EXHIBIT A
2000 STOCK PLAN
OF
XIN NET CORP.
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE.
The Plan is established on October 3, 2000, effective on approval by
shareholders, to offer directors and selected employees, advisors and
consultants an opportunity to acquire a proprietary interest in the success of
the Company, or to increase such interest, by purchasing Shares of the Company's
Common Stock. The Plan provides both for the direct award or sale of Shares and
for the grant of Options to purchase Shares. Options granted under the Plan may
include Nonstatutory Options as well as ISOs intended to qualify under section
422 of the Code.
The Plan is intended to comply in all respects with Rule 16b-3 (or its
successor) under the Exchange Act and shall be construed accordingly.
SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS.
(a) "Board of Directors" shall mean the Board of Directors of the
Company, as constituted from time to time.
(b) "Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(c) "Committee" shall mean a committee of the Board of Directors, as
described in Section 3(a).
(d) "Company" shall mean Xin Net Corp., a Florida corporation.
(e) "Employee" shall mean (i) any individual who is a common-law
employee of the Company or of a Subsidiary, (ii) an Outside Director and (iii)
an independent contractor who performs services for the Company or a Subsidiary
and who is not a member of the Board of Directors. Service as an Outside
Director or independent contractor shall be considered employment for all
purposes of the Plan, except as provided in Subsections (a) and (b) of Section
4.
(f) "Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
(g) "Exercise Price" shall mean the amount for which one Share may be
purchased upon exercise of an Option, as specified by the Committee in the
applicable Stock Option Agreement.
(h) "Fair Market Value" shall mean the market price of Stock,
determined by the Committee as follows:
(i) If Stock was traded on a stock exchange on the date in
question, then the Fair Market Value shall be equal to the
closing price reported for such date by the applicable
composite- transactions report;
(ii) If Stock was traded over-the-counter on the date in
question and was traded on the Nasdaq system or the Nasdaq
National Market, then the Fair Market Value shall be equal to
the last-transaction price quoted for such date by the Nasdaq
system or the Nasdaq National Market;
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(iii) If Stock was traded over-the-counter on the date in
question but was not traded on the Nasdaq system or the Nasdaq
National Market, then the Fair Market Value shall be equal to
the mean between the last reported representative bid and
asked prices quoted for such date by the principal automated
inter-dealer quotation system on which Stock is quoted or, if
the Stock is not quoted on any such system, by the "Pink
Sheets" published by the National Quotation Bureau, Inc.; and
(iv) If none of the foregoing provisions is applicable, then
the Fair Market Value shall be determined by the Committee in
good faith on such basis as it deems appropriate.
In all cases, the determination of Fair Market Value by the Committee shall be
conclusive and binding on all persons.
(i) "ISO" shall mean an employee incentive stock option described in
section 422(b) of the Code.
(j) "Nonstatutory Option" shall mean an employee stock option not
described in sections 422(b) or 423(b) of the Code.
(k) "Offeree" shall mean an individual to whom the Committee has
offered the right to acquire Shares under the Plan (other than upon exercise of
an Option).
(l) "Option" shall mean an ISO or Nonstatutory Option granted under the
Plan and entitling the holder to purchase Shares.
(m) "Optionee" shall mean an individual who holds an Option.
(n) "Outside Director" shall mean a member of the Board of Directors
who is not a common-law employee of the Company or of a Subsidiary.
SECTION 3. ADMINISTRATION.
(a) Committee Membership. The Plan shall be administered by the
Committee. The "Committee" shall mean the full Board of Directors and/or a
committee designated by the Board of Directors, which is authorized to
administer the Plan under this Section. The Committee's membership shall enable
the Plan to qualify under Rule 16b-3 with regard to the grant of Shares and
Options under the Plan to persons who are subject to Section 16 of the Exchange
Act. Subject to the requirements of applicable law, the Committee may designate
persons other than members of the Committee to carry out its responsibilities
and may prescribe such conditions and limitations as it may deem appropriate,
except that the Committee may not delegate its authority with regard to the
selection for participation of or the granting of Shares or Options under the
Plan to persons subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
(b) Committee Procedures. The Committee shall designate one of its
members as chairman. The Committee may hold meetings at such times and places as
it shall determine. The acts of a majority of the Committee members present at
meetings at which a quorum exists, or acts reduced to or approved in writing by
all Committee members, shall be valid acts of the Committee.
