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DIGITALFX INTERNATIONAL, INC.

STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

DIGITALFX INTERNATIONAL, INC.
2006 Stock Incentive Plan
Notice Of Stock Option Grant

You have been granted the following option to purchase shares of the Common Stock of DigitalFX International, Inc. (the “Company”):

 
Name of Optionee:
 
[____________________]
 
 
Total Number of Shares Granted:
 
[____________________]
 
 
Type of Option:
 
[ISO/Non-Qualified Stock Option]
 
 
Exercise Price Per Share:
 
[$______]
 
 
Date of Grant:
 
[_______ __, ____]
 
 
Vesting Commencement Date:
 
[_______ __, ____]
 
 
Vesting Schedule:
 
[______________________________________]
 
 
Expiration Date:
 
[_______________]
 
By your signature and the signature of the Company’s representative below, you and the Company agree that this option is granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of the DigitalFX International, Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan and the Stock Option Agreement, both of which are attached to and made a part of this document. Optionee hereby represents that both the option and any shares acquired upon exercise of the option have been or will be acquired for investment for his own account and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution or resale of the security.
 
Optionee:
   
DigitalFX International, Inc.
               
               
By:   /s/      By:   /s/ 
Name:   
    Its:  
   
 
       
 
 
 
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ANNEX I
 
THE OPTION GRANTED PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE SHARES ISSUABLE UPON THE EXERCISE THEREOF HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, PLEDGED, OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION THEREOF UNDER SUCH ACT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY AND ITS COUNSEL, THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.
 
DIGITALFX INTERNATIONAL, INC.
2006 Stock Incentive Plan:
Stock Option Agreement


SECTION 1: GRANT OF OPTION
 
1.1  Option. On the terms and conditions set forth in the notice of stock option grant to which this agreement (the “Agreement”) is attached (the “Notice of Stock Option Grant”) and this Agreement, the Company grants to the individual named in the Notice of Stock Option Grant (the “Optionee”) the option to purchase at the exercise price specified in the Notice of Stock Option Grant (the “Exercise Price”) the number of shares of Stock (the “Shares”) set forth in the Notice of Stock Option Grant. This option is intended to be either an ISO or a Non-Qualified Stock Option, as provided in the Notice of Stock Option Grant.
 
1.2  Stock Plan and Defined Terms. This option is granted pursuant to and subject to the terms of the DigitalFX International, Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan, as in effect on the date specified in the Notice of Stock Option Grant and as amended from time to time (the “Plan”), a copy of which is attached hereto and which the Optionee acknowledges having received. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Agreement have the definitions ascribed to them in the Plan.
 
SECTION 2: RIGHT TO EXERCISE
 
2.1  Exercisability. Subject to Section 2.2 below and the other conditions set forth in this Agreement, all or part of this option may be exercised prior to its expiration at the time or times set forth in the Notice of Stock Option Grant, notwithstanding the vesting provisions identified therein.
 
2.2  $100,000 Limitation. The aggregate fair market value (determined at the time the option is granted) of the Shares with respect to which ISOs are exercisable for the first time during any calendar year (under all ISO plans of the Company and its Subsidiaries) shall not exceed $100,000. If this option is designated as an ISO in the Notice of Stock Option Grant, then to the extent (and only to the extent) the Optionee’s right to exercise this option causes this option (in whole or in part) to not be treated as an ISO by reason of the $100,000 annual limitation under Section 422(d) of the Code, such options shall be treated as Non-Qualified Stock Options, but shall be exercisable by their terms. The determination of options to be treated as Non-Qualified Stock Options shall be made by taking options into account in the order in which they are granted. If the terms of this option cause the $100,000 annual limitation under Section 422(d) of the Code to be exceeded, a pro rata portion of each exercise shall be treated as the exercise of a Non-Qualified Stock Option.
 
 
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SECTION 3: NO TRANSFER OR ASSIGNMENT OF OPTION
 
Except as provided herein, an Optionee may not assign, sell or transfer the option, in whole or in part, other than by will or by operation of the laws of descent and distribution. The Administrator, in its sole discretion may permit the transfer of a Non-Qualified Stock Option (but not an ISO) as follows: (i) by gift to a member of the Participant’s “immediate family” (as such term is defined in the Plan) or (ii) by transfer by instrument to a trust providing that the option is to be passed to beneficiaries upon death of the trustor (each party referred to in either or both (i) or (ii), a “Permitted Transferee”). A transfer permitted under this Section 3 may be made only upon written notice to and approval thereof by the Administrator. A Permitted Transferee may not further assign, sell or transfer the transferred option, in whole or in part, other than by will or by operation of the laws of descent and distribution. A Permitted Transferee shall agree in writing to be bound by the provisions of the Plan and this Agreement.
 
