UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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Table of Contents
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
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PROXY STATEMENT
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE ANNUAL
MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
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IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY
MATERIALS FOR THE STOCKHOLDER MEETING TO BE HELD ON FEBRUARY 5, 2010
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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PROPOSAL 1 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
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PROPOSAL 2 RATIFICATION OF THE CONTINUED
APPOINTMENT OF THE INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
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PROPOSAL 3 APPROVAL OF INCREASE IN AUTHORIZED SHARE CAPITAL
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PROPOSAL 4 APPROVAL OF 2010 EQUITY
COMPENSATION PLAN
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PROPOSAL 5 NAME CHANGE TO ENERTOPIA CORPORATION
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INTEREST OF CERTAIN PERSONS IN MATTERS TO
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HOUSEHOLDING OF PROXY MATERIALS
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STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS
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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
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OTHER MATTERS
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GOLDEN ARIA CORP.
950-1130 West Pender Street
Vancouver, BC, Canada V6E 4A4
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE
HELD ON FEBRUARY 5, 2010
Dear Stockholder:
Our annual meeting of stockholders will be held at Suite
950-1130 West Pender Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6E 4A4, at 10:00 a.m.,
local time, on
Friday February 5, 2010
for the following purposes:
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to elect Robert McAllister, Dr. Gerald Carlson and Chris
Bunka as directors to serve our company for the ensuing year and until
their successors are elected;
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to ratify Chang Lee LLP our independent registered public
accounting firm for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2010 and to allow
directors to set the remuneration;
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to approve an increase in our authorized share capital to
200,000,000 shares of common stock;
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to approve the 2010 Equity Compensation Plan;
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to change the name of our company from Golden Aria
Corp. to Enertopia Corporation; and
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to transact such other business as may properly come
before the Meeting or any adjournment of postponement
thereof.
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These items of business are more fully described in the proxy
statement accompanying this notice.
Our board of directors has fixed the close of business on
December 21, 2009
as the record date for the determination of the
stockholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the annual meeting or any
adjournment thereof. Only the stockholders of record on the record date are
entitled to vote at the annual meeting.
Whether or not you plan on attending the annual meeting, we
ask that you vote by proxy by following instructions provided in the enclosed
proxy card as promptly as possible. If your shares are held of record by a
broker, bank, or other nominee, please follow the voting instruction sent to you
by your broker, bank, or other nominee in order to vote your shares.
Even if you have voted by proxy, you may still vote in
person if you attend the annual meeting. Please note, however, that if your
shares are held of record by a broker, bank, or other nominee and you wish to
vote at the annual meeting, you must obtain a valid proxy issued in your name
from that record holder.
Sincerely,
By Order of the Board of Directors
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Per: /s/
Christopher Bunka
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Christopher Bunka
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Chairman of the Board
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Date: January 12, 2010
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GOLDEN ARIA CORP.
950-1130 West Pender Street
Vancouver, BC, Canada V6E 4A4
Telephone: (604) 602-1633
PROXY STATEMENT
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO
BE HELD ON FEBRUARY 5, 2010
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF
STOCKHOLDERS
Why am I receiving these materials?
The board of directors of Golden Aria Corp. (we, us or
our) is soliciting proxies for use at the annual meeting of stockholders to be
held at Suite 950-1130 West Pender Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada, at 10:00 a.m.,
local time, on
Friday, February 5, 2010
or at any adjournment of the
annual meeting. These materials were first sent or given to our stockholders on
or about
January 12, 2009
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What is included in these materials?
These materials include:
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the notice of the annual meeting of stockholders;
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this proxy statement for the annual meeting of stockholders;
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the proxy card; and
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our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended August 31, 2009, as
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 30, 2009.
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY
MATERIALS
FOR THE STOCKHOLDER MEETING TO BE HELD ON FEBRUARY 5, 2010
The above materials are also available at www.goldenaria.com.
The annual report on Form 10-K accompanies this proxy statement, but does not
constitute a part of the proxy soliciting material.
What items will be voted at the annual meeting?
Our stockholders will vote on:
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the election of Robert McAllister, Dr. Gerald Carlson and
Chris Bunka as directors to serve our company for the ensuing year and
until their successors are elected;
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the ratification Chang Lee LLP our independent registered
public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2010 and to
allow directors to set the remuneration;
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the approval of an increase in the our authorized share
capital to 200,000,000 shares of common stock;
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the approval of the 2010 Equity Compensation
Plan;
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the change of name of our company from Golden Aria
Corp. to Enertopia Corporation; and
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any other business as may properly come before the
Meeting or any adjournment of postponement
thereof.
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What do I need to do now?
We urge you to carefully read and consider the information
contained in this proxy statement. We request that you cast your vote on each of
the proposals described in this proxy statement. You are invited to attend the
annual meeting, but you do not need to attend the annual meeting in
person to vote your shares. Even if you do not plan to attend the annual
meeting, please vote by proxy by following instructions provided in the proxy
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Who can vote at the annual meeting?
Our board of directors has fixed the close of business on
December 21, 2009
as the record date for the determination of the
stockholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the annual meeting or any
adjournment. If you were a stockholder of record on the record date, you are
entitled to vote at the annual meeting.
As of the record date, 14,652,740 shares of our common stock
were issued and outstanding and no other voting securities were issued and
outstanding. Therefore, a total of 14,652,740 votes are entitled to be cast at
the annual meeting.
How many votes do I have?
On each proposal to be voted upon, you have one vote for each
share of our common stock that you owned on the record date. There is no
cumulative voting.
How can you Vote?
Shares of common stock cannot be voted at our annual meeting
unless the holder of record is present in person or is represented by proxy. A
shareholder has the right to attend our annual meeting at the time and place set
forth in the Notice of Annual Meeting and to vote their securities directly at
the meeting. In the alternative, a shareholder may appoint a person to represent
such shareholder at our annual meeting by completing the enclosed Form of Proxy,
which authorizes a person other than the holder of record to vote on behalf of
the shareholder, and returning it to our transfer agent, Nevada Agency and
Transfer Company 50 West Liberty Street Suite 880 Reno NV 89501. All
shareholders are urged to complete, sign, date and promptly return the proxy by
mail in the enclosed postage-paid envelope, or by fax, after reviewing the
information contained in this proxy statement. Valid proxies will be voted at
our annual meeting and at any postponements or adjournments thereof as you
direct in the proxy, provided that they are received by our transfer agent at
least 24 hours prior to the scheduled time of the meeting, or any adjournment
thereof, or deposited with the Chair of the meeting on the day of the meeting or
any adjournment thereof prior to the time of voting.
The shares of common stock represented by the proxy will be
voted, or withheld from voting, as directed in the proxy. If no direction is
given and the proxy is validly executed, the proxy will be voted FOR the
election of the nominees for our Board of Directors, the adoption of the 2010
Equity Compensation Plan, approval of the increase in authorized capital to
200,000,000 shares of common stock, approval of the name change and for the
appointment of Chang Lee LLP as the Companys auditors for the 2010 fiscal year,
as set forth in this proxy statement. If any other matters properly come before
our annual meeting, the persons authorized under the proxies will vote upon such
other matters in accordance with their best judgement, pursuant to the
discretionary authority conferred by the proxy.
ADVICE TO BENEFICIAL HOLDERS OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
THE INFORMATION SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION IS OF SIGNIFICANT
IMPORTANCE TO MANY SHAREHOLDERS OF OUR CORPORATION, AS A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF
SHAREHOLDERS DO NOT HOLD SHARES IN THEIR OWN NAME.
Shareholders who do not hold their shares in their own name
(referred to in this Proxy Statement as beneficial shareholders) should note
that only proxies deposited by shareholders whose names appear on the records of
our Corporation as the registered holders of shares of common stock can be
recognized and acted upon at our annual meeting. If shares of common stock are
listed in an account statement provided to a shareholder by a broker, then in
almost all cases those shares of common stock will not be registered in the
shareholder's name on the records of our Corporation. Such shares of common
stock will more likely be registered under the names of the shareholder's broker
or an agent of that broker. In the United States, the vast majority of such
shares are registered under the name of Cede & Co. as nominee for The Depository Trust
Company (which acts as depository for many U.S. brokerage firms and custodian
banks), and in Canada, under the name of CDS & Co. (the registration name
for The Canadian Depository for Securities Limited, which acts as nominee and
custodian for many Canadian brokerage firms). Beneficial shareholders should
ensure that instructions respecting the voting of their shares of common stock
are communicated to the appropriate person, as without specific instructions,
brokers/nominees are prohibited from voting shares for their clients.
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Applicable regulatory policy requires intermediaries/brokers to
seek voting instructions from beneficial shareholders in advance of
shareholders' meetings, unless the beneficial shareholders have waived the right
to receive meeting materials . Every intermediary/broker has its own mailing
procedures and provides its own return instructions to clients, which should be
carefully followed by beneficial shareholders in order to ensure that their
shares of common stock are voted at our annual meeting. The Form of Proxy
supplied to a beneficial shareholder by its broker (or the agent of the broker)
is similar to the Form of Proxy provided to registered shareholders by our
Corporation. However, its purpose is limited to instructing the registered
shareholder (the broker or agent of the broker) how to vote on behalf of the
beneficial shareholder. The majority of brokers now delegate responsibility for
obtaining instructions from clients to Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.
(Broadridge) (formerly, ADP Investor Communication Services in the United
States and Independent Investor Communications Company in Canada). Broadridge
typically applies a special sticker to proxy forms, mails those forms to the
beneficial shareholders and the beneficial shareholders return the proxy forms
to Broadridge. Broadridge then tabulates the results of all instructions
received and provides appropriate instructions respecting the voting of shares
to be represented at our annual meeting.
A beneficial shareholder receiving a
Broadridge proxy cannot use that proxy to vote shares of common stock directly
at our annual meeting - the proxy must be returned to Broadridge well in advance
of our annual meeting in order to have the shares of common stock voted
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Although a beneficial shareholder may not be recognized
directly at our annual meeting for the purposes of voting shares of common stock
registered in the name of his broker (or agent of the broker), a beneficial
shareholder may attend at our annual meeting as proxyholder for the registered
shareholder and vote the shares of common stock in that capacity. Beneficial
shareholders who wish to attend at our annual meeting and indirectly vote their
shares of common stock as proxyholder for the registered shareholder should
enter their own names in the blank space on the instrument of proxy provided to
them and return the same to their broker (or the broker's agent) in accordance
with the instructions provided by such broker (or agent), well in advance of our
annual meeting.
Alternatively, a beneficial shareholder may request in writing
that his or her broker send to the beneficial shareholder a legal proxy which
would enable the beneficial shareholder to attend at our annual meeting and vote
his or her shares of common stock.
Quorum
A quorum of shareholders is necessary to take action at our
annual meeting. A minimum of one person present in person or represented by
proxy and holding 10% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock
entitled to vote at the annual meeting as at December 21, 2009 will constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business at our annual meeting. However, if a
quorum is not present, then the holders of a majority of the shares of common
stock of the Company who are present at the annual meeting, in person or by
proxy, may adjourn such meeting from time to time until holders of a majority of
the shares of the capital stock shall attend. At any such adjourned meeting at
which a quorum is present or represented, any business may be transacted that
might have been transacted at the original meeting. Broker non-votes occur when
a nominee holding shares of common stock for a beneficial owner of those shares
of common stock has not received voting instructions from the beneficial owner
with respect to a particular matter and such nominee does not possess or choose
to exercise discretionary authority with respect thereto. Broker non-votes and
abstentions will be included in the determination of the number of shares of
common stock present at our annual meeting for quorum purposes but will not be
counted as votes cast on any matter presented at our annual meeting.
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT. ACCORDINGLY, YOU ARE ASKED TO MARK,
DATE, SIGN AND RETURN THE ACCOMPANYING FORM OF PROXY WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO
ATTEND OUR ANNUAL MEETING. IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND OUR ANNUAL MEETING TO VOTE IN
PERSON AND YOUR SHARES ARE REGISTERED WITH OUR TRANSFER AGENT IN THE NAME OF A
BROKER OR BANK, YOU MUST SECURE A PROXY FROM THE BROKER OR BANK ASSIGNING
VOTING RIGHTS TO YOU FOR YOUR SHARES OF COMMON STOCK .
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How do I vote my shares?
If you are a stockholder of record, you may vote in person at
the annual meeting or by proxy.
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To vote in person, come to the annual meeting, and we will give you a
ballot when you arrive.
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If you do not wish to vote in person or if you will not be attend the
annual meeting, you may vote by proxy by mail, by telephone or via the
Internet by following instructions provided in the proxy card.
If you hold your shares in street name and:
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you wish to vote in person at the annual meeting, you must obtain a valid
proxy from your broker, bank, or other nominee that holds your shares giving
you the right to vote the shares at the annual meeting. Please follow the
instructions from your broker, bank or other nominee, or contact your broker,
bank or other nominee to request a proxy card.
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you do not wish to vote in person or you will not be attend the annual
meeting, you must vote your shares in the manner prescribed by your broker,
bank or other nominee. Your broker, bank or other nominee should have enclosed
or otherwise provided a voting instruction card for you to use in directing
the broker, bank or nominee how to vote your shares.
What is the difference between a stockholder of record and a
street name holder?
If your shares are registered directly in your name with our
transfer agent, Nevada Agency and Transfer Company, then you are a stockholder
of record with respect to those shares.
If your shares are held in a stock brokerage account or by a
bank, or other nominee, then the broker, bank, or other nominee is the
stockholder of record with respect to those shares. However, you still are the
beneficial owner of those shares, and your shares are said to be held in street
name. Street name holders generally cannot vote their shares directly and must
instead instruct the broker, bank, or other nominee how to vote their shares.
Street name holders are also invited to attend the annual meeting.
What does it mean if I receive more than one proxy card?
If you receive more than one proxy card, it means that you hold
shares registered in more than one name or in different accounts. To ensure that
all of your shares are voted, please vote by proxy by following instructions
provided in each proxy card. If some of your shares are held in street name,
you should have received voting instruction with these materials from your
broker, bank or other nominee. Please follow the voting instruction provided to
ensure that your vote is counted.
What vote is required for the election of directors or for
the approval of a proposal?
The vote of a majority in interest of our stockholders present
in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the annual meeting
will be sufficient to elect directors or to approve a proposal.
