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ART TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC.
(Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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ART TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC.
25 FIRST STREET
CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS 02141
Dear Stockholder:
I am pleased to invite you to attend the 2006 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders of Art Technology Group, Inc. on May 23, 2006.
We will hold the meeting at 10:00 a.m. at the offices of
Foley Hoag LLP, 155 Seaport Boulevard, Boston, Massachusetts.
Annual meetings play an important role in maintaining
communications and understanding among our management, board of
directors and stockholders, and I hope that you will be able to
join us.
On the pages following this letter you will find the Notice of
Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which lists the matters to be
considered at the meeting, and the proxy statement, which
describes the matters listed in the Notice. We have also
enclosed our 2005 Annual Report to Stockholders.
If you were a stockholder of record as of the close of business
on April 4, 2006, the record date for voting at the
meeting, we have enclosed your proxy card, which allows you to
vote on the matters considered at the meeting. Simply mark, sign
and date your proxy card, and then mail the completed proxy card
to our transfer agent, Computershare Trust Company, N.A., in the
enclosed postage-paid envelope. You may also submit your proxy
electronically via the Internet or by telephone as described on
the enclosed proxy card. You may attend the meeting and vote in
person even if you have sent in a proxy card or submitted your
proxy electronically.
If your shares are held in the name of a bank, broker or other
holder of record, you will receive instructions from the holder
of record that you must follow in order for your shares to be
voted.
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Robert D. Burke |
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Chief Executive Officer and President |
THE ABILITY TO HAVE YOUR VOTE COUNTED AT THE MEETING IS AN
IMPORTANT STOCKHOLDER RIGHT, AND I HOPE YOU WILL CAST
YOUR VOTE IN PERSON OR BY PROXY REGARDLESS
OF THE NUMBER OF SHARES YOU HOLD.
ART TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC.
25 First Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02141
Notice of 2006 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
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At the meeting, we will ask you and our other stockholders to: |
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(1) Elect John R. Held and Phyllis S. Swersky Class I
directors of the Company to serve until the 2009 Annual Meeting
or until their successors are elected and qualified. |
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(2) Approve an increase in the number of shares of common
stock issuable under our 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan from
5,000,000 to 6,500,000. |
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(3) Transact any other business properly presented at the
meeting. |
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You may vote if you were a stockholder of record at the close of
business on April 4, 2006. |
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Proxy Voting |
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It is important that your shares be represented and voted at the
meeting. Whether or not you plan to attend the meeting, please
mark, sign, date and promptly mail your proxy card to our
transfer agent, Computershare Trust Company, N.A., in the
enclosed postage-paid envelope. Alternatively, you may submit
your proxy via the Internet or by telephone by following the
directions on the enclosed proxy card. You may revoke your proxy
at any time prior to its exercise at the meeting. You may revoke
electronic votes by using the same method as your original vote
and making any changes you deem necessary. |
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By Order of the Board of Directors, |
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Julie M.B. Bradley |
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Secretary |
Cambridge, Massachusetts
April 10, 2006
PROXY STATEMENT
for the
ART TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC.
2006 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE MEETING
This Proxy Statement
We have sent you this proxy statement and the enclosed proxy
card because our board of directors is soliciting your proxy to
vote at our 2006 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or any
adjournment or postponement of the meeting. The meeting will be
held at 10:00 a.m., Eastern time, on Wednesday,
May 23, 2006, at the offices of Foley Hoag LLP, 155 Seaport
Boulevard, Boston, Massachusetts.
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THIS PROXY STATEMENT summarizes information about the proposals
to be considered at the meeting and other information you may
find useful in determining how to vote. |
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THE PROXY CARD is the means by which you actually authorize
another person to vote your shares in accordance with the
instructions. |
Our directors, officers and employees may solicit proxies in
person or by telephone, mail, electronic mail, facsimile or
telegram. We will pay the expenses of soliciting proxies,
although we will not pay additional compensation to these
individuals for soliciting proxies. We will request banks,
brokers and other nominees holding shares for a beneficial owner
to forward copies of the proxy materials to those beneficial
owners and to request instructions for voting those shares. We
will reimburse these banks, brokers and other nominees for their
related reasonable expenses. We have not retained the services
of any proxy solicitation firm to assist us in soliciting
proxies.
We are mailing this proxy statement and the enclosed proxy card
to stockholders for the first time on or about April 17,
2006. In this mailing, we are enclosing a copy of our 2005
Annual Report to Stockholders, which includes our annual report
on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2005.
Who May Vote
Holders of record of our common stock at the close of business
on April 4, 2006 are entitled to one vote per share on each
matter properly brought before the meeting. The proxy card
states the number of shares you are entitled to vote.
A list of stockholders entitled to vote will be available at the
meeting. In addition, you may contact our Secretary at our
address as set forth in the notice appearing before this proxy
statement, to make arrangements to review a copy of the
stockholder list at our offices located at 25 First Street,
Cambridge, Massachusetts, prior to the meeting, between the
hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Eastern time, on any
business day from May 12, 2006 up to the time of the
meeting.
How to Vote
You may vote your shares at the meeting in person or by proxy:
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To Vote in Person, you must attend the meeting, and then
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To Vote by Proxy, you must either: (1) mark, sign
and date the enclosed proxy card and then mail the proxy card to
our transfer agent, Computershare Trust Company, N.A., or
(2) submit your proxy card electronically via the Internet
or by telephone, following the directions provided on the
enclosed proxy card. Your proxy will be valid only if you
complete and return the proxy card or vote electronically before
the meeting. By completing and returning the proxy card, either
by mail or electronically, you will direct the designated
persons to vote your shares at the meeting in the manner you
specify in the proxy card. If you complete the proxy card with
the exception of the voting instructions, then the designated
persons will vote your shares for the election of the nominated
directors. If any other business properly comes before the
meeting, the designated persons will have the discretion to vote
your shares as they deem appropriate. |
Even if you complete and return a proxy card or submit your
proxy electronically, you may revoke it at any time before it is
exercised by taking one of the following actions:
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send written notice to our Secretary at our address as set forth
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send us another signed proxy with a later date; |
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log on to the Internet the same way you did originally and
change your votes; |
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call the telephone number listed on the proxy card; or |
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attend the meeting, notify our Secretary that you are present,
and then vote by ballot. |
If your shares are held in the name of a bank, broker or other
nominee holder, you will receive instructions from the holder of
record explaining how your shares may be voted. Please note
that, in such an event, you must obtain a proxy, executed in
your favor, from the holder of record to be able to vote at the
meeting.
Quorum Required to Transact Business
At the close of business on April 4, 2006,
111,383,361 shares of our common stock were outstanding.
Our by-laws require that a majority of the shares of our common
stock outstanding on that date be represented, in person or by
proxy, at the meeting in order to constitute the quorum we need
to transact business. We will count abstentions and broker
non-votes in determining whether a quorum exists. A broker
non-vote occurs when a nominee holding shares for a beneficial
owner does not vote on a particular proposal because the nominee
does not have discretionary voting power for that particular
item and has not received instructions from the beneficial owner.
DISCUSSION OF PROPOSALS
Proposal One: Election of Two Class I Directors
The first proposal on the agenda for the meeting is the election
of John R. Held and Phyllis S. Swersky to serve as Class I
directors for a three-year term beginning at the meeting
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and ending at our 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until
their successors are elected and qualified.
Under our by-laws, our board of directors has the authority to
fix the number of directors and our board is divided into three
classes serving for staggered three-year terms. The number of
directors currently is fixed at eight. However, we are currently
conducting a search for a ninth director to be added to our
board.
The Nominating and Governance Committee has recommended that the
board nominate, and the board has nominated, John R. Held and
Phyllis S. Swersky, the current Class I directors, for
re-election. Brief biographies of Mr. Held and
Ms. Swersky follow. You will find information about their
stock holdings on page 25.
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John R. Held |
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Mr. Held has been a director since July 2002. Mr. Held
formerly served as both the President and Chief Executive
Officer of Chipcom, and served in a variety of management
positions during his
14-year tenure at
Genrad. Mr. Held is a director of BNS Co. Mr. Held is
67 years old. |
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Ms. Swersky has been a director since May 2000. Since 1995
she has been President of The Meltech Group, a consulting firm
specializing in business advisory services for high-growth
potential businesses. Ms. Swersky also serves as a director
of Investor Financial Services, a service provider for the
financial services industry. Ms. Swersky is 54 years
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We expect that Mr. Held and Ms. Swersky will be able
to serve if elected. If either of them is not able to serve,
proxies may be voted for a substitute nominee.
The nominees receiving the greatest number of votes cast will be
elected as directors. We will not count abstentions when we
tabulate votes cast for the director election. Brokers have
discretionary voting power with respect to director elections.
Our board of directors recommends that you vote FOR
the election of Mr. Held and Ms. Swersky.
Proposal Two: Increase in Shares Issuable under the 1999
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Our board of directors believes that our growth and
profitability depend, in large part, upon our ability to
maintain a competitive position in attracting and retaining key
personnel. The board continues to believe that it is important
for employees to invest in our company in order for them to have
a financial stake in our success, and employees in the
technology sector continue to expect and require the ability to
participate in an employee stock purchase plan as part of their
total compensation packages because the benefits are more
certain.
As of April 4, 2006, only 17,506 shares of our common
stock were available for future purchase under our 1999 Employee
Stock Purchase Plan. Accordingly, on April 4, 2006, the
board adopted, subject to stockholder approval, an amendment to
the purchase plan that would
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increase the number of shares of common stock available for
issuance under the purchase plan from 5,000,000 to 6,500,000
(subject to a proportionate adjustment for certain changes in
our capitalization, such as a stock split).
The table below shows the details of employee participation in
the purchase plan during each period since its inception.
Purchases of Shares under 1999 Employee Stock Purchase
Plan
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February 8, 2002
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September 30, 2002
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December 31, 2002
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March 31, 2003
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June 30, 2003
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September 30, 2003
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December 30, 2003
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March 31, 2004
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June 30, 2004
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September 30, 2004
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December 31, 2004
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March 31, 2005
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June 30, 2005
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September 30, 2005
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December 30, 2005
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March 31, 2006
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Any increase in the number of shares reserved under the purchase
plan must be approved by our stockholders in order for our
employees to benefit from the tax advantages that underlie the
purchase plan. Therefore, in order for us to continue to use the
purchase plan effectively as part of the compensation package we
offer to our employees, we need to obtain stockholder approval
for the amendment to the purchase plan.
The board believes that stockholder approval of the amendment
to the purchase plan is in the best interests of our company and
our stockholders and therefore recommends that stockholders vote
FOR this proposal.
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An affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the common
stock voting on the matter, in person or by proxy, is necessary
to approve the amendment to the purchase plan. Abstentions
effectively count as votes against approval of the amendment.
Brokers have discretionary voting power with respect to this
proposal.
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Summary of Employee Stock Purchase Plan |
The following summary is qualified in all respects by reference
to the full text of our 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The
full text of the purchase plan, including the proposed
amendment, is attached as Annex A.
