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MYOS CORPORATION
45 Horsehill Road, Suite 106
Cedar Knolls, New Jersey 07927
             
October __, 2012

Dear Stockholders:

It is our pleasure to invite you to the 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of MYOS Corporation.  We will hold the meeting on        , 2012, at the law offices of Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP, 150 East 42nd Street, 11th Floor, New York, New York 10017, at 1:00 p.m., local time.
 
Details regarding admission to the meeting and the business to be conducted at the meeting are more fully described in the accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders and proxy statement.
 
We hope you will be able to attend the annual meeting.  Whether or not you plan to attend the annual meeting, please promptly sign, date and return the enclosed proxy card or voting instruction card in the envelope provided, or submit your proxy by telephone or over the Internet (if those options are available to you) in accordance with the instructions on the enclosed proxy card or voting instruction card.
 
Thank you for your ongoing support of and continued interest in MYOS Corporation..
 
 
Sincerely,
 
 
 
/s/ Dr. Robert J. Hariri
 
 
Dr. Robert J. Hariri
 
 
Chairman of the Board of Directors
 
 
 
 

 

MYOS CORPORATION
45 Horsehill Road, Suite 106
Cedar Knolls, New Jersey 07927
 
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON          , 2012
 
To our Stockholders:
 
Notice is hereby given that the 2012 annual meeting of the stockholders of MYOS Corporation will be held on         , 2012, at the law offices of Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP, 150 East 42nd Street, 11th Floor, New York, New York 10017, at 1:00 p.m., local time.  At the annual meeting or any postponement, adjournment or delay thereof (the “2012 Annual Meeting”), you will be asked to consider and vote upon the following proposals:
 
 
1.
to elect four directors to serve until the 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualify;
 
 
2.
to approve the MYOS Corporation 2012 Equity Incentive Plan;

 
3.
to ratify the appointment of Seligson & Giannattasio, LLP, as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012; and
 
 
4.
to transact such other business as may properly come before the 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or any adjournment or postponement thereof.
 
Only stockholders of record at the close of business on        , 2012 are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the 2012 Annual Meeting.
 
In the election of directors, the four nominees receiving the highest number of affirmative votes will be elected.  The proposals to approve the MYOS Corporation 2012 Equity Incentive Plan and to ratify the appointment of Seligson & Giannattasio, LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012 require the affirmative “FOR” votes of a majority of the votes cast on the matter.
 
OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR” THE ELECTION OF EACH OF THE NOMINEES TO THE BOARD, “FOR” THE ADOPTION OF THE MYOS CORPORATION 2012 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN AND “FOR” THE RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF SELIGSON & GIANNATTASIO, LLP, AS OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2012.
 
Your vote is extremely important, regardless of the number of shares you own.  Whether or not you plan to attend the 2012 Annual Meeting, we ask that you promptly sign, date and return the enclosed proxy card or voting instruction card in the envelope provided, or submit your proxy by telephone, fax, e-mail or over the Internet (if those options are available to you) in accordance with the instructions on the enclosed proxy card or voting instruction card.

The proxy statement accompanying this notice provides a more complete description of the business to be conducted at the 2012 Annual Meeting.  We encourage you to read the proxy statement carefully and in its entirety.
 
 
By order of the Board of Directors,
 
     
 
/s/ Dr. Robert J. Hariri
 
 
Dr. Robert J. Hariri
 
 
Chairman of the Board of Directors
 
 
This Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders, proxy statement and form of proxy are first being mailed to stockholders on or about  , 2012.
 
Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the
MYOS Corporation 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be Held on            , 2012

The Proxy Statement and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 are available on the Investor Relations portion of our web site at www.myoscorp.com.

 
 

 
 
 
MYOS CORPORATION
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
Questions and Answers about the Proxy Materials and the Annual Meeting
1
   
Proposal No. 1:  Election of Directors
6
Directors and Executive Officers
6
Members of the Scientific Advisory Board
7
Transactions with Related Persons, Promoters and Certain Control Persons
8
Procedures for Review and Approval of Transactions with Related Persons
9
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
9
Vote Required
9
Recommendation of the Board
9
   
Proposal No. 2:  Adoption of the Company’s 2012 Incentive Plan
10
Administration
10
Eligibility
10
Number of Shares Authorized
10
Awards Available for Grant
10
Options
10
Stock Appreciation Rights
10
Restricted Stock
11
Restricted Stock Unit Awards
11
Stock Bonus Awards
11
Performance Compensation
11
Transferability
11
Amendment
11
Change in Control
11
U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences
11
New Plan Benefits
12
Interests of Directors or Officers
13
Vote Required
13
Recommendation of the Board
13
   
Proposal No. 3:  Ratification of Appointment of our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
14
Fees Billed by our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firms During Fiscal 2011 and 2010
14
Change in Accountants
14
Vote Required
15
Recommendation of the Board
15
   
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
16
   
Corporate Governance
17
Board Meetings
17
Board Committees
17
Director Nominations
17
Board Leadership Structure, Executive Sessions of Non-Management Directors
18
Board Role in Risk Oversight
18
Code of Ethics
18
Stockholder Communications with the Board
18
   
 
 
 

 
 
Report of the Board of Directors
19
   
Executive Compensation
20
Summary Compensation Table
20
Employment Agreements
20
Outstanding Equity Awards at 2011 Fiscal Year-End
22
Director Compensation
22
   
Stockholder Proposals
23
   
Proxy Solicitation
23
   
Annual Report
23
   
Delivery of Proxy Materials to Households
23
   
Appendix A: MYOS Corporation 2012 Equity Incentive Plan
24
 
 
 

 
 
PROXY STATEMENT
 
This proxy statement (the “Proxy Statement”) is furnished by the Board of Directors of MYOS Corporation (the “Board”) in connection with the solicitation of proxies for use at the 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2012 Annual Meeting”) to be held at the law offices of Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP, 150 East 42nd Street, 11th Floor, New York, New York 10017, on   , 2012, at 1:00 p.m., local time, and any adjournments thereof. This Proxy Statement, along with a Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders and either a proxy card or a voting instruction card, are being mailed to stockholders beginning on or about  , 2012.
 
Unless the context otherwise requires, in this Proxy Statement, we use the terms “MYOS,” “we,” “our,” “us” and “the Company” to refer to MYOS Corporation.
 
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT
THE PROXY MATERIALS AND THE ANNUAL MEETING
 
Q:
Why did I receive this Proxy Statement?
 
A:
The Board is soliciting your proxy to vote at the 2012 Annual Meeting because you were a stockholder at the close of business on           , 2012, the record date, and are entitled to vote at the 2012 Annual Meeting.
 
This Proxy Statement summarizes the information you need to know to vote at the 2012 Annual Meeting.  You do not need to attend the 2012 Annual Meeting to vote your shares.
 
Q:
What information is contained in this Proxy Statement?
 
A:
The information in this Proxy Statement relates to the proposals to be voted on at the 2012 Annual Meeting, the voting process, the Board, the compensation of directors and certain executive officers, and certain other required information.
 
Q:
What should I do if I receive more than one set of voting materials?
 
A:
You may receive more than one set of voting materials, including multiple copies of this Proxy Statement and multiple proxy cards or voting instruction cards.  For example, if you hold your shares in more than one brokerage account, you may receive a separate voting instruction card for each brokerage account in which you hold shares.  If you are a stockholder of record and your shares are registered in more than one name, you will receive more than one proxy card.  Please complete, sign, date and return each proxy card and voting instruction card that you receive.
 
Q:
How may I obtain an additional set of proxy materials?
 
A:
All stockholders may contact our transfer agent at the telephone number or address listed below to request an additional copy of these materials:
 
Island Stock Transfer
15500 Roosevelt Boulevard, Suite 301
Clearwater, Florida 33760
Tel: (727) 289-0010
 
Q:
What is the difference between holding shares as a stockholder of record and as a beneficial owner?
 
 A:
If your shares are registered directly in your name with our transfer agent, Island Stock Transfer, you are considered, with respect to those shares, the “stockholder of record.”  If you are a stockholder of record, the Company sent this Proxy Statement and a proxy card directly to you.
 
 
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If your shares are held in a stock brokerage account or by a bank or other nominee, you are considered the “beneficial owner” of shares held in “street name.”  If you hold shares in street name, this Proxy Statement has been forwarded to you by your broker, bank or other nominee who is considered, with respect to those shares, the stockholder of record.  As the beneficial owner, you have the right to direct your broker, bank or other nominee how to vote your shares by using the voting instruction card included in the mailing or by following their instructions for voting by telephone, fax, e-mail or over the Internet, if they offer that alternative.  As a beneficial owner is not a stockholder of record, you may not vote these shares in person at the meeting unless you obtain a “legal proxy” from the bank, broker or other nominee that holds your shares, giving you the right to vote the shares at the 2012 Annual Meeting.
 
Q:
What am I voting on at the 2012 Annual Meeting?
 
A:
You are voting on the following proposals:
 
 
to elect four directors to serve until the 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualify;
 
 
 to approve the MYOS Corporation 2012 Equity Incentive Plan;

 
to ratify the appointment of Seligson & Giannattasio, LLP, as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012; and

 
to consider such other business as may properly come before the 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or any adjournments thereof.
 
   
The Board recommends a vote “FOR” the election of each of the nominees to the Board, “FOR” the approval of the MYOS Corporation 2012 Equity Incentive Plan and “FOR” the ratification of the appointment of Seligson & Giannattasio, LLP, as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012.
 
Q:
How do I vote?
 
A:
You may vote using any of the following methods:
 
 
Proxy card or voting instruction card.  Be sure to complete, sign and date the card and return it in the prepaid envelope.
 
  
By telephone, fax, e-mail or over the Internet.  This is allowed if you hold shares in street name and your bank, broker or other nominee offers those alternatives. Although most banks, brokers and other nominees offer these voting alternatives, availability and specific procedures vary.
 
 
In person at the 2012 Annual Meeting.  All stockholders may vote in person at the 2012 Annual Meeting. You may also be represented by another person at the 2012 Annual Meeting by executing a proper proxy designating that person.   If you hold shares in street name, you must obtain a legal proxy from your bank, broker or other nominee and present it to the inspector of election with your ballot when you vote at the 2012 Annual Meeting.
 
Q:
What can I do if I change my mind after I vote my shares?
 
A:
If you are a stockholder of record, you may revoke your proxy at any time before it is voted at the 2012 Annual Meeting by:
    ●
sending written notice of revocation to the Corporate Secretary of MYOS;

    ●
submitting a new, proper proxy dated later than the date of the revoked proxy; or

    ●
attending the 2012 Annual Meeting and voting in person.
 
   
If you are a beneficial owner of shares, you may submit new voting instructions by contacting your bank, broker or other nominee.  You may also vote in person at the 2012 Annual Meeting if you obtain a legal proxy as described in the answer to the previous question.  Attendance at the 2012 Annual Meeting will not, by itself, revoke a proxy.
 
 
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Q:
What if I return a signed proxy card, but do not vote for some of the matters listed on the proxy card?
 
A:
If you return a signed proxy card without indicating your vote, your shares will be voted in accordance with the Board’s recommendations as follows: “FOR” the election of each of the nominees to the Board; “FOR” the approval of the MYOS Corporation 2012 Equity Incentive Plan and “FOR” the ratification of the appointment of Seligson & Giannattasio, LLP, as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012.

Q:
Can my broker vote my shares for me on the election of directors or the approval of the MYOS Corporation 2012 Equity Incentive Plan?
 
A:
No. Brokers may not use discretionary authority to vote shares on the election of directors or the approval of the MYOS Corporation 2012 Equity Incentive Plan if they have not received instructions from their clients. Please vote your proxy so your vote can be counted. However, brokers or other nominees may use their discretionary authority to vote shares to ratify the appointment of Seligson & Giannattasio, LLP, as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012.
 
Q:
Can my shares be voted if I do not return my proxy card or voting instruction card and do not attend the 2012 Annual Meeting?
 
A:
If you do not vote your shares held of record (registered directly in your name, not in the name of a bank or broker), your shares will not be voted.
 
   
If you do not vote your shares held beneficially in street name with a broker, your broker will not be authorized to vote on certain items being put to a vote, including the election of directors and the approval of the MYOS Corporation 2012 Equity Incentive Plan.  If your broker is not able to vote your shares, they will constitute “broker non-votes,” which are counted for the purposes of determining the presence of a quorum, but otherwise do not affect the outcome of the foregoing matters being voted on at the 2012 Annual Meeting.
 
Q:
What are the voting requirements to approve each of the proposals?
 
A:
In the election of directors, the four nominees receiving the highest number of affirmative votes will be elected.  You may withhold votes from any or all nominees.
 
   
The proposal to adopt the MYOS Corporation 2012 Equity Incentive Plan requires the affirmative “FOR” votes of a majority of the votes cast on the matter.  Abstentions will not affect the outcome of the vote on the proposal.
 
The proposal to ratify the appointment of Seligson & Giannattasio, LLP, as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012 requires the affirmative “FOR” votes of a majority of the votes cast on the matter.  Abstentions will not affect the outcome of the vote on the proposal.
 
 
If you hold shares beneficially in street name and do not provide your broker with voting instructions, your shares may constitute “broker non-votes.”  Generally, broker non-votes occur on a matter when a broker is not permitted to vote on that matter without instructions from the beneficial owner and instructions are not given.  In tabulating the voting result for the election of directors and the approval of the MYOS Corporation 2012 Equity Incentive Plan, shares that constitute broker non-votes are not considered entitled to be voted on those proposals.  As a result, the broker “non-vote” will have no effect on the outcome of those proposals, assuming that a quorum is present.
 
 Q:
How many votes do I have?
 
 
A:
If you hold shares of common stock, you are entitled to one vote for each share of common stock that you hold.  As of        , 2012, the record date, there were            shares of common stock outstanding.
 
Q:
Is cumulative voting permitted for the election of directors?
 
A:
We do not use cumulative voting for the election of directors.
 
Q:
What happens if a nominee for director does not stand for election?
 
A:
If for any reason any nominee does not stand for election, any proxies we receive will be voted in favor of the remaining nominees and may be voted for substitute nominees in place of those who do not stand.  We have no reason to expect that any of the nominees will not stand for election.
 
 
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Q:
What happens if additional matters are presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting?
 
A:
Other than the three items of business described in this Proxy Statement, we are not aware of any other business to be acted upon at the 2012 Annual Meeting.  If you grant a proxy, the persons named as proxy holders, Dr. Robert J. Hariri and Peter Levy, will have the discretion to vote your shares on any additional matters properly presented for a vote at the 2012 Annual Meeting.
 
Q:
How many shares must be present or represented to conduct business at the 2012 Annual Meeting?
 
A:
A quorum will be present if at least a majority of the outstanding shares of our common stock entitled to vote is represented at the 2012 Annual Meeting, either in person or by proxy, totaling               shares.
 
 
Both abstentions and broker non-votes are counted for the purpose of determining the presence of a quorum.
 
Q:
How can I attend the 2012 Annual Meeting?
 
A:
You are entitled to attend the 2012 Annual Meeting only if you were a stockholder as of the close of business on         , 2012 or hold a valid proxy for the 2012 Annual Meeting.  You should be prepared to present photo identification for admittance.  In addition, if you are a stockholder of record, your ownership will be verified against the list of stockholders of record on the record date prior to being admitted.  If you are not a stockholder of record but hold shares through a bank, broker or other nominee (i.e., in street name), you should be prepared to provide proof of beneficial ownership as of the record date, such as your most recent account statement prior to           , 2012, a copy of the voting instruction card provided to you by your bank, broker or other nominee, or similar evidence of ownership.  If you do not provide photo identification or comply with the other procedures outlined above, you will not be admitted to the 2012 Annual Meeting.
 
 
The 2012 Annual Meeting will begin promptly on             , 2012, at the law offices of Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP, 150 East 42nd Street, 11th Floor, New York, New York 10017, at 1:00 p.m., local time.  You should allow adequate time for the check-in procedures.
 
Q:
How can I vote my shares in person at the 2012 Annual Meeting?
 
A:
Shares held in your name as the stockholder of record may be voted in person at the 2012 Annual Meeting.  Shares held beneficially in street name may be voted in person at the 2012 Annual Meeting only if you obtain a legal proxy from the bank, broker or other nominee that holds your shares giving you the right to vote the shares.  Even if you plan to attend the 2012 Annual Meeting, we recommend that you also submit your proxy card or voting instruction card as described herein so your vote will be counted if you later decide not to attend the 2012 Annual Meeting.
 
Q:
What is the deadline for voting my shares?
 
A:
If you hold shares as the stockholder of record, your vote by proxy must be received before the polls close at the 2012 Annual Meeting.
 
 
If you hold shares beneficially in street name, please follow the voting instructions provided by your bank, broker or other nominee.  You may vote your shares in person at the 2012 Annual Meeting only if at the 2012 Annual Meeting you provide a legal proxy obtained from your bank, broker or other nominee.
 
Q:
Is my vote confidential?
 
A:
Proxy instructions, ballots and voting tabulations that identify individual stockholders are handled in a manner that protects your voting privacy.  Your vote will not be disclosed to us or to third parties, except: (1) as necessary to meet applicable legal requirements, (2) to allow for the tabulation of votes and certification of the vote, and (3) to facilitate a successful proxy solicitation.  Occasionally, stockholders provide on their proxy card written comments, which are then forwarded to our management.
 
 
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Q:
How are votes counted?
 
A:
For the election of directors, you may vote “FOR” all or some of the nominees or your vote may be “WITHHELD” with respect to one or more of the nominees.  For the other items of business, you may vote “FOR,” “AGAINST” or “ABSTAIN.” If you elect to “ABSTAIN,” the abstention will be counted for the purpose of establishing a quorum, but otherwise will have no effect on the outcome of the vote.
   
 Q:
Where can I find the voting results of the 2012 Annual Meeting?
 
A:
We intend to announce preliminary voting results at the 2012 Annual Meeting and publish final results in a Current Report on Form 8-K within four business days after the 2012 Annual Meeting.
 
