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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 3, 1998
File NO. ________
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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INTERACTIVE FLIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF INCORPORATION OR 11-3197148
ORGANIZATION) (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER)
4041 N. CENTRAL AVENUE, SUITE 2000
PHOENIX, ARIZONA 85012 85012
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (ZIP CODE)
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1997 STOCK OPTION PLAN
(FULL TITLE OF THE PLAN)
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MICHAIL ITKIS, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
4041 N. CENTRAL AVENUE, SUITE 2000
PHOENIX, ARIZONA 85012
(NAME AND ADDRESS OF AGENT FOR SERVICE)
(602) 200-8900
(TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE, OF AGENT FOR SERVICE)
IT IS REQUESTED THAT COPIES OF COMMUNICATIONS BE SENT TO:
STEPHEN P. ROTHMAN, ESQ.
GUTH ROTHMAN & CHRISTOPHER LLP
10866 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, SUITE 1250
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90024
(310) 474-8809
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Proposed Maximum Proposed Maximum
TITLE OF SECURITIES Amount Offering Price Aggregate Amount of
TO BE REGISTERED to be Registered(1) Per Share(2) Offering Price(2) Registration Fee
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Class A Common Stock, par
value $0.01 per share, and 1,500,000 shares and $0.859375 $1,289,062.50 $380.27
options to purchase Class A options to purchase
Common Stock such shares
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(1) Pursuant to Rule 416 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"), this Registration Statement also covers such
additional securities as may become issuable to prevent dilution
resulting from stock splits, stock dividends and similar events.
(2) Pursuant to Rule 457(h), estimated solely for the purpose of
calculating the registration fee on the basis of the average of the
high and low sale prices of the Registrant's Class A Common Stock on
the Nasdaq, National Market on March 30, 1998.
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS.
Item 1. PLAN INFORMATION.*
Item 2. REGISTRANT INFORMATION AND EMPLOYEE PLAN ANNUAL INFORMATION.*
*Information required by Part I to be contained in the Section 10(a)
prospectus is omitted from this Registration Statement in accordance with Rule
428 under the Securities Act and the Note to Part I of Form S-8.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.
The following documents, which have been filed by Interactive Flight
Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Registrant"), with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"), are incorporated herein
by reference:
(a) The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year
ended October 31, 1997, filed pursuant to Section 13 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act").
(b) The description of the Registrant's Class A Common Stock as set
forth in the Registrant's registration statement on Form 8-A filed with the
Commission on December 31, 1994, as amended by the Registrant's registration
statement on Form 8-A/A filed with the Commission on March 8, 1995, and any
other amendments or reports filed with the Commission for the purpose of
updating such description.
In addition, all documents filed subsequent to the date of this
Registration Statement by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or
15(d) of the Exchange Act, as amended, 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 this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof
from the date of the filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a
document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated herein by reference shall be
deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement
to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently
filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
modifies or supersedes such statement.
Item 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES.
The Registrant's Class A Common Stock is registered under Section 12 of
the Exchange Act. The options registered hereunder are issued or issuable under
the Company's 1997 Stock Option Plan approved by the Company's stockholders in
June 1997 (the "Stock Option Plan"). The Stock Option Plan provides for the
issuance of incentive stock options (within the meaning of Section 422 of the
Internal Revenue Code) and non-qualified stock options to purchase an aggregate
of up to 1,500,000 shares of the Class A Common Stock of the Company. The Stock
Option Plan permits the grant of options to employees, directors, consultants
and advisors of the Company. Under the Stock Option Plan, the exercise price of
an incentive stock option must be at least equal to 100% of the fair market
value of the Class A Common Stock on the date of grant (110% of the fair market
value in the case of options granted to employees who hold more than ten percent
of the voting power of the Company's capital stock on the date of grant). The
exercise price of a non-qualified stock option is determined in the discretion
of the plan administrator, and may be more or less than the fair market value of
the Class A Common Stock on the date of the grant. The term of an incentive
stock option is not to exceed ten years (five years in the case of an incentive
stock option granted to a ten percent holder); the term of a non-qualified
option is determined in the discretion of the plan administrator and stated in
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the notice of grant. The vesting schedule and the period required for full
exercisability of the stock options are at the discretion of the plan
administrator.
As of March 24, 1998, incentive stock options for approximately 100,550
shares were outstanding under the 1997 Stock Option Plan and no non-qualified
options were outstanding. The exercise price of all options granted
was equal to the fair market value of the Class A Common Stock at the date of
the grant. The terms of the options granted to that date were ten years, with
vesting periods up to three years from the date of grant.
Item 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.
Not Applicable
Item 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
The Registrant's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the
"Company Certificate") includes a provision that eliminates the personal
liability of its directors to the Registrant or its stockholders for monetary
damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director to the maximum extent
permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law ("DGCL"). The DGCL does not
permit liability to be eliminated (i) for any breach of a director's duty of
loyalty to the Registrant or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in
good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law,
(iii) for unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock repurchases or
redemptions, as provided in Section 174 of the DGCL, or (iv) for any transaction
for which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
Section 145 of the DGCL provides that a corporation may indemnify any
person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any
threatened, pending or completed action or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he is or was a
director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation or is or was serving at
its request in such capacity in another corporation or business association,
against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid
in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such
action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner he
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no
reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The Company Certificate of
the Registrant provides that the Registrant shall indemnify its directors and
executive officers to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, including those
circumstances in which indemnification would otherwise be discretionary, subject
to certain exceptions. The Company Certificate also provides that the Registrant
will advance to directors and executive officers expenses incurred in connection
with an action or proceeding as to which they may be entitled to
indemnification, subject to certain exceptions.
