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Sincerely, | ||
Scott
Newman
President
and Chief Executive Officer
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1.
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To
elect five
Directors
to the Board of Directors to serve until the 2009 Annual Meeting
of
Stockholders or until their successors have been duly elected or
appointed
and qualified;
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2.
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To
ratify the appointment
by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Friedman
LLP to
serve as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending
December 31, 2008;
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3.
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To
amend the Company's Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to
increase
the amount of the Company's authorized common stock, par value $.001
per
share (the "Common Stock"), from two hundred million (200,000,000)
to
three hundred million (300,000,000);
and
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4.
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To
consider and take action upon such other business as may properly
come
before the Annual Meeting or any adjournments
thereof.
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By Order of the Board of Directors | ||
Scott
Newman, Chairman
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May 13, 2008 |
Name
of Nominee Age
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Age
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Position
with the Company
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Principal
Occupation
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Director
Since
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Scott
Newman
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48
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President,
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
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President
and Chief Executive Officer of the Company
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2004
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Glenn
Peipert
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47
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Executive
Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Director
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Executive
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company
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2004
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Lawrence
K. Reisman*
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48
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Director
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CPA
at the The Accounting Offices of L.K. Reisman
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2004
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Frederick
Lester**
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50
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Director
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Consulting
Partner, NE Banking & Capital Markets, Teradata, a division of
NCR
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2006
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Thomas
Pear***
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55
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Director
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Principal
in Saw Mill Sports Management and management
consultant
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2006
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FY
2007
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FY
2006
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Audit
Fees
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$
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144,003
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$
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256,367
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Audit
Related Fees
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$
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2,000
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$
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2,500
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Tax
Fees
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$
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39,563
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$
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93,733
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All
Other Fees
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$
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13,198
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$
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18,030
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No.
of Shares Common Stock
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Current
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After
giving effect to Proposal 3
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outstanding
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114,857,189
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114,857,189
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reserved
for issuance
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80,545,504
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80,545,504
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available
for issuance
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4,597,308
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104,597,308
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Name
and
Principal
Position
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Year
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Salary
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Bonus
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Stock
Awards
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Option
Awards(s)
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Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation
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Non-Qualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
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All
Other
Compensation
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Total
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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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Scott
Newman
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2007
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440,489
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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36,627
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(1)
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477,116
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President,
Chief
Executive
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2006
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479,167
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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45,401
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(1)
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524,568
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Officer
and
Chairman
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Glenn
Peipert
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2007
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338,983
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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30,195
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(1)
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369,178
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Executive
Vice
President,
Chief
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2006
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359,375
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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38,300
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(1)
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397,675
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Operating
Officer
and
Director
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Bryan
Carey
Senior
Vice
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2007
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313,476
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—
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—
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62,500
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—
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—
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16,612
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(1)
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392,588
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President,
Managing
Director
DeLeeuw
Associates
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2006
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241,671
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—
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—
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33,000
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—
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—
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*
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(2)
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274,671
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Amounts
shown reflect payments related to medical, dental and life insurance,
car
payments and 401(k) contributions by the
Company.
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(2)
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The
annual amount of perquisites and other personal benefits, if any,
did not
exceed $10,000 for each named executive officer and has therefore
been
omitted, unless otherwise stated
above.
