SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
 
 
RED METAL RESOURCES LTD.
 
 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 

Nevada
 
20-2138504
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

195 Park Avenue
Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
 
 
P7B 1B9
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)

 
Red Metal Resources Ltd. 2011 Equity Incentive Plan
 
 
(Full title of the plan)
 

 
Caitlin Jeffs
Red Metal Resources Ltd.
195 Park Avenue
Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada P7B 1B9
 
 
(Name and address of agent for service)
 

 
(807) 345-7384
 
 
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated file or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b­2 of the Exchange Act.

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

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
 
Title of Securities to be registered
 
Amount to be registered(1)
Proposed maximum offering price per share(2)
Proposed maximum aggregate offering price(2)
 
Amount of registration fee
         
Common Stock
1,600,000
$0.60
$960,000
$111.46

(1) This Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of common stock which become issuable under the Red Metal Resources Ltd. 2011 Equity Incentive Plan by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without the registrant’s receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the number of the outstanding shares of registrant’s common stock.

(2) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(c) and Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, based on the last sale price of the registrant’s common stock as reported by the OTCBB on September 20, 2011.
 
 
 

 
PART I

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS

The document(s) containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 will be sent or given to participants in the Red Metal Resources Ltd. 2011 Equity Incentive Plan, as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).  Such documents need not be filed with the Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Securities Act Rule 424 in accordance with the Note to Part I of Form S-8.  These documents, and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Form S-8, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.

CONTROL SECURITIES REOFFER PROSPECTUS

The material which follows constitutes a prospectus prepared in accordance with the applicable requirements of Part I of Form S-3 and General Instruction C to Form S-8, to be used in connection with reoffers and resales of control securities acquired from Red Metal Resources Ltd. by the persons listed as selling shareholders.

 
 

 
PROSPECTUS
 
RED METAL RESOURCES LTD.


690,000 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK

This prospectus relates to the proposed resale from time to time of up to 690,000 shares of common stock by the selling shareholders whose names are set forth in this prospectus.

We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of these securities by the selling shareholders.  However, if all of the options held by the selling shareholders were exercised in order to purchase the shares of common stock registered under this registration statement, we would receive total proceeds of $345,000.

Our common stock currently is listed on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol “RMES”.  On September 21, 2011, the last sale price of our common stock was $0.60.

An investment in our securities involves a high degree of risk.  You should purchase our securities only if you can afford a complete loss of your investment.  See “Risk Factors” beginning at page 2.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus.  Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

The date of this prospectus is September 22, 2011
 
 
 

 
Table of Contents
 
Summary of Our Business  1  
Forward-Looking Statements   1  
Risk Factors  2  
Use of Proceeds   2  
Selling Shareholders and Plan of Distribution  2  
Disclosure of Commission Position on Indemnification    
For Securities Act Liabilities   3  
Where You Can Find More Information   4  
Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference  4  
Legal Matters  5  
Experts  5  
 
 
 
 

 
SUMMARY OF OUR BUSINESS

We are a start-up exploration stage company without operations.  We are in the business of acquiring and exploring mineral claims. All of our claims are located in the III Region of Atacama, Chile. We have not determined whether our claims contain mineral reserves that are economically recoverable.   We have not produced revenues from our principal business and are considered an exploration stage company as defined by “Accounting and Reporting by Development Stage Enterprises.”
 
Our ability to realize a return on our investment in mineral claims depends upon whether we maintain the legal ownership of the claims. Title to mineral claims involves risks inherent in the process of determining the validity of claims and the ambiguous transfer history characteristic of many mineral claims.  To the best of our knowledge, and after consultation with an attorney knowledgeable in the practice of mining, we believe that we have taken the steps necessary to ensure that we have good title to our mineral claims.  We have had our contracts and deeds notarized, recorded in the registry of mines and published in the mining bulletin and we review the mining bulletin regularly to determine whether other parties have staked claims over our ground.  We have discovered no such claims.

In Chile, we have both pedimento and mensura claims.  We cannot guarantee that any of our pedimento claims will convert to mensura claims. Some of our pedimentos are still in the registration process and some are in the manifestacion stage. We may decide, for geologic, economic or other reasons, not to complete a registration or manifestacion or to abandon a claim after it is registered.  Some of our pedimentos may have been staked over other owners’ claims as permitted by the Chilean mining code.  Our pedimento rights in these claims will not crystallize unless the owners of the underlying claims fail to pay their taxes or otherwise forfeit their interests in their claims.  Our purpose in over-staking is to claim free ground around others’ claims and to have the first right to forfeited claims if we want them.  Over-staking is easier and less costly than staking available ground around claims and ensures that all available ground is covered that might otherwise be missed.
 
We have a close working relationship with Minera Farellon Limitada, a Chilean company owned equally by Kevin Mitchell, Polymet’s legal representative in Chile, and Richard Jeffs, the father of our president, who holds more than 5% of our shares of common stock.  Minera Farellon investigates potential claims and often ties them up, by staking new claims, optioning or buying others’ claims, all at its own cost.  This gives us an opportunity to review the claims to decide whether they are of interest to us.  If we are interested, then we either proceed to acquire an interest in the property directly from the owner, or, if Minera Farellon has already obtained an interest, we take an option to acquire its interest.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This reoffer prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein contain “forward-looking statements”.  These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections about our business and our industry.  Words such as “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “may,” and other similar expressions identify forward-looking statements.  In addition, any statements that refer to expectations, projections or other characterizations of future events or circumstances are forward-looking statements.  These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in the forward-looking statements.  Factors that might cause such a difference include, but are not limited to, those discussed in the sections titled “Risk Factors,” “Business” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” from our 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K and the other documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus as well as the following:

 
general economic conditions, because they may affect our ability to raise money
 
our ability to raise enough money to continue our operations
 
changes in regulatory requirements that adversely affect our business
 
changes in the prices for minerals that adversely affect our business
 
political changes in Chile, which could affect our interests there
 
other uncertainties, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control
 
 
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You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which relate only to events as of the date on which the statements are made.  We undertake no obligation to publicly revise these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date of this prospectus.  You should refer to and carefully review the information in future documents we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

RISK FACTORS

Investing in our common stock involves risks that could affect us and our business, as well as the industry in which we operate. Please see the risk factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, for the year ended January 31, 2011, which is incorporated by reference into this reoffer prospectus as well as additional periodic reports we file with the Commission. Although we have tried to discuss key factors, please be aware that other risks may prove to be important in the future. New risks may emerge at any time and we cannot predict such risks or estimate the extent to which they may affect our financial performance. Before purchasing our common stock, you should carefully consider the risks discussed in the documents incorporated by reference herein and the other information in this reoffer prospectus, the registration statement accompanying this reoffer prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement. Each of the risks discussed could result in a decrease in the value of our common stock and your investment in our common stock.

