FORM 8-K/A
 
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities and Exchange Act of 1934

 
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported):
 
 


CELLCEUTIX CORPORATION
 
 
Nevada
 
30-0565645
     
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)
 
Identification Number)
 
 

100 Cumming Center, Suite 151-B
Beverly, MA  01915

 
 (Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

(978)-633-3623
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code) 
 


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Explanatory Note: 
 
This Amended Form 8K, is filed to amend  the Form 8K filed February 2, 2011,  Item 5.02 referencing the  granting of options to our executive officers pursuant to the Company's 2010 Equity Incentive Plan.   This 8K amends the exercise price on the option awards granted to our executive officers, previously reported as exercisable at $.10 per share equal to the Fair Market Value of the Stock on the date of the grant, December 29, 2010 is now being amended as to the exercise price which is  $.11 per share equal to 110% of the  fair market value on the date of the grants, December 29, 2010.  The exhibited Employment Agreements with the Company and Leo Ehrlich, and Dr. Krishna Menon, have also been amended to reflect the corrected exercise price. 
 


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

On December 29, 2010, the board of directors executed employment agreements with each of its Chief Executive Officer, Leo Ehrlich and its Chief Scientific Officer,  Krishna Menon respectively.  Both Agreements provide a three year term with each executive receiving an annual base salary of $350,000 per year commenicng January 1, 2011, with an annual increase of 10% for each year commenicng January 1, 2012.  In addition, the Company's Board of Directors awarded stock options pursuant to the Company's 2010 Equity Investment Plan to each executive officer  as follows:   Option Group A (which is comprised in its entirety of 18 million Shares exercisable at eleven  (0.11)  cents per share, 110% of the fair market value on the date of grant,  issued to each respectively,  and shall become vested and exercisable (i) as to 6 million Shares on December 29, 2010, (ii) as to 6 million Shares on June 31, 2011, and (iii) as to 6 million Shares on January 3, 2012.
 
  Item 8.01:  Other Events
 

On December 29, 2010 shareholders holding 51% of the Registrant’s outstanding common stock adopted and approved the 2010 Equity Incentive Plan and authorized an amendment to the Registrant’s Articles of Incorporation to authorize Class B common stock convertible into Class A common stock on a 1:1 basis, however the Class B Common Stock   shall entitle ten votes for each share of Class B Common Stock.   These actions will become effective 20 days after the Company  files an Information Statement with  the Securities & Exchange Commission on Form 14C and files an amendment to our Articles of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of Nevada to authorize the Class B Common Stock.
 
Item 9.01:  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1   Employment Agreement with Leo Ehrlich, CEO
Exhibit 99-2   Employment Agreement with  Krishna Menon, CSO
Exhibit 99-3  2010 Equity Incentive Plan



Signature
   
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 hereunto duly authorized.

Date:  February 1, 2010
         
 
CELLCEUTIX CORPORATION
 
     
     
 
By:  
/s/ Leo Ehrlich
 
   
Chief Executive Officer
 
       
 

 
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
CELLCEUTIX CORPORATION
AND
LEO EHRLICH


1.  Term

     The term of this Agreement shall commence on December 29, 2010 and shall terminate on December 31, 2013.

2.  Duties

Executive shall be employed by Company as its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.  Executive shall report directly and solely to the Company's Board of Directors ("Board").  Executive shall devote his full time and best efforts to the Company.  Company agrees to nominate Executive for election to the Board as a member of the management slate at each annual meeting of stockholders during his employment hereunder at which Executive's director class comes up for election.  Executive agrees to serve on the Board if elected.

3.  Salary

     Executive shall receive an annual base salary for $350,000 per year commencing January 1, 2011, with annual increase of 10% for each year commencing January 2012 during the term of the Agreement.  The Board, in its discretion, may increase the base salary based upon relevant circumstances.

4.  Stock Options

Executive is hereby granted on the date hereof Options Group A  which options are exercisable at $0.11 per share,  110% of the closing bid price of December  29, 2010, the date hereof.

Group A Options (which is comprised in its entirety of 18 million Shares) shall become vested and exercisable (i) as to 6 million Shares on the date hereof, (ii) as to 6 million Shares on June 30, 2011 and (iii) as to 6 million Shares on January 3, 2012.
 
 
Company shall us its best efforts to maintain the effectiveness of the registration of all shares issuable upon the exercise of any stock options hereby granted to Executive by Company pursuant to the appropriate form of registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933.

Executive shall be permitted the maximum number of Reloads on exercise of options pursuant to Section 8 of the 2010 Equity Incentive Plan.  Additionally, Company shall, to the extent permitted by law, make loans to Executive in reasonable amounts on reasonable terms and conditions during his employment by Company to facilitate the exercise of the options granted to him as described above.

 
5.  Benefits

     Executive shall be entitled to receive all benefits generally made available to executives of Company.

6.  Reimbursement for Expenses

     Executive shall be expected to incur various business expenses customarily incurred by persons holding like positions, including but not limited to traveling, entertainment and similar expenses incurred for the benefit of Company.  Subject to Company's policy regarding the reimbursement of such expenses (which does not necessarily provide for reimbursement of all such expenses), Company shall reimburse Executive for such expenses from time to time, at Executive's request, and Executive shall account to Company for such expenses.


7.  Termination by Company

(a)  
Company shall have the right to terminate this Agreement under the following circumstances:

          (i)  Upon the death of Executive.

          (ii) For good cause upon notice from Company. Termination by Company   of Executive's employment for "good cause" as used in this Agreement shall be limited to gross negligence or malfeasance by Executive in the  performance of his duties under this Agreement (whether before or after a  corporate sale or combination event identified in Section 10(ii) below) or  the voluntary resignation by Executive as an employee of Company without  the prior written consent of Company.
 
 
       (b) If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 7(a) above, Executive's rights and Company's obligations hereunder shall forthwith terminate except as expressly provided in this Agreement and as further provided with respect to the Options hereby granted.

       (c) If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 7(a)(i) or (ii) hereof, Executive or his estate shall be entitled to receive a cash payment equal to the present value (based on Company's then current cost of borrowing as determined by Company's chief financial officer for the remainder of the term hereof) of his base salary for the balance of the term of this Agreement,
payable within 30 days of the date of termination.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such payments shall be made until such payment is no longer subject to Section 162(m) of the Code.  All stock options granted to Executive shall also immediately vest upon such termination and remain exercisable until the earlier of the fifth anniversary of the date of such termination or the expiration of such options on the scheduled expiration dates set forth in the stock option agreements related thereto.

     (d) Whenever compensation is payable to Executive hereunder during a time when he is partially or totally disabled and such disability (except for the provisions hereof) would entitle him to disability income or to salary continuation payments from Company according to the terms of any plan now or hereafter provided by Company or according to any Company policy in effect at the time of such disability, the compensation payable to him hereunder shall be inclusive of any such disability income or salary continuation and shall not be in addition thereto.  If disability income is payable directly to Executive by an insurance company under an insurance policy paid for by Company, the amounts paid to him by said insurance company shall be
considered to be part of the payments to be made by Company to him pursuant to this Section 7, and shall not be in addition thereto.

8.  Termination by Executive

     Executive shall have the right to terminate his employment under this Agreement upon 30 days' notice to Company given within 60 days following the occurrence of any of the following events, each of which shall constitute "good reason" for such termination:

          (i) Executive is not elected or retained as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and a director of Company.

          (ii) Company acts to materially reduce Executive's duties and  responsibilities hereunder.  Executive's duties and responsibilities shall not be deemed materially reduced for purposes hereof solely by virtue of the fact that Company is (or substantially all of its assets are) sold to, or is combined with, another entity provided that (a) Executive shall  continue to have the same duties, responsibilities and authority with  respect to Company's businesses as he has as of the date hereof and as Executive may have with respect to businesses added hereafter, including but not limited to, biotechnology and  (b) Executive shall report solely and directly to the board of directors (and not to the chief executive officer or chairman of the board of directors) of the entity (or to the  individual) that acquires Company or its assets or, if there shall be an ultimate parent of such entity, then to the board of directors of such ultimate parent and (c) Executive shall be elected and retained as a member of the board of directors of such entity or ultimate parent (if there shall  be one).