For the election of directors, the nominees who receive more
For votes than the combined votes of Against votes and votes that are
abstained will be elected as directors. There is no cumulative voting in the
election of directors.
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How are votes counted?
For the election of directors, you may vote For, Against,
or Abstain for each nominee for director. Votes that are abstained will have
the same effect as Against votes. Broker non-votes will have no effect on the
outcome of the vote on the election of directors.
For the election of directors, the nominees who receive more
For votes than the combined votes of Against votes and votes that are
abstained will be elected as directors. There is no cumulative voting in the
election of directors.
For the following item to be ratified:
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the continued appointment of Chang Lee LLP our independent registered
public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2010 and to allow
directors to set the remuneration;
you may vote For, Against, or Abstain for the proposals.
Votes that are abstained will have the same effect as Against votes. Broker
non-votes will have no effect on the outcome of the vote on these proposals.
For the following items to be approved:
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the election of Robert McAllister, Dr. Gerald Carlson and Chris Bunka as
directors ;
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an increase in our authorized share capital to 200,000,000 shares of
common stock;
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the 2010 Equity Compensation Plan; and
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the name change of our company from Golden Aria Corp. to Enertopia
Corporation.
you may vote For, Against, or Abstain for the proposals.
Votes that are abstained will have the same effect as Against votes. Broker
non-votes will have no effect on the outcome of the vote on these proposals.
A broker non-vote occurs when a broker, bank, or other
nominee holding shares for a beneficial owner in street name does not vote on a
particular proposal because it does not have discretionary voting power with
respect to that proposal and has not received instructions with respect to that
proposal from the beneficial owner of those shares, despite voting on at least
one other proposal for which it does have discretionary authority or for which
it has received instructions.
How does the board of directors recommend that I vote?
Our board of directors recommends that you vote your shares
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the election of directors;
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an increase in our authorized share capital;
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the 2010 Equity Compensation Plan; and
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the name change of our company from Golden Aria Corp. to Enertopia
Corporation.
Can I change my vote after submitting my proxy?
Yes. You may revoke your proxy and change your vote at any time
before the final vote at the annual meeting. If you are a stockholder of record,
you may vote again on a later date via the Internet or by telephone (only your
latest Internet or telephone proxy submitted prior to the annual meeting will be
counted), by signing and returning a new proxy card with a later date, or by attending the annual
meeting and voting in person.
Your attendance at the annual meeting will not
automatically revoke your proxy unless you vote again at the annual meeting or
specifically request in writing that your prior proxy be revoked.
You may
also request that your prior proxy be revoked by delivering to the Company a
written notice of revocation prior to the annual meeting at Golden Aria Corp.,
at the address on the Notice of Meeting, Attention: President.
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If you hold your shares in the street name, you will need to
follow the voting instruction provided by your broker, bank or other nominee
regarding how to revoke or change your vote.
How can I attend the annual meeting?
You may call us at 604 602-1633 if you want to obtain
directions to be able to attend the annual meeting and vote in person.
You may be asked to present valid picture identification, such
as a drivers license or passport, before being admitted to the annual meeting.
If you hold your shares in street name, you will also need proof of ownership to
be admitted to the annual meeting. A recent brokerage statement or letter from
your broker, bank or other nominee is an example of proof of ownership.
Who pays for the cost of proxy preparation and solicitation?
We pay for the cost of proxy preparation and solicitation,
including the reasonable charges and expenses of brokers, banks or other
nominees for forwarding proxy materials to street name holders.
We are soliciting proxies primarily by mail. In addition, our
directors, officers and regular employees may solicit proxies by telephone,
facsimile, mail, other means of communication or personally. These individuals
will receive no additional compensation for such services. We will ask brokers,
banks, and other nominees to forward the proxy materials to their principals and
to obtain their authority to execute proxies and voting instructions. We will
reimburse them for their reasonable charges and expenses.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This proxy statement contains forward-looking statements. These
statements relate to future events. In some cases, you can identify
forward-looking statements by terminology such as may, should, expect,
plan, anticipate, believe, estimate, predict, potential or
continue or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These
statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors that may cause our companys actual results,
levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from
any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or
implied by these forward-looking statements.
Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the
forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results,
levels of activity, performance or achievements. Except as required by
applicable law, including the securities laws of the United States and Canada,
we do not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform
these statements to actual results.
Voting Securities and Principal Holders Thereof
We are authorized to issue 37,500,000 shares of common stock
with a par value of $0.001. As of December 21, 2009, the record date a total of
14,652,740 shares of common stock were issued and outstanding. Each share of
common stock carries the right to one vote at the meeting.
Only registered shareholders as of the record date are entitled
to receive notice of, and to attend and vote at, the meeting or any adjournment
or postponement of the meeting.
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To the best of our knowledge, no person or company beneficially
owns, directly or indirectly, or exercises control or direction over, shares of
common stock carrying more than 10% of the voting rights attached to the
outstanding Common Shares of the Company other than set forth in the section
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management below.
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and
Management
The following table sets forth, as of December 21, 2009,
certain information known to us with respect to the beneficial ownership of our
common stock by (i) each of our directors and nominees, (ii) each of our named
executive officers (as defined in the Executive Compensation section) and
current executive officers, and (iii) all of our directors and current executive
officers as a group. Except as set forth in the table below, there is no person
known to us who beneficially owns more than 5% of our common stock.
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beneficial ownership
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common stock
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Gladys Jenks
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1,268,750
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Direct
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7.91%
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1180 Berry Pt. Road
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Gabriola Is ,BC V0R 1X1
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common stock
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Morgan Bunka
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1,000,000
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Direct
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6.23%
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483 Holbrook Road East
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Kelowna, BC V1X 7H9
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common stock
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Britcliffe Financial Group Inc.
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1,000,000
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Direct
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6.23%
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Salduba Bldg Fl 3 E 53Rd
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Urbanizacion Obarrio
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Panama Rep Panama City,
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Panama
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Total Beneficial Owners
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3,268,750
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20.37%
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common stock
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Robert McAllister
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2,325,000
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3
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Direct
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15.64%
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483 Holbrook Road East
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Kelowna, BC V1X 7H9
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common stock
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Chris Bunka
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862,500
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Direct
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17.42%
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5774 Deadpine Drive
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1,726,500
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5
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Indirect
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Kelowna, BC V1P 1A3
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common stock
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Gerald Carlson
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480,240
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6
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Direct
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3.25%
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1740 Orchard Way
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West
Vancouver, BC V7V4E8
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common stock
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Bal Bhullar
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100,000
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7
|
Direct
|
0.68%
|
|
604 - 700 West Pender St.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vancouver, BC V6C 1G8
|
|
|
|
|
common stock
|
Mark Snyder
|
100,000
|
8
|
Direct
|
0.68%
|
|
#200 12900 Brookprinter
|
|
|
|
|
|
Place,
Poway, CA 92064
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Directors and Officers
|
5,594,240
|
|
|
37.67%
|
1
Percentage of ownership is based on 14,652,740
shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of December 21, 2009. Except as
otherwise indicated, we believe that the beneficial owners of the common stock
listed above, based on information furnished by such owners, have sole
investment and voting power with respect to such shares.
2
Under
Rule 13d-3, a beneficial owner of a security includes any person who, directly
or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship,
or otherwise has or shares: (i) voting power, which includes the power to vote,
or to direct the voting of shares; and (ii) investment power, which includes the
power to dispose or direct the disposition of shares. Certain shares may be
deemed to be beneficially owned by more than one person (if, for example,
persons share the power to vote or the power to dispose of the shares). In
addition, shares are deemed to be beneficially owned by a person if the person
has the right to acquire the shares (for example, upon exercise of an option)
within 60 days of the date as of which the information is provided. In computing
the percentage ownership of any person, the amount of shares outstanding is
deemed to include the amount of shares beneficially owned by such person (and
only such person) by reason of these acquisition rights. As a result, the percentage of outstanding shares of any person as shown in this
table does not necessarily reflect the persons actual ownership or voting power
with respect to the number of shares of common stock actually outstanding on
December 21, 2009.
3
Mr. McAllisters shareholdings include
2,112,500 shares of common stock and 212,500 stock options exercisable within 60
days of December 21, 2009;
4
Mr. Bunkas shareholdings include
650,000 shares of common stock and 212,500 stock options exercisable within 60
days of December 21, 2009;
5
Mr. Bunkas shareholdings include
1,526,500 shares held in the name of C.A.B. Financial Services and 200,000
shares held in 0743608 BC Ltd., for which Chris Bunka is the sole beneficiary of
both companies;
6
Dr. Carlsons shareholdings include 342,740
shares of common stock and 137,500 stock options exercisable within 60 days of
December 21, 2009.
7
Ms Bhullars shareholdings include 100,000
stock options exercisable within 60 days of December 21, 2009.
8
Mr. Snyders shareholdings include 100,000 stock options exercisable 60 days of
December 21, 2009.
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Changes in Control
We are unaware of any contract or other arrangement the
operation of which may at a subsequent date result in a change in control of our
company.
Proposal 1
Election of Directors
Our board of directors has nominated the persons named below as
candidates for directors at the annual meeting. These nominees are all of our
current directors. Unless otherwise directed, the proxy holders will vote the
proxies received by them for the three nominees named below.
Each director who is elected will hold office until the next
annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor is elected and
qualified. Any director may resign his or her office at any time and may be
removed at any time by the majority of vote of the stockholders given at a
special meeting of our stockholders called for that purpose.
Our companys management proposes to nominate the persons named
in the table below for election by the shareholders as directors of the company.
Information concerning such persons, as furnished by the individual nominees, is
as follows:
Our board of directors recommends that you vote FOR the
nominees.
Nominees
As at December 21, 2009, our directors and executive officers,
their age, positions held, and duration of term, are as follows:
Name
|
Position Held with our Company
|
Age
|
Date First Elected
Or
Appointed
|
Robert McAllister
|
President and Director
|
49
|
November 2007
|
Gerald Carlson
|
Director
|
61
|
March 2005
|
Chris Bunka
|
Chief Executive Officer and Director (Chairman)
|
48
|
November 2004
|
Business Experience
The following is a brief account of the education and business
experience of the nominees during at least the past five years, indicating their
principal occupation during the period, and the name and principal business of
the organization by which they were employed.
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Robert McAllister
Mr. Robert McAllister has served as our President since
December 2007 and as one of our directors since April 2008. Mr. McAllister has
devoted approximately 50% of his professional time to our business and intends
to continue to devote this amount of time in the future, or more if required by
corporate events.
Robert McAllister is a resource investment entrepreneur with
over 20 years experience in resource sector evaluations and commodity cycle
analysis. He brings extensive knowledge and expertise in building a successful
company. From July 2008 to present Mr. McAllister has been President of Cheetah
Oil & Gas Ltd a publicly listed company located in British Columbia.
Dr. Gerald Carlson
Dr. Gerald Carlson served as our President from March 2005 to
November 2007 and as one of our directors since March 2005.
From March 1999 to present, Dr. Carlson has been the President
and Co-Founder of Copper Ridge Explorations Inc. (Copper Ridge), a publicly
listed company located in Vancouver, British Columbia and a junior explorer with
exploration projects in Alaska, Yukon, British Columbia and Mexico. Copper Ridge
is currently focusing on base and precious metal targets.
Dr. Carlson is also on the board of several other mineral
exploration companies, including Almaden Minerals Ltd., Blue Sky Uranium Corp.,
Panthera Resources Inc., Taipan Resources Inc. and Tarsis Resources Ltd. From
February 2000 to October 2004, Dr. Carlson was the President of Nevada Star
Resource Corp., a publicly listed company located in Vancouver, British
Columbia, exploring for nickel-copper-PGEs (platinum group metals) in Alaska.
Dr. Carlson received his Ph.D. through Dartmouth College in
1978, a M.Sc. from Michigan Technological University in 1974 and a B.Sc. from
the University of Toronto in 1969, majoring in Geological Engineering.
Chris Bunka
Mr. Chris Bunka has served as one of our directors since
November 2004. Mr. Bunka has devoted approximately 15% of his professional time
to our business and intends to continue to devote this amount of time in the
future, or more as required.
Since 1988, Mr. Bunka has been the CEO of CAB Financial
Services Ltd., a private holding company located in Kelowna, Canada. He is a
venture capitalist and corporate consultant. He is also a business commentator
and has provided business updates to Vancouver radio station, CKWX, from 1998 to
present. He has also written business and investment articles published in
various North American publications.
From 1999 to 2002, Mr. Bunka was the President and CEO of
Secure Enterprise Solutions (symbol SETP-OTC) (formerly Newsgurus.com, symbol
NGUR-OTC). The company subsequently changed its name to Edgetech Services and
traded on the OTC with the symbol EDGH. Newsgurus.com was a web-based media
company. Secure Enterprise Solutions moved into Internet-based computer security
products and services and was subsequently purchased by Edgetech Services. Mr.
Bunka is a director of Defiance Capital Corp (symbol DEF-TSXV) and a director
and officer of Lexaria Corp. (symbol LXRP-OTC and LXX-CNSX).
Executive Officers
Our executive officers are appointed by our board of directors
and serve at the pleasure of our board of directors.
The names of our executive officers, their ages, positions
held, and durations of such and a brief description of the backgrounds and
business experiences for the past five years are as follows:
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Name
|
Position Held with our
Company
|
Age
|
Date First Elected
Or
Appointed
|
Robert McAllister
|
President and Director
|
49
|
November 2007
|
Chris Bunka
|
Chief Executive Officer and Director (Chairman)
|
48
|
November 2004
|
Bal
Bhullar
|
Chief Financial Officer
|
40
|
October 9, 2009
|
Mark
Snyder
|
Chief Technology Officer
|
56
|
October 9, 2009
|
Bal Bhullar, Chief Financial Officer
Ms. Bhullar brings over 18 years of diversified financial and
risk management experience in both private and public companies, in the
industries of high-tech, film, mining, marine, oil & gas, energy, transport,
and spa industries. Among some of the areas of experience, Ms. Bhullar brings
expertise in financial & strategic planning, operational & risk
management, regulatory compliance reporting, business expansion, startup
operations, financial modeling, program development, corporate financing, and
corporate governance/internal controls. Previously, Ms. Bhullar has held various
positions as President of BC Risk Management Association of BC, and served as
Director and CFO of private and public companies. Currently, Ms. Bhullar serves
as a Director and CFO for Bare Elegance Medspa, and is CFO and a Director of
Lexaria Corp.
