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Teleconnect
Inc.
Oust
Vest 4
4811
Breda
The
Netherlands
INFORMATION
STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(c)
OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 AND REGULATION 14C THEREUNDER
WE
ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY AND YOU ARE
REQUESTED
NOT TO SEND US A PROXY
Dear
Shareholder:
The enclosed information statement is
being furnished to shareholders of record on November 30, 2010, of Teleconnect
Inc. (the “Company”), a Florida corporation, in connection with the following
action taken by written consent by the holders of a majority of the outstanding
shares of our Common Stock entitled to vote on the following
proposal:
To
approve and adopt the 2010 Stock Option, SAR and Stock Bonus Plan of the
Company.
SHAREHOLDERS
OF RECORD OF THE COMPANY AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON NOVEMBER 30, 2010, SHALL BE
ENTITLED TO RECEIPT OF THIS INFORMATION STATEMENT.
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BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS,
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Dirk
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Chief
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Teleconnect
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Oust
Vest 4
4811
Breda
The
Netherlands
INFORMATION
STATEMENT AND NOTICE FOR SHAREHOLDERS
The Board of Directors of Teleconnect
Inc., a Florida corporation (the “Company”), is furnishing this Information
Statement and Notice to Shareholders in connection with a majority action of
shareholders of the Company by written consent.
The action approved by holders of a
majority of outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company was the approval
of the Company’s 2010, Stock Option, SAR and Stock Bonus Plan (the
“Plan”).
The above matter has been approved by
holders of approximately 91.69% of the outstanding shares of the common stock of
the Company in accordance with the Florida Business Corporation
Act. However under federal law, this proposal will not be effective
until 20 days after this Information Statement and Notice to Shareholders has
first been mailed to shareholders of the Company.
We are Not Asking You for a Proxy and
You are Requested Not to Send Us a Proxy.
This Information Statement is first
being mailed to shareholders of the Company on January 12, 2011.
January
11, 2011
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Page No.
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QUESTIONS
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VOTING
SECURITIES
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GENERAL
INFORMATION
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Approval
of the Company’s 2010 Stock Option, SAR and Stock Bonus
Plan
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Notice
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Dissenters’
Rights of Appraisal
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Expenses
of Information Statement
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APPROVAL
OF THE 2010 STOCK OPTION, SAR AND STOCK BONUS PLAN
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AVAILABLE
INFORMATION
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QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
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What
am I being asked to approve?
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You
are not being asked to approve anything. This Information Statement is
being provided to you solely for your information. Shareholders holding a
majority of the outstanding voting common stock of the Company have
already approved the Company’s 2010 Stock Option, SAR and Stock Bonus Plan
(the “Plan”) by written consent.
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Why
have the Board of Directors and a majority of the shareholders agreed to
approve this action?
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The
action necessary to approve the Plan was approved by the Board of
Directors and by written consent of the majority stockholders of the
Company in order to attract and retain qualified persons to serve as
directors, officers, employees and consultants for the
Company.
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Will
the directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company receive
stock options, stock appreciation rights, and stock bonuses of the common
stock of the Company?
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Yes. The
Plan is designed primarily for the purpose of awarding stock options,
SAR’s and stock bonuses of the Company’s common stock to its directors,
officers, employees and consultants of up to 500,000 shares of the common
stock of the Company as authorized by the terms of the
Plan.
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The
Plan will be administered by a Plan Committee appointed by the Board of
Directors. The Plan Committee is composed of three Board
Members being Mr. Dirk Benschop, Chief Executive Officer and President of
the Company, Mr. Jan Hovers, director, and Mr. Gustavo Gomez, a director
of the Company. The committee members are eligible participants
in the Plan, and they are expected to be awarded shares of common stock as
stock bonuses.
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VOTING
SECURITIES
Our Articles of Incorporation authorize
the issuance of 500,000,000 shares of Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share.
There are 5,629,205 shares issued and outstanding as of November 30,
2010.
Each
outstanding share is entitled to one vote. Only shareholders of record at the
close of business on the Record Date are entitled to notice. The shares are
fully paid, non-assessable, without pre-emptive rights, and do not carry
cumulative voting rights. Holders of Common Stock are entitled to one
vote for each share on all matters to be voted on by the
stockholders. Holders of Common Stock are entitled to share ratably
in dividends, if any, as may be declared by the Company from time-to-time, from
funds legally available. In the event of a liquidation, dissolution, or winding
up of the Company, the holders of shares of Common Stock are entitled to share
on a pro-rata basis all assets remaining after payment in full of all
liabilities.
Section 607.0704 of the Florida
Business Corporation Act permits stockholders to approve certain actions by
written consent without the necessity of a shareholders
meeting. Certain shareholders, including officers and directors,
owning approximately 91.69% of the outstanding shares, have previously approved,
by written consent, the action described in this Information Statement. Section
607.0704 of the Florida Business Corporation Act requires that notice of such
shareholder action be provided to shareholders who did not execute such written
consent which is hereby given to them.
GENERAL
INFORMATION
Approval
of the Company’s 2010 Stock Option, SAR and Stock Bonus Plan
Approval
of the Company’s 2010 Stock Option, SAR and Stock Bonus Plan is intended to
provide incentive compensation to directors, officers, employees and consultants
to the Company, and requires the affirmative consent of at least a majority of
the outstanding shares of Common Stock. On October 8, 2010,
shareholders holding a total of 4,542,160 shares of Common Stock, representing
approximately 91.69% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company at
the time of the vote, have already given such consent.
Notice
The close
of business November 30, 2010, was fixed as the date for the determination of
shareholders entitled to receive this Information Statement.