9.  Consequences of Breach by Company

     If Executive's employment is terminated pursuant to Section 9 hereof, or if Company shall terminate Executive's employment under this Agreement in any other way that is a breach of this Agreement by Company, the following shall apply:

          (i) Executive shall receive a cash payment equal to the present value (based on Company's then current cost of borrowing as determined by the chief financial officer of Company for the remainder of the term hereof) of Executive's base salary hereunder for the remainder of the term, payable within 30 days of the date of such termination.


          (ii) Subject to Section 9 hereof, all stock options granted by Company to Executive prior to the date hereof shall accelerate and become immediately exercisable and thereafter remain exercisable until the earlier of the fifth anniversary of the date of such termination or the scheduled expiration dates for such options set forth in  the stock option agreements relating thereto, and all restrictions imposed by this Agreement and in the Stock Option Agreement as agreed to be amended pursuant to Section 9 hereof relating to the sale, assignment or other transfer of Shares acquired or to be acquired upon exercise of the Options shall immediately lapse.


10.  Compensation Upon Termination

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the following shall apply to any benefits provided under Sections 7-9 that constitute “deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “ Code ”) and the regulations and other guidance thereunder and any state law of similar effect (collectively “ Section 409A ”):
 
(i) Any payment of such benefits shall not commence in connection with the Executive’s termination of employment unless and until the Executive has also incurred a “separation from service,” (as defined in Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-1(h)) (“ Separation from Service ”) or such termination of employment is due to the Executive’s death, unless the Company reasonably determines that such amounts may be provided to the Executive without causing the Executive to incur the adverse personal tax consequences under Section 409A.
 
(ii) It is intended that (A) each installment of any such benefits be regarded as a separate “payment” for purposes of Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-2(b)(2)(i), (B) all payments of any such benefits satisfy, to the greatest extent possible, the exemptions from the application of Section 409A provided under Treasury Regulations Sections 1.409A-1(b)(4) and 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii), and (C) any such benefits consisting of premiums payable under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (“ COBRA ”) also satisfy, to the greatest extent possible, the exemption from the application of Section 409A provided under Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-1(b)(9)(v). However, if the Company determines that any such benefits constitute “deferred compensation” under Section 409A and the Executive is a “specified employee” of the Company, as such term is defined in Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i), then, solely to the extent necessary to avoid the imposition of the adverse personal tax consequences under Section 409A, (i) the timing of such benefit payments shall be delayed until the earlier of (a) the date that is six (6) months and one (1) day after the Executive’s Separation from Service and (b) the date of the Executive’s death (such applicable date, the “ Delayed Initial Payment Date ”), and (ii) the Company shall (a) pay the Executive a lump sum amount equal to the sum of the benefit payments that the Executive would otherwise have received through the Delayed Initial Payment Date if the commencement of the payment of the benefits had not been delayed pursuant to this paragraph and (b) commence paying the balance, if any, of the benefits in accordance with the applicable payment schedule.

11.  Excise Tax Limit

     In the event that the vesting of the Options together with all other payments and the value of any benefit received or to be received by the Executive would result in all or a portion of such payment being subject to excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code, then the Executive's payment shall be either (A) the full payment or (B) such lesser amount that would result in no portion of the payment being subject to excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code (the "Excise Tax"), whichever of the foregoing amounts, taking into account the applicable Federal, state, and local employment taxes, income taxes, and the Excise Tax, results in the receipt by the Executive, on an after-tax basis, of the greatest amount of the payment notwithstanding that all or some portion of the payment may be taxable under Section 4999 of the Code.  All determinations required to be made under this Section 11 shall be made by nationally recognized accounting firm which is the Company's outside auditor immediately prior to the event triggering the payments that are subject to the Excise Tax, which firm must be reasonably acceptable to Executive (the "Accounting Firm"). The Company shall cause the Accounting Firm to provide detailed supporting calculations of its determinations to the Company and Executive. Notice must be given to the Accounting Firm within fifteen (15) business days after an event entitling Executive to a payment under this Agreement. All fees and expenses of the Accounting Firm shall be borne solely by the Company. The Accounting Firm's determinations must be made with substantial authority (within the meaning of Section 6662 of the Code). For the purposes of all calculations under Section 280G of the Code and the application of this Section 11, Company and Executive hereby elect and agree to make all determination as to present value using 120 percent of the applicable Federal rate (determined under Section 1274(d) of the Code) compounded semiannually, as in effect on the date of this Agreement. Company agrees to reimburse Executive (on an after-tax basis) for his reasonable legal and other professional expenses of pursuing any reasonable contest, claim or cause of action (including any claim of tax refund) on his own behalf that may arise (notwithstanding the application of the foregoing provisions of this Section 11) as a result of (i) the Internal Revenue Service seeking to impose an Excise Tax on Executive or (ii) Company (or any successor) withholding or seeking to withhold any Excise Tax from any payment or benefit to Executive without Executive's consent; provided, however, reimbursement will only be provided under this subsection (ii) if Executive prevails (excluding a settlement).


12.  Binding Agreement

     This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of Executive, his heirs, distributees and assigns and Company, its successors and assigns. Executive may not, without the express written permission of the Company, assign or pledge any rights or obligations hereunder to any person, firm or corporation.


13.  Amendment; Waiver

     This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the employment of Executive by Company and supersedes, on and as of the date hereof, the Old Employment Agreement.  No amendment or modification of this Agreement shall be valid unless evidenced by a written instrument executed by the parties hereto.  No waiver by either party of any breach by the other party of any provision or condition of this Agreement shall be deemed a waiver of any similar or dissimilar provision or condition at the same or any prior or subsequent time.

14.  Governing Law

           This Agreement shall be governed by, enforced, and construed under and in accordance with the laws of the United States of America and, with respect to matters of state law, with the laws of New York.  Any dispute arising under or in any way related to this Agreement will be submitted to binding arbitration before a single arbitrator by the American Arbitration Association in accordance with the Association’s commercial rules then in effect. The arbitration will be conducted in New York, New York. The decision of the arbitrator will set forth in reasonable detail the basis for the decision and will be binding on the parties. The arbitration award may be confirmed by any court of competent jurisdiction .
 
The parties agree that this Agreement (together with any stock option agreements entered   into between Company and Executive and any other documents or agreements specifically referred to herein) shall constitute the sole and conclusive basis for establishing Executive's compensation for all services provided by him hereunder.
 

15.  Notices

     All notices which a party is required or may desire to give to the other party under or in connection with this Agreement shall be given in writing by addressing the same to the other party as follows:

 If to Executive to:

Leo Ehrlich
100 Cumming Center, Suite 151-B
Beverly, MA  01915


 
 If  to the Company, to:

CELLCEUTIX CORPORATION
100 Cumming Center, Suite 151-B
Beverly, MA  01915

(978)-633-3623


or at such other place as may be designated in writing by like notice.  Any notice shall be deemed to have been given within 48 hours after being addressed as required herein and deposited, first-class postage prepaid, in the United States mail.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement this 29th  day of
December 2010.

CELLCEUTIX CORPORATION                                    LEO EHRLICH


By:  /s/ Krishna Menon, Chief Scientific Officer          By:  /s/ Leo Ehrlich, Employee, Chief Executive Officer
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
CELLCEUTIX CORPORATION
AND
KRISHNA MENON


1.  Term

     The term of this Agreement shall commence on December 29, 2010 and shall terminate on December 31, 2013.