(c) Committee Responsibilities. Subject to the provisions of the Plan,
the Committee shall have full authority and discretion to take the following
actions:
(i) To interpret the Plan and to apply its provisions;
(ii) To adopt, amend or rescind rules, procedures and forms
relating to the Plan;
(iii) To authorize any person to execute, on behalf of the
Company, any instrument required to carry out the purposes of
the Plan;
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(iv) To determine when Shares are to be awarded or offered
for sale and when Options are to be granted under the Plan;
(v) To select the Offerees and Optionees;
(vi) To determine the number of Shares to be offered to each
Offeree or to be made subject to each Option;
(vii) To prescribe the terms and conditions of each award or
sale of Shares, including (without limitation) the Purchase
Price, and to specify the provisions of the Stock Purchase
Agreement relating to such award or sale;
(viii) To prescribe the terms and conditions of each Option,
including (without limitation) the Exercise Price, to
determine whether such Option is to be classified as an ISO or
as a Nonstatutory Option, and to specify the provisions of the
Stock Option Agreement relating to such Option;
(ix) To amend any outstanding Stock Purchase Agreement or
Stock Option Agreement, subject to applicable legal
restrictions and, to the extent such amendments adverse to the
Offeree's or Optionee's interest, to the consent of the
Offeree or Optionee who entered into such agreement;
(x) To prescribe the consideration for the grant of each
Option or other right under the Plan and to determine the
sufficiency of such consideration; and
(xi) To take any other actions deemed necessary or advisable
for the administration of the Plan.
All decisions, interpretations and other actions of the Committee shall
be final and binding on all Offerees, all Optionees, and all persons deriving
their rights from an Offeree or Optionee. No member of the Committee shall be
liable for any action that he or she has taken or has failed to take in good
faith with respect to the Plan, any Option, or any right to acquire Shares under
the Plan.
SECTION 4. ELIGIBILITY.
(a) General Rules. Only Employees (including, without limitation,
independent contractors who are not members of the Board of Directors) shall be
eligible for designation as Optionees or Offerees by the Committee. In addition,
only Employees who are common-law employees of the Company or a Subsidiary shall
be eligible for the grant of ISOs. Employees who are Outside Directors shall
only be eligible for the grant of the Nonstatutory Options described in
Subsection (b) below.
(b) Outside Directors. Any other provision of the Plan notwith-
standing, the participation of Outside Directors in the Plan shall be subject to
the following restrictions:
(i) Outside Directors shall receive no grants other than the
Nonstatutory Options described in this Subsection (b).
(ii) All Nonstatutory Options granted to an Outside Director
under this Subsection (b) shall also become exercisable in
full in the event of the termination of such Outside
Director's service because of death, Total and Permanent
Disability or voluntary retirement at or after age 65.
(iii) The Exercise Price under all Nonstatutory Options
granted to an Outside Director under this Subsection (b) shall
be equal to 100 percent of the Fair Market Value of a Share on
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the date of grant, payable in one of the forms described in
Subsection (a), (b), (c) or (d) of Section 8.
(iv) Nonstatutory Options granted to an Outside Director under
this Subsection (b) shall terminate on the earliest of (A) the
10th anniversary of the date of grant, (B) the date 120 days
after the termination of such Outside Director's service for
any reason other than death or Total and Perm- anent
Disability or (C) the date 6 months after the termi- nation of
such Outside Director's service because of death or Total and
Permanent Disability.
