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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-K/A
(Amendment No.1)
     
þ   ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009
OR
     
o   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from                      to                     
Commission File No. 001-33861
MOTORCAR PARTS OF AMERICA, INC.
 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
New York   11-2153962
     
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
     
2929 California Street, Torrance, California   90503
     
(Address of principal executive offices)   Zip Code
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (310) 212-7910
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: common stock, $0.01 par value per share
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
Yes o No þ
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.
Yes o No þ
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes o No o
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers in response to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. þ
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer o Accelerated filer þ 
Non-accelerated filer o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes o No þ
As of September 30, 2008, which was the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed fiscal second quarter, the aggregate market value of the registrant’s common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant was approximately $63,627,607 based on the closing sale price as reported on the NASDAQ Global Market.
There were 11,962,021 shares of common stock outstanding as of July 24, 2009.
 
 

 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
             
EXPLANATORY NOTE     1  
 
           
PART III        
 
           
  Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance     2  
  Executive Compensation     6  
  Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters     25  
  Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence     27  
  Principal Accounting Fees and Services     27  
 
           
PART IV        
 
           
  Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules     28  
 
           
SIGNATURES     29  
 EX-31.1
 EX-31.2
 EX-31.3
 EX-32.1

 


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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Amendment No. 1 on Form 10/K (this “Amendment”) amends our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009, that was previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on June 15, 2009 (the “Original Filing”). We are filing this Amendment to include the information required by Part III of Form 10-K and not included in the Original Filing, as we will not file our definitive proxy statement within 120 days of the end of our fiscal year ended March 31, 2009.
Except as set forth in Part III below, no other changes are made to the Original Filing. Unless expressly stated, this Amendment does not reflect events occurring after the filing of the Original Filing, nor does it modify or update in any way the disclosures contained in the Original Filing. Unless the context otherwise requires, all references in this Amendment to “the Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. and its subsidiaries.


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PART III
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
Our directors, their ages and present positions with us as of July 24, 2009 are as follows:
             
Name   Age   Position with the Company
Selwyn Joffe
    51     Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer
 
           
Mel Marks
    81     Director and Consultant
 
           
Scott J. Adelson
    48     Director
 
           
Rudolph J. Borneo
    68     Director, Chairman of the Compensation Committee, member of the Audit, Ethics and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees
 
           
Philip Gay
    51     Director, Chairman of the Audit Committee and Ethics Committee, and member of the Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees
 
           
Duane Miller
    62     Director, member of the Audit, Compensation, Ethics and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees
 
           
Jeffrey Mirvis
    45     Director, member of the Compensation Committee
Selwyn Joffe has been our Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer since February 2003. He has been a director of our company since 1994 and Chairman since November 1999. From 1995 until his election to his present positions, he served as a consultant to us. Prior to February 2003, Mr. Joffe was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Protea Group, Inc. a company specializing in consulting and acquisition services. From September 2000 to December 2001, Mr. Joffe served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Netlock Technologies, a company that specializes in securing network communications. In 1997, Mr. Joffe co-founded Palace Entertainment Inc., a roll-up of amusement parks and served as its President and Chief Operating Officer until August 2000. Prior to the founding of Palace Entertainment Inc., Mr. Joffe was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Wolfgang Puck Food Company from 1989 to 1996. Mr. Joffe is a graduate of Emory University with degrees in both Business and Law and is a member of the Georgia State Bar as well as a Certified Public Accountant.
Mel Marks founded our company in 1968. Mr. Marks served as our Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer from that time until July 1999. Prior to founding our company, Mr. Marks was employed for over 20 years by Beck/Arnley-Worldparts, a division of Echlin, Inc. (one of the largest importers and distributors of parts for imported cars), where he served as Vice President. Mr. Marks has continued to serve as a consultant and director to us since July 1999.
Scott J. Adelson joined our Board of Directors on April 11, 2008. Mr. Adelson is also a director of QAD Inc., a public software company, since April 2006. Mr. Adelson is a Senior Managing Director and Global Co-Head of Investment Banking for Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin, a leading international investment bank. During his 20 plus years with the firm, Mr. Adelson has helped advise hundreds of companies on a diverse and in-depth variety of corporate finance issues, including mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Adelson has written extensively on a number of corporate finance and securities valuation subjects. He is an active member of Board of Directors of various middle-market businesses as well as several recognized non-profit organizations, such as the USC Entrepreneur Program. Mr. Adelson holds a bachelor degree from the University of Southern California and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Chicago, Graduate School of Business.
Rudolph J. Borneo joined our Board of Directors on November 20, 2004. Mr. Borneo retired from R.H. Macy’s, Inc. At the time of his retirement, his position was Vice Chairman and Director of Stores for Macy’s West, a division of R.H. Macy’s, Inc. Mr. Borneo served as President of Macy’s California from 1989 to 1992 and President of Macy’s West from 1992 until his appointment as Vice Chairman and Director of Stores. In addition, Mr. Borneo