Q:
Who will bear the cost of soliciting votes for the 2012 Annual Meeting?
 
A:
We are making this solicitation and will pay the entire cost of preparing, assembling, printing, mailing and distributing these proxy materials and soliciting votes.  In addition to the mailing of these proxy materials, the solicitation of proxies or votes may be made in person, by telephone or by electronic communication by our directors, officers and employees, who will not receive any additional compensation for such solicitation activities.  Upon request, we will also reimburse brokerage houses and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries for forwarding proxy and solicitation materials to stockholders.
   
Q:
How may I obtain the MYOS 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K and other financial information?
 
A:
A copy of our 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K (the “2011 Annual Report”) is being sent to stockholders along with this Proxy Statement.  Stockholders may request an additional free copy of the 2011 Annual Report and other financial information by contacting us at:
 
MYOS Corporation.
45 Horsehill Road, Suite 106
Cedar Knolls, New Jersey 07927
Attention: Peter Levy

 
We will also furnish any exhibit to the 2011 Annual Report if specifically requested.
 
 
Alternatively, current and prospective investors can access the 2011 Annual Report at the investor relations portion of our website at www.myoscorp.com.  Our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) are also available free of charge at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
 
 Q:
What if I have questions for the Company’s transfer agent?
 
 
A:
Please contact our transfer agent, at the telephone number or address listed below, with questions concerning stock certificates, transfer of ownership or other matters pertaining to your stock account.
 
Island Stock Transfer
15500 Roosevelt Boulevard, Suite 301
Clearwater, Florida 33760
Tel: (727) 289-0010
 
Q:
Who can help answer my questions?
 
A:
If you have any questions about the 2012 Annual Meeting or how to vote or revoke your proxy, please contact us at:
 
MYOS Corporation
45 Horsehill Road, Suite 106
Cedar Knolls, New Jersey 07927
Attention: Peter Levy
Telephone: (973) 509-0444
 
You may also contact our transfer agent at the telephone number or address listed below

Island Stock Transfer
15500 Roosevelt Boulevard, Suite 301
Clearwater, Florida 33760
Tel: (727) 289-0010
 
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PROPOSAL NO. 1:  ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
 
Four directors are to be elected at the 2012 Annual Meeting to serve until the 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2013 Annual Meeting”) and until their successors are duly elected and qualify.  The director nominees, each of whom currently serves on the Board, are Dr. Robert J. Hariri, Dr. Louis Aronne, Dr. Peter Diamandis and Dr. Buzz Aldrin. If for any reason any nominee does not stand for election, any proxies we receive will be voted in favor of the remaining nominees and may be voted for substitute nominees in place of those who do not stand.  We have no reason to expect that any of the nominees will not stand for election. 
 
Directors and Executive Officers
 
The following table sets forth the name, age and position of each of our current directors (each of whom is a nominee) and executive officers.
 
Name
 
Age
 
Position
Dr. Robert J. Hariri
 
53
 
Chairman of the Board of Directors
         
Peter Levy
 
51
 
Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President
         
Dr. Buzz Aldrin
 
82
 
Director
         
Dr. Louis J. Aronne
 
56
 
Director
         
Dr. Peter Diamandis
 
51
 
Director
         
Andrew J. Einhorn
  52  
Chief Financial Officer
 
Our officers and directors are elected annually for a one year term or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal.
 
The following is a brief summary of the background of each of our directors and executive officers, including specific information about each director’s experience, qualifications, attributes or skills that led the board to the conclusion that the individual is qualified to serve on our board.

Dr. Robert J. Hariri joined us as a Director in July 2011 and was elected Chairman of the Board in April 2012. Dr. Hariri has served as the chief executive officer of Celgene Cellular Therapeutics, a division of Celgene Corporation, since 2005. Prior to joining Celgene Cellular Therapeutics as president in 2002, Dr. Hariri was founder, chairman and chief scientific officer at Anthrogenesis Corporation/LIFEBANK, Inc., a privately held biomedical technology and service corporation involved in the area of human stem cell therapeutics, which was acquired by Celgene in 2002. He has also served as co-founder, vice chairman and chief scientific officer of Neurodynamics, a privately held medical device and technology corporation. Dr. Hariri has also held key academic positions at Weill Medical College of Cornell University and the Cornell University Graduate School of Medical Science, including serving as the director of the Center for Trauma Research. Dr. Hariri also sits on the boards of WaferGen Bio-systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:WGBS), ImmuneRegen (NASDAQ:IRBS) and Rocket Racing, Inc. Dr. Hariri is a member of the board of visitors of the Columbia University Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and the Science and Technology Council of the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and is a member of the scientific advisory board for the Archon X Prize for Genomics, which is awarded by the X Prize Foundation. Dr. Hariri was recently appointed to the New Jersey Commission for Cancer Research by Governor Chris Christie. Dr. Hariri received his undergraduate training at Columbia College and Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and was awarded his M.D. and Ph.D. degrees from Cornell University Medical College.  Dr. Hariri received his surgical training at The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center and directed the Aitken Neurosurgery Laboratory and the Center for Trauma Research. We believe Dr. Hariri’s training as a scientist, his knowledge and experience with respect to the biomedical and pharmaceutical industries and his extensive research and experience qualifies him to serve on our board of directors.
 
Peter Levy joined us as Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President in February 2012. Mr. Levy most recently served as Executive Vice President of Empire Sports and Entertainment Company, a promotional and entertainment firm focused on live events from October 2010 to January 2012. From April 2010 to October 2010, he served as head of research and development for JMP Holdings, a real estate development firm maintaining a portfolio of retail, entertainment, sports, education, government projects, and residential properties. From January 1999 until April 2010, Mr. Levy was a partner and principal of Sobel & Co., LLC, Certified Public Accountants and Consultants, a regional CPA firm, where he was responsible for the firm's Sarbanes-Oxley practice, Strategic Planning, and the Corporate Integrity Unit. From March 1989 to January 1998, Mr. Levy worked at AT&T, first as a technology attorney in the Computer Systems Business Unit, and subsequently as an attorney and Senior Attorney in the Consumer Business Unit and AT&T EasyLink Services, AT&T Internet Division. In 1992, he became the division head of AT&T Advanced Consumer Enterprises, AT&T's strategic planning group responsible for researching and developing new consumer services aligned with telecommunications. From August 1985 to February 1989, he served as an attorney with Rosenman Colin Freund Lewis and Cohen, a New York law firm. Mr. Levy graduated from Harvard University in 1982 with honors, and was a recipient of the John Harvard Scholarship for Academic Distinction. Mr. Levy graduated from Cornell Law School in 1985.
 
 
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Dr. Buzz Aldrin joined us as a Director in May 2012. From 1951 until 1971, Dr. Aldrin served as a pilot in the United States Air Force. In October 1963, he was selected as an astronaut by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). In 1966, on the Gemini 12 orbital mission, Dr. Aldrin performed the world’s first successful spacewalk. On July 20, 1969, Dr. Aldrin and Neil Armstrong made their historic Apollo 11 moonwalk, becoming the first two humans to set foot on the moon. Dr. Aldrin has received three U.S. patents for his schematics of a modular space station, Starbooster reusable rockets, and multi-crew modules for space flight. He founded Starcraft Boosters, Inc., a rocket design company, and the ShareSpace Foundation, a nonprofit devoted to advancing space education, exploration and affordable space flight experiences for all. In June 2011, Dr. Aldrin started Buzz Aldrin Enterprises, LLC, which oversees all aspects of his public appearances, media, licensing, endorsements and efforts to promote the future of the space program.  Dr. Aldrin is an author of seven books including an autobiography entitled, “Magnificent Desolation” which was released in 2009 just before the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. He has authored two illustrated children's books: “Reaching for the Moon” and “Look to the Stars.” Dr. Aldrin also authored two space science-fact-fiction novels: “The Return” and “Encounter with Tiber.” His non-fiction works include a historical documentary, “Men from Earth,” and an early 1970's autobiography, “Return to Earth.”  Dr. Aldrin attended the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, where he received his Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering in 1951. He received his Doctorate of Science in Astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1963.  We believe Dr. Aldrin’s scientific background qualifies him to serve on our board of directors.
 
Dr. Louis Aronne joined us as a Director in July 2011. Dr. Aronne is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at Weill-Cornell Medical College and an Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He is Director of the Comprehensive Weight Control Program, a multidisciplinary obesity research and treatment program affiliated with New York Presbyterian Hospital, which he founded in 1986. Dr. Aronne is former president of the Obesity Society and a fellow of the American College of Physicians. He has authored more than 50 papers and book chapters on obesity and edited the National Institutes of Health Practical Guide to the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults. Dr. Aronne has won several awards for teaching, including the Leo M. Davidoff Society Prize from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 1983 and Eliot Hochstein Teaching Award from Cornell University in 1990.  Dr. Aronne graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Trinity College with a BS in biochemistry and from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.  We believe Dr. Aronne’s skill as a physician and his knowledge and experience with respect to obesity qualifies him to serve on our board of directors.
 
Dr. Peter Diamandis joined us as a Director in August 2011. Dr. Diamandis is the Chairman and CEO of the X PRIZE Foundation, a non-profit organization whose mission is to bring about radical breakthroughs for the benefit of humanity. Dr. Diamandis also serves as Chairman of Singularity University and is the founder and past-CEO of Zero Gravity Corporation, a commercial space company developing private, FAA-certified parabolic flights. He is the Chairman and co-founder of the Rocket Racing League as well as the co-founder and Vice Chairman of Space Adventures Ltd., the company which brokered the launches of four private citizens to the International Space Station.  In 1987, Dr. Diamandis co-founded the International Space University (ISU), and served as its first managing director. Dr. Diamandis attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he received his Bachelor of Science in molecular genetics and Master of Science in aerospace engineering. He received his Doctor of Medicine from Harvard Medical School.  In 2005, he received an honorary Doctorate from the International Space University.  We believe Dr. Diamandis’ training as a scientist and his comprehensive leadership background resulting from service as a chief executive officer of various enterprises qualifies him to serve on our board of directors.
 
Andrew J. Einhorn joined us as Chief Financial Officer in October 2012. Mr. Einhorn most recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Oceana Therapeutics, Inc., a global medical device company specializing in the urology and gastroenterology therapeutic areas, from April 2008 through December 2011. From June 2005 to October 2007, Mr. Einhorn served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Esprit Pharma, Inc., a genito-urinary focused specialty pharmaceutical company. From May 2003 to March 2005, Mr. Einhorn served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of ESP Pharma, Inc., an acute care focused specialty pharmaceutical company, where he oversaw the finance and accounting functions. From June 2001 to May 2003, he served as Managing Director for Credit Lyonnais Securities where his responsibilities included originating and structuring fixed income public transactions, private placements and euro-denominated debt for U.S. issuers. Mr. Einhorn previously served as Managing Director with PNC Capital Markets (1996 to 2001) and Vice President with Chase Securities and Chase Manhattan Bank (1989 to 1996). In these positions, Mr. Einhorn was responsible for financial and corporate banking activities, including debt capital market transactions, high yield bond financings, private equity transactions and international tax-effective financing. He also served as Vice President with Bankers Trust Company (1987 to 1989).  Mr. Einhorn worked as a Second Vice President for Chase Manhattan Bank (1983-1987) where he served as a loan officer.  Prior to that he was a Senior Accountant with Touche Ross & Company (1981 to 1983) where he was responsible for managing audits for healthcare and other industry clients. Mr. Einhorn is a Certified Public Accountant and a graduate of The American University where he majored in finance and accounting.
 
Members of the Scientific Advisory Board
 
In addition to our board of directors, we have formed a Scientific Advisory Board, comprised of scientists and medical professionals who will advise us on science and medical health issues, medical conditions and health care trends as they relate to the our current and future products. Members of the Scientific Advisory Board provide us with advice, insights, contacts and other assistance based on their extensive knowledge and experience. Specifically, they advise us on: (a) the use of myostatin modulators in the treatment of various disorders including sarcopenia, obesity, muscle repair, anti-aging and longevity therapy, (b) the biological activities of our products and (c) the development of clinical research programs relating to the biomedical activities and benefits of our products. We enter into advisory board agreements with members of the Scientific Advisory Board pursuant to which they are entitled  to receive a fixed number of shares of common stock (which may vary as determined by the board of directors), which generally vest over a number of years. The Scientific Advisory Board is currently comprised of the following members:

Dr. Sol Barer joined the Scientific Advisory Board as Chairman in June 2012. He has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AEGR) since May 2011. Dr. Barer is currently the Managing Partner of SJBarer Consulting LLC. He previously served in various positions at Celgene Corporation (a biopharmaceutical company focused on the treatment of cancer and inflammatory diseases), including Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from May 2006 until June 2010, Executive Chairman from June 2010 until December 2010, and Non-Executive Chairman from January 2011 until June 2011. Prior to that, he held several other positions within Celgene, including President and Chief Operating Officer. Dr. Barer joined the Celanese Research Company in 1974 and formed the biotechnology group that was subsequently spun out to form Celgene. Dr. Barer currently serves on the Board of Directors of Amicus Therapeutics (a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel small molecule drugs for the treatment of genetic diseases), InspireMD, Inc. (a medical device company focused on the development and commercialization of stent system technology), and several privately held biotechnology companies. Dr. Barer received a B.S. from Brooklyn College and a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Rutgers University.
 
 
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Dr. Louis Aronne joined the Scientific Advisory Board in July 2011. Dr. Aronne is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at Weill-Cornell Medical College and an Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He is Director of the Comprehensive Weight Control Program, a multidisciplinary obesity research and treatment program affiliated with New York Presbyterian Hospital, which he founded in 1986. Dr. Aronne is former president of the Obesity Society and a fellow of the American College of Physicians. He has authored more than 50 papers and book chapters on obesity and edited the National Institutes of Health Practical Guide to the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults. Dr. Aronne has won several awards for teaching, including the Leo M. Davidoff Society Prize from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 1983 and Eliot Hochstein Teaching Award from Cornell University in 1990.  Dr. Aronne graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Trinity College with a BS in biochemistry and from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.  

Dr. Carlon M. Colker joined the Scientific Advisory Board in June 2012. From February 2011 to June 2012, Dr. Colker served as our Chief Medical Officer and Executive Vice President. Since 1996, he has headed Peak Wellness, Inc., a an integrative medical healthcare  provider focused on private, personal medical and healthcare coupled with nutrition, diet, and weight loss counseling, sports rehabilitation, physical therapy, and exercise physiology. His practice specialties include internal medicine, sports medicine, and sports nutrition. Dr. Colker is an attending physician at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City and at Greenwich Hospital in Greenwich, Connecticut. As a special care physician, Dr. Colker has taken care of the most critically-ill patients in the intensive care unit at both St. Joseph Medical Center and Stamford Hospital in Connecticut. In addition to his practice, Dr. Colker is also one of the premier published researchers in the field of integrative care and a Fellow of the American College of Nutrition. He is widely regarded as one of the world’s foremost experts on wellness, physical performance, athletic enhancement, and performance nutrition. Dr. Colker is an internationally recognized consultant on health and fitness and has worked with governments, large health systems, and private companies, as well as with numerous Olympic and professional athletes and celebrities. He was the lead researcher in the creation of various nutritional supplements including Metabolife's Metabolife 356, Twinlab's Ripped Fuel, Cytodyne's Xenadrine RFA-1 and Xenadrine-EFX. Dr. Colker has advised sports teams and athletes from around the globe and has appeared on such shows as ESPN’s Outside the Lines, NBC’s Health Segment, Court TV and ABC World News Tonight. Dr. Colker received his bachelor’s degree from Manhattanville College in May 1988 and his M.D. from Sackler School of Medicine in May 1993.
 
Dr. Neilank Jha joined the Scientific Advisory Board in December 2011. Since July 2010, Dr. Jha has served as a Clinical Fellow in the Spinal Program of Toronto Western Hospital Chairman. From 2004 to 2010, he was in the Neurosurgery Residency Program at McMaster University.  Dr. Jha received his Bachelor of Science and Arts from the University of Toronto in 2001 and his Doctor of Medicine from McMaster University in 2004.

Transactions with Related Persons, Promoters and Certain Control Persons

The following is a description of the transactions we have engaged in during the year ended December 31, 2011 and through the date hereof, with our directors and officers and beneficial owners of more than five percent of our voting securities and their affiliates.
 
On February 25, 2011, we, Atlas Acquisition Corp., our wholly-owned subsidiary, and Peak Wellness, Inc., or Peak, a company owned by Dr. Carlon Colker, our former Chief Medical Officer and current member of our Scientific Advisory Board, entered into the purchase agreement, pursuant to which our subsidiary purchased from Peak the intellectual property pertaining to MYO-T12, a natural-myostatin inhibitor, including the formula, certain trademarks, trade secrets, patent applications and certain domain names.  In exchange for the assets, we paid Peak $1,150,000, of which $450,000 was paid in cash and $700,000 via the issuance of a promissory note with interest accruing at an interest rate of 3% per annum.  The promissory note was payable in two installments as follows: $350,000 plus accrued interest was due within 180 days after the closing date of the purchase agreement and $350,000 plus accrued interest was due on the first anniversary of the closing date of the purchase agreement. We repaid $350,000 of the promissory note in November 2011 and $360,771 of the promissory note (including accrued interest) in February 2012 from the proceeds of a private placement that closed in February 2012.  In addition to the foregoing, we issued Peak 7,024,000 shares of common stock as additional consideration under the purchase agreement.
 
From October 2011 to January 2021, Dr. Robert Hariri, a member of our board of directors, loaned to us and advanced on our behalf an aggregate of $99,500, which amount accrued interest at a rate of 3% per annum.  On June 29, 2012, Dr. Hariri converted the debt (including accrued interest) into 507,306 shares of common stock.

In October 2011, J.B. Bernstein, our former chief executive officer, advanced $5,000 to us, which was due and payable on demand without interest.  The advance was repaid in April 2012.
 
