorum (and not by stockholders), and directors so chosen shall serve for a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders at which the term of office of the class to which they have been elected expires or until such director’s successor shall have been duly elected and qualified.  No decrease in the number of authorized directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent director.
 
Section 3.                 Regular Meetings.
 
Regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at such place or places, on such date or dates, and at such time or times as shall have been established by the Board of Directors and publicized among all directors.  A notice of each regular meeting shall not be required.
 
 
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Section 4.                 Special Meetings.
 
Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or by a majority of the Whole Board and shall be held at such place, on such date, and at such time as they or he or she shall fix.  Notice of the place, date, and time of each such special meeting shall be given to each director by whom it is not waived by mailing written notice not less than five days before the meeting or by telephone or by telegraphing or telexing or by facsimile or electronic transmission of the same not less than 24 hours before the meeting.  Unless otherwise indicated in the notice thereof, any and all business may be transacted at a special meeting.
 
Section 5.                 Quorum.
 
At any meeting of the Board of Directors, a majority of the total number of the Whole Board shall constitute a quorum for all purposes.  If a quorum shall fail to attend any meeting, a majority of those present may adjourn the meeting to another place, date, or time, without further notice or waiver thereof.
 
Section 6.                 Participation in Meetings By Conference Telephone.
 
Members of the Board of Directors, or of any committee thereof, may participate in a meeting of such Board of Directors or committee by means of conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other and such participation shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.
 
Section 7.                 Conduct of Business.
 
At any meeting of the Board of Directors, business shall be transacted in such order and manner as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine, and all matters shall be determined by the vote of a majority of the directors present, except as otherwise provided herein or required by law.  Action may be taken by the Board of Directors without a meeting if all members thereof consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission, and the writing or writings or electronic transmission or transmissions are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors.  Such filing shall be in paper form if the minutes are maintained in paper form and shall be in electronic form if the minutes are maintained in electronic form.
 
 
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Section 8.                 Compensation of Directors.
 
Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation, the Board of Directors shall have the authority to fix the compensation of the directors.  The directors may be paid their expenses, if any, of attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors and may be paid a fixed sum for attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors or paid a stated salary or paid other compensation as director.  No such payment shall preclude any director from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor.  Members of special or standing committees may be allowed compensation for attending committee meetings.
 
ARTICLE III   - COMMITTEES
 
Section 1.                 Committees of the Board of Directors.
 
The Board of Directors may from time to time designate committees of the Board of Directors, with such lawfully delegable powers and duties as it thereby confers, to serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and shall, for those committees and any others provided for herein, elect a director or directors to serve as the member or members, designating, if it desires, other directors as alternate members who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee.  In the absence or disqualification of any member of any committee and any alternate member in his or her place, the member or members of the committee present at the meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he or she or they constitute a quorum, may by unanimous vote appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of the absent or disqualified member.
 
 
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Section 2.                 Conduct of Business.
 
Each committee may determine the procedural rules for meeting and conducting its business and shall act in accordance therewith, except as otherwise provided herein or required by law.  Adequate provision shall be made for notice to members of all meetings; one-third of the members shall constitute a quorum unless the committee shall consist of one or two members, in which event one member shall constitute a quorum; and all matters shall be determined by a majority vote of the members present.  Action may be taken by any committee without a meeting if all members thereof consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission, and the writing or writings or electronic transmission or transmissions are filed with the minutes of the proceedings of such committee. Such filing shall be in paper form if the minutes are maintained in paper form and shall be in electronic form if the minutes are maintained in electronic form.
 
ARTICLE IV   - OFFICERS
 
Section 1.                 Generally.
 
The officers of the Corporation shall consist of a Chairman of the Board, a Chief Executive Officer, a President, one or more Vice Presidents, a Secretary, a Treasurer and such other officers as may from time to time be appointed by the Board of Directors.  Officers shall be elected by the Board of Directors, which shall consider that subject at its first meeting after every annual meeting of stockholders.  Each officer shall hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualified or until his or her earlier resignation or removal.  Any number of offices may be held by the same person.  The salaries of officers elected by the Board of Directors shall be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors or by such officers as may be designated by resolution of the Board of Directors.
 
 
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Section 2.                 Chairman of the Board.
 
Subject to the provisions of these Bylaws and to the direction of the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board shall have the responsibility for supervising the general management and control of the business and affairs of the Corporation and shall have the authority to perform all duties and have all powers which are commonly incident to the office of chief executive or which are delegated to him or her by the Board of Directors.  The Board of Directors, however, may delegate the powers which are commonly incident to the office of chief executive solely to the Chief Executive Officer, if such an officer be elected.  The Chairman of the Board shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors.  He or she shall have power to sign all stock certificates, contracts and other instruments of the Corporation which are authorized and shall have general supervision and direction of all of the other officers, employees and agents of the Corporation.
 
Section 3.                 Chief Executive Officer.
 
The Chief Executive Officer shall, subject to the control of the Board of Directors, have general supervision, direction, and control of the business and affairs of the Corporation and shall report directly to the Board of Directors, with all other officers, officials, employees and agents reporting directly or indirectly to him or her.  The Chief Executive Officer shall see that all orders and resolutions of the Board of Directors are carried into effect.  He or she shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and, in the absence of a Chairman of the Board, at all meetings of the Board of Directors.  He or she shall have the general powers and duties of management usually vested in the office of Chief Executive Officer of a corporation and shall have such other powers and duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors or these Bylaws.
 
 
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Section 4.                 President.
 
In the absence or disability of the Chief Executive Officer, the President shall perform all the duties of the Chief Executive Officer and when so acting shall have all the powers of, and be subject to all the restrictions upon, the Chief Executive Officer.  The President shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as from time to time may be prescribed for him by the Board of Directors, these Bylaws, the Chief Executive Officer or the Chairman of the Board.  Subject to the direction of the Board of Directors, the President shall have power to sign all stock certificates, contracts and other instruments of the Corporation which are authorized and shall have general supervision of all of the other officers (other than the Chairman of the Board or any Vice Chairman or the Chief Executive Officer), employees and agents of the Corporation.
 
Section 5.                 Vice President.
 
Each Vice President shall have such powers and duties as may be delegated to him or her by the Board of Directors.  One Vice President shall be designated by the Board of Directors to perform the duties and exercise the powers of the President in the event of the President’s absence or disability.
 
Section 6.                 Treasurer.
 
The Treasurer shall have the responsibility for maintaining the financial records of the Corporation.  He or she shall make such disbursements of the funds of the Corporation as are authorized and shall render from time to time an account of all such transactions and of the financial condition of the Corporation.  The Treasurer shall also perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.
 