2.  Duties

Executive shall be employed by Company as its Chief Scientific Officer.  Executive shall report directly and solely to the Company's Board of Directors ("Board").  Executive shall devote his full time and best efforts to the Company.  Company agrees to nominate Executive for election to the Board as a member of the management slate at each annual meeting of stockholders during his employment hereunder at which Executive's director class comes up for election.  Executive agrees to serve on the Board if elected.

3.  Salary

     Executive shall receive an annual base salary for $350,000 per year commencing January 1, 2011, with annual increase of 10% for each year commencing January 2012 during the term of the Agreement.  The Board, in its discretion, may increase the base salary based upon relevant circumstances.

4.  Stock Options

Executive is hereby granted on the date hereof,  Options Group A  which options are exercisable at $0.11 per share,  110% of the closing bid price of December 29, 2010, the date hereof.

Group A Options (which is comprised in its entirety of 18 million Shares) shall become vested and exercisable (i) as to 6 million Shares on the date hereof, (ii) as to 6 million Shares on June 30, 2011 and (iii) as to 6 million Shares on January 3, 2012.
 
 
Company shall us its best efforts to maintain the effectiveness of the registration of all shares issuable upon the exercise of any stock options hereby granted to Executive by Company pursuant to the appropriate form of registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933.

Executive shall be permitted the maximum number of Reloads on exercise of options pursuant to Section 8 of the 2010 Equity Incentive Plan.  Additionally, Company shall, to the extent permitted by law, make loans to Executive in reasonable amounts on reasonable terms and conditions during his employment by Company to facilitate the exercise of the options granted to him as described above.


 
5.  Benefits

     Executive shall be entitled to receive all benefits generally made available to executives of Company.

6.  Reimbursement for Expenses

     Executive shall be expected to incur various business expenses customarily incurred by persons holding like positions, including but not limited to traveling, entertainment and similar expenses incurred for the benefit of Company.  Subject to Company's policy regarding the reimbursement of such expenses (which does not necessarily provide for reimbursement of all such expenses), Company shall reimburse Executive for such expenses from time to time, at Executive's request, and Executive shall account to Company for such expenses.


7.  Termination by Company

(a)  
Company shall have the right to terminate this Agreement under the following circumstances:

          (i)  Upon the death of Executive.

          (ii) For good cause upon notice from Company. Termination by Company   of Executive's employment for "good cause" as used in this Agreement shall be limited to gross negligence or malfeasance by Executive in the  performance of his duties under this Agreement (whether before or after a  corporate sale or combination event identified in Section 10(ii) below) or  the voluntary resignation by Executive as an employee of Company without  the prior written consent of Company.
 
 
       (b) If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 7(a) above, Executive's rights and Company's obligations hereunder shall forthwith terminate except as expressly provided in this Agreement and as further provided with respect to the Options hereby granted.

       (c) If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 7(a)(i) or (ii) hereof, Executive or his estate shall be entitled to receive a cash payment equal to the present value (based on Company's then current cost of borrowing as determined by Company's chief financial officer for the remainder of the term hereof) of his base salary for the balance of the term of this Agreement, payable within 30 days of the date of termination.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such payments shall be made until such payment is no longer subject to Section 162(m) of the Code.  All stock options granted to Executive shall also immediately vest upon such termination and remain exercisable until the earlier of the fifth anniversary of the date of such termination or the expiration of such options on the scheduled expiration dates set forth in the stock option agreements related thereto.

     (d) Whenever compensation is payable to Executive hereunder during a time when he is partially or totally disabled and such disability (except for the provisions hereof) would entitle him to disability income or to salary continuation payments from Company according to the terms of any plan now or hereafter provided by Company or according to any Company policy in effect at the time of such disability, the compensation payable to him hereunder shall be inclusive of any such disability income or salary continuation and shall not be in addition thereto.  If disability income is payable directly to Executive by an insurance company under an insurance policy paid for by Company, the amounts paid to him by said insurance company shall be considered to be part of the payments to be made by Company to him pursuant to this Section 7, and shall not be in addition thereto.

8.  Termination by Executive

     Executive shall have the right to terminate his employment under this Agreement upon 30 days' notice to Company given within 60 days following the occurrence of any of the following events, each of which shall constitute "good reason" for such termination:

          (i) Executive is not elected or retained as Director and Chief Scientific Officer and a director of Company.

          (ii) Company acts to materially reduce Executive's duties and  responsibilities hereunder.  Executive's duties and responsibilities shall not be deemed materially reduced for purposes hereof solely by virtue of the fact that Company is (or substantially all of its assets are) sold to, or is combined with, another entity provided that (a) Executive shall  continue to have the same duties, responsibilities and authority with  respect to Company's businesses as he has as of the date hereof and as Executive may have with respect to businesses added hereafter, including but not limited to, biotechnology and  (b) Executive shall report solely and directly to the board of directors (and not to the chief executive officer or chairman of the board of directors) of the entity (or to the  individual) that acquires Company or its assets or, if there shall be an ultimate parent of such entity, then to the board of directors of such ultimate parent and (c) Executive shall be elected and retained as a member of the board of directors of such entity or ultimate parent (if there shall  be one).

9.  Consequences of Breach by Company

     If Executive's employment is terminated pursuant to Section 9 hereof, or if Company shall terminate Executive's employment under this Agreement in any other way that is a breach of this Agreement by Company, the following shall apply:

          (i) Executive shall receive a cash payment equal to the present value (based on Company's then current cost of borrowing as determined by the chief financial officer of Company for the remainder of the term hereof) of Executive's base salary hereunder for the remainder of the term, payable within 30 days of the date of such termination.


          (ii) Subject to Section 9 hereof, all stock options granted by Company to Executive prior to the date hereof shall accelerate and become immediately exercisable and thereafter remain exercisable until the earlier of the fifth anniversary of the date of such termination or the scheduled expiration dates for such options set forth in  the stock option agreements relating thereto, and all restrictions imposed by this Agreement and in the Stock Option Agreement as agreed to be amended pursuant to Section 9 hereof relating to the sale, assignment or other transfer of Shares acquired or to be acquired upon exercise of the Options shall immediately lapse.


10.  Compensation Upon Termination

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the following shall apply to any benefits provided under Sections 7-9 that constitute “deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “ Code ”) and the regulations and other guidance thereunder and any state law of similar effect (collectively “ Section 409A ”):
 
(i) Any payment of such benefits shall not commence in connection with the Executive’s termination of employment unless and until the Executive has also incurred a “separation from service,” (as defined in Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-1(h)) (“ Separation from Service ”) or such termination of employment is due to the Executive’s death, unless the Company reasonably determines that such amounts may be provided to the Executive without causing the Executive to incur the adverse personal tax consequences under Section 409A.
 
(ii) It is intended that (A) each installment of any such benefits be regarded as a separate “payment” for purposes of Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-2(b)(2)(i), (B) all payments of any such benefits satisfy, to the greatest extent possible, the exemptions from the application of Section 409A provided under Treasury Regulations Sections 1.409A-1(b)(4) and 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii), and (C) any such benefits consisting of premiums payable under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (“ COBRA ”) also satisfy, to the greatest extent possible, the exemption from the application of Section 409A provided under Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-1(b)(9)(v). However, if the Company determines that any such benefits constitute “deferred compensation” under Section 409A and the Executive is a “specified employee” of the Company, as such term is defined in Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i), then, solely to the extent necessary to avoid the imposition of the adverse personal tax consequences under Section 409A, (i) the timing of such benefit payments shall be delayed until the earlier of (a) the date that is six (6) months and one (1) day after the Executive’s Separation from Service and (b) the date of the Executive’s death (such applicable date, the “ Delayed Initial Payment Date ”), and (ii) the Company shall (a) pay the Executive a lump sum amount equal to the sum of the benefit payments that the Executive would otherwise have received through the Delayed Initial Payment Date if the commencement of the payment of the benefits had not been delayed pursuant to this paragraph and (b) commence paying the balance, if any, of the benefits in accordance with the applicable payment schedule.

