-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, PJRkSATH0xvafl2W4I/KPMfNvYOpbNVricH2GQxSpEOihu9OJAhSAqcj2EmlV2J4 bUfRmvreiCml1DkriWXjNQ== 0001094328-00-000030.txt : 20000225 0001094328-00-000030.hdr.sgml : 20000225 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001094328-00-000030 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: S-8 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 9 FILED AS OF DATE: 20000224 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20000224 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: URBANA CA INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001058330 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MINING, QUARRYING OF NONMETALLIC MINERALS (NO FUELS) [1400] IRS NUMBER: 43163270 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NV FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-8 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-31018 FILM NUMBER: 552306 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1600 E DESERT INN RD STREET 2: SUITE 102 CITY: LAS VEGAS STATE: NV ZIP: 89109 BUSINESS PHONE: 7027322253 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1600 E DESERT INN RD STREET 2: SUITE 102 CITY: LAS VEGAS STATE: NV ZIP: 89109 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: INTEGRATED CARBONICS CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19980729 S-8 1 U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 URBANA.CA, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Nevada 88-0393257 (State of Incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer ID No.) 750 West Pender Street, Suite 804, Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 2T8 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Retainer Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors and Consultants (Full title of the Plan) Brian F. Faulkner, Esq., 3900 Birch Street, Suite 113, Newport Beach, California 92660 (Name and address of agent for service) (949) 975-0544 (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE Proposed Title of Maximum Proposed Securities to be Amount to Offering Aggregate Amount of Registered Registered Price Offering Registration Per Share Price Fee Common Stock 483,000 $0.001 $483.00 $0.13 (1) The Offering Price is used solely for purposes of estimating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933. The Offering Price per Share is established pursuant to a Retainer Stock Plan for Non- Employee Directors and Consultants, set forth in Exhibit 4.1 to this Form S-8 (see Exhibit Index on page 6). PART I. INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS ITEM 1. PLAN INFORMATION. See Item 2 below. ITEM 2. REGISTRANT INFORMATION AND EMPLOYEE PLAN ANNUAL INFORMATION. The documents containing the information specified in Part I, Items 1 and 2, will be delivered to each of the participants in accordance with Form S-8 and Rule 428 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933. The participants shall provided a written statement notifying them that upon written or oral request they will be provided, without charge, (i) the documents incorporated by reference in Item 3 of Part II of the registration statement, and (ii) other documents required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 428(b). The statement will inform the participants that these documents are incorporated by reference in the Section 10(a) prospectus, and shall include the address (giving title or department) and telephone number to which the request is to be directed. PART II. INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE. The following are hereby incorporated by reference: (a) The Registrant's latest annual report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998, filed on March 31, 1999. (b) All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the registration documents referred to in (a) above. (c) A description of the securities of the Registrant is contained in a Form 10-SB filed on December 17, 1998. All documents subsequently filed by the registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in the registration statement and to be part thereof from the date of filing of such documents. ITEM 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES. Not Applicable. ITEM 5. INTEREST OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL. No named expert or counsel was hired on a contingent basis, will receive a direct or indirect interest in the small business issuer, or was a promoter, underwriter, voting trustee, director, officer, or employee of the registrant. ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS. Article VII of the Registrant's bylaws provide for the indemnification of the directors and officers of the registrant against expense of any action to which he was or is a party to is threatened to be made a party by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer of the registrant. Such indemnification shall be available if the director or officer acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the registrant, and, if it is a criminal action, he had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. If the action be one by or in the right of the registrant to procure a judgment in its favor, then in addition to the preceding requirements, an officer or director shall be indemnified only is he is not adjudged to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of his duty to the registrant, or is he is adjudged to be liable for negligence or misconduct in such performance, then he shall be indemnified only to the extent that the court in which such action was brought shall determine that in view of all the circumstances, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses incurred. If there is indemnification, then it shall be for expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action. ITEM 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED. Consultants Elizabeth Counter and Kathy Reid each originally obtained their shares being registered under this Registration Statement pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Registrant dated January 5, 2000. Consultants Loretta Paul and Lorna Seaton each originally obtained their shares being registered under this Registration Statement pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Registrant dated January 28, 2000. All of these shares being registered were issued pursuant to the provisions of Rule 506 of Regulation D under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. These issuances of the shares was made to only these four individuals without any publicity, and after the Registrant determined that they had such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that they were capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment. ITEM 8. EXHIBITS. The Exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S-B, and an index thereto, are attached. ITEM 9. UNDERTAKINGS. The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes: (a) (1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement: (iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement; (2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. (3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering. (b) That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. (e) To deliver or cause to be delivered with the prospectus, to each person to whom the prospectus is sent or given, the latest annual report to security holders that is incorporated by reference in the prospectus and furnished pursuant to and meeting the requirements of Rule 14a-3 or Rule 14c-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and, where interim financial information required to be presented by Article 3 of Regulation S-X are not set forth in the prospectus, to deliver, or cause to be delivered to each person to whom the prospectus is sent or given, the latest quarterly report that is specifically incorporated by reference in the prospectus to provide such interim financial information (h) That insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorize, in the City of Vancouver, Province of British Columbia, on February 21, 2000. Urbana.ca, Inc. By: /s/ Robert S. Tyson Robert S. Tyson, Secretary Special Power of Attorney The undersigned constitute and appoint Robert S. Tyson their true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution, for him and in his name, place, and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, to this Form S-8 Registration Statement, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting such attorney-in-fact the full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully and to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated: Signature Title Date /s/ Jason Cassis President and Director February 21, 2000 Jason Cassis /s/ Robert Tyson Secretary and Director February 21, 2000 Robert Tyson /s/ Robert Hoegler Treasurer and Director February 21, 2000 Robert Hoegler /s/ Mario Aiello Director February 21, 2000 Mario Aiello /s/ Greg Alexanian Director February 21, 2000 Greg Alexanian EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Method of Number Description Filing 4.1 Retainer Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors and Consultants See Below 4.2 Consulting Agreement (Elizabeth Counter) See Below 4.3 Consulting Agreement (Kathy Reid) See Below 4.4 Media Consulting Contract (Loretta Paul) See Below 4.5 Consulting Agreement (Lorna Seaton) See Below 5 Opinion Re: Legality See Below 23.1 Consent of Accountant See Below 23.2 Consent of Counsel See Below 24 Special Power of Attorney See Signature Page EX-4.1 2 RETAINER STOCK PLAN FOR NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS AND CONSULTANTS URBANA.CA, INC. RETAINER STOCK PLAN FOR NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS AND CONSULTANTS 1. Introduction. This plan shall be known as the "Urbana.ca, Inc. Retainer Stock Plan For Non-Employee Directors and Consultants" is hereinafter referred to as the "Plan". The purposes of the Plan are to enable Urbana.ca, Inc., a Nevada corporation ("Company"), to promote the interests of the Company and its shareholders by attracting and retaining non-employee Directors and Consultants capable of furthering the future success of the Company and by aligning their economic interests more closely with those of the Company's shareholders, by paying their retainer or fees in the form of shares of the Company's common stock, par value one tenth of one cent ($0.001) per share ("Common Stock"). 