UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

þ

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2013 .

o

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from

to

.

Commission file number: 000-28731

SUNVESTA, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Florida

98-0211356

(State or other jurisdiction of

(I.R.S. Employer

incorporation or organization)

Identification No.)

Seestrasse 97, Oberrieden, Switzerland CH-8942

(Address of principal executive offices)    (Zip Code)

011 41 43 388 40 60

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

n/a

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Indicate   by   check   mark   whether   the   registrant   (1)   has   filed   all   reports   required   to   be   filed   by   Section   13   or

15(d)   of   the   Securities   Exchange   Act   of   1934   during   the   preceding   12   months   (or   for   such   shorter   period   that

the   registrant   was   required   to   file   such   reports),   and   (2)   has   been   subject   to   such   filing   requirements   for   the

past 90 days. Yes o   No þ

Indicate   by   check   mark   whether   the   registrant   has   submitted   electronically   and   posted   on   its   corporate   Web

site, if any,   every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation

S-T   (§232.405   of   this   chapter)   during   the   preceding   12   months   (or   for   such   shorter   period   that   the   registrant

was required to submit and post such files). Yes þ No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated

filer,   or   a   smaller   reporting   company.   See   the   definitions   of   “large   accelerated   filer,”   “accelerated   filer”   and

“smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer o   Accelerated filer o   Non-accelerated filer o  Smaller reporting company þ

Indicate   by   check   mark   whether   the   registrant   is   a   shell   company   (as   defined   in   Rule   12b-2   of   the   Exchange

Act). Yes o No þ

Indicate   the   number   of   shares   outstanding   of   each   of   the   issuer’s   classes   of   common   stock,   as   of   the   latest

practicable   date.   The   number   of   shares   outstanding   of   the   issuer’s   common   stock,   $0.01   par   value   (the   only

class of voting stock), at October 10, 2013, was 75,541,600 .

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART 1- FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item1.

Financial Statements :

3

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2013 (Unaudited)  and December 31,

4

2012

Unaudited  Consolidated Statements of  Comprehensive Loss for the

5

three months ended March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2012 and cumulative amounts

Unaudited  Consolidated Statements of   Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)

6

Unaudited  Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended

7

March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2012 and cumulative amounts

Notes to Unaudited  Consolidated Financial Statements

8

Item 2 .

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of

35

Operations

Item 3 .

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

45

Item 4 .

Controls and Procedures

46

PART II-OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

47

Item 1A .

Risk Factors

47

Item 2 .

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

47

Item 3 .

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

48

Item 4 .

Mine Safety Disclosures

48

Item 5 .

Other Information

48

Item 6 .

Exhibits

48

Signatures

49

Index to Exhibits

50

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

As used herein, the terms “Company,” “we,” “our,” and “us” refer to SunVesta, Inc., a Florida

corporation, and its predecessors and subsidiaries, unless otherwise indicated. In the opinion of

management, the accompanying unaudited, consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-Q

reflect all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring accruals) necessary for a fair presentation of

the results of operations for the periods presented. The results of operations for the periods presented are

not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.

3



SUNVESTA, INC.

(A Development Stage Company)

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

March 31, 2013

December 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

Assets

Current assets

Cash and cash equivalents

$

178,990      $

260,520

Other assets

55,876

39,238

Receivable from related parties

290,971

-

Total current assets

525,837

299,758

Non-current assets

Property and equipment - net

30,610,366

16,799,540

Debt issuance costs - net

1,464,576

1,649,216

Down payment for property and equipment

1,869,836

10,320,144

Restricted cash

980,327

241,500

Total non-current assets

34,925,105

29,010,400

Total assets

$

35,450,942

29,310,158

Liabilities and stockholders' equity (deficit)

Current liabilities

Accounts payable

1,638,571

827,102

Accrued expenses

2,175,163

3,868,914

Note payable

2,000,000

-

Notes payable to related parties

3,247,740

3,432,064

EUR-Bond

12,056,458

14,216,707

Total current liabilities

21,117,932

22,344,787

Non-current liabilities

CHF-Bond

5,566,811

5,689,364

Notes payable to related parties

16,947,284

11,125,741

Fair value of conversion feature

50,181

-

Pension liabilities

70,756

74,075

Total non-current liabilities

22,635,032

16,889,180

Total liabilities

43,752,964

39,233,967

Stockholders' equity (deficit)

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value;

50,000,000 share authorized no shares issued

and outstanding

-

-

Common stock, $0.01 par value;

200,000,000 shares authorized; 75,541,600 and

54,092,186 shares issued and outstanding

755,416

540,922

Additional paid-in capital

20,319,850

19,446,367

Accumulated other comprehensive gain/loss

178,997

(1,102,408)

Retained earnings prior to development stage

1,602

1,602

Deficit accumulated during the development stage

(29,534,132)

(28,786,537)

Treasury stock, 157,220 and 157,220 shares

(23,755)

(23,755)

Total stockholders' equity (deficit)

(8,302,022)

(9,923,809)

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity (deficit)     $

35,450,942

29,310,158

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

4



SUNVESTA, INC.

(A Development Stage Company)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

Three months ended       Three months ended

Cumulative

March 31, 2013

March 31, 2012

Amounts*

(unaudited)

(unaudited & restated)

(unaudited)

Revenues

Revenues, net

$

-

-

-

Cost of revenues

-

-

-

Gross profit

-

-

-

Operating income / - expenses

General and administrative expenses

$

(1,304,957)

(971,627)

(22,514,214)

Sales and marketing

-

-

(480,872)

Impairment on property and equipment

-

-

(1,311,000)

Release of accrual for penalty to Mélia

Hotels & Resorts

1,000,000

-

1,000,000

Total operating income / - expenses

$

(304,957)

(971,627)

(23,306,086)

Loss from operations

$

(304,957)

(971,627)

(23,306,086)

Other income / - expenses

Loss on disposals of assets

$

-

-

(3,258)

Loss on sale of investments

-

-

(1,137,158)

Loss on extinguishment of debt

-

-

(1,806,758)

Interest income

174

3,060

168,141

Interest expense

(426,656)

(280,995)

(2,901,639)

Amortization of debt issuance costs

and commissions

(82,815)

712

(887,053)

Exchange differences

143,872

130,272

519,929

Change in fair value of conversion

feature

(50,181)

-

(50,181)

Other income / - expenses

(27,032)

14,053

10,067

Total other income / - expenses

$

(442,638)

(132,898)

(6,087,910)

Loss before income taxes

$

(747,595)

(1,104,525)

(29,393,996)

Income Taxes

-

-

(140,136)

Net loss

$

(747,595)

(1,104,525)

(29,534,132)

Comprehensive income / (loss)

Foreign currency translation

1,281,405

(802,775)

199,997

Comprehensive income / (loss)

$

533,810

(1,907,300)

(29,334,135)

Loss per common share

Basic and diluted

$

(0.01)

(0.02)

Weighted average common shares

Basic and diluted

71,251,720

54,092,186

* Cumulative amounts: January 1, 2005 (date of inception) to March 31, 2013

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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SUNVESTA, INC.

(A Development Stage Company)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)

January 1, 2005 (Date of Inception) to March 31, 2013

Common

Additional Paid

Accumulated Other

Prior Earnings

Deficit Accumulated

Treasury Stock

Total

Stock

in Capital

Comprehensive

During Development

Stockholders’

Income (Loss)

Stage

Equity (Deficit)

January 1, 2005

$

210,000      $

281,521      $

128      $

1,602      $

-      $

-

$

493,251

Net loss

-

-

-

-

(807,118)

-

(807,118)

Translation adjustments

-

-

23,149

-

-

-

23,149

December 31, 2005

210,000

281,521

23,277

1,602

(807,118)

-

(290,718)

Net loss

-

-

-

-

(3,575,713)

-

(3,575,713)

Translation adjustments

-

-

(163,151)

-

-

-

(163,151)

December 31, 2006

210,000

281,521

(139,874)

1,602

(4,382,831)

-

(4,029,582)

Net loss

-

-

-

-

(2,912,578)

-

(2,912,578)

Translation adjustments

-

-

35,580

-

-

-

35,580

Acquisition of OpenLimit, Inc.

14,000

(63,080)

-

-

-

-

(49,080)

Issuance of stock for debt

64,312

10,742,025

-

-

-

-

10,806,337

December 31, 2007

288,312

10,960,466

(104,294)

1,602

(7,295,409)

-

3,850,677

Net loss

-

-

-

-

(1,188,377)

-

(1,188,377

Translation adjustments

-

-

(367,601)

-

-

-

(367,601)

Issuance of stock for compensation

417

61,852

-

-

-

-

62,269

Issuance of stock for debt

18,182

2,709,091

-

-

-

-

2,727,273

December 31, 2008

306,911

13,731,409

(471,895)

1,602

(8,483,786)

-

5,084,241

Net loss

-

-

-

-

(2,471,845)

-

(2,471,845)

Translation adjustments

-

-

401,460

-

-

-

401,460

Issuance of stock for compensation

600

44,400

-

-

-

-

45,000

Issuance of stock for cash

10,000

290,000

-

-

-

-

300,000

Issuance of stock for debt

77,259

3,785,668

-

-

-

-

3,862,927

Purchase of treasury stock

-

-

-

-

-

(12,200)

(12,200)

December 31, 2009

394,770

17,851,477

(70,435))

1,602

(10,955,631)

(12,200)

7,209,583

Net loss

-

-

-

-

(1,173,292)

-

(1,173,292)

Translation adjustments

-

-

10,983

-

-

-

10,983

Issuance of stock for debt

146,152

876,914

-

-

-

-

1,023,066

Purchase of treasury stock

-

-

-

-

-

(11,555)

(11,555)

December 31, 2010

540,922

18,728,391

(59,452)

1,602

(12,128,923)

(23,755)

7,058,785

Net loss

-

-

-

-

(10,382,930)

-

(10,382,930)

Translation adjustments

-

-

21,575

-

-

-

21,575

December 31, 2011

540,922

18,728,391

(37,877)

1,602

(22,511,853)

(23,755)

(3,302,570)

Net loss

-

-

-

-

(6,274,684)

-

(6,274,684)

Translation adjustments

-

-

(1,064,531)

-

-

-

(1,064,531)

Issuance of stock for debt

-

717,976

-

-

-

-

717,976

December 31, 2012

540,922

19,466,367

(1,102,408)

1,602

(28,786,537)

(23,755)

(9,923,809)

Net loss

-

-

-

-

(747,595)

-

(747,595)

Translation adjustments

-

-

1,281,405

-

-

1,281,405

Issuance of stock for compensation

35,000

335,000

-

-

-

-

370,000

Issuance of stock for debt

179,494

538,483

-

-

-

-

717,977

March 31, 2013

$

755,416      $

20,319,850      $

178,997      $

1,602      $

(29,534,132)      $

(23,755)

$

(8,302,022)

T he accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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SUNVESTA, INC.

(A Development Stage Company)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

January 1 to

January 1 to

Cumulative

31 March 2013

31 March 2012

Amounts*

Unaudited

Unaudited & restated

Unaudited

Cash flows from operating activities

Net loss

$

(747,595)

(1,104,525)

(29,534,132)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash

Depreciation and amortization

10,198

22,443

330,283

Other income / expenses

-

(60,700)

(60,700)

Release of accrual for penalty to Mélia Hotels & Resorts

(1,000,000)

-

311,000

Amortization of debt issuance cost and commissions

82,815

(712)

894,751

Stock compensation expense

370,000

-

1,195,245

Unrealized exchange differences

(143,872)

(130,272)

(519,929)

Loss on securities acquired as deposit on stock

-

-

1,008,324

Loss on disposal of assets

-

-

3,258

Loss on extinguishment of debt

-

-

1,806,758

Change in fair value of conversion feature

50,181

-

50,181

Increase in pension fund commitments

(3,318)

12,774

70,757

Increase / decrease in:

Other current assets

(16,639)

(14,126)

(66,516)

Accounts payable

811,469

39,106

2,174,388

Accrued   expenses

(693,751)

64,462

3,437,893

Net cash used in operating activities

(1,280,513)

(1,171,550)

(18,898,440)

Cash flows from investing activities

Proceeds from securities available-for-sale

-

-

1,740,381

Short term investments

-

75,000

-

Other receivables from related parties

(290,970)

(673,293)

(2,463,304)

Purchase of property and equipment

(753,024)

(1,002,487)

(18,520,832)

Down payments for property and equipment

(2,250,040)

(1,300,082)

(12,320,183)

Restricted cash

(739,327)

-

(980,827)

Net cash used in investing activities

(4,033,361)

(2,900,862)

(32,544,765)

Cash flows from financing activities

Net proceeds from deposit on stock

-

-

3,664,417

Proceeds from stock issuance

-

-

300,000

Proceeds from notes payable related parties

7,256,757

2,178,258

34,476,478

Repayment of notes payable related parties

-

-

(778,243)

Advances from third parties

-

-

700,000

Note payable

-

-

(714,819)

Proceeds from bond issuance, net of commissions

900,853

1,871,681

22,323,654

Repayments of bonds

(2,649,073)

-

(4,123,896)

Payment for debt issuance costs

(269,516)

(316,189)

(3,537,127)

Purchase of treasury stock

-

-

(23,755)

Net cash provided by financing activities

5,239,021

3,733,750

52,286,709

Effect of exchange rate changes

(6,677)

(17,775)

(665,069)

Net decrease in cash

(81,530)

(320,887)

178,435

Cash, beginning of period

260,520

505,500

555

Cash, end of period

$

178,990

184,613

178,990

Additional information

Interest paid

-

-

Income taxes paid

-

-

Conversion of note payable to Mr. Rigendinger to

stockholders' equity (non-cash)

717,977

-

Purchase of property and equipment through a note payable

(non-cash)

2,000,000

-

Reclassification of down payment for property and

equipment to property and equipment

10,200,000

-

Capitalized interest and debt issuance costs for construction

(non-cash)

368,000

314,000

* Cumulative amounts: January 1, 2005 (date of inception) to March 31, 2013

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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SUNVESTA, INC.

(A Development Stage Company)

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2013

1.

CORPORATE INFORMATION AND BASIS OF PREPARATION

On   August   27,   2007,   SunVesta   Inc.   (SunVesta)   acquired   SunVesta   Holding   AG   (SunVesta   AG)

(collectively    the    Company).     SunVesta    AG    has    three    wholly-owned    subsidiaries:    SunVesta

Projects and Management AG, a Swiss company; Rich Land Investments Limitada, a Costa Rican

company (Rich Land); and SunVesta Costa Rica Limitada, a Costa Rican company.

In   January   2005   (date   of   inception   of   development   stage),   the   Company   changed   its   business

focus  to  the    development  of  holiday  resorts  and  investments    in  the    hospitality  and    related

industry.   The   Company   has   not   materialized   any   revenues   yet   and   is   therefore   a   “development

stage company”.

These  consolidated  financial  statements  are  prepared  in  US  Dollars  (US  $)  on  the  basis  of

generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (US GAAP).

The   accompanying   unaudited   consolidated   financial   statements   have   been   prepared   by

management   in   accordance   with   the   instructions   in   Form   10-Q   and,   therefore,   do   not   include   all

information  and  footnotes  required  by  generally  accepted  accounting  principles  and  should,

therefore,   be   read   in   conjunction   with   the   Company’s   Form   10-K,   for   the   year   ended   December

31,   2012,   filed   with   the   Securities   and   Exchange   Commission.   These   statements   do   include   all

normal recurring adjustments which the Company believes necessary for a fair presentation of the

statements.    The   interim   results   of   operations   are   not   necessarily   indicative   of   the   results   to   be

expected for the full year ended December 31, 2013.

Except  as    indicated  in  the    notes  below,    there  have    been    no    other    material  changes    in  the

information   disclosed   in   the   notes   to   the   financial   statements   included   in   the   Company’s   Form

10-K   for   the   year   ended   December   31,   2012,   filed   with   the   Securities   and   Exchange

Commission.

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SUNVESTA, INC.

(A Development Stage Company)

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2013

2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

New accounting standards – adopted

In   February   2013,   the   FASB   released   ASU   2013-02     Other   comprehensive   Income   (Topic

220).   The   amendments   in   this   Update   supersede   and   replace   the   presentation   requirements   for

reclassifications   out   of   accumulated   other   comprehensive   income   in   AUSs   2011-05   (issued   in

June   2011)   and   2011-12   (issued   in   December   2011)   for   all   public   and   private   organizations.   The

amendments   would   require   an   entity to   provide   additional   information   about   reclassifications   out

of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). This Accounting Standard Update is the   final

version   of   Proposed   Accounting   Standards   Update   2012-240     Comprehensive   Income   (Topic

220)  which  has  been  deleted.  The  amendments  do  not  change  the  current  requirements  for

reporting net   income   or   other   comprehensive   income   (loss)   in   financial   statements. However,   the

amendments  require  an  entity  to  provide  information  about  the  amounts  reclassified  out  of

accumulated   other   comprehensive   income   (loss)   by component.   In   addition,   an   entity   is   required

to present, either on the face of the statement where net income (loss) is presented or in the notes,

significant   amounts   reclassified   out   of   accumulated   other   comprehensive   income   (loss)   by   the

respective   line   items   of   net   income   but   only   if   the   amounts   reclassified   is   required   under   U.S.

GAAP   to   be   reclassified   to   net   income   in   its   entirety   in   the   same   reporting   period.   For   other

amounts   that   are   not   required   under   U.S.   GAAP   to   be   reclassified   in   their   entirety to   net   income,

an  entity   is  required  to  cross-reference  to  other  disclosures  required  under  U.S.  GAAP  that

provide   additional   detail   about   those   amounts.   For   public   entities,   the   amendments   are   effective

prospectively   for   reporting   periods   beginning   after   December   15,   2012.   The   Company   adopted

this   ASU   as   of   January   1,   2013   and   its   adoption   did   not   impact   the   Company’s   consolidated

financial statements.

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SUNVESTA, INC.

(A Development Stage Company)

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2013

3.

GOING CONCERN

The Company is currently working on building a hotel in the Papagayo Gulf Tourism Project area

of Guanacaste, Costa Rica.

The   project   is   expected   to open in   the   fourth   quarter   of 2014.   Until the completion   of the project,

the following expenditures are estimated to be incurred:

Expenditures

USD

a.     Gross project cost

195,000,000

b.     Less: Proceeds from sale of villas

(24,000,000)

c.     Net project cost

171,000,000

d.     Overhead expenses

21,000,000

e.     Less: Recuperated in gross project cost

(12,000,000)

f

Total, excluding other potential projects

180,000,000

Sixty   percent   (60%)   of   the   “Net   project   cost”   is   going   to   be   financed   by   traditional   mortgage

loans,   for   which   negotiations   have   been   initiated.   The   remaining   forty   percent   (40%   of   the   “Net

project   cost”),   as   well   as   “non-recuperated   overhead   expenses”   are   going   to   be   financed   by   the

main   shareholders   or   lenders   of   the   project,   i.e.   Zypam   Ltd.,   shareholder,   Mr.   Hans   Rigendinger,

shareholder   and   board   member   of   SunVesta   AG,   Mr   Max   Rössler,   majority shareholder   of   Aires

International Investment, Inc., Mr Josef Mettler, shareholder, director and chief executive officer.

On   July   16,  2012,  certain   principal  shareholders   of   the   Company   or   principal   lenders   to   the

project entered into a guaranty agreement in favor of SunVesta AG. The purpose of the guarantee

is to ensure that until such time as financing is secured for the entire project that they will act as a

guarantor   to   creditors   to   the   extent   of   the   project’s   ongoing   capital   requirements.   The   guaranty

agreement   requires   that   within   30   days   of   receiving   a   demand   notice,   the   guarantors   are   required

to   pay to   SunVesta   AG   that   amount   required   for   ongoing capital   requirements,   until   such time   as

financing  of  the  project  is  secured.  The  guaranty   may   not  be  terminated  until  such  time  as

SunVesta AG has secured financing for the completion of the project.

Based   on   this   guaranty   agreement,   management   believes   that   available   funds   are   sufficient   to

finance   cash   flows   for   the   twelve   months   subsequent   to   March   31,  2013   and   the   filing   date

though   future   anticipated   cash   outflows   for   investing   activities   will   continue   to   depend   on   the

availability of financing and can be adjusted as necessary.

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SUNVESTA, INC.

(A Development Stage Company)

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2013

4.

RESTRICTED CASH

As per March 31, 2013 the company has the following restricted cash positions:

Restricted Cash

March 31, 2013

December 31, 2012

$

$

Credit Suisse in favor of

BVK Personalvorsorge des Kantons Zürich

133,574

-

HSBC in favor of

Costa Rican Tourism Board

243,000

241,500

Banco Nacional de Costa Rica in favor of

Costa Rican Environmental Agency – SETENA

603,753

-

Gross

980,327

241,500

Restricted cash   positions   in favor   of   Costa Rican Tourism Board   and Costa Rican   Environmental

Agency – SETANA are related to the hotel project in Costa Rica and therefore their release is not

expected   before   finalization   of   the   corresponding   project.   Due   to   this   fact   these   restricted   cash

positions has been classified as long term.

The   restricted   cash   position   in   favor   of   BVK   Personalvorsorge   des   Kantons   Zürich   is   a   rental

deposit   related   to   a   long   term   lease   contract   for   office   space.   Due   to   this   fact   this   restricted   cash

position is also classified as long term.

The balances as of December 31, 2012 were reclassified to conform to the current presentation.

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SUNVESTA, INC.

(A Development Stage Company)

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2013

5.

PROPERTY & EQUIPMENT

Property & equipment

March 31, 2013

December 31, 2012

$

$

Land

19,700,000

7,000,000

IT Equipment

185,846

185,846

Other equipment and furniture

284,901

284,901

Leasehold improvements

66,617

66,617

Construction in-process

10,712,982

9,591,958

Gross

31,203,346

17,129,322

Less accumulated depreciation

(339,980)

(329,782)

Net

30,610,366

16,799,540

Depreciation expenses for the period ended

March 31, 2013

10,198

22,443

Property   &   equipment   is   comprised   primarily   of   land   held   in   Costa   Rica   that   is   currently   being

developed   for   hotels   and   capitalized   project   costs   in   connection   with   the   Papagayo   Gulf Tourism

project.   The   land   amounts   to   $19.7   million   whereas   $7   million   relates   to   the   concession   held   by

Richland   (~84,000   m2)   and $12.7   million   held   by Altos   del Risco   (~120,000   m2). The   latter   was

acquired   through   the   acquisition   of   the   shares   of   Altos   del   Risco   SA   whose   only   asset   is   the

concession,   which   does   not   qualify   as   a   business.   Control   over   Altos   del   Risco   SA   was   obtained

on March 8, 2013. The previous down payments were reclassified to property and equipment.

The   Richland   concession   is   a   right   to   use   the   property   for   a   specific   period   of   time   of   20   years,

which  thereafter  will  be  renewed  at  no   further  cost,  if   the  landholder  is  up  to  date  with   its

obligations   and   if   there   is   no   significant   change   in   government   policies.   The   current   concession

expires in June 2022.

The   Altos   del   Risco   concession   is   also   a   right   to   use   the   property   for   a   specific   period   of   time   of

30   years,   which   thereafter   will   be   renewed   at   no   further   cost,   if   the   landholder   is   up   to   date   with

its    obligations    and    if    there    is    no    significant    change    in    government    policies.    The    current

concession,  which  was  issued  in  2006,  expires  in  November  2036.  For  further  information

regarding acquisition of this piece of land see note 13.

The   construction in   process amount   that   was   spent   up   to   March 31,   2013 is represented primarily

by architectural work related to the hotel and apartments but also to some construction work.

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SUNVESTA, INC.

(A Development Stage Company)

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2013

6.

PLEDGES

March 31, 2013

December 31, 2012

Pledge of shares of Rich Land Investments Ltda.

0%

10%

in favor of Zypam Ltd. for Zypam Ltd's liabilities

(0 shares)

(1 share)

Pledge of shares of Rich Land Investments Ltda.

in favor of Meliá Hotels International for bonds

0%

20%

of EUR 2 million

(0 shares)

(2 shares)

The    Company    pledged    the    above    shares    as    part    of    the    bond    agreement    with    Meliá    and

corresponding  contracts  in  Zypam  Ltd.  During  the  period  ended  March  31,  2013  the  share

pledges   were   released   back   to   the   Company   due   to   the   repayment   of   the   bond   due   to   Meliá   and

the amendment of the corresponding contracts in Zypam Ltd.

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SUNVESTA, INC.

(A Development Stage Company)

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2013

7.

