UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-1
Registration Statement Under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
GEOSOLAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Colorado | 3585 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) |
85-4106353 | 1400 16th Street, Ste 400, Denver, CO 80202 | |
(IRS Employer I.D. Number) | (Address, including zip code, and telephone number including area of principal executive offices) |
A. Stone Douglass
Chief Executive Officer
1400 16th Street, Ste 400,
Denver, CO 80202
720-932-8109
(Name and address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies of all communications, including all communications sent
to the agent for service, should be sent to:
William T. Hart, Esq.
Hart & Hart
1624 Washington Street
Denver, Colorado 80203
(303) 839-0061
As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Registration Statement
APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE TO THE PUBLIC:
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933 check the following box:
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ¨
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box, and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ¨
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box, and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer | ¨ | Accelerated filer | ¨ |
Non-accelerated filer | x | Smaller reporting company | x |
Emerging growth company | x |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act x
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Maximum | Proposed | |||||||||||
Amount to | Offering | Maximum | Amount of | |||||||||
Title of each Class | be | Price per | Aggregate | Registration | ||||||||
of Securities to be Registered | Registered (1) | Share (3) | Offer Price | Fee | ||||||||
Common Stock(1) | 10,000,000 | $0.01 | $100,000 | $10.91 |
(1) Represents shares to be distributed to the shareholders of Fourth Wave Energy, Inc.
(2) There is currently no market for the Issuer’s common stock. Estimated solely for the purpose of computing the amount of the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457 under the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The registrant hereby amends this Registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of l933 or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine
PROSPECTUS
GEOSOLAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Common Stock
This Prospectus is being furnished to you as a shareholder of Fourth Wave Energy, Inc. (“FWAV”) in connection with the planned distribution (the “Spin-Off” or the “Distribution”) by FWAV to its shareholders of shares of the common stock of GeoSolar Technologies, Inc. (the “Company,” “we,” “our,” or “us”).
At the time of the Spin-Off, FWAV will distribute approximately 10,000,000 shares of our outstanding shares of common stock held by it (subject to change prior to the record date of the Spin-Off) on a pro rata basis to the holders of FWAV’s common stock. Each four shares of FWAV’s common stock outstanding as of [____], Mountain Time, on [____], 2021, the record date for the Spin-Off (the “Record Date”), will entitle the holder to one share of our common stock. The Spin-Off will be made in book-entry form by Empire Stock Transfer, our Transfer Agent. Fractional shares of common stock will be distributed in connection with the Spin-Off except for shareholders who hold stock in "street name" at Depository Trust Company (since Depository Trust Company does not accept fractional shares). As of the date of this prospectus, approximately ___ shareholders hold their shares at Depository Trust Company and will receive cash in lieu of fractional shares. We expects to pay these shareholders $___ for each fractional share they would otherwise own, or approximately $___ in total.
The Spin-Off will be effective as of [___], Mountain Time, on [___], 2021. Immediately after the Spin-Off, we will be an independent public company.
The shareholders of FWAV are not required to vote on or take any other action in connection with the Spin-Off. FWAV shareholders will not be required to pay any consideration for the common stock they receive in the Spin-Off, and they will not be required to surrender or exchange their shares of FWAV’s common stock or take any other action in connection with the Spin-Off.
There is currently no public market for our common stock. We have not sought to be traded on any exchange or on NASDAQ. However, we anticipate that our common stock will trade on the OTC Market Group platform after the Spin-Off.
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.
In reviewing this Prospectus, you should carefully consider the matters described in the section titled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 7 of this Prospectus.
This Prospectus is not an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities.
The date of this Prospectus is [_______], 2021.
This prospectus contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. When used in this prospectus, the words “plan,” “target,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “intend,” “expect” and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, the statements regarding our strategy, future plans for development and production, future expenses and costs, future liquidity and capital resources, and future dividends. All forward-looking statements in this prospectus are based upon information available to us on the date of this prospectus, and we assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Forward looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties and there can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate. Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in this prospectus. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed in the Risk Factors section of this prospectus.
In addition to the specific factors identified under the Risk Factors section of this prospectus, other uncertainties that could affect the accuracy of forward-looking statements include:
· | Technological changes in the solar energy industry; |
· | Our operating costs and other costs of doing business; |
· | Access to and availability of materials, equipment, supplies, labor and supervision, power and water; |
· | Results of current and future feasibility studies; |
· | The level of demand for our solar energy systems; |
· | Changes in our business strategy, plans and goals; |
· | Acts of God such as floods, earthquakes, and any other natural disasters; and |
· | The impact of the COVID-19 Coronavirus. |
This list, together with the factors identified in the Risk Factors section of this prospectus, is not exhaustive of the factors that may affect any of our forward-looking statements. You should read this prospectus completely and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we expect. These forward-looking statements represent our beliefs, expectations, and opinions only as of the date of this prospectus. We do not intend to update these forward-looking statements except as required by law. We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements.
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This summary highlights certain information about GeoSolar Technologies, Inc. (the “Company,” “we,” “our,” or “us,”) and information appearing elsewhere in this prospectus. This summary is not complete and does not contain all of the information that you should consider to fully understand the Spin-Off and its consequences to you. You should read this entire prospectus carefully.
This Prospectus is being furnished to you as a shareholder of Fourth Wave Energy, Inc. (“FWAV”) in connection with the planned Spin-Off by FWAV to its shareholders of shares of our common stock. At the time of the Spin-Off, FWAV will distribute approximately 10,000,000 shares of our common stock held by it (subject to change prior to the record date of the Spin-Off) on a pro rata basis to the holders of FWAV’s common stock. Each four shares of FWAV’s common stock held by a FWAV shareholder as of [____], Mountain Time, on [____], 2021, the record date for the Spin-Off (the “Record Date”), will entitle the holder to one share of our common stock.
See the section of this prospectus captioned “The Spin-Off” for further information.
Overview
We were incorporated in Colorado on December 2, 2020. We plan to install natural energy systems, referred to as the GeoSolar Plus System (the “GSP system”) in newly built and existing residences as well as green new apartments and commercial buildings. The GSP System is based on combining solar power, geothermal ground sourced energy and other clean energy technologies into one fully integrated system.
The GSP system is designed to significantly reduce energy consumption and associated carbon emissions and improve the atmospheric and indoor air quality in residences.
On March 9, 2021 Fourth Wave Energy, Inc. sold the GSP system to us for up to 10,000,000 shares of our common stock.
Pending the effectiveness of a registration statement which we have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the Spin-Off, of which this prospectus is a part, up to 10,000,000 shares of our common stock will be distributed to Fourth Wave shareholders on the basis of one share of our common stock for every four outstanding Fourth Wave shares.
Our principal executive offices are located at 1400 16th Street, Ste 400, Denver, CO 80202 and our telephone number is 720-932-8109.
Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company
We qualify as an emerging growth company as that term is used in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, or "JOBS Act.” An Emerging Growth Company may take advantage of specified reduced reporting and other burdens that are otherwise applicable generally to public companies. These provisions include:
· | a requirement for quarterly and annual reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) to have only two years of audited financial statements and only two years of related management’s discussion and analysis; |
· | reduced disclosure concerning executive compensation arrangements; |
· | exemption from the auditor attestation requirement in the assessment of the emerging growth company’s internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002; and |
· | No non-binding advisory votes on executive compensation or golden parachute arrangements. |
We have utilized some of these exemptions in this prospectus, which are also available to us as a smaller reporting company as defined under Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).
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In addition, Section 107 of the JOBS Act provides that an emerging growth company utilize the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) for complying with new or revised accounting standards. We are choosing to “opt out” of such extended transition period, and as a result, we will comply with new or revised accounting standards on the relevant dates on which adoption of such standards is required for non-emerging growth companies. Section 107 of the JOBS Act provides that our decision to opt out of the extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards is irrevocable.
We could remain an emerging growth company for up to five years, or until the earliest of (i) the last day of the first fiscal year in which annual gross revenue equals or exceeds $1.07 billion, (ii) the date that we become a “large accelerated filer” as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act, which would occur if the market value of our common stock that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the last business day of our most recently completed second fiscal quarter, or (iii) the date on which we have issued more than $1 billion in non-convertible debt during the preceding three-year period.
The price of our common stock may be materially affected by a number of risk factors, including those summarized below:
The Company has no operating history with respect to its new business and may never be profitable.
Since the Company only recently began its new business, it is difficult for potential investors to evaluate the Company’s future prospectus. The Company will need to raise enough capital to be able to fund its operations. There can be no assurance that the Company will be profitable or that the Company's securities will have any value.
Any forecasts the Company makes concerning its operations may prove to be inaccurate. The Company’s prospects must be considered in light of the risks, expenses, and difficulties frequently encountered by companies in the early stage of development.
As of the date of this prospectus the Company had not sold any GSP systems and there can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in selling any of its GSP systems.
The Company needs capital to implement its business plan.
The Company needs capital in order to operate. The Company will not receive any capital from this offering and as a result, will need to raise the capital it needs in future offerings of its securities. The Company does not know what the terms of any future capital raising may be, but any future sale of the Company’s equity securities will dilute the ownership of existing stockholders and could be at prices substantially below the price of the shares of common stock sold in this offering. The failure of the Company to obtain the capital which it requires may result in the slower implementation of the Company’s business plan.
Expiration of Tax Credits
The sale of solar and geothermal energy system has benefitted from federal investment tax credits which lowers the effective cost of these systems to homeowners. However, these tax credits are set to expire in 2024. Although there is hope that these tax credits will be extended, there can be no assurance that they will be extended in which case the net cost of the GSP system to the homeowner will increase significantly.
Our business and results of operations are dependent on the availability, skill and performance of subcontractors.
We will use subcontractors to install our GSP systems. Accordingly, the timing and quality of our installations will depend on the availability and skill of our subcontractors. While we anticipate being able to obtain sufficient materials and reliable subcontractors, we do not have long-term contractual commitments with any subcontractors, and we can provide no assurance that skilled subcontractors will be available at reasonable rates. The inability to contract with skilled subcontractors at reasonable rates on a timely basis could have a material adverse effect on our business.
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We may discover that our subcontractors have engaged in improper construction practices or have installed defective materials. When we discover these issues, we will use subcontractors to make repairs as required by law. The costs of satisfying warranty and other legal obligations in these instances may be significant and we may be unable to recover the costs of repairs from subcontractors, suppliers and insurers, which could have a material impact on our business. We may also suffer damage to our reputation from the actions of subcontractors, which are beyond our control.
The clean energy industry is highly competitive and if our competitors are more successful or offer better value to our customers, our business could decline.
We will operate in a very competitive environment. Additionally, there are relatively low barriers to entry into our business. We will compete with large national and regional companies, almost all of which have greater financial and operational resources than we have, and with smaller local companies. We may be at a competitive disadvantage with regard to certain large national and regional competitors whose operations are more geographically diversified than ours, as these competitors may be better able to withstand any regional economic downturn. All of our competitors have longer operating histories and longstanding relationships with subcontractors and suppliers. This may give our competitors an advantage in marketing their products and securing materials and labor at lower prices.
If we are unable to compete effectively, our results of operations and financial condition will be adversely affected. We can provide no assurance that we will be able to compete successfully.
We will be subject to warranty and liability claims arising in the ordinary course of business that can be significant.
We will be subject to construction defect, product liability and home and other warranty claims, including moisture intrusion and related claims, arising in the ordinary course of business. These claims are common to the construction industry and can be costly. There can be no assurance that the installation of our GSP systems will be free from defects once completed and any defects attributable to us may lead to significant contractual or other liabilities. We will maintain, and require our subcontractors to maintain, general liability insurance (including construction defect and bodily injury coverage) and workers’ compensation insurance and generally seek to require our subcontractors to indemnify us for liabilities arising from their work. While these insurance policies, subject to deductibles and other coverage limits, and indemnities protect us against a portion of our risk of loss from claims related to our activities, we cannot provide assurance that these insurance policies and indemnities will be adequate to address all our warranty, product liability and construction defect claims in the future, or that any potential inadequacies will not have an adverse effect on our business. Additionally, the coverage offered by and the availability of general liability insurance for construction defects are currently limited and costly. We cannot provide assurance that coverage will not be further restricted, increasing our risks and financial exposure to claims, and/or become costlier.
Potential competitors could duplicate our business model.
There is no aspect of our business which is protected by patents, copyrights, trademarks, or trade names at this time. As a result, potential competitors could duplicate our business model with little effort. Although we plan to file for federal patent protection on the GSP system, there are no assurances the patents will be issued.
We may not be able to effectively manage our growth, which would impair our results of operations.
The Company intends to expand the scope of its operating activities significantly. If the Company is successful in executing its business plan, it will experience business growth that could place a significant strain on operations, finances, management, and other resources.
The ability to effectively manage growth may require the Company to substantially expand the capabilities of administrative and operational resources and to attract, train, manage, and retain qualified management and other personnel. There can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in recruiting and retaining new employees or retaining existing employees.
The Company cannot provide assurances that management will be able to manage this growth effectively. The failure to successfully manage growth could materially adversely affect its business, financial condition or results of operations.
The Company is dependent on its management and the loss of any of its officers could harm the Company’s business.
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The Company’s future success depends largely upon the experience, skill, and contacts of the Company’s officers. The loss of the services of these officers may have a material adverse effect upon the Company’s business.
We may face business disruption and related risks from the recent pandemic of the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) which could have a material adverse effect on our business.
Our business could be disrupted and materially adversely affected by the recent outbreak of COVID-19. As a result of measures imposed by the governments in affected regions, businesses and schools have been suspended due to quarantines intended to contain this outbreak. The spread of SARS CoV-2 from China to other countries has resulted in the Director General of the World Health Organization declaring COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11, 2020. International stock markets reflect the uncertainty associated with the slow-down in the economy. The reduced levels of international travel experienced since the beginning of January and the significant declines in the Dow Industrial Average were largely attributed to the effects of COVID-19. We are still assessing the impact COVID-19 may have on our business, but there can be no assurance that this analysis will enable us to avoid part or all of any impact from the spread of COVID-019 or its consequences, including downturns in business sentiment generally or in our sector in particular. The extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic and global efforts to contain its spread will impact our operations will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted at this time, and include the duration, severity and scope of the pandemic and the actions taken to contain or treat the COVID-19 pandemic.
We may become subject to litigation, which could materially and adversely affect us.
In the future, we may become subject to litigation or enforcement actions, including claims relating to our operations, securities offerings and otherwise in the ordinary course of business. Some of these claims may result in significant defense costs and potentially significant judgments against us, some of which are not, or cannot be, insured against. We cannot be certain of the ultimate outcomes of any claims that may arise in the future. Resolution of these types of matters against us may result in our having to pay significant fines, judgments, or settlements, which, if uninsured, or if the fines, judgments and settlements exceed insured levels, could adversely impact our earnings and cash flows. Certain litigation or the resolution of certain litigation may affect the availability or cost of some of our insurance coverage, expose us to increased risks that would be uninsured, and materially and adversely impact our ability to attract directors and officers.
As of the date of this prospectus there was no public market for our common stock.
As a result, you may be unable to sell your shares of our common stock.
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Disclosure requirements pertaining to penny stocks may reduce the level of trading activity for our common stock if and when it is publicly-traded.
Trades of the Company’s common stock, should a market ever develop, may be subject to Rule 15g-9 of the Securities and Exchange Commission, which rule imposes certain requirements on broker/dealers who sell securities subject to the rule to persons other than established customers and accredited investors. For transactions covered by the rule, brokers/dealers must make a special suitability determination for purchasers of the securities and receive the purchaser's written agreement to the transaction prior to sale. The Securities and Exchange Commission also has rules that regulate broker/dealer practices in connection with transactions in "penny stocks". Penny stocks generally are equity securities with a price of less than $5.00 (other than securities registered on certain national securities exchanges or quoted on the NASDAQ system, provided that current price and volume information with respect to transactions in that security is provided by the exchange or system). The penny stock rules require a broker/ dealer, prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from the rules, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document prepared by the Commission that provides information about penny stocks and the nature and level of risks in the penny stock market. The broker/dealer also must provide the customer with current bid and offer quotations for the penny stock, the compensation of the broker/dealer and its salesperson in the transaction, and monthly account statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customer's account. The bid and offer quotations, and the broker/dealer and salesperson compensation information, must be given to the customer orally or in writing prior to effecting the transaction and must be given to the customer in writing before or with the customer's confirmation.
You may have difficulty depositing your shares with a broker or selling shares of our common stock which you acquire in this offering.
Many securities brokers will not accept securities for deposits and will not sell securities which:
· are considered penny stocks or
· trade in the over-the-counter market
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Further, for a securities broker which will, under certain circumstances, sell securities which fall under any or all of the categories listed above, the customer, before the securities broker will accept the shares for deposit, must often complete a questionnaire detailing how the customer acquired the shares, provide the securities broker with an opinion of an attorney concerning the ability of the shares to be sold in the public market, and pay a “legal review” fee which in some cases can exceed $1,000.
For these reasons, investors in this offering may have difficulty selling shares of our common stock.
We are an Emerging Growth Company, subject to less stringent reporting and regulatory requirements of other publicly held companies and this status may have an adverse effect on our ability to attract interest in our common stock.
We are an Emerging Growth Company as defined in the JOBS Act. As long as we remain an Emerging Growth Company, we may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting and regulatory requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies. We cannot predict if investors will find our common stock less attractive if we choose to rely on these exemptions. If some investors find our common stock less attractive as a result of any choices to reduce future disclosure, there may be a less active trading market for our common stock and our stock price may be more volatile.
The occurrence of the COVID- 19 pandemic may negatively affect our operations depending on the severity and longevity of the pandemic.
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of a respiratory disease caused by a new novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) as a pandemic. As of the date of this prospectus, there have been no significant impacts, including impairments, to our operations and financial statements. However, the long-term impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on our results of operations, financial position and cash flows will depend on future developments, including the duration and spread of the outbreak and related advisories and restrictions. These developments and the impact of COVID-19 on the financial markets and the overall economy are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted. If the financial markets and/or the overall economy are impacted for an extended period, our results of operations, financial position and cash flows may be materially adversely affected. We are not able to estimate the duration of the pandemic and potential impact on our business if disruptions or delays in business developments and shipments of product occur. In addition, a severe prolonged economic downturn could result in a variety of risks to our business, including a decreased ability to raise capital when and if needed on acceptable terms, if at all.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
We were incorporated in Colorado on December 2, 2020. Since our inception and through December 31, 2020 we had only limited operations. As a result, a discussion of our results of operations for the period ended December 31, 2020 would not be meaningful.
Between January 2021 and the date of this prospectus we sold 31,900,000 shares of our common stock to a group of private investors for $0.0001 per share.
Between January 2021 and the date of this prospectus we sold 19.25 Units at a price of $20,000 per Unit to a group of private investors. Each Unit consists of 100,000 shares of our common stock and 50,000 warrants. Each warrant allows the holder to purchase one share of our common stock at a price of $2.00 per share at any time on or before December 31, 2024.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
None.
Contractual Obligations
As of December 31, 2020, and April 30, 2021 we did not have any material capital commitments.
Significant Accounting Policies
For a discussion of our significant accounting policies please see Note 2 to the audited financial statements included as part of this prospectus.
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Critical Accounting Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets, liabilities and contingencies at the date of the financial statements as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. As a result, management is required to routinely make judgments and estimates about the effects of matters that are inherently uncertain. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different conditions or assumptions. The following discussion pertains to accounting estimates management believes are most critical to the presentation of our financial position and results of operations that require management’s most difficult, subjective, or complex judgments.