The purchase plan was adopted by our board of directors on
May 10, 1999 and approved by our stockholders on
June 18, 1999. On March 20, 2002 our board voted to
amend the purchase plan in order to reduce each plan offering
period from 6 months to 3 months and to increase the
number of shares that may be issued under the purchase plan from
1,000,000 to 3,000,000 and on May 22, 2002 the stockholders
approved this increase. On March 24, 2003 our board voted
to amend the purchase plan to increase the number of shares that
may be issued under the purchase plan from 3,000,000 to
5,000,000. On April 4, 2005 our board voted to amend the
purchase plan to reduce the maximum payroll deduction that an
employee may elect under the plan from 10% to 5%. On
April 4, 2006 our board voted to amend the purchase plan to
increase the number of shares that may be issued under the
purchase plan from 5,000,000 to 6,500,000, subject to
stockholder approval, to increase the maximum payroll deduction
that an employee may elect under the plan from 5% to 10% and to
require participants to hold the shares issued under the plan
for at least 90 days before they can be sold.
Only our employees are eligible to purchase shares of our common
stock under the purchase plan. Employees receive the right to
purchase a specified number of shares of common stock at 85% of
the closing market price of our common stock on either
(1) the first business day of the offering period or
(2) the last business day of the offering period, whichever
price is lower. The last sales price of our common stock on
April 4, 2006, as reported on the Nasdaq National Market,
was $3.38.
An employee may authorize us to make a payroll deduction of
between 1% and 10% of the employees compensation during
any offering period. At the end of the offering period, the
deducted money is used to buy shares of our common stock. During
an offering period, an employee may purchase no more than the
number of shares calculated by dividing the closing market price
of our common stock on the first day of the offering period into
$6,250. This number is derived from a limitation imposed by the
Internal Revenue Code, which provides that no employee may be
granted an option which permits the employees rights to
purchase stock under an employee stock purchase plan to accrue
at a rate that exceeds $25,000 of the fair market value of the
common stock for each calendar year in which the option is
outstanding at any time.
Our board administers the purchase plan and has the authority to
adopt, amend and repeal the administrative rules, guidelines and
practices relating to the purchase plan and to interpret
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the provisions of the purchase plan. Our board may amend the
purchase plan at any time, except that if Section 423 of
the Internal Revenue Code requires that the stockholders approve
an amendment, the amendment will not be effective until
stockholders approve it. Section 423 requires approval of
the increase in the number of shares issuable under the purchase
plan. It does not require approval of the amendments to add a
90 day holding period or change the maximum employee
deduction, as described above. In accordance with Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 123R, Share-Based
Payment, we are required to record stock-based compensation
expense, amortized over each three month offering period under
the purchase plan, for shares issued out of the purchase plan
based on the fair value of the purchase options granted under
the purchase plan as of the beginning of such offering period.
We are unable to determine the dollar value and number of shares
that will be received by or allocated to any of our named
executive officers, our current executive officers, as a group,
and our employees who are not executive officers, as a group, as
a result of the approval of the amendment to the purchase plan
because it is in the discretion of each executive officer and
employee whether to purchase shares under the purchase plan. Our
non-employee directors are not eligible to purchase shares under
the purchase plan.
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The following discussion is intended only as a brief overview of
certain of the current federal income tax laws applicable to the
purchase plan. Employees should consult their tax advisors
concerning their own federal income tax situations, as well as
concerning state tax aspects of the acquisition of shares of our
common stock pursuant to the purchase plan. No state tax matters
are addressed in the following discussion.
If an employee acquires shares of our common stock pursuant to
the purchase plan and does not dispose of them within two years
after the commencement of the offering pursuant to which the
shares were acquired, nor within one year after the date on
which the shares were acquired, any gain realized upon
subsequent disposition will be taxable as a long-term capital
gain, except that the portion of such gain equal to the lesser
of (a) the excess of the fair market value of the shares on
the date of disposition over the amount paid upon purchase of
the shares, or (b) the excess of the fair market value of
the shares on the offering commencement date over the amount
paid upon purchase of the shares, is taxable as ordinary income.
However, we do not have a corresponding deduction. If the
employee disposes of the shares at a price less than the price
at which he or she acquired the shares, the employee realizes no
ordinary income and has a long-term capital loss measured by the
difference between the purchase price and the selling price.
If an employee disposes of shares acquired pursuant to the
purchase plan within two years after the commencement of the
offering pursuant to which the shares were acquired, or within
one year after the date on which the shares were acquired, the
difference between the purchase price and the fair market value
of the shares at the time of purchase will be taxable to him or
her as ordinary income in the year of disposition. In this
event, we may deduct from our gross
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income an amount equal to the amount treated as ordinary income
to each such employee. Any such deduction will be subject to the
limitations of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Any excess of the selling price over the fair market value at
the time the employee purchased the shares will be taxable as
long-term or short-term capital gain, depending upon the period
for which the shares were held. If any shares are disposed of
within either the two-year or one-year period at a price less
than the fair market value at the time of purchase, the same
amount of ordinary income (i.e., the difference between the
purchase price and the fair market value of the shares at the
time of purchase) is realized, and a capital loss is recognized
equal to the difference between the fair market value of the
shares at the time of purchase and the selling price.
If a participating employee should die while owning shares
acquired under the purchase plan, ordinary income may be
reportable on his or her final income tax return.
Other Matters
Our board of directors is not aware of any matters that are
expected to come before the meeting other than those referred to
in this proxy statement. If any other matter should properly
come before the meeting, the persons named in the accompanying
proxy card intend to vote the proxies in accordance with their
best judgment.
Submission of Future Stockholder Proposals
Under SEC rules, a stockholder who intends to present a
proposal, including nomination of a director, at our 2007 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders and who wishes the proposal to be
included in the proxy statement for that meeting must submit the
proposal in writing to our Secretary at 25 First Street,
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02141, prior to December 11, 2006.
SEC rules set standards for the types of stockholder proposals
and the information that must be provided by the stockholder
making the request.
A stockholder may also submit a proposal to be considered at our
2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders pursuant to our by-laws,
which provide that the proposal must be received by our
Secretary not less than sixty days nor more than ninety days
prior to that meeting. This notice must include the information
required by the provisions of our by-laws, a copy of which may
be obtained by writing to our Secretary at the address specified
above. We have not yet set a date for our 2007 Annual Meeting.
If the 2007 Annual Meeting were to be held on May 18, 2007,
the Friday before the anniversary of the 2006 Annual Meeting,
the deadline for delivery of a stockholder proposal pursuant to
our by-laws would be March 19, 2007. If a proposal is
submitted in compliance with our by-laws but after
December 11, 2006, the stockholder may not require that the
proposal be included in the proxy statement for the 2007 Annual
Meeting.
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INFORMATION ABOUT
CONTINUING DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Background Information about Directors Continuing in
Office
Our Class II and Class III directors will continue in
office following the meeting. The terms of our Class II
directors will expire upon our 2007 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders, and the terms of our Class III directors will
expire upon our 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Brief
biographies of these directors follow. You will find information
about their stock holdings on page 25.
Class II Directors
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David B. Elsbree |
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Mr. Elsbree has been a director since June 2004. From June
1981 to May 2004, Mr. Elsbree was a partner at
Deloitte & Touche. He has been a member of the Board of
the New England Chapter of the National Association of Corporate
Directors. Mr. Elsbree is 58 years old. |
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Ilene H. Lang |
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Ms. Lang has served as a director since October 2001. Since
September 2003, Ms. Lang has been president of Catalyst,
Inc., an organization that works to advance women in business.
From May 2000 to August 2003, Ms. Lang was a business and
financial consultant to various boards of directors, boards of
trustees, and Chief Executive Officers. From May 1999 to May
2000, she served as President and Chief Executive Officer of
Individual.com, Inc., an Internet media service provider.
Ms. Lang also serves as a director of Adaptec, Inc., a data
storage solutions company. Ms. Lang is 62 years old. |
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Daniel C. Regis |
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Mr. Regis has served as our chairman since July 2005 and as
a director since November 2004, when he was added to our board
in connection with our acquisition of Primus Knowledge
Solutions, Inc. Mr. Regis served on Primus board of
directors from April 2003 until our acquisition of Primus in
November 2004. Mr. Regis presently serves as a Managing
Director of Digital Partners, a mid-sized venture capital fund
specializing in Northwest emerging technology companies.
Mr. Regis is a member of the board of directors of Cray,
Inc. and Columbia Banking Systems, Inc. Mr. Regis is
66 years old. |
Class III Directors
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Michael A. Brochu |
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Mr. Brochu has served as a director since November 2004,
when he was added to our board in connection with our
acquisition of Primus Knowledge Solutions, Inc. Mr. Brochu
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February 2005, and has served as a director of Loudeye Corp.
since December 2003. From November 1997 until our acquisition of
Primus in November 2004, Mr. Brochu served as the
President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of
Primus. Mr. Brochu is 52 years old. |
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Robert D. Burke |
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Mr. Burke has served as our Chief Executive Officer and
President and as a director since December 2002. From November
2000 through November 2002, Mr. Burke served as Chief
Executive Officer of Quidnunc, a customer solutions and services
company. From June 1999 through October 2000, Mr. Burke
served as President, Worldwide Services Division of ePresence,
formerly Banyan Systems, an online security and identity
management company. Mr. Burke is 51 years old. |
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Mary E. Makela |
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Ms. Makela has served as a director since July 2002. Since
1994, Ms. Makela has provided management consulting
services to Chief Executive Officers, and various for profit and
non-profit boards of directors. Ms. Makela formerly served
as President of Cognos Corporation and President and Chief
Executive Officer of IMC Systems. Ms. Makela is
63 years old. |
Information about Executive Officers
Our executive officers are elected by our board of directors.
Brief biographies of our current executive officers follow. You
will find information about their stock holdings on page 25.
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Robert D. Burke |
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Chief Executive Officer and President. You will find background
information about Mr. Burke above. |
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Julie M.B. Bradley |
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Ms. Bradley has been our Senior Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary since July 2005. From
April 2000 to June 2005, Ms. Bradley was employed by Akamai
Technologies, Inc., a service provider for accelerating content
and business processes online, most recently as its Vice
President of Finance. From January 1993 to April 2000, she was
an accountant at Deloitte & Touche LLP.