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT

The   guidance   on   fair   value   measurements   defines   fair   value   as   the   exchange   price   that   would   be

received  for  an  asset  or  paid  to  transfer  a  liability  (an  exit  price)  in  the  principal  or  most

advantageous    market    for    the    asset    or    liability    in    an    orderly    transaction    between    market

participants.   This   guidance   also   specifies   a   fair   value   hierarchy   based   upon   the   observability   of

inputs used in valuation techniques. Observable inputs (highest level) reflect market data obtained

from   independent   sources,   while   unobservable   inputs   (lowest   level)   reflect   internally   developed

market   assumptions.   In   accordance   with   this   guidance,   fair   value   measurements   are   classified

under the following hierarchy:

—    Level 1 Quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets.

—    Level 2 Quoted   prices   for   similar   instruments   in   active   markets,   quoted   prices   for   identical

or   similar   instruments   in   markets   that   are   not   active;   and   model-derived   valuations

in   which   all   significant   inputs   or   significant   value   drivers   are   observable   in   active

markets.

—    Level 3 Model-   deroved   valuations   in   which   one   or   more   significant   inputs   or   significant

value-drivers are unobservable.

When  available,  we  use  quoted  market  prices  to  determine  fair  value,  and  we  classify   such

measurements   within   Level   1.   In   some   cases   where   market   prices   are   not   available,   we   make   use

of   observable   market   based   inputs   to   calculate   fair   value,   in   which   case   the   measurements   are

classified   within   Level   2.   If   quoted   or   observable   market   prices   are   not   available,   fair   value   is

based   upon   internally    developed   models   that   use,   where   possible,   current    market-based

parameters  such  as  interest  rates,  yield  curves  and  currency  rates.  These  measurements  are

classified within Level 3.

Fair   value   measurements   are   classified   according   to   the   lowest   level   input   or   value-driver   that   is

significant   to   the   valuation.  A   measurement   may   therefore   be   classified   within   Level   3   even

though there may be significant inputs that are readily observable.

Fair value   measurement   includes   the consideration of   nonperformance risk.   Nonperformance   risk

refers  to  the  risk  that  an  obligation  (either  by   counterparty   or  us)  will  not  be  fulfilled.  For

financial   assets   traded   in   an   active   market   (Level   1),   the   nonperformance   risk   is   included   in   the

market   price.  For   certain   other   financial   assets   and   liabilities   (Level   2   and   3),   our   fair   value

calculations have been adjusted accordingly.

As   of   March   31,   2013   and   December   31,   2012,   respectively,   there   are   no   financial   assets   or

liabilities    measured  on  a  recurring  basis  at    fair    value  with  the  exception  of  “fair    value  of

conversion option”.

In    addition    to    the    methods    and    assumptions    we    use    to    record    the    fair    value    of    financial

instruments   as   discussed   above,   we   used   the   following   methods   and   assumptions   to   estimate   the

fair value of our financial instruments.

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SUNVESTA, INC.

(A Development Stage Company)

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2013

7.

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT - continued

Cash and cash equivalents – carrying amount approximated fair value.

Restricted cash – carrying amount approximated fair value.

Receivables   from   related   parties   (current)   -   carrying   amount   approximated   fair   value   due   to

the short term nature of the receivables.

Accounts Payable – carrying amount approximated fair value.

Note   payable   -   carrying   amount   approximated   fair   value   due   to   the   short   nature   of   the   note

payable.

EUR-Bond     The   fair   values   of   the   bonds   payable   are   classified   as   level   3   fair   values.   The

fair    values    of    the    bonds    have    been    determined    by    discounting    cash    flow    projections

discounted   at   the   respective   interest   rates   of   8.25%   for   EUR   bonds,   which   represents   the

current  market  rate  based  on  the  creditworthiness  of  the  Company.  Hence,  the  carrying

values approximate fair value.

—     CHF-Bond     The   fair   values   of   the   bonds   payable   are   classified   as   level   3   fair   values.   The

fair    values    of    the    bonds    have    been    determined    by    discounting    cash    flow    projections

discounted   at   the   respective   interest   rates   of   7.25%   for   CHF   bonds,   which   represents   the

current  market  rate  based  on  the  creditworthiness  of  the  Company.  Hence,  the  carrying

values approximate fair value.

—     Notes payable to related parties (current) – Rigendinger – carrying amount approximated fair

value due to the short term nature of the note payable.

—     Notes   payable   to   related   parties   (current)     other     carrying   amount   approximated   fair   value

due to the short term nature of the note payable.

—     Notes   payable   to   related   parties     Dr.   M.   Roessler (current)   -   carrying   amount   approximated

fair  value  due  to  the  short  term  nature  of  the  notes  payable  and  the  fair  value  of  the

underlying publicly trades shares

—     Notes   payable   to   related   parties     Aires  –   The   fair   values   of   the   notes   payable   to   Aires

International   Investments   Inc.   is   classified   as   level   3   fair   values.   The   fair   values   of   the   notes

were   determined   by   discounting   cash   flow   projections   discounted   at   the   respective   interest

rates   of   7.25%,   which represents the current   market   rate based   on the creditworthiness of the

Company. Hence, the carrying value approximates fair value.

—     Fair   value   of   conversion   feature     The   fair   value   of   the   conversion   option   is   classified   as

level   3   fair   value.   The   fair   value   of   the   option   was   determined   by   using   Black-Scholes   with

the following input data:

-      Stock price $0.10

-      Exercise price: $1.01

-      Expected term in years: 2.5 years

-      Volatility 80%

-      Annual Rate of quarterly dividends: 0%

-      Discount Rate: 0.305%

The fair value of our financial instruments is presented in the table hereinafter:

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SUNVESTA, INC.

(A Development Stage Company)

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2013

7.

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT – continued

March 31, 2013

December 31, 2012

Fair

Carrying

Fair Value

Carrying

Fair Value

Value

Amount

Amount

Reference

$

$

$

$

Levels

Cash and cash

equivalents

178,990

178,990

260,520

260,520

1

None

Restricted cash

980,327

980,327

241,500

241,500

1

Note 4

Receivable from

related parties

290,971

290,971

-

-

1

Note 8

Accounts Payable

1,638,571

1,638,571

827,102

827,102

1

None

Notes payable

2,000,000

2,000,000

-

-

1

Note 13

Notes payable to

related parties –

other (current)

35,706

35,706

149,328

149,328

3

Note 8

Notes payable to

related parties – Dr.

M. Roessler

(current)

2,612,034

2,612,034

2,682,736

2,594,284

1

Note 8

Notes payable to

related parties –

Rigendinger

(current)

600,000

600,000

600,000

600,000

3

Note 8

EUR-bond

12,056,458

12,056,458

14,216,707

14,216,707

3

Note 10

CHF-bond

5,566,811

5,566,811

5,689,364

5,689,364

3

Note 10

Notes payable to

related parties –

Aires (non-current)

16,947,284

16,947,284

10,407,764

10,407,764

3

Note 8

Notes payable to

related parties –

Rigendinger Aires

(non-current)

-

-

717,977

717,977

3

Note 9

Fair value of

conversion option

50,181

50,181

-

-

3

Note 8

8.

RECEIVABLES FROM AND PAYABLES TO RELATED PARTIES

16



SUNVESTA, INC.

(A Development Stage Company)

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2013

Advances from (to) related parties are composed as follows:

Receivables

Payables

Receivables from and notes

March 31,

December 31,

March 31,

December 31,

to related parties

2013

2012

2013

2012

$

$

$

$

01

Hans Rigendinger

-

-

600,000

600,000

02

Josef Mettler

36,000

-

-

-

L 03

Adrian Oehler

-

-

35,706

37,380

o 04

Sportiva

46,976

-

-

31,948

a

n 05

Aires International

-

16,974,284

10,407,764

06

Dr. Max Roessler

-

2,612,034

2,682,736

a 07

Hans Rigendinger

-

-

-

717,977

g 08

Akyinyi Interiors

-

-

-

80,000

r

e 09

4f capital ag

207,995

e

Total excluding

m

interest

290,971

-

20,222,024

14,577,805

e

Accrued interest

-

-

768,245

566,093

n

Total

290,971

-

20,990,269

15,123,898

t

of which non-current

-

-

16,974,284

11,125,741

No

Related party

Capacity

Interest

Repayment

Rate

Terms

Security

01

Hans Rigendinger

Shareholder, director, chief operating

officer (COO)

0.00%

none

none

Shareholder, chairman of the board of

02

Josef Mettler

directors, chief executive officer

(CEO), chief financial officer (CFO)

3.00%

none

none

and principal accounting officer (PAO)

03

Adrian Oehler

Shareholder and SunVesta AG board

member

0.00%

none

none

04

Sportiva

Entity owned by the Company’s

director, CEO, CFO and PAO

3.00%

none

none

05

Aires International

                                     *** see hereinafter***

06

Dr. Max Roessler

Shareholder and director

*** see hereinafter ***

07

Hans Rigendinger

Shareholder, director and COO

*** see hereinafter ***

08

Akyinyi Interiors

Entity owned by a director’s wife

0.00%

01/31/13

none

09

4f Capital Ag

Entity owned by the Company’s

director, CEO, CFO and PAO

0.00%

none

none

8.

RECIEVABLES FROM AND PAYABLE TO RELATED PARTIES - Continued

17



SUNVESTA, INC.

(A Development Stage Company)

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2013

Loan agreement Aires International Investment Inc.

On   July   27,   2011,   SunVesta   signed   a   loan   agreement   with   Aires   International   Investments   Inc.

(“Aires”),   a   company   owned   by   a   board   member   of   the   Company,   which   has   been   amended   and

superseded by an amendment on May 11, 2012 respectively June 21, 2012 and which includes the

following major conditions:

The lender grants the Company a terminable, interest bearing and non-secured loan in the

maximum amount of CHF 10,000,000.

The conversion right granted in the original contract to convert the balance of the line of

credit into a 10% ownership interest in Rich Land was cancelled.

Once the   entire amount   of CHF   10,000,000   has   been   drawn   down,   Aires   now has   the   right   to

convert   its   entire   loan   of   CHF   10,000,000   into   20%   shares   of     SunVesta   Inc.   (instead   of

Richland)   whereas  20%   shares  reflect  the   number   of   shares  at   the   time   when   the   entire

amount of CHF 10,000,000 has been drawn down.

In principle, the loan will become due in September 30, 2015, being the latest date on which

Aires can exercise its conversion option

CHF 10,000,000 of this line of credit is subordinated in favour of other creditors.

The interest rate is 7.25% and interest is due on September 30 of each year.

The   conditions   of   the   above   mentioned   conversion   option   was   met   during   2012.   The   Company

has   analyzed   the   accounting   treatment   of   this   financial   instrument.   Based   on   this   analysis   the

Company concluded   that   the   conversion   option   needs   to   be   bifurcated   and   is   to   be   accounted   for

as  a  derivative  under  ASC  815.  Main  factors  for  this  accounting  treatment  are:  the  debt  is

denominated    in    CHF    while    the    shares  are  convertible    into    shares    of    the    Company,    whose

functional   currency   is   USD   and   whose   shares   are   traded   in   USD.   Based   on   that,   the   Company

determined   that   the   conversion   feature   is   not   indexed   to   the   Company’s   shares   and   it   should   be

bifurcated   and   accounted   for   as   a   derivative.   As   of   November   13,   2012   (the   date   when   the   loan

became    convertible)    and    December    31,    2012    the    fair    value    of    the    conversion    feature    was

immaterial.   As   of   March   31,   2013   the   fair   value   of   the   conversion   feature   was   $50,181   which   is

recorded in fair value of conversion option.

The   fair   value   of   the   call   option   value   has   been   calculated   by   using   Black-Scholes   with   the

following assumptions:

-      Stock price $0.10

-      Exercise price $1.01

-      Expected term in years 2.50

-      Volatility of 80%

-      Annual Rate of quarterly Dividends 0%

-      Discount Rate 0.305%

Based   on   this   calculation   one   call   option   has   a   fair   value   of   $0.005   as   per   March   31,   2013.

Multiplied with number of option granted of 10,818,437 this result   in fair value of the   conversion

feature of $50,181.

18



SUNVESTA, INC.

(A Development Stage Company)

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2013

8.

RECIEVABLES FROM AND PAYABLE TO RELATED PARTIES – Continued

Loans Dr. Max Roessler

On   June   7,   2012,   Dr.   Max   Roessler   (board   member   of   SunVesta   AG)   gave   a   short   term   loan   of

$1.81 million that is   repayable on May 30, 2013, or on demand within five   working days. On this

short   term   loan   the   Company   is   not   required   to   pay   any   interest   and   can   repay   the   loan   either   in

cash   or   with   the   delivery   of   10,000   shares   of   Intershop   Holding   AG,   a   publically   traded   entity,

regardless    of    actual    trading    value    on    the    date    of    delivery.    The    Company    therefore    might

recognize a gain if the loan is repaid in Intersthop Holding AG shares   and the trading price   of the

shares is less than the amount due. Based on the trading price for Intershop Holding AG shares on

March   31,   2013   the   Company   would   not   have   recognized   a   gain.   Therefore   the   fair   value   of   the

loan approximates the carrying value of the loan.

On   July   24,   2012,   Dr.   Max   Roessler   (board   member   of   SunVesta   AG)   gave   an   additional   short

term   loan   of   $0.47   million   that   is   repayable   on   May 30,   2013,   or   on   demand   within   five   working

days.   On   this   short   term   loan   the   Company   is   not   required   to   pay   any   interest   and   can   repay   the

loan   either   in   cash   or   with   the   delivery   of   10,000   shares   of   Schindler   Holding   AG,   a   publically

traded   entity,   regardless   of   actual   trading   value   on   the   date   of   delivery.   The   Company   therefore

might   recognize   a   gain   if   the   loan   is   repaid in   Schindler   Holding AG   shares and   the   trading price

of   the   shares   is   less   than   the   amount   due.   Based   on   the   trading   price   for   Schindler   Holding   AG

shares   on   March   31,   2013   the   Company   would   not   have   recognized   a   gain.   Therefore   the   fair

value of the loan approximates the carrying value of the loan.

On August   8,   2012, Dr. Max Roessler (board member of SunVesta AG) gave a further   short term

loan   of   $0.4   million   that   is   repayable   also   on   May   30,   2013,   or   on   demand   within   five   working

days.   On   this   short   term   loan   the   Company   is   not   required   to   pay   any   interest   and   can   repay   the

loan   either   in   cash   or   with   the   delivery   of   700   shares   of   Zug   Estates   Holding   AG,   a   publically

traded   entity,   regardless   of   actual   trading   value   on   the   date   of   delivery.   The   Company   therefore

might   recognize   a   gain   if   the   loan   is   repaid   in   Zug   Estates   Holding   AG   shares   and   the   trading

price   of   the   shares   is   less   than   the   amount   due.   Based   on   the   trading   price   for   Zug   Estates   AG

shares on March 31, 2013, the Company would have recognized a gain, which gain is immaterial.

The Company has not recorded such gain and the fair value of the loan approximates the carrying

value of the loan.

On   March   1,   2013,   Dr.   Max   Roessler   (board   member   of   SunVesta   AG)   gave   a   further   short   term

loan   of $0.05   million that   is   repayable   on   July 31,   2013,   or   on   demand   within   five   working days.

On   this   short   term   loan   the   Company   is   not   required   to   pay   any   interest   and   can   repay   the   loan

either in cash or with the delivery of 52,500 shares of Daetwyler   Holding AG, a publically traded

entity,   regardless   of   actual   trading   value   on   the   date   of   delivery.   The   Company   therefore   might

recognize a gain if the loan is repaid in Datewyler Holding AG shares and the trading price of the

shares   is   less   than   the   amount   due.   Based   on   the   trading   price   for   Daetwyler   Holding   AG   shares

on   March   31,   2013,   the   Company   would   not   have   recognized   a   gain.   Therefore   the   fair   value   of

the loan approximates the carrying value of the loan.

19



SUNVESTA, INC.

(A Development Stage Company)

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2013

9.

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Debt Settlement Agreements

On    December    31,    2012    the    Company    concluded    a    debt    settlement    agreement    with    Hans

Rigendinger.   This   debt   settlement   agreement,   settled   the   outstanding   balance   of   $717,977   as   of

December 31, 2012 as described hereinafter:

The Company issued 17,949,417 shares of its common stock ($0.01 par value) at a

conversion price of $0.04 to Hans Rigendinger for the purposes of this debt settlement.

The difference between the carrying value of this debt and the fair value of the common

stock issued amounted to $717,976. The difference has been recorded as stock compensation

expense in general and administrative expenses in the year ended December 31, 2012.

To  determine  the  fair  value  of  the  common  stock  issued  the  quoted  market  price  as  of

December 31, 2012 was used.

The shares were not formally issued as of December 31, 2012, and therefore, the note

payable was not eliminated as of December 31, 2012. The satisfaction of the note payable

was recorded on the issuance of the shares as of January 8, 2013.

Comissions paid to related parties

During   Quarter   ended   March   31,   2013   and   March   31,   2012   the   Company   paid   commissions   to

4f Capital   AG   in   the   amount   of approximately $108,000   and   $0,   respectively related to   financing

of the Company.

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SUNVESTA, INC.

(A Development Stage Company)

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2013

10.

BONDS

SunVesta Holding AG has a bond outstanding with the following major conditions.

Description

EUR ( ) bond

CHF bond

Issuer:

SunVesta Holding AG

SunVesta Holding AG

Type of securities:

Bond in accordance with

Bond in accordance with

Swiss law

Swiss law

Approval by SunVesta

May 12, 2010

June 3, 2011

Holding AG Board of Directors

Volume:

Up to 25,000,000

Up to CHF 15,000,000

Units:

1,000

CHF 50,000

Offering period:

11/10/2010 –  04/30/2011

09/01/2011 –  02/28/2012

Due date:

November 30, 2013

August 31, 2015

Issuance price:

100 %

100%

Issuance day:

December 1, 2010

September 1, 2011

Interest rate:

8.25% p.a.

7.25% p.a.

Interest due dates:

November 30 of each year,

August 31 of each year,

the first time November 30, 2011

the first time August 31, 2012

Applicable law:

Swiss

Swiss

The nominal amounts have changed as follows:

EUR-Bond

CHF Bond

EUR-Bond

CHF Bond

2013

2013

2012

2012

USD

USD

USD

USD

Balances January 1

14,216,707

5,689,364

9,598,537

3,818,898

Cash inflows

792,740

108,113

4,015,549

3,191,888

Cash outflows

(2,649,073)

-

-

1,474,823

Foreign currency adjustments

(239,193)

59,736

692,295

463,849

Sub-total (Fair value)

12,121,181

5,857,113

14,306,380

5,999,813

Commissions paid to bondholders

(248,195)

(417,709)

(248,195)

(417,709)

Amortization of such commissions

183,472

127,307

158,522

107,260

Balance March 31, 2013

December 31, 2012 (Carrying value)

12,056,458

5,566,811

14,216,707

5,689,364

Should   the   refinancing   of   the   EUR  bonds  not  be  completed   by   November  30,  2013,  certain

principal   shareholders   of   the   Company   or   principal   lenders   to   the   project   would   provide   bridge

financing according to the guaranty agreement (see Note 3).

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SUNVESTA, INC.

(A Development Stage Company)

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2013

11.

PENSION PLAN

The   Company maintains   a   pension   plan   covering   all   employees   in   Switzerland;   it   is   considered   a

defined   benefit   plan   and   accounted   for in   accordance with   ASC   715 (“compensation   – retirement

benefits”).   This   model   allocates   pension   costs   over   the   service   period   of   employees   in   the   plan.

The    underlying  principle    is    that    employees    render    services    rateably  over    th    is    period,    and

therefore,   the   income   statement   effects   of   pensions   should   follow   a   similar   pattern.   ASC   715

requires   recognition   of   the   funded   status,   or   difference   between   the   fair   value   of   plan   assets   and

the   projected   benefit   obligations   of   the   pension   plan   on   the   balance   sheet,   with   a   corresponding

adjustment    to    accumulated    other    comprehensive    income.    If    the    projected  benefit    obligation

exceeds the fair value of plan assets, then the difference or unfunded status represents the pension

liability.

The   Company   records   a   net   periodic   pension   cost   in   the   statement   of   operations.   The   liabilities

and annual income or expense of the pension plan is determined using methodologies that involve

several   actuarial   assumptions,   the   most   significant   of   which   are   the   discount   rate   and   the   long-

term   rate   of   asset   return   (based   on   the   market-related   value   of   assets).   The   fair   values   of   plan

assets are determined based on prevailing market prices.

Actuarial valuation

Net periodic pension cost has been included in the Company’s results as follows:

Three months ended

Three months ended

Pension expense

March 31, 2013

March 31, 2012

$

$

Current service cost

13,632

25,383

Past service cost

-

-

Net actuarial (gain) loss recognized

(268)

-

Interest cost

1,181

772

Expected return on assets

(1,208)

(692)

Employee contributions

(5,448)

(10,164)

Net periodic pension cost

7,890

15,299

During   the   three   months   periods   ended   March   31,   2013   and   March   31,   2012   the   Company made

cash contributions of $5,500 and $10,000, respectively, to its defined benefit pension plan.

All   of   the   assets   are   held   under   the   collective   contract   by   the   plan’s   re-insurer   Company   and   are

invested    in    a    mix    of    Swiss    and    international    bond    and    equity  securities    within    the    limits

prescribed by the Swiss Pension Law.

The   expected   future   cash   flows   to   be   paid   by   the   Company   in   respect   of   employer   contributions

to the pension plan for the year ended December 31, 2013 are $16,500.

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SUNVESTA, INC.

(A Development Stage Company)

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2013

12.

STOCK COMPENSATION

The Company has included share based remuneration based on “SunVesta Inc. Stock Option Plan

2013”   as   part   of   the   total   remuneration   in   some   new   employment   contracts.   Based   on   this   stock

option   plan   the   Company   has   the   possibility   since   January   1,   2013   to   issue   up   to   50,000,000

common stock shares under the plan.

The   purpose   of   these   share   based   remuneration   is   to   advance   the   interests   of   the   Company   by

encouraging   its   employees   to   remain   associated   with   the   Company   and   assist   the   Company   in

building value.   Such share based remuneration includes   either   shares   or   options   to acquire   shares

of the Company’s common stock.

The Company grants equity awards to its employees   and   directors. Certain employee and   director

awards    vest    over    stated    vesting    periods    and    others    also    require    achievement    of    specific

performance.   The   grant-date   fair   value   of   awards   to   employees   and   directors   will   be   expensed

over   their   respective   vesting   periods.   To   the   extent   that   employee   and   director   awards   vest   only

upon   the   achievement   of   a specific   performance   condition, expense   is   recognized over   the   period

from   the date   management determines   that the   performance   condition is probable   of achievement

through   the   date   they   are   expected   to   be   met.   The   fair   value   of   stock   options   is   estimated   using

the  Black-Scholes  option-pricing  model.  Option  pricing  methods  require  the  input  of  highly

subjective assumptions, including the expected stock price volatility.

Share Grants

On   January   1,   2013   the   Company   issued   3,500,000   common   shares,   valued   at   $0.08   which   has

been    the    share    price    and    therefore    the    fair    value    on    grant    date,    to    Hans    Riegendinger    in

connection with his employment agreement of even date as so-called signing bonus.

Additionally   the   Company   granted   2,500,000   common   shares   as   so-called   retention   award   for

each   completed   year   of   employment   (e.g.   first   time   as   per   January   1,   2014).   The   employment

contract   has   been   concluded   for   three   years   with   an   additional   bilateral   option   for   another   two

years.   Therefore   in   total   the   Company could   be   requested   to   issue   maximal   12,500,000   common

shares up to January 1, 2018 to Hans Rigendinger related to this retention bonus.

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SUNVESTA, INC.

(A Development Stage Company)

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2013

12.

STOCK COMPENSATION - Continued

Based   on   this   contract   the   Company has   included   the   following   stock-based   compensation   in   the

Company’s results:

Three months

Three months

Stock-based compensation (shares)

ended March 31,

ended March 31,

2013

2012

Shares granted

16,000,000 shares

---

Fair Value respectively market price on grant date

$ 0.08

---

Total maximal expenses (2013-2017)

$ 1,280,000

---

Shares vested (signing bonus)

3,500,000 shares

---

Unvested shares (retention award)

12,500,000 shares

---

Expenses recorded under general & administrative

---

expenses

$ 330,000

Unrecorded costs related to unvested share grants

---

(retention bonus)

$ 950,000

Tax benefit associated with compensation expense

$ 0

---

As   of   March   31,   2013   the   Company   expects   to   record   compensation   expense   in   the   future   as

follows:

Through

Year ending December 31,

Stock-based

December 31,

compensation (shares)

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

$

$

$

$

$

Unrecognized

compensation expense

150,000

200,000

200,000

200,000

200,000

Stock options

The    Company    granted    to    Hans    Rigendinger    in    connection    with    his    employment    contract

10,000,000   options   on   January   1,   2013.   Each   option   entitles   to   buy   one   Company’s   share   at   a

strike   price   of   $0.05.   These   options   will   vest   in   two   identical   installments   (installment   A   and   B)

of 5,000,000 options.