11.  Excise Tax Limit

     In the event that the vesting of the Options together with all other payments and the value of any benefit received or to be received by the Executive would result in all or a portion of such payment being subject to excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code, then the Executive's payment shall be either (A) the full payment or (B) such lesser amount that would result in no portion of the payment being subject to excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code (the "Excise Tax"), whichever of the foregoing amounts, taking into account the applicable Federal, state, and local employment taxes, income taxes, and the Excise Tax, results in the receipt by the Executive, on an after-tax basis, of the greatest amount of the payment notwithstanding that all or some portion of the payment may be taxable under Section 4999 of the Code.  All determinations required to be made under this Section 11 shall be made by nationally recognized accounting firm which is the Company's outside auditor immediately prior to the event triggering the payments that are subject to the Excise Tax, which firm must be reasonably acceptable to Executive (the "Accounting Firm"). The Company shall cause the Accounting Firm to provide detailed supporting calculations of its determinations to the Company and Executive. Notice must be given to the Accounting Firm within fifteen (15) business days after an event entitling Executive to a payment under this Agreement. All fees and expenses of the Accounting Firm shall be borne solely by the Company. The Accounting Firm's determinations must be made with substantial authority (within the meaning of Section 6662 of the Code). For the purposes of all calculations under Section 280G of the Code and the application of this Section 11, Company and Executive hereby elect and agree to make all determination as to present value using 120 percent of the applicable Federal rate (determined under Section 1274(d) of the Code) compounded semiannually, as in effect on the date of this Agreement. Company agrees to reimburse Executive (on an after-tax basis) for his reasonable legal and other professional expenses of pursuing any reasonable contest, claim or cause of action (including any claim of tax refund) on his own behalf that may arise (notwithstanding the application of the foregoing provisions of this Section 11) as a result of (i) the Internal Revenue Service seeking to impose an Excise Tax on Executive or (ii) Company (or any successor) withholding or seeking to withhold any Excise Tax from any payment or benefit to Executive without Executive's consent; provided, however, reimbursement will only be provided under this subsection (ii) if Executive prevails (excluding a settlement).


12.  Binding Agreement

     This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of Executive, his heirs, distributees and assigns and Company, its successors and assigns. Executive may not, without the express written permission of the Company, assign or pledge any rights or obligations hereunder to any person, firm or corporation.


13.  Amendment; Waiver

     This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the employment of Executive by Company and supersedes, on and as of the date hereof, the Old Employment Agreement.  No amendment or modification of this Agreement shall be valid unless evidenced by a written instrument executed by the parties hereto.  No waiver by either party of any breach by the other party of any provision or condition of this Agreement shall be deemed a waiver of any similar or dissimilar provision or condition at the same or any prior or subsequent time.

14.  Governing Law

           This Agreement shall be governed by, enforced, and construed under and in accordance with the laws of the United States of America and, with respect to matters of state law, with the laws of New York.  Any dispute arising under or in any way related to this Agreement will be submitted to binding arbitration before a single arbitrator by the American Arbitration Association in accordance with the Association’s commercial rules then in effect. The arbitration will be conducted in New York, New York. The decision of the arbitrator will set forth in reasonable detail the basis for the decision and will be binding on the parties. The arbitration award may be confirmed by any court of competent jurisdiction .
 
The parties agree that this Agreement (together with any stock option agreements entered   into between Company and Executive and any other documents or agreements specifically referred to herein) shall constitute the sole and conclusive basis for establishing Executive's compensation for all services provided by him hereunder.
 

15.  Notices

     All notices which a party is required or may desire to give to the other party under or in connection with this Agreement shall be given in writing by addressing the same to the other party as follows:

 If to Executive to:

Krishna Menon
100 Cumming Center, Suite 151-B
Beverly, MA  01915

 If  to the Company, to:

CELLCEUTIX CORPORATION
100 Cumming Center, Suite 151-B
Beverly, MA  01915

(978)-633-3623


or at such other place as may be designated in writing by like notice.  Any notice shall be deemed to have been given within 48 hours after being addressed as required herein and deposited, first-class postage prepaid, in the United States mail.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement this 29th  day of
December 2010.

CELLCEUTIX CORPORATION              KRISHNA MENON


By: /s/ Leo Ehrlich                                       By: /s/  Krishna Menon, Chief Scientific Officer
Leo Ehrlich, Chief Executive Officer                       Employee
 
 

 
 

 

  
CELLCEUTIX CORPORATION

2010 Equity Incentive Plan
 
Section 1.                Purpose; Definitions.
 
1.1.       Purpose . The purpose of the 2010 Equity Incentive Plan (“Plan”) is to enable the Company to offer to its employees, officers, directors and consultants whose past, present and/or potential contributions to the Company and its Subsidiaries have been, are or will be important to the success of the Company, an opportunity to acquire a proprietary interest in the Company. The various types of long-term incentive awards that may be provided under the Plan will enable the Company to respond to changes in compensation practices, tax laws, accounting regulations and the size and diversity of its businesses.
 
1.2.       Definitions . For purposes of the Plan, the following terms shall be defined as set forth below:
 
(a)          “Agreement” means the agreement between the Company and the Holder, or such other document as may be determined by the Committee, setting forth the terms and conditions of an award under the Plan.
 
(b)          “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.
 
(c)          “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
 
(d)          “Committee” means the (i) the Board of Directors of the Company or (ii) a Committee of the board of directors designated to administer the Plan which is comprised solely of 2 or more outside directors all of whom are “outside directors” within the meaning of the regulations issued under Section 162(m) of the Code.
 
(e)          “Common Stock” means the Common Stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share.
 
(f)          “Company” means Cellceutix  Corporation, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Nevada
 
(g)          “Disability” means physical or mental impairment as determined under procedures established by the Committee for purposes of the Plan.
 
(h)          “Effective Date” means the date determined pursuant to Section 11.1.
 
(i)           “Fair Market Value,” unless otherwise required by any applicable provision of the Code or any regulations issued thereunder, means, as of any given date: (i) if the Common Stock is listed on a national securities exchange or the Nasdaq Stock Market, the last sale price of the Common Stock in the principal trading market for the Common Stock on such date, as reported by the exchange or Nasdaq, as the case may be; (ii) if the Common Stock is not listed on a national securities exchange or the Nasdaq Stock Market, but is traded in the over-the-counter market, the closing bid price for the Common Stock on such date, as reported by the OTC Bulletin Board or Pink Sheets, LLC or similar publisher of such quotations; and (iii) if the fair market value of the Common Stock cannot be determined pursuant to clause (i) or (ii) above, such price as the Committee shall determine, in good faith.
 
(j)           “Holder” means a person who has received an award under the Plan.
 
(k)          “Incentive Stock Option” means any Stock Option intended to be and designated as an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.
 
(l)           “Non-qualified Stock Option” means any Stock Option that is not an Incentive Stock Option.

(m)         "Original Option" shall mean an option as defined in Section 8 of this Plan.

(n)          “Other Stock-Based Award” means an award under Section 9 that is valued in whole or in part by reference to, or is otherwise based upon, Common Stock.
 
(o)          “Parent” means any present or future “parent corporation” of the Company, as such term is defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.
 
 
 
(p)          “Plan” means the Cellceutix  Corporation 2010 Equity Incentive Plan, as hereinafter amended from time to time.

(q)          “Reload Options” means an option granted pursuant to Section 8.
 
(r)          “Repurchase Value” shall mean the Fair Market Value if the award to be settled under Section 2.2(e) or repurchased under Section 9.2 is comprised of shares of Common Stock and the difference between Fair Market Value and the Exercise Price (if lower than Fair Market Value) if the award is a Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right; in each case, multiplied by the number of shares subject to the award.
 
(s)          “Restricted Stock” means Common Stock received under an award made pursuant to Section 7 that is subject to restrictions under Section 7.
 