The Registrant has entered into indemnification agreements with each of
its directors and executive officers that provide the maximum indemnity allowed
to directors and executive officers by the DGCL and the Company Certificate,
subject to certain exceptions, as well as certain additional procedural
protections. In addition, the indemnification agreements provide generally that
the Registrant will advance expenses incurred by directors and executive
officers in any action or proceeding as to which they may be entitled to
indemnification, subject to certain exceptions.
The Registrant maintains directors' and officers' liability and company
reimbursement insurance which, among other things (i) provides for payment on
behalf of its officers and directors against loss as defined in the policy
stemming from acts committed by directors and officers in their capacity as
such, and (ii) provides for payment on behalf of the Registrant to indemnify
directors or officers for such loss pursuant to statutory or common law or
pursuant to duly effective certificate of incorporation or by-law provisions.
Item 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED.
Not Applicable.
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Item 8. EXHIBITS.
Exhibit
Number
4.1 1997 Stock Option Plan of Interactive Flight Technologies, Inc.
4.2 Form of Stock Option Agreement under 1997 Stock Option Plan
4.3* Specimen of Class A Common Stock Certificate
5.1 Opinion of Guth Rothman & Christopher LLP
23.1 Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
23.2 Consent of Guth Rothman & Christopher LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1 Powers of Attorney (included on signature page of this Registration
Statement)
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* Incorporated by reference from the Registrant's Registration Statement
on Form SB-2, Registration No. 33-86928.
Item 9. UNDERTAKINGS.
(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales
are being made, a post-effective amendment to this
Registration Statement:
(i) to include any prospectus required by
Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or
events arising after the effective date of
the Registration Statement (or the most
recent post-effective amendment thereof)
which, individually or in the aggregate,
represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in the 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;
provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not
apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective
amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by
the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange
Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability
under the Securities Act, 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) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for
purposes of determining any liability under the Securities
Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to
Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that is
incorporated by reference in this 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.
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(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act 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 Securities 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 of whether such indemnification by
it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act
and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, 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
authorized, in the City of Phoenix, State of Arizona, on March 31, 1998.
INTERACTIVE FLIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By: /s/ Michail Itkis
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Michail Itkis
Chief Executive Officer
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints each of Michail Itkis and John Alderfer,
jointly and severally, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each
with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name,
place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to
this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto,
and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents 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 to all intents and purposes as he
might or could do in person, thereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents or either of them or their or his substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration
Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the
dates indicated.
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/s/ Michail Itkis Chief Executive Officer and Director March 31, 1998
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Michail Itkis
/s/Thomas M. Metzler President and Director March 31, 1998
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Thomas M. Metzler
/s/ John W. Alderfer Chief Financial Officer March 31, 1998
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John W. Alderfer Accounting Officer) and Director
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit Number Page No.
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4.1 1997 Stock Option Plan of Interactive Flight 8
Technologies, Inc.
4.2 Form of Stock Option Agreement under 1997 17
Stock Option Plan
4.3* Specimen of Class A Common Stock Certificate *
5.1 Opinion of Guth Rothman & Christopher LLP 20
23.1 Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP 21
23.2 Consent of Guth Rothman & Christopher LLP
(contained in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1 Powers of Attorney (included on signature page of this
Registration Statement)
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*Incorporated by reference from the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form
SB-2, Registration No. 33-86928.
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EXHIBIT 4.1
INTERACTIVE FLIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
1997 STOCK OPTION PLAN
1. PURPOSES OF THE PLAN. The purposes of this 1997 Stock Option Plan
are:
- to attract and retain the best available personnel for
positions of substantial responsibility,
- to provide additional incentive to Employees, Directors and
Consultants, and
- to promote the success of the Company's business.
Options granted under the Plan may be Incentive Stock Options or Nonstatutory
Stock Options, as determined by the Administrator at the time of grant.
2. DEFINITIONS. As used herein, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) "ADMINISTRATOR" means the Board or any of its Committees
as shall be administering the Plan, in accordance with Section 4 of the
Plan.
(b) "APPLICABLE LAWS" means the legal requirements relating to
the administration of stock option plans under state corporate and
securities laws and the Code.
(c) "BOARD" means the Board of Directors of the Company.
(d) "CODE" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.
(e) "COMMITTEE" means a Committee appointed by the Board in
accordance with Section 4 of the Plan.
(f) "COMMON STOCK" means the Class A Common Stock, $.01 par
value, of the Company.
(g) "COMPANY" means Interactive Flight Technologies, Inc.
(h) "CONSULTANT" means any person, including an advisor,
engaged by the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary to render services and
who is compensated for such services, provided that the term
"Consultant" shall not include Directors who are paid only a director's
fee by the Company or who are not compensated by the Company for their
services as Directors.
(i) "CONTINUOUS STATUS AS AN EMPLOYEE OR CONSULTANT" means
that the employment or consulting relationship is not interrupted or
terminated by the Company, any Parent or Subsidiary. Continuous Status
as an Employee or Consultant shall not be considered interrupted in the
case of: (i) any leave of absence approved by the Board, including sick
leave, military leave, or any other personal leave; provided, however,
that for purposes of Incentive Stock Options, any such leave may not
exceed ninety (90) days, unless reemployment upon the expiration of
such leave is guaranteed by contract (including certain Company
polices) or statute; or (ii) transfers between locations of the Company
or between the Company, its Parent, its Subsidiaries or its successor.