The Committee may provide that the Nonstatutory Options that otherwise would be
granted to an Outside Director under this Subsection (b) shall instead be
granted to an affiliate of such Outside Director. Such affiliate shall then be
deemed to be an Outside Director for purposes of the Plan, provided that the
service-related vesting and termination provisions pertaining to the
Nonstatutory Options shall be applied with regard to the service of the Outside
Director.
SECTION 5. STOCK SUBJECT TO PLAN.
(a) Basic Limitation. Shares offered under the Plan shall be authorized
but unissued Shares or treasury Shares. The aggregate number of Shares which may
be issued under the Plan (upon exercise of Options or other rights to acquire
Shares) shall not exceed 15% of Shares oustanding, subject to adjustment
pursuant to Section 9. The number of Shares which are subject to Options or
other rights outstanding at any time under the Plan shall not exceed the number
of Shares which then remain available for issuance under the Plan. The Company,
during the term of the Plan, shall at all times reserve and keep available
sufficient Shares to satisfy the requirements of the Plan.
(b) Additional Shares. In the event that any outstanding Option or
other right for any reason expires or is canceled or otherwise terminated, the
Shares allocable to the unexercised portion of such Option or other right shall
again be available for the purposes of the Plan. In the event that Shares issued
under the Plan are reacquired by the Company pursuant to a forfeiture provision,
a right of repurchase or a right of first refusal, such Shares shall again be
available for the purposes of the Plan.
SECTION 6. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF AWARDS OR SALES.
(a) Stock Purchase Agreement. Each award or sale of Shares under the
Plan (other than upon exercise of an Option) shall be evidenced by a Stock
Purchase Agreement between the Offeree and the Company. Such award or sale shall
be subject to all applicable terms and conditions of the Plan and may be subject
to any other terms and conditions which are not inconsistent with the Plan and
which the Committee deems appropriate for inclusion in a Stock Purchase
Agreement. The provisions of the various Stock Purchase Agreements entered into
under the Plan need not be identical.
(b) Duration of Offers and Nontransferability of Rights. Any right to
acquire Shares under the Plan (other than an Option) shall automatically expire
if not exercised by the Offeree within 60 days after the grant of such right was
communicated to the Offeree by the Committee. Such right shall not be
transferable and shall be exercisable only by the Offeree to whom such right was
granted.
(c) Purchase Price. The Purchase Price of Shares to be offered under
the Plan shall not be less than 100 percent of the Fair Market Value of such
Shares. Subject to the preceding sentence, the Purchase Price shall be
determined by the Committee at its sole discretion. The Purchase Price shall be
payable in a form described in Section 8.
(d) Withholding Taxes. As a condition to the award, sale or vesting
of Shares, the Offeree shall make such arrangements as the Committee may require
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for the satisfaction of any federal, state, local or foreign withholding tax
obligations that arise in connection with such Shares. The Committee may permit
the Offeree to satisfy all or part of his or her tax obligations related to such
Shares by having the Company withhold a portion of any Shares that otherwise
would be issued to him or her or by surrendering any Shares that previously were
acquired by him or her. The Shares withheld or surrendered shall be valued at
their Fair Market Value on the date when taxes otherwise would be withheld in
cash. The payment of taxes by assigning Shares to the Company, if permitted by
the Committee, shall be subject to such restrictions as the Committee may
impose, including any restrictions required by rules of the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
(e) Restrictions on Transfer of Shares. Any Shares awarded or sold
under the Plan shall be subject to such special forfeiture conditions, rights of
repurchase, rights of first refusal and other transfer restrictions as the
Committee may determine. Such restrictions shall be set forth in the applicable
Stock Purchase Agreement and shall apply in addition to any general restrictions
that may apply to all holders of Shares.
SECTION 7. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS.