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is currently on the Board of Directors of Grill Concepts, Inc. and a member of the Board of Trustees of Monmouth University. Mr. Borneo is the chairman of our Compensation Committee and a member of our Audit, Ethics and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees.
Philip Gay joined our Board of Directors on November 30, 2004. He chairs our Audit and Ethics Committees and is a member of our Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees. Mr. Gay is currently serving as President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Grill Concepts, Inc., a company that operates a chain of upscale casual restaurants throughout the United States. From March 2000 until he joined Grill Concepts, Inc. in June 2004, Mr. Gay served as Managing Director of Triple Enterprises, a business advisory firm that assisted mid-cap sized companies with financing, mergers and acquisitions, franchising and strategic planning. From March 2000 to November 2001, Mr. Gay served as an independent consultant with El Paso Energy from time to time and assisted El Paso Energy with its efforts to reduce overall operating and manufacturing overhead costs. Previously he has served as chief financial officer for California Pizza Kitchen (1987 to 1994) and Wolfgang Puck Food Company (1994 to 1996), and he has held various Chief Operating Officer and Chief Executive Officer positions at Color Me Mine and Diversified Food Group from 1996 to 2000. Mr. Gay is also a Certified Public Accountant, a former audit manager at Laventhol and Horwath and a graduate of the London School of Economics.
Duane Miller joined our Board of Directors on June 5, 2008. Mr. Miller is currently employed by the city of Flint, Michigan, as the Director of Government Operations. Mr. Miller retired from General Motors Corporation in April 2008 after 37 years of service. At the time of his retirement, Mr. Miller served as executive director, GM Service and Parts Operations (“SPO”) Field Operations where he was responsible for all SPO field activities, running GM Parts (original equipment), AC Delco (after-market) and GM Accessories business channels, as well as SPO’s Global Independent Aftermarket. Mr. Miller served on the Board of Directors of OEConnection, an automotive ecommerce organization focused on applying technology to provide supply chain solutions and analysis. He currently serves on the Boards of Directors of McLaren Hospital in Genesee County, Michigan and the Flint/Genesee County Convention and Visitor’s Bureau. His experience also includes serving on the Board of Directors of the Urban League of Flint, Michigan, and the Boys and Girls Club of Flint, Michigan. Mr. Miller earned a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing from Western Michigan University, and attended the Executive Development Program at the University of California Berkeley Haas School of Business. Mr. Miller is a member of our Audit, Compensation, Ethics and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees.
Jeffrey Mirvis joined our Board of Directors on February 3, 2009. Mr. Mirvis is currently the chief executive officer of MGT Industries, Inc. (“MGT”), a privately held apparel company based in Los Angeles. As chief executive officer of MGT, Mr. Mirvis successfully moved all production and sourcing to Asia. During his nine-year tenure as chief executive, Mr. Mirvis has gained valuable knowledge of manufacturing in Asia. Prior to joining MGT in 1990, Mr. Mirvis served as a commercial loan officer at Union Bank of California following his completion of the Union Bank of California’s Commercial Lending Program. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from the University of California at Santa Barbara. He currently serves as treasurer and a board member of Wildwood School in Los Angeles, and has been a member of the board of the Jewish Federation in Los Angeles. Mr. Mirvis is a member of our Compensation Committee.
Our directors will hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders, or until their successors are elected and qualified.
Corporate Governance, Board of Directors and Committees of the Board of Directors
Each of Duane Miller, Jeffrey Mirvis, Philip Gay, and Rudolph J. Borneo are independent within the meaning of the applicable SEC rules and the NASDAQ listing standards.
Audit Committee. The current members of our Audit Committee are Philip Gay, Rudolph Borneo and Duane Miller, with Mr. Gay serving as chairman. Our Board of Directors has determined that all of the Audit Committee members are independent within the meaning of the applicable SEC rules and NASDAQ listing standards. Our Board of Directors has also determined that Mr. Gay is a financial expert within the meaning of the applicable SEC rules. The Audit Committee oversees our auditing procedures, receives and accepts the reports of our independent registered public accountants, oversees our internal systems of accounting and management controls and makes recommendations to the Board of Directors concerning the appointment of our auditors. The Audit Committee met five times in fiscal 2009.

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Compensation Committee. The current members of our Compensation Committee are Rudolph Borneo, Philip Gay, Duane Miller and Jeffrey Mirvis, with Mr. Borneo serving as chairman. The Compensation Committee is responsible for developing our executive compensation policies. The Compensation Committee is also responsible for evaluating the performance of our Chief Executive Officer and other senior officers and making determinations concerning the salary, bonuses and stock options to be awarded to these officers. No member of the Compensation Committee has a relationship that would constitute an interlocking relationship with the executive officers or directors of another entity. For further discussion of our Compensation Committee, see “Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation”. The Compensation Committee met once in fiscal 2009.
Ethics Committee. The current members of our Ethics Committee are Philip Gay, who serves as Chairman, Rudolph Borneo and Duane Miller. The Ethics Committee is responsible for implementing our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics. No issues arose which required our Ethics Committee to meet in fiscal 2009.
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. We formed a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee in June 2006. The current members of our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee are Rudolph Borneo, Philip Gay and Duane Miller. Each of the members of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is independent within the meaning of applicable SEC rules. Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is responsible for nominating candidates to our Board of Directors. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee met twice during fiscal 2009.
Information about our non-director executive officers and significant employees
Our executive officers (other than executive officers who are also members of our Board of Directors) and significant employees, their ages and present positions with our company, are as follows:
             
Name   Age   Position with the Company
Mervyn McCulloch
    65     Chief Acquisition Officer
 
           
David Lee
    39     Chief Financial Officer
 
           
Kevin Daly
    50     Chief Accounting Officer
 
           
Steve Kratz
    54     Chief Operating Officer
 
           
Tom Stricker
    56     Vice President, Sales
 
           
Michael Umansky
    68     Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel
Our executive officers are appointed by and serve at the discretion of our Board of Directors. A brief description of the business experience of each of our executive officers other than executive officers who are also members of our Board of Directors and significant employees is set forth below.
Mervyn McCulloch has been our Chief Acquisition Officer since February 2008. Prior to this, Mr. McCulloch served as our Chief Financial Officer since his appointment in October 2005. From November 2003 until he joined our company, Mr. McCulloch served as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Instone LLC, a sports nutrition and diet products company based in Irvine, California. From November 2001 until November 2003, Mr. McCulloch was a business consultant advising start-ups, turnaround candidates and other companies seeking equity funding. From April 1990 until October 2001, he served as Chief Financial Officer of three public companies — Inovio Biomedical Corp., Global Diamonds Inc. and Armor All Products Corp., all based in southern California. Mr. McCulloch is a Certified Public Accountant and was a partner of Deloitte LLP (formerly known as Deloitte & Touche LLP) from March 1972 to March 1990. Mr. McCulloch is a graduate of the University of South Africa and of the University of Witwatersrand Graduate Business School Executive Development Program.