We were incorporated in Colorado on December 2, 2020. We acquired all rights to the GSP system on March 9, 2021 from Fourth Wave Energy, Inc ("FWAV") in return for the issuance of up to 10,000,000 shares of our common stock to FWAV. FWAV plans to distribute (“Spin-Off”) these shares to its shareholders on the basis of one share of our common stock for every four shares held by a Fourth Wave shareholder.
We also assumed all liabilities (approximately $385,000) associated with consulting agreements previously signed by FWAV.
Pursuant to a Separation Agreement with FWAV, we have agreed that, until the date of this prospectus, we will not issue any additional shares of our common stock except in connection with a bona fide financing.
Solar Energy Overview
Solar power is energy from the sun that is converted into thermal or electrical energy. Solar energy is the cleanest and most abundant renewable energy source available. Solar technologies can harness this energy for a variety of uses, including generating electricity, providing light or a comfortable interior environment, and heating water for domestic, commercial, or industrial use.
There are three main ways to harness solar energy: photovoltaic, solar heating and cooling, and concentrating solar power. Photovoltaics generate electricity directly from sunlight via an electronic process and can be used to power anything from small electronics such as calculators and road signs up to homes and large commercial businesses. Solar heating and cooling (SHC) and concentrating solar power (CSP) applications both use the heat generated by the sun to provide space or water heating in the case of SHC systems, or to run traditional electricity-generating turbines in the case of CSP power plants.
Solar energy is a very flexible energy technology: it can be built as distributed generation (located at or near the point of use) or as a central-station, utility-scale solar power plant (similar to traditional power plants). Both of these methods can also store the energy they produce for distribution after the sun sets, using new solar and storage technologies.
In the last decade alone, solar has experienced an average annual growth rate of 48%. Thanks to strong federal policies like the solar Investment Tax Credit, rapidly declining costs, and increasing demand across the private and public sector for clean electricity, there are now nearly 78 gigawatts (GW) of solar capacity installed nationwide, enough to power 14.5 million homes.
The cost to install solar has dropped by more than 70% over the last decade, leading the industry to expand into new markets and deploy thousands of systems nationwide. Prices as of Q4 2019 are at their lowest levels in history across all market segments. An average-sized residential system has dropped from a pre-incentive price of $40,000 in 2010 to roughly $18,000 today.
Solar has ranked first or second in new electric capacity additions in each of the last years. In 2019, 40% of all new electric capacity added to the grid came from solar, the largest such share in history. Solar's increasing competitiveness against other technologies has allowed it to quickly increase its share of total U.S. electrical generation - from just 0.1% in 2010 to more than 2.5% today.
Homeowners and businesses are increasingly demanding solar systems that are paired with battery storage. While this pairing is still relatively new, the growth over the next five years is expected to be significant. By 2025, more than 25% of all behind-the-meter solar systems will be paired with storage, compared to under 5% in 2019.
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The residential solar market experienced a record year in 2019 as costs continued to fall and solar expanded into more state markets. While California had its strongest year ever due to the emergence of solar storage as a remedy for disruptive power shutoffs, emerging markets also enjoyed strong growth. Future growth is expected across the country as prices continue to fall and combined solar + storage systems become increasingly viable.
The residential solar market experienced a record year in 2019 as costs continued to fall and solar expanded into more state markets. While California had its strongest year ever due to the emergence of solar storage as a remedy for disruptive power shutoffs, emerging markets also enjoyed strong growth. Future growth is expected across the country as prices continue to fall and combined solar + storage systems become increasingly viable.
GSP System
The GSP system is based on combining solar power and other energy efficient technologies into one fully integrated system. The GSP system is designed to significantly reduce energy consumption and associated carbon emissions in residences and commercial buildings.
The GSP system is:
· | Powered by solar photovoltaics and is managed with direct current advanced energy management controls |
Uses:
· | Geothermal ground soured heating and cooling |
° | Efficient HVAC; |
° | LED lighting; |
° | Solar energy for hot water heating; |
° | Improved insulation; and |
° | Advanced air filtration and ventilation. |
We plan to use a national network of home improvement contractors throughout the US to market and install the GSP system directly to homeowners. GST will retain the rights to the sales and installation of the System in the state of Colorado
We plan to use independent subcontractors to replace a home’s existing heating and air conditioning system with the GSP system. We estimate that the removal of an existing HVAC system and the installation of the GSP system will cost approximately $39,000 after tax credits and require approximately 20 days to complete.
It is believed the installation of the GSP system will result in a more valuable, cleaner and healthier home and is highly economic for the homeowner.
We believe the GSP system represents an important advancement in the way homes are cooled, heated and powered and that the market for the GSP system will be substantial.
A rendering of the GSP system follows:
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Other Information
As of the date of this prospectus, we had one employee. It is expected that we will expand our management team significantly upon the receipt of the proceeds from this offering.
Our offices are located at 1400 16th Street, Ste 400, Denver, CO 80202 under a renewable month to month lease at a cost of approximately $500 per month.
As of the date of this prospectus we were in the development stage and had not generated any revenue.
Officers and Directors
Name | Age | Position | |||
A. Stone Douglass | 73 | Chief Executive, Financial, and Accounting Officer and a Director |
Mr. Douglass has been the Chief Executive Officer and a Director of the Company since December, 2020. Mr. Douglass has been the:
· | Chief Financial Officer and a Director of David Kind, Inc., a Venice, California based online eyewear brand, since June 2013. |
· | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sealand Natural Resources, Inc., a manufacturer and purveyor of Sealand Birk birch water and other alternative beverages, since March 2016. |
· | Chief Financial Officer and a Director of P5 Systems, Inc., a San Diego based technology platform known as the Craig's List of cannabis, servicing the legal cannabis value chain, since March 2018. |
· | Chief Executive Officer of Empire Global Gaming, Inc., a Long Island, N.Y. based owner of gambling games and gaming applications, since December 2018. |
Between July 2011 and December 2013 Mr. Douglass was the Chief Executive Officer of Ryderz Compound, Inc., a Carlsbad, California based action sports retailer. Ryderz was sold to Pacific Vector, Inc. in 2013. In 2014, Pacific Vector, Inc. filed for bankruptcy.
Between April 2008 and December 2010 Mr. Douglass was the Chief Executive Officer of RedEnvelope, Inc. a San Francisco based online gift site. Mr. Douglass was brought in to take RedEnvelope through bankruptcy. RedEnvelope filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition on April 17, 2008 and was later sold to another online site. The creditors of RedEnvelope received 75% of the amounts owed to them by RedEnvelope.
Between September 2014 and May 2017 Mr. Douglass was the manager of HL Brands, LLC, a private firm manufacturing and selling apparel under the POPaganda brand and watches and bags under the Flud brand.
Between September 2014 and May 2017 Mr. Douglass was the Chairman of Artec Global Media, Inc., a publicly traded (ACTL:OTC Pink) media company.
We believe Mr. Douglass is qualified to act as a director based upon his knowledge of business practices and, in particular, the regulations relating to public companies.
Mr. Douglass is not independent as that term is defined in Section 803 of the NYSE American Company Guide.
Our directors are appointed for a one-year term to hold office until the next annual general meeting of our shareholders or until their successors are elected or appointed. Our officers are appointed by our board of directors and serve at the discretion of the board.
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We do not have a financial expert as that term is defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Our Board of Directors does not have standing audit, nominating or compensation committees, committees performing similar functions, or charters for such committees. Instead, the functions that might be delegated to such committees are carried out by our Directors, to the extent required. Our Directors believe that the cost of associated with such committees, has not been justified under our current circumstances. During the year ended December 31, 2020 we did not compensate any person for serving as an officer or a director.
The following shows the amount we expect to pay to Mr. Douglass and the amount of time Mr. Douglass expects to devote to our business during the year ending December 31, 2021.
Projected Monthly | Percent of Time to Be | |
Name | Compensation | Devoted to our Business |
A. Stone Douglass | $15,000 | __% |
Our directors serve in such capacity until the next annual meeting of our shareholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified. Our officers serve at the discretion of our directors. Our officers devote substantially all of their time to our business.
We believe that Mr. Douglass’s experience in operating numerous companies provides him with the appropriate experience and qualifications to serve as a member of our Board.
Our Board of Directors has the ultimate responsibility to evaluate and respond to risks facing us. Our Board of Directors fulfills its obligations in this regard by meeting on a regular basis and communicating, when necessary, with our officers.
We have not adopted a Code of Ethics which is applicable to our principal executive, financial, and accounting officers and persons performing similar functions since we only have one executive office.
Holders of our common stock can send written communications to our entire Board of Directors, or to one or more Board members, by addressing the communication to “the Board of Directors” or to one or more directors, specifying the director or directors by name, and sending the communication to our corporate office. Communications addressed to the Board of Directors as whole will be delivered to each Board member. Communications addressed to a specific director (or directors) will be delivered to the director (or directors) specified.
A security holder communication not sent to the Board of Directors as a whole is not relayed to Board members which did not receive the communication.
Executive Compensation
Our executive officers will be compensated through the following three components:
· | Base Salary |
· | Short-Term Incentives (cash bonuses) |
· | Long-Term Incentives (equity-based awards) |
· | Benefits |
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These components provide a balanced mix of base compensation and compensation that is contingent upon our executive officer’s individual performance. A goal of the compensation program is to provide executive officers with a reasonable level of security through base salary and benefits. We want to ensure that the compensation programs are appropriately designed to encourage executive officer retention and motivation to create shareholder value. We believe that our shareholders are best served when we can attract and retain talented executives by providing compensation packages that are competitive but fair.
Base Salaries
Base salaries generally have been targeted to be competitive when compared to the salary levels of persons holding similar positions in other publicly traded mining companies of comparable size. The executive officer’s respective responsibilities, experience, expertise, and individual performance are considered.
Short-Term Incentives
Cash bonuses may be awarded at the sole discretion of the Board of Directors based upon a variety of factors that encompass both individual and company performance.
Long-Term Incentives
Equity incentive awards help to align the interests of our employees with those of our shareholders. Equity based awards are made under our Equity Incentive Plan. Options are granted with exercise prices equal to the closing price of our common stock on the date of grant and may be subject to a vesting schedule as determined by the Board of Directors who administer the plan.
We believe that grants of equity-based compensation:
· | enhance the link between the creation of shareholder value and long-term executive incentive compensation; |
· | provide focus, motivation, and retention incentive; and |
· | provide competitive levels of total compensation |
In addition to cash and equity compensation programs, executive officers participate in the health and welfare benefit programs available to other employees.
Equity Incentive Plan
We have an Equity Incentive Award Plan (the “Plan”) that reserves shares of common stock for issuance to plan participants in the form of incentive and non-qualified stock options, stock appreciation rights (“SARs”), and stock grants and units. Each stock option awarded allows the holder to purchase one share of our common stock. The number of shares reserved for issuance under the Plan is equal to 15% of our outstanding shares of common stock as of the end of each calendar quarter.
The Plan is administered by our Board of Directors (or any committee subsequently appointed by the Board) and is vested with the authority to interpret the provisions of the Plan and supervise the administration of the Plan. In addition, the Board is empowered to select those persons who will participate in the Plan, to determine the number of shares subject to each award and to determine when, and upon what conditions, awards granted under the Plan will vest, terminate, or otherwise be subject to forfeiture and cancellation. The terms and conditions of any awards issued, including the price of the shares underlying each award are governed by the provisions of the Plan and any agreements with the Plan participants.
Incentive Stock Options
All of our employees are eligible to be granted incentive stock options pursuant to the Plan. Options granted pursuant to the Plan terminate at such time as may be specified when the option is granted.
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The exercise price of each option cannot be less than 100% of the fair market value of our common stock at the time of the granting of the option provided, however, if the optionee, at the time the option is granted, owns stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of our stock, the purchase price of the option shall not be less than 110% of the fair market value of the stock at the time of the granting of the option.
The total fair market value of the shares of common stock (determined at the time of the grant of the option) for which any employee may be granted options which are first exercisable in any calendar year may not exceed $100,000.
At the discretion of the Board of Directors, options granted pursuant to the Plan may include installment exercise terms for any option such that the option becomes fully exercisable in a series of cumulating portions. The Board may also accelerate the date upon which any option (or any part of any option) is first exercisable. However, no option, or any portion thereof may be exercisable until one year following the date of grant. In no event shall an option granted to an employee then owning more than 10% of our common stock be exercisable by its terms after the expiration of five years from the date of grant, nor shall any other option granted pursuant to the Plans be exercisable by its terms after the expiration of ten years from the date of grant.
Non-Qualified Stock Options
Our employees, directors and officers, and consultants or advisors are eligible to receive non-qualified stock options pursuant to the Plan, provided however that bona fide services must be rendered by such consultants or advisors and such services must not be in connection with a capital-raising transaction or promoting our common stock.
At the discretion of our Board of Directors options granted pursuant to the Plan may include installment exercise terms for any option such that the option becomes fully exercisable in a series of cumulating portions. The Board may also accelerate the date upon which any option (or any part of any option) is first exercisable.
Stock Appreciation Rights
SARs give the participant the right to receive the appreciation in value of one share of common stock of the Company. Appreciation is calculated as the excess of (i) the fair market value of a share of common stock on the date of exercise over (ii) the base value fixed by the Board on the grant date, which may not be less than the fair market value of a share of common stock on the grant date. Payment for SARs shall be made in cash, stock, or a combination thereof. SARs are exercisable at the time and subject to the restrictions and conditions as the Board approves, provided that no SAR may be exercised more than ten (10) years following the grant date.
Restricted Stock
A restricted stock award gives the participant the right to receive a specified number of shares of common stock at a purchase price determined by the Board (including and typically zero). Restrictions limit the participant’s ability to transfer the stock and subject the stock to a substantial risk of forfeiture until specific conditions or goals are met. The restrictions will lapse in accordance with a schedule or other conditions as determined by the Board, which might include the achievement of specified performance targets and/or continued employment of the participant until a specified date. As a general rule, if a participant terminates employment when the restricted stock is subject to restrictions, the participant forfeits the unvested restricted stock.
Restricted Stock Units ("RSU")
An RSU award gives the participant the right to receive common stock, or a cash payment equal to the fair market value of common stock (determined as of a specified date), in the future, subject to restrictions and a risk of forfeiture. The restrictions typically involve the achievement of specified performance targets and/or the continued employment or service of the participant until a specified date. Participants holding restricted stock units have no rights as a shareholder with respect to the shares of stock subject to their restricted stock unit award prior to the issuance of such shares pursuant to the award.
Stock Grants
A stock grant award gives the participant the right to receive (or purchase at such price as determined by the Board) shares of stock, free of any vesting restrictions. The purchase price, if any, for a stock grant award shall be payable in cash or in any other form of consideration acceptable to the Board. A stock grant award may be granted or sold in respect of past services or other valid consideration, or in lieu of any cash compensation owed to a participant.
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Stock Units
A stock unit award gives the participant the right to receive shares of stock, or a cash payment equal to the fair market value of a designated number of shares, in the future, free of any vesting restrictions. A stock unit award may be granted or sold in respect of past services or other valid consideration, or in lieu of any cash compensation owed to a participant.
Other Information Regarding the Plan
In the discretion of the Board, any option granted pursuant to the Plan may include installment exercise terms such that the option becomes fully exercisable in a series of cumulating portions. The Board may also accelerate the date upon which any option (or any part of any options) is first exercisable. Any shares issued pursuant to the Plan and any options granted pursuant to the Plan or will be forfeited if the "vesting" schedule established by the Board administering the Plan at the time of the grant is not met. For this purpose, vesting means the period during which the employee must remain as our employee or the period of time a non-employee must provide services to us. At the time an employee ceases working for us (or at the time a non-employee ceases to perform services for us), any shares or options not fully vested will be forfeited and cancelled. At the discretion of the Board payment for the shares of common stock underlying options may be paid through the delivery of shares of our common stock having an aggregate fair market value equal to the option price, provided such shares have been owned by the option holder for at least one year prior to such exercise. The exercise may be made through a "cashless" exercise or a combination of cash and shares of common stock at the discretion of the Board.
Awards are generally non-transferable except upon death of the recipient. Shares issued pursuant to the Plan will generally not be transferable until the person receiving the shares satisfies the vesting requirements imposed by the Board when the shares were issued.
Our Board of Directors may at any time, and from time to time, amend, terminate, or suspend one or more of the Plans in any manner it deems appropriate, provided that such amendment, termination or suspension will not adversely affect rights or obligations with respect to shares or options previously granted.
As of the date of this prospectus we had not issued any options, shares of common stock, or other awards pursuant to the Plan.
Compensation Table
The following table sets forth in summary form the compensation received by our Chief Executive Officer for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020:
Name and
Principal Position |
Fiscal
Year |
Salary
(1) |
Bonus
(2) |
Stock
Awards (3) |
Option
Awards (4) |
Non-Equity
Incentive Plan Compensation (5) |
All Other
Compensation (6) |
Total | ||||||||||||||
A. Stone Douglass | 2020 |
(1) | The dollar value of base salary (cash and non-cash) earned. |
(2) | The dollar value of bonus (cash and non-cash) earned. |
(3) | The value of all stock awarded during the periods covered by the table is calculated according to ASC 718-10-30-3 which represented the grant date fair value. |
(4) | The fair value of all stock options granted during the periods covered by the table are calculated on the grant date in accordance with ASC 718-10-30-3 which represented the grant date fair value. |
(5) | The dollar value of cash earned under the short-term incentive plan. |
(6) | All other compensation that could not be properly reported in any other column. |
Since our inception, we have not compensated any person for acting as a director.
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The following table provides information with respect to the expected beneficial ownership of our common stock, following the distribution of our shares in connection with the Spin-Off, of (i) each person or entity that we believe, based on the assumptions described below, will be a beneficial owner of more than 5% of our outstanding common stock following the Spin-Off, (ii) each executive officer and director and (iii) all our directors and executive officers as a group. We based the share amounts on (i) an estimated 10,000,000 shares of our common stock (subject to change prior to the record date of the Spin-Off) being issued in the Spin-Off, (ii) each person or entity’s beneficial ownership of FWAV's common stock as of the date of this prospectus and (iii) each person or entities beneficial ownership of our shares prior to the Spin-Off. The actual number of shares of our common stock outstanding following the Spin-Off will depend on the actual number of shares of FWAV common stock outstanding on the record date.
To the extent our directors and officers own FWAV common stock at the time of the Spin-Off, they will participate in the Spin-Off on the same terms as other shareholders of FWAV stock. Each owner has sole voting and investment power over their shares of common stock.
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner | Shares Owned |
Percent of
Outstanding Shares |
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A. Stone Douglass
1313 Torrey Pines Road La Jolla, CA 92037 |
2,000,000 | 4.6% |
On March 9, 2021, we issued 10,000,000 shares of our common stock to Fourth Wave Energy, Inc. in consideration for the transfer to us of all rights to the GSP system. As stated in the "Spin-Off" section below, Fourth Wave will distribute one share of our common stock for each four outstanding shares of Fourth Wave's common stock on a record date to be set in the future.
Shares received by Mr. Douglass as a result of the Spin-Off will be considered “control securities.” In general, under Rule 144 as currently in effect, a person who beneficially owns control securities may not sell within any three-month period a number of shares in excess of the greater of: (i) 1% of the then outstanding shares of our common stock; or (ii) the average weekly reported trading volume in our common stock during the four calendar weeks preceding the sale. Sales under Rule 144 by the foregoing persons will also be subject to restrictions relating to manner of sale, notice and the availability of current public information about us and may only be made through unsolicited brokers’ transactions.