(j) "DIRECTOR" means a member of the Board.
(k) "DISABILITY" means total and permanent disability as
defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.
(l) "EMPLOYEE" means any person, including Officers and
Directors employed by the Company or
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any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company. Neither service as a Director
nor payment of a director's fee by the Company shall be sufficient to
constitute "employment" by the Company.
(m) "EXCHANGE ACT" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended.
(n) "FAIR MARKET VALUE" means, as of any date, the value of
Common Stock determined as follows:
(i) If the Common Stock is listed on any established
stock exchange or a national market system, including without
limitation, the National Market System of the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotation
("NASDAQ") System, the Fair Market Value of a Share of Common
Stock shall be the closing sales price for such stock (or the
closing bid, if no sales are reported) as quoted on such
system or exchange (or the exchange with the greatest volume
of trading in Common Stock) on the last market trading day
prior to the day of determination, as reported in the Wall
Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems
reliable;
(ii) If the Common Stock is quoted on the NASDAQ
System (but not on the National Market System thereof) or is
regularly quoted by recognized securities dealers but selling
prices are not reported, the Fair Market Value of a Share of
Common Stock shall be the mean between the high bid and low
asked prices for the Common Stock on the last market trading
day prior to the day of determination, as reported in the Wall
Street journal or such other source as the Administrator deems
reliable;
(iii) In the absence of any established market for
the Common Stock, the Fair Market Value shall be determined in
good faith by the Administrator.
(o) "INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION" means an Option intended to
qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422
of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
(p) "NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION" means an Option not intended
to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.
(q) "NOTICE OF GRANT" means a written notice evidencing
certain terms and conditions of an individual Option grant. The Notice
of Grant is part of the Option Agreement.
(r) "OFFICER" means a person who is an officer of the Company
within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder.
(s) "OPTION" means a stock option granted pursuant to the
Plan.
(t) "OPTION AGREEMENT" means a written agreement between the
Company and an Optionee evidencing the terms and conditions of an
individual Option grant. The Option Agreement is subject to the terms
and conditions of the Plan.
(u) "OPTION EXCHANGE PROGRAM" means a program whereby
outstanding options are surrendered in exchange for options with a
lower exercise price.
(v) "OPTIONED STOCK" means the Common Stock subject to an
Option.
(w) "OPTIONEE" means an Employee, Director or Consultant who
holds an outstanding Option.
(x) "PARENT" means a "parent corporation", whether now or
hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.
(y) "PLAN" means this 1997 Stock Option Plan.
(z) "RULE 16b-3" means Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act or any
successor to Rule 16b-3, as in effect when discretion is being
exercised with respect to the Plan.
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(aa) "SECTION 162(m)" means Section 162(m) of the Code and the
regulations thereunder, as amended.
(bb) "SHARE" means a share of the Common Stock, as adjusted in
accordance with Section 13 of the Plan.
(cc) "SUBSIDIARY" means a "subsidiary corporation", whether
now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.
(dd) "TERMINATION EVENT" means (i) any use or disclosure by an
Optionee of confidential information or trade secrets of the Company or
any Parent or Subsidiary in violation of any confidentiality or
nondisclosure agreement by which the Optionee is bound, or (ii) the
termination of Optionee's Continuous Status as an Employee or
Consultant for cause as defined pursuant to applicable law, as a result
of a breach of Optionee's employment or consulting agreement, as a
result of theft, fraud or embezzlement, or as a result of any
disclosure or use of confidential information or trade secrets
described in part (i) of this paragraph.
3. STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN. Subject to the provisions of Section 13
of the Plan, the maximum aggregate number of Shares which may be optioned under
the Plan is One Million Five Hundred Thousand (1,500,000) Shares of Common
Stock. The Shares may be authorized, but unissued, or reacquired Common Stock.
However, should the Company reacquire Shares which were issued pursuant to the
exercise of an Option, such Shares shall not become available for future grant
under the Plan.
If an Option expires or becomes unexercisable without having been
exercised in full, or is surrendered pursuant to an Option Exchange Program, the
unpurchased Shares which were subject thereto shall become available for future
grant or sale under the Plan (unless the Plan has terminated).
4. ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN.
(a) PROCEDURE.
(i) MULTIPLE ADMINISTRATIVE BODIES. If permitted by
Rule 16b-3, the Plan may be administered by different bodies with
respect to Directors, Officers who are not Directors, and Employees who
are neither Directors nor Officers.
(ii) ADMINISTRATION WITH RESPECT TO DIRECTORS AND
OFFICERS SUBJECT TO SECTION 16(b). With respect to Option grants made
to Directors or to Employees who are also Officers or Directors subject
to Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, the Plan shall be administered by
(A) the Board, if the Board may administer the Plan in compliance with
the requirements for grants under the Plan to be exempt acquisitions
under Rule 16b-3, or (B) a committee designated by the Board to
administer the Plan, which committee shall consist of "Non-Employee
Directors" within the meaning of Rule 16b-3. Once appointed, such
Committee shall continue to serve in its designated capacity until
otherwise directed by the Board. From time to time the Board may
increase the size of the Committee and appoint additional members,
remove members (with or without cause) and substitute new members, fill
vacancies (however caused), and remove all members of the Committee and
thereafter directly administer the Plan, all to the extent permitted by
the requirements for grants under the Plan to be exempt acquisitions
under Rule 16b-3.