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David Lee has been our Chief Financial Officer since February 2008. Prior to this, Mr. Lee served as our Vice President of Finance and Strategic Planning since January 2006, focusing primarily on financial management and strategic planning. Mr. Lee joined us in February 2005 as a Director of Finance and Strategic Planning. His primary responsibilities as Chief Financial Officer are treasury, budgeting and financial management. From August 2002 until he joined us in 2005, he served as corporate controller of Palace Entertainment, Inc., an amusement and waterpark organization. Prior to this, Mr. Lee held various corporate controller and finance positions for several domestic companies and served in the audit department of Deloitte LLP (formerly known as Deloitte & Touche LLP). Mr. Lee is a Certified Public Accountant. Mr. Lee earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from the University of California, San Diego, and a Masters in Business Administration degree from the University of California Los Angeles Anderson School of Management.
Kevin Daly has been our Chief Accounting Officer since February 2008. Prior to this, Mr. Daly served as our Vice President, Controller since he joined us in January 2006. From May 2000 until he joined our company, Mr. Daly served as Corporate Controller for Leiner Health Products Inc., a private label manufacturer of vitamins and over-the-counter pharmaceutical products based in Carson, California. From November 1994 until May 2000, Mr. Daly held various director level finance positions at Dexter Corporation. From November 1988 until October 1994, he held various positions in the finance and controller’s departments of FMC Corporation, based in Chicago, Illinois. From June 1985 to November 1988, Mr. Daly served as Controller of Bio-logic Systems Corp. Mr. Daly is a Certified Public Accountant and worked in the firm of Laventhol & Horwath from 1981 to 1985. Mr. Daly has a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the University of Illinois and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Chicago, Booth Graduate School of Business.
Steven Kratz, has been our Chief Operating Officer since May 2007. Prior to this, Mr. Kratz served as our Vice President-QA/Engineering since 2001. Mr. Kratz joined our company in April 1988. Before joining us, Mr. Kratz was the General Manager of GKN Products Company, a division of Beck/Arnley-Worldparts. In addition to serving as our Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Kratz heads our quality assurance, research and development, engineering and information technology departments.
Tom Stricker, our Vice President, Sales has been with our company since 1989 and became the Vice President, Sales in April 2007. Mr. Stricker held the position of Vice President, Sales of our company since 1989 until assuming his current position. As Vice President, Sales, Mr. Stricker oversees all domestic and international sales.
Michael Umansky has been our Vice President and General Counsel since January 2004 and is responsible for all legal matters. His responsibilities also include the oversight of Human Resources. His additional appointment as Secretary became effective September 1, 2005. Mr. Umansky was a partner of Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, and the founding and managing partner of its Los Angeles office from 1975 until 1997 and was Of Counsel to that firm from 1998 to July 2001. Immediately prior to joining our company, Mr. Umansky was in the private practice of law, and during 2002 and 2003, he provided legal services to us. From February 2000 until March 2001, Mr. Umansky was Vice President, Administration and Legal, of Hiho Technologies, Inc., a venture capital financed producer of workforce management software. Mr. Umansky is admitted to practice law in California and New York and is a graduate of The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard Law School.
There are no family relationships among our directors or named executive officers. There are no material proceedings to which any of our directors or executive officers or any of their associates, is a party adverse to us or any of our subsidiaries, or has a material interest adverse to us or any of our subsidiaries. To our knowledge, none of our directors or executive officers has been convicted in a criminal proceeding during the last five years (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors), and none of our directors or executive officers was a party to any judicial or administrative proceeding during the last five years (except for any matters that were dismissed without sanction or settlement) that resulted in a judgment, decree or final order enjoining the person from future violations of, or prohibiting activities subject to, federal or state securities laws, or a finding of any violation of federal or state securities laws.
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
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reports of changes in ownership of our common stock and other equity securities. Based solely on our review of copies of such forms received by us, or written representations from reporting persons that no such forms were required for those persons, we believe that our insiders complied with all applicable Section 16(a) filing requirements during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009.
Code of Ethics
Our Board of Directors formally approved the creation of our Ethics Committee on May 8, 2003 and adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, which applies to all our officers, directors and employees. The Ethics Committee is currently comprised of Philip Gay, who serves as Chairman, Rudolph Borneo and Duane Miller. The Code of Business Conduct and Ethics is filed with the SEC and a copy is posted on our website at www.motorcarparts.com. We intend to disclose future amendments to certain provisions of the code, or waivers of such provisions granted to executive officers and directors, on our website within four business days following the date of such amendment or waivers. We will provide a copy of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics to any person without charge, upon request addressed to the Corporate Secretary at Motorcar Parts of America, Inc., 2929 California Street, Torrance, CA 90503.
Item 11. Executive Compensation
Compensation Discussion and Analysis
The following discussion and analysis of compensation arrangements of our named executive officers for fiscal 2009 should be read together with the compensation tables and related disclosures set forth below. This discussion contains certain forward-looking statements that are based on our current plans, considerations, expectations and determinations regarding future compensation programs. Actual compensation programs that we adopt in the future may differ materially from currently planned programs as summarized in this discussion.
Executive Compensation Summary.
The retention of experienced, highly-capable and dedicated executives is crucial to the long-term success of our company. To achieve the goal of recruiting, retaining and motivating our executives, our Compensation Committee has developed an overall executive compensation program that rewards these employees for their contributions to our company.
The primary objectives of our practices with respect to executive compensation are to:
    provide appropriate incentives to our executive officers to implement our strategic business objectives and achieve the desired company performance;
 
    reward our executive officers for their contribution to our success in building long-term shareholder value; and
 
    provide compensation that will attract and retain superior talent and reward performance.
Compensation Components.
With our compensation objectives in mind, our executive officer compensation program consists of five primary elements: (1) base salary; (2) an annual bonus; (3) long-term incentive compensation in the form of stock options; (4) non-qualified deferred compensation arrangements; and (5) coverage under our broad-based employee benefit plans, such as our group health and 401(k) plans, and executive perquisites.
Base Salary. Base salary is the “fixed” component of our executive compensation intended to meet the objective of attracting and retaining the executive officers of superior talent that are necessary to manage and lead our company.
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Stock Option Program. Equity awards are an integral part of our overall executive compensation program because we believe that our long-term performance will be enhanced through the use of equity awards that reward our executives for maximizing shareholder value over time. We have historically elected to use stock options that vest over time as the primary long-term equity incentive vehicle to promote retention of our key executives. Although we have not adopted formal stock ownership guidelines, our named directors and executive officers currently hold a significant portion of our fully-diluted common stock, substantially through the ownership of stock options. In addition, our named directors and executive officers purchased approximately 0.3% of our common stock during fiscal 2009. In determining the number of stock options to be granted to executives, we historically have taken into account the individual’s position, scope of responsibility, ability to affect profits and shareholder value and the value of the stock options in relation to other elements of the individual executive’s total compensation. Currently, a substantial percentage of our outstanding options have exercise prices that are significantly above the current market price of our stock. Due to the limited number of shares of our common stock available for grant of Incentive Awards under our 2003 Long-Term Incentive Plan, we have not utilized equity awards in our executive compensation decisions for fiscal 2009 performance. The Compensation Committee intends to review possible alternatives for re-establishing this component of our overall executive compensation program.
Deferred Compensation Benefits. We offer a non-qualified deferred compensation plan to selected executive officers which provides unfunded, non-tax qualified deferred compensation benefits. We believe this program helps promote the retention of our senior executives. Participants may elect to contribute a portion of their compensation to the plan, and we make matching contributions of 25% of each participant’s elective contributions to the plan up to 6% of the participant’s compensation for the year. Contributions for fiscal 2009 and year-end account balances for those executive officers can be found in the Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation table.
Other Benefits. We provide to our executive officers medical benefits that are generally available to our other employees. Executives are also eligible to participate in our other broad-based employee benefit plans, such as our long and short-term disability, life insurance and 401(k) plan. Historically, the value of executive perquisites, as determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC related to executive compensation, has not exceeded 10% of the base salary of any of our executives.
Determination of Compensation Decisions.
The Compensation Committee is responsible for establishing, developing and maintaining our executive compensation program. The role of the Compensation Committee is to oversee our compensation and benefits plans and policies, administer our equity incentive plans and review and approve all compensation decisions relating to all executive officers and directors. In order for the Compensation Committee to perform its function, the following process for determining executive compensation decisions has been followed.
Determining Goals. Prior to the beginning of each fiscal year, senior executives and department heads meet and establish the Objective Goals, Strategies and Measures (the “OGSM”) for our company. The OGSM sets forth performance goals for each department of our company and certain employees for the upcoming fiscal year. The OGSM provides a basis for developing a base financial operating plan for the upcoming fiscal year. The OGSM and base financial operating plan are reviewed and approved by our Board of Directors.
On a quarterly basis, the Board of Directors reviews the actual financial performance of our company against the goals set forth in the OGSM and the base financial operating plan. In addition, the members of the Board of Directors receive monthly reports detailing the actual financial performance of our company compared to these goals.
Determining Executive Compensation.
Our method of determining compensation varies from case to case based on a discretionary and subjective determination of what is appropriate at the time. In determining specific components of compensation, the Compensation Committee considers individual performance, level of responsibility, skills and experience, and other compensation awards or arrangements.