Ms. Bradley is 37 years old. |
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Barry Clark |
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Mr. Clark has been Senior Vice President Worldwide Sales
since February 2004. From February 2002 to February 2004,
Mr. Clark was President of SchoolKidz, Inc., a packaged
school supply retailer. From October 1998 to December 2001,
Mr. Clark was Division President of Domino Amjet, a company
that offers coding and printing solutions using ink jet and
laser technologies. Mr. Clark is 49 years old. |
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Cliff Conneighton |
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Mr. Conneighton has been Senior Vice President of Marketing
since December 2003. From December 2001 until December 2003
Mr. Conneighton was an author, as well as a consultant at
Conneighton Group, LLC, a privately held management consulting
firm. Mr. Conneighton was a founder of iCOMS, Inc., an
independent e-commerce
service provider. He served as its Chief Executive Officer from
January 1997 to December 1999 and from January 2001 to December
2001, and as its Chief Marketing Officer from January 2000 to
December 2000. Mr. Conneighton is 56 years old. |
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Patricia ONeill |
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Ms. ONeill has been Senior Vice President Human
Resources since January 2004. From May 2000 to January 2004,
Ms. ONeill served as our Vice President Human
Resources. From April 1995 to February 2000
Ms. ONeill was the Vice President Human Resources of
The Shareholders Services Group, a division of First Data
Corporation. Ms. ONeill is 57 years old. |
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Kenneth Z. Volpe |
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Mr. Volpe has been Senior Vice President, Products and
Technology since September 2004. From November 2003 to September
2004, Mr. Volpe served as our Vice President and General
Manger, Platform Products. From June 1999 to November 2003, he
served as our Vice President, Product Management, and from
September 1998 to June 1999, he served as our Director, Product
Management. Mr. Volpe is 40 years old. |
INFORMATION ABOUT CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
General
We believe that good corporate governance is important to ensure
that Art Technology Group, Inc. is managed for the long-term
benefit of our stockholders. During the past few years, we have
continued to review our corporate governance policies and
practices and to compare them to those suggested by various
authorities in corporate governance and the practices of other
public companies. We have also continued to review the
provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the new and
proposed rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the
new listing standards of Nasdaq. For example, in December 2004
our board of directors engaged independent corporate governance
experts to evaluate our corporate governance structure, policies
and procedures, and during 2005 we implemented some of the
suggestions made by these studies.
Board and Committee Meetings
The board of directors has responsibility for establishing broad
corporate policies and reviewing our overall performance rather
than day-to-day
operations. The boards primary
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responsibility is to oversee our management and, in so doing,
serve the best interests of the company and its stockholders.
The board selects, evaluates and provides for the succession of
executive officers and, subject to stockholder election,
directors. It reviews and approves corporate objectives and
strategies, and evaluates significant policies and proposed
major commitments of corporate resources. Management keeps the
directors informed of our activities through regular written
reports and presentations at board and committee meetings.
Our board met in person or via teleconference 12 times in 2005.
During 2005, each director attended at least 75 percent of
the total number of meetings held by the board and the
committees of the board on which he or she served at the time of
such meeting. The board has established three standing
committees Audit, Compensation, and Nominating and
Governance each of which operates under a charter
that has been approved by the board. Current copies of each
committees charter are posted on the For
Investors Corporate Governance Committee
Charters section of our website, www.atg.com. In
addition, a copy of the Amended and Restated Audit Committee
Charter, as in effect on the date of this proxy statement, is
attached to this proxy statement as Annex B.
The board has determined that all of the members of the
boards Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and
Nominating and Governance Committee meet the independence
requirements of the Nasdaq Stock Market for membership on the
committees on which he or she serves.
The Audit Committees responsibilities include:
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appointing, evaluating, setting the compensation of, and
assessing the independence of our independent registered public
accounting firm; |
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overseeing the work of our independent registered public
accounting firm, which includes the receipt and consideration of
certain reports from our independent registered public
accounting firm; |
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reviewing and discussing with management and our independent
registered public accounting firm our annual and quarterly
financial statements and related disclosures; |
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monitoring our internal controls over financial reporting and
disclosure controls and procedures; |
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establishing procedures for the receipt, retention and treatment
of accounting related complaints and concerns; |
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meeting independently with our independent registered public
accounting firm and management; and |
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preparing the audit committee report required by SEC rules
(which is included on page 15 of this proxy statement). |
The Audit Committee met in person or via teleconference 10 times
during 2005. The current Audit Committee members are
Mr. Elsbree, Ms. Makela and Mr. Regis, with
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Mr. Elsbree serving as the Chair of the committee. The
board of directors has determined that Mr. Elsbree and
Mr. Regis are each an audit committee financial
expert as defined in Item 401(h) of
Regulation S-K.
The Compensation Committees responsibilities include:
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making recommendations to the board with respect to the chief
executive officers compensation; |
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reviewing and approving the compensation of our other executive
officers; |
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preparing the compensation committee report required by SEC
rules (which is included on page 21 of this proxy
statement); |
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overseeing and administering our cash and equity incentive
plans; and |
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reviewing and making recommendations to the board with respect
to director compensation. |
The Compensation Committee met 6 times during 2005. The current
members of the Compensation Committee are Mr. Held,
Ms. Makela and Ms. Swersky, with Ms. Makela
serving as the Chair of the committee.
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Nominating and Governance Committee |
The Nominating and Governance Committees responsibilities
include:
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identifying individuals qualified to become members of the board
of directors; |
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recommending to the board the persons to be nominated for
election as directors; |
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recommending directors for each committee of the board; |
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developing and recommending to the board corporate governance
principles; and |
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overseeing the evaluation of the board and its committees. |
The Nominating and Governance Committee met 6 times during 2005.
The Nominating and Governance Committees current members
are Mr. Held, Ms. Lang and Ms. Swersky, with
Ms. Swersky serving as the Chair of the committee.
Director Candidates
The process followed by the Nominating and Governance Committee
to identify and evaluate director candidates includes requests
to members of the board of directors and others for
recommendations, meetings from time to time to evaluate
biographical information and background material relating to
potential candidates and interviews of selected candidates by
members of the Nominating and Governance Committee and the
board. In addition, the Nominating and Governance Committee is
authorized to retain, and has from time to time retained, the
services of a search firm to help identify and evaluate
potential director candidates.
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In considering whether to recommend any particular candidate for
inclusion in the boards slate of recommended director
nominees, the Nominating and Governance Committee will apply the
written criteria established by the board. These criteria
include the candidates integrity, business acumen,
knowledge of our business and industry, experience, diligence,
conflicts of interest and the ability to act in the interests of
all stockholders. The Nominating and Governance Committee does
not assign specific weights to particular criteria and no
particular criterion is a prerequisite for each prospective
nominee. We believe that the backgrounds and qualifications of
our directors, considered as a group, should provide a composite
mix of experience, knowledge and abilities that will allow the
board to fulfill its responsibilities.
Stockholders may recommend individuals to the Nominating and
Governance Committee for consideration as potential director
candidates by submitting their names, together with appropriate
biographical information and background materials and a
statement as to whether the stockholder or group of stockholders
making the recommendation has beneficially owned more than 5% of
our common stock for at least a year as of the date such
recommendation is made, to Nominating and Governance Committee,
c/o Secretary, Art Technology Group, Inc., 25 First Street,
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02141. Assuming that appropriate
biographical and background material has been provided on a
timely basis, the Nominating and Governance Committee will
evaluate stockholder-recommended candidates by following
substantially the same process, and applying substantially the
same criteria, as it follows for candidates submitted by others.
If the board determines to nominate a stockholder-recommended
candidate and recommends his or her election, then his or her
name will be included in our proxy card for the next annual
meeting.
Stockholder Communications and Annual Meeting Attendance
The board of directors will give appropriate attention to
written communications that are submitted by stockholders, and
will respond if and as appropriate. Absent unusual circumstances
or as contemplated by committee charters and subject to any
required assistance or advice, the Chairperson of the Nominating
and Governance Committee is primarily responsible for monitoring
communications from stockholders and for providing copies or
summaries of such communications to the other directors as she
considers appropriate.
Communications are forwarded to all directors if they relate to
important substantive matters and include suggestions or
comments that the Chairperson of the Nominating and Governance
Committee considers to be important for the directors to know.
In general, communications relating to corporate governance and
long-term corporate strategy are more likely to be forwarded
than communications relating to ordinary business affairs or
personal grievances, or matters as to which we have received
repetitive or duplicative communications.
Stockholders who wish to send communications on any topic to the
Board should address such communications to Chairperson of the
Nominating and Governance Committee c/o Secretary, Art
Technology Group, Inc., 25 First Street, Cambridge,
Massachusetts 02141.
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Of the nine directors who were members of the board of directors
at the time of our annual meeting of shareholders for 2005, five
attended the annual meeting.
Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
We have adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that
applies to all of our directors, officers and employees,
including our principal executive officer, principal financial
officer and principal accounting officer or controller. Our Code
of Business Conduct and Ethics is posted on the For
Investors Corporate Governance
Conduct section of our website, www.atg.com, and a
copy is available without charge upon request to Secretary, Art
Technology Group, Inc., 25 First Street, Cambridge,
Massachusetts 02141.
Information regarding any amendments to, or waivers from, the
Code of Business Conduct and Ethics will be posted on the
For Investors Corporate Governance
Conduct section of our website, www.atg.com.
Compensation of Directors
On July 19, 2005 our board of directors adopted our
non-employee director compensation plan. Pursuant to the plan,
in fiscal 2005:
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we paid an annual retainer of $12,500 to our non-employee
directors; $2,500 of which was paid in the form of restricted
stock; |
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we made additional payments of $1,500 for each in-person meeting
of the board attended by non-employee directors and $1,000 for
each in person meeting of a committee of the board attended by
non-employee directors and $500 for each teleconference meeting
of the board or a committee of the board attended by
non-employee directors; |
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in order to compensate committee chairpersons for the additional
work imposed by these roles, we provided an additional retainer
of $1,875 per full fiscal quarter to each non-employee
committee chairperson; and |
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we granted each of our continuing non-employee directors,
pursuant to our 1999 Director Stock Option Plan, an option
to purchase 25,000 shares of common stock at an
exercise price equal to the fair market value of our common
stock on the date of grant, vesting quarterly over one year. |
We also reimburse directors living outside of the greater Boston
area for travel and living expenses for attending regular board
meetings and committee meetings.
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Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation
Plans
The following table provides information as of December 31,
2005 about the securities authorized for issuance under our
equity compensation plans, consisting of our Amended and
Restated 1996 Stock Option Plan, our Amended and Restated 1999
Outside Director Stock Option Plan, our 1999 Employee Stock
Purchase Plan, our Primus 1999 Non-officer Stock Option Plan and
our Primus 1999 Stock Incentive Compensation Plan.
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2.45 |
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Equity compensation plans not approved by stockholders(2)
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525,266 |
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0.70 |
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13,244,018 |
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2.38 |
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Includes the Primus 1999 Stock Incentive Plan, which was assumed
as part of our acquisition of Primus Knowledge Solutions, Inc.
and was approved by Primus stockholders. Under this plan, there
are currently outstanding options to purchase
3,438,896 shares of our common stock at a weighted average
exercise price of $0.88. In addition, there are
1,920,339 shares remaining available for future issuance
under this plan. |
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Consists of the Primus 1999 Non-Officer Stock Option Plan, which
was assumed as part of our acquisition of Primus Knowledge
Solutions, Inc. and was not approved by Primus stockholders. |
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Includes 112,161 shares of common stock reserved for future
issuance under our 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. In
addition, if our stockholders approve the amendment of our
purchase plan described in proposal two, we will have an
additional 1,500,000 shares available for future issuance
under the purchase plan. |
Audit Committee Report
The Audit Committee reviewed the audited financial statements
for the year ended December 31, 2005 and discussed these
financial statements with management. The Audit Committee also
reviewed and discussed the audited financial statements and the
matters required by Statement on Auditing Standards 61,
Communication with Audit Committees, or SAS 61, with
Ernst & Young LLP, our independent registered public
accounting firm for 2005.