 
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Section 7.                 Secretary.
 
The Secretary shall issue all authorized notices for, and shall keep minutes of, all meetings of the stockholders and the Board of Directors.  He or she shall have charge of the corporate books and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.
 
Section 8.                 Delegation of Authority.
 
The Board of Directors may from time to time delegate the powers or duties of any officer to any other officers or agents, notwithstanding any provision hereof.
 
Section 9.                 Removal.
 
Any officer of the Corporation may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by the Board of Directors.
 
Section 10.               Action with Respect to Securities of Other Corporations.
 
Unless otherwise directed by the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or any officer of the Corporation authorized by the Chief Executive Officer shall have power to vote and otherwise act on behalf of the Corporation, in person or by proxy, at any meeting of stockholders of or with respect to any action of stockholders of any other corporation in which this Corporation may hold securities and otherwise to exercise any and all rights and powers which this Corporation may possess by reason of its ownership of securities in such other corporation.
 
ARTICLE V - STOCK
 
Section 1.                 Certificates of Stock.
 
Each holder of stock represented by certificates shall be entitled to a certificate signed by, or in the name of the Corporation by, the Chairman of the Board or the President or a Vice President, and by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, or the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer, certifying the number of shares owned by him or her.  Any or all of the signatures on the certificate may be by facsimile.
 
 
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Section 2.                 Transfers of Stock.
 
Transfers of stock shall be made only upon the transfer books of the Corporation kept at an office of the Corporation or by transfer agents designated to transfer shares of the stock of the Corporation.  Except where a certificate is issued in accordance with Section 4 of Article V of these Bylaws, an outstanding certificate for the number of shares involved, if one has been issued, shall be surrendered for cancellation before a new certificate, if any, is issued therefor.
 
Section 3.                 Record Date.
 
In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, the Board of Directors may, except as otherwise required by law, fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors, and which record date shall not be more than 60 nor less than 10 days before the date of such meeting.  If the Board of Directors so fixes a date, such date shall also be the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting unless the Board of Directors determines, at the time it fixes such record date, that a later date on or before the date of the meeting shall be the date for making such determination.  If no record date is fixed by the Board of Directors, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice is given or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held.  A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the adjourned meeting, and in such case shall also fix as the record date for stockholders entitled to notice of such adjourned meeting the same or an earlier date as that fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to vote in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Section 3 at the adjourned meeting.
 
 
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In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights or the stockholders entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock, or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted, and which record date shall be not more than 60 days prior to such action.  If no record date is fixed, the record date for determining stockholders for any such purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution relating thereto.
 
Section 4.                 Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates.
 
In the event of the loss, theft or destruction of any certificate of stock, another may be issued in its place pursuant to such regulations as the Board of Directors may establish concerning proof of such loss, theft or destruction and concerning the giving of a satisfactory bond or bonds of indemnity.
 
Section 5.                 Regulations.
 
The issue, transfer, conversion and registration of certificates of stock shall be governed by such other regulations as the Board of Directors may establish.
 
 
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ARTICLE VI - NOTICES
 
Section 1.                 Notices.
 
If mailed, notice to stockholders shall be deemed given when deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, directed to the stockholder at such stockholder’s address as it appears on the records of the Corporation.  Without limiting the manner by which notice otherwise may be given effectively to stockholders, any notice to stockholders may be given by electronic transmission in the manner provided in Section 232 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.
 
Section 2.                 Waivers.
 
A written waiver of any notice, signed by a stockholder or director, or waiver by electronic transmission by such person, whether given before or after the time of the event for which notice is to be given, shall be deemed equivalent to the notice required to be given to such person.  Neither the business nor the purpose of any meeting need be specified in such a waiver.  Attendance at any meeting shall constitute waiver of notice except attendance for the express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.
 
ARTICLE VII   - MISCELLANEOUS
 
Section 1.                 Facsimile Signatures.
 
In addition to the provisions for use of facsimile signatures elsewhere specifically authorized in these Bylaws, facsimile signatures of any officer or officers of the Corporation may be used whenever and as authorized by the Board of Directors or a committee thereof.
 
Section 2.                 Corporate Seal.
 
The Board of Directors may provide a suitable seal, containing the name of the Corporation, which seal shall be in the charge of the Secretary.  If and when so directed by the Board of Directors or a committee thereof, duplicates of the seal may be kept and used by the Treasurer or by an Assistant Secretary or Assistant Treasurer.
 
 
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Section 3.                 Reliance upon Books, Reports and Records.
 
Each director, each member of any committee designated by the Board of Directors, and each officer of the Corporation shall, in the performance of his or her duties, be fully protected in relying in good faith upon the books of account or other records of the Corporation and upon such information, opinions, reports or statements presented to the Corporation by any of its officers or employees, or committees of the Board of Directors so designated, or by any other person as to matters which such director or committee member reasonably believes are within such other person’s professional or expert competence and who has been selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of the Corporation.
 
Section 4.                 Fiscal Year.
 
The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be as fixed by the Board of Directors.
 
Section 5.                 Time Periods.
 
In applying any provision of these Bylaws which requires that an act be done or not be done a specified number of days prior to an event or that an act be done during a period of a specified number of days prior to an event, calendar days shall be used, the day of the doing of the act shall be excluded, and the day of the event shall be included.
 
 
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ARTICLE VIII - INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
 
Section 1.                 Right to Indemnification.
 
Each person who was or is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (hereinafter a “proceeding”), by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director or an officer of the Corporation or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director,  officer or trustee of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (hereinafter an “indemnitee”), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as a director, officer or trustee or in any other capacity while serving as a director, officer or trustee, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Corporation to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights than such law permitted the Corporation to provide prior to such amendment), against all expense, liability and loss (including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by such indemnitee in connection therewith; provided, however, that, except as provided in Section 3 of this Article VIII with respect to proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification, the Corporation shall indemnify any such indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such indemnitee only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
 
Section 2.                 Right to Advancement of Expenses.
 
In addition to the right to indemnification conferred in Section 1 of this Article VIII, an indemnitee shall also have the right to be paid by the Corporation the expenses (including attorney’s fees) incurred in defending any such proceeding in advance of its final disposition (hereinafter an “advancement of expenses”); provided, however, that, if the Delaware General Corporation Law requires, an advancement of expenses incurred by an indemnitee in his or her capacity as a director or officer (and not in any other capacity in which service was or is rendered by such indemnitee, including, without limitation, service to an employee benefit plan) shall be made only upon delivery to the Corporation of an undertaking (hereinafter an “undertaking”), by or on behalf of such indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined by final judicial decision from which there is no further right to appeal (hereinafter a “final adjudication”) that such indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified for such expenses under this Section 2 or otherwise.
 
