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ENABLE
HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTICE
OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
The
Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Enable Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) will be
held on Tuesday, May 11, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. (Chicago time), at the Eaglewood
Resort, in the Trillium Room, 1401 Nordic Road, Itasca, Illinois 60143, for the
following purposes:
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1.
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To
elect four (4) directors; (i) one (1) Class I Director; (ii)
two (2) Class II Directors; and (iii) one (1) Class III
Director.
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2.
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To
approve an amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation to increase the
number of authorized shares of Common Stock from 200,000,000 to
300,000,000.
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3.
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To
approve an increase of the number of shares of Common Stock authorized for
issuance under the Enable Holdings, Inc. 2005 Equity Incentive Plan to
25,000,000.
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4.
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To
ratify the appointment of BDO Seidman, LLP as our independent registered
public accounting firm for the year ending December 31,
2010.
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5.
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To
consider and act upon such other matters as may properly come before the
meeting and any adjournments
thereof.
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Only stockholders of record at the
close of business on March 30, 2010, are entitled to notice of and to vote at
the meeting or any adjournment thereof.
Your vote is important. We
ask that you complete, sign, date and return the enclosed proxy in the envelope
provided for your convenience. The prompt return of proxies will save
us the expense of further requests for proxies.
BY
ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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/s/
Steven Sjoblad
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Steven
Sjoblad
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Chairman
of the Board
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Itasca,
Illinois
April 20,
2010
ENABLE
HOLDINGS, INC.
Annual
Meeting of Stockholders
May
11, 2010
PROXY
STATEMENT
INTRODUCTION
Your Proxy is solicited by the Board of
Directors of Enable Holdings, Inc. (“Enable Holdings” or the “Company”), for use
at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 11, 2010, at the time
and location and for the purposes set forth in the Notice of Meeting, and at any
adjournment thereof.
The information included in this proxy
statement relates to the proposals to be voted on at the Annual Meeting, the
voting process, the compensation of our directors and most highly paid executive
officers, and certain other required information.
The cost of soliciting proxies,
including the preparation, assembly and mailing of the proxies and soliciting
material, as well as the cost of forwarding such material to beneficial owners
of stock, will be borne by us. Our directors, officers and regular
employees may, without compensation other than their regular remuneration,
solicit proxies personally or by telephone.
If your shares are held in “street
name,” you must instruct the record holder of your shares in order to
vote.
Any stockholder giving a proxy may
revoke it at any time prior to its use at the meeting by giving written notice
of such revocation to the Chief Financial Officer of Enable
Holdings. Proxies not revoked will be voted in accordance with the
choice specified by stockholders by means of the ballot provided on the proxy
for that purpose. Proxies which are signed but which lack any such
specification will, subject to the following, be voted in favor of the proposals
set forth in the Notice of Meeting and in favor of the number and slate of
directors proposed by the Board of Directors and listed herein. If a
stockholder abstains from voting as to any matter, then the shares held by such
stockholder shall be deemed present at the meeting for purposes of determining a
quorum and for purposes of calculating the vote with respect to such matter, but
shall not be deemed to have been voted in favor of such
matter. Abstentions, therefore, as to any proposal will have the same
effect as votes against such proposal. If a broker returns a
“non-vote” proxy, indicating a lack of voting instructions by the beneficial
holder of the shares and a lack of discretionary authority on the part of the
broker to vote on a particular matter, then the shares covered by such non-vote
proxy shall be deemed present at the meeting for purposes of determining a
quorum but shall not be deemed to be represented at the meeting for purposes of
calculating the vote required for approval of such matter.
The mailing address of our principal
executive office is 1140 West Thorndale Avenue, Itasca, Illinois
60143. We expect that this Proxy Statement, the related proxy and
Notice of Meeting will first be mailed to stockholders on or about April 20,
2010. If you need directions to the Annual Meeting, please contact
the Secretary of the Company at Diane.Klepadlo@enableholdings.com.
IMPORTANT
NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE
ANNUAL
MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON MAY 11, 2010:
The proxy statement and the Annual
Report on Form 10-K of Enable Holdings, Inc. are available at
http://www.enableholdings.com/investors.aspx.
OUTSTANDING
SHARES AND VOTING RIGHTS
Our Board of Directors has fixed March
30, 2010, as the record date for determining stockholders entitled to vote at
the Annual Meeting. Persons who were not stockholders on such date
will not be allowed to vote at the Annual Meeting. At the close of
business on March 30, 2010, there were 19,726,678 shares of our Common Stock
issued and outstanding. Each share of Common Stock is entitled to one
vote on each matter to be voted upon at the meeting. Holders of
Common Stock are not entitled to cumulative voting rights. At the
close of business on March 30, 2010, there were 2,697,205 shares of our Series 1
Preferred Stock issued and outstanding. Each share of Series 1
Preferred Stock is entitled to 66.837 votes on each matter to be voted upon at
the meeting. Holders of Series 1 Preferred Stock are not entitled to
cumulative voting rights. The Common Stock and the Series 1 Preferred
Stock will vote together as a single class on each matter to be voted upon at
the meeting.
2009
Annual Report
A copy of our Annual Report on Form
10-K for the Company’s fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 (without exhibits),
accompanies this proxy statement. Stockholders may also obtain, free
of charge, a copy of the Annual Report or the exhibits thereto by writing to the
Company, 1140 West Thorndale Avenue, Itasca, Illinois 60143, Attention:
Corporate Secretary. The annual report does not constitute proxy
soliciting materials.
PRINCIPAL
STOCKHOLDERS
The
following table sets forth, as of March 30, 2010 (the record date for our Annual
Meeting), the number of shares of our common stock beneficially owned, and the
percent so owned, by (1) each person known to us to be the beneficial
owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of our common stock,
(2) each of our directors, (3) our Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer during 2009 and each of the three most highly compensated
executive officers other than our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer who served as executive officers during 2009 (our “Named Executive
Officers”) and (4) all of our directors and Named Executive Officers as a
group. The number of shares owned are those beneficially owned, as
determined under the rules of the SEC, and such information is not necessarily
indicative of beneficial ownership for any other purpose. Under such
rules, beneficial ownership includes any shares of common stock as to which a
person has sole or shared voting power or investment power and any shares of
common stock which the person has the right to acquire within 60 days through
the exercise of any option, warrant or right, through conversion of any security
or pursuant to the automatic termination of a power of attorney or revocation of
a trust, discretionary account or similar arrangement. The address of
each executive officer and director is c/o Enable Holdings, Inc., 1140 West
Thorndale Avenue, Itasca Illinois, 60143.
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Shares Beneficially Owned
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Name
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Number
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Percentage (1)
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5%
Stockholders
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Theodore
Deikel
(2)
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50,000,000
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25.0
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%
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Dawn
Geras
(3)
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10,948,502
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5.5
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%
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Directors
and Executive Officers;
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Patrick
L Neville
(4)
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250,000
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0.1
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%
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Timothy
E Takesue
(5)
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4,642,663
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2.3
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%
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Miguel
A Martinez, Jr.
(6)
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737,451
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0.4
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%
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Amy
Powers
(7)
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140,340
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0.1
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%
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Steven
Sjoblad
(8)
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294,682
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0.1
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%
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Casey
L Gunnell
(9)
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248,968
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0.1
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%
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Kenneth
J Roering
(10)
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225,976
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0.1
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%
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Donald
Miller
(11)
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668,370
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0.3
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%
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Jeffry
Parell
(12)
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5,346,960
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2.7
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%
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All
directors and executive officers as a group (9 People)
(13)
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12,555,410
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6.3
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(1)
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Based
on a total of 19,726,678 shares of common stock and 2,697,205 shares of
series 1 preferred stock convertible into 180,273,082 shares of common
stock outstanding as of March 30, 2010. Shares underlying
warrants and options exercisable within 60 days of March 30, 2010, are
considered for the purpose of determining the percent of the class held by
the holder of such warrants or options, but not for the purpose of
computing the percentages held by
others.
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Includes
2,248,840 shares of common stock and series 1 preferred shares convertible
into 47,751,160 shares of common
stock.
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(3)
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Includes
Series 1 preferred stock convertible into 10,948,502 shares of common
stock.
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(4)
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Consists
of 250,000 currently vested options
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(5)
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Includes
632,443 shares of common stock and series 1 preferred shares convertible
into 4,010,220 shares of common
stock.
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(6)
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Includes
69,081 shares of common stock and series 1 preferred shares convertible
into 668,370 shares of common
stock.
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(7)
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Includes
6,666 shares of common stock and series 1 preferred shares convertible
into 133,674 shares of common
stock.
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(8)
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Includes
1,000 shares of common stock and series 1 preferred shares convertible
into 293,682 shares of common
stock.
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(9)
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Includes
series 1 preferred shares convertible into 248,968 shares of common
stock.
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(10)
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Includes
series 1 preferred shares convertible into 225,976 shares of common
stock.
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(11)
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Includes
series 1 preferred shares convertible into 668,370 shares of common
stock.
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(12)
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Includes
series 1 preferred shares convertible into 5,346,960 shares of common
stock.
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(13)
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Includes
250,000 currently vested options and series 1 preferred shares convertible
into 11,596,220 shares of common
stock.
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ELECTION
OF DIRECTORS
(Proposal
#1)
General
Information
Our Certificate of Incorporation
provides for the election of directors at each Annual Meeting of
stockholders. Our Certificate of Incorporation calls for us to have a
staggered Board of Directors. A staggered board is one on which a
certain number, but not all, of the directors are elected on a rotating basis
each year. Delaware law permits a corporation to establish a
staggered or classified board of directors, pursuant to which the directors can
be divided into as many as three classes with staggered three-year terms of
office, with only one class of directors standing for election each
year. Our Certificate of Incorporation provides for a staggered
board, with three classes of directors, each with a three-year
term.
Based upon the recommendation from our
Governance/Nominating Committee, the number of each of the Class I Directors,
Class II Directors and Class III Directors, is currently set at
two.
At this Annual Meeting, you are asked
to elect four directors, consisting of: (i) one Class I director,
Donald Miller, to serve until his term expires at the 2012 Annual Meeting or
until his successor is elected and qualified; (ii) two Class II directors, Casey
L. Gunnell and Patrick L. Neville, to service until their terms expire at the
2013 Annual Meeting or until either of their successors are elected and
qualified; and (iii) one Class III director, Jeffry Parell, to serve until his
term expires at the 2011 Annual Meeting or until his successor is elected and
qualified. Each of Messrs. Miller and Parell were appointed to the
Board of Directors on February 8, 2010 and took over already existing
vacancies. Mr. Neville was appointed to the Board of Directors
effective March 1, 2010 and took over an already existing
vacancy.
All of the nominees are current members
of the Board of Directors. Under applicable Delaware law, the
election of directors requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a
plurality of the voting power of the shares represented in person or by proxy at
the Annual Meeting with authority to vote on such matter.
In the absence of other instructions,
each proxy will be voted for each of the nominees listed below. In
accordance with Delaware law, in the event a vacancy occurs on the Board of
Directors, the Board of Directors may appoint a new director to fill such
vacancy until the next annual meeting of stockholders. The Board of
Directors has no reason to believe that any nominee will be unable to
serve.
Information
About Director Nominees and Other Directors
Information concerning the director
nominees, as well as each of our other current directors, is set forth
below:
Name
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Age
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Position
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Steven
Sjoblad (1)*
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60
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Chairman
of the Board
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Patrick
L. Neville
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63
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Chief
Executive Officer and Director
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Dr.
Kenneth J. Roering (2)(3)*
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67
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Director
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Casey
L. Gunnell (2)*(3)(4)
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62
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Director
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Donald
Miller (1)(2)(4)
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69
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Director
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Jeffry
Parell (1)(3)
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53
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Director
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Denotes
chairman of the respective
committee
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(1)
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Member
of the Compensation Committee.