Dissenters’
Rights of Appraisal
Florida corporate law does not provide
any dissenters’ rights with respect to the matter contemplated in this
Information Statement. Therefore, no dissenter’s rights of appraisal
will be given in connection with this action.
Expenses
of Information Statement
The
preparation and expenses of mailing this Information Statement will be borne by
the Company, including expenses of all documents that now accompany or may
hereafter supplement it. It is contemplated that brokerage houses, custodians,
nominees, and fiduciaries will be requested to forward the Information Statement
to the beneficial owners of the Common Stock held of record by such persons and
that the Company will reimburse them for their reasonable expenses incurred in
connection therewith.
APPROVAL
OF THE 2010 STOCK OPTION, SAR AND STOCK BONUS PLAN
The
Company's Board of Directors has adopted a 2010 Stock Option, SAR and Stock
Bonus Plan (the "Plan"). Shareholders who hold approximately 91.69% of the
outstanding stock of the Company have already approved the Plan. The
Plan designates a Stock Option Committee appointed by the Board of Directors and
authorizes the Stock Option Committee to grant or award to eligible participants
of the Company and its subsidiaries, stock options, stock appreciation rights
and bonus stock awards for up to 500,000 shares of the Common Stock of the
Company. There are no awards presently outstanding under the Plan.
The following is a general description
of certain features of the Plan:
1.
Eligibility
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Directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company and its
subsidiaries who are responsible for the management, growth and profitability of
the business of the Company, are eligible to be granted stock options, stock
appreciation rights, and restricted or deferred stock awards under the
Plan.
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Administration
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Plan will be administered by the Plan Committee (the “Committee”) of the
Company. The Committee has full power to select, from among the persons eligible
for awards, the individuals to whom awards will be granted, to make any
combination of awards to any participants and to determine the specific terms of
each grant, subject to the provisions of the Plan. The Plan Committee is
composed of three Board Members being, Mr. Dirk Benschop, Chief Executive
Officer and President of the Company, Mr. Jan Hovers, a director, and Mr.
Gustavo Gomez, a director of the Company.
3.
Stock Options
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Plan permits the granting of non-transferable stock options that are intended to
qualify as incentive stock options ("ISO's") under section 422 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, and stock options that do not so qualify ("Non-Qualified
Stock Options"). The option exercise price for each share covered by
an option shall be determined by the Committee but shall not be less than 100%
of the fair market value of a share on the date of grant for ISO’s, and not less
than 85% of the fair market value of a share on the date of grant for
Non-Qualified Stock Options. The term of each option will be fixed by
the Committee, but may not exceed December 31, 2015.
4.
Stock Appreciation
Rights
. Non-transferable stock appreciation rights ("SAR's") may be
granted in conjunction with options, entitling the holder upon exercise to
receive an amount in any combination of cash or unrestricted common stock of the
Company (as determined by the Committee), not greater in value than the increase
since the date of grant in the value of the shares covered by such
right. Each SAR will terminate upon the termination of the related
option.
5.
Restricted Stock
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Restricted shares of Common Stock may be awarded by the Committee subject to
such conditions and restrictions as the Committee may determine. The Committee
shall also determine whether a recipient of restricted shares will pay a
purchase price per share or will receive such restricted shares without, any
payment in cash or property. No restricted stock award may provide
for restrictions beyond December 31, 2012.
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Bonus Stock
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Committee may award shares of Common Stock to eligible persons without any
payment for such shares and without any specified performance goals. The
Employees eligible for bonus stock awards are senior officers and consultants of
the Company and such other employees designated by the Committee.
7.
Transfer
Restrictions
. Grants under the Plan are not transferable except, in the
event of death, by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.
8.
Termination of
Benefits
. In certain circumstances such as death, disability, and
termination without cause, beneficiaries in the Plan may exercise Options, SAR's
and receive the benefits of restricted stock grants following their termination
or their employment or tenure as a director or an officer as the case may
be.
9.
Amendment of the
Plan
. The Plan may be amended from time to time by majority vote of the
Board of Directors, provided such amendment may not affect outstanding options
without the consent of an option holder nor may the Plan be amended to increase
the number of shares of Common Stock subject to the Plan without stockholder
approval.
Shareholders
should note that certain disadvantages may result from the adoption of the Plan.
Pursuant to the Plan, the Company is reserving the right to issue up to 500,000
shares of new Common Stock. Such issuances may be in the form of stock options,
stock appreciation rights, restrictive stock awards, performance stock or bonus
stock. Each of these issuances may be made at prices below the then
current market price of the Company's Common Stock, or at the time of exercise
the exercise price may be below current market prices of the Company's Common
Stock. Accordingly, the sale of these shares may adversely affect the market
price of our Common Stock. The issuance of shares upon the exercise of stock
options may also result in substantial dilution to the interests of other
stockholders. Additionally, the issuance of shares under the Plan will result in
the reduction of a shareholder's interest of the Company with respect to
earnings per share, voting, liquidation and book value per share.
Federal
Income Tax Consequences
The following discussion summarizes
U.S. federal tax treatment of options granted under the Plan under federal tax
laws currently in effect. The rules governing the tax treatment of options are
quite technical and the following discussion is necessarily general in nature
and does not purport to be complete. The statutory provisions and
interpretations described below are, of course, subject to change, and their
application may vary in individual circumstances. Optionees are encouraged to
seek professional tax advice when exercising awards under the Plan.
Non-Qualified Stock Options.