 
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Section 3.                 Right of Indemnitee to Bring Suit.
 
If a claim under Section 1 or 2 of this Article VIII is not paid in full by the Corporation within 60 days after a written claim has been received by the Corporation, except in the case of a claim for an advancement of expenses, in which case the applicable period shall be 20 days, the indemnitee may at any time thereafter bring suit against the Corporation to recover the unpaid amount of the claim.  To the fullest extent permitted by law, if successful in whole or in part in any such suit, or in a suit brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the indemnitee shall be entitled to be paid also the expense of prosecuting or defending such suit.  In (i) any suit brought by the indemnitee to enforce a right to indemnification hereunder (but not in a suit brought by the indemnitee to enforce a right to an advancement of expenses) it shall be a defense that, and (ii) in any suit brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the Corporation shall be entitled to recover such expenses upon a final adjudication that, the indemnitee has not met any applicable standard for indemnification set forth in the Delaware General Corporation Law.  Neither the failure of the Corporation (including its directors who are not parties to such action, a committee of such directors, independent legal counsel, or its stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such suit that indemnification of the indemnitee is proper in the circumstances because the indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in the Delaware General Corporation Law, nor an actual determination by the Corporation (including its directors who are not parties to such action, a committee of such directors, independent legal counsel, or its stockholders) that the indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall create a presumption that the indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct or, in the case of such a suit brought by the indemnitee, be a defense to such suit.  In any suit brought by the indemnitee to enforce a right to indemnification or to an advancement of expenses hereunder, or brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the burden of proving that the indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified, or to such advancement of expenses, under this Article VIII or otherwise shall be on the Corporation.
 
 
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Section 4.                 Non-Exclusivity of Rights.
 
The rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses conferred in this Article VIII shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws, agreement, vote of stockholders or directors or otherwise.
 
Section 5.                 Insurance.
 
The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under the Delaware General Corporation Law.
 
Section 6.                 Indemnification of Employees and Agents of the Corporation.
 
The Corporation may, to the extent authorized from time to time by the Board of Directors, grant rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses to any employee or agent of the Corporation to the fullest extent of the provisions of this Article with respect to the indemnification and advancement of expenses of directors and officers of the Corporation.
 
 
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Section 7.                 Nature of Rights.
 
The rights conferred upon indemnitees in this Article VIII shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to an indemnitee who has ceased to be a director, officer or trustee and shall inure to the benefit of the indemnitee’s heirs, executors and administrators.  Any amendment, alteration or repeal of this Article VIII that adversely affects any right of an indemnitee or its successors shall be prospective only and shall not limit, eliminate, or impair any such right with respect to any proceeding involving any occurrence or alleged occurrence of any action or omission to act that took place prior to such amendment or repeal.
 
ARTICLE IX - AMENDMENTS
 
In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by law, the Board of Directors is expressly authorized to adopt, amend and repeal these Bylaws subject to the power of the holders of capital stock of the Corporation to adopt, amend or repeal the Bylaws; provided, however, that, with respect to the power of holders of capital stock to adopt, amend and repeal Bylaws of the Corporation, notwithstanding any other provision of these Bylaws or any provision of law which might otherwise permit a lesser vote or no vote, but in addition to any affirmative vote of the holders of any particular class or series of the capital stock of the Corporation required by law, these Bylaws or any preferred stock, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of all of the then-outstanding shares entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, shall be required to adopt, amend or repeal any provision of these Bylaws.
 

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  INSPIREMD, INC.

 
2011 UMBRELLA Option Plan

1.
NAME

This plan, as amended from time to time, shall be known as the InspireMD, Inc. 2011 UMBRELLA Option Plan (the “ Plan ”).
 
2.
PURPOSE

The purpose and intent of the Plan is to serve as an incentive to attract new employees, consultants and service providers and retain, in the employ of InspireMD, Inc. (the “ Company ”) and its subsidiaries or affiliates (together: the “ Group ”), persons of training, experience and ability by providing them with opportunities to purchase shares of the Company, pursuant to the Plan approved by the board of directors of the Company (the “ Board ”).

 
This Plan shall serve as an “umbrella” plan for the Company and the entire Group worldwide. Therefore, if so required, appendices may be added to the Plan for the various international –parent or subsidiaries in order to accommodate local regulations that do not correspond to the scope of the Plan - at the discretion of the Board.   Any such appendices that the Company approves for purposes of using this Plan for an international parent or subsidiary will not affect the terms of this Plan for any other country.

Options (“ Options ”) granted or Shares issued under this Plan shall adhere to all applicable state, federal and foreign laws, including but not limited to the Israeli Income Tax Ordinance (New Version), 1961 (“ Ordinance ”). Such applicable state, federal and foreign laws, including the Ordinance together with any regulations, rules, orders or procedures promulgated thereunder and, all as may be amended from time to time shall be collectively referred as the “ Tax Rules ”.

Attached hereto as Appendix A is the 2006 Employee Stock Option Plan designated for Sections 102 and 3(i) of the Ordinance for the purposes of any grant to Israeli employees and officers of the Group and any other service providers or control holders of the Company who are subject to the Israeli Income Tax.

Attached hereto as Appendix B is the 2011 U.S. Equity Incentive Plan Designated for the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “ Code ”) for the purposes of any grant to U.S. employees of the Group and any other service providers who are subject to the U.S. Income Tax.

The proceeds received from the issuance of Option Shares upon exercise of Options pursuant to the Plan shall be used for general corporate purposes.

3.
ADMINISTRATION

3.1.
A share option Administrator appointed and maintained by the Board for such purpose (the   Committee” or “Administrator ”) shall have the power to administer the Plan. Notwithstanding the above, the Board shall automatically have a residual authority if no Committee shall be constituted or if such Committee shall cease to operate for any reason whatsoever. The Board shall appoint the members of the Administrator, and may from time to time remove members from, or add members to, the Administrator. In this Plan any reference to the term “Administrator” shall also mean the Board if no Committee is operating at that time in the Company.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, for purposes of the 2011 U.S. Equity Incentive Plan, to the extent necessary for any award granted thereunder to satisfy the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code and and/or Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”), member on any such Committee shall be limited to those members of the Board who are “outside directors” under Section 162(m) of the Code and/or “non-employee directors” as defined in Rule 16b 3 promulgated under the Exchange Act.
 
 
 

 

 
3.2.
The Administrator shall select one of its members as its Chairman and shall hold its meetings at such times and places, as the chairman shall determine.  Actions at a meeting of the Administrator at which a majority of its members is present and vote for or acts reduced to or approved in writing by all of the members of the Administrator, shall be the valid acts of the Administrator. The Administrator shall make such rules and regulations for the conduct of its business as it shall deem advisable and may appoint a secretary, who shall keep records of its meetings.

