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05/29/12 12:56 PM

#1363 RE: Artzino #1357

Your recollection regarding the discussion on restricted stock is correct - the restrictive legend comes off on 21 million shares either on October 17 or October 27, 2012.

Regarding the 50,000 preferred shares (convertible to 50 million), there is no stated restriction. From the Plan as filed, http://www.otcmarkets.com/edgar/GetFilingHtml?FilingID=8579819 , there appears to be unlimited latitude by the Board of Directors (which still includes Franklin) to set restrictions on conversion (if any). Here is the particular language:

SECTION 7. GRANT OF CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK.

(a) Committee Discretion. The Committee shall have sole and absolute discretionary authority (i) to determine, authorize, and designate those persons pursuant to this Plan who are to receive restricted preferred stock, or unrestricted preferred stock under the Plan, and (ii) to determine the number of shares of common stock to be issued upon conversion of such shares of preferred stock and the terms thereof. The Committee shall thereupon grant shares of preferred stock in accordance with such determinations as evidenced by a written preferred stock designation. Subject to the express provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have discretionary authority to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan, to interpret the Plan, to prescribe and amend the terms of the preferred stock designation (which need not be identical) and to make all other determinations deemed necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan.

(b) Terms and Conditions. Each series of preferred stock granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by a designation in the form for filing with the Secretary of State of the state of incorporation of the Company, containing such terms as approved by the Committee, which shall be subject to the following express terms and conditions and to such other terms and conditions as the Committee may deem appropriate:

(i) Conversion Ratio. The number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of each share of preferred stock granted pursuant to the Plan shall be determined by the Committee at the time the preferred stock is granted. The conversion ratio may be determined by reference to the fair market value of each share of common stock on the date the preferred stock is granted, or at such other price as the Committee in its sole discretion shall determine. [we know the conversion ratio is 1:1000 for his shares]
At the time a determination of the fair market value of a share of common stock is required to be made hereunder, the determination of its fair market value shall be made in accordance with Paragraph 5(d)(ii).

(ii) Conversion Period. The Committee may provide in the preferred stock agreement that the preferred stock may be converted in whole immediately or is to be convertible in increments. In addition, the Committee may provide that the conversion of all or part of the preferred stock is subject to specified performance by the Participant.

(iii) Procedure for Conversion. Shares of preferred stock shall be converted in the manner specified in the preferred stock designation. The notice of conversion shall specify the address to which the certificates for such shares are to be mailed. A Participant shall be deemed to be a stockholder with respect to shares covered by preferred stock on the date specified in the preferred stock agreement. As promptly as practicable, the Company shall deliver to the Participant or other holder of the warrant, certificates for the number of shares with respect to which such preferred stock has been so converted, issued in the holder's name or such other name as holder directs; provided, however, that such delivery shall be deemed effected for all purposes when a stock transfer agent of the Company shall have deposited such certificates with a carrier for overnight delivery, addressed to the holder at the address specified pursuant to this Section 6(d).

(iv) Termination of Employment. If an executive officer to whom preferred stock is granted ceases to be employed by the Company for any reason other than death or disability, any preferred stock which is convertible on the date of such termination of employment may be converted during a period beginning on such date and ending at the time set forth in the preferred stock agreement; provided, however, that if a Participant's employment is terminated because of the Participant's theft or embezzlement from the Company, disclosure of trade secrets of the Company or the commission of a willful, felonious act while in the employment of the Company (such reasons shall hereinafter be collectively referred to as "for cause"), then any preferred stock or unconverted portion thereof granted to said Participant shall expire upon such termination of employment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no ISO may be converted later than three months after an employee's termination of employment for any reason other than death or disability. [from today's amended filing: http://www.otcmarkets.com/edgar/GetFilingHtml?FilingID=8644387 , we see that Franklin is still employed as President of subsidiary Solawerks and is still on the BOD, thus is not applicable to this scenario]

(v) Disability or Death of Participant. In the event of the determination of disability or death of a Participant under the Plan while he or she is employed by the Company, the preferred stock previously granted to him may be converted (to the extent he or she would have been entitled to do so at the date of the determination of disability or death) at any time and from time to time, within a period beginning on the date of such determination of disability or death and ending at the time set forth in the preferred stock agreement, by the former employee, the guardian of his estate, the executor or administrator of his estate or by the person or persons to whom his rights under the preferred stock shall pass by will or the laws of descent and distribution, but in no event may the preferred stock be converted after its expiration under the terms of the preferred stock agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no ISO may be converted later than one year after the determination of disability or death. A Participant shall be deemed to be disabled if, in the opinion of a physician selected by the Committee, he or she is incapable of performing services for the Company of the kind he or she was performing at the time the disability occurred by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or to be of long, continued and indefinite duration. The date of determination of disability for purposes hereof shall be the date of such determination by such physician.

(vi) Assignability. Preferred stock shall be assignable or otherwise transferable, in whole or in part, by a Participant.

The remainder of this Section goes on to discuss Preferred Shares that are Restrictive - we in fact do not know whether Franklin's have this restriction or not.