For  installment   A  it   is  required  that  the  Company   complete   a  financing   arrangement  with  a

specific   counterparty.   As   of   grant   date   the   fair   value   was   $300,000.   As   of   March   31,   2013,   the

Company    assessed    that    this    financing    arrangement    will    not    be    completed.    Therefore,    the

Company   assessed   the   probability   of   completion   to   be   zero   and   therefore   no   expense   has   been

recognized for the stock options associated with installment A as per March 31, 2013.

For   installment   B   it   is   required   that   the   Company completes   the   Paradisius   Papagayo   Bay Resort

&   Luxury   Villas   (see   Note   16)   by   the   thereinafter   mentioned   date   of   November   1,   2014.   The

grant  date  fair  value  was  $300,000.  As  of  March  31,  2013  the  Company  assessed  that  the

probability that this performance condition will be met at 100%.

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SUNVESTA, INC.

(A Development Stage Company)

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2013

12.

STOCK COMPENSATION - Continued

A   summary   of   stock   options   outstanding   as   per   March   31,   2013,   is   as   follows   (during   three-

month period ended March 31, 2012, no options were granted):

Options outstanding

Number of Options

Weighted average

Weighted average

exercise price

remaining

contractual life

Outstanding January 1, 2013

None

None

Granted

10,000,000

$ 0.05

9.75 years

Exercised

0

0

Forfeited or expired

0

0

Outstanding March 31, 2013

10,000,000

$ 0.05

9.75 years

Exercisable March 31, 2013

0

The following table depicts the Company’s non-vested options as of March 31, 2013 and changes

during the period:

Non-vested options

Shares under Options

Weighted average grant

date fair value

Non-vested at December 31, 2012

0

$ 0.00

Non-vested-granted

10,000,000

$ 0.06

Vested

0

$ 0.00

Non-vested, forfeited or canceled

0

$ 0.00

Non-vested at March 31, 2013

10,000,000

$ 0.06

Under    the  provisions    of  FASB    ASC  Topic    718,    the  Company  is    required  to    measure    and

recognize   compensation   expense   related   to   any    outstanding   and   unvested   stock   options

previously     granted,     and     thereafter     recognize,     in     its     consolidated     financial     statements,

compensation   expense   related   to   any   new   stock   options   granted   after   implementation   using   a

calculated   fair   value   based   option-pricing   model.   The   Company   uses   the   Black-Scholes   option-

pricing model to calculate the fair value of all of its stock options and its assumption are based on

historical    and    or  if    available    market    information.  The    following  assumptions    were    used    to

calculate the compensation expense and the calculated fair value of stock options granted:

Assumption

March 31, 2013

March 31, 2012

Dividend yield

None

---

Risk-free interest rate

1.00%

---

Expected market price volatility

80.00%

---

Average expected life of stock options

6.0   years

---

The   computation   of   the   expected   volatility   assumption   used   in   the   Black-Scholes   calculation   for

new   grants   is   based   on   historical   volatilities   of   a   peer   group   of   similar   companies   in   the   same

industry. The expected life assumptions are based on underlying contracts.

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SUNVESTA, INC.

(A Development Stage Company)

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2013

12.

STOCK COMPENSATION - Continued

The Company recorded the following amounts related to the expense of the fair   values of options

during the quarter ended March 31, 2013:

Stock based compensation (options)

March 31, 2013

March 31, 2013

$

$

Expenses recorded under general &

40,000

---

administrative expenses

Benefit for income taxes

0

---

Effect on net loss

40,000

---

As   of   March   31,   2013   the   Company   had   unrecognized   compensation   expenses   related   to   stock

options currently outstanding, to be recognized in future quarters respectively years as follows:

Through December 31,

Year ending December 31,

Stock-based compensation (options)

2013

2014

$

$

Unrecognized compensation expense

120,000

140,000

26



SUNVESTA, INC.

(A Development Stage Company)

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2013

13.

AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE NEIGHBORING PIECE OF LAND

In   2010   SunVesta   AG   entered   into   a   sale   and   purchase   agreement   with   a   company   called   DIA

S.A.   (“DIA”),   domiciled   in   San   José,   Costa   Rica   to   acquire   a   piece   of   land,   neighboring   the

Paradisus   Papagayo   Bay   Resort   &   Luxury   Villas   development,   of   approximately   120,000   m2

having   direct   beach   access   by   purchasing   100%   of   the   shares   of   Altos   del   Risco   S.A.   from   DIA.

The   total   purchase   consideration   was   $12.7   million.   On   March   9,   2013   the   Company   concluded

the   purchase   of   this   piece   of   land   and   ownership   has   been   officially   transferred.   Up   to   March   9,

2013 the Company paid $10.7 million in cash.

As part of the completion of the purchase, the parties agreed that a remaining part of the purchase

price   of   $2,000,000   has   been   converted   into   a   non   interest   bearing   and   uncollateralized   loan

payable which is due for payment on March 8, 2014.

14.

MANGEMENT AGREEMENT WITH MELIA HOTELS & RESORTS

In   March   2011   the   Company   concluded   a   management   agreement   for   the   management   of   the

planned    resort    in    Guanacaste,  Costa    Rica.    This    agreement    includes    a    clause  saying    that    if

SunVesta   AG   were   not   able   to   conclude   the   purchase   of   the   property   described   in   Note   12   by

November 30, 2011, then a penalty of $1 million would become due to Sol Meliá, S.A. Therefore

the Company recorded a liability in accrued expenses in the full amount as of December 31, 2011

with   the corresponding expense recorded in general and   administrative   expense in the   year   ended

December 31, 2011.

On March 3, 2012, the deadline to   pay the   penalty of $1 million was   extended by Sol Meliá, S.A.

to   June   30,   2012.   On   June   30,   2012   neither   the   whole   penalty   nor   a   part   of   the   penalty   has   been

paid. Therefore the deadline to pay the penalty of $1 million was extended on June 30, 2012 up to

August 31, 2012.

Neither   on   August   31,   2012,   nor   on   December   31,   2012,   was   the   whole   penalty   or   a   part   of   the

penalty   paid   although   the   deadline   of   August   31,  2012   to   pay   the   penalty   of   $1   million   has

expired. Hence, the penalty of $1 million remained in accrued expenses as of December 31, 2012.

On  February  5,  2013,  the  Company   extended  the  deadline  to  complete  the  purchase  of  the

property pursuant   to   the   terms   of   the   management   agreement   with   Sol   Meliá,   S.A.,   to   March   15,

2013 and agreed that the penalty of $1 million would be waived if the purchase was completed by

March 15, 2013. The purchase of the property was concluded on March 9, 2013.

Since the Company concluded the   purchase   of the property described   within the extension   period

the  penalty   otherwise  payable   to   Sol   Meliá,  S.A.  and   the  corresponding   allowance  has  been

eliminated   as   of   March   9,   2013.   Therefore,   the   Company   has   released   the   accrual   of   $1   million

related to this transaction in the period ended March 31, 2013.

27



SUNVESTA, INC.

(A Development Stage Company)

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2013

15.

INTENTION  TO  PURCHASE  TWO  ADDITIONAL  CONCESSION  PROPERTIES   AT

POLO PAPAGAYO, GUANACASTE

On April 20, 2012, the Company entered into an agreement to purchase two additional concession

properties   located   at   Polo   Papagayo,   Guanacaste,   with   a   total   surface   of   approximately   230,000

square meters   for a price of $22,895,806,   whereof fifty percent is to be paid in cash and the other

fifty   percent   in   ten   percent   equity   of   La   Punta   (the   concession   properties   in   Polo   Papagayo)   and

five   percent   in   equity   of   Paradisus   Papagayo   Bay   Resort   &   Luxury   Villas   (the   hotel   currently

under construction), both located in Costa Rica. The payment schedule is as follows:

     $0.5 million is required as a cash payment by May 16, 2012

     $5.0 million is required as a cash payment by August 31, 2012

     $5.698 million is required as a cash payment by January 31, 2013

     Equity is required to be transferred upon final payment

If   the   Company   elects   not   to   proceed   with   the   purchase,   the   purchaser   is   in   default   and   will   lose

its funds on deposit.

On November 13, 2012 the above agreement   was   amended to decrease the total   purchase price to

$17.2 million with no equity payment. The terms and conditions of the   cash payment   were still to

be defined. Furthermore, all payments by the Company to date and in the future are refundable.

Subsequent   to   signing   the   agreements,   the   Company   paid   down-payments   on   the   purchase   of   the

properties  of  approximately  $1,400,000  up  to  March  31,  2013,  which  is  included  in  down

payment for property and equipment.

Subsequent   to   the   balance   sheet   date   March   31,   2013   the   Company   entered   into   a   new,   revised

agreement regarding the purchase of the two additional concession properties (refer to Note 20).

16.

OPENING DATE “Paradisius Papagayo Bay Resort & Luxury Villas”

During   the   3rd   Quarter   of   2012,   the   Company   postponed   the   opening   date   for   Papagayo   Gulf

Tourism  Project  of   Costa   Rica,  which   is  now   scheduled   for   the   winter  of   2014.  Due  to   the

postponement   an   addendum   to   the   original   management   agreement   with   Sol   Meliá,   S.A.   was

agreed as follows:

—     The construction of the “Paradisius” will be completed by November 1, 2014

—     Should the “Paradisius” not be completed by November 1, 2014, (subject to force majeure)

and should an extension date not be agreed, subsequent to November 1, 2014, the Company

will be obligated to pay Sol Meliá, S.A.  a daily amount of $2,000 as liquidated damages

—     Should the Company be unable to complete the construction of the “Paradisius” by February

28, 2015, Sol Meliá, S.A. can terminate the management agreement obligating the Company to

compensate Sol Meliá, S.A. in the amount of $5,000,000 unless the respective parties agree to

extend such date.

Regarding current situation, subsequent to March 31, 2013, refer to Note 20.

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SUNVESTA, INC.

(A Development Stage Company)

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2013

17.

HOTEL PROJECT ATLANTA

On    September    19,    2012,    the    Company  entered  into    a    purchase    agreement    for    a    hotel    and

entertainment  complex  in  Atlanta,  Georgia  (United  States  of  America).  The  entire  purchase

amount    of    $26    million    for    the    assets    has    no    firm  financing    commitment.  Additionally,    an

additional   amount   of   approximately $18   million   for renovations   would   need   to   be invested in   the

hotel   and   entertainment   complex. The Company is   in   negotiations   with   various   parties to   finalize

a   financing   package   for   this   project.   Should   the   Company   conclude   the   transaction   on   or   before

July   10,   2013,   those   amounts   paid   on   deposit   extension   will   be   credited   to   the   purchase   price.

Otherwise,   the   Company   will   lose   non-refundable   deposits   of   $750,000   of   which   $500,000   was

paid up to March 31, 2013 and $250,000 subsequent to March 31, 2013.

Regarding current situation, subsequent to March 31, 2013, refer to Note 20.

18.

EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic   earnings   per   share   are   the   result   of   dividing   the Company’s   net   income   (or   net   loss)   by the

weighted average number of shares outstanding for the contemplated period. Diluted earnings per

share   are   calculated   applying   the   treasury   stock   method.   When   there   is   a   net   income   dilutive

effect   all   stock-based   compensation   awards   or   participating   financial   instruments   are   considered.

When the Company posts   a loss,   basis   loss   per   share equals diluted   loss   per   share.   The   following

table   depicts   how the   denominator   for   the   calculation of   basic   and   diluted   earnings   per   share   was

determined under the treasury stock method.

Earnings per share

Three-mont h p eriod ended

March 31, 2013

March 31, 2012

Company posted

Net loss

Net loss

Basic weighted average shares outstanding

71,251,720

54,092,186

Dilutive effect of common stock equivalents

none

none

Dilutive weighted average shares outstanding

71,251,720

54,092,186

The    following    table    shows    the    number    of    stock    equivalents    that    were    excluded    from    the

computation of diluted earnings per share for the respective   period because the   effect would   have

been anti-dilutive.

Three-month period

Three-month period

Earnings per share

ended

ended

March 31, 2013

March 31, 2012

Conversion feature loan to Aires International

10,818,437

---

Investment Inc.

Shares to Hans Rigendinger (retention bonus)

12,500,000

---

Options

10,000,000

---

Total

33,318,437

---

29



SUNVESTA, INC.

(A Development Stage Company)

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2013

19.

RESTATEMENT

During   the   year   ended   December   31,   2012   the   Company   determined   that   the   interest   capitalized

was   understated   in   the   quarter   ended   March   31,   2012.   The Company capitalized   interest   costs   on

the   carrying   value   of   the   construction   in   progress   during   the   contraction   period   based   on   the

contractual    rate.    However,    interest    cost    as  defined    in    ASC    835-20  includes    stated    interest,

imputed   interest   (ASC   835-30),   and   interest   related   to   a   capital   lease   in   accordance   with   ASC

840-30, as well as amortization of discount, premium and issue costs on debt.

Management   has   concluded   that   the   impact   of   the   error   is   not   material   to   the   previously   filed

quarterly report for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 and therefore has not filed any amendments

to  this  quarter.  The  table  below  summarizes  the  impact  of  the  restatement,  which  has  been

reflected in the quarterly report for the period ended March 31, 2013:

Quarter to date

Period ended March 31

2012

2012

as reported

as restated

Property and equipment, net

$12,370,324

$12,600,324

Shareholders' equity (deficit)

$(5,439,870)

$(5,209,870)

Total assets

$20,145,618

$20,375,618

Amortization of debt issuance

$(229,288)

$712

costs and commissions

Net loss

$(1,334,525)

$(1,104,525)

Basic and diluted loss per share

$(0.02)

$(0.02)

30



SUNVESTA, INC.

(A Development Stage Company)

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2013

20.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated subsequent events after the balance sheet date, through the issuance of

the financial statements, for appropriate accounting and disclosure. The Company has determined

that   there   were   no   such   events   that   warrant   disclosure   or   recognition   in   the   financial   statements,

except for the below:

Hotel Project Atlanta

The   Company   has   not   been   able   to   complete   a   financing   package   for   this   project   up   to   July   10,

2013   and   has   concluded   on   July   30,   2013   a   new   agreement.   The   Company   is   requested   to   pay

another   deposit   of   $250,000   up   to   August   16,   2013.   Therefore,   the   Company   was   able   to   extend

the deadline to finalize a financing package up to September 30, 2013. Additionally the Company

bears   taxes   of   the   counterparty   for   the   tax   year   2013   of   approximately   $573,932.   Therefore   the

Company is requested to pay directly to the counterparty on or before August 30, 2013 $579,932.

The   Company   has   neither   remitted   the   additional   deposit   of   $250,000   nor   paid   the   counterparty

the taxes on the property for the tax year 2013.

 

Since the Company has not been able to conclude a financing package as of date of this report the

Company is in default and will lose all deposits (including taxes paid for the counterparty) of

$1,329,932 of which $500,000 was paid up to March 31, 2013 and another $250,000 on June 10,

2013, if the Company is not able to extend the deadline.

 

 

EUR Bond Offering

The   Company   initiated   a   EUR   bond   offering   on   December   1,   2010   of   up   to   EUR   25,000,000   in

units of EUR 1,000 that bear 8.25 % interest per annum payable each November 30 over the term

of the bonds due November 30, 2013.

A   cumulative   amount   of   EUR   9.45   million   ($12.1   million)   has   been   realized   by   the   Company

from the initial date up to the date of this filing.

CHF Bond Offering

The   Company   initiated   a   CHF   bond   offering   on   September   1,   2011   of   up   to   CHF   15,000,000   in

units of CHF 50,000 that bear 7.25 % interest per annum payable each August 31 over the term of

the bonds due August 31, 2015.

A   cumulative   amount   of   CHF   5.60   million   ($5.85   million)   has   been   realized   by   the   Company

from the initial date up to the date of this filing.

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SUNVESTA, INC.

(A Development Stage Company)

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2013

20.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS – Continued

Intention to purchase two additional concession properties at Polo Papagayo, Guanacaste

During the 2nd Quarter of 2013 the Company entered into a new, revised agreement regarding the

purchase   of   two   additional   concession   properties   at   Polo   Papagayo,   Guanacaste.   The   original

contract   (refer   to   Note   15)   has   been   cancelled   and   replaced   by a   new contract   which   includes the

following clauses:

    The Company has paid approximately $1,669,000 as of the date of this report which is

refundable.

    The   total   purchase   price   is   $17,500,000   and   the   remaining   balance   as   of   the   date   of   this   report   is

$15,830,299.

    Since    the    original    seller    of    these    two    additional    concession    properties    at    Polo    Papagayo,

Guanacaste   owes   a   third   party   $8,000,000   the   Company   will   pay   $7,700,000   ($   300,000   already

paid) of the purchase price directly to this third party instead of the original seller. The remaining

$8,130,000 will be paid directly to the original seller of the concession properties.

    The payment schedule for these two additional concession properties at Polo Papagayo

Guanacaste is as hereinafter:

Third Party

    $300,000 on May 4, 2013 which was paid on May 3, 2013 and is non-refundable

    $1,000,000 on June 30, 2013, which is refundable and has not been paid as of the date of this

report

    $1,000,000 on July 31, 2013, which is refundable and has not been paid as of the date of this

report

    $1,000,000 on August 31, 2013 which is refundable and has not been paid as of the date of this

report

    $1,500,000 on September 30, 2013, which is refundable and has not been paid as the date of this report

    $1,500,000 on October 31, 2013, which is refundable

    $1,700,000 on November 30, 2013, which is refundable

$8,000,000 in total to Third Party

Original Seller

    $1,000,000 on January 31, 2014 and is non-refundable

    $1,000,000 on February 28, 2014 and is non-refundable

    $1,000,000 on March 31, 2014 and is non-refundable

    $1,000,000 on April 30, 2014 and is non-refundable

    $1,000,000 on May 31, 2014 and is non-refundable

    $1,000,000 on June 30, 2014 and is non-refundable

    $1,000,000 on July 31, 2014 and is non-refundable

    $1,130,000 on August 31, 2014 and is non-refundable

$8, 130,000 in total to Original Seller

Should   the   Company be   able   to   pay the   third   party and   the   original   seller   all   amounts   -   as   above

mentioned  -   earlier   than  scheduled,  the   original  seller  will   give  a  discount   on   his   remaining

portion of the purchase price as following:

—     Should the Company complete the remaining balance due to the third party on or before August

31, 2013, the discount will be $3,250,000

—     Should the Company complete the remaining balance due to the third party on or before

September 30, 2013, the discount will be $2,750,000

—     Should the Company complete the remaining balance due to the third party on or before October

31, 2013, the discount will be $2,250,000

—     Should the Company complete the remaining balance due to the third party on or before

November 30, 2013, the discount will be $1,750,000

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SUNVESTA, INC.

(A Development Stage Company)

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2013

20.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS – Continued

Loan Aires International Investment Inc.

As   described   in Note   8,   the   Company is   still   negotiating   with   Aires   International   Investment   Inc.

a   revised   conversion   option for   their loan.   Despite   of this   fact Aires   International Investment   Inc.

has paid additional amounts to the Company since March 31, 2013.

As   of   the   date   of   this   report   the   Company   has   borrowed   CHF   23.82   million   (approximately

$23.56 million) from Aires.

New Entity

The Company founded on June 26, 2013 a wholly owned new subsidiary in the United States.

—     Name:

Profunda Capital Partners LLC

—     Incorporated:

State of Nevada, United States

—     Manager:

Josef Mettler / Hans Rigendinger

Issuances of securities

On   July 4,   2013,   the   Company authorized   the   issuance   of   5,000,000   shares   of   restricted   common

shares to Josef Mettler valued at Fair   Value at the corresponding date. Additionally the   Company

granted  12,000,000  options  of  common  stock  of  the  Company   as  of  July  4 ,  2013  to  Josef

Mettler.   These   Options   shall   be   exercisable   in   three   portions   at   an   exercise   price   of   $0.05   as

following:

3,000,000 options

On the date that the Company or one of its subsidiaries

completes a bridge financing prior to completion of the

main financing anticipated for the development of the

Paradsius Papagayo Bay.

4,000,000 options

On the date that the Company or one of its subsidiaries

completes a financing for the development of the

Paradsius Papagayo Bay.

5,000,000 options

On the date that Paradisus (Sol Meliá S.A.) assumes

management responsibilities for the Paradisus Papagayo

Bay.

These   issuances   of   securities   are   in   relation   with   a   new   employment   contract   concluded   between

Josef   Mettler   and   the   Company   on   July 4,   2013.   This   employment   contract   includes   a   retention

award   of   3,000,000   restricted   common   shares   of   the   Company   as   of   each   annual   anniversary   of

the employment contract, as well as an annual base salary of $144,000.

On   July 3,   2013,   the   Company authorized   the   issuance   of   3,000,000   shares   of   restricted   common

shares to Dr. Roessler, valued at Fair Value at the corresponding date, in relation with his election

as board member of the Company.

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SUNVESTA, INC.

(A Development Stage Company)

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2013

20.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS – Continued

OPENING DATE “Paradisius Papagayo Bay Resort & Luxury Villas”

The   official   opening   of   the   “Paradisius   Papagayo   Bay   Resort   &   Luxury   Villas”   will   be   delayed

by  a    few  months  due  to  geological  difficulties  during  earthwork  operations  in  August    and

September 2013. Due to these geological difficulties some rock demolition became necessary. On

September   6,   2013   the   Company   has   achieved   an   agreement   in   good   understanding   with   Sol

Meliá,   S.A.   (“5 th   addendum   to   the   management   agreement   of   March   8,   2011”)   to   postpone   the

opening date as follows:

     The construction of the “Paradisius” will be completed by July 1, 2015

     Should the “Paradisius” not be completed by July 1, 2015, (subject to force majeure)

and should an extension date not be agreed, subsequent to July 1, 2015, the Company

will be obligated to pay Sol Meliá, S.A.  a daily amount of $2,000 as liquidated

damages

     Should the Company be unable to complete the construction of the “Paradisius” by

October 1, 2015, Sol Meliá, S.A. can terminate the management agreement obligating

the Company to compensate Sol Meliá, S.A. in the amount of $5,000,000 unless the

respective parties agree to extend such date.

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ITEM 2.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL

CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

This Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and other

parts of this quarterly report contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.

Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as “anticipates,” “expects,” “believes,”

“plans,” “predicts,” and similar terms. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future

performance and our actual results may differ significantly from the results discussed in the forward-

looking statements. Factors that might cause such differences include but are not limited to those

discussed in the subsection entitled Forward-Looking Statements and Factors That May Affect Future

Results and Financial Condition below. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our

financial statements and notes hereto included in this report. All information presented herein is based on

our three month periods ended March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2012. Our fiscal year end is December 31.

Discussion and Analysis

Business Overview

We are in the process of developing high-end luxury hotels and resorts in emerging tourist destinations.

We are initially concentrating on offering luxury hotel products located in attractive, top-class coastal

vacation destinations in countries such as Costa Rica, Vietnam, and Turkey that are fast emerging as

popular tourist destinations. Country specific conditions are taken into account when properties are

considered for development. General considerations as to where to develop properties include the stability

of local political conditions, geologically useful cultivability, and the types of destinations that attract a

five-star clientele. Each potential investment is first compared against a validation checklist and then, if

warranted, subjected to a substantial due diligence process. Since location is the key to the success of any

tourist based luxury real estate project, each development will be carefully considered during the

eligibility process.

Initial Development

Our initial real estate development, to be constructed on 20.5 hectares of prime land located in

Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, is the Paradisus Papagayo Bay Resort & Luxury Villas, a five star

luxury hotel scheduled to open in July 2015 subject to requisite financing.

Specifications

Paradisus Papagayo Bay Resort & Luxury Villas’ initial specifications are to be as follows:

—    eco-luxury all-inclusive resort

—    381-keys

—    direct beach access

—    five restaurants and five bars

—    Yhi Spa and Health Club

—    Paradisus’ adults-only “Royal Service” level of accommodations

—    Paradisus’ “Family Concierge” program

—    19,000 square feet of meeting facilities with the business traveler in mind

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Royal Service

Our Royal Service will include an extensive range of services such as butler service, private pools for

each Garden Villa and/or a Jacuzzi in every suite.

The Royal Service area will include:

—    112 Junior Suites Grand Deluxe

(53-60* square meters)

—    3 Junior Suites Grand Deluxe for Handicapped Guests

(53* square meters)

—    6 Grand Master Suites

(82* square meters)

—    1 Grand Presidential Suite (4 bedrooms)

(145* square meters)

—    20 one or two bedroom Garden Villas

(91 – 117* square meters)

*    Room size does not include balconies and terraces.

All ground floor suites will have direct access to swim-up pools. Each of the suites and villas will have a

full view of the sea. Royal Service guests will furthermore have access to restaurants, bars, lounges,

fitness equipment, spas and outside massage areas.