If an optionee is granted options under the Plan that constitute non-qualified
stock options, the optionee will not have taxable income on the grant of the
option, nor will the Company be entitled to any deduction. Generally, on
exercise of non-qualified stock options, an optionee will recognize ordinary
income, and the Company will be entitled to a deduction, in an amount equal to
the difference between the exercise price and the fair market value of the
common stock on the date of exercise. The holder’s basis for the Common Stock
for purposes of determining gain or loss on subsequent disposition of such
shares generally will be the fair market value of the common stock on the date
the optionee exercises the stock option. Any subsequent gain or loss will be
generally taxable as capital gains or losses.
Incentive Stock Options.
There is no taxable income to an optionee when he is granted an option under the
Plan that constitutes an ISO or when that option is exercised. However, the
amount by which the fair market value of the common stock at the time of
exercise exceeds the exercise price will be an “item of tax preference” for the
optionee. Gain realized by the optionee on the sale of an ISO is taxable at
capital gains rates, and no tax deduction is available to the Company, unless
the optionee disposes of the common stock within (a) two years after the
date of grant of the ISO or (b) within one year of the date the common
stock was transferred to the optionee. If the shares of common stock are sold or
otherwise disposed of before the end of the one-year and two-year periods
specified above, the difference between the exercise price and the fair market
value of the common stock on the date of the option’s exercise will be taxed at
ordinary income rates, and the Company will be entitled to a deduction to the
extent the optionee must recognize ordinary income. An ISO exercised more than
three months after an optionee retires, other than by reason of death or
disability, will be taxed as a non-qualified stock option, and the optionee will
have been deemed to have received income on the exercise taxable at ordinary
income rates. The Company will be entitled to a tax deduction equal
to the ordinary income, if any, realized by the optionee.
SARs.
No taxable income is
realized on the receipt of an SAR, but on exercise of the SAR the fair market
value of the common stock (or cash in lieu of common stock) received must be
treated as compensation taxable as ordinary income to the optionee in the year
of the exercise. The Company will be entitled to a deduction for compensation
paid in the same amount which the optionee realized as ordinary
income.
Stock Awards.
The taxation of
stock awards will depend in part on the type of stock award that is granted.
However, if an employee has been granted a restricted stock unit, he will
generally not realize taxable income at the time of grant, and the Company will
not be entitled to a deduction at that time. Instead, the employee will
generally recognize ordinary income at the time a restricted stock unit becomes
vested (that is, when the Committee approves the release of the restricted stock
unit) in an amount equal to the fair market value of the common stock that
becomes vested pursuant to such restricted stock unit (plus the amount of any
dividend equivalents awarded with respect to the restricted stock unit and
interest thereon), and the Company will be entitled to a corresponding
deduction.
The foregoing is only a summary of
certain federal income tax consequences under the Plan. It does not
purport to be complete and does not discuss the tax consequences arising in the
context of a participant’s death or the income tax laws of any municipality,
state or foreign country in which the participant’s income or gain may be
taxable.
The foregoing is only a summary of the
Plan and is qualified in its entirety by reference to its full text, a copy of
which is attached hereto as Exhibit A.
AVAILABLE
INFORMATION
The Company is subject to the
informational requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and, in
accordance therewith, files reports and other information with the Commission.
The Registration Statement and such reports and other information may be
inspected without charge at the Public Reference Room maintained by the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) at 100 F Street, NE,
Washington, D.C. 20549. Copies of such material may be obtained from
the Public Reference Room of the Commission at 100 F Street, NE, Washington D.C.
20549, at prescribed rates. Information on the operation of the Public Reference
Room is available by calling the Commission at (202) 551-8090. In addition, the
Commission maintains an Internet site where the Registration Statement and other
information filed with the Commission may be retrieved, and the address of such
site is http://www.sec.gov. Statements made in this Information
Statement concerning the contents of any document referred to herein are not
necessarily complete.
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By Order of the Board of
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Teleconnect
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Dirk
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Exhibit
A
Teleconnect
Inc.
2010
Stock Option, SAR and Stock Bonus Plan
ARTICLE
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General
Provisions
1.1 P
urpose.
The
purpose of the Teleconnect Inc. 2010 Stock Option, SAR and Stock Bonus Plan (the
“Plan”) shall be to attract, retain and motivate directors, officers, employees
and independent consultants (the "Participants") of Teleconnect Inc. (the
"Company") and its subsidiaries, if any, by way of granting (i) non-qualified
stock options ("Stock Options"), (ii) non-qualified stock options with stock
appreciation rights attached ("Stock Option SARs"), (iii) incentive stock
options ("ISO Options"), (iv) ISO Options with stock appreciation rights
attached ("ISO Option SARs"), and (v) stock bonuses. For the purpose
of this Plan, Stock Option SARs and ISO Option SARs are sometimes collectively
herein called "SARs;" and Stock Options and ISO Options are sometimes
collectively herein called "Options." The ISO Options to be granted
under the Plan are intended to be qualified pursuant to Section 422 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"); and the Stock Options to
be granted are intended to be "non-qualified stock options" as described in
Sections 83 and 421 of the Code. Furthermore, under the Plan, the
terms "parent" and "subsidiary" shall have the same meaning as set
forth in Subsections (e) and (f) of Section 425 of the Code unless the context
herein clearly indicates to the contrary.
1.2
General.
The
terms and provisions of this Article I shall be applicable to Stock Options,
SARs and ISO Options unless the context herein clearly indicates to the
contrary.
1.3
Administration of
the Plan.
The Plan shall be administered by the Stock Plan
Committee (the "Committee") appointed by the Board of Directors (the
"Board") of the Company and consisting of at least one (1) member from the
Board
The Plan
Committee is composed of three Board Members being, Mr. Dirk Benschop, Chief
Executive Officer and President of the Company, Mr. Jan Hovers, a director, and
Mr. Gustavo Gomez, a director of the Company. Members of the
Committee are eligible participants in the Plan, and they are expected to be
awarded shares of common stock as stock bonuses.