Ms. Bhullar is a Certified General Accountant and as well holds
a CRM designation from Simon Fraser University and a diploma in Financial
Management from British Columbia Institute of Technology.
Mark Snyder, Chief Technical Officer
In 1985 Mark Snyder developed one of Californias first large
scale bio energy conversion projects where a significant client was enabled to
produce electric power from agricultural waste and heat 20 acres of greenhouses
for agriculture. Mark was selected by the Clinton Administration to serve on a
White House Council addressing the needs of our National Electrical
Infrastructure in anticipation of the Y2K Conversion.
Co-founded
Clean Air USA
and has partnered with Willie
Nelson Biodiesel to bring clean alternative fuels to California. Mark helped
champion Solar Rights in California. Using the appeal of the Green Ribbon Home
and Californias Solar Rights Law, Mark has had success in changing the electric
metering in parks to net metering, which has opened up the solar power market to
millions of Californians that currently reside in master metered dwellings.
For information regarding Messrs McAllister and Bunka, see
Nominees beginning on page 8.
Family Relationships
There are no family relationships between any director or
executive officer.
Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings
We know of no material proceedings in which any of our
directors, officers, affiliates or any shareholder of more than 5% of any class
of our voting securities, or any associate thereof is a party adverse to our
company or any of our subsidiaries or has a material interest adverse to our
company or our subsidiary.
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Our directors, executive officers and control persons have not
been involved in any of the following events during the past five years:
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1.
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any Federal bankruptcy or state insolvency petition filed
by or against any business or property of which such person was a general
partner or executive officer either at the time of the bankruptcy or
within two years prior to that time;
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|
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|
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2.
|
any conviction in a criminal proceeding or being subject
to a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses);
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3.
|
being subject to any order, judgment, or decree, not
subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent
jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining, barring, suspending or
otherwise limiting his involvement in any type of business, securities or
banking activities;
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4.
|
being the subject of any order, judgment or decree, not
subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any Federal or State
authority barring, suspending or otherwise limiting for more than 60 days
the right of such person to engage in any activity described in paragraph
(f)(3)(i) of this section, or to be associated with persons engaged in any
such activity;
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5.
|
being found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a
civil action or by the Commission to have violated any Federal or State
securities law, and the judgment in such civil action or finding by the
Commission has not been subsequently reversed, suspended, or vacated;
or
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6.
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being found by a court of competent jurisdiction (in a
civil action), the Securities and Exchange Commission or the Commodity
Futures Trading Commission to have violated a federal or state securities
or commodities law, and the judgment has not been reversed, suspended, or
vacated.
|
Corporate Governance
Public Availability of Corporate Governance Documents
Our key corporate governance document is our Code of Ethics
which is:
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available in print to any stockholder who requests it from our President;
and
-
filed on EDGAR as an exhibit to our annual report on Form 10-KSB filed on
November 29, 2007.
Code of Ethics
We adopted a Code of Ethics applicable to our senior financial
officers and certain other finance executives, which is a "code of ethics" as
defined by applicable rules of the SEC. Our Code of Ethics is attached as an
exhibit to our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB filed on November 29, 2007. If we
make any amendments to our Code of Ethics other than technical, administrative,
or other non-substantive amendments, or grant any waivers, including implicit
waivers, from a provision of our Code of Ethics to our chief executive officer,
chief financial officer, or certain other finance executives, we will disclose
the nature of the amendment or waiver, its effective date and to whom it applies
in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC.
Meetings
Our board of directors held no formal meetings during the year
ended August 31, 2009. All proceedings of the board of directors were conducted
by resolutions consented to in writing by all the directors and filed with the
minutes of the proceedings of the directors. Such resolutions consented to in
writing by the directors entitled to vote on that resolution at a meeting of the
directors are, according to the Nevada Revised Statutes and our Bylaws, as valid
and effective as if they had been passed at a meeting of the directors duly
called and held.
It is our policy to invite directors to attend the annual
meeting of stockholders. Three directors are expected to attend the 2009
stockholders meeting.
Committees of the Board of Directors
We currently do not have nominating, compensation committees or
committees performing similar functions. There has not been any defined policy
or procedure requirements for shareholders to submit recommendations or
nomination for directors.
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Audit Committee and Audit Committee Financial Expert
Currently our audit committee consists of our entire board of
directors. Our board of directors has determined that it does not have a member
of its board of directors (audit committee) that qualifies as an "audit
committee financial expert" as defined in Item 407(d)(5)(ii) of Regulation S-K,
and is "independent" as the term is used in Item 7(d)(3)(iv) of Schedule 14A
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
We believe that the members of our board of directors are
collectively capable of analyzing and evaluating our financial statements and
understanding internal controls and procedures for financial reporting. We
believe that retaining an independent director who would qualify as an "audit
committee financial expert" would be overly costly and burdensome and is not
warranted in our circumstances given the early stages of our development and the
fact that we have not generated any material revenues to date. In addition, we
currently do not have nominating, compensation or audit committees or committees
performing similar functions nor do we have a written nominating, compensation
or audit committee charter. Our board of directors does not believe that it is
necessary to have such committees because it believes the functions of such
committees can be adequately performed by our board of directors.
Director Independence
We currently act with three directors, consisting of
Christopher Bunka, Robert McAllister and Gerald Carlson. We have determined that
none of our directors is an independent director as defined in NASDAQ
Marketplace Rule 4200(a)(15).
Stockholder Communications with Our Board of Directors
Because of our companys small size, we do not have a formal
procedure for stockholder communication with our board of directors. In general,
members of our board of directors and executive officers are accessible by
telephone or mail. Any matter intended for our board of directors, or for any
individual member or members of our board of directors, should be directed to
our President with a request to forward the communication to the intended
recipient.
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires
our executive officers and directors, and persons who own more than 10% of our
common stock, to file reports regarding ownership of, and transactions in, our
securities with the Securities and Exchange Commission and to provide us with
copies of those filings. Based solely on our review of the copies of such forms
received by us, or written representations from certain reporting persons, we
believe that during fiscal year ended August 31, 2009, all filing requirements
applicable to our executive officers, directors and persons who own more than
10% of our common stock were complied with, with the exception of the
following:
Name
|
Number of Late
Reports
|
Number of
Transactions Not
Reported on a Timely
Basis
|
Failure to File
Requested Forms
|
Gerald Carlson
|
1
|
1
|
Nil
|
Chris Bunka
|
1
|
1
|
Nil
|
Robert McAllister
|
1
|
1
|
Nil
|
Executive Compensation
The following table sets forth all compensation received during
the two years ended August 31, 2009 by our Chief Executive Officer, Chief
Financial Officer and each of the other most highly compensated executive
officers whose total compensation exceeded $100,000 in such fiscal year. These
officers are referred to as the named executive officers in this proxy
statement.
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Summary Compensation
The particulars of compensation paid to the following persons:
|
(a)
|
our principal executive officer;
|
|
|
|
|
(b)
|
each of our two most highly compensated executive
officers who were serving as executive officers at the end of the year
ended August 31, 2009; and
|
|
|
|
|
(c)
|
up to two additional individuals for whom disclosure
would have been provided under (b) but for the fact that the individual
was not serving as our executive officer at the end of the most recently
completed financial year,
|
who we will collectively refer to as the named executive
officers, for our fiscal years ended August 31, 2009 and 2008, are set out in
the following summary compensation table:
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
|
Name
and Principal
Position
|
Year
|
Salary
($)
|
Bonus
($)
|
Stock
Awards
($)
|
Option
Awards
(#)
|
Non-Equity
Incentive
Plan
Compensation
($)
|
Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
($)
|
All
Other
Compensation
($)
|
Total
($)
|
Robert McAllister
(1)
President and
Director
|
2009
2008
2007
|
$52,200
$18,000
Nil
|
Nil
Nil
Nil
|
Nil
Nil
Nil
|
Nil
150,000
Nil
|
Nil
Nil
Nil
|
Nil
Nil
Nil
|
Nil
Nil
Nil
|
$52,200
$18,000
Nil
|
Gerald Carlson
(2)
Director and
Former President
|
2009
2008
2007
|
Nil
$6,000
$25,440
|
Nil
Nil
Nil
|
Nil
Nil
|
Nil
50,000
Nil
|
Nil
Nil
Nil
|
Nil
Nil
Nil
|
Nil
$1,590
Nil
|
Nil
$7,590
$25,440
|
Chris Bunka
Chief Executive
Officer,
Director and
Former Chief
Financial Officer
|
2009
2008
2007
|
$45,000
(3)
Nil
Nil
|
Nil
Nil
Nil
|
Nil
Nil
Nil
|
Nil
150,000
Nil
|
Nil
Nil
Nil
|
Nil
Nil
Nil
|
$42,608
$25,130
Nil
|
$87,607
$25,130
Nil
|
(1)
|
On November 30, 2007, Mr. McAllister was
appointed as our President and on April 14, 2008 he was appointed as a
director.
|
(2)
|
On November 30, 2007, Mr. Carlson resigned as
our President but remained a director of our company.
|
(3)
|
Salary compensation for Chris Bunka is accrued
fees.
|
Employment and Consulting Agreements
We entered into a consulting agreement with Dr. Gerald G.
Carlsons company, KGE Management Ltd. from March 1, 2005 to November 30, 2007.
During the term of this agreement, Dr. Carlson, provided geological and
corporate administration consulting services to our company, such duties and
responsibilities included the provision of geological consulting services,
strategic corporate and financial planning, management of the overall business operations of our company, and the supervision of office staff
and exploration and mining consultants. Dr. Carlson, through KGE Management
Ltd., was reimbursed at the rate of $2,000 per month. This agreement was
terminated on November 30, 2007, but Dr. Carlson does remain on the Board as a
Director.
- 14 -
We entered into a consulting agreement with Mr. Robert
McAllister on December 1, 2007. During the term of this agreement, Mr.
McAllister is to provide corporate administration and oil & gas exploration
and production consulting services, such duties and responsibilities to include
provision of oil and gas industry consulting services, strategic corporate and
financial planning, management of the overall business operations of our
company, and supervising office staff and exploration and oil & gas
consultants. Mr. McAllister is reimbursed at the rate of $2,000 per month. On
December 1, 2008, the consulting fee was increased to $5,000 per month. We may
terminate this agreement without prior notice based on a number of conditions.
Mr. McAllister may terminate the agreement at any time by giving 30 days written
notice of his intention to do so.
On March 2, 2008, we entered into a controller agreement with
CAB Financial Services, a corporation organized under the laws of the Province
of British Columbia. CAB Financial Services is a consulting company controlled
by the chairman of the board and chief executive officer of the Company.
Pursuant to the controller agreement, CAB Financial Services will provide
corporate accounting and controller services to the Company in consideration for
the payment of CAD$3,675 (including $175 GST) per month. This agreement was
terminated on October 9, 2009.
On December 1, 2008, we entered into a consulting agreement
with CAB Financial Services, a corporation organized under the laws of the
Province of British Columbia. CAB Financial Services is a consulting company
controlled by the chairman of the board and the chief executive officer of the
Company. A fee of $5,000 per month is accrued. We may terminate this agreement
without prior notice based on a number of conditions. CAB Financial Services
Ltd. may terminate the agreement at any time by giving 30 days written notice of
his intention to do so.
On October 9, 2009, we entered into a consulting agreement with
BKB Management Ltd, a corporation organized under the laws of the Province of
British Columbia. BKB Management controlled by our Chief Financial Officer. A
fee of CAD$4,675 including GST is paid per month. We may terminate this
agreement without prior notice based on a number of conditions. BKB Management
Ltd. may terminate the agreement at any time by giving 30 days written notice of
his intention to do so.
On October 9, 2009, we entered into a consulting agreement with
Mark Snyder pursuant to which he agreed to act as our Chief Technical Officer in
consideration of a fee of $1,000 per month.
Other than as set out above, we have not entered into any
employment or consulting agreements with any of our current officers, directors
or employees.
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End
The following table sets forth for each named executive officer
certain information concerning the outstanding equity awards as of August 31,
2009:
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|
Option awards
|
Stock awards
|
Name
|
Number of
securities
underlying
unexercised
options (#)
exercisable
|
Number of
securities
underlying
unexercised
options
(#)
unexercisable
|
Equity
incentive
plan
awards:
Number
of
securities
underlying
unexercised
unearned
options
(#)
|
Option
exercise
price
($)
|
Option
expiration
date
|
Number
of
shares
or units
of
stock
that
have
not
vested
(#)
|
Market
value
of
shares
of units
of
stock
that
have
not
vested
($)
|
Equity
incentive
plan
awards:
Number
of
unearned
shares,
units or
other
rights
that
have not
vested
(#)
|
Equity
incentive
plan
awards:
Market
or
payout
value of
unearned
shares,
units
or
other
rights
that have
not
vested
($)
|
(a)
|
(b)
|
(c)
|
(d)
|
(e)
|
(f)
|
(g)
|
(h)
|
(i)
|
(j)
|
Robert
McAllister
(1)
|
75,000
|
75,000
|
Nil
|
$0.70
|
2012/12/14
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Gerald
Carlson
(2)
|
25,000
|
25,000
|
Nil
|
$0.70
|
2012/12/14
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Chris Bunka
|
75,000
|
75,000
|
Nil
|
$0.70
|
2012/12/14
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
(1)
On November 30, 2007, Mr. McAllister was
appointed as our President and on April 14, 2008 he was appointed as a
director.
(2)
On November 30, 2007, Mr. Carlson resigned as our
President but remained a director of our company.
Option exercises and stock vested table.
During our fiscal year ended August 31, 2009 there were no
options exercised by our named officers.
Directors Compensation
We do not have any agreements for compensating our directors
for their services in their capacity as directors, although such directors are
expected in the future to receive stock options to purchase shares of our common
stock as awarded by our board of directors.
Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation
Plans
We have no long-term incentive plans other than the stock
option plans described below.
Stock Option Plans
On December 29, 2009, our board of directors approved our 2010
Equity Compensation Plan. Under the 2010 Plan, options may be granted to our
directors, officers, employees and consultants as determined by our board of
directors. Pursuant to the 2010 Plan, we reserved for issuance 2,000,000 post
consolidation shares of our common stock.