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(2)
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Member
of the Audit Committee.
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(3)
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Member
of the Governance/Nominating
Committee.
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(4)
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The
Board of Directors has determined that Casey L. Gunnell and Donald Miller
qualify as “audit committee financial experts” under the applicable
federal securities laws.
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Nominees
for Director
Casey L. Gunnell
Director,
Chairman of Audit Committee has thirty five years of broad business experience
and over twenty five years in Senior Executive positions in entrepreneurial and
rapid growth sales based companies. Mr. Gunnell has held pivotal operational and
financial positions in startup, turnaround and mature
organizations.
Patrick L. Neville
was
appointed as the Company's Chief Executive Officer as of March 1, 2010. Mr.
Neville is a proven leader who has developed, re-engineered and rolled out many
successful business concepts. From 1997 to 2008, Mr. Neville was President,
Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman of Beautyfirst/Purebeauty of Wichita,
Kansas. At Beautyfirst/Purebeauty, Mr. Neville spear-headed strategic planning
and had management responsibility for approximately 2,200 employees, operating
more than 120 stores, across the United States, with annual sales exceeding
$120,000,000. He successfully oversaw the sale of Beautyfirst/Purebeauty. Since
2008, Mr. Neville has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of Paradigm
Advisory Group LLC in Wichita, Kansas. Paradigm provides advisory services with
emphasis on crisis management, CEO coaching and restructurings of E-commerce,
wholesale, retail and manufacturing companies ranging from start-ups to those
with revenues exceeding $500,000,000. Mr. Neville has also served as a member of
the Board of Directors, speaker and consultant to the Chicago Apparel Center,
Men's Retail Association, National Retail Federation, L.B.A. National Buying
Group, is currently serving on the Board of Directors of the International Salon
Spa Business Network and is an Accredited Associate of the European based
Institute for Independent Business.
Donald Miller
Director spent
39 years building Schwan’s Enterprises from a few million in sales to a few
billion with over 18,000 employees. Mr. Miller worked for Schwan’s Enterprises
from 1962 to 2007, primarily as CFO. He was appointed to the Board of Directors
on January 1, 2008. He is currently the Chairman of the Finance Committee and a
member of the Audit and Risk Committees at Schwan’s
Enterprises.
Jeffry Parell
Director is the
Senior Vice President, We Car, Enterprise Holdings, Inc.
After
successful transition of the National and Alamo brands to the Enterprise
Holdings company, named Senior Vice President of the new car sharing
brand. Serving as the brand executive and leader in day-to-day
operations.
NonNominee
Class Whose Term Expires in 2011
Steven Sjoblad
Chairman of the
Board is the CEO of Captira Analytical, a software, data and analytics firm. Mr.
Sjoblad brings more than thirty five years of corporate strategy and marketing
expertise to the Company. Mr. Sjoblad spent nineteen years building Fallon
McElligott, one of the world’s preeminent advertising agencies, where he guided
global strategy. He was an original member of the firm and served as its
president.
NonNominee
Class Whose Term Expires in 2012
Dr. Kenneth J. Roering
Director is currently Professor of Marketing in the Carlson School of Management
of the University of Minnesota and Executive Vice President, Strategic
Management, Marshall BankFirst Corp. He occupied the prestigious Pillsbury
Company-Paul S. Gerot Chair in Marketing from 1983-2002. He served as Chairman
of the Marketing Department at the University of Minnesota for five years and
prior to that at the University of Missouri.
Our
above-listed directors have neither been convicted in any criminal proceeding
during the past five years nor parties to any judicial or administrative
proceeding during the past five years that resulted in a judgment, decree or
final order enjoining them from future violations of, or prohibiting activities
subject to, federal or state securities laws or a finding of any violation of
federal or state securities law or commodities law. Similarly, no
bankruptcy petitions have been filed by or against any business or property of
any of our directors or officers, nor has any bankruptcy petition been filed
against a partnership or business association in which these persons were
general partners or executive officers.
Corporate
Governance
Independence
We have determined that a majority of
our directors are “independent directors” as that term is defined by Nasdaq
Marketplace Rule 4200(a)(15), although as a non-listed issuer we are not
required to comply with the Nasdaq Marketplace Rules. Messrs.
Sjoblad, Gunnell, Roering, Miller and Parell satisfy the “independent director”
definition, and constitute five out of our six current
directors. Patrick L. Neville is not considered an independent
director because he serves as our Chief Executive Officer. Each
member of our audit, compensation, and governance/nominating committees are
independent under the Nasdaq Marketplace Rules.
Code
of Ethics and Business Conduct
We had
previously adopted a code of ethics that applied to our directors and officers
(including our chief executive officer, chief financial officer, chief
accounting officer, and any person performing similar functions). In
2006, we adopted a new Code of Ethics and Business Conduct that now applies to
all employees, including our chief executive officer, chief financial officer,
chief accounting officer and any other person performing that
function. A copy of this document is available on our website at
www.enableholdings.com, free of charge, under the Investor Relations
section. We will satisfy any applicable SEC disclosure requirements
regarding an amendment to, or waiver from, any provision of the Code with
respect to our principal executive officer, principal financial officer,
principal accounting officer and persons performing similar functions by
disclosing the nature of such amendment or waiver on our website or in a report
on Form 8-K.
Communications
with the Board of Directors
Stockholders may communicate directly
with the Board of Directors. All communications should be directed to
Enable Holdings, Inc., Attn: Investor Relations, 1140 West Thorndale
Avenue, Itasca, Illinois, 60143, and should prominently indicate on the outside
of the envelope that it is intended for the Board of Directors or for
non-management directors. If no director is specified, the
communication will be forwarded to the entire Board of
Directors.
Director
Attendance at Annual Meeting
Directors’ attendance at annual
meetings can provide stockholders with an opportunity to communicate with
directors about issues affecting Enable Holdings. We do not have an
annual meeting attendance policy for directors, but they are encouraged to
attend all meetings of stockholders. All of our directors attended
the 2009 annual meeting of our stockholders held on May 8, 2009.
Committee
and Board Meetings
Our Board of Directors has three
standing committees, the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee and the
Governance/Nominating Committee. Each committee is comprised only of
independent voting directors, pursuant to the respective committee
charters. Members of such Committees meet formally and informally
from time to time throughout the year on Committee matters.
The directors and committee members
often communicate informally to discuss the affairs of Enable Holdings and, when
appropriate, take formal Board and/or committee action by unanimous written
consent of all directors or committee members, in accordance with Delaware law,
rather than hold formal meetings. During fiscal 2009, the Board of
Directors held four formal meetings. No incumbent director attended
less than 75% of the aggregate of all Board of Directors meetings and all
meetings held by any Committee of the Board of Directors on which he
served.
Audit Committee
The Audit Committee is comprised of
independent directors Messrs. Gunnell (Chair), Roering and
Miller. The Audit Committee is responsible for reviewing our internal
control procedures, the quarterly and annual financial statements of Enable
Holdings, engaging and evaluating the performance of our independent registered
public accounting firm and reviewing with our independent registered public
accounting firm the results of the annual audit. The Audit Committee
met four times during fiscal 2009. The Audit Committee operates under
a written charter.
The Board has determined that Messrs.
Gunnell and Miller are “audit committee financial experts” as defined by Item
407(d)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act of 1933. Messrs.
Gunnell and Miller are “independent directors” as that term is defined in Nasdaq
Rule 4200(a)(15). The designation of Messrs. Gunnell and Miller as
audit committee financial experts does not impose on Messrs. Gunnell and Miller
any duties, obligations or liability that are greater than the duties,
obligations and liability imposed on Messrs. Gunnell and Miller as members of
the Audit Committee and the Board of Directors in the absence of such
designation or identification.
Compensation Committee
The Compensation Committee consists of
independent directors Messrs. Sjoblad (Chair), Miller and Parell. The
Compensation Committee did not meet during fiscal 2009. The
Compensation Committee operates under a written charter.
The Compensation Committee of our Board
of Directors directs the design of, and oversees, our executive compensation
program. The Compensation Committee’s responsibilities include
periodically reviewing with management our philosophy of compensation, taking
into consideration enhancement of stockholder value and the fair and equitable
compensation of all employees; conducting a performance evaluation, at least
annually, of the Chief Executive Officer; determining the compensation of the
Chief Executive Officer; reviewing with the Chief Executive Officer the
compensation of other executive officers; reviewing senior management
compensation policy and plans, including incentive plans, benefits and
perquisites; administering the stock option plans, employee stock purchase
plans, 401(k) plans and any other similar plans we may adopt and periodically
reviewing with management and advise the Board of Directors with respect to
employee benefits. The Compensation Committee also has the authority
to engage a compensation consultant.
Governance/Nominating
Committee
The Governance/Nominating Committee
consists of independent directors Messrs. Roering (Chair), Gunnell and
Miller. The Governance/Committee did not meet during fiscal
2008. The Governance/Nominating Committee operates under a written
charter.
The Governance/Nominating Committee
recommends to our Board of Directors the selection of candidates and the tenure
of the members of our Board of Directors who will carry out policies and
processes designed to provide for the effective and efficient governance of
Enable Holdings. The Governance/Nominating Committee will consider
candidates for director nominees recommended by stockholders, directors,
third-party search firms, and other sources.
The Governance/Nominating Committee is
responsible for developing, reviewing and revising the principles of corporate
governance by which we and the Board of Directors are governed; developing,
reviewing and revising, for adoption by the Board of Directors, the codes of
ethical conduct and legal compliance by which we and our directors, officers,
employees and agents are governed; developing and recommending to the Board of
Directors policies and processes designed to provide for effective and efficient
governance, including but not limited to: policies for evaluation of
the Board of Directors and the chairperson, the director nomination process,
including board membership criteria, minimum qualifications for directors and
stockholder nomination of directors, stockholder-director communications,
stockholder communications regarding stockholder proposals, director attendance
at annual meetings, and succession planning for the Chief Executive Officer, the
Board of Director chairperson and other Board of Director leaders; annually
reviewing the composition of the Board of Directors against a matrix of skills
and characteristics focused on our governance and business needs, and reporting
to the Board of Directors regarding suggested changes in the Board of Directors
composition; meeting as necessary to consider the nomination and screening of
director candidates, evaluating the performance of the Board of Directors and
its members, as well as termination of directors in accordance with corporate
policy, for cause or other appropriate reasons; and developing, recommending,
reviewing and administering compensation plans for directors.
The Governance/Nominating Committee
will consider the attributes of the candidates and the needs of our Board of
Directors, and will review all candidates in the same manner.
A stockholder who wishes to recommend
one or more directors must provide a written recommendation to Enable Holdings
at the address below, directed to the attention of Investor Relations, who will
forward the proposals and recommendations to the Governance/Nominating Committee
for consideration. Notice of a recommendation must include the name
and address of the stockholder making the recommendation and the class and
number of shares such stockholder owns. With respect to the nominee,
the stockholder should include the nominee’s name, age, business address,
residence address, current principal occupation, five-year employment history
with employer names, and a description of the employer’s business, the number of
shares beneficially owned by the nominee, whether such nominee can read and
understand basic financial statements and Board membership, if
any. The stockholder should also include a description of the
nominee’s experience and character traits that cause him or her to be suitable
for Board of Director membership, and, if desired, an explanation of why the
stockholder believes that the nominee would make a meaningful contribution to
the Board of Directors.
The recommendation must be accompanied
by a written consent of the nominee to stand for election if nominated by the
Board of Directors and to serve if elected by the
stockholders. Enable Holdings may require any nominee to furnish
additional information that may be needed to determine the eligibility of the
nominee.
Enable
Holdings, Inc.