(a) Stock Option Agreement. Each grant of an Option under the Plan
shall be evidenced by a Stock Option Agreement between the Optionee and the
Company. Such Option shall be subject to all applicable terms and conditions of
the Plan and may be subject to any other terms and conditions which are not
inconsistent with the Plan and which the Committee deems appropriate for
inclusion in a Stock Option Agreement. The provisions of the various Stock
Option Agreements entered into under the Plan need not be identical.
(b) Number of Shares. Each Stock Option Agreement shall specify the
number of Shares that are subject to the Option and shall provide for the
adjustment of such number in accordance with Section 9. The Stock Option
Agreement shall also specify whether the Option is an ISO or a Nonstatutory
Option.
(c) Exercise Price. Each Stock Option Agreement shall specify the
Exercise Price. The Exercise Price of an ISO shall not be less than 100 percent
of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant. The Exercise Price of
a Nonstatutory Option shall not be less than 100 percent of the Fair Market
Value of a Share on the date of grant. Subject to the preceding two sentences,
the Exercise Price under any Option shall be determined by the Committee at its
sole discretion. The Exercise Price shall be payable in a form described in
Section 8.
(d) Withholding Taxes. As a condition to the exercise of an Option, the
Optionee shall make such arrangements as the Committee may require for the
satisfaction of any federal, state, local or foreign withholding tax obligations
that arise in connection with such exercise. The Optionee shall also make such
arrangements as the Committee may require for the satisfaction of any federal,
state, local or foreign withholding tax obligations that may arise in connection
with the disposition of Shares acquired by exercising an Option. The Committee
may permit the Optionee to satisfy all or part of his or her tax obligations
related to the Option by having the Company withhold a portion of any Shares
that otherwise would be issued to him or her or by surrendering any Shares that
previously were acquired by him or her. Such Shares shall be valued at their
Fair Market Value on the date when taxes otherwise would be withheld in cash.
The payment of taxes by assigning Shares to the Company, if permitted by the
Committee, shall be subject to such restrictions as the Committee may impose,
including any restrictions required by rules of the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
(e) Exercisability and Term. Each Stock Option Agreement shall specify
the date when all or any installment of the Option is to become exercisable. The
vesting of any Option shall be determined by the Committee at its sole
discretion. A Stock Option Agreement may provide for accelerated exercisability
in the event of the Optionee's death, Total and Permanent Disability or
retirement or other events. The Stock Option Agreement shall also specify the
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term of the Option. The term shall not exceed 10 years from the date of grant.
Subject to the preceding sentence, the Committee at its sole discretion shall
determine when an Option is to expire.
(f) Nontransferability. During an Optionee's lifetime, such Optionee's
Option(s) shall be exercisable only by him or her and shall not be transferable,
unless permitted by the Stock Option Agreement. In the event of an Optionee's
death, such Optionee's Option(s) shall not be transferable other than by will,
by a beneficiary designation executed by the Optionee and delivered to the
Company, or by the laws of descent and distribution.
(g) Termination of Service (Except by Death). If an Optionee's Service
terminates for any reason other than the Optionee's death, then such Optionee's
Option(s) shall expire on the earliest of the following occasions:
(i) The expiration date determined pursuant to Subsection (e) above;
(ii) The date 120 days after the termination of the Optionee's service
for any reason other than Total and Permanent Disability; or
(iii) The date six months after the termination of the Optionee's
Service by reason of Total and Permanent Disability.
The Optionee may exercise all or part of his or her Option(s) at any time before
the expiration of such Option(s) under the preceding sentence, but only to the
extent that such Option(s) had become exercisable before the Optionee's Service
terminated or became exercisable as a result of the termination. The balance of
such Option(s) shall lapse when the Optionee's Service terminates. In the event
that the Optionee dies after the termination of the Optionee's Service but
before the expiration of the Optionee's Option(s), all or part of such Option(s)
may be exercised (prior to expiration) by his or her designated beneficiary (if
applicable), by the executors or administrators of the Optionee's estate or by
any person who has acquired such Option(s) directly from the Optionee by bequest
or inheritance, but only to the extent that such Option(s) had become
exercisable before the Optionee's Service terminated or became exercisable as a
result of the termination.