(t)          “SAR Value” means the excess of the Fair Market Value (on the exercise date) over (a) the exercise price that the participant would have otherwise had to pay to exercise the related Stock Option or (b) if a Stock Appreciation Right is granted unrelated to a Stock Option, the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date of grant of the Stock Appreciation Right, in either case, multiplied by the number of shares for which the Stock Appreciation Right is exercised.
 
(u)           “Stock Appreciation Right” means the right to receive from the Company, on surrender of all or part of the related Stock Option, without a cash payment to the Company, a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the SAR Value divided by the Fair Market Value (on the exercise date).
 
(v)          “Stock Option” or “Option” means any option to purchase shares of Common Stock which is granted pursuant to the Plan.
 
(w)          “Subsidiary” means any present or future “subsidiary corporation” of the Company, as such term is defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.
 
(x)          “Vest” means to become exercisable or to otherwise obtain ownership rights in an award.
 
Section 2.                Administration.
 
2.1.       Committee Membership . The Plan shall be administered by (i) the  Board of Directors or  (ii) a Committee of the board of directors which is comprised solely of 2 or more outside directors all of whom are “outside directors” within the meaning of the regulations issued under Section 162(m) of the Code. Committee members shall serve for such term as the Board may in each case determine and shall be subject to removal at any time by the Board.
 
2.2.       Powers of Committee . The Committee shall have full authority to award, pursuant to the terms of the Plan: (i) Stock Options, (ii) Stock Appreciation Rights, (iii) Restricted Stock, and/or (iv) Other Stock-Based Awards. For purposes of illustration and not of limitation, the Committee shall have the authority (subject to the express provisions of this Plan):
 
(a)          to select the officers, employees, directors and consultants of the Company or any Subsidiary to whom Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock and/or Other Stock-Based Awards may from time to time be awarded hereunder.
 
(b)          to determine the terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, of any award granted hereunder (including, but not limited to, number of shares, share exercise price or types of consideration paid upon exercise of such options, such as other securities of the Company or other property, any restrictions or limitations, and any vesting, exchange, surrender, cancellation, acceleration, termination, exercise or forfeiture provisions, as the Committee shall determine);
 
(c)          to determine any specified performance goals or such other factors or criteria which need to be attained for the vesting of an award granted hereunder;
 
(d)          to determine the terms and conditions under which awards granted hereunder are to operate on a tandem basis and/or in conjunction with or apart from other equity awarded under this Plan and cash and non-cash awards made by the Company or any Subsidiary outside of this Plan; and
 
(e)          to make payments and distributions with respect to awards ( i.e ., to “settle” awards) through cash payments in an amount equal to the Repurchase Value.
 
 
The Committee may not modify or amend any outstanding Option or Stock Appreciation Right to reduce the exercise price of such Option or Stock Appreciation Right, as applicable, below the exercise price as of the date of grant of such Option or Stock Appreciation Right.  In addition, no Option or Stock Appreciation Right may be granted in exchange for, or in connection with, the cancellation or surrender of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right or other award having a higher exercise price.
 
 
2.3.       Interpretation of Plan .
 
(a)           Committee Authority . Subject to Section 10, the Committee shall have the authority to adopt, alter and repeal such administrative rules, guidelines and practices governing the Plan as it shall from time to time deem advisable to interpret the terms and provisions of the Plan and any award issued under the Plan (and to determine the form and substance of all agreements relating thereto), and to otherwise supervise the administration of the Plan. Subject to Section 10, all decisions made by the Committee pursuant to the provisions of the Plan shall be made in the Committee’s sole discretion and shall be final and binding upon all persons, including the Company, its Subsidiaries and Holders.
 
(b)           Incentive Stock Options . Anything in the Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, no term or provision of the Plan relating to Incentive Stock Options (including but not limited to Stock Appreciation rights granted in conjunction with an Incentive Stock Option) or any Agreement providing for Incentive Stock Options shall be interpreted, amended or altered, nor shall any discretion or authority granted under the Plan be so exercised, so as to disqualify the Plan under Section 422 of the Code or, without the consent of the Holder(s) affected, to disqualify any Incentive Stock Option under such Section 422.
 
Section 3.                Stock Subject to Plan.
 
3.1.       Number of Shares . Subject to the last sentence of Section 7.1, the total number of shares of Common Stock reserved and available for issuance under the Plan shall be 45,000,000 shares. Shares of Common Stock under the Plan (“Shares”) may consist, in whole or in part, of authorized and unissued shares or treasury shares. If any shares of Common Stock that have been granted pursuant to a Stock Option cease to be subject to a Stock Option, or if any shares of Common Stock that are subject to any Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock award or Other Stock-Based Award granted hereunder are forfeited, or any such award otherwise terminates without a payment being made to the Holder in the form of Common Stock, such shares shall again be available for distribution in connection with future grants and awards under the Plan. If a Holder pays the exercise price of a Stock Option by surrendering any previously owned shares and/or arranges to have the appropriate number of shares otherwise issuable upon exercise withheld to cover the withholding tax liability associated with the Stock Option exercise, then, in the Committee’s discretion, the number of shares available under the Plan may be increased by the lesser of (i) the number of such surrendered shares and shares used to pay taxes; and (ii) the number of shares purchased under such Stock Option.
 
3.2.       Adjustment Upon Changes in Capitalization, Etc.  In the event of any common stock dividend payable on shares of Common Stock, Common Stock split or reverse split, combination or exchange of shares of Common Stock, or other extraordinary or unusual event which results in a change in the shares of Common Stock of the Company as a whole, the Committee shall determine, in its sole discretion, whether such change equitably requires an adjustment in the terms of any award in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits available under the Plan (including number of shares subject to the award and the exercise price) or the aggregate number of shares reserved for issuance under the Plan. Any such adjustments will be made by the Committee, whose determination will be final, binding and conclusive.
 
Section 4.                Eligibility.
 
Awards may be made or granted to employees, officers, directors and consultants who are deemed to have rendered or to be able to render significant services to the Company or its Subsidiaries and who are deemed to have contributed or to have the potential to contribute to the success of the Company and which recipients are qualified to receive options under the regulations governing Form S-8 registration statements under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”). No Incentive Stock Option shall be granted to any person who is not an employee of the Company or an employee of a Subsidiary at the time of grant or so qualified as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an award may also be made or granted to a person in connection with his hiring or retention, or at any time on or after the date he reaches an agreement (oral or written) with the Company with respect to such hiring or retention, even though it may be prior to the date the person first performs services for the Company or its Subsidiaries; provided, however, that no portion of any such award shall vest prior to the date the person first performs such services and the date of grant shall be deemed to be the date hiring or retention commences.
 
 
Section 5.                Stock Options.
 
5.1.       Grant and Exercise . Stock Options granted under the Plan may be of two types: (i) Incentive Stock Options and (ii) Non-qualified Stock Options. Any Stock Option granted under the Plan shall contain such terms, not inconsistent with this Plan, or with respect to Incentive Stock Options, not inconsistent with the Plan and the Code, as the Committee may from time to time approve. The Committee shall have the authority to grant Incentive Stock Options or Non-qualified Stock Options, or both types of Stock Options which may be granted alone or in addition to other awards granted under the Plan. To the extent that any Stock Option intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option does not so qualify, it shall constitute a separate Non-qualified Stock Option.
 
5.2.       Terms and Conditions . Stock Options granted under the Plan shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:
 
(a)      Option Term . The term of each Stock Option shall be fixed by the Committee; provided, however, that an Incentive Stock Option may be granted only within the ten-year period commencing from the Effective Date and may only be exercised within ten years of the date of grant (or five years in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to an optionee who, at the time of grant, owns Common Stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of voting stock of the Company (“10% Shareholder”).
 
(b)      Exercise Price . The exercise price per share of Common Stock purchasable under a Stock Option shall be determined by the Committee at the time of grant and may not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value on the date of grant (or, if greater, the par value of a share of Common Stock); provided, however, that the exercise price of an Incentive Stock Option granted to a 10% Shareholder will not be less than 110% of the Fair Market Value on the date of grant.
 