(iii) ADMINISTRATION WITH RESPECT TO COVERED
EMPLOYEES SUBJECT TO SECTION 162(m) OF THE CODE. With respect to Option
grants made to Employees who are also "covered employees" within the
meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations thereunder,
as amended, the Plan shall be administered by a committee designated by
the Board to administer the Plan, which committee shall be constituted
to satisfy the requirements applicable to Options intended to qualify
as "performance-based compensation" under Section 162(m). Once
appointed, such Committee shall continue to serve in its designated
capacity until otherwise directed by the Board. From time to time the
Board may increase the size of the Committee and appoint additional
members, remove members (with or without cause) and substitute new
members, fill vacancies (however caused), and remove all members of the
Committee and thereafter directly administer the Plan, all to the
extent permitted by the rules applicable to Options intended to qualify
as "performance-based compensation" under Section 162(m).
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(iv) ADMINISTRATION WITH RESPECT TO OTHER PERSONS.
With respect to Option grants made to Employees or Consultants who are
neither Directors nor Officers of the Company, the Plan shall be
administered by (A) the Board or (B) a committee designated by the
Board, which committee shall be constituted to satisfy Applicable Laws.
Once appointed, such Committee shall serve in its designated capacity
until otherwise directed by the Board. The Board may increase the size
of the Committee and appoint additional members, remove members (with
or without cause) and substitute new members, fill vacancies (however
caused), and remove all members of the Committee and thereafter
directly administer the Plan, all to the extent permitted by Applicable
Laws.
(b) POWERS OF THE ADMINISTRATOR. Subject to the provisions of
the Plan, and in the case of a Committee, subject to the specific duties
delegated by the Board to such Committee, the Administrator shall have the
authority, in its discretion:
(i) to determine the Fair Market Value of the Common
Stock, in accordance with Section 2(n) of the Plan;
(ii) to select the Directors, Consultants and
Employees to whom Options may be granted hereunder;
(iii) to determine whether and to what extent Options
are granted hereunder;
(iv) to determine the number of shares of Common
Stock to be covered by each Option granted hereunder;
(v) to approve forms of agreement for use under the
Plan;
(vi) to determine the terms and conditions, not
inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, of any award granted
hereunder. Such terms and conditions include, but are not limited to,
the exercise price, the time or times when Options may be exercised
(which may be based on performance criteria), any vesting acceleration
or waiver of forfeiture restrictions, and any restriction or limitation
regarding any Option or the shares of Common Stock relating thereto
based in each case on such factors as the Administrator, in its sole
discretion, shall determine;
(vii) to reduce the exercise price of any Option to
the then current Fair Market Value if the Fair Market Value of the
Common Stock covered by such Option shall have declined since the date
the Option was granted;
(viii) to construe and interpret the terms of the
Plan;
(ix) to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and
regulations relating to the Plan;
(x) to modify or amend each Option (subject to
Section 14(c) of the Plan);
(xi) to authorize any person to execute on behalf of
the Company any instrument required to effect the grant of an Option
previously granted by the Administrator;
(xii) to institute an Option Exchange Program;
(xiii) to determine the terms and restrictions
applicable to Options; and
(xiv) to make all other determinations deemed
necessary or advisable for administering the Plan.
(c) EFFECT OF ADMINISTRATOR'S DECISION. The Administrator's
decisions, determinations and interpretations shall be final and binding on all
Optionees and any other holders of Options.
5. ELIGIBILITY. Nonstatutory Options may be granted to Directors,
Employees and Consultants. Incentive
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Stock Options may be granted only to Employees. If otherwise eligible, an
Employee or Consultant who has been granted an Option may be granted additional
Options.
6. LIMITATIONS.
(a) Each Option shall be designated in the Notice of Grant as
either an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option. However,
notwithstanding such designations, to the extent that the aggregate Fair Market
Value:
(i) of Shares subject to an Optionee's incentive
stock options granted by the Company, any Parent or Subsidiary, which
(ii) become exercisable for the first time during any calendar year
(under all plans of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary) exceeds
$100,000, such excess Options shall be treated as Nonstatutory Stock
Options. For purposes of this Section 6(a), incentive stock options
shall be taken into account in the order in which they were granted,
and the Fair Market Value of the Shares shall be determined as of the
time of grant.
(b) Neither the Plan nor any Option shall confer upon an
Optionee any right with respect to continuing the Optionee's employment or
consulting relationship with the Company, nor shall they interfere in any way
with the Optionee's right or the Company's right to terminate such employment or
consulting relationship at any time, with or without cause.
(c) No Officer shall be granted in any fiscal year of the
Company Options to purchase more than 500,000 Shares. The foregoing limitation
set forth in this Section 0(c) is intended to satisfy the requirements
applicable to Options intended to qualify as "performance-based compensation"
(within the meaning of Section 162(m)). In the event the Administrator
determines that such limitation is not required to qualify Options as
performance-based compensation, the Administrator may modify or eliminate such
limitation.
7. TERM OF THE PLAN. Subject to Section 18 of the Plan, the Plan shall
become effective upon the earlier to occur of its adoption by the Board or its
approval by the shareholders of the Company as described in Section 18 of the
Plan. It shall continue in effect for a term of ten (10) years unless terminated
earlier under Section 14 of the Plan.
8. TERM OF OPTION. The term of each Option shall be stated in the
Notice of Grant; provided, however, that in the case of an Incentive Stock
Option, the term shall be ten (10) years from the date of grant or such shorter
term as may be provided in the Notice of Grant. Moreover, in the case of an
Incentive Stock Option granted to an Optionee who, at the time the Incentive
Stock Option is granted, owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of
the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or
Subsidiary, the term of the Incentive Stock Option shall be five (5) years from
the date of grant or such shorter term as may be provided in the Notice of
Grant.