 
3.3.
The Administrator shall designate participants (“ Grantees ”) and approve the grant of Options to the Grantees. Without derogating from the foregoing, the Administrator shall be authorized to issue on behalf of the Company shares underlying Options, which have been granted by the Administrator and duly exercised.

 
3.4.
Subject to the provisions of this Plan, the Administrator shall have full authority and discretion, from time to time and at any time, to determine the terms and conditions of respective share options agreements to be signed between the Company and each Grantee individually (“ Option Agreement ”) including, but not limited to: (i) the time or times and the conditions (including without limitation the accomplishment of various milestones by the Grantee) upon which the Options may vest; (ii) the equal or different exercise price of Options granted to Grantees; and (iii) the nature and duration of restrictions as to transferability. The Administrator is authorized to: (i) interpret the provisions and supervise the administration of the Plan; (ii) amend, modify and replace terms and conditions of Option Agreements, provided however, that such act in one case or for one or several Grantees, will not automatically entitle any other Grantee to the same treatment, and provided that a material adverse change in any executed Option Agreement requires the consent of the affected Grantee; (iii) convert un-vested Options from Previous Plans to Options under this Plan – subject to applicable laws; and (iv) any other matter which is necessary or desirable for, or incidental to, the administration of the Plan.

 
3.5.
The Administrator may from time to time adopt such rules and regulations for carrying out the Plan as it may deem best.  No member of the Board or of the Administrator shall be liable for any action or determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan or any Option granted thereunder.
 
3.6.
A member of the Board or the Administrator shall be eligible to receive Options under the Plan while serving on the Board or the Administrator, subject to the restrictions of Interested Party Transactions as may be applicable, as defined in the Israeli Companies Law 1999 (the “ Companies Law ”).
 
3.7.
The interpretation and construction by the Administrator of any provision of the Plan or of any Option thereunder shall be final and conclusive unless otherwise determined by the Board.

4.
RESERVED SHARES

The Company reserves 9,468,100 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “ Shares ”) for purposes of the Plan, subject to adjustment in case of subdivision or combination of the Shares of the Company.  Such initial number may be increased from time to time by resolutions of the Board. Any Share under the Plan, in respect of which the right hereunder of a Grantee to purchase the same shall for any reason terminate, expire or otherwise cease to exist, shall again be available for grant through Options under the Plan.
 
 
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The Board may resolve to reserve out of the abovementioned pool (as may be increased from time to time) part of the reserved pool specifically for each separate appendix.

5.
AWARD OF OPTIONS

5.1.
The Administrator in its discretion may award to Grantees Options to purchase Shares in the Company available under the Plan. Options may be granted at any time after this Plan has been approved by the Board and until the end of the term of the Plan as provided in Section 11 below. Provided however that Options granted under Section 102(b) of the Ordinance and held in trust by a trustee, approved by the Israeli Tax Authorities in accordance with the provisions of Section 102(a) of the Ordinance, shall not be granted until the lapse of 30 days following the filing of the Plan with the Israeli Tax Authorities of a request by the Company to approve the Plan. The date of grant of each Option shall be the date specified by the Administrator at the time such grant is made, subject to applicable law (the “ Date of Grant ”).

5.2.
The Options granted pursuant to the Plan shall be evidenced by a written Option Agreement. The Option Agreement shall state, inter alia, the number of Shares covered thereby, the dates when the Options may be exercised (subject to Section 8), the exercise price and such other terms and conditions as the Administrator in its discretion may prescribe, provided that they are consistent with this Plan.

5.3.
The grant of an Option to a Grantee hereunder, shall neither entitle such Grantee to participate, nor disqualify him/her from participating, in any other grant of options pursuant to this Plan or any other share incentive or share option plan of the Company or any of its affiliates.

5.4.
Anything in this Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, all grants of Options to Directors, officers  and Office Holders (“Nose Misra” as such term is defined in the Companies Law, as amended from time to time), shall be authorized and implemented in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Law or other applicable related party transactions laws.

6.
OPTION EXERCISE PRICE

The exercise price per Share covered by each Option Agreement (the “ Exercise Price ”) shall be equal to the fair market value of the Share on the date of such grant based on a reasonable valuation method determined by a qualified independent appraiser and with respect to US Grantees as is determined in Article III to Appendix B hereto. Despite the aforesaid, the Administrator may determine Exercise Price for an Israeli Grantee lower than the fair market value as aforesaid, but subject to the Israeli law as shall be amended from time to time. Each Option Agreement shall contain the exercise price determined for each Grantee. Each vested Option shall entitle the Grantee to purchase one Share at the Exercise Price, subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Option Agreement and the Tax Rules.

7.
TERM AND EXERCISE OF OPTION

7.1.
Options shall be exercisable pursuant to the terms under which they were awarded as set forth in the Option Agreement and subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan and the Tax Rules; provided, however, that only vested Options may be exercised and that in no event shall an Option be exercisable after the expiration of ten (10) years from the date such Option is granted, unless another period (either shorter or longer) is specifically provided in the Option Agreement (“ Term ”).
 
 
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Unless the Administrator provides otherwise, vesting of Options granted under the Plan shall be suspended during any unpaid leave of absence.

7.2.
Unless determined otherwise by the Administrator with regard to all or any of the Grantees or the Options, the Options will be exercisable into Option Shares, as follows:

 
a.
1/4 of the Options shall vest and become exercisable upon the expiration of twelve (12) months after the Date of Grant thereof (the “ First Vesting Date ”) provided, however, that the Grantee is continuously employed or engaged by the Group from the Date of Grant until the First Vesting Date;

 
b.
The remaining Options shall vest and become exercisable in 12 equal potions of 1/16 of the Options Shares, each portion on the last day of each of the 3-month period, the first of which shall commence on the 1 st day following First Vesting Date (the “ Quarterly Vesting “) provided, however, that the Grantee is continuously employed or engaged by the Group from the Grant Date until the end of Quarterly Vesting Period.