Between January and the date of this prospectus we sold 31,900,000 shares of its common stock to a group of private investors for $0.0001 per share. A. Stone Douglass, our sole officer and director, purchased 2,000,000 of these shares.
In January 2021, FWAV announced its intention to spin-off the shares it owns in our Company to its shareholders. The Spin-Off is subject to certain customary conditions, including the approval of our registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, of which this prospectus is a part.
Approximately 10,000,000 shares of our common stock (subject to change prior to the record date of the Spin-Off) will be distributed pro rata to the shareholders of FWAV as a result of the Spin-Off. You will receive one share of our common stock for each four shares of FWAV you own as of the record date. Fractional shares of common stock will be distributed in connection with the Spin-Off except for shareholders who hold stock in "street name" at Depository Trust Company (since Depository Trust Company does not accept fractional shares). As of the date of this prospectus, approximately ___ shareholders hold their shares at Depository Trust Company and will receive cash in lieu of fractional shares. We expect to pay these shareholders $___ for each fractional share they would otherwise own, or approximately $___ in total.
No shareholder of FWAV will be required to make any payment, exchange any shares or to take any other action in order to receive our shares.
The record date for the Spin-Off of our shares is [______], 2021. After the record date, FWAV’s shares will trade "ex-dividend,” meaning that persons who buy FWAV’s common shares after the ex-dividend date are not entitled to participate in the Spin-Off.
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The shares of our common stock to be distributed in the Spin-Off will be delivered to Empire Stock Transfer, Inc., our transfer agent, on the record date. The distribution of our shares to the shareholders of FWAV will be made within 10 days following the record date. If you hold your FWAV common shares in a brokerage account, your shares of our common stock will be credited to that account. If you hold FWAV shares in a certificated form, a certificate for your shares will be sent to you. If you hold your shares in “book entry form” (i.e. a shareholder does not receive a certificate, rather, our transfer agent keeps a record of your shares), your shares will be held by Empire Stock Transfer in book entry form. While in book entry form your shares can be transferred electronically to your broker. You can also request Empire Stock Transfer to issue you a certificate for your shares.
Market for our Common Stock
There is currently no public market for our common stock. We do not expect a market for our common shares to develop until after the Spin-Off. Initially, our shares will not qualify for trading on any national or regional stock exchange or on the Nasdaq Stock Market. We will attempt to have one or more brokers agree to serve as market-makers and quote our shares on the over-the-counter market maintained by the OTC Market Group. If a public trading market develops for our common stock, of which there can be no assurance, we cannot ensure that an active trading market will be available to you. Many factors will influence the market price of our common stock, including the depth and liquidity of the market which develops investor perception of our business and growth prospects and general market conditions.
Tax Consequences of the Spin-Off
In connection with the Spin-Off we expect that each U.S. Holder who receives our common stock in the Spin-Off would generally be treated as receiving a distribution in an amount equal to the fair market value of our common stock received, which would generally result in:
· | a taxable dividend to the U.S. Holder to the extent of that U.S. Holder’s pro rata share of FWAV’s current and accumulated earnings and profits; and |
· | a reduction in the U.S. Holder’s basis (but not below zero) in the holder’s FWAV common stock to the extent the amount received exceeds the holder’s share of FWAV’s earnings and profits. |
U.S. Holders that have acquired different blocks of FWAV common stock at different times or at different prices should consult their tax advisors regarding the allocation of their aggregate adjusted tax basis among, and the holding period of, stock distributed with respect to such blocks of FWAV common stock.
The foregoing does not address any U.S. state or local or foreign tax consequences of the Spin-Off.
We have not requested and do not intend to request a ruling from the Internal Revenue Service or an opinion of tax counsel regarding the tax consequences of the Spin-Off under U.S. tax laws. As a result, the foregoing is not binding on the Internal Revenue Service or the courts, and we cannot assure you that the IRS or a court will not take a contrary position.
Common Stock
We are authorized to issue 200,000,000 shares of common stock. Holders of our common stock are each entitled to cast one vote for each share held of record on all matters presented to the shareholders. Cumulative voting is not allowed; hence, the holders of a majority of our outstanding common shares can elect all directors.
Holders of our common stock are entitled to receive such dividends as may be declared by our Board of Directors out of funds legally available and, in the event of liquidation, to share pro rata in any distribution of our assets after payment of liabilities. Our Board of Directors is not obligated to declare a dividend. It is not anticipated that dividends will be paid in the foreseeable future.
Holders of our common stock do not have preemptive rights to subscribe to additional shares if issued. There are no conversion, redemption, sinking fund or similar provisions regarding the common stock. All outstanding shares of common stock are fully paid and non-assessable.
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Warrants
As of the date of this prospectus we had 962,500 outstanding warrants. The warrants were sold between January 1, 2021 and May 5, 2021 in a private offering. Each warrant allows the holder to purchase one share of our common stock at a price of $2.00 per share.
Our warrants expire on December 31, 2024. However, in the event (i) the average closing price of our common stock exceeds $3.00 for ten consecutive trading days, (ii) the average daily trading volume of the common stock during such 10-day period exceeds 100,000 shares, and (iii) the shares of common stock underlying the warrants are then the subject of an effective Registration Statement, the Company may upon ten days written notice accelerate the expiration date of the warrants to a date which is at least ten days after the date of the notice.
Other provisions of the warrants are set forth below.
1. The warrants are restricted securities and any shares issuable upon the exercise of the warrants, unless the shares are registered, will also be restricted securities.
2. Unless exercised within the time provided for exercise, the warrants will automatically expire.
3. The exercise price of the warrants may not be increased during the term of the warrants, but the exercise price may be decreased at the discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors by giving each warrant holder notice of such decrease. The exercise period for the warrants may be extended by the Company’s Board of Directors giving notice of such extension to each warrant holder of record.
4. There is no minimum number of shares which must be purchased upon exercise of the warrants.
5. The exercise price of the warrants, as well as the shares issuable upon the exercise of the warrants, will be proportionately adjusted in the event of any stock split, stock dividend, reclassification, capital reorganization or merger.
6. The holders of the warrants have no voting power and are not entitled to dividends. In the event of the liquidation or dissolution of the Company, holders of the warrants will not be entitled to participate in the distribution of the Company’s assets.
Preferred Stock
The Company’s Articles of Incorporation currently authorize the issuance of 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock. The Company’s directors have the power to issue shares without shareholder approval, and such shares can be issued with such rights, preferences, and limitations as may be determined by the Company’s board of directors. The rights of the holders of common stock will be subject to, and may be adversely affected by, the rights of any holders of preferred stock that may be issued in the future.
Although the Company presently has no commitments or contracts to issue any shares of preferred stock, authorized and unissued preferred stock could delay, discourage, hinder or preclude an unsolicited acquisition of the Company, could make it less likely that shareholders receive a premium for their shares as a result of any such attempt, and could adversely affect the market prices of, and the voting and other rights, of the holders of outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock.
As of the date of this prospectus, no preferred shares were outstanding.
Transfer Agent
Empire Stock Transfer
1859 Whitney Mesa Drive
Henderson, NV 89014
(702) 818-5898
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Hart and Hart, LLC of Denver, Colorado has passed upon the validity of our common stock to be distributed by FWAV.
Our financial statements as of December 31, 2020 and for the period then ended have been audited by Malone Bailey, LLP, our independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their report which is incorporated herein. Such financial statements have been incorporated herein in reliance on the report of such firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.
The Company’s Bylaws authorize indemnification of a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company against expenses incurred by him in connection with any action, suit, or proceeding to which he is named a party by reason of his having acted or served in such capacity, except for liabilities arising from his own misconduct or negligence in performance of his duty. In addition, even a director, officer, employee, or agent of the Company’ who was found liable for misconduct or negligence in the performance of his duty may obtain such indemnification if, in view of all the circumstances in the case, a court of competent jurisdiction determines such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers, or persons controlling the Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the Company has been informed 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.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We have filed with the SEC a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (together with all amendments and exhibits) under the Securities Act, as amended, with respect to the securities offered by this prospectus. This prospectus does not contain all of the information in the Registration Statement, certain parts of which are omitted in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. For further information, reference is made to the Registration Statement which may be read and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room.
The public may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330. The Public Reference Room is located at 100 F. Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549.
Our Registration Statement is also available at www.sec.gov, the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors of
GeoSolar Technologies, Inc
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of GeoSolar Technologies (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2020, and the related statements of operations, stockholders’ deficit, and cash flows for the period from December 2, 2020 (inception) through December 31, 2020, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2020, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the period from December 2, 2020 (inception) through December 31, 2020, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Going Concern Matter
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 3 to the financial statements, the Company has suffered recurring losses from operations and has a net capital deficiency that raises substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management's plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 3. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) ("PCAOB") and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audit we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ MaloneBailey, LLP
www.malonebailey.com
We have served as the Company's auditor since 2021.
Houston, Texas
May 7, 2021
F-1 |
GeoSolar Technologies, Inc.
Balance Sheet
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-2 |
GeoSolar Technologies, Inc.
Statement of Operations
For the Period from December 2, 2020 (inception) through December 31, 2020
Operating expenses: | ||||
General and administrative | $ | 5,000 | ||
Total operating expenses | (5,000 | ) | ||
Net loss | $ | (5,000 | ) | |
Net loss per common share: | ||||
Basic and diluted | $ | (0.00 | ) | |
Weighted average common shares outstanding: | ||||
Basic and diluted | – |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-3 |
GeoSolar Technologies, Inc.
Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Deficit
For the Period from December 2, 2020 (inception) through December 31, 2020
Common Stock | Additional | Accumulated | ||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | paid-in capital | Deficit | Total | ||||||||||||||||
Balance, December 2, 2020 (inception) | – | $ | – | $ | – | $ | – | $ | – | |||||||||||
Net loss | – | – | – | (5,000 | ) | (5,000 | ) | |||||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2020 | – | $ | – | $ | – | $ | (5,000 | ) | $ | (5,000 | ) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-4 |
GeoSolar Technologies, Inc.
Statement of Cash Flows
For the Period from December 2, 2020 (inception) through December 31, 2020
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES | ||||
Net loss | $ | (5,000 | ) | |
CASH FLOWS USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES | (5,000 | ) | ||
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | ||||
Advances | 6,000 | |||
Advances from related party | 100 | |||
CASH FLOWS PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES | 6,100 | |||
NET CHANGE IN CASH | 1,100 | |||
Cash, beginning of period | – | |||
Cash, end of period | $ | 1,100 | ||
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION | ||||
Cash paid on interest expenses | $ | – | ||
Cash paid for income taxes | $ | – |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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GeoSolar Technologies, Inc.
Notes to the Financial Statements
For the Period from December 2, 2020 (inception) through December 31, 2020
Note 1. Basis of Presentation
GeoSolar Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated in Colorado on December 2, 2020. The Company was formed with the intention that Fourth Wave Energy, Inc. would distribute shares of the Company's common stock that it may acquire to the shareholders of Fourth Wave.
Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
The financial statements have, in management's opinion, been properly prepared within the framework of the significant accounting policies summarized below:
Basis of Presentation
The basis of accounting applied is United States generally accepted accounting principles (US GAAP).
Use of Estimates
In preparing financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original purchase maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.
Related Parties
The Company follows ASC 850, “Related Party Disclosures,” for the identification of related parties and disclosure of related party transactions.
Income Taxes
The Company uses the assets and liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under the assets and liability method deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to temporary differences between the financial statements carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled.
As of December 31, 2020 the Company had a net operating loss of $5,000 which will be carried forward to future periods. A full valuation allowance is reflected to offset the deferred tax asset as of December 31, 2020.
Basic and Diluted Loss Per Share
Basic loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss available to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted loss per common share is determined using the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period, adjusted for the dilutive effect of common stock equivalents. In periods when losses are reported, the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding excludes common stock equivalents, because their inclusion would be anti-dilutive. Accordingly, the number of weighted average shares outstanding, as well as the amount of net loss per share are presented for basic and diluted per share calculations for the period from December 2, 2020 (inception) to December 31, 2020, reflected in the accompanying statement of operations. There were no dilutive shares outstanding during the period from December 2, 2020 (inception) through December 31, 2020.
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Recent Accounting Pronouncements
The Company does not believe that any recently issued effective pronouncements, or pronouncements issued but not yet effective, if adopted, would have a material effect on the accompanying financial statements.
Note 3. Going Concern
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applicable to a going concern, which assumes that the Company will be able to meet its obligations and continue its operations for its next fiscal year. Realization values may be substantially different from carrying values as shown and these financial statements do not give effect to adjustments that would be necessary to the carrying values and classification of assets and liabilities should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern. At December 31, 2020, the Company had not yet achieved profitable operations and expects to incur further losses in the development of its business, all of which raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to generate future profitable operations and/or to obtain the necessary financing to meet its obligations and repay its liabilities arising from normal business operations when they come due. Management has no formal plan in place to address this concern but considers that the Company will be able to obtain additional funds by equity financing and/or related party advances, however, there is no assurance of additional funding being available.
Note 4. Related Party Transactions
During the period of December 2, 2020 (inception) through December 31, 2020, the Company’s sole director advanced the Company $100. The advance is unsecured, non-interest bearing and is payable on demand. As of December 31, 2020, the advances related party totaled $100.
Note 5. Advances
During the period of December 2, 2020 (inception) through December 31, 2020, the Company received advances of $6,000 from a potential investor to pay operating expenses. The advance is unsecured, non-interest bearing and payable on demand. As of December 31, 2020, the advances totaled $6,000.
Note 6. Equity
The Company is currently authorized to issue up to 200,000,000 shares of common stock with a par value of $0.0001. In addition, the Company is authorized to issue 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock with a par value of $0.0001. The specific rights of the preferred stock, when so designated, shall be determined by the board of directors.
Note 7. Subsequent Events
Subsequent to December 31, 2020, the Company sold 31,900,000 shares of its common stock to a group of private investors for $0.0001 per share.
Subsequent to December 31, 2020, the Company sold 19.25 Units at a price of $20,000 per Unit. Each Unit consisted of 100,000 shares of the Company's common stock and 50,000 warrants. Each warrant allows the holder to purchase one share of the Company's common stock at a price of $2.00 per share at any time on or before December 31, 2024.
On March 9, 2021 the Company issued 10,000,000 shares of its common stock to Fourth Wave Energy, Inc. in consideration for the transfer to the Company of all rights to the GSP system. Fourth Wave will distribute one share of the Company's common stock for each four outstanding shares of Fourth Wave's common stock on a record date to be set in the future. The Company also assumed all liabilities (approximately $385,000) associated with consulting agreements previously signed by FWAV.
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PART II INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 13. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.
The following table shows the costs and expenses payable by the Company in connection with this registration statement.
SEC Filing Fee | $ | 11 | ||
Legal Fees and Expenses | 30,000 | |||
Accounting Fees and Expenses | 15,000 | |||
Miscellaneous Expenses | 4,989 | |||
Total* | $ | 50,000 |
* All expenses other than the SEC filing fee are estimated.
Item 14. Indemnification of Officers and Directors
The Colorado Business Corporation Act and the Company’s articles of Incorporation and Bylaws provide that the Company may indemnify any and all of its officers, directors, employees or agents or former officers, directors, employees or agents, against expenses actually and necessarily incurred by them, in connection with the defense of any legal proceeding or threatened legal proceeding, except as to matters in which such persons shall be determined to not have acted in good faith and in the Company’s best interest.
Our Bylaws authorize indemnification of a director, officer, employee or agent against expenses incurred by him in connection with any action, suit, or proceeding to which he is named a party by reason of his having acted or served in such capacity, except for liabilities arising from his own misconduct or negligence in performance of his duty. In addition, even a director, officer, employee, or agent found liable for misconduct or negligence in the performance of his duty may obtain such indemnification if, in view of all the circumstances in the case, a court of competent jurisdiction determines such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to our directors, officers, or controlling persons pursuant to these 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 Act and is therefore unenforceable.
Item 15. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities.
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Reference | |
Between January 1, 2021 and May 5, 2021 the Company sold 31,900,000 shares of its common stock to 70 private investors for $0.0001 per share. | A. |
Between January 1, 2021 and May 5, 2021 the Company sold 19.25 Units at a price of $20,000 per Unit to 17 private investors. Each Unit consisted of 100,000 shares of the Company's common stock and 50,000 warrants. Each warrant allows the holder to purchase one share of the Company's common stock at a price of $2.00 per share at any time on or before December 31, 2024. | B. |
On March 9, 2021 the Company issued 10,000,000 shares of its common stock to Fourth Wave Energy, Inc. in consideration for the transfer to the Company of all rights to the GSP system. Fourth Wave will distribute one share of the Company's common stock for each four outstanding shares of Fourth Wave's common stock on a record date to be set in the future. | B. |
A. | The Company relied upon the exemption provided by Rule 504 of the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the sale of these shares. There was no general solicitation in connection with the sale of these shares. The persons who acquired these securities acquired them for their own accounts. The securities cannot be sold except pursuant to an effective registration statement or an exemption from registration. No commission was paid in connection with the sale of these securities. |
B. | The Company relied upon the exemption provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 in connection with sale of these securities. The persons who acquired these securities were sophisticated investors and were provided full information regarding the Company’s operations. There was no general solicitation in connection with the sale of these securities. The persons who acquired these securities acquired them for their own accounts. The securities cannot be sold except pursuant to an effective registration statement or an exemption from registration. No commission was paid in connection with the sale of these securities. |
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Item 16. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
The following exhibits are filed with or incorporated by referenced in this report: | ||
Item No. | Description | |
3.1 | Articles of Incorporation | |
3.2 | Bylaws of the Company | |
3.3 | Form of Warrant sold to private investors | |
3.4 | Equity Incentive Plan | |
5 | Opinion of Counsel | |
10.1 | Separation Agreement with Fourth Wave Energy, Inc. | |
23.1 | Consent of Hart & Hart, LLC | |
23.2 | Consent of Malone Bailey, LLP |
Item 17. | Undertakings |
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 l0 (a)(3) of the Securities Act: |
ii. | To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events which, individually or together, represent a fundamental change in the information 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. |
2) | That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Act”), each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. |
3) | To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities that remain unsold at the termination of the offering. |
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the 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 of 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.
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4) | That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser: |
i. | If the registrant is relying on Rule 430B: |
A. | Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and |
B. | Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date; or |
ii. | If the registrant is subject to Rule 430C, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use. |
5) | That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities: |
The undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:
i. | Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424; |
ii. | Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant; |
iii. | The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and |
iv. | Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Denver, State of Colorado, on May 7, 2021.
GEOSOLAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | |
/s/ A. Stone Douglass | |
By: A. Stone Douglass, Chief Executive, Financial and Accounting Officer |
In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act of l933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature | Title | Date | ||
A. Stone Douglass | Chief Executive, Financial, and Accounting Officer and a Director | May 7, 2021 |
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EXHIBIT 3.1
Colorado Secretary of State
Date and Time: 12/02/2020 10:04 AM
ID Number: 20208050569
Document Number: 20208050569
Articles of Incorporation for a Profit Corporation
filed pursuant to § 7-102-101 and § 7-102-102 of the Colorado Revised Statutes (C.R.S.)
1. | The domestic entity name for the corporation is: |
GeoSolar Technologies, Inc.