9. OPTION EXERCISE PRICE AND CONSIDERATION.
(a) EXERCISE PRICE. The price per share exercise price for the
Share to be issued pursuant to exercise of an Option shall be determined by the
Administrator, subject to the following:
(i) In the case of an Incentive Stock Option
(A) granted to an Employee who, at the time
the Incentive Stock Option is granted, owns stock representing
more than ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes
of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, the per
Share exercise price shall be no less than 110% of the Fair
Market Value per Share on the date of grant.
(B) granted to any other Employee, the per
Share exercise price shall be no less than 100% of the Fair
Market Value per Share on the date of grant.
(ii) In the case of a Nonstatutory Stock Option, the
per Share exercise price shall be determined in the discretion of the
Committee, but may be more or less than the Fair Market Value per Share
on the date of grant.
(b) WAITING PERIOD AND EXERCISE DATES. At the time an Option
is granted, the Administrator shall
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fix the period within which the Option may be exercised and shall determine any
conditions which must be satisfied before the Option may be exercised. In so
doing, the Administrator may specify that an Option may not be exercised until
the completion of a service period.
(c) FORM OF CONSIDERATION. The Administrator shall determine
the acceptable form of consideration for exercising an Option, including the
method of payment. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option, the Administrator
shall determine the acceptable form of consideration at the time of grant. Such
consideration may consist entirely of:
(i) cash;
(ii) a promissory note made by the Optionee in favor
of the Company;
(iii) if permitted by the Administrator, in its sole
discretion, other Shares which (A) in the case of Shares acquired upon
exercise of an option, have been owned by the Optionee for more than
six months on the date of surrender, and (B) have a Fair Market Value
on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate exercise price of the
Shares as to which said Option shall be exercised:
(iv) delivery of a properly executed exercise notice
together with such other documentation as the Administrator and the
Optionee's broker, if applicable, shall require to effect an exercise
of the Option and delivery to the Company of the sale or loan proceeds
required to pay the exercise price;
(v) any combination of the foregoing methods of
payment; or
(vi) such other consideration and method of payment
for the issuance of Shares to the extent permitted by the Administrator
and Applicable Laws.
10. EXERCISE OF OPTION.
(a) PROCEDURE FOR EXERCISE; RIGHTS AS A SHAREHOLDER. Any
Option granted hereunder shall be exercisable according to the terms of the Plan
and at such times and under such conditions as determined by the Administrator
and set forth in the Option Agreement.
An Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a Share.
An Option shall be deemed exercised when the Company receives:
(1) written notice of exercise (in accordance with the Option Agreement) from
the person entitled to exercise the Option, and (ii) full payment for the Shares
with respect to which the Option is exercised. Full payment may consist of any
consideration and method of payment authorized by the Administrator and
permitted by the Option Agreement and the Plan. Shares issued upon exercise of
an Option shall be issued in the name of the Optionee or, if requested by the
Optionee, in the name of the Optionee and his or her spouse. Until the stock
certificate evidencing such Shares is issued (as evidenced by the appropriate
entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the
Company), no right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a
shareholder shall exist with respect to the Optioned Stock, notwithstanding the
exercise of the Option. Subject to Section 12, the Company shall issue (or cause
to be issued) such stock certificate promptly after the Option is exercised. No
adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date
is prior to the date the stock certificate is issued, except as provided in
Section 13 of the Plan.
Exercising an Option in any manner shall decrease the number
of Shares thereafter available, both for purposes of the Plan and for sale under
the Option, by the number of Shares as to which the Option is exercised.
(b) ACCELERATED TERMINATION OF OPTION TERM. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in the Plan, an Optionee's Options under the
Plan shall terminate and cease to be exercisable immediately upon the occurrence
of a Termination Event with respect to such Optionee.
(c) TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT OR CONSULTING RELATIONSHIP. In
the event that an Optionee's Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant
terminates (other than upon the Optionee's death or Disability or as a result of
a Termination Event), the Optionee may exercise his or her Option, but only
within such period of time as is determined by the Administrator, and only to
the extent that the Optionee was entitled to exercise it at the date of
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termination (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such
Option as set forth in the Notice of Grant). In the case of an Incentive Stock
Option, the Administrator shall determine such period of time (in no event to
exceed ninety (90) days from the date of termination) when the Option is
granted. If, at the date of termination, the Optionee is not entitled to
exercise his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the unexercisable
portion of the Option shall revert to the Plan. If, after termination, the
Optionee does not exercise his or her Option within the time specified by the
Administrator, the Option shall terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option
shall revert to the Plan.
(d) DISABILITY OF OPTIONEE. In the event that an Optionee's
Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant terminates as a result of the
Optionee's Disability, the Optionee may exercise his or her Option at any time
within twelve (12) months from the date of such termination, but only to the
extent that the Optionee was entitled to exercise it at the date of such
termination (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such
Option as set forth in the Notice of Grant). If, at the date of termination the
Optionee is not entitled to exercise his or her entire Option, the Shares
covered by the unexercisable portion of the Option shall revert to the Plan. If,
after termination, the Optionee does not exercise his or her Option within the
time specified herein, the Option shall terminate, and the Shares covered by
such Option shall revert to the Plan.