The member(s) of the
Committee shall serve at the pleasure of the Board. The Committee
shall have the power where consistent with the general purpose and intent of the
Plan to (i) modify the requirements of the Plan to conform with the law or to
meet special circumstances not anticipated or covered in the Plan, (ii) suspend
or discontinue the Plan, (iii) establish policies and (iv) adopt rules and
regulations and prescribe forms for carrying out the purposes and provisions of
the Plan including the form of any "stock option agreements" ("Stock Option
Agreements"). Unless otherwise provided in the Plan, the Committee
shall have the authority to interpret and construe the Plan, and determine all
questions arising under the Plan and any agreement made pursuant to the
Plan. Any interpretation, decision or determination made by the
Committee shall be final, binding and conclusive. A majority of the
Committee shall constitute a quorum, and an act of the majority of the members
present at any meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the
Committee.
1.4
Shares Subject to
the Plan.
Shares of stock ("Stock") covered by Stock Options,
SARs, ISO Options and stock bonuses shall consist of 500,000 shares of the
Common Stock, $.001 par value, of the Company. Either authorized and
unissued shares or treasury shares may be delivered pursuant to the
Plan. If any Option for shares of Stock, granted to a Participant
lapses, or is otherwise terminated, the Committee may grant Stock Options,
SARs, ISO Options and stock bonuses for such shares of Stock to other
Participants. However, neither Stock Options, SARs nor ISO Options
shall be granted again for shares of Stock which have been subject to SARs which
are surrendered in exchange for cash or shares of Stock issued pursuant to the
exercise of SARs as provided in Article II hereof.
1.5
Participation in
the Plan.
The Committee shall determine from time to time
those Participants who are to be granted Stock Options, SARs, ISO Options and
stock bonuses and the number of shares of Stock covered
thereby. Directors who are not employees of the Company or of a
subsidiary shall not be eligible to participate in the in ISO Options or ISO in
Option SARs. During any period that the Committee is comprised of
less than three Directors, each of whom is a Disinterested Director, the maximum
number of shares of Stock for which employee-directors may be granted options in
any calendar year shall not exceed 10 percent (10%) of the aggregate number of
shares of Stock with respect to which Options may be granted under the Plan.
1.6
Determination of
Fair Market Value.
As used in the Plan, "fair market value"
shall mean on any particular day (i) if the Stock is listed or admitted for
trading on any national securities exchange or the National Market System of the
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotation System, the
last sale price, or if no sale occurred, the mean between the closing high bid
and low asked quotations, for such day of the Stock on the principal securities
exchange on which shares of Stock are listed, (ii) if Stock is not traded on any
national securities exchange but is quoted on the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc., Automated Quotation System, or any similar system of
automated dissemination of quotations or securities prices in common use, the
mean between the closing high bid and low asked quotations for such day of the
Stock on such system, (iii) if neither clause (i) nor (ii) is applicable, the
mean between the high bid and low asked quotations for the Stock as
reported by the National Quotation Bureau, Incorporated if at least two
securities dealers have inserted both bid and asked quotations for shares of the
Stock on at least five (5) of the ten (10) preceding days, (iv) in lieu of the
above, if actual transactions in the shares of Stock are reported on a
consolidated transaction reporting system, the last sale price of the shares of
Stock on such system or, (v) if none of the conditions set forth above is met,
the fair market value of shares of Stock as determined by the
Board. Provided, for purposes of determining "fair market value" of
the Common Stock of the Company, such value shall be determined without regard
to any restriction other than a restriction which will never lapse.
1.7
Adjustments Upon
Changes in Capitalization.
The aggregate number of shares of
Stock under Stock Options and ISO Options granted under the Plan, the Option
Price and the ISO Price and the total number of shares of Stock which may be
purchased by a Participant on exercise of a Stock Option and an ISO Option shall
be approximately adjusted by the Committee to reflect any recapitalization,
stock split, merger, consolidation, reorganization, combination, liquidation,
stock dividend or similar transaction involving the Company except that a
dissolution or liquidation of the Company or a merger or consolidation in which
the Company is not the surviving or the resulting corporation, shall cause the
Plan and any Stock Option, SAR or ISO Option granted thereunder, to terminate
upon the effective date of such dissolution, liquidation, merger or
consolidation. Provided, that for the purposes of this Section 1.7,
if any merger, consolidation or combination occurs in which the Company is not
the surviving corporation and is the result of a mere change in the identity,
form or place of organization of the Company accomplished in accordance with
Section 368(a)(1)(F) of the Code, then, such event will not cause a
termination. Appropriate adjustment may also be made by the Committee
in the terms of a SAR to reflect any of the foregoing changes.
1.8
Amendment and
Termination of the Plan.
The Plan shall terminate at midnight,
December 31, 2012, but prior thereto may be altered, changed, modified, amended
or terminated by written amendment approved by the Board. Provided,
that no action of the Board may, without the approval of the shareholders,
increase the aggregate number of shares of Stock which may be purchased under
Stock Options, SARs or ISO Options or stock bonuses granted under the Plan;
withdraw the administration of the Plan from the Committee; amend or alter the
Option Price or ISO Price, as applicable; change the manner of computing the
spread upon the exercise of a SAR or amend the Plan in any manner which would
impair the applicability of Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, to the Plan. Except as provided in this Article I,
no amendment, modification or termination of the Plan shall in any manner
adversely affect any Stock Option, SAR or ISO Option theretofore granted under
the Plan without the consent of the affected Participant.
1.9
Effective
Date.