(h) Leaves of Absence. For purposes of Subsection (g) above, Service
shall be deemed to continue while the Optionee is on military leave, sick leave
or other bona fide leave of absence (as determined by the Committee). The
foregoing notwithstanding, in the case of an ISO granted under the Plan, Service
shall not be deemed to continue beyond the first 90 days of such leave, unless
the Optionee's reemployment rights are guaranteed by statute or by contract.
(i) Death of Optionee. If an Optionee dies while he or she is in
Service, then such Optionee's Option(s) shall expire on the earlier of the
following dates:
(i) The expiration date determined pursuant to Subsection (e) above;
or
(ii) The date six months after the Optionee's death.
All or part of the Optionee's Option(s) may be exercised at any time
before the expiration of such Option(s) under the preceding sentence by his or
her designated beneficiary (if applicable), by the executors or administrators
of the Optionee's estate or by any person who has acquired such Option(s)
directly from the Optionee by bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent
that such Option(s) had become exercisable before the Optionee's death or became
exercisable as a result of the Optionee's death. The balance of such Option(s)
shall lapse when the Optionee dies.
(j) No Rights as a Stockholder. An Optionee, or a transferee of an
Optionee, shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any Shares
covered by his or her Option until the date of the issuance of a stock
certificate for such Shares. No adjustments shall be made, except as provided in
Section 9.
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(k) Modification, Extension and Renewal of Options. Within the
limitations of the Plan, the Committee may modify, extend or renew outstanding
Options or may accept the cancellation of outstanding Options (to the extent not
previously exercised) in return for the grant of new Options at the same or a
different price. The foregoing notwithstanding, no modification of an Option
shall, without the consent of the Optionee, impair such Optionee's rights or
increase his or her obligations under such Option.
(l) Restrictions on Transfer of Shares. Any Shares issued upon exercise
of an Option shall be subject to such special forfeiture conditions, rights of
repurchase, rights of first refusal and other transfer restrictions as the
Committee may determine. Such restrictions shall be set forth in the applicable
Stock Option Agreement and shall apply in addition to any general restrictions
that may apply to all holders of Shares.
SECTION 8. PAYMENT FOR SHARES.
(a) General Rule. The entire Purchase Price or Exercise Price of Shares
issued under the Plan shall be payable in lawful money of the United States of
America at the time when such Shares are purchased, except as follows:
(i) In the case of Shares sold under the terms of a Stock
Purchase Agreement subject to the Plan, payment shall be made
only pursuant to the express provisions of such Stock Purchase
Agreement. However, the Committee (at its sole discretion) may
specify in the Stock Purchase Agreement that payment may be
made in one or all of the forms described in Subsections (e),
(f) and (g) below.
(ii) In the case of an ISO granted under the Plan, payment
shall be made only pursuant to the express provisions of the
applicable Stock Option Agreement. However, the Committee (at
its sole discretion) may specify in the Stock Option Agreement
that payment may be made pursuant to Subsections (b), (c),
(d), (f) or (g) below.
(iii) In the case of a Nonstatutory Option granted under the
Plan, the Committee (at its sole discretion) may accept
payment pursuant to Subsections (b), (c), (d), (f) or (g)
below.
(b) Surrender of Stock. To the extent that this Subsection (b) is
applicable, payment may be made all or in part with Shares which have already
been owned by the Optionee or his or her representative for more than 12 months
and which are surrendered to the Company in good form for transfer. Such Shares
shall be valued at their Fair Market Value on the date when the new Shares are
purchased under the Plan.
(c) Exercise/Sale. To the extent that this Subsection (c) is
applicable, payment may be made by the delivery (on a form prescribed by the
Company) of an irrevocable direction to a securities broker approved by the
Company to sell Shares and to deliver all or part of the sales proceeds to the
Company in payment of all or part of the Exercise Price and any withholding
taxes.