Family Concierge

The Family Concierge will be the family orientated part of the Paradisus Papagayo Bay Resort & Luxury

Villas. The accommodations will be designed to satisfy the needs of the modern family.

—    166 Junior Suites Deluxe

(47* square meters)

—    34 Suites Deluxe

(87* square meters)

—    34 Suites Premium

(93* square meters)

—    6 Handicapped Junior Suites Deluxe

(47* square meters)

—    1 Presidential Suite

(189* square meters)

*    Room size does not include balconies and terraces.

All ground floor suites will have direct access to swim-up pools. Each of the suites will have a full view

of the sea. Family Concierge guests will furthermore have access to restaurants, bars, and lounges. The

intended Onyx Night Club and the Gabi Club will be located near the beach.

The Paradisus Papagayo Bay Resort & Luxury Villa’s will feature other highlights including:

     over 65 private, swim up and resort pools including the world’s second largest Infinity Pool all

within idyllic landscaped grounds

—    a wedding chapel with a stunning ocean view

—    rain forest walkways that permit guests to experience the flora and fauna of the rain forest

—    a multipurpose convention hall with over 2,000 square meters of space that can be utilized as a

whole or divided to create smaller meeting rooms

—    a full service spa committed to providing for the wellbeing of our guests. The spa will be located

with a 180 degree sea view within approximately 1,000 square meters that will include 12 large

treatment rooms, a hairdresser, relaxation areas, pools, saunas and steam rooms

—    the 20 private villas will be located within the Royal Service area of the resort. The present

intention being that these villas will be sold to individuals who will then let them back to the

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resort when not occupied by the owners.

Management

Overall project development is lead by Josef Mettler, our chief executive officer, Charles Fessel, project

director Paradisus Papagayo Bay Resort & Luxury Villas, Hans Rigendinger, our chief operating officer

and Ernst Rosenberger, the Company’s corporate controller. The lead architect is Ossenbach, Pendones &

Bonilla, one of Costa Rica’s largest architectural offices with over 45 architects and designers. Civil

engineering services are provided by DEHC Engineers and structural engineering services by IEAC.

Landscape architects are TPA and interior designers are lead by Concreta Srl.

Resort management is to be provided by Meliá Hotel International, S.A. (“Sol Meliá”). “Paradisus” is

Meliá’s five star all-inclusive luxury hotel brand that is well recognized in the hospitality industry around

the world. Sol Meliá was founded in 1956 in Palma de Mallorca, Spain and is today one of the world’s

largest resort hotel chains, as well as Spain’s leading hotel chain for business or leisure. The company

currently offers more than 300 hotels in 26 countries over four continents under its Gran Sol Meliá, Sol

Meliá, ME by Sol Meliá, Innside by Sol Meliá, Tryp, Sol Meliá, Sol Meliá Vacation Club, and Paradisus

brands. The Paradisus brand represents all-inclusive luxury resorts with hotels in Mexico and the

Dominican Republic, including:

Paradisus Palma Real (Dominican Republic):

    496 oversized suites

    numerous pools and whirlpools, five tennis courts, casino,  beach, golf, meeting space, five

restaurants, two buffets, nine bars, etc.

The Reserve at Palma Real (Dominican Republic):

    184  rooms “Residential Concierge Suites”

    private beach, swimming pools, 7800 sq ft “Kids Zone”, 24,000 sq. ft. Yhi Spa, three

restaurants, two buffets, two bars, etc.

Paradisus Punta Cana (Dominican Republic):

    884 oversized suites (500 - 1000+ sq ft)

    seven pools, four tennis courts, casino, beach, “Kids Zone”, Yhi Spa and fitness, meeting

rooms, 12 restaurants, eight bars, etc.

The Reserve at Punta Cana (Dominican Republic):

    132 residential suites

    pools (with partially underwater pool beds, water features, etc), private beach, spa, cabanas,

etc.

La Esmeralda at Playa del Carmen

    512 suites including 56 swim-up suites

    spas, meeting spaces, 11 restaurants, 10 bars, etc. (partially shared with La Perla   at Playa

del Carmen).

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La Perla at Playa del Carmen

    394 suites including 60 swim-up suites

    Paradisus’ adults-only “Royal Service” level of accommodations

    spas, meeting spaces, 11 restaurants, 10 bars, etc. (partially shared with La Esmeralda at

Playa del Carmen)

Our Paradisus Papagayo Bay Resort & Luxury Villas development is intended to replace Paradisus

Resorts’ former Paradisus Playa Conchal in Guanacaste, Costa Rica which property was operated by Sol

Meliá until April 30, 2011. Our project is part of Sol Meliá’s master expansion plan, which includes the

opening of two resorts in Playa del Carmen, Mexico in November of 2011. Sol Meliá aims to solidify

Paradisus Resorts as a leader in the luxury all-inclusive market segment with the new properties in Playa

del Carman and our own Paradisus Papagayo Bay Resort & Luxury Villas project.

Additional Concession Properties

On April 20, 2012, SunVesta AG entered into an agreement with Meridian IBG (“Meridian”) to purchase

two additional concession properties in Polo Papagayo, Gunacaste with a total surface of approximately

230,000 square meters, on terms, for a total of $22,895,806. The agreement with Meridian was amended

on November 13, 2012 to do away with the agreed equity payment, decrease the total purchase price to

$17.2 million and to provide that all payments for the purchase of the property were refundable in the

event SunVesta AG determines not to complete the purchase. SunVesta AG had paid down-payments of

approximately $1,400,000 as of March 31, 2013.

Subsequent to period end, on May 7, 2013, SunVesta AG entered into a new agreement with Meridian

that replaced the original contract, with a new total purchase price of $17,500,000 and a remaining

amount due of $15,830,299. The new agreement includes a payment plan for the remainder due divided

amongst Meridian and a third party as follows:

Third Party

   $300,000 on May 4, 2013 which was paid on May 7, 2013 and is non-refundable

   $1,000,000 on June 30, 2013, which is refundable and has not been paid as of the date of

this report

   $1,000,000 on July 31, 2013, which is refundable and has not been paid as of the date of

this report

   $1,000,000 on August 31, 2013, which is refundable and has not been paid as of the date of

this report

   $1,500,000 on September 30, 2013, which is refundable

   $1,500,000 on October 31, 2013, which is refundable

    $1,700,000 on November 30, 2013, which is refundable

$8,000,000 in total to Third Party

Original Seller

   $1,000,000 on January 31, 2014

   $1,000,000 on February 28, 2014

   $1,000,000 on March 31, 2014

   $1,000,000 on April 30, 2014

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   $1,000,000 on May 31, 2014

   $1,000,000 on June 30, 2014

   $1,000,000 on July 31, 2014

    $1,130,000 on August 31, 2014

$8,130,000 in total to Original Seller

Should SunVesta AG be able to meet the payments due to the third party in advance of the required

payment dates, the new agreement provides for certain discounts against the amount to be paid to

Meridian based on a sliding scale determined as of the full satisfaction date. SunVesta AG has not made

the required June and July payments to the third party as of the filing date of this report.

Hotel and Entertainment Complex (Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A)

On September 19, 2012, SunVesta AG entered into an agreement with Fundus America (Atlanta) Limited

Partnership (“Fundus”) to purchase a hotel and entertainment complex in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A. for

$26 million. An additional $18 million for renovations would be required to remediate the hotel and

entertainment complex. The Company entered into a series of negotiations with various parties to finalize

a financing package for this project but was unable to procure such financing. On February 6, 2013

SunVesta paid $250,000 to Fundus. A second amendment and reinstatement agreement was entered into

on March 12, 2013, pursuant to which SunVesta AG remitted an additional non-refundable closing

extension fee in the amount of $250,000 to extend the closing date for the transaction to April 1, 2013.

Subsequent to period end, on May 17, 2013, SunVesta AG entered into a third amendment and

reinstatement agreement pursuant to which it remitted an additional non-refundable closing extension fee

in the amount of $250,000 in order to extend the closing date for the transaction to July 10, 2013. A

fourth amendment and reinstatement agreement was entered into on July 30, 2013, pursuant to which

SunVesta was required to remit another deposit of $250,000 on or before August 16, 2013 and to pay the

taxes on the property in the amount of $573,932 by August 30, 2013 in order to extend the closing date to

September 30, 2013. SunVesta AG did not remit the additional deposit of $250,000 nor did SunVesta pay

the taxes due on the property as required by the fourth amendment. Should SunVesta either determine not

to close the purchase or not be able to finance the transaction, said amounts remitted are to be considered

earned by Fundus and definitely non-refundable to SunVesta AG. Should SunVesta be able to finance all

above mentioned amounts, with exception of the taxes, would be offset against the total purchase price of

$26 million.

Finance

The anticipated completion of the Paradisus Papagayo Bay Resort & Luxury Villas in November of 2014

will require a total investment of approximately $180 million of which approximately $28 million has

been expended as of March 31, 2013. We expect to realize a minimum of $80 million in new funding

over the next twelve months, though our actual financing requirements may be adjusted to suit that

amount realized, and an additional $72 million in funding by the time the development is completed. New

funding over the next twelve months is expected to be raised from debt financing through bonds,

construction financing, or shareholder loans, equity placements and, if deemed necessary, the guaranty

agreement as described herein.

SunVesta AG, our wholly owned subsidiary recently completed the offering of fixed-income Euro

denominated bonds and continues to offer fixed income CHF denominated bonds up to an aggregate

amount of CHF 15,000,000 to fund the initial development of the Paradisus Papagayo Bay Resort &

Luxury Villas project.

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The Euro bonds are unsecured, have a three year term, bear interest at 8.25% per annum payable each

November 30 over the term due November 30, 2013. SunVesta AG has raised $14,834,783 in connection

with the Euro bond offering of which $2,649,073 had been repaid as of March 31, 2013.

The CHF bonds are unsecured, have a three year term, bear interest at 7.25% per annum payable each

August 31 over the term due August 31, 2015. SunVesta AG has raised $ 7,488,871 of which $ 1,474,823

have been repaid as of March 31, 2013, in connection with the CHF bond offering.

On July 27, 2011, SunVesta AG entered into a line of credit agreement with Aires International

Investment, Inc. (“Aires”), a company owned by a board member of SunVesta AG, which was

subsequently amended on May 11, 2012 and June 21, 2012 to include the following provisions:

   the lender grants the Company a terminable, interest bearing and non-secured loan in the

maximum amount of CHF 10,000,000.

 the conversion right granted in the original contract to convert the balance of the line of

credit into 10% ownership interest in Rich Land was cancelled.

 Once the entire amount of CHF 10,000,000 has been drawn down, Aires now has the right to

convert its entire loan of CHF 10,000,000 into 20% shares of  SunVesta Inc. (instead of

Richland) whereas 20% shares reflect the number of shares at the time when the entire

amount of CHF 10,000,000 has been drawn down.

 the repayment of the line of credit is due on September 30, 2015, until such time Aires can

exercise its conversion option.

 CHF 10,000,000 of this line of credit is subordinated in favour of other creditors.

 the interest rate is 7.25% and interest is due on September 30 of each year.

SunVesta AG loaned approximately $6,567,000 against the line of credit for the three month period ended

March 31, 2013, and approximately $10,407,000 as of December 31, 2012, for a total of approximately

$16,974,000 as of March 31, 2013. SunVesta AG had loaned approximately $23,560,000 against the

Aires line of credit as of the filing date of this report.

Since surpassing the maximum amount permitted under the line of credit, SunVesta AG and Aires have

been in discussions in connection with a revised conversion option for that amount due. A conversion

option to replace the one vested according to prior agreement contemplates the conversion of that amount

due to Aires into preferred Company shares with a fixed interest payment with the option to convert into

common Company shares at a discount to market within a limited time frame. No agreement has yet been

reached.

During the second half of 2012 up to the current three month period, SunVesta AG entered into a series of

interest free loans with Dr. Max Roessler, a director of the Company and a principal of Aires. The loans

were originally due either on predetermined dates or on demand, in cash or in a fixed number of shares of

certain publically traded entities. Since the predetermined due dates have now passed the loans have been

extended by verbal agreement on undetermined terms, as follows:

Loan Date

Amount

Shares

Public Entity

June 7, 2012

$

1,733,000

10,000    Intershop Holding AG

July 24, 2012

$

446,000

10,000    Schindler Holding AG

August 8, 2012

$

383,000

700    Zug Estates Holding AG

March 1, 2013

$

50,000

52,500    Datewyler Holding AG

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On March 8, 2013, SunVesta AG entered into an interest free loan agreement with DIA S.A. in the

amount of $2,000,000 payable on March 8, 2014. The loan was made payable in connection with the

closing of SunVesta AG’s purchase of land adjacent to the Paradisus Papagayo Bay Resort & Luxury

Villas from Altos held in the name of Altos del Risco S.A.

Timeline

Our expected timeline for developing the Paradisus Papagayo Bay Resort & Luxury Villas is as follows:

     complete architectural plans in the 3 th quarter of 2013

     commence onsite (Altos del Risco property) earthwork in the 2 nd quarter of 2013

     obtain final building permits in the 3 rd quarter of 2013

     secure construction loan in the 4 th quarter of 2013

     commence onsite vertical construction in the 4 th quarter of 2013

     complete construction in the 1st quarter of 2015

     Handover to Sol Meliá on July 1 st of 2015

Results of Operations

During the three month period ended March 31, 2013, our operations were focused on (i) completing the

purchase of an additional 12 hectares contiguous with our existing property in Guanacaste Province,

Costa Rica in connection with the development of the Paradisus Papagayo Bay Resort & Luxury Villas;

(ii) appointing Mr. Rigendinger to the board of directors and engaging him as chief operating officer; (iii)

obtaining building permits for the development of the Paradisus Papagayo Bay Resort & Luxury Villas

property; (iv) commencing earth work excavations on the Paradisus Papagayo Bay Resort & Luxury

Villas property; (v) discussions with prospective project development partners; (vi) pursuing additional

debt and equity financing arrangements including a bond offering through SunVesta AG in Europe and

loans from related parties; and (vii) repaying a portion of the Euro bonds outstanding.

The Company has been funded since inception from debt or equity placements and by shareholders or

partners in the form of loans. All of the capital raised to date has been allocated to the development of the

Costa Rican property including the purchase of the land and general and administrative costs.

Comprehensive Losses

For the period from the date of inception of development stage on January 1, 2005, until March 31, 2013,

the Company had incurred comprehensive losses of $29,334,135. Comprehensive income for the three

months ended March 31, 2013 were $533,810 as compared to a comprehensive loss of $1,907,300 for the

three months ended March 31, 2012. The decrease in comprehensive losses - which resulted in a

comprehensive income - over the comparative three month periods can be attributed to a gain of

$1,000,000 relating to a release of a prior period accrual to satisfy what was to be a penalty payable to   Sol

Meliá, S.A. based on the delayed purchase of the Paradisus Papagayo Bay Resort & Luxury Villas

property, and the gain on foreign currency translation of $1,281,405 from a loss of $802,775, which is

due to volatility between Swiss Francs and US Dollars, and the related foreign currency translation

difference on intercompany loans which is classified as a permanent investment and the translation of the

balance sheet and results of operations of our foreign subsidiaries. These positive factors regarding

comprehensive income have been offset partially due to an increase in general and administrative

expenses to $1,304,957 from $971,627, of which a significant component was the additional payroll cost

as a result of hiring new personnel and stock based compensation as a result of granting options and

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shares to our Chief Operating Officer and board member. Other contributing factors which partially offset

the comprehensive income over the comparative three month periods ended March 31, 2013 and March

31, 2012, respectively, were an increase in interest expense to $426,656 from $280,995 due to maturing

bond and credit line debt obligations, the amortization of debt issuance costs and commissions of $82,815

from a gain of $712, other losses of $27,032 from other gain of $14,053, the loss of $50,181 from zero,

due to an increase in the fair value of the conversion option associated with the Aires credit line and the

decrease in interest income to $174 from $3,060 due to declining cash balances,

We did not generate revenue during this period and we expect to continue to incur losses through the year

ended December 31, 2013.

Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

The Company has a prospective income tax benefit resulting from a net operating loss carry-forward and

startup costs that will offset future operating profits.

Capital Expenditures

The Company expended a significant amount on capital expenditures for the period from January 1, 2005

to March 31, 2013, in connection with the purchase of land that includes a hotel concession in Costa Rica

and expects to incur future cash outflows on capital expenditure as discussed in the "Liquidity and Capital

Resources" and the "Going Concern" paragraphs below.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Company has been in the development stage since inception and has experienced significant changes

in liquidity, capital resources, and stockholders’ equity.

As of March 31, 2013, we had a working capital deficit of $20,592,095. We had current assets of

$525,837 and total assets of $35,450,942. Our current assets consisted of $178,990 in cash, $55,876 in

other assets and $290,971 in receivables from related parties. Our total assets consisted of property and

equipment of $30,610,366 (mainly land and capitalized project costs for Paradisus Papagayo Bay Resort

& Luxury Villas, net debt issuance costs of $1,464,576, down payments for property and equipment of

$1,869,836 and restricted cash of $980,327. We had current liabilities of $21,117,932 and total liabilities

of $43,752,964. Our current liabilities consisted of $1,638,571 in accounts payable, $2,175,163 in accrued

expenses, $2,000,000 in a note payable, $3,247,740 in notes payable to related parties and $12,056,458 in

Euro bond debt. Our total non-current liabilities consisted of CHF bond debt of $5,566,811, notes payable

to related parties of $16,947,284, fair value conversion feature of $50,181 and pension liabilities of

$70,756.   Total stockholders’ deficit in the Company was $8,302,022   at March 31, 2013.

For the period from January 1, 2005 to March 31, 2013, net cash used in operating activities was

$18,898,440.

Net cash used in operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2013, was $1,280,513 as

compared to $1,171,550 for the three months ended March 31, 2012, which differences reflect the

increase in general and administrative expenses and changes in working capital. Net cash used in

operating activities in the current three month period is comprised of general and administrative expenses

that include but are not limited to, personnel costs, accounting fees, consulting expenses, finder’s fees and

professional fees, such as for auditing purposes and legal consultation, changes in other assets, accounts

payable and accrued expenses. Net cash used in operating activities in the prior three month period can

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also be primarily attributed to general and administrative expenses and changes in other assets, accounts

payable and accrued expenses.

We expect to use net cash in operating activities until such time as net losses transition to net income

which transition is not anticipated until we complete the Paradisus Papagayo Bay Resort & Luxury Villas

project.

For the period from January 1, 2005 to March 31, 2013, net cash used in investing activities was

$32,544,765.

Net cash used in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2013, was $4,033,361 as

compared to $2,900,862 for the three months ended March 31, 2012. Net cash used in investing activities

in the current three month period can be attributed to receivables from related parties, the purchase of

property and equipment, down payments for property or equipment and restricted cash. Net cash used in

investing activities in the prior three month period ended March 31, 2012 can be attributed to receivables

from related parties, the purchase of property or equipment, down payments for property, offset by net

cash provided by investing activities that can be attributed to short term investments.

We expect negative net cash in investing activities while in the process of developing the Paradisus

Papagayo Bay Resort & Luxury Villas and looking to additional projects.

For the period January 1, 2005 to March 31, 2013, net cash provided by financing activities was

$52,286,709.

Net cash provided by financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2013, was $5,239,021   as

compared to $3,733,750   for the three months ended March 31, 2012. Net cash provided by financing

activities in the current three month period can be attributed to proceeds from notes payable to related

parties and proceeds from SunVesta AG’s bond issuance, offset by the repayment of bonds and the

payment of debt issuance costs. Net cash provided by financing activities in the prior three month period

can be attributed to proceeds from notes payable to related parties, proceeds from SunVesta AG’s bond

issuance and notes payable to related parties, offset by the payment of debt issuance costs.

We expect net cash flow provided by financing activities in future periods from those debt and equity

infusions necessary to complete the development of the Paradisus Papagayo Bay Resort & Luxury Villas.

Management believes that our cash on hand in addition to short term related party loans and the guaranty

agreement in place as described in the going concern paragraph below are sufficient for us to conduct

operations over the next twelve months. Current debt financing efforts consist of a CHF bond offering in

progress, and short term related party loans that have permitted us to draw capital as necessary to meet

ongoing operational requirements. The Company has, as of the date of this filing, realized on a net basis

approximately $18,200,000 through its Euro and CHF bond offerings, drawn down approximately

$23,560,448 against the line of credit with Aires, a related party and borrowed on a short term basis

approximately $2,611,034 from Dr. Roessler, a related party.

We had no lines of credit or other bank financing arrangements as of March 31, 2013 other than that in

place with Aires. Since SunVesta AG has borrowed approximately $13 million in excess of that

anticipated by the line of credit agreement, the Company expects that this debt facility is exhausted.

We have commitments for executed purchase orders and agreements in the amount of $30 million as of

March 31, 2013, in connection with the development of the Paradisus Papagayo Bay Resort & Luxury

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Villas, which commitments are included in the required financing of $180 million to complete the project.

Most material commitments were not contractually agreed as of the end of the period.

The firth addendum (dated September 6, 2013) to the management agreement with Sol Meliá stipulates

that should the completion of the construction not occur by July 1, 2015, and should an extension date not

be agreed, subsequent to July 1, 2015, Sol Meliá will be entitled to receive a daily amount of $2,000 as

liquidated damages. Should the completion of the construction not occur by October 1, 2015 Sol Meliá

will be entitled to terminate the management agreement and to receive a termination amount of $5 million

unless the parties agree in writing to extend such date.

We have cancellable commitments that are not included in the required financing for the development of

the Paradisus Papagayo Bay Resort & Luxury Villas of approximately $41.6 million including

approximately $15.8 million to third parties for the purchase of two additional concession properties in

Polo Papagayo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica and approximately $25.8 million to Fundus for the purchase of a

hotel and entertainment complex in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A and the payment of property taxes.

We maintain a defined benefit plan that covers all of our Swiss employees and have an employment

agreement with our chief executive officer and chief financial officer as of March 31, 2013.

We have no current plans for significant purchases or sales of plant or equipment, except in connection

with the planned construction of the Paradisus Papagayo Bay Resort & Luxury Villas and discussed

above.

We have no current plans to make any changes in the number of our employees as of March 31, 2013.

Future Financings

We will continue to rely on debt or equity sales of our shares of common stock to fund our business

operations and may rely on a guaranty agreement to bridge traditional financing for the Paradisus

Papagayo Bay Resort & Luxury Villas.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of March 31, 2013, we had no significant off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably

likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition,

revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures, or capital resources that are

material to stockholders.

Going Concern

The Company intends to build a hotel in the Papagayo Gulf Tourism Project area of Guanacaste, Costa

Rica. The total net investment is estimated to be approximately $180 million.

The   project   is   expected   to   open   in   the   fourth   quarter   of   2014.   Until   the   completion   of   the   project,   the

following expenditures are estimated to be incurred:

a.      Gross project cost

$

195,000,000

b.    Less: Proceeds from sale of villas

(24,000,000)

c.      Net project cost

171,000,000

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d.    Overhead expenses

21,000,000

e.      Less: Recuperated in gross project cost

(12,000,000)

f      Total, excluding other potential projects

$

180,000,000

Sixty percent (60%) of “Net Project Cost is expected to be financed by traditional mortgage loans, for

which negotiations have been initiated. The remaining forty percent (40%) of the “Net Project Cost”, as

well as non-recuperated overhead expenses are expected to be financed by the main shareholders of the

project, i.e. Zypam Ltd., shareholder, Mr. Hans Rigendinger, shareholder, director and officer, Mr. Max

Roessler, shareholder, director and majority shareholder of Aires, Mr. Josef Mettler, shareholder, director

and officer.

On July 16, 2012, certain principal shareholders of the Company or principal lenders to the project

entered into a guaranty agreement in favour of SunVesta AG. The purpose of the guarantee is to ensure

that until such time as financing is secured for the entire project that they will act as a guarantor to

creditors to the extent of the project’s ongoing capital requirements. The guaranty agreement requires that

within 30 days of receiving a demand notice, the guarantors are required to pay to SunVesta AG that

amount required for ongoing capital requirements, until such time as financing of the project is secured.

The guaranty may not be terminated until such time as SunVesta Holding AG has secured financing for

the completion of the project.

Based on this guaranty agreement, management therefore believes that available funds are sufficient to

finance cash flows for the twelve months subsequent to March 31, 2013 and the filing date though future

anticipated cash outflows for investing activities will continue to depend on the availability of financing

and can be adjusted as necessary.

