1. | To elect five directors. | |
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2.
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To
ratify the appointment of Meyers Norris Penny LLP as our company’s
independent auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31,
2008.
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3.
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To
transact such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting
or any adjournment or adjournments
thereof.
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Whether
or not you expect to attend in person, please complete, sign, date, and
return the enclosed proxy at your earliest convenience. This
will ensure the presence of a quorum at the meeting. Promptly signing, dating, and
returning the proxy will save our company the expense and extra work of
additional solicitation. An addressed envelope, for
which no postage is required, has been enclosed for that
purpose. Sending in your proxy will not prevent you from voting
your stock at the meeting if you desire to do so, as your proxy is
revocable at your option. If your stock is held through a
broker, bank, or a nominee and you wish to vote at the meeting, you will
need to obtain a proxy form from your broker, bank, or a
nominee.
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Name
of Nominee
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Age
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Positions
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Anthony
P.
Toohey
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46
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Director,
Chief Executive Officer, and President
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Robert
P. Levy(1)(2)
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77
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Chairman
of the Board, Director
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M.
Jeffrey Branman(1)(2)
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53
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Director
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Ian
R. James(2)
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57
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Director
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Kimberly
P.
Stein
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36
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Director,
Vice President - Corporate, and General Counsel, Corporate
Secretary
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Name and Principal
Position
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Year
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Salary
($)
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Bonus
($)
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Stock
Awards(6)
($)
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Options
Awards(7)
($)
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All
Other
Compensation
($)
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Total
(4)
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Stephen
Fellows
Chief
Financial Officer(1)
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2007
2006
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163,678
138,948
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28,059
—
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—
37,333
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31,067
12,235
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—
—
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222,803
188,516
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Shawn
Kreloff
Former
President and Chief Executive Officer(2)(3)
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2007
2006
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170,000
159,769
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50,000
—
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—
—
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290,844
83,304
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—
—
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510,833
243,073
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Lance
Yu
Former
Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer(4)
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2007
2006
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187,060
176,420
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—
—
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—
—
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—
—
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9,540(5)
8,997(5)
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196,600
185,417
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(1)
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Mr.
Fellows served as our Vice President-Finance & Corporate Controller
from August 2005 until May 2006 when he was appointed as our Chief
Financial Officer. Mr. Fellows was also our Corporate Secretary
from July 2006 until September 2008, when Kimberly P. Stein was appointed
as Corporate Secretary.
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(2)
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On August 28, 2006, we entered into an employment agreement with Shawn Kreloff for his services as President and Chief Executive Officer of our company. The employment agreement provided for an annual salary of $170,000, or such higher amount as the Board may determine, and an annual bonus based upon the achievement of targets established by the Board. Pursuant to the employment agreement, following our 2006 annual meeting of stockholders, Mr. Kreloff was granted an option to purchase 3,000,000 shares of common stock. The agreement provided for Mr. Kreloff to receive a severance payment equal to one year’s salary and benefits in the event that he is terminated without Cause (as defined in the employment agreement). In addition, the employment agreement includes a one-year post-employment, non-competition provision if Mr. Kreloff’s employment ends for any reason. |
(3)
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Mr. Kreloff was appointed Chairman in September 2004 and President and Chief Executive Officer in May 2006. Mr. Kreloff was removed for cause from his position as President and Chief Executive Officer on September 9, 2008; he was replaced as Chairman of the Board on September 4, 2008; and he resigned as a director on October 6, 2008. |
(4)
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Mr.
Yu served as our Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer from
our inception in November 2003 until September 16, 2008 when he left the
employment of our company.
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(5)
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Represents payment of a vehicle expense allowance. |
(6)
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The amount of the restricted stock awards is calculated based on the closing market price on the date the restricted stock was granted. |
(7)
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The option awards amount is calculated using the Black-Scholes valuation method using the variables used by us to determine the gross option value for financial statement reporting purposes pursuant to FAS 123(R). The executive compensation for options is recognized over the service period which has been determined to be the vesting period of the option grants. In 2007, 200,000 options were granted to Mr. Fellows on June 22, 2007 at an exercise price of $0.44 per share, with vesting over four years and an expiration date ten years after the grant date. In 2006, 500,000 and 250,000 options were granted to Mr. Kreloff and Mr. Fellows, respectively, on July 13, 2006 at an exercise price of $0.70 per share, with vesting over three years and an expiration date ten years after the grant date. Also in 2006, 3,000,000 options were granted to Mr. Kreloff on October 2, 2006 at an exercise price of $0.63 per share, with vesting over three years and an expiration date ten years after the grant date. |
Option
Awards
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Stock
Awards
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Name
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Number
of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#)
Exercisable
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Number
of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#)
Unexercisable
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Equity
Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised
Unearned Options (#)
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Option
Exercise Price ($)
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Option
Expiration Date
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Number
of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested (#)
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Market
Value of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested ($)
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Equity
Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights
That Have Not Vested (#)
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Equity
Incentive Plan Awards: Market or Payout value of Unearned Shares, Units or
Other Rights That Have Not Vested ($)
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Shawn
Kreloff
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250,000 | - | (1) |
n/a
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1.60
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10/12/2010
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n/a
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n/a
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n/a
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n/a
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Stephen
Fellows
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50,000 | - | (1) |
n/a
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1.60
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10/12/2010
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n/a
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n/a
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n/a
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n/a
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Lance
Yu
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150,000 | - | (1) |
n/a
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1.60
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10/12/2010
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n/a
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n/a
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n/a
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n/a
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Shawn
Kreloff
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166,667 | 333,333 | (2) |
n/a
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0.70
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7/13/2016
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n/a
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n/a
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n/a
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n/a
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Shawn
Kreloff
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1,000,000 | 2,000,000 | (3) |
n/a
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0.63
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10/2/2016
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n/a
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n/a
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n/a
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n/a
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Stephen
Fellows
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166,667 | 83,333 | (4) |
n/a
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0.70
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7/13/2016
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n/a
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n/a
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n/a
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n/a
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Stephen
Fellows
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- | 200,000 | (5) |
n/a
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0.44
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6/22/2017
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n/a
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n/a
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n/a
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n/a
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(1)
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These
options were granted on October 13, 2005. One-third of these
options vested immediately on the date of grant; one third vested on
September 30, 2006; and the remaining one third vested on September 30,
2007.