(c)      Exercisability . Stock Options shall be exercisable at such time or times and subject to such terms and conditions as shall be determined by the Committee. The Committee intends generally to provide that Stock Options be exercisable only in installments, i.e., that they vest over time, typically over a five-year period.  The Committee may waive such installment exercise provisions at any time at or after the time of grant in whole or in part, based upon such factors as the Committee determines.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option, the aggregate Fair Market Value (on the date of grant of the Option) with respect to which Incentive Stock Options become exercisable for the first time by a Holder during any calendar year (under all such plans of the Company and its Parent and Subsidiaries) shall not exceed $100,000.
 
(d)      Method of Exercise . Subject to whatever installment, exercise and waiting period provisions are applicable in a particular case, Stock Options may be exercised in whole or in part at any time during the term of the Option by giving written notice of exercise to the Company specifying the number of shares of Common Stock to be purchased. Such notice shall be accompanied by payment in full of the purchase price.

(e)      Payment . Payment for Shares purchased pursuant to the Plan may be made in cash (by check) or, where expressly approved for the Participant by the Board and where permitted by law:

 
(a) by cancellation of indebtedness of the Company to the Participant;

 
(b) by transfer of Shares that either (1) have been owned by Participant for more than six (6) months and have been paid for within the meaning of SEC Rule 144; or (2) were obtained by Participant in the public market;

 
(c) by waiver of compensation due or accrued to Participant for services rendered;

 
(d) by tender of property;

 
(e) with a promissory note in favor of the Company, which such note shall (1) provide for full recourse to the maker, (2) be collateralized by the pledge of the Shares that the Optionee purchases upon exercise of the Option, (3) bear interest at the prime rate of the Company’s principal lender, and (4) contain such other terms as the Board in its sole discretion shall reasonably require;

 
(g) with respect only to purchases upon exercise of an Option, and provided that a public market for the Company’s stock exists:

 
(f)      Transferability . Except as may be set forth in the next sentence of this Section or in the Agreement, no Stock Option shall be transferable by the Holder other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and all Stock Options shall be exercisable, during the Holder’s lifetime, only by the Holder (or, to the extent of legal incapacity or incompetency, the Holder’s guardian or legal representative). Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Holder, with the approval of the Committee, may transfer a Non-Qualified Stock Option (i) (A) by gift, for no consideration, or (B) pursuant to a domestic relations order, in either case, to or for the benefit of the Holder’s “Immediate Family” (as defined below), or (ii) to an entity in which the Holder and/or members of Holder’s Immediate Family own more than fifty percent of the voting interest, in exchange for an interest in that entity, subject to such limits as the Committee may establish and the execution of such documents as the Committee may require, and the transferee shall remain subject to all the terms and conditions applicable to the Non-Qualified Stock Option prior to such transfer. The term “Immediate Family” shall mean any child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, former spouse, sibling, niece, nephew, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law or sister-in-law, including adoptive relationships, any person sharing the Holder’s household (other than a tenant or employee), a trust in which these persons have more than fifty percent beneficial interest, and a foundation in which these persons (or the Holder) control the management of the assets.  The Committee may, in its sole discretion, permit transfer of an Incentive Stock Option in a manner consistent with applicable tax and securities law upon the Holder’s request.
 
(g)      Termination by Reason of Death . If a Holder’s employment by, or association with, the Company or a Subsidiary terminates by reason of death, any Stock Option held by such Holder, unless otherwise determined by the Committee and set forth in the Agreement, shall thereupon automatically terminate, except that the portion of such Stock Option that has vested on the date of death may thereafter be exercised by the legal representative of the estate or by the legatee of the Holder under the will of the Holder, for a period of one year (or such other greater or lesser period as the Committee may specify in the Agreement) from the date of such death or until the expiration of the stated term of such Stock Option, whichever period is shorter.
 
(h)      Termination by Reason of Disability . If a Holder’s employment by, or association with, the Company or any Subsidiary terminates by reason of Disability, any Stock Option held by such Holder, unless otherwise determined by the Committee and set forth in the Agreement, shall thereupon automatically terminate, except that the portion of such Stock Option that has vested on the date of termination may thereafter be exercised by the Holder for a period of one year (or such other greater or lesser period as the Committee may specify in the Agreement) from the date of such termination or until the expiration of the stated term of such Stock Option, whichever period is shorter.
 
(i)       Termination by Reason of Normal Retirement . Subject to the provisions of Section 12.3, if such Holder’s employment by, or association with, the Company or any Subsidiary terminates due to Normal Retirement, any Stock Option held by such Holder, unless otherwise determined by the Committee and set forth in the Agreement, shall thereupon automatically terminate, except that the portion of such Stock Option that has vested on the date of termination may thereafter be exercised by the Holder for a period of one year (or such other greater or lesser period as the Committee may specify in the Agreement) from the date of such termination or until the expiration of the stated term of such Stock Option, whichever period is shorter.
 
(j)       Other Termination . Subject to the provisions of Section 12.3, if such Holder’s employment by, or association with, the Company or any Subsidiary terminates for any reason other than death, Disability or Normal Retirement, any Stock Option held by such Holder, unless otherwise determined by the Committee and set forth in the Agreement, shall thereupon automatically terminate, except that, if the Holder’s employment is terminated by the Company or a Subsidiary without cause, the portion of such Stock Option that has vested on the date of termination may thereafter be exercised by the Holder for a period of three months (or such other greater or lesser period as the Committee may specify in the Agreement) from the date of such termination or until the expiration of the stated term of such Stock Option, whichever period is shorter.
 
(k)      Buyout and Settlement Provisions . The Committee may at any time, in its sole discretion, offer to repurchase a Stock Option previously granted, based upon such terms and conditions as the Committee shall establish and communicate to the Holder at the time that such offer is made.
 
Section 6.                Stock Appreciation Rights.
 
6.1.       Grant and Exercise .  Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, the Committee may grant Stock Appreciation Rights in tandem with an Option or alone and unrelated to an Option. The Committee may grant Stock Appreciation Rights to participants who have been or are being granted Stock Options under the Plan as a means of allowing such participants to exercise their Stock Options without the need to pay the exercise price in cash. In the case of a Non-qualified Stock Option, a Stock Appreciation Right may be granted either at or after the time of the grant of such Non-qualified Stock Option. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option, a Stock Appreciation Right may be granted only at the time of the grant of such Incentive Stock Option.
 
 
6.2.       Terms and Conditions . Stock Appreciation Rights shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:
 
(a)           Exercisability . Stock Appreciation Rights shall be exercisable as shall be determined by the Committee and set forth in the Agreement, subject to the limitations, if any, imposed by the Code with respect to related Incentive Stock Options.
 
(b)           Termination . A Stock Appreciation Right shall terminate and shall no longer be exercisable upon the termination or after the exercise of the related Stock Option.
 
(c)           Method of Exercise . Stock Appreciation Rights shall be exercisable upon such terms and conditions as shall be determined by the Committee and set forth in the Agreement and by surrendering the applicable portion of the related Stock Option. Upon such exercise and surrender, the Holder shall be entitled to receive a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the SAR Value divided by the Fair Market Value on the date the Stock Appreciation Right is exercised.
 
(d)           Shares Affected Upon Plan . The granting of a Stock Appreciation Right shall not affect the number of shares of Common Stock available for awards under the Plan. The number of shares available for awards under the Plan will, however, be reduced by the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon exercise of the Stock Option to which such Stock Appreciation Right relates.
 
Section 7.                Restricted Stock.
 
7.1.       Grant . Shares of Restricted Stock may be awarded either alone or in addition to other awards granted under the Plan. The Committee shall determine the eligible persons to whom, and the time or times at which, grants of Restricted Stock will be awarded, the number of shares to be awarded, the price (if any) to be paid by the Holder, the time or times within which such awards may be subject to forfeiture (“Restriction Period”), the vesting schedule and rights to acceleration thereof and all other terms and conditions of the awards.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary elsewhere in this Plan, for purposes of determining the number of Shares available for awards pursuant to Section 3.1, each share of Common Stock subject to a Restricted Stock award shall be deemed to be one Share.
 