The Plan shall be effective December 31,
2010. The plan was subject to approval by the holders of a majority
of the Common Stock of the Company entitled to vote at a meeting called on
October 8, 2010 for such purpose. The Plan will terminate at midnight
on December 31, 2012.
1.10
Securities Law
Requirements.
The Company shall have no obligation or
liability to issue any Stock hereunder unless the issuance of such shares would
comply with any applicable federal or state securities laws or any other
applicable law or regulations thereunder, including but not limited to the
effectiveness of a Form S-8 registration statement filed with the U.S Securities
Exchange Commission.
1.11
Separate
Certificates.
Separate certificates representing the Common
Stock of the Company to be delivered to a Participant upon the exercise of any
Stock Option, SAR, or ISO Option will be issued to such
Participant.
1.12
Payment for Stock; Receipt of
Stock or Cash in Lieu of Payment.
(a)
Payment for
Stock.
Payment for shares of
Stock purchased under this Plan shall be made in full and in cash or check made
payable to the Company. Provided, payment for shares of Stock
purchased under this Plan may also be made in Common Stock of the Company or a
combination of cash and Common Stock of the Company in the event that the
purchase of shares is pursuant to the exercise of rights under an SAR attached
to the Option and which is exercisable on the date of exercise of the
Option. In the event that Common Stock of the Company is utilized in
consideration for the purchase of Stock upon the exercise of a Stock Option or
an ISO Option, then, such Common Stock shall be valued at the "fair market
value" as defined in Section 1.6 of the Plan.
(b)
In the alternative, the
Committee is authorized to agree to accept an assignment of the proceeds from
the sale of the Common Stock to be issued to a Participant for the payment of
the option price, if daily executed by a Participant so notarized in sub form
deemed necessary and appropriate by the Company in its sole description and
acknowledged by the broker-dealer retained by the Participant for a resale of
the Common Stock of The Company.
(c)
Receipt of Stock
or Cash in Lieu of Payment.
Furthermore, a Participant may
exercise an Option without payment of the Option Price or ISO Price in the event
that the exercise is pursuant to rights under an SAR attached to the Option and
which is exercisable on the date of exercise of the Option. In the
event an Option with an SAR attached is exercised without payment of the Option
Price or ISO Price, the Participant shall be entitled to receive either (i) a
cash payment from the Company equal to the excess of the total fair market value
of the shares of Stock on such date as determined with respect to which the
Option is being exercised over the total cash Option Price or ISO Price of such
shares of Stock as set forth in the Option or (ii) that number of whole shares
of Stock as is determined by dividing (A) an amount equal to the fair market
value per share of Stock on the date of exercise into (B) an amount equal to the
excess of the total fair market value of the shares of Stock on such date with
respect to which the Option is being exercised over the total cash Option Price
or ISO Price of such shares of Stock as set forth in the Option, and fractional
shares will be rounded to the next lowest number and the Participant will
receive cash in lieu thereof.
1.13
Incurrence of
Disability and Retirement.
A Participant shall be deemed to
have terminated employment or consulting and incurred a disability
("Disability") if such Participant suffers a physical or mental condition which,
in the judgment of the Committee, totally and permanently prevents a Participant
from engaging in any substantial gainful employment or consulting with the
Company or a subsidiary. A Participant shall be deemed to have
terminated employment as an employee or a consultant due to retirement
("Retirement") if such Participant ceases to be an employee or a consultant of
the Company or its subsidiary, without cause, after attaining the age of
65.
1.14
Stock Options and
ISO Options Granted Separately.
Since the Committee is
authorized to grant Stock Options, SARs and ISO Options to Participants, the
grant thereof and Stock Option Agreements relating thereto will be made
separately and totally independent of each other. Except as it
relates to the total number of shares of Stock which may be issued under the
Plan, the grant or exercise of a Stock Option or SARs shall in no manner affect
the grant and exercise of any ISO Options. Similarly, the grant and
exercise of any ISO Option shall in no manner affect the grant and exercise of
any Stock Option or SARs.
1.15
Grants of Options
and Stock Option Agreement.
Each Stock Option, ISO Option
and/or SAR granted under this Plan shall be evidenced by the minutes of a
meeting of the Committee or by the written consent of the Committee and by a
written Stock Option Agreement effective on the date of grant and executed by
the Company and the Participant. Each Option granted hereunder shall
contain such terms, restrictions and conditions as the Committee may determine,
which terms, restrictions and conditions may or may not be the same in each
case.
1.16
Use of
Proceeds.
The proceeds received by the Company from the sale
of Stock pursuant to the exercise of Options granted under the Plan shall be
added to the Company's general funds and used for general corporate
purposes.
1.17
Non-Transferability
of Options.
Except as otherwise herein provided, any Option or
SAR granted shall not be transferable otherwise than by will or the laws of
descent and distribution, and the Option may be exercised, during the lifetime
of the Participant, only by him or her. More particularly (but
without limiting the generality of the foregoing), the Option and/or SAR may not
be assigned, transferred (except as provided above), pledged or hypothecated in
any way, shall not be assignable by operation of law and shall not be subject to
execution, attachment, or similar process. Any attempted assignment,
transfer, pledge, hypothecation, or other disposition of the Option and/or
SAR contrary to the provisions hereof shall be null and void and without
effect.
1.18
Additional
Documents on Death of Participant.
No transfer of an Option
and/or SAR by the Participant by will or the laws of descent and distribution
shall be effective to bind the Company unless the Company shall have been
furnished with written notice and an unauthenticated copy of the will and/or
such other evidence as the Committee may deem necessary to establish the
validity of the transfer and the acceptance by the successor to the Option
and/or SAR of the terms and conditions of such Option and/or SAR.
1.19
Changes in
Employment.