Forward-Looking Statements and Factors That May Affect Future Results and Financial Condition

The statements contained in the section titled Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial

Condition and Results of Operations and elsewhere in this current report, with the exception of historical

facts, are forward-looking statements. We are ineligible to rely on the safe-harbor provision of the Private

Litigation Reform Act of 1995 for forward looking statements made in this current report. Forward-

looking statements reflect our current expectations and beliefs regarding our future results of operations,

performance, and achievements. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties and are based

upon assumptions and beliefs that may or may not materialize. These statements include, but are not

limited to, statements concerning:

   our anticipated financial performance and business plan

   the sufficiency of existing capital resources

   our ability to raise additional capital to fund cash requirements for future operations

   uncertainties related to our future business prospects

   our ability to generate revenues to fund future operations

   the volatility of the stock market

   general economic conditions

We wish to caution readers that our operating results are subject to various risks and uncertainties that

could cause our actual results to differ materially from those discussed or anticipated. We also wish to

advise readers not to place any undue reliance on the forward-looking statements contained in this report,

which reflect our beliefs and expectations only as of the date of this report. We assume no obligation to

update or revise these forward-looking statements to reflect new events or circumstances or any changes

in our beliefs or expectations, other than as required by law.

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Please see Note 2 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements for recent accounting

pronouncements.

ITEM 3.

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Not applicable.

ITEM 4.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

In connection with the preparation of this quarterly report, an evaluation was carried out by the

Company’s management, with the participation of the chief executive officer and chief financial officer,

of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e)

under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”)). Disclosure controls and procedures are

designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports filed or submitted under the

Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the

Commission’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to

management, including the chief executive officer and chief financial officer, to allow timely decisions

regarding required disclosures.

Based on that evaluation, the Company’s management concluded that due to a lack of independent

oversight, failure to segregate duties, insufficient accounting resources and lack of US GAAP knowledge,

as of the end of the period covered by this report, that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures

were ineffective in recording, processing, summarizing, and reporting information required to be

disclosed, within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms, and such information

was not accumulated and communicated to management, including the chief executive officer and the

chief financial officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

During the period ended March 31, 2013, there has been no change in internal control over financial

reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over

financial reporting.

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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

None.

ITEM 1A.

RISK FACTORS

Not required of smaller reporting companies.

ITEM 2.

UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

On July 3, 2013, the Company authorized the issuance of 3,000,000 shares of restricted common shares,

valued at $0.05 a share to Max Roessler in connection his appointment to the board of directors on even

date in reliance upon the exemptions from registration provided by Section 4(2) and Regulation S of the

Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act).

The Company complied with the exemption requirements of Section 4(2) of the Securities Act based on

the following factors: (1) the issuance was an isolated private transaction by the Company which did not

involve a public offering; (2) the offeree had access to the kind of information which registration would

disclose; and (3) the offeree was financially sophisticated.

The Company complied with the exemption requirements of Regulation S by having directed no offering

efforts in the United States, by offering common shares only to an offeree who was outside the United

States at the time of the offering, and ensuring that the offeree to whom the securities were offered and

authorized was a non-U.S. offeree with an address in a foreign country.

On July 4, 2013, the Company authorized the issuance of 5,000,000 shares of restricted common shares,

valued at $0.07 a share, and granted 12,000,000 stock options from the SunVesta, Inc. 2013 Stock Option

Plan, that vest in three parts on the satisfaction of certain criteria tied to the development of the Paradisus

Papagayo Bay Resort & Luxury Villas, to Josef Mettler in connection his employment agreement of even

date in reliance upon the exemptions from registration provided by Section 4(2) and Regulation S of the

Securities Act.

The Company complied with the exemption requirements of Section 4(2) of the Securities Act based on

the following factors: (1) the issuance was an isolated private transaction by the Company which did not

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involve a public offering; (2) the offeree had access to the kind of information which registration would

disclose; and (3) the offeree was financially sophisticated.

The Company complied with the exemption requirements of Regulation S by having directed no offering

efforts in the United States, by offering common shares only to an offeree who was outside the United

States at the time of the offering, and ensuring that the offeree to whom the securities were offered and

authorized was a non-U.S. offeree with an address in a foreign country.

On January 1, 2013, the Company authorized the issuance of 3,500,000 shares of restricted common

shares, valued at $0.08 a share, and granted 10,000,000 stock options from the SunVesta, Inc. 2013 Stock

Option Plan, that vest in two parts on the satisfaction of certain criteria tied to the development of the

Paradisus Papagayo Bay Resort & Luxury Villas, to Hans Rigendinger in connection his employment

agreement of even date in reliance upon the exemptions from registration provided by Section 4(2) and

Regulation S of the Securities Act.

The Company complied with the exemption requirements of Section 4(2) of the Securities Act based on

the following factors: (1) the issuance was an isolated private transaction by the Company which did not

involve a public offering; (2) the offeree had access to the kind of information which registration would

disclose; and (3) the offeree was financially sophisticated.

The Company complied with the exemption requirements of Regulation S by having directed no offering

efforts in the United States, by offering common shares only to an offeree who was outside the United

States at the time of the offering, and ensuring that the offeree to whom the securities were offered and

authorized was a non-U.S. offeree with an address in a foreign country.

ITEM 3.

DEFAULTS ON SENIOR SECURITIES

None.

ITEM 4.

MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE

Not applicable.

ITEM 5.

OTHER INFORMATION

None.

ITEM 6.

EXHIBITS

Exhibits required to be attached by Item 601 of Regulation S-K are listed in the Index to Exhibits on page

50 of this Form 10-Q, and are incorporated herein by this reference.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant   to   the   requirements   of   the   Securities   Exchange   Act   of   1934,   the   registrant   has   duly   caused   this

report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

SunVesta, Inc.

Date

/s/ Josef Mettler

October 10, 2013

Josef Mettler

Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer,

Principal Accounting Officer and Director

/s/ Hans Rigendinger

October 10, 2013

Hans Rigendinger

Chief Operating Officer and Director

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit

Description

3.1.1*

Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference from the Form 10-SB filed with the

Commission on December 31, 1999).

3.1.2*

Amended Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference from the Form 10-KSB filed with

the Commission on April 9, 2003).

3.1.3*

Amended Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference from the Form 10-QSB filed with

the Commission on November 17, 2003).

3.1.4*

Amended Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference from the Form 8-K filed with the

Commission on September 27, 2007).

3.2.1*

Bylaws (incorporated by reference from the Form 10-SB filed with the Commission on December

31, 1999).

3.2.2*

Amended Bylaws (incorporated by reference from the Form 10-QSB filed with the Commission

on November 17, 2003).

10.1*

Securities Exchange Agreement and Plan of Exchange dated June 18, 2007 between the Company

and SunVesta AG (formerly ZAG Holdings AG) (incorporated by reference from the Form 8-K

filed with the Commission on June 21, 2007).

10.2*

Purchase and Sale Agreement between ZAG Holding AG and Trust Rich Land Investments,

Mauricio Rivera Lang dated May 1, 2006 for the acquisition of Rich Land Investments Limitada.

10.3*

Debt Settlement Agreement dated September 29, 2008 with Zypam Ltd. (incorporated by

reference from the Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on November 13, 2008).

10.4*

Debt Settlement Agreement dated April 21, 2009 between the Company and Zypam, Ltd.

(incorporated by reference from the Form 8-K filed with the Commission on April 30, 2009).

10.5*

Debt Settlement Agreement dated March 1, 2010 between the Company and Zypam, Ltd.

(incorporated by reference from the Form 8-K filed with the Commission on March 10, 2010).

10.6*

Debt Settlement Agreement dated March 1, 2010 between the Company and Hans Rigendinger

(incorporated by reference from the Form 8-K filed with the Commission on March 10, 2010).

10.7*

Guaranty Agreement dated July 16, 2012 between SunVesta AG, Josef Mettler, Hans Rigendinger

and Max Rössler.

10.8*

Employment Agreement dated January 1, 2013 between the Company and Hans Rigendinger

(incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K filed with the Commission on February 4, 2013.

10.9

Employment Agreement dated July 4, 2013 between the Company and Josef Mettler.

14*

Code of Ethics adopted March 1, 2004 (incorporated by reference from the 10-KSB filed with the

Commission on April 14, 2004).

21*

Subsidiaries of the Company (incorporated by reference from the Form 10-K filed with the

Commission on June 20, 2013).

31

Certification of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14

of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of

the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32

Certification of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C.

Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

99

SunVesta, Inc. 2013 Stock Option Plan

101. INS

XBRL Instance Document

101. PRE

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase

101. LAB

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase

101. DEF

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase

101. CAL

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase

101. SCH

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema

*

Incorporated by reference to previous filings of the Company.

Pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, these interactive data files are deemed “furnished” and

not “filed” or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Section 11 or 12 of the

Securities Act of 1933, or deemed “furnished” and not “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the

Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, and otherwise is not subject to liability under these sections.

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EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

This   Employment   Agreement   ("Agreement")   is   made   and   entered   into   on   this   04th   day of   July,   2013,   by

and   between   SunVesta,   Inc.,   of   97   Seestrasse,   Oberrieden,   Switzerland   CH-8942   (the   "Company"),   and

Josef    Mettler,    a    Swiss    individual,    resident    at    Bachtelstrasse    20,    Switzerland,    CH-8808    Pfaeffikon

(hereinafter, the “Executive”).

W I T N E S S E T H :

WHEREAS,   the   Executive   is   to   be   employed   as   Chief   Executive   Officer   and   Chief   Financial

Officer of the Company.

WHEREAS,  the  Executive  possesses  intimate  knowledge  of  the  business  and  affairs  of  the

Company, its policies, methods and personnel;

WHEREAS,   the   Board   of   Directors   of   the   Company recognizes   that   Executive   will   contribute   to

the   growth   and   success   of   the   Company,   and   therefore   desires   to   secure   Executive's   employment   and

quantify his compensation;

WHEREAS,  the   Board   has   determined   that   this   Agreement  will   reinforce   and   encourage   the

Executive's continued attention and dedication to the Company;

WHEREAS,   the Executive is   willing to make   his   services available   to the Company on   the   terms

and conditions hereinafter set forth.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants set forth herein, and

for   other   good   and   valuable   consideration,   the   receipt   and    sufficiency    of   which   are   mutually

acknowledged, the Company and the Executive hereby agree as follows:

1.      Definitions.

When used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(a)

Accrued Obligations ” means :

(i)

all  accrued  but  unpaid  Base  Salary  through  the  end  of  the  Term  of

Employment;

(ii)

any    unpaid    or    un-reimbursed    expenses    incurred    in    accordance    with

Company policy, including amounts   due under Article 5(a) hereof, to the extent incurred during the Term

of Employment; and

(iii)

those   vested   benefits   provided   under   the   Company’s   employee   benefit

plans,    stock    options    plans,    deferred    compensation    plans,    programs    or    arrangements    in    which    the

Executive participates, in accordance with the terms thereof.

(iv)

any    earned    unpaid    Bonus    or   Retention   Award    in    respect    to   any

completed fiscal year that has ended on or prior to the end of the Term of Employment; and

(v)

rights  to  indemnification  by  virtue  of  the  Executive’s  position  as  an

officer   or   director   of   the   Company   or   its   subsidiaries   and   the   benefits   under   any   directors’   and   officers’

liability insurance policy maintained by the Company, in accordance with its terms thereof.

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(b)

Affiliate   means   any   entity   that   controls,   is   controlled   by,   or   is   under   common

control with, the Company.

(c)

Base    Salary    means  the  salary  provided  for  in  Article    4(a)  hereof  or  any

increased salary granted to Executive pursuant to Article 4(a) hereof.

(d)

Beneficial   Ownership   shall   have   the   meaning   ascribed   to   such   term   in   Rule

13d-3 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

(e)

Board ” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

(f)

Bonus ”  means   any   bonus  payable  to   the   Executive  pursuant   to   Article  4(b)

hereof.

(g)

Bonus    Period    means    the    period    for    which    a    Bonus    is    payable .      Unless

otherwise specified by the Board, the Bonus Period shall be the fiscal year of the Company.

(h)

Cause ” means :

(i)

a   conviction   of   the   Executive,   or   a   plea   of   nolo   contendere,   to   a   felony

involving moral turpitude; or

(ii)

willful  misconduct  or  gross  negligence  by   the  Executive  resulting,  in

either case, in material economic harm to the Company or any Related Entities; or

(iii)

a   willful   continued   failure   by   the   Executive   to   carry   out   the   reasonable

and lawful directions of the Board; or

(iv)

fraud,  embezzlement,  theft  or  dishonesty   of  a  material  nature  by   the

Executive   against   the   Company   or   any   Affiliate   or   Related   Entity,   or   a   willful   material   violation   by   the

Executive   of   a   policy   or   procedure   of   the   Company   or   any   Affiliate   or   Related   Entity,   resulting,   in   any

case, in material economic harm to the Company or any Affiliate or Related Entity; or

(v)

a willful material breach by the Executive of this Agreement.

An act or failure to act shall not be “willful” if (i) done by the Executive in good faith or (ii) the Executive

reasonably believed   that   such   action   or   inaction   was   in   the   best   interests   of the   Company and   the   Related

Entities.

(i)

Change in Control ” means:

(i)

The   acquisition   by   any   Person   of   Beneficial   Ownership   of   more   than

fifty   percent   (50%)   of    the   then   outstanding   shares   of   common   stock   of   the   Company   (the   “Outstanding

Company  Common  Stock”)  (the  foregoing  Beneficial  Ownership  hereinafter  being  referred  to  as  a

"Controlling   Interest");   provided,   however,   that   for   purposes   of   this   definition,   the   following   acquisitions

shall   not   constitute   or   result   in   a   Change   of   Control:   (v)   any   acquisition   directly   from   the   Company;   (w)

any   acquisition   by   the   Company;   (x)   any   acquisition   by   any   person   that   as   of   the   Commencement   Date

owns Beneficial Ownership of a Controlling Interest; (y) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or

related   trust)   sponsored   or   maintained   by   the   Company   or   any   subsidiary   of   the   Company;   or   (z)   any

acquisition   by any corporation   pursuant   to   a   transaction   which   complies   with   clauses   (A),   (B)   and   (C)   of

subsection (iii) below; or

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(ii)

During any period of two (2) consecutive   years (not including any period

prior   to the Commencement   Date) individuals who constitute the Board   on the Commencement Date (the

“Incumbent  Board”)  cease  for  any  reason  to  constitute  at  least  a  majority  of  the  Board;  provided,

however, that any individual becoming a director   subsequent to the Commencement Date whose election,

or   nomination   for   election   by the   Company’s   shareholders,   was   approved   by a   vote   of   at   least   a   majority

of the   directors then   comprising the   Incumbent   Board shall   be   considered   as though   such   individual   were

a   member   of   the   Incumbent   Board,   but   excluding,   for   this   purpose,   any   such   individual   whose   initial

assumption   of   office   occurs   as   a   result   of   an   actual   or   threatened   election   contest   with   respect   to   the

election   or   removal   of   directors   or   other   actual   or   threatened   solicitation   of   proxies   or   consents   by   or   on

behalf of a Person other than the Board; or

(iii)

Consummation   of   a   reorganization,   merger,   statutory   share   exchange   or

consolidation   or   similar   corporate   transaction   involving   the   Company or   any   of   its   subsidiaries,   a   sale   or

other   disposition   of   all   or   substantially   all   of   the   assets   of   the   Company,   or   the   acquisition   of   assets   or

stock   of   another   entity   by   the   Company   or   any   of   its   subsidiaries   (each   a   “Business   Combination”),   in

each case, unless, following such Business Combination, (A) all or substantially all of the individuals   and

entities   who   were   the   Beneficial   Owners,   respectively,   of   the   Outstanding   Company Common   Stock   and

Outstanding   Company   Voting   Securities   immediately   prior   to   such   Business   Combination   beneficially

own,   directly or   indirectly, more than fifty percent (50%) of the then outstanding shares of common stock

and   the   combined   voting   power   of   the   then   outstanding   voting   securities   entitled   to   vote   generally in   the

election   of   directors,   as   the   case   may   be,   of   the   corporation   resulting   from   such   Business   Combination

(including,   without   limitation,   a   corporation   which   as   a   result   of   such   transaction   owns   the   Company   or

all   or   substantially   all   of   the   Company’s   assets   either   directly   or   through   one   or   more   subsidiaries)   in

substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such Business Combination of

the   Outstanding   Company Common   Stock   and   Outstanding   Company Voting   Securities,   as   the   case   may

be,  (B)  no  Person  (excluding  any   employee  benefit  plan  (or  related  trust)  of  the  Company   or  such

corporation   resulting   from   such   Business   Combination   beneficially   owns,   directly   or   indirectly,   twenty

percent   (20%)   or   more   of,   respectively,   the   then   outstanding   shares   of   common   stock   of   the   corporation

resulting   from  such  Business  Combination  or  any   Person   that  as  of  the  Commencement  Date  owns

Beneficial   Ownership   of   a   Controlling   Interest   beneficially   owns,   directly   or   indirectly,   more   than   fifty

percent   (50%)   of   the   then   outstanding   shares   of   common   stock   of   the   corporation   resulting   from   such

Business   Combination   or   the   combined   voting   power   of   the   then   outstanding   voting   securities   of   such

corporation except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Business Combination, and (C) at

least   a   majority of   the   members   of   the   board   of   directors   of   the   corporation   resulting   from   such   Business

Combination   were   members   of   the   Incumbent   Board at   the time of the   execution of   the initial   agreement,

or of the action of the Board, providing for such Business Combination; or

(iv)

approval   by   the   shareholders   of   the   Company   of   a   complete   liquidation

or dissolution of the Company.

(j)

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

(k)

Commencement Date ” means July 1st, 2013.

(l)

Common Stock   means the common stock of the Company,   par value $0.01 per

share.

(m)

Competitive   Activity   means   an   activity that   is   in   material   or   direct   competition

with   the   Company   in   any   of   the   States   within   the   United   States,   or   countries   within   the   world,   in   which

the   Company   conducts   business   with   respect   to   a   business   in   which   the   Company   engaged   while   the

Executive was employed by the Company.

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(n)

Confidential   Information   means   all   trade   secrets   and   information   disclosed   to

the   Executive   or   known   by   the   Executive   as   a   consequence   of   or   through   the   unique   position   of   his

employment  with  the  Company  or  any  Related  Entity  (including  information  conceived,  originated,

discovered   or   developed   by   the   Executive   and   information   acquired   by   the   Company   or   any   Related

Entity from   others)   prior   to   or   after   the   date   hereof,   and   not   generally or   publicly known   (other   than   as   a

result   of   unauthorized   disclosure   by   the   Executive),   about   the   Company   or   any   Related   Entity   or   its

business.

(o)

Disability   means   the   Executive’s   inability,   or   failure,   to   perform   the   essential

functions   of   his   position,   with   or   without   reasonable   accommodation,   for   any   period   of   three   months   or

more   in   any   12   month   period,   by   reason   of   any   medically   determinable   physical   or   mental   impairment

which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than

12 months.

(p)

Equity Awards ” means any stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units,

stock   appreciation   rights,   phantom stock   or   other   equity based   awards   granted   by the   Company or   any of

its Affiliates to the Executive.

(q)

Excise  Tax ”  means  any  excise  tax  imposed  by  Section  4999  of  the  Code,

together   with   any   interest   and   penalties   imposed   with   respect   thereto,   or   any   interest   or   penalties   are

incurred by the Executive with respect to any such excise tax.

(r)

Expiration   Date   means   the   date   on   which   the Term of Employment,   including

any renewals thereof under Article 3(b), shall expire.

(s)

Good Reason ” means:

(i)

the assignment to the Executive of any duties inconsistent in any material

respect with the Executive's position (including status, titles and reporting requirements), authority, duties

or responsibilities as contemplated by Article 2(b) of this Agreement, or any other action by the Company

that   results   in   a   material   diminution   in   such   position,   authority,   duties   or   responsibilities,   excluding   for

this   purpose   an isolated,    insubstantial   and inadvertent   action   not   taken   in   bad   faith   which   is   remedied   by

the Company promptly after receipt of notice thereof given by the Executive;

(ii)

any   material   failure   by the   Company   to   comply   with   any   of   the   material

provisions of this Agreement,   other than an   isolated, insubstantial   and inadvertent   failure not   occurring in

bad    faith  that    is    remedied    by  the    Company  promptly  after    receipt    of    notice    thereof  given    by  the

Executive;

(iii)

any instruction   by the   Company to   act   in   any manner   that   is   unlawful   or

contrary    to    Securities    and    Exchange    Commission    rules    and    regulations,    other    than    an    isolated,

insubstantial   or   inadvertent   instruction   not   given   in   bad   faith   that   is   remedied   by   the   Company   promptly

after receipt of notice thereof given by the Executive; and

(iv)

any   termination   by   the   Company   of   the   Executive’s   employment   other

than for Cause pursuant to Article 6(b), or by reason of the Executive’s Disability pursuant to Article 6(c)

of this Agreement, prior to the Expiration Date

(t)

Group   shall   have   the   meaning   ascribed   to   such   term   in   Section   13(d)   of   the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

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(u)

Initial Term ” means July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2017.

(v)

“Non-qualified    Defined    Contribution    Plan”    means    the    Non-Qualified

Contribution   Plan   adopted   by   the   board   of   directors   of   a   Related   Entity,   as   amended   from   time   to   time,

and any successor thereto.

(w)

Person   shall   have   the   meaning   ascribed   to   such   term   in   Section   3(a)(9)   of   the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof.

(x)

“Related     Entity”     means     any   subsidiary,     and     any   business,     corporation,

partnership,   limited   liability   company   or   other   entity   designated   by   Board   in   which   the   Company   or   a

subsidiary holds a substantial ownership interest.

(y)

Restricted    Period    shall    be    the    Term    of    Employment    and    if    the    Term    of

Employment   is   terminated   for   any   reason   other   than   by   the   Company   for   Cause   or   by   the   Executive   for

Good    Reason,    the    eighteen    (18)    month    period    immediately    following    termination    of    the    Term    of

Employment.     Notwithstanding   the   foregoing,   the   Restricted   Period   shall   end   in   the   event   that   (i)   the

Company   fails   to   make   any   payments   or   provide   any   Benefits   required   by Article   6   hereof   with   15   days

of   written   notice   from   the   Executive   of   such   failure   or   (ii)   the   Company   no   longer   has   the   rights   to   the

confidential information.

(z)

“Severance   Amount   shall  be   in   the   event  of   termination  of   the   Executive’s

employment   by the   Company without   Cause,   or   by the   Executive   with   Good Reason,   an   amount   equal   to

the following based on when the Termination Date occurs after the Commencement Date: a) 0-12 months

-$120,000,   b)   13-24   months   - $240,000   and   c)   over   24   months   -   $360,000. The   total   amount   shall   be   due

within one month of the effective date of the Termination Date, a minimum of $120,000 which is payable

in cash and the remainder up to an aggregate of $360,000 is payable in shares of the Company’s Common

Stock.

(aa)

Severance   Term ”  means   the  one  (1)  year  period  following   the  Termination

Date.

(bb)

Stock   Option   means   a   right   granted   to   the   Executive   under   Article   4(d)   hereof

to purchase Common Stock under the Company’s Stock Option Plan.

(cc)

“Stock   Option   Plan”   means   the   2013   Stock   Option   Plan   Directors   adopted   by

the Company on January 1, 2013, as amended from time to time, and any successor plan thereto.

(dd)

Term   of   Employment   means   the   period   during   which   the   Executive   shall   be

employed by the Company pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

(ee)

“Termination Date ” means the date on which Executive’s employment ends.

2.

Employment.

(a)

Employment and Term.

The Company hereby agrees to   employ the Executive and the Executive hereby agrees to

serve the Company during the Term of Employment on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

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(b)

Duties of Executive.

During   the   Term   of   Employment,   the   Executive   shall   be   employed   and   serve   as   Chief

Operating  Officer  of  the  Company,  and  shall  have  such  duties  typically  associated  with  such  title,

including,   without   limitation,   coordinating   the   day   to   day   management   of   the   Company   with   its   Chief

Executive    Officer,    responsibility    for    the    review    of    the    Company’s    quarterly    and    annual    financial

statements  and  reporting  to  the  Chief  Executive,  and  the  Board,  as  necessary.  The  Executive  shall

faithfully and diligently perform all services   as may be reasonably assigned to him for his   position by the

Board  of  the  Company,  and  shall  exercise  such  power  and  authority   as  may  from  time  to  time  be

delegated   to   him   by   the   Board.   The   Executive   shall   devote   no   less   than   100%   of   his   business   time,

attention   and   efforts   to   the   performance   of   his   duties   under   this   Agreement,   render   such   services   to   the

best   of   his   ability,   and   use   his   reasonable   best   efforts   to   promote   the   interests   of   the   Company.     The

Executive   shall   not   engage   in   any other   business   or   occupation,   other   than   as   declared   and   existing at   the

Commencement Date   during the   Term of Employment,   including,   without   limitation,   any activity that   (i)

conflicts   with   the   interests   of   the   Company or   its   subsidiaries,   (ii)   interferes   with the   proper   and   efficient

performance   of   his   duties   for   the   Company,   or   (iii)   interferes   with   the   exercise   of   his   judgment   in   the

Company’s   best   interests.   Notwithstanding   the   foregoing   or   any   other   provision   of   this   Agreement,   it

shall   not   be   a   breach   or   violation   of   this   Agreement   for   the   Executive   to   (x)   serve   on   civic   or   charitable

boards   or   committees,   or   (y)   deliver   lectures,   or   fulfill   speaking   engagements,   (z)   advise   companies,   so

long    as    such    activities    do    not    interfere    with    or    detract    from    the    performance    of    the    Executive’s

responsibilities to the Company in accordance with this Agreement.