Attn: Investor
Relations
1140 West
Thorndale Avenue
Itasca,
Illinois 60143
Committee
Charter Information
The charters for the Audit Committee,
the Compensation Committee and the Governance/Nominating Committee are available
on our website (www.enableholdings.com) at “Investor Relations.”
Vote
Required; Recommendation.
The Board recommends that you vote
“
FOR
” each of the
nominees to the Board of Directors set forth in this proposal
#1. Election of each director requires the affirmative vote by a
plurality of the voting power of the shares present and entitled to vote on the
election of directors at the Annual Meeting at which a quorum is
present.
This
compensation discussion and analysis (“CD&A”) is intended to provide
information about our compensation objectives and policies for our principal
executive officer, our principal financial officer and our three other most
highly compensated executive officers (collectively, the “Named Executive
Officers”) that will place in perspective the information contained in the
tables that follow this discussion. Following the CD&A is the
Compensation Committee Report, compensation tables describing compensation paid
in 2009, grants of plan-based awards, and outstanding equity awards held by our
Named Executive Officers at fiscal year end. At the end, we have
provided information concerning pension benefits and change-in-control
agreements, a compensation table for our non-employee directors, and
compensation committee interlock information.
Overview
The
compensation payable to Messrs. Hoffman, Takesue and Weisberger for fiscal years
2009 and 2008 is set forth in their employment agreements with the
Company. Mr. Hoffman resigned as the Company’s Chief Executive
Officer effective December 22, 2009 and subsequently Mr. Neville was appointed
the Company’s Chief Executive Officer effective March 1,
2010. Messrs. Takesue, Weisberger, Martinez and Ms. Powers are
provided with the same benefits that are available to all of Enable Holdings’
salaried employees, as described more fully below.
Objectives
of Compensation
The
compensation for our Named Executive Officers was determined to attract and
retain talented and productive executives who are motivated to protect and
enhance the long-term value of the Company for its stockholders. The
objective is to tie compensation to business and individual performance and to
provide total compensation competitive with our peers. Our
compensation levels are reviewed in light of publicly-available information on
compensation paid by companies in our industry that are similar to us, taking
into account our size. The Compensation Committee members of the
Board of Directors (the “Committee”) administer our compensation
decisions. The Committee has not adopted any formal policies for
allocating compensation among salaries, bonuses and equity
compensation. As part of its consideration, the Committee reviews and
discusses market data. The Committee may retain a compensation
consultant to advise the Committee on recommended form and amount of
compensation, and did retain a consultant in 2009 to assist the Company in its
restructuring.
Overview
of 2009 Executive Compensation
We have
entered into executive employment agreements with our President and Chief
Executive Officer, our Executive Vice President of Merchandising our Chief
Financial Officer and our Vice President of Technology and
Commerce.
Patrick
L. Neville – Chief Executive Officer
On March
1, 2010, we entered into an executive employment agreement with Mr. Neville
which provides for an initial annual base salary of $180,000 for the first 12
months of the agreement and thereafter the Company’s Board of Directors shall
review on a yearly basis and the Board shall determine if the base salary shall
increase and the amount of any such increase shall be at the Board’s sole
discretion.
Under the
agreement, Mr. Neville received options to purchase up to 1,000,000 shares of
common Stock under the 2005 Equity Incentive Plan, with a vesting schedule of
1/4 of the options vesting on the date of grant, 1/4 of the options vesting on
the 12 month anniversary of the date of the grant, 1/4 of the options vesting on
the 24 month anniversary of the date of grant and the remaining 1/4 on the 36
month anniversary of the date of grant. The option grant is subject
to stockholder approval of an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of
Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock. The
agreement provided that all options would vest immediately upon a change of
control of the Company.
Timothy
E. Takesue - Executive Vice President of Merchandising
On
December 29, 2009, we entered into an executive employment agreement with Mr.
Takesue which provides for an initial annual base salary of $120,000.Under the
agreement, Mr. Takesue agreed to surrender all outstanding options and
warrants.
Miguel
A. Martinez, Jr. - Vice President Chief Financial Officer
On
December 29, 2009, we entered into an executive employment agreement with Mr.
Martinez which provides for an initial annual base salary of $120,000.Under the
agreement, Mr. Martinez agreed to surrender all outstanding options and
warrants.
Amy
Powers. - Vice President Technology and Commerce
On
December 29, 2009, we entered into an executive employment agreement with Ms.
Powers which provides for an initial annual base salary of $120,000.Under the
agreement, Ms. Powers agreed to surrender all outstanding options and
warrants.
Base
Salary
Base salary for Mr. Neville was
approved in the employment agreement entered into in March 2010 based on his
position and level of responsibility, individual performance, and market
practices.
Base salary for Mr. Takesue was
approved in the employment agreement entered into in December 2009 based on his
position and level of responsibility, individual performance, and market
practices.
Base salary for Mr. Martinez was
approved in the employment agreement dated December, 2009 based on his position
and level of responsibility, individual performance, and market
practices.
Base salary for Ms. Powers was approved
in the employment agreement dated December, 2009 based on his position and level
of responsibility, individual performance, and market practices.
2005
Equity Incentive Plan
Also on
December 15, 2005, our board approved and adopted the 2005 Equity Incentive
Plan. The 2005 Equity Incentive Plan is an equity-based compensation
plan to provide incentives to, and to attract, motivate and retain the highest
qualified employees, directors, consultants and other third party service
providers. The 2005 Equity Incentive Plan enables the board to
provide equity-based incentives through grants or awards of stock options and
restricted stock awards (collectively, “Incentive Awards”) to our present and
future employees, consultants, directors, and other third party service
providers. At December 31, 2009 all outstanding options were
canceled.
EQUITY
COMPENSATION PLAN
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securities
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to
be
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issued
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Remaining
available
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upon
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for
future issuance
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exercise
of
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under
equity
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outstanding
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Weighted
Average
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compensation
plans
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options,
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exercise
price of
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(excluding
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warrants
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outstanding
options,
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securities
reflected
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Plan Category
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And rights
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warrants and rights
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in column (a)
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(a)
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(b)
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(c)
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Equity
Compensation
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plans
approved by
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security
holders
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1,000,000
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$
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0.10
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Equity
compensation
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plans
not approved by
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security
holders
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$
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Tax
and Accounting Implications
We
account for the equity compensation expense for our employees and executive
officers, including our Named Executive Officers, under the rules of SFAS
123(R), which requires us to estimate and record an expense for each award of
equity compensation over the vesting period of the award. Accounting
rules also require us to record cash compensation as an expense at the time the
obligation is accrued.
Compensation
Committee Report
The Compensation Committee has reviewed
and discussed the Compensation Discussion and Analysis required by Item 402(b)
of Regulation S-K with management and, based on such review and discussion,
the Compensation Committee has concluded that the Compensation Discussion and
Analysis be included in this Proxy Statement.
Members
of the Compensation Committee:
Steven
Sjoblad (Chair)
Donald
Miller
Jeffry
Parell
Summary
Compensation Table
The table below sets forth certain
information regarding compensation paid during the last three fiscal years to
Enable Holdings’ Named Executive Officers. Named Executive Officers
include persons serving as Chief Executive Officer (our principal executive
officer) and Chief Financial Officer (our principal financial officer) during
fiscal 2009; executive officers who were serving as of December 31, 2009,
received total compensation in excess of $100,000 for fiscal 2009 and, excluding
the Chief Executive Officer, were among our three most highly compensated
individuals (the “Most Highly Compensated Officers”); and additional individuals
who would have been included as the Most Highly Compensated Officers but for the
fact they were not serving at the end of the year.
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Awards
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Payouts
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Securities
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Non
- Equity
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Annual Compensation
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Restricted
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Underlying
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Option
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Incentive
Plan
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Named
Executive Officer
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Other
Annual (2)
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Stock
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Options/SARs
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Awards
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Compensation
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All
Other (3)
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& Principal
Position
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Year
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Salary
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Bonus
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Compensation
($) (2)
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Award(s)
($)
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(#)
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($)
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($)
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Compensation
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Jeffrey Hoffman
(1)
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2009
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360,500
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-
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-
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-
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-
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38,000
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President
and Chief
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2008
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350,000
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33,000
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-
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-
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Executive
Officer
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2007
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95,577
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-
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19,000
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Timothy
E. Takesue
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2009
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244,474
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Executive
Vice
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2008
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275,000
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-
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1,500
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98,334
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-
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-
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President,
Merchandising
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2007
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274,135
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-
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1,500
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Miguel
A. Martinez, Jr.
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2009
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183,564
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Vice
President
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2008
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195,131
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-
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1,500
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14,750
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Chief
Financial Officer
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2007
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165,673
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1,500
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Amy
Powers
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2009
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124,895
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-
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-
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Vice
President,
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2008
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120,279
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-
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1,500
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1,475
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-
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-
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Technology
& Commerce
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2007
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93,229
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-
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1,500
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(1)
Mr. Hoffman resigned
effective December 22, 2009
(2)
Represents Company matched
401K contribution amount
(3)
Represent relocation
payments
Grants
of Plan-Based Awards
All
outstanding options were cancelled effective December 31,
2009.
Outstanding
Equity Awards at 2009 Fiscal Year End.
There were no outstanding options at
December 31, 2009. no options were exercised during the year ended
December 31, 2009.
Retirement and
Benefit Plans
Our Named
Executive Officers participate in the same retirement and benefit plans as all
of our salaried employees.
Change-in-Control
Agreements
Mr.
Neville’s employment agreement provides that if Mr. Neville is terminated by us
without cause, or if Mr. Neville terminates the agreement for good reason,
including a change of control that results in the termination of Mr. Neville’s
employment with us or a material adverse change in his duties and
responsibilities, he will be entitled, after execution of our standard
separation and release agreement, to severance payments in the amount of
six months of his annual base salary at the time of such termination
and all health insurance coverage for a period of 6 months following
termination.
Mr.
Takesue’s employment agreement provides that if Mr. Takesue is terminated by us
without cause, or if Mr. Takesue terminates the agreement for good reason,
including a change of control that results in the termination of Mr. Takesue’s
employment with us or a material adverse change in his duties and
responsibilities, he will be entitled, after execution of our standard
separation and release agreement, to severance payments in the amount of two
months of his annual base salary at the time of such termination and all health
insurance coverage for a period of 2 months following termination.
Mr.
Martinez’s employment agreement provides that if Mr. Martinez is terminated by
us without cause, or if Mr. Martinez terminates the agreement for good reason,
including a change of control that results in the termination of Mr. Martinez’s
employment with us or a material adverse change in his duties and
responsibilities, he will be entitled, after execution of our standard
separation and release agreement, to severance payments in the amount of two
months of his annual base salary at the time of such termination and all health
insurance coverage for a period of 2 months following termination.
Ms. Powers’ employment agreement
provides that if Ms. Powers is terminated by us without cause, or if Ms. Powers
terminates the agreement for good reason, including a change of control that
results in the termination of Ms. Powers’ employment with us or a material
adverse change in her duties and responsibilities, she will be entitled, after
execution of our standard separation and release agreement, to severance
payments in the amount of two months of her annual base salary at the time of
such termination and all health insurance coverage for a period of 2 months
following termination.
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Cash
Severance
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Years
for Continuation of
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Named
Executive Officer
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Multiple
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Medical
and Dental Benefits(1)
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Patrick
L. Neville
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6
Months Salary ($90,000)
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6
Months
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Timothy
E. Takesue
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2
Months salary ($20,000)
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2
Months
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Miguel
A. Martinez, Jr.
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2
Months Salary ($20,000)
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2
Months
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Amy
Powers
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2
Months Salary ($20,000)
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2
Months
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(1) Effective after December 31, 2009.