So long as the Participant shall continue to be an
employee or consultant of the Company or any one of its subsidiaries, any Option
granted to him shall not be affected by any change of duties or
position. Nothing in the Plan or in any Stock Option Agreement which
relates to the Plan shall confer upon any Participant any right to continue in
the employ as an employee or consultant of the Company or of any of its
subsidiaries, or interfere in any way with the right of the Company or any of
its subsidiaries to terminate his employment or consulting arrangement at any
time.
1.20
Shareholder
Rights.
No Participant shall have a right as a shareholder
with respect to any shares of Stock subject to an Option prior to the purchase
of such shares of Stock by exercise of the Option.
1.21
Right to Exercise
Upon Company Ceasing to Exist.
Where dissolution or
liquidation of the Company or any merger consolidation or combination in which
the Company is not the surviving corporation occurs, the Participant shall have
the right immediately prior to such dissolution, liquidation, merger,
consolidation or combination, as the case may be, to exercise, in whole or in
part, his then remaining Options whether or not then exercisable, but limited to
that number of shares that can be acquired without causing the Participant to
have an "excess parachute payment" as determined under Section 280G of the Code
determined by taking into account all of Participant's "parachute payments"
determined under Section 280G of the Code. Provided, the foregoing
notwithstanding, after the Participant has been afforded the opportunity to
exercise his then remaining Options as provided in this Section 1.21, and to the
extent such Options are not timely exercised as provided in this Section 1.21,
then, the terms and provisions of this Plan and any Stock Option Agreement will
thereafter continue in effect, and the Participant will be entitled to exercise
any such remaining and unexercised Options in accordance with the terms and
provisions of this Plan and such Stock Option Agreement as such Options
thereafter become exercisable. Provided further, that for the
purposes of this Section 1.21, if any merger, consolidation or combination
occurs in which the Company is not the surviving corporation and is the result
of a mere change in the identity, form, or place of organization of the Company
accomplished in accordance with Section 368(a)(1)(F) of the Code, then, such
event shall not cause an acceleration of the exercisability of any such Options
granted hereunder.
1.22
Assumption of
Outstanding Options and SARs.
To the extent permitted by the
then applicable provisions of the Code, any successor to the Company succeeding
to, or assigned the business of, the Company as the result of or in connection
with a corporate merger, consolidation, combination, reorganization or
liquidation transaction shall assume Options and SARs outstanding under the Plan
or issue new Options and/or SARs in place of outstanding Options and/or SARs
under the Plan.
ARTICLE
II
Terms
of Stock Options and Exercise
2.1
General
Terms.
(a)
Grant and Terms
for Stock Options.
Stock Options shall be granted by the
Committee on the following terms and conditions: No Stock Option
shall be exercisable within three months from the date of grant (except as
specifically provided in Subsection 2.l(c) hereof, with regard to the death or
Disability of a Participant), nor after December 31, 2010. Subject to
such limitation, the Committee shall have the discretion to fix the period (the
"Option Period") during which any Stock Option may be
exercised. Stock Options granted shall not be transferable except by
will or by the laws of descent and distribution, Stock Options shall be
exercisable only by the Participant while actively employed as an employee or a
consultant by the Company or a subsidiary, except that (i) any such Stock Option
granted and which is otherwise exercisable, may be exercised by the personal
representative of a deceased Participant within 12 months after the death of
such Participant (but not beyond the Option Period of such Stock Option), (ii)
if a Participant terminates his employment as an employee or a consultant with
the Company or a subsidiary on account of Retirement, such Participant may
exercise any Stock Option which is otherwise exercisable at any time within
three months of such date of termination and (iii) if a Participant terminates
his employment as an employee or a consultant with the Company or a subsidiary
on account of incurring a Disability, such Participant may exercise any Stock
Option which is otherwise exercisable at any time within 12 months of such date
of termination. If a Participant should die during the applicable
three-month or 12-month period following the date of such Participant's
Retirement or termination on account of Disability, the rights of the personal
representative of such deceased Participant as such relate to any Stock Options
granted to such deceased Participant shall be governed in accordance with
Subsection 2.1(a)(i) of this Article II.
(b)
Option
Price.
The option price ("Option Price") for shares of Stock
subject to a Stock Option shall be determined by the Committee, but in no event
shall the Option Price of an ISO be less than 100% of the "fair market value" of
the Stock on the date of grant and in no event shall the Option Price of Stock
Options be less than 85% of the "fair market value" of the Stock on the date of
grant.
(c)
Acceleration of
Otherwise non-exercisable Stock Option on Retirement, Death, Disability or Other
Special Circumstances.
The Committee, in its sole discretion,
may permit (i) a Participant who terminates employment as an employee or a
consultant due to Retirement, (ii) a Participant who terminates employment as an
employee or a consultant due to a Disability, (iii) the personal representative
of a deceased Participant, or (iv) any other Participant who terminates
employment as an employee or a consultant upon the occurrence of special
circumstances (as determined by the Committee) to exercise and purchase (within
three months of such date of termination of employment or consulting
arrangement, or 12 months in the case of a deceased or disabled Participant; all
or any part of the shares subject to Stock Option on the date of the
Participant's Retirement, Disability, death, or as the Committee otherwise so
determines, notwithstanding that all installments, if any, with respect to such
Stock Option, had not accrued on such date. Provided, such
discretionary authority of the Committee shall not be exercised with respect to
any Stock Option (or portion thereof) if the applicable three-month waiting
period for exercise had not expired except in the event of the death or
disability of the Participant when the personal representative of the deceased
Participant or the disabled Participant may, with the consent of the Committee,
exercise such Stock Option notwithstanding the fact that the applicable
three-month waiting period had not yet expired.