(d) Exercise/Pledge. To the extent that this Subsection (d) is
applicable, payment may be made by the delivery (on a form prescribed by the
Company) 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.
(e) Services Rendered. To the extent that this Subsection (e) is
applicable, Shares may be awarded under the Plan in consideration of services
rendered to the Company or a Subsidiary prior to the award. If Shares are
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awarded without the payment of a Purchase Price in cash, the Committee shall
make a determination (at the time of the award) of the value of the services
rendered by the Offeree and the sufficiency of the consideration to meet the
requirements of Section 6(c).
(f) Promissory Note. To the extent that this Subsection (f) is
applicable, a portion of the Purchase Price or Exercise Price, as the case may
be, of Shares issued under the Plan may be payable by a full-recourse promissory
note, provided that (i) the par value of such Shares must be paid in lawful
money of the United States of America at the time when such Shares are
purchased, (ii) the Shares are security for payment of the principal amount of
the promissory note and interest thereon and (iii) the interest rate payable
under the terms of the promissory note shall be no less than the minimum rate
(if any) required to avoid the imputation of additional interest under the Code.
Subject to the foregoing, the Committee (at its sole discretion) shall specify
the term, interest rate, amortization requirements (if any) and other provisions
of such note.
(g) Other Forms of Payment. To the extent that this Subsection (g) is
applicable, payment may be made in any other form approved by the Committee,
consistent with applicable laws, regulations and rules.
SECTION 9. ADJUSTMENT OF SHARES.
(a) General. In the event of a subdivision of the outstanding Stock, a
declaration of a dividend payable in Shares, a declaration of a dividend payable
in a form other than Shares in an amount that has a material effect on the value
of Shares, a combination or consolidation of the outstanding Stock (by
reclassification or otherwise) into a lesser number of Shares, a
recapitalization, a spinoff or a similar occurrence, the Committee shall make
appropriate adjustments in one or more of (i) the number of Shares available for
future grants under Section 5, (ii) the number of Nonstatutory Options to be
granted to Outside Directors under Section 4(b), (iii) the number of Shares
covered by each outstanding Option or (iv) the Exercise Price under each
outstanding Option.
(b)Reorganizations. In the event that the Company is a party to a merger
or other reorganization, outstanding Options shall be subject to the agreement
of merger or reorganization. Such agreement may provide, without limitation, for
the assumption of outstanding Options by the surviving corporation or its
parent, for their continuation by the Company (if the Company is a surviving
corporation), for payment of a cash settlement equal to the difference between
the amount to be paid for one Share under such agreement and the Exercise Price,
or for the acceleration of their exercisability followed by the cancellation of
Options not exercised, in all cases without the Optionees' consent. Any
cancellation shall not occur until after such acceleration is effective and
Optionees have been notified of such acceleration. In the case of Options that
have been outstanding for less than 12 months, a cancellation need not be
preceded by an acceleration.
(c) Reservation of Rights. Except as provided in this Section 9, an
Optionee or Offeree shall have no rights by reason of any subdivision or
consolidation of shares of stock of any class, the payment of any dividend or
any other increase or decrease in the number of shares of stock of any class.
Any issue by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities
convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall not affect, and no
adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or
Exercise Price of Shares subject to an Option. The grant of an Option pursuant
to the Plan shall not affect in any way the right or power of the Company to
make adjustments, reclassifications, reorganizations or changes of its capital
or business structure, to merge or consolidate or to dissolve, liquidate, sell
or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.
SECTION 10. SECURITIES LAWS.
Shares shall not be issued under the Plan unless the issuance and
delivery of such Shares complies with (or is exempt from) all applicable
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requirements of law, including (without limitation) the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, state securities
laws and regulations, and the regulations of any stock exchange on which the
Company's securities may then be listed.
SECTION 11. NO RETENTION RIGHTS.