USE OF PROCEEDS

We will not receive any of the proceeds from this offering.  If the selling shareholders were all to exercise their options to acquire the common stock sold pursuant to this resale prospectus, we would receive proceeds in the amount of $345,000.

SELLING SHAREHOLDERS AND PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

All of the common stock registered for sale under this prospectus will be owned prior to the offer and sale of such shares by our current or former employees, officers, directors, consultants and/or advisors (the “selling shareholders”).  The names of the selling shareholders are set forth below.

We are registering the common stock covered by this prospectus for the selling shareholders.  As used in this prospectus, “selling shareholders” includes the pledgees, donees, transferees or others who may later hold the selling shareholders’ interests.  We will pay the costs and fees of registering the common shares, but the selling shareholders will pay any brokerage commissions, discounts or other expenses relating to the sale of the common stock.

The selling shareholders may sell their common stock by means of this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement or they may decide to sell them by other means, including pursuant to Rule 144, however they are not obligated to sell their common stock at all.  The selling shareholders may sell their common stock from time to time in one or more types of transactions (which may include block transactions) in the over-the-counter market, in negotiated transactions, through put or call option transactions relating to the common stock, through short sales of common stock, or a combination of such methods of sale, at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to such market prices, at negotiated prices, or at fixed prices.  The selling shareholders may sell their common stock directly to purchasers, in private transactions, or through agents, underwriters or broker-dealers.  The selling shareholders will pay any applicable underwriting discounts, selling commissions and transfer taxes.  We will pay all other expenses incident to the registration of the common stock.  The selling shareholders and any broker-dealers, agents or underwriters that participate in the distribution of the common stock may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, and any commission received by them and any profit on the resale of the common stock purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act.

 
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Additional information related to the selling shareholders and the plan of distribution may be provided in one or more supplemental prospectuses.

The following table sets forth the names of the selling shareholders who may sell their shares pursuant to this prospectus.  The selling shareholders have, or within the past three years have had, positions, offices or other material relationships with us or with our predecessors or affiliates.  The following table also sets forth certain information as of the date of this prospectus, to the best of our knowledge, regarding the ownership of our common stock by the selling shareholders and as adjusted to give effect to the sale of all the common stock offered by the selling shareholders pursuant to this prospectus.

 
Selling
Shareholder
Shares beneficially
held before the
Offering (1)
Shares
being
Offered
Shares
held after the
Offering
Percentage of Shares Beneficially Owned after the Offering(3)
Caitlin Jeffs
2,835,329 (2)
230,000
2,605,329
15.30%
Michael Thompson
1,229,611 (2)
230,000
999,611
5.87%
John Da Costa
1,240,358
230,000
1,010,358
5.87%
Total
5,305,298
690,000
4,615,298
 

(1) The totals included in this column include common stock beneficially owned by the selling shareholders.  Beneficial ownership of common stock is determined in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and includes any shares of common stock over which a selling shareholder exercises sole or shared voting or investment powers, or shares of common stock which a selling shareholder has the right to acquire at any time within 60 days of the date of this prospectus.
(2) This number includes 830,087 shares of common stock owned by Fladgate Exploration Consulting Corp. which is controlled by Caitlin Jeffs and Michael Thompson.
(3) Assumes that each selling shareholder sells all shares registered under this registration statement.
 
DISCLOSURE OF COMMISSION POSITION ON INDEMNIFICATION
FOR SECURITIES ACT LIABILITIES

Neither our Articles of Incorporation nor Bylaws prevent us from indemnifying our officers, directors and agents to the extent permitted under the Nevada Revised Statute ("NRS"). NRS Section 78.7502, provides that a corporation shall indemnify any director, officer, employee or agent of a corporation against expenses, including attorneys' fees, actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with any defense to the extent that a director, officer, employee or agent of a corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to Section 78.7502(1) or 78.7502(2), or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein.

NRS 78.7502(1) provides that a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, except an action by or in the right of the corporation, by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses, including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the action, suit or proceeding if he: (a) is not liable pursuant to NRS 78.138; or (b) acted in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.

 
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NRS Section 78.7502(2) provides that a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against expenses, including amounts paid in settlement and attorneys' fees actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense or settlement of the action or suit if he: (a) is not liable pursuant to NRS 78.138; or (b) acted in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation. Indemnification may not be made for any claim, issue or matter as to which such a person has been adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction, after exhaustion of all appeals there from, to be liable to the corporation or for amounts paid in settlement to the corporation, unless and only to the extent that the court in which the action or suit was brought or other court of competent jurisdiction determines upon application that in view of all the circumstances of the case, the person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses as the court deems proper.

NRS Section 78.747 provides that except as otherwise provided by specific statute, no director or officer of a corporation is individually liable for a debt or liability of the corporation, unless the director or officer acts as the alter ego of the corporation. The court as a matter of law must determine the question of whether a director or officer acts as the alter ego of a corporation.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling us pursuant to the foregoing provisions, we have been informed that, in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, we will, unless in the opinion of our counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by us is against public policy as expressed hereby in the Securities Act and we will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

This prospectus is part of a Registration Statement on Form S-8 that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).  We omitted certain information in the Registration Statement from this prospectus in accordance with the rules of the SEC.  We file our annual, quarterly and current reports and other information with the SEC.  You can inspect and, if you pay the appropriate fees, copy the Registration Statement as well as reports and other information we have filed with the SEC at the public reference room maintained by the SEC at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549.  Please call the Securities and Exchange Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the public reference room.  We are also required to file electronic versions of these documents with the SEC, which may be accessed through the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov .

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
 
The following documents are hereby incorporated by reference into this prospectus:

(a)           The Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2011, filed with the SEC on May 2, 2011, which contains audited consolidated financial statements for the most recent fiscal year for which such statements have been filed;

(b)           The Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended April 30, 2011 and July 31, 2011, filed with the SEC on June 14, 2011 and September 14, 2011, respectively;

(c)           The Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 21, 2011, April 11, 2011 and September 7, 2011;

(d)           The description of our common stock included in the Form 10 filed with the SEC on February 12, 2010, which is incorporated herein by reference; and

(e)            In addition, all documents subsequently filed by us pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 prior to the termination of the offering shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.

 
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We will provide to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom a prospectus is delivered, a copy of any or all of the information that has been incorporated by reference in the prospectus but not delivered with the prospectus.  We will provide this information upon written or oral request at no cost to the requester.  the name, address, and telephone number to which the request for this information must be made is:

Red Metal Resources Ltd.
195 Park Avenue
Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada P7B 1B9
Attn.:  Chief Executive Officer
(807) 345-7384
 
LEGAL MATTERS
 
Legal matters in connection with this offering, including, without limitation, the validity of the common stock offered hereby, are being passed upon for us by Richardson & Patel LLP, Los Angeles, California.
 
 EXPERTS

Dale Matheson Carr-Hilton LaBonte, LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, audited our financial statements at January 31, 2011 and 2010, as set forth in their report.  We have incorporated by reference our financial statements in this prospectus and elsewhere in the registration statement in reliance on the reports of Dale Matheson Carr-Hilton LaBonte, LLP, given on their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.

 
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 3.                   Incorporation of Documents by Reference.

The following documents are hereby incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement:

(a)           The Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2011, filed by the registrant with the SEC on May 2, 2011, which contains audited consolidated financial statements for the most recent fiscal year for which such statements have been filed;

(b)           The Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended April 30, 2011 and July 31, 2011, filed by the registrant with the SEC on June 14, 2011 and September 14, 2011, respectively;

(c)           The Current Reports on Form 8-K filed by the registrant with the SEC on March 21, 2011, April 11, 2011 and September 7, 2011;

(d)           The description of the registrant’s common stock included in the Form 10 filed with the Commission on February 12, 2010, which is incorporated herein by reference; and

(e)           All documents subsequently filed by the registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this registration statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.

Item 4.                  Description of Securities.

Not applicable.

Item 5.                   Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.

Not applicable.

Item 6.                   Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

Neither our Articles of Incorporation nor Bylaws prevent us from indemnifying our officers, directors and agents to the extent permitted under the Nevada Revised Statute ("NRS"). NRS Section 78.7502, provides that a corporation shall indemnify any director, officer, employee or agent of a corporation against expenses, including attorneys' fees, actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with any defense to the extent that a director, officer, employee or agent of a corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to Section 78.7502(1) or 78.7502(2), or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein.

NRS 78.7502(1) provides that a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, except an action by or in the right of the corporation, by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses, including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the action, suit or proceeding if he: (a) is not liable pursuant to NRS 78.138; or (b) acted in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.

 
 

 
NRS Section 78.7502(2) provides that a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against expenses, including amounts paid in settlement and attorneys' fees actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense or settlement of the action or suit if he: (a) is not liable pursuant to NRS 78.138; or (b) acted in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation. Indemnification may not be made for any claim, issue or matter as to which such a person has been adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction, after exhaustion of all appeals there from, to be liable to the corporation or for amounts paid in settlement to the corporation, unless and only to the extent that the court in which the action or suit was brought or other court of competent jurisdiction determines upon application that in view of all the circumstances of the case, the person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses as the court deems proper.

NRS Section 78.747 provides that except as otherwise provided by specific statute, no director or officer of a corporation is individually liable for a debt or liability of the corporation, unless the director or officer acts as the alter ego of the corporation. The court as a matter of law must determine the question of whether a director or officer acts as the alter ego of a corporation.

Item 7.                   Exemption From Registration

Not applicable.

Item 8.                   Exhibits.
 
 
5.1
Opinion regarding legality
 
10.1
Red Metal Resources Ltd. 2011 Equity Incentive Plan
 
23.1
Consent of Dale Matheson Carr-Hilton LaBonte LLP
 
23.2
Consent of Richardson & Patel LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)

Item 9.                   Undertakings

(a)           The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
 
(1)           To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:

(i)           To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;

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

 
 

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

provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.

(2)           That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(3)           To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
 
(b)           The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
 
(c)           Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.  In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, on this 22 day of September 2011.
 
  Red Metal Resources Ltd.  
       
       
 
By:
/s/ Caitlin Jeffs  
    Caitlin Jeffs, Chief Executive Officer  
       
       
  By:   /s/ John Da Costa   
    John Da Costa, Chief Financial Officer  
 
 
 

 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated:
 
     
       
Dated:  September 22, 2011
 
/s/ Caitlin Jeffs   
    Caitlin Jeffs, Chief Executive Officer and Director  
       
       
Dated:  September 22, 2011  
 
/s/ John Da Costa  
    John Da Costa, Chief Financial Officer  
       
       
Dated:  September 22, 2011
  /s/ Michael Thompson    
    Michael Thompson, Director  
Exhibit 5.1
RICHARDSON & PATEL LLP
10900 Wilshire Boulevard
Suite 500
Los Angeles, California 90024
Telephone (310) 208-1182
Facsimile (310) 208-1154

September 22, 2011

Red Metal Resources Ltd.
195 Park Avenue
Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 1B9
Canada

Re:           Red Metal Resources Ltd.
2011 Equity Incentive Plan

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as counsel to Red Metal Resources Ltd., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”) in connection with the registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form S-8 of shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.001 par value (the “Shares”), which may be issued as awards in connection with the above-referenced plan (the “Plan”).  In connection with that registration, we have reviewed the proceedings of the Board of Directors of the Company relating to the registration and proposed issuance of the Shares, the Articles of Incorporation of the Company and all amendments thereto, the Bylaws of the Company and all amendments thereto, and such other documents and matters as we have deemed necessary to the rendering of the following opinion.

