WIDEPOINT
CORPORATION
Midwest
Office Center
18W100
22nd
Street, Suite 124
Oakbrook
Terrace, Illinois 60181
November
8, 2010
To Our
Shareholders:
You are cordially invited to attend the
Annual Meeting of Shareholders of WidePoint Corporation, which will be held at
10:00 a.m., EST, on Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at the Washington, D.C. offices
of Foley & Lardner LLP, located at 3000 K Street N.W., Sixth Floor,
Washington D.C. 20007.
The accompanying notice of meeting and
proxy statement describe the matters to be voted on at the meeting.
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT. We
invite you to attend the meeting in person. If attending the meeting is not
feasible, we encourage you to read the proxy statement and vote your shares as
soon as possible. A return envelope for your proxy card is enclosed
for convenience. Most shareholders will also have the option of
voting via the Internet or by telephone. Specific instructions on how
to vote via the Internet or by telephone are included on the proxy
card.
Sincerely,
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Steve
L. Komar
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Chairman
of the Board, President and
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Chief
Executive Officer
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WIDEPOINT
CORPORATION
Midwest
Office Center
18W100
22nd
Street, Suite 124
Oakbrook
Terrace, Illinois 60181
NOTICE
OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of
WidePoint Corporation (the “Annual Meeting”) will be held on Wednesday, December
8, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time at the Washington D.C. offices of
Foley & Lardner LLP, located at 3000 K Street, N.W., Sixth Floor,
Washington, D.C. 20007 to consider and vote on the following matters described
in the accompanying proxy statement:
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To
elect two persons as Class I directors to serve for a three-year period
until the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in the year
2013;
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To
ratify the selection of Moss Adams LLP as the Company’s independent
accountants; and
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To
transact such other business as may properly come before the
meeting.
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Shareholders of record at the close of
business on October 25, 2010 are entitled to receive notice of, and to vote in
person or by proxy at, the Annual Meeting.
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By
order of the Board of Directors,
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James
T. McCubbin
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Corporate
Secretary
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November
8, 2010
YOUR
VOTE IS IMPORTANT
Please
date, sign and promptly return the enclosed proxy so that your shares may be
voted in accordance with your wishes. Mail the proxy to us in the
enclosed envelope, which requires no postage if mailed in the United States. The
giving of the proxy does not affect your right to vote in person should you
attend the meeting.
WIDEPOINT
CORPORATION
Midwest
Office Center
18W100
22nd
Street, Suite 124
Oakbrook
Terrace, Illinois 60181
PROXY
STATEMENT
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING INTERNET
AVAILABILITY OF PROXY
STATEMENT.
AS
PERMITTED BY RULES PROMULGATED BY THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
(“SEC”), WE HAVE ELECTED TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO THIS PROXY STATEMENT BOTH BY
SENDING YOU A COPY OF THIS PROXY STATEMENT AND BY NOTIFYING YOU OF THE
AVAILABILITY OF THIS PROXY STATEMENT ON THE INTERNET. A COPY OF THIS PROXY
STATEMENT IS AVAILABLE TO YOU FREE OF CHARGE AT: HTTP://WWW.WIDEPOINT.COM.
GENERAL
This Proxy Statement is furnished in
connection with the solicitation by the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of
WidePoint Corporation, a Delaware corporation (referred to herein as
“WidePoint,” the “Company,” “we” or “our”), of proxies of shareholders to
be voted at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held at the Washington,
D.C. offices of Foley & Lardner LLP, located at 3000 K Street, N.W., Sixth
Floor, Washington, D.C. 20007 at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Standard Time,
on Wednesday, December 8, 2010, and any and all adjournments
thereof.
Any shareholder executing a proxy
retains the right to revoke it at any time prior to its being exercised by
giving written notice to the Secretary of the Company.
This Proxy Statement and the
accompanying proxy are being mailed or given to shareholders of the Company on
or about November 8, 2010.
VOTING
PROCEDURES AND SECURITIES
Your
Vote is Very Important
Whether or not you plan to attend the
meeting, please take the time to vote your shares as soon as
possible. Your prompt voting via the Internet, telephone or mail may
save us the expense of a second mailing.
Vote
Required, Abstentions and Broker Non-Votes
Shares of WidePoint common stock
represented by proxy will be voted according to the instructions, if any, given
in the proxy. Unless otherwise instructed, the person or persons
named in the proxy will vote (1) FOR the election of the nominees for director
listed herein (or their substitutes in the event any of the nominees is
unavailable for election); (2) FOR the ratification of the selection of Moss
Adams LLP as the independent accountants for the Company for the current fiscal
year; and (3) in their discretion, with respect to such other business as may
properly come before the meeting.
Votes cast by proxy or in person at the
Annual Meeting will be tabulated by the inspectors of election appointed by the
Company for the meeting. A quorum of shareholders is necessary to
hold a valid meeting. A quorum will be present if at least a majority
of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company entitled to vote are
present at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy. The inspectors
of election will treat abstentions as shares that are present and entitled to
vote for purposes of determining the presence of a quorum but as unvoted for
purposes of determining the approval of any matter submitted to the shareholders
for a vote. If a broker indicates on the proxy that it does not have
discretionary authority as to certain shares to vote on a particular matter,
those shares will not be considered as present and entitled to vote by the
inspectors of election with respect to that matter.
The cost of soliciting proxies will be
borne by the Company. Proxies may be solicited by directors,
officers, regular employees or other agents of the Company in person or by
telephone. We have retained American Stock Transfer & Trust
Company to assist in the solicitation of proxies. American Stock
Transfer & Trust Company will charge approximately $2,000, plus
out-of-pocket expenses for this service.
Shares
Outstanding
As of October 25, 2010, the record date
for determining shareholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting,
a total of 62,810,133 shares of common stock
of the Company, par value $.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), which is the
only class of voting securities of the Company, were issued and
outstanding. All holders of record of the Common Stock as of the
close of business on October 25, 2010, are entitled to one vote for each share
held when voting at the Annual Meeting, or any adjournment thereof, upon the
matters listed in the Notice of Annual Meeting. Cumulative voting is
not permitted.
Other
Business
The Board knows of no other matters to
be presented for shareholder action at the meeting. If other matters
are properly brought before the meeting, the persons named as proxies in the
accompanying proxy card intend to vote the shares represented by them in
accordance with their best judgment.
BOARD
MEETINGS – COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD
The Board of Directors held
four meetings during 2009. During this period, all of the
directors attended or participated in more than 75% of the aggregate of the
total number of meetings of the Board of Directors and the total number of
meetings held by all Committees of the Board of Directors on which each such
director served.
The Board currently has the following
Committees: Audit; Nominating and Corporate Governance; and
Compensation. Each Committee consists entirely of independent,
non-employee directors (see “Director Independence” in this proxy
statement). Membership and principal responsibilities of the Board
Committees are described below. Each Committee of the Board has
adopted a charter and each such charter is available free of charge on our
website, www.widepoint.com, or
by writing to WidePoint Corporation, Midwest Office Center, 18W100 22nd Street,
Suite 124, Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois 60181, c/o Corporate
Secretary.
Audit
Committee
The members of the Audit Committee
are:
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Morton
S. Taubman (Chair)
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The Audit
Committee met four times in
2009. The Audit Committee has been established in accordance with
Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934. The
primary functions of this Committee are to: appoint (subject to shareholder
approval), and be directly responsible for the compensation, retention and
oversight of, the firm that will serve as the Company’s independent accountants
to audit our financial statements and to perform services related to the audit
(including the resolution of disagreements between management and the
independent accountants regarding financial reporting); review the scope and
results of the audit with the independent accountants; review with management
and the independent accountants, prior to the filing thereof, the annual and
interim financial results (including Management’s Discussion and Analysis) to be
included in our Forms 10-K and 10-Q, respectively; consider the adequacy and
effectiveness of our internal accounting controls and auditing procedures;
review, approve and thereby establish procedures for the receipt, retention and
treatment of complaints received by WidePoint regarding accounting, internal
accounting controls or auditing matters and for the confidential, anonymous
submission by employees of concerns regarding questionable accounting or
auditing matters; review and approve related person transactions in accordance
with the policies and procedures of the Company; and consider the accountants’
independence and establish policies and procedures for pre-approval of all audit
and non-audit services provided to WidePoint by the independent accountants who
audit its financial statements. At each meeting, Committee members
may meet privately with representatives of Moss Adams LLP, our independent
accountants, and with WidePoint’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer. The Board has determined that Mr. Taubman, who qualifies as
an independent director as defined in the NYSE Amex Company Guide, satisfies the
“financially sophisticated” requirements set forth in the NYSE Amex Company
Guide, and has designated Mr. Taubman as the “audit committee financial expert,”
as such term is defined in the rules and regulations of the
SEC.
Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee
The
members of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee are:
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James
M. Ritter (Chair)
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The
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee met one time in 2009. The
primary functions of this Committee are to: identify individuals qualified to
become Board members and recommend to the Board the nominees for election to the
Board at the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders; review and make a
recommendation to the Board regarding whether to accept a resignation tendered
by a Board nominee who does not receive a majority of votes cast for his or her
election in an uncontested election of directors; review annually and recommend
changes to the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines; lead the Board in its
annual review of the performance of the Board and its Committees; review
policies and make recommendations to the Board concerning the size and
composition of the Board, the qualifications and criteria for election to the
Board, retirement from the Board, compensation and benefits of non-employee
directors, the conduct of business between WidePoint and any person or entity
affiliated with a director, and the structure and composition of Board
Committees; and review WidePoint’s policies and programs relating to
compliance with its Code of Business Conduct and such other matters as may be
brought to the attention of the Committee regarding WidePoint’s role as a
responsible corporate citizen. See “Identification and Evaluation of Director
Candidates” and “Director Compensation” in this proxy statement.
Compensation
Committee
The
members of the Compensation Committee are:
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James
M. Ritter (Chair)
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The
Compensation Committee met two times in
2009. Each member of the Committee qualifies as an outside director
within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), and a non-employee director within the
meaning of Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The primary
functions of this Committee are to: evaluate and approve executive compensation
plans, policies and programs, including review of relevant corporate and
individual goals and objectives, as submitted by the CEO; evaluate the CEO’s
performance relative to established goals and objectives and, together with the
other independent directors, determine and approve the CEO’s compensation level
based on this evaluation; review and approve the annual salary and other
remuneration of all other officers; review the management development program,
including executive succession plans; review with management, prior to the
filing thereof, the executive compensation disclosure included in this proxy
statement; recommend individuals for election as officers; and review or take
such other action as may be required in connection with the bonus, stock and
other benefit plans of WidePoint and its subsidiaries.