3.

Term.

(a)

Initial Term.

The   initial   Term   of   Employment   under   this   Agreement,  and   the   employment   of   the

Executive   hereunder,   shall   commence   on   the   Commencement   Date   and   shall   expire   on   June   30,   2017,

unless sooner terminated in accordance with Article 6 hereof.

(b)

Renewal Terms.

At   the   end   of   the   Initial   Term,   the   Term   of   Employment   automatically   shall   renew   for

two   (2)   successive   two   (2)   year   terms   (subject   to   earlier   termination   as   provided   in   Section   6   hereof),

unless the Company or   the Executive   delivers written   notice to the   other   at least three (3) months prior   to

the Expiration Date of its or his election not to renew the Term of Employment.

4.

Compensation.

(a)

Base Salary.

The   Executive  shall  earn   a   Base  Salary   at  the  annual   rate   of   $144,000   ($12,000  per

month)   during   the   Term   of   Employment,   with   such   Base   Salary   payable   in   installments   consistent   with

the   Company's   normal   payroll   schedule,   subject   to   applicable   withholding   and   other   taxes.   The   Base

Salary shall   be reviewed,   at   least   annually,   for   merit   increases and may,   by action and   at   the discretion of

the Board,   be   increased   at   any time   or   from time   to   time,   but   may not   be   decreased   from   the   then   current

Base Salary.

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(b)

Bonuses.

(i)

The    Executive    shall    receive    such    additional    bonuses,    if    any,    as    the

Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors may in its sole and absolute discretion determine.

(ii)

Any   Bonus   payable   pursuant   to   this   Article   4(b)   shall   be   paid   by   the

Company to the Executive within 2 months after the end of the Bonus Period for which it is payable.

(c)

Signing Bonus

The   Executive   shall   earn   a   signing   bonus   of   five   million   (5,000,000)   shares   of   the   Company’s   Common

Stock   to   be   issued   to   Executive   within   1   month   of   the   Commencement   Date   and   a   signing   bonus   in   cash

in the amount of seventy eight thousand United States Dollars (USD 78,000).

(d)

Stock Options.

The   Executive   shall   be   granted   12,000,000   Stock   Options,   from   the   SunVesta,

Inc.   2013   Stock   Option   Plan,   at   an   exercise   price   of   $0.05   per   share,   which   Stock   Options   shall   vest   as

follows:   3,000,000   Stock   Options   on   that   date   which   the   Company   or   Related   Entity   completes   a   bridge

financing before the main financing agreement, 4,000,000 Stock Options on that date which the Company

or Related Entity completes that financing anticipated for the development of the Paradisus Papagayo Bay

with   any   entity   or   financing   vehicle   and   5,000,000   Stock   Options   on   that   date   which   Paradisus   (Sol

Meliá,   S.A.)   assumes   management   responsibilities   for   the   Paradisus   Papagayo   Bay,   subject   to   the   terms

and   conditions   of   the   Stock   Option   Agreement   (attached   hereto   as   Appendix   A),   the   Stock   Option   Plan

and   all   rules   or   regulations   of   the   Securities   and   Exchange   Commission   applicable   thereto.    Future   stock

option   grants,   and   the   terms   and   conditions   thereof,   shall   be   determined   by   the   Board   in   its   discretion

pursuant to the Stock Option Plan or the plan or arrangement pursuant to which they are granted.

(e)

Retention Award

The  Executive  shall  earn  a  Retention  Award  of  three  million  (3,000,000)  shares  of

Common    Stock    due    and    payable    within    30    days    of    each    annual    anniversary    over    the    Term    of

Employment.

5.

Expense Reimbursement and Other Benefits

(a)

Reimbursement of Expenses.

Upon   the   submission   of   proper   substantiation   by the   Executive,   and   subject   to   such   rules

and   guidelines  as  the   Company   may   from  time  to   time  adopt  with  respect  to  the   reimbursement  of

expenses   of   executive   personnel,   the   Company shall   reimburse   the   Executive   for   all   reasonable   expenses

actually paid   or   incurred   by   the   Executive   in   the   course   of   and   pursuant   to   the   business   of   the   Company.

The   Executive   shall   account   to   the   Company   in   writing   for   all   expenses   for   which   reimbursement   is

sought  and  shall  supply  to  the  Company   copies  of  all  relevant  invoices,  receipts  or  other  evidence

reasonably requested by the Company.

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(b)

Compensation/Benefit Programs.

During   the   Term   of   Employment,   the   Executive   shall   be   entitled   to   participate   in   all

medical,   dental,   hospitalization,   accidental death and   dismemberment,   disability,   travel   and   life insurance

plans,   and   any   and   all   other   plans   as   are   presently   and   hereinafter   offered   by   the   Company   or   a   Related

Entity   to   its   executive   personnel,   including   savings,   pension,   profit-sharing   and   deferred   compensation

plans,   subject   to   the   general   eligibility   and   participation   provisions   set   forth   in   such   plans.   During   the

Term   of   Employment   the   Company   shall   provide,   or   through   a   Related   Entity   provide   health   insurance,

which   shall   include   medical,   dental,   vision   and   prescription   coverage   for   Executive   and   his   immediate

family on the terms and conditions of the Related Entity’s existing health insurance.

(c)

Automobile.

During  the  Term  of  Employment,  the  Company   shall  furnish  the  Executive  with  an

automobile allowance of no less than $1,000.00 per month.

(d)

Other Benefits.

The   Executive   shall   be   entitled   to   four   (4) weeks   of   paid   vacation   each   calendar   year

during the Term of   Employment   on   the   first   anniversary of   the   Commencement   Date,   to   be   taken   at   such

times   as   the   Executive   and   the   Company   shall   mutually   determine   and   provided   that   no   vacation   time

shall   significantly   interfere   with   the   duties   required   to   be   rendered   by   the   Executive   hereunder.     Any

vacation    time    not    taken    by    Executive    during    any  calendar    year    may    be    carried    forward    into    any

succeeding   calendar   year,   subject   to   a   maximum   accrual   of   ten   (10)   weeks.   The   Executive   shall   receive

such additional benefits, if any, as the Board of the Company shall from time to time determine.

6.

Termination.

(a)

General.

The Term of Employment   shall terminate upon the earliest   to occur of (i) the Executive’s

death, (ii) a termination by the Company by reason of the Executive’s Disability, (iii) a termination by the

Company with or without Cause,   or (iv) a termination by Executive   with   or   without   Good   Reason.    Upon

any termination   of Executive’s   employment   for   any reason,   except   as   may otherwise   be   requested   by the

Company in writing and agreed upon in writing by Executive, the Executive shall resign from any and all

directorships,   committee   memberships   or   any   other   positions   Executive   holds   with   the   Company   or   any

Related Entity.

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(b)

Termination by Company for Cause.

The   Company   shall   at   all   times   have   the   right,   upon   written   notice   to   the   Executive,   to

terminate  the  Term  of  Employment,  for  Cause.    In  no  event  shall  a  termination  of  the  Executive’s

employment   for   Cause   occur   unless   the   Company   gives   written   notice   to   the   Executive   in   accordance

with   this   Agreement   stating   with   reasonable   specificity   the   events   or   actions   that   constitute   Cause   and

providing   the   Executive   with   an   opportunity   to   cure   (if   curable)   within   a   reasonable   period   of   time.    No

termination   of   the   Executive’s   employment   for   Cause   shall   be   permitted   unless   the   Termination   Date

occurs   during   the   120-day   period   immediately   following   the   date   that   the   events   or   actions   constituting

Cause   first   become   known   to   the   Board.   Cause   shall   in   no   event   be   deemed   to   exist   except   upon   a

decision   made   by   the   Board,   at   a   meeting,   duly   called   and   noticed,   to   which   the   Executive   (and   the

Executive’s counsel) shall be invited upon proper notice.    If the Executive’s employment is terminated by

the Company for   Cause   by reason   of   Article   6(b)   hereof,   and the Executive’s   conviction is   overturned   on

appeal,   then   the   Executive’s   employment   shall   be   deemed   to   have   been   terminated   by   the   Company

without   Cause   in   accordance   with   Article   6(e)   below.     In   the   event   that   the   Term   of   Employment   is

terminated by the Company for Cause, Executive shall be entitled only to the Accrued Obligations.

(c)

Disability .

The   Executive's   employment   hereunder   shall   terminate   upon   his   Disability.   The

Executive's     employment     shall     terminate     in   such   a   case   on   the   last   day   of   the   applicable   period;

provided,  however,  in no event    shall    the  Executive  be terminated by reason of Disability unless (i) the

Executive   is   eligible   for   the   long-term    disability   benefits   set   forth   in   Article   5(b)   and   (ii)   the   Executive

receives   written   notice   from   the   Company,   at   least   30   days   in   advance   of   such   termination,   stating   its

intention to terminate the Executive for reason of Disability and setting forth in reasonable detail the facts

and  circumstances  claimed  to  provide  a  basis  for  such  termination.    In  the  event  that  the  Term  of

Employment   is   terminated   due   to   the   Executive’s   Disability,   in   addition   to   any   benefits   available   from

applicable insurance, the Executive shall be entitled to:

(i)

the  Accrued  Obligations,  payable  as  and  when  those  amounts  would

have been payable;

(ii)

the  continuation  of   the  health   benefits  provided   to   Executive  and  his

covered   dependents under the Company or Related Entity health plans as in effect from time to time after

the Termination Date at the same cost applicable to active employees until the expiration of the Severance

Term.

(d)

Death.

In   the   event   that the Term of Employment   is terminated due to the Executive’s   death, the

Executive shall be entitled to:

(i)

Accrued Obligations;

(ii)

the    continuation    of    the    health    benefits    provided    to    the    Executive’s

covered   dependents   under   the   Company   health   plans   as   in   effect   from   time   to   time   after   the   Executive’s

death   at   the   same   cost   applicable   to   dependents   of   active   employees   until   the   expiration   of   the   Severance

Term.

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(e)

Termination Without Cause.

The   Company   may   terminate   the   Term   of   Employment   at   any   time   without   Cause,   by

written notice to the Executive not less than 30 days prior to the effective date of such termination.    In the

event   that   the   Term   of   Employment   is   terminated   by   the   Company   without   Cause   (other   than   due   to   the

Executive’s Death or Disability) the Executive shall be entitled to:

(i)

the Accrued Obligations;

(ii)

the    Severance    Amount,    payable    in    cash    in    three    equal    installments

commencing 15 days, 45 days and 75 days after the Termination Date; and

(iii)

the  continuation  of   the  health   benefits  provided   to   Executive  and  his

covered   dependents   under   the   Related   Entity   health   plans   as   in   effect   from   time   to   time   after   the   date   of

such   termination   at   the   same   cost   applicable   to   active   employees   until   the   expiration   of   the   Severance

Term.

(f)

Termination by Executive for Good Reason.

The   Executive   may   terminate   the   Term   of   Employment   for   Good   Reason   by   providing

the    Company  thirty  (30)    days’    written    notice    setting  forth    in    reasonable    specificity  the    event    that

constitutes   Good   Reason,   which   written   notice,   to   be   effective,   must   be   provided   to   the   Company within

one   hundred   and   twenty(120)   days   of   the   occurrence   of   such   event.    During   such   thirty   (30)   day   notice

period,  the  Company  shall  have  a  cure  right  (if  curable),  and  if  not  cured  within  such  period,  the

Executive’s termination shall be effective upon the date immediately following the expiration of the thirty

(30) day notice   period,   and the Executive   shall   be   entitled   to   the same   payments and   benefits   as   provided

in Article 6(e) above for a termination without Cause.

(g)

Termination by Executive Without Good Reason.

The   Executive   may   terminate   his   employment   without   Good   Reason   by   providing   the

Company    thirty    (30)    days’    written    notice    of    such    termination.      In    the    event    of    a    termination    of

employment   by the   Executive   under   this   Section 6(g),   the Executive shall   be   entitled   only to   the Accrued

Obligations.     In   the   event   of   termination   of   the   Executive’s   employment   under   this   Article   6(g),   the

Company   may,   in   its   sole   and   absolute   discretion,   by   written   notice,   accelerate   such   date   of   termination

and still have it treated as a termination without Good Reason.

(h)

Termination Upon Expiration Date.

In    the    event    that    Executive’s    employment    with    the    Company    terminates    upon    the

expiration   of   the   Term   of   Employment,   the   Executive   shall   be   entitled   to   and   the   Company shall   pay the

Executive:

(i)

the Accrued Obligations; and

(ii)

the  continuation  of   the  health   benefits  provided   to   Executive  and  his

covered   dependants   under   the   Company   health   plans   as   in   effect   from   time   to   time   after   the   date   of   such

termination at the same cost applicable to active employees until the expiration of the Severance Term.

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(i)

Change in Control of the Company.

If   the   Executive’s   employment   is   terminated   by   the   Company   without   Cause   or   by   the

Executive   for Good Reason during (y)   the 6-month period preceding the date of the Change   in Control or

(z) the two 2 year period immediately following the Change in Control, the Executive shall be entitled to:

(i)

the  Accrued  Obligations,  payable  as  and  when  those  amounts  would

have   been   payable   had   the   Term   of   Employment   not   ended;   including   the   immediate   vesting   of   Stock

Options and Retention Award through the end of the Term of Employment;

(ii)

a payment equal to the maximum Severance Amount of $180,000; and

(iii)

the  continuation  of   the  health   benefits  provided   to   Executive  and  his

covered   dependants   under   the   Company   health   plans   as   in   effect   from   time   to   time   after   the   date   of   such

termination at the same cost applicable to active employees until the expiration of the Severance Term.

(j)

Release.

Any payments   due   to   Executive   under   this   Article   6   (other   than   the   Accrued   Obligations

or   any unpaid   expenses   or   payments   due   on   account   of   the   Executive’s   death)   shall   be   conditioned   upon

Executive’s   execution   of   a   general   release   of   claims   in   the   form   attached   hereto   as   Exhibit   A   (subject   to

such modifications as the Company reasonably may request).

(k)

Cooperation.

Following    the    Term    of    Employment,    the    Executive    shall    give    his    assistance    and

cooperation   willingly,   upon   reasonable   advance   notice   with   due   consideration   for   his   other   business   or

personal  commitments,  in   any   matter  relating   to  his  position  with   the   Company,  or  his  expertise   or

experience   as   the   Company   may   reasonably   request,  including   his   attendance   and  truthful  testimony

where   deemed   appropriate   by   the   Company,   with   respect   to   any   investigation   or   the   Company’s   defense

or   prosecution   of   any   existing   or   future   claims   or   litigations   or   other   proceedings   relating   to   matters   in

which   he   was   involved   or   potentially had   knowledge   by virtue   of   his   employment   with   the   Company.    In

no   event   shall   his   cooperation   materially   interfere   with   his   services   for   a   subsequent   employer   or   other

similar   service   recipient.    To   the   extent   permitted   by   law,   the   Company   agrees   that   (i)   it   shall   promptly

reimburse   the   Executive   for   his   reasonable   and   documented   expenses   in   connection   with   his   rendering

assistance   and/or   cooperation   under   this   Article   6(k)   upon   his   presentation   of   documentation   for   such

expenses   and   (ii)   the   Executive   shall   be   reasonably   compensated   for   any   continued   material   services   as

required under this Article 6(k).

(l)

Return of Company Property.

Following the   Termination Date,   the Executive   or   his   personal   representative   shall   return

all   Company   property   in   his   possession,   including   but   not   limited   to   all   computer   equipment   (hardware

and software), telephones, facsimile machines, palm pilots and other communication devices, credit cards,

office   keys,   security   access   cards,   badges,   identification   cards   and   all   copies   (including   drafts)   of   any

documentation   or   information   (however   stored)   relating   to   the   business   of   the   Company,   its   customers

and clients or its prospective customers and clients.

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(m)

Section 409A.

To   the   extent   that   the   Executive   otherwise   would   be   entitled   to   any   payment   (whether

pursuant   to   this   Agreement   or   otherwise)   during   the   six   months   beginning   on   the   Termination   Date   that

would be subject to the additional tax imposed under Section 409A of the Code (“Section 409A”), (x) the

payment   shall   not   be   made   to   the   Executive   during   such   six   month   period   and   instead   shall   be   made   to   a

trust   in   compliance   with   Revenue   Procedure   92-64   (the   “Rabbi   Trust”)   and   (y)   the   payment   shall   be   paid

to   the   Executive   on   the   earlier   of   the   six-month   anniversary   of   the   Termination   Date   or   the   Executive’s

death   or   Disability.   Similarly,   to   the   extent   that   the   Executive   otherwise   would   be   entitled   to   any benefit

(other than a payment)   during the six months   beginning on the   Termination Date   that would be subject   to

the   Section   409A   additional   tax,   the   benefit   shall   be   delayed   and   shall   begin   being   provided   (together,   if

applicable,   with   an   adjustment   to   compensate the   Executive   for   the   delay)   on   the   earlier   of   the   six-month

anniversary of the Termination Date, or the Executive’s death or Disability.

(i)

The   Company   shall   not   take   any   action   that   would   expose   any   payment

or   benefit   to   the   Executive   to   the   additional   tax   of   Section   409A,   unless   (w)   the Company is   obligated   to

take  the   action   under  an   agreement,  plan   or   arrangement   to  which  the   Executive  is  a  party,  (x)  the

Executive requests the action, (y) the Company advises the Executive in writing that the action may result

in the imposition of the additional   tax,   and (z)   the Executive subsequently requests   the action in a writing

that acknowledges that the Executive shall be responsible for any effect of the action under Section 409A.

(ii)

It   is   the   Company’s   intention   that   the   benefits   and   rights   to   which   the

Executive   could   become   entitled   in   connection   with   termination   of   employment   comply   with   Section

409A.   If   the   Executive   or   the   Company   believes,   at   any   time,   that   any   of   such   benefit   or   right   does   not

comply,   it   shall   promptly   advise   the   other   and   shall   negotiate   reasonably   and   in   good   faith   to   amend   the

terms of such benefits and rights such that they comply with Section 409A (with the most limited possible

economic effect on the Executive and on the Company).

(n)

Clawback of Certain Compensation and Benefits.

If   within   the   three   year   period   after   the   termination   of   the   Executive’s   employment   with

the Company for any reason other than by the Company for Cause:

(i)

it   is   determined   in   good   faith   by   the   Board   and   in   accordance   with   the

due process   requirements of Article 6(b) that   the Executive’s employment could have been   terminated by

the   Company   for   Cause   under   Article   6(b)   (unless   the   Board   knew   or   should   have   known   that   as   of   the

Termination   Date   the   Executive’s   employment   could   have   been   terminated   for   Cause   in   accordance   with

Article 6(b)); or

(ii)

if   the   Company determines   that   the   Executive   has   engaged   in   fraudulent

or   intentional   misconduct   related   to   or   materially   affecting   the   Company’s   business   operations   or   the

Executive’s duties at the Company; or

(iii)

the   Executive   breaches   Article   7,   then,   in   addition   to   any   other   remedy

that   may   be   available   to   the   Company   in   law   or   equity   and/or   pursuant   to   any   other   provisions   of   this

Agreement, the Executive’s employment shall   be deemed to have been terminated for Cause retroactively

to the Termination Date.

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The Executive also shall be subject to the following provisions:

(a)    The   Executive   shall   be   required   to   pay   to   the   Company,   immediately   upon   written   demand

by   the  Board,  (a)  notwithstanding  Article  1  (a)(iii),  Article  1(a)(iv)  and  Article  6(b),  the  additional

amounts   paid   to   Executive   as   a   Bonus,   Deferred   Compensation,   Retention   Award,   or   Severance;   that

Executive would not have received had Executive’s employment been terminated for Cause;   and

(b)   The   Executive   shall   be   required   to   pay   to   the   Company   any   additional  amounts   paid   to

Executive   on   or   after   the   Termination   Date   (including   the   pre-tax   cost   to   the   Company   of   any   benefits

that   are   in   excess   of   the   total   amount   that   the   Company   would   have   been   required   to   pay and   the   pre-tax

cost   of   any benefits   that   the   Company   would   have   been   required   to   provide)   that   are   in   addition   to   those

amounts     Executive   would   have   received   if   the   Executive’s   employment   with   the   Company   had   been

terminated by the Company for Cause in accordance with Article 6(b) above, and;

(c)   Notwithstanding Article 1   (a)(iii)   and Article   6(b),   the Executive   shall   forfeit   at   the   discretion

of   the   Board,   based   on   the   facts   and   circumstances   surrounding   the   Executive’s   culpability,  all   or   a

portion of the Stock Options granted pursuant to this Agreement, vested and unvested, or if Stock Options

have been exercised, all or a portion of the shares so issued for cancellation upon payment by Company to

Executive   the   full   exercise   price,   while   any   remaining   Stock   Options,   if   any,   may   be   rescinded   by   the

Board.

7.

Restrictive Covenants.

(a)

Non-competition.

At   all   times   during   the   Restricted   Period,   the   Executive   shall   not,   directly   or   indirectly

(whether   as   a   principal,   agent,   partner,   employee,   officer,   investor,   owner,   consultant,   board   member,

security holder,   creditor   or   otherwise),   engage   in   any Competitive   Activity,   or   have   any direct   or   indirect

interest   in   any sole   proprietorship,   corporation,   company,   partnership,   association,   venture   or   business   or

any   other   person   or   entity   that   directly   or   indirectly   (whether   as   a   principal,   agent,   partner,   employee,

officer,   investor,   owner,   consultant,   board   member,   security   holder,   creditor,   or   otherwise)   engages   in   a

Competitive    Activity;    provided    that    the    foregoing    shall    not    apply  to    the    Executive's    ownership  of

Common Stock of the Company or the acquisition by the Executive, solely as an investment, of securities

of   any issuer   that   is   registered   under   Section   12(b)   or   12(g)   of   the   Securities   Exchange   Act   of   1934,   and

that   are listed or admitted for   trading on any United States   national securities exchange or   that are   quoted

on  the   NASDAQ  Stock   Market,  or  any   similar  system  or  automated   dissemination  of  quotations  of

securities   prices   in   common   use,   so   long   as   the   Executive   does   not   control,   acquire   a   controlling   interest

in   or   become   a   member   of   a   group   which   exercises   direct   or   indirect   control   of,   more   than   five   percent

(5%) of any class of capital stock of such corporation.

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(b)

Non-solicitation of Employees and Certain Other Third Parties.

At   all   times   during   the   Restricted   Period,   the   Executive   shall   not,   directly   or   indirectly,

for himself or for any other person, firm, corporation, partnership, association or other entity (i) employ or

attempt    to    employ    or    enter    into    any    contractual    arrangement    with    any    employee,    consultant    or

independent   contractor   performing   services   for   the   Company,   or   any   Affiliate   or   Related   Entity,   unless

such employee, consultant or independent contractor, has not been employed or engaged by the Company

for  a  period  in   excess  of  six  (6)  months,  and/or  (ii) call  on  or  solicit  any   of  the  actual  or  targeted

prospective   customers   or   clients   of   the   Company   or   any   Affiliate   or   Related   Entity   on   behalf   of   any

person   or   entity   in   connection   with   any   Competitive   Activity,   nor   shall   the   Executive   make   known   the

names   and   addresses   of   such   actual   or   targeted   prospective   customers   or   clients,  or   any   information

relating   in   any manner   to   the   trade   or   business   relationships   of   the   Company or   any Affiliates   or   Related

Entities   with   such   customers   or   clients,   other   than   in   connection   with   the   performance   of   the   Executive’s

duties   under   this   Agreement,   and/or   (iii)   persuade   or   encourage   or   attempt   to   persuade   or   encourage   any

persons   or   entities   with   whom the   Company or   any Affiliate   or   Related Entity does   business   or   has   some

business   relationship   to   cease   doing   business   or   to   terminate   its   business   relationship   with   the   Company

or   any   Affiliate   or   Related   Entity   or   to   engage   in   any   Competitive   Activity   on   its   own   or   with   any

competitor of the Company or any Affiliate or Related Entity.

(c)

Confidential Information.