7.3.
Unless determined otherwise by the Administrator with regard to all or any of the Grantees or the Options, In the event that in any of the following events (each a “ Transaction ”):

 
(a)
a merger or consolidation of the Company (a “ Merger ”) with or into any company (the “ Successor Company ”) resulting in the Successor Company being the surviving entity; or

 
(b)
an acquisition of: (i) all or substantially all of the shares or assets of the Company in one or more related transactions to another party (a “ Share Sale ”), or (ii) all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, in one or more related transactions to another party, in each case such acquirer of shares or assets is referred to herein as the “ Acquiring Company ”;

unvested Options remain outstanding under the Plan shall be treated by the Successor Company or the Acquiring Company, as the case may be, at its sole discretion. The Successor Company or the Acquiring Company shall have the right, among other alternatives, to substitute the Options (vested and/or unvested) for its own securities (the “ Substitute Shares ”) or to retain this Plan with no change. In the event the Successor Company or the Acquiring Company chooses to substitute the Options for Substitute Shares, appropriate equitable adjustments shall be made in the purchase price per share of the Substitute Shares, and all other terms and conditions of the Option Agreements, such as the Vesting Dates, shall remain in force, all as will be determined by the Board of Directors whose determination shall be final.

7.4.
The Administrator shall have full authority to determine any provisions regarding the acceleration of the vesting period of any Option or the cancellation of all or any portion of any outstanding restrictions with respect to any Option or Ordinary Share upon certain events or occurrences, and to include such provisions in the Option Agreement on such terms and conditions as the Administrator shall deem appropriate.
 
 
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7.5.
Subject to any provision in the Article of Association of the Company, as amended from time to time (the “ Articles ”), in the event of a Share Sale or a Merger, each Optionee shall  participate in the Share Sale or the Merger and sell or exchange, as the case may be, all of his or her Option Shares and vested Options in the Company, provided , however , that each such Options Share or Option shall be sold or exchanged at a price or ratio (as the case may be) equal to that of any other share of the same class sold or exchanged under the Share Sale or the Merger (minus the applicable exercise price), in accordance with the provisions of the Company's Articles of Association, while accounting for changes in such price or ratio due to the respective terms of any such Option.

 
7.6.
With respect to Option Shares held in trust the following procedure will apply in the event of a Transaction: the Trustee (as defined below) will transfer the Option Shares held in trust and sign any document in order to effectuate the transfer of Option Shares, including share transfer deeds, provided , however , that the Trustee receives a notice from the Board, specifying that: (i) all or substantially all of the issued outstanding share capital of the Company is to be sold or exchanged, and therefore the Trustee is obligated to transfer the Option Shares held in trust; (ii) the Company is obligated to withhold at the source all taxes required to be paid upon release of the Option Shares from the trust and to provide the Trustee with evidence, satisfactory to the Trustee, that such taxes indeed have been paid; (iii) the Company is obligated to transfer the consideration for the Option Shares directly to the Optionees subject to the Transaction agreements.

7.7.
Vested Options shall be exercisable by the Grantee's signing and returning to the Company at its principal office an “ Exercise Notice ” in such form and substance as may be prescribed by the Administrator from time to time.  The Exercise Notice shall be accompanied by payment of the Exercise Price.

7.8.
Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, but without derogating from the provisions of Section 8 hereof, if any Options have not been exercised and the Shares covered thereby not paid for within the Term, such Options and the right to acquire such Shares shall terminate, all interests and rights of the Grantee in and to the same shall expire, the trust with respect to such Options, if applicable, shall expire and the Shares underlying such Options shall revert back to the Plan.

7.9.
Each payment shall be in respect of a whole number of Shares, shall be effected in cash or by a cashier's or certified check payable to the order of the Company, and shall be accompanied by a notice stating the number of Shares being paid for thereby.

7.10.
Prior to the registration of the Grantee as holder of Shares in the Company’s register of shareholders upon exercise of the Option and subject to the other provisions of the Plan, the Grantees shall have none of the rights and/or privileges of shareholders of the Company in respect of any Shares purchasable upon the exercise of Options, nor shall the Grantees be deemed to be a class of shareholders or creditors of the Company. Without prejudice to the generality of the aforesaid, Grantees shall not be entitled to participate in distribution of dividends, or in distribution of assets upon dissolution, nor be entitled to be invited to or participate and vote in General Meetings on account of Options which have not been exercised until 30 days before such distribution or meeting and subject to the other provisions of this Plan and its Appendixes.

7.11.
Without derogating from the aforesaid, in the Option Agreement, the Grantee will grant the Company's CEO or Chairman an irrevocable proxy (a “ Voting Proxy ”) to (i) represent the Grantee at, and to receive invitation for, all meetings of the shareholders of the Company, and to vote the Grantee's Option Shares at such meetings in the same proportion as the votes of Company's shareholders in such meetings; and/or (ii) waive all pre-emptive rights relating to the issuance by the Company of new securities, if the Grantees shall be entitled to such right. Upon the consummation of an IPO of Company shares, the Voting Proxy will be deemed cancelled and of no further effect.
 
 
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7.12.
All Shares issued upon the exercise of Options shall be in all aspects, unless specifically otherwise stated herein, subject to and bound by the provisions of the Company's incorporation documents, as amended from time to time, and by any shareholders’ agreement to which the holders of ordinary shares of the Company are bound.

7.13.
Granting of an Option shall impose no obligation on the recipient to exercise such Option.

8.
TERMINATION OF ENGAGEMENT

8.1
If the Grantee shall cease to be employed or engaged by the Group, as the result of his resignation, then the Grantee shall have the right to exercise the Options, but only to the extent that the Options are exercisable as of the date Optionee resigns (according to the provisions of Section 7 above (Term and Exercise of Options)), within thirty (30) days as of the Termination Date, as that term is defined below.

8.2
If the Grantee shall cease to be employed or engaged by the Group, as the result of his dismissal without cause, then the Grantee shall have the right to exercise the Options, but only to the extent that the Options are exercisable on the date of Grantee's dismissal (according to the provisions of Section 7 above (Term and Exercise of Options)), within ninety (90) days after the Termination Date.

8.3
If the Grantee shall cease to be employed or engaged by the Group as the result of his disability, then the Option, to the extent that it is exercisable by him at the time he ceases to be employed or engaged by the Group, and only to the extent that the Option is exercisable as of such time as defined in Section 7 above, may be exercised by him within one (1) year, after the Termination Date.

8.4
If the Grantee shall die while employed or engaged by the Group, his estate, personal representative, or beneficiary shall have the right, subject to the provisions of Section 7 above, to exercise the Option (to the extent that the Optionee would have been entitled to do so at the time of his death) at any time within two (2) years from the date of his death.

8.5
If the Grantee shall be terminated for cause, then, all Options, (including vested Options) whether exercisable or not on the date that the Group delivers to the employee a termination notice, will expire and may not be further exercised, and the Shares covered by such Options shall revert to the Plan.

8.6
For the purpose of this Plan, “ for cause ” shall exist if Grantee (i) breaches any of the material terms or conditions of his employment agreement, or agreement to provide services to the Group, including, without limitation, the breach of any duty of non-disclosure or non-competition; (ii) engages in willful misconduct or acts in bad faith with respect to any company in the Group in connection with his employment or other agreement with the Group; or (iii) is convicted of a criminal offence involving moral turpitude.