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SAS 61 requires Ernst & Young to discuss with our Audit
Committee, among other things, the following:
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the effect of significant accounting policies in controversial
or emerging areas for which there is a lack of authoritative
guidance or consensus; |
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the process used by management in formulating particularly
sensitive accounting estimates and the basis for the
auditors conclusions regarding the reasonableness of those
estimates; and |
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disagreements, of which there were none, with management about
financial accounting and reporting matters and audit procedures. |
Ernst & Young also provided the Audit Committee with
the written disclosures and the letter required by Independence
Standards Board Standard No. 1, Independence Discussions
with Audit Committees. This Standard requires auditors
annually to disclose in writing all relationships that in the
auditors professional opinion may reasonably be thought to
bear on independence, confirm their perceived independence and
engage in a discussion of independence. In addition, the Audit
Committee discussed with Ernst & Young the independence
of Ernst & Young from the company, and considered
whether Ernst & Youngs provision of other,
non-audit related services, which are described below under
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firms
Fees, is compatible with maintaining such independence.
Based on its discussions with management and Ernst &
Young, and its review of the representations and information
provided by management and Ernst & Young, the Audit
Committee recommended to the board that the audited financial
statements be included in the annual report on
Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2005.
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Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Our audit committee has selected Ernst & Young LLP to
serve as our independent registered public accounting firm for
the year ending December 31, 2006. Ernst & Young
has served as our independent registered public accounting firm
since 2002. We expect that representatives of Ernst &
Young will be present at the meeting to answer appropriate
questions. They will have the opportunity to make a statement if
they desire to do so.
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Independent Registered Public Accounting Firms
Fees |
The following table summarizes the fees that Ernst &
Young LLP billed to us for each of the last two fiscal years for
audit services and billed to us in each of the last two fiscal
years for other services:
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81,100 |
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145,100 |
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84,700 |
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1,264,100 |
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Audit fees. Audit fees consist of fees for the audit of
our consolidated financial statements, the audit of
managements assessment of our internal control over
financial reporting and Ernst & Youngs audit of
the effectiveness of our internal control over financial
reporting, the reviews of the interim financial statements
included in our quarterly reports on
Form 10-Q, and
other professional services provided in connection with
statutory and regulatory filings or engagements and accounting
consultations that relate to the audited financial statements
and are necessary to comply with generally accepted auditing
standards. Ernst & Youngs examination and
evaluation of our internal controls in response to the
requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002 and related regulations accounted for $251,800 of the audit
fees for 2005 and $476,100 of the audit fees for 2004.
Audit-related fees. Audit-related fees consist of fees
for assurance and related services that are reasonably related
to the performance of the audit and the review of our financial
statements and that are not reported under Audit
Fees. These services relate to due diligence and
accounting consultation related to mergers and acquisitions and
internal control assistance.
Tax fees. Tax fees consist of fees for tax compliance,
tax advice and tax planning services. Tax compliance services,
which relate to preparation and review of original and amended
tax returns, claims for refunds and tax payment-planning
services, accounted for $46,500 of the total tax fees paid for
in 2005 and $29,700 of the total tax fees paid for 2004. Tax
advice and tax planning services relate to net operating loss
limitation studies, transfer pricing studies and other
miscellaneous U.S. and international items.
All other fees. In fiscal 2004 and fiscal 2005,
Ernst & Young did not provide any products or services
to us other than the services described above.
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Pre-Approval Policy and Procedures |
The Audit Committee has adopted policies and procedures relating
to the approval of all audit and non-audit services that are to
be performed by our independent registered public accounting
firm. These policies generally provide that we will not engage
our independent registered public accounting firm to render
audit or non-audit services unless the service is specifically
approved in advance by the Audit Committee or the engagement is
entered into pursuant to one of the pre-approval procedures
described below.
From time to time, the Audit Committee may pre-approve specified
types of services that are expected to be provided to us by our
independent registered public accounting firm during the next
12 months. Any such pre-approval is detailed as to the
particular service or type of services to be provided and is
also generally subject to a maximum dollar amount.
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Summary Compensation
The following table sets forth information with respect to the
annual and long-term compensation that we paid for the past
three years to the following persons, who are referred to as our
named executive officers:
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Robert D. Burke, our chief executive officer; and |
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Cliff Conneighton, Barry Clark, Kenneth Z. Volpe, and Patricia
ONeill our four other most highly compensated executive
officers as of December 31, 2005. |
Other annual compensation in the form of perquisites and other
personal benefits has been omitted because the aggregate amount
of those perquisites and other personal benefits was less than
$50,000 and constituted less than ten percent of the executive
officers respective total annual salary and bonus.
Summary Compensation Table
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2005 |
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$ |
350,000 |
|
|
|
149,625 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
275,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
President and Chief
|
|
2004 |
|
|
350,000 |
|
|
|
41,234 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
225,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Executive Officer
|
|
2003 |
|
|
350,000 |
|
|
|
43,750 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
400,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
Cliff Conneighton
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|
2005 |
|
|
240,000 |
|
|
|
79,800 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
100,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Senior Vice President of
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|
2004 |
|
|
240,000 |
|
|
|
22,907 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
80,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Marketing
|
|
2003 |
|
|
12,923 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
220,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
Barry Clark
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|
2005 |
|
|
220,000 |
|
|
|
159,813 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
100,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Senior Vice President
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|
2004 |
|
|
192,076 |
|
|
|
63,345 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
240,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
of Sales
|
|
2003 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Kenneth Z. Volpe
|
|
2005 |
|
|
220,000 |
|
|
|
71,544 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
100,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Senior Vice President of
|
|
2004 |
|
|
200,769 |
|
|
|
12,270 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
175,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Products and Technology
|
|
2003 |
|
|
180,000 |
|
|
|
32,171 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
113,333 |
|
|
|
|
|
Patricia ONeill
|
|
2005 |
|
|
200,000 |
|
|
|
65,360 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
40,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Senior Vice President
|
|
2004 |
|
|
206,153 |
|
|
|
19,148 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
80,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Human Resources
|
|
2003 |
|
|
180,000 |
|
|
|
15,352 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
91,667 |
|
|
|
|
|
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Stock Options Granted in 2005
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|
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|
|
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|
|
Individual Grants | |
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Value at Assumed | |
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Number of | |
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Percent | |
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Annual Rate of | |
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Securities | |
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of Total | |
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Stock Price | |
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Underlying | |
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Options | |
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Appreciation for | |
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Options | |
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Granted to | |
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Exercise | |
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Option Term | |
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Granted | |
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Employees in | |
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Price | |
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| |
Name |
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(#) | |
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Fiscal Year | |
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($/share) | |
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Expiration Date | |
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5%($) | |
|
10%($) | |
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| |
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| |
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| |
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| |
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| |
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| |
Robert D. Burke
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|
275,000 |
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|
7.24 |
% |
|
$ |
1.27 |
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|
|
January 27, 2015 |
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|
$ |
219,641 |
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$ |
556,615 |
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Cliff Conneighton
|
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|
100,000 |
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|
|
2.63 |
% |
|
|
1.26 |
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|
|
January 25, 2015 |
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|
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79,241 |
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|
|
200,812 |
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Barry Clark
|
|
|
100,000 |
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|
|
2.63 |
% |
|
|
1.26 |
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|
January 25, 2015 |
|
|
|
79,241 |
|
|
|
200,812 |
|
Kenneth Z. Volpe
|
|
|
100,000 |
|
|
|
2.63 |
% |
|
|
1.26 |
|
|
|
January 25, 2015 |
|
|
|
79,241 |
|
|
|
200,812 |
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Patricia ONeill
|
|
|
40,000 |
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|
|
1.05 |
% |
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|
1.26 |
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|
|
January 25, 2015 |
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|
|
31,696 |
|
|
|
80,325 |
|
The securities underlying the options granted in the preceding
table represent shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of
stock options granted under our stock option plan. The stock
option granted to Mr. Burke was granted on January 27,
2005 and the stock options granted to Messrs. Conneighton,
Clark and Volpe and Ms. ONeill were granted on
January 25, 2005. All of the stock options vest in sixteen
equal quarterly installments beginning on the three-month
anniversary of the date of grant.
Each option included in the preceding table has an exercise
price per share equal to the fair market value per share of the
common stock on the date of grant.
The potential realizable values reflected in the preceding table
represent hypothetical gains that could be achieved for the
options if exercised at the end of their option terms. These
gains are based on assumed rates of stock price appreciation of
5% and 10% compounded annually from the date an option was
granted to their expiration date. The gains shown are net of the
option exercise price, but do not include deductions for taxes
or other expenses associated with the exercise of the option or
the sale of the underlying shares. The actual gains, if any, on
the exercises of stock options will depend on the future
performance of the common stock, the option holders
continued employment through the option period, and the date on
which the options are exercised.
Total Options Exercised During 2005 and Year-End Values
Aggregate option exercises in last fiscal year and fiscal
year-end option values
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of Securities Underlying | |
|
Value of Unexercised | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unexercised Options at | |
|
In-the-Money Options | |
|
|
Shares | |
|
|
|
Fiscal Year-End | |
|
at Fiscal Year-End ($) | |
|
|
Acquired on | |
|
Value | |
|
| |
|
| |
Name |
|
Exercise (#) | |
|
Realized ($) | |
|
Exercisable (#) | |
|
Unexercisable (#) | |
|
Exercisable ($) | |
|
Unexercisable ($) | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Robert D. Burke
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
824,999 |
|
|
|
575,001 |
|
|
$ |
469,968 |
|
|
$ |
335,532 |
|
Cliff Conneighton
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
163,750 |
|
|
|
236,250 |
|
|
|
50,975 |
|
|
|
98,625 |
|
Barry Clark
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
123,750 |
|
|
|
216,250 |
|
|
|
66,675 |
|
|
|
125,725 |
|
Kenneth Z. Volpe
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
276,986 |
|
|
|
236,813 |
|
|
|
210,121 |
|
|
|
186,294 |
|
Patricia ONeill
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
225,729 |
|
|
|
93,438 |
|
|
|
91,849 |
|
|
|
62,851 |
|
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The per-share value of unexercised
in-the-money options is
calculated by subtracting the option exercise price from $1.96,
the last reported sale price of the common stock on
December 30, 2005.
Compensation Committee Report
The Compensation Committees executive compensation
philosophy, which is intended to apply to the chief executive
officer and all other executive officers, is to provide a
balanced compensation package while recognizing ATGs
particular needs. The Compensation Committee seeks to establish
competitive levels of compensation, integrate managements
pay with the achievement of ATGs performance goals, and
assist ATG in attracting and retaining qualified management. The
Compensation Committee seeks to balance three elements:
salaries, bonuses and equity incentive awards. With this
philosophy in mind, we have developed and implemented
compensation policies, plans and programs that support
ATGs competitive position and that are aligned with
ATGs strategic direction. These policies, plans and
programs are designed to:
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retain executive officers by paying them competitively and
motivating them to contribute to ATGs success; and |
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|
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link a substantial part of each executive officers
compensation to ATGs performance. |
The Compensation Committee tries to align the compensation
opportunities of executive officers closely with the interests
of stockholders in allocating compensation opportunities among
these elements. In making compensation decisions, the
Compensation Committee relied in part on recommendations made by
third-party executive compensation specialist Towers Perrin in
2005.
The Compensation Committee sets, or, in the case of ATGs
chief executive officer, recommends to the board, base salary
levels for executive officers each year based on a number of
factors, including the status of the competitive marketplace for
such positions, including a comparison of base salaries for
comparable positions at comparable companies within the
enterprise software industry, the responsibilities of the
position, and the experience and knowledge of the individual.
The Compensation Committee has attempted to fix base salaries on
a basis generally in line with base salary levels for comparable
companies. Companies viewed as comparable to ATG for these
purposes include a number of companies that are included in the
published industry index shown in the performance comparison on
page 27, but also include some public companies traded in
markets other than the Nasdaq National Market as well as private
companies. Base salary comparisons are based in part on
information provided by third-party consultants to the
Compensation Committee.
ATG has an executive management compensation plan that
establishes criteria for awarding annual cash bonuses to
ATGs executive officers based on a percentage of each
officers base salary. ATG must achieve a minimum operating
profit threshold for the
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applicable year before any annual cash bonuses are paid to
ATGs executive officers. In addition, ATGs senior
vice president of sales is eligible for quarterly bonuses. If
the minimum operating profit is achieved, a portion of each
executives bonus payout is based on the operating profit
and a portion is based on up to five other components, weighted
differently for different executives and tied directly to the
areas over which the executive has functional responsibility.
The plans bonus levels for 2005 were established by the
Compensation Committee at levels that would make available
bonuses a significant part of the total compensation package if
bonus goals were met. The cash bonus component acts as a
substantial performance incentive. For fiscal 2005, cash bonuses
were paid to each of ATGs executive officers that were
employed by ATG at the end of fiscal 2005, based on ATGs
financial performance and the executives performances
during fiscal 2005.
During each fiscal year, the Compensation Committee considers
granting executive officers awards under ATGs equity
incentive plans. These awards are based on various factors,
including both corporate and individual performance during the
preceding year and to provide incentives for future years. In
2005 the Compensation Committee awarded stock options to each of
our executive officers, each of which options has an exercise
price equal to the last reported sale price of the common stock
as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on the date of grant.
The vesting of these shares occurs over a four-year period.
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|
Compensation of the Chief Executive Officer and
President |
The Compensation Committee recommends to the board the
compensation of Robert D. Burke, ATGs chief
executive officer and president. Mr. Burkes base
salary of $350,000 for fiscal 2005 was the same as in 2004 and
was fixed at a level designed to be comparable to the salary of
chief executive officers at comparable companies. For fiscal
2005, Mr. Burke earned a cash bonus of $149,625 pursuant to
our 2005 executive management compensation plan. If
Mr. Burke had achieved 100% of the goals established for
him in fiscal 2005, he would have been paid an annual bonus in
the aggregate amount of $175,000, which would have represented
50% of his base salary in 2005. In 2005, Mr. Burke was
granted an option to purchase 275,000 shares of common
stock at an exercise price of $1.27 per share, which
equaled the last reported sale price of the common stock as
reported on the Nasdaq National Market on the date of grant.
This option vests over a four-year period.
The Compensation Committee has recommended to the board that
Mr. Burkes annual salary for 2006 will remain at
$350,000. However, if Mr. Burke achieves 100% of the goals
established for him by the Compensation Committee for 2006, he
will be paid bonuses in the aggregate amount of $200,000, an
increase of $25,000 from the target set for fiscal 2005. In
addition, in January 2006, the Compensation Committee granted
Mr. Burke an option to purchase 200,000 shares of
common stock at an exercise price of $2.93 per share, which
equaled the last reported sale price of the common stock as
reported on the Nasdaq National Market on the date of grant.
This option vests over a four-year period.
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|
|
Deductibility of Compensation |
Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the
regulations thereunder place a limit on the tax deduction for
compensation in excess of $1,000,000 paid to certain
covered employees of a publicly held corporation.
Covered employees generally consist of a corporations
chief executive officer and its next four most highly
compensated executive officers in the year that the compensation
is paid. The Compensation Committees policy with respect
to Section 162(m) is to make reasonable efforts to ensure
that compensation is deductible to the extent permitted, while
simultaneously providing ATGs executive officers with
appropriate rewards for their performance. ATG did not pay any
compensation during 2005 that was subject to Section 162(m).
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Compensation Committee
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Mary E. Makela, Chair |
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John R. Held |
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Phyllis S. Swersky |
Employment Contracts, Termination of Employment and Change of
Control Arrangements
On November 8, 2004 we entered into an amended and restated
employment agreement with Robert D. Burke, our president and
chief executive officer. The amended and restated agreement
amends our prior letter agreement with Mr. Burke, dated
December 4, 2002 and amended on March 28, 2003, and
provides for severance benefits in the event his employment is
terminated under specified circumstances. This agreement
provides that if we terminate his employment without cause or if
he resigns for good reason, we will pay him any annual bonus
earned for our most recently completed fiscal year and not yet
paid, and will continue to pay his base salary and all employee
benefits for the
12-month period
following his termination. Among other events that constitute
good reason for Mr. Burkes resignation is a change in
control that results in our no longer having a publicly traded
class of securities or our no longer being subject to reporting
requirements under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The
agreement also provides that upon a change in control of our
company, all of Mr. Burkes outstanding stock options
and shares of restricted stock will vest in full. In addition,
upon a change in control of our company, we will pay
Mr. Burke the amount, if any, necessary to compensate him
for any excise taxes that he may owe under Section 4999 of
the Internal Revenue Code as a result of payments we make to him
in connection with the change in control.
On July 6, 2005, Julie M.B. Bradley accepted our offer
letter to become our new chief financial officer. The offer
letter provides that Ms. Bradley will receive an annual
salary of $230,000 and be eligible for a potential on target
bonus of $80,000 annually. For 2005, this bonus potential was
prorated to $40,000, of which $30,000 was guaranteed. In
addition, the offer letter provided for a stock option grant to
Ms. Bradley to purchase 250,000 shares of our
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common stock on the date her employment started, with an
exercise price equal to the closing price of our common stock on
the date of grant and vesting over four years. Upon a change of
control, 50% of Ms. Bradleys unvested options will
become vested. Furthermore, if Ms. Bradleys position
is terminated without cause or significantly reduced in scope
within 12 months of such change of control, she will be
eligible to continue to receive her base salary for six months.
In addition to the agreements described above with
Mr. Burke and Ms. Bradley, we have entered into change
of control agreements with each of our other executive officers.
Upon a change in control, half of the executive officers
outstanding stock options and restricted stock awards, will
immediately become exercisable in full. In the event that the
executive officers employment is terminated without cause
or for good reason within twelve months following the change in
control, the executive officer is entitled to continued salary
and benefits for six months.
Michael A. Brochu became a director following our acquisition of
Primus Knowledge Solutions, Inc. Pursuant to the terms of his
employment agreement with Primus, in 2005 we paid
Mr. Brochu approximately $315,000, which consisted of
accrued vacation, severance and continuation of medical benefits
through the end of November 2005. This is in addition to the
fees he received for his services as a director during 2005.
On March 23, 2005, we entered into a letter agreement with
Ed Terino, our former chief financial officer, which provided
for the terms of his separation from our employment.
Mr. Terinos employment continued through
June 30, 2005. He remained employed on a full time basis
through April 30, 2005 and then was employed on a part time
basis of approximately 25 hours a week until June 30,
2005. Mr. Terino continued to receive salary at his then
current rate of base pay until April 30, 2005. After that
date, his pay was pro-rated to reflect his part time status.
Mr. Terinos stock options continued to vest and he
was eligible to participate in our benefit plans for the
remainder of his employment.
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider
Participation
John R. Held, Mary E. Makela and Phyllis S. Swersky served on
the Compensation Committee during 2005. None of these directors
was, during or before 2005, an officer or employee of our
company or of any of our affiliates. None of our executive
officers serves as a member of the board of directors or
compensation committee of any entity that has one or more
executive officers serving as members of our board of directors
or compensation committee.
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INFORMATION ABOUT STOCK OWNERSHIP AND PERFORMANCE
Information About Stock Ownership
The following table sets forth information as of April 4,
2006 with respect to the beneficial ownership of our common
stock by:
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each person known by us to own beneficially more than five
percent of the outstanding shares of common stock, |
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each of our directors and executive officers, |
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each of our named executive officers for 2005, and |
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all current directors and executive officers as a group. |
The persons named in this table have sole voting and investment
power with respect to the shares listed, except as otherwise
indicated. The inclusion of shares listed as beneficially owned
does not constitute an admission of beneficial ownership. Shares
included in the Right to acquire column consist of
shares that may be purchased through the exercise of options
that vest within 60 days of April 4, 2006.
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Shares Beneficially Owned | |
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Right to | |
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Name |
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Outstanding | |
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Acquire | |
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Total | |
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Percent | |
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| |
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| |
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| |
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| |
Diker Management, LLC(1)
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7,829,701 |
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|
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7,829,701 |
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7.03 |
% |
FMR Corp.(2)
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6,697,400 |
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|
6,697,400 |
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|
6.01 |
% |
Michael A. Brochu
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|
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16,675 |
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|
|
1,242,370 |
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|
|
1,259,045 |
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1.12 |
% |
Robert D. Burke
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|
|
75,010 |
|
|
|
946,249 |
|
|
|
1,021,259 |
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|
|
* |
|
Kenneth Z. Volpe
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|
|
3,774 |
|
|
|
332,236 |
|
|
|
336,010 |
|
|
|
* |
|
Patricia ONeill
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|
|
6,380 |
|
|
|
241,667 |
|
|
|
248,047 |
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|
|
* |
|
Cliff Conneighton
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|
|
20,685 |
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|
|
219,375 |
|
|
|
240,060 |
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|
|
* |
|
Phyllis S. Swersky
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|
|
96,433 |
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|
|
120,000 |
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|
|
216,433 |
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* |
|
Ilene H. Lang(3)
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122,233 |
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|
85,000 |
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|
|
207,233 |
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|
|
* |
|
Barry Clark
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|
|
|
171,875 |
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|
|
171,875 |
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|
|
* |
|
John R. Held
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|
|
64,233 |
|
|
|
100,000 |
|
|
|
164,233 |
|
|
|
* |
|
Daniel C. Regis(4)
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|
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24,893 |
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|
|
117,835 |
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|
|
142,728 |
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|
|
* |
|
Mary E. Makela
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|
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34,233 |
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|
|
100,000 |
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|
|
134,233 |
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|
|
* |
|
David B. Elsbree
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|
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79,141 |
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50,000 |
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|
|
129,141 |
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* |
|
All current directors and executive officers as a group (13
persons)(5)
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543,690 |
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3,731,919 |
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4,275,609 |
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3.71 |
% |
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(1) |
The number of shares beneficially held by Diker Management, LLC
is based solely on information in a Schedule 13G/ A filed
on February 14, 2006 by Diker GP, LLC, Diker Management,
LLC, Charles M. Diker and Mark N. Diker. Diker GP, LLC reported
shared voting power for 7,301,703 shares and Diker
Management, LLC, Charles M. Diker |
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and Mark N. Diker reported shared voting power for 7,829,701 of
shares. The address for each of these parties is 745 Fifth
Avenue, Suite 1409, New York, New York 10151. |
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(2) |
The number of shares beneficially held by FMR Corp. is based
solely on information in a Schedule 13G filed on
February 14, 2006 by FMR Corp. FMR Corp. reported sole
power to dispose or direct the disposition of
6,697,400 shares. The address for FMR Corp. is 82
Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109. |
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(3) |
Includes 60,000 shares held directly by
Ms. Langs husband and an additional
30,000 shares which may indirectly be deemed to be
beneficially owned by Ms. Langs husband. |
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(4) |
Includes 10,000 shares that are held directly by the Regis
Family Limited Partnership. |
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(5) |
Includes our chief financial officer, Julie M.B. Bradley, in
addition to the directors and named executive officers listed
above. |
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Stock Performance Graph
The following graph compares the cumulative total stockholder
return on our common stock during the period from
December 31, 2000 to December 31, 2005 with the
cumulative total return of the Nasdaq Market Index and a peer
group index over the same period. This comparison assumes the
investment of $100 on December 31, 2000 in our common
stock, the Nasdaq Market Index and the peer group index and
assumes dividends, if any, are reinvested. The peer group index
that we used is Hemscott Industry Group 852 (Internet Software
and Services), which reflects the stock performance of 158
publicly traded companies in the Internet software and services
marketplace.
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OTHER MATTERS
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting
Compliance
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act requires our
directors and executive officers to file reports of holdings and
transactions in our equity securities with the SEC. We are also
required to identify any director or executive officer who fails
to timely file with the SEC any required report relating to
ownership or changes in ownership of our equity securities.
Based solely upon a review of Forms 3 and 4 and amendments
thereto furnished to us during fiscal 2005 and Forms 5 and
amendments thereto furnished to us with respect to fiscal 2005,
or written representations that Form 5 was not required for
fiscal 2005, we believe that all Section 16(a) filing
requirements applicable to our officers, directors and
greater-than-ten-percent shareholders were fulfilled in a timely
manner, except that the Forms 3 filed by
Patricia ONeill and Barry Clark were not filed within
10 days of the date they each became an executive officer
and the Forms 4 filed by Ms. ONeill and
Mr. Clark to report stock options they were granted in
January 2005 were not filed within 2 business days of the date
the stock options were granted.
Householding
Some banks, brokers and other nominee record holders may be
participating in the practice of householding proxy
statements and annual reports. This means that only one copy of
our proxy statement or annual report may have been sent to
multiple stockholders in your household. We will promptly
deliver separate copies of our proxy statement and annual report
to you if you call us at (617) 386-1000 or write us at Art
Technology Group, Inc., 25 First Street, Cambridge,
Massachusetts 02141, Attention: Secretary. If you want to
receive separate copies of the annual report and proxy statement
in the future, or if you are receiving multiple copies and would
like to receive only one copy for your household, you should
contact your bank, broker, or other nominee record holder, or
you may contact us at the above address and phone number.
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Annex A
ART TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC.
1999 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
The 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan provides eligible
employees of Art Technology Group, Inc., or ATG, and certain of
our subsidiaries with opportunities to purchase shares of
ATGs common stock. A total of 500,000 shares of
common stock may be issued under the plan.
1. Administration.
The plan will be administered by ATGs Board of Directors
or by a committee appointed by the Board (all following
references to the Board include any committee appointed to
administer the plan). The Board will make rules and regulations
for the administration of the plan, and its decisions regarding
the plan are final. The Board will also designate which
subsidiaries may participate in the plan (all following
references to ATG include any applicable subsidiaries).
2. Eligibility.
Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended, and related regulations will govern participation in
the plan. Any ATG employee, including any Board member who is an
employee, is eligible to participate in the plan, so long as you
meet the following requirements:
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(a) you are customarily employed by ATG for more than
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No employee may be granted an option under the plan if such
employee, immediately after the option is granted, owns 5% or
more of the total combined voting power or value of the stock of
ATG or any subsidiary. To determine whether you are ineligible
under this requirement, we are required to apply the attribution
rules of Section 424(d) of the Internal Revenue Code to
determine your stock ownership, and all stock which you have a
contractual right to purchase, including the stock which you
could purchase under the plan, will be treated as stock owned by
you.
3. Participation. If
you are eligible to participate in an offering, you may
participate by completing and forwarding a payroll deduction
authorization form to our payroll office at least 14 days
before the first date for that offering. By signing this form,
you will authorize ATG to make a regular payroll deduction from
the compensation you receive during the offering period.
Compensation means the amount of money reportable on your
Federal Income Tax Withholding Statement, also called a W-2
form, excluding overtime, shift premium, incentive or bonus
awards (but not excluding incentive and bonus awards paid as
part of ATGs annual bonus program), allowances and
reimbursements for expenses such as relocation allowances or
travel expenses, income or gains on the exercise of ATG stock
options or stock appreciation rights, and similar items, whether
or not shown on your W-2. If you are a salesperson, compensation
includes your sales commissions. Unless you file a new form or
withdraw from
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the plan, your deductions and purchases will continue at the
same rate for future offerings as long as the plan remains in
effect.
4. Deductions. We
will maintain a payroll deduction account for each participating
employee. For any offering, you may authorize a payroll
deduction from the compensation you receive during the offering
period of between 1% and 10%, in increments of 1%.
5. Deduction Changes.
You may decrease or discontinue your payroll
deduction once during any offering period by filing a new
payroll deduction authorization form. However, you may not
increase your payroll deduction during an offering
period. If you elect to discontinue your payroll deductions
during an offering period, you are not required to withdraw your
funds; in that case, funds deducted prior to discontinuing your
participation will be applied to the purchase of common stock on
the last business day of the offering period.
6. Interest. Interest
will not be paid on the amounts held in payroll deduction
accounts.
7. Withdrawal of
Funds. You may, for any reason and at any time prior to
the close of business on the last business day in an offering
period, permanently withdraw the balance accumulated in your
account and thereby terminate your participation in an offering.
Partial withdrawals are not permitted. You may not participate
again during the remainder of the offering period, but you may
participate in any subsequent offering.
8. Offerings. ATG
will make one or more offerings to employees to purchase stock
under the plan. The Board will determine the start date of each
offering. The first offering will begin on the day on which
trading of our common stock begins on the Nasdaq National
Market. Each offering period will last for six months. During
each offering period, payroll deductions will be made, and the
deducted money will be held for you to buy common stock at the
end of the offering period.
On the first day of each offering period, you will receive an
option to buy up to, but no more than, the number of shares of
common stock calculated by dividing the closing market price of
our common stock on the first day of the offering period into
$12,500. This figure is derived from the restriction imposed by
the Internal Revenue Code which provides that no employee may be
granted an option which permits his rights to purchase stock
under this plan and any other employee stock purchase plan (as
defined in Section 423(b) of the Internal Revenue Code) of
the Company and its subsidiaries, to accrue at a rate which
exceeds $25,000 of the fair market value of the common stock
(determined as of the first day of the offering) for each
calendar year in which the option is outstanding at any time.
The actual number of shares which you will be able to purchase
will depend on the amount of money in your payroll deduction
account on the last business day of the offering period.
9. Purchase of
Shares. On the last business day of the offering period,
your option will be automatically exercised and your account
will be used to buy shares of our common stock at the following
purchase price. The purchase price will be 85% of the closing
market price of our common stock on either (i) the first
business day of the offering period or (ii) the last
business day of the offering period, whichever is lower. If no
common stock was sold on the first business day or the last
business day of the offering period, the price of the common
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that day will be the reported market price for the next
preceding day on which sales were made. Note, however, that the
closing price of the common stock on the first business day of
the first offering period will equal the initial public
offering price.
We will refund to you any balance remaining in your account at
the end of an offering period, except that we will carry forward
into your account for the following offering any balance which
is less than the purchase price of one share of common stock.
However, if you elect not to participate in the following
offering, we will refund to you the balance in your account.
10. Evidence of Stock
Ownership. Promptly after the end of each offering
period, we will deposit the number of shares of common stock
which you have purchased into an account established in your
name at a stock brokerage or other financial services firm which
we designate. You may ask us to establish this brokerage account
either in your name, or in your name and the name of another
person of legal age as joint tenants with rights of survivorship.
You are free to sell or otherwise dispose of the shares in this
brokerage account at any time. However, for tax purposes, we
need to know if you dispose of your shares within the following
time periods. Therefore, until you dispose of your shares, you
agree to hold your shares in the brokerage account until
(a) two years after the beginning of the offering period in
which you purchased the shares or (b) one year after the
applicable exercise date, whichever comes later. Once these time
periods have elapsed, you may move your shares to another stock
brokerage or other financial services firm, or you may request
that we issue you a stock certificate.
11. Rights on Retirement,
Death or Termination of Employment. Your participation
in the plan will terminate if:
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you are transferred to an ATG subsidiary which does not
participate in the plan. |
If your participation in the plan terminates, we will not make a
payroll deduction from any pay due and owing to you at the time
of termination and we will refund the balance in your account to
you. In the event of your death, we will refund the balance in
your account:
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notice signed by you (with any spousal consent required under
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12. Participants Are Not
Stockholders. Neither participation in the plan nor
making deductions from your pay make you a stockholder. You are
not a stockholder of any shares under the plan until those
shares have been bought by you and added to your brokerage
account.
13. Rights Are Not
Transferable. You cannot transfer your rights under the
plan except through a will or the laws of descent and
distribution. During your lifetime, only you may exercise your
rights under the plan.
14. Application of
Funds. We are allowed to combine the funds received from
you or held by ATG under the plan with other corporate funds,
and we may use the funds for any corporate purpose while we hold
the funds.
15. Adjustment in Case of
Changes Affecting Common Stock. If there is a stock
split, stock dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, merger,
consolidation, combination, exchange of shares, liquidation,
spin-off or other similar event or change in ATGs
capitalization, or if any distribution, other than a normal cash
dividend, is made to holders of common stock, we will
proportionately adjust all share and purchase price numbers
under the plan, and we may make any other adjustment that the
Board determines is fair. If any other change occurs which
affects the common stock, the Board will determine a fair
adjustment.
16. Merger. ATG could
merge or consolidate with another corporation. Continuity of
control would be deemed to occur if the holders of ATG stock
immediately prior to the merger or consolidation continue to
hold at least 80% by voting power of the stock of the surviving
corporation. If there is continuity of control and you are
participating in the plan, at the next exercise date you will be
entitled to receive, for each share of ATG stock for which your
option was exercised, the securities or property which a holder
of one share of common stock was entitled to receive in the
merger or consolidation.
If there is no continuity of control, or if there is a sale of
all or substantially all of ATGs assets, the Board will
terminate the plan as of the effective date of such a
transaction, as long as notice of the cancellation is given to
each participating employee. You will then have the right to
receive shares of our common stock based on the payroll
deductions credited to your account as of a date determined by
the Board, which will not be less than ten (10) days
preceding the effective date of the transaction.
17. Amending the
Plan. The Board may amend the plan at any time in any
way, except that (a) if Section 423 of the Internal
Revenue Code requires that the stockholders approve the
amendment, the amendment will not be effective until the
stockholders approve it, and (b) the Board may not make an
amendment which would cause the plan to fail to comply with
Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code.
18. Insufficient
Shares. If the total number of shares which all
participating employees elect to purchase under an offering,
plus the number of shares purchased under previous offerings,
exceeds the maximum number of shares issuable under the plan,
the Board will allot the shares available on a pro rata basis.
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19. Termination of the
Plan. The Board may terminate the plan at any time. If
the plan is terminated, we will promptly refund the amount in
your account.
20. Governmental
Regulations. Our obligation to sell and deliver common
stock under the plan is subject to listing on a national stock
exchange or quotation on the Nasdaq National Market and the
approval of all government authorities required in connection
with the authorization, issuance or sale of this stock.
21. Governing Law.
The plan is governed by Delaware law, except to the extent that
federal law preempts Delaware law.
22. Issuance of
Shares. We may issue the shares from authorized but
unissued common stock, from shares held in ATGs treasury,
or from any other proper source.
23. Effective Date.
The plan will take effect when the initial public offering
becomes effective.
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Amendment No. 1 to the
Art Technology Group, Inc.
1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (Plan)
1. In the first unnumbered paragraph of the Plan, the
sentence A total of 500,000 shares of common stock
may be issued under the plan shall be replaced by the
following:
A total of 3,000,000 shares of common stock may be
issued under the plan.
2. Section 3 of the Plan is replaced in its entirety
by the following:
3. Participation. If you are eligible to
participate in an offering, you may participate by completing
and submitting an online authorization form to our payroll
office at least 14 days before the first date for that
offering. By submitting this authorization, you will authorize
ATG to make a regular payroll deduction from the compensation
you receive during the offering period. Compensation means the
amount of money reportable on your Federal Income Tax
Withholding Statement, also called a W-2 form, excluding
overtime, shift premium, incentive or bonus awards (but not
excluding incentive and bonus awards paid as part of ATGs
annual bonus program), allowances and reimbursements for
expenses such as relocation allowances or travel expenses,
income or gains on the exercise of ATG stock options or stock
appreciation rights, and similar items, whether or not shown on
your W-2. If you are a salesperson, compensation includes your
sales commissions. Unless you submit a new online form or
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withdraw from the plan, your deductions and purchases will
continue at the same rate for future offerings as long as the
plan remains in effect.
3. The first sentence of Section 5 of the Plan is
hereby modified to read as follows:
You may discontinue but not change the amount of
your payroll deduction once during any offering period by means
of the then-current method of online authorization.
4. The first sentence of section 7 is hereby replaced
with the following:
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You may, for any reason and at any time prior to the close
of business on the last day of the last payroll in an offering
period, permanently withdraw the balance accumulated in your
account and thereby terminate your participation in an
offering. |
5. The fourth sentence of the first paragraph of
section 8 of the Plan shall be changed to read as follows:
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Each offering period will last for three months. |
6. The first sentence of the second paragraph of
section 8 shall be replaced with the following:
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On the first day of each offering period, you will receive
an option to buy up to, but no more than, the number of shares
of common stock calculated by dividing the closing market price
of our common stock on the first day of the offering period into
$6,250. |
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Amendment No. 2 to the
Art Technology Group, Inc.
1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (Plan)
1. In the first unnumbered paragraph of the Plan, the
sentence A total of 3,000,000 shares of common stock
may be issued under the plan shall be replaced by the
following:
A total of 5,000,000 shares of common stock may be
issued under the plan.
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Amendment No. 3 to the
Art Technology Group, Inc.
1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the Plan)
1. Section 4 of the Plan is replaced in its entirety
by the following:
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4. Deductions.
We will maintain a payroll deduction account for each
participating employee. For any offering, you may authorize a
payroll deduction from the compensation you receive during the
period of between 1% and 5%, in increments of 1%. |
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Amendment No. 4 to the
Art Technology Group, Inc.
1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the Plan)
1. In the first unnumbered paragraph of the Plan, the
sentence A total of 5,000,000 shares of common stock
may be issued under the plan shall be replaced by the
following:
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A total of 6,500,000 shares of common stock may be
issued under the plan. |
2. Section 4 of the Plan is replaced in its entirety
by the following:
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4. Deductions.
We will maintain a payroll deduction account for each
participating employee. For any offering, you may authorize a
payroll deduction from the compensation you receive during the
period of between 1% and 10%, in increments of 1%. |
3. The second paragraph of Section 10 is replaced in
its entirety by the following:
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You may not sell or otherwise dispose of the shares
acquired in an offering for a period of ninety (90) days
after the applicable purchase date. Thereafter, you are free to
sell or otherwise dispose of the shares in this brokerage
account at any time. However, for tax purposes, we need to know
if you dispose of your shares within the following time periods.
Therefore, until you dispose of your shares, you agree to hold
your shares in the brokerage account until (a) two years
after the beginning of the offering period in which you
purchased the shares or (b) one year after the applicable
exercise date, whichever comes later. Once these time periods
have elapsed, you may move your shares to another stock
brokerage or other financial services firm, or you may request
that we issue you a stock certificate. |
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Annex B
ART TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC.
AUDIT COMMITTEE CHARTER
The purpose of the Audit Committee is to assist the Board of
Directors oversight of:
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the integrity of the Companys financial statements; |
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the independent registered public accounting firms
qualifications and independence; |
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the performance of the Companys internal audit function,
if any, and independent registered public accounting firms. |
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Structure and Membership |
1. Number. The Audit
Committee shall consist of at least three members of the Board
of Directors.
2. Independence. Each member
of the Audit Committee shall be independent as defined by NASDAQ
rules, meet the criteria for independence set forth in
Rule 10A-3(b)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (the
Exchange Act), and not have participated in the
preparation of the financial statements of the Company or any
current subsidiary of the Company at any time during the past
three years.
3. Financial Literacy. Each
member of the Audit Committee shall be able to read and
understand fundamental financial statements, including the
Companys balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow
statement, at the time of his or her appointment to the Audit
Committee. In addition, at least one member must have past
employment experience in finance or accounting, requisite
professional certification in accounting, or any other
comparable experience or background which results in the
individuals financial sophistication, including being or
having been a chief executive officer, chief financial officer
or other senior officer with financial oversight
responsibilities. Unless otherwise determined by the Board of
Directors (in which case disclosure of such determination shall
be made in the Companys annual report filed with the SEC),
at least one member of the Audit Committee shall be an
audit committee financial expert (as defined by
applicable SEC rules).
4. Chair. Unless the Board
of Directors elects a Chair of the Audit Committee, the Audit
Committee shall elect a Chair by majority vote.
5. Compensation. The
compensation of Audit Committee members shall be as determined
by the Board of Directors. No member of the Audit Committee may
receive, directly or indirectly, any consulting, advisory or
other compensatory fee from the Company or any of its
subsidiaries, other than fees paid in his or her capacity as a
member of the Board of Directors or a committee of the Board.
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6. Selection and Removal.
Members of the Audit Committee shall be appointed by the Board
of Directors on the recommendation of the Nominating and
Governance Committee. The Board of Directors may remove members
of the Audit Committee from such committee, with or without
cause.
C. Authority and
Responsibilities
The Audit Committee shall discharge its responsibilities, and
shall assess the information provided by the Companys
management and the independent registered public accounting
firm, in accordance with its business judgment. The authority
and responsibilities set forth in this Charter do not reflect or
create any duty or obligation of the Audit Committee to plan or
conduct any audit, to determine or certify that the
Companys financial statements are complete, accurate,
fairly presented, or in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles or applicable law, or to guarantee the
independent registered public accounting firms report.
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1. Selection. The Audit
Committee shall be solely and directly responsible for
appointing, evaluating, and, when necessary, terminating the
engagement of the independent registered public accounting firm.
The Audit Committee may, in its discretion, seek stockholder
ratification of the independent registered public accounting
firm it appoints.
2. Independence. The Audit
Committee shall take, or recommend that the full Board of
Directors take, appropriate action to oversee the independence
of the independent registered public accounting firm. In
connection with this responsibility, the Audit Committee shall
obtain and review a formal written statement from the
independent registered public accounting firm describing all
relationships between the independent registered public
accounting firm and the Company, including the disclosures
required by Independence Standards Board Standard No. 1, as
well as the internal quality-control procedures of the
independent registered public accounting firm. The Audit
Committee shall actively engage in dialogue with the independent
registered accounting firm concerning any disclosed
relationships or services that might impact the objectivity and
independence of the registered public accounting firm.
3. Compensation. The Audit
Committee shall have sole and direct responsibility for setting
the compensation of the independent registered public accounting
firm. The Audit Committee is empowered, without further action
by the Board of Directors, to cause the Company to pay the
compensation of the independent registered public accounting
firm established by the Audit Committee.
4. Preapproval of Services.
The Audit Committee shall preapprove all audit services to be
provided to the Company, whether provided by the principal
registered public accounting firm or other firms, and all other
services (review, attest and non-audit) to be provided to the
Company by the independent registered public accounting firm;
provided, however, that de minimis non-audit services may
instead be approved in accordance with applicable SEC rules.
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The Committee shall not engage the independent registered public
accountants to perform non-audit services proscribed by law or
regulation. The Audit Committee may delegate pre-approval
authority to a member of the Audit Committee. The decisions of
any Committee member to whom pre-approval authority is delegated
must be presented to the full Committee at its next regularly
scheduled meeting.