(d)
Number of Stock
Options Granted.
Participants may be granted more than one
Stock Option. In making any such determination, the Committee shall
obtain the advice and recommendation of the officers of the Company or a
subsidiary which have supervisory authority over such
Participants. The granting of a Stock Option under the Plan shall not
affect any outstanding Stock Option previously granted to a Participant under
the Plan.
(e)
Notice of
Exercise of Stock Option.
Upon exercise of a stock option, a
Participant shall give written notice to the Secretary of the Company, or other
officer designated by the Committee, at the Company's main office in
Spain. No Stock shall be issued to any Participant until the Company
receives full payment for the Stock purchased, if applicable, and any required
state and federal withholding taxes.
ARTICLE
III
SARs
3.1
General
Terms.
(a)
Grant and Terms
of SARs.
The Committee, when comprised of three or more
Directors all of whom are Disinterested Directors, may grant SARs to
Participants in connection with Stock Options or ISO Options granted under the
Plan. SARs shall not be exercisable (i) at such time that the
Committee is comprised of less than three Disinterested Directors or is not
comprised solely of Disinterested Directors, (ii) earlier than six months from
the date of grant except as specifically provided in Subsection 3.l(b) hereof in
the case of the death or Disability of a Participant, and (iii) shall terminate
at such time as the Committee determines and shall be exercised only upon
surrender of the related Stock Option or ISO Option and only to the extent that
the related Stock Option or ISO Option (or the portion thereof as to which the
SAR is exercisable) is exercised. SARs may be exercised only by the
Participant while actively employed as an employee or a consultant by the
Company or a subsidiary except that (i) any SARs previously granted to a
Participant which are otherwise exercisable may be exercised, with the approval
of the Committee, by the personal representative of a deceased Participant, even
if such death should occur within three months of the date of grant (but not
beyond the expiration date of such SAR), and (ii) if a Participant terminates
his employment as an employee or a consultant with the Company or a subsidiary,
as the case may be, on account of Retirement or incurring a Disability, such
Participant may exercise any SARs which are otherwise exercisable, with the
approval of the Committee, anytime within three months of the date of the
termination by Retirement or within 12 months of termination by
Disability. If a Participant should die during the applicable
three-month period following the date of such Participant's Retirement or during
the applicable 12 month period following the date of termination on account of
Disability, the rights of the personal representative of such deceased
Participant as such relate to any SARs granted to such deceased Participant
shall be governed in accordance with (i) of the second sentence of this
Subsection 3.l(a) of this Article III. The applicable SAR shall (i)
terminate upon the termination of the underlying Stock Option or ISO Option, as
the case may be, (ii) only be transferable at the same time and under the same
conditions as the underlying Stock Option or ISO Option is transferable, (iii)
only be exercised when the underlying Stock Option or ISO Option is exercised,
and (iv) may be exercised only if there is a positive spread between the Option
Price or ISO Price, as applicable and the "fair market value" of the Stock for
which the SAR is exercised.
(b)
Acceleration of
Otherwise Unexercisable SARs on Retirement, Death, Disability or Other Special
Circumstances.
The Committee, in its sole discretion, may
permit (i) a Participant who terminates employment as an employee or a
consultant with the Company or a subsidiary due to Retirement, (ii) a
Participant who terminates employment as an employee or a consultant with the
Company or a subsidiary due to a Disability, (iii) the personal representative
of such deceased Participant, or (iv) any other Participant who terminates
employment as an employee or a consultant with the Company or a subsidiary upon
the occurrence of special circumstances (as determined by the Committee) to
exercise (within three months of such date of termination of such employment or
12 months in the case of a disabled or deceased Participant) all or any part of
any such SARs previously granted to such Participant as of the date of such
Participant's Retirement, Disability, death, or as the Committee otherwise so
determines, notwithstanding that all installments, if any with respect to such
SARs, had not accrued on such date. Provided, such discretionary
authority of the Committee may not be exercised with respect to any SAR (or
portion thereof if the applicable three-month waiting period for exercise had
not expired as of such date, except (i) in the event of the Disability of the
Participant or (ii) the death of the Participant, when such disabled Participant
or the personal representative of such deceased Participant may, with the
consent of the Committee, exercise such SARs notwithstanding the fact that the
applicable three-month waiting period had not yet expired.
(c)
Form of Payment
of SARs.
The Participant may request the method and
combination of payment upon the exercise of a SAR; however, the Committee has
the final authority to determine whether the value of the SAR shall be paid in
cash or shares of Stock or both. Upon exercise of a SAR, the holder
is entitled to receive the excess amount of the "fair market value" of the Stock
(as of the date of exercise) for which the SAR is exercised over the Option
Price or ISO Price, as applicable, under the related Stock Option or ISO Option,
as the case may be. All applicable federal and state withholding
taxes will be paid by the Participant to the Company upon the exercise of a SAR
since the excess amount described above will be required to be included within
taxable income in accordance with Sections 61 and 83 of the Code.
(d)
Disinterested
Directors.
As used in this Article III, "Disinterested
Directors" shall have the same meaning as the term "disinterested person" set
forth in Rule 16b-3(d) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
and shall mean a Director who is not at the time he exercises discretion in
administering the Plan eligible, and has not at any time within one year prior
thereto been eligible for selection as a person to whom stock may be allocated
or to whom stock options or stock appreciation rights may be granted pursuant to
the Plan or any other plan of the Company or its affiliates entitling the
participants therein to acquire stock, stock options or stock appreciation
rights of the Company or any of its affiliates; provided, however, that in the
event that the definition of "disinterested person" contained in Rule 16b-3 is
amended, the term "Disinterested Person" as it is defined herein shall
automatically be deemed amended so as to the have the same meaning as the
amended term "disinterested person" under Rule 16b-3.