Compensation
to Non-Employee Directors
For the fiscal year ended December 31,
2009, the Chairman of the Board, Mr. Sjoblad, received aggregate annual
compensation of $13,600. As Chairman of the Board, Mr. Sjoblad has an
annualized compensation of $35,000 plus additional compensation for committee
memberships. Each director on the Company’s Board of Directors
receives annual compensation of $25,000 plus additional compensation for
committee memberships for 2009 paid quarterly. The Company separately
pays for attendance at regular meetings and telephonic
calls. Directors receive an option to purchase 50,000 shares of
common stock upon appointment to the Board. The exercise price of
these options is priced on the date of the grant and the option vests over 16
equal quarterly installments. The Board fees for the last three quarters of 2009
have not been paid as of March 15, 2010.
2009
Director Compensation Table
The following table sets forth certain
information regarding compensation paid to and earned by the non-employee
directors who served on Enable Holding’s Board of Directors during the fiscal
year 2009. Messrs Miller and Parell joined the Board of Directors in March,
2010.
Director
Compensation
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Non-
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Equity
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Fees
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Stock
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Option
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Incentive
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Earned
or
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Awards
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Awards
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Plan
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Total
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Paid
in
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Compensa
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Deferred
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Name
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Cash ($)
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($)
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($)(1)(2)
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tion ($)
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Compensa
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($)
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($)
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Steven
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$
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13,600
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-
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$
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13,600
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Sjoblad
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Casey
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$
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11,975
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-
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-
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$
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11,975
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Gunnell
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Dr.
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$
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13,600
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-
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-
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Compensation
Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
The members of the Compensation
Committee as of the 2009 fiscal year end were Steven Sjoblad (Chair) and Dr.
Kenneth J. Roering. None of the members of the Compensation Committee
during fiscal 2009 is or was an officer or employee of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries. During 2009, no executive officer of the Company served
as a director or member of the compensation committee of any other entity which
had an executive officer serving as a member of our Board or the Compensation
Committee of our Board.
SECTION
16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE
Section 16(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, requires our directors, executive officers and
holders of more than 10% of our common stock to file with the SEC reports
regarding their ownership and changes in ownership of our equity
securities. Based solely on our review of the copies of such forms
received, we believe, during fiscal year 2009, that our directors, executive
officers and 10% stockholders complied with all Section 16(a) filing
requirements.
In making
this statement, we have relied upon examination of the copies of Forms 3, 4 and
5 provided to us and the written representations of our directors, officers and
10% stockholders.
CERTAIN
TRANSACTIONS AND BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS
Review,
Approval or Ratification of Transactions with Related Persons.
On an
annual basis, each director and executive officer is obligated to complete a
director and officer questionnaire that requires disclosure of any transactions
with our company in which the director or executive officer, or any member of
his or her immediate family, has a direct or indirect material
interest. Our Board of Directors reviews such transactions to
identify impairments to director independence and in connection with disclosure
obligations under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K of the Exchange
Act. In addition, our Code of Ethics includes a conflict of interest
policy that applies to our employees, officers and directors.
AUDIT
COMMITTEE REPORT
The Board of Directors maintains an
Audit Committee comprised of four of our independent directors, including two
Financial Experts. The Board of Directors and the Audit Committee
believe that the Audit Committee’s current member composition satisfies the
Nasdaq Marketplace Rule requirement that audit committee members all be
“independent directors” as that term is defined by Nasdaq Marketplace Rule
4200(a)(15). As a non-listed issuer, we are not required to comply
with the Nasdaq Marketplace Rules.
In accordance with its written charter
adopted by the Board of Directors, the Audit Committee assists the Board of
Directors with fulfilling its oversight responsibility regarding the quality and
integrity of the accounting, auditing, and financial reporting practices of
Enable Holdings. In discharging its oversight responsibilities
regarding the audit process, the Audit Committee:
(1) reviewed
and discussed the audited financial statements with management;
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(2)
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discussed
with the independent registered public accounting firm the material
required to be discussed by Statement on Auditing Standards No. 61, as
amended, with and without management present;
and
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(3)
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received
the written disclosures and the letter from the independent auditors
required by applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board regarding the independent accountant’s communications with
the audit committee concerning independence, and discussed with the
independent accountant the independent accountant’s
independence.
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Based upon the review and discussions
referred to above, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board of Directors
that the audited financial statements be included in our Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
Members
of the Audit Committee:
Casey L.
Gunnell (Chair)
Dr.
Kenneth J. Roering
Donald
Miller
TO
APPROVE AN AMENDMENT TO THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION TO INCREASE
THE
NUMBER
OF AUTHORIZED SHARES OF COMMON STOCK FROM 200,000,000 TO
300,000,000.
(Proposal
#2)
The Company’s Board of Directors has
approved an amendment to Section 5.2 of the Certificate of Incorporation of the
Company to increase the authorized number of Common Stock from 200,000,000 to
300,000,000. The Company currently is authorized to issue up to
200,000,000 shares. As of the record date for the Annual Meeting, a
total of 199,800,413 shares of Common Stock were outstanding or reserved for
issuance, consisting of 119,546,183 shares of Common Stock and shares of Series
1 Preferred Stock convertible into 180,254,210 shares of Common Stock, leaving
only 199,587 shares of Common Stock available for issuance. The Board
of Directors believes that the increase in the number of authorized shares of
Common Stock will provide the Company with increased flexibility to meet various
corporate objectives and is in the best interests of the Company and its
stockholders.
Pursuant to proposal #3, described
below, the Company intends, subject to stockholder approval, to reserve
25,000,000 shares of Common Stock for issuance under the 2005 Equity Incentive
Plan. The Company may in the future decide to finance its operations
through, among other things, and with the proper required authorizations, the
issuance from time to time of various equity securities. The Company
may also consider the acquisition of other businesses (possibly using Common
Stock as consideration) and to consider the issuance of additional Common Stock
through stock splits and dividends in appropriate
circumstances. Accordingly, the continued availability of Common
Stock is necessary to provide the Company with the flexibility to take advantage
of opportunities in such situations. There are, at present, no plans,
understandings, agreements or arrangements concerning the issuance of additional
Common Stock, except for the reservation of 25,000,000 shares under the 2005
Equity Incentive Plan.
Pursuant to Delaware law, authorized
and unissued Common Stock are available for issuance by the Company to such
persons and for such consideration as the Board of Directors may determine from
time to time. Stockholders may not be given the opportunity to vote
on such matters, unless stockholder approval is required by applicable law or
unless the Board of Directors in its judgment recommends stockholder
approval. Stockholders generally will have no preemptive rights to
subscribe to newly issued Common Stock.
Although, the Company has no current
intentions to utilize the newly authorized shares of Common Stock to entrench
management, it may, in the future, be able to use the additional authorized
shares of Common Stock as a defensive tactic against hostile takeover attempts
by issuing additional shares under a stockholder rights plan, in a private
placement that causes substantial dilution to a person or persons that attempts
to acquire control of the Company through a merger or tender offer on terms or
in a manner not approved by the Company’s Board of Directors, whether or not the
Company’s stockholders view the change in control, merger or tender offer as
favorable. The authorization of such additional shares of Common
Stock will have no current anti-takeover effect, because not hostile takeover
attempts are, to the Company’s knowledge, currently
threatened.
The Company currently has a number of
anti-takeover defenses. The Company has a staggered Board of
Directors that consists of three classes with staggered three-year
terms. This arrangement is intended to slow down a change in control
of the Company’s Board of Directors by limiting the number of directors that are
elected annually. Also, consistent with the Delaware General
Corporation Law (the “DGCL”), the Company does not have cumulative voting
provisions in either its Bylaws or Certificate of Incorporation.
The Company has provisions in its
Bylaws and Certificate of Incorporation that prohibit the removal of directors
without cause. This can hinder a hostile takeover in that a person or
person trying to obtain control of the Company may find it difficult to
reconfigure the Company’s Board of Directors.
The Company’s Board of Directors has
the authority to issue up to an additional 22,500,000 shares of preferred stock
and to fix the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions, including
voting rights of these shares without any further vote or action by the
Company’s stockholders. The rights of the holders of the Company’s
Common Stock are subject to and may be adversely affected by the rights of the
holders of any preferred stock that the Company may issue in the
future. The issuance of preferred stock, while providing flexibility
in connection with possible acquisitions and other corporate purposes, could
have the effect of making it more difficult for a third party to acquire a
majority of the Company’s outstanding voting stock, which would delay, defer or
prevent a change in control of the Company. Also, preferred stock may
have other rights, including economic rights senior to the Company’s Common
Stock.
Section 203 of the DGCL prohibits the
Company from engaging in business combinations with interested
stockholders. These provisions may have the effect of delaying or
preventing a change in control of the Company without action by its
stockholders, even if a change in control would be beneficial to the
stockholders.
The Board of directors believes that
the proposed increase in the number of authorized Common Stock will provide
flexibility needed to meet corporate objectives and is in the best interests of
the Company and its stockholders. If the proposal is approved,
officers of the Company will promptly make the appropriate filings in the State
of Delaware and take any other action necessary to implement the
amendment.
TO
APPROVE THE INCREASE FROM A MAXIMUM OF 10,500,000 SHARES TO
25,000,000
SHARES
OF
COMMON STOCK AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE UNDER
THE
ENABLE HOLDINGS, INC. 2005 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
(Proposal
#3)
Reasons
for the Proposed Amendment
The Board of Directors believes that
the 2005 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2005 Plan”) helps us retain and motivate
eligible employees and helps align the interests of eligible employees with
those of the stockholders. The Board of Directors approved the
proposed amendment to the 2005 Equity Incentive Plan to help ensure that a
sufficient reserve of Common Stock remains available for issuance under the 2005
Equity Incentive Plan to allow the Company to continue the plan in the
future. Also, in connection with our recent fundraising and
restructuring, we have issued a substantial amount of equity. The
Board of Directors believes that based on the substantial amount of additional
outstanding equity in the Company, that in order to make the 2005 effective and
motivate eligible employees, the number of shares authorized to be issued under
the 2005 Plan should be adjusted to reflect the substantial additional
outstanding equity of the Company.
A general description of the basic
features of the 2005 Plan is presented below, but such description is qualified
in its entirety by reference to the full text of the 2005 Plan, a copy of which,
as currently in effect, is included as Exhibit A to this proxy
statement.
Description
of the 2005 Equity Incentive Plan
On
December 15, 2005, our Board approved and adopted the 2005 Plan. Also
on December 15, 2005, the 2005 Plan was approved by our sole stockholder on that
date. These actions were announced in our Current Report on Form 8-K,
filed with the SEC on December 23, 2005. On January 12, 2006, the
holders of a majority of our outstanding shares of Common Stock ratified the
2005 Plan. On May 8, 2009, at our 2009 Annual Meeting the
stockholders amended the 2005 Plan so that a minimum of 7,000,000 shares of
Common Stock and a maximum of 10,500,000 shares of Common Stock (subject to the
discretion of the Board) was available for Awards under the Plan.
The 2005
Plan is intended to promote our interests by attracting and retaining
exceptional employees, consultants, and directors (collectively referred to as
the “Participants”), and enabling such Participants to participate in our
long-term growth and financial success. Under the Plan, we may grant
stock options, which are intended to qualify as “incentive stock options” under
Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Incentive
Stock Options”), non-qualified stock options (the “Non-Qualified Stock
Options”), and restricted stock awards (the “Restricted Stock Awards”), which
are restricted shares of Common Stock (the Incentive Stock Options, the
Non-Qualified Stock Options and the Restricted Stock Awards are collectively
referred to as “Incentive Awards”). Incentive Stock Options may be
granted pursuant to the 2005 Plan for 10 years from the Effective Date, and
Non-Qualified Stock Options and Restricted Stock Awards may be granted pursuant
to the 2005 Plan after the Effective Date and until the 2005 Plan is
discontinued or terminated by the Board.