On December 14, 2007, our board of directors approved our 2008
Stock Option Plan. Under the 2008 Stock Option Plan, options may be granted to
our directors, officers, employees and consultants as determined by our board of
directors. Pursuant to the Plan, we reserved for issuance 1,400,000 post share
consolidation shares of our common stock (2,800,000 pre-consolidation
shares).
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On December 14, 2007, we granted 892,500 post share
consolidation stock options to directors, officers, and consultants of our
company exercisable at a price of $0.70 per share for a period of five years. On
October 22, 2009, we modified the exercise price of these stock options to $0.20
per share. The vesting dates of the options are as below:
Vesting Dates
|
Percentage of
options granted
|
December 14,
2007
|
25%
|
December 14,
2008
|
25%
|
December 14,
2009
|
25%
|
December 14,
2010
|
25%
|
On October 22, 2009, we granted an additional 500,000 stock
options to our directors and consultants. The exercise price of the stock
options is $0.10 per share, which are vested immediately and expire October 22,
2014. The details of these options are as below:
Mcallister, Robert
|
100,000
|
Oct 22, 2009
|
$0.10
|
Bunka, Chris
|
100,000
|
Oct 22, 2009
|
$0.10
|
Carlson, Gerry
|
100,000
|
Oct 22, 2009
|
$0.10
|
Bhullar, Bal
|
100,000
|
Oct 22, 2009
|
$0.10
|
Snyder, Mark
|
100,000
|
Oct 22, 2009
|
$0.10
|
As at the date of this Proxy Statement, there were no stock
options exercised
Equity Compensation Plan Information
The following table sets forth certain information concerning
all equity compensation plans previously approved by stockholders and all
previous equity compensation plans not previously approved by stockholders, as
of the most recently completed fiscal year.
Plan Category
|
Number of Securities to
be Issued Upon
Exercise of
Outstanding
Options,
Warrants and Rights
|
Weighted-Average
Exercise Price of
Outstanding Options,
Warrants and Rights
|
Number of Securities
Remaining
Available
for Future Issuance
Under Equity
Compensation Plans
(Excluding Securities
Reflected in Column)
|
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders
|
892,500
1
|
$0.70
2
|
507,500
1
|
Total
|
892,500
|
$0.70
|
507,500
|
1
These figures do not include the 500,000 stock
options that were granted to directors and consultants on October 22, 2009 or
the 650,000 granted on December 29, 2009.
2
On October 22, 2009,
the exercise price of the stock options was re-priced to $0.20 per share.
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Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated
Purchasers
We did not purchase any of our shares of common stock or other
securities during our fiscal year ended August 31, 2009.
Transactions with Related Persons
Since the beginning of the year ended August 31, 2009, there
have been no transactions or proposed transactions in which the amount involved
exceeds the lesser of $120,000 or 1% of the average of our total assets at
year-end for the last two completed fiscal years in which any of our directors,
nominees for directors, executive officers or beneficial holders of more than 5%
of the outstanding shares of our common stock, or any of their respective
relatives, spouses, associates or affiliates, has had or will have any direct or
material indirect interest.
Employment Agreements
For information regarding compensation for our executive
officers and directors, see Executive Compensation beginning on page 13 and
Proposal 1 beginning on page 8 .
Proposal 2
Ratification of the Continued
Appointment of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Our board of directors is asking our stockholders to ratify the
continued appointment of Chang Lee LLP, as our independent registered public
accounting firm for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2010 at a remuneration to
be fixed by the Board.
Stockholder ratification of the continued appointment of Chang
Lee LLP is not required under the Nevada corporate law, our bylaws or otherwise.
However, our board of directors is submitting the continued appointment of Chang
Lee LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm to our stockholders
for ratification as a matter of corporate practice. If our stockholders fail to
ratify the continued appointment, our board of directors will reconsider whether
or not to retain the firm. Even if the appointment is ratified, our board of
directors in its discretion may direct the appointment of a different
independent registered public accounting firm at any time during the year if our
board of directors determines that such a change would be in the best interest
of our company and our stockholders.
Representatives of Chang Lee LLP are not expected to be present
at the annual meeting. However, we will provide contact information for Chang
Lee LLP to any stockholders who would like to contact the firm with questions.
Unless otherwise directed, the proxy holders will vote the
proxies received by them for the ratification of the continued appointment of
Chang Lee LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the
fiscal year ending August 31, 2010.
RESOLVED THAT the continued appointment of Chang Lee LLP as our
independent registered public accounting firm is ratified, approved and
confirmed.
Our Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR the
ratification of the continued appointment of Chang Lee LLP as our independent
registered public accounting firm as our auditors for the fiscal year ending
August 31, 2010 at a remuneration to be fixed by the Board.
Fees Paid to Our Independent Registered Public Accounting
Firm
Audit fees
The aggregate fees billed for the most recently completed
fiscal year ended August 31, 2009 and for fiscal year ended August 31, 2008 for
professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the audit of our
annual financial statements and review of the financial statements included in
our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and services that are normally provided by
the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or
engagements for these fiscal periods were as follows:
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|
|
Year Ended
|
|
|
|
August 31, 2009
|
|
|
August 31, 2008
|
|
Audit Fees
|
$
|
17,350
|
|
$
|
14,560
|
|
Audit Related Fees
|
|
12,650
|
|
|
13,440
|
|
Tax Fees
|
|
Nil
|
|
|
Nil
|
|
All Other Fees
|
|
Nil
|
|
|
Nil
|
|
Total
|
$
|
30,000
|
|
$
|
28,000
|
|
Audit Fees
Audit fees consist of fees billed for professional services
rendered for the audits of our financial statements, reviews of our interim
financial statements included in quarterly reports, services performed in
connection with filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and related
comfort letters and other services that are normally provided by Chang Lee LLP
for the fiscal years ended August 31, 2009 and August 31, 2008 in connection
with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements.
Audit related Fees
There were $12,650 audit related fees paid to Chang Lee LLP for
the fiscal year ended August 31, 2009 and $13,440 for the fiscal year ended
August 31, 2008.
Tax Fees
Tax fees consist of fees billed for professional services for
tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning. These services include assistance
regarding federal, state and local tax compliance and consultation in connection
with various transactions and acquisitions. For the fiscal years ended August
31, 2009 and August 31, 2008, we did not use Chang Lee LLP for non-audit
professional services or preparation of corporate tax returns.
We do not use Chang Lee LLP, for financial information system
design and implementation. These services, which include designing or
implementing a system that aggregates source data underlying the financial
statements or generates information that is significant to our financial
statements, are provided internally or by other service providers. We do not
engage Chang Lee LLP to provide compliance outsourcing services.
Effective May 6, 2003, the Securities and Exchange Commission
adopted rules that require that before our independent auditors are engaged by
us to render any auditing or permitted non-audit related service, the engagement
be:
-
approved by our audit committee (which consists of our entire board of
directors); or
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entered into pursuant to pre-approval policies and procedures established
by the board of directors, provided the policies and procedures are detailed
as to the particular service, the board of directors is informed of each
service, and such policies and procedures do not include delegation of the
board of directors' responsibilities to management.
Our board of directors pre-approves all services provided by
our independent auditors. All of the above services and fees were reviewed and
approved by the board of directors either before or after the respective
services were rendered.
Our board of directors has considered the nature and amount of
fees billed by our independent auditors and believes that the provision of
services for activities unrelated to the audit is compatible with maintaining
our independent auditors independence.
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Proposal 3
Approval of Increase in Authorized
Share Capital
Our board of directors is asking our stockholders to approve an
increase in our authorized share capital from 37,500,000 shares of common stock
to 200,000,000 shares of common stock.
Our Board of Directors approved an amendment to the Articles of
Incorporation of the Company to increase our authorized Common Stock from
37,500,000 shares to 200,000,000 shares of common stock. The increase to the
number of shares will require an amendment to our Articles of Incorporation. Our
Board of Directors has directed that the increase to the shares of authorized
Common Stock and the corresponding amendment of our Articles of Incorporation be
submitted for approval by our stockholders.
Our Board of Directors has determined that it would be in the
best interests of the Company to amend its Articles of Incorporation to increase
the number of authorized shares of common stock from 37,500,000 shares to
200,000,000 shares of common stock. Each additional share of common stock will
have the same rights and privileges as each share of currently authorized common
stock. Our Board of Directors believes that it is in the best interests of the
Company to increase the number of authorized shares in order to give us greater
flexibility in financing our business operations and to allow us to avoid
holding further stockholder meetings to increase our authorized capital to meet
our financing requirements. In 2009 we effected a one new share for two old
stock consolidation. As a result, the authorized share capital of the Company
decreased from 75,000,000 to 37,500,000. The Board believes that finance and
corporate opportunities exist which could necessitate the issuance of a larger
number of shares than is currently authorized, and in order to preserve the
flexibility to pursue all finance and corporate opportunities, recommends an
increase in the authorized share capital. While we constantly evaluate the
market for opportunities, there are no current formal proposals or agreements
written or otherwise, at this time to issue any of the additional available
authorized shares of our common stock that would result from the increase in
authorized capital.
The issuance of additional shares of common stock will have the
effect of diluting earnings per share, voting power and shareholdings of
stockholders. It could also have the effect of making it more difficult for a
third party to acquire control of the Company. The shares will be available for
issuance by our Board of Directors for proper corporate purposes, including but
not limited to, stock dividends, stock splits, acquisitions, financings and
compensation plans. Current stockholders do not have pre-emptive rights to
subscribe for, purchase or reserve any shares of our authorized capital stock.
If the increase to our authorized shares of common stock is approved by our
stockholders, we will file a Certificate of Amendment to our Articles of
Incorporation with the Secretary of the State of Nevada as soon as practicable
after stockholder approval is obtained.
Management believes the increase in authorized share capital
is in the best interests of the Company and recommends that the stockholders
approve the increase in authorized capital. The increase in authorized capital
will be approved if the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the common
stock present or represented at the Meeting and entitled to vote thereat are
voted in favour of approving the increase in authorized capital. Accordingly, at
the meeting, the stockholders will be asked to pass the following resolution:
RESOLVED THAT:
1.
|
The increase in the authorized capital of the Company
from 37,500,000 shares of common stock to 200,000,000 shares of common
stock par value $0.001 per share (the
Amendment
) be and is hereby
approved.
|
|
|
2.
|
The preparation and filing of a Certificate of Amendment
to the articles of incorporation of the Company be and is hereby
approved.
|
|
|
3.
|
Any one director or officer of the Company be and is
hereby authorized to do all things as may be necessary or advisable to
effect the foregoing resolutions on behalf of the Company and to take such
steps as may be necessary or advisable to give effect to the Amendment,
including preparing and filing the Certificate of Amendment with the
Nevada Secretary of State.
|
|
|
4.
|
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board of Directors of
the Company shall have sole and complete discretion to determine whether
or not to carry out the increase in authorized capital and,
notwithstanding shareholder approval of the proposed increase in
authorized capital, there shall be no obligation to proceed with such
increase in authorized capital.
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Our board of directors recommends that you vote FOR the
approval of the increase in our authorized share capital.
Proposal 4
Approval of 2010 Equity Compensation
Plan
On December 29, 2009, our Board of Directors established the
2010 Equity Compensation Plan expiring on December 29, 2019 (the 2010
Plan).
Our Board of Directors has determined that it would be in the
best interests of the Company to adopt and approve a new long-term stock
incentive plan which will facilitate the continued use of long-term equity-based
incentives and rewards for the foreseeable future. We expect equity-based
incentives to comprise an important part of the compensation packages needed to
attract qualified executives, key employees, directors and consultants to Golden
Ariaand in providing long-term incentives and rewards to those individuals
responsible for our success. Accordingly, our Board of Directors approved the
2010 Plan. Stockholder approval of the 2010 Plan is expected to ensure that we
will have a sufficient number of long-term equity-based incentives and rewards
to issue to our future employees as well as to help ensure, to the extent
possible, the tax deductibility by the Company of awards under the 2010 Plan for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (the "Code"). The Code, among other things, provides
certain tax advantages to persons granted stock options under a qualifying
"incentive stock option plan." In order to take advantage of the favorable tax
attributes associated with such options that may be granted under the 2010 Plan,
it is proposed that the shareholders approve the 2010 Plan.
The material terms of the 2010 Plan are summarized below. The
summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the specific provisions of
the 2010 Plan, the full text of which is set forth as Schedule A to this Proxy
Statement.
Purpose
The purpose of the 2010 Plan is to enhance the long-term
stockholder value of the Company by offering opportunities to our directors,
officers, employees and eligible consultants (Participants) to acquire and
maintain stock ownership in the Company in order to give these persons the
opportunity to participate in our growth and success, and to encourage them to
remain in our service.
Administration and Eligibility
The 2010 Plan is required to be administered by our Board of
Directors or a committee appointed by, and consisting of two or more members of
our Board of Directors (the Plan Administrator). The Plan Administrator has
the exclusive authority, in its discretion, to determine all matters relating to
any option granted (Awards) under the 2010 Plan including: (i) the selection
of individuals to be granted Awards; (ii) the type of Awards; (iii) the number
of shares of Common Stock subject to an Award; (iv) all terms, conditions,
restrictions and limitations, if any, of an Award; and (v) the terms of any
instrument that evidences the Award.
The Plan Administrator also has exclusive authority to
interpret the 2010 Plan and the terms of any instrument evidencing the Award and
may from time to time adopt and change rules and regulations of general
application for the 2010 Plans administration. The Plan Administrators
interpretation of the 2010 Plan and its rules and regulations is conclusive and
binding on all parties involved or affected.
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Stock Subject To The 2010 Plan
Options that are eligible for grant under the 2010 Plan to
Participants include: (a) incentive stock options, whereby we will grant options
to purchase shares of our common stock to Participants with the intention that
the options qualify as "incentive stock options" as that term is defined in
Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code; (b) non-incentive stock options,
whereby we will grant options to purchase shares of our common stock to
Participants that do not qualify as "incentive stock options" under the Internal
Revenue Code; (c) stock appreciation rights; and (d) restricted shares. The 2010
Plan provides that a maximum of Two Million (2,000,000) shares of common stock
are available for granting of awards under the 2010 Plan.