7.2.       Terms and Conditions . Each Restricted Stock award shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:
 
(a)      Certificates . Restricted Stock, when issued, will be represented by a stock certificate or certificates registered in the name of the Holder to whom such Restricted Stock shall have been awarded. During the Restriction Period, certificates representing the Restricted Stock and any securities constituting Retained Distributions (as defined below) shall bear a legend to the effect that ownership of the Restricted Stock (and such Retained Distributions) and the enjoyment of all rights appurtenant thereto are subject to the restrictions, terms and conditions provided in the Plan and the Agreement. Such certificates shall be deposited by the Holder with the Company, together with stock powers or other instruments of assignment, each endorsed in blank, which will permit transfer to the Company of all or any portion of the Restricted Stock and any securities constituting Retained Distributions that shall be forfeited or that shall not become vested in accordance with the Plan and the Agreement.
 
(b)      Rights of Holder . Restricted Stock shall constitute issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock for all corporate purposes. The Holder will have the right to vote such Restricted Stock and to exercise all other rights, powers and privileges of a holder of Common Stock with respect to such Restricted Stock, with the exceptions that (i) the Holder will not be entitled to delivery of the stock certificate or certificates representing such Restricted Stock until the Restriction Period shall have expired and unless all other vesting requirements with respect thereto shall have been fulfilled; (ii) the Company will retain custody of the stock certificate or certificates representing the Restricted Stock during the Restriction Period; (iii) the Company will retain custody of all dividends and distributions (“Retained Distributions”) made, paid or declared with respect to the Restricted Stock (and such Retained Distributions will be subject to the same restrictions, terms and conditions as are applicable to the Restricted Stock) until such time, if ever, as the Restricted Stock with respect to which such Retained Distributions shall have been made, paid or declared shall have become vested and with respect to which the Restriction Period shall have expired; (iv) a breach of any of the restrictions, terms or conditions contained in this Plan or the Agreement or otherwise established by the Committee with respect to any Restricted Stock or Retained Distributions will cause a forfeiture of such Restricted Stock and any Retained Distributions with respect thereto.
 
 
(c)      Vesting; Forfeiture . Upon the expiration of the Restriction Period with respect to each award of Restricted Stock and the satisfaction of any other applicable restrictions, terms and conditions (i) all or part of such Restricted Stock shall become vested in accordance with the terms of the Agreement, and (ii) any Retained Distributions with respect to such Restricted Stock shall become vested to the extent that the Restricted Stock related thereto shall have become vested. Any such Restricted Stock and Retained Distributions that do not vest shall be forfeited to the Company and the Holder shall not thereafter have any rights with respect to such Restricted Stock and Retained Distributions that shall have been so forfeited.

Section 8.                Reload Options

        The Committee shall have the authority to specify at the time of grant that an employee or consultant  shall be granted another Stock Option (a "Reload Option") in the event such Employee exercises all or part of a Stock Option (an "Original Option") by surrendering in accordance with Section 5 subsection (e) previously owned shares of Common Stock in full or partial payment of the Exercise Price under such Original Option, subject to the availability of shares of Common Stock under the Plan at the time of exercise. Each Reload Option shall entitle the Employee to receive upon exercise in full a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of shares of Common Stock surrendered in payment of the Exercise Price and in payment of withholding tax, and shall have an Exercise Price per share of Common Stock equal to the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the date of the grant of such Reload Option and shall expire on the stated expiration date of the Original Option. A Reload Option shall be exercisable at any time and from time to time from and after the date of grant of such Reload Option (or, as the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall determine at the time of grant, at such time or times as shall be specified in the Reload Option),  provided, however, that a Reload Option granted to a Section 16(b) Optionee shall not be exercisable during the first six months from the date of grant of such Reload Option.

The first such Reload Option may provide for the grant, when exercised, of two or more subsequent Reload Options to the extent and upon such terms and conditions, consistent with this Section 8, as the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall specify at or after the time of grant of such Reload Option. The term of each Reload Option shall be equal to the remaining term of the underlying Option. No additional Reload Options shall be granted to Employees when Options and/or Reload Options are exercised pursuant to the terms of this Plan following termination of the Employee's employment for any reason. A Reload Option shall contain such other terms and conditions (which may include a restriction on the transferability of the number of shares of Common Stock received upon exercise of the Original Option reduced by a number of shares equal in value to the tax liability incurred upon exercise) as the Committee, in its sole discretion, may deem desirable and are set forth in the Agreement evidencing the Reload Option. Notwithstanding the fact that the underlying Option may be an Incentive Stock Option, a Reload Option is not intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.

 
Section 9.                Other Stock-Based Awards.
 
Other Stock-Based Awards may be awarded, subject to limitations under applicable law, that are denominated or payable in, valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on or related to, shares of Common Stock, as deemed by the Committee to be consistent with the purposes of the Plan, including, without limitation, purchase rights, shares of Common Stock awarded which are not subject to any restrictions or conditions, convertible or exchangeable debentures, or other rights convertible into shares of Common Stock and awards valued by reference to the value of securities of or the performance of specified Subsidiaries. These other stock-based awards may include performance shares or options, whose award is tied to specific performance criteria. Other Stock-Based Awards may be awarded either alone or in addition to or in tandem with any other awards under this Plan or any other plan of the Company. Each other Stock-Based Award shall be subject to such terms and conditions as may be determined by the Committee.
 
Section 10.                Accelerated Vesting and Exercisability.
 
10.1.       Non-Approved Transactions . If any one person, or more than one person acting as a group, acquires the ownership of stock of the Company that, together with the stock held by such person or group, constitutes more than 50% of the total fair market value or combined voting power of the stock of the Company, and the Board does not authorize or otherwise approve such acquisition, then the vesting periods of any and all Stock Options and other awards granted and outstanding under the Plan shall be accelerated and all such Stock Options and awards will immediately and entirely vest, and the respective holders thereof will have the immediate right to purchase and/or receive any and all Common Stock subject to such Stock Options and awards on the terms set forth in this Plan and the respective Agreements respecting such Stock Options and awards. An increase in the percentage of stock owned by any one person, or persons acting as a group, as a result of a transaction in which the Company acquires its stock in exchange for property is not treated as an acquisition of stock for purposes of this Section 10.
 
10.2.       Approved Transactions .  The Committee may, in the event of an acquisition by any one person, or more than one person acting as a group, together with acquisitions during the 12-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such person or persons, of assets from the Company that have a total gross fair market value equal to or more than 50% of the total gross fair market value of all of the assets of the Company immediately before such acquisition or acquisitions, or if any one person, or more than one person acting as a group, acquires the ownership of stock of the Company that, together with the stock held by such person or group, constitutes more than 50% of the total fair market value or combined voting power of the stock of the Company, which has been approved by the Company’s Board of Directors, (i) accelerate the vesting of any and all Stock Options and other awards granted and outstanding under the Plan, or (ii) require a Holder of any award granted under this Plan to relinquish such award to the Company upon the tender by the Company to Holder of cash in an amount equal to the Repurchase Value of such award. For this purpose, gross fair market value means the value of the assets of the Company, or the value of the assets being disposed of, determined without regard to any liabilities associated with such assets.
 
10.3.       Code Section 409A . Notwithstanding any provisions of this Plan or any award granted hereunder to the contrary, no acceleration shall occur with respect to any award to the extent such acceleration would cause the Plan or an award granted hereunder to fail to comply with Code Section 409A.
 
Section 11.              Amendment and Termination.
 
The Board may at any time, and from time to time, amend alter, suspend or discontinue any of the provisions of the Plan, but no amendment, alteration, suspension or discontinuance shall be made that would impair the rights of a Holder under any Agreement theretofore entered into hereunder, without the Holder’s consent, except as set forth in this Plan.
 