Based upon that review, it is our opinion that the Shares, including the shares of common stock that will be issued as a result of the exercise of the options, when issued in conformance with the terms and conditions of the Plan, will be legally issued, fully paid, and nonassessable.

We do not find it necessary for the purposes of this opinion to cover, and accordingly we express no opinion as to, the application of the securities or blue sky laws of the various states as to the issuance and sale of the Shares.

We consent to the use of this opinion in the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the registration of the Shares.


RICHARDSON & PATEL LLP

/s/ Richardson & Patel LLP
 
Exhibit 10.1
 
RED METAL RESOURCES LTD.

2011 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

As Adopted September 2, 2011


1.             PURPOSE.

The purpose of this Plan is to provide incentives to attract, retain and motivate eligible persons whose present and potential contributions are important to the success of the Company, and its Parent and Subsidiaries (if any), by offering them an opportunity to participate in the Company’s future performance through awards of Options and/or the right to purchase or receive awards of Common Stock and/or Stock Bonuses.  Capitalized terms not defined in the text are defined in Section 2.

2.             DEFINITIONS.

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

AWARD ” means any award under this Plan, including any Option, Stock Award or Stock Bonus.

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

BOARD ” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

CAUSE ” means any cause, as defined by applicable law, for the termination of a Participant’s employment with the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary of the Company.

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

COMPANY ” means Red Metal Resources Ltd., a Nevada corporation, or any successor corporation.

COMMITTEE ” means that committee appointed by the Board of Directors to administer and interpret the Plan as more particularly described in Section 5 of the Plan; provided, however , that the term Committee will refer to the Board of Directors during such times as no Committee is appointed by the Board of Directors.

DISABILITY ” means a disability, whether temporary or permanent, partial or total, as determined by the Committee.

EXCHANGE ACT ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

EXERCISE PRICE ” means the price at which a holder of an Option may purchase the Shares issuable upon exercise of the Option.

 
 

 
FAIR MARKET VALUE ” means, as of any date, the value of a share of the Company’s Common Stock determined as follows:
 

 
(a)
if such Common Stock is publicly traded and is then listed on a national securities exchange, its closing price on the date of determination on the principal national securities exchange on which the Common Stock is listed or admitted to trading;

 
(b)
if such Common Stock is quoted on NASDAQ, its closing price on NASDAQ on the date of determination;

 
(c)
if such Common Stock is quoted on the Pink Sheets or the OTCBB, its last sale price as determined by such quotation service on the date of determination;

 
(d)
if none of the foregoing is applicable, by the Committee in good faith.
 
INSIDER ” means an officer or director of the Company or any other person whose transactions in the Company’s Common Stock are subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

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

PARENT ” means any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations ending with the Company if each of such corporations other than the Company owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain.

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

PERFORMANCE FACTORS ” means the factors selected by the Committee, in its sole and absolute discretion, from among the following measures to determine whether the performance goals applicable to Awards have been satisfied:

 
(a)
Net revenue and/or net revenue growth;

 
(b)
Earnings before income taxes and amortization and/or earnings before income taxes and amortization growth;

 
(c)
Operating income and/or operating income growth;

 
(d)
Net income and/or net income growth;

 
(e)
Earnings per share and/or earnings per share growth;

 
(f)
Total stockholder return and/or total stockholder return growth;

 
(g)
Return on equity;

 
(h)
Operating cash flow return on income;

 
(i)
Adjusted operating cash flow return on income;

 
(j)
Economic value added; and

 
(k)
Individual business objectives.

 
 

 
PERFORMANCE PERIOD ” means the period of service determined by the Committee, not to exceed five years, during which years of service or performance is to be measured for Stock Awards or Stock Bonuses, if such Awards are restricted.

PLAN ” means this Red Metal Resources Ltd. 2010 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time.


PURCHASE PRICE means the price at which the Participant of a Stock Award may purchase the Shares.

SEC ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

SECURITIES ACT ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

SHARES ” means shares of the Company’s Common Stock reserved for issuance under this Plan, as adjusted pursuant to Sections 3 and 18, and any successor security.

STOCK AWARD ” means an award of Shares pursuant to Section 7.

STOCK BONUS ” means an award of Shares, or cash in lieu of Shares, pursuant to Section 8.

SUBSIDIARY ” means any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company if each of the corporations other than the last corporation in the unbroken chain owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain.

TERMINATION ” or “ TERMINATED ” means, for purposes of this Plan with respect to a Participant, that the Participant has for any reason ceased to provide services as an employee, officer, director, consultant, independent contractor or advisor to the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary of the Company.  An employee will not be deemed to have ceased to provide services in the case of (i) sick leave, (ii) military leave, or (iii) any other leave of absence approved by the Company, provided that such leave is for a period of not more than 90 days, unless reemployment upon the expiration of such leave is guaranteed by contract or statute or unless provided otherwise pursuant to a formal policy adopted from time to time by the Company and issued and promulgated to employees in writing.  In the case of any employee on an approved leave of absence, the Committee may make such provisions respecting suspension of vesting of the Award while on leave from the employ of the Company or a Subsidiary as it may deem appropriate, except that in no event may an Option be exercised after the expiration of the term set forth in the Option agreement.  The Committee will have sole discretion to determine whether a Participant has ceased to provide services and the effective date on which the Participant ceased to provide services (the “Termination Date”).