8.7
For purposes of this Section 8 “ Termination Date ” shall mean the date on which Optionee’s employment or engagement with a any company in the Group is terminated.

8.8
The reason of termination notwithstanding, if during the period after the termination of Engagement during which the Grantee may still exercise Options, the Grantee breaches the confidentiality, non-competition, non-solicitation, non-use or assignment of intellectual property undertakings binding upon the Grantee, the Company shall have the right to effect a forfeiture of all Options (including vested Options) then outstanding, and the Shares covered by such Options shall revert to the Plan.

 
 
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9.
ADJUSTMENTS AND SUBSTITUTION

Upon the occurrence of any of the following events, a Grantee's rights to purchase Shares under the Plan shall be adjusted or substituted as hereinafter provided.

9.1.
In the event that the Shares of the Company are subdivided or combined into a greater or smaller number of shares, or if the Shares of the Company are exchanged for other securities of the Company, by reason of a reclassification, recapitalization, consolidation, reorganization, dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, stock or other property), stock split, spin-off, combination or exchange of shares, repurchase of shares, change in corporate structure or otherwise, then each Grantee shall be entitled, upon exercise of the Options and subject to the conditions herein stated, to purchase such number of Shares or such other securities of the Company as were exchangeable for the number of Shares of the Company which such Grantee would have been entitled to purchase had the Grantee exercised the Options immediately prior to such an event, and appropriate adjustments shall be made in the Exercise Price per share to reflect such subdivision, combination or exchange.

9.2.
Subject to Section 7 above, in the event of a Transaction (defined above), while unexercised Options remain outstanding under the Plan, and the Administrator determines in good faith that adjustment to the Plan or any Option granted under the Plan is required in order to preserve the benefits or potential benefits to the Optionees the Administrator may at its sole discretion to (A) cause the Options to be substituted with the corresponding and adjusted number of options to purchase shares of the surviving entity (or an affiliated entity of the surviving entity) - of the same class and the same substitution rate as the shares received by the holders of Shares of the Company in exchange for their Shares or (B) in the event holders of the Shares received cash as consideration for their Shares in the Transaction, cause the Options to be cancelled in exchange for a cash payment equal to cash they would have received had they exercised their Options immediately prior to the Transaction, as adjusted for the payment of the appropriate exercise price. In the case of such substitution, appropriate adjustments shall be made in the quantity and exercise price to reflect such action, and all other material terms and conditions of the Option Agreements shall remain in force.

9.3.
In the event that the Company issues any of its Shares or other securities as bonus shares (stock dividend) upon or with respect to all its Shares, which are at the time subject to a right of purchase by a Grantee hereunder, each Grantee upon exercising an Option shall be entitled to receive (if he/she so elects), in addition to the exercised Shares, the appropriate number of bonus shares, on the same terms and conditions as offered to the other shareholders holding Shares of the Company, which he/she would have received had the exercise of the Options taken place prior to such issuance.

9.4.
The Administrator shall determine the specific adjustments to be made under this Section 9, and its determination shall be conclusive. The Administrator’s determination may differ from one Grantee to another, except that a determination of a specific adjustment under Section 9.1 shall be applied in the same manner to all applicable Grantees.

10.
ASSIGNABILITY AND SALE OF SHARES

10.1
Shares purchased hereunder shall not be assignable or transferable except pursuant to applicable laws and the Incorporation documents of the Company.
 
 
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10.2
Options may not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred or disposed of in any manner other than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution and may be exercised, during the lifetime of the Grantee, only by the Grantee. This restriction applies also to Grantees which are not natural persons, unless such transfer is approved by the Administrator in writing, at its sole discretion. The terms of the Plan and the Option Agreement shall be binding upon the executors, administrators, heirs, successors and assignees of the Grantee.

10.3
The Company is relieved from any liability for the non-issuance or non-transfer or any delay in issuance or transfer of any Shares subject to Options under the Plan which results from the inability of the Company to obtain, or from any delay in obtaining, from any regulatory body having jurisdiction, all requisite authority to issue or transfer the Shares upon exercise of the Options under the Plan, if counsel for the Company deems such authority necessary for lawful issuance or transfer of any such shares.  Appropriate legends may be placed on the stock certificates evidencing shares issued upon exercise of Options to reflect such transfer restrictions.

11.
PERIOD AND AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN

11.1.
The Plan was adopted by the Board on March 28, 2011, and shall expire on March 27, 2021, unless earlier terminated in accordance with the terms of the Plan.  Termination of the Plan shall not affect the Administrator’s ability to exercise the powers granted to it hereunder with respect to Options granted under the Plan prior to the date of such termination.

11.2.
The Board may, at any time and from time to time, terminate or amend the Plan in any respect.  Provided, that the Company may not alter or impair the rights of a Grantee, without his/her consent, under any Option previously granted to the Grantee.

12.
CONTINUANCE OF ENGAGEMENT
Neither the Plan nor the Option Agreement shall impose any obligation on the Company or a related company thereof, to continue with any Grantee in its employ or to continue to receive services rendered by the Grantee, and nothing in the Plan or in any Option granted pursuant thereto shall confer upon any Grantee any right to continue in the employ or in rendering services to the Company or any other entity of the Group or restrict the right of the Company or any other entity of the Group to terminate such employment or rendering of services or consulting at any time, with or without Cause.

13.
GOVERNING LAW

The Plan, the Appendixes and all instruments issued thereunder or in connection therewith, shall be governed by, and interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the State of Israel, except that with respect to tax and corporate matters or issues, the laws of the relevant state or country according any appendix to this Plan, shall apply.

14.
TAX CONSEQUENCES

Any tax consequences arising from the grant or exercise of any Option or from the payment for Shares or from sale or transfer of the Shares or from any other event or act hereunder (whether of the Grantee or of the Company or any entity within the Group), shall be borne solely by the Grantee. The Company and/or any entity within the Group shall withhold and/or deduct taxes according to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, including withholding taxes at source. Furthermore, to the extent legally permitted, each Grantee agrees to indemnify the Company and/or any other entity within the Group that engages the Grantee and/or the Company’s shareholders and/or directors and/or officers and hold them harmless against and from any and all liability for any such tax or interest or penalty thereon, including without limitation, liabilities relating to the necessity to withhold, or to have withheld, any such tax from any payment made to the Grantee.  Except as otherwise required by law, the Company shall not be obligated to honor the exercise of any Option by or on behalf of a Grantee until all tax consequences (if any) arising from the exercise of such Options and sale of such Shares are resolved in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Company.
 