The   Executive   shall   not   at   any   time   divulge,   communicate,   use   to   the   detriment   of   the

Company   or   for   the   benefit   of   any   other   person   or   persons,   or   misuse   in   any   way,   any   Confidential

Information   pertaining   to   the   business   of   the   Company.   Any   Confidential   Information   or   data   now   or

hereafter acquired by the Executive with respect to the business of the Company (which shall include, but

not  be  limited  to,  information  concerning  the  Company's  financial  condition,  prospects,  technology,

customers, suppliers, sources   of leads and methods of doing business) shall be deemed a valuable, special

and   unique   asset   of   the   Company   that   is   received   by the   Executive   in   confidence   and   as   a   fiduciary,   and

the    Executive    shall    remain    a    fiduciary    to    the    Company    with    respect    to    all    of    such    information.

Notwithstanding   the   foregoing,   nothing   herein   shall   be   deemed   to   restrict   the   Executive   from   disclosing

Confidential   Information   as   required   to   perform his   duties   under   this Agreement   or   to   the   extent   required

by law.    If any person or   authority makes   a demand on the   Executive purporting to   legally compel him to

divulge   any   Confidential   Information,   the   Executive   immediately   shall   give   notice   of   the   demand   to   the

Company so   that   the Company may first   assess   whether   to   challenge   the   demand prior   to the   Executive’s

divulging    of    such    Confidential    Information.     The    Executive    shall    not    divulge    such    Confidential

Information   until   the   Company   either   has   concluded   not   to   challenge   the   demand,   or   has   exhausted   its

challenge, including appeals, if any.    Upon request by the Company,   the Executive   shall deliver   promptly

to   the   Company   upon   termination   of   his   services   for   the   Company,  or  at  any   time   thereafter   as   the

Company may request, all memoranda, notes, records, reports, manuals, drawings, designs, computer files

in any media and other documents (and all copies thereof) containing such Confidential Information.

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(d)

Ownership of Developments.

All   processes,   concepts,   techniques,   inventions   and   works   of   authorship,   including   new

contributions,   improvements,   formats,   packages,   programs,   systems,   machines,   compositions   of   matter

manufactured,   developments,   applications   and   discoveries,   and   all   copyrights,   patents,   trade   secrets,   or

other intellectual   property rights   associated therewith conceived, invented,   made, developed or created by

the   Executive  during   the   Term  of   Employment  either  during   the  course   of   performing   work   for  the

Companies    or    their    clients    or    which    are    related    in    any    manner    to    the    business    (commercial    or

experimental)   of   the   Company or   its   clients   (collectively,   the   “Work   Product”),   within   the   field   of   use   of

wear   and   corrosion   resistant   coatings   shall   belong   exclusively   to   the   Company   and   shall,   to   the   extent

possible,   be   considered   a   work   made   by   the   Executive   for   hire   for   the   Company   within   the   meaning   of

Title   17   of   the   United   States   Code.     To   the   extent   the   Work   Product   within   the   wear   and   corrosion

coatings   field   of   use   may   not   be   considered   work   made   by   the   Executive   for   hire   for   the   Company,   the

Executive   agrees   to   assign,   and   automatically assign   at   the time   of   creation   of the   Work Product,   without

any requirement of further consideration, any right, title, or interest the Executive may have in such Work

Product.     Upon   the   request   of   the   Company,  the   Executive   shall   take   such   further   actions,   including

execution and delivery of instruments of conveyance, as may be appropriate to give full   and proper effect

to such assignment.   The Executive shall   further:   (i)   promptly disclose the Work Product to the Company;

(ii)   assign   to   the   Company,  without   additional   compensation,   all   patent   or   other   rights   to   such   Work

Product  for  the  United  States  and  foreign  countries;  (iii)  sign  all  papers  necessary   to  carry   out  the

foregoing;   and   (iv)   give   testimony   in   support   of   his   inventions,   all   at   the   sole   cost   and   expense   of   the

Company.

(e)

Books and Records.

All books,   records,   and accounts relating in any manner to the customers or   clients   of the

Company,   whether   prepared   by   the   Executive   or   otherwise   coming   into   the   Executive's   possession,   shall

be  the  exclusive    property  of  the  Company  and  shall  be  returned  immediately  to  the  Company  on

termination of the Executive's employment hereunder or on the Company's request at any time.

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(f)

Acknowledgment by Executive.

The Executive acknowledges   and confirms that the restrictive   covenants contained in this

Article   7   (including   without   limitation   the   length   of   the   term   of   the   provisions   of   this   Article   7)   are

reasonably   necessary   to   protect   the   legitimate   business   interests   of   the   Company,   and   are   not   overbroad,

overlong,   or   unfair   and   are   not   the   result   of   overreaching,   duress   or   coercion   of   any   kind.   The   Executive

further   acknowledges and confirms   that the   compensation payable to the Executive under this Agreement

is   in   consideration   for   the   duties   and   obligations   of   the   Executive   hereunder,   including   the   restrictive

covenants   contained   in   this   Article   7,   and   that   such   compensation   is   sufficient,   fair   and   reasonable.    The

Executive   further acknowledges   and confirms that   his full,   uninhibited   and faithful   observance   of each   of

the   covenants   contained   in   this   Article   7   will   not   cause   him   any   undue   hardship,   financial   or   otherwise,

and   that   enforcement   of   each   of   the   covenants   contained   herein   will   not   impair   his   ability   to   obtain

employment   commensurate   with   his   abilities   and   on   terms   fully acceptable   to   him   or   otherwise   to   obtain

income required for the comfortable   support   of him and his family and   the satisfaction of the needs   of his

creditors.   The   Executive   acknowledges   and   confirms   that   his   special   knowledge   of   the   business   of   the

Company   is   such   as   would   cause   the   Company   serious   injury   or   loss   if   he   were   to   use   such   ability   and

knowledge   to   the   benefit   of   a   competitor   or   were   to   compete   with   the   Company in   violation   of   the   terms

of   this   Article   7.   The   Executive   further   acknowledges   that   the   restrictions   contained   in   this   Article   7   are

intended to be, and   shall be,   for the   benefit   of and shall   be enforceable by,   the Company’s   successors and

assigns.  The Executive expressly agrees that upon any breach or violation of the provisions of this Article

6,   the   Company   shall   be   entitled,   as   a   matter   of   right,   in   addition   to   any   other   rights   or   remedies   it   may

have,  to  (i)  temporary  and/or  permanent  injunctive  relief  in  any  court  of  competent  jurisdiction  as

described   in   Article   7(h)   hereof,   and   (ii)   such   damages   as   are   provided   at   law or   in   equity.   The   existence

of  any   claim  or  cause  of   action  against  the   Company   or  its  affiliates,  whether  predicated  upon  this

Agreement   or   otherwise,   shall   not   constitute   a   defense   to   the   enforcement   of   the   restrictions   contained   in

this Article 7.

(g)

Reformation by Court.

In   the   event   that   a   court   of   competent   jurisdiction   shall   determine   that   any   provision   of

this   Article   7   is   invalid   or   more   restrictive   than   permitted   under   the   governing   law   of   such   jurisdiction,

then   only as   to   enforcement   of this   Article   7   within   the   jurisdiction   of such   court,   such   provision   shall   be

interpreted   or   reformed   and   enforced   as   if   it   provided   for   the   maximum   restriction   permitted   under   such

governing law.

(h)

Extension of Time.

If   the   Executive   shall   be   in   violation   of   any   provision   of   this   Article   7,   then   each   time

limitation   set   forth   in   this   Article   7   shall   be   extended   for   a   period   of   time   equal   to   the   period   of   time

during   which  such  violation  or  violations  occur.    If  the  Company   seeks  injunctive  relief  from  such

violation   in   any court,   then   the   covenants   set   forth   in   this   Article   7   shall   be   extended   for   a   period   of time

equal to the duration of such proceeding including all appeals by the Executive.

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(i)

Injunction.

It   is   recognized   and   hereby   acknowledged   by   the   parties   hereto   that   a   breach   by   the

Executive   of   any   of   the   covenants   contained   in   Article   7   of   this   Agreement   will   cause   irreparable   harm

and damage to the Company, the monetary amount of which may be virtually impossible to ascertain.    As

a   result,   the   Executive   recognizes   and   hereby   acknowledges   that   the   Company   shall   be   entitled   to   an

injunction from any court of competent jurisdiction enjoining and restraining any violation of any or all of

the    covenants    contained    in    Article    7  of  this  Agreement    by  the    Executive    or  any  of  his    affiliates,

associates,  partners   or  agents,  either   directly   or  indirectly,  and   that  such  right   to  injunction  shall  be

cumulative and in addition to whatever other remedies the Company may possess.

8.

Representations and Warranties of Executive.

The Executive represents and warrants to the Company that:

(a)

The   Executive’s   employment   will   not   conflict   with   or   result   in   his   breach   of   any

agreement to which he is a party or otherwise may be bound;

(b)

The   Executive   has   not   violated,   and   in   connection   with   his   employment   with   the

Company   will   not   violate,   any   non-solicitation,   non-competition   or   other   similar   covenant   or   agreement

of a prior employer by which he is or may be bound; and

(c)

In   connection   with   Executive’s   employment   with   the   Company,   he   will   not   use

any   confidential   or   proprietary   information   that   he   may   have   obtained   in   connection   with   employment

with   any prior employer,   with the   exception   of    current   or   former   affiliates,   parents,   or   subsidiaries   of   the

company; and

(d)

The   Executive   has   not   committed   any   criminal   act   with   respect   to   Executive’s

current or any prior employment; and

(e)

The Executive is not dependent on alcohol or the illegal use of drugs

9.

Mediation.

Except to the extent the Company has the right   to seek an injunction under Article 7(h) hereof, in

the   event   a   dispute   arises   out   of   or   relates   to   this   Agreement,   or   the   breach   thereof,   and   if   the   dispute

cannot   be   settled   through   negotiation,   the   parties   hereby   agree   first   to   attempt   in   good   faith   to   settle   the

dispute    by  mediation    administered    by  the    American  Arbitration  Association  under  its  Employment

Mediation Rules before resorting to the jurisdiction of federal or state courts to resolve any dispute.

10.

Taxes.

Anything in this Agreement   to the contrary notwithstanding, all payments   required to be made by

the   Company hereunder   to   the   Executive   or   his   estate   or   beneficiaries   shall   be   subject   to   the   withholding

of   such   amounts   relating   to   taxes   as   the   Company may reasonably determine   it   should   withhold   pursuant

to  any   applicable  law  or  regulation.    In   lieu  of   withholding   such  amounts,  in  whole  or  in  part,  the

Company   may,   in   its   sole   discretion,   accept   other   provisions   for   payment   of   taxes   and   withholding   as

required  by   law,  provided  it  is  satisfied  that  all  requirements  of  law  affecting   its  responsibilities  to

withhold have been satisfied.

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11.

Assignment.

The  Company  shall  have  the  right  to  assign  this  Agreement  and  its  rights  and  obligations

hereunder   in   whole,   but   not   in   part,   to   any   corporation   or   other   entity   with   or   into   which   the   Company

may   hereafter   merge   or   consolidate   or   to   which   the   Company   may   transfer   all   or   substantially   all   of   its

assets, if in any such case said corporation or other entity shall by operation of law or expressly in writing

assume all   obligations   of the Company hereunder   as   fully as if it   had been originally made a party hereto,

but   may not   otherwise   assign   this Agreement   or   its   rights   and   obligations   hereunder.    The   Executive   may

not assign or transfer this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder.

12.

Governing Law.

This Agreement shall   be   governed   by and   construed and   enforced in accordance with   the internal

laws of the State of Florida, without regard to principles of conflict of laws.

13.

Jurisdiction and Venue.

The   parties   acknowledge   that   a   substantial   portion   of   the   negotiations,   anticipated   performance

and   execution   of   this   Agreement   occurred   or   shall   occur   in   Miami,   Florida,   and   that,   therefore,   without

limiting   the   jurisdiction   or   venue   of   any   other   federal   or   state   courts,   each   of   the   parties   irrevocably   and

unconditionally   (i)  agrees  that  any   suit,  action  or  legal  proceeding  arising  out  of  or  relating  to  this

Agreement   which   is   expressly permitted   by the   terms   of   this   Agreement   to   be   brought   in   a   court   of   law,

shall   be   brought   in   the   courts   of   record   of   the   State   of   Florida   or   the   court   of   the   United   States;   (ii)

consents   to   the   jurisdiction   of   each   such   court   in   any   such   suit,   action   or   proceeding;   (iii)   waives   any

objection   which   it   or   he   may have   to   the   laying   of   venue   of   any such   suit,   action   or   proceeding   in   any of

such   courts;   and   (iv)   agrees   that   service   of   any   court   papers   may   be   effected   on   such   party   by   mail,   as

provided   in   this   Agreement,   or   in   such   other   manner   as   may   be   provided   under   applicable   laws   or   court

rules in such courts.

14.

Survival.

The respective rights   and   obligations of the   parties hereunder   shall   survive any termination of the

Executive’s    employment    hereunder,    including    without    limitation,    the    Company’s    obligations    under

Article  6  and  the  Executive’s  obligations  under  Article  7  above,  and  the  expiration  of  the   Term  of

Employment, to the extent necessary to the intended preservation of such rights and obligations.

15.

Notices.

All notices required or permitted to be   given   hereunder shall be in writing and shall be personally

delivered   by   courier,   sent   by   registered   or   certified   mail,   return   receipt   requested   or   sent   by   confirmed

facsimile   transmission   addressed   as   set   forth   herein.   Notices   personally   delivered,   sent   by   facsimile   or

sent   by overnight   courier   shall   be   deemed   given   on   the   date   of   delivery and   notices   mailed in   accordance

with the foregoing shall be deemed given upon the earlier of receipt by the addressee, as evidenced by the

return   receipt   thereof,   or   three   (3)   days   after   deposit   in   the   U.S.   mail.   Notice   shall   be   sent   (i) if   to   the

Company,   addressed   to   97   Seestrasse,   Oberrieden,   Switzerland   CH-8942   Attention:   Josef   Mettler,   CEO,

and   (ii) if   to   the   Executive,   to   his   address   as   reflected   on   the   payroll   records   of   the   Company,   or   to   such

other address as either party shall request by notice to the other in accordance with this provision.

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16.

Benefits; Binding Effect.

This Agreement shall be for the benefit of and binding upon the parties hereto and their respective

heirs,  personal   representatives,  legal   representatives,  successors   and,  where  permitted   and   applicable,

assigns,   including,   without   limitation,   any   successor   to   the   Company,   whether   by   merger,   consolidation,

sale of stock, sale of assets or otherwise.

17.

Right to Consult with Counsel; No Drafting Party.

The   Executive   acknowledges   having   read   and   considered   all   of   the   provisions   of   this   Agreement

carefully, and having had the opportunity to consult with counsel of his own choosing, and, given this, the

Executive   agrees   that   the   obligations   created   hereby   are   not   unreasonable.    The   Executive   acknowledges

that   he   has   had   an   opportunity   to   negotiate   any   and   all   of   these   provisions   and   no   rule   of   construction

shall   be   used   that   would   interpret   any provision   in   favor   of   or   against   a   party on   the   basis   of   who   drafted

the Agreement.

18.

Severability.

The   invalidity   of   any   one   or   more   of   the   words,   phrases,   sentences,   clauses,   provisions,   sections

or articles   contained in this Agreement   shall   not   affect the enforceability of the   remaining portions of this

Agreement   or   any part   thereof,   all   of   which   are   inserted   conditionally on   their   being   valid   in   law,   and,   in

the   event   that   any   one   or   more   of   the   words,   phrases,   sentences,   clauses,   provisions,   sections   or   articles

contained in this Agreement shall be declared invalid, this Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid

word   or   words,   phrase   or   phrases,   sentence   or   sentences,   clause   or   clauses,   provisions   or   provisions,

section   or   sections   or   article   or   articles   had   not   been   inserted.   If   such   invalidity   is   caused   by   length   of

time   or   size   of   area,   or   both,   the   otherwise   invalid   provision   will   be   considered   to   be   reduced   to   a   period

or area which would cure such invalidity.

19.

Waivers.

The  waiver  by   either  party   hereto  of  a   breach  or  violation  of  any   term  or  provision  of  this

Agreement shall not operate nor be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach or violation.

20.

Damages; Attorneys Fees.

Nothing   contained   herein   shall  be  construed   to  prevent  the  Company   or  the  Executive  from

seeking and recovering from the other damages sustained by either or both of them as a result of its or his

breach   of   any   term   or   provision   of   this   Agreement.   In   the   event   that   either   party   hereto   seeks   to   collect

any   damages   resulting   from,   or   the   injunction   of   any   action   constituting,   a   breach   of   any   of   the   terms   or

provisions  of   this   Agreement,  then   the  party   found  to  be   at  fault  shall  pay   all  reasonable  costs  and

attorneys' fees of the other.

21.

No Set-off or Mitigation.

The Company’s obligation to make the payments provided for in this Agreement and otherwise to

perform   its   obligations   hereunder   shall   not   be   affected   by any set-off,   counterclaim,   recoupment,   defense

or other claim, right or action which the Company may have against the Executive or others.

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22.

Section Headings.

The    article,    section    and    paragraph    headings    contained    in    this    Agreement    are    for    reference

purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

23.

No Third Party Beneficiary.

Nothing expressed or implied in this Agreement is intended, or shall be construed, to confer upon

or  give  any  person  other  than  the  Company,  the  parties  hereto  and  their  respective  heirs,  personal

representatives,   legal   representatives,   successors   and   permitted   assigns,   any   rights   or   remedies   under   or

by reason of this Agreement.

24.

Counterparts.

This   Agreement   may be   executed   in   one   or   more   counterparts,   each   of   which   shall   be   deemed   to

be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument and agreement.

25.

Indemnification.

(a)

Subject   to   limitations   imposed   by   law,   the   Company   shall   indemnify   and   hold

harmless  the  Executive  to  the  fullest  extent  permitted  by   law  from  and  against  any   and  all  claims,

damages,  expenses  (including  attorneys'  fees),  judgments,  penalties,  fines,  settlements,  and  all  other

liabilities incurred or paid by him in connection with the investigation, defense, prosecution, settlement or

appeal  of  any  threatened,  pending  or  completed  action,  suit  or  proceeding,  whether  civil,  criminal,

administrative   or   investigative   and   to   which   the Executive   was   or   is   a   party or   is   threatened   to   be   made   a

party by reason   of the   fact that   the Executive   is   or   was   an   officer,   employee   or   agent   of   the   Company,   or

by reason of anything done   or   not   done   by the Executive in any such capacity or   capacities,   provided that

the   Executive  acted   in  good  faith,  in   a   manner   that   was  not  grossly   negligent  or   constituted  willful

misconduct   and   in   a   manner   he   reasonably   believed   to   be   in   or   not   opposed   to   the   best   interests   of   the

Company,   and,   with   respect   to   any criminal   action   or   proceeding,   had   no   reasonable   cause   to   believe   his

conduct   was   unlawful.     The   Company   also   shall   pay   any   and   all   expenses   (including   attorney's   fees)

incurred   by   the   Executive   as   a   result   of   the   Executive   being   called   as   a   witness   in   connection   with   any

matter involving the Company and/or any of its officers or directors.

(b)

Except   in   the   event   that   the   Company   is   involved   in   an   adversarial   claim   either

against  or  initiated  by  Executive,  the  Company  shall  pay  any  expenses  (including  attorneys'  fees),

judgments,   penalties,   fines,   settlements,   and   other   liabilities   incurred   by   the   Executive   in   investigating,

defending,   settling   or   appealing   any   action,   suit   or   proceeding   described   in   this   Article   25   in   advance   of

the   final   disposition   of   such   action,   suit   or   proceeding.     Subject   to   the   limited   exception   conditioned

above,   the   Company   shall   promptly   pay   the   amount   of   such   expenses   to   the   Executive,   but   in   no   event

later   than   10   days   following   the   Executive's   delivery to   the   Company of   a   written   request   for   an   advance

pursuant to this Article 25, together with a reasonable accounting of such expenses.

(c)

The  Executive    hereby  undertakes    and  agrees    to  repay  to    the  Company  any

advances   made   pursuant   to   this   Article   25   if   and   to   the   extent   that   it   shall   ultimately   be   found   that   the

Executive is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company for such amounts.

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(d)

The    Company    shall    make    the   advances    contemplated    by    this    Article    25

regardless of   the Executive's   financial   ability to   make   repayment,   and regardless whether indemnification

of   the   Indemnitee   by the   Company   will   ultimately be   required.    Any advances   and   undertakings   to   repay

pursuant   to   this   Article   25   shall   be   unsecured   and   interest-free.   The   provisions   of   this   Article   25   shall

survive the termination of the Term of Employment or expiration of the term of this Agreement.

(e)

The   provisions   of   this   Article   25   shall   survive   the   termination   of   the   Term   of

Employment or expiration of this Agreement.

IN   WITNESS   WHEREOF,   the   undersigned   have   executed   this   Agreement   as   of   the   date   first

above written.

SUNVESTA, INC.:

EXECUTIVE:

/s/ Hans Rigendinger

/s/ Josef Mettler

Hans Rigendinger

Josef Mettler

Chief Operating Officer, Director

Chief Executive and Chief Financial Officer

President

/s/ Max R ӧ ssler

Director

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EXHIBIT A

FORM OF RELEASE

GENERAL RELEASE OF CLAIMS

Josef   Mettler   (“ Executive” ),   for   himself   and   his   family,   heirs,   executors,   administrators,   legal

representatives   and   their   respective   successors   and   assigns,   in   exchange   for   the   consideration   received

pursuant  to  Articles    6(c)  (in  the    case  of  Disability),    Articles    6(e)    or    6(f)    (other  than  the  Accrued

Obligations)    of    the    Employment    Agreement    to    which    this    release    is    attached    as    Exhibit    A    (the

Employment   Agreement” ),   does   hereby   release   and   forever   discharge   SunVesta,   Inc.   (the   Company ”),

its   subsidiaries,   affiliated   companies,   successors   and   assigns,   and   its   current   or   former   directors,   officers,

employees,  shareholders  or  agents  in  such  capacities  (collectively   with  the  Company,  the  “ Released

Parties ”)   from any and   all   actions,   causes of   action,   suits,   controversies, claims and   demands   whatsoever,

for   or   by reason   of   any matter,   cause   or   thing whatsoever,   whether   known   or   unknown   including,   but   not

limited    to,    all    claims    under    any    applicable    laws    arising    under    or    in    connection    with    Executive’s

employment   or   termination   thereof,   whether   for   tort,   breach   of   express   or   implied   employment   contract,

wrongful   discharge,   intentional   infliction   of   emotional   distress,   or   defamation   or   injuries   incurred   on   the

job or incurred as a result of loss of employment.    Executive acknowledges that the Company encouraged

him   to   consult   with   an   attorney   of   his   choosing,   and   through   this   General   Release   of   Claims   encourages

him  to    consult    with    his    attorney  with    respect    to  possible    claims  under  the  Age    Discrimination    in

Employment Act (“ ADEA” ) and that he understands that the ADEA is a Federal statute that, among other

things,   prohibits   discrimination   on   the   basis   of   age   in   employment   and   employee   benefits   and   benefit

plans.    Without limiting the generality of the release provided   above, Executive expressly waives   any and

all   claims   under   ADEA   that   he   may   have   as   of   the   date   hereof.   Executive   further   understands   that   by

signing   this   General   Release   of   Claims   he   is   in   fact   waiving,   releasing   and   forever   giving   up   any   claim

under the ADEA as well as all other laws within the scope of this paragraph 1 that may have existed on or

prior   to   the   date   hereof.     Notwithstanding   anything   in   this   paragraph   1   to   the   contrary,   this   General

Release   of   Claims   shall   not   apply   to   (i)   any   actions   to   enforce   rights   arising   under,   or   any   claim   for

benefits   which   may   be   due   Executive   pursuant   to,   the   Employment   Agreement,   (ii)   any   rights   or   claims

that   may   arise   as   a   result   of   events   occurring   after   the   date   this   General   Release   of   Claims   is   executed,

(iii)   any indemnification   rights   Executive   may have   as   a   former   officer   or   director   of   the   Company or   its

subsidiaries or affiliated companies, (iv) any claims for benefits under any directors’ and officers’ liability

policy maintained by the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliated companies in accordance with the terms

of such policy, and (v) any rights as a holder of equity securities of the Company.

Executive represents that he has not filed against the Released Parties any complaints, charges, or

lawsuits   arising   out   of   his   employment,   or   any other   matter   arising   on   or   prior   to   the   date   of   this   General

Release   of   Claims,   and   covenants   and   agrees   that   he   will   never   individually   or   with   any   person   file,   or

commence the filing of,   any charges,   lawsuits,   complaints or proceedings with any governmental   agency,

or   against   the   Released   Parties   with   respect   to   any   of   the   matters   released   by   Executive   pursuant   to

paragraph   1   hereof   (a   Proceeding ”);   provided ,   however,   Executive   shall   not   have   relinquished   his   right

to   commence   a   Proceeding   to   challenge   whether   Executive   knowingly   and   voluntarily   waived   his   rights

under ADEA.