Terms of Awards
The Plan Administrator has the authority in its sole discretion
to grant Awards to participants as incentive stock options or as non-qualified
stock options, as appropriate. Unless an earlier termination date is set by the
Plan Administrator, Awards under the 2010 Plan will terminate at the earliest of
the following:
|
(a)
|
Ten (10) years after the Award is granted;
|
|
|
|
|
(b)
|
The date the stock option expires in accordance with its
terms;
|
|
|
|
|
(c)
|
Ninety (90) days after the Participants employment
terminates (or ceases to provide services to the Company if the grantee is
a non-employee director or a consultant) (the Employment Termination
Date), if the Participant's Employment Termination Date occurs by reason
of retirement, resignation or for any other reasons other than for cause,
disability or death;
|
|
|
|
|
(d)
|
Twelve (12) months after the Employment Termination Date,
if the termination or cessation of services is a result of death or
disability; and
|
|
|
|
|
(e)
|
Five (5) years after the Incentive Stock Option is
granted for holders of 10% or more of the
Companys common stock.
|
To the extent that the right to purchase shares under an Award
has vested, in order to exercise the Award the participant must execute and
deliver to the Company a written stock option exercise agreement or notice in a
form and in accordance with procedures established by the Plan Administrator. In
addition, the full exercise price of the Option Award must be delivered to the
Company and must be paid in a form acceptable to the Plan Administrator.
The exact terms of the option granted are contained in an
option agreement between us and the person to whom such option is granted.
Eligible employees are not required to pay anything to receive options. The
exercise price for incentive stock options must be no less than: 100% of the
fair market value of the common stock on the date of grant for Participants that
hold less than 10% of the Companys outstanding common stock; and 110% of the
fair market value of the common stock on the date of grant for Participants that
hold 10% or more of the Companys outstanding common stock. The exercise price
for nonqualified stock options is determined by the Plan Administrator in its
sole and complete discretion. An option holder may exercise options from time to
time, subject to vesting. Options will vest immediately upon death or disability
of a participant and upon certain change of control events.
Options will become exercisable by the participants in such
amounts and at such times as shall be determined by the Plan Administrator in
each individual grant. Options are not transferable except by will or by the
laws of descent and distribution. Options granted under the 2010 Plan will
become exercisable in the manner at the times and in the amounts determined by
the Plan Administrator. Participants may exercise options by delivery to the
Company of a written stock option exercise agreement or notice, in a form and in
accordance with procedures established by the Plan Administrator, setting forth
the number of shares purchased under such exercise agreement, accompanied by
payment in full in the form of a check or bank draft or other method of payment
or some combination thereof as may be acceptable to the Plan Administrator. All
incentive stock options granted under the 2010 Plan must comply with Section 422
of the Code.
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Adjustments
In the event a stock dividend, stock split, spin-off,
combination or exchange of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation,
distribution to stockholders other than a normal cash dividend, or other change
in our corporate or capital structure, including without limitation, a related
party transaction, results in: (a) the outstanding shares of Common Stock, or
any securities exchanged therefore or received in their place, being exchanged
for a different number or kind of securities of the Company or of any other
corporation, or (b) new, different or additional securities of the Company or of
any other corporation being received by the holders of shares of our Common
Stock, then the Plan Administrator generally has the authority to adjust (i) the
maximum number and kind of securities subject to the 2010 Plan and issuable as
incentive stock options and the maximum number and kind of securities that may
be made subject to Awards to any individual and (ii) the number and kind of
securities that are subject to any outstanding Award and the per share price of
such securities, without any change in the aggregate price to be paid therefore.
Any adjustment will be made in compliance with Section 409A of the Code.
Limits on Assignment
Neither an Award nor any interest therein may be assigned,
pledged or transferred by the participant or made subject to attachment or
similar proceedings other than by will or by the applicable laws of descent and
distribution, and during the participants lifetime, such Awards may be
exercised only by the participant. However, to the extent permitted by Section
422 of the Code, the Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion, may permit a
participant to assign or transfer an Award or may permit a participant to
designate a beneficiary who may exercise the Award or receive payment under the
Award after the participants death.
Settlement of Awards
We may settle Awards through the delivery of shares of our
Common Stock, the granting of replacement Awards or any combination thereof as
determined by the Plan Administrator. Any Award settlement, including payment
deferrals, may be subject to such conditions, restrictions and contingencies as
determined by the Plan Administrator. The Plan Administrator may permit or
require the deferral of any Award payment, subject to such rules and procedures as it may establish, which may include provisions
for the payment or crediting of interest, or dividend equivalents, including
converting such credits into deferred stock equivalents.
Amendment or Termination of Plan
Our Board of Directors may suspend, amend or terminate the 2010
Plan or any portion of the 2010 Plan at any time and in such respects as it
shall deem advisable, provided that, to the extent required for compliance with
Section 422 of the Code or any applicable law or regulation, stockholder
approval will be required for any amendment that would: (a) increase the total
number of shares available for issuance under the 2010 Plan, (b) modify the
class of employees eligible to receive options, or (c) otherwise require
stockholder approval under any applicable law or regulation. Any amendment made
to the 2010 Plan that would constitute a modification to incentive stock
options outstanding on the date of such amendment shall not, without the consent
of the participant, be applicable to such outstanding incentive stock options
but shall have prospective effect only.
Withholding
The Plan Administrator may permit or require a participant to
satisfy all or part of his or her tax withholding obligations by: (a) paying
cash to the Company, (b) having the Company withhold from any cash amounts
otherwise due or to become due from the Company to the participant, (c) having
the Company withhold a portion of any shares of Common Stock that would
otherwise be issued to the participant having a value equal to the tax
withholding obligations (up to the employers minimum required tax withholding
rate), or (d) surrendering any shares of Common Stock that the participant
previously acquired having a value equal to the tax withholding obligations (up
to the employers minimum required tax withholding rate to the extent the
participant has held the surrendered shares for less than six months.
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Certain Federal Income Tax Consequences
Non-Qualified Stock Options
. The grant of Non-Qualified Stock
Options generally will not be a taxable event to a participant under United
States federal income tax laws so long as the option does not have a readily
ascertainable fair market value. Options granted pursuant to the 2010 Plan
should not have a readily ascertainable fair market value because they are not
actively traded on an established securities market, are not transferable and
will have more than a nominal exercise price. Accordingly, the participant will
not likely be subject to any income tax consequences with respect to the
granting of a Non-Qualified Stock Option unless and until the option is
exercised. Upon the exercise of a Non-Qualified Stock Option, the participant
will generally have to recognize ordinary compensation income equal to the
difference between the exercise price and the fair market value of the Companys
Common Stock on the date of exercise. However, if the shares to be received upon
exercise of the Non-Qualified Stock Option are subject to restrictions, the
participant may not have to recognize income upon exercise, and may be able to
defer recognition until the shares have vested.
Incentive Stock Options
. As with Non-Qualified Stock Options,
generally there will not be any tax consequences to a participant upon the grant
of an Incentive Stock Option. However, unlike Non-Qualified Stock Options,
participants will generally not be required to recognize income upon the
exercise of an Incentive Stock Option. If the participant holds the shares
received upon exercise of an Incentive Stock Option for a minimum of two years
from the date the Award was granted and for a minimum of one year after
exercise, then any gain recognized by the participant upon disposition of the
shares will generally be treated as a capital gain. If the participant holds the
shares for less than this period, then a portion of the gain, equal to the
difference between the fair market value of the shares on the date the option
was exercised and the exercise price of the shares, will be treated as ordinary
income. The remaining portion of the gain will be treated as a capital gain. Any
loss recognized upon disposition will generally be characterized as a capital
loss.
Withholding Obligations
. If a participant is an employee,
United States federal and state withholding obligations for income and
employment tax purposes may arise at the time that Non-Qualified Stock Options
are exercised. Relevant withholding taxes may include federal income tax, social
security, medicare, state income tax (if applicable), state disability or
unemployment (if applicable), and local taxes (if applicable).
Effective Date of Plan
The effective date is December 29, 2009. If our stockholders do
not approve the 2010 Plan within 12 months after December 29, 2009, any
incentive stock options granted under the 2010 Plan will be treated as
Non-Qualified Stock Options.
New Plan Benefits
The following table sets forth certain information regarding
benefits or amounts that will be received by or allocated to each of the
following individuals under the 2010 Plan upon approval by our stockholders of
the amendments thereto: (i) each of the executive officers named in the Summary
Compensation Table above; (ii) all current executive officers as a group; (iii)
all current directors who are not executive officers as a group; and (iv) all
employees, excluding executive officers, as a group.
Name and Position
|
Stock Incentive Plan
|
|
Dollar Value
|
Number of
|
|
($)
(1)
|
Shares
|
Robert McAllister, President and Director
|
20,000
|
200,000
|
Chris Bunka, Chief Executive Officer and Director
|
20,000
|
200,000
|
Bal Bhullar, Chief Financial Officer
|
10,000
|
100,000
|
Gerald Carson, Director
|
5,000
|
50,000
|
Mark Snyder, Chief Technology Officer
|
10,000
|
100,000
|
All current executive officers as a group (4 persons)
|
60,000
|
600,000
|
All current directors who are not executive
officers as a group (1 person)
|
5,000
|
50,000
|
All employees, excluding executive officers as a group
|
-
|
-
|
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Notes
(1)
|
The dollar value is calculated as the number of options
granted multiplied by the option exercise price of
$0.10.
|
The following table sets forth the options granted under the
2010 Plan to: (i) the executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table
above; (ii) all current executive officers as a group; (iii) all current
directors who are not executive officers as a group; (iv) each associate of any
such directors, executive officers or nominees; (v) each person who has received
or is to receive 5% of such options or rights; and (vi) all employees, excluding
executive officers, as a group:
Name
|
Options Granted
through
December
21, 2009
|
Exercise Price
|
Expiration Date
|
Robert McAllister, President
and Director
|
200,000
|
$0.10
|
December 29, 2014
|
Chris Bunka, Chief Executive Officer and
Director
|
200,000
|
$0.10
|
December 29, 2014
|
Bal Bhullar, Chief Financial
Officer
|
100,000
|
$0.10
|
December 29, 2014
|
Gerald Carson, Director
|
50,000
|
$0.10
|
December 29, 2014
|
Mark Snyder, Chief Technology
Officer
|
100,000
|
$0.10
|
December 29, 2014
|
All current executive officers as a group
|
600,000
|
$0.10
|
$0.10
|
All current directors who are
not executive officers as a group
|
50,000
|
$0.10
|
$0.10
|
Each associate of any directors , executive
officers or nominees
|
-
|
-
|
|
All Employees, excluding
executive officers, as a group
|
-
|
-
|
|
REQUIRED VOTE
Stockholders will be asked to consider, and the Board,
believing it to be in the best interests of our company, recommend that the
stockholders approve the 2010 Plan and the allotment and reservation of
sufficient shares of common stock from treasury for issuance upon the exercise
from time to time of options granted pursuant to the Plan. The 2010 Plan will be
approved if the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the common stock
present or represented at the Meeting and entitled to vote thereat are voted in
favour of approving the 2010 Plan. The stockholders will be asked to pass the
following resolution to approve the 2010 Equity Compensation Plan:
RESOLVED THAT:
1.
|
The 2010 Equity Compensation Plan be and is hereby
approved.
|
|
|
2.
|
The Board of Directors be authorized to grant options
under and subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, which may be
exercised to purchase up to 2,000,000 of the shares of common stock of the
Company.
|
|
|
3.
|
The outstanding stock options which have been granted
prior to the implementation of the Plan shall, for the purpose of
calculating the number of stock options that may be granted under the
Plan, be treated as options granted under the Plan.
|
|
|
4.
|
The directors and officers of the Company be authorized
and directed to perform such acts and deeds and things and execute all
such documents, agreements and other writings as may be required to give
effect to the true intent of these
resolutions.
|
Our board of directors recommends that you vote FOR the
approval of the 2010 Equity Compensation Plan.
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Proposal 5
Name Change to Enertopia Corporation
Management of the Company have executed a written consent
authorizing and recommending that our stockholders approve a proposal to change
our name from Golden Aria Corp. to Enertopia Corporation or such other
similar name as may be available. Our Board of Directors believes that the new
name, Enertopia Corpoation, will more accurately reflect our current business
activities in the area of renewable energy and related fields and promote public
recognition of the Company.
Effectiveness of the Name Change
If approved by our stockholders, the change in our name will
become effective upon the filing of Amended Articles of Incorporation with the
Secretary of State of Nevada. We intend to file Amended Articles of
Incorporation as soon as practicable once stockholder approval is obtained.
Additionally, if the name change is approved at the Meeting, we will promptly
thereafter change our FINRA OTC Bulletin Board trading symbol. Our new OTC
Bulletin Board trading symbol will be determined at the time the name change
becomes effective.
Changing the name of the Company will not have any effect on
the rights of existing shareholders. The proposed name change will not affect
the validity or transferability of currently outstanding stock certificates, and
shareholders will not be requested to surrender for exchange any stock
certificates they hold.
No Appraisal Rights
Under Nevada law, our stockholders are not entitled to
appraisal rights with respect to a change in our name.
Our management believes the name change is in the best
interests of our Company and recommends that the stockholders approve the name
change. The name change will be approved if the affirmative vote of at least a
majority of the common stock present or represented at the Meeting and entitled
to vote thereat are voted in favour of approving the name change. Accordingly,
at the Meeting, the stockholders will be asked to pass the following resolution:
RESOLVED THAT:
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The name of the Company be changed to Enertopia
Corporation, or such other similar name as may be acceptable by the
Nevada Secretary of State and the applicable securities regulatory
authorities.
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The preparation and filing of a Certificate of Amendment
to the articles of incorporation of the Company be and is hereby
approved.
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Any one director or officer of the Company be and is
hereby authorized to do all things as may be necessary or advisable to
effect the foregoing resolutions on behalf of the Company and to take such
steps as may be necessary or advisable to give effect to the Amendment,
including preparing and filing the Certificate of Amendment with the
Nevada Secretary of State.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board of Directors of
the Company shall have sole and complete discretion to determine whether
or not to carry out the change of the Companys name and, notwithstanding
shareholder approval of the proposed change of name, there shall be no
obligation to proceed with such name change.