2. Definitions. The following terms shall have the meanings set forth below: "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company. "Change of Control" has the meaning set forth in Section 12(d). "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder. References to any provision of the Code or rule or regulation thereunder shall be deemed to include any amended or successor provision, rule or regulation. "Committee" means the committee that administers the Plan, as more fully defined in Section 13. "Common Stock" has the meaning set forth in Section 1. "Company" has the meaning set forth in Section 1. "Deferral Election" has the meaning set forth in Section 6. "Deferred Stock Account" means a bookkeeping account maintained by the Company for a Participant representing the Participant's interest in the shares credited to such Deferred Stock Account pursuant to Section 7. "Delivery Date" has the meaning set forth in Section 6. "Director" means an individual who is a member of the Board of Directors of the Company. "Dividend Equivalent" for a given dividend or other distribution means a number of shares of Common Stock having a Fair Market Value, as of the record date for such dividend or distribution, equal to the amount of cash, plus the fair market value on the date of distribution of any property, that is distributed with respect to one share of Common Stock pursuant to such dividend or distribution; such fair market value to be determined by the Committee in good faith. "Effective Date" has the meaning set forth in Section 3. "Exchange Act" has the meaning set forth in Section 13(b). "Fair Market Value" means the mean between the highest and lowest reported sales prices of the Common Stock on the NYSE Composite Tape or, if not listed on such exchange, on any other national securities exchange on which the Common Stock is listed or on NASDAQ on the last trading day prior to the date with respect to which the Fair Market Value is to be determined. "Participant" has the meaning set forth in Section 4. "Payment Time" means the time when a Stock Retainer is payable to a Participant pursuant to Section 5 (without regard to the effect of any Deferral Election). "Stock Retainer" has the meaning set forth in Section 5. "Third Anniversary" has the meaning set forth in Section 6. 3. Effective Date of the Plan. The Plan shall be effective as of February 1, 2000 ("Effective Date"), provided that it is approved by the Board. 4. Eligibility. *Each individual who is a Director or Consultant on the Effective Date and each individual who becomes a Director or Consultant thereafter during the term of the Plan, shall be a participant ("Participant") in the Plan, in each case during such period as such individual remains a Director or Consultant and is not an employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries. Each credit of shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Plan shall be evidenced by a written agreement duly executed and delivered by or on behalf of the Company and a Participant, if such an agreement is required by the Company to assure compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. 5. Grants of Shares. Commencing on the Effective Date, the amount for service to directors or consultants shall instead be payable in shares of Common Stock ("Stock Retainer") pursuant to this Plan at the deemed issuance price of one tenth of one cent ($0.001) per Share. 6. Deferral Option. From and after the Effective Date, a Participant may make an election (a "Deferral Election") on an annual basis to defer delivery of the Stock Retainer specifying which one of the following way the Stock Retainer is to be delivered: (a) on the date which is three years after the Effective Date for which it was originally payable ("Third Anniversary"), (b) on the date upon which the Participant ceases to be a Director or Consultant for any reason ("Departure Date") or (c) in five equal annual installments commencing on the Departure Date ("Third Anniversary" and "Departure Date" each being referred to herein as a "Delivery Date"). Such Deferral Election shall remain in effect for each Subsequent Year unless changed, provided that, any Deferral Election with respect to a particular Year may not be changed less than six (6) months prior to the beginning of such Year and provided, further, that no more than one Deferral Election or change thereof may be made in any Year. Any Deferral Election and any change or revocation thereof shall be made by delivering written notice thereof to the Committee no later than six (6) months prior to the beginning of the Year in which it is to be effected; provided that, with respect to the Year beginning on the Effective Date, any Deferral Election or revocation thereof must be delivered no later than the close of business on the thirtieth (30th) day after the Effective Date. 7. Deferred Stock Accounts. The Company shall maintain a Deferred Stock Account for each Participant who makes a Deferral Election to which shall be credited, as of the applicable Payment Time, the number of shares of Common Stock payable pursuant to the Stock Retainer to which the Deferral Election relates. So long as any amounts in such Deferred Stock Account have not been delivered to the Participant under Section 8, each Deferred Stock Account shall be credited as of the payment date for any dividend paid or other distribution made with respect to the Common Stock, with a number of shares of Common Stock equal to (a) the number of shares of Common Stock shown in such Deferred Stock Account on the record date for such dividend or distribution multiplied by (b) the Dividend Equivalent for such dividend or distribution. 8. Delivery of Shares. (a) The shares of Common Stock in a Participant's Deferred Stock Account with respect to any Stock Retainer for which a Deferral Election has been made (together with dividends attributable to such shares credited to such Deferred Stock Account) shall be delivered in accordance with this Section 8 as soon as practicable after the applicable Delivery Date. Except with respect to a Deferral Election pursuant to Section 6(c), or other agreement between the parties, such shares shall be delivered at one time; provided that, if the number of shares so delivered includes a fractional share, such number shall be rounded to the nearest whole number of shares. If the Participant has in effect a Deferral Election pursuant to Section 6(c), then such shares shall be delivered in five equal annual installments (together with dividends attributable to such shares credited to such Deferred Stock Account), with the first such installment being delivered on the first anniversary of the Delivery Date; provided that, if in order to equalize such installments, fractional shares would have to be delivered, such installments shall be adjusted by rounding to the nearest whole share. If any such shares are to be delivered after the Participant has died or become legally incompetent, they shall be delivered to the Participant's estate or legal guardian, as the case may be, in accordance with the foregoing; provided that, if the Participant dies with a Deferral Election pursuant to Section 6(c) in effect, the Committee shall deliver all remaining undelivered shares to the Participant's estate immediately. References to a Participant in this Plan shall be deemed to refer to the Participant's estate or legal guardian, where appropriate. (b) The Company may, but shall not be required to, create a grantor trust or utilize an existing grantor trust (in either case, "Trust") to assist it in accumulating the shares of Common Stock needed to fulfill its obligations under this Section 8. However, Participants shall have no beneficial or other interest in the Trust and the assets thereof, and their rights under the Plan shall be as general creditors of the Company, unaffected by the existence or nonexistence of the Trust, except that deliveries of Stock Retainers to Participants from the Trust shall, to the extent thereof, be treated as satisfying the Company's obligations under this Section 8. 9. Share Certificates; Voting and Other Rights. The certificates for shares delivered to a Participant pursuant to Section 8 above shall be issued in the name of the Participant, and from and after the date of such issuance the Participant shall be entitled to all rights of a shareholder with respect to Common Stock for all such shares issued in his or her name, including the right to vote the shares, and the Participant shall receive all dividends and other distributions paid or made with respect thereto. 10. General Restrictions. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or agreements made pursuant thereto, the Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any certificate or certificates for shares of Common Stock under the Plan prior to fulfillment of all of the following conditions: (i) Listing or approval for listing upon official notice of issuance of such shares on the New York Stock Exchange, Inc., or such other securities exchange as may at the time be a market for the Common Stock; (ii) 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 Committee shall, upon the advice of counsel, deem necessary or advisable; and (iii) Obtaining any other consent, approval, or permit from any state or federal governmental agency which the Committee shall, after receiving the advice of counsel, determine to be necessary or advisable. (b) Nothing contained in the Plan shall prevent the Company from adopting other or additional compensation arrangements for the Participants. 11. Shares Available. Subject to Section 12 below, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock which may in the aggregate be paid as Stock Retainers pursuant to the Plan is One Million (1,000,000). Shares of Common Stock issueable under the Plan may be taken from treasury shares of the Company or purchased on the open market. 12. Adjustments; Change of Control. (a) In the event that there is, at any time after the Board adopts the Plan, any change in corporate capitalization, such as a stock split, combination of shares, exchange of shares, warrants or rights offering to purchase Common Stock at a price below its fair market value, reclassification, or recapitalization, or a corporate transaction, such as any merger, consolidation, separation, including a spin-off, or other extraordinary distribution of stock or property of the Company, any reorganization (whether or not such reorganization comes within the definition of such term in Section 368 of the Code) or any partial or complete liquidation of the Company (each of the foregoing a "Transaction"), in each case other than any such Transaction which constitutes a Change of Control (as defined below), (i) the Deferred Stock Accounts shall be credited with the amount and kind of shares or other property which would have been received by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock held in such Deferred Stock Account had such shares of Common Stock been outstanding as of the effectiveness of any such Transaction, (ii) the number and kind of shares or other property subject to the Plan shall likewise be appropriately adjusted to reflect the effectiveness of any such Transaction and (iii) the Committee shall appropriately adjust any other relevant provisions of the Plan and any such modification by the Committee shall be binding and conclusive on all persons. (b) If the shares of Common Stock credited to the Deferred Stock Accounts are converted pursuant to Section 12(a) into another form of property, references in the Plan to the Common Stock shall be deemed, where appropriate, to refer to such other form of property, with such other modifications as may be required for the Plan to operate in accordance with its purposes. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, references to delivery of certificates for shares of Common Stock shall be deemed to refer to delivery of cash and the incidents of ownership of any other property held in the Deferred Stock Accounts. (c) In lieu of the adjustment contemplated by Section 12(a), in the event of a Change of Control, the following shall occur on the date of the Change of Control: (i) the shares of Common Stock held in each Participant's Deferred Stock Account shall be deemed to be issued and outstanding as of the Change of Control; (ii) the Company shall forthwith deliver to each Participant who has a Deferred Stock Account all of the shares of Common Stock or any other property held in such Participant's Deferred Stock Account; and (iii) the Plan shall be terminated. (d) For purposes of this Plan, Change of Control shall mean any of the following events: (i) The acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")) (a "Person") of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 20% or more of either (a) the then outstanding shares of common stock of the Company ("Outstanding Company Common Stock") or (b) the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors ("Outstanding Company Voting Securities"); provided, however, that the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change of Control: (a) any acquisition directly from the Company (excluding an acquisition by virtue of the exercise of a conversion privilege unless the security being so converted was itself acquired directly from the Company), (b) any acquisition by the Company, (c) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any corporation controlled by the Company or (d) any acquisition by any corporation pursuant to a reorganization, merger or consolidation, if, following such reorganization, merger or consolidation, the conditions described in clauses (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph (iii) of this Section 12(d) are satisfied; or (ii) Individuals who, as of the date hereof, constitute the Board of the Company (as of the date hereof, "Incumbent Board") cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the date hereof whose election, or nomination for election by the Company's shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of either an actual or threatened election contest (as such terms are used in Rule 14a-11 of Regulation 14A promulgated under the Exchange Act) or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board; or (iii) Approval by the shareholders of the Company of a reorganization, merger, binding share exchange or consolidation, unless, following such reorganization, merger, binding share exchange or consolidation (a) more than sixty percent (60%) of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock of the corporation resulting from such reorganization, merger, binding share exchange or consolidation and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors is then beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners, respectively, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such reorganization, merger, binding share exchange or consolidation in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such reorganization, merger, binding share exchange or consolidation, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities, as the case may be, (b) no Person (excluding the Company, any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or such corporation resulting from such reorganization, merger, binding share exchange or consolidation and any Person beneficially owning, immediately prior to such reorganization, merger, binding share exchange or consolidation, directly or indirectly, twenty percent (20%) or more of the Outstanding Company Common Stock or Outstanding Company Voting Securities, as the case may be) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, twenty percent (20%) or more of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock of the corporation resulting from such reorganization, merger, binding share exchange or consolidation or the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors and (c) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the corporation resulting from such reorganization, merger, binding share exchange or consolidation were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement providing for such reorganization, merger, binding share exchange or consolidation; or (iv) Approval by the shareholders of the Company of (a) a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company or (b) the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, other than to a corporation, with respect to which following such sale or other disposition, (x) more than sixty percent (60%) of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock of such corporation and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors is then beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners, respectively, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such sale or other disposition in substantially the same proportion as their ownership, immediately prior to such sale or other disposition, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities, as the case may be, (y) no Person (excluding the Company and any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or such corporation and any Person beneficially owning, immediately prior to such sale or other disposition, directly or indirectly, twenty percent (20%) or more of the Outstanding Company Common Stock or Outstanding Company Voting Securities, as the case may be) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, twenty percent (20%) or more of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock of such corporation and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors and (z) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of such corporation were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement or action of the Board providing for such sale or other disposition of assets of the Company. 13. Administration; Amendment and Termination. (a) The Plan shall be administered by a committee consisting of three members who shall be the current directors of the Company or senior executive officers or other directors who are not Participants as may be designated by the Chief Executive Officer ("Committee"), which shall have full authority to construe and interpret the Plan, to establish, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan, and to take all such actions and make all such determinations in connection with the Plan as it may deem necessary or desirable. (b) The Board may from time to time make such amendments to the Plan, including to preserve or come within any exemption from liability under Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), as it may deem proper and in the best interest of the Company without further approval of the Company's stockholders, provided that, to the extent required under New York law or to qualify transactions under the Plan for exemption under Rule 16b- 3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, no amendment to the Plan shall be adopted without further approval of the Company's stockholders and, provided, further, that if and to the extent required for the Plan to comply with Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, no amendment to the Plan shall be made more than once in any six (6) month period that would change the amount, price or timing of the grants of Common Stock hereunder other than to comport with changes in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, or the regulations thereunder. (c) The Board may terminate the Plan at any time by a vote of a majority of the members thereof. 14. Micellaneous. (a) Nothing in the Plan shall be deemed to create any obligation on the part of the Board to nominate any Director for reelection by the Company's shareholders or to limit the rights of the shareholders to remove any Director. (b) The Company shall have the right to require, prior to the issuance or delivery of any shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Plan, that a Participant make arrangements satisfactory to the Committee for the withholding of any taxes required by law to be withheld with respect to the issuance or delivery of such shares, including without limitation by the withholding of shares that would otherwise be so issued or delivered, by withholding from any other payment due to the Participant, or by a cash payment to the Company by the Participant. 15. Governing Law. The Plan and all actions taken thereunder shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada. Urbana.ca, Inc. By: /s/ Robert S. Tyson Robert S. Tyson, Secretary EX-4.2 3 CONSULTING AGREEMENT (ELIZABETH COUNTER) FROM: Elizabeth Counter 23350 Water Circle Boca Raton, Florida 33486 TO: Robert Tyson / ICC President Suite 804 - 750 West Pender St. Vancouver, B.C., Canada V6C 2T8 CONSULTING AGREEMENT BETWEEN INTERGRATED CARBONICS CORP. AND ELIZABETH COUNTER This consulting agreement (the "Agreement") is made and entered into this day the 19th of July 1999 by and between Integrated Carbonics Corp. ("ICCN") and Elizabeth Counter, a media relations consultant and publisher. Whereas, ICCN desires to retain Ms. Counter to provide certain consulting and media relations services for the benefit of ICCN. Whereas, ICCN desires to retain the services of Ms. Counter as an independent consultant and Ms. Counter desires to be retained in the capacity upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows: 1. Ms. Counter will provide specialized consulting services in the area of media relations. 2. The term of the Agreement shall be for a period of six months, commencing upon execution hereof, and is irrevocable. 3. Compensation: In full consideration of the services to be provided for ICCN by Ms. Counter, Ms. Counter shall receive the following: 66,500 free trading shares and 100,000 shares of common stock to be provided by ICCN under Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933. 4. Nature of Relationship. It is understood and acknowledged by the parties that Ms. Counter is being retained by ICCN in an independent capacity and that Ms. Counter is not authorized to enter into any agreement or incur any obligation on behalf of ICCN. In consideration of the confidential nature of the business contemplated herein ICCN and Elizabeth Counter agree not to disclose or otherwise reveal to any third party any information pertaining to ICCN. In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have duly executed and delivered this agreement as of the day and year first above written. Integrated Carbonics Corp. By : /s/ Robert S. Tyson Robert S. Tyson, Secretary Elizabeth Counter /s/ Elizabeth Counter EX-4.3 4 CONSULTING AGREEMENT (KATHY REID) FROM: Kathy Reid 2218 N.W. 12th Street Redmond, Oregon 97756 TO: Robert Tyson / ICC President Suite 804 - 750 West Pender St. Vancouver, B.C., Canada V6C 2T8 CONSULTING AGREEMENT BETWEEN INTERGRATED CARBONICS CORP. AND KATHY REID This consulting agreement (the "Agreement") is made and entered into this day the 14th of July 1999 by and between Integrated Carbonics Corp. ("ICCN") and Kathy Reid, a media relations consultant and publisher. Whereas, ICCN desires to retain Ms. Reid to provide certain consulting and media relations services for the benefit of ICCN. Whereas, ICCN desires to retain the services of Ms. Reid as an independent consultant and Ms. Reid desires to be retained in the capacity upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows: 1. Ms. Reid will provide specialized consulting services in the area of media relations. 2. The term of the Agreement shall be for a period of six months, commencing upon execution hereof, and is irrevocable. 3. Compensation: In full consideration of the services to be provided for ICCN by Ms. Reid, Ms. Reid shall receive the following: 66,500 free trading shares and 100,000 shares of common stock to be provided by ICCN under Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933. 4. Nature of Relationship. It is understood and acknowledged by the parties that Ms. Reid is being retained by ICCN in an independent capacity and that Ms. Reid is not authorized to enter into any agreement or incur any obligation on behalf of ICCN. In consideration of the confidential nature of the business contemplated herein ICCN and Kathy Reid agree not to disclose or otherwise reveal to any third party any information pertaining to ICCN. In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have duly executed and delivered this agreement as of the day and year first above written. Integrated Carbonics Corp. By : /s/ Robert S. Tyson Robert S. Tyson, Secretary Kathy Reid /s/ Kathy Reid EX-4.4 5 MEDIA CONSULTING AGREEMENT (LORETTA PAUL) MEDIA CONSULTING CONTRACT This Media Consulting Contract ("Contract") is made this 15th day of December, 1999 by and between Urbana.ca. Inc., a Nevada corporation ("Client"), Suite 804, 750 West Pender Street, Vancouver, BC V6C 2T8, and Loretta Paul, an individual doing business as Gruntwerk Media Enterprises ("Consultant"), Suite 115, 800 Andrews Road, Richmond, BC V7E 6M2. In consideration of the mutual promises of the parties hereto, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows: 1. Conditions and Effective Date. This Contract shall not take effect, and Consultant shall have no obligation to provide services as described herein, until client pays the retainer set forth below and returns a signed copy of this Contract; however. the effective date shall be retroactive to the date Consultant first provided services. 2. Scope of Duties. Client hires Consultant to provide media related consulting services in connection with the operation of its business as it pertains to the design, imaging and sale of "set-top boxes". Consultant agrees to provide same general services for any other peripheral products in which the Client may develop for sale. Such services shall also include advertising liaison from time to time. 3. Term of Engagement and Termination. The term of engagement shall be for one (1) year from the effective date and may be terminated by either party without cause upon 30 days written notice. 4. Retainer and Expenses. Consultant agrees to accept a retainer of 50,000 shares in the capital of the Client and instructs that said shares be issued to the Consultant. Said shares shall also offset all expenses incurred by the Consultant in performance of this Contract, including travel. 5. Assignment. This Contract may not be assigned by either party without the written consent of the other party. 6. Entire Agreement. This Contract represents the entire agreement between the parties. It is acknowledged by both parties that they may be required to enter into certain agreements or file documents in the course of registering the retainer shares for trading. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Contract to be executed and delivered as of the date first written above. Urbana.ca, Inc. By : /s/ Robert S. Tyson Robert S. Tyson, Secretary Loretta Paul, doing business as Gruntwerk Media Enterprises /s/ Loretta Paul EX-4.5 6 CONSULTING AGREEMENT (LORNA SEATON) CONSULTING CONTRACT Dated for reference this 17th day of December, 1999. This Consulting Agreement is made between: Urbana.ca, Inc. (the "Corporation") and; Lorna Seaton (the "Consultant"). Whereas, Urbana.ca, Inc. requires certain consulting services , including due diligence review and valuation consultation in connection with the acquisition of several private companies; and Whereas, Lorna Seaton is qualified and willing to provide said services under the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth. Now, therefore, the parties herein agree to the following terms and conditions: (1) The Consultant shall provide sufficient time and effort to complete various due diligence assignments concerning acquisitions described herein prior to December 30, 1999. (2) The Consultant shall participate in formulating valuation criteria and may participate in negotiations related to this issue. (3) The Consultant shall receive a total of 100,000 shares in the capital of the Corporation to be paid at the completion of due diligence and regardless of whether either of the contemplated acquisitions closes. Said shares shall also be deemed as adequate consideration for any expenses incurred by the Consultant and shall be issued in the name of Lorna Seaton. (4) Said shares shall be registered with an S-8 filing at the Corporation's first opportunity. (5) The Consultant is not entitled to any further compensation at the close of any of the contemplated acquisitions. (6) It is understood and acknowledged by both parties that the Consultant is acting as independent consultant and, therefore, may not enter into any agreements or incur any obligations or expenses other than as described herein. The Consultant further agrees not to disclose material information about the Corporation and its business and shall not be retained by any individual or corporation with similar business interests as the Corporation or the targeted acquisitions for a period of one year. In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have duly executed and delivered the Consulting Agreement as of the date first written above. Urbana.ca, Inc. By : /s/ Robert S. Tyson Robert S. Tyson, Secretary Lorna Seaton /s/ Lorna Seaton EX-5 7 OPINION RE: LEGALITY Brian F. Faulkner Attorney at Law 3900 Birch Street, Suite 113 Newport Beach, California 92660 February 21, 2000 U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20549 Re: Urbana.ca, Inc. - Form S-8 Dear Sir/Madame: I have acted as counsel to Urbana.ca, Inc., a Nevada corporation ("Company"), in connection with its Registration Statement on Form S-8 relating to the registration of 333,000 shares of its common stock ("Shares"), $0.001 par value per Share. The Shares are issuable pursuant to the Company's Retainer Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors and Consultants ("Plan"). In my representation, I have examined such documents, corporate records, and other instruments as I have deemed necessary or appropriate for purposes of this opinion, including, but not limited to, the Articles of Incorporation, and all amendments thereto, and Bylaws of the Company. Based upon the foregoing, it is my opinion that the Company is duly organized and validly existing as a corporation under the laws of the State of Nevada, and that the Shares, when issued and sold in accordance with the terms of the Plan, will be validly issued, fully paid, and non-assessable. Sincerely, /s/ Brian F. Faulkner Brian F. Faulkner, Esq. EX-23.1 8 CONSENT OF ACCOUNTANT Deloitte & Touche, LLP Chartered Accountants 1055 Dunsmuir Street Vancouver, British Columbia V7X 1P4 February 22, 2000 U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20549 Re: Urbana.ca, Inc. - Form S-8 Dear Sir/Madame: As certified public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Form S-8 Registration Statement of Urbana.ca, Inc., a Nevada corporation (formerly known as Integrated Carbonics Corp.) ("Company"), of our report dated March 17, 1999 in the Company's Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 1998, and to all references to our firm included in this Registration Statement. Sincerely, /s/ Deloitte & Touche, LLP Deloitte & Touche, LLP EX-23.2 9 CONSENT OF COUNSEL Brian F. Faulkner Attorney at Law 3900 Birch Street, Suite 113 Newport Beach, California 92660 February 21, 2000 U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20549 Re: Urbana.ca, Inc. - Form S-8 Dear Sir/Madame: I have acted as counsel to Urbana.ca, Inc., a Nevada corporation ("Company"), in connection with its Registration Statement on Form S-8 relating to the registration of 4,000,000 shares of its common stock ("Shares"), $0.001 par value per Share. The Shares are issuable pursuant to the Company's Retainer Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors and Consultants. I hereby consent to all references to my firm included in this Registration Statement, including the opinion of legality. Sincerely, /s/ Brian F. Faulkner Brian F. Faulkner, Esq. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----