3.             SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN.

3.1            Number of Shares Available .  Subject to Sections 3.2 and 18, the total aggregate number of Shares reserved and available for grant and issuance pursuant to this Plan, shall be 1,600,000 Shares and will include Shares that are subject to:  (a) issuance upon exercise of an Option but cease to be subject to such Option for any reason other than exercise of such Option; (b) an Award granted hereunder but forfeited or repurchased by the Company at the original issue price; and (c) an Award that otherwise terminates without Shares being issued.  At all times the Company shall reserve and keep available a sufficient number of Shares as shall be required to satisfy the requirements of all outstanding Options granted under this Plan and all other outstanding but unvested Awards granted under this Plan.

 
 

 
3.2            Adjustment of Shares .  In the event that the number of outstanding shares is changed by a stock dividend, recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, subdivision, combination, reclassification or similar change in the capital structure of the Company without consideration, then (a) the number of Shares reserved for issuance under this Plan, (b) the Exercise Prices of and number of Shares subject to outstanding Options, and (c) the number of Shares subject to other outstanding Awards will be proportionately adjusted, subject to any required action by the Board or the stockholders of the Company and compliance with applicable securities laws; provided, however, that fractions of a Share will not be issued but will either be replaced by a cash payment equal to the Fair Market Value of such fraction of a Share or will be rounded up to the nearest whole Share, as determined by the Committee.

4.             ELIGIBILITY.

ISOs (as defined in Section 6 below) may be granted only to employees (including officers and directors who are also employees) of the Company or of a Parent or Subsidiary of the Company.  All other Awards may be granted to employees, officers, directors, consultants, independent contractors and advisors of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company, provided such consultants, independent contractors and advisors render bona-fide services not in connection with the offer and sale of securities in a capital-raising transaction or promotion of the Company’s securities.  A person may be granted more than one Award under this Plan.

5.             ADMINISTRATION.

5.1            Committee .

(a)           The Plan shall be administered and interpreted by a committee consisting of one or more members of the Board.

(b)           Members of the Committee may resign at any time by delivering written notice to the Board.  The Board shall fill vacancies in the Committee.  The Committee shall act by a majority of its members in office.  The Committee may act either by vote at a meeting or by a memorandum or other written instrument signed by a majority of the Committee.

(c)           If the Board, in its discretion, does not appoint a Committee, the Board itself will administer and interpret the Plan and take such other actions as the Committee is authorized to take hereunder; provided that the Board may take such actions hereunder in the same manner as the Board may take other actions under the Articles of Incorporation and bylaws of the Company generally.

 
 

 
5.2            Committee Authority .  Without limitation, the Committee will have the authority to:

(a)           construe and interpret this Plan, any Award Agreement and any other agreement or document executed pursuant to this Plan;

(b)           prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to this Plan or any Award;

(c)           select persons to receive Awards;

(d)           determine the form and terms of Awards;

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

(f)           determine whether Awards will be granted singly, in combination with, in tandem with, in replacement of, or as alternatives to, other Awards under this Plan or any other incentive or compensation plan of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company;

(g)           grant waivers of Plan or Award conditions;

(h)           determine the vesting, exercisability and payment of Awards;

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

(j)            determine whether an Award has been earned; and

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

5.3            Committee Discretion .  Any determination made by the Committee with respect to any Award will be made at the time of grant of the Award or, unless in contravention of any express term of this Plan or Award, at any later time, and such determination will be final and binding on the Company and on all persons having an interest in any Award under this Plan.  The Committee may delegate to one or more officers of the Company the authority to grant an Award under this Plan to Participants who are not Insiders of the Company.  No member of the Committee shall be personally liable for any action taken or decision made in good faith relating to this Plan, and all members of the Committee shall be fully protected and indemnified to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law by the Company in respect to any such action, determination, or interpretation.

6.             OPTIONS.

The Committee may grant Options to eligible persons and will determine whether such Options will be Incentive Stock Options within the meaning of the Code (“ISO”) or Nonqualified Stock Options (“NQSOs”), the number of Shares subject to the Option, the Exercise Price of the Option, the period during which the Option may be exercised, and all other terms and conditions of the Option, subject to the following:

6.1            Form of Option Grant .  Each Option granted under this Plan will be evidenced by an Award Agreement which will expressly identify the Option as an ISO or an NQSO (hereinafter referred to as the “Stock Option Agreement”), and will be in such form and contain such provisions (which need not be the same for each Participant) as the Committee may from time to time approve, and which will comply with and be subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan.

 
 

 
6.2            Date of Grant .  The date of grant of an Option will be the date on which the Committee makes the determination to grant such Option, unless otherwise specified by the Committee.  The Stock Option Agreement and a copy of this Plan will be delivered to the Participant within a reasonable time after the granting of the Option.

6.3            Exercise Period .  Options may be exercisable within the times or upon the events determined by the Committee as set forth in the Stock Option Agreement governing such Option; provided, however, that no Option will be exercisable after the expiration of 10 years from the date the Option is granted; and provided further that no ISO granted to a person who directly or by attribution owns more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or of any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company (“Ten Percent Stockholder”) will be exercisable after the expiration of five years from the date the ISO is granted.  The Committee also may provide for Options to become exercisable at one time or from time to time, periodically or otherwise, in such number of Shares or percentage of Shares as the Committee determines, provided, however, that in all events a Participant will be entitled to exercise an Option at the rate of at least 20% per year over five years from the date of grant, subject to reasonable conditions such as continued employment; and further provided that an Option granted to a Participant who is an officer or director may become fully exercisable, subject to reasonable conditions such as continued employment, at any time or during any period established by the Company.

6.4            Exercise Price .  The Exercise Price of an Option will be determined by the Committee when the Option is granted.  The Exercise Price may be the lower of (a) not less than 85% of the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date of grant or (b) the average of the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock during the 30 days prior to the date of grant; provided that: (x) the Exercise Price of an ISO will be not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date of grant; and (y) the Exercise Price of any Option granted to a Ten Percent Stockholder will not be less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date of grant.  Payment for the Shares purchased may be made in accordance with Section 9 of this Plan.