SECTION 4: EXERCISE PROCEDURES
 
4.1  Notice of Exercise. The Optionee or the Optionee’s representative may exercise this option by delivering a written notice in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto (“Notice of Exercise”) to the Company in the manner specified pursuant to Section 10.4 hereof. Such Notice of Exercise shall specify the election to exercise this option, the number of Shares for which it is being exercised and the form of payment, which must comply with Section 5. The Notice of Exercise shall be signed by the person who is entitled to exercise this option. In the event that this option is to be exercised by the Optionee’s representative, the notice shall be accompanied by proof (satisfactory to the Company) of the representative’s right to exercise this option.
 
4.2  Issuance of Shares. After receiving a proper Notice of Exercise, the Company shall cause to be issued a certificate or certificates for the Shares as to which this option has been exercised, registered in the name of the person exercising this option (or in the names of such person and his or her spouse as community property or as joint tenants with right of survivorship).
 
4.3  Withholding Taxes. In the event that the Company determines that it is required to withhold any tax as a result of the exercise of this option, the Optionee, as a condition to the exercise of this option, shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Company to enable it to satisfy all withholding requirements. The Optionee shall also make arrangements satisfactory to the Company to enable it to satisfy any withholding requirements that may arise in connection with the vesting or disposition of Shares purchased by exercising this option.
 
SECTION 5: PAYMENT FOR STOCK
 
5.1  General Rule. The entire Exercise Price of Shares issued under the Plan shall be payable in full by cash or check for an amount equal to the aggregate Exercise Price for the number of shares being purchased. Alternatively, in the sole discretion of the Administrator and upon such terms as the Administrator shall approve, the Exercise Price may be paid by:
 
 
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5.1.1  Cashless Exercise. A copy of instructions to a broker directing such broker to sell the Shares for which this option is exercised, and to remit to the Company the aggregate Exercise Price of such option (“Cashless Exercise”);
 
5.1.2  Stock-For-Stock Exercise. Paying all or a portion of the Exercise Price for the number of Shares being purchased by tendering Shares owned by the Optionee, duly endorsed for transfer to the Company, with a Fair Market Value on the date of delivery equal to the Exercise Price multiplied by the number of Shares with respect to which this option is being exercised (the “Purchase Price”) (“Stock-for-Stock Exercise”); or
 
5.1.3  Attestation Exercise. By a stock for stock exercise by means of attestation whereby the Optionee identifies for delivery specific Shares already owned by Optionee and receives a number of Shares equal to the difference between the Option Shares thereby exercised and the identified attestation Shares (“Attestation Exercise”).
 
5.2  Withholding Payment. The Exercise Price shall include payment of the amount of all federal, state, local or other income, excise or employment taxes subject to withholding (if any) by the Company or any parent or subsidiary corporation as a result of the exercise of a Stock Option. The Optionee may pay all or a portion of the tax withholding by cash or check payable to the Company, or, at the discretion of the Administrator, upon such terms as the Administrator shall approve.
 
5.3  Promissory Note. The Administrator, in its sole discretion, upon such terms as the Administrator shall approve, may permit all or a portion of the Exercise Price of Shares issued under the Plan to be paid with a full-recourse promissory note; provided, however, that payment of any portion of the Exercise Price by promissory note shall not be permitted where such loan would be prohibited by applicable laws, regulations and rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and any other governmental agency having jurisdiction. However, in the event there is a stated par value of the shares and applicable law requires, the par value of the shares, if newly issued, shall be paid in cash or cash equivalents. The Shares shall be pledged as security for payment of the principal amount of the promissory note and interest thereon. Subject to the foregoing, the Administrator (at its sole discretion) shall specify the term, interest rate, amortization requirements (if any) and other provisions of such note.
 
5.4  Exercise/Pledge. In the discretion of the Administrator, upon such terms as the Administrator shall approve, payment may be made all or in part by the delivery (on a form prescribed by the Administrator) of an irrevocable direction to pledge Shares to a securities broker or lender approved by the Company, as security for a loan, and to deliver all or part of the loan proceeds to the Company in payment of all or part of the Exercise Price and any withholding taxes.
 