Neither the Plan nor any Option shall be deemed to give any individual
a right to remain an employee, consultant or director of the Company or a
Subsidiary. The Company and its Subsidiaries reserve the right to terminate the
service of any employee, consultant or director at any time, with or without
cause, subject to applicable laws, the Company's certificate of incorporation
and by-laws and a written employment agreement (if any).
SECTION 12. DURATION AND AMENDMENTS.
(a) Term of the Plan. The Plan, as set forth herein, shall become
effective upon approval by shareholders. The Plan shall terminate automatically
15 years after its initial adoption by the Board of Directors on October 3,
2000, and may be terminated on any earlier date pursuant to Subsection (b)
below.
(b) Right to Amend or Terminate the Plan. The Board of Directors may,
subject to applicable law, amend, suspend or terminate the Plan at any time and
for any reason. An amendment to the Plan shall require stockholder approval only
to the extent required by applicable law.
(c) Effect of Amendment or Termination. No Shares shall be issued or
sold under the Plan after the termination thereof, except upon exercise of an
Option granted prior to such termination. The termination of the Plan, or any
amendment thereof, shall not affect any Share previously issued or any Option
previously granted under the Plan.
SECTION 13. EXECUTION.
To record the adoption of the Plan by the Board of Directors on October 3,
2000 subject to approval by the Company's stockholders at a duly noticed
shareholders' meeting, the Company has caused its authorized officer to execute
the same.
XIN NET CORP.
By /s/ Marc Hung
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President
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XIN NET CORP.
#830-789 W. Pender St, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6C 1H2
PROXY SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS, January ____, 2001
The undersigned hereby appoints Marc Hung proxy, with full power of
substitution, for and in the name or names of the undersigned, to vote all
shares of Common Stock of Xin Net Corp. held of record by the undersigned at
the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on January ____, 2001, at 9:00
a.m., at #830-789 W. Pender Street, Vancouver, BC Canada V6C 1H2, and at any
adjournment thereof, upon the matters described in the accompanying Notice of
Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, and
upon any other business that may properly come before, and matters incident to
the conduct of, the meeting or any adjournment thereof. Said person is directed
to vote on the matters described in the Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy
Statement as follows, and otherwise in their discretion upon such other business
as may properly come before, and matters incident to the conduct of, the meeting
and any adjournment thereof.
1. To elect a Board of four (4) directors to hold office until the next
annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective successors
have been elected and qualified:
Nominees: Marc Hung, Ernest Cheung, Xiao-qing (Angela) Du, Maurice Tsakok
[_] FOR: nominees listed above (except as marked to the con-
trary below).
[_] WITHHOLD authority to vote for nominee(s) specified below
INSTRUCTIONS: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee(s), write
the applicable name(s) in the space provided below.
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2. To approve the adoption of the Employee Stock Award Plan of Xin Net Corp.
[_] FOR [_] AGAINST [_] ABSTAIN
3. To ratify the designation of Clancy and Co., PLLC, as independent
accountants for the period ending December 31, 2000:
[_] FOR [_] AGAINST [_] ABSTAIN
4. To transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual
Meeting.
[_] FOR [_] AGAINST [_] ABSTAIN
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND THE MEETING IN PERSON. WHETHER OR
NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING, PLEASE SIGN AND RETURN THIS PROXY
CARD IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.
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THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED AS DIRECTED OR, IF NO DIRECTION IS INDICATED,
WILL BE VOTED "FOR" THE STATED PROPOSALS.
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Signature of Stockholder
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Signature if held jointly
Dated: __________________________ , 2000
IMPORTANT: If shares are
jointly owned, both owners
should sign. If signing as
attorney, executor,
administrator, trustee,
guardian or other person
signing in a representative
capacity, please give your
full title as such. If a
corporation, please sign in
full corporate name by
President or other
authorized officer. If a
partnership, please sign in
partnership name by
authorized person.
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