From time
to time, we may issue Incentive Stock Options or Non-Qualified Stock Options
pursuant to the 2005 Plan. The Incentive Stock Options will be
evidenced by and granted under a written incentive stock option agreement (the
“Incentive Stock Option Agreement”). The Non-Qualified Stock Options
will be evidenced by and issued under a written non-qualified stock option
agreement (the “Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement”). A copy of the
form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement and a copy of the form of Non-Qualified
Stock Option Agreement were attached as Exhibits 10.2 and 10.3, respectively, to
our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on December 23,
2005.
The Board
has reserved a maximum of 10,500,000 total shares, and we are asking
stockholders to approve an increase in the number of shares reserved to
25,000,000. If an Incentive Award granted pursuant to the 2005 Plan
expires, terminates, is unexercised or is forfeited, or if any shares are
surrendered to us in connection with an Incentive Award, the shares subject to
such award and the surrendered shares will become available for further awards
under the 2005 Plan.
The
number of shares subject to the 2005 Plan, any number of shares subject to any
numerical limit in the 2005 Plan, and the number of shares and terms of any
Incentive Award may be adjusted in the event of any change in our outstanding
Common Stock by reason of any stock dividend, spin-off, stock split, reverse
stock split, recapitalization, reclassification, merger, consolidation,
liquidation, business combination or exchange of shares, or similar
transaction.
The
following is a description of the material provisions of the 2005
Plan. The descriptions of the 2005 Plan, the Incentive Stock Option
Agreement and the Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement are qualified in their
entirety by reference to the complete documents.
Equity
Incentive Plan
The 2005
Plan enables the Board to provide equity-based incentives through grants or
awards of Incentive Awards to our present and future employees, directors,
consultants and other third party service providers.
Administration
The
Compensation Committee of the Board, or a subcommittee of the Compensation
Committee, administers the 2005 Plan. Subject to the terms of the
2005 Plan, the Compensation Committee has complete authority and discretion to
determine the terms of Incentive Awards.
Stock
Options
The 2005
Plan authorizes the grant of Incentive Stock Options and Non-Qualified Stock
Options. Options granted under the 2005 Plan entitle the grantee,
upon exercise, to purchase a specified number of shares of Common Stock from us
at a specified exercise price per share. The 2005 Plan administrator
determines the period of time during which an option may be exercised, as well
as any vesting schedule, except that no option may be exercised more than 10
years after the date of grant. The exercise price for shares of
Common Stock covered by an option cannot be less than the fair market value of
the Common Stock on the date of grant unless we agree otherwise at the time of
the grant.
Under the
2005 Plan, a participant may not surrender an option for the grant of a new
option with a lower exercise price or another Incentive Award. In
addition, if a participant’s option is cancelled before its termination date,
the participant may not receive another option within six months of the
cancellation date unless the exercise price of the new option equals or exceeds
the exercise price of the cancelled option.
Restricted
Stock Awards
The 2005
Plan also authorizes the grant of Restricted Stock Awards on terms and
conditions established by the Board, which may include performance
conditions. The terms and conditions include the designation of a
restriction period during which the shares are not transferable and are subject
to forfeiture.
Change
in Control
The Board
may make provisions in Incentive Awards with respect to a change in
control. Under the 2005 Plan, in the event of a change of control and
absent any terms to the contrary in an Incentive Award, the Board
may: accelerate exercisability or the lapse of any risk of
forfeiture; terminate the 2005 Plan and cancel any outstanding Incentive Awards
not exercised or for which risk of forfeiture has not lapsed; issue cash or
stock of the purchasing entity to the holders of any stock options in amounts
equal to the fair market value of our Common Stock at the time of such
transaction less the exercise price or any holders of Restricted Stock Awards in
amounts equal to the fair market value of the Common Stock at the time of such
transaction; or continue the 2005 Plan for stock options that have not vested or
restricted stock awards subject to risks that have not lapsed.
Duration,
Amendment and Termination
Our Board
may suspend or terminate the 2005 Plan without stockholder approval or
ratification at any time or from time to time. Unless sooner
terminated, the 2005 Plan will terminate on the tenth anniversary of its
adoption. The Board may also amend the 2005 Plan at any
time. No change may be made that increases the total number of shares
of Common Stock reserved for issuance pursuant to Incentive Awards or reduces
the minimum exercise price for options or exchange of options for other
Incentive Awards, unless such change is authorized by our stockholders, as we
are seeking to do through this proposal. A termination or amendment
of the 2005 Plan will not, without the consent of the participant, adversely
affect a participant’s rights under a previously granted incentive
award.
Restrictions
on Transfer: Deferral
Except as
otherwise permitted by the Compensation Committee and provided in the Incentive
Award, Incentive Awards may not be transferred or exercised by another person
except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. The
Compensation Committee may permit participants to elect to defer the issuance of
Common Stock or the settlement of awards in cash under the 2005
Plan.
Federal
Income Tax Information
The
following is a general summary of the current federal income tax treatment of
Incentive Awards, which are authorized to be granted under the 2005 Plan, based
upon the current provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
(the “Code”) and regulations promulgated thereunder. The rules
governing the tax treatment of such awards are quite technical, so the following
discussion of tax consequences is necessarily general in nature and is not
complete. In addition, statutory provisions are subject to change, as
are their interpretations, and their application may vary in individual
circumstances. Finally, this discussion does not address the tax
consequences under applicable state and local law.
Incentive Stock
Options:
A participant will not recognize income on the grant
or exercise of an Incentive Stock Option. However, the difference
between the exercise price and the fair market value of the Common Stock on the
date of exercise is an adjustment item for purposes of the alternative minimum
tax. If a participant does not exercise an Incentive Stock Option
within certain specified periods after termination of employment, the
participant will recognize ordinary income on the exercise of an Incentive Stock
Option in the same manner as on the exercise of a Non-Qualified Stock Option, as
described below. The general rule is that gain or loss from the sale
or exchange of shares of Common Stock acquired on the exercise of an Incentive
Stock Option will be treated as capital gain or loss. If certain
holding period requirements are not satisfied, however, the participant
generally will recognize ordinary income at the time of the
disposition. Gain recognized on the disposition in excess of the
ordinary income resulting therefrom will be capital gain, and any loss
recognized will be a capital loss.
Non-Qualified Stock Options:
A participant generally is not required to recognize income on the grant
of a Non-Qualified Stock Option, a stock appreciation right, restricted stock
units, a performance grant, or a stock award. Instead, ordinary
income generally is required to be recognized on the date the Non-Qualified
Stock Option or stock appreciation right is exercised, or in the case of
restricted stock units, performance grants, and stock awards, upon the issuance
of shares and/or the payment of cash pursuant to the terms of the incentive
award. In general, the amount of ordinary income required to be
recognized is, (a) in the case of a Non-Qualified Stock Option, an amount equal
to the excess, if any, of the fair market value of the shares on the exercise
date over the exercise price, (b) in the case of a stock appreciation right, the
amount of cash and/or the fair market value of any shares received upon exercise
plus the amount of taxes withheld from such amounts, and (c) in the case of
restricted stock units, performance grants, and stock awards, the amount of cash
and/or the fair market value of any shares received in respect thereof, plus the
amount of taxes withheld from such amounts.
Gain or Loss on Sale or Exchange of
Shares:
In general, gain or loss from the sale or exchange of
shares of Common Stock granted or awarded under the 2005 Plan will be treated as
capital gain or loss, provided that the shares are held as capital assets at the
time of the sale or exchange. However, if certain holding period
requirements are not satisfied at the time of a sale or exchange of shares
acquired upon exercise of an incentive stock option (a “disqualifying
disposition”), a participant generally will be required to recognize ordinary
income upon such disposition.
Deductibility by
Company:
The Company generally is not allowed a deduction in
connection with the grant or exercise of an Incentive Stock
Option. However, if a participant is required to recognize ordinary
income as a result of a disqualifying disposition, we will be entitled to a
deduction equal to the amount of ordinary income so recognized. In
general, in the case of a Non-Qualified Stock Option (including an Incentive
Stock Option that is treated as a Non-Qualified Stock Option), a stock
appreciation right, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance
grants, and stock awards, the Company will be allowed a deduction in an amount
equal to the amount of ordinary income recognized by a participant, provided
that certain income tax reporting requirements are satisfied.
Parachute
Payments:
Where payments to certain employees that are
contingent on a change in control exceed limits specified in the Code, the
employee generally is liable for a 20 percent excise tax on, and the corporation
or other entity making the payment generally is not entitled to any deduction
for, a specified portion of such payments. The Compensation Committee
may make awards as to which the vesting thereof is accelerated by a change in
control of the Company. Such accelerated vesting would be relevant in
determining whether the excise tax and deduction disallowance rules would be
triggered with respect to certain Company employees.
Performance-Based
Compensation:
Subject to certain exceptions, Section 162(m) of
the Code disallows federal income tax deductions for compensation paid by a
publicly-held corporation to certain executives (generally the five highest paid
officers) to the extent the amount paid to an executive exceeds $1 million for
the taxable year. The 2005 Plan has been designed to allow the
Compensation Committee to grant stock options, stock appreciation rights,
restricted stock, restricted stock units, and performance grants that qualify
under an exception to the deduction limit of Section 162(m) for
performance-based compensation.
The table below shows the total
number of Incentive Stock Options, Non-Qualified Stock Options, and Restricted
Stock Awards that have been awarded to the following individuals and groups
under the 2005 Plan as of April 2, 2010:
Name and Position
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Total Number of Options
and Awards
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Executive
Group
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1,000,000
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Non-Executive
Director Group
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None
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5%
Option Holders
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None
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Non-Executive
Officer Employee Group
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None
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VOTE
REQUIRED
The Board recommends that you vote
“FOR”
the increase from
a maximum of 10,500,000 shares to 25,000,000 authorized for issuance under the
Enable Holdings, Inc. 2005 Equity Incentive Plan. Approval of the
increase requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the voting power of the
shares (Common Stock and Series 1 Preferred Stock voting together as a single
class) present and entitled to vote on such matter at the Annual Meeting at
which a quorum is present.
RATIFICATION
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
(Proposal
#4)
General
Information
The Board of Directors recommends that
the stockholders ratify the appointment of BDO Seidman, LLP as the independent
registered public accounting firm for Enable Holdings for the year ending
December 31, 2010. BDO Seidman, LLP provided services in connection
with the audit of our financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2009,
assistance with our Annual Report submitted to the Securities and Exchange
Commission on Form 10-K and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
and consultation on matters relating to accounting and financial
reporting. In determining the independence of BDO Seidman, LLP, the
Board of Directors considered whether the provision of non-audit services is
compatible with maintaining BDO Seidman, LLP’s
independence. Representatives from BDO Seidman, LLP will be present
at the annual meeting to answer questions, will have the opportunity to make a
statement if they desire to do so and will be available to respond to
appropriate questions.
Audit
Fees
The following table sets forth the
approximate fees billed by BDO Seidman, LLP for fiscal years 2009 and
2008:
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(In
thousands)
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2009
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2008
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Audit
Fees
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$
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139
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$
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139
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Audit-Related
Fees
|
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-
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-
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Tax
Fees
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-
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-
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All
Other Fees
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3
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7
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Total
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$
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142
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$
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146
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Below is
a description of the nature of services comprising the fees disclosed for each
category above.
Audit Fees.
The
total audit fees and reimbursement of expenses paid to BDO Seidman, LLP were
$139,000 for the audit of fiscal year 2009, the reviews of the quarterly
financial statements, assistance with registration statement filings and the
preparation of consents. The total audit fees and reimbursement of
expenses paid to BDO Seidman, LLP were $139,000 for the audit of fiscal year
2008, the reviews of the quarterly financial statements, assistance with
registration statement filings and the preparation of consents.