 
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The Company may, if required under any applicable law, require that an Grantee deposit with the Company, in cash, at the time of exercise, such amount as the Company deems necessary to satisfy its obligations to withhold taxes or other amounts incurred by reason of the exercise or the transfer of shares thereupon.

15.
MULTIPLE AGREEMENTS

The terms of each Option and each Option Agreement may differ from other Options granted under the Plan or other Option Agreements signed at the same time, or at any other time. The Administrator may also authorize more than one Option Agreement to a given Grantee during the term of the Plan, with different terms in each.

16.
NOTICES

Each notice relating to the Plan shall be in writing and delivered in person or by first class mail; postage prepaid, to the address as hereinafter provided.  Each notice shall be deemed to have been given on the date it is received.  Each notice to the Company shall be addressed to it at its principal offices.  Each notice to the Grantee or other person or persons then entitled to exercise an Option shall be addressed to the Grantee or such other person or persons at the Grantee's last known address .

17.
NON-EXCLUSIVITY OF THE PLAN

The adoption of the Plan by the Board shall not be construed as amending, modifying or rescinding any previously approved incentive arrangement or as creating any limitations on the power of the Board to adopt such other incentive arrangements as it may deem desirable, including, without limitation, the granting of stock options otherwise than under the Plan, and such arrangements may be either applicable generally or only in specific cases.

18.
TRANSFER OF SHARES

Any issued Option Shares shall, unless such shares are registered in accordance with the United States Securities Act – 1933 (the “ Act ”) or other similar acts in other countries, be sold only in accordance with exemptions under such Acts. There shall be no exercises, transfers, sales or other dispositions of issued Option Shares unless such shares are either registered or exempt from registration, provided, however, that in the event of an IPO, such exercise, transfer or other disposition will be subject to any lock up provision as agreed by the Company.
 
 
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19.
INVESTMENT REPRESENTATION

Each Grantee exercising any Option under the Plan acknowledges, by virtue of such exercise, that the Company has not, as of the date of the approval of this Plan by the Board of Directors, registered the shares covered thereby under the Act.  The Grantee shall sign and deliver to the Company, if requested, a separate investment representation, certificate or such other document as may be required by the Company’s counsel, to such effect; and further providing that the Grantee is acquiring the Option for investment only and not with a view to distribution, provided, however, that such Option, representation, certificate or other document may provide that the said investment restriction shall not be operative as to such Option Shares as may in the future be registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Act.  Furthermore, the Company may place a legend on any share certificate delivered to the Grantee to the effect that such shares were acquired pursuant to an investment representation and without registration of the shares.


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APPENDIX A
 
 
INSPIREMD, INC.
 
 
2006 Employee Stock Option Plan
 
 
 
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APPENDIX B
 
 
INSPIREMD, INC.
 
 
 
2011 U.S. Equity Incentive Plan
 
 
Designated for the U.S. Internal Revenue Code
 
 
ARTICLE I
Purpose
 
The purpose of this U.S. Equity Incentive Plan (the “ U.S. Appendix ”) shall be as defined in the InspireMD, Inc. 2011 UMBRELLA Option Plan (the “ Plan ”), and is intended to harmonize the terms and conditions of the Plan with the Code and provide specific provisions regarding Grantees that the US Tax Rules apply to them (the “ US Grantees ”). Unless expressly provided in this Appendix, the provisions of the Plan shall apply to US Grantees. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined in this Appendix have the meanings given to them in the Plan.

With respect to any Grantee who is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, the Plan and all transactions under the Plan are intended to comply with all applicable conditions of Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act.  To the extent any provision of the Plan or action by the Committee fails to so comply, such provision or action shall be deemed null and void ab initio , to the extent permitted by law and deemed advisable by the Committee.
 
ARTICLE II
Options and Shares

The Options granted and the Shares to be issued are as defined under the Plan.

Types of Options .  Options shall be granted under the Plan as Options that do not meet the requirements of Section 422 of the Code, as amended (the “ Code ”).  Options may be granted from time to time by the Board to all employees of the Company or of any parent or subsidiary company of the Company (as defined in Sections 424(e) and (f), respectively, of the Code), and also to all non-employee directors and consultants of the Company or any such other company.

Limitations on Options and Shares .  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 9 of the Plan, during any calendar year the maximum number of shares with respect to which Options may be granted to an officer of the Company (or any subsidiary) subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act or a “covered employee” as defined in Section 162(m)(3) of the Code is one million (1,000,000) Shares.
 
 
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Limitations on Grantees .   means any natural person, who is not an Employee, rendering bona fide services to the Company or a Subsidiary, with compensation, pursuant to a written independent contractor agreement between such person (or any entity employing such person) and the Company or a Subsidiary, provided that such services are not rendered in connection with the offer or sale of securities in a capital raising transaction and do not directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market for the Company’s securities.
 
ARTICLE III
Exercise Price

The Exercise Price shall be as defined under the Plan provided that the Exercise Price shall be equal to the fair market value of the Share on the date of such grant based on a reasonable valuation method determined by a qualified independent appraiser which determination was made no more than twelve (12) months before the respective stock option grant date; provided however , that in the event that prior to the end of each such twelve (12) months period subsequent to the relevant appraisal date the Company undergoes an event which will have a material effect on the value of the Share, the Company shall carry out and receive an updated analysis from a qualified independent appraiser regarding the fair market value of the Share for any new grant. Each Option Agreement shall contain the exercise price determined for each Grantee. Each vested Option shall entitle the Grantee to purchase one Share at the Exercise Price, subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Option Agreement and the Tax Rules.
 
ARTICLE IV
Exercise of Options, Termination

The exercise and termination of any Option shall be as defined under the Plan and shall be subject to the following provisions:

Employees: Exercise of Option After Termination of Employment .  If the Grantee's employment with (a) the Company, (b) the Group or (d) a corporation (or parent or subsidiary corporation of such corporation) issuing or assuming a stock option in a transaction to which Section 424(a) of the Code applies, is terminated for any reason other than by disability (within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code) or death, the Grantee may exercise only the rights that were available to the Grantee at the time of such termination and only within the time periods set forth under the Plan.  If the Grantee’s employment is terminated as a result of disability, such rights may be exercised only within the time periods set forth under the Plan.  Upon the death of the Grantee, his or her designated beneficiary or legal representative shall have the right, at any time within the time periods set forth under the Plan, to exercise in whole or in part any rights that were available to the Grantee at the time of death.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, no rights under this Option may be exercised after the Expiration Date.