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Our board of directors recommends that you vote FOR the
approval of the name change.
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INTEREST OF CERTAIN PERSONS IN MATTERS TO BE ACTED UPON
Except as set out below, no director, executive officer, or
nominee for election as a director of the Company and no associate of any of the
foregoing persons has any substantial interest, direct or indirect, by security
holding or otherwise, in any matter to be acted upon at the annual meeting,
other than elections to office:
Robert McAllister, Chris Bunka and Gerald Carlson, by virtue of
their positions with the Company and the option grants they received on December
29, 2009, have an interest in the approval of Proposal 4, the Approval of our 2010 Equity Compensation Plan
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HOUSEHOLDING OF PROXY MATERIALS
The Securities and Exchange Commission permits companies and
intermediaries such as brokers to satisfy the delivery requirements for proxy
statements and annual reports with respect to two or more stockholders sharing
the same address by delivering a single proxy statement or annual report, as
applicable, addressed to those stockholders. This process, which is commonly
referred to as householding, potentially provides extra conveniences for
stockholders and cost savings for companies.
Although we do not intend to household for our stockholders of
record, some brokers household our proxy materials and annual reports,
delivering a single copy of proxy statement or annual report to multiple
stockholders sharing an address unless contrary instructions have been received
from the affected stockholders. Once you have received notice from your broker
that it will be householding materials to your address, householding will
continue until you are notified otherwise or until you revoke your consent. If,
at any time, you no longer wish to participate in householding and would prefer
to receive a separate copy of proxy statement or annual report, or if you are
receiving multiple copies of either document and wish to receive only one,
please notify your broker. Stockholders who currently receive multiple copies of
the proxy statement at their address from their brokers and would like to
request householding of their communications should contact their brokers.
STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS
Any proposal intended to be presented for action at the Meeting pursuant to Rule
14a-8 under the Exchange Act must be received by our President within a
reasonable time before the solicitation of proxies for such meeting. Such
proposals should be submitted by certified mail, return receipt requested.
Nothing in this paragraph shall be deemed to require us to include any
stockholder proposal that does not meet all the requirements for such inclusion
established by the SEC in effect at that time and there is no guarantee that any
proposal submitted by a stockholder will be included in the proxy statement.
All stockholder proposals, notices and requests should be made
in writing and sent via registered, certified or express mail, to Golden Aria
Corp., at the address on the first page of this Proxy Statement to the attention of
the President.
With respect to business to be brought before our annual
meeting of stockholders to be held on February 5, 2010, we have received no
notices from our stockholders that we were required to be included in this proxy
statement.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We file annual and other reports,
proxy statements and other information with the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission. The documents filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission are available to the public from the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov. Additional information regarding
the Company and its business activities is available on the SEDAR website
located at www.sedar.com and at the Company's website located at http://www.goldenaria.com.
The Company's financial information is provided in the Company's audited
financial statements and related management discussion and analysis for its most
recently completed financial year end may be viewed on the SEDAR website.
A copy of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 30,
2009 which has been filed with the SEC, including the financial statements, but
without exhibits, will be provided without charge to any stockholder or
beneficial owner of Common Stock upon written request to Golden Aria Corp., at
the address on the first page of this Proxy Statement to the attention of the
President.
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OTHER MATTERS
Our board of directors does not intend to bring any other
business before the annual meeting, and so far as is known to our board of
directors, no matters are to be brought before the annual meeting except as
specified in the notice of the annual meeting. If any other matters are properly
brought before the annual meeting, it is the intention of the persons named on
the proxy to vote the shares represented by the proxy on such matters in
accordance with their judgment.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
/s/ Christopher Bunka
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Christopher Bunka
Chairman of the
Board
January 12, 2010
SCHEDULE
A
2010
EQUITY
COMPENSATION
PLAN
I. ESTABLISHMENT OF PLAN; DEFINITIONS
1.
Purpose.
The purpose of the Corporations 2010 Equity Compensation Plan is to encourage
certain, officers, employees, directors and consultants of the Corporation to
acquire and hold stock in the Corporation as an added incentive to remain with
the Corporation and to increase their efforts in promoting the interests of the
Corporation and to enable the Corporation to attract and retain capable
individuals.
2.
Definitions.
Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following terms shall have
the meanings set forth below:
(a) Award shall mean the grant
of any Stock Option, Stock Appreciation Right or Stock Award pursuant to the
Plan.
(b) "Board" shall mean the Board of Directors of the
Corporation.
(c) "Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as it
may be amended from time to time.
(d) "Committee" shall mean a committee made up of at least two
members of the Board whose members shall, from time to time, be appointed by the
Board. If a Committee has not been appointed by the Board, Committee shall
mean the Board.
(e) "Corporation" shall mean GOLDEN ARIA CORP. , a Nevada
corporation.
(f) "Consultants" shall mean individuals or entities who
provide services to the Corporation who are not Employees or Directors.
(g) "Directors" shall mean those members of the Board of
Directors of the Corporation who are not Employees.
(h) "Disability" shall mean a
medically determinable physical or mental condition which causes an Employee,
Director or Consultant to be unable to engage in any substantial gainful
activity and which can be expected to result in death or to be of long-continued
and indefinite duration.
(i) "Employee" shall mean any
common law employee, including officers, of the Corporation as determined under
the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder.
(j) "Fair Market Value" with
regards to the grant of Stock Options shall mean (i) if the Stock is listed on a
national securities exchange, the mean between the highest and lowest sales
prices for the Stock on such date, or, if no such prices are reported for such
day, then on the next preceding day on which there were reported prices; (ii) if
the Stock is not listed on a national securities exchange, the closing price for
the shares on such date, or if no such prices are reported for such day, then on
the next preceding day on which there were reported prices; or (iii) as
determined in good faith by the Board. Fair Market Value with regards to Stock
Awards shall be determined by the Board, in good faith and in its sole
discretion.
(k) "Grantee" shall mean an officer, Employee, Director or
Consultant granted a Stock Option or Stock Award under this Plan.
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(l) "Incentive Stock Option"
shall mean an option granted pursuant to the Incentive Stock Option provisions
as set forth in Part II of this Plan.
(m) "Non-Qualified Stock Option" shall mean an option granted
pursuant to the Non-Qualified Stock Option provisions as set forth in Part III
of this Plan.
(n) "Plan" shall mean the 2010 Equity Compensation Plan as set
forth herein and as amended from time to time.
(o) "Restricted Stock" shall mean Stock which is issued
pursuant to the Restricted Stock as set forth in Part IV of this Plan.
(p) "Stock" shall mean authorized but unissued shares of the
Common Stock of the Corporation or reacquired shares of the Corporation's Common
Stock.
(q) "Stock Appreciation Right"
shall mean a stock appreciation right granted pursuant to the Stock Appreciation
Right provisions as set forth in Part II and III of this Plan.
(r) "Stock Award" shall mean an award of Restricted granted
pursuant to this Plan.
(s) "Stock Option" shall mean an option granted pursuant to the
Plan to purchase shares of Stock.
(t) Subsidiary shall mean any
corporation (other than the Corporation) in an unbroken chain of corporations
beginning with and including the Corporation, if each of the corporations other
than the last corporation in the unbroken chain owns stock possessing 50 percent
(50%) or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one
of the other corporations in such chain.
(u) "Ten Percent Shareholder"
shall mean an Employee who at the time a Stock Option is granted owns stock
possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all
stock of the Corporation or of its parent or subsidiary corporation.
3.
Shares of Stock Subject to the Plan.
Subject to the
provisions of Paragraph 2 of Part V of the Plan, the Stock which may be issued
or transferred pursuant to Stock Options and Stock Awards granted under the Plan
and the Stock which is subject to outstanding but unexercised Stock Options
under the Plan shall not exceed
2,000,000 shares
in the
aggregate. If a Stock Option shall expire and terminate for any reason, in whole
or in part, without being exercised or, if Stock Awards are forfeited because
the restrictions with respect to such Stock Awards shall not have been met or
have lapsed, the number of shares of Stock which are no longer outstanding as
Stock Awards or subject to Stock Options may again become available for the
grant of Stock Awards or Stock Options. There shall be no terms and conditions
in a Stock Award or Stock Option which provide that the exercise of an Incentive
Stock Option reduces the number of shares of Stock for which an outstanding
Non-Qualified Stock Option may be exercised; and there shall be no terms and
conditions in a Stock Award or Stock Option which provide that the exercise of a
Non-Qualified Stock Option reduces the number of shares of Stock for which an
outstanding Incentive Stock Option may be exercised.
4.
Administration
of the Plan.
The Plan shall be administered by the
Committee. Subject to the express provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall
have authority to interpret the Plan, to prescribe, amend, and rescind rules and
regulations relating to it, to determine the terms and provisions of Stock
Option agreements, and to make all other determinations necessary or advisable
for the administration of the Plan. Any controversy or claim arising out of or
related to this Plan shall be determined unilaterally by and at the sole
discretion of the Committee.
5.
Amendment or
Termination.
The Board may, at any time, alter,
amend, suspend, discontinue, or terminate this Plan; provided, however, that
such action shall not adversely affect the right of Grantees to Stock Awards or
Stock Options previously granted and no amendment, without the approval of the
stockholders of the Corporation, shall increase the maximum number of shares
which may be awarded under the Plan in the aggregate, materially increase the
benefits accruing to Grantees under the Plan, change the class of
Employees eligible to receive options under the Plan, or materially modify the
eligibility requirements for participation in the Plan.
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6.
Effective Date
and Duration of the Plan.
The effective date of the
Plan is the date on which the Plan is adopted by the Board. If the stockholders
of the Corporation do not approve the Plan within 12 months after the Board's
adoption of the Plan, any Incentive Stock Options granted under the Plan will be
treated as Non-Qualified Stock Options. Unless sooner terminated as provided
herein, the Plan shall terminate ten years after the earlier of the Plan's
adoption by the Board and approval by the Company's stockholders.
7.
General.
(a) Each Stock Option, Stock
Award and Stock Appreciation Right shall be evidenced by a written instrument
(which may be in the form of a unanimous written consent of the Board)
containing such terms and conditions, not inconsistent with this Plan, as the
Committee shall approve.
(b) The granting of a Stock
Option, Stock Award or Stock Appreciation Right in any year shall not give the
Grantee any right to similar grants in future years or any right to be retained
in the employ of the Corporation, and all Employees shall remain subject to
discharge to the same extent as if the Plan were not in effect.
(c) No officer, Employee,
Director or Consultant and no beneficiary or other person claiming under or
through him, shall have any right, title or interest by reason of any Stock
Option or any Stock Award to any particular assets of the Corporation, or any
shares of Stock allocated or reserved for the purposes of the Plan or subject to
any Stock Option or any Stock Award except as set forth herein. The Corporation
shall not be required to establish any fund or make any other segregation of
assets to assure the payment of any Stock Option or Stock Award.
(d) No right under the Plan shall
be subject to anticipation, sale, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, or charge
except by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and a Stock Option shall
be exercisable during the Grantee's lifetime only by the Grantee or his
conservator.
(e) Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Plan or agreements made pursuant thereto, the Corporation's
obligation to issue or deliver any certificate or certificates for shares of
Stock under a Stock Option or Stock Award, and the transferability of Stock
acquired by exercise of a Stock Option or grant of a Stock Award, shall be
subject to all of the following conditions:
(i) Any registration or other qualification of such shares
under any state or federal law or regulation, or the maintaining in effect of
any such registration or other qualification which the Board shall, in its
absolute discretion upon the advice of counsel, deem necessary or advisable;
and
(ii) The obtaining of any other consent, approval, or permit
from any state or federal governmental agency which the Board shall, in its
absolute discretion upon the advice of counsel, determine to be necessary or
advisable.
(f) All payments to Grantees or
to their legal representatives shall be subject to any applicable tax, community
property, or other statutes or regulations of the United States or of any state
or country having jurisdiction thereof. The Grantee may be required to pay to
the Corporation the amount of any withholding taxes which the Corporation is
required to withhold with respect to a Stock Option or its exercise or a Stock
Award. In the event that such payment is not made when due, the Corporation
shall have the right to deduct, to the extent permitted by law, from any payment
of any kind otherwise due to such person all or part of the amount required to
be withheld.
(g) In the case of a grant of a
Stock Option or Stock Award to any Employee of a subsidiary of the Corporation,
the Corporation may, if the Committee so directs, issue or transfer the shares,
if any, covered by the Stock Option or Stock Award to the subsidiary, for such
lawful consideration as the Committee may specify, upon the condition or
understanding that the subsidiary will transfer the shares to the Employee in accordance with the terms of the Stock Option or
Stock Award specified by the Committee pursuant to the provisions of the Plan.
For purposes of this Section, a subsidiary shall mean any subsidiary corporation
of the Corporation as defined in Section 424 of the Code.
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(h) A Grantee entitled to Stock
as a result of the exercise of a Stock Option or grant of a Stock Award shall
not be deemed for any purpose to be, or have rights as, a shareholder of the
Corporation by virtue of such exercise, except to the extent a stock certificate
is issued therefor and then only from the date such certificate is issued. No
adjustments shall be made for dividends or distributions or other rights for
which the record date is prior to the date such stock certificate is issued. The
Corporation shall issue any stock certificates required to be issued in
connection with the exercise of a Stock Option with reasonable promptness after
such exercise.
(i) The grant or exercise of Stock Options granted under the
Plan or the grant of a Stock Award under the Plan shall be subject to, and shall in all
respects comply with, applicable law relating to such grant or exercise, or to
the number of shares of Stock which may be beneficially owned or held by any
Grantee.
(j) The Corporation intends that
the Plan shall comply with the requirements of Rule 16b-3 (the Rule) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, during the term of this Plan.
Should any additional provisions be necessary for the Plan to comply with the
requirements of the Rule, the Board may amend this Plan to add to or modify the
provisions of this Plan accordingly.
(k) The Corporation intends that
the Plan shall comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, to the
extent applicable. Should any changes to the Plan be necessary for the Plan to
comply with the requirements of Code Section 409A the Board may amend this Plan
to add to or modify the provisions of this Plan accordingly.
(l) The Corporation will seek
stockholder approval in the manner and to the degree required under Applicable
Laws. If the Corporation fails to obtain stockholder approval of the Plan within
twelve (12) months after the date this Plan is adopted by the Board, pursuant to
Section 422 of the Code, any Option granted as an Incentive Option at any time
under the Plan will not qualify as an Incentive Option within the meaning of the
Code and will be deemed to be a Non-Qualified Option.