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(2)
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These
options were granted on July 13, 2006. These options vest in
three equal annual installments over a three- year period on each
anniversary date of the grant with vesting, commencing July 13, 2007 and
ending on July 13, 2009.
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(3)
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These
options were granted on October 2, 2006. These options vest in
three equal annual installments over a three year period on each
anniversary date of the grant with vesting commencing on October 2, 2007
and ending on October 2, 2009.
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(4)
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These
options were granted on July 13, 2006. One-third of these
options vested on the date of grant, and two-third of these options vest
in two equal annual installments over a two-year period on the anniversary
date commencing July 13, 2007 and ending July 13,
2008.
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(5)
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These
options were granted on June 22, 2007. These options will vest
in four equal annual installments over a four-year period on each
anniversary date of the grant with vesting commencing on June 22, 2008,
and ending on June 22, 2011.
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Name
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Fees
Earned or
Paid
in Cash(1)
($)
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Stock
Awards(2)
($)
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Options
Awards(3)
($)
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All
Other
Compensation
($)
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Total
($)
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M.
Jeffrey Branman
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8,900
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-
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14,530
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-
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23,430
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Robert
P. Levy
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5,028
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20,000
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15,008
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-
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40,036
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Michael
Fields(4)
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3,650
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-
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-
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-
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3,650
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Paul
C. Meyer(4)
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3,778
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-
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-
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-
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3,778
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(1)
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Consists
of fees earned as director fees, including annual board member and
committee chairmen fees plus fees paid for Board meeting and committee
meeting attendance as per the compensation plan for
directors.
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(2)
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Restricted
shares granted to directors vest 50% on the date of grant and 50% on the
first anniversary of appointment to the Board and are valued above or at
the market price on the date of the grant.
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(3)
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M. Jeffery Branman and Robert P. Levy were granted stock options to purchase 100,000 shares and 75,000 shares, respectively, during fiscal 2007 under the Compensation Plan for Directors for an aggregate of 175,000 stock options, all where outstanding as at the end of fiscal 2007. The option awards amount above is calculated using the Black-Scholes valuation method using the variables used by us to determine the gross option value for financial statement reporting purposes pursuant to FAS 123(R). These options will vest in equal quarterly installments over a one-year period on the three, six, nine, and twelve month anniversaries of the grant date. |
(4)
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Michael Fields and Paul C. Meyer resigned as directors on August 8, 2007 and June 12, 2007, respectively. |
2006
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2007
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Audit
Fees(1)
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$ 78,003
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$ 83,816
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Audit-Related
Fees(2)
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28,442
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7,069
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Tax
Fees(2)
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16,733
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18,238
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All
Other
Fees
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0
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0
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Total
Fees
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$123,178
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$109,123
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________
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(1)
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Audit
fees were for services in connection with the audit of our annual
financial statement and the review of our quarterly financial
statements.
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(2)
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Fees
were for services in connection with a registration statement filed by us
with the SEC and attendance to annual meetings of
shareholders.
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●
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each
person, or group of affiliated persons, known by us to be the beneficial
owner of more than 5% of our outstanding common stock;
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● | each of our directors: |
● | each executive named in the Summary Compensation Table above: and |
● | all of our current directors and executive officers as a group. |
Name
and Address of Beneficial Owner
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Number
of Shares
of
Common Stock
Beneficially
Owned(1)(2)
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Percentage
of
Common
Stock
Beneficially
Owned(2)
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Anthony
P. Toohey
c/o
Sona Mobile Holdings Corp.
245
Park Avenue, 39th Floor
New
York, NY
10167
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*
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*
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Robert
P. Levy
200
W. Montgomery Avenue
Ardmore,
PA
19003
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190,000(3)(4)
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*
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M.
Jeffrey Branman
935
First Avenue
King
of Prussia, PA
19406
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475,000(4)(5)
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*
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Ian
R. James
c/o
Sona Mobile Holdings Corp.