2. | The principal office address of the corporation’s initial principal office is: |
1624 N. Washington St.
Denver, CO 80203
3. | The registered agent name and registered agent address of the corporation’s initial registered agent are: |
Hart & Hart, LLC
1624 Washington Street
Denver, CO 80203
x The person appointed as registered agent above has consented to being so appointed.
4. | The true name and mailing address of the incorporator is |
William Hart
1624 Washington Street
Denver, CO 80203
5. | The classes of shares and number of shares of each class that the corporation is authorized to issue are as follows. |
o | The corporation is authorized to issue ______ common shares that shall have unlimited voting rights and are entitled to receive the net assets of the corporation upon dissolution. |
x | Information regarding shares as required by section 7-106-101, C.R.S., is included in an attachment. |
6. | x This document contains additional information provided by law. |
7. | N/A |
8. | The true name and mailing address of the individual causing the document to be delivered for filing are |
William Hart
1624 Washington Street
Denver, CO 80203
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GeoSolar Technologies, Inc.
Capital Stock
The authorized capital stock of the Corporation shall consist of 200,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value, and 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.0001 par value.
No share of the common stock shall have any preference over or limitation in respect to any other share of such common stock. All shares of common stock shall have equal rights and privileges, including the following:
1. All shares of common stock shall share equally in dividends. Subject to the applicable provisions of the laws of this State, the Board of Directors of the Corporation may, from time to time, declare and the Corporation may pay dividends in cash, property, or its own shares, except when the Corporation is insolvent or when the payment thereof would render the Corporation insolvent or when the declaration or payment thereof would be contrary to any restrictions contained in this Certificate of Incorporation. When any dividend is paid or any other distribution is made, in whole or in part, from sources other than unreserved and unrestricted earned surplus, such dividend or distribution shall be identified as such, and the source and amount per share paid from each source shall be disclosed to the stockholder receiving the same concurrently with the distribution thereof and to all other stockholders not later than six months after the end of the Corporation's fiscal year during which such distribution was made.
2. All shares of common stock shall share equally in distributions in partial liquidation. Subject to the applicable provisions of the laws of this State, the Board of Directors of the Corporation may distribute, from time to time, to its stockholders in partial liquidation, out of stated capital or capital surplus of the Corporation, a portion of its assets in cash or property, except when the Corporation is insolvent or when such distribution would render the Corporation insolvent. Each such distribution, when made, shall be identified as a distribution in partial liquidation, out of stated capital or capital surplus, and the source and amount per share paid from each source shall be disclosed to all stockholders of the Corporation concurrently with the distribution thereof. Any such distribution may be made by the Board of Directors from stated capital without the affirmative vote of any stockholders of the Corporation.
3. a. Each outstanding share of common stock shall be entitled to one vote at stockholders' meetings, either in person or by proxy.
b. The designations, powers, rights, preferences, qualifications, restrictions and limitations of the preferred stock shall be established from time to time by the Corporation's Board of Directors, in accordance with Colorado Law.
c. i) Cumulative voting shall not be allowed in elections of directors or for any purpose.
ii) | No holders of shares of capital stock of the Corporation shall be entitled, as such, to any preemptive or preferential right to subscribe to any unissued stock or any other securities which the Corporation may now or hereafter be authorized to issue. The Board of Directors of the Corporation, however, in its discretion by resolution, may determine that any unissued securities of the Corporation shall be offered for subscription solely to the holders of common stock of the Corporation, or solely to the holders of any class or classes of such stock, which the Corporation may now or hereafter be authorized to issue, in such proportions based on stock ownership as said board in its discretion may determine. |
iii) | The Board of Directors may restrict the transfer of any of the Corporation's stock issued by giving the Corporation or any stockholder "first right of refusal to purchase" the stock, by making the stock redeemable, or by restricting the transfer of the stock under such terms and in such manner as the directors may deem necessary and as are not inconsistent with the laws of this State. Any stock so restricted must carry a conspicuous legend noting the restriction and the place where such restriction may be found in the records of the Corporation. |
iv) | The judgment of the Board of Directors as to the adequacy of any consideration received or to be received for any shares, options, or any other securities which the Corporation at any time may be authorized to issue or sell or otherwise dispose of shall be conclusive in the absence of fraud, subject to the provisions of these Articles of Incorporation and any applicable law. |
d. Any action required or permitted by the Colorado Business Corporation Act to be taken at a shareholders’ meeting may be taken without a meeting if the shareholders holding shares having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting, at which all of the shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted, consent to such action in writing.
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e. The presence in person, or by proxy, of one-third of the votes entitled to be cast on any matter by a voting group at any shareholders’ meeting constitutes a quorum of that voting group for action on that matter.
Transactions with Directors and Other Interested Parties
No contract or other transaction between the Corporation and any other corporation, whether or not a majority of the shares of the capital stock of such other corporation is owned by the Corporation, and no act of the Corporation shall in any way be affected or invalidated by the fact that any of the directors of the Corporation are pecuniarily or otherwise interested in, or are directors or officers of, such other corporation. Any director of the corporation, individually, or any firm with which such director is affiliated may be a party to or may be pecuniarily or otherwise interested in any contract or transaction of the Corporation; provided, however, that the fact that he or such firm is so interested shall be disclosed or shall have been known to the Board of Directors of the Corporation, or a majority thereof, at or before the entering into such contract or transaction; and any director of the Corporation who is also a director or officer of such other corporation, or who is so interested, may be counted in determining the existence of a quorum at any meeting of the Board of Directors of the Corporation which shall authorize such contract or transaction, with like force and effect as if he were not such director or officer of such other corporation or not so interested.
Limitation of Director Liability and Indemnification
No director of the Corporation shall have liability to the Corporation or to its stockholders or to other security holders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director; provided, however, that such provisions shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a director to the Corporation or to its shareholders or other security holders for monetary damages for: (i) any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the Corporation or to its shareholders or other security holders; (ii) acts or omissions of the director not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of the law by such director; (iii) acts by such director as specified by Colorado law; or (iv) any transaction from which such director derived an improper personal benefit.
No officer or director shall be personally liable for any injury to person or property arising out of a tort committed by an employee of the Corporation unless such officer or director was personally involved in the situation giving rise to the injury or unless such officer or director committed a criminal offense. The protection afforded in the preceding sentence shall not restrict other common law protections and rights that an officer or director may have.
The word "director" shall include at least the following, unless limited by Colorado law: an individual who is or was a director of the Corporation and an individual who, while a director of a Corporation is or was serving at the Corporation's request as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of any other foreign or domestic corporation or of any partnership, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or employee benefit plan. A director shall be considered to be serving an employee benefit plan at the Corporation's request if his duties to the Corporation also impose duties on or otherwise involve services by him to the plan or to participants in or beneficiaries of the plan. To the extent allowed by Colorado law, the word "director" shall also include the heirs and personal representatives of all directors.
This Corporation shall be empowered to indemnify its officers and directors to the fullest extent provided by law, including but not limited to the provisions set forth in the Colorado Business Corporation Act, or any successor provision.
GeoSolar Art. of Inc. 12-2-20
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EXHIBIT 3.2
BYLAWS
OF
GEOSOLAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
ARTICLE I
OFFICES
Section l. Offices:
The principal office of the Corporation shall be determined by the Board of Directors, and the Corporation shall have other offices at such places as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.
ARTICLE II
STOCKHOLDERS' MEETINGS
Section l. Place:
The place of stockholders' meetings shall be the principal office of the Corporation unless another location shall be determined and designated from time to time by the Board of Directors.
Section 2. Annual Meeting:
The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation for the election of directors to succeed those whose terms expire, and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting, shall be held no later than one year after the end of the Corporation’s fiscal year on a date to be determined by the Board of Directors.
Section 3. Special Meetings:
Special meetings of the stockholders for any purpose or purposes may be called by the President, the Board of Directors, or the holders of ten percent (l0%) or more of all the shares entitled to vote at such meeting, by the giving of notice in writing as hereinafter described.
Section 4. Voting:
At all meetings of stockholders, voting may be viva vote; but any qualified voter may demand a stock vote, whereupon such vote shall be taken by ballot and the Secretary shall record the name of the stockholder voting, the number of shares voted, and, if such vote shall be by proxy, the name of the proxy holder. Voting may be in person or by proxy appointed in writing, manually signed by the stockholder or his or her duly authorized attorney-in-fact.
Each stockholder shall have such rights to vote as the Articles of Incorporation provide for each share of stock registered in his or her name on the books of the Corporation. The Corporation may establish a record date, not to exceed, in any case, 70 days preceding the meeting, for the determination of stockholders entitled to vote. The Secretary of the Corporation shall make, at least ten (l0) days before each meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting or any adjournment thereof, arranged in alphabetical order, with the address of and the number of shares held by each, which list, for a period of ten (l0) days prior to such meeting, shall be kept on file at the principal office of the Corporation and shall be subject to inspection by any stockholder at any time during usual business hours. Such list shall also be produced and kept open at the time and place of the meeting and shall be subject to the inspection of any stockholder during the whole time of the meeting.
Beneficial owners of this Corporation’s common stock registered in the name of Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation or any other clearing organization will be recognized as stockholders entitled to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting provided that the following procedures are followed.
· | If the stockholder is voting at the meeting, the stockholder provides a valid government issued identification document and brokerage statement identifying the stockholder as the holder of shares of this Corporation’s common stock. |
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· | If a person is voting on behalf of a stockholder at the meeting, the person provides a signed proxy card and brokerage statement identifying the stockholder voting by proxy as the holder of shares of this Corporation’s common stock. |
· | If the stockholder is voting by proxy, the stockholder sends a signed proxy card and brokerage statement identifying the stockholder as the holder of shares of this Corporation’s common stock. |
Each share of this Corporation’s common stock that is listed on any brokerage statement provided in person or by proxy will be entitled to one vote at any meeting.
Section 5. Order of Business:
The order of business at any meeting of stockholders shall be as follows, unless otherwise determined by the Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer:
l. | Call the meeting to order. |
2. | Report of a corporate officer as to the number of shares represented at the meeting and the existence or lack of a quorum. |
3. | Election of directors, if appropriate. |
4. | Reports of officers or committees, if any. |
5. | Old or new business. |
6. | Adjournment. |
To the extent that these Bylaws do not apply, Roberts' Rules of Order shall prevail.
Section 6. Notices:
Written or printed notice stating the place, day, and hour of the meeting and, in case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be delivered not less than l0 nor more than 70 days before the date of the meeting, either personally or by mail, by or at the direction of the President, the Secretary, or the officer or persons calling the meeting, to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the United States mail addressed to the shareholder at his or her address as it appears on the stock transfer books of the Corporation, with postage thereon prepaid.
Section 7. Quorum:
A quorum at any annual or special meeting shall consist of the representation in person or by proxy of 33 1/3% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting. In the event a quorum be not present, the meeting may be adjourned by those present for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days at any one adjournment; and no further notice of the meeting or its adjournment shall be required.
ARTICLE III
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section l. Organization and Powers:
The Board of Directors shall constitute the policy-making or legislative authority of the Corporation. Management of the affairs, property, and business of the Corporation shall be vested in the Board of Directors, which shall consist of not less than one nor more than ten members, who shall be elected at the annual meeting of stockholders by a plurality vote for a term of one (l) year, and shall hold office until their successors are elected and qualify. The number of directors shall be established from time-to-time by a resolution of the directors. Directors need not be stockholders. Directors shall have all powers with respect to the management, control, and determination of policies of the Corporation that are not limited by these Bylaws, the Articles of Incorporation, or by statute, and the enumeration of any power shall not be considered a limitation thereof.
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Section 2. Vacancies:
Any vacancy in the Board of Directors, however caused or created, shall be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors, though less than a quorum of the Board, or at a special meeting of the stockholders called for that purpose. The directors elected to fill vacancies shall hold office for the unexpired term and until their successors are elected and qualify.
Section 3. Regular Meetings:
A regular meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held, without other notice than this Bylaw, immediately after and at the same place as the annual meeting of stockholders or any special meeting of stockholders at which a director or directors shall have been elected. The Board of Directors will meet quarterly.
Section 4. Special Meetings:
Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at the principal office of the Corporation, or such other place as may be fixed by resolution of the Board of Directors for such purpose, at any time on call of the President or of any member of the Board, or may be held at any time and place without notice, by unanimous written consent of all the members, or with the presence and participation of all members at such meeting. A resolution in writing signed by all the directors shall be as valid and effectual as if it had been passed at a meeting of the directors duly called, constituted, and held.
Section 5. Notices:
Notices of both regular and special meetings, except when held by unanimous consent or participation, shall be sent by the Secretary to each member of the Board not less than three days before any such meeting and notices of special meetings may state the purposes thereof. No failure or irregularity of notice of any regular meeting shall invalidate such meeting or any proceeding thereat.
Section 6. Quorum and Manner of Acting:
A quorum for any meeting of the Board of Directors shall be a majority of the Board of Directors as then constituted. Any act of the majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of Directors. Any action of such majority, although not at a regularly called meeting, and the record thereof, if assented to in writing by all of the other members of the Board, shall always be as valid and effective in all respects as if otherwise duly taken by the Board of Directors.
Section 7. Order of Business:
The order of business at any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors, unless otherwise prescribed for any meeting by the Board, shall be as follows:
l. | Reading and disposal of any unapproved minutes. |
2. | Reports of officers and committees. |
3. | New business. |
4. | Adjournment. |
To the extent that these Bylaws do not apply, Roberts' Rules of Order shall prevail.
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ARTICLE IV
OFFICERS
Section 1. Officers:
The officers of the Corporation shall be those designated by the Board of Directors. The officers shall have the powers, responsibilities and duties as may be designed by the Board or the Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer. In the discretion of the Board, one person may hold more than one office and two or more persons may serve in any one office.
Notwithstanding the above, the Chief Executive Officer or the Secretary will have responsibility for the preparation and maintenance of minutes of the directors’ and shareholders’ meetings and other records and information required to be kept by the Corporation pursuant to C.R.S. 7-116-101 and for authenticating records of the Corporation.
Section 2. Vacancies or Absences:
If a vacancy in any office arises in any manner, the directors then in office may choose, by a majority vote, a successor to hold office for the unexpired term of the officer. If any officer shall be absent or unable for any reason to perform his or her duties, the Board of Directors, to the extent not otherwise inconsistent with these Bylaws, may direct that the duties of such officer during such absence or inability shall be performed by such other officer or subordinate officer as seems advisable to the Board.
ARTICLE V
STOCK
Section 1. Regulations:
The Board of Directors shall have power and authority to take all such rules and regulations as they deem expedient concerning the issue, transfer, and registration of certificates for shares of the capital stock of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may appoint a Transfer Agent and/or a Registrar and may require all stock certificates to bear the signature of such Transfer Agent and/or Registrar.
Section 2. Restrictions on Stock:
The Board of Directors may restrict any stock issued by giving the Corporation or any stockholder "first right of refusal to purchase" the stock, by making the stock redeemable or by restricting the transfer of the stock, under such terms and in such manner as the directors may deem necessary and as are not inconsistent with the Articles of Incorporation or by statute. Any stock so restricted must carry a stamped legend setting out the restriction or conspicuously noting the restriction and stating where it may be found in the records of the Corporation.
ARTICLE VI
DIVIDENDS AND FISCAL YEAR
Section l. Dividends:
Dividends may be declared by the directors and paid out of any funds legally available therefor, as may be deemed advisable from time to time by the Board of Directors of the Corporation. Before declaring any dividends, the Board of Directors may set aside out of net profits or earned or other surplus such sums as the Board may think proper as a reserve fund to meet contingencies or for other purposes deemed proper and to the best interests of the Corporation.
Section 2. Fiscal Year:
The Board of Directors by resolution shall determine the fiscal year of the Corporation.
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ARTICLE VII
AMENDMENTS
These Bylaws may be altered, amended, or repealed by the Board of Directors by resolution of a majority of the Board.
ARTICLE VIII
INDEMNIFICATION
The Corporation shall indemnify any and all of its directors or officers, or former directors or officers, or any other person, to the fullest extent provided by the laws of Colorado.
ARTICLE IX
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
No contract or other transaction of the Corporation with any other persons, firms or corporations, or in which the Corporation is interested, shall be affected or invalidated by the fact that any one or more of the directors or officers of the Corporation is interested in or is a director or officer of such other firm or corporation; or by the fact that any director or officer of the Corporation, individually or jointly with others, may be a party to or may be interested in any such contract or transaction.
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EXHIBIT 3.3
GEOSOLAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK
This is to certify that, FOR VALUE RECEIVED, ______, or registered assigns (“Holder”) is entitled to purchase, subject to the provisions of this Warrant, from GeoSolar Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”), _____ shares of the common stock of the Company (“Common Stock”). This warrant may be exercised at a purchase price of $2.00. The number of shares of Common Stock to be received upon the exercise of this Warrant and the price to be paid for a share of Common Stock may be adjusted from time to time as hereinafter set forth. The shares of Common Stock deliverable upon such exercise, as may be adjusted from time to time, are hereinafter sometimes referred to as “Warrant Stock”; and the exercise price of a share of Common Stock in effect at any time, and as may be adjusted from time to time, is hereinafter sometimes referred to as the "Exercise Price". This Warrant will expire on December 31, 2024 (the “Expiration Date”). However, in the event (i) the average closing price of the Company’s common stock exceeds $3.00 for ten consecutive trading days, (ii) the average daily trading volume of the common stock during such 10-day period exceeds 100,000 shares, and (iii) the shares of common stock underlying the Warrant are then the subject of an effective Registration Statement, the Company may upon 10 days written notice accelerate the expiration date of the Warrant to a date which is at least 10 days after the date of the notice.
If the Expiration Date is a day on which banking institutions are authorized by law to close, then this Warrant may be exercised on the next succeeding day which shall not be such a day.
The exercise price of this Warrant may not be increased during the term of the Warrant, but the exercise price may be decreased at the discretion of the Company's Board of Directors by giving each Warrant holder notice of such decrease. The exercise period for the Warrant may be extended by the Company's Board of Directors giving notice of such extension to each Warrant holder of record.
This Warrant may be exercised, in whole or in part, by presentation and surrender of this Warrant to the Company or at the office of its stock transfer agent, if any, with the Purchase Form annexed hereto duly executed and accompanied by payment of the Exercise Price for the number of Shares of Warrant Stock specified in such form, together with all Federal and state taxes applicable upon such exercise.
If this Warrant should be exercised in part only, the Company, upon surrender of this Warrant for cancellation, shall execute and shall deliver a new Warrant evidencing the right of the Holder to purchase the balance of the Shares of Warrant Stock purchaseable hereunder. Upon receipt by the Company of this Warrant at the office or the agency of the Company, in proper form for exercise, the Holder shall be deemed to be the Holder of record of the Shares of Warrant Stock issuable upon such exercise, notwithstanding that the stock transfer books of the Company shall then be closed or that certificates representing such Shares of Warrant Stock shall not then be actually delivered to the Holder.
(b) Reservation of Shares of Warrant Stock. The Company hereby agrees that, at all times, there shall be reserved for issuance and/or delivery upon exercise of this Warrant such number of shares of its Common Stock as shall be required for issuance or delivery upon exercise of this Warrant.