(e) DEATH OF OPTIONEE. In the event of the death of an
Optionee, the Option may be exercised at any time within twelve (12) months
following the date of death (but in no event later than the expiration of the
term of such Option as set forth in the Notice of Grant), by the Optionee's
estate or by a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest
or inheritance, but only to the extent that the Optionee was entitled to
exercise the Option at the date of death. If, at the time of death, the Optionee
was not entitled to exercise his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by
unexercisable portion of the Option shall immediately revert to the Plan. If,
after death, the Optionee's estate or a person who acquires the right to
exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance does not exercise the Option
within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate, and the Shares
covered by such Option shall revert to the Plan.
11. NON-TRANSFERABILITY OF OPTIONS.
(a) NO TRANSFER. An Option may not be sold, pledged, assigned,
hypothecated, transferred, or disposed of in any manner other than by will or by
the laws of descent or distribution and may be exercised, during the lifetime of
the Optionee, only by the Optionee.
(b) DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARY. An Optionee may file a written
designation of a beneficiary who is to receive any Options that remain
unexercised in the event of the Optionee's death. If an Optionee is married and
the designated beneficiary is not the spouse, spousal consent shall be required
for such designation to be effective. Such designation of beneficiary may be
changed by the Optionee at any time by written notice, subject to the above
spousal consent conditions.
(c) EFFECT OF NO DESIGNATION. In the event of the death of the
Optionee and in the absence of a beneficiary validly designated under the Plan
who is living at the time of such Optionee's death, the Company shall deliver
such options to the executor or administrator of the estate of the Optionee, or
if no such executor or administrator has been appointed (to the knowledge of the
Company), the Company, in its discretion, may deliver such options to the spouse
or to any one or more dependents or relatives of the participant, or if no
spouse, dependent or relative is known to the Company, then to such other person
as the Company may designate.
12. WITHHOLDING TAXES. Upon (i) the disposition by an Optionee of
shares of Common Stock acquired pursuant to the exercise of an Incentive Stock
Option within two years of the granting of such Incentive Stock Option or within
one year after exercise of such Incentive Stock Option, or (ii) the exercise of
a Nonstatutory Stock Option, the Company shall have the right to require such
Optionee to pay the Company the amount of any taxes which the Company may be
required to withhold with respect to such shares of Common Stock.
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13. ADJUSTMENTS UPON CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION, DISSOLUTION, MERGER OR
ASSET SALE.
(a) CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION. Subject to any required action
by the shareholders of the Company, if the outstanding shares of Common Stock
are increased, decreased, changed into or exchanged for a different number or
kind of shares of securities of the Company through reorganization,
recapitalization, reclassification, stock combination, stock dividend, stock
split, reverse stock split or other similar transaction, an appropriate and
proportionate adjustment shall be made in the maximum number and kind of shares
as to which Options may be granted under this Plan. A corresponding adjustment
changing the number or kind of shares allocated to unexercised Options which
have been granted prior to any such change, shall likewise be made. Any such
adjustment in the outstanding Options shall be made without change in the
aggregate purchase price applicable to the unexercised portion of the Options
but with a corresponding adjustment in the price for each share or other unit of
any security covered by the Option. Such adjustment shall be made by the
Administrator, whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding and
conclusive.
(b) DISSOLUTION OR LIQUIDATION. In the event of the proposed
dissolution or liquidation of the Company, to the extent that an Option had not
been previously exercised, it will terminate immediately prior to the
consummation of such proposed action. The Board may, in the exercise of its sole
discretion in such instances, declare that any Option shall terminate as of a
date fixed by the Board and give each Optionee the right to exercise his or her
Option as to all or any part of the Optioned Stock, including Shares as to which
the Option would not otherwise be exercisable.
(c) MERGER OR ASSET SALE. Subject to the provisions of
paragraph (d) hereof, in the event of a merger of the Company with or into
another corporation, or the sale of substantially all of the assets of the
Company, the Administrator, upon 30 days prior written notice to the Option
holders, may, in its discretion, do one or more of the following: (i) shorten
the period during which Options are exercisable (provided they remain
exercisable for at least 30 days after the date the notice is given); (ii)
accelerate any vesting schedule to which an Option is subject; (iii) arrange to
have the surviving or successor entity grant replacement options with
appropriate adjustments in the number and kind of securities and option prices;
or (iv) cancel Options upon payment to the Optionees in cash, with respect to
each Option to the extent then exercisable (including any Options as to which
the exercise has been accelerated as contemplated in clause (ii) above), of an
amount equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of the number of Shares as
to which the Option is then exercisable (at the effective time of the merger,
reorganization, sale of other event) over the aggregate exercise price with
respect to such Shares. The Administrator may also provide for one or more of
the foregoing alternatives in any particular Option Agreement.
14. AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF THE PLAN.
(a) AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION. The Board may at any time
amend, alter or suspend or terminate the Plan.
(b) SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL. The Company shall obtain shareholder
approval of any Plan amendment only to the extent necessary and desirable to
comply with Rule 16b-3, with Section 422 or 162(m) of the Code or with any
Applicable Laws, including the requirements of any exchange or quotation system
on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted. Such shareholder approval, if
required, shall be obtained in such a manner and to such a degree as is required
by Applicable Law.
(c) EFFECT OF AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION. No amendment,
alteration, suspension or termination of the Plan shall impair the rights of an
Optionee, unless mutually agreed otherwise between the Optionee and the
Administrator, which agreement must be in writing and signed by the Optionee and
the Company.
15. CONDITIONS UPON ISSUANCE OF SHARES.
(a) LEGAL COMPLIANCE. Shares shall not be issued pursuant to
the exercise of an Option unless the exercise of such Option and the issuance
and delivery of such Shares shall comply with all relevant provisions of law,
including, without limitation, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the
Exchange Act, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, Applicable Laws,
the requirements of any stock exchange or quotation system upon which the Shares
may then be listed or quoted, and any other requirements of law or of any
regulatory bodies having jurisdiction over such issuance and delivery, and shall
be further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to
such compliance.