Tax Fees.
There
were no tax fees paid to BDO Seidman, LLP in 2009 or 2008.
All Other
Fees.
All other fees of $3,000 in 2009 include fees paid to
BDO Seidman, LLP in connection with review of SEC comments. All other
fees of $7,000 in 2008 include fees paid to BDO Seidman, LLP in connection with
the matters related to the tender offer of the restricted stock, assistance with
registration statement filing and the related expenses.
Before an
independent registered public accountant is engaged by us to render audit or
non-audit services, the engagement is approved by the audit
committee. All non-audit services, regardless of amount, are
pre-approved by the Board of Directors. All of the fees and services
described above under “audit fees,” “audit-related fees,” “tax fees” and “all
other fees” were pre-approved by the audit committee.
VOTE
REQUIRED
The Board
recommends that you vote “
FOR
” the ratification of BDO
Seidman, LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the
Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010.
Ratification
of BDO Seidman, LLP requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares
(Common Stock and Series 1 Preferred Stock voting together as a single class)
represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting,
DELIVERY
OF DOCUMENTS AND OTHER BUSINESS
Enable Holdings does not mail a
quarterly stockholder report to stockholders. All press releases are
available on our website (including quarterly and annual results) at
www.enableholdings.com. Forms 10-K and 10-Qs are available on the SEC
website at www.sec.gov and on our website at
www.enableholdings.com. Any stockholder who wishes to receive these
forms by mail can submit a request, along with their name and address, to Enable
Holdings at the address below.
Enable
Holdings, Inc.
Attn: Investor
Relations
1140 West
Thorndale Avenue
Itasca,
Illinois 60143
Only one copy of this proxy statement
will be delivered to an address where two or more stockholders reside unless we
have received contrary instructions from a stockholder at such
address. If you are a stockholder who lives at a shared address and
you would like additional copies of this proxy statement, contact Enable
Holdings by mail at the address above, and we will promptly mail you
copies. You may also use this contact information to request to
receive separate annual reports and proxy statements in the future, or, if you
are currently receiving multiple copies of our stockholder mailings, to request
a delivery of a single copy in the future.
Management knows of no other matters to
be presented at the meeting. If any other matter properly comes
before the meeting, the appointees named in the proxies will vote the proxies in
accordance with their best judgment.
STOCKHOLDER
PROPOSALS
Any appropriate proposal submitted by a
stockholder of Enable Holdings and intended to be presented at the 2011 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders must be received by us no later than December 19, 2010,
to be considered for inclusion in our proxy statement and related proxy for the
2011 Annual Meeting.
Also, Enable Holdings’ bylaws provide
that a stockholder must give timely advance notice in writing to the Secretary
in order to bring business before an Annual Meeting, whether or not included in
our proxy statement. To bring business before the 2010 Annual
Meeting, a stockholder notice must be delivered to 1140 West Thorndale Avenue,
Itasca, Illinois, 60143, no sooner than January 11, 2011, and no later than
February 11, 2011 (not less than 90 nor more than 120 days prior to the
anniversary date of the 2010 annual meeting), or the notice will not be
considered timely.
FORM
10-K
A
COPY OF OUR FORM 10-K ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009
(WITHOUT EXHIBITS) ACCOMPANIES THIS NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING AND PROXY
STATEMENT. NO PORTION OF SUCH REPORT IS INCORPORATED HEREIN AND NO
PART THEREOF IS TO BE CONSIDERED PROXY SOLICITING MATERIAL. ENABLE
HOLDINGS WILL FURNISH TO ANY STOCKHOLDER, UPON WRITTEN REQUEST, ANY EXHIBIT
DESCRIBED IN THE LIST ACCOMPANYING THE FORM 10-K, UPON THE PAYMENT, IN ADVANCE,
OF REASONABLE FEES RELATED TO US FURNISHING SUCH EXHIBIT(S). ANY SUCH
REQUESTS SHOULD INCLUDE A REPRESENTATION THAT THE STOCKHOLDER WAS THE BENEFICIAL
OWNER OF SHARES OF ENABLE HOLDINGS COMMON STOCK ON MARCH 30, 2010, THE RECORD
DATE FOR THE 2010 ANNUAL MEETING, AND SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO MR. MIGUEL MARTINEZ,
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, AT OUR PRINCIPAL ADDRESS.
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BY
ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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/s/
Steven Sjoblad
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Steven
Sjoblad
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Chairman
of the Board
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Itasca,
Illinois
April 20,
2010
EXHIBIT
A
ENABLE
HOLDINGS, INC.
2005
EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
SECTION
1.
DEFINITIONS
As used
herein, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated
below:
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(a)
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“
Administrator
”
shall mean the
Board, a Committee, or one or more officers designated by the Board or
Committee, as the case may be.
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(b)
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“
Affiliate
” shall mean a
Parent or Subsidiary of the
Company.
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(c)
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“
Award
” shall mean any
grant of an Option or Restricted Stock
Award.
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(d)
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“
Board
” shall mean the
Board of Directors of the Company.
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(e)
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“
Committee
” shall mean a
Committee of two or more directors who shall be appointed by and serve at
the pleasure of the Board. If the Company’s securities are
registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, then, to the extent necessary for compliance with Rule 16b-3,
or any successor provision, each of the members of the Committee shall be
a “non-employee director.” Solely for purposes of this Section
1(a), “non-employee director” shall have the same meaning as set forth in
Rule 16b-3, or any successor provision, as then in effect, of the General
Rules and Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended. Further, to the extent necessary for compliance with
the limitations set forth in Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m), each of
the members of the Committee shall be an “outside director” within the
meaning of Code Section 162(m) and the regulations issued
thereunder.
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(f)
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“
Common Stock
” shall mean
common stock, par value $.001 per share, of the Company (subject to
adjustment as described in Section 12) reserved for Options and Restricted
Stock Awards pursuant to this Plan.
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(g)
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The
“
Company
” shall
mean uBid.com Holdings, Inc., a Delaware
corporation.
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(h)
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“
Fair Market Value
” as of
any date shall mean (i) if such stock is listed on the Nasdaq National
Market, Nasdaq SmallCap Market, or an established stock exchange, the
price of such stock at the close of the regular trading session of such
market or exchange on such date, as reported by
The Wall Street
Journal
or a comparable reporting service, or, if no sale of such
stock shall have occurred on such date, on the next preceding day on which
there was a sale of stock; (ii) if such stock is not so listed on the
Nasdaq National Market, Nasdaq SmallCap Market, or an established stock
exchange, the average of the closing “bid” and “asked” prices quoted by
the OTC Bulletin Board, the National Quotation Bureau, or any comparable
reporting service on such date or, if there are no quoted “bid” and
“asked” prices on such date, on the next preceding date for which there
are such quotes; or (iii) if such stock is not publicly traded as of such
date, the per share value as determined by the Board, or the Committee, in
its sole discretion by applying principles of valuation with respect to
the Company’s Common Stock.
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(i)
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The
“
Internal Revenue
Code
” or “
Code
” shall mean the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to
time.
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(j)
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“
Option
” means an
incentive stock option or nonqualified stock option granted pursuant to
the Plan.
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(k)
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“
Parent
” shall mean any
corporation which owns, directly or indirectly in an unbroken chain, fifty
percent (50%) or more of the total voting power of the Company’s
outstanding stock.
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(l)
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The
“
Participant
”
means (i) an employee of the Company or any Affiliate to whom an incentive
stock option has been granted pursuant to Section 9, (ii) a consultant or
advisor to or director, employee or officer of the Company or any
Affiliate to whom a nonqualified stock option has been granted pursuant to
Section 10, or (iii) a consultant or advisor to, or director, employee or
officer of the Company or any Affiliate to whom a Restricted Stock Award
has been granted pursuant to Section
11.
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(m)
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The
“
Plan
” means the
2005 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended hereafter from time to time,
including the form of Option and Award Agreements as they may be modified
by the Administrator from time to
time.
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(n)
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“
Restricted Stock Award
”
shall mean any grant of restricted shares of Common Stock of the Company
pursuant to Section 11 hereof.
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(o)
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A
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Subsidiary
” shall
mean any corporation of which fifty percent (50%) or more of the total
voting power of outstanding stock is owned, directly or indirectly in an
unbroken chain, by the Company.
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SECTION
2.
PURPOSE
The Plan
has been established to promote the interests of the Company, its Affiliates and
its stockholders by (i) attracting and retaining exceptional employees,
consultants and directors; (ii) motivating such employees, consultants and
directors by means of performance-related incentives to achieve long-range
performance goals; and (iii) enabling such employees, consultants and directors
to participate in the long-term growth and financial success of the
Company.
It is the
intention of the Company to carry out the Plan through the granting of Options
which will qualify as “incentive stock options” under the provisions of Section
422 of the Internal Revenue Code, or any successor provision, pursuant to
Section 9 of this Plan, through the granting of Options that are nonqualified
stock options pursuant to Section 10 of this Plan, and through the granting of
Restricted Stock Awards pursuant to Section 11 of this Plan. With
respect to incentive stock option options, adoption of this Plan shall be and is
expressly subject to the condition of approval by the shareholders of the
Company within twelve (12) months before or after the adoption of the Plan by
the Board of Directors. Any incentive stock options granted after
adoption of the Plan by the Board of Directors shall be treated as nonqualified
stock options if shareholder approval is not obtained within such 12-month
period.
SECTION
3.
EFFECTIVE
DATE OF PLAN
The Plan
shall be effective as of the date of adoption by the Board of Directors, subject
to approval by the shareholders of the Company as required in Section
2.
SECTION
4.
ADMINISTRATION
The Plan
shall be administered by the Board, by a Committee which may be appointed by the
Board from time to time or by one or more officers designated by the Board or
Committee (collectively referred to as the “Administrator”). Except
as otherwise provided herein, the Administrator shall have all of the powers
vested in it under the provisions of the Plan, including but not limited to
exclusive authority (where applicable and within the limitations described in
the Plan) to determine, in its sole discretion, whether an Award shall be
granted; the individuals to whom, and the time or times at which, Awards shall
be granted; the number of shares subject to each such Award; the option price;
and any other terms and conditions of each Award. The Administrator
shall have full power and authority to administer and interpret the Plan, to
make and amend rules, regulations and guidelines for administering the Plan, to
prescribe the form and conditions of the respective agreements evidencing each
Award (which may vary from Participant to Participant) and to make all other
determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of the
Plan. The Administrator’s interpretation of the Plan, and all actions
taken and determinations made by the Administrator pursuant to the power vested
in it hereunder, shall be conclusive and binding on all parties
concerned.
No member
of the Board or the Committee shall be liable for any action taken or
determination made in good faith in connection with the administration of the
Plan. In the event the Board appoints a Committee as provided
hereunder, any action of the Committee with respect to the administration of the
Plan shall be taken pursuant to a majority vote of the Committee members or
pursuant to the written resolution of all Committee members.
SECTION
5.
PARTICIPANTS
The
Administrator shall from time to time, at its discretion and without approval of
the shareholders, designate those employees of the Company or any Affiliate to
whom incentive stock options shall be granted pursuant to Section 9 of the Plan;
those employees, officers, directors, consultants and advisors of the Company or
of any Affiliate to whom nonqualified stock options shall be granted pursuant to
Section 10 of the Plan; and those employees, officers, directors, consultants
and advisors of the Company or any Affiliate to whom Restricted Stock Awards
shall be granted pursuant to Section 11 of the Plan; provided, however, that
consultants or advisors shall not be eligible to receive Awards hereunder unless
such consultant or advisor renders bona fide services to the Company or
Affiliate and such services are not in connection with the offer or sale of
securities in a capital raising transaction and do not directly or indirectly
promote or maintain a market for the Company’s securities. The
Administrator may grant additional Awards under this Plan to some or all
Participants then holding Awards or may grant Awards solely or partially to new
Participants. In designating Participants, the Administrator shall
also determine the number of shares of Common Stock subject to each
Award. The Administrator from time to time designate individuals as
being ineligible to participate in the Plan.