ARTICLE
IV
Granting
of ISO Options
4.1
General.
With
respect to ISO Options granted on or after the effective date of the Plan the
following provisions in this Article IV shall apply to the exclusion of any
inconsistent provision in any other Article in this Plan since the ISO Options
to be granted under the Plan are intended to qualify as "incentive stock
options" as defined in Section 422 of the Code.
4.2
Grant and Terms
of ISO Options.
ISO Options may be granted only to employees
of the Company and any of its subsidiaries. No ISO Options shall be
granted to any person who is not eligible to receive "incentive stock options"
as provided in Section 422 of the Code. No ISO Options shall be
granted to any management employee if, immediately before the grant of an ISO
Option, such employee owns more than 10% of the total combined voting power of
all classes of stock of the Company or its subsidiaries (as determined in
accordance with the stock attribution rules contained in Section 425(d) of the
Code). Provided, the preceding sentence shall not apply if, at the
time the ISO Option is granted, the ISO Price is at least 110% of the "fair
market value" of the Stock subject to the ISO Option, and such ISO Option by its
terms is not exercisable after the expiration of five years from the date such
ISO Option is granted.
(a)
ISO Option
Price.
The option price for shares of Stock subject to an ISO
Option ("ISO Price") shall be determined by the Committee, but in no event shall
such ISO Price be less than the fair market value of the Stock on the date of
grant.
(b)
Annual ISO Option
Limitation.
The aggregate "fair market value" (determined as
of the time the ISO Option is granted) of the Stock with respect to which ISO
Options are exercisable for the first time by any Participant during in any
calendar year (under all "incentive stock option" plans qualified under Section
422 of the Code sponsored by the Company and its subsidiary corporations) shall
not exceed $100,000.
(c)
Terms of ISO
Options.
ISO Options shall be granted on the following terms
and conditions: No ISO Option shall be exercisable within three months from the
date of grant (except as specifically provided in Subsection 4.2(d) hereof with
regard to the Disability or death of a Participant), nor more than 10 years
after the date of grant. The Committee shall have the discretion to
fix the period (the "ISO Period") during which any ISO Option may be
exercised. ISO Options granted shall not be transferable except by
will or by the laws of descent and distribution. ISO Options shall be
exercisable only by the Participant while actively employed by the Company or a
subsidiary, except that (i) any such ISO Option granted and which is otherwise
exercisable, may be exercised by the personal representative of a deceased
Participant within 12 months after the death of such Participant (but not beyond
the expiration date of such ISO Option), (ii) if a Participant terminates his
employment as an employee with the Company or a subsidiary on account of
Retirement, such Participant may exercise any ISO Option which is otherwise
exercisable at any time within three months of such date of termination and
(iii) if a Participant terminates his employment with the Company or a
subsidiary on account of incurring a Disability, such Participant may exercise
any ISO Option which is otherwise exercisable at any time within 12 months of
such date of termination. If a Participant should die during the
applicable three-month or 12 month period following the date of such
Participant's Retirement or Disability, then in such event, the rights of the
personal representative of such deceased Participant as such relate to any ISO
Options granted to such deceased Participant shall be governed in accordance
with Subsection 4.1(c) of this Article IV.
(d)
Acceleration of
Otherwise Non-exercisable ISO Option on Retirement, Death, Disability or Other
Special Circumstances.
The Committee, in its sole discretion,
may permit (i) a Participant who terminates employment as an employee with the
Company or a subsidiary due to Retirement, (ii) a Participant who terminates
employment as an employee with the Company or a subsidiary due to a Disability,
(iii) the personal representative of a deceased Participant, or (iv) any other
Participant who terminates employment as an employee with the Company or a
subsidiary upon the occurrence of special circumstances (as determined by the
Committee) to exercise and purchase (within three months of such date of
termination of employment as an employee or 12 months in the case of a disabled
or deceased Participant) all or any part of the shares of Stock subject to ISO
Option on the date of the Participant's Retirement, Disability, death, or as the
Committee otherwise so determines, notwithstanding that all installments, if
any, had not accrued on such date. Provided, such discretionary
authority of the Committee may not be exercised with respect to any ISO Option
(or portion thereof if the applicable six-month waiting period for exercise had
not expired as of such date except in the event of the Disability of the
Participant or death of the Participant, when the disabled Participant or the
personal representative of such deceased Participant, may, with the consent of
the Committee, exercise such ISO Option notwithstanding the fact that the
applicable six-month waiting period had not yet expired.
(e)
Number of ISO
Options Granted.
Subject to the applicable limitations
contained in the Plan with respect to ISO Options, Participants may be granted
more than one ISO Option. In making any such determination, the
Committee shall obtain the advice and recommendation of the officers of the
Company or a subsidiary which have supervisory authority over such
Participants. The granting of an ISO Option under the Plan shall not
affect any outstanding ISO Option previously granted to a Participant under the
Plan.
(f)
Notice to
Exercise ISO Option.
Upon exercise of an ISO Option, a
Participant shall give written notice to the Secretary of the Company, or other
officer designated by the Committee, at the Company's principal executive
offices.
ARTICLE
V
Options
Not Qualifying as
Incentive
Stock Options
5.1
Non-Qualifying
Options.
With respect to all or any portion of any option
granted under the Plan not qualifying as an "incentive stock option" under
Section 422 of the Code, such option shall be considered as a Stock Option
granted under this Plan for all purposes.
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Teleconnect
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By:
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Dirk L. Benschop, Chief Executive Officer and
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Date
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December
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