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

6.6            Termination .  Notwithstanding the exercise periods set forth in the Stock Option Agreement, exercise of an Option will always be subject to the following:

(a)           If the Participant’s service is Terminated for any reason except death or Disability, then the Participant may exercise such Participant’s Options only to the extent that such Options would have been exercisable upon the Termination Date no later than three months after the Termination Date (or such longer time period not exceeding five years as may be determined by the Committee, with any exercise beyond three months after the Termination Date deemed to be an NQSO).

 
 

 
(b)           If the Participant’s service is Terminated because of the Participant’s death or Disability (or the Participant dies within three months after a Termination other than for Cause or because of Participant’s Disability), then the Participant’s Options may be exercised only to the extent that such Options would have been exercisable by the Participant on the Termination Date and must be exercised by the Participant (or the Participant’s legal representative) no later than 12 months after the Termination Date (or such longer time period not exceeding five years as may be determined by the Committee, with any such exercise beyond (i) three months after the Termination Date when the Termination is for any reason other than the Participant’s death or Disability, or (ii) 12 months after the Termination Date when the Termination is for Participant’s death or Disability, deemed to be an NQSO).

(c)           Notwithstanding the provisions in paragraph 6.6(a) above, if the Participant’s service is Terminated for Cause, neither the Participant, the Participant’s estate nor such other person who may then hold the Option shall be entitled to exercise any Option with respect to any Shares whatsoever, after Termination, whether or not after Termination the Participant may receive payment from the Company or a Subsidiary for vacation pay, for services rendered prior to Termination, for services rendered for the day on which Termination occurs, for salary in lieu of notice, or for any other benefits.  For the purpose of this paragraph, Termination shall be deemed to occur on the date when the Company dispatches notice or advice to the Participant that his service is Terminated.

6.7            Limitations on Exercise .  The Committee may specify a reasonable minimum number of Shares that may be purchased on any exercise of an Option, provided that such minimum number will not prevent the Participant from exercising the Option for the full number of Shares for which it is then exercisable.

6.8            Limitations on ISO .  The aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the date of grant) of Shares with respect to which ISO are exercisable for the first time by a Participant during any calendar year (under this Plan or under any other incentive stock option plan of the Company, Parent or Subsidiary of the Company) will not exceed $100,000.  If the Fair Market Value of Shares on the date of grant with respect to which ISO are exercisable for the first time by a Participant during any calendar year exceeds $100,000, then the Options for the first $100,000 worth of Shares to become exercisable in such calendar year will be ISO and the Options for the amount in excess of $100,000 that become exercisable in that calendar year will be NQSOs.  In the event that the Code or the regulations promulgated thereunder are amended after the Effective Date of this Plan to provide for a different limit on the Fair Market Value of Shares permitted to be subject to ISO, such different limit will be automatically incorporated herein and will apply to any Options granted after the effective date of such amendment.

6.9            Modification, Extension or Renewal .  The Committee may modify, extend or renew outstanding Options and authorize the grant of new Options in substitution therefore, provided that any such action may not, without the written consent of a Participant, impair any of such Participant’s rights under any Option previously granted.  Any outstanding ISO that is modified, extended, renewed or otherwise altered will be treated in accordance with Section 424(h) of the Code.  The Committee may reduce the Exercise Price of outstanding Options without the consent of Participants affected by a written notice to them; provided, however, that the Exercise Price may not be reduced below the minimum Exercise Price that would be permitted under Section 6.4 of this Plan for Options granted on the date the action is taken to reduce the Exercise Price.

 
 

 
6.10            No Disqualification .  Notwithstanding any other provision in this Plan, no term of this Plan relating to ISO will be interpreted, amended or altered, nor will any discretion or authority granted under this Plan be exercised, so as to disqualify this Plan under Section 422 of the Code or, without the consent of the Participant affected, to disqualify any ISO under Section 422 of the Code.

7.             STOCK AWARD.

A Stock Award is a grant by the Company of Shares that may or may not be subject to restrictions or an offer by the Company to sell to an eligible person Shares that may or may not be subject to restrictions.  The Committee will determine to whom a grant or an offer will be made, the number of Shares the person will receive or may purchase, the price to be paid (the “Purchase Price”) in the case of a purchase, the restrictions to which the Shares will be subject, if any, and all other terms and conditions of the Stock Award, subject to the following:

7.1            Form of Stock Award .  All purchases under a Stock Award made pursuant to this Plan will be evidenced by an Award Agreement that will be in such form (which need not be the same for each Participant) as the Committee will from time to time approve, and will comply with and be subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan.  The offer of a Stock Award will be accepted by the Participant’s execution and delivery of the Award Agreement and, if required, payment for the Shares to the Company in accordance with the Award Agreement.

7.2            Purchase Price .  The Purchase Price of Shares sold pursuant to a Stock Award will be determined by the Committee on the date the Stock Award is granted and may not be less than 85% of the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the grant date, except in the case of a sale to a Ten Percent Stockholder, in which case the Purchase Price will be 100% of the Fair Market Value.  Payment of the Purchase Price must be made in accordance with Section 9 of this Plan.

7.3            Terms of Stock Awards .  Stock Awards may be subject to such restrictions as the Committee may impose.  These restrictions may be based upon completion of a specified number of years of service with the Company or upon completion of the performance goals as set out in advance in the Participant’s individual Award Agreement.  Stock Awards may vary from Participant to Participant and between groups of Participants.  Prior to the grant of a Stock Award subject to restrictions, the Committee shall:  (a) determine the nature, length and starting date of any Performance Period for the Stock Award; (b) select from among the Performance Factors to be used to measure performance goals, if any; and (c) determine the number of Shares that may be awarded to the Participant.  Prior to the transfer of any Stock Award, the Committee shall determine the extent to which such Stock Award has been earned.  Performance Periods may overlap and Participants may participate simultaneously with respect to Stock Awards that are subject to different Performance Periods and have different performance goals and other criteria.

7.4            Termination During Performance Period .  If a Participant is Terminated during a Performance Period for any reason, then such Participant will be entitled to receive the Shares with respect to the Stock Award only to the extent earned as of the date of Termination in accordance with the Award Agreement, unless the Committee determines otherwise.