SECTION
6.
STOCK
The
Common Stock to be issued under this Plan shall consist of authorized but
unissued shares of Common Stock. A minimum of seven million
(7,000,000) shares of Common Stock and a maximum of ten million five hundred
thousand (10,500,000) shares of Common Stock (subject to the discretion of the
Board) shall be available for Awards under the Plan; provided, however, that the
total number of shares of Common Stock reserved for Awards under this Plan shall
be subject to adjustment as provided in Section 12 of the Plan; and provided,
further, that all shares of Common Stock reserved and available under the Plan
shall constitute the maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may
be issued through incentive stock options. In the event that (i) any
outstanding Option or Restricted Stock Award under the Plan expires for any
reason, (ii) any portion of an outstanding Option is terminated prior to
exercise, or (iii) any portion of a Restricted Stock Award expires is terminated
prior to the lapsing of any risks of forfeiture on such Award, the shares of
Stock allocable to the unexercised portion of such Option or to the forfeited
portion of such Restricted Stock Award shall continue to be reserved for Options
and Restricted Stock Awards under the Plan and may be optioned or awarded
hereunder.
SECTION
7.
DURATION
OF PLAN
Incentive
stock options may be granted pursuant to the Plan from time to time during a
period of ten (10) years from the effective date as defined in Section
3. Nonqualified stock options and Restricted Stock Awards may be
granted pursuant to the Plan from time to time after the effective date of the
Plan and until the Plan is discontinued or terminated by the
Board. Any incentive stock option granted during such ten-year period
and any nonqualified stock option or Restricted Stock Award granted prior to the
termination of the Plan by the Board shall remain in full force and effect until
the expiration of the option or award as specified in the written stock option
or restricted stock award agreement and shall remain subject to the terms and
conditions of this Plan.
SECTION
8.
PAYMENT
Participants
may pay for shares of Common Stock upon exercise of Options granted pursuant to
this Plan with (i) cash, (ii) personal check, (iii) certified check, (iv)
mature, previously-owned shares of the Common Stock valued at such Common
Stock’s then Fair Market Value, (v) broker-assisted exercise, or (vi) such other
form of payment as may be authorized by the Administrator; provided, however,
that Optionee shall not be permitted to pay the option price in the form of a
broker-assisted exercise or in the form of mature, previously-acquired shares of
Common Stock until after the effective date of an initial public offering of the
Common Stock; and provided, further, that Optionee shall not be permitted to pay
the option price in the form of a broker-assisted exercise or in the form of
mature, previously-acquired shares of Common Stock if payment in such form will
cause the Company to recognize a compensation expense under generally accepted
accounting principles. The Administrator may, in its sole discretion,
limit the forms of payment available to the Participant and may exercise such
discretion any time prior to the termination of the option granted to the
Participant or upon any exercise of the option by the
Participant.
For
purposes of this Section 8, “mature, previously-acquired shares of Common Stock”
shall include shares of Common Stock that were acquired by the Participant
through an open-market purchase, or have been owned by the Participant for a
minimum of six months at the time of exercise or for such other period of time
as may be required by generally accepted accounting
principles. “Broker-assisted exercise” means a written notice
pursuant to which the Participant, upon exercise of a stock option, irrevocably
instructs a broker or dealer to sell a sufficient number of shares or loan a
sufficient amount of money to pay all or a portion of the exercise price of such
option and/or any related withholding tax obligations and to remit such sums to
the Company, and directs the Company to deliver stock certificates to be issued
upon such exercise directly to such broker or dealer.
With
respect to payment in the form of Common Stock of the Company, the Administrator
may require advance approval or adopt such rules as it deems necessary to assure
compliance with Rule 16b-3, or any successor provision, as then in effect, of
the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, if
applicable.
SECTION 9.
TERMS
AND CONDITIONS OF INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS
Each
incentive stock option granted pursuant to this Section 9 shall be evidenced by
a written incentive stock option agreement (the “Option
Agreement”). The Option Agreement shall be in such form as may be
approved from time to time by the Administrator and may vary from Participant to
Participant; provided, however, that each Participant and each Option Agreement
shall comply with and be subject to the following terms and
conditions:
(a)
Number of Shares and Option
Price
. The Option Agreement shall state the total number of
shares covered by the incentive stock option. Except as permitted by
Code Section 424(d), or any successor provision, the option price per share
shall not be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the per share Fair Market
Value of the Common Stock on the date the Administrator grants the option;
provided, however, that if a Participant owns stock possessing more than ten
percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the
Company or of its Parent or any Subsidiary, the option price per share of an
incentive stock option granted to such Participant shall not be less than one
hundred ten percent (110%) of the per share Fair Market Value of the Common
Stock on the date of the grant of the option. The Administrator shall
have full authority and discretion in establishing the option price and shall be
fully protected in so doing.
(b)
Term and Exercisability of
Incentive Stock Option
. The term during which any incentive
stock option granted under the Plan may be exercised shall be established in
each case by the Administrator. Except as permitted by Code Section
424(d), or any successor provision, in no event shall any incentive stock option
be exercisable during a term of more than ten (10) years after the date on which
it is granted; provided, however, that if a Participant owns stock possessing
more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of
stock of the Company or of its Parent or any Subsidiary, the incentive stock
option granted to such Participant shall be exercisable during a term of not
more than five (5) years after the date on which it is granted.
The
Option Agreement shall state when the incentive stock option becomes exercisable
and shall also state the maximum term during which the option may be
exercised. In the event an incentive stock option is exercisable
immediately, the manner of exercise of the option in the event it is not
exercised in full immediately shall be specified in the Option
Agreement. The Administrator may accelerate the exercisability of any
incentive stock option granted hereunder which is not immediately exercisable as
of the date of grant.
(c)
Nontransferability
. No
incentive stock option shall be transferable, in whole or in part, by the
Participant other than by will or by the laws of descent and
distribution. During the Participant’s lifetime, the incentive stock
option may be exercised only by the Participant. If the Participant
shall attempt any transfer of any incentive stock option granted under the Plan
during the Participant’s lifetime, such transfer shall be void and the incentive
stock option, to the extent not fully exercised, shall terminate.
(d)
No Rights as
Shareholder
. A Participant (or the Participant’s successor or
successors) shall have no rights as a shareholder with respect to any shares
covered by an Option until the date of the issuance of a stock certificate
evidencing such shares. No adjustment shall be made for dividends
(ordinary or extraordinary, whether in cash, securities or other property),
distributions or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date
such stock certificate is actually issued (except as otherwise provided in
Section 12 of the Plan).
(e)
Withholding
. The
Company or its Affiliate shall be entitled to withhold and deduct from future
wages of the Participant all legally required amounts necessary to satisfy any
and all withholding and employment-related taxes attributable to the
Participant’s exercise of an incentive stock option or a “disqualifying
disposition” of shares acquired through the exercise of an incentive stock
option as defined in Code Section 421(b). In the event the
Participant is required under the Option Agreement to pay the Company, or make
arrangements satisfactory to the Company respecting payment of, such withholding
and employment-related taxes, the Administrator may, in its discretion and
pursuant to such rules as it may adopt, permit the Participant to satisfy such
obligation, in whole or in part, by electing to have the Company withhold shares
of Option Stock otherwise issuable to the Participant as a result of the
exercise of the incentive stock option having a Fair Market Value equal to the
minimum required tax withholding, based on the minimum statutory withholding
rates for federal and state tax purposes, including payroll taxes, that are
applicable to the supplemental income resulting from such
exercise. In no event may the Company or any Affiliate withhold
shares having a Fair Market Value in excess of such statutory minimum required
tax withholding. The Participant’s election to have shares withheld
for this purpose shall be made on or before the date the incentive stock option
is exercised or, if later, the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is
determined under applicable tax law. Such election shall be approved
by the Board and otherwise comply with such rules as the Board may adopt to
assure compliance with Rule 16b-3, or any successor provision, as then in
effect, of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, if applicable.
(f)
Other
Provisions
. The Option Agreement authorized under this Section
9 shall contain such other provisions as the Administrator shall deem
advisable. Any such Option Agreement shall contain such limitations
and restrictions upon the exercise of the Option as shall be necessary to ensure
that such Option will be considered an “incentive stock option” as defined in
Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code or to conform to any change
therein.
SECTION
10.
TERMS
AND CONDITIONS OF NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTIONS
Each
nonqualified stock option granted pursuant to this Section 10 shall be evidenced
by a written nonqualified stock option agreement (the “Option
Agreement”). The Option Agreement shall be in such form as may be
approved from time to time by the Administrator and may vary from Participant to
Participant; provided, however, that each Participant and each Option Agreement
shall comply with and be subject to the following terms and
conditions:
(a)
Number of Shares and Option
Price
. The Option Agreement shall state the total number of
shares covered by the nonqualified stock option. Unless otherwise
determined by the Administrator, the option price per share shall be one hundred
percent (100%) of the per share Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the
date the Administrator grants the option.
(b)
Term and Exercisability of
Nonqualified Stock Option
. The term during which any
nonqualified stock option granted under the Plan may be exercised shall be
established in each case by the Administrator. The Option Agreement
shall state when the nonqualified stock option becomes exercisable and shall
also state the maximum term during which the option may be
exercised. In the event a nonqualified stock option is exercisable
immediately, the manner of exercise of the option in the event it is not
exercised in full immediately shall be specified in the Option
Agreement. The Administrator may accelerate the exercisability
of any nonqualified stock option granted hereunder which is not immediately
exercisable as of the date of grant.
(c)
Withholding
. The
Company or its Affiliate shall be entitled to withhold and deduct from future
wages of the Participant all legally required amounts necessary to satisfy any
and all withholding and employment-related taxes attributable to the
Participant’s exercise of a nonqualified stock option. In the event
the Participant is required under the Option Agreement to pay the Company or
Affiliate, or make arrangements satisfactory to the Company or Affiliate
respecting payment of, such withholding and employment-related taxes, the
Administrator may, in its discretion and pursuant to such rules as it may adopt,
permit the Participant to satisfy such obligation, in whole or in part, by
delivering shares of the Common Stock or by electing to have the Company or
Affiliate withhold shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable to the Participant
as a result of the exercise of the nonqualified stock option having a Fair
Market Value equal to the minimum required tax withholding, based on the minimum
statutory withholding rates for federal and state tax purposes, including
payroll taxes, that are applicable to the supplemental income resulting from
such exercise. In no event may the Company or any Affiliate withhold
shares having a Fair Market Value in excess of such statutory minimum required
tax withholding. The Participant’s election to have shares withheld
for this purpose shall be made on or before the date the nonqualified stock
option is exercised or, if later, the date that the amount of tax to be withheld
is determined under applicable tax law. Such election shall be
approved by the Administrator and otherwise comply with such rules as the
Administrator may adopt to assure compliance with Rule 16b-3, or any successor
provision, as then in effect, of the General Rules and Regulations under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, if applicable.
(d)
Transferability
. The
Administrator may, in its sole discretion, permit the Participant to transfer
any or all nonqualified stock options to any member of the Participant’s
“immediate family” as such term is defined in Rule 16a-1(e) promulgated under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or any successor provision, or to one or
more trusts whose beneficiaries are members of such Participant’s “immediate
family” or partnerships in which such family members are the only partners;
provided, however, that the Participant cannot receive any consideration for the
transfer and such transferred nonqualified stock option shall continue to be
subject to the same terms and conditions as were applicable to such nonqualified
stock option immediately prior to its transfer.