Executive hereby acknowledges that the Company has informed him that he has up to twenty-one

(21)   days   to   sign   this   General   Release   of   Claims   and   he   may   knowingly   and   voluntarily   waive   that

twenty-one (21) day period by signing this General Release of Claims earlier.  Executive also understands

that   he   shall   have   seven   (7)   days   following   the   date   on   which   he   signs   this   General   Release   of   Claims

within which to revoke it by providing a written notice of his revocation to the Company.

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Executive   acknowledges   that   this   General   Release   of   Claims   will   be   governed   by   and   construed

and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Florida applicable to contracts made and

to be performed entirely within such State.

Executive acknowledges that he has read this General Release of Claims, that he has been advised

that   he   should   consult   with   an   attorney   before   he   executes   this   general   release   of   claims,   and   that   he

understands   all   of its   terms and   executes it voluntarily and with full   knowledge of   its   significance and the

consequences thereof.

This  General    Release    of    Claims    shall    take    effect    on    the    eighth    day  following    Executive’s

execution   of   this   General   Release   of   Claims   unless   Executive’s   written   revocation   is   delivered   to   the

Company within seven (7) days after such execution.

____________________________

Josef Mettler

_______________, 20__

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EXHIBIT 31

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


I, Josef Mettler, certify that:  

1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of SunVesta, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;   

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;   

4. The registrant s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in the Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) for the registrant and have:  

a)

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;   

b)

Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c)

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d)

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant s internal control over financial reporting; and   

5. The registrant s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):   

a)

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and   

b)

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls over financial reporting.


Date:  October 10, 2013


/s/ Josef Mettler

Josef Mettler

Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer




EXHIBIT 32


CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


In connection with the report on Form 10-Q of SunVesta, Inc., for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2013, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof, I, Josef Mettler, do hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge and belief:


(1)

This report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)

The information contained in this report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition of the registrant at the end of the period covered by this report and results of operations of the registrant for the period covered by this report.


Date: October 10, 2013

  




/s/ Josef Mettler

Josef Mettler

Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer



This certification accompanies this report pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not, except to the extent required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, be deemed filed by the registrant for the purposes of §18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. This certification shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (whether made before or after the date of this report), irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.


A signed original of this written statement required by §906 has been provided to the registrant and will be retained by the registrant and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.




Exhibit 99

SUNVESTA, INC.

2013 STOCK OPTION PLAN

ARTICLE ONE

GENERAL PROVISIONS

I.

PURPOSE OF THE PLAN

This SunVesta, Inc. 2013 Stock Option Plan, is intended to promote the interests of

SunVesta,Inc., a Florida corporation, by providing eligible persons who are employed by or provide

services to the Corporation with the opportunity to acquire a proprietary interest, or otherwise increase

their proprietary interest, in the Corporation as an incentive for them to continue in such employ or

service. Options granted under this Plan are to be considered Non-Statutory Stock Options.

Capitalized terms shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in Article Four of this Plan.

II.

STRUCTURE OF THE PLAN

The Plan shall be an Option Grant Program, under which eligible persons may be granted, at the

discretion of the Plan Administrator, options to purchase shares of Common Stock. The options issued

under this Plan are intended to be Non-Statutory Stock Options exempt from Code Section 409A.

III.

ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN

A.

The Plan shall be administered by the Board. However, any or all administrative

functions otherwise exercisable by the Board may be delegated to the Committee. Members of the

Committee shall serve for such period of time as the Board may determine and may be removed by the

Board at any time. Also, the Board at any time may terminate the functions of the Committee and

reassume all powers and authority previously delegated to the Committee.

B.

Within the scope of its administrative jurisdiction under the Plan, the Plan Administrator

shall have full power and authority subject to the provisions of the Plan:

1.

to establish such rules as it may deem appropriate for proper administration of

the Plan, to make all factual determinations, to construe and interpret the provisions of the Plan

and the Awards thereunder and to resolve any and all ambiguities thereunder;

2.

to determine, with respect to Awards made under the Option Grant Program,

which eligible persons are to receive such Awards, the time or times when such Awards are to be

made, the number of shares to be covered by such Awards, the vesting schedule (if any)

applicable to such Awards, the status of a granted option as a Non-Statutory Stock Option, and

the maximum term for which each option is to remain outstanding;

3.

to amend, modify or cancel any outstanding Awards with the consent of the

holder or accelerate the vesting of such Awards; and

4.

to take such other discretionary actions as permitted under applicable law and

pursuant to the terms of the Plan.

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C.

The Plan Administrator shall have full power and authority to establish such rules and

regulations as it may deem appropriate for proper administration of the Plan and to construe, to make such

determinations under, and to issue such interpretations of, the terms, restrictions and provisions of the

Plan and any outstanding options issued thereunder as it may deem necessary or advisable. The

Committee may correct any defect or supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or

any agreements relating to option grants or stock issued thereunder. Decisions of each Plan Administrator

within the scope of its administrative functions under the Plan shall be final and binding on all parties

who have an interest in the Plan or any option issued thereunder.

IV.

ELIGIBILITY

A.

The persons eligible to participate in the Plan are as follows:

1.

Employees;

2.

Members of the Board or the board of directors of any Subsidiary, officers of the

Corporation or any Subsidiary, Employees and Consultants of any Parent or any Subsidiary; and

3.

Consultants.

B.

The Board shall have the sole and absolute discretion to select Employees and other

individuals who will be granted options in accordance with this Plan.

V.

STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN

The stock that may be issued under the Plan shall be shares of authorized but unissued or

reacquired Common Stock of the Corporation. The total number of shares of Common Stock that may be

issued over the term of the Plan shall not exceed fifty million (50,000,000) shares.

ARTICLE TWO

OPTION GRANT PROGRAM

I.

OPTION TERMS

Each option shall be evidenced by one or more documents in the form approved by the Plan

Administrator; provided, however, that each such document shall comply with the terms specified below.

A.

Exercise Price .

1.

The exercise price per share shall be established by the Plan Administrator and

shall be equal to or greater than the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on the option

grant date.

2.

The exercise price shall become due immediately upon exercise of the option

and, subject to the provisions of Section I of Article Three and the documents evidencing the

option, shall be payable in cash or check made payable to the Corporation. If the Common Stock

is registered under Section 12 of the 1934 Act at the time the option is exercised, then the

exercise price may also be paid as follows:

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(i)

in shares of Common Stock held for the requisite period necessary to

avoid a charge to the Corporation’s earnings for financial reporting purposes and valued

at Fair Market Value on the Exercise Date; or

(ii)

to the extent the option is exercised for vested shares, through a special

sale and remittance procedure pursuant to which the Optionee concurrently shall provide

irrevocable written instructions to (a) a Corporation-designated brokerage firm to effect

the immediate sale of the purchased shares and remit to the Corporation, out of the sale

proceeds available on the settlement date, sufficient funds to cover the aggregate exercise

price payable for the purchased shares plus all applicable Federal, state and local income

and employment taxes required to be withheld by the Corporation by reason of such

exercise and (b) the Corporation to deliver the certificates for the purchased shares

directly to such brokerage firm in order to complete the sale.

Except to the extent such sale and remittance procedure is utilized, payment of the exercise price for the

purchased shares must be made on the Exercise Date.

B.

Exercise and Term of Options . Each option shall be exercisable at such time or times,

during such period and for such number of shares as shall be determined by the Plan Administrator and

set forth in the documents evidencing the option. However, no option shall have a term in excess of ten

(10) years measured from the option grant date.

C.

Cessation of Service .

The following provisions shall govern the exercise of any options held by the Optionee at the

time of cessation of Service or death:

1.

Upon the Optionee’s cessation of Service for any reason, the Optionee’s option

shall terminate immediately and cease to be outstanding with respect to any and all option shares

for which the option is not otherwise at that time exercisable or in which the Optionee is not

otherwise at that time vested (after taking into account any vesting acceleration provisions tied to

the Optionee’s cessation of Service under this Plan, any option agreement or any other written

agreement between an Optionee and the Corporation); provided, however, should Optionee’s

Service be terminated for Misconduct, then notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, all

outstanding options with respect to all unvested shares at the date of such termination held by the

Optionee shall terminate immediately and cease to remain outstanding.

2.

Should the Optionee cease to remain in Service for any reason other than death or

Disability, except as otherwise provided under an option agreement or any other written

agreement between the Optionee and the Corporation, the Optionee shall have a period of three

(3) months following the date of such cessation of Service during which to exercise each

outstanding vested option held by such Optionee and not terminated or cancelled under

subparagraph (1) above.

3.

Should the Optionee’s Service terminate by reason of Disability, then the

Optionee shall have a period of twelve (12) months following the date of such cessation of

Service during which to exercise each outstanding vested option held by the Optionee and not

terminated or cancelled under subparagraph (1) above.

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4.

If, while holding an outstanding vested option, the Optionee’s Service terminates

by reason of the Optionee’s death, then the personal representative of his or her estate or the

person or persons to whom the option is transferred pursuant to the Optionee’s will or the laws of

inheritance shall have a period of twelve (12) months following the date of the Optionee’s death

to exercise such option.

5.

During the applicable post-Service exercise period, the option may not be

exercised in the aggregate for more than the number of vested shares for which the option is

exercisable on the date of the Optionee’s cessation of Service, plus any additional option shares

for which vesting is accelerated due to such cessation of Service pursuant to the terms of the

applicable option agreement or any other written agreement between an Optionee and the

Corporation.

6.

Upon the expiration of the applicable exercise period or (if earlier) upon the

expiration of the option term, the option shall terminate and cease to be outstanding for any

vested shares for which the option has not been exercised. Under no circumstances shall any such

option be exercisable after the specified expiration of the option term.

D.

Shareholder Rights . The holder of an option shall have no shareholder rights with

respect to the shares subject to the option until such person shall have exercised the option, paid the

exercise price, and become the recordholder of the purchased shares.

E.

Limited Transferability of Options . At the discretion of the Plan Administrator and in

connection with the Optionee’s estate plan, a Non-Statutory Stock Option may be assigned in whole or in

part during the Optionee’s lifetime to one or more members of the Optionee’s immediate family or to a

trust established exclusively for one or more such family members. The assigned portion may be

exercised only by the person or persons who acquire a proprietary interest in the option pursuant to the

assignment. The terms applicable to the assigned portion shall be the same as those in effect for the option

immediately prior to such assignment and shall be set forth in such documents issued to the assignee as

the Plan Administrator may deem appropriate.

II.

CORPORATE TRANSACTION

A.

In the event of any Corporate Transaction and except as otherwise provided in an option

agreement, each outstanding option that is not fully vested automatically shall accelerate so that

immediately prior to the effective date of the Corporate Transaction, all shares subject to the option

automatically shall vest and each such option shall become fully exercisable for all of the shares of

Common Stock at the time subject to such option and may be exercised for any or all of those shares as

fully-vested shares of Common Stock. However, an outstanding option shall not so accelerate if and to the

extent: (i) such option is assumed in connection with the Corporate Transaction, otherwise continued in

full force and effect by the successor corporation (or parent thereof) or replaced with a comparable option

to purchase shares of the capital stock of the successor corporation (or parent thereof), (ii) such option is

to be replaced with a cash incentive program of the successor corporation that preserves the financial

spread existing between the exercise price on the option grant date and the Fair Market Value of the

shares subject to the option on the effective date of the Corporate Transaction and provides for subsequent

payout in accordance with the vesting schedule applicable to such option, or (iii) the acceleration of such

option is subject to other limitations imposed by the Plan Administrator at the time of the option grant.

The determination of option comparability under clauses (i) and (ii) above shall be made by the Plan

Administrator, and its determination shall be final, binding and conclusive.

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B.

Immediately following the consummation of the Corporate Transaction, all outstanding

options shall terminate and cease to be outstanding, except to the extent assumed by the successor

corporation (or parent thereof) or otherwise expressly continued in full force and effect pursuant to the

terms of the Corporate Transaction.

C.

Each option that is assumed, otherwise continued in full force and effect, or replaced with

a comparable option in connection with a Corporate Transaction shall be appropriately adjusted,

immediately after such Corporate Transaction, to apply to the number and class of securities that would

have been issuable to the Optionee in consummation of such Corporate Transaction had the option been

exercised immediately prior to such Corporate Transaction. Appropriate adjustments to reflect such

Corporate Transaction shall also be made to (i) the number and class of securities available for issuance

under the Plan following the consummation of such Corporate Transaction and (ii) the exercise price

payable per share under each outstanding option, provided the aggregate exercise price payable for such

securities shall remain the same.

D.

In the event an Optionee’s Service should terminate by reason of an Involuntary

Termination within eighteen (18) months following the effective date of a Corporate Transaction, the Plan

Administrator shall have the discretion, exercisable at the time the option is granted or at any time while

the option remains outstanding, to provide for the automatic acceleration of one or more outstanding

options that do not otherwise accelerate at that time, as described in Section III.A. of this Article Two.

Any options so accelerated shall remain exercisable until the earlier of (i) the expiration of the option

term, or (ii) the expiration of the one (1) year period measured from the effective date of the Involuntary

Termination.

E.

Upon the occurrence of a Corporate Transaction, the Plan Administrator shall have the

discretion, exercisable either at the time the option is granted or at any time while the option remains

outstanding, to provide for the automatic acceleration of one or more outstanding options, as described in

Section III.A. of this Article Two whether or not those options are to be assumed or replaced in the

Corporate Transaction.

F.

The grant of options under the Plan shall in no way affect the right of the Corporation to

adjust, reclassify, reorganize or otherwise change its capital or business structure or to merge, consolidate,

dissolve, liquidate or sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.

III.

CANCELLATION AND REGRANT OF OPTIONS

The Plan Administrator shall have the authority to effect, at any time and from time to time, with

the consent of the affected option holders, the cancellation of any or all outstanding options under the

Option Grant Program and to grant in substitution new options covering the same or different number of

shares of Common Stock but with an exercise price per share based on the Fair Market Value per share of

Common Stock on the new grant date.

ARTICLE THREE

MISCELLANEOUS

I.

EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM OF THE PLAN

A.

The Plan shall become effective when adopted by the Board. Subject to such limitation,

the Plan Administrator may grant options under the Plan at any time after the effective date of the Plan

and before the date fixed herein for termination of the Plan.

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B.

In its discretion, the Board may terminate the Plan at any time with respect to any shares

of Common Stock for which Non-Statutory Stock Options have not been granted.

C.

The Plan shall terminate upon the earliest of (i) the expiration of the ten (10) year period

measured from the date the Plan is adopted by the Board, (ii) the date on which all shares available for

issuance under the Plan shall have been issued as fully vested shares, or (iii) the termination of all

outstanding options in connection with a Corporate Transaction. Upon such Plan termination, all options

outstanding under the Plan shall continue to have full force and effect in accordance with the provisions

of the documents evidencing such options, except as otherwise provided herein or in any agreements

related to such stock options.

II.

AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN

The Board shall have complete and exclusive power and authority to amend or modify the Plan in

any or all respects from time to time. However, no such amendment or modification shall adversely affect

any rights and obligations with respect to options at the time outstanding under the Plan, unless the

Optionee consents to such amendment or modification. In addition, certain amendments may require

shareholder approval pursuant to applicable laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, any

amendment to the Plan that (i) increases the maximum aggregate number of shares that may be issued

under the Plan or (ii) changes the class of individuals eligible to receive an option under the Plan.

III.

USE OF PROCEEDS

Any cash proceeds received by the Corporation from the issuance of shares of Common Stock

under the Plan shall be used for general corporate purposes.

IV.

WITHHOLDING

The Corporation’s obligation to deliver shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of any options

issued under the Plan shall be subject to the satisfaction of all applicable Federal, state and local income

and employment tax withholding requirements.

V.

REGULATORY APPROVALS

The implementation of the Plan, the granting of any option under the Plan and the issuance of any

shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of any option shall be subject to the Corporation’s

procurement of all approvals and permits required by regulatory authorities having jurisdiction over the

Plan, the options granted under the Plan and the shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to the Plan.

VI.

SHARE LEGENDS

In addition to any other legends that the Board determines, in its discretion, are necessary or

appropriate, the Corporation shall cause the legends set forth below, or legends substantially equivalent

thereto, to be placed upon any certificate(s) evidencing ownership of the shares of Common Stock issued

under the Option Grant Program, together with any other legends that may be required by the Corporation

or by state or federal securities laws:

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THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN

REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED. THE

SHARES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND MAY NOT BE

OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN

EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH RESPECT TO THE SHARES

OR AN EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF SAID

ACT THAT IS THEN APPLICABLE TO THE SHARES, AS TO WHICH A PRIOR

OPINION OF COUNSEL ACCEPTABLE TO THE ISSUER OR TRANSFER AGENT

MAY BE REQUIRED.

VII.

NO EMPLOYMENT OR SERVICE RIGHTS

Nothing in the Plan shall confer upon an Optionee any right to continue in Service for any period

of specific duration or interfere with or otherwise restrict in any way the rights of the Corporation (or any

Parent or Subsidiary employing or retaining such person) or of the Optionee, which rights are hereby

expressly reserved by each.

VIII.     UNFUNDED PLAN

The Plan shall be unfunded. The Corporation shall not be required to establish any special or

separate fund or to make any other segregation of funds or assets to insure any payments under this Plan.

IX.

NO RESTRICTION ON CORPORATE ACTION

Nothing contained in the Plan shall be construed to prevent the Corporation (or any Parent or

Subsidiary) from taking any corporate action that is deemed by the Corporation (or such Parent or

Subsidiary) to be appropriate or in its best interest, whether or not such action would have an adverse

effect on the Plan or any option under the Plan. No Employee, Consultant, Board member, beneficiary, or

other person shall have any claim against the Corporation or any Parent or Subsidiary as a result of any

such action.

X.

GOVERNING LAW

The Plan shall be construed in accordance with the laws of Florida.

ARTICLE FOUR

DEFINITIONS

The following definitions shall be in effect under the Plan:

A.

Applicable Laws shall mean the requirements for equity compensation plans and

Awards under federal securities laws, the Code, applicable state corporate and securities laws, and the

rules of any applicable stock exchange or national market system applicable to Awards.

B.

Award” shall mean the determination to make one or more grants under the Plan.

C.

Board shall mean the Corporation’s board of directors.

D.

Code shall mean, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

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E.

Committee shall mean a committee of one (1) or more Board members appointed by

the Board to exercise one or more administrative functions under the Plan.

F.

Common Stock shall mean the Corporation’s voting common stock.

G.

Consultant” shall mean any person who is not an Employee and who is providing

services to the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary) as an advisor, consultant, or non-common law

employee.

H.

Corporate Transaction” shall mean the occurrence in a single transaction or a series of

related transactions, of any one or more of the following: (i) a sale or other disposition of all or

substantially all of the assets of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries; (ii) a sale or other disposition of

more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding stock of the Corporation; (iii) the consummation of a

merger, consolidation or similar transaction after which the Corporation is not the surviving corporation;

(iv) the consummation of a merger, consolidation , or similar transaction after which the Corporation is

the surviving corporation but the shares outstanding immediately preceding the merger, consolidation, or

similar transaction are converted or exchanged by reason of the transaction into other stock, property or

cash; (v) a distribution by the Corporation (excluding an ordinary dividend or a stock split or stock

dividend described in Treasury Regulation section 1.424-1(e)(4)(iv).

I.

Corporation” shall mean SunVesta, Inc., a Florida corporation and any corporate

successor to all or substantially all of the assets or voting stock of SunVesta, Inc., which shall by

appropriate action adopt the Plan.

J.

Disability” shall mean any physical or mental impairment that has lasted for a

minimum of 2 months and that (i) can be expected to last for an additional period of not less than 10

months and (ii) prevents an Employee from engaging in such Employee's regular duties in furtherance of

the business of the Corporation. Upon request by the Plan Administrator, a disabled Employee shall

promptly submit a physician's statement attesting to or disclaiming the existence of such disability and

shall promptly submit any other information or records deemed necessary by the Plan Administrator in

this regard. The Plan Administrator shall have the right to require an examination of the disabled

Employee by his medical examiner or physician, at the Corporation's expense. If there is disagreement as

to whether an Employee is disabled, then determination of whether such disability exists shall be made by

a physician mutually agreed upon by the physicians previously selected by the disabled Employee and the

Plan Administrator. The decision of the physician appointed under the provisions of this Article shall be

final and binding on the Corporation and the Employee.

K.

Employee shall mean an individual who is a common law employee of the

Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary), except any employees excluded in writing by the Plan

Administrator. For example, the Plan Administrator, in its discretion, may exclude from eligibility under

this Plan any individuals who provide services to the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary) through a

labor contractor, staffing firm, temporary employment firm or agency or other third party, regardless of

whether such employees are common law employees of the Corporation.

L.

Exercise Date shall mean the date on which the Corporation shall have received

written notice of the option exercise.

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M.

Fair Market Value” shall mean, as of any date, the fair market value of a Share

determined as follows:

1.

When there is a public market for the Shares, the Fair Market Value shall be

determined by the closing price for a Share on the market trading day on the date of

determination (and if a closing price was not reported on that date , then the arithmetic mean of

the closing bid and asked prices at the close of the market on that date, and if these prices were

not reported on that date, then the closing price on the last trading date on which a closing price

was reported) on the stock exchange or national market system that is the primary market for the

Shares; or

2.

If the Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion, determines that the foregoing

methods do not apply or produce a reasonable valuation, then Fair Market Value shall be

determined by an independent appraisal that satisfies the requirements of Code Section

401(a)(28)(C) as of a date within twelve (12) months before the date of the transaction for which

the appraisal is used, e.g., the date of the grant of the Award (the “Appraisal”). If the Plan

Administrator, in its sole discretion determines that he Appraisal does not reflect information

available after the date of the Appraisal that may materially affect the value of the Shares, then

Fair Market Value shall be determined by a new Appraisal.

N.

Involuntary Termination” shall mean the termination of the Service of any individual

that occurs by reason of any of an individual’s voluntary resignation (a) following (i) a change in the

individual’s position with the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary employing the individual) that

materially reduces the individual’s duties and responsibilities or the level of management to which the

individual reports, (ii) a reduction in an individual’s level of compensation (including base salary, fringe

benefits and target bonus under any corporate performance-based bonus or incentive programs) by more

than fifteen percent (15%), or (iii) a relocation of an individual’s place of employment by more than fifty

(50) miles, provided and only if such change, reduction or relocation is effected by the Corporation

without the individual’s consent, or (b) an individual’s resignation for “good reason.” For purposes of this

Plan, the term “good reason” shall be defined as provided in any written agreement between the

individual and the Corporation.

O.

Misconduct” shall mean a determination by the Corporation, pursuant to the procedures

of any written agreement between the Corporation and an Optionee, that an Optionee has: (1) materially

failed, neglected or refused to perform the duties, responsibilities or obligations specifically described in

or assigned to him or her under any written agreement between the Optionee and the Corporation; (2)

engaged in a willful or intentional act that has the effect of substantially injuring the reputation or

business of the Corporation or any of its affiliates and any of their respective affiliates; (3) used illegal

drugs or engaged in repeated drunkenness; (4) been the subject of a plea of nolo contendre , admission of

guilt or conviction by a court of competent jurisdiction for the commission of (i) a felony or (ii) a

misdemeanor involving moral turpitude; (5) engaged in an act of fraud or embezzlement or material

dishonesty against the Corporation or any other person or entity; (6) excessive unexcused absences from

work not related to a disability; (7) engaged in other violations of service policies adopted by the

Corporation that provide for the orderly administration of the workplace; or (8) during the term of any

service, materially violated any obligations not to disclose confidential information of the Corporation

P.

1934 Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Q.

Non-Statutory Stock Option shall mean an option not intended to satisfy the

requirements of Section 422 of the Code.

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R.

Option Grant Program shall mean the option grant program in effect under the Plan.

S.

Optionee” shall mean any person to whom an option is granted under the Option Grant

Program.

T.

Parent shall mean any corporation (other than the Corporation) in an unbroken chain

of corporations ending with the Corporation, provided each corporation in the unbroken chain (other than

the Corporation), owns, at the time of the determination, stock possessing fifty percent (50%) or more of

the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain.

U.

Plan” shall mean the SunVesta, Inc. 2013 Stock Option Plan, as set forth in this

document.

V.

Plan Administrator” shall mean either the Board or the Committee, to the extent the

Committee at the time is responsible for the administration of the Plan.

W.

Service” shall mean the provision of services to the Corporation (or any Parent or

Subsidiary) by a person in the capacity of an Employee, a non-employee member of the Board, or a

Consultant, except to the extent otherwise specifically provided in the documents evidencing the option

grant.

X.

Share” shall mean a share of Common Stock.

Y.

Subsidiary shall mean any corporation (other than the Corporation) in an unbroken

chain of corporations beginning with the Corporation, provided each corporation (other than the last

corporation) in the unbroken chain, at the time of the determination, owns stock possessing fifty percent

(50%) or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations

in such chain.

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