 
 

 
8.             STOCK BONUSES.

8.1            Awards of Stock Bonuses .  A Stock Bonus is an award of Shares for extraordinary services rendered to the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company.  A Stock Bonus will be awarded pursuant to an Award Agreement (the “Stock Bonus Agreement”) that will be in such form (which need not be the same for each Participant) as the Committee will from time to time approve, and will comply with and be subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan.  A Stock Bonus may be awarded upon satisfaction of such performance goals as are set out in advance in the Participant’s individual Award Agreement (the “Performance Stock Bonus Agreement”) that will be in such form (which need not be the same for each Participant) as the Committee will from time to time approve, and will comply with and be subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan.  Stock Bonuses may vary from Participant to Participant and between groups of Participants, and may be based upon the achievement of the Company, Parent or Subsidiary and/or individual performance factors or upon such other criteria as the Committee may determine.

8.2            Terms of Stock Bonuses .  The Committee will determine the number of Shares to be awarded to the Participant.  If the Stock Bonus is being earned upon the satisfaction of performance goals pursuant to a Performance Stock Bonus Agreement, then the Committee will: (a) determine the nature, length and starting date of any Performance Period for each Stock Bonus; (b) select from among the Performance Factors to be used to measure the performance, if any; and (c) determine the number of Shares that may be awarded to the Participant.  Prior to the payment of any Stock Bonus, the Committee shall determine the extent to which such Stock Bonuses have been earned.  Performance Periods may overlap and Participants may participate simultaneously with respect to Stock Bonuses that are subject to different Performance Periods and different performance goals and other criteria.  The number of Shares may be fixed or may vary in accordance with such performance goals and criteria as may be determined by the Committee.  The Committee may adjust the performance goals applicable to the Stock Bonuses to take into account changes in law and accounting or tax rules and to make such adjustments as the Committee deems necessary or appropriate to reflect the impact of extraordinary or unusual items, events or circumstances to avoid windfalls or hardships.

9.             PAYMENT FOR SHARE PURCHASES.

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

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

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

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

 
 

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

(1)           through a “same day sale” commitment from the Participant and a broker-dealer that is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (a “FINRA Dealer”) whereby the Participant irrevocably elects to exercise the Option and to sell a portion of the Shares so purchased to pay for the Exercise Price, and whereby the FINRA Dealer irrevocably commits upon receipt of such Shares to forward the Exercise Price directly to the Company; or

                                (2)           through a “margin” commitment from the Participant and a FINRA Dealer whereby the Participant irrevocably elects to exercise the Option and to pledge the Shares so purchased to the FINRA Dealer in a margin account as security for a loan from the FINRA Dealer in the amount of the Exercise Price, and whereby the FINRA Dealer irrevocably commits upon receipt of such Shares to forward the Exercise Price directly to the Company; or

(e)           by any combination of the foregoing.

10.           WITHHOLDING TAXES.

10.1            Withholding Generally .  Whenever Shares are to be issued in satisfaction of Awards granted under this Plan, the Company may require the Participant to remit to the Company an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state and local withholding tax requirements prior to the delivery of any certificate or certificates for such Shares.  Whenever, under this Plan, payments in satisfaction of Awards are to be made in cash, such payment will be net of an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state, and local withholding tax requirements.

10.2            Stock Withholding .  When, under applicable tax laws, a participant incurs tax liability in connection with the exercise or vesting of any Award that is subject to tax withholding and the Participant is obligated to pay the Company the amount required to be withheld, the Committee may allow the Participant to satisfy the minimum withholding tax obligation by electing to have the Company withhold from the Shares to be issued that number of Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the minimum amount required to be withheld, determined on the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined.  All elections by a Participant to have Shares withheld for this purpose will be made in accordance with the requirements established by the Committee and will be in writing in a form acceptable to the Committee.

11.           PRIVILEGES OF STOCK OWNERSHIP.

No Participant will have any of the rights of a stockholder with respect to any Shares until the Shares are issued to the Participant.  After Shares are issued to the Participant, the Participant will be a stockholder and will have all the rights of a stockholder with respect to such Shares, including the right to vote and receive all dividends or other distributions made or paid with respect to such Shares; provided, that if such Shares are issued pursuant to a Stock Award with restrictions, then any new, additional or different securities the Participant may become entitled to receive with respect to such Shares by virtue of a stock dividend, stock split or any other change in the corporate or capital structure of the Company will be subject to the same restrictions as the Stock Award.

12.           NON-TRANSFERABILITY.

Awards of Shares granted under this Plan, and any interest therein, will not be transferable or assignable by the Participant, and may not be made subject to execution, attachment or similar process, other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.  Awards of Options granted under this Plan, and any interest therein, will not be transferable or assignable by the Participant, and may not be made subject to execution, attachment or similar process, other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.  During the lifetime of the Participant an Award will be exercisable only by the Participant.

 
 

 
13.           CERTIFICATES.

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

14.           ESCROW; PLEDGE OF SHARES.

To enforce any restrictions on a Participant’s Shares, the Committee may require the Participant to deposit all certificates representing Shares, together with stock powers or other instruments of transfer approved by the Committee appropriately endorsed in blank, with the Company or an agent designated by the Company to hold in escrow until such restrictions have lapsed or terminated, and the Committee may cause a legend or legends referencing such restrictions to be placed on the certificates.

15.           EXCHANGE AND BUYOUT OF AWARDS.

The Committee may, at any time or from time to time, authorize the Company, with the consent of the respective Participants, to issue new Awards in exchange for the surrender and cancellation of any or all outstanding Awards.  The Committee may at any time buy from a Participant an Award previously granted with payment in cash, Shares or other consideration, based on such terms and conditions as the Committee and the Participant may agree.

16.           SECURITIES LAW AND OTHER REGULATORY COMPLIANCE.

An Award will not be effective unless such Award is in compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws, rules and regulations of any governmental body, and the requirements of any stock exchange or automated quotation system upon which the Shares may then be listed or quoted, as they are in effect on the date of grant of the Award and also on the date of exercise or other issuance. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Plan, the Company will have no obligation to issue or deliver certificates for Shares under this Plan prior to: (a) obtaining any approvals from governmental agencies that the Company determines are necessary or advisable; and/or (b) completion of any registration or other qualification of such Shares under any state or federal law or ruling of any governmental body that the Company determines to be necessary or advisable.