DIRECTOR
INDEPENDENCE
Under the
Company’s corporate governance principles (the “Corporate Governance
Principles”), a majority of the Board will consist of independent
directors. An “independent” director is a director who meets the NYSE
Amex definition of independence and other applicable independence standards
under SEC rules and regulations, as determined by the Board. The
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee conducts an annual review of the
independence of the members of the Board and its Committees and reports its
findings to the full Board. Based on the report and recommendation of
the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, the Board has determined that
each of the non-employee directors, Messrs. Taubman, Ritter, Guenther, and
Norwood, satisfies the independence criteria (including the enhanced criteria
with respect to members of the Audit Committee) set forth in the applicable NYSE
Amex listing standards and SEC rules and regulations. Each Board
Committee consists entirely of independent, non-employee directors.
For a
director to be considered independent, the Board must determine that the
director does not have any direct or indirect material relationships (including
vendor, supplier, consulting, legal, banking, accounting, charitable and family
relationships) with WidePoint, other than as a director and shareholder. NYSE
Amex listing standards also impose certain per se bars to independence, which
are based upon a director’s relationships with WidePoint currently and during
the three years preceding the Board’s determination of
independence.
The Board
considered all relevant facts and circumstances in making its determinations,
including the following:
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No
non-employee director receives any direct compensation from WidePoint
other than under the director compensation program described in this proxy
statement.
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No
immediate family member (within the meaning of the NYSE Amex listing
standards) of any non-employee director is an employee of WidePoint or
otherwise receives direct compensation from
WidePoint.
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No
non-employee director (or any of their respective immediate family
members) is affiliated with or employed in a professional capacity by
WidePoint’s independent
accountants.
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No
non-employee director is a member, partner, or principal of any law firm,
accounting firm or investment banking firm that receives any consulting,
advisory or other fees from
WidePoint.
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No
WidePoint executive officer is on the compensation committee of the board
of directors of a company that employs any of our non-employee directors
(or any of their respective immediate family members) as an executive
officer.
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No
non-employee director (or any of their respective immediate family
members) is indebted to WidePoint, nor is WidePoint indebted to any
non-employee director (or any of their respective immediate family
members).
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No
non-employee director serves as an executive officer of a charitable or
other tax-exempt organization that received contributions from
WidePoint.
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Non-management
members of the Board of Directors conduct at least two regularly
scheduled meetings per year without members of management being
present. Mr. Ritter serves as the presiding director of such
meetings. Following an executive session of non-employee directors,
the presiding director may act as a liaison between the non-employee directors
and the Chairman, provide the Chairman with input regarding agenda items for
Board and Committee meetings, and coordinate with the Chairman regarding
information to be provided to the non-employee directors in performing their
duties.
IDENTIFICATION
AND EVALUATION OF DIRECTOR CANDIDATES
The Board
has determined that its Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee shall,
among other responsibilities, serve as the nominating committee. The Committee
consists entirely of independent directors under applicable SEC rules and NYSE
Amex listing standards. The Committee operates under a written charter adopted
by the Board of Directors. A copy of the charter is available at the
Company’s website, www.widepoint.com, or by writing to WidePoint Corporation,
Midwest Office Center, 18W100 22nd Street,
Suite 124, Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois 60181 c/o Corporate
Secretary. The Committee is charged with seeking individuals
qualified to become directors and recommending candidates for all directorships
to the full Board of Directors. The Committee considers director candidates in
anticipation of upcoming director elections and other potential or expected
Board vacancies.
The
Committee considers director candidates suggested by members of the Committee,
other directors, senior management and shareholders.
Preliminary
interviews of director candidates may be conducted by the Chairman of the
Committee or, at his request, any other member of the Committee and/or the
Chairman of the Board. Background material pertaining to director
candidates is distributed to the members of the Committee for their review.
Director candidates who the Committee determines merit further consideration are
interviewed by the Chairman of the Committee and such other Committee members,
directors and key senior management personnel as determined by the Chairman of
the Committee. The results of these interviews are considered by the Committee
in its deliberations.
Director
candidates are reviewed by the Committee based on the needs of the Board and the
Company’s various constituencies, their relative skills, characteristics and
age, and against the following qualities and skills that are considered
desirable for Board membership: their exemplification of the highest standards
of personal and professional integrity; their independence from management under
applicable securities laws, listing standards, and the Company’s Corporate
Governance Principles; their experience and industry and educational background;
their potential contribution to the composition, diversity and culture of the
Board; and their ability and willingness to constructively challenge management
through active participation in Board and Committee meetings and to otherwise
devote sufficient time to Board duties.
The
Committee’s charter includes diversity as one of the criteria used to evaluate
director candidates. The Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee may consider diversity in its broadest sense when evaluating
candidates. Though we do not have a formal policy regarding how diversity will
be considered in identifying potential director nominees, our Corporate
Governance Guidelines direct that the evaluation of nominees should include (but
not be limited to) an assessment of whether a nominee would provide the Board
with a diversity of viewpoints, backgrounds, experiences, and other
demographics.
In
evaluating the needs of the Board, the Committee considers the qualifications of
sitting directors and consults with other members of the Board, the CEO and
other members of senior management. At a minimum, all recommended candidates
must possess the requisite personal and professional integrity, meet any
required independence standards, and be willing and able to constructively
participate in, and contribute to, Board and Committee meetings. Additionally,
the Committee conducts regular reviews of current directors whose terms are
nearing expiration, but who may be proposed for re-election, in light of the
considerations described above and their past contributions to the
Board.
The
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee has adopted a policy pursuant to
which a shareholder who has owned at least 5% of the Company’s outstanding
shares of Common Stock for at least two years may recommend a director candidate
that the Committee will consider when there is a vacancy on the Board either as
a result of a director resignation or an increase in the size of the
Board. Such recommendation must be made in writing addressed to the
Chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee at the Company’s
principal executive offices and must be received by the Chairman at least 120
days prior to the anniversary date of the release of the prior year’s proxy
statement.
Although
the Committee has not formulated any specific minimum qualifications that the
Committee believes must be met by a nominee that the Committee recommends to the
Board, the factors it will take into account will include strength of character,
mature judgment, career specialization, relevant technical skills or financial
acumen, diversity of viewpoint and industry knowledge. There will be
no differences between the manner in which the Committee evaluates a nominee
recommended by a shareholder and the manner in which the Committee evaluates
nominees recommended by other persons.
The
Company did not receive in a timely manner, in accordance with SEC requirements,
any recommendation of a director candidate from a shareholder, or group of
shareholders that beneficially owned more than 5% of the Company’s Common Stock
for at least two years as of the date of recommendation.
PROCESS
FOR COMMUNICATING WITH BOARD MEMBERS
Interested
parties may communicate directly with the Board, or the presiding director for
an upcoming meeting or the non-employee directors as a group, by writing to
WidePoint Corporation, Midwest Office Center, 18W100 22nd Street,
Suite 124, Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois 60181, c/o Corporate
Secretary. Communications may also be sent to individual directors at
the above address.
DIRECTOR
ATTENDANCE AT ANNUAL MEETINGS
The
Company has adopted a policy that each director should attempt to attend each
Annual Meeting of Shareholders. All members of the Board attended
last year’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
BOARD
LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE AND ROLE IN RISK OVERSIGHT
Our Corporate Governance Guidelines
allow flexibility as to whether the role of Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
of the Board are separated or combined. The Board’s policy as to whether the
role of the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board should be separate
or combined is to adopt the practice that best serves the Company at any point
in time. At this time, the Board believes that combining the role of Chairman of
the Board with the role of Chief Executive Officer provides the most effective
and efficient leadership model for the Company. Combining the
Chairman and CEO roles fosters clear accountability, effective decision-making
and alignment on corporate strategy. Currently, Steve L. Komar serves as our
Chief Executive Officer and as our Chairman of the Board.
Because we have combined the Chairman
and CEO roles, pursuant to our Corporate Governance Guidelines, our independent
directors have designated Mr. Ritter to serve as the Presiding Independent
Director to further strengthen our governance structure. The
Presiding Independent Director is responsible for coordinating the activities of
the independent directors, calling for meetings or sessions of the independent
directors, presiding at executive sessions and coordinating the agenda for such
sessions with at least two such meetings being held annually, facilitating
communications and functioning as principal liaison on Board-wide issues between
independent directors and the Chairman of the Board, and when necessary,
recommending the retention of outside advisors and consultants who report
directly to Board.
The Board oversees the management of
the risks inherent in the operation of the Company’s business. This is
accomplished principally through the Audit Committee. Additionally, the
Compensation Committee is responsible for overseeing the assessment of risks
associated with the Company’s compensation policies and programs. Each of these
committees receives and discusses reports regularly with members of management
who are responsible for applicable day-to-day risk management functions of the
Company, and reports regularly to the Board. The Board’s, the Audit
Committee’s and the Compensation Committees’ respective roles in our risk
oversight process have not affected our Board leadership structure.
PROPOSAL
ONE - ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
The Company’s Board is classified into
three classes of directors, with approximately one-third of the directors
serving in each such class of directors and with one class of directors being
elected at each annual meeting of shareholders of the Company to serve for a
term of three years or until the earlier expiration of the term of their class
of directors or until their successors are elected and take office as provided
below. To maintain the staggered terms of election of directors, shareholders of
the Company are voting upon the election of two Class I directors to serve for a
three-year period until the 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. As a
result, shareholders will only vote on the election of the Class I director
nominees at the Annual Meeting.
CLASS I -
TERM EXPIRES AT THE 2010 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
Morton S. Taubman – presently
serving
Ronald S. Oxley – presently
serving
CLASS II
- TERM EXPIRES AT THE 2011 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
Steve L. Komar – presently
serving
James T. McCubbin – presently
serving
CLASS III
- TERM EXPIRES AT THE 2012 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
James M. Ritter – presently
serving
Otto J. Guenther – presently
serving
George W. Norwood – presently
serving
The Bylaws of the Company provide that
the Board will determine the number of directors to serve on the
Board. The Company’s Board presently consists of seven
members. The seven members of the Company’s Board are identified
above.
Proxies will be voted at the Annual
Meeting, unless authority is withheld, FOR the election of the persons named
below. The Company does not contemplate that the persons named below
will be unable or will decline to serve; however, if any such nominee is unable
or declines to serve, the persons named in the accompanying proxy will vote for
a substitute, or substitutes, in their discretion. The following
table sets forth information regarding the nominees:
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DIRECTOR
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THE COMPANY
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Morton
S. Taubman
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Director
and Chairman of the
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2006
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Audit
Committee
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Ronald
S. Oxley
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Director
and Executive Vice President
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2006
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Sales and Marketing
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Morton S.