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Option
Awards
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Stock
Awards
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Name
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Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
(#) Exercisable
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Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
(#)
Unexercisable
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Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Unearned
Options
(#)
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Option
Exercise
Price
($)
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Option
Expiration
Date
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Number
of
Shares
or
Units
of
Stock
That
Have
Not
Vested
(#)
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Market
Value
of
Shares
or
Units
of
Stock
That
Have
Not
Vested
($)
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Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Number
of
Unearned Shares,
Units or
Other
Rights
That
Have Not
Vested
(#)
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Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Market
or Payout
Value of Unearned
Shares,
Units or
Other
Rights
That
have not
Vested
($)
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(a)
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(b)
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I
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(d)
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(e)
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(f)
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(g)
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(h)
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(i)
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(j)
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Scott
Newman
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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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—
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—
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Glenn
Peipert
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166,666
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83,334
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—
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0.83
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11/16/2010
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—
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—
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—
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—
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Bryan
Carey
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33,333
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—
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—
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3.00
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5/28/2014
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—
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—
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—
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—
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83,333
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41,667
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—
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0.83
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11/16/2015
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—
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—
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—
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—
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50,000
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100,000
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—
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0.25
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10/10/2016
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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250,000
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—
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0.30
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5/10/2017
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—
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—
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—
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—
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Name
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Fees
Earned or
Paid
in Cash
($)
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Stock
Awards
($)
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Option
Awards
($)
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Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation
($)
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Change in
Pension
Value and
Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
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All Other
Compensation ($)
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Total ($)
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(a)
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(b)
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(c)
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(d)
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(e)
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(f)
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(g)
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(h)
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Frederick
Lester
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12,000
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5,000
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—
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—
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—
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—
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17,000
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Thomas
Pear
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13,250
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5,000
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—
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—
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—
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—
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18,250
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Lawrence
K. Reisman
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12,750
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5,000
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—
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—
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—
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—
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17,750
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*
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In
the event that Scott Newman’s employment is terminated other than with
good cause, Mr. Newman will receive a lump sum payment of 2.99 times
his
base salary.
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*
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In
the event that Glenn Peipert’s employment is terminated other than with
good cause, Mr. Peipert will receive a lump sum payment of 2.99 times
his
base salary.
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Name
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Number of Shares
Underlying Vested
Options (#)
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Number of Shares
Underlying
Unvested Options
(#)
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Scott
Newman
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—
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—
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Glenn
Peipert
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166,666
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83,334
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Bryan
Carey
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166,666
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391,667
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Name and Address of
Beneficial Owner (1)(2)
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Amount of
Common Stock
Beneficially
Owned
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Percentage of
Outstanding Common Stock
Beneficially Owned
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Scott
Newman(3)
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19,655,413
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16.9
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%
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Glenn
Peipert(4)
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10,367,060
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8.9
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%
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William
Hendry(5)
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100,000
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* | |||||||
William
McKnight(6)
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829,091
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*
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Bryan
Carey (7)
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166,666
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* | |||||||
Lawrence
K. Reisman(8)
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75,844
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* | |||||||
Frederick
Lester(9)
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32,511
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* | |||||||
Thomas
Pear(10)
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32,711
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* | |||||||
Matthew
J. Szulik
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29,332,644
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25.2
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% | |||||
Laurus
Master Fund, Ltd.
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6,247,869
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5.4
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%
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All
directors and officers as a group (8 persons)
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31,259,296
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26.9
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%
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By Order of the Board of Directors | ||
Scott
Newman
President
and Chief Executive
Officer
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May 14, 2008 |
1. | ELECTION OF DIRECTORS | |
VOTE | ||
o |
FOR ALL nominees listed below EXCEPT
as marked
to the
contrary below
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o | WITHHOLD AUTHORITY to vote for ALL nominees listed below | |
(INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee strike a line through the nominee’s name below.) |
2. | RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF FRIEDMAN LLP AS | |
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS OF THE COMPANY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008. | ||
o | FOR the ratification of the appointment of Friedman LLP | |
o |
WITHHOLD AUTHORITY
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o | ABSTAIN |
3. | AMENDING THE COMPANY'S CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION TO | |
INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF THE COMPANY'S
AUTHORIZED COMMON STOCK FROM
TWO HUNDRED MILLION (200,000,000)
TO THREE
HUNDRED MILLION (300,000,000)
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o | FOR the increase in authorized shares of common stock | |
o |
WITHHOLD AUTHORITY
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o | ABSTAIN |