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(b) INVESTMENT REPRESENTATION. As a condition to the exercise
of an Option, the Company may require the person exercising such Option to
represent and warrant at the time of any such exercise that the Shares are being
purchased only for investment and without any present intention to sell,
transfer or distribute such Shares.
16. LIABILITY OF COMPANY.
(a) INABILITY TO OBTAIN AUTHORITY. The inability of the
Company to obtain authority from any regulatory body having jurisdiction, which
authority is deemed by the Company's counsel to be necessary to the lawful
issuance and sale of any Shares hereunder, shall relieve the Company of any
liability in respect of the failure to issue or sell such Shares as to which
such requisite authority shall not have been obtained.
(b) GRANTS EXCEEDING ALLOTTED SHARES. If the Optioned Stock
covered by an Option exceeds, as of the date of grant, the number of Shares
which may be issued under the Plan without additional shareholder approval, such
Option shall be void with respect to such excess Optioned Stock, unless
shareholder approval of an amendment sufficiently increasing the number of
Shares subject to the Plan is timely obtained in accordance with Section 14(b)
of the Plan.
(c) RIGHTS OF PARTICIPANTS AND BENEFICIARIES. The Company
shall pay all amounts payable hereunder only to the Optionee or beneficiaries
entitled thereto pursuant to the Plan. The Company shall not be liable for the
debts, contracts or engagements of any Optionee or his or her beneficiaries, and
rights to Shares or cash payments under the Plan may not be taken in execution
by attachment or garnishment, or by any other legal or equitable proceeding
while in the hands of the Company.
17. RESERVATION OF SHARES. The Company, during the term of this Plan,
will at all times reserve and keep available such number of Shares as shall be
sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan.
18. SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL. Continuance of the Plan shall be subject to
approval by the shareholders of the Company within twelve (12) months before or
after the date the Plan is adopted. Such shareholder approval shall be obtained
in the manner and to the degree required under Applicable Law. Options may be
granted but not exercised prior to shareholder approval of the Plan. If any
Options are so granted and stockholder approval shall not have been obtained
within twelve months of the date of adoption of this Plan by the Board of
Directors, such Options shall terminate retroactively as of the date they were
granted.
19. GOVERNING LAW. The Plan shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware (without giving effect to
conflicts of law principles).
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EXHIBIT 4.2
INTERACTIVE FLIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
1997 STOCK OPTION PLAN
STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms defined in the Interactive
Flight Technologies, Inc. 1997 Stock Option Plan (the "PLAN") shall have the
same defined meanings in this Option Agreement.
I. Notice of Stock Option Grant
Optionee's Name _________________________
Optionee's Address _________________________
_________________________
_________________________
You (also referred to as "OPTIONEE") have been granted an option to
purchase shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company ("SHARES") subject to the
terms and conditions of the Plan and this Stock Option Agreement as follows:
Grant Number ________________
Date of Grant ________________
Exercise Price per Share $_______________
Total Number of Shares Covered ________________
Type of Option _______ Incentive Stock
Option
_______ Nonstatutory
Stock Option
Term of Option/Outside Expiration Date: _________________
VESTING SCHEDULE:
Subject to the termination provisions of this Option Agreement and the
Plan, this Option may be exercised, in whole or in part, in respect that portion
of this Option which has vested as of the exercise date. This Option shall vest
and become exercisable in equal one-third installments on each of first three
anniversaries of the grant date. In each case, the number of Shares that may be
purchased pursuant to the exercise of the Option shall be rounded to the nearest
full Share.
TERMINATION PERIOD:
Unless the Option is terminated due to a Termination Event, this Option
may be exercised for thirty (30) days after termination of employment or
consulting relationship, or such longer period as may be applicable upon death
or Disability of Optionee as provided in the Plan, but only to the extent vested
as of the date of termination, death or Disability. In no event may the Option
be exercised later than the Term of Option/Outside Expiration Date above.
II. AGREEMENT
1. GRANT OF OPTION. The Administrator of the Company hereby grants to
the Optionee named in the Notice of Grant attached as Part I of this Agreement
(the "OPTIONEE"), an option (the "OPTION") to purchase a number of Shares, as
set forth in the Notice of Grant, at the exercise price per share set in the
Notice of Grant (the "EXERCISE
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PRICE"), subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, which is incorporated
herein by reference. Subject to Section 15(c) of the Plan, in the event of a
conflict between the terms and conditions of the Plan and the terms and
conditions of this Option Agreement, the terms and conditions of the Plan shall
prevail.
If designated in the Notice of Grant as an Incentive Stock Option, this
Option is intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option under Section 422 of
the Code.
2. EXERCISE OF OPTION.
(a) RIGHT OF EXERCISE. This Option is exercisable during its
term in accordance with the Vesting Schedule set out in the Notice of Grant and
the applicable provisions of the Plan and this Option Agreement. In the event of
Optionee's death, Disability or other termination of Optionee's employment or
consulting relationship, or in the event of a Termination Event, the exercise of
the Option is governed by the applicable provisions of the Plan and this
Agreement.