(c) Fractional Shares. No fractional Shares of Warrant Stock or scrip representing fractional Shares of Warrant Stock shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant. With respect to any fraction of a Share of Warrant Stock called for upon any exercise hereof, the Company shall pay to the Holder an amount in cash equal to such fraction multiplied by the current market value of such fractional share determined as follows:
(i) If the Company's Common Stock is publicly traded, the average daily closing prices for 30 consecutive trading days immediately preceding the date of exercise of this Warrant. The closing price for each day shall be the last sale price regular-way or, in case no such sale takes place on such date, the average of the closing bid and asked prices regular-way, on the principal national securities exchange in which the Company's Common Stock is listed or admitted to trading, or if it is not listed or admitted to trading on any national securities exchange, the last sale price of such Common Stock on the consolidated transaction reporting system of the National Association of Securities Dealers ("NASD"), if such last sale information is reported on such system, or if not so reported, the average of the closing bid and asked prices of such Common Stock on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automatic Quotation system ("NASDAQ"), or any comparable system, or if the Common Stock is not listed on NASDAQ, or a comparable system, the average of the closing bid and asked prices as furnished by two members of the NASD selected from time to time by the Company for that purpose.
(ii) If the Company's Common Stock is not publicly traded, the current value shall be an amount, not less than the book value, determined in such reasonable manner as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors of the Company, such determination to be final and binding on the Holder.
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(d) Exchange, Assignment or Loss of Warrant. This Warrant is exchangeable, without expense, at the option of the Holder, upon presentation and surrender hereof to the Company or at the office of its stock transfer agent, if any, for other Warrants of different denominations entitling the Holder thereof to purchase in the aggregate the same number of Shares of Warrant Stock purchasable hereunder. This Warrant may not be sold, hypothecated, assigned, or transferred prior to the date this Warrant is first exercisable. Any assignment shall be made subject to the provisions of Section (j) by surrender of this Warrant to the Company or at the office of its stock transfer agent, if any, with the Assignment Form annexed hereto duly executed and with funds sufficient to pay any transfer tax; whereupon, the Company, without charge, shall execute and shall deliver a new Warrant in the name of the assignee named in such instrument of assignment and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled.
This Warrant may be divided or may be combined with other Warrants which carry the same rights upon presentation hereof at the office of the Company or at the office of its stock transfer agent, if any, together with a written notice specifying the names and the denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued and signed by the Holder hereof. The term "Warrant" as used herein includes any Warrants issued in substitution for or replacement of this Warrant or into which this Warrant may be divided or exchanged. Upon receipt by the Company of evidence satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction, or mutilation of this Warrant, and (in the case of loss, theft, or destruction) of reasonably satisfactory indemnification, and upon surrender and cancellation of this Warrant, if mutilated, the Company will execute and will deliver a new Warrant of like tenor and date. Any such new Warrant executed and delivered shall constitute an additional contractual obligation on the part of the Company, whether or not this Warrant so lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated shall be at any time enforceable by anyone.
(e) Rights of the Holder. The Holder, by virtue hereof, shall not be entitled to any rights of a stockholder in the Company, either at law or in equity, and the rights of the Holder are limited to those expressed in the Warrant and are not enforceable against the Company except to the extent set forth herein.
(f) Anti-Dilution Provisions.
(i) Adjustment of Price. Anything in this Section (f) to the contrary notwithstanding, if the Company shall issue, at any time, Common Stock or convertible securities by way of dividend, forward stock split or other distribution on any stock of the Company or subdivide or combine the outstanding shares of Stock, the Exercise Price shall be proportionately decreased in the case of such issuance, forward stock split, or distribution (on the day following the date fixed for determining shareholders entitled to receive such additional shares) or proportionately increased in the case of such combination (on the date that such combination shall become effective), provided, however, should the Company cancel or fail to make such dividend or other distribution or other issuance, the Exercise Price shall be forthwith adjusted to the price which would have prevailed prior to the Company setting such record date.
(ii) No Adjustment for Small Amounts. Anything in this Section to the contrary notwithstanding, the Company shall not be required to give effect to any adjustment in the Exercise Price unless and until the net effect of one or more adjustments, determined as above provided, shall have required a change of the Exercise Price by at least one cent, but when the cumulative net effect of more than one adjustment so determined shall be to change the actual Exercise Price by at least one cent, such change in the Exercise Price shall thereupon be given effect.
(iii) Number of Shares Adjusted. Upon any adjustment of the Exercise Price, the Holder of this Warrant shall thereafter (until another such adjustment) be entitled to purchase, at the new Exercise Price, the number of Units of Warrant Stock, calculated to the nearest full shares, obtained by multiplying the number of shares of Stock initially issuable upon exercise of this Warrant by the Exercise Price in effect on the date hereof and dividing the product so obtained by the new Exercise Price.
(g) Officer's Certificate. Whenever the Exercise Price shall be adjusted as required by the provisions of Section (f) hereof, the Company shall forthwith file with its Secretary or an Assistant Secretary at its principal office, and with its stock transfer agent, if any, an Officer's Certificate showing the adjusted Exercise Price, determined as herein provided, and setting forth in reasonable detail the facts requiring such adjustment. Each such Officer's Certificate shall be made available at all reasonable times for inspection by the Holder; and the Company, after each such adjustment, shall forthwith deliver a copy of such certificate to the Holder. Such certificate shall be conclusive as to the correctness of such adjustment.
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(h) Notices to Warrant Holders. So long as this Warrant shall be outstanding and unexercised (i) if the Company shall pay any dividend or shall make any distribution upon the Common Stock or (ii) if the Company shall offer to the holders for subscription or purchase by them any shares of stock of any class or any other rights or (iii) if any capital reorganization of the Company; reclassification of the capital stock of the Company; consolidation or merger of the Company with or into another corporation; sale, lease or transfer of all or substantially all of the property and assets of the Company to another corporation; or voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation, or winding up of the Company shall be effected, then, in any such case, the Company shall cause to be delivered to the Holder, at least ten (l0) days prior to the date specified in (x) or (y) below, as the case may be, a notice containing a brief description of the proposed action and stating the date on which (x) a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, or rights, or (y) such reclassification, reorganization, consolidation, merger, conveyance, lease, dissolution, liquidation, or winding up is to take place and the date, if any, is to be fixed, as of which the holders of record shall be entitled to exchange their Shares for securities or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, reorganization, consolidation, merger, conveyance, dissolution, liquidation, or winding up.
(i) Reclassification, Reorganization or Merger. In case of any reclassification, or capital reorganization (other than a change in par value, or from par value to no par value, or from no par value to par value, or as a result of an issuance of Common Stock by way of dividend or other distribution or of a subdivision or combination), or in case of any consolidation or merger of the Company with or into another corporation (other than a merger with a subsidiary, in which merger the Company is the continuing corporation and which does not result in any reclassification, or capital reorganization) or in case of any sale or conveyance to another corporation of the property of the Company as an entirety or substantially as an entirety, the Company shall cause effective provision to be made so that the Holder shall have the right thereafter, by exercising this Warrant, to purchase the kind and amount of shares of Stock and other securities and property receivable upon such reclassification; capital reorganization; or other consolidation, merger, sale, or conveyance as may be issued or payable with respect to or in exchange for the number of Shares of the Company theretofore purchasable upon the exercise of this Warrant had such recapitalization; capital reorganization; or other consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance not taken place. Any such provisions shall include provision for adjustments which shall be as nearly equivalent as may be practicable to the adjustments provided for in this Warrant. The foregoing provisions of this Section (i) shall similarly apply to successive reclassifications; capital reorganizations; and to successive consolidations, mergers, sales, or conveyances.
In the event that in any such capital reorganization or reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance, additional shares shall be issued in exchange, conversion, substitution or payment, in whole or in part, for a security of the Company other than Stock, any such issue shall be treated as an issue of Stock covered by the provisions of subsection (f) hereof with the amount of the consideration received upon the issue thereof being determined by the Board of Directors of the Company, such determination to be final and binding on the Holder.
(j) Transfer to Comply with the Securities Act of l933.
(i) This Warrant or the Warrant Stock or any other security issued or issuable upon exercise of this Warrant may not be sold, transferred, or otherwise disposed of except to a person who, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, is a person to whom this Warrant or such Warrant Stock may legally be transferred pursuant to Section (d) hereof without registration and without the delivery of a current Prospectus under the Act with respect thereto and then only against receipt of an agreement of such person to comply with the provisions of this Section (k) with respect to any resale or other disposition of such securities.
(ii) The Company may cause the following legend or one similar thereto to be set forth on each certificate representing Warrant Stock or any other security issued or issuable upon exercise of this Warrant not theretofore distributed to the public or sold to underwriters for distribution to the public pursuant to Section (j) hereof, unless counsel for the Company is of the opinion as to any such certificate that such legend is unnecessary:
The shares represented by this Certificate have not been registered under the Securities Act of l933 (the "Act") and are "restricted securities" as that term is defined in Rule 144 under the Act. The shares may not be offered for sale, sold, or otherwise transferred except pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Act or pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Act, the availability of which is to be established to the satisfaction of the Company.
(k) Applicable Law. This Warrant shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Colorado.
GEOSOLAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | ||
By: | ||
A. Stone Douglass, Chief Executive Officer |
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PURCHASE FORM
Dated _______________
The undersigned hereby irrevocable elects to exercise the within Warrant to the extent of purchasing ____ Shares of Warrant Stock and hereby makes payment of $____________ in payment of the actual exercise price thereof.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR REGISTRATION OF STOCK
Name ____________________________________________
(Please typewrite or print in block letters)
Address __________________________________________
_________________________________________________
Signature __________________________________________
ASSIGNMENT FORM
FOR VALUE RECEIVED ________________________________
hereby sell, assigns, and transfers unto:
Name: ______________________________________________________
(Please typewrite or print in block letters)
Address: ____________________________________________________
the right to purchase the Common Stock represented by this Warrant to the extent of ____________ shares as to which such right is exercisable and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint ___________________ attorney, to transfer the same on the books of the Company with full power of substitution in the premises.
Signature ___________________________________
Dated: ________________________________________
GeoSolar Warrant to Purch. 3-2-21
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EXHIBIT 3.4
Geo Solar Technologies, Inc.
2021 Equity Incentive Award Plan
Table of Contents
Geo Solar Technologies, Inc. | 1 |
2021 Equity Incentive Award Plan | 1 |
ARTICLE 1 PURPOSE | 1 |
ARTICLE 2 DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION | 1 |
ARTICLE 3 SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN | 4 |
3.1. Number of Shares | 4 |
3.2. Stock Distributed | 5 |
3.3. Limitation on Number of Shares Subject to Awards | 5 |
ARTICLE 4 ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION | 5 |
4.1. Eligibility | 5 |
4.2. Participation | 5 |
4.3. Foreign Participants | 5 |
ARTICLE 5 STOCK OPTIONS | 5 |
5.1.General | 5 |
5.2. Incentive Stock Options | 6 |
5.3. Substitution of Stock Appreciation Rights | 6 |
5.4. Paperless Exercise | 6 |
5.5. Granting of Options to Independent Directors | 7 |
ARTICLE 6 RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS | 7 |
6.1. Grant of Restricted Stock | 7 |
6.2. Issuance and Restrictions | 7 |
6.3. Forfeiture | 7 |
6.4.Certificates for Restricted Stock | 7 |
6.5.Purchase Price | 7 |
6.6.Repurchase Rights and Transfer Restrictions | 7 |
6.6.Repurchase Rights | 7 |
ARTICLE 7 STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS | 8 |
7.1. Grant of Stock Appreciation Rights | 8 |
7.2. No Coupled Stock Appreciation Rights | 8 |
7.3. Independent Stock Appreciation Rights | 8 |
7.4. Payment and Limitations on Exercise | 8 |
ARTICLE 8 OTHER TYPES OF AWARDS | 8 |
8.1. Performance Share Awards | 8 |
8.2. Stock Payments | 8 |
8.3. Deferred Stock | 9 |
8.4. Restricted Stock Units | 9 |
8.5. Other Stock-Based Awards | 9 |
8.6. Term | 9 |
8.7. Exercise or Purchase Price | 9 |
8.8. Exercise Upon Termination of Employment or Service | 9 |
8.9. Form of Payment | 9 |
8.10. Award Agreement | 9 |
ARTICLE 9 PERFORMANCE-BASED AWARDS | 9 |
9.1. Purpose | 9 |
9.2. Applicability | 10 |
9.3. Procedures with Respect to Performance-Based Awards | 10 |
9.4. Payment of Performance-Based Awards | 10 |
9.5. Additional Limitations | 10 |
ARTICLE 10 PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO AWARDS | 10 |
10.1. Stand-Alone and Tandem Awards | 10 |
10.2. Award Agreement | 10 |
10.3. Limits on Transfer | 10 |
10.4. Death of Optionee | 11 |
10.5. Retirement or Disability | 11 |
10.6. Forfeiture for Other Reasons | 11 |
10.7. Leaves of Absence and Performance Targets | 11 |
10.8. Newly Eligible Employees | 11 |
10.9. Stock Certificates; Book Entry Procedures | 11 |
ARTICLE 11 CHANGES IN CAPITAL STRUCTURE | 12 |
11.1. Adjustments | 12 |
11.2. Outstanding Awards—Other Changes | 12 |
11.3. No Other Rights | 12 |
ARTICLE 12 ADMINISTRATION | 13 |
12.1. Committee | 13 |
12.2. Committee Membership | 13 |
12.3. Certain Actions | 13 |
12.4. Action by the Committee | 13 |
12.5. Authority of Committee | 13 |
12.6. Decisions Binding | 14 |
12.7. Delegation of Authority | 14 |
12.8. Committee Administration | 14 |
12.9. Liability | 14 |
ARTICLE 1
PURPOSE
The purposes of the GeoSolar Technologies, Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Award Plan (the “Plan”) are to:
1. | Closely associate the interests of management, employees, directors, consultants and independent directors of GeoSolar Technologies, Inc, a Colorado corporation (the “Company”), with the shareholders of the Company by reinforcing the relationship between participants’ rewards and shareholder gains; |
2. | Provide management and employees with an equity ownership in the Company commensurate with Company performance, as reflected in increased shareholder value; |
3. | Maintain competitive compensation levels; and |
4. | Provide an incentive to management and employees to remain in continuing employment with the Company and to put forth maximum efforts for the success of its business. |
The Plan is further intended to provide flexibility to the Company in its ability to attract, motivate and retain the services of members of the Board, Employees and Consultants upon whose judgment, interest, and special effort the successful conduct of the Company’s operation is largely dependent.
ARTICLE 2
DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION
Wherever the following terms are used in the Plan they shall have the meanings specified below, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. The singular pronoun shall include the plural where the context so indicates.
2.1 “Award” means an Option, a Restricted Stock award, a Stock Appreciation Right award, a Performance Share award, a Stock Payment award, a Deferred Stock award, a Restricted Stock Unit award, an Other Stock-Based Award, or a Performance-Based Award granted to a Participant pursuant to the Plan.
2.2 “Award Agreement” means any written agreement, contract, or other instrument or document evidencing an Award.
2.3.“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.
2.4.“Change in Control” means the occurrence of any of the following in one or a series of related transactions: (i) an acquisition after the date hereof by an individual or legal entity or “group” (as described in Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act) of more than thirty percent (30%) of the voting rights or equity interests in the Company; (ii) a replacement, during a 24-month period, of more than one-half (1/2) of the members of the Board that is not approved by those individuals who are members of the Board on the date hereof (or other directors previously approved by such individuals); (iii) consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company or any Subsidiary or a sale of more than one-half (1/2) of the assets of the Company in one or a series of related transactions, unless following such transaction or series of transactions, the holders of the Company’s securities prior to the first such transaction continue to hold at least one-half (1/2) of the voting rights and equity interests of the surviving entity or acquirer of such assets; (iv) a recapitalization, reorganization or other transaction involving the Company or any Subsidiary that constitutes or results in a transfer of more than one-half (1/2) of the voting rights or equity interests in the Company; or (v) consummation of a “Rule 13e-3 transaction” as defined in Rule 13e-3 under the Exchange Act with respect to the Company.
2.5.“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
2.6.“Committee” means the committee of the Board described in Article 12.
2.7.“Consultant” means any consultant or adviser if:
(a) The consultant or adviser renders bona fide services to the Company;
(b) The services rendered by the consultant or adviser are not in connection with the offer or sale of securities in a capital-raising transaction and do not directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market for the Company’s securities; and
(c) The consultant or adviser is a natural person who has contracted directly with the Company to render such services.
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2.8. “Covered Employee” means an Employee who is, or may be, as determined by the Committee, a “covered employee” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code.
2.9.“Deferred Stock” means a right to receive a specified number of shares of Stock during specified time periods pursuant to Article 8.
2.10. “Disability” means that the Participant qualifies to receive long-term disability payments under the Company’s long-term disability insurance program, as it may be amended from time to time.
2.11. “Effective Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.1.
2.12. “Eligible Individual” means any person who is an Employee, a Consultant or a member of the Board, as determined by the Committee.
2.13. “Employee” means any officer or other employee (as defined in accordance with Section 3401(c) of the Code) of the Company or any Subsidiary; and any individual who is a common-law employee of the Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary.
2.14. “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
2.15. “Exercise Price” means the exercise price per share of Stock subject to an Option shall be not less than the lesser of: a)100% of the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the date of the grant, or; b) if awarded to a contractor, the current fund raising price for PIPE’s.
2.16. “Fair Market Value” means, as of any given date, the fair market value of a share of Stock on the date determined by such methods or procedures as may be established from time to time by the Committee. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock as of any date shall be (i) the closing price of a share of Common Stock on the principal exchange on which shares of Common Stock are then trading, if any, on such date, or if shares were not traded on such date, then on the closest preceding date on which a trade occurred; or (ii) if Common Stock is not traded on an exchange, the mean between the closing representative bid and asked prices for the Common Stock on such date as reported by the OTC Bulletin Board or the OTC Markets Group, Inc, or if not then in existence, by their successor quotation system; or (iii) if Common Stock is not publicly traded, the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock as established by the Committee acting in good faith.
2.17. “Incentive Stock Option” means an Option that is intended to meet the requirements of Section 422 of the Code or any successor provision thereto.
2.18. “Independent Director” means a member of the Board who is not an Employee of the Company.
2.19. “ISAR” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.3(a).
2.20. “Non-Employee Director” means a member of the Board who qualifies as a “Non-Employee Director” as defined in Rule 16b-3(b)(3) of the Exchange Act, or any successor definition adopted by the Board.
2.21. “Non-Qualified Stock Option” means an Option that is not intended to be an Incentive Stock Option.
2.22. “Option” means a right granted to a Participant pursuant to Article 5 of the Plan to purchase a specified number of shares of Stock at a specified price during specified time periods. An Option may be either an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Qualified Stock Option.
2.23. “Optionee” means a person that holds an Option.
2.24. “Other Stock-Based Award” means an Award granted or denominated in Stock or units of Stock pursuant to Section 8.5 of the Plan.
2.25. “Option Term” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(b).
2.26. “Parent” shall mean any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations ending with the Company, if each of the corporations other than the Company owns stock possessing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain. A corporation that attains the status of a Parent on a date after the adoption of the Plan shall be considered a Parent commencing as of such date.
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2.27. “Participant” means any Eligible Individual who, as a member of the Board or Employee or Consultant, has been granted an Award pursuant to the Plan.
2.28. “Performance-Based Award” means an Award granted to selected Covered Employees pursuant to Articles 6 and 8, but which is subject to the terms and conditions set forth in Article 9. All Performance-Based Awards are intended to qualify as Qualified Performance-Based Compensation.