 
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On November 29, 2011, we completed a private placement of $400,000 aggregate principal amount of unsecured convertible promissory notes, or the Notes, to certain accredited investors, including a Note in the amount of $150,000 to Dr. Robert Hariri, a member of our board of directors. The Notes were to mature on the earlier of (i) May 29, 2012 and (ii) our consummation of a debt or equity financing in excess of $500,000, or a Qualified Financing, unless earlier converted and bear interest at a rate of 18% per annum.  Interest on the Notes was to be due on the maturity date unless earlier converted. The Notes were to be convertible into shares of our common stock at a conversion price equal to the lower of: (i) $0.20 or (ii) the conversion rate or offering price, as applicable, for the securities sold in the Qualified Financing. As additional consideration for the Notes, we issued an aggregate of 400,000 shares of common stock to the purchasers, including 150,000 shares to Dr. Hariri. On February 14, 2012, we and the purchasers entered into an agreement to amend the definition of Qualified Financing from $500,000 to $2.0 million. On June 29, 2012, Dr. Hariri converted the promissory note (including accrued interest) into 828,375 shares of common stock.

On April 30, 2012, J.B. Bernstein resigned from his positions as our President and Chief Executive Officer and as a member of our board of directors. In connection with his resignation, we entered into a consulting agreement with Mr. Bernstein pursuant to which we will pay him a consulting fee of $5,000 per month during the six-month term of the agreement.
 
On June 14, 2012, Dr. Carlon Colker resigned from his positions as our Chief Medical Officer and Executive Vice President.  Simultaneously with such resignation, Dr. Colker agreed to serve on our Scientific Advisory Board.  In connection with his appointment to the Scientific Advisory Board, Dr. Colker entered into an advisory board agreement with us, pursuant to which we agreed to issue him 300,000 shares of common stock.

Review, Approval or Ratification of Transactions with Related Persons.

All future related party transactions will be approved, if possible, by a majority of our directors who do not have an interest in the transaction and who will have access, at our expense, to our independent legal counsel.

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
 
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), requires our directors, executive officers and holders of more than 10% of our common stock to file with the SEC initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in the ownership of our common stock and other equity securities.  Such persons are required to furnish us copies of all Section 16(a) filings.
 
Based solely upon a review of the copies of the forms furnished to us, we believe that our officers, directors and holders of more than 10% of our common stock complied with all applicable filing requirements during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 except as set forth below:

A late Form 3 and a late Form 4 were filed for Dr. Robert Hariri.

A late Form 3 and a late Form 4 were filed for Dr. Louis Aronne.

A late Form 3 and a late Form 4 were filed for Dr. Peter Diamandis.

A late Form 3 and a late Form 4 were filed for Dr. Louis Aronne.

A late Form 3 and a late Form 4 were filed for Janine Divenuto.

A late Form 3 was filed for Dr. Carlon Colker.

A late Form 4 was filed for J.B. Bernstein.

Vote Required
 
The four nominees receiving the highest number of affirmative votes will be elected to the Board.  You may withhold votes from any or all nominees.
 
Recommendation of the Board

The Board recommends a vote “FOR” the election of the nominees to the Board to serve until the 2013 Annual Meeting and until their successors are duly elected and qualify.
 
 
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PROPOSAL NO. 2:  ADOPTION OF THE COMPANY’S 2012 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
 
Our Board has declared advisable, has adopted and is submitting for stockholder approval the MYOS Corporation 2012 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). The purpose of the Plan is to attract and retain key personnel and to provide a means for directors, officers, employees, consultants and advisors to acquire and maintain an interest in us, which interest may be measured by reference to the value of our common stock.
 
If approved by our stockholders, the Plan will be effective as of September 24, 2012 (the date the Board approved the Plan). Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Proposal shall have them meaning ascribed to them in the Plan, a copy of which is attached hereto as Appendix A. The following description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Plan.
 
Administration. Our Incentive Plan Committee (the “Committee”), comprised of members of the Board, will administer the Plan. The Committee will have the authority to determine the terms and conditions of any agreements evidencing any Awards granted under the Plan and to adopt, alter and repeal rules, guidelines and practices relating to the Plan. The Committee will have full discretion to administer and interpret the Plan and to adopt such rules, regulations and procedures as it deems necessary or advisable and to determine, among other things, the time or times at which the awards may be exercised and whether and under what circumstances an award may be exercised.
 
Eligibility. Our employees, directors, officers, advisors or consultants and such persons at our affiliates are eligible to participate in the Plan. The Committee has the sole and complete authority to determine who will be granted an award under the Plan, however, it may delegate such authority to one or more of our officers under the circumstances set forth in the Plan.
 
Number of Shares Authorized. The Plan provides for an aggregate of 10,000,000 new shares of common stock to be available for awards.  If an Award is forfeited or if any option terminates, expires or lapses without being exercised, the common stock subject to such award will again be made available for future grant. Shares that are used to pay the exercise price of an option or that are withheld to satisfy the Participant’s tax withholding obligation will not be available for re-grant under the Plan.
 
Each share of common stock subject to an Option or a Stock Appreciation Right will reduce the number of shares available for issuance by one share, and each share underlying an Award of Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Stock Bonus Awards and Performance Compensation Awards will reduce the number of shares of common stock available for issuance by one and one-half shares.
 
If there is any change in our corporate capitalization, the Committee in its sole discretion may make substitutions or adjustments to the number of shares reserved for issuance under our Plan, the number of shares covered by awards then outstanding under our Plan, the limitations on awards under our Plan, the exercise price of outstanding options and such other equitable substitution or adjustments as it may determine appropriate.
 
The Plan will have a term of ten years and no further awards may be granted under the Plan after that date.
 
Awards Available for Grant. The Committee may grant awards of Non-Qualified Stock Options, Incentive (qualified) Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock Awards, Restricted Stock Units, Stock Bonus Awards, Performance Compensation Awards (including cash bonus awards) or any combination of the foregoing.
 
Options. The Committee will be authorized to grant Options to purchase common stock that are either “qualified,” meaning they are intended to satisfy the requirements of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) for incentive stock options, or “non-qualified,” meaning they are not intended to satisfy the requirements of Section 422 of the Code. Options granted under the Plan will be subject to the terms and conditions established by the Committee. Under the terms of the Plan, unless the Committee determines otherwise in the case of an Option substituted for another Option in connection with a corporate transaction, the exercise price of the Options will not be less than the fair market value (as determined under the Plan) of our common stock at the time of grant. Options granted under the Plan will be subject to such terms, including the exercise price and the conditions and timing of exercise, as may be determined by the Committee and specified in the applicable award agreement. The maximum term of an option granted under the Plan will be ten years from the date of grant (or five years in the case of a qualified option granted to a 10% stockholder). Payment in respect of the exercise of an option may be made in cash or by check, by surrender of unrestricted shares (at their fair market value on the date of exercise) that have been held by the participant for any period deemed necessary by our accountants to avoid an additional compensation charge or have been purchased on the open market, or the Committee may, in its discretion and to the extent permitted by law, allow such payment to be made through a broker-assisted cashless exercise mechanism, a net exercise method, or by such other method as the Committee may determine to be appropriate.
 
Stock Appreciation Rights. The Committee will be authorized to award Stock Appreciation Rights (or SARs) under the Plan. SARs will be subject to the terms and conditions established by the Committee. A SAR is a contractual right that allows a participant to receive, either in the form of cash, shares or any combination of cash and shares, the appreciation, if any, in the value of a share over a certain period of time. An Option granted under the Plan may include SARs and SARs may also be awarded to a participant independent of the grant of an Option. SARs granted in connection with an Option shall be subject to terms similar to the Option corresponding to such SARs. SARs shall be subject to terms established by the Committee and reflected in the award agreement.
 
 
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Restricted Stock. The Committee will be authorized to award Restricted Stock under the Plan. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee and specified in an award agreement, restrictions on Restricted Stock will lapse after three years of service with us. The Committee will determine the terms of such Restricted Stock awards. Restricted stock is common stock that generally is non-transferable and subject to other restrictions determined by the Committee for a specified period. Unless the Committee determines otherwise or specifies otherwise in an award agreement, if the participant terminates employment or services during the restricted period, then any unvested restricted stock is forfeited.
 
Restricted Stock Unit Awards. The Committee will be authorized to award Restricted Stock Unit awards. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee and specified in an award agreement, Restricted Stock Units will vest after three years of service with us. The Committee will determine the terms of such Restricted Stock Units. Unless the Committee determines otherwise or specifies otherwise in an award agreement, if the participant terminates employment or services during the period of time over which all or a portion of the units are to be earned, then any unvested units will be forfeited. At the election of the Committee, the participant will receive a number of shares of common stock equal to the number of units earned or an amount in cash equal to the fair market value of that number of shares at the expiration of the period over which the units are to be earned or at a later date selected by the Committee.
 
Stock Bonus Awards. The Committee will be authorized to grant awards of unrestricted common stock or other awards denominated in common stock, either alone or in tandem with other awards, under such terms and conditions as the Committee may determine.
 
Performance Compensation Awards. The Committee will be authorized to grant any award under the Plan in the form of a Performance Compensation Award by conditioning the vesting of the award on the attainment of specific levels of performance of us and/or one or more affiliates, divisions or operational units, or any combination thereof, as determined by the Committee.
 
Transferability. Each award may be exercised during the participant’s lifetime only by the participant or, if permissible under applicable law, by the participant’s guardian or legal representative and may not be otherwise transferred or encumbered by a participant other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. The Committee, however, may permit awards (other than incentive stock options) to be transferred to family members, a trust for the benefit of such family members, a partnership or limited liability company whose partners or stockholders are the participant and his or her family members or anyone else approved by it.
 
Amendment. The Plan will have a term of ten years. Our board of directors may amend, suspend or terminate the Plan at any time; however, stockholder approval to amend the Plan may be necessary if the law so requires. No amendment, suspension or termination will impair the rights of any participant or recipient of any award without the consent of the participant or recipient.
 
Change in Control. Except to the extent otherwise provided in an Award agreement, in the event of a Change in Control, all outstanding options and equity awards (other than performance compensation awards) issued under the Plan will become fully vested and performance compensation awards will vest, as determined by the Committee, based on the level of attainment of the specified performance goals. In general, the Committee may, in its discretion, cancel outstanding awards and pay the value of such awards to the participants in connection with a Change in Control. The Committee can also provide otherwise in an award agreement under the Plan.
 
U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences
 
The following is a general summary of the material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the grant, exercise and/or vesting of awards under the Plan and is intended to reflect the current provisions of the Code, the regulations thereunder and any other relevant authorities.  Any such Code provision, regulation or authority may change in the future, possibly with retroactive effect. This summary is not intended to be a complete statement of applicable U.S. federal income tax law, nor does it address any tax considerations other than U.S. federal income tax considerations, such as foreign, state, local and payroll tax considerations. Moreover, the U.S. federal income tax consequences to any particular participant may differ from those described herein by reason of, among other things, the particular circumstances of such participant.  Each participant should further consult his or her own tax adviser regarding the tax treatment of the disposition of shares of common stock acquired pursuant to the exercise or receipt of any awards under the Plan.
 
Options. There are a number of requirements that must be met for a particular option to be treated as a qualified option. One such requirement is that common stock acquired through the exercise of a qualified option cannot be disposed of before the later of (i) two years from the date of grant of the option, or (ii) one year from the date of exercise. Holders of qualified options will generally incur no federal income tax liability at the time of grant or upon exercise of those options. However, the spread at exercise will be an “item of tax preference,” which may give rise to “alternative minimum tax” liability for the taxable year in which the exercise occurs. If the holder does not dispose of the shares before the later of two years following the date of grant and one year following the date of exercise, the difference between the exercise price and the amount realized upon disposition of the shares will constitute long-term capital gain or loss, as the case may be. Assuming both holding periods are satisfied, no deduction will be allowed to us for federal income tax purposes in connection with the grant or exercise of the qualified option. If, within two years following the date of grant or within one year following the date of exercise, the holder of shares acquired through the exercise of a qualified option disposes of those shares, the participant will generally realize taxable compensation at the time of such disposition equal to the difference between the exercise price and the lesser of the fair market value of the share on the date of exercise or the amount realized on the subsequent disposition of the shares, and that amount will generally be deductible by us for federal income tax purposes, subject to the possible limitations on deductibility under Sections 280G and 162(m) of the Code for compensation paid to executives designated in those Sections. Finally, if an otherwise qualified option becomes first exercisable in any one year for shares having an aggregate value in excess of $100,000 (based on the grant date value), the portion of the qualified option in respect of those excess shares will be treated as a non-qualified stock option for federal income tax purposes.
 
 
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No income will be realized by a participant upon grant of a non-qualified stock option. Upon the exercise of a non-qualified stock option, the participant will recognize ordinary compensation income in an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the fair market value of the underlying exercised shares over the option exercise price paid at the time of exercise. We will be able to deduct this same amount for U.S. federal income tax purposes, but such deduction may be limited under Sections 280G and 162(m) of the Code for compensation paid to certain executives designated in those sections.
 
Restricted Stock. A participant will not be subject to tax upon the grant of an award of restricted stock unless the participant otherwise elects to be taxed at the time of grant pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Code. On the date an award of restricted stock becomes transferable or is no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture, the participant will recognize taxable compensation equal to the difference between the fair market value of the shares on that date over the amount the participant paid for such shares, if any, unless the participant made an election under Section 83(b) of the Code to be taxed at the time of grant. If the participant made an election under Section 83(b), the participant will recognize taxable compensation at the time of grant equal to the difference between the fair market value of the shares on the date of grant over the amount the participant paid for such shares, if any. (Special rules apply to the receipt and disposition of restricted shares received by officers and directors who are subject to Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”)). We will be able to deduct, at the same time as it is recognized by the participant, the amount of taxable compensation to the participant for U.S. federal income tax purposes, but such deduction may be limited under Sections 280G and 162(m) of the Code for compensation paid to certain executives designated in those sections.
 
Restricted Stock Units. A participant will not be subject to tax upon the grant of a restricted stock unit award. Rather, upon the delivery of shares or cash pursuant to a restricted stock unit award, the participant will have taxable compensation equal to the fair market value of the number of shares (or the amount of cash) the participant actually receives with respect to the award. We will be able to deduct the amount of taxable compensation to the participant for U.S. federal income tax purposes, but the deduction may be limited under Sections 280G and 162(m) of the Code for compensation paid to certain executives designated in those sections.
 
SARs. No income will be realized by a participant upon grant of an SAR. Upon the exercise of an SAR, the participant will recognize ordinary compensation income in an amount equal to the fair market value of the payment received in respect of the SAR. We will be able to deduct this same amount for U.S. federal income tax purposes, but such deduction may be limited under Sections 280G and 162(m) of the Code for compensation paid to certain executives designated in those sections.
 
Stock Bonus Awards. A participant will have taxable compensation equal to the difference between the fair market value of the shares on the date the common stock subject to the award are transferred to the participant over the amount the participant paid for such shares, if any. We will be able to deduct, at the same time as it is recognized by the participant, the amount of taxable compensation to the participant for U.S. federal income tax purposes, but such deduction may be limited under Sections 280G and 162(m) of the Code for compensation paid to certain executives designated in those sections.
 
Section 162(m). In general, Section 162(m) of the Code denies a publicly held corporation a deduction for U.S. federal income tax purposes for compensation in excess of $1,000,000 per year per person to its principal executive officer and the three other officers (other than the principal executive officer and principal financial officer) whose compensation is disclosed in its proxy statement as a result of their total compensation, subject to certain exceptions. The Plan is intended to satisfy an exception with respect to grants of options to covered employees. In addition, the Plan is designed to permit certain awards of restricted stock, restricted stock units, cash bonus awards and other awards to be awarded as performance compensation awards intended to qualify under the “performance-based compensation” exception to Section 162(m) of the Code.

New Plan Benefits
 
Future grants under the Plan will be made at the discretion of the Committee and, accordingly, are not yet determinable. In addition, the value of the awards granted under the Plan will depend on a number of factors, including the fair market value of our common stock on future dates, the exercise decisions made by the participants and/or the extent to which any applicable performance goals necessary for vesting or payment are achieved. Consequently, it is not possible to determine the benefits that might be received by participants receiving discretionary grants under, or having their annual bonus paid pursuant to, the Plan.
 
 
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Interests of Directors or Officers
 
Our directors may grant awards under the Incentive Plan to themselves as well as our officers, in addition to granting awards to our other employees, consultants and advisors.
 
Vote Required
 
The affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast on the matter is required to approve the 2012 Equity Incentive Plan.  Abstentions will not affect the outcome of the vote on the proposal.
 
Recommendation of the Board
 
The Board recommends a vote “FOR” the approval of the 2012 Equity Incentive Plan

 
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PROPOSAL NO. 3:  RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
 
The Board has appointed Seligson & Giannattasio, LLP, as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012.  Although this appointment does not require ratification, the Board has directed that the appointment of Seligson & Giannattasio, LLP be submitted to stockholders for ratification due to the significance of their appointment to us.  If stockholders do not ratify the appointment of Seligson & Giannattasio, LLP, the Board will consider the appointment of another independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012.
 
Seligson & Giannattasio, LLP, served as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 and the Offices of Arshad M. Farooq, JD, CPA, or Farooq, was our principal accountant during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.  Representatives of Seligson & Giannattasio, LLP, are expected to be present at the 2012 Annual Meeting, where they will be available to respond to appropriate questions and, if they desire, to make a statement.
 
Fees Billed by our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firms During Fiscal 2011 and 2010
 
The following table sets forth the fees paid or to be paid to Seligson & Giannattasio, LLP and Farooq for services rendered to us for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2010 and 2011:
 
   
2010
   
2011
 
Audit Fees (1)
  $ 11,000     $ 60,748  
Audit-Related Fees (2)
  $ -     $ -  
Tax Fees (3)
  $ -     $ -  
                 
All Other Fees
  $ -     $ - ,

(1)
Audit fees consist of fees billed for professional services rendered for the annual audits of our financial statements, quarterly reviews of financial statements and services that are normally provided in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements.