245
Park Avenue, 39th Floor
New
York, NY
10167
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*
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*
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Stephen
Fellows
c/o
Sona Mobile Holdings Corp.
366
Bay Street, Suite 600
Toronto,
Ontario M5H
4B2
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408,333(7)
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*
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Kimberly
P. Stein
c/o
Sona Mobile Holdings Corp.
3960
Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 500
Las
Vegas, NV
89169
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*
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*
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All
directors and officers as a group
(Six)
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1,073,333(7)
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1.8%
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Shuffle
Master, Inc.
1106
Palms Airport Drive
Las
Vegas, NV
89119
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4,807,692(8)
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8.3%
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Steven
L. Martin
c/o
Slater Asset Management, LLC
825
Third Avenue, 33rd Floor
New
York, NY
10022
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4,879,675(9)
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8.4%
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John
Bush
19
Farmcrest Court
Nobleton,
ON
L0G
1N0,
Canada
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4,883,577(10)
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8.5%
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Shawn
Kreloff(11)
14
Pine Road
Morris,
CT, 06763
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2,804,911(11)
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4.9%
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Lance
Yu(12)
5
Moses Crescent
Markham,
ON L6C
1S5
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1,328,734(12)
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2.3%
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(1)
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Shares
of common stock that an individual or group has a right to acquire within
60 days after October 10, 2008 pursuant to the exercise of options,
warrants, or other rights are deemed to be outstanding for the purpose of
computing the percentage ownership of such individual or group, but are
not deemed to be outstanding for computing the percentage ownership of any
other person or group shown in the table.
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(2)
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As
of the record date, October 10, 2008, there were 57,332,857 shares of our
common stock outstanding.
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(3)
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Includes
40,000 shares issued to Mr. Levy upon his appointment to the Board on May
29, 2007, of which 20,000 shares vested immediately and 20,000 shares
vested one year from the date of grant.
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(4)
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Includes
150,000 and 255,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options to
Mr. Levy and Mr. Branman, respectively.
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(5)
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Includes
100,000 shares issued to Mr. Branman on July 6, 2006 upon his appointments
to the Board and as chairman of the Audit Committee, of which 50,000
shares vested immediately and 50,000 shares which vested one year from the
date of grant, as well as 30,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of
five-year warrants.
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(6)
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Includes
350,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options.
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(7)
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Includes
755,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options granted to
these directors and officers and 30,000 shares issuable upon the exercise
of five-year warrants.
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(8)
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Based
on information contained in a Schedule 13G filed by Shuffle Master Inc. on
February 5, 2008. Includes 833,333 shares issuable upon the exercise of
warrants. Dr. Mark L. Yoseloff and Messrs. Garry W. Saunders,
Louis Castle, John R. Bailey and Phillip Peckman are all members of
Shuffle Master, Inc.’s Board of Directors and, as such, have shared voting
and investment control over these securities. The named
individuals disclaim beneficial ownership of these
securities.
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(9)
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Based
on information contained in a Schedule 13G/A filed by Slater Capital
management LLC on February 15, 2008. Includes shares owned
directly by Mr. Martin (333,333) as well as shares he is deemed to
beneficially own through his wife (8,000), through his two sons (278,085),
through his IRA (152,400) and through his wife’s IRA
(76,200). The total also includes 1,051,057 shares underlying
warrants held by Mr. Martin, certain of the entities mentioned in
this footnote and his wife’s IRA. Mr. Martin also has voting
and investment control over shares owned by Slater Equity Partners, L.P.
(1,495,700), Slater Equity Partner’s Offshore Fund Ltd. (832,500) and
Slater Capital Partners LP (652,400) by virtue of the fact that he is the
Manager and controlling owner of Slater Asset Management, L.L.C. (SAM) and
Slater Capital Management, L.L.C. (SCM). SAM is the general
partner of investment limited partnerships of which SCM is the investment
advisor, including Slater Equity Partners, L.P. SCM is also the
investment advisor to Slater Equity Partners Offshore Fund
Ltd. Mr. Branman, a director of the Company, is a limited
partner in Slater Equity Partners, L.P. and does not have an operating
role.
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(10)
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Includes
80,202 shares Mr. Bush is deemed to beneficially own through his
wife.
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(11)
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Mr.
Kreloff was the Chief Executive Officer of our company until September 9,
2008. He had previously been placed on administrative leave by
the Board of Directors on July 16, 2008. Mr. Kreloff was a
director of the Company, until October 6, 2008 when he resigned as a
director. Mr. Kreloff’s beneficial ownership of shares total
includes 41,666 shares issuable upon the exercise of five-year
warrants.
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(12)
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Mr.
Yu was Chief Technology Officer of the Company until September 17,
2008. Mr. Yu’s beneficial ownership of shares total includes
150,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options which will
expire on November 16, 2008, 60 days after the date he left the company on
September 17, 2008.
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FOR election of all nominees | o |
WITHHOLD vote from all nominees | o |
FOR all nominees, | o |
EXCEPT for nominee(s) listed below from whom vote is withheld. |