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Our general policy for setting base salaries of our named executive officers (the “Senior Executives”) is to only increase such salaries in the case of promotions. Such promotional increases to base salaries are reviewed by the Compensation Committee on a case-by-case basis. The salary increases reflected in our Summary Compensation Table below reflect such promotional job changes that occurred in fiscal 2008 and 2009. In making such determinations regarding base salaries for the Senior Executives who have been promoted, we take into account such factors as: the Senior Executive’s scope of responsibilities and level of experience; salary data for comparable positions at the peer group companies based on reports of our outside consultant and salary survey data provided by our outside consultant; and internal equity of salaries of individuals in comparable positions at our company.
At the end of the fiscal year, department heads assess their progress against the OGSM and base financial operating plan and evaluate their results. These self-assessments are reviewed by the Chief Executive Officer who then undertakes his own evaluation of the executives’ performance. This involves a two-step process whereby the Chief Executive Officer evaluates: (i) our company’s actual financial performance against the budget, taking into account events that may be beyond the control of any given Senior Executive’s performance initiatives; and (ii) each Senior Executive’s performance against his OGSM goals. Performance is evaluated in a non-formulaic manner with no specific weighting given to the performance measures. The Chief Executive Officer considers both the financial performance of our company and individual performance relative to each performance goal of the Senior Executives to develop bonus recommendations for each Senior Executives.
The Compensation Committee reviews the performance evaluations and bonus recommendations provided by the Chief Executive Officer and decides whether to approve or adjust his bonus recommendations. The Compensation Committee evaluates all of the factors considered by the Chief Executive Officer and reviews the compensation summaries for each Senior Executive, including base salary, bonus, equity awards (if any), deferred compensation benefits and other benefits. In determining specific components of compensation, the Compensation Committee considers individual performance, level of responsibility, skills and experience, and other compensation awards or arrangements. These measures are evaluated in a non-formulaic manner with no specific weighting given to any specific measure. Based on its review and evaluation, the Compensation Committee makes the final determination of the annual bonuses to be paid to the Senior Executives and reports its decisions to the entire Board of Directors.
Our Compensation Committee performs an annual review of our compensation policies, including the appropriate mix of base salary, bonuses and long-term incentive compensation. The Compensation Committee also reviews and approves all long-term incentive compensation and other benefits (including our 401(k) and our non-qualified deferred compensation plan).
Determining Chief Executive Officer Compensation.
The Compensation Committee is responsible for evaluating the performance of Mr. Joffe, our Chief Executive Officer, and setting his annual compensation. In determining these elements of compensation for Mr. Joffe, the Compensation Committee considered the contributions Mr. Joffe has made to our strategic direction. The Compensation Committee reviews the key operating results and key strategic initiatives of our company to determine if the Chief Executive Officer has achieved the goal of strategically enhancing the size of our company while maintaining favorable operating metrics. The Compensation Committee also takes into consideration the standard of living of the Los Angeles vicinity in which our corporate offices are located. The Compensation Committee separately reviews all relevant information, including reports provided by its outside consultant, and arrives at its decision for the Chief Executive Officer’s total compensation. The Chief Executive Officer’s performance is evaluated in a non-formulaic manner with no specific weighting given to any one of the performance measures. Mr. Joffe does not participate in any decision regarding his compensation. Our employment agreement with Mr. Joffe provides that we may increase, but not decrease, his base salary, which is set at $500,000. See the “Employment Agreements” section below for a further discussion of certain compensations amounts payable to Mr. Joffe pursuant to his employment agreement. Upon making its determination, the Compensation Committee reports its decision concerning Mr. Joffe’s compensation to the entire Board of Directors.
Compensation Committee Consultant.
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Committee, and takes direction from the Chairman of the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee engaged Towers Perrin to prepare a complete competitive assessment of our executive compensation practices in 2004, an updated assessment of the compensation of our Chief Executive Officer in 2006 and a complete executive compensation assessment in 2009.
The Compensation Committee considers analysis and advice from its outside consultant when making compensation decisions for the Chief Executive Officer and other Senior Executives. The outside consultant’s work for the Compensation Committee includes data analysis, market assessments, and preparation of related reports.
Peer Group.
While the Compensation Committee does not undertake a formalized benchmarking process, it does review the assessment provided by its outside consultant detailing the competitiveness of our executive compensation relative to our peer group when making its executive compensation decisions. Our peer group includes ATC Technology Corp., Dorman Products Inc., Modine Manufacturing Co., Proliance International Inc., Standard Motor Products Inc., Strattec Security Corp and Superior Industries International Inc. The peer group is reviewed annually with the assistance of our outside consultant to ensure that the peer companies remain an appropriate basis for comparison.
Senior Executive Compensation Decisions (Other than the Chief Executive Officer).
The Compensation Committee made decisions for each of the named executive officers (other than the Chief Executive Officer) following the process described above and established the following individual performance goals for each such officer:
Mervyn McCulloch, Chief Acquisitions Officer
    Identify potential acquisition targets
 
    Manage acquisition transactions
David Lee, Chief Financial Officer
    Maintain an effective treasury function, including budgeting and forecasting
 
    Manage our cash flows
 
    Minimize the loan and interest expenses we incur
Steve Kratz, Chief Operating Officer
    Evaluate and manage the key operating metrics for us
 
    Increase quality of our product, including establishing a quality benchmark program
 
    Implement strategies aimed at reducing our warranty rates
 
    Improve effectiveness of our recovery operations
Kevin Daly, Chief Accounting Officer
    Provide timely and accurate services and information to our management, Board of Directors and other stakeholders
 
    Maintain and improve top-level financial knowledge and accounting controls
Michael Umansky, Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel
    Limit our legal risk exposure
 
    Decrease our legal and insurance costs
 
    Maintain compliance standards with investor relations communications
 
    Develop and protect intellectual property for our business processes
 
    Advise on and implement any transactional business opportunities, including acquisitions.