2.29. “Performance Criteria” means the criteria that the Committee selects for purposes of establishing the Performance Goal or Performance Goals for a Participant for a Performance Period. The Performance Criteria that will be used to establish Performance Goals are limited to the following: net earnings (either before or after interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization or non-operating charges as determined by the Committee), other non-operating charges (as determined by the Committee), economic value-added (as determined by the Committee), sales or revenue, net income (either before or after taxes), operating earnings, cash flow (including, but not limited to, operating cash flow and free cash flow), cash flow return on capital, return on net assets, return on stockholders’ equity, return on assets, return on capital, stockholder returns, return on sales, gross or net profit margin, productivity, expense, margins, operating efficiency, customer satisfaction, working capital, earnings per share, price per share of Stock, and market share, any of which may be measured either in absolute terms or as compared to any incremental increase or as compared to results of a peer group. The Committee shall, within the time prescribed by Section 162(m) of the Code, define in an objective fashion the manner of calculating the Performance Criteria it selects to use for such Performance Period for such Participant.
2.30. “Performance Goals” means, for a Performance Period, the goals established in writing by the Committee for the Performance Period based upon the Performance Criteria. Depending on the Performance Criteria used to establish such Performance Goals, the Performance Goals may be expressed in terms of overall Company performance or the performance of a division, business unit, or an individual. The Committee, in its discretion, may adjust or modify the calculation of Performance Goals for such Performance Period in order to prevent the dilution or enlargement of the rights of Participants (a) in the event of, or in anticipation of, any unusual or extraordinary corporate item, transaction, event, or development, or (b) in recognition of, or in anticipation of, any other unusual or nonrecurring events affecting the Company, or the financial statements of the Company, or in response to, or in anticipation of, changes in applicable laws, regulations, accounting principles, or business conditions.
2.31. “Performance Period” means the one or more periods of time, which may be of varying and overlapping durations, as the Committee may select, over which the attainment of one or more Performance Goals will be measured for the purpose of determining a Participant’s right to, and the payment of, a Performance-Based Award.
2.32. “Performance Share” means a right granted to a Participant pursuant to Article 8, to receive Stock, the payment of which is contingent upon achieving certain Performance Goals or other performance-based targets established by the Committee.
2.33. “Plan” means GeoSolar Technologies, Inc 2021 Equity Incentive Award Plan, as it may be amended from time to time.
2.34. “Purchase Price” shall mean the consideration for which one Share may be acquired under the Plan (other than upon exercise of an Option).
2.35. “Purchaser” shall mean a person to whom the Board has offered the right to acquire Shares under the Plan (other than upon exercise of an Option).
2.36. “Qualified Performance-Based Compensation” means any compensation that is intended to qualify as “qualified performance-based compensation” as described in Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Code.
2.37. “Restricted Stock Award Agreement” shall mean the agreement between the Company and a Purchaser who acquires Shares under the Plan that contains the terms, conditions and restrictions pertaining to the acquisition of such Shares.
2.38. “Restricted Stock” means Stock awarded to a Participant pursuant to Article 6 that is subject to certain restrictions and may be subject to risk of forfeiture.
2.39. “Restricted Stock Unit” means an Award granted pursuant to Section 8.4.
2.40. “Section 409A Award” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 15.1.
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2.41. “Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
2.42. “Service” shall mean service as an Employee, a Consultant or an Independent Director, subject to such further limitations as may be set forth in the applicable Stock Option Agreement or Restricted Stock Award Agreement. Service shall be deemed to continue during a bona fide leave of absence approved by the Company in writing if and to the extent that continued crediting of Service for purposes of the Plan is expressly required by the terms of such leave or by applicable law, as determined by the Company. However, for purposes of determining whether an Option is entitled to ISO status, and to the extent required under the Code, an Employee’s employment will be treated as terminating three (3) months after such Employee went on leave, unless such Employee’s right to return to active work is guaranteed by law or by a contract or such Employee immediately returns to active work. The Company determines which leaves count toward Service, and when Service terminates for all purposes under the Plan.
2.43. “Share” shall mean one share of Stock, as adjusted in accordance with Article 11 (if applicable).
2.44. “Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share, and such other securities of the Company that may be substituted for Stock pursuant to Article 11.
2.45. “Stock Appreciation Right” or “SAR” means a right granted pursuant to Article 7 to receive a payment equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of a specified number of shares of Stock on the date the SAR is exercised over the Fair Market Value on the date the SAR was granted as set forth in the applicable Award Agreement.
2.46. “Stock Option Agreement” shall mean the agreement between the Company and an Optionee which contains the terms, conditions and restrictions pertaining to the Optionee’s Option.
2.47. “Stock Payment” means (a) a payment in the form of shares of Stock, or (b) an option or other right to purchase shares of Stock, as part of any bonus, deferred compensation or other arrangement, made in lieu of all or any portion of the compensation, granted pursuant to Article 8.
2.48. “Subsidiary” means any “subsidiary corporation” as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code and any applicable regulations promulgated thereunder, any other entity of which a majority of the outstanding voting stock or voting power is beneficially owned directly or indirectly by the Company, or 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 fifty percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain. A corporation that attains the status of a Subsidiary on a date after the adoption of the Plan shall be considered a Subsidiary commencing as of such date.
2.49. “Ten-Percent Owner” means an individual who owns more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of outstanding stock of the Company, its Parent or any of its Subsidiaries. In determining stock ownership for purposes herein, the attribution rules of section 424(d) of the Code shall be applied.
ARTICLE 3
SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN
3.1. Number of Shares.
(a) Subject to Article 11 and Section 3.1(b), the aggregate number of shares of Stock which may be issued, transferred or reserved for issuance pursuant to Awards under the Plan shall be a number of shares equal to fifteen percent (15%) of the outstanding shares at the end of each calendar quarter. In order that the applicable regulations under the Code relating to Incentive Stock Options be satisfied, the maximum number of shares of Stock that may be delivered upon exercise of Incentive Stock Options shall be the number specified in this Section 3.1(a). Shares of stock that may be issued upon exercise of Options under the Plan shall be authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (“Common Stock”). In the absence of an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Act”), all Options granted and shares of Common Stock subject to their exercise will be restricted as to subsequent resale or transfer, pursuant to the provisions of Rule 144 promulgated under the Act.
(b) To the extent that an Award terminates, expires, or lapses for any reason, any shares of Stock subject to the Award shall again be available for the grant of an Award pursuant to the Plan. Additionally, any shares of Stock tendered or withheld to satisfy the grant or exercise price or tax withholding obligation pursuant to any Award shall again be available for the grant of an Award pursuant to the Plan. To the extent permitted by applicable law or any exchange rule, shares of Stock issued in assumption of, or in substitution for, any outstanding awards of any entity acquired in any form of combination by the Company or any Subsidiary shall not be counted against shares of Stock available for grant pursuant to this Plan.
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3.2. Stock Distributed. Any Stock distributed pursuant to an Award may consist, in whole or in part, of authorized and unissued Stock, treasury Stock or Stock purchased on the open market.
3.3. Limitation on Number of Shares Subject to Awards. Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan to the contrary, and subject to Article 11, the maximum number of shares of Stock with respect to one or more Awards that may be granted to any one Participant during a one-year period (measured from the date of any grant) shall be 1,000,000.
ARTICLE 4
ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION
4.1. Eligibility. Each Eligible Individual shall be eligible to be granted one or more Awards pursuant to the Plan. Only Employees shall be eligible for the grant of Incentive Stock Options. Only Employees, Consultants and Independent Directors shall be eligible for the grant of Non-Qualified Stock Options or the award or sale of Shares.
4.2. Participation. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee may, from time to time, select from among all Eligible Individuals, those to whom Awards shall be granted and shall determine the nature and amount of each Award.
4.3. Foreign Participants. In order to assure the viability of Awards granted to Participants employed in foreign countries, the Committee may provide for such special terms as it may consider necessary or appropriate to accommodate differences in local law, tax policy, or custom. Moreover, the Committee may approve such supplements to, or amendments, restatements, or alternative versions of, the Plan as it may consider necessary or appropriate for such purposes without thereby affecting the terms of the Plan as in effect for any other purpose; provided, however, that no such supplements, amendments, restatements, or alternative versions shall increase the share limitations contained in Sections 3.1 and 3.3 of the Plan.
ARTICLE 5
STOCK OPTIONS
5.1.General. The Committee is authorized to grant Options to Participants on the following terms and conditions:
(a) Exercise Price. The exercise price per share of Stock subject to an Option shall be not less than the lesser of: a)100% of the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the date of the grant, or; b) if awarded to a contractor, the current fund raising price for PIPE’s. Notwithstanding, each Stock Option Agreement shall set forth the Exercise Price. The Exercise Price under any Option shall be determine by the Board in its sole discretion.
(i) Minimum Exercise Price for ISOs. The Exercise Price per Share of an ISO shall not be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant; provided, however, that the Exercise Price per Share of an ISO granted to a Ten-Percent Stockholder shall not be less than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant.
(ii) Minimum Exercise Price for NSOs. The Exercise Price per Share of an NSO shall not be less than one-hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant.
(b) Time and Conditions of Exercise. Each Option shall be fully exercisable at any time within the period beginning not earlier than twelve (12) months after the date of the option grant and ending not later than ten (10) years after the date of such grant (the “Option Term”), unless the Committee specifies otherwise. In no event, however, shall the Option Term extend beyond ten (10) years after the date of the grant. No Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of the Option Term. The Committee shall also determine the performance or other conditions, if any, that must be satisfied before all or part of an Option may be exercised.
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(c) Payment. The Committee shall determine the methods by which the exercise price of an Option may be paid, the form of payment, including, without limitation: (i) cash, (ii) shares of Stock having a Fair Market Value on the date of delivery equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Option or exercised portion thereof, or (iii) other property acceptable to the Committee (including through the delivery of a notice that the Participant has placed a market sell order with a broker with respect to shares of Stock then issuable upon exercise of the Option, and that the broker has been directed to pay a sufficient portion of the net proceeds of the sale to the Company in satisfaction of the Option exercise price; provided that payment of such proceeds is then made to the Company upon settlement of such sale), and the methods by which shares of Stock shall be delivered or deemed to be delivered to Participants. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, no Participant who is a member of the Board or an “executive officer” of the Company within the meaning of Section 13(k) of the Exchange Act shall be permitted to pay the exercise price of an Option by means of a personal loan or other credit extended by the Company or in any other method which would violate Section 13(k) of the Exchange Act.
(d) Evidence of Grant. All Options shall be evidenced by a written Award Agreement between the Company and the Participant. The Award Agreement shall include the number of shares of Common Stock subject to the Option, the exercise date, the Option Term, and such additional provisions as may be specified by the Committee.
5.2. Incentive Stock Options. The terms of any Incentive Stock Options granted pursuant to the Plan must comply with the conditions and limitations contained in Section 13.2 and this Section 5.2.
(a) Eligibility. The Committee may grant one or more Incentive Stock Options to employees of the Company or any “subsidiary corporation” thereof (within the meaning of Section 424(f) of the Code and the applicable regulations promulgated thereunder). The date an Incentive Stock Option is granted shall mean the date selected by the Committee as of which the Committee shall allot a specific number of shares to a participant pursuant to the Plan.
(b) Individual Dollar Limitation. The aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the time the Option is granted) of all shares of Stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are first exercisable by a Participant in any calendar year may not exceed limitations imposed by Section 422(d) of the Code, or any successor provision. Multiple Incentive Stock Options may be granted to an Optionee in any calendar year.
(c) Ten Percent Owners. The Committee may determine to grant an Incentive Stock Option to an employee who is also an individual who owns, at the date of grant, directly or indirectly according to the stock ownership attribution rules of Section 424(d) of the Code, stock possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of Stock of the Company. However, the exercise price of such Option granted shall not be less than one hundred ten percent (110%) of Fair Market Value on the date of grant. Furthermore, the Option may be exercisable for no more than five (5) years from the date of grant.
(d) Notice of Disposition. The Participant shall give the Company prompt notice of any disposition of shares of Stock acquired by exercise of an Incentive Stock Option within (i) two (2) years from the date of grant of such Incentive Stock Option or (ii) one (1) year after the transfer of such shares of Stock to the Participant. In order to obtain the favorable tax treatment available for Incentive Stock Options under Section 422 of the Code, the Optionee is prohibited from the sale, exchange, transfer, pledge, hypothecation, gift or other disposition of the shares of Common Stock underlying the Incentive Stock Options until the later of either two (2) years after the date of grant of the Incentive Stock Option, or one (1) year after the transfer to the Optionee of such underlying Common Stock after the Optionee’s exercise of such Incentive Stock Option. Should Optionee choose to make a premature disposition of such underlying Common Stock contrary to such restrictions, the Options related to such Common Stock shall be treated as Non-qualified Stock Options pursuant to the terms of the Plan.
(e) Right to Exercise. During a Participant’s lifetime, an Incentive Stock Option may be exercised only by the Participant.
5.3. Substitution of Stock Appreciation Rights. The Committee may provide in the Award Agreement evidencing the grant of an Option that the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall have the right to substitute a Stock Appreciation Right for such Option at any time prior to or upon exercise of such Option, subject to the provisions of Section 7.2 hereof; provided that such Stock Appreciation Right shall be exercisable with respect to the same number of shares of Stock for which such substituted Option would have been exercisable.
5.4. Paperless Exercise. In the event that the Company establishes, for itself or using the services of a third party, an automated system for the exercise of Options, such as a system using an internet website or interactive voice response, then the paperless exercise of Options by a Participant may be permitted through the use of such an automated system.
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5.5. Granting of Options to Independent Directors. The Board may from time to time, in its sole discretion, and subject to the limitations of the Plan:
(a) Select from among the Independent Directors (including Independent Directors who have previously been granted Options under the Plan) such of them as in its opinion should be granted Options;
(b) Subject to Section 3.3, determine the number of shares of Stock that may be purchased upon exercise of the Options granted to such selected Independent Directors; and
(c) Subject to the provisions of this Article 5, determine the terms and conditions of such Options, consistent with the Plan. Options granted to Independent Directors shall be Non-Qualified Stock Options.
ARTICLE 6
RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS
6.1. Grant of Restricted Stock. The Committee is authorized to make Awards of Restricted Stock to any Participant selected by the Committee in such amounts and subject to such terms and conditions as determined by the Committee. All Awards of Restricted Stock shall be evidenced by a written Restricted Stock Award Agreement. Such award or sale shall be subject to all applicable terms and conditions of the Plan and may be subject to any other terms and conditions imposed by the Board, as set forth in the Restricted Stock Award Agreement, that are not inconsistent with the Plan. The provisions of the various Restricted Stock Award Agreements entered into under the Plan need not be identical.
6.2. Issuance and Restrictions. Restricted Stock shall be subject to such restrictions on transferability and other restrictions as the Committee may impose (including, without limitation, limitations on the right to vote Restricted Stock or the right to receive dividends on the Restricted Stock). These restrictions may lapse separately or in combination at such times, pursuant to such circumstances, in such installments, or otherwise, as the Committee determines at the time of the grant of the Award or thereafter. Any restrictions will be designated in the form of Award Agreement between the Company and the Participant.
6.3. Forfeiture. Except as otherwise determined by the Committee at the time of the grant of the Award or thereafter, upon termination of employment or service during the applicable restriction period, Restricted Stock that is at that time subject to restrictions shall be forfeited; provided, however , that the Committee may (a) provide in any Restricted Stock Award Agreement that restrictions or forfeiture conditions relating to Restricted Stock will be waived in whole or in part in the event of terminations resulting from specified causes, and (b) in other cases waive in whole or in part restrictions or forfeiture conditions relating to Restricted Stock. Any right to acquire Shares (other than an Option) shall automatically expire if not exercised by the Purchaser within thirty (30) days after the Company communicates the grant of such right to the Purchaser. Such right shall be nontransferable and shall be exercisable only by the Purchaser to whom the right was granted.
6.4. Certificates for Restricted Stock. Restricted Stock granted pursuant to the Plan may be evidenced in such manner as the Committee shall determine. If certificates representing shares of Restricted Stock are registered in the name of the Participant, certificates must bear an appropriate legend referring to the terms, conditions, and restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock, and the Company may, at its discretion, retain physical possession of the certificate until such time as all applicable restrictions lapse.
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6.6. Repurchase Rights and Transfer Restrictions. Each award or sale of Shares shall be subject to such forfeiture conditions, rights of repurchase, rights of first refusal and other transfer restrictions as the Board may determine, subject to the requirements of Section 6.7. Such restrictions shall be set forth in the applicable Restricted Stock Award Agreement and shall apply in addition to any restrictions otherwise applicable to holders of Shares generally.
6.6. Repurchase Rights. The Company shall have the right to repurchase Shares that have been acquired through an award or sale of Shares or exercise of an Option upon termination of the Purchaser’s or Optionee’s Service if provided in the applicable Restricted Stock Award Agreement or Stock Option Agreement. The Board in its sole discretion shall determine when the right to repurchase shall lapse as to all or any portion of the Shares, and may, in its discretion, provide for accelerated vesting in the event of a Change in Control or other events; provided, however, that the right to repurchase shall lapse as to all of the Shares issued to an Outside Director for service as an Outside Director in the event of a Change in Control.
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ARTICLE
7
STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS
7.1. Grant of Stock Appreciation Rights. A Stock Appreciation Right may be granted to any Participant selected by the Committee. A Stock Appreciation Right may be granted (a) in connection and simultaneously with the grant of an Option, (b) with respect to a previously granted Option, or (c) independent of an Option. A Stock Appreciation Right shall be subject to such terms and conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as the Committee shall impose and shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement.
7.2. No Coupled Stock Appreciation Rights. No Coupled Stock Appreciation Rights shall be granted pursuant to this Plan.
7.3. Independent Stock Appreciation Rights.
(a) An Independent Stock Appreciation Right (“ISAR”) shall be unrelated to any Option and shall have a term set by the Committee. An ISAR shall be exercisable in such installments as the Committee may determine. An ISAR shall cover such number of shares of Stock as the Committee may determine. The exercise price per share of Stock subject to each ISAR shall be set by the Committee; provided, however, that the exercise price for any ISAR shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value on the date of grant; and provided, further, that, the Committee in its sole and absolute discretion may provide that the ISAR may be exercised subsequent to a termination of employment or service, as applicable, or following a Change in Control of the Company, or because of the Participant’s retirement, death or disability, or otherwise.
(b) An ISAR shall entitle the Participant (or other person entitled to exercise the ISAR pursuant to the Plan) to exercise all or a specified portion of the ISAR (to the extent then exercisable pursuant to its terms) and to receive from the Company an amount determined by multiplying the difference obtained by subtracting the exercise price per share of the ISAR from the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the date of exercise of the ISAR by the number of shares of Stock with respect to which the ISAR shall have been exercised, subject to any limitations the Committee may impose.
7.4. Payment and Limitations on Exercise.
(a) Subject to Section 7.4(b) and (c), payment of the amounts determined under Sections 7.2(c) and 7.3(b) above shall be in cash, in Stock (based on its Fair Market Value as of the date the Stock Appreciation Right is exercised) or a combination of both, as determined by the Committee.
(b) To the extent payment for a Stock Appreciation Right is to be made in cash, the Award Agreement shall, to the extent necessary to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, specify the date of payment, which may be different than the date of exercise of the Stock Appreciation Right. If the date of payment for a Stock Appreciation Right is later than the date of exercise, the Award Agreement may specify that the Participant be entitled to earnings on such amount until paid.