(2)
 
 
Audit-related services consist of fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to performance of the audit or review of our financial statements and are not reported under “Audit Fees.”  These services include attest services that are not required by statute or regulation and consultations concerning financial accounting and reporting standards.

(3)
Tax fees consist of fees billed for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.
 
Change in Accountants

As previously reported on a Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 5, 2011, on April 4, 2011, our Board approved the dismissal of Farooq, effective immediately (the “Dismissal Date”).
 
During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, Farooq’s audit reports on our financial statements did not contain an adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles, except that Farooq’s audit report on the Company’s audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 contained an explanatory paragraph regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 and the subsequent period through the Dismissal Date, (i) there were no disagreements between us and Farooq on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedures which, if not resolved to Farooq’s satisfaction, would have caused Farooq to make reference in connection with Farooq’s opinion to the subject matter of the disagreement; and (ii) there were no “reportable events” as the term is described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.

 
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Vote Required
 
The affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast on the matter is required to ratify the appointment of Seligson & Giannattasio, LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012.  Abstentions will not affect the outcome of the vote on the proposal.
 
Recommendation of the Board
 
The Board recommends a vote “FOR” the ratification of the appointment of Seligson & Giannattasio, LLP, as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012.
 
 
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
 
Under Rule 13d-3, a beneficial owner of a security includes any person who, directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship, or otherwise has or shares: (i) voting power, which includes the power to vote, or to direct the voting of shares; and (ii) investment power, which includes the power to dispose or direct the disposition of shares. Certain shares may be deemed to be beneficially owned by more than one person (if, for example, persons share the power to vote or the power to dispose of the shares). In addition, shares are deemed to be beneficially owned by a person if the person has the right to acquire the shares (for example, upon exercise of an option) within 60 days of the date as of which the information is provided. In computing the percentage ownership of any person, the amount of shares outstanding is deemed to include the amount of shares beneficially owned by such person (and only such person) by reason of these acquisition rights.

The following table sets forth information known to us regarding the beneficial ownership of our common stock as of September 20, 2012 by:
 
each person known by us at that date to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of our based solely on Schedule 13D/13G filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission;
 
each of our officers and directors at such date; and
 
all of our executive officers and directors at such date, as a group.

Unless otherwise indicated, we believe that all persons named in the table below have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of common stock beneficially owned by them. As of September 20, 2012, there were 108,671,307 shares of our common stock outstanding.

Name of Beneficial Owner (1)
 
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned
   
Percentage of Class
 
Dr. Robert J. Hariri
   
10,052,348 (2)
     
9.3%
 
Ultra Pro Sports, LLC (3)
   
7,823,000
     
7.2%
 
Dr. Louis J. Aronne
   
1,076,667 (4)
     
*
 
Dr. Peter Diamandis
   
266,667 (5)
     
*
 
Dr. Buzz Aldrin
   
183,333 (6)
     
*
 
Peter Levy
   
750,000(7)
     
*
 
Dr. Carlon Colker (8)
   
7,324,000
     
6.7%
 
Andrew J. Einhorn
    -       -  
Directors and officers as a group (6 persons)
   
12,329,015
     
11.3%
 
 

*           Less than 1%
 
(1) Unless otherwise indicated, the business address of each of the individuals is c/o MYOS Corporation, 45 Horsehill Road, Suite 106, Cedar Knolls, New Jersey 07927.

(2) Includes shares held by Hariri Family Ltd. Partnership. Includes 100,000 shares vesting in five equal annual installments commencing on July 26, 2011. Also includes 166,667 shares currently exercisable upon exercise of stock options at $0.69 per share. Excludes 83,333 shares issuable upon exercise of stock options at $0.69 per share that are not exercisable within 60 days.

(3) Janine Divenuto has sole voting and investment control over these securities.

(4) Includes 600,000 shares, of which (i) 100,000 shares vest in five equal annual installments commencing on July 14, 2011 and (ii) 500,000 shares vest in five equal annual installments commencing on July 14, 2012. Also includes 416,667 shares currently exercisable upon exercise of stock options at $0.64 per share. Excludes 333,667 shares issuable upon exercise of stock options at $0.64 per share that are not exercisable within 60 days.
 
 
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(5) Includes 100,000 shares vesting in five equal annual installments commencing on August 15, 2011 and 166,667 shares currently exercisable upon exercise of stock option at $0.45 per share. Excludes 83,333 shares issuable upon exercise of stock options at $0.45 per share that are not exercisable within 60 days.

(6) Includes 100,000 shares vesting in five equal annual installments commencing on May 24, 2012 and 83,333 shares currently exercisable upon exercise of stock option at $0.14 per share. Excludes 166,667 shares issuable upon exercise of stock options at $0.14 per share that are not exercisable within 60 days.

(7) Reflects 500,000 shares vesting in four equal semi-annual installments commencing on August 10, 2012 and 250,000 shares vesting in four equal semi-annual installments commencing on November 7, 2012.

(8) Includes 7,024,000 shares held by Peak Wellness, Inc., a corporation wholly-owned by Dr. Colker. Dr.  Colker has sole voting and investment control over these securities.
 
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
 
Board Meetings
 
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, the Board did not hold any formal meetings but acted by unanimous written consent. The 2012 Annual Meeting will be our first annual meeting of stockholders as a public company.  We have no written policy regarding director attendance at annual meetings of stockholders.
 
Board Committees
 
Our Board of Directors does not maintain separate audit, nominating or compensation committees. Functions customarily performed by such committees are performed by our Board of Directors as a whole. We are not required to maintain such committees under the rules applicable to companies that do not have securities listed or quoted on a national securities exchange. If we are successful in listing our common stock on a national securities exchange, we would be required to have, prior to listing, an independent audit committee formed, in compliance with the requirements for such listing and in compliance with Rule 10A-3 of the Exchange Act.

Director Nominations
 
Our Board of Directors does not maintain a separate nominating committee. Functions customarily performed by a nominating committee are performed by our Board as a whole. In evaluating and determining whether to nominate a candidate for a position on the Board, our Board utilizes a variety of methods and considers criteria such as high professional ethics and values, experience on the policy-making level in business or scientific/medical research experience relevant to our product candidates and a commitment to enhancing stockholder value. Candidates may be brought to the attention of the Board by current Board members, stockholders, officers or other persons. The Board will review all candidates in the same manner regardless of the source of the recommendation.

We have no formal policy regarding board diversity. Our Board may therefore consider a broad range of factors relating to the qualifications and background of nominees, which may include diversity, which is not only limited to race, gender or national origin. Our Board’s priority in selecting board members is identification of persons who will further the interests of our stockholders through his or her established record of professional accomplishment, the ability to contribute positively to the collaborative culture among board members and professional and personal experiences and expertise relevant to our growth strategy.

The Board also considers stockholder recommendations for director nominees that are properly received in accordance with the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC. In order to validly nominate a candidate for election or reelection as a director, stockholders must give timely notice of such nomination in writing to our Corporate Secretary and include, as to each person whom the stockholder proposes to nominate, all information relating to such person that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for the election of directors in an election contest, or is otherwise required, in each case pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations thereunder (including such person’s written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected). For more information on director candidate nominations by stockholders, see “Stockholder Proposals” herein.
 
 
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Board Leadership Structure, Executive Sessions of Non-Management Directors
 
Mr. Levy currently serves as our principal executive officer and Dr. Robert J. Hariri, a non-management director, serves as chairman of our board of directors. The board of directors has chosen to separate the principal executive officer and chairman positions because it believes that (i) independent oversight of management is an important component of an effective board and (ii) this structure benefits the interests of all stockholders. If the board convenes for a special meeting, the non-management directors will meet in executive session if circumstances warrant. Dr. Robert J. Hariri will preside over executive sessions of the board of directors.

Board Role in Risk Oversight

Senior management is responsible for assessing and managing our various exposures to risk on a day-to-day basis, including the creation of appropriate risk management programs and policies.  The Board is responsible for overseeing management in the execution of its responsibilities and for assessing our approach to risk management.   In addition, an overall review of risk is inherent in the Board’s consideration of our long-term strategies and in the transactions and other matters presented to the Board, including capital expenditures, acquisitions and divestitures, and financial matters.
 
Code of Ethics

We have adopted a corporate Code of Ethics. The text of our Code of Ethics, which applies to our employees, officers and directors, is posted in the “Corporate Governance” section of our website, http://www.myoscorp.com. A copy of our Code of Conduct and Ethics is also available in print, free of charge, upon written request to 45 Horsehill Road, Suite 106, Cedar Knolls, New Jersey 07927, Attention: Peter Levy.

Stockholder Communications with the Board
 
Stockholders who wish to do so may communicate directly with the Board or specified individual directors by writing to:
 
Board of Directors (or name of individual director)
MYOS Corporation
45 Horsehill Road, Suite 106
Cedar Knolls, New Jersey 07927

We will forward all communications from security holders and interested parties to the full Board, to non-management directors, to an individual director that is most closely related to the subject matter of the communication, except for the following types of communications: (i) communications that advocate that we engage in illegal activity; (ii) communications that, under community standards, contain offensive or abusive content; (iii) communications that have no relevance to our business or operations; and (iv) mass mailings, solicitations and advertisements.  The Corporate Secretary will determine when a communication is not to be forwarded.  Our acceptance and forwarding of communications to directors does not imply that directors owe or assume any fiduciary duties to persons submitting the communications.
 
 
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
 
The Board of Directors has reviewed and discussed our financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 with management and Seligson & Giannattasio, LLP, our independent registered public accounting firm. In its discussion, management has represented to the Board of Directors that our financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 were prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
 
The Board of Directors has discussed with our independent registered public accounting firm the matters required to be discussed by the statement on Auditing Standards No. 61, as amended, as adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) in Rule 3200T.
 
The Board of Directors has received the written disclosures and the letter from our independent registered public accounting firm required by applicable requirements of the PCAOB regarding the independent registered public accounting firm’s communications with the Board of Directors concerning independence, and has considered and discussed with Seligson & Giannattasio, LLP, such firm’s independence.
 
Based on the Board of Directors’ review of the audited financial statements and the various discussions noted above, the Board of Directors recommended that the audited financial statements be included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011.
 
Respectfully submitted,

Dr. Robert J. Hariri
Dr. Louis J. Aronne
Dr. Peter Diamandis
 
 
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
 
Summary Compensation Table
 
The following table summarizes the compensation awarded to, earned or paid by the company to our CEO and other named executive officers for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010:
 
 
Name and Position
 
Fiscal
Year
   
 
Salary
   
 
Bonus
   
Stock
Awards
   
 
Total
 
J.B. Bernstein
(Former Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer ) (1)
   
2011
2010
   
$
 
180,828
-
     
20,000
-
   
$
 
1,500,000
-
   
$
 
1,700,828
-
 
                                         
Carlon Colker
(Former Chief Medical Officer ) (3)
   
2011
2010
   
$
 
60,795
-
     
35,000
-
     
-
-
   
$
 
90,795
-
(2)
 
                                         
Georgette Mathers
(Former Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer) (4)
   
2011
2010
     
-
-
     
-
-
     
-
-
     
-
-
 

(1) Mr. Bernstein resigned as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer on April 30, 2012.

(2) Excludes any payments to Peak Wellness in connection with the acquisition of MYO-T12.

(3) Dr. Colker resigned as Chief Medical Officer on June 14, 2012.

(4) Ms. Mathers resigned as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer on February 25, 2011.
 
Employment Agreements

J.B. Bernstein

On February 25, 2011, we entered into an employment agreement with J.B. Bernstein (as amended as of March 1, 2011), pursuant to which Mr. Bernstein agreed to serve as our Chief Executive Officer. As noted below, the employment agreement was terminated in April 2012.
 
The employment agreement had a term of four years, commencing on February 25, 2011.   The agreement provided that Mr. Bernstein would receive a one-time signing bonus of $20,000 plus an annual base salary of $213,600.  For the term of the employment agreement, Mr. Bernstein was entitled to receive an annual cash bonus of up to 50% of his base salary depending on our achieving certain milestones.  The agreement would automatically renew for successive one-year periods at the same base salary, unless a notice of non-renewal was provided by either party within 90 days prior to the expiration date.  
 
Mr. Bernstein was entitled to receive twelve months’ base salary in the event his employment was terminated other than by death or for cause by us.  In the event Mr. Bernstein’s employment was terminated for cause (as defined in the employment agreement), he would be entitled to receive only the base salary owed to him as of the date of termination.  
 
Mr. Bernstein’s employment agreement contained customary non-competition and non-solicitation provisions that extended to twelve months after termination of his employment.  Mr. Bernstein also agreed to customary terms regarding the protection and confidentiality of trade secrets, proprietary information and technology, designs and inventions.
 
On April 30, 2012, Mr. Bernstein resigned as our President and Chief Executive Officer and as a member of our board of directors. In connection with his resignation, we entered into a consulting agreement with him, pursuant to which we agreed to pay Mr. Bernstein a consulting fee of $5,000 per month during the six-month term of the agreement. 

Peter Levy

Pursuant to the terms of his employment agreement, Mr. Levy serves as our Chief Operating Officer on a full-time basis and receives an annual base salary of $200,000.  Mr. Levy will be entitled to such bonus compensation (e.g. cash, stock or other property) as determined by our board of directors in its sole discretion. In addition, Mr. Levy was granted 500,000 shares of our common stock, which shares will vest semi-annually commencing on August 10, 2012. The term of the agreement is two years, and the agreement will automatically renew for successive two-year periods, unless a notice of non-renewal is provided by either party more than 60 days prior to the expiration date of the term.  
 
 
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In the event Mr. Levy’s employment is terminated as a result of his death, his estate will be entitled to receive any accrued and unpaid compensation through the date of termination and certain benefits for six months following the date of termination. In addition, all of his unvested options will expire immediately and any vested options will expire twelve months following the date of termination.  In the event Mr. Levy’s employment is terminated as a result of a disability, he will be entitled to receive his base salary for six months following the date of termination and certain benefits for twelve months following the date of termination. In addition, all of his unvested options will expire immediately and any vested options will expire twelve months following the date of termination.
 
In the event Mr. Levy’s employment is terminated for any reason other than death or disability, he will be entitled to receive any accrued and unpaid compensation through the date of termination. If he is terminated without cause (as defined in the agreement) or resigns for good reason (as defined in the agreement), all of his unvested options will vest immediately and any vested options will expire twelve months following the date of termination. If Mr. Levy is terminated for cause, all unvested options will expire immediately and any vested options will expire three months following the date of termination. In lieu of any severance payment, Mr. Levy is entitled to receive $40,000 on the effective date of the agreement.

The agreement contains customary non-competition and non-solicitation provisions that extend to twelve months after termination of Mr. Levy’s employment.  Mr. Levy also agreed to customary terms regarding the protection and confidentiality of trade secrets, proprietary information, plans and inventions.
 
Carlon Colker MD, FACN

On February 25, 2011, we entered into an employment agreement with Carlon Colker, MD, FACN, pursuant to which Dr. Colker agreed to serve as our Chief Medical Officer and Executive Vice President. As noted below, the employment agreement was terminated in June 2012.

Pursuant to Dr. Colker’s employment agreement, the term of employment with the Company was for three years, commencing on February 25, 2011.   The agreement provided that Dr. Colker would work on a part-time basis and receive an annual base salary of $60,000.  For the term of the employment agreement, Dr. Colker would be entitled to receive an annual cash bonus of up to 50% of his base salary depending on our achievement of certain milestones. The agreement would automatically renew for successive one-year periods at a base salary of $150,000, unless a notice of non-renewal was provided by either party within 90 days prior to the expiration date.  Pursuant to the terms of his employment agreement, Dr. Colker would continue to maintain a separate medical practice and other activities relating to Peak and those activities would take precedence over his obligations to us.
 
Dr. Colker was entitled to receive twelve months’ base salary in the event his employment with the Company was terminated other than by death or for cause by us.  In the event Dr. Colker’s employment was terminated for cause (as defined in the employment agreement), he would be entitled to receive only the base salary owed to him as of the date of termination.  

Dr. Colker’s employment agreement contained customary non-competition and non-solicitation provisions that extend to termination of Dr. Colker’s employment.  Dr. Colker would not be subject to any non-competition and non-solicitation provisions subsequent to the termination of his employment. Dr. Colker also agreed to customary terms regarding the protection and confidentiality of trade secrets, proprietary information and technology, designs and inventions.

On June 14, 2012, Dr. Colker resigned as our Chief Medical Officer and Executive Vice President.  Simultaneously with his resignation, Dr. Colker agreed to serve on our Scientific Advisory Board.  In connection with his appointment to the Scientific Advisory Board, Dr. Colker entered into an advisory board agreement pursuant to which we agreed to issue him 300,000 shares of common stock.
 
Andrew J. Einhorn

Pursuant to the terms of his offer letter, Mr. Einhorn serves as our Chief Financial Officer on a full-time basis and receives an annual base salary of $220,000.  Mr. Einhorn will be entitled to an annual bonus of up to 100% of his annual base salary, as determined by our board of directors in its sole discretion. We are currently negotiating the terms of an employment agreement with Mr. Einhorn.  Upon execution of an employment agreement, Mr. Einhorn will be entitled to receive 2,000,000 shares of our common stock which will vest in four equal semi-annual installments commencing upon execution of the agreement. Each installment of shares will be subject to transfer restrictions to be specified in the agreement.
 
 
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Outstanding Equity Awards at 2011 Fiscal Year End

The following table summarizes information about options outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2011.

Options Outstanding
   
Options Exercisable
 
 
 
Range of
Exercise Price
   
 
 
Options
Outstanding
   
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual Life
   
 
 
Range of
Exercise Price
   
 
 
Options
Exercisable
   
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual Life
 
$ 0.64      
750,000
     
9.53
   
$
0.64
     
208,333
     
9.53
 
$ 0.69      
250,000
     
9.57
   
$
0.69
     
83,333
     
9.57
 
$ 0.45      
250,000
     
9.62
   
$
0.45
     
83,333
     
9.62
 

At June 30, 2012, the weighted-average remaining term of the options was 9.07 years and the aggregate intrinsic value was $81,250. The aggregate unvested cost of the options at June 30, 2012 was $420,850.