Taubman has served as a director since his appointment on March 10, 2006
to serve out the remaining term of G.W. Norman Wareham who resigned his position
on March 7, 2006. Mr. Taubman is also the Chairman of the Audit
Committee and is a member of the Compensation Committee and the Corporate
Governance and Nominating Committee. Mr. Taubman has experience as a
certified public accountant and is currently an attorney with expertise in
corporate law, government contracting and international
relations. Prior to forming Leser Hunter Taubman & Taubman law
firm, Mr. Taubman was the senior vice president and general counsel to DIGICON
Corporation, an IT and telecommunications company. Before joining DIGICON, he
was a senior partner at Ginsburg, Feldman and Bress, LLP, an established
Washington, D.C. firm that provided expertise in tax, telecommunications,
litigation, federal regulatory issues, capital reformation, government
contracting and international issues. Before that, he was a founding partner at
a number of law firms, was the partner-in-charge of the Washington D.C. office
of Laventhol & Harworth, in charge of the Washington, D.C. tax department at
Coopers & Lybrand and a special agent with the U.S. Treasury
Department. Mr. Taubman has been an adjunct law professor for more
than 15 years at Georgetown University and George Washington
University. He presently also serves as special corporate counsel to
Global Options Group, Inc. and Global Options, Inc., companies focusing on U.S.
federal security services and as general counsel to Interior Systems, Inc. d/b/a
ISI Professional Services, a United States federal contractor. He
holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting from the University of
Baltimore, a Juris Doctor Degree from the University of Baltimore Law School,
and a Masters of Law Degree from Georgetown University. Mr. Taubman serves
on the Board for the term that is expiring at the Annual Meeting.
Mr.
Taubman brings to the Board financial expertise and is qualified as an audit
committee financial expert. Mr. Taubman also brings to the Board a
wealth of experience as a financial and legal professional serving as a partner
at both major auditing and legal firms. This experience, as well as
his independence from the Company and his prior performance as a Board member,
led the Board to conclude that he should serve as a director of the
Company.
Ronald S.
Oxley has served as a director since his appointment on August 15,
2006. Mr. Oxley became the Executive Vice President – Sales,
Marketing and Business Strategies for the Company in May 2008 and as a result,
resigned from his position as Chairman of the Corporate Governance and
Nominating Committee, and member of the Audit Committee and Compensation
Committee. Mr. Oxley has had a distinguished career within the U.S.
federal government and industry. His U.S. federal government career spanned
almost 28 years with the Office of the Secretary of Defense and with the
Departments of the Navy, Army and Air Force where he held various senior level
executive positions. The last nine years of his federal career were at the
Office of the Secretary of Defense where he monitored the development of the
office’s defense-wide strategic vision and implementation plan for command,
control, communications, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.
Subsequent to his U.S. federal government career he also successfully honed his
business skills as a senior level executive with several prominent U.S. federal
government contractors that included Litton/PRC, Emergent Information
Technologies, and L-3 Communications. Mr. Oxley currently serves as
an executive vice president of ARC International Corporation. ARC specializes in
providing domestic and international middle-market and emerging growth companies
with a broad range of strategic advisory services. Prior to joining
ARC in 2004, Mr. Oxley was president and general manager of L-3 Communications
Analytics Corporation based in Vienna, Virginia. L-3 Communications is a
provider of information technology solutions to both industry and government,
primarily in the aerospace and defense arena. Mr. Oxley served in the
same capacity at Emergent Information Technologies, Inc. prior to being acquired
by L-3 Communications in November 2001. He came to Emergent in April 2000 from
Litton/PRC Inc, where he was senior vice president of business development and
marketing. Before joining Litton/PRC in 1996, Mr. Oxley spent more
than 28 years in the U.S. federal government, during which he was awarded a
series of Meritorious Service Awards and was nominated for a Presidential
Executive Career Award in 1996. Mr. Oxley holds a top secret SCI
clearance with life style polygraph. He holds a Masters of Science Degree in
Systems Management from the University of Southern California and a Bachelor of
Science Degree in Business Administration from the California State University.
He served in the U.S. Army from 1966 to 1968, including a tour of duty in
Vietnam. Mr. Oxley serves on the Board for the term that is expiring
at the Annual Meeting.
Mr. Oxley
brings to the Board extensive knowledge of the federal marketplace as a result
of a career that has spanned both U.S. federal government and business
enterprises. Mr. Oxley’s knowledge of federal infrastructure as well
as his experience in successful business development and board service, together
with his prior performance as a Board member, led the Board to conclude that he
should continue to serve as a director of the Company.
THE BOARD
OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE FOR THE
ELECTION
OF THE ABOVE NOMINEES AS DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY.
The
following directors are presently serving on the Board of Directors for terms
expiring at either the 2011 or 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, as set forth
above:
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POSITION
WITH
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DIRECTOR
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NAME
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THE COMPANY
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AGE
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SINCE
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Steve
L. Komar
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Director,
Chief Executive
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69
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1997
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Officer,
and Chairman of
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the
Board
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James
T. McCubbin
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Director,
Executive Vice
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46
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1998
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President,
Chief Financial
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Officer
and Secretary
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James
M. Ritter
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Director
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66
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1999
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Otto
J. Guenther
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Director
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68
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2007
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George
W. Norwood
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Director
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67
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2007
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Steve L.
Komar has served as a director since December 1997 and became Chairman of
the Board of Directors in October 2001. Mr. Komar has also served as
Chief Executive Officer since December 2001. From June 2000 until
December 2001, Mr. Komar served as a founding partner in C-III Holdings, a
development stage financial services company. From 1991 to June 2000,
Mr. Komar served as Group Executive Vice President of Fiserv, Inc., a company
that provides advanced data processing services and related products to the
financial industry. From 1980 to 1991, Mr. Komar served in a number
of financial management positions with CitiGroup, including the role of Chief
Financial Officer of Diners Club International and Citicorp Information
Resources, respectively. Mr. Komar is a graduate of the City
University of New York with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting and holds
a Masters Degree in Finance from Pace University. Mr. Komar serves on
the Board of Directors for a term expiring at the 2011 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders.
Mr. Komar
brings extensive financial and operational management experience to the Board as
a result of his past operational experience at several large firms where he held
senior executive positions in areas including financial and operational
management and mergers & acquisitions. The financial and
managerial skills he developed over a career that has spanned more than 40
years, as well as Mr. Komar’s experience as our Chairman of the Board and Chief
Executive Officer, his knowledge of our Company as a result thereof, and his
prior performance serving as a Board member of the Company, led the Board to
conclude that he should continue to serve as a director of the
Company.
James T.
McCubbin has served as a director and as our Secretary since November
1998. Since August 1998, Mr. McCubbin has also served as our
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to that
time, from December 1997 to August 1998, Mr. McCubbin served as Vice President,
Controller, Assistant Secretary and Treasurer. Prior to the
commencement of his employment with WidePoint in November 1997, Mr. McCubbin
held various financial management positions with several companies in the
financial and government sectors. Mr. McCubbin also presently serves
on the Board of Directors of Tianjin Pharmaceutical Company and is Chairman of
its Audit Committee, Nominating Committee, and Compensation
Committee. Mr. McCubbin also serves on the Board of Directors of
ProPhase Labs, Inc. and serves on their Audit Committee. Mr. McCubbin
was also on the Board of Directors of Redmile Entertainment until his
resignation on March 1, 2008. Mr. McCubbin provides financial
consulting services and has served on various Boards of Directors over the past
seven years. Mr. McCubbin is a graduate of the University of Maryland
with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance and a Masters Degree in
International Management. Mr. McCubbin serves on the Board of
Directors for a term expiring at the 2011 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders.
Mr.
McCubbin brings extensive financial and corporate compliance expertise as well
as internal knowledge of the Company as a result of his having over 13 years of
experience with the Company. Mr. McCubbin also has significant
experience serving in financial managerial roles within a variety of
organizations and membership on several boards of directors over the past 25
years. These experiences and his prior performance as a Board member
led the Board to conclude that he should continue to serve as a director of the
Company.
James M.
Ritter has served as a director since December 1999 and served as
Assistant Secretary of the Company from December 2002 until 2008. Mr.
Ritter is the Chairman of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee and
the Compensation Committee and is also a member of the Audit
Committee. Mr. Ritter is the retired Corporate Headquarters
Chief Information Officer of Lockheed Martin Corporation. Prior to
his retirement in February 2001, Mr. Ritter was employed at Lockheed Martin
Corporation for over 32 years in various positions involving high level IT
strategic planning and implementation, e-commerce development, integrated
financial systems, and large-scale distributed systems. Mr. Ritter
serves on the Board of Directors for a term expiring at the 2012 Annual Meeting
of Shareholders.
Mr.
Ritter brings to the Board extensive knowledge of information systems and
managerial experience as a result of a career managing and building complex
information technology systems. This experience, as well as his
independence from the Company, his prior performance as a Board member, and his
service on other boards of directors, led the Board to conclude that he should
continue to serve as a director of the Company.
Lieutenant
General (Ret.) Otto J. Guenther has served as a director since his
appointment on August 15, 2007. General Guenther serves as a member
of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. He joins the
board after a distinguished 34-year military career, including serving as the
Army’s first chief information officer, followed by nearly a decade of
exceptional leadership within the federal information technology industry. His
key assignments included the following: commanding general for Fort Monmouth,
NJ, and the Communications Electronics Command; program executive officer for
the Army’s tactical communications equipment; project manager for the Tactical
Automated Data Distribution System; and commander for the Defense Federal
Acquisition Regulatory Council. General Guenther recently retired
from Northrop Grumman Mission Systems, where he served as the Sector Vice
President and General Manager of Tactical Systems Division. While there, he
oversaw battlefield digitization, command and control, and system engineering
activities for the U.S. Army. Under his leadership, the division grew to
approximately 1,650 employees across several locations and completed over $700
million in acquisitions. Previously General Guenther was general manager of
Computer Associates International’s Federal Systems Group, a $300 million
operation providing IT products and services to the federal market
area. General Guenther was awarded several honors by the U.S. Army,
including the Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit (Oak Leaf Cluster),
Defense Superior Service Medal (Oak Leaf Cluster), Joint Service Medal, and Army
Commendation Medal. Recognized for his work within the industry, he also
received several Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association awards
and was inducted into the Government Computer News Hall of
Fame. General Guenther received a Bachelor of Science Degree in
Economics from Western Maryland College, now called McDaniel College, and a
Masters Degree in Procurement and Contracting from the Florida Institute of
Technology. General Guenther serves on the Board of Directors for a
term expiring at the 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
General
Guenther brings to the Board extensive knowledge of the federal marketplace as a
result of a career that has spanned both military and informational technology
industries. In addition, General Guenther’s knowledge of federal
infrastructure as well as experience in successful business development and
board service is particularly valuable to the Company. This experience, as well
as his independence from the Company and his prior performance as a Board
member, led the Board to conclude that he should continue to serve as a director
of the Company.
Major General
(Ret.) George W. Norwood has served as a director since his appointment
on August 15, 2007. General Norwood serves as a member of the Audit
Committee and the Compensation Committee. General Norwood is
currently President and Chief Executive Officer of Norwood & Associates,
Inc. of Tampa, Fla., which maintains extensive international and U.S. networks
of government, military and private sector contacts while providing technical
and strategic planning expertise to corporations pursuing defense-related
opportunities. General Norwood previously served as Deputy Chief of Staff for
the United Nations Command and United States Forces in Korea from 1995 to 1997.
He also served as the U.S. member of the United Nations Command’s Military
Armistice Commission responsible for crucial general officer level negotiations
with North Korea. General Norwood served as Commander of the 35th
Fighter Wing at Misawa Air Base in Japan in the early/mid-1990’s, and earlier as
Deputy Inspector General and Director of Inspections for the U.S. Air Force in
Washington, D. C. Other key assignments included the following: senior
leadership positions in F-16 fighter wings in Europe; War Reserve Material and
Munitions Planning, Programming, and Budgeting expert at the Pentagon; and F-16
fighter squadron Commander and Operations Officer at Nellis Air Force Base in
Nevada. General Norwood also served two combat tours in Southeast Asia in A-1
and F-4 aircraft. General Norwood currently serves on the boards of
directors of Airborne Tactical Advantage Company and Scalable Network
Technologies. He is also on the board of strategic advisors of AtHoc, Inc.
General Norwood received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics from San
Diego State University and a Masters Degree in Business Administration from
Golden Gate University. He is also a graduate of the National War College and
Defense Language Institute. General Norwood serves on the Board of
Directors for a term expiring at the 2012 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders.
General
Norwood brings to the Board extensive knowledge of the federal marketplace as a
result of a career that has spanned both military and defense
contracting. General Norwood’s experience supporting the federal
infrastructure as well as his experience in successful business development and
board service is particularly valuable to the Company. This experience, as well
as his independence from the Company and his prior performance as a Board
member, led the Board to conclude that he should continue to serve as a director
of the Company.
PROPOSAL
TWO – INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
The Audit
Committee, which consists entirely of independent directors, is recommending
approval of its appointment of Moss Adams LLP as independent accountants for
WidePoint to audit its consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year
ending December 31, 2010 and to perform audit-related services, including review
of our quarterly interim financial information, periodic reports and
registration statements filed with the SEC and consultation in connection with
various accounting and financial reporting matters. If the
shareholders do not approve the appointment of Moss Adams LLP, the Audit
Committee will reconsider the appointment.
Moss Adams LLP provided audit and other
services in 2010 for the Company’s audit of its consolidated financial
statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009. Moss Adams
LLP also provided audit and other services in 2009 for the Company’s audit of
its consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2008 and in 2008 for the Company’s audit of its consolidated financial
statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007.
A resolution will be presented at the
Annual Meeting to ratify the appointment by the Company’s Board of Moss Adams
LLP to serve as the Company’s independent public accountants for the fiscal year
ending December 31, 2010. A majority vote of the Company’s
outstanding shares of common stock present or represented at the Annual Meeting
is required for ratification. A representative of Moss Adams LLP will
be available either via phone or in person at the Annual Meeting to answer
appropriate questions concerning the Company’s financial statements and to make
a statement if he desires to do so.
THE BOARD
OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT SHAREHOLDERS VOTE IN
FAVOR OF
THE RATIFICATION OF THE COMPANY’S AUDITORS.
AUDIT
COMMITTEE REPORT
Overview
The Board of Directors has an Audit
Committee, which conducted four meetings during 2009 and presently consists of
Morton Taubman, James Ritter, and George Norwood. Under the corporate
governance listing standards of the NYSE Amex, Messrs. Taubman, Ritter, and
Norwood are “independent” directors. The Audit Committee is
responsible for meeting with the Company’s independent accountants to review the
proposed scope of the annual audit of the Company’s books and records, reviewing
the findings of the independent accountants upon completion of the annual audit,
and reporting to the Board of Directors with respect thereto. All of the members
of the Audit Committee are considered by the Board to be financially literate
and the Board has determined that Mr. Taubman is deemed to be an “audit
committee financial expert,” as defined in the rules and regulations of the
SEC.
Financial
Statement Review
The Audit Committee has: (a) reviewed
and discussed the audited financial statements with the management of the
Company; (b) discussed with the Company’s independent auditors, Moss Adams LLP,
the matters required to be discussed by Statement on Auditing Standards No. 61;
(c) received from the Company’s independent auditors the written disclosures and
the letter required by applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board, and has discussed with the Company’s independent auditors their
independence; and (d) based on the review and discussions referred to in clauses
(a), (b) and (c) above, recommended to the Board that the audited financial
statements be included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal
year 2009 that was filed with the SEC on March 31, 2010 (as amended by that
certain Form 10-K/A, filed with SEC on April 30, 2010).
Audit
Committee Policies and Procedures For Pre-Approval of Independent Auditor
Services
The following describes the Audit
Committee’s policies and procedures regarding pre-approval of the engagement of
the Company’s independent auditor to perform audit as well as permissible
non-audit services for the Company.
For audit
services, the independent auditor will provide the Committee with an engagement
letter during the March-May quarter of each year outlining the scope of the
audit services proposed to be performed in connection with the audit of the
current fiscal year. If agreed to by the Committee, the engagement
letter will be formally accepted by the Committee at an Audit Committee meeting
held as soon as practicable following receipt of the engagement
letter. The independent auditor will submit to the Committee for
approval an audit services fee proposal after acceptance of the engagement
letter.
For non-audit services, Company
management may submit to the Committee for approval (during May through
September of each fiscal year) the list of non-audit services that it recommends
the Committee engage the independent auditor to provide for the fiscal
year. The list of services must be detailed as to the particular
service and may not call for broad categorical approvals. Company
management and the independent auditor will each confirm to the Audit Committee
that each non-audit service on the list is permissible under all applicable
legal requirements. In addition to the list of planned non-audit
services, a budget estimating non-audit service spending for the fiscal year may
be provided. The Committee will consider for approval both the list
of permissible non-audit services and the budget for such
services. The Committee will be informed routinely as to the
non-audit services actually provided by the independent auditor pursuant to this
pre-approval process.
To ensure prompt handling of unexpected
matters, the Audit Committee delegates to its Chairman the authority to amend or
modify the list of approved permissible non-audit services and
fees. The Committee’s Chairman will report any action taken pursuant
to this delegation to the Committee at its next meeting.
All audit and non-audit services
provided to the Company are required to be pre-approved by the
Committee. The Chief Financial Officer of the Company will be
responsible for tracking all independent auditor fees against the budget for
such services and report at least annually to the Audit Committee.
The foregoing report is submitted by
the members of the Audit Committee.
|
Audit
Committee of the Board of Directors
|
|
|
|
Morton
S. Taubman (Chairman)
|
|
James
M. Ritter
|
|
George
W. Norwood
|
Audit and Non-Audit
Fees
Audit
Fees
The
Company paid Moss Adams LLP approximately $42,800 in fees for audit and review
work for fiscal year 2008 that was paid in fiscal year 2008, plus approximately
$104,200 in additional fees for audit and review work for fiscal year 2008 that
was paid in fiscal year 2009. The Company paid Moss Adams LLP
approximately $30,400 in fees for audit and review work for fiscal year 2009
that was paid in fiscal year 2009, plus approximately $18,100 in additional fees
for audit and review work for fiscal year 2009 that was paid in fiscal year
2010. In 2010, the Company paid Moss Adams LLP approximately $69,900
in audit and review fees for work associated with the Company’s fiscal year 2009
audit.
Audit-Related
Fees
The
Company did not pay Moss Adams LLP any audit-related fees for fiscal year 2009
or 2008.
Tax
Fees
The
Company did not pay Moss Adams LLP any tax fees for fiscal year 2008. In 2010,
the Company paid Moss Adams LLP approximately $9,300 in tax fees for work
associated with the Company’s fiscal year 2009 Internal Revenue Code Section 382
tax analysis.
All
Other Fees
The
Company did not pay Moss Adams LLP any nonaudit fees for fiscal year 2009
or 2008.
PRINCIPAL
SHAREHOLDERS
Stock
Ownership Information
The
following table sets forth information as to those holders (other than officers
and directors) known to WidePoint to be the beneficial owners of more than 5% of
the outstanding shares of common stock as of October 25, 2010. The
calculation of the percentage of outstanding shares is based on 62,810,133
shares outstanding as of October 25, 2010 the record date for determining
shareholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting.
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|
Percent
of
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|
|
|
|
|
|
Number
|
|
|
Common
Stock
|
|
Names and Complete Mailing
Address
|
|
of Shares
|
|
|
Outstanding
|
|
Citigroup
Inc., Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.,
|
|
|
3,913,927 |
|
|
|
6.2 |
%
(1) |
Citigroup
Financial Products Inc,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
and
Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
388
Greenwich Street
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
New
York, NY 10013
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ewing
& Partners, Timothy G. Ewing,
|
|
|
3,240,500 |
|
|
|
5.2 |
%
(2) |
Ewing
Asset Management, LLC, and
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Endurance
General Partners, LP
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4514
Cole Avenue, Suite 808
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dallas,
TX 75205
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Samuel
A. Donaldson,
|
|
|
3,589,000 |
|
|
|
5.7 |
%
(3) |
1717
DeSales St.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Washington,
DC 20036
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ilex
Partners, L.L.C., Steinhardt Overseas
|
|
|
3,125,039 |
|
|
|
5.0 |
%
(4) |
Management,
L.P., Michael H. Steinhardt,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
650
Madison Avenue, 17th
Floor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
New
York, New York 10022
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) Citigroup
Inc, Citigroup Global Markets, Citigroup Financial Products Inc., and Citigroup
Global Markets Holdings Inc. have no sole voting power with respect to the
shares listed above; shared voting power with respect to all shares listed
above; no sole dispositive power with respect to the shares listed above; and
shared dispositive power with respect to all the shares listed
above.
(2) Ewing
& Partners is deemed a beneficial owner of the shares listed above and each
of the other listed persons or entities is deemed a beneficial owner of the
shares listed above, which includes 2,312,260 shares owned by Endurance Partners
(Q.P.), L.P. and 928,240 shares owned by Endurance Partners,
L.P. Information based solely on a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC
on February 13, 2009.
(3) Samuel
A. Donaldson has sole voting power and sole dispositive power with respect to
all shares listed above.
(4) Steinhardt
Overseas Management, L.P. has no sole voting power with respect to the shares
listed above; shared voting power with respect to all of the shares listed
above; no sole dispositive power with respect to the shares listed above; and
shared dispositive power with respect to all the shares listed
above.
The
following table sets forth the number of shares of our common stock beneficially
owned as of October 25, 2010 by each director, director nominee, and each
executive officer named in the Summary Compensation Table herein. In
general, “beneficial ownership” includes those shares a director or executive
officer has the power to vote or transfer, except as otherwise noted, and
underlying warrants and stock options that are exercisable currently or within
60 days. The calculation of the percentage of outstanding shares is
based on 62,810,133 shares outstanding as of October 25, 2010 the record date
for determining shareholders entitled to vote at the Annual
Meeting.
Security Ownership of Directors and
Executive Officers
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|
Number
of
|
|
|
Percent
of
|
|
Directors,
Nominees
|
|
Shares
of
|
|
|
Outstanding
|
|
and Executive Officers
|
|
Common Stock (1)
|
|
|
Common Stock (1)
|
|
Steve
Komar (2)
|
|
|
1,959,203 |
|
|
|
3.1 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Morton
Taubman (3)
|
|
|
62,000 |
|
|
|
0.1 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
James
McCubbin (4)
|
|
|
1,625,203 |
|
|
|
2.6 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
James
Ritter (5)
|
|
|
128,000 |
|
|
|
0.2 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Daniel
Turissini (6)
|
|
|
1,236,750 |
|
|
|
2.0 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ronald
Oxley (7)
|
|
|
133,000 |
|
|
|
0.2 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jin
Kang (8)
|
|
|
2,522,794 |
|
|
|
4.2 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Otto
Guenther (9)
|
|
|
62,000 |
|
|
|
0.1 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
George
Norwood (10)
|
|
|
62,000 |
|
|
|
0.1 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All
directors and
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
officers
as a group
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(9
persons) (11)
|
|
|
7,800,950 |
|
|
|
12.4 |
% |
(1) Assumes
in the case of each shareholder listed above that all warrants or options held
by such shareholder that are exercisable currently or within 60 days were fully
exercised by such shareholder, without the exercise of any warrants or options
held by any other shareholders.
(2) Includes
(i) 641,100 shares of Common Stock owned directly by Mr. Komar, (ii) 525,000
shares of Common Stock that may be purchased by Mr. Komar pursuant to
exercisable options to purchase shares of Common Stock from the Company, and
(iii) 793,103 shares of Common Stock held by SLK Diversified L.P., a limited
partnership controlled by Mr. Komar, as a result of which such shares are now
held by him indirectly.
(3) Includes
62,000 shares of Common Stock that may be purchased by Mr. Taubman pursuant to
exercisable options to purchase shares of Common Stock from the
Company.
(4) Includes
(i) 1,525,203 shares of Common Stock owned directly by Mr. McCubbin, and (ii)
100,000 shares of Common Stock that may be purchased by Mr. McCubbin
pursuant to an exercisable option to purchase shares of Common Stock from the
Company.
(5) Includes
(i) 65,500 shares owned directly by Mr. Ritter, and (ii) 50,000 shares of Common
Stock that may be purchased by Mr. Ritter pursuant to an option grant, and (iii)
12,500 shares of Common Stock that may be purchased by Mr. Ritter pursuant to a
partially vested option granted on May 11, 2009. Does not include
12,500 shares of Common Stock that may be purchased by him following the full
vesting of an option granted on May 11, 2009.
(6) Includes
(i) 766,750 shares of Common Stock owned directly by Mr. Turissini, and (ii)
470,000 shares of Common Stock that may be purchased by Mr. Turissini
pursuant to exercisable options to purchase shares of Common Stock from the
Company.
(7)
Includes (i) 71,000 shares of Common Stock owned directly by Mr. Oxley, and (ii)
62,000 shares of Common Stock that may be purchased by Mr. Oxley pursuant to
exercisable options to purchase shares of Common Stock from the
Company. Does not include 250,000 shares of Common Stock that may be
purchased by Mr. Oxley pursuant to a stock option granted to him on May 11,
2009.
(8)
Includes (i) 2,276,846 shares of Common Stock owned directly by Mr. Kang, and
(ii) 315,000 shares of Common Stock that may be purchased by Mr. Kang pursuant
to an exercisable option to purchase shares from the Company.
(9)
Includes 62,000 shares of Common Stock that may be purchased by General Guenther
pursuant to exercisable options to purchase shares from the
Company.
(10) Includes
62,000 shares of Common Stock that may be purchased by General Norwood pursuant
to exercisable options to purchase shares from the Company.
(11) Includes
the shares referred to as included in notes (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8),
(9), and (10), above.
SECTION
16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE
Section
16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, requires
the Company’s officers and directors, and persons who own more than 10% of a
registered class of the Company’s equity securities, to file reports of
securities ownership and changes in such ownership with the
SEC. Statements of Changes in Beneficial Ownership of Securities on
Form 4 are required to be filed before the end of the second business day
following the day on which the change in beneficial ownership
occurred. Based on the Company’s review of Forms 3 and 4 filed during
2009, all of the Company’s officers and directors timely filed such
Forms.
EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION
Summary
Compensation Table
The
following table contains information about the Chief Executive Officer and
the other most highly paid executive officers whose total compensation
earned during 2009 exceeded $100,000.
Name
and Principal Position
|
|
Year
|
|
Salary
($)
|
|
|
Bonus
($)
|
|
|
Option Awards
($)(1)
|
|
|
All
Other Compensation
($)
|
|
|
Total
($)
|
|
Steve
Komar
|
|
2009
|
|
|
180,000 |
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
- |
|
|
7,200
|
(2) |
|
|
187,200 |
|
Chairman,
President &
|
|
2008
|
|
|
98,333 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
7,200 |
(2) |
|
|
105,533 |
|
Chief
Executive
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Officer
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
James
McCubbin
|
|
2009
|
|
|
180,000 |
|
|
|
20,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
6,000 |
(2) |
|
|
206,000 |
|
Executive
Vice
|
|
2008
|
|
|
144,417 |
|
|
|
40,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
6,000 |
(2) |
|
|
190,417 |
|
President,
Chief
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financial
Officer,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Secretary
and
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Treasurer
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ronald
Oxley
|
|
2009
|
|
|
180,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
9,490 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
189,490 |
|
Executive
Vice
|
|
2008
|
|
|
120,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
202,500 |
|
|
|
5,000 |
(3) |
|
|
327,500 |
|
President,
Sales and
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Marketing
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dan
Turissini (4)
|
|
2009
|
|
|
250,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
250,000 |
|
Chief
Technology
|
|
2008
|
|
|
225,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
225,000 |
|
Officer
and Chief
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Executive
Officer of
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ORC
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jin
Kang (5)
|
|
2009
|
|
|
250,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
15,845 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
265,845 |
|
Chief
Executive
|
|
2008
|
|
|
225,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
267,750 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
492,750 |
|
Officer
of iSYS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) Reference is made to Note 2 to the
consolidated financial statements contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K,
as filed on March 31, 2010, as amended by that certain Form 10-K/A, as filed on
April 30, 2010, with respect to the calculation of such
amounts.
(2) For
Mr. Komar, includes a monthly home office and phone allowance of
$600. For Mr. McCubbin, includes a monthly home office allowance of
$500.
(3) For
Mr. Oxley, Directors fees of $5,000 were paid prior to his employment with the
Company, which employment commenced in May of 2008, and 250,000 options were
granted to Mr. Oxley as a result of his employment with the Company in May of
2008, with such options being granted on July 25, 2008 at a price per common
share of $0.81 with an intrinsic value of $202,500. Such options become fully
exercisable on July 25, 2015, subject to acceleration upon the achievement of
certain performance measures. No directors fees were paid to Mr.
Oxley in 2010.
(4) Mr.
Turissini’s annual salary was increased by $25,000 to a total of $250,000 in
July 2009 in connection with the extension of his employment agreement for an
additional two years.
(5) Mr.
Kang’s annual salary was increased by $25,000 to a total of $250,000 in July
2009. Options were granted to Mr. Kang as a result of his employment
with the Company commencing in January 2008, as part of our acquisition of iSYS,
LLC. Options representing 315,000 common shares were issued on January 4, 2008
at a price per common share of $0.85 per common share with an intrinsic value of
$267,750. Such options became fully exercisable on April 5,
2008.
Outstanding
Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End
The following table sets forth
information on outstanding warrants, options and stock awards held by the named
executive officers at December 31, 2009, including the number of shares
underlying both exercisable and unexercisable portions of each stock option and
warrant, as well as the exercise price and expiration date of each outstanding
option and warrant.
|
|
Option Awards
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Name
|
|
Number of Securities
Underlying Unexercised
Options (#) Exercisable
|
|
|
Number of Securities
Underlying Unexercised
Options (#) Unexercisable
|
|
|
Option
Exercise
Price
($)
|
|
Option
Expiration
Date
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Steve
L. Komar, Chairman,
|
|
|
425,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
0.07 |
|
7/7/2012
|
President
& Chief Executive
|
|
|
50,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
0.09 |
|
4/21/2013
|
Officer
|
|
|
50,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
0.13 |
|
12/31/2013
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
James
T. McCubbin, Executive
|
|
|
1,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
1.35 |
|
7/3/2010
|
Vice
President, Chief Financial
|
|
|
450,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
0.17 |
|
1/2/2011
|
Officer,
Secretary and Treasurer
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ronald
S. Oxley, Executive Vice
|
|
|
12,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
2.80 |
|
8/15/2016
|
President
– Sales and Marketing
|
|
|
50,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
0.54 |
|
8/15/2016
|
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
250,000 |
|
|
$ |
0.83 |
|
7/25/2018
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Daniel
Turissini, Chief
|
|
|
470,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
0.76 |
|
9/14/2015
|
Technology
Officer and Chief
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Executive
Officer of ORC
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jin
Kang,
|
|
|
315,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
0.54 |
|
1/4/2013
|
President,
iSYS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
On May
11, 2009, the Company’s Compensation Committee voted to cancel 950,000 options
held by management and other employees (the “Cancelled Options”) and issue
replacement options to such individuals (the “Replacement Options”). The
optionees all concurred with such action by the Compensation
Committee. The Cancelled Options had varying exercise prices ranging
from $0.85 to $2.80 with a weighted average exercise price of $1.06 per share.
The exercise price of the Replacement Options was set at $0.54 per share. Other
than the exercise price per share, there are no differences in the terms between
the Cancelled Options and the Replacement Options. The incremental additional
fair value of the Replacement Options was calculated to be approximately
$64,000, which was determined by calculating the fair value of the Cancelled
Options as they existed on May 11, 2009 immediately prior to cancellation as
compared to the fair value on the same date of the exercise price of the
Replacement Options. This amount of additional fair value of the Replacement
Options will be recognized over the vesting period of the Replacement
Options. Since some of the Replacement Options were fully vested at
May 11, 2009, there was an expense of approximately $45,000 recognized in the
three months ended June 30, 2009 as a result of the cancellation of the
Cancelled Options and the issuance of the Replacement Options.
1,333,333
options were exercised in 2009 by each of James T. McCubbin and Steve L. Komar
and no options were exercised by the remaining named executive officers in
2009.
Employment
Agreements and Compensation Arrangements; Termination and Change in Control
Provisions
The following describes the terms of
employment agreements between the Company and the named executive officers and
sets forth information regarding potential payments upon termination of
employment or a change in control of the Company.
Mr.
Komar. On August 13, 2010, we entered into an employment
agreement with Steve Komar, our Chief Executive Officer and President, effective
as of July 1, 2010, which replaced Mr. Komar’s prior employment agreement, dated
July 1, 2002, which expired by its terms on June 30, 2010. The new
employment agreement has an initial term expiring on June 30, 2012 with one
twelve-month renewal option period. The agreement provides for (1) a base salary
of $205,000 for the first year of the term, $230,000 for the second year of the
term, and $255,000 for the optional third year of the term, (2) a home
office/automobile expense allowance of $500 per month to cover such expenses
incurred in the pursuit of our business; (3) a phone allowance of
$100 per month to cover such expenses incurred in the pursuit of our business;
(4) reimbursement
for additional actual business expenses consistent with our existing policies
that have been incurred for our benefit; (5) paid medical and other benefits
consistent with our existing policies with respect to our key executives, as
such policies may be amended from time to time in the future; and (6)
performance incentive bonuses as may be granted annually at the discretion of
the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.
The employment agreement contains a
severance provision which provides that upon the termination of his employment
without Cause (as described below) or his voluntary resignation for a Good
Reason (as described below), Mr. Komar will receive severance compensation equal
to the greater of (a) an amount equal to twelve (12) months of his base salary
then in effect, or (b) an amount equal to Mr. Komar’s base salary for the
remainder of the term of the employment agreement. The employment
agreement further provides that if within two years after a change in control of
the Company there occurs any termination of Mr. Komar for any reason other than
for Cause or a voluntary resignation without a Good Reason, then the Company
will be required to pay to Mr. Komar a one time severance payment equal to the
greater of (a) an amount equal to eighteen (18) months of his base salary then
in effect, or (b) an amount equal to Mr. Komar’s base salary for the remainder
of the term of the employment agreement. If Mr. Komar’s employment
terminates for any reason other than for Cause or a voluntary retirement without
Good Reason, Mr. Komar will be eligible to participate, at the Company’s
expense, in all executive medical and dental plans provided by the Company for
the remainder of the term of the employment agreement. Mr. Komar will
receive a payment equal to any excise, income and other taxes resulting from the
imposition of parachute penalties of the Internal Revenue Code or applicable
state tax law.
Termination of Mr. Komar’s employment
by the Company shall be deemed for “Cause” if, and only if, it is based upon (i)
conviction of a felony by a federal or state court of competent jurisdiction;
(ii) material disloyalty to the Company such as embezzlement or misappropriation
of corporate assets; or (iii) engaging in unethical or illegal behavior which is
of a public nature, brings the Company into disrepute, and results in material
damage to the Company. A resignation by Mr. Komar shall not be deemed
to be voluntary and shall be deemed to be a resignation with “Good Reason” if it
is based upon (i) a diminution in Mr. Komar’s title, duties, or salary; (ii) a
material reduction in benefits; (iii) a direction by the Board of Directors that
Mr. Komar report to any person or group other than the Board of Directors, or
(iv) a geographic relocation of the Company’s primary business operations
outside of the Washington Metropolitan Area.
In the event of the death or permanent
disability of Mr. Komar, Mr. Komar or his estate will receive a one time payment
equal to the amount of base salary owed to Mr. Komar for the remainder of the
term as if the employment agreement had not been terminated by Mr. Komar’s
disability or death and all granted but unvested stock options shall be
immediately vested and the period of exercise extended for an additional 2
years.
Mr.
McCubbin. On August 13, 2010, we
entered into an employment agreement with James T. McCubbin, our Executive Vice
President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer, effective as of
July 1, 2010, which replaced Mr. McCubbin’s prior employment agreement, dated
July 1, 2002, which expired by its terms on June 30, 2010. The new
employment agreement has an initial term expiring on June 30, 2012 with one
twelve-month renewal option period. The agreement provides for (1) a
base salary of $205,000 for the first year of the term, $230,000 for the second
year of the term, and $255,000 for the optional third year of the term, (2) a
home office/automobile expense allowance of $500 per month to cover such
expenses incurred in the pursuit of our business; (3) a phone allowance of
$100 per month to cover such expenses incurred in the pursuit of our business;
(4) reimbursement
for additional actual business expenses consistent with our existing policies
that have been incurred for our benefit; (5) paid medical and other benefits
consistent with our existing policies with respect to our key executives, as
such policies may be amended from time to time in the future; and (6)
performance incentive bonuses as may be granted annually at the discretion of
the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.
The employment agreement contains a
severance provision which provides that upon the termination of his employment
without Cause (as described below) or his voluntary resignation for a Good
Reason (as described below), Mr. McCubbin will receive severance compensation
equal to the greater of (a) an amount equal to twelve (12) months of his base
salary then in effect, or (b) an amount equal to Mr. McCubbin’s base salary for
the remainder of the term of the employment agreement. The employment
agreement further provides that if within two years after a change in control of
the Company there occurs any termination of Mr. McCubbin for any reason other
than for Cause or a voluntary resignation without a Good Reason, then the
Company will be required to pay to Mr. McCubbin a one time severance payment
equal to the greater of (a) an amount equal to eighteen (18) months of his base
salary then in effect, or (b) an amount equal to Mr. McCubbin’s base salary for
the remainder of the term of the employment agreement. If Mr.
McCubbin’s employment terminates for any reason other than for Cause or a
voluntary retirement without Good Reason, Mr. McCubbin will be eligible to
participate, at the Company’s expense, in all executive medical and dental plans
provided by the Company for the remainder of the term of the employment
agreement. Mr. McCubbin will receive a payment equal to any excise,
income and other taxes resulting from the imposition of parachute penalties of
the Internal Revenue Code or applicable state tax law.
Termination of Mr. McCubbin’s
employment by the Company shall be deemed for “Cause” if, and only if, it is
based upon (i) conviction of a felony by a federal or state court of competent
jurisdiction; (ii) material disloyalty to the Company such as embezzlement or
misappropriation of corporate assets; or (iii) engaging in unethical or illegal
behavior which is of a public nature, brings the Company into disrepute, and
results in material damage to the Company. A resignation by Mr.
McCubbin shall not be deemed to be voluntary and shall be deemed to be a
resignation with “Good Reason” if it is based upon (i) a diminution in Mr.
McCubbin’s title, duties, or salary; (ii) a material reduction in benefits;
(iii) a direction by the Board of Directors that Mr. McCubbin report to any
person or group other than the Board of Directors, or (iv) a geographic
relocation of the Company’s primary business operations outside of the
Washington Metropolitan Area.
In the
event of the death or permanent disability of Mr. McCubbin, Mr. McCubbin or his
estate will receive a one time payment equal to the amount of base salary owed
to Mr. McCubbin for the remainder of the term as of the employment agreement had
not been terminated by Mr. McCubbin’s disability or death and all granted but
unvested stock options shall be immediately vested and the period of exercise
extended for an additional 2 years.
Mr.
Oxley. In
May 2008, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Ronald Oxley,
our Executive Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Business Strategy. The
agreement provides for (1) a base salary of $180,000 per year, (2) reimbursement
for pre-approved business expenses consistent with our existing policies that
have been incurred for our benefit; (3) paid medical and other benefits
consistent with our existing policies with respect to our key executives, as
such policies may be amended from time to time in the future; and (4)
performance incentive bonuses as may be granted at the discretion of the
Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.
The
agreement also contains a termination provision. His employment period will
continue from the date of his agreement unless terminated earlier by (a) Mr.
Oxley’s death or permanent disability which renders him unable to perform his
duties hereunder (as determined by WidePoint in its good faith judgment), (b)
Mr. Oxley’s resignation, commencing from and after the second anniversary date
of his agreement, upon prior written notice to WidePoint of 90 days before the
annual anniversary date of this Agreement, or (c) WidePoint for Cause (as
described below). Mr. Oxley’s employment agreement defines “Cause” as (i) the
repeated failure or refusal of Mr. Oxley to follow the lawful directives of
WidePoint or its designee (except due to sickness, injury or disabilities),
after prior notice to Mr. Oxley and a reasonable opportunity to cure by Mr.
Oxley of up to 30 days, (ii) gross inattention to duty or any other willful,
reckless or grossly negligent act (or omission to act) by Mr. Oxley, which, in
the good faith judgment of WidePoint, materially injures WidePoint, including
the repeated failure to follow the policies and procedures of WidePoint, after
prior notice to Mr. Oxley and a reasonable opportunity to cure by Mr. Oxley of
up to 30 days, (iii) a material breach of the employment agreement by Mr. Oxley,
after prior notice to Mr. Oxley and a reasonable opportunity to cure by Mr.
Oxley of up to 30 days, (iv) the commission by Mr. Oxley of a felony or other
crime involving moral turpitude or the commission by Mr. Oxley of an act of
financial dishonesty against WidePoint or (v) a proper business purpose of
WidePoint, which shall be limited only to a decrease in the staffing of the
corporate headquarters staff or the elimination of the position filled by Mr.
Oxley as a result of a material decrease in revenues and/or profits of
WidePoint, but with other cost cutting measures and the termination of other
employees at such office being first considered and instituted as determined in
the sole judgment of WidePoint prior to the termination of Mr. Oxley; provided,
however, that in the event WidePoint terminates Mr. Oxley for a “proper business
purpose,” then (I) the scope of the non-compete set forth in the employment
agreement shall be limited to the products and services offered by WidePoint as
of the termination of Mr. Oxley and (II) WidePoint shall pay to Mr. Oxley the
lesser of (A) Mr. Oxley’s salary and benefits each month for the 6 month period
immediately following such termination or (B) in the event less than 6 months
remains in the then current term of Mr. Oxley’s employment with WidePoint, then
Mr. Oxley shall receive his salary and benefits each month for such lesser
remaining period of time.
Mr. Oxley’s employment agreement
further provides that during the employment period and for one year following
the termination of Mr. Oxley’s agreement as a result of his resignation or a
termination by WidePoint for Cause, Mr. Oxley will not own, manage, control,
participate in, consult with, advertise on behalf of, render services for or in
any manner engage in any competitive business of soliciting or providing any
computer, technology, information technology, consulting or any other services
and/or products of any type whatsoever to any federal, state and/or local
governments and/or to any existing or targeted customers or clients of
WidePoint; nor shall Mr. Oxley attempt to influence any then existing or
targeted customers, clients or suppliers of WidePoint to curtail any business
they are currently, or in the last 24 months have been, transacting with
WidePoint. Furthermore, during such period, Mr. Oxley shall not, without
WidePoint’s prior written consent, knowingly solicit or encourage any existing
employee or recruit to leave or discourage their employment with
WidePoint.
Mr.
Turissini. On October 24, 2004, the Company entered into an
employment agreement with Daniel Turissini, our Chief Technology Officer and the
Chief Executive Officer of our wholly owned subsidiary, Operational Research
Consultants, Inc. (“ORC”). The employment agreement had an initial
term expiring on October 25, 2006. On July 25, 2007, the Company
entered into an addendum to the employment agreement that provided that Mr.
Turissini’s employment agreement shall be annually renewable through October 24,
2009. On July 15, 2009, the Company entered into an addendum to the
employment agreement that provided that the term of Mr. Turissini’s employment
agreement shall extend through October 31, 2011. The agreement, as amended
pursuant to the July 15, 2009 addendum, provides for (1) a base salary of
$250,000 per year, (2) reimbursement for additional actual business expenses
consistent with our existing policies that have been incurred for our benefit;
(3) paid medical and other benefits consistent with our existing policies with
respect to our key executives, as such policies may be amended from time to time
in the future; and (4) performance incentive bonuses as may be granted annually
at the discretion of the Compensation Committee of the Board of
Directors.
The
employment agreement also contains a termination provision. Mr.
Turissini’s employment period will continue from the date of his agreement on
October 24, 2004 until October 31, 2011 unless terminated earlier by (a) Mr.
Turissini’s death or permanent disability which renders him unable to perform
his duties hereunder (as determined by ORC and WidePoint in their good faith
judgment), (b) Mr. Turissini’s resignation, commencing from and after the third
anniversary date of his employment agreement, upon prior written notice to ORC
and WidePoint of 90 days before the annual anniversary date of his employment
agreement, or (c) ORC and/or WidePoint for Cause. Mr. Turissini’s
employment agreement defines “Cause” as (i) the repeated failure or refusal of
Mr. Turissini to follow the lawful directives of ORC, WidePoint or their
designee (except due to sickness, injury or disabilities), after prior notice to
Mr. Turissini and a reasonable opportunity to cure by Mr. Turissini of up to 30
days, (ii) gross inattention to duty or any other willful, reckless or grossly
negligent act (or omission to act) by Mr. Turissini, which, in the good faith
judgment of ORC and WidePoint, materially injures ORC or WidePoint, including
the repeated failure to follow the policies and procedures of ORC or WidePoint,
after prior notice to Mr. Turissini and a reasonable opportunity to cure by Mr.
Turissini of up to 30 days, (iii) a material breach of the employment agreement
by Mr. Turissini, after prior notice to Mr. Turissini and a reasonable
opportunity to cure by Mr. Turissini of up to 30 days, (iv) the commission by
Mr. Turissini of a felony or other crime involving moral turpitude or the
commission by Mr. Turissini of an act of financial dishonesty against ORC or
WidePoint or (v) a proper business purpose of ORC or WidePoint, which shall be
limited only to a decrease in the staffing of the office in which Mr. Turissini
is working or the elimination of the position filled by Mr. Turissini as a
result of a material decrease in revenues and/or profits at the office in which
Mr. Turissini is working, but with other cost cutting measures and the
termination of other employees at such office being first considered and
instituted as determined in the sole judgment of ORC and WidePoint prior to the
termination of Mr. Turissini; provided, however, that in the event ORC
terminates Mr. Turissini under subparagraph (v), then (I) the scope of the
non-compete under Paragraph 5 of the employment agreement shall be limited to
the products and services offered by ORC as of the termination of Mr. Turissini
under subparagraph (v), and (II) ORC shall pay to Mr. Turissini his salary and
benefits each month for the six month period immediately following such
termination..
Mr.
Turissini’s employment agreement further provides that for one year following
the termination of Mr. Turissini’s employment agreement as a result of his
resignation or a termination by ORC or WidePoint for Cause, Mr. Turissini will
not own, manage, control, participate in, consult with, advertise on behalf of,
render services for or in any manner engage in any competitive business of
soliciting or providing any computer, technology, information technology,
consulting or any other services and/or products of any type whatsoever to any
federal, state and/or local governments and/or to any existing or targeted
customers or clients of ORC and/or WidePoint; nor shall Mr. Turissini attempt to
influence any then existing or targeted customers, clients or suppliers of ORC
or WidePoint to curtail any business they are currently, or in the last 36
months have been, transacting with ORC or WidePoint. Furthermore, during such
period, Mr. Turissini shall not, without ORC’s or WidePoint’s prior written
consent, knowingly solicit or encourage any existing employee or recruit to
leave or discourage their employment with ORC or WidePoint.
Mr.
Kang. In January 2008, Jin Kang entered into an Employment and
Non-Compete Agreement with iSYS, LLC and WidePoint, pursuant to which Mr. Kang
serves as the President of iSYS. The agreement provides for (1) a base salary of
$225,000 per year, (2) reimbursement for business expenses consistent with our
existing policies that have been incurred for our benefit, (3) paid medical and
other benefits consistent with our existing policies with respect to our key
executives, as such policies may be amended from time to time in the future, and
(4) performance incentive bonuses as may be granted at the discretion of the
Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.
The
agreement also contains a termination provision. His employment period will
continue from the date of his agreement unless terminated earlier by (a) Mr.
Kang’s death or permanent disability, (b) Mr. Kang’s resignation (other than for
Good Reason (as defined in Mr. Kang’s employment agreement)), upon prior written
notice to WidePoint and iSYS of 90 days, or (c) iSYS or WidePoint for Cause (as
defined in Mr. Kang’s employment agreement). Mr. Kang’s employment
agreement defines “Cause” as (i) the repeated failure or refusal of Mr. Kang to
follow the lawful directives of iSYS, WidePoint or their designee (except due to
sickness, injury or disabilities), after prior notice to Mr. Kang and a
reasonable opportunity to cure by Mr. Kang of up to 30 days, (ii) gross
inattention to duty or any other willful, reckless or grossly negligent act (or
omission to act) by Mr. Kang, which, in the good faith judgment of WidePoint or
iSYS, materially injures WidePoint or iSYS, including the repeated failure to
follow the policies and procedures of WidePoint or iSYS, after prior notice to
Mr. Kang and a reasonable opportunity to cure by Mr. Kang of up to 30 days,
(iii) a material breach of his employment agreement by Mr. Kang, after prior
notice to Mr. Kang and a reasonable opportunity to cure by Mr. Kang of up to 30
days or (iv) the conviction by Mr. Kang of a felony or other crime involving
moral turpitude or the commission by Mr. Kang of an act of financial dishonesty
against WidePoint or iSYS. Mr. Kang’s employment agreement defines “Good Reason”
as (i) a material breach of the employment agreement by WidePoint or iSYS,
subject to written notice and an opportunity to cure of up to 30 days, (ii) any
material adverse alteration or diminution of Mr. Kang’s duties, subject to
written notice and an opportunity to cure of up to 30 days, and (iii) the
relocation of iSYS’ principal executive offices to a location more than 50 miles
from its present location.
Upon termination of Mr. Kang’s
employment without Cause or by Mr. Kang for Good Reason, iSYS shall pay to Mr.
Kang (i) any unpaid base salary as of the date of termination, (ii) in the event
that the termination occurs prior to the third anniversary of WidePoint’s
acquisition of iSYS, base salary from the date of termination until the third
anniversary of WidePoint’s acquisition of iSYS, (iii) a pro rata portion of any
bonus payable to Mr. Kang in respect of the year in which the termination occurs
and (iv) reimbursement of outstanding business expenses.
Mr.
Kang’s employment agreement further provides that during the employment period
and for two years following the termination of Mr. Kang’s employment as a result
of his resignation other than for Good Reason or a termination by WidePoint or
iSYS for Cause, Mr. Kang will not own, manage, control, participate in, consult
with, advertise on behalf of, render services for or in any manner engage in any
competitive business of soliciting or providing any computer, technology,
information technology, consulting or any other services and/or products of any
type whatsoever to any federal, state and/or local governments and/or to any
existing or targeted customers or clients of WidePoint and iSYS; nor shall Mr.
Kang attempt to influence any then existing or targeted customers, clients,
consultants or suppliers of WidePoint or iSYS to curtail any business they are
currently, or in the last 36 months have been, transacting with WidePoint or
iSYS. Furthermore, during such period, Mr. Kang shall not, without the prior
written consent of WidePoint and iSYS, knowingly solicit or encourage any
existing employee, consultant or recruit to leave or discourage their employment
with WidePoint or iSYS.
Stock
Options
2008 Stock Incentive
Plan. Effective December 18, 2007, the Board of Directors
adopted, and in December 2008 our shareholders approved, our 2008 Stock
Incentive Plan (the “Original 2008 Plan”). On November 9, 2009, the
Board adopted, and on December 15, 2009 our shareholders approved, an amendment
to the Original 2008 Stock Incentive Plan (as so amended, the “2008
Plan”). The 2008 Plan provides for the award of a variety of
equity-based incentives, including stock awards, stock options, stock
appreciation rights, phantom shares, performance unit appreciation rights,
dividend equivalents, restricted stock awards and awards of restricted stock
units (collectively, “Stock Incentives”). The 2008 Plan is
administered by the Company’s Compensation Committee. The vesting and
exercisability of any Stock Incentives granted under the 2008 Plan is subject to
the determination of and criteria set by the Compensation
Committee.
Subject
to ratification by the Company’s shareholders of the Original 2008 Plan, options
were granted on January 2, 2008 by the Company’s Board of Directors under the
Original 2008 Plan to Mr. Kang in connection with the Company’s acquisition of
iSYS, LLC, with such options being for the purchase of a total of 315,000 shares
of common stock at a price of $0.85 per share through January 4, 2013, and with
such options being fully exercisable as of April 5, 2008. Also,
subject to ratification by the Company’s shareholders of the Original 2008 Plan,
options were granted on July 25, 2008 by the Company’s Board under the Original
2008 Plan to Mr. Oxley upon his appointment as Executive Vice President of the
Company, with such options being for the purchase of a total of 250,000 shares
of common stock at a price of $0.81 per share through July 15, 2018, and with
such options being fully exercisable on July 25, 2015, provided that the vesting
of such option may be accelerated based on the achievement of certain
performance objectives.
On May
11, 2009, the Company’s Compensation Committee voted to cancel 950,000 Canceled
Options previously then held by management and other employees and issue the
Replacement Options replacement options to such individuals under the Original
2008 Plan. The optionees all concurred with such action by the
Compensation Committee. The Cancelled Options had varying exercise prices
ranging from $0.85 to $2.80 with a weighted average exercise price of
$1.06. The exercise price of the Replacement Options was set at
$0.54. Other than with respect to the exercise price, there are no
differences in the terms between the Cancelled Options and the Replacement
Options. The incremental additional fair value of the Replacement
Options was calculated to be approximately $64,000, which was determined by
calculating the fair value of the Cancelled Options as they existed on May 11,
2009 immediately prior to cancellation as compared to the fair value on the same
date of the exercise price of the Replacement Options. This amount of additional
fair value of the Replacement Options will be recognized over the vesting period
of the Replacement Options. Since some of the Replacement Options
were fully vested at May 11, 2009, there was an expense of approximately $45,000
recognized in the three months ended June 30, 2009 as a result of the
cancellation of the Cancelled Options and the issuance of the Replacement
Options.
Director
Compensation
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Fees
Earned
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Option
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All
Other
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or
Paid in Cash
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Awards
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Compensation
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Total
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Director Name
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( $)
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($)(1)
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($)
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($)
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James
Ritter
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12,000 |
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13,500 |
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- |
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25,500 |
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Morton
Taubman
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12,000 |
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8,870 |
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- |
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20,870 |
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George
Norwood
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12,000 |
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3,790 |
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- |
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15,790 |
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Otto
Guenther
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12,000 |
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3,790 |
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- |
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15,790 |
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(1) The
amounts set forth in this column represent compensation expense as determined by
the Black-Scholes calculation recognized by the Company in 2008 with respect to
options grants, if any, in 2009. Reference is made to Note 2 to our
financial statements contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2009 with respect to the calculation of such
expense. As further described above under the heading Outstanding
Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End and in Note 2 to the consolidated financial
statements contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed on March 31,
2010, on May 11, 2009, 950,000 options held by management and other employees
were cancelled and replaced with replacement options to such individuals. The
amounts recognized in this column represent the proportion of earned fair market
value of the Replacement Options over the Cancelled Options attributable to the
applicable individual as a result of the cancellation of the Cancelled Options
and the issuance of the Replacement Options. The aggregate number of
shares subject to outstanding options held by each director as of December 31,
2009 is as follows: Mr. Ritter, 75,000; Mr. Taubman, 62,000; General Norwood,
62,000; and General Guenther, 62,000.
WidePoint’s
Director Compensation Plan includes both cash consideration and non-cash
consideration consisting of quarterly fees and stock option
grants. It is designed to enable continued attraction and retention
of qualified directors. It currently includes options granted under
the Company’s 2008 Plan (described above) and formerly included options granted
under the Company’s 1997 Directors Formula Stock Option Plan prior to the
expiration of such plan (as described in more detail below).
1997 Directors Formula Stock Option
Plan. In May 1997, the Board adopted, and in December 1997 our
shareholders approved, our 1997 Directors Formula Stock Option Plan (the
“Director Plan”). In April 2007, the Director Plan expired and was
subsequently replaced by the 2008 Plan. Certain options issued under
the Director Plan prior to the expiration of such plan remain outstanding and
unexercised as of October 25, 2010 . Such outstanding and unexercised
options are for the purchase of an aggregate of 48,000 shares of common stock at
exercise prices ranging from $0.93 to $2.80. Such options continue to
vest, become exercisable when vested and expire ten years after the date of
grant, subject to such shorter period as may have been provided in the option
agreements.
1997 Plan. In May
1997, the Board adopted, and in December 1997 our shareholders approved, the
Company’s 1997 Stock Incentive Plan (the “1997 Plan”). In April 2007,
the 1997 Plan expired and was subsequently replaced by the 2008
Plan. Certain options issued under the 1997 Plan prior to the
expiration of such plan remain outstanding and unexercised as of October 25,
2010. Such outstanding and unexercised options under the 1997 Plan
are for the purchase of an aggregate of 2,309,000 shares of Common Stock at
exercise prices ranging from $0.07 to $2.80. Such
options continue to vest, become exercisable when vested and expire ten years
after the date of grant, subject to such shorter period as may have been
provided in the option agreements.
Certain
Related Person Transactions
A related person transaction is a
consummated or currently proposed transaction in which we were or are to be a
participant and the amount involved exceeds $120,000, and in which a related
person (i.e., any director or executive officer or nominee for director, or any
member of the immediate family of such person) has or will have a direct or
indirect material interest. The Company was not a participant in any
related person transactions since the beginning of the Company’s last fiscal
year and no such transactions are currently proposed, with the exception that on
July 8, 2009, each of Steve L. Komar and James T. McCubbin, each of whom are
presently an officer and director of the Company, exercised, in the form of a
cashless exercise, his respective warrant to purchase 1,333,333 shares of common
stock of the Company, which warrant was previously issued to such individual
pursuant to a Warrant Purchase Agreement, dated July 14, 2004, by and between
the Company and each such individual. As a result of his respective
cashless exercise of such warrant, each of Steve L. Komar and James T. McCubbin,
as applicable, was issued 793,103 shares of common stock of the Company, with
540,230 shares of common stock of the Company being withheld by the Company from
each such warrant as payment of the respective exercise price of each such
warrant.
IMPORTANT NOTICE OF INTERNET
AVAILABILITY OF PROXY
STATEMENT
As permitted by the federal securities
laws, we are also making this Proxy Statement available to our stockholders via
the Internet. A copy of this Proxy Statement is available to you free of charge
at http://www.widepoint.com.
OTHER
INFORMATION
Key
Corporate Governance Documents
We
maintain an internet website at http://www.widepoint.com. Our
Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on
Form 8-K, and any amendment to those reports, are available free of charge on
our website immediately after they are filed with or furnished to the
SEC. WidePoint’s Code of Business Conduct, Corporate Governance
Principles and Charters of the Committees of the Board of Directors are also
available free of charge on our website or by writing to WidePoint Corporation,
Midwest Office Center, 18W100 22nd Street,
Suite 124, Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois 60181, c/o Corporate
Secretary. WidePoint’s Code of Business Conduct applies to all
directors, officers (including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer) and employees. Amendments to or waivers of the Code of Conduct granted
to any of the Company’s directors or executive officers will be published on our
website within five business days of such amendment or waiver.
Shareholder
Proposals for 2010 Annual Meeting
Proposals of shareholders intended to
be presented at the 2011 Annual Meeting, which presently is expected to be held
on June 15, 2011, must be received by the Secretary of the Company, Midwest
Office Center, 18W100 22nd Street, Suite 124, Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois 60181,
no later than January 14, 2011 in order for them to be considered for inclusion
in the 2011 Proxy Statement. A shareholder desiring to submit a
proposal to be voted on at next year’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders, but not
desiring to have such proposal included in next year’s proxy statement relating
to that meeting, should submit such proposal to the Company by March 15,
2011. Failure to comply with that advance notice requirement will
permit management to use its discretionary voting authority if and when the
proposal is raised at the Annual Meeting without having had a discussion of the
proposal in the proxy statement.
OTHER
MATTERS
Management is not aware of any other
matters to be considered at the Annual Meeting. If any other matters
properly come before the Annual Meeting, the persons named in the enclosed Proxy
will vote said Proxy in accordance with their discretion.
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By
Order of the Board of Directors
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WIDEPOINT
CORPORATION
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James
T. McCubbin
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Secretary
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November
8, 2010
PROXY
WIDEPOINT
CORPORATION
Midwest
Office Center
18W100
22nd
Street, Suite 124
Oakbrook
Terrace, Illinois 60181
This proxy is solicited by the Board of
Directors for the ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS of WidePoint Corporation, a
Delaware corporation (the “Company”), on December 8, 2010, 10:00 a.m., local
time.
The undersigned appoints James Ritter
and James McCubbin, and each of them, a proxy of the undersigned, with full
power of substitution, to vote all shares of Common Stock, par value $.001 per
share, of the Company which the undersigned is entitled to vote at the Annual
Meeting of Shareholders to be held on December 8, 2010, or at any and all
adjournment(s) thereof, with all powers the undersigned would have if personally
present.
The
Board of Directors recommends voting FOR the following
proposals:
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Please
mark your votes as indicated in this example
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1. To
Elect Directors
FOR
the nominees
listed
to the right
(except
as marked to
the
contrary)
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WITHHOLD
AUTHORITY
to
vote for the nominees listed to the right
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CLASS
I DIRECTORS – MORTON S. TAUBMAN AND RONALD S. OXLEY
(INSTRUCTION: To
withhold authority for a nominee, write that nominee’s name on the space provided below).
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2.
Proposal to ratify the selection of Moss Adams LLP as the independent
accountants for the Company for the current fiscal year.
FOR AGAINST
ABSTAIN
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3.
In their discretion the Proxies are authorized to vote upon such other
business as properly may come before the meeting.
FOR AGAINST
ABSTAIN
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Sign
exactly as your name appears hereon. When signing in a
representative or fiduciary capacity, indicate title. If shares
are held jointly, each holder should sign.
Date ,
2010
Signature
of Shareholder(s)
THE
SHARES WILL BE VOTED AS DIRECTED ABOVE, AND WITH RESPECT TO OTHER MATTERS
OF BUSINESS PROPERLY BEFORE THE MEETING AS THE PROXIES SHALL
DECIDE. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR
PROPOSALS 1, 2 AND 3.
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