 
 
Section 12.              Term of Plan.
 
12.1.                Effective Date . The Plan shall be effective as of, December 29,  2010, subject to the approval of the Plan by the Company’s shareholders within one year after the Effective Date.  Any awards granted under the Plan prior to such approval shall be effective when made (unless otherwise specified by the Committee at the time of grant), but shall be conditioned upon, and subject to, such approval of the Plan by the Company’s shareholders and no awards shall vest or otherwise become free of restrictions prior to such approval.
 
12.2.                Termination Date . Unless terminated by the Board, this Plan shall continue to remain effective until such time as no further awards may be granted and all awards granted under the Plan are no longer outstanding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, grants of Incentive Stock Options may be made only during the ten-year period beginning on the Effective Date.
 
Section 13.              General Provisions.
 
13.1.               Written Agreements . Each award granted under the Plan shall be confirmed by, and shall be subject to the terms of, the Agreement executed by the Company and the Holder, or such other document as may be determined by the Committee. The Committee may terminate any award made under the Plan if the Agreement relating thereto is not executed and returned to the Company within 10 days after the Agreement has been delivered to the Holder for his or her execution.
 
13.2.               Unfunded Status of Plan . The Plan is intended to constitute an “unfunded” plan for incentive and deferred compensation. With respect to any payments not yet made to a Holder by the Company, nothing contained herein shall give any such Holder any rights that are greater than those of a general creditor of the Company.
 
13.3.               Employees .
 
(a)       Engaging in Competition With the Company; Solicitation of Customers and Employees; Disclosure of Confidential Information . If a Holder’s employment with the Company or a Subsidiary is terminated for any reason whatsoever, and within 12 months after the date thereof such Holder either (i) accepts employment with any competitor of, or otherwise engages in competition with, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) solicits any customers or employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to do business with or render services to the Holder or any business with which the Holder becomes affiliated or to which the Holder renders services or (iii) uses or discloses to anyone outside the Company any confidential information or material of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in violation of the Company’s policies or any agreement between the Holder and the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may require such Holder to return to the Company the economic value of any award that was realized or obtained by such Holder at any time during the period beginning on the date that is six months prior to the date such Holder’s employment with the Company is terminated. In such event, Holder agrees to remit to the Company, in cash, an amount equal to the difference between the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date of termination (or the sales price of such Shares if the Shares were sold during such six month period) and the price the Holder paid the Company for such Shares.
 
(b)      Termination for Cause . If a Holder’s employment with the Company or a Subsidiary is terminated for cause, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, require such Holder to return to the Company the economic value of any award that was realized or obtained by such Holder at any time during the period beginning on that date that is six months prior to the date such Holder’s employment with the Company is terminated. In such event, Holder agrees to remit to the Company, in cash, an amount equal to the difference between the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date of termination (or the sales price of such Shares if the Shares were sold during such six month period) and the price the Holder paid the Company for such Shares.
 
(c)       No Right of Employment . Nothing contained in the Plan or in any award hereunder shall be deemed to confer upon any Holder who is an employee of the Company or any Subsidiary any right to continued employment with the Company or any Subsidiary, nor shall it interfere in any way with the right of the Company or any Subsidiary to terminate the employment of any Holder who is an employee at any time.
 
13.4.                Investment Representations; Company Policy . The Committee may require each person acquiring shares of Common Stock pursuant to a Stock Option or other award under the Plan to represent to and agree with the Company in writing that the Holder is acquiring the shares for investment without a view to distribution thereof. Each person acquiring shares of Common Stock pursuant to a Stock Option or other award under the Plan shall be required to abide by all policies of the Company in effect at the time of such acquisition and thereafter with respect to the ownership and trading of the Company’s securities.
 
 
13.5.                Additional Incentive Arrangements . Nothing contained in the Plan shall prevent the Board from adopting such other or additional incentive arrangements as it may deem desirable, including, but not limited to, the granting of Stock Options and the awarding of Common Stock and cash otherwise than under the Plan; and such arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases.
 
13.6.                Withholding Taxes . Not later than the date as of which an amount must first be included in the gross income of the Holder for Federal income tax purposes with respect to any Stock Option or other award under the Plan, the Holder shall pay to the Company, or make arrangements satisfactory to the Committee regarding the payment of, any Federal, state and local taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld or paid with respect to such amount. If permitted by the Committee, tax withholding or payment obligations may be settled with Common Stock, including Common Stock that is part of the award that gives rise to the withholding requirement. The obligations of the Company under the Plan shall be conditioned upon such payment or arrangements and the Company or the Holder’s employer (if not the Company) shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct any such taxes from any payment of any kind otherwise due to the Holder from the Company or any Subsidiary.
 
13.7.                Governing Law . The Plan and all awards made and actions taken thereunder shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State of Pennsylvania  (without regard to choice of law provisions).
 
13.8.                Other Benefit Plans . Any award granted under the Plan shall not be deemed compensation for purposes of computing benefits under any retirement plan of the Company or any Subsidiary and shall not affect any benefits under any other benefit plan now or subsequently in effect under which the availability or amount of benefits is related to the level of compensation (unless required by specific reference in any such other plan to awards under this Plan).
 
13.9.                Non-Transferability . Except as otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or the Agreement, no right or benefit under the Plan may be alienated, sold, assigned, hypothecated, pledged, exchanged, transferred, encumbranced or charged, and any attempt to alienate, sell, assign, hypothecate, pledge, exchange, transfer, encumber or charge the same shall be void.
 
13.10.              Applicable Laws . The obligations of the Company with respect to all Stock Options and awards under the Plan shall be subject to (i) all applicable laws, rules and regulations and such approvals by any governmental agencies as may be required, including, without limitation, the Securities Act, and (ii) the rules and regulations of any securities exchange on which the Common Stock may be listed.
 
13.11.              Conflicts . If any of the terms or provisions of the Plan or an Agreement conflict with the requirements of Section 422 of the Code, then such terms or provisions shall be deemed inoperative to the extent they so conflict with such requirements. Additionally, if this Plan or any Agreement does not contain any provision required to be included herein under Section 422 of the Code, such provision shall be deemed to be incorporated herein and therein with the same force and effect as if such provision had been set out at length herein and therein. If any of the terms or provisions of any Agreement conflict with any terms or provisions of the Plan, then such terms or provisions shall be deemed inoperative to the extent they so conflict with the requirements of the Plan. Additionally, if any Agreement does not contain any provision required to be included therein under the Plan, such provision shall be deemed to be incorporated therein with the same force and effect as if such provision had been set out at length therein.
 
13.12.              Certain Awards Deferring or Accelerating the Receipt of Compensation . To the extent applicable, all awards granted, and all Agreements entered into, under the Plan are intended to comply with Section 409A of the Code, which was added by the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 and relates to deferred compensation under nonqualified deferred compensation plans. The Committee, in administering the Plan, intends, and the parties entering into any Agreement intend, to restrict provisions of any awards that may constitute deferred receipt of compensation subject to Code Section 409A requirements to those consistent with this Section. The Board may amend the Plan to comply with Code Section 409A in the future.
 
13.13.              Non-Registered Stock .  The shares of Common Stock to be distributed under this Plan have not been, as of the Effective Date, registered under the Securities Act or any applicable state or foreign securities laws and the Company has no obligation to any Holder to register the Common Stock or to assist the Holder in obtaining an exemption from the various registration requirements, or to list the Common Stock on a national securities exchange or any other trading or quotation system, including the Nasdaq Stock Market.

13.14               Reservation of Shares .  The Company, during the term of this Plan, will at all times reserve and keep available such number of Shares as shall be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan.

13.15               Shareholder Approval .   The Plan shall be subject to approval by the shareholders of the Company within twelve (12) months after the date the Plan is adopted. Such shareholder approval shall be obtained in the manner and to the degree required under Applicable Laws.