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Board Consent Adopting Equity Incentive Plan

The written consent a board signs to adopt an equity incentive plan: approves the plan, reserves the option pool, sets the incentive stock option limit, approves the stock option and restricted stock forms, and sends the plan to the stockholders. For a corporation in any state. Customizing it prepares the plan, the stockholder consent and both award forms from the same answers.

COVERS
  • NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:
  • APPROVAL OF EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
  • and 9 more sections
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UNANIMOUS WRITTEN CONSENT
OF
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF
[COMPANY NAME]
IN LIEU OF A MEETING

The undersigned, being all of the members of the board of directors (the “Board”) of [COMPANY NAME], a [STATE] corporation (the “Corporation”), acting by written consent without a meeting pursuant to Section [applicable section of the state corporation law], does hereby consent to the adoption of the following resolutions:

Whereas, the Board has determined that it is advisable and in the best interests of the Corporation and its stockholders to provide for the issuance of equity incentive awards, such as options, restricted stock, restricted stock units and stock appreciation rights, in order to attract and retain qualified personnel and align employees’ interests with those of the Corporation’s stockholders; and

Whereas, the Board has determined that it is advisable and in the best interests of the Corporation to adopt the [COMPANY NAME] [PLAN YEAR] Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), attached hereto as Exhibit A.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:

Approval of Equity Incentive Plan

Resolved, that after taking into account the factors that the Board has determined to be appropriate, the Plan, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A hereto, is hereby approved and adopted, with such minor modifications, amendments or changes therein as the Board may approve;

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