(e)
No Rights as
Shareholder
. A Participant (or the Participant’s successor or
successors) shall have no rights as a shareholder with respect to any shares
covered by a nonqualified stock option until the date of the issuance of a stock
certificate evidencing such shares. No adjustment shall be made for
dividends (ordinary or extraordinary, whether in cash, securities or other
property), distributions or other rights for which the record date is prior to
the date such stock certificate is actually issued (except as otherwise provided
in Section 11 of the Plan).
(f)
Other
Provisions
. The Option Agreement authorized under this Section
10 shall contain such other provisions as the Administrator shall deem
advisable.
SECTION
11.
RESTRICTED
STOCK AWARDS
Each
Restricted Stock Award granted pursuant to this Section 11 shall be evidenced by
a written restricted stock agreement (the “Restricted Stock
Agreement”). The Restricted Stock Agreement shall be in such form as
may be approved from time to time by the Administrator and may vary from
Participant to Participant; provided, however, that each Participant and each
Restricted Stock Agreement shall comply with and be subject to the following
terms and conditions:
(a)
Number of
Shares
. The Restricted Stock Agreement shall state the total
number of shares of Common Stock covered by the Restricted Stock
Award.
(b)
Risks of
Forfeiture
. The Restricted Stock Agreement shall set forth the
risks of forfeiture, if any, which shall apply to the shares of Common Stock
covered by the Restricted Stock Award, and shall specify the manner in which
such risks of forfeiture shall lapse. The Administrator may, in its
sole discretion, modify the manner in which such risks of forfeiture shall lapse
but only with respect to those shares of Common Stock which are restricted as of
the effective date of the modification.
(c)
Issuance of Restricted
Shares
. The Company shall cause to be issued a stock
certificate representing such shares of Common Stock in the Participant’s name,
and shall deliver such certificate to the Participant; provided, however, that
the Company shall place a legend on such certificate describing the risks of
forfeiture and other transfer restrictions set forth in the Participant’s
Restricted Stock Agreement and providing for the cancellation and return of such
certificate if the shares of Common Stock subject to the Restricted Stock Award
are forfeited.
(d)
Rights as
Shareholder
. Until the risks of forfeiture have lapsed or the
shares subject to such Restricted Stock Award have been forfeited, the
Participant shall be entitled to vote the shares of Common Stock represented by
such stock certificates and shall receive all dividends attributable to such
shares, but the Participant shall not have any other rights as a shareholder
with respect to such shares.
(e)
Withholding
Taxes
. The Company or its Affiliate shall be entitled to
withhold and deduct from future wages of the Participant all legally required
amounts necessary to satisfy any and all withholding and employment-related
taxes attributable to the Participant’s Restricted Stock Award. In
the event the Participant is required under the Restricted Stock Agreement to
pay the Company or its Affiliate, or make arrangements satisfactory to the
Company or its Affiliate respecting payment of, such withholding and
employment-related taxes, the Administrator may, in its discretion and pursuant
to such rules as it may adopt, permit the Participant to satisfy such
obligations, in whole or in part, by delivering shares of Common Stock,
including shares of Common Stock received pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award
on which the risks of forfeiture have lapsed. Such shares shall have
a Fair Market Value equal to the minimum required tax withholding, based on the
minimum statutory withholding rates for federal and state tax purposes,
including payroll taxes, that are applicable to the supplemental income
resulting from the lapsing of the risks of forfeiture on such Restricted
Stock. In no event may the Participant deliver shares having a Fair
Market Value in excess of such statutory minimum required tax
withholding. The Participant’s election to deliver shares of Common
Stock for this purpose shall be made on or before the date that the amount of
tax to be withheld is determined under applicable tax law. Such
election shall be approved by the Administrator and otherwise comply with such
rules as the Administrator may adopt to assure compliance with Rule 16b-3, or
any successor provision, as then in effect, of the General Rules and Regulations
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, if applicable.
(f)
Nontransferability
. No
Restricted Stock Award shall be transferable, in whole or in part, by the
Participant, other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution,
prior to the date the risks of forfeiture described in the Restricted Stock
Agreement have lapsed. If the Participant shall attempt any transfer
of any Restricted Stock Award granted under the Plan prior to such date, such
transfer shall be void and the Restricted Stock Award shall
terminate.
(g)
Other
Provisions
. The Restricted Stock Agreement authorized under
this Section 11 shall contain such other provisions as the Administrator shall
deem advisable.
SECTION
12.
RECAPITALIZATION,
SALE, MERGER, EXCHANGE OR LIQUIDATION
In the
event of an increase or decrease in the number of shares of Common Stock
resulting from a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, combination
or reclassification of the Common Stock, or any other increase or decrease in
the number of issued shares of Common Stock effected without receipt of
consideration by the Company, the Board may, in its sole discretion, adjust the
number of shares of Common Stock reserved under Section 6 hereof, the number of
shares of Common Stock covered by each outstanding Award, and, if applicable,
the price per share thereof to reflect such change. Additional shares
which may become covered by the Award pursuant to such adjustment shall be
subject to the same restrictions as are applicable to the shares with respect to
which the adjustment relates.
Unless
otherwise provided in the Option or Restricted Stock Agreement, in the event of
an acquisition of the Company through the sale of substantially all of the
Company’s assets and the consequent discontinuance of its business or through a
merger, consolidation, exchange, reorganization, reclassification, extraordinary
dividend, divestiture or liquidation of the Company (collectively referred to as
a “transaction”), the Board may provide for one or more of the
following:
(a) the
equitable acceleration of the exercisability of any outstanding Options and the
lapsing of the risks of forfeiture on any Restricted Stock Awards;
(b) the
complete termination of this Plan, the cancellation of outstanding Options not
exercised prior to a date specified by the Board (which date shall give
Participants a reasonable period of time in which to exercise the Options prior
to the effectiveness of such transaction), and the cancellation of any
Restricted Stock Awards for which the risks of forfeiture have not
lapsed;
(c) that
Participants holding outstanding Options shall receive, with respect to each
share of Common Stock subject to such Options, as of the effective date of any
such transaction, cash in an amount equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value
of such Common Stock on the date immediately preceding the effective date of
such transaction over the option price per share of such Options; provided that
the Board may, in lieu of such cash payment, distribute to such Participants
shares of Common Stock of the Company or shares of stock of any corporation
succeeding the Company by reason of such transaction, such shares having a value
equal to the cash payment herein;
(d) that
Participants holding outstanding Restricted Stock Awards shall receive, with
respect to each share of Common Stock subject to such Awards, as of the
effective date of any such transaction, cash in an amount equal to the Fair
Market Value of such Common Stock on the date immediately preceding the
effective date of such transaction; provided that the Board may, in lieu of such
cash payment, distribute to such Participants shares of Common Stock of the
Company or shares of stock of any corporation succeeding the Company by reason
of such transaction, such shares having a value equal to the cash payment
herein;
(e) the
continuance of the Plan with respect to the exercise of Options which were
outstanding as of the date of adoption by the Board of such plan for such
transaction and provide to Participants holding such Options the right to
exercise their respective Options as to an economically equivalent number of
shares of stock of the corporation succeeding the Company by reason of such
transaction; and
(f)
the continuance of the
Plan with respect to Restricted Stock Awards for which the risks of forfeiture
have not lapsed as of the date of adoption by the Board of such plan for such
transaction and provide to Participants holding such Awards the right to receive
an economically equivalent number of shares of stock of the corporation
succeeding the Company by reason of such transaction.
The Board
may restrict the rights of or the applicability of this Section 12 to the extent
necessary to comply with Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Internal Revenue Code or any other applicable law or
regulation. The grant of an Award pursuant to the Plan shall not
limit in any way the right or power of the Company to make adjustments,
reclassifications, reorganizations or changes of its capital or business
structure or to merge, exchange or consolidate or to dissolve, liquidate, sell
or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.
SECTION
13.
SECURITIES
LAW COMPLIANCE AND
RESTRICTIONS
ON TRANSFER
No shares
of Common Stock shall be issued pursuant to the Plan unless and until there has
been compliance, in the opinion of Company’s counsel, with all applicable legal
requirements, including without limitation, those relating to securities laws
and stock exchange listing requirements. As a condition to the
issuance of Common Stock to Participant, the Administrator may require
Participant to (i) represent that the shares of Common Stock are being acquired
for investment and not resale and to make such other representations as the
Administrator shall deem necessary or appropriate to qualify the issuance of the
shares of Common Stock as exempt from the Securities Act of 1933 and any other
applicable securities laws, and (ii) represent that Participant shall not
dispose of the shares of Common Stock in violation of the Securities Act of 1933
or any other applicable securities laws or any company policies then in
effect.
As a
further condition to the grant of any stock option or the issuance of Common
Stock to Participant, Participant agrees to the following:
(a) In
the event the Company advises Participant that it plans an underwritten public
offering of its Common Stock in compliance with the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and the underwriter(s) seek to impose restrictions under which certain
shareholders may not sell or contract to sell or grant any option to buy or
otherwise dispose of part or all of their stock purchase rights of the Common
Stock underlying Awards, Participant will not, for a period not to exceed 180
days from the prospectus, sell or contract to sell or grant an option to buy or
otherwise dispose of any Award granted to Participant pursuant to the Plan or
any of the underlying shares of Common Stock without the prior written consent
of the underwriter(s) or its representative(s).
(b) In
the event the Company makes any public offering of its securities and determines
in its sole discretion that it is necessary to reduce the number of issued but
unexercised stock purchase rights so as to comply with any state’s securities or
Blue Sky law limitations with respect thereto, the Board of Directors of the
Company shall have the right (i) to accelerate the exercisability of any Option
and the date on which such Option must be exercised, provided that the Company
gives Participant prior written notice of such acceleration, and (ii) to cancel
any Options or portions thereof which Participant does not exercise prior to or
contemporaneously with such public offering.
(c) In
the event of a transaction (as defined in Section 12 of the
Plan), Participant will comply with Rule 145 of the Securities Act of
1933 and any other restrictions imposed under other applicable legal or
accounting principles if Participant is an “affiliate” (as defined in such
applicable legal and accounting principles) at the time of the transaction, and
Participant will execute any documents necessary to ensure compliance with such
rules.
The
Company reserves the right to place a legend on any stock certificate issued
upon the exercise of an Option or upon the grant of a Restricted Stock Award
pursuant to the Plan to assure compliance with this Section 13.
SECTION
14.
AMENDMENT
OF THE PLAN
The Board
may from time to time, insofar as permitted by law, suspend or discontinue the
Plan or revise or amend it in any respect; provided, however, that no such
revision or amendment, except as is authorized in Section 12, shall impair the
terms and conditions of any Award which is outstanding on the date of such
revision or amendment to the material detriment of the Participant without the
consent of the Participant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such
revision or amendment shall (i) materially increase the number of shares subject
to the Plan except as provided in Section 12 hereof, (ii) change the designation
of the class of employees eligible to receive Awards, (iii) decrease the price
at which Options may be granted, or (iv) materially increase the benefits
accruing to Participants under the Plan, without the approval of the
shareholders of the Company if such approval is required for compliance with the
requirements of any applicable law or regulation. Furthermore, the
Plan may not, without the approval of the shareholders, be amended in any manner
that will cause incentive stock options to fail to meet the requirements of
Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code.
SECTION
15.
NO
OBLIGATION TO EXERCISE OPTION
The
granting of an Option shall impose no obligation upon the Participant to
exercise such Option. Further, the granting of any Award hereunder
shall not impose upon the Company or any Affiliate any obligation to retain the
Participant in its employ for any period.
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