17.           NO OBLIGATION TO EMPLOY.

Nothing in this Plan or any Award granted under this Plan will confer or be deemed to confer on any Participant any right to continue in the employ of, or to continue any other relationship with, the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company or limit in any way the right of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company to terminate Participant’s employment or other relationship at any time, with or without cause.

 
 

 
18.           CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS.

18.1            Assumption or Replacement of Awards by Successor .  In the event of (a) a dissolution or liquidation of the Company, (b) a merger or consolidation in which the Company is not the surviving corporation (other than a merger or consolidation with a wholly-owned subsidiary, a reincorporation of the Company in a different jurisdiction, or other transaction in which there is no substantial change in the stockholders of the Company or their relative stock holdings and the Awards granted under this Plan are assumed, converted or replaced by the successor corporation, which assumption will be binding on all Participants), (c) a merger in which the Company is the surviving corporation but after which the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such merger (other than any stockholder that merges, or which owns or controls another corporation that merges, with the Company in such merger) cease to own their shares or other equity interest in the Company, (d) the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company, or (e) the acquisition, sale, or transfer of more than 50% of the outstanding shares or the Company by tender offer or similar transaction, any or all outstanding Awards may be assumed, converted or replaced by the successor corporation (if any), which assumption, conversion or replacement will be binding on all Participants.  In the alternative, the successor corporation may substitute equivalent Awards or provide substantially similar consideration to Participants as was provided to stockholders (after taking into account the existing provisions of the Awards).  The successor corporation may also issue, in place of outstanding Shares of the Company held by the Participant, substantially similar shares or other property subject to repurchase restrictions no less favorable to the Participant.  In the event such successor corporation (if any) refuses to assume or substitute Awards, as provided above, pursuant to a transaction described in this Subsection 18.1, (i) the vesting of any or all Awards granted pursuant to this Plan will accelerate upon a transaction described in this Section 18 and (ii) any or all Options granted pursuant to this Plan will become exercisable in full prior to the consummation of such event at such time and on such conditions as the Committee determines.  If such Options are not exercised prior to the consummation of the corporate transaction, they shall terminate at such time as determined by the Committee.

18.2            Other Treatment of Awards .  Subject to any greater rights granted to Participants under the foregoing provisions of this Section 18, in the event of the occurrence of any transaction described in Section 18.1, any outstanding Awards will be treated as provided in the applicable agreement or plan of merger, consolidation, dissolution, liquidation, or sale of assets.

18.3            Assumption of Awards by the Company .  The Company, from time to time, also may substitute or assume outstanding awards granted by another company, whether in connection with an acquisition of such other company or otherwise, by either; (a) granting an Award under this Plan in substitution of such other company’s award; or (b) assuming such award as if it had been granted under this Plan if the terms of such assumed award could be applied to an Award granted under this Plan.  Such substitution or assumption will be permissible if the holder of the substituted or assumed award would have been eligible to be granted an Award under this Plan if the other company had applied the rules of this Plan to such grant.  In the event the Company assumes an award granted by another company, the terms and conditions of such award will remain unchanged (except that the exercise price and the number and nature of Shares issuable upon exercise of any such option will be adjusted appropriately pursuant to Section 424(a) of the Code).  In the event the Company elects to grant a new Option rather than assuming an existing option, such new Option may be granted with a similarly adjusted Exercise Price.

 
 

 
19.           ADOPTION AND STOCKHOLDER APPROVAL.

This Plan will become effective on the date on which it is adopted by the Board (the “Effective Date”).  Upon the Effective Date, the Committee may grant Awards pursuant to this Plan.  The Company intends to seek stockholder approval of the Plan within twelve (12) months after the date this Plan is adopted by the Board; provided, however, if the Company fails to obtain stockholder approval of the Plan during such 12-month period, pursuant to Section 422 of the Code, any Option granted as an ISO at any time under the Plan will not qualify as an ISO within the meaning of the Code and will be deemed to be an NQSO.

20.           TERM OF PLAN/GOVERNING LAW.

Unless earlier terminated as provided herein, this Plan will terminate 10 years from the date this Plan is adopted by the Board or, if earlier, the date of stockholder approval.  This Plan and all agreements thereunder shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada.

21.           AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION OF PLAN.

The Board may at any time terminate or amend this Plan in any respect, including without limitation amendment of any form of Award Agreement or instrument to be executed pursuant to this Plan; provided, however, that the Board will not, without the approval of the stockholders of the Company, amend this Plan in any manner that requires such stockholder approval under the laws of the State of Nevada.

22.           NONEXCLUSIVITY OF THE PLAN.

Neither the adoption of this Plan by the Board, the submission of this Plan to the stockholders of the Company for approval, nor any provision of this Plan will be construed as creating any limitations on the power of the Board to adopt such additional compensation arrangements as it may deem desirable, including, without limitation, the granting of stock options and bonuses otherwise than under this Plan, and such arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases.

23.           ACTION BY COMMITTEE.

Any action permitted or required to be taken by the Committee or any decision or determination permitted or required to be made by the Committee pursuant to this Plan shall be taken or made in the Committee’s sole and absolute discretion.

Adopted by the Board of Directors of Red Metal Resources Ltd. on the 2nd day of September 2011.
 
  RED METAL RESOURCES LTD.  
       
 
By:
/s/ Caitlin Jeffs       
    Caitlin Jeffs, Chief Executive Officer  
Exhibit 23.1
 
 

 

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


We consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated April 20, 2011 to the consolidated financial statements of  Red Metal Resources, Ltd. which appears in Red Metal Resources’ Ltd. Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 2011.

DMCL

DALE MATHESON CARR-HILTON LABONTE LLP
Chartered Accountants
Vancouver, Canada
September 22, 2011