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Doug Schooner, Vice President, Manufacturing
    Ensure the quality of our products through the manufacturing process
 
    Maximize all manufacturing efficiencies to ensure fill rates to our customers
 
    Maintain appropriate levels of offshore production volume and capacity
 
    Maintain a global manufacturing and multifunctional support group
 
    Reorganize special order department to maintain ability of changing unit technology
 
    Complete the reorganization of the production shop
 
    Expand the recovery remanufacturing process
Tom Stricker, Vice President, Sales
    Manage the sales function, including infrastructure, for our company
 
    Increase sales and profitability with our existing customers
 
    Develop and pursue contacts that lead to new customer business
 
    Ensure the appropriate structure to support and exceed customer needs
Based on our financial results in fiscal 2009 and the evaluation of each Senior Executive’s performance against his individual goals in accordance with the process outlined above, the Compensation Committee approved the following base salaries and annual bonuses earned during fiscal 2009 for these Senior Executives:
                 
Name   Base Salary   Bonus
Mervyn McCulloch
  $ 250,000     $ 40,000  
David Lee
  $ 178,500     $ 50,000  
Kevin Daly
  $ 180,000     $ 50,000  
Steve Kratz
  $ 282,800     $ 55,000  
Michael Umansky
  $ 406,000     $ 40,000  
Doug Schooner
  $ 213,600     $ 50,000  
Tom Stricker
  $ 210,000     $ 60,000  
Chief Executive Officer Compensation Decisions.
The Compensation Committee made decisions for the Chief Executive Officer’s compensation following the process described above and established the following individual performance goals:
    Ensure appropriate information is communicated to our Board of Directors
 
    Ensure that the appropriate management team and corporate focus is in place
 
    Develop an appropriate succession plan
 
    Develop key strategies in all areas aimed at driving our company forward
 
    Maintain the appropriate financial structure for our company
 
    Make decisions on all key initiatives proposed by senior management
 
    Strengthen our relationships with key customers through long-term arrangements
 
    Continue the transitioning our remanufacturing capacity to cell manufacturing and lower-cost production centers, including the establishment of our Mexican remanufacturing facility
 
    Build sales for both the do-it-for-me and DIY marketplaces
 
    Evaluate and propose systems and initiatives for continuous improvement in all disciplines of our business
 
    Identify and drive any acquisitions
The Compensation Committee recognized that our company is a complicated business to manage, particularly in light of its size and complex accounting issues, and that this complexity may not be adequately reflected in the company’s income levels. The Compensation Committee also recognized Mr. Joffe’s contribution in establishing our company’s reputation and growth capacity. In addition, Mr. Joffe’s contributions have been made during a period when several of our competitors have been under financial stress.

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The Compensation Committee considered Mr. Joffe’s performance against his individual goals and the above factors regarding the complexity of our business and competitive position and determined that Mr. Joffe’s base salary would remain at its current annual level of $500,000 during fiscal 2009 and his annual bonus would be $500,000.
Tax Considerations
Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, (the “Code”) generally disallows a tax deduction for annual compensation in excess of $1.0 million paid to our named executive officers. Qualifying performance-based compensation (within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code and regulations) is not subject to the deduction limitation if specified requirements are met. We generally intend to structure the performance-based portion of our executive compensation, when feasible, to comply with exemptions in Section 162(m) so that the compensation remains tax deductible to us. However, our Board of Directors or Compensation Committee may, in its judgment, authorize compensation payments that do not comply with the exemptions in Section 162(m) when it believes that such payments are appropriate to attract and retain executive talent.
In limited circumstances, we may agree to make certain items of income payable to our named executive officers tax-neutral to them. Accordingly, we have agreed to gross-up certain payments to our Chief Executive Officer to cover any excise taxes (and related income taxes on the “gross-up” payment) that he may be obligated to pay with respect to the first $3,000,000 of “parachute payments” (as defined in Section 280G of the Code) to be made to him upon a change of control of our company.
Compensation Committee Report
The Compensation Committee has reviewed and discussed the Compensation Discussion and Analysis required by Item 402(b) of Regulation S-K with management and, based on such review and discussions, the Compensation Committee recommended to our Board of Directors that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K/A.
By Members of the Compensation Committee
Rudolph Borneo, Chairman
Philip Gay
Duane Miller
Jeffrey Mirvis

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Summary Compensation Table
The following table sets forth information concerning fiscal 2009, 2008 and 2007 compensation of our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Acquisition Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and the four other most highly compensated executive officers who were serving as executive officers at the end of fiscal 2009, 2008 and 2007, and whose aggregate compensation was at least $100,000 for services rendered in all capacities. We refer to these individuals as our “named executive officers”. Mr. Lee, Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Daly, Chief Accounting Officer, and Mr. Kratz, Chief Operating Officer, are included as named executive officers because of their promotions in fiscal 2008.
                                                                 
                                            Nonqualified        
                                            Deferred        
    Fiscal                   Stock   Options   Compensation   All Other    
Name & Principal Position   Year   Salary   Bonus (1) (2)   Awards   Awards(3)   Earnings (4)   Compensation (5)   Total
 
Selwyn Joffe
    2009     $ 500,000     $ 500,100     $  —     $ 256,973     $ 5,889     $ 165,164     $ 1,428,126  
Chairman of the Board,
    2008       500,000       500,100        —       523,989       47,330       107,240       1,678,659  
President and CEO
    2007       500,000       500,100        —       821,026        —       97,110       1,918,236  
 
                                                               
Mervyn McCulloch
    2009     $ 250,000     $ 40,100     $  —     $ 28,812     $  —     $ 24,712     $ 343,624  
Chief Acquisition Officer
    2008       250,000       15,100        —       59,738        —       22,077       346,915  
 
    2007       245,616       50,100        —       79,768        —       24,021       399,505  
 