II.
INCENTIVE
STOCK
OPTION
PROVISIONS
1.
Granting of
Incentive Stock Options.
(a) Only Employees of the
Corporation shall be eligible to receive Incentive Stock Options under the Plan.
Officers, Directors and Consultants of the Corporation who are not also
Employees shall not be eligible to receive Incentive Stock Options.
(b) The purchase price of each
share of Stock subject to an Incentive Stock Option shall not be less than 100%
of the Fair Market Value of a share of the Stock on the date the Incentive Stock
Option is granted; provided, however, that the purchase price of each share of
Stock subject to an Incentive Stock Option granted to a Ten Percent Shareholder
shall not be less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of a share of the Stock on
the date the Incentive Stock Option is granted.
(c) No Incentive Stock Option shall be exercisable more than
ten years from the date the Incentive Stock Option was granted; provided, however, that an
Incentive Stock Option granted to a Ten Percent Shareholder shall not be
exercisable more than five years from the date the Incentive Stock Option was
granted.
(d) The Committee shall determine
and designate from time to time those Employees who are to be granted Incentive
Stock Options and specify the number of shares subject to each Incentive Stock
Option.
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(e) The Committee, in its sole discretion, shall determine
whether any particular Incentive Stock Option shall become exercisable in one or more
installments, specify the installment dates, and, within the limitations herein
provided, determine the total period during which the Incentive Stock Option is
exercisable. Further, the Committee may make such other provisions as may appear
generally acceptable or desirable to the Committee or necessary to qualify its
grants under the provisions of Section 422 of the Code.
(f) The Committee may grant at
any time new Incentive Stock Options to an Employee who has previously received
Incentive Stock Options or other options whether such prior Incentive Stock Options or other options are still outstanding, have previously
been exercised in whole or in part, or are cancelled in connection with the
issuance of new Incentive Stock Options. The purchase price of the new Incentive
Stock Options may be established by the Committee without regard to the existing
Incentive Stock Options or other options.
(g) Notwithstanding any other
provisions hereof, the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at the time the
option is granted) of the Stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options
are exercisable for the first time by the Employee during any calendar year
(under all such plans of the Grantee's employer corporation and its parent and
subsidiary corporation) shall not exceed $100,000.
2.
Exercise of Incentive Stock Options.
The option price of an
Incentive Stock Option shall be payable on exercise of the option (i) in cash or
by check, bank draft or postal or express money order, (ii) by the surrender of
Stock then owned by the Grantee, (iii) the proceeds of a loan from an
independent broker-dealer whereby the loan is secured by the option or the stock
to be received upon exercise, or (iv) any combination of the foregoing;
provided,
that each such method and time for payment and each such
borrowing and terms and conditions of repayment shall then be permitted by and
be in compliance with applicable law. Shares of Stock so surrendered in
accordance with clause (ii) or (iv) shall be valued at the Fair Market Value
thereof on the date of exercise, surrender of such Stock to be evidenced by
delivery of the certificate(s) representing such shares in such manner, and
endorsed in such form, or accompanied by stock powers endorsed in such form, as
the Committee may determine.
3.
Termination of
Employment.
(a) If a Grantee's employment
with the Corporation is terminated other than by Disability or death, the terms
of any then outstanding Incentive Stock Option held by the Grantee shall extend
for a period ending on the earlier of the date on which such Stock Option would
otherwise expire or three months after such termination of employment, and such
Stock Option shall be exercisable to the extent it was exercisable as of such
last date of employment.
(b) If a Grantee's employment
with the Corporation is terminated by reason of Disability, the term of any then
outstanding Incentive Stock Option held by the Grantee shall extend for a period
ending on the earlier of the date on which such Stock Option would otherwise
expire or twelve months after such termination of employment, and such Stock
Option shall be exercisable to the extent it was exercisable as of such last
date of employment.
(c) If a Grantee's employment
with the Corporation is terminated by reason of death, the representative of his
estate or beneficiaries thereof to whom the Stock Option has been transferred
shall have the right during the period ending on the earlier of the date on
which such Stock Option would otherwise expire or twelve months after such date
of death, to exercise any then outstanding Incentive Stock Options in whole or
in part. If a Grantee dies without having fully exercised any then outstanding
Incentive Stock Options, the representative of his estate or beneficiaries
thereof to whom the Stock Option has been transferred shall have the right to
exercise such Stock Options in whole or in part.
4.
Stock
Appreciation Rights
(a) Grant. Stock Appreciation Rights related to all or any
portion of an Incentive Stock Option may be granted by the Committee to any Grantee in
connection with the grant of an Incentive Stock Option or unexercised portion
thereof held by the Grantee at any time and from time to time during the term
thereof. Each Stock Appreciation Right shall be granted at least at Fair Market
Value on the date of grant and be subject to such terms and conditions not
inconsistent with the provisions of this Part II as shall be determined by the
Committee and included in the agreement relating to such Stock Appreciation
Right, subject in any event, however, to the following terms and conditions of
this Section 4. Each Stock Appreciation Right may include limitations as to the
time when such Stock Appreciation Right becomes exercisable and when it ceases
to be exercisable that are more restrictive than the limitations on the exercise
of the Incentive Stock Option to which it relates.
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(b) Exercise. No Stock
Appreciation Right shall be exercisable with respect to such related Incentive
Stock Option or portion thereof unless such Incentive Stock Option or portion
shall itself be exercisable at that time. A Stock Appreciation Right shall be
exercised only upon surrender of the related Incentive Stock Option or portion
thereof in respect of which the Stock Appreciation Right is then being
exercised.
(c) Amount of Payment. On
exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right, a Grantee shall be entitled to receive
an amount equal to the product of (i) the amount by which the Fair Market Value
of a share of Stock on the date of exercise of the Stock Appreciation Right
exceeds the option price per share specified in the related Incentive Stock
Option and (ii) the number of shares of Stock in respect of which the Stock
Appreciation Right shall have been exercised.
(d) Form of Payment. Stock
Appreciation Rights may be settled in Stock, cash or a combination thereof. The
number of shares of Stock to be distributed shall be the largest whole number
obtained by dividing the amount otherwise distributable in respect of such
settlement by the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the date of exercise
of the Stock Appreciation Right. The value of fractional shares of Stock shall
be paid in cash.
(e) Effect of Exercise of Right
or Related Option. If the related Incentive Stock Option is exercised in whole
or in part, then the Stock Appreciation Right with respect to the Stock
purchased pursuant to such exercise (but not with respect to any unpurchased
Stock) shall be terminated as of the date of exercise if such Stock Appreciation
Right is not exercised on such date.
(f) Non-transferability . A Stock
Appreciation Right shall not be transferable or assignable by the Grantee other
than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and shall be exercisable
during theGrantee's lifetime only by the Grantee.
(g) Termination of Employment. If
the Grantee ceases to be an Employee of the Corporation for any reason, each
outstanding Stock Appreciation Right shall be exercisable for such period and to
such extent as the related Incentive Stock Option or portion thereof.
III. NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION PROVISIONS
1.
Granting of
Stock Options.
(a) Officers, Employees,
Directors and Consultants shall be eligible to receive Non-Qualified Stock
Options under the Plan.
(b) The Committee shall determine
and designate from time to time those officers, Employees, Directors and
Consultants who are to be granted Non-Qualified Stock Options and the amount
subject to each Non-Qualified Stock Option.
(c) The Committee may grant at any time new Non-Qualified Stock
Options to an Employee, Director or Consultant who has previously received
Non-Qualified Stock Options or other Stock Options, whether such prior
Non-Qualified Stock Options or other Stock Options are still outstanding, have
previously been exercised in whole or in part, or are cancelled in connection
with the issuance of new Non-Qualified Stock Options.
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(d) The Committee shall determine the purchase price of each
share of Stock subject to a Non-Qualified Stock Option. Such price shall not be less than
100% of the Fair Market Value of such Stock on the date the Non-Qualified Stock
Option is granted.
(e) The Committee, in its sole discretion, shall determine
whether any particular Non-Qualified Stock Option shall become exercisable in one or
more installments, specify the instalment dates, and, within the limitations
herein provided, determine the total period during which the Non-Qualified Stock
Option is exercisable. Further, the Committee may make such other provisions as
may appear generally acceptable or desirable to the Committee, including the
extension of a Non-Qualified Stock Option, provided that such extension does not
extend the option beyond the period specified in paragraph (f) below.
(f) No Non-Qualified Stock Option
shall be exercisable more than ten years from the date such option is granted.
2.
Exercise of Stock Options.
The option price of a
Non-Qualified Stock Option shall be payable on exercise of the Stock Option (i)
in cash or by check, bank draft or postal or express money order, (ii) by the
surrender of Stock then owned by the Grantee, (iii) the proceeds of a loan from
an independent broker-dealer whereby the loan is secured by the option or the
stock to be received upon exercise, or (iv) any combination of the foregoing;
provided,
that each such method and time for payment and each such
borrowing and terms and conditions of repayment shall then be permitted by and
be in compliance with applicable law. Shares of Stock so surrendered in
accordance with clause (ii) or (iv) shall be valued at the Fair Market Value
thereof on the date of exercise, surrender of such Stock to be evidenced by
delivery of the certificate(s) representing such shares in such manner, and
endorsed in such form, or accompanied by stock powers endorsed in such form, as
the Committee may determine.
3.
Termination of
Relationship.
(a) If a Grantee's employment
with the Corporation is terminated, a Director Grantee ceases to be a Director,
or a Consultant Grantee ceases to be a Consultant, other than by reason of
Disability or death, the terms of any then outstanding Non-Qualified Stock
Option held by the Grantee shall extend for a period ending on the earlier of
the date established by the Committee at the time of grant or three months after
the Grantee's last date of employment or cessation of being a Director or
Consultant, and such Stock Option shall be exercisable to the extent it was
exercisable as of the date of termination of employment or cessation of being a
Director or Consultant.
(b) If a Grantee's employment is
terminated by reason of Disability, a Director Grantee ceases to be a Director
by reason of Disability or a Consultant Grantee ceases to be a Consultant by
reason of Disability, the term of any then outstanding Non-Qualified Stock
Option held by the Grantee shall extend for a period ending on the earlier of
the date on which such Stock Option would otherwise expire or twelve months
after the Grantee's last date of employment or cessation of being a Director or
Consultant, and such Stock Option shall be exercisable to the extent it was
exercisable as of such last date of employment or cessation of being a Director
or Consultant.
(c) If a Grantee's employment is
terminated by reason of death, a Director Grantee ceases to be a Director by
reason of death or a Consultant Grantee ceases to be a Consultant by reason of
death, the representative of his estate or beneficiaries thereof to whom the
Stock Option has been transferred shall have the right during the period ending
on the earlier of the date on which such Stock Option would otherwise expire or
twelve months following his death to exercise any then outstanding Non-Qualified
Stock Options in whole or in part. If a Grantee dies without having fully
exercised any then outstanding Non-Qualified Stock Options, the representative
of his estate or beneficiaries thereof to whom the Stock Option has been
transferred shall have the right to exercise such Stock Options in whole or in
part.
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4.
Stock
Appreciation Rights
(a) Grant. Stock Appreciation Rights related to all or any
portion of a Non-Qualified Stock Option may be granted by the Committee to any Grantee in
connection with the grant of a Non-Qualified Stock Option or unexercised portion
thereof held by the Grantee at any time and from time to time during the term
thereof. Each Stock Appreciation Right shall be granted at least at Fair Market
Value on the date of grant and be subject to such terms and conditions not
inconsistent with the provisions of this Part III as shall be determined by the
Committee and included in the agreement relating to such Stock Appreciation
Right, subject in any event, however, to the following terms and conditions of
this Section 4. Each Stock Appreciation Right may include limitations as to the
time when such Stock Appreciation Right becomes exercisable and when it ceases
to be exercisable that are more restrictive than the limitations on the exercise
of the Non-Qualified Stock Option to which it relates.
(b) Exercise. No Stock Appreciation Right shall be exercisable
with respect to such related Non-Qualified Stock Option or portion thereof unless such
Non-Qualified Stock Option or portion shall itself be exercisable at that time.
A Stock Appreciation Right shall be exercised only upon surrender of the related
Non-Qualified Stock Option or portion thereof in respect of which the Stock
Appreciation Right is then being exercised.
(c) Amount of Payment . On
exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right, a Grantee shall be entitled to receive
an amount equal to the product of (i) the amount by which the Fair Market Value
of a share of Stock on the date of exercise of the Stock Appreciation Right
exceeds the option price per share specified in the related Non-Qualified Stock
Option and (ii) the number of shares of Stock in respect of which the Stock
Appreciation Right shall have been exercised.
(d) Form of Payment . Stock
Appreciation Rights may only be settled in Stock, cash or any combination
thereof. The number of shares of Stock to be distributed shall be the largest
whole number obtained by dividing the amount otherwise distributable in respect
of such settlement by the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the date of
exercise of the Stock Appreciation Right. The value of fractional shares of
Stock shall be paid in cash.
(e) Effect of Exercise of Right
or Related Option. If the related Non-Qualified Stock Option is exercised in
whole or in part, then the Stock Appreciation Right with respect to the Stock
purchased pursuant to such exercise (but not with respect to any unpurchased
Stock) shall be terminated as of the date of exercise if such Stock Appreciation
Right is not exercised on such date.
(f) Non-transferability . A Stock
Appreciation Right shall not be transferable or assignable by the Grantee other
than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and shall be exercisable
during the Grantee's lifetime only by the Grantee.
(g) Termination of Employment. If
the Grantee ceases to be an officer, Employee, Director or Consultant of the
Corporation for any reason, each outstanding Stock Appreciation Right shall be
exercisable for such period and to such extent as the related Non-Qualified
Stock Option or portion thereof.
IV. RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS
1.
Grant of
Restricted Stock.
(a) Officers, Employees, Directors and Consultants shall be
eligible to receive grants of Restricted Stock under the Plan.
(b) The Committee shall determine
and designate from time to time those officers, Employees, Directors and
Consultants who are to be granted Restricted Stock and the number of shares of
Stock subject to such Stock Award.