Directors: Exercise of Option After Termination of Services as a Director .  If the Grantee ceases to be a Director and no longer serves as a consultant or an employee of the Company or the Group, the Grantee or the Grantee’s legal representative may exercise only the rights that were available to the Grantee at the time of such termination and only within the time periods set forth under the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no rights under this Option may be exercised after the Expiration Date.
 
 
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Consultants: Exercise of Option After Termination of Consulting Relationship/Services Engagement .  If the Grantee’s consulting relationship or other services engagement with the Company or the Group is terminated for any reason, the Grantee or the Grantee’s legal representative may exercise only the rights that were available to the Grantee at the time of such termination and only within the time periods set forth under the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no rights under this Option may be exercised after the Expiration Date.
 
ARTICLE V
Non-Transferability of Option Rights

Any Option granted hereunder shall be subject to the non-transferability restrictions as defined under the Plan.

Without derogating from the above, any Option shall not be transferable by the Grantee thereof otherwise than, in the case of an individual, by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and shall be exercisable, during the Grantee’s lifetime, only by the holder.  The Board may waive this restriction in any particular case, provided that the Options may be transferable only to the extent permitted by the Code.
 
ARTICLE VI
Restricted Stock

The Administrator may at it sole discretion grant Shares pursuant the Plan.

                      (a)            Terms .  The Administrator may issue Shares to employees, non-employee directors and consultants subject to forfeiture or to the Company’s right to repurchase such shares (“ Restricted Stock ”).  Shares of Restricted Stock may be issued without cash consideration or for such consideration as may be determined by the Administrator.  The Administrator shall determine the duration of the period of time (the “ Restricted Period ”) during which, the price (if any) at which, and the other conditions under which, the shares may be forfeited or repurchased by the Company and other terms and conditions of such grants.

                      (b)            Restrictions .  Shares of Restricted Stock may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered, except as permitted by the Administrator, during the Restricted Period.  Any certificates issued in respect of shares of Restricted Stock shall be registered in the name of the holder, shall contain such legend as the Administrator may require with respect to the restrictions on transfer and, if required by the Administrator, shall be deposited by the holder, together with a stock power endorsed in blank, with the Company.  At the expiration of the Restricted Period with respect to any of such shares, the Company shall deliver a certificate with respect to such shares, without a legend referring to the Plan’s restrictions on transfer, to the Grantee or, if the Grantee has died, to the Grantee’s designated beneficiary or legal representative.

                      (c)            Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement .  Each recipient of Restricted Stock shall enter into a Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement with the Company that shall specify the terms and conditions of such grant of Restricted Stock and shall contain such other terms and conditions not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan and of this U.S. Appendix as the Administrator considers necessary or advisable to achieve the purposes of the Plan or comply with applicable tax and regulatory laws and accounting principles.  The form of such Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement may vary among Grantees.  The Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement may be amended by the Administrator in any respect, provided that the consent of the Grantee shall be required for any amendment, other than an amendment made in order to conform the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement or the Plan or this U.S Appendix to restrictions imposed by securities or tax laws or regulations, that would materially and adversely affect the Grantee.
 
 
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ARTICLE VII
Adjustments and Substitution
 
Upon the occurrence of any Transaction the required adjustment and substitution shall be implemented as defined under the Plan provided that any such adjustment shall comply with Section 409(A) of the Internal Revenue Code.
 
ARTICLE VIII
Changes in Capitalization

In case of any change in the capitalization of the Company, the appropriate equitable adjustments shall be made as defined under the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such adjustment shall be made or authorized to the extent that such adjustment would cause the Plan or any Option to violate Section 409A of the Code.  Such adjustments shall be made in accordance with the rules of any securities exchange, stock market, or stock quotation system to which the Company is subject.
 
ARTICLE IX
Rights of a Shareholder
 
The Grantee’s rights with respect to Shares to be acquired by the exercise of an Option shall be as defined under the Plan.
 
ARTICLE X
Compliance with the Law

The Company’s relief from any liability for the non-issuance or non-transfer or any delay in issuance or transfer of any Shares subject to Options shall be as defined under the Plan

 
Compliance with Securities Laws -  It shall be a condition to the Grantee’s right to purchase Shares that the Company may, in its discretion, require (a) that the Shares reserved for issue upon the exercise of this Option shall have been duly listed, upon official notice of issuance, upon any national securities exchange or automated quotation system on which the Company’s stock may then be listed or quoted, (b) that either (i) a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 with respect to the shares shall be in effect, or (ii) in the opinion of counsel for the Company, the proposed purchase shall be exempt from registration under that Act and the Grantee shall have made such undertakings and agreements with the Company as the Company may reasonably require, and (c) that such other steps, if any, as counsel for the Company shall consider necessary to comply with any law applicable to the issue of such shares by the Company shall have been taken by the Company or the Grantee, or both.  The certificates representing the shares purchased under this Option may contain such legends as counsel for the Company shall consider necessary to comply with any applicable law.
 
 
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Incorporation of Internal Revenue Code Section 409A - This Plan is intended to comply and shall be administered in a manner that is intended to comply with Section 409A of the Code and shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with such intent.  To the extent that an award, issuance, and/or payment is subject to Section 409A of the Code, it shall be awarded and/or issued or paid in a manner that will comply with Section 409A of the Code, including proposed, temporary, or final regulations or any other guidance issued by the Secretary of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service with respect thereto.  Any provision of this Plan that would cause an award, issuance and/or payment to fail to satisfy Section 409A of the Code shall have no force and effect until amended to comply with Code Section 409A (which amendment may be retroactive to the extent permitted by applicable law).
 
ARTICLE XI
Tax Consequenses and Withholding

Any tax consequences arising from the grant or exercise of any shall be borne solely by the Grantee’ as defined under the Plan.

Without derogating from the above, the Grantee shall pay to the Company, or make provision satisfactory to the Commitee for payment of, any taxes required by law to be withheld in respect of any Option or Shares no later than the date of the event creating the tax liability.  In the Administrator’s sole discretion, such tax obligations may be paid in whole or in part in Shares, including Shares retained from the exercise of the Option or from the grant of Restricted Stock creating the tax obligation, valued at the fair market value of the Shares on the date of delivery to the Company as determined in good faith by the Administrator.  The Company and any of its affiliates may, to the extent permitted by law, deduct any such tax obligations from any payment of any kind otherwise due to the Grantee.
 
ARTICLE XII
Interpretation

The interpretation and construction of any terms or conditions of the Plan, or of this U.S. Appendix or other matters related to the Plan by the Administrator shall be final and conclusive.

In the event of any contradiction between this U.S. Appendix and the Plan the terms of the Plan shall prevail, except of tax issues including provisions in the opinion of the Administrator that related to Internal Revenue Code Section 409A.
 
 
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