SECTION 6: TERM AND EXPIRATION
 
6.1  Basic Term. This option shall expire and shall not be exercisable after the expiration of the earliest of (i) the Expiration Date specified in the Notice of Stock Option Grant, (ii) three months after the date the Optionee’s Service with the Company and its Subsidiaries terminates if such termination is for any reason other than death, disability or cause, (iii) one year after the date the Optionee’s Service with the Company and its Subsidiaries terminates if such termination is a result of death or disability, and (iv)  if the Optionee’s Service with the Company and its Subsidiaries terminates for cause, all outstanding options granted to such Optionee shall expire as of the commencement of business on the date of such termination. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, outstanding options that are not vested at the time of termination of employment for any reason shall expire at the close of business on the date of such termination. The Administrator shall have the sole discretion to determine when this option is to expire. For any purpose under this Agreement, Service shall be deemed to continue while the Optionee is on a bona fide leave of absence, to the extent provided in the Plan and as required by applicable law.
 
 
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6.2  Exercise After Death. All or part of this option may be exercised at any time before its expiration under Section 6.1 above by the executors or administrators of the Optionee’s estate or by any person who has acquired this option directly from the Optionee by beneficiary designation, bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent that this option had become vested before the Optionee’s death. When the Optionee dies, this option shall expire immediately with respect to the number of Shares for which this option is not yet vested.
 
6.3  Notice Concerning ISO Treatment. If this option is designated as an ISO in the Notice of Stock Option Grant, it ceases to qualify for favorable tax treatment as an ISO to the extent it is exercised (i) more than three months after the date the Optionee ceases to be an Employee for any reason other than death or permanent and total disability (as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code), (ii) more than 12 months after the date the Optionee ceases to be an Employee by reason of such permanent and total disability or (iii) after the Optionee has been on a leave of absence for more than 90 days, unless the Optionee’s reemployment rights are guaranteed by statute or by contract.
 
SECTION 7: LEGALITY OF INITIAL ISSUANCE
 
No Shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this option unless and until the Company has determined that:
 
7.1  It and the Optionee have taken any actions required to register the Shares under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) or to perfect an exemption from the registration requirements thereof;
 
7.2  Any applicable listing requirement of any stock exchange on which Stock is listed has been satisfied; and
 
7.3  Any other applicable provision of state or federal law has been satisfied.
 
SECTION 8: NO REGISTRATION RIGHTS
 
The Company may, but shall not be obligated to, register or qualify the sale of Shares under the Securities Act or any other applicable law. The Company shall not be obligated to take any affirmative action in order to cause the sale of Shares under this Agreement to comply with any law.
 
 
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SECTION 9: RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER
 
9.1  Securities Law Restrictions. Regardless of whether the offering and sale of Shares under the Plan have been registered under the Securities Act or have been registered or qualified under the securities laws of any state, the Company at its discretion may impose restrictions upon the sale, pledge or other transfer of such Shares (including the placement of appropriate legends on stock certificates or the imposition of stop-transfer instructions) if, in the judgment of the Company, such restrictions are necessary or desirable in order to achieve compliance with the Securities Act, the securities laws of any state or any other law.
 
9.2  Market Stand-Off. In the event of an underwritten public offering by the Company of its equity securities pursuant to an effective registration statement filed under the Act (a “Public Offering”), the Optionee shall not Transfer for value any shares of Stock without the prior written consent of the Company or its underwriters, for such period of time from and after the effective date of such registration statement as may be requested by the Company or such underwriters (the “Market Stand-Off”). The Market Stand-off shall be in effect for such period of time following the date of the final prospectus for the offering as may be requested by the Company or such underwriters. In the event of the declaration of a stock dividend, a spin-off, a stock split, an adjustment in conversion ratio, a recapitalization or a similar transaction affecting the Company’s outstanding securities without receipt of consideration, any new, substituted or additional securities which are by reason of such transaction distributed with respect to any Shares subject to the Market Stand-Off, or into which such Shares thereby become convertible, shall immediately be subject to the Market Stand-Off. In order to enforce the Market Stand-Off, the Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to the Shares acquired under this Agreement until the end of the applicable stand-off period.
 
9.3  Investment Intent at Grant. The Optionee represents and agrees that the Shares to be acquired upon exercising this option will be acquired for investment, and not with a view to the sale or distribution thereof.
 
9.4  Investment Intent at Exercise. In the event that the sale of Shares under the Plan is not registered under the Securities Act but an exemption is available which requires an investment representation or other representation, the Optionee shall represent and agree at the time of exercise that the Shares being acquired upon exercising this option are being acquired for investment, and not with a view to the sale or distribution thereof, and shall make such other representations as are deemed necessary or appropriate by the Company and its counsel.
 
9.5  Legends. Certificates evidencing Shares purchased under this Agreement in an unregistered transaction shall bear the following legend (and such other restrictive legends as are required or deemed advisable under the provisions of any applicable law):
 
“THE SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, PLEDGED, OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION THEREOF UNDER SUCH ACT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY AND ITS COUNSEL, THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.”
 
 
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9.6  Removal of Legends. If, in the opinion of the Company and its counsel, any legend placed on a stock certificate representing Shares sold under this Agreement no longer is required, the holder of such certificate shall be entitled to exchange such certificate for a certificate representing the same number of Shares but without such legend.
 
9.7  Administration. Any determination by the Company and its counsel in connection with any of the matters set forth in this Section 9 shall be conclusive and binding on the Optionee and all other persons.
 
SECTION 10  : MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
 
10.1  Rights as a Shareholder. Neither the Optionee nor the Optionee’s representative shall have any rights as a shareholder with respect to any Shares subject to this option until the Optionee or the Optionee’s representative becomes entitled to receive such Shares by filing a notice of exercise and paying the Exercise Price pursuant to Section 4 and Section 5 hereof.
 
10.2  Adjustments. If there is any change in the number of outstanding shares of Stock by reason of a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, combination or reclassification, then (i) the number of shares subject to this option and (ii) the Exercise Price of this option, in effect prior to such change, shall be proportionately adjusted to reflect any increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Stock; provided, however, that any fractional shares resulting from the adjustment shall be eliminated.
 
10.3  No Retention Rights. Nothing in this option or in the Plan shall confer upon the Optionee any right to continue in Service for any period of specific duration or interfere with or otherwise restrict in any way the rights of the Company (or any Parent or Subsidiary employing or retaining the Optionee) or of the Optionee, which rights are hereby expressly reserved by each, to terminate his or her Service at any time and for any reason, with or without cause.
 
10.4  Notice. Any notice required by the terms of this Agreement shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effective upon personal delivery or upon deposit with the United States Postal Service, by registered or certified mail, with postage and fees prepaid. Notice shall be addressed to the Optionee at the address set forth in the records of the Company. Notice shall be addressed to the Company at:
 
 
DigitalFX International, Inc.
 
3035 East Patrick Lane, Suite 9
Las Vegas, Nevada 89120

10.5  Entire Agreement. The Notice of Stock Option Grant, this Agreement and the Plan constitute the entire contract between the parties hereto with regard to the subject matter hereof. They supersede any other agreements, representations or understandings (whether oral or written and whether express or implied) that relate to the subject matter hereof.
 
10.6  Choice of Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, WITHOUT REGARD TO ITS CHOICE OF LAWS PROVISIONS, AS NEVADA LAWS ARE APPLIED TO CONTRACTS ENTERED INTO AND PERFORMED IN SUCH STATE.
 
 
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10.7  Attorneys’ Fees. In the event that any action, suit or proceeding is instituted upon any breach of this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be paid by the other party thereto an amount equal to all of the prevailing party’s costs and expenses, including attorneys’ fees incurred in each and every such action, suit or proceeding (including any and all appeals or petitions therefrom). As used in this Agreement, “attorneys’ fees” shall mean the full and actual cost of any legal services actually performed in connection with the matter involved calculated on the basis of the usual fee charged by the attorney performing such services and shall not be limited to “reasonable attorneys’ fees” as defined in any statute or rule of court.
 
 
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EXHIBIT A

NOTICE OF EXERCISE

(To be signed only upon exercise of the option)
 
 
DigitalFX International, Inc.
3035 East Patrick Lane, Suite 9
Las Vegas, Nevada 89120

The undersigned, the holder of the enclosed Stock Option Agreement, hereby irrevocably elects to exercise the purchase rights represented by the option and to purchase thereunder ______* shares of Common Stock of DigitalFX International, Inc. (the “Company”), and herewith encloses payment of $_______ and/or _________ shares of the Company's common stock in full payment of the purchase price of such shares being purchased.
 

Dated:________________  
 
YOUR STOCK MAY BE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS UNDER THE NOTICE OF STOCK OPTION GRANT AND STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
 
   
 
(Signature must conform in all respects to name of holder as specified on the face of the option)
   
   
 
(Please Print Name)
   
   
 
(Address)


 
*
Insert here the number of shares called for on the face of the option, or, in the case of a partial exercise, the number of shares being exercised, in either case without making any adjustment for additional Common Stock of the Company, other securities or property that, pursuant to the adjustment provisions of the option, may be deliverable upon exercise.
 

 
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