(b) METHOD OF EXERCISE. This Option is exercisable by delivery
of an exercise notice, (the "EXERCISE NOTICE") which shall state the election to
exercise the Option, the number of Shares in respect of which the Option is
being exercised (the "EXERCISED SHARES"), and such other representations and
agreements as may be required by the Company pursuant to the provisions of the
Plan. The Exercise Notice shall be signed by the Optionee and shall be delivered
in person or by certified mail to the Secretary of the Company. The Exercise
Notice shall be accompanied by payment of the aggregate Exercise Price as to all
Exercised Shares. This Option shall be deemed to be exercised upon receipt by
the Company of such fully executed Exercise Notice accompanied by such aggregate
Exercise Price and any additional documentation required by the Company.
No Shares shall be issued pursuant to the exercise of this Option
unless such issuance and exercise complies with all relevant provisions of law
and the requirements of any stock exchange upon which the Shares are then
listed. Assuming such compliance, for income tax purposes the Exercised Shares
shall be considered transferred to the Optionee on the date the Option is
exercised with respect to such Exercised Shares.
3. METHOD OF PAYMENT. Payment of the aggregate Exercise Price shall be
any of the following, or a combination thereof, at the election of the Optionee:
(a) cash; or
(b) check; or
(c) delivery of a properly executed exercise notice together
with such other documentation as the Administrator and the Optionee's broker, if
applicable, shall require to effect an exercise of the Option and delivery to
the Company of the sale or loan proceeds required to pay the exercise price; or
(d) if permitted by the Administrator in its sole discretion,
surrender of other Shares which have a Fair Market Value on the date of
surrender equal to the aggregate Exercise price of the Exercised Shares.
4. NON-TRANSFERABILITY OF OPTION. This Option may not be transferred in
any manner otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution and
may be exercised during the lifetime of Optionee only by the Optionee. The terms
of the Plan and this Option Agreement shall be binding upon the executors,
administrators, heirs, successors and assigns of the Optionee.
5. TERM OF OPTION. This Option may be exercised only within the term
set out in the Notice of Grant, and may be exercised during such term only in
accordance with the Plan and the terms of this Option Agreement.
6. NOT AN EMPLOYMENT OR SERVICE CONTRACT. Nothing in this Option or in
the Plan shall be construed as an agreement by the Company, express or implied,
to employ Optionee or contract for Optionee's services, to restrict the right of
the Company to discharge Optionee or cease contracting for Optionee's services
or to modify, extend or otherwise affect in any manner whatsoever, the terms of
any employment agreement or contract for services which may exist between the
Optionee and the Company.
7. GOVERNING LAW. The interpretation, performance, and enforcement of
this Agreement shall be
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governed by the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to the principles
of conflicts of law.
By your signature, the signature of your spouse (if any) on the
attached consent, 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 Plan and this Option Agreement. Optionee has
reviewed the Plan and this Option Agreement in their entirety, has had an
opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing this Option
Agreement and fully understands all provisions of the Plan and Option Agreement.
Optionee hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions
or interpretations of the Administrator upon any questions relating to the Plan
and the Option Agreement.
OPTIONEE: INTERACTIVE FLIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
_______________________ By:______________________________
Name:
Name:____________________________
Title:___________________________
DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARY
In the event of my death, I hereby designate the following as my
beneficiary(ies) to receive all of my vested Options that are unexercised at
that time.
NAME: (Please print)_________________________________________
(First) (Middle) (Last)
________________ _________________________________________
Relationship (Address)
Dated:__________ _________________________________________
Signature of Employee
CONSENT OF SPOUSE
The undersigned spouse of Optionee has read and hereby approves the
terms and conditions of the Plan and this Option Agreement. In consideration of
the Company's granting his or her spouse the right to purchase Shares as set
forth in the Plan and this Option Agreement, the undersigned hereby agree to be
irrevocably bound by the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Option
Agreement and further agrees that any community property interest shall be
similarly bound. The undersigned hereby appoints the undersigned's spouse as
attorney-in-fact for the undersigned with respect to any amendment or exercise
of rights under the Plan or this Option Agreement.
________________________________
Spouse of Optionee
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EXHIBIT 5.1
March 31, 1998
Interactive Flight Technologies, Inc.
4041 N. Central Avenue, Suite 2000
Phoenix, Arizona 85012
Gentlemen:
We have acted as counsel in connection with the preparation and filing
of that certain Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the "Registration
Statement") to be filed by you with the Securities and Exchange Commission under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in connection with the registration of
1,500,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share (the "Common
Stock"), of Interactive Flight Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), issuable upon the exercise of options granted to certain employees
and others of the Company pursuant to the Company's 1997 Stock Option Plan (the
"Plan"). As such counsel, we have examined the proceedings taken in connection
with the Plan and proposed to be taken in connection with the sale and issuance
of the Common Stock pursuant thereto and such other matters and documents as we
have deemed necessary or relevant as a basis for this opinion.
Based on these examinations, it is our opinion that such Common Stock,
when sold and issued in the manner referred to in the Registration Statement and
the Plan, will be legally issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
We consent to the use of our opinion as an exhibit to the Registration
Statement.
Very truly yours,
/s/ GUTH ROTHMAN & CHRISTOPHER LLP
GUTH ROTHMAN & CHRISTOPHER LLP
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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
The Stockholders and Board of Directors
Interactive Flight Technologies, Inc.:
We consent to the use of our report dated December 17, 1997 incorporated herein
by reference, relating to the balance sheets of Interactive Flight Technologies,
Inc. as of October 31, 1997 and 1996, and the related statements of operations,
stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year
period ended October 31, 1997, which report appears in the October 31, 1997
annual report on Form 10-KSB of Interactive Flight Technologies, Inc.
/s/ KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
Phoenix, Arizona
March 24, 1998
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