5. Oversight. The
independent registered public accounting firm shall report
directly to the Audit Committee, and the Audit Committee shall
have sole and direct responsibility for overseeing the
independent registered public accounting firm, including
resolution of disagreements between Company management and the
independent registered public accounting firm regarding
financial reporting. In connection with its oversight role, the
Audit Committee shall, from time to time as appropriate, obtain
and review the reports required to be made by the independent
registered public accounting firm regarding:
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At least annually, the Committee shall obtain and review a
report by the independent registered public accountants
describing: (i) the firms internal quality control
procedures; (ii) any material issues raised by the most
recent internal quality control review, or peer review, of the
firm, or by any inquiry or investigation by governmental or
professional authorities, within the preceding five years,
respecting one or more independent audits carried out by the
firm, and any steps taken to deal with any such issues; and
(iii) all relationships between the independent registered
public accountants and the Company (to assess the auditors
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After reviewing the foregoing report and the independent
registered public accountants work throughout the year,
the Committee shall evaluate the auditors qualifications,
performance and independence. Such evaluation should include the
review and evaluation of the lead audit partner and take into
account the opinions of management and the Companys
personnel responsible for the internal audit function, if any. |
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The Committee shall determine that the independent registered
public accounting firm has a process in place to address the
rotation of the lead audit partner and other audit partners
serving the account as required under the SEC independence rules. |
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The Committee shall discuss with the internal auditors, if any,
and the independent registered public accountants the overall
scope and plans for their respective audits, including the
adequacy of staffing and budget or compensation. |
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The Committee shall regularly review with the independent
registered public accountants any audit problems or difficulties
encountered during the course of the audit work, including any
restrictions on the scope of the independent registered public
accountants activities or access to requested information,
and managements response. The Committee should inquire of
the auditors whether any accounting adjustments were noted or
proposed by the auditors but were passed (as
immaterial or otherwise); whether there were any communications
between the audit team and the audit firms national office
respecting auditing or accounting issues or internal
control-related issues presented by the engagement; and whether
there are any management or internal
control issues that the auditors have discussed with
management and that the auditors have included, or |
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Company that are in addition to those issues included or to be
included in their audit report on the effectiveness of internal
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6. Discussion of Audited
Financial Statements. The Audit Committee shall review and
discuss with the Companys management and independent
registered public accounting firm the Companys audited
financial statements, including the matters about which
Statement on Auditing Standards No. 61 (Codification of
Statements on Auditing Standards, AU §380) requires
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The Committee shall meet to review and discuss the quarterly
financial statements, including Managements Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, with
management and the independent registered public accountants
prior to the filing of the Companys Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q. Also,
the Committee shall discuss the results of the quarterly review
and any other matters required to be communicated to the
Committee by the independent registered public accountants under
the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
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The Committee shall meet to review and discuss the annual
audited financial statements, including Managements
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations, with management and the independent registered
public accountants prior to the filing of the Companys
Annual Report on
Form 10-K (or the
annual report to shareholders if distributed prior to the filing
of Form 10-K).
Also, the Committee shall discuss the results of the annual
audit and any matters required to be communicated to the
Committee by the independent registered public accountants under
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The Committees review of the financial statements shall
include: (i) major issues regarding accounting principles
and financial statement presentations, including any significant
changes in the Companys selection or application of
accounting principles, and major issues as to the adequacy of
the Companys internal control over financial reporting and
any specific remedial actions adopted in light of significant
deficiencies or material weaknesses; (ii) discussions with
management and the independent registered public accountants
regarding significant financial reporting issues and judgments
made in connection with the preparation of the financial
statements and the reasonableness of those judgments, including
analyses of the effects of alternative GAAP methods on the
financial statements; (iii) consideration of the effect of
regulatory and accounting initiatives, as well as off-balance
sheet structures, on the financial statements;
(iv) consideration of the judgment of both management and
the independent registered public accountants about the quality,
not just the acceptability of accounting principles; and
(v) the clarity of the disclosures in the financial
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The Committee shall receive and review a report from the
independent registered public accountants, prior to the filing
of the Companys Annual Report on
Form 10-K (or the
annual report to shareholders if distributed prior to the filing
of Form 10-K), on
all critical accounting policies and practices of the Company;
all material alternative treatments of financial information
within generally accepted accounting principles that have been
discussed with management, including the ramifications of the
use of such alternative treatments and disclosures and the
treatment preferred by the independent registered public
accountants; and other material written communications between
the independent registered public accountants and management. |
7. Recommendation to Board
Regarding Financial Statements. The Audit Committee shall
consider whether it will recommend to the Board of Directors
that the Companys audited financial statements be included
in the Companys Annual Report on
Form 10-K.
8. Audit Committee Report.
The Audit Committee shall prepare an annual committee report for
inclusion where necessary in a proxy statement of the Company
relating to an annual meeting of security holders.
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9. Interim Financial Statements;
Earnings Releases.
The Audit Committee shall review and discuss with management and
the independent registered public accounting firm the
Companys quarterly financial statements prior to the
filing of its
Form 10-Q,
including the independent registered public accounting
firms review of the quarterly financial statements. The
Audit Committee shall discuss with management generally the
Companys earnings press releases, including the use of
pro forma or adjusted non-GAAP
information, as well as financial information and earnings
guidance provided to analysts and rating agencies.
10. Oversight. The Audit
Committee shall coordinate the Board of Directors
oversight of the Companys internal control over financial
reporting, disclosure controls and procedures and code of
conduct. The Audit Committee shall review and discuss with
management and the independent registered public accounting firm
the Companys internal controls report and the independent
registered public accounting firms attestation of that
report prior to the filing of the Companys
Form 10-K. The
Audit Committee shall also review and discuss with management
and the independent registered public accounting firm the state
of and any material issues associated with the Companys
internal controls, major financial risk exposures and risk
management policies, regulatory and accounting initiatives and
any correspondence with regulators or government agencies and
any published reports which raise material issues regarding the
Companys financial statements or accounting policies. The
Audit Committee shall receive and review the reports of the CEO
and CFO required by
Rule 13a-14 of the
Exchange Act.
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The Committee shall discuss with management, the internal
auditors, if any, and the independent registered public
accountants managements process for assessing the
effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting under
Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, including any
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The Committee shall discuss with the independent registered
public accountants the characterization of deficiencies in
internal control over financial reporting and any differences
between managements assessment of the deficiencies and the
independent registered public accountants. The Committee
shall review the disclosures describing any identified material
weaknesses and managements remediation plans for clarity
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performing its required quarterly certifications under
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The Committee shall discuss with management, the internal
auditors, if any, and the independent registered public
accountants any (1) changes in internal control over
financial reporting that have materially affected or are
reasonably likely to materially affect the Companys
internal control over financial reporting that are required to
be disclosed and (2) any other changes in internal control
over financial reporting that were considered for disclosure in
the Companys periodic filings with the SEC. |
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Companys overall anti-fraud programs and controls. |
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The Committee shall discuss the Companys policies with
respect to risk assessment and risk management, including the
risk of fraud. The Committee also shall discuss the
Companys major financial risk exposures and the steps
management has taken to monitor and control such exposures. |
11. Procedures for
Complaints. The Audit Committee shall establish procedures
for (i) the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints
received by the Company regarding accounting, internal
accounting controls or auditing matters; and (ii) the
confidential, anonymous submission by employees of the Company
of concerns regarding questionable accounting or auditing
matters.
12. Related-Party
Transactions. The Committee shall review and approve all
related party transactions required to be disclosed pursuant to
SEC
Regulation S-K,
Item 404, and discuss with management the business
rationale for the transactions and whether appropriate
disclosures have been made.
13. Additional Powers. The
Audit Committee shall have such other duties as may be delegated
from time to time by the Board of Directors.
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D. Procedures and
Administration
14. Meetings. The Audit
Committee shall meet as often as it deems necessary in order to
perform its responsibilities, but not less often than quarterly.
The Audit Committee may also act by unanimous written consent in
lieu of a meeting. The Audit Committee shall periodically meet
separately with: (i) the independent registered public
accounting firm; (ii) Company management and (iii) the
Companys internal auditors, to the extent that the Company
has such a function. The Audit Committee shall keep such records
of its meetings as it shall deem appropriate.
15. Subcommittees. The Audit
Committee may form and delegate authority to one or more
subcommittees (including a subcommittee consisting of a single
member), as it deems appropriate from time to time under the
circumstances. Any decision of a subcommittee to preapprove
audit, review, attest or non-audit services shall be presented
to the full Audit Committee at its next scheduled meeting.
16. Reports to Board. The
Audit Committee shall report regularly to the Board of Directors.
17. Charter. At least
annually, the Audit Committee shall review and reassess the
adequacy of this Charter and recommend any proposed changes to
the Board of Directors for approval.
18. Independent Advisors.
The Audit Committee is authorized, without further action by the
Board of Directors, to engage such independent legal, accounting
and other advisors as it deems necessary or appropriate to carry
out its responsibilities. Such independent advisors may be the
regular advisors to the Company. The Audit Committee is
empowered, without further action by the Board of Directors, to
cause the Company to pay the compensation of such advisors as
established by the Audit Committee.
19. Investigations. The
Audit Committee shall have the authority to conduct or authorize
investigations into any matters within the scope of its
responsibilities as it shall deem appropriate, including the
authority to request any officer, employee or advisor of the
Company to meet with the Audit Committee or any advisors engaged
by the Audit Committee.
20. Funding. The Audit
Committee is empowered, without further action by the Board of
Directors, to cause the Company to pay the ordinary
administrative expenses of the Audit Committee that are
necessary or appropriate in carrying out its duties.
21. The Committee shall perform an evaluation of its
performance at least annually to determine whether it is
functioning effectively. The Committee also shall discuss with
the independent registered public accountants the
accountants observations related to the effectiveness of
the Committee.
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Proxy
Art Technology Group, Inc.
The Board of Directors Of Art Technology Group, Inc. Is Soliciting This Proxy
The undersigned owns shares of common stock of Art Technology Group, Inc. (the Company). The
Companys 2006 Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held on Tuesday, May 23, 2006, beginning at
10:00 a.m., local time, at the offices of Foley Hoag LLP, Seaport World Trade Center West, 155
Seaport Boulevard, Boston, Massachusetts 02210. The undersigned appoints each of Robert D. Burke
and Julie M.B. Bradley acting singly, with the power of substitution to each, as attorney, agent
and proxy to vote all shares of common stock that the undersigned is entitled to vote, at the
meeting and at any adjournment or postponement of the meeting.
The individuals named above will vote these shares as directed by the undersigned on this proxy.
IF NO PROPER VOTING INSTRUCTIONS ARE GIVEN, THE INDIVIDUALS NAMED ABOVE WILL VOTE THE SHARES OF THE
UNDERSIGNED FOR THE ELECTION OF THE NOMINEES LISTED ON THE REVERSE SIDE OF THIS PROXY AS DIRECTOR
OF THE COMPANY.
If any other matters are properly presented for consideration at the meeting, the individuals named
above will have the discretion to vote these shares on those matters.
Telephone and Internet Voting Instructions
You can vote by telephone or Internet! Available 24 hours a day 7 days a week!
Instead of mailing your proxy, you may choose one of the two voting methods outlined below to
vote your proxy.
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Call toll free 1-800-652-VOTE (8683) in the United States or Canada any time on
a touch tone telephone. There is NO CHARGE to you for the call.
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Go to the following web site:
WWW.COMPUTERSHARE.COM/EXPRESSVOTE |
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Follow the simple instructions provided by the recorded message.
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Enter the information required on your computer screen and follow the
simple instructions. |
VALIDATION DETAILS ARE LOCATED ON THE FRONT OF THIS FORM IN THE COLORED BAR.
If you vote by telephone or the Internet, please DO NOT mail back this proxy card.
Proxies submitted by telephone or the Internet must be received by 1:00 a.m.,
Central Time, on May 23, 2006.
THANK YOU FOR VOTING