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(c) The Committee, in its sole
discretion, shall make such terms and conditions applicable to the grant of
Restricted Stock as may appear generally acceptable or desirable to the
Committee.
2.
Termination of
Relationship.
(a) If a Grantee's employment with the Corporation, a Director
Grantee ceases to be a Director, or a Consultant Grantee ceases to be a Consultant,
prior to the lapse of any restrictions applicable to the Restricted Stock such
Stock shall be forfeited and the Grantee shall return the certificates
representing such Stock to the Corporation.
(b) If the restrictions
applicable to a grant of Restricted Stock shall lapse, the Grantee shall hold
such Stock free and clear of all such restrictions except as otherwise provided
in the Plan.
V. ADJUSTMENTS UPON MERGER, REORGANIZATION, DISSOLUTION OR
CHANGE IN CONTROL
1.
Substitution of Options.
In the event of a corporate merger
or consolidation, or the acquisition by the Corporation of property or stock of
an acquired corporation or any reorganization or other transaction qualifying
under Section 424 of the Code, the Committee may, in accordance with the
provisions of that Section, substitute Stock Options, Stock Awards and Stock
Appreciation Rights under this Plan for Stock Options, Stock Awards and Stock
Appreciation Rights under the plan of the acquired corporation provided (i) the
excess of the aggregate Fair Market Value of the shares of Stock subject to
Stock Option immediately after the substitution over the aggregate option price
of such Stock is not more than the similar excess immediately before such
substitution and (ii) the new Stock Option does not give the Grantee additional
benefits, including any extension of the exercise period. Alternatively, the
Committee may provide, that each Stock Option, Stock Award and Stock
Appreciation Right granted under the Plan shall terminate as of a date to be
fixed by the Board; provided, that no less than thirty days written notice of
the date so fixed shall be given to each holder, and each holder shall have the
right, during the period of fifteen days preceding such termination, to exercise
the Stock Options, Stock Awards and Stock Appreciation Rights as to all or any
part of the Stock covered thereby, including Stock as to which such would not
otherwise be exercisable.
2.
Adjustment
Provisions.
(a) In the event that a dividend shall be declared upon the
Stock payable in shares of the Corporation's common stock, the number of shares of Stock then
subject to any Stock Option or Stock Award outstanding under the Plan and the
number of shares reserved for the grant of Stock Options or Stock Awards
pursuant to the Plan shall be adjusted by adding to each such share the number
of shares which would be distributable in respect thereof if such shares had
been outstanding on the date fixed for determining the shareholders of the
Corporation entitled to receive such share dividend.
(b) If the shares of Stock
outstanding are changed into or exchanged for a different number or class or
other securities of the Corporation or of another corporation, whether through
split-up, merger, consolidation, reorganization, reclassification or
recapitalization then there shall be substituted for each share of Stock subject
to any such Stock Option or Stock Award and for each share of Stock reserved for
the grant of Stock Options or Stock Awards pursuant to the Plan the number and
kind of shares or other securities into which each outstanding share of Stock
shall have been so changed or for which each share shall have been exchanged.
(c) In the event there shall be
any change, other than as specified above in this Section 2, in the number or
kind of outstanding shares of Stock or of any shares or other securities into
which such shares shall have been changed or for which they shall have been
exchanged, then if the Board shall, in its sole discretion, determine that such
change equitably requires an adjustment in the number or kind of shares
theretofore reserved for the grant of Stock Options or Stock Awards pursuant to
the Plan and of the shares then subject to Stock Options or Stock Awards, such adjustment shall be made by the Board and shall be effective
and binding for all purposes of the Plan and of each Stock Option and Stock
Award outstanding thereunder.
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(d) Each Stock Appreciation Right
outstanding at the time of any adjustment pursuant to this Section 2 and the
number of outstanding Stock Appreciation Rights, shall be adjusted, changed or
exchanged in the same manner as related Stock Options.
(e) In the case of any such
substitution or adjustment as provided for in this Section 2, the option price
set forth in each outstanding Stock Option for each share covered thereby prior
to such substitution or adjustment will be the option price for all shares or
other securities which shall have been substituted for such share or to which
such share shall have been adjusted pursuant to this Section 2, and the price
per share shall be adjusted accordingly.
(f) No adjustment or substitution
provided for in this Section 2 shall require the Corporation to sell a
fractional share, and the total substitution or adjustment with respect to each
outstanding Stock Option shall be limited accordingly.
(g) Upon any adjustment made
pursuant to this Section 2 the Corporation will, upon request, deliver to the
Grantee a certificate setting forth the option price thereafter in effect and
the number and kind of shares or other securities thereafter purchasable on the
exercise of such Stock Option.
3.
Dissolution or Liquidation.
In the event of a proposed
dissolution or liquidation of the Corporation, to the extent an Award has not been previously
exercised, it will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such
proposed action.
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Change in Control. Notwithstanding Sections 1 and 2
above, in the event of a Change of Control (as defined below), except as
otherwise determined by the Board, the Grantee shall fully vest in and have the
right to exercise the Awards as to all of the Stock, including Stock as to which
it would not otherwise be vested or exercisable. If an Award becomes fully
vested and exercisable as the result of a Change of Control, the Committee shall
notify the Grantee in writing or electronically prior to the Change of Control
that the Award shall be fully vested and exercisable for a period of fifteen
(15) days from the date of such notice, and the Award shall terminate upon the
expiration of such period. For purposes of this Agreement, a Change of Control
means the happening of any of the following events:
(a) When any person, as such
term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (Exchange Act) (other than the Corporation, a Subsidiary or a Corporation employee benefit plan, including any trustee of
such plan acting as trustee) is or becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in
Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the
Corporation representing fifty percent (50%) or more of the combined voting
power of the Corporations then outstanding securities entitled to vote
generally in the election of directors; or
(b) The stockholders of the
Corporation approve a merger or consolidation of the Corporation with any other
corporation, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the
voting securities of the Corporation outstanding immediately prior thereto
continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted
into voting securities of the surviving entity) more than fifty percent (50%) of
the total voting power represented by the voting securities of the Corporation
or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or
consolidation, or the stockholders of the Corporation approve an agreement for
the sale or disposition by the Corporation of all or substantially all the
Corporations assets; or
(c) A change in the composition
of the Board of the Corporation, as a result of which fewer than a majority of
the directors are Incumbent Directors. Incumbent Directors shall mean
directors who either (A) are directors of the Corporation as of the date the
Plan is approved by the stockholders, or (B) are elected, or nominated for
election, to the Board with the affirmative votes of at least a majority of the Incumbent Directors at the time of such election or nomination
(but shall not include an individual whose election or nomination is in
connection with an actual or threatened proxy contest relating to the election
of directors to the Corporation) .
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VI. INDEMNIFICATION
Each person who is or shall have been a member of the
Committee, or of the Board, shall be indemnifiedand held harmless by the
Corporation against and from any loss, cost, liability, or expense that may be
imposed upon or reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with or
resulting from any claim, notion, 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 taken or
failure to act under the Plan or any Award agreement and against and from any
and all amounts paid by him or her in settlement thereof, with the Corporations
approval, or paid by him or her in settlement thereof, with the Corporations
approval, or paid by him or her in satisfaction of any judgment in any such
action, suit, or proceeding against him or her, provided he or she shall give
the Corporation 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 under the
Corporations Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws, as a matter of law, or
otherwise, or any power that the Corporation may have to indemnify them or hold
them harmless.
VII. CONDITIONS UPON ISSUANCE OF SHARES
1.
Legal
Compliance.
Stock shall not be issued pursuant to
the exercise of an Award unless the exercise of such Award and the issuance and
delivery of Stock shall comply with applicable laws and shall be further subject
to the approval of counsel for the Corporation with respect to such compliance.
2.
Investment
Representations.
As a condition to the exercise of
an Award, the Corporation may require the Grantee exercising such Award to
represent and warrant at the time of any such exercise that the Stock is being
purchased only for investment and without any present intention to sell or
distribute such Stock if, in the opinion of counsel for the Corporation, such a
representation is required.
3.
No Rights as Stockholder
.
No Grantee will have any
of the rights of a stockholder with respect to any Stock until the Stock is
issued to the said Grantee. After Stock is issued to the Grantee, the Grantee
will be a stockholder and will have all the rights of a stockholder with respect
to such Stock, including the right to vote and receive all dividends or other
distributions made or paid with respect to such Stock.
VIII. LEGAL CONSTRUCTION
1.
Gender and
Number.
Except where otherwise indicated by the
context, any masculine term used herein also shall include the feminine; the
plural shall include the singular and the singular shall include the plural.
2.
Severability.
In the event any provision of the Plan shall be held illegal or invalid for any
reason, such illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts of
the Plan, and the Plan shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or
invalid provision had not been included.
3.
Requirements of
Law.
The granting of Awards and the issuance of
Stock under the Plan shall be subject to all applicable laws.
4.
Governing Law.
The Plan and all Award agreements shall be construed in accordance with and
governed by the laws of the Province of British Columbia.
5.
Captions.
Captions are provided herein for convenience
only, and shall not serve as a basis for interpretation or construction of the
Plan.
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Proxy
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
(the Meeting)
OF SHAREHOLDERS OF
GOLDEN ARIA CORP.
(the Corporation)
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RESOLUTIONS
(For full details of each item, please see the
accompanying Proxy Statement)
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TO BE HELD AT SUITE 950-1130 WEST PENDER STREET, VANCOUVER,
B.C., ON
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2010
, AT 10:00
A.M. (PACIFIC TIME).
The
undersigned shareholder (Registered Shareholder) of the Corporation
hereby
appoints, Robert McAllister, the President of
the Corporation, or failing him, Chris
Bunka, the
Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, or in the place of the
foregoing, _______________________________
(print
the name)
, as
proxyholder for and on behalf of the
Registered Shareholder with the power of
substitution
to attend, act and vote for and on behalf of the Registered Shareholder in
respect of all matters that may properly come before
the Meeting, and at every
adjournment thereof, to the
same extent and with the same powers as if the
undersigned Registered Shareholder were present at the Meeting, or
any adjournment
thereof.
The
Registered Shareholder hereby directs the proxyholder to vote the
securities of
the Corporation registered in the name
of the Registered Shareholder as specified
herein. The
Registered Shareholder hereby revokes any proxy previously given.
REGISTERED SHAREHOLDER SIGN HERE:
X__________________________________________________________________
DATE SIGNED:
_______________________________________________________
THIS
PROXY MUST BE SIGNED AND DATED.
SEE IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS ON REVERSE.
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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To appoint Chang Lee LLP, Chartered
Accountants, as the auditors of the Corporation for the ensuing year, at a
remuneration to be fixed by the directors.
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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2.
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To elect the following persons as directors
of the Corporation for the ensuing year:
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(a)
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Robert McAllister
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(b)
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Chris Bunka
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(c)
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Gerald Carson
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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3.
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To approve an increase in the
Corporations authorized capital to 200,000,000 shares of common
stock.
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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4.
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To approve the Corporations 2010 Equity
Compensation Plan.
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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5.
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To approve the change of the Corporations
name from Golden Aria Corp. to Enertopia Corporation.
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETION OF PROXY
This Proxy is solicited by the Management of the
Corporation.
This form of proxy (Instrument of Proxy)
must be
signed
by you, the Registered Shareholder
, or by your attorney
duly authorized by you in writing, or, in the case of a corporation, by a duly
authorized officer or representative of the Corporation; and if executed by an
attorney, officer, or other duly appointed representative, the original or a
notarial copy of the instrument so empowering such person, or such other
documentation in support as shall be acceptable to the Chairman of the Meeting,
must accompany the Instrument of Proxy.
If this Instrument of Proxy is not dated
in the space
provided, authority is hereby given by you, the Registered Shareholder, for the
proxyholder to date this proxy seven (7) calendar days after the date on which
it was mailed to you, the Registered Shareholder, by the Corporation.
A Registered Shareholder who wishes to
attend
the
Meeting and vote on the resolutions in person, may simply register with the
scrutineer before the Meeting begins.
A Registered Shareholder who is
not able to attend
the
Meeting in person but wishes to vote on the resolutions, may do the following:
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appoint one of the designated persons
named on the Instrument of
Proxy, by leaving the wording appointing a nominee as is (i.e. do not strike
out the management proxyholders shown and do not complete the blank space
provided for the appointment of an alternate proxyholder).
Where no choice
is specified by a Registered
Shareholder with respect to a resolution
set out in the Instrument of Proxy, a management appointee
acting as a
proxyholder will vote the resolution as if the Registered Shareholder had
specified an
affirmative vote.
OR
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appoint another proxyholder
, who need not be a Registered
Shareholder of the Corporation, to vote according to the Registered
Shareholders instructions, by striking out the management proxyholder names
shown and inserting the name of the person you wish to represent you at the
meeting in the space provided for an alternate proxyholder.
If no choice is
specified, the proxyholder has discretionary authority to vote as the
proxyholder sees fit.
The securities represented by this Instrument of Proxy will be
voted or withheld from voting in accordance with the instructions of the
Registered Shareholder on any poll of a resolution that may be called for and,
if the Registered Holder specifies a choice with respect to any matter to be
acted upon, the securities will be voted accordingly.
If no designation in
favour of or against any matter set out above is made, the management designees,
if named as proxy, will vote FOR all matters set out herein. This form of
proxy confers discretionary authority upon the management designees or other
persons named as proxy with respect to any amendment or variation of any of the
proposals set out above or other matters which may properly come before the
Meeting.
If a Registered Shareholder has submitted an Instrument of
Proxy, the Registered Shareholder may still attend the Meeting and may vote in
person. To do so, the Registered Shareholder must record his/her attendance with
the scrutineer before the commencement of the Meeting and revoke, in writing,
all prior proxies.
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INSTRUCTIONS AND OPTIONS FOR VOTING:
To be represented at the Meeting, voting instructions must
be DEPOSITED at the Corporations office, by mail or by fax, at any time up 48
hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays) before the time of the
Meeting. The Chair of the Meeting has the discretion to accept proxies received
less than 48 hours prior to the Meeting. Proxies may be transmitted by facsimile
or telecopy.
Voting by mail:
Golden Aria Corp.
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Suite 950-1130 West Pender
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Attention: President
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Street, Vancouver, B.C
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Fax: 604-685-1602
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