                                                               
David Lee
    2009     $ 178,500     $ 50,100     $  —     $ 1,821     $  —     $ 38,819     $ 269,240  
Chief Financial Officer
    2008       154,385       50,100        —       7,819        —       33,454       245,758  
 
                                                               
Kevin Daly
    2009     $ 180,000     $ 50,100     $  —     $ 5,333     $  —     $ 20,888     $ 256,321  
Chief Accounting Officer
    2008       171,538       50,100        —       8,585        —       16,997       247,220  
 
                                                               
Steve Kratz
    2009     $ 282,800     $ 55,100     $  —     $ 7,282     $  —     $ 17,644     $ 362,826  
Chief Operating Officer
    2008       231,100       100,100        —       21,616        —       17,377       370,193  
 
                                                               
Michael Umansky
    2009     $ 406,000     $ 40,100     $  —     $ 14,564     $  —     $ 47,706     $ 508,370  
Vice President, Secretary
    2008       406,000       70,100        —       52,202       12,836       44,230       585,368  
and General Counsel
    2007       401,616       50,100        —       81,215        —       47,086       580,017  
 
                                                               
Doug Schooner
    2009     $ 213,600     $ 50,100     $  —     $ 14,564     $  —     $ 54,667     $ 332,931  
Vice President,
    2008       191,000       60,100        —       43,233       17,136       51,830       363,299  
Manufacturing
    2007       186,615       100,100        —       67,762        —       48,698       403,175  
 
                                                               
Tom Stricker
    2009     $ 210,000     $ 60,100     $  —     $ 14,564     $ 20,715     $ 24,469     $ 329,848  
Vice President, Sales
    2008       210,000       60,100        —       43,233       19,751       20,303       353,387  
 
    2007       186,615       60,100        —       67,762        —       18,495       332,972  
 
(1)   Bonus amounts for each named executive officer include a $100 bonus paid to each of the company’s employees during December of each year, including the named executive officers.
 
(2)   We previously reported fiscal 2008 and 2007 bonus amounts based on bonus payment dates. For consistency with the reporting of our fiscal 2009 bonus amounts, we are reporting bonus amounts for fiscal 2007 and 2008 in this table based on the periods in which such bonus amounts were earned.
 
(3)   Option award amounts represent the executive’s portion of our reported stock compensation expense for the fiscal year in accordance with SFAS No. 123(R). Please refer to Note 2 and 17 of the notes to our audited consolidated financial statements included in Part IV of this Form 10-K for discussion of the relevant assumptions to determine the option award value at the grant date. No awards were forfeited as of March 31, 2009.

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(4)   The fiscal 2009 amounts shown for Mr. Umansky and Mr. Schooner do not reflect the year over year decrease in the aggregate value of the deferred compensation plan of $19,303 and $46,287, respectively.
 
(5)   The following chart is a summary of the items that are included in the “All Other Compensation” totals:
                                                 
                            Deferred        
            Health   401K   Compensation        
    Expenses   Insurance   Employer’s   Plan Employer’s        
Name   Automobile   Premiums   Contribution   Contribution   Other   Total
 
                                               
Selwyn Joffe
  $ 25,894     $ 59,939     $ 4,650     $     $ 74,681     $ 165,164  
Mervyn McCulloch
  $ 1,634     $ 19,431     $ 3,647     $     $     $ 24,712  
David Lee
  $     $ 35,423     $ 3,396     $     $     $ 38,819  
Kevin Daly
  $     $ 17,644     $ 3,244     $     $     $ 20,888  
Steve Kratz
  $     $ 17,644     $     $     $     $ 17,644  
Michael Umansky
  $ 1,915     $ 35,423     $ 3,224     $ 7,144     $     $ 47,706  
Doug Schooner
  $ 95     $ 50,481     $     $ 4,091     $     $ 54,667  
Tom Stricker
  $ 3,012     $ 17,644     $ 3,813     $     $     $ 24,469  
2009 Grants of Plan-Based Awards
No options were granted to our named executive officers in fiscal 2009.

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Outstanding Equity Awards At Fiscal Year End
Option Awards
The following table summarizes information regarding option awards granted to our named executive officers that remain outstanding as of March 31, 2009.
                                 
               
               
    Number of Securities   Number of Securities        
    Underlying Unexercised   Underlying Unexercised   Option   Option
    Options (#) Exercisable   Options (#) Unexercisable   Exercise   Expiration
Name   vested   unvested   Price ($)   Date
Selwyn Joffe
                               
 
    40,000           $ 2.200       1/11/2010  
 
    1,500           $ 1.210       4/30/2010  
 
    1,500           $ 1.130       4/30/2011  
 
    43,750           $ 3.150       11/15/2011  
 
    1,500           $ 3.600       4/29/2012  
 
    100,000           $ 2.160       3/2/2013  
 
    1,500           $ 1.800       4/29/2013  
 
    100,000           $ 6.345       1/13/2014  
 
    200,000           $ 9.270       7/20/2014  
 
    150,000           $ 10.010       11/2/2015  
 
    225,000       25,000 (1)   $ 12.000       8/29/2016  
 
                               
Mervyn McCulloch
                             
 
    25,000           $ 9.65       10/28/2015  
 
    25,000           $ 12.00       8/29/2016  
 
                               
David Lee
                             
 
    5,000           $ 10.10       11/2/2015  
 
    2,500           $ 12.00       8/29/2016  
 
                               
Kevin Daly
                             
 
    5,000           $ 10.15       1/3/2016  
 
    2,500           $ 12.00       8/29/2016  
 
                               
Steve Kratz
                               
 
    35,600           $ 3.15       11/15/2011  
 
    2,500           $ 8.70       5/11/2014  
 
    6,000           $ 10.10       11/2/2015  
 
    10,000           $ 12.00       8/29/2016  
 
                               
Michael Umansky
                               
 
    25,000           $ 10.01       11/2/2015  
 
    20,000           $ 12.00       8/29/2016  
 
                               
Doug Schooner
                               
 
    5,000           $ 1.10       4/12/2011  
 
    19,000           $ 3.15       11/15/2011  
 
    12,000           $ 8.70       5/11/2014  
 
    12,000           $ 10.01       11/2/2015  
 
    20,000           $ 12.00       8/29/2016  
 
                               
Tom Stricker
                               
 
    17,250           $ 3.15       11/15/2011  
 
    12,000           $ 8.70       5/11/2014  
 
    12,000           $ 10.01       11/2/2015  
 
    20,000           $ 12.00       8/29/2016  
 
                               
Mel Marks
                               
 
    1,500           $ 1.21       4/30/2010  
 
    1,500           $ 1.13       4/30/2011  
 
    1,500           $ 3.60       4/29/2012  
 
    1,500           $ 1.80       4/29/2013  
 
(1)   This award vests 3/10th on each anniversary from grant date, August 30, 2006, with the remaining 1/10th vesting on the fourth anniversary from grant date, subject to continued employment.