(c) To the extent any payment under Section 7.2(c) or 7.3(b) is effected in Stock it shall be made subject to satisfaction of any applicable provisions of Article 5 above pertaining to Options.
ARTICLE
8
OTHER TYPES OF AWARDS
8.1. Performance Share Awards. Any Participant selected by the Committee may be granted one or more Performance Share awards which shall be denominated in a number of shares of Stock and which may be linked to any one or more of the Performance Criteria or other specific performance criteria determined appropriate by the Committee, in each case on a specified date or dates or over any period or periods determined by the Committee. In making such determinations, the Committee shall consider (among such other factors as it deems relevant in light of the specific type of award) the contributions, responsibilities and other compensation of the particular Participant.
8.2. Stock Payments. Any Participant selected by the Committee may receive Stock Payments in the manner determined from time to time by the Committee. The number of shares shall be determined by the Committee and may be based upon the Performance Criteria or other specific performance criteria determined appropriate by the Committee, determined on the date such Stock Payment is made or on any date thereafter.
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8.3. Deferred Stock. Any Participant selected by the Committee may be granted an award of Deferred Stock in the manner determined from time to time by the Committee. The number of shares of Deferred Stock shall be determined by the Committee and may be linked to the Performance Criteria or other specific performance criteria determined to be appropriate by the Committee, in each case on a specified date or dates or over any period or periods determined by the Committee. Stock underlying a Deferred Stock award will not be issued until the Deferred Stock award has vested, pursuant to a vesting schedule or performance criteria set by the Committee. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee, a Participant awarded Deferred Stock shall have no rights as a Company stockholder with respect to such Deferred Stock until such time as the Deferred Stock Award has vested and the Stock underlying the Deferred Stock Award has been issued.
8.4. Restricted Stock Units. The Committee is authorized to make Awards of Restricted Stock Units to any Participant selected by the Committee in such amounts and subject to such terms and conditions as determined by the Committee. At the time of grant, the Committee shall specify the date or dates on which the Restricted Stock Units shall become fully vested and nonforfeitable, and may specify such conditions to vesting as it deems appropriate. At the time of grant, the Committee shall specify the maturity date applicable to each grant of Restricted Stock Units which shall be no earlier than the vesting date or dates of the Award and may be determined at the election of the grantee. On the maturity date, the Company shall, subject to Section 10.9, transfer to the Participant one (1) share of Stock, subject to any applicable transfer restrictions, for each Restricted Stock Unit scheduled to be paid out on such date and not previously forfeited. The Committee shall specify the purchase price, if any, to be paid by the grantee to the Company for such shares of Stock.
8.5. Other Stock-Based Awards. Any Participant selected by the Committee may be granted one or more Awards that provide Participants with shares of Stock or the right to purchase shares of Stock or that have a value derived from the value of, or an exercise or conversion privilege at a price related to, or that are otherwise payable in shares of Stock and which may be linked to any one or more of the Performance Criteria or other specific performance criteria determined appropriate by the Committee, in each case on a specified date or dates or over any period or periods determined by the Committee. In making such determinations, the Committee shall consider (among such other factors as it deems relevant in light of the specific type of Award) the contributions, responsibilities and other compensation of the particular Participant.
8.6. Term. Except as otherwise provided herein, the term of any Award of Performance Shares, Stock Payments, Deferred Stock, Restricted Stock Units or Other Stock-Based Award shall be set by the Committee in its discretion and designated in the form of Award Agreement between the Company and the Participant.
8.7. Exercise or Purchase Price. The Committee may establish the exercise or purchase price, if any, of any Award of Performance Shares, Deferred Stock, Stock Payments, Restricted Stock Units or Other Stock-Based Award; provided, however, that such price shall not be less than the par value of a share of Stock on the date of grant, unless otherwise permitted by applicable state law. The exercise or purchase price, if any, will be designated in the form of Award Agreement between the Company and the Participant.
8.8. Exercise Upon Termination of Employment or Service. An Award of Performance Shares, Deferred Stock, Stock Payments, Restricted Stock Units and Other Stock-Based Award shall only be exercisable or payable while the Participant is an Employee, a Consultant, or a member of the Board, as applicable; provided, however, that the Committee in its sole and absolute discretion may provide that an Award of Performance Shares, Stock Payments, Deferred Stock, Restricted Stock Units or Other Stock-Based Award may be exercised or paid subsequent to a termination of employment or service, as applicable, or following a Change in Control of the Company, or because of the Participant’s retirement, death or disability, or otherwise; provided, however, that any such provision with respect to Performance Shares shall be subject to the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code that apply to Qualified Performance-Based Compensation.
8.9. Form of Payment. Payments with respect to any Awards granted under this Article 8 shall be made in cash, in Stock or a combination of both, as determined by the Committee, and as specifically designated in the form of Award Agreement between the Company and the Participant.
8.10. Award Agreement. All Awards under this Article 8 shall be subject to such additional terms and conditions as determined by the Committee and shall be evidenced by a written Award Agreement.
ARTICLE
9
PERFORMANCE-BASED AWARDS
9.1. Purpose. The purpose of this Article 9 is to provide the Committee the ability to qualify Awards other than Options and SARs and that are granted pursuant to Articles 6 and 8 as Qualified Performance-Based Compensation. If the Committee, in its discretion, decides to grant a Performance-Based Award to a Covered Employee, the provisions of this Article 9 shall control over any contrary provision contained in Articles 6 or 8; provided, however, that the Committee may in its discretion grant Awards to Covered Employees that are based on Performance Criteria or Performance Goals but that do not satisfy the requirements of this Article 9.
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9.2. Applicability. This Article 9 shall apply only to those Covered Employees selected by the Committee to receive Performance-Based Awards. The designation of a Covered Employee as a Participant for a Performance Period shall not in any manner entitle the Participant to receive an Award for the period. Moreover, designation of a Covered Employee as a Participant for a particular Performance Period shall not require designation of such Covered Employee as a Participant in any subsequent Performance Period and designation of one (1) Covered Employee as a Participant shall not require designation of any other Covered Employees as a Participant in such period or in any other period.
9.3. Procedures with Respect to Performance-Based Awards. To the extent necessary to comply with the Qualified Performance-Based Compensation requirements of Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Code, with respect to any Award granted under Articles 6 and 8 which may be granted to one or more Covered Employees, no later than ninety (90) days following the commencement of any fiscal year in question or any other designated fiscal period or period of service (or such other time as may be required or permitted by Section 162(m) of the Code), the Committee shall, in writing, (a) designate one or more Covered Employees, (b) select the Performance Criteria applicable to the Performance Period, (c) establish the Performance Goals, and amounts of such Awards, as applicable, which may be earned for such Performance Period, and (d) specify the relationship between Performance Criteria and the Performance Goals and the amounts of such Awards, as applicable, to be earned by each Covered Employee for such Performance Period. Following the completion of each Performance Period, the Committee shall certify in writing whether the applicable Performance Goals have been achieved for such Performance Period. In determining the amount earned by a Covered Employee, the Committee shall have the right to reduce or eliminate (but not to increase) the amount payable at a given level of performance to take into account additional factors that the Committee may deem relevant to the assessment of individual or corporate performance for the Performance Period.
9.4. Payment of Performance-Based Awards. Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement, a Participant must be employed by the Company or a Subsidiary on the day a Performance-Based Award for such Performance Period is paid to the Participant. Furthermore, a Participant shall be eligible to receive payment pursuant to a Performance-Based Award for a Performance Period only if the Performance Goals for such period are achieved.
9.5. Additional Limitations. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, any Award which is granted to a Covered Employee and is intended to constitute Qualified Performance-Based Compensation shall be subject to any additional limitations set forth in Section 162(m) of the Code (including any amendment to Section 162(m) of the Code) or any regulations or rulings issued thereunder that are requirements for qualification as qualified performance-based compensation as described in Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Code, and the Plan shall be deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to such requirements.
ARTICLE 10
PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO AWARDS
10.1. Stand-Alone and Tandem Awards. Awards granted pursuant to the Plan may, in the discretion of the Committee, be granted either alone, in addition to, or in tandem with, any other Award granted pursuant to the Plan. Awards granted in addition to or in tandem with other Awards may be granted either at the same time as or at a different time from the grant of such other Awards.
10.2. Award Agreement. Awards under the Plan shall be evidenced by written Award Agreements that shall set forth the terms, conditions, limitations and award type for each Award which may include the term of an Award, the provisions applicable in the event the Participant’s employment or service terminates, and the Company’s authority to unilaterally or bilaterally amend, modify, suspend, cancel or rescind an Award. Each Award Agreement shall specify whether payments with respect to such Award may be made in cash, solely in Stock, or a combination of both, as determined by the Committee, and such statement of means of payment shall govern any question relating to whether such payments may be made in cash or Stock.
10.3. Limits on Transfer. Except as otherwise provided by the Committee, no right or interest of a Participant in any Award may be pledged, encumbered, or hypothecated to or in favor of any party other than the Company or a Subsidiary, or shall be subject to any lien, obligation, or liability of such Participant to any other party other than the Company or a Subsidiary. Except as otherwise provided by the Committee, during the life of the recipient, such award shall be exercisable only by such person or by such person’s guardian or legal representative.
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10.4. Death of Optionee.
(a) Options. Notwithstanding Section 10.3, upon the death of the Optionee while either in the Company’s employ or within six (6) months after termination of Optionee’s employment, any rights to the extent exercisable on the date of death may be exercised by the Optionee’s estate, or by a person who acquires the right to exercise such Option by bequest or inheritance or by reason of the death of the Optionee, provided that such exercise occurs within both the remaining effective term of the Option and one (1) year after the Optionee’s death. A beneficiary, legal guardian, legal representative, or other person claiming any rights pursuant to the Plan is subject to all terms and conditions of the Plan and any Award Agreement applicable to the Participant, except to the extent the Plan and Award Agreement otherwise provide, and to any additional restrictions deemed necessary or appropriate by the Committee. If no beneficiary has been designated or survives the Participant, payment shall be made to the person entitled thereto pursuant to the Participant’s will or the laws of descent and distribution. Subject to the foregoing, a beneficiary designation may be changed or revoked by a Participant at any time provided the change or revocation is filed with the Committee.
(b) Incentive Stock Options. Upon the death of the Optionee while in the Company’s employ or within not more than ninety (90) days after termination of Optionee’s employment, any Incentive Stock Option exercisable on the date of death may be exercised by the Optionee’s estate or by a person who acquires the right to exercise such Incentive Stock Option by bequest or inheritance or by reason of the death of the Optionee, provided that such exercise occurs within both the remaining Option Term of the Incentive Stock Option and one (1) year after the Optionee’s death.
10.5. Retirement or Disability.
(a) Options. Upon termination of the Optionee’s employment by reason of retirement or permanent disability, the Optionee may, within thirty-six (36) months from the date of termination, exercise any Options to the extent such Options are exercisable during such 36- month period.
(b) Incentive Stock Options. Upon termination of the Optionee’s employment by reason of retirement or permanent disability, the Optionee may, within thirty-six (36) months from the date of termination, exercise any Incentive Stock Options to the extent such Incentive Stock Options are exercisable during such 36-month period. However, the tax treatment available pursuant to Section 422 of the Code will not be available to an Optionee who exercises any Incentive Stock Option more than (i) twelve (12) months after the date of termination of employment due to permanent disability, or (ii) three (3) months after the date of termination of employment due to retirement.
10.6. Forfeiture for Other Reasons. Except as provided herein or except as otherwise determined by the Committee, all Options shall forfeit ninety (90) days after the termination of the Optionee’s employment with the Company.
10.7. Leaves of Absence and Performance Targets. The Committee shall be entitled to make such rules, regulations and determinations as it deems appropriate under the Plan in respect of any leave of absence taken by the recipient of any award. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Committee shall be entitled to determine (i) whether or not any such leave of absence shall constitute a termination of employment within the meaning of the Plan and (ii) the impact, if any, of such leave of absence on awards under the Plan theretofore made to any recipient who takes such leave of absence. The Committee shall also be entitled to make such determination of performance targets, if any, as it deems appropriate.
10.8. Newly Eligible Employees. The Committee shall be entitled to make such rules, regulations, determinations and awards as it deems appropriate in respect of any employee who becomes eligible to participate in the Plan or any portion thereof, after the commencement of an award or incentive period.
10.9. Stock Certificates; Book Entry Procedures. As soon as practicable after receipt of payment, the Company shall deliver to the Optionee a certificate(s) for such shares of Stock. Upon receipt of such certificate(s), the Optionee shall become a shareholder of the Company with respect to Stock represented by share certificates so issued and as such shall be fully entitled to receive dividends, to vote and to exercise all other rights of a shareholder. All Stock certificates delivered pursuant to the Plan are subject to any stop-transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee deems necessary or advisable to comply with federal, state, or foreign jurisdiction, securities or other laws, rules and regulations and the rules of any national securities exchange or automated quotation system on which the Stock is listed, quoted, or traded. The Committee may place legends on any Stock certificate to reference restrictions applicable to the Stock. In addition to the terms and conditions provided herein, the Board may require that a Participant make such reasonable covenants, agreements, and representations as the Board, in its discretion, deems advisable in order to comply with any such laws, regulations, or requirements. The Committee shall have the right to require any Participant to comply with any timing or other restrictions with respect to the settlement or exercise of any Award, including a window-period limitation, as may be imposed in the discretion of the Committee. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, unless otherwise determined by the Committee or required by any applicable law, rule or regulation, the Company shall not deliver to any Participant certificates evidencing shares of Stock issued in connection with any Award and instead such shares of Stock shall be recorded in the books of the Company (or, as applicable, its transfer agent or stock plan administrator).
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ARTICLE
11
CHANGES IN CAPITAL STRUCTURE
11.1. Adjustments.
(a) In the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination or exchange of shares, merger, consolidation, spin-off, recapitalization, distribution of Company assets to stockholders (other than normal cash dividends), or any other corporate event affecting the Stock or the share price of the Stock, the Committee may make such proportionate adjustments, if any, as the Committee in its discretion may deem appropriate to reflect such changes with respect to (i) the aggregate number and type of shares that may be issued under the Plan (including, but not limited to, adjustments of the limitations in Sections 3.1 and 3.3); (ii) the terms and conditions of any outstanding Awards (including, without limitation, any applicable performance targets or criteria with respect thereto); and (iii) the grant or exercise price per share for any outstanding Awards under the Plan. Any adjustment affecting an Award intended as Qualified Performance-Based Compensation shall be made consistent with the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code.
(b) In the event of any transaction or event described in Section 11.1(a) or any unusual or nonrecurring transactions or events affecting the Company, any affiliate of the Company, or the financial statements of the Company or any affiliate (including without limitation any Change in Control), or of changes in applicable laws, regulations or accounting principles, and whenever the Committee determines that action is appropriate in order to prevent the dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan or with respect to any Award under the Plan, to facilitate such transactions or events or to give effect to such changes in laws, regulations or principles, the Committee, in its sole discretion and on such terms and conditions as it deems appropriate, either by amendment of the terms of any outstanding Awards or by action taken prior to the occurrence of such transaction or event and either automatically or upon the Participant’s request, is hereby authorized to take any one or more of the following actions:
(i) To provide for either (A) termination of any such Award in exchange for an amount of cash and/or other property, if any, equal to the amount that would have been attained upon the exercise of such Award or realization of the Participant’s rights (and, for the avoidance of doubt, if as of the date of the occurrence of the transaction or event described in this Section 11.1(b) the Committee determines in good faith that no amount would have been attained upon the exercise of such Award or realization of the Participant’s rights, then such Award may be terminated by the Company without payment) or (B) the replacement of such Award with other rights or property selected by the Committee in its sole discretion;
(ii) To provide that such Award be assumed by the successor or survivor corporation, or a parent or subsidiary thereof, or shall be substituted for by similar options, rights or awards covering the stock of the successor or survivor corporation, or a parent or subsidiary thereof, with appropriate adjustments as to the number and kind of shares and prices; and
(iii) To make adjustments in the number and type of shares of Stock (or other securities or property) subject to outstanding Awards, and in the number and kind of outstanding Restricted Stock or Deferred Stock and/or in the terms and conditions of (including the grant or exercise price), and the criteria included in, outstanding options, rights and awards and options, rights and awards which may be granted in the future;
(iv) To provide that such Award shall be exercisable or payable or fully vested with respect to all shares covered thereby, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan or the applicable Award Agreement; and
(v) To provide that the Award cannot vest, be exercised or become payable after such event.
11.2. Outstanding Awards—Other Changes. In the event of any other change in the capitalization of the Company or corporate change other than those specifically referred to in this Article 11, the Committee may, in its absolute discretion, make such adjustments in the number and kind of shares or other securities subject to Awards outstanding on the date on which such change occurs and in the per share grant or exercise price of each Award as the Committee may consider appropriate to prevent dilution or enlargement of rights.
11.3. No Other Rights. Except as expressly provided in the Plan, no Participant shall have any rights by reason of any subdivision or consolidation of shares of stock of any class, the payment of any dividend, any increase or decrease in the number of shares of stock of any class or any dissolution, liquidation, merger, or consolidation of the Company or any other corporation. Except as expressly provided in the Plan or pursuant to action of the Committee under the Plan, no issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number of shares of Stock subject to an Award or the grant or exercise price of any Award.
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ARTICLE 12
ADMINISTRATION
12.1. Committee. The Board of Directors may delegate the administration of the Plan to a Compensation Committee (the "Committee") in the event that such a committee is established by the Board of Directors and is comprised of persons appointed by the Board of Directors of the Company in accordance with the provisions of Section 12.2; provided , however, that the Board shall delegate administration of the Plan to a Committee as necessary to comply with the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code, Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act or to the extent required by any other applicable rule or regulation. The Board shall exercise full power and authority regarding the administration of the Plan until such administration is delegated to the Committee. Unless the context otherwise requires, references herein to the Committee shall be deemed to refer to the Board of Directors until the administration of the Plan has been delegated to the Committee.
12.2. Committee Membership. The Committee shall be composed of one or more members of the Board. The Board shall have the power to determine the number of members which the Committee shall have and to change the number of membership positions on the Committee from time to time. The Board shall appoint all members of the Committee. The Board may from time to time appoint members to the Committee in substitution for, or in addition to, members previously appointed and may fill vacancies, however caused, on the Committee. Any member of the Committee may be removed from the Committee by the Board at any time with or without cause.
12.3. Certain Actions. Notwithstanding the foregoing: (a) the full Board, acting by a majority of its members in office, shall conduct the general administration of the Plan with respect to all Awards granted to Independent Directors and, for purposes of such Awards, the term Committee as used in this Plan shall be deemed to refer to the Board and (b) the Committee may delegate its authority hereunder to the extent permitted by Section 12.8.
12.4. Action by the Committee. A majority of the Committee shall constitute a quorum. The acts of a majority of the members present at any meeting at which a quorum is present, and acts approved in writing by a majority of the Committee in lieu of a meeting, shall be deemed the acts of the Committee. Each member of the Committee is entitled to, in good faith, rely or act upon any report or other information furnished to that member by any officer or other employee of the Company or any Subsidiary, the Company’s independent certified public accountants, or any executive compensation consultant or other professional retained by the Company to assist in the administration of the Plan.
12.5. Authority of Committee. Subject to any specific designation in the Plan, the Committee has the exclusive power, authority and discretion to:
(a) Designate Participants to receive Awards;
(b) Determine the type or types of Awards to be granted to each Participant;
(c) Determine the number of Awards to be granted and the number of shares of Stock to which an Award will relate;
(d) Determine the terms and conditions of any Award granted pursuant to the Plan, including, but not limited to, the exercise price, grant price, or purchase price, any restrictions or limitations on the Award, any schedule for lapse of forfeiture restrictions or restrictions on the exercisability of an Award, and accelerations or waivers thereof, any provisions related to non-competition and recapture of gain on an Award, based in each case on such considerations as the Committee in its sole discretion determines;
(e) Determine whether, to what extent, and pursuant to what circumstances an Award may be settled in, or the exercise price of an Award may be paid in, cash, Stock, other Awards, or other property, or an Award may be canceled, forfeited, or surrendered;
(f) Prescribe the form of each Award Agreement, which need not be identical for each Participant;
(g) Decide all other matters that must be determined in connection with an Award;
(h) Establish, adopt, or revise any rules and regulations as it may deem necessary or advisable to administer the Plan;
(i) Interpret the terms of, and any matter arising pursuant to, the Plan or any Award Agreement; and
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(j) Make all other decisions and determinations that may be required pursuant to the Plan or as the Committee deems necessary or advisable to administer the Plan. The Committee may delegate to one or more of its members or to one or more agents such administrative duties as it may deem advisable.
12.6. Decisions Binding. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Board shall have full authority and discretion to take any actions it deems necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan. All decisions, interpretations and any other actions of the Board with respect to the Plan shall be final and binding on all persons deriving rights under the Plan. If the Board delegates any and all administrative functions under the Plan otherwise exercisable by the Board to one or more Committees, the Committee’s interpretation of the Plan, any Awards granted pursuant to the Plan, any Award Agreement and all decisions and determinations by the Committee with respect to the Plan are final, binding, and conclusive on all parties.
12.7. Delegation of Authority. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Committee may from time to time delegate to a committee of one or more members of the Committee or the Board or one or more officers of the Company the authority to grant or amend Awards to Participants other than (a) senior executives of the Company who are subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, (b) Covered Employees, or (c) officers of the Company (or members of the Board) to whom authority to grant or amend Awards has been delegated hereunder. Any delegation hereunder shall be subject to the restrictions and limits that the Committee specifies at the time of such delegation, and the Committee may at any time rescind the authority so delegated or appoint a new delegatee. At all times, the delegatee appointed under this Section 12.7 shall serve in such capacity at the pleasure of the Committee.
12.8. Committee Administration. One (1) member of the Committee shall be elected by the Board as chairman. The Committee shall hold its meetings at such times and places as it shall deem advisable. The Committee may appoint a secretary and make such rules and regulations for the conduct of its business as it shall deem advisable, and shall keep minutes of its meetings.
12.9. Liability. No member of the Board or Committee shall be liable for any action taken or decision or determination made in good faith with respect to any Option, the Plan, or any award thereunder.
ARTICLE
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EFFECTIVE AND EXPIRATION DATE
13.1. Effective Date. The Plan is effective as of the date the Plan is approved by a majority of the Board (the “Effective Date”). The Plan, however, shall be subject to approval by the stockholders. The Plan will be deemed to be approved by the stockholders if it receives the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of stock of the Company present or represented and entitled to vote at a meeting duly held in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Company’s Bylaws, but, in any event, held no later than twelve (12) months after adoption on the Effective Date.
13.2. Expiration Date. The Plan will expire on, and no Incentive Stock Option or other Award may be granted pursuant to the Plan after, the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Effective Date. Any Awards that are outstanding on the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Effective Date shall remain in force according to the terms of the Plan and the applicable Award Agreement.
ARTICLE
14
AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION, AND TERMINATION
14.1. Amendment, Modification, And Termination. The Committee may at any time and from time to time terminate or modify or amend the Plan in any respect, except that (a) to the extent necessary and desirable to comply with any applicable law, regulation, or stock exchange rule, the Company shall obtain shareholder approval of any Plan amendment or any modification of any Options that would be deemed a re-pricing under applicable rules, in such a manner and to such a degree as required, and (b) without shareholder approval the Committee may not
(i) increase the maximum number of shares of Stock which may be issued under the Plan,
(ii) extend the period during which any Award may be granted or exercised,
(iii) amend to the Plan to permit the Committee to grant Options with an exercise price that is below Fair Market Value on the date of grant, or (iv) extend the term of the Plan. The termination or any modification or amendment of the Plan, except as provided in subsection (a), shall not without the consent of a Participant, affect his or her other rights under an Award previously granted to him or her.
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14.2. Awards Previously Granted. No termination, amendment, or modification of the Plan shall adversely affect in any material way any Award previously granted pursuant to the Plan without the prior written consent of the Participant.
ARTICLE
15
COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 409A OF THE CODE
15.1. Awards subject to Code Section 409A. Any Award that constitutes, or provides for, a deferral of compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code (a “Section 409A Award”) shall satisfy the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and this Article 15, to the extent applicable. The Award Agreement with respect to a Section 409A Award shall incorporate the terms and conditions required by Section 409A of the Code and this Article 15.
15.2. Distributions under a Section 409A Award.
(a) Subject to subsection (b), any shares of Stock or other property or amounts to be paid or distributed upon the grant, issuance, vesting, exercise or payment of a Section 409A Award shall be distributed in accordance with the requirements of Section 409A(a)(2) of the Code, and shall not be distributed earlier than:
(i) the Participant’s separation from service, as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury;
(ii) the date the Participant becomes disabled;
(iii) the Participant’s death;
(iv) a specified time (or pursuant to a fixed schedule) specified under the Award Agreement at the date of the deferral compensation;
(v) to the extent provided by the Secretary of the Treasury, a change in the ownership or effective control of the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary; or
(vi) the occurrence of an unforeseeable emergency with respect to the Participant.
(b) In the case of a Participant who is a “specified employee,” the requirement of paragraph (a)(i) shall be met only if the distributions with respect to the Section 409A Award may not be made before the date which is six months after the Participant’s separation from service (or, if earlier, the date of the Participant’s death). For purposes of this subsection (b), a Participant shall be a “specified employee” if such Participant is a key employee (as defined in Section 416(i) of the Code without regard to paragraph (5) thereof) of a corporation any stock of which is publicly traded on an established securities market or otherwise, as determined under Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder.
(c) The requirement of paragraph (a)(vi) shall be met only if, as determined under Treasury Regulations under Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(ii) of the Code, the amounts distributed with respect to the unforeseeable emergency do not exceed the amounts necessary to satisfy such unforeseeable emergency plus amounts necessary to pay taxes reasonably anticipated as a result of the distribution, after taking into account the extent to which such unforeseeable emergency is or may be relieved through reimbursement or compensation by insurance or otherwise or by liquidation of the Participant’s assets (to the extent the liquidation of such assets would not itself cause severe financial hardship).
(d) For purposes of this Section, the terms specified therein shall have the respective meanings ascribed thereto under Section 409A of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder.
15.3. Prohibition on Acceleration of Benefits. The time or schedule of any distribution or payment of any shares of Stock or other property or amounts under a Section 409A Award shall not be accelerated, except as otherwise permitted under Section 409A(a)(3) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder.
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15.4. Elections under Section 409A Awards.
(a) Any deferral election provided under or with respect to an Award to any Eligible Individual, or to the Participant holding a Section 409A Award, shall satisfy the requirements of Section 409A(a)(4)(B) of the Code, to the extent applicable, and, except as otherwise permitted under paragraph (i) or (ii) below, any such deferral election with respect to compensation for services performed during a taxable year shall be made not later than the close of the preceding taxable year, or at such other time as provided in Treasury Regulations.
(i) In the case of the first year in which an Eligible Individual or a Participant holding a Section 409A Award, becomes eligible to participate in the Plan, any such deferral election may be made with respect to services to be performed subsequent to the election with thirty days after the date the Eligible Individual, or the Participant holding a Section 409A Award, becomes eligible to participate in the Plan, as provided under Section 409A(a)(4)(B)(ii) of the Code.
(ii) In the case of any performance-based compensation based on services performed by an Eligible Individual, or the Participant holding a Section 409A Award, over a period of at least twelve months, any such deferral election may be made no later than six months before the end of the period, as provided under Section 409A(a)(4)(B)(iii) of the Code.
(b) In the event that a Section 409A Award permits, under a subsequent election by the Participant holding such Section 409A Award, a delay in a distribution or payment of any shares of Stock or other property or amounts under such Section 409A Award, or a change in the form of distribution or payment, such subsequent election shall satisfy the requirements of Section 409A(a)(4)(C) of the Code, and:
(i) such subsequent election may not take effect until at least twelve months after the date on which the election is made,
(ii) in the case such subsequent election relates to a distribution or payment not described in Section 10.2(a)(ii), (iii) or (vi), the first payment with respect to such election may be deferred for a period of not less than five years from the date such distribution or payment otherwise would have been made, and
(iii) in the case such subsequent election relates to a distribution or payment described in Section 10.2(a)(iv), such election may not be made less than twelve months prior to the date of the first scheduled distribution or payment under Section 10.2(a)(iv).
15.5. Compliance in Form and Operation. A Section 409A Award, and any election under or with respect to such Section 409A Award, shall comply in form and operation with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder.
ARTICLE
16
GENERAL PROVISIONS
16.1. No Rights to Awards. No Eligible Individual or other person shall have any claim to be granted any Award pursuant to the Plan, and neither the Company nor the Committee is obligated to treat Eligible Individuals, Participants or any other persons uniformly.
16.2. No Stockholders Rights. The recipient of any Award shall have no rights as a shareholder with respect thereto unless and until certificates for shares of Stock are issued to him or her.
16.3. Withholding. The Company or any Subsidiary shall have the authority and the right to deduct or withhold, or require a Participant to remit to the Company, an amount sufficient to satisfy minimum federal, state, local and foreign taxes (including the Participant’s FICA obligation) required by law to be withheld with respect to any taxable event concerning a Participant arising as a result of this Plan. The Committee may in its discretion and in satisfaction of the foregoing requirement allow a Participant to elect to have the Company withhold shares of Stock otherwise issuable under an Award (or allow the return of shares of Stock) having a Fair Market Value equal to the sums required to be withheld. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the number of shares of Stock which may be withheld with respect to the issuance, vesting, exercise or payment of any Award (or which may be repurchased from the Participant of such Award within six (6) months (or such other period as may be determined by the Committee) after such shares of Stock were acquired by the Participant from the Company) in order to satisfy the Participant’s minimum federal, state, local and foreign income and payroll tax liabilities with respect to the issuance, vesting, exercise or payment of the Award shall be limited to the number of shares which have a Fair Market Value on the date of withholding or repurchase equal to the aggregate amount of such minimum liabilities based on the statutory withholding rates for federal, state, local and foreign income tax and payroll tax purposes that are applicable to such supplemental taxable income.
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16.4. No Right to Employment or Services. Nothing in the Plan or any Award Agreement shall interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company or any Subsidiary to terminate any Participant’s employment or services at any time, nor confer upon any Participant any right to continue in the employ or service of the Company or any Subsidiary.
16.5. No Retention Rights. No provision of the Plan, or any right or Option granted under the Plan, shall be construed to give any Optionee or Purchaser any right to become an Employee, to be treated as an Employee, or to continue in Service for any period of time, or restrict in any way the rights of the Company (or Parent or subsidiary to whom the Optionee or Purchaser provides Service), which rights are expressly reserved, to terminate the Service of such person at any time and for any reason, with or without cause, without thereby incurring any liability to him or her.
16.6. Unfunded Status of Awards. The Plan is intended to be an “unfunded” plan for incentive compensation. With respect to any payments not yet made to a Participant pursuant to an Award, nothing contained in the Plan or any Award Agreement shall give the Participant any rights that are greater than those of a general creditor of the Company or any Subsidiary.
16.7. Indemnification. To the extent allowable pursuant to applicable law, each member of the Committee or of the Board shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company from any loss, cost, liability, or expense that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred by such member in connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit, or proceeding to which he or she may be a party or in which he or she may be involved by reason of any action or failure to act pursuant to the Plan and against and from any and all amounts paid by him or her in satisfaction of judgment in such action, suit, or proceeding against him or her; provided he or she gives the Company an opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend the same before he or she undertakes to handle and defend it on his or her own behalf. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which such persons may be entitled pursuant to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or any power that the Company may have to indemnify them or hold them harmless.
16.8. Relationship to other Benefits. No payment pursuant to the Plan shall be taken into account in determining any benefits pursuant to any pension, retirement, savings, profit sharing, group insurance, welfare or other benefit plan of the Company or any Subsidiary except to the extent otherwise expressly provided in writing in such other plan or an agreement thereunder.
16.9. Expenses. The expenses of administering the Plan shall be borne by the Company and its Subsidiaries.
16.10. Titles and Headings. The titles and headings of the Sections in the Plan are for convenience of reference only and, in the event of any conflict, the text of the Plan, rather than such titles or headings, shall control.
16.11. Fractional Shares. No fractional shares of Stock shall be issued and the Committee shall determine, in its discretion, whether cash shall be given in lieu of fractional shares or whether such fractional shares shall be eliminated by rounding up or down as appropriate.
16.12. Limitations Applicable to Section 16 Persons. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Plan and any Award granted or awarded to any Participant who is then subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act shall be subject to any additional limitations set forth in any applicable exemptive rule under Section 16 of the Exchange Act (including any amendment to Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act) that are requirements for the application of such exemptive rule. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Plan and Awards granted or awarded hereunder shall be deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to such applicable exemptive rule.
16.13. Government and Other Regulations. The obligation of the Company to make payment of awards in Stock or otherwise shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and to such approvals by government agencies as may be required. The Company shall be under no obligation to register pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, any of the shares of Stock paid pursuant to the Plan. If the shares paid pursuant to the Plan may in certain circumstances be exempt from registration pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Company may restrict the transfer of such shares in such manner as it deems advisable to ensure the availability of any such exemption.
16.14. Governing Law. The Plan and all Award Agreements shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Colorado.
To record the adoption of the Plan by the Board on March 19, 2021, effective on such date, the Company has caused its authorized officer to execute the same.
GEOSOLAR TECHNOLOGIES, Inc.
By:/s/ A. Stone Douglass
Name: A. Stone Douglass
Title: Chief Executive Officer
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EXHIBIT 5
CONSENT OF ATTORNEYS
Reference is made to the Registration Statement of GeoSolar Technologies, Inc. on Form S-1 relating to the distribution of 10,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. Reference is also made to Exhibit 5 included in the Registration Statement relating to the validity of the securities proposed to be distributed.
We hereby consent to the use of our opinion concerning the validity of the securities proposed to be distributed.
Very truly yours, | ||
HART & HART, LLC | ||
/s/ William T. Hart | ||
William T. Hart |
Denver, Colorado
May __, 2021
EXHIBIT 10.1
SEPARATION AGREEMENT
Agreement made this 9th day of March 2021 between Fourth Wave Energy, Inc. ("FWAV") and GeoSolar Technologies, Inc. ("GST").
1. | FWAV will transfer to GST of all of FWAV's rights to the GeoSolar Plus clean energy system. |
2. | In consideration for the transfer of these rights GST will issue to FWAV one share of its common stock for each four shares of FWAV's common stock which are outstanding on the record date established by GST (the "Record Date"). The Record Date will be set forth in the Registration Statement which GST plans to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Initially, GST will issue 10,000,000 shares of its common stock to FWAV. This number of shares will be adjusted based upon the number of FWAV's outstanding shares of common stock on the Record Date. |
3. | FWAV will hold the shares issued by GST until a registration statement, to be filed by GST with the Securities and Exchange Commission, is declared effective. The registration statement will register the distribution of the shares to the shareholders of FWAV. Once the registration statement is declared effective FWAV will distribute one GST share for each four outstanding shares of FWAV's common stock on the Record Date. Notwithstanding the above, if the registration statement to be filed by GST has not been declared effective by December 31, 2021, FWAV will be under no obligation to issue these shares to any person. However, in no event will GST issue more than 10,000,000 shares of its common stock in exchange for the rights described in Section 1 of this Agreement. In the event that FWAV has more than 40,000,000 outstanding shares of common stock at the time the shares of GST are to be distributed, the one-for-four ratio may be adjusted in the sole discretion of GST so that no more than 10,000,000 GST shares will be distributed. |
4. | As of the date of this Agreement the capital structure of FWAV was as shown below: |
Shares outstanding 36,000,000 (1)
(1) Reflects 4,350,000 shares to be returned.
5. | Until the distribution of the GST shares has been completed, and without the written consent of GST, FWAV will not issue any shares of its common stock, options, warrants or securities convertible into common stock, except: |
· | with respect to a bona fide financing |
· | with respect to the acquisition of another entity, or |
· | upon the conversion or exercise of securities which are convertible or exercisable and which are outstanding as of the date of this Agreement, provided the terms of such securities are not subsequently modified to provide for the issuance of more shares than are issuable as of the date of this Agreement. |
With respect to any securities issued in connection with a bonafide financing or the acquisition of another entity, the purchasers of such securities and/or the persons which receive shares in any acquisition will agree that they will waive any rights they may have to receive shares of GST.
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6. | As of the date of this Agreement the capital structure of GST was as shown below: |
Shares outstanding | 29,900,000(1) |
Shares issuable upon | |
exercise of options | |
or warrants | __-___ |
Shares issuable | |
upon conversion | |
of debt | __-___ |
Other shares | |
issuable | __-___ |
Shares issuable | |
in connection | |
with pending | |
private offering | 7,500,000 |
Shares issuable | |
upon exercise | |
of warrants to | |
be sold in pending | |
private offering | 3,750,000 |
(1) Not all of these shares have been issued as of the date of this Agreement.
7. | Until the distribution of the GST shares has been completed, and without the written consent of FWAV, GST will not issue any shares of its common stock, options, warrants or securities convertible into common stock, except with respect to a bona fide financing. |
Agreed to and accepted:
FOURTH WAVE ENERGY, INC. | ||
By: /s/ J. Jacob Isaacs | ||
J. Jacob Isaacs, | ||
Chief Executive Officer | ||
GEOSOLAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | ||
By: /s/ A. Stone Douglass | ||
A. Stone Douglass, | ||
Chief Executive Officer |
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EXHIBIT 23.1
HART & HART, LLC
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
1624 Washington Street
Denver, CO 80203
William T. Hart, P.C. | ________ | harttrinen@aol.com |
Will Hart | (303) 839-0061 | Fax: (303) 839-5414 |
May 7, 2021
This letter will constitute an opinion upon the legality of the issuance by Fourth Wave Energy, Inc. of 10,000,000 shares of common stock of GeoSolar Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) all as referred to in the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
We have examined the Articles of Incorporation, the Bylaws, and the minutes of the Board of Directors of Fourth Wave Energy, Inc., the Company, and the applicable laws of Colorado, all reported judicial decisions interpreting the same, and a copy of the Registration Statement.
In our opinion, the 10,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to be distributed by Fourth Wave Energy, Inc. have been legally issued and represent fully paid and non-assessable shares of the Company’s common stock.
Very Truly Yours, | |
HART & HART, LLC | |
By /s/ William T. Hart | |
William T. Hart |
EXHIBIT 23.2
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the inclusion in this Registration Statement on Form S-1 of our report dated May 7, 2021 with respect to the audited financial statements of Geosolar Technologies, Inc. (the Company) as of December 31, 2020 and the related statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flow for the period from December 2, 2020 (inception) through December 31, 2020. Our report contains an explanatory paragraph regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
We also consent to the references to us under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.
/s/ MaloneBailey, LLP
www.malonebailey.com
Houston, Texas
May 7, 2021