The following table summarizes information about options outstanding and exercisable at June 30, 2012.

Options Outstanding
   
Options Exercisable
 
 
 
Range of
Exercise Price
   
 
 
Options
Outstanding
   
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual Life
   
 
 
Range of
Exercise Price
   
 
 
Options
Exercisable
   
Weighted
Average
Remaining
 Contractual Life
 
$
0.64
     
750,000
     
9.04
   
$
0.64
     
208,333
     
9.04
 
$
0.69
     
250,000
     
9.08
   
$
0.69
     
83,333
     
9.08
 
$
0.45
     
250,000
     
9.13
   
$
0.45
     
83,333
     
9.13
 
$
0.14
     
250,000
     
9.92
   
$
0.14
     
83,333
     
9.90
 
 
Director Compensation
 
The following table summarizes the compensation for our non-employee board of directors for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011. All compensation paid to our employee directors is included under the summary compensation table above.
 
Name
 
Stock Awards
($)
   
Option Awards ($)
   
Total
($)
 
                   
Dr. Robert J. Hariri
 
$
13,600
   
$
56,667
   
$
70,267
 
Dr. Louis J. Aronne
 
$
84,000
   
$
145,833
   
$
229,833
 
Dr. Peter Diamandis
 
$
9,000
   
$
37,500
   
$
46,500
 
  
Director compensation is designed to enable us to attract and retain highly qualified non-employee directors and to address the time, effort, expertise, and accountability required of active board membership. Our standard compensation arrangement for non-employee directors consists of: (a) 100,000 shares of common stock vesting in five equal annual installments with the first installment vesting immediately and (b) an option to purchase 250,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price equal to the last closing sales price for the common stock on the date of grant, vesting in three equal annual installments with the first installment vesting immediately. We also reimburse our directors for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in connection with their duties, including attending meetings of the board of directors.
 
 
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STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS
 
Stockholder proposals, including Director nominations, intended for inclusion in the Company’s proxy statement for its 2013 Annual Meeting (expected to be held on or about , 2013) pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 must be submitted to us or before , 2013 so that they may be considered by the Company for inclusion in its proxy statement relating to that meeting.

PROXY SOLICITATION
 
The solicitation of proxies is made on behalf of the Board and we will bear the cost of soliciting proxies.  The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock, Island Stock Transfer, as a part of its regular services and for no additional compensation other than reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses, has been engaged to assist in the proxy solicitation.  Proxies may be solicited through the mail and through telephonic or telegraphic communications to, or by meetings with, stockholders or their representatives by our directors, officers and other employees who will receive no additional compensation therefor.
 
We request persons such as brokers, nominees and fiduciaries holding stock in their names for others, or holding stock for others who have the right to give voting instructions, to forward proxy material to their principals and to request authority for the execution of the proxy.  We will reimburse such persons for their reasonable expenses.
 
ANNUAL REPORT
 
The 2011 Annual Report is being sent with this Proxy Statement to each stockholder and is available at the Investor Relations portion of our website as well as on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.  The 2011 Annual Report contains our audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011.  The 2011 Annual Report, however, is not to be regarded as part of the proxy soliciting material.
 
DELIVERY OF PROXY MATERIALS TO HOUSEHOLDS
 
Only one copy of this Proxy Statement and one copy of our 2011 Annual Report are being delivered to multiple registered stockholders who share an address unless the Company has received contrary instructions from one or more of the stockholders. A separate form of proxy and a separate notice of the Annual Meeting are being included for each account at the shared address. Registered stockholders who share an address and would like to receive a separate copy of our 2011 Annual Report and/or a separate copy of this Proxy Statement, or have questions regarding the householding process, may contact the Company’s transfer agent: Island Stock Transfer, by calling 727-289-0010, or by forwarding a written request addressed to Island Stock Transfer, 15500 Roosevelt Boulevard, Suite 301, Clearwater, Florida 33760. Promptly upon request, a separate copy of our 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K and/or a separate copy of this Proxy Statement will be sent. By contacting Island Stock Transfer, registered stockholders sharing an address can also (i) notify the Company that the registered stockholders wish to receive separate annual reports to stockholders, proxy statements and/or Notices of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, as applicable, in the future or (ii) request delivery of a single copy of annual reports to stockholders, proxy statements and/or Notices of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, as applicable, in the future if registered stockholders at the shared address are receiving multiple copies.
 
Many brokers, brokerage firms, broker/dealers, banks and other holders of record have also instituted “householding” (delivery of one copy of materials to multiple stockholders who share an address). If your family has one or more “street name” accounts under which you beneficially own shares of common stock of MYOS, you may have received householding information from your broker, brokerage firm, broker/dealer, bank or other nominee in the past. Please contact the holder of record directly if you have questions, require additional copies of this Proxy Statement or our 2011 Annual Report or wish to revoke your decision to household and thereby receive multiple copies. You should also contact the holder of record if you wish to institute householding.

 
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APPENDIX A
 
MYOS CORPORATION
2012 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

1.           Purpose.  The purpose of the MYOS Corporation 2012 Equity Incentive Plan is to provide a means through which the Company and its Affiliates may attract and retain key personnel and to provide a means whereby directors, officers, employees, consultants and advisors (and prospective directors, officers, employees, consultants and advisors) of the Company and its Affiliates can acquire and maintain an equity interest in the Company, or be paid incentive compensation, which may (but need not) be measured by reference to the value of Common Stock, thereby strengthening their commitment to the welfare of the Company and its Affiliates and aligning their interests with those of the Company’s stockholders.
 
2.           Definitions.  The following definitions shall be applicable throughout this Plan:
 
(a)           Affiliatemeans (i) any person or entity that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the Company and/or (ii) to the extent provided by the Committee, any person or entity in which the Company has a significant interest as determined by the Committee in its discretion.  The term “control” (including, with correlative meaning, the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as applied to any person or entity, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such person or entity, whether through the ownership of voting or other securities, by contract or otherwise.

(b)           “Award” means, individually or collectively, any Incentive Stock Option, Nonqualified Stock Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit, Stock Bonus Award and Performance Compensation Award granted under this Plan.
 
(c)           “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.
 
(d)           “Business Combination” has the meaning given such term in the definition of “Change in Control.”
 
(e)           Business Day means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in New York City are authorized or obligated by federal law or executive order to be closed.
 
(f)           “Cause means, in the case of a particular Award, unless the applicable Award agreement states otherwise, (i) the Company or an Affiliate having “cause” to terminate a Participant’s employment or service, as defined in any employment or consulting agreement or similar document or policy between the Participant and the Company or an Affiliate in effect at the time of such termination or (ii) in the absence of any such employment or consulting agreement, document or policy (or the absence of any definition of “Cause” contained therein), (A) a continuing material breach or material default (including, without limitation, any material dereliction of duty) by Participant of any agreement between the Participant and the Company, except for any such breach or default which is caused by the physical disability of the Participant (as determined by a neutral physician), or a continuing failure by the Participant to follow the direction of a duly authorized representative of the Company; (B) gross negligence, willful misfeasance or neglect or breach of fiduciary duty by the Participant; (C) the commission by the Participant of an act of fraud, embezzlement or any felony or other crime of dishonesty in connection with the Participant’s duties; or (D) conviction of the Participant of a felony or any other crime that would materially and adversely affect (i) the business reputation of the Company or (ii) the performance of the Participant’s duties to the Company.  Any determination of whether Cause exists shall be made by the Committee in its sole discretion.
 
(g)           “Change in Control” shall, in the case of a particular Award, unless the applicable Award agreement states otherwise or contains a different definition of “Change in Control,” be deemed to occur upon:
 
(i)           An acquisition (whether directly from the Company or otherwise) of any voting securities of the Company (the “Voting Securities”) by any “Person” (as the term person is used for purposes of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), immediately after which such Person has “Beneficial Ownership” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding Voting Securities.
 
 
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(ii)           The individuals who constitute the members of the Board cease, by reason of a financing, merger, combination, acquisition, takeover or other non-ordinary course transaction affecting the Company, to constitute at least fifty-one percent (51%) of the members of the Board; or
 
(iii)           Approval by the Board and, if required, stockholders of the Company of, or execution by the Company of any definitive agreement with respect to, or the consummation of (it being understood that the mere execution of a term sheet, memorandum of understanding or other non-binding document shall not constitute a Change of Control):
 
(A)           A merger, consolidation or reorganization involving the Company, where either or both of the events described in clauses (i) or (ii) above would be the result;
 
(B)           A liquidation or dissolution of or appointment of a receiver, rehabilitator, conservator or similar person for, or the filing by a third party of an involuntary bankruptcy against, the Company; provided, however, that to the extent necessary to comply with Section 409A of the Code, the occurrence of an event described in this subsection (B) shall not permit the settlement of Restricted Stock Units granted under this Plan; or
 
(C)           An agreement for the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company to any Person (other than a transfer to a subsidiary of the Company).
 
(h)           “Closing Price” means (A) during such time as the Common Stock is registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, the closing price of the Common Stock as reported by an established stock exchange or automated quotation system on the day for which such value is to be determined, or, if no sale of the Common Stock shall have been made on any such stock exchange or automated quotation system that day, on the next preceding day on which there was a sale of such Common Stock, or (B) during any such time as the Common Stock is not listed upon an established stock exchange or automated quotation system, the mean between dealer “bid” and “ask” prices of the Common Stock in the over-the-counter market on the day for which such value is to be determined, as reported by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc., or (C) during any such time as the Common Stock cannot be valued pursuant to (A) or (B) above, the fair market value as determined by the Committee considering all relevant information including, by example and not by limitation, the services of an independent appraiser.
 
(i)           “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any successor thereto.  References in this Plan to any section of the Code shall be deemed to include any regulations or other interpretative guidance under such section, and any amendments or successor provisions to such section, regulations or guidance.
 
(j)           “Committee” means a committee of at least two people as the Board may appoint to administer this Plan or, if no such committee has been appointed by the Board, the Board.
 
(k)           “Common Stock” means the common stock, par value $.001 per share, of the Company (and any stock or other securities into which such Common Stock may be converted or into which they may be exchanged).
 
(l)           “Company” means MYOS Corporation, a Nevada corporation, together with its successors and assigns.
 
(m)           “Date of Grant” means the date on which the granting of an Award is made, or such other date as may be specified in an Award agreement.
 
(n)           “Disability” means a permanent and total disability incurred by a Participant while in the employ of the Company or an Affiliate.  For this purpose, a permanent and total disability shall mean that the Participant is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months.
 
(o)           “Effective Date” means the date as of which this Plan is adopted by the Board, subject to Section 3 of this Plan.
 
(p)           “Eligible Director” means a person who is (i) a “non-employee director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, and (ii) an “outside director” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code.
 
(q)           “Eligible Person” means any (i) individual employed by the Company or an Affiliate; provided, however, that no such employee covered by a collective bargaining agreement shall be an Eligible Person unless and to the extent that such eligibility is set forth in such collective bargaining agreement or in an agreement or instrument relating thereto; (ii) director of the Company or an Affiliate; (iii) consultant or advisor to the Company or an Affiliate, provided that if the Securities Act applies, such persons must be eligible to be offered securities registrable on Form S-8 under the Securities Act; or (iv) prospective employees, directors, officers, consultants or advisors who have accepted offers of employment or consultancy from the Company or its Affiliates (and would satisfy the provisions of clauses (i) through (iii) above once he or she begins employment with or begins providing services to the Company or an Affiliate).
 
 
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(r)            “Exchange Act” has the meaning given such term in the definition of “Change in Control,” and any reference in this Plan to any section of (or rule promulgated under) the Exchange Act shall be deemed to include any rules, regulations or other interpretative guidance under such section or rule, and any amendments or successor provisions to such section, rules, regulations or guidance.
 
(s)            “Exercise Price” has the meaning given such term in Section 7(b) of this Plan.
 
(t)             “Fair Market Value”, unless otherwise provided by the Committee in accordance with all applicable laws, rules regulations and standards, means, on a given date, (i) if the Common Stock (A) is listed on a national securities exchange or (B) is not listed on a national securities exchange, but is quoted by the OTC Markets Group, Inc. (www.otcmarkets.com) or any successor or alternative recognized over-the-counter market or another inter-dealer quotation system, on a last sale basis, the average selling price of the Common Stock reported on such national securities exchange or other inter-dealer quotation system, determined as the arithmetic mean of such selling prices over the thirty (30)-Business Day period preceding the Date of Grant, weighted based on the volume of trading of such Common Stock on each trading day during such period; or (ii) if the Common Stock is not listed on a national securities exchange or quoted in an inter-dealer quotation system on a last sale basis, the amount determined by the Committee in good faith to be the fair market value of the Common Stock.
 
(u)            “Immediate Family Members” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 15(b) of this Plan.
 
(v)            “Incentive Stock Option” means an Option that is designated by the Committee as an incentive stock option as described in Section 422 of the Code and otherwise meets the requirements set forth in this Plan.
 
(w)           “Indemnifiable Person” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(e) of this Plan.
 
(x)            “Intellectual Property Products” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 15(c) of this Plan.
 
(y)           Mature Shares” means Common Stock owned by a Participant that is not subject to any pledge or security interest and that has been either previously acquired by the Participant on the open market or meet such other requirements, if any, as the Committee may determine are necessary in order to avoid an accounting earnings charge on account of the use of such stock to pay the Exercise Price or satisfy a withholding obligation of the Participant.
 
(z)            “Negative Discretion” shall mean the discretion authorized by this Plan to be applied by the Committee to eliminate or reduce the size of a Performance Compensation Award consistent with Section 162(m) of the Code.
 
(aa)           “Nonqualified Stock Option” means an Option that is not designated by the Committee as an Incentive Stock Option.
 
(bb)           “Option” means an Award granted under Section 7 of this Plan.
 
(cc)           “Option Period” has the meaning given such term in Section 7(c) of this Plan.
 
(dd)          “Participant” means an Eligible Person who has been selected by the Committee to participate in this Plan and to receive an Award pursuant to Section 6 of this Plan.
 
(ee)           “Performance Compensation Award” shall mean any Award designated by the Committee as a Performance Compensation Award pursuant to Section 11 of this Plan.
 
(ff)           “Performance Criteria” shall mean the criterion or criteria that the Committee shall select for purposes of establishing the Performance Goal(s) for a Performance Period with respect to any Performance Compensation Award under this Plan.
 
(gg)          “Performance Formula” shall mean, for a Performance Period, the one or more objective formulae applied against the relevant Performance Goal to determine, with regard to the Performance Compensation Award of a particular Participant, whether all, some portion but less than all, or none of the Performance Compensation Award has been earned for the Performance Period.
 
(hh)          “Performance Goals” shall mean, for a Performance Period, the one or more goals established by the Committee for the Performance Period based upon the Performance Criteria.
 
 
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(ii)           “Performance Period” shall mean the one or more periods of time, as the Committee may select, over which the attainment of one or more Performance Goals will be measured for the purpose of determining a Participant’s right to, and the payment of, a Performance Compensation Award.
 
(jj)           “Permitted Transferee” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 15(b) of this Plan.
 
(kk)           “Person” has the meaning given such term in the definition of “Change in Control.”
 
(ll)           “Plan” means this MYOS Corporation 2012 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time.
 
(mm)        “Retirement” means the fulfillment of each of the following conditions: (i) the Participant is good standing with the Company as determined by the Committee; (ii) the voluntary termination by a Participant of such Participant’s employment or service to the Company and (B) that at the time of such voluntary termination, the sum of: (1) the Participant’s age (calculated to the nearest month, with any resulting fraction of a year being calculated as the number of months in the year divided by 12) and (2) the Participant’s years of employment or service with the Company (calculated to the nearest month, with any resulting fraction of a year being calculated as the number of months in the year divided by 12) equals at least 62 (provided that, in any case, the foregoing shall only be applicable if, at the time of Retirement, the Participant shall be at least 55 years of age and shall have been employed by or served with the Company for no less than 5 years).
 
(nn)          “Restricted Period” means the period of time determined by the Committee during which an Award is subject to restrictions or, as applicable, the period of time within which performance is measured for purposes of determining whether an Award has been earned.
 
(oo)          “Restricted Stock Unit” means an unfunded and unsecured promise to deliver Common Stock, cash, other securities or other property, subject to certain restrictions (including, without limitation, a requirement that the Participant remain continuously employed or provide continuous services for a specified period of time), granted under Section 9 of this Plan.
 
(pp)           “Restricted Stock” means Common Stock, subject to certain specified restrictions (including, without limitation, a requirement that the Participant remain continuously employed or provide continuous services for a specified period of time), granted under Section 9 of this Plan.
 
(qq)           “SAR Period” has the meaning given such term in Section 8(b) of this Plan.
 
(rr)           “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any successor thereto.  Reference in this Plan to any section of the Securities Act shall be deemed to include any rules, regulations or other official interpretative guidance under such section, and any amendments or successor provisions to such section, rules, regulations or guidance.
 
(ss)           “Stock Appreciation Right” or SAR means an Award granted under Section 8 of this Plan which meets all of the requirements of Section 1.409A-1(b)(5)(i)(B) of the Treasury Regulations.
 
(tt)           “Stock Bonus Award” means an Award granted under Section 10 of this Plan.
 
(uu)           “Strike Price” means, except as otherwise provided by the Committee in the case of Substitute Awards, (i) in the case of a SAR granted in tandem with an Option, the Exercise Price of the related Option, or (ii) in the case of a SAR granted independent of an Option, the Fair Market Value of one share of Common Stock on the Date of Grant.
 
(vv)           “Subsidiary” means, with respect to any specified Person:
 
i.           any corporation, association or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Voting Securities (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency and after giving effect to any voting agreement or stockholders’ agreement that effectively transfers voting power) is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person (or a combination thereof); and
 
ii.           any partnership or limited liability company (or any comparable foreign entity) (a) the sole general partner or managing member (or functional equivalent thereof) or the managing general partner of which is such Person or Subsidiary of such Person or (b) the only general partners or managing members (or functional equivalents thereof) of which are that Person or one or more Subsidiaries of that Person (or any combination thereof).
 
(ww)           “Substitute Award” has the meaning given such term in Section 5(e).
 
 
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(xx)           “Treasury Regulations” means any regulations, whether proposed, temporary or final, promulgated by the U.S. Department of Treasury under the Code, and any successor provisions.
 
3.           Effective Date; Duration.  The Plan shall be effective as of the Effective Date, but no Award shall be exercised or paid (or, in the case of a stock Award, shall be granted unless contingent on stockholder approval) unless and until this Plan has been approved by the stockholders of the Company, which approval shall be within twelve (12) months after the date this Plan is adopted by the Board.  The expiration date of this Plan, on and after which date no Awards may be granted hereunder, shall be the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date; provided, however, that such expiration shall not affect Awards then outstanding, and the terms and conditions of this Plan shall continue to apply to such Awards.

4.           Administration.
 
(a)           The Committee shall administer this Plan.  To the extent required to comply with the provisions of Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act (if the Board is not acting as the Committee under this Plan) or necessary to obtain the exception for performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code, as applicable, it is intended that each member of the Committee shall, at the time he takes any action with respect to an Award under this Plan, be an Eligible Director.  However, the fact that a Committee member shall fail to qualify as an Eligible Director shall not invalidate any Award granted by the Committee that is otherwise validly granted under this Plan.  The acts of a majority of the members present at any meeting at which a quorum is present or acts approved in writing by a majority of the Committee shall be deemed the acts of the Committee.  Whether a quorum is present shall be determined based on the Committee’s charter as approved by the Board.
 
(b)           Subject to the provisions of this Plan and applicable law, the Committee shall have the sole and plenary authority, in addition to other express powers and authorizations conferred on the Committee by this Plan and its charter, to: (i) designate Participants; (ii) determine the type or types of Awards to be granted to a Participant; (iii) determine the number of shares of Common Stock to be covered by, or with respect to which payments, rights, or other matters are to be calculated in connection with, Awards; (iv) determine the terms and conditions of any Award; (v) determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances Awards may be settled or exercised in cash, Common Stock, other securities, other Awards or other property, or canceled, forfeited, or suspended and the method or methods by which Awards may be settled, exercised, canceled, forfeited, or suspended; (vi) determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances the delivery of cash, Common Stock, other securities, other Awards or other property and other amounts payable with respect to an Award; (vii) interpret, administer, reconcile any inconsistency in, settle any controversy regarding, correct any defect in and/or complete any omission in this Plan and any instrument or agreement relating to, or Award granted under, this Plan; (viii) establish, amend, suspend, or waive any rules and regulations and appoint such agents as the Committee shall deem appropriate for the proper administration of this Plan; (ix) accelerate the vesting or exercisability of, payment for or lapse of restrictions on, Awards; and (x) make any other determination and take any other action that the Committee deems necessary or desirable for the administration of this Plan.
 
(c)           The Committee may delegate to one or more officers of the Company or any Affiliate the authority to act on behalf of the Committee with respect to any matter, right, obligation, or election that is the responsibility of or that is allocated to the Committee herein, and that may be so delegated as a matter of law, except for grants of Awards to persons (i) subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act or (ii) who are, or who are reasonably expected to be, “covered employees” for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Code.
 
(d)           Unless otherwise expressly provided in this Plan, all designations, determinations, interpretations, and other decisions under or with respect to this Plan or any Award or any documents evidencing Awards granted pursuant to this Plan shall be within the sole discretion of the Committee, may be made at any time and shall be final, conclusive and binding upon all persons or entities, including, without limitation, the Company, any Affiliate, any Participant, any holder or beneficiary of any Award, and any stockholder of the Company.
 
(e)           No member of the Board, the Committee, delegate of the Committee or any employee, advisor or agent of the Company or the Board or the Committee (each such person, an “Indemnifiable Person”) shall be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken or any determination made in good faith with respect to this Plan or any Award hereunder.  Each Indemnifiable Person shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company against and from (and the Company shall pay or reimburse on demand for) any loss, cost, liability, or expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) that may be imposed upon or incurred by such Indemnifiable Person in connection with or resulting from any action, suit or proceeding to which such Indemnifiable Person may be a party or in which such Indemnifiable Person may be involved by reason of any action taken or omitted to be taken under this Plan or any Award agreement and against and from any and all amounts paid by such Indemnifiable Person with the Company’s approval, in settlement thereof, or paid by such Indemnifiable Person in satisfaction of any judgment in any such action, suit or proceeding against such Indemnifiable Person, provided, that the Company shall have the right, at its own expense, to assume and defend any such action, suit or proceeding and once the Company gives notice of its intent to assume the defense, the Company shall have sole control over such defense with counsel of the Company’s choice.  The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be available to an Indemnifiable Person to the extent that a final judgment or other final adjudication (in either case not subject to further appeal) binding upon such Indemnifiable Person determines that the acts or omissions of such Indemnifiable Person giving rise to the indemnification claim resulted from such Indemnifiable Person’s bad faith, fraud or willful criminal act or omission or that such right of indemnification is otherwise prohibited by law or by the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws.  The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which such Indemnifiable Persons may be entitled under the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or any other power that the Company may have to indemnify such Indemnifiable Persons or hold them harmless.
 
 
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(f)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Plan, the Board may, in its sole discretion, at any time and from time to time, grant Awards and administer this Plan with respect to such Awards.  In any such case, the Board shall have all the authority granted to the Committee under this Plan.
 
5.           Grant of Awards; Shares Subject to this Plan; Limitations.
 
(a)           The Committee may, from time to time, grant Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Stock Bonus Awards and/or Performance Compensation Awards to one or more Eligible Persons.
 
(b)           Subject to Sections 3, 11 and 12 of this Plan, the Committee is authorized to deliver under this Plan an aggregate of Ten Million (10,000,000) shares of Common Stock. Each share of Common Stock subject to an Option or a Stock Appreciation Right will reduce the number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance by one share, and each share of Common Stock underlying an Award of Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Stock Bonus Awards and Performance Compensation Awards will reduce the number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance by one and one-half (1.5) shares.
 
(c)           Shares of Common Stock underlying Awards under this Plan that are forfeited, cancelled, expire unexercised, or are settled in cash shall be available again for Awards under this Plan at the same ratio at which they were previously granted.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following shares of Common Stock shall not be available again for Awards under the Plan: (i) shares tendered or held back upon the exercise of an Option or settlement of an Award to cover the Exercise Price of an Award; (ii) shares that are used or withheld to satisfy tax obligations of the Participant; and (iii) shares subject to a Stock Appreciation Right that are not issued in connection with the stock settlement of the SAR upon exercise thereof.
 
(d)           Shares of Common Stock delivered by the Company in settlement of Awards may be authorized and unissued shares, shares held in the treasury of the Company, shares purchased on the open market or by private purchase, or a combination of the foregoing.
 
(e)           Subject to compliance with Section 1.409A-3(f) of the Treasury Regulations, Awards may, in the sole discretion of the Committee, be granted under this Plan in assumption of, or in substitution for, outstanding awards previously granted by an entity acquired by the Company or with which the Company combines (“Substitute Awards”).  The number of shares of Common Stock underlying any Substitute Awards shall be counted against the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock available for Awards under this Plan.
 
6.           Eligibility.  Participation shall be limited to Eligible Persons who have entered into an Award agreement or who have received written notification from the Committee, or from a person designated by the Committee, that they have been selected to participate in this Plan.
 
7.           Options.
 
(a)           Generally.  Each Option granted under this Plan shall be evidenced by an Award agreement (whether in paper or electronic medium (including email or the posting on a web site maintained by the Company or a third party under contract with the Company)).  Each Option so granted shall be subject to the conditions set forth in this Section 7, and to such other conditions not inconsistent with this Plan as may be reflected in the applicable Award agreement.  All Options granted under this Plan shall be Nonqualified Stock Options unless the applicable Award agreement expressly states that the Option is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option.   Notwithstanding any designation of an Option, to the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value of shares of Common Stock with respect to which Options designated as Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by any Participant during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company or any Subsidiary) exceeds $100,000, such excess Options shall be treated as Nonqualified Stock Options.  Incentive Stock Options shall be granted only to Eligible Persons who are employees of the Company and its Affiliates, and no Incentive Stock Option shall be granted to any Eligible Person who is ineligible to receive an Incentive Stock Option under the Code.  No Option shall be treated as an Incentive Stock Option unless this Plan has been approved by the stockholders of the Company in a manner intended to comply with the stockholder approval requirements of Section 422(b)(1) of the Code, provided that any Option intended to be an Incentive Stock Option shall not fail to be effective solely on account of a failure to obtain such approval, but rather such Option shall be treated as a Nonqualified Stock Option unless and until such approval is obtained.  In the case of an Incentive Stock Option, the terms and conditions of such grant shall be subject to and comply with such rules as may be prescribed by Section 422 of the Code and any applicable regulations thereunder.  If for any reason an Option intended to be an Incentive Stock Option (or any portion thereof) shall not qualify as an Incentive Stock Option, then, to the extent of such nonqualification, such Option or portion thereof shall be regarded as a Nonqualified Stock Option appropriately granted under this Plan.
 
 
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(b)           Exercise Price.  The exercise price (“Exercise Price”) per share of Common Stock for each Option shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of such share determined as of the Date of Grant; provided, however, that in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to an employee who, at the time of the grant of such Option, owns shares representing more than 10% of the voting power of all classes of shares of the Company or any Affiliate, the Exercise Price per share shall not be less than 110% of the Fair Market Value per share on the Date of Grant; and, provided further, that notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, the Exercise Price shall not be less than the par value per share of Common Stock.
 
(c)           Vesting and Expiration.  Options shall vest and become exercisable in such manner and on such date or dates determined by the Committee and as set forth in the applicable Award agreement, and shall expire after such period, not to exceed ten (10) years from the Date of Grant, as may be determined by the Committee (the “Option Period”); provided, however, that the Option Period shall not exceed five (5) years from the Date of Grant in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to a Participant who on the Date of Grant owns shares representing more than 10% of the voting power of all classes of shares of the Company or any Affiliate; and, provided, further, that notwithstanding any vesting dates set by the Committee, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, accelerate the exercisability of any Option, which acceleration shall not affect the terms and conditions of such Option other than with respect to exercisability.  Unless otherwise provided by the Committee in an Award agreement:
 
i.           an Option shall vest and become exercisable with respect to 100% of the Common Stock subject to such Option on the third (3rd) anniversary of the Date of Grant;

ii.           the unvested portion of an Option shall expire upon termination of employment or service of the Participant granted the Option, and the vested portion of such Option shall remain exercisable for:
 
A.           one year following termination of employment or service by reason of such Participant’s death or Disability (with the determination of Disability to be made by the Committee on a case by case basis), but not later than the expiration of the Option Period;
 
B.           for directors, officers and employees of the Company only, for the remainder of the Option Period following termination of employment or service by reason of such Participant’s Retirement (it being understood that any Incentive Stock Option held by the Participant shall be treated as a Nonqualified Stock Option if exercise of the Option does not occur within 90 days of the date of Retirement);
 
C.           90 calendar days following termination of employment or service for any reason other than such Participant’s death, Disability or Retirement, and other than such Participant’s termination of employment or service for Cause, but not later than the expiration of the Option Period; and

iii.           both the unvested and the vested portion of an Option shall immediately expire upon the termination of the Participant’s employment or service by the Company for Cause.
 
(d)           Method of Exercise and Form of Payment.  No Common Stock shall be delivered pursuant to any exercise of an Option until payment in full of the Exercise Price therefor is received by the Company and the Participant has paid to the Company an amount equal to any federal, state, local and non-U.S. income and employment taxes required to be withheld.  Options that have become exercisable may be exercised by delivery of written or electronic notice of exercise to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Award agreement accompanied by payment of the Exercise Price.  The Exercise Price shall be payable (i) in cash, check (subject to collection), cash equivalent and/or vested shares of Common Stock valued at the Closing Price on the date the Option is exercised (including, pursuant to procedures approved by the Committee, by means of attestation of ownership of a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock in lieu of actual delivery of such shares to the Company); provided, however, that such shares of Common Stock are not subject to any pledge or other security interest and are Mature Shares and; (ii) by such other method as the Committee may permit in accordance with applicable law, in its sole discretion, including without limitation: (A) in other property having a fair market value (as determined by the Committee in its discretion) on the date of exercise equal to the Exercise Price or (B) if there is a public market for Common Stock at such time, by means of a broker-assisted “cashless exercise” pursuant to which the Company is delivered a copy of irrevocable instructions to a stockbroker to sell shares of Common Stock otherwise deliverable upon the exercise of the Option and to deliver promptly to the Company an amount equal to the Exercise Price or (C) by a “net exercise” method whereby the Company withholds from the delivery of shares of Common Stock for which the Option was exercised that number of shares of Common Stock having a Closing Price equal to the aggregate Exercise Price for the shares of Common Stock for which the Option was exercised.  Any fractional shares of Common Stock shall be settled in cash.
 
 
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(e)           Notification upon Disqualifying Disposition of an Incentive Stock Option.  Each Participant awarded an Incentive Stock Option under this Plan shall notify the Company in writing immediately after the date he makes a disqualifying disposition of any shares of Common Stock acquired pursuant to the exercise of such Incentive Stock Option.  A disqualifying disposition is any disposition (including, without limitation, any sale) of such shares of Common Stock before the later of (A) two years after the Date of Grant of the Incentive Stock Option or (B) one year after the date of exercise of the Incentive Stock Option.  The Company or a third party under contract with the Company may, if determined by the Committee and in accordance with procedures established by the Committee, retain possession of any shares of Common Stock acquired pursuant to the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option as agent for the applicable Participant until the end of the period described in the preceding sentence.
 
(f)           Compliance With Laws, etc.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall a Participant be permitted to exercise an Option in a manner that the Committee determines would violate the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, if applicable, or any other applicable law or the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission or the applicable rules and regulations of any securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system on which the securities of the Company are listed or traded.
 
8.           Stock Appreciation Rights.
 
(a)           Generally.  Each SAR granted under this Plan shall be evidenced by an Award agreement (whether in paper or electronic medium (including email or the posting on a web site maintained by the Company or a third party under contract with the Company)).  Each SAR so granted shall be subject to the conditions set forth in this Section 8, and to such other conditions not inconsistent with this Plan as may be reflected in the applicable Award agreement.  Any Option granted under this Plan may include tandem SARs. The Committee also may award SARs to Eligible Persons independent of any Option.
 
(b)           Vesting and Expiration.  A SAR granted in connection with an Option shall become exercisable and shall expire according to the same vesting schedule and expiration provisions as the corresponding Option.  A SAR granted independent of an Option shall vest and become exercisable and shall expire in such manner and on such date or dates determined by the Committee and shall expire after such period, not to exceed ten years, as may be determined by the Committee (the “SAR Period”); provided, however, that notwithstanding any vesting dates set by the Committee, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, accelerate the exercisability of any SAR, which acceleration shall not affect the terms and conditions of such SAR other than with respect to exercisability.  Unless otherwise provided by the Committee in an Award agreement:
 
i.           a SAR shall vest and become exercisable with respect to 100% of the Common Stock subject to such SAR on the third anniversary of the Date of Grant; 
 
ii.           the unvested portion of a SAR shall expire upon termination of employment or service of the Participant granted the SAR, and the vested portion of such SAR shall remain exercisable for:
 
A.           one year following termination of employment or service by reason of such Participant’s death or Disability (with the determination of Disability to be made by the Committee on a case by case basis), but not later than the expiration of the SAR Period;
 
B.           for directors, officers and employees of the Company only, for the remainder of the SAR Period following termination of employment or service by reason of such Participant’s Retirement;
 
C.           90 calendar days following termination of employment or service for any reason other than such Participant’s death, Disability or Retirement, and other than such Participant’s termination of employment or service for Cause, but not later than the expiration of the SAR Period; and
 
iii.           both the unvested and the vested portion of a SAR shall expire immediately upon the termination of the Participant’s employment or service by the Company for Cause.
 
(c)           Method of Exercise.  SARs that have become exercisable may be exercised by delivery of written or electronic notice of exercise to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Award, specifying the number of SARs to be exercised and the date on which such SARs were awarded.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if on the last day of the Option Period (or in the case of a SAR independent of an option, the SAR Period), the Closing Price exceeds the Strike Price, the Participant has not exercised the SAR or the corresponding Option (if applicable), and neither the SAR nor the corresponding Option (if applicable) has expired, such SAR shall be deemed to have been exercised by the Participant on such last day and the Company shall make the appropriate payment therefor.
 
(d)           Payment.  Upon the exercise of a SAR, the Company shall pay to the Participant an amount equal to the number of shares of Common Stock subject to the SAR that are being exercised multiplied by the excess, if any, of the Closing Price of one share of Common Stock on the exercise date over the Strike Price, less an amount equal to any federal, state, local and non-U.S. income and employment taxes required to be withheld.  The Company shall pay such amount in cash, in shares of Common Stock valued at Fair Market Value, or any combination thereof, as determined by the Committee.
 
 
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9.           Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units.
 
(a)           Generally.  Each grant of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units shall be evidenced by an Award agreement (whether in paper or electronic medium (including email or the posting on a web site maintained by the Company or a third party under contract with the Company)).  Each such grant shall be subject to the conditions set forth in this Section 9, and to such other conditions not inconsistent with this Plan as may be reflected in the applicable Award agreement.
 
(b)           Restricted Accounts; Escrow or Similar Arrangement.  Upon a grant of Restricted Stock, a book entry in a restricted account shall be established in the Participant’s name at the Company’s transfer agent and, if the Committee determines that the Restricted Stock shall be held by the Company or in escrow rather than held in such restricted account pending the release of the applicable restrictions, the Committee may additionally require the Participant to execute and deliver to the Company (i) an escrow agreement satisfactory to the Committee, if applicable, and (ii) the appropriate share power (endorsed in blank) with respect to the Restricted Stock covered by such agreement.  If a Participant shall fail to execute an agreement evidencing an Award of Restricted Stock and, if applicable, an escrow agreement and blank share power within the amount of time specified by the Committee, the Award shall be null and void ab initio.  Subject to the restrictions set forth in this Section 9 and/or as provided in  the applicable Award agreement, the Participant generally shall have the rights and privileges of a stockholder as to such Restricted Stock, including without limitation the right to vote such Restricted Stock and the right to receive dividends, if applicable; provided, however, that the payment of any dividends with respect to Restricted Stock granted under a Performance Compensation Award is conditioned on satisfaction of the Performance Goals established by the Committee for such award.  To the extent shares of Restricted Stock are forfeited, any share certificates issued to the Participant evidencing such shares shall be returned to the Company, and all rights of the Participant to such shares and as a stockholder with respect thereto shall terminate without further obligation on the part of the Company.
 
(c)           Vesting; Acceleration of Lapse of Restrictions.  Unless otherwise provided by the Committee in an Award agreement: (i) the Restricted Period shall lapse with respect to 100% of the Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units on the third (3rd) anniversary of the Date of Grant; and (ii) the unvested portion of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units shall terminate and be forfeited upon termination of employment or service of the Participant granted the applicable Award.
 
(d)           Delivery of Restricted Stock and Settlement of Restricted Stock Units.
 
  i. Upon the expiration of the Restricted Period with respect to any shares of Restricted Stock, the restrictions set forth herein or in the applicable Award agreement shall be of no further force or effect with respect to such shares, except as set forth in the applicable Award agreement.  If an escrow arrangement is used, upon such expiration, the Company shall deliver to the Participant, or his beneficiary, without charge, the share certificate evidencing the shares of Restricted Stock that have not then been forfeited and with respect to which the Restricted Period has expired (rounded down to the nearest full share).  Dividends, if any, that may have been withheld by the Committee and attributable to any particular share of Restricted Stock shall be distributed to the Participant in cash or, at the sole discretion of the Committee, in shares of Common Stock having a Closing Price equal to the amount of such dividends, upon the release of restrictions on such share and, if such share is forfeited, the Participant shall have no right to such dividends (except as otherwise set forth in the applicable Award agreement).
 
ii.  Unless otherwise provided by the Committee in an Award agreement, upon the expiration of the Restricted Period with respect to any outstanding Restricted Stock Units, the Company shall deliver to the Participant, or his beneficiary, without charge, one share of Common Stock for each such outstanding Restricted Stock Unit; provided, however, that the Committee may, in its sole discretion and subject to the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, elect to (i) pay cash or part cash and part Common Stock in lieu of delivering only Common Stock in respect of such Restricted Stock Units or (ii) defer the delivery of Common Stock (or cash or part Common Stock and part cash, as the case may be) beyond the expiration of the Restricted Period if such delivery would result in a violation of applicable law until such time as is no longer the case.  If a cash payment is made in lieu of delivering Common Stock, the amount of such payment shall be equal to the Closing Price of the shares of Common Stock as of the date on which the Restricted Period lapsed with respect to such Restricted Stock Units, less an amount equal to any federal, state, local and non-U.S. income and employment taxes required to be withheld.
 
10.           Stock Bonus Awards.  The Committee may issue unrestricted Common Stock, or other Awards denominated in Common Stock, under this Plan to Eligible Persons, either alone or in tandem with other awards, in such amounts as the Committee shall from time to time in its sole discretion determine.  Each Stock Bonus Award granted under this Plan shall be evidenced by an Award agreement (whether in paper or electronic medium (including email or the posting on a web site maintained by the Company or a third party under contract with the Company)).  Each Stock Bonus Award so granted shall be subject to such conditions not inconsistent with this Plan as may be reflected in the applicable Award agreement.
 
 
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11.           Performance Compensation Awards.
 
(a)           Generally.  The Committee shall have the authority, at the time of grant of any Award described in Sections 7 through 10 of this Plan, to designate such Award as a Performance Compensation Award intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code.  The Committee shall have the authority to make an award of a cash bonus to any Participant and designate such Award as a Performance Compensation Award intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code.
 
(b)           Discretion of Committee with Respect to Performance Compensation Awards.  With regard to a particular Performance Period, the Committee shall have sole discretion to select the length of such Performance Period, the type(s) of Performance Compensation Awards to be issued, the Performance Criteria that will be used to establish the Performance Goal(s), the kind(s) and/or level(s) of the Performance Goals(s) that is (are) to apply and the Performance Formula.  Within the first 90 calendar days of a Performance Period (or, if longer or shorter, within the maximum period allowed under Section 162(m) of the Code, if applicable), the Committee shall, with regard to the Performance Compensation Awards to be issued for such Performance Period, exercise its discretion with respect to each of the matters enumerated in the immediately preceding sentence and record the same in writing.
 
(c)           Performance Criteria.  The Performance Criteria that will be used to establish the Performance Goal(s) shall be based on the attainment of specific levels of performance of the Company and/or one or more Affiliates, divisions or operational units, or any combination of the foregoing, as determined by the Committee.  Any one or more of the Performance Criteria adopted by the Committee may be used on an absolute or relative basis to measure the performance of the Company and/or one or more Affiliates as a whole or any business unit(s) of the Company and/or one or more Affiliates or any combination thereof, as the Committee may deem appropriate, or any of the above Performance Criteria may be compared to the performance of a selected group of comparison companies, or a published or special index that the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate, or as compared to various stock market indices.  The Committee also has the authority to provide for accelerated vesting of any Award based on the achievement of Performance Goals pursuant to the Performance Criteria specified in this paragraph.  To the extent required under Section 162(m) of the Code, the Committee shall, within the first 90 calendar days of a Performance Period (or, if longer or shorter, within the maximum period allowed under Section 162(m) of the Code), define in an objective fashion the manner of calculating the Performance Criteria it selects to use for such Performance Period and thereafter promptly communicate such Performance Criteria to the Participant.
 
(d)           Modification of Performance Goal(s).  In the event that applicable tax and/or securities laws change to permit Committee discretion to alter the governing Performance Criteria without obtaining stockholder approval of such alterations, the Committee shall have sole discretion to make such alterations without obtaining stockholder approval.  The Committee is authorized at any time during the first 90 calendar days of a Performance Period (or, if longer or shorter, within the maximum period allowed under Section 162(m) of the Code, if applicable), or at any time thereafter to the extent the exercise of such authority at such time would not cause the Performance Compensation Awards granted to any Participant for such Performance Period to fail to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code, in its sole discretion, to adjust or modify the calculation of a Performance Goal for such Performance Period, based on and in order to appropriately reflect the following events:  (i) asset write-downs; (ii) litigation or claim judgments or settlements; (iii) the effect of changes in tax laws, accounting principles, or other laws or regulatory rules affecting reported results; (iv) any reorganization and restructuring programs; (v) extraordinary nonrecurring items as described in Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 30 (or any successor pronouncement thereto) and/or in management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations appearing in the Company’s annual report to stockholders for the applicable year; (vi) acquisitions or divestitures; (vii) any other specific unusual or nonrecurring events, or objectively determinable category thereof; (viii) foreign exchange gains and losses; and (ix) a change in the Company’s fiscal year.
 
(e)           Payment of Performance Compensation Awards.
 
Condition to Receipt of Payment.  Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Award agreement, a Participant must be employed by the Company on the last day of a Performance Period to be eligible for payment in respect of a Performance Compensation Award for such Performance Period.
 
Limitation.  A Participant shall be eligible to receive payment in respect of a Performance Compensation Award only to the extent that: (A) the Performance Goals for such period are achieved; and (B) all or some of the portion of such Participant’s Performance Compensation Award has been earned for the Performance Period based on the application of the Performance Formula to such achieved Performance Goals.
 
i.           Certification.  Following the completion of a Performance Period, the Committee shall review and certify in writing whether, and to what extent, the Performance Goals for the Performance Period have been achieved and, if so, calculate and certify in writing that amount of the Performance Compensation Awards earned for the period based upon the Performance Formula.  The Committee shall then determine the amount of each Participant’s Performance Compensation Award actually payable for the Performance Period and, in so doing, may apply Negative Discretion.
 
 
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ii.           Use of Negative Discretion.  In determining the actual amount of an individual Participant’s Performance Compensation Award for a Performance Period, the Committee may reduce or eliminate the amount of the Performance Compensation Award earned under the Performance Formula in the Performance Period through the use of Negative Discretion if, in its sole judgment, such reduction or elimination is appropriate.  The Committee shall not have the discretion, except as is otherwise provided in this Plan, to (A) grant or provide payment in respect of Performance Compensation Awards for a Performance Period if the Performance Goals for such Performance Period have not been attained; or (B) increase a Performance Compensation Award above the applicable limitations set forth in Section 5 of this Plan.
 
(f)           Timing of Award Payments.  Performance Compensation Awards granted for a Performance Period shall be paid to Participants as soon as administratively practicable following completion of the certifications required by this Section 11, but in no event later than two-and-one-half months following the end of the fiscal year during which the Performance Period is completed in order to comply with the short-term deferral rules under Section 1.409A-1(b)(4) of the Treasury Regulations.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, payment of a Performance Compensation Award may be delayed, as permitted by Section 1.409A-2(b)(7)(i) of the Treasury Regulations, to the extent that the Company reasonably anticipates that if such payment were made as scheduled, the Company’s tax deduction with respect to such payment would not be permitted due to the application of Section 162(m) of the Code.
 
12.           Changes in Capital Structure and Similar Events.  In the event of (a) any dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, shares of Common Stock, other securities or other property), recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, amalgamation, consolidation, split-up, split-off, combination, repurchase or exchange of shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company, issuance of warrants or other rights to acquire Common Stock or other securities of the Company, or other similar corporate transaction or event (including, without limitation, a Change in Control) that affects Common Stock, or (b) unusual or nonrecurring events (including, without limitation, a Change in Control) affecting the Company, any Affiliate, or the financial statements of the Company or any Affiliate, or changes in applicable rules, rulings, regulations or other requirements of any governmental body or securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system, accounting principles or law, such that in either case an adjustment is determined by the Committee in its sole discretion to be necessary or appropriate, then the Committee shall make any such adjustments that are equitable, including without limitation any or all of the following:
 
adjusting any or all of (A) the number of shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company (or number and kind of other securities or other property) that may be delivered in respect of Awards or with respect to which Awards may be granted under this Plan (including, without limitation, adjusting any or all of the limitations under Section 5 of this Plan) and (B) the terms of any outstanding Award, including, without limitation, (1) the number of shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company (or number and kind of other securities or other property) subject to outstanding Awards or to which outstanding Awards relate, (2) the Exercise Price or Strike Price with respect to any Award or (3) any applicable performance measures (including, without limitation, Performance Criteria and Performance Goals);
 
i.           providing for a substitution or assumption of Awards, accelerating the exercisability of, lapse of restrictions on, or termination of, Awards or providing for a period of time for exercise prior to the occurrence of such event; and
 
ii.           subject to the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, canceling any one or more outstanding Awards and causing to be paid to the holders thereof, in cash, Common Stock, other securities or other property, or any combination thereof, the value of such Awards, if any, as determined by the Committee (which if applicable may be based upon the price per share of Common Stock received or to be received by other stockholders of the Company in such event), including without limitation, in the case of an outstanding Option or SAR, a cash payment in an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the fair market value (as of a date specified by the Committee) of the Common Stock subject to such Option or SAR over the aggregate Exercise Price or Strike Price of such Option or SAR, respectively (it being understood that, in such event, any Option or SAR having a per share Exercise Price or Strike Price equal to, or in excess of, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock subject thereto may be canceled and terminated without any payment or consideration therefor);
 
provided, however, that in the case of any “equity restructuring” (within the meaning of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (revised 2004) or ASC Topic 718, or any successor thereto), the Committee shall make an equitable or proportionate adjustment to outstanding Awards to reflect such equity restructuring.  Any adjustment in Incentive Stock Options under this Section 12 (other than any cancellation of Incentive Stock Options) shall be made only to the extent not constituting a “modification” within the meaning of Section 424(h)(3) of the Code, and any adjustments under this Section 12 shall be made in a manner that does not adversely affect the exemption provided pursuant to Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act.  The Company shall give each Participant notice of an adjustment hereunder and, upon notice, such adjustment shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes.
 
 
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13.           Effect of Change in Control.  Except to the extent otherwise provided in an Award agreement, in the event of a Change in Control, notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to the contrary, with respect to all or any portion of a particular outstanding Award or Awards:
 
(a)           all of the then outstanding Options and SARs shall immediately vest and become immediately exercisable as of a time prior to the Change in Control;
 
(b)           the Restricted Period shall expire as of a time prior to the Change in Control (including without limitation a waiver of any applicable Performance Goals);
 
(c)           Performance Periods in effect on the date the Change in Control occurs shall end on such date, and the Committee shall (i) determine the extent to which Performance Goals with respect to each such Performance Period have been met based upon such audited or unaudited financial information or other information then available as it deems relevant and (ii) cause the Participant to receive partial or full payment of Awards for each such Performance Period based upon the Committee’s determination of the degree of attainment of the Performance Goals, or assuming that the applicable “target” levels of performance have been attained or on such other basis determined by the Committee.
 
To the extent practicable, any actions taken by the Committee under the immediately preceding clauses (a) through (c) shall occur in a manner and at a time which allows affected Participants the ability to participate in the Change in Control transactions with respect to the shares of Common Stock subject to their Awards.
 
14.           Amendments and Termination.
 
(a)           Amendment and Termination of this Plan.  The Board may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue, or terminate this Plan or any portion thereof at any time; provided, that (i) no amendment to the definition of Eligible Employee in Section 2, Section 5i., Section 11(c) or Section 14(b) (to the extent required by the proviso in such Section 14(b)) shall be made without stockholder approval and (ii) no such amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuation or termination shall be made without stockholder approval if such approval is necessary to comply with any tax or regulatory requirement applicable to this Plan (including, without limitation, as necessary to comply with any rules or requirements of any securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system on which the Common Stock may be listed or quoted or to prevent the Company from being denied a tax deduction under Section 162(m) of the Code); and, provided, further, that any such amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuance or termination that would materially and adversely affect the rights of any Participant or any holder or beneficiary of any Award theretofore granted shall not to that extent be effective without the prior written consent of the affected Participant, holder or beneficiary.

(b)           Amendment of Award Agreements.  The Committee may, to the extent consistent with the terms of any applicable Award agreement, waive any conditions or rights under, amend any terms of, or alter, suspend, discontinue, cancel or terminate, any Award theretofore granted or the associated Award agreement, prospectively or retroactively; provided, however that any such waiver, amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuance, cancellation or termination that would materially and adversely affect the rights of any Participant with respect to any Award theretofore granted shall not to that extent be effective without the consent of the affected Participant; and, provided, further, that without stockholder approval, except as otherwise permitted under Section 12 of this Plan, (i) no amendment or modification may reduce the Exercise Price of any Option or the Strike Price of any SAR, (ii) the Committee may not cancel any outstanding Option or SAR and replace it with a new Option or SAR, another Award or cash or take any action that would have the effect of treating such Award as a new Award for tax or accounting purposes and (iii) the Committee may not take any other action that is considered a “repricing” for purposes of the stockholder approval rules of the applicable securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted.
 
15.           General.
 
(a)           Award Agreements.  Each Award under this Plan shall be evidenced by an Award agreement, which shall be delivered to the Participant (whether in paper or electronic medium (including email or the posting on a web site maintained by the Company or a third party under contract with the Company)) and shall specify the terms and conditions of the Award and any rules applicable thereto, including without limitation, the effect on such Award of the death, Disability or termination of employment or service of a Participant, or of such other events as may be determined by the Committee.  The Company’s failure to specify any term of any Award in any particular Award agreement shall not invalidate such term, provided such terms was duly adopted by the Board or the Committee.
 
(b)           Nontransferability; Trading Restrictions.
 
Each Award shall be exercisable only by a Participant during the Participant’s lifetime, or, if permissible under applicable law, by the Participant’s legal guardian or representative.  No Award may be assigned, alienated, pledged, attached, sold or otherwise transferred or encumbered by a Participant other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution and any such purported assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance shall be void and unenforceable against the Company or an Affiliate; provided that the designation of a beneficiary shall not constitute an assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance.
 
 
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i.           Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, permit Awards (other than Incentive Stock Options) to be transferred by a Participant, with or without consideration, subject to such rules as the Committee may adopt consistent with any applicable Award agreement to preserve the purposes of this Plan, to:  (A) any person who is a “family member” of the Participant, as such term is used in the instructions to Form S-8 under the Securities Act (collectively, the “Immediate Family Members”); (B) a trust solely for the benefit of the Participant and his or her Immediate Family Members; or (C) a partnership or limited liability company whose only partners or stockholders are the Participant and his or her Immediate Family Members; or (D) any other transferee as may be approved either (I) by the Board or the Committee in its sole discretion, or (II) as provided in the applicable Award agreement (each transferee described in clauses (A), (B) (C) and (D) above is hereinafter referred to as a “Permitted Transferee”); provided, that the Participant gives the Committee advance written notice describing the terms and conditions of the proposed transfer and the Committee notifies the Participant in writing that such a transfer would comply with the requirements of this Plan.
 
ii.           The terms of any Award transferred in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence shall apply to the Permitted Transferee and any reference in this Plan, or in any applicable Award agreement, to a Participant shall be deemed to refer to the Permitted Transferee, except that (A) Permitted Transferees shall not be entitled to transfer any Award, other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution; (B) Permitted Transferees shall not be entitled to exercise any transferred Option unless there shall be in effect a registration statement on an appropriate form covering the shares of Common Stock to be acquired pursuant to the exercise of such Option if the Committee determines, consistent with any applicable Award agreement, that such a registration statement is necessary or appropriate; (C) the Committee or the Company shall not be required to provide any notice to a Permitted Transferee, whether or not such notice is or would otherwise have been required to be given to the Participant under this Plan or otherwise; and (D) the consequences of the termination of the Participant’s employment by, or services to, the Company or an Affiliate under the terms of this Plan and the applicable Award agreement shall continue to be applied with respect to the Participant, including, without limitation, that an Option shall be exercisable by the Permitted Transferee only to the extent, and for the periods, specified in this Plan and the applicable Award agreement.
 
iii.           The Committee shall have the right, either on an Award-by-Award basis or as a matter of policy for all Awards or one or more classes of Awards, to condition the delivery of vested Common Stock received in connection with such Award on the Participant’s agreement to such restrictions as the Committee may determine.
 
(c)           Tax Withholding.
 
i.           A Participant shall be required to pay to the Company or any Affiliate, or the Company or any Affiliate shall have the right and is hereby authorized to withhold, from any cash, Common Stock, other securities or other property deliverable under any Award or from any compensation or other amounts owing to a Participant, the amount (in cash, shares of Common Stock, other securities or other property) of any required withholding taxes in respect of an Award, its exercise, or any payment or transfer under an Award or under this Plan and to take such other action as may be necessary in the opinion of the Committee or the Company to satisfy all obligations for the payment of such withholding and taxes.
 
ii.           Without limiting the generality of clause (i) above, and except as otherwise provided herein, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, permit a Participant to satisfy, in whole or in part, the foregoing withholding liability by (A) the delivery of shares of Common Stock (which are not subject to any pledge or other security interest and are Mature Shares) owned by the Participant having a Fair Market Value equal to such withholding liability or (B) having the Company withhold from the number of shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable or deliverable pursuant to the exercise or settlement of the Award a number of shares with a Fair Market Value equal to such withholding liability (but no more than the minimum required statutory withholding liability).
 
(d)           No Claim to Awards; No Rights to Continued Employment; Waiver.  No employee of the Company or an Affiliate, or other person, shall have any claim or right to be granted an Award under this Plan or, having been selected for the grant of an Award, to be selected for a grant of any other Award.  There is no obligation for uniformity of treatment of Participants or holders or beneficiaries of Awards.  The terms and conditions of Awards and the Committee’s determinations and interpretations with respect thereto need not be the same with respect to each Participant and may be made selectively among Participants, whether or not such Participants are similarly situated.  Neither this Plan nor any action taken hereunder shall be construed as giving any Participant any right to be retained in the employ or service of the Company or an Affiliate, nor shall it be construed as giving any Participant any rights to continued service on the Board.  The Company or any of its Affiliates may at any time dismiss a Participant from employment or discontinue any consulting relationship, free from any liability or any claim under this Plan, unless otherwise expressly provided in this Plan or any Award agreement.  By accepting an Award under this Plan, a Participant shall thereby be deemed to have waived any claim to continued exercise or vesting of an Award or to damages or severance entitlement related to non-continuation of the Award beyond the period provided under this Plan or any Award agreement, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in any written employment contract or other agreement between the Company and its Affiliates and the Participant, whether any such agreement is executed before, on or after the Date of Grant.
 
 
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(e)           International Participants.  With respect to Participants who reside or work outside of the United States of America and who are not (and who are not expected to be) “covered employees” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code, the Committee may in its sole discretion amend the terms of this Plan or outstanding Awards (or establish a sub-plan) with respect to such Participants in order to conform such terms with the requirements of local law or to obtain more favorable tax or other treatment for a Participant, the Company or its Affiliates.
 
(f)           Designation and Change of Beneficiary.  Each Participant may file with the Committee a written designation of one or more persons as the beneficiary(ies) who shall be entitled to receive the amounts payable with respect to an Award, if any, due under this Plan upon his or her death.  A Participant may, from time to time, revoke or change his or her beneficiary designation without the consent of any prior beneficiary by filing a new designation with the Committee.  The last such designation filed with the Committee shall be controlling; provided, however, that no designation, or change or revocation thereof, shall be effective unless received by the Committee prior to the Participant’s death, and in no event shall it be effective as of a date prior to such receipt.  If no beneficiary designation is filed by a Participant, the beneficiary shall be deemed to be his or her spouse or, if the Participant is unmarried at the time of death, his or her estate.  Upon the occurrence of a Participant’s divorce (as evidenced by a final order or decree of divorce), any spousal designation previously given by such Participant shall automatically terminate.
 
(g)           Termination of Employment/Service.  Unless determined otherwise by the Committee at any point following such event: (i) neither a temporary absence from employment or service due to illness, vacation or leave of absence nor a transfer from employment or service with the Company to employment or service with an Affiliate (or vice-versa) shall be considered a termination of employment or service with the Company or an Affiliate; and (ii) if a Participant’s employment with the Company and its Affiliates terminates, but such Participant continues to provide services to the Company and its Affiliates in a non-employee capacity (or vice-versa), such change in status shall not be considered a termination of employment with the Company or an Affiliate.
 
(h)           No Rights as a Stockholder.  Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Plan or any Award agreement, no person shall be entitled to the privileges of ownership in respect of shares of Common Stock that are subject to Awards hereunder until such shares have been issued or delivered to that person.
 
(i)           Government and Other Regulations.
 
i.           The obligation of the Company to settle Awards in Common Stock or other consideration shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and to such approvals by governmental agencies as may be required.  Notwithstanding any terms or conditions of any Award to the contrary, the Company shall be under no obligation to offer to sell or to sell, and shall be prohibited from offering to sell or selling, any shares of Common Stock pursuant to an Award unless such shares have been properly registered for sale pursuant to the Securities Act with the Securities and Exchange Commission or unless the Company has received an opinion of counsel, satisfactory to the Company, that such shares may be offered or sold without such registration pursuant to an available exemption therefrom and the terms and conditions of such exemption have been fully complied with.  The Company shall be under no obligation to register for sale under the Securities Act any of the shares of Common Stock to be offered or sold under this Plan.  The Committee shall have the authority to provide that all certificates for shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company or any Affiliate delivered under this Plan shall be subject to such stop transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under this Plan, the applicable Award agreement, the federal securities laws, or the rules, regulations and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, any securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system upon which such shares or other securities are then listed or quoted and any other applicable federal, state, local or non-U.S. laws, and, without limiting the generality of Section 9 of this Plan, the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be put on any such certificates to make appropriate reference to such restrictions.  Notwithstanding any provision in this Plan to the contrary, the Committee reserves the right to add any additional terms or provisions to any Award granted under this Plan that it in its sole discretion deems necessary or advisable in order that such Award complies with the legal requirements of any governmental entity to whose jurisdiction the Award is subject.
 
ii.           The Committee may cancel an Award or any portion thereof if it determines, in its sole discretion, that legal or contractual restrictions and/or blockage and/or other market considerations would make the Company’s acquisition of Common Stock from the public markets, the Company’s issuance of Common Stock to the Participant, the Participant’s acquisition of Common Stock from the Company and/or the Participant’s sale of Common Stock to the public markets, illegal, impracticable or inadvisable.  If the Committee determines to cancel all or any portion of an Award in accordance with the foregoing, unless doing so would violate Section 409A of the Code, the Company shall pay to the Participant an amount equal to the excess of (A) the aggregate fair market value of the Common Stock subject to such Award or portion thereof canceled (determined as of the applicable exercise date, or the date that the shares would have been vested or delivered, as applicable), over (B) the aggregate Exercise Price or Strike Price (in the case of an Option or SAR, respectively) or any amount payable as a condition of delivery of Common Stock (in the case of any other Award).  Such amount shall be delivered to the Participant as soon as practicable following the cancellation of such Award or portion thereof.  The Committee shall have the discretion to consider and take action to mitigate the tax consequence to the Participant in cancelling an Award in accordance with this clause.
 
 
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(j)           Payments to Persons Other Than Participants.  If the Committee shall find that any person to whom any amount is payable under this Plan is unable to care for his affairs because of illness or accident, or is a minor, or has died, then any payment due to such person or his estate (unless a prior claim therefor has been made by a duly appointed legal representative) may, if the Committee so directs the Company, be paid to his spouse, child, relative, an institution maintaining or having custody of such person, or any other person deemed by the Committee to be a proper recipient on behalf of such person otherwise entitled to payment.  Any such payment shall be a complete discharge of the liability of the Committee and the Company therefor.
 
(k)           Nonexclusivity of this Plan.  Neither the adoption of this Plan by the Board nor the submission of this Plan to the stockholders of the Company for approval shall be construed as creating any limitations on the power of the Board to adopt such other incentive arrangements as it may deem desirable, including, without limitation, the granting of stock options or other equity-based awards otherwise than under this Plan, and such arrangements may be either applicable generally or only in specific cases.
 
(l)           No Trust or Fund Created.  Neither this Plan nor any Award shall create or be construed to create a trust or separate fund of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between the Company or any Affiliate, on the one hand, and a Participant or other person or entity, on the other hand.  No provision of this Plan or any Award shall require the Company, for the purpose of satisfying any obligations under this Plan, to purchase assets or place any assets in a trust or other entity to which contributions are made or otherwise to segregate any assets, nor shall the Company maintain separate bank accounts, books, records or other evidence of the existence of a segregated or separately maintained or administered fund for such purposes.  Participants shall have no rights under this Plan other than as general unsecured creditors of the Company, except that insofar as they may have become entitled to payment of additional compensation by performance of services, they shall have the same rights as other employees under general law.
 
(m)           Reliance on Reports.  Each member of the Committee and each member of the Board shall be fully justified in acting or failing to act, as the case may be, and shall not be liable for having so acted or failed to act in good faith, in reliance upon any report made by the independent public accountant of the Company and its Affiliates and/or any other information furnished in connection with this Plan by any agent of the Company or the Committee or the Board, other than himself.
 
(n)           Relationship to Other Benefits.  No payment under this Plan shall be taken into account in determining any benefits under any pension, retirement, profit sharing, group insurance or other benefit plan of the Company except as otherwise specifically provided in such other plan.
 
(o)           Governing Law.  The Plan shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Nevada, without giving effect to the conflict of laws provisions.
 
(p)           Severability.  If any provision of this Plan or any Award or Award agreement is or becomes or is deemed to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any jurisdiction or as to any person or entity or Award, or would disqualify this Plan or any Award under any law deemed applicable by the Committee, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to the applicable laws in the manner that most closely reflects the original intent of the Award or the Plan, or if it cannot be construed or deemed amended without, in the determination of the Committee, materially altering the intent of this Plan or the Award, such provision shall be construed or deemed stricken as to such jurisdiction, person or entity or Award and the remainder of this Plan and any such Award shall remain in full force and effect.
 
(q)           Obligations Binding on Successors.  The obligations of the Company under this Plan shall be binding upon any successor corporation or organization resulting from the merger, amalgamation, consolidation or other reorganization of the Company, or upon any successor corporation or organization succeeding to substantially all of the assets and business of the Company.
 
(r)           Code Section 162(m) Approval.  If so determined by the Committee, the provisions of this Plan regarding Performance Compensation Awards shall be disclosed and reapproved by stockholders no later than the first stockholder meeting that occurs in the fifth year following the year in which stockholders previously approved such provisions, in each case in order for certain Awards granted after such time to be exempt from the deduction limitations of Section 162(m) of the Code.  Nothing in this clause, however, shall affect the validity of Awards granted after such time if such stockholder approval has not been obtained.
 
(s)           Expenses; Gender; Titles and Headings.  The expenses of administering this Plan shall be borne by the Company and its Affiliates.  Masculine pronouns and other words of masculine gender shall refer to both men and women.  The titles and headings of the sections in this Plan are for convenience of reference only, and in the event of any conflict, the text of this Plan, rather than such titles or headings shall control.
 
 
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(t)           Other Agreements.  Notwithstanding the above, the Committee may require, as a condition to the grant of and/or the receipt of Common Stock under an Award, that the Participant execute lock-up, stockholder or other agreements, as it may determine in its sole and absolute discretion.
 
(u)           Section 409A. The Plan and all Awards granted hereunder are intended to comply with, or otherwise be exempt from, the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.  The Plan and all Awards granted under this Plan shall be administered, interpreted, and construed in a manner consistent with Section 409A of the Code to the extent necessary to avoid the imposition of additional taxes under Section 409A(a)(1)(B) of the Code.  Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary, in no event shall the Committee exercise its discretion to accelerate the payment or settlement of an Award where such payment or settlement constitutes deferred compensation within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code unless, and solely to the extent that, such accelerated payment or settlement is permissible under Section 1.409A-3(j)(4) of the Treasury Regulations.  If a Participant is a “specified employee” (within the meaning of Section 1.409A-1(i) of the Treasury Regulations) at any time during the twelve (12)-month period ending on the date of his termination of employment, and any Award hereunder subject to the requirements of Section 409A of the Code is to be satisfied on account of the Participant’s termination of employment, satisfaction of such Award shall be suspended until the date that is six (6) months after the date of such termination of employment.
 
(v)           Payments.  Participants shall be required to pay, to the extent required by applicable law, any amounts required to receive shares of Common Stock under any Award made under this Plan.
 
*     *      *
 
As adopted by the Board of Directors of MYOS Corporation on September 24, 2012.

As approved by the stockholders of MYOS Corporation on              , 2012.
 
 
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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual Meeting: The Notice & Proxy Statement and the Annual Report are available at the Investor Relations portion of our website at http://www.myoscorp.com.
 
 
 
MYOS CORPORATION
Annual Meeting of Stockholders
            , 2012 1:00 PM
 
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF MYOS CORPORATION
 
The undersigned stockholder of MYOS Corporation, a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), hereby appoints Dr. Robert Hariri and Peter Levy, and each of them, each with power to act without the other and with power of substitution, as proxies and attorneys-in-fact and hereby authorizes them to represent and vote, all of the shares of common stock of the Company which the undersigned is entitled to vote, on all matters that may properly come before the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company to be held          , 2012, at the offices of Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP, 150 East 42nd Street, 11th Floor, New York, New York 10017, and at any adjournment or postponement thereof. The undersigned stockholder hereby revokes any proxy or proxies heretofore given by the undersigned for the Annual Meeting.
 
THIS PROXY CARD, WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED, WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HERERIN BY THE UNDERSIGNED. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE BUT THE CARD IS SIGNED, THIS PROXY CARD WILL BE VOTED “FOR” THE ELECTION OF ALL NOMINEES UNDER PROPOSAL 1, “FOR” PROPOSAL 2, “FOR” PROPOSAL 3” AND IN THE DISCRETION OF THE PROXIES WITH RESPECT TO SUCH OTHER BUSINESS AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING.
 
Continued and to be signed on reverse side
 
 
 
 
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MYOS CORPORATION
45 Horsehill Road, Suite 106
Cedar Knolls, New Jersey 07927
  
VOTE BY INTERNET - www.proxyvote.com
Use the Internet to transmit your voting instructions and for electronic delivery of information up until 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time the day before the cut-off date or meeting date. Have your proxy card in hand when you access the web site and follow the instructions to obtain your records and to create an electronic voting instruction form.
 
ELECTRONIC DELIVERY OF FUTURE PROXY MATERIALS
If you would like to reduce the costs incurred by our company in mailing proxy materials, you can consent to receiving all future proxy statements, proxy cards and annual reports electronically via e-mail or the Internet. To sign up for electronic delivery, please follow the instructions above to vote using the Internet and, when prompted, indicate that you agree to receive or access proxy materials electronically in future years.
 
VOTE BY PHONE - 1-800-690-6903
Use any touch-tone telephone to transmit your voting instructions up until 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time the day before the cut-off date or meeting date. Have your proxy card in hand when you call and then follow the instructions.
 
VOTE BY MAIL
Mark, sign and date your proxy card and return it in the postage-paid envelope we have provided or return it to Vote Processing, c/o Broadridge, 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, NY 11717.
 
      TO VOTE, MARK BLOCKS BELOW IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS FOLLOWS:
 
 
KEEP THIS PORTION FOR YOUR RECORDS
 
DETACH AND RETURN THIS PORTION ONLY
 
THIS PROXY CARD IS VALID ONLY WHEN SIGNED AND DATED.
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
   
For
All
 
Withhold
All
 
For All
Except
 
To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee(s), mark “For All Except” and write the number(s) of the nominee(s) on the line below.
       
 
 
The Board of Directors recommends you vote
FOR Proposals 1, 2 and 3:
                     
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
¨
 
¨
 
¨
           
 
 
1.
 
Election of Directors
 
                 
 
 
 
         
 
 
 
 
Nominees
 
                 
 
 
 
         
 
 
01
 
 
Dr. Robert J. Hariri   02 Dr. Louis J. Aronne   03 Dr. Peter Diamandis   04 Dr. Buzz Aldrin
 
 
     
 
 
 
         
 
 
2.
To approve the MYOS Corporation 2012 Equity Incentive Plan.
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
 
 
3.
 
 
To ratify the appointment of Seligson & Giannattasio, LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for thefiscal year ending December 31, 2012.
                      
                      
 
 
¨
 
o
 
¨
 
o
 
¨
 
o
 
 
 
NOTE: The proxies are authorized to vote on all such matters as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.
 
Please sign exactly as your name(s) appear(s) hereon. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, or other fiduciary, please give full title as such. Joint owners should each sign personally. All holders must sign. If a corporation or partnership, please sign in full corporate or partnership name, by authorized officer.
       
 
 
 
         
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                 
 
 
 
         
 
 
 
 
 
 
                 
 
 
 
         
 
 
 
 
 
 
                 
 
 
 
         
 
 
Signature [PLEASE SIGN WITHIN BOX]
 
Date
             
Signature (Joint Owners)
 
 
 
Date
       
 
 
 
 
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