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Option Exercises and Stock Vested
None of our named executive officers exercised any stock options or had any shares of restricted stock vest during the 2009 fiscal year.
Nonqualified Deferred Compensation
The following table sets forth certain information regarding contributions, earnings and account balances under our Amended and Restated Executive Deferred Compensation Plan, our only defined contribution plan that provides for the deferral of compensation on a basis that is not-tax qualified, for each of the named executive officers as of fiscal year ended March 31, 2009. A description of the material terms and conditions of the Amended and Restated Executive Deferred Compensation Plan follows.
                                         
    Executive   Registrants   Aggregate   Aggregate   Aggregate
    Contributions in   contribution in   Earnings   Withdrawals/   Balance
Name   Last FY(1)   last FY(2)   in Last FY   Distributions   at Last FYE
 
                                       
Selwyn Joffe
  $     $     $         $  
Mervyn McCulloch
  $     $     $         $  
David Lee
  $     $     $         $  
Kevin Daly
  $     $     $         $  
Steve Kratz
  $     $     $         $  
Michael Umansky
  $ 28,576     $ 7,144     $ (32,305 )       $ 152,096  
Doug Schooner
  $ 16,363     $ 4,091     $ (47,974 )       $ 118,713  
Tom Stricker
  $     $     $         $  
 
(1)   The amounts set forth in this column are included in the “Salary” and “Bonus” columns, as applicable, in our “Summary Compensation Table”.
 
(2)   See description of the Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan in the “Grants of Plan Based Awards” section. The following table shows our contribution to each named executive officer’s account:
                         
Name   Contribution   Interest (a)   Total
 
                       
Selwyn Joffe
  $         $  
Mervyn McCulloch
  $         $  
David Lee
  $         $  
Kevin Daly
  $         $  
Steve Kratz
  $         $  
Michael Umansky
  $ 7,144         $ 7,144  
Doug Schooner
  $ 4,091         $ 4,091  
Tom Sticker
  $         $  
 
(a)   No interest is paid by the registrant.

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Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan
We maintain the Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. Amended and Restated Executive Deferred Compensation Plan, an unfunded, non-qualified deferred compensation plan for a select group of management or highly compensated employees, including our named executive officers. Participants in the plan may elect to defer up to 100% of their gross W-2 compensation. We make matching contributions of 25% of each participant’s elective contributions to the plan, up to 6% of the participant’s compensation for the plan year. The plan is designed to defer taxation to the participant on contributions and notional earnings thereon until distribution thereof in accordance with a participant’s previously made distribution elections. Insurance annuity contracts provide funding for the plan, however, the annuity contracts are owned by us and remain subject to claims of our general creditors.
Employment Agreements
On February 14, 2003, we entered into an employment agreement with Selwyn Joffe pursuant to which he is employed full-time as our President and Chief Executive Officer in addition to serving as our Chairman of the Board of Directors. This agreement, which was negotiated on our behalf by Mel Marks, the then Chairman of the Compensation Committee, and unanimously approved by our Board of Directors, was originally scheduled to expire on March 31, 2006. The February 14, 2003 agreement provided for an annual base salary of $500,000, and participation in our executive bonus program. Mr. Joffe remains entitled to receive a transaction fee of 1.0% of the “total consideration” of any equity transaction, including any transaction resulting in a change of control, his efforts bring to us that we previously agreed to provide to him as part of a prior consulting agreement with Protea Group, Mr. Joffe’s company. Mr. Joffe also participates in the stock option plans approved by the shareholders and also receives other benefits including those generally provided to other employees.
On April 22, 2005, we entered into an amendment to our employment agreement with Mr. Joffe. Under the amendment, Mr. Joffe’s term of employment was extended from March 31, 2006 to March 31, 2008. His base salary, bonus arrangements, 1% transaction fee right and fringe benefits remained unchanged. This amendment was unanimously approved by our Board of Directors.
Before the amendment, Mr. Joffe had the right to terminate his employment upon a change of control and receive his salary and benefits through March 31, 2006. Under the amendment, upon a change of control (which has been redefined pursuant to the amendment), Mr. Joffe will be entitled to a sale bonus equal to the sum of (i) two times his base salary plus (ii) two times his average bonus earned for the two years immediately prior to the change of control. The amendment also grants Mr. Joffe the right to terminate his employment within one year of a change of control and to then receive salary and benefits for a one-year period following such termination plus a bonus equal to the average bonus Mr. Joffe earned during the two years immediately prior to his voluntary termination.
If Mr. Joffe is terminated without cause or resigns for good reason (as defined in the amendment), the registrant must pay Mr. Joffe (i) his base salary, (ii) his average bonus earned for the two years immediately prior to termination, and (iii) all other benefits payable to Mr. Joffe pursuant to the employment agreement, as amended, through the later of two years after the date of termination of employment or March 31, 2008. Under the amendment, Mr. Joffe is also entitled to an additional “gross-up” payment to offset the excise taxes (and related income taxes on the “gross-up” payment) that he may be obligated to pay with respect to the first $3,000,000 of “parachute payments” (as defined in Section 280G of the Code) to be made to him upon a change of control. The amendment has redefined the term “for cause” to apply only to misconduct in connection with Mr. Joffe’s performance of his duties. Pursuant to the amendment, any options that have been or may be granted to Mr. Joffe will fully vest upon a change of control and be exercisable for a two-year period following the change of control, and Mr. Joffe agreed to waive the right he previously had under the employment agreement to require the registrant to purchase his option shares and any underlying options if his employment were terminated for any reason. The amendment further provides that Mr. Joffe’s agreement not to compete with us terminates at the end of his employment term.

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In December 2006, our employment agreement with Mr. Joffe was amended to extend the term of this agreement from March 31, 2008 to August 30, 2009. This amendment was unanimously approved by our Board of Directors.
On March 27, 2008, our employment agreement with Mr. Joffe was further amended to extend the term of this agreement from August 30, 2009 to August 31, 2012. All other terms and conditions of Mr. Joffe’s employment remained unchanged. This amendment was unanimously approved by our Board of Directors.
On December 31, 2008, we entered into an amended and restated employment agreement with Mr. Joffe. Mr. Joffe’s previous employment agreement was amended and restated primarily to add language that satisfies the requirements of the final treasury regulations issued pursuant to Section 409A of the Code with respect to certain of the payments that may be provided to Mr. Joffe pursuant to the employment agreement. The restated agreement does not increase the amounts payable to Mr. Joffe as salary, bonus, severance or other compensation, nor does it extend the term of employment, but it does clarify that if we terminate the restated agreement without cause, either directly or constructively, Mr. Joffe will be entitled to receive severance payments until the later of (i) that date which is two years after the termination date or (ii) the date upon which the restated agreement would otherwise have expired. All other substantive terms and conditions of Mr. Joffe’s employment remain unchanged. The restated agreement was unanimously approved by our Board of Directors.
In February 2008, we entered into a letter agreement with Mr. McCulloch pursuant to which his current pay and benefits will remain unchanged, except that Mr. McCulloch will be entitled to: (i) a proportionate bonus for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008 for his services as our Chief Financial Officer during that period so long as bonuses are generally paid to our other executives; (ii) the right to earn certain bonuses in his position as Chief Acquisitions Officer for the successful consummation of specified acquisitions, the amount and terms of which shall be agreed to in writing by our Chief Executive Officer; and (iii) six months’ notice or the payment of six months of his then current pay (or combination thereof) in lieu of such notice in the event of termination of his employment with us for any reason. On February 16, 2009, we notified Mr. McCulloch that his right to six months’ notice or salary (or a combination thereof) in the event of his termination shall terminate on August 18, 2009.
In conformity with our policy, all of our directors and officers execute confidentiality and nondisclosure agreements upon the commencement of employment. The agreements generally provide that all inventions or discoveries by the employee related to our business and all confidential information developed or made known to the employee during the term of employment shall be our exclusive property and shall not be disclosed to third parties without our prior approval.
Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control Table
The following table provides an estimate of the inherent value of Mr. Joffe’s employment agreement described above, assuming the agreements were terminated on March 31, 2009, the last day of fiscal 2009. Please refer to “Employment Agreements” for more information.
                                                 
                            Before Change            
                            of            
                            Control:            
                            Voluntary            
                            Termination           After Change
                            by Mr.           Control:
                            Joffe for Good           Voluntary
    Termination                   Reason or           Termination
    by                   Termination by           by Mr.
    Company for                   Company w/o   Change in   Joffe for Good
Benefit   Cause(1)   Death(2)   Disability(3)   Cause(4)   Control   Reason(5)
 
                                               
Salary Contribution
  $     $     $     $ 1,000,000     $     $ 500,000  
Bonus
  $ 500,100     $ 500,100     $ 500,100     $ 1,000,000     $     $ 500,100  
Stock Options(6)
  $     $ 58,403     $ 58,403     $ 58,403     $     $ 58,403  
Healthcare
  $     $     $ 24,000     $ 48,000     $     $ 24,000  
Transaction Fee(7)
  $     $     $     $     $     $  
Sale Bonus(8)
  $     $     $     $     $ 2,000,200     $  
Automobile Allowance(9)
  $     $     $     $ 36,000     $     $ 18,000  
Accrued Vacation Payments
  $ 82,175     $ 82,175     $ 82,175     $ 164,350     $     $ 82,175  
 
(1)   Upon a termination for cause, Mr. Joffe will be entitled to his accrued salary, bonus and transaction fees (as described in footnote 7), if any, and benefits owing to him through the day of his termination.
 
(2)   Mr. Joffe’s employment term will end on the date of his death. Upon such event, Mr. Joffe’s estate will be entitled to receive his accrued salary, bonus and transaction fees (as described in footnote 7), if any, and

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    benefits, including accrued but unused vacation time, owing to Mr. Joffe through the date of his death. In addition, Mr. Joffe’s estate will assume Mr. Joffe’s rights under the 1994 Stock Option Plan and the related rights under the employment agreement.
 
(3)   If during the employment term, Mr. Joffe becomes disabled and is terminated by us, Mr. Joffe will be entitled to receive his accrued salary, bonus, and transaction fees (as described in footnote 7), if any, and benefits owing to Mr. Joffe through the date of termination. In addition, Mr. Joffe will be entitled to receive the benefits payable pursuant to a disability insurance policy, which we pay Mr. Joffe $24,000 annually to be used by Mr. Joffe to purchase same for his benefit.
 
(4)   Upon a termination by Mr. Joffe for good reason or by us without cause, Mr. Joffe will be entitled to receive his base salary, his average bonus earned for the two years immediately preceding his termination, all vacation, healthcare and disability benefits, automobile allowance, and any accrued transaction fees (as described in footnote 7). The payments are to be paid to Mr. Joffe until March 31, 2010.
 
(5)   If a change in control occurs, Mr. Joffe will have the right to voluntarily terminate the employment agreement with effect on or after the one year anniversary of the change in control upon giving at least 90 days prior written notice. Upon Mr. Joffe’s voluntary termination, one year after the change in control occurs, he will be entitled to receive for one year after his termination date, his base salary, his average bonus earned for the two years immediately preceding his termination, accrued vacation payments, healthcare and disability benefits, automobile allowance, and any accrued transaction fees (as described in footnote 7).
 
(6)   Upon the termination of the employment agreement, for any reason other than termination by us for cause or termination by Mr. Joffe without good reason, any options which are not fully vested will immediately vest and remain exercisable by Mr. Joffe for a period of two years or, if shorter, until the ten year anniversary of the date of grant of each such option. The inherent value shown in the table is the additional compensation expense we would have recorded upon the immediate vesting of all options which were not fully vested at March 31, 2009.
 
(7)   In the event that one or more proposed transactions occur during the term of Mr. Joffe’s employment agreement, Mr. Joffe will be entitled to receive a transaction fee, as additional compensation with respect to each proposed transaction. We will pay Mr. Joffe a transaction fee upon the closing of a proposed transaction in an amount equal to 1% of the “total consideration”. Since no transaction fee was accrued as of March 31, 2009 and there were no proposed transactions on which to estimate a 1% fee as of March 31, 2009, zero amounts were entered.
 
(8)   Upon a change in control, Mr. Joffe will be entitled to receive a sale bonus equal to the sum of (i) two times Mr. Joffe’s salary, plus (ii) two times Mr. Joffe’s average bonus earned for the two years immediately prior to the year in which the change in control occurs. The sale bonus will be paid to Mr. Joffe in a lump sum on the closing date of the change in control transaction. If Mr. Joffe terminates his employment after this change of control, he will also be entitled to the compensation and other benefits described in footnote 5 above.
 
(9)   Mr. Joffe is entitled to receive an automobile allowance until March 31, 2010 in the amount of $1,500 per month, payable monthly. In addition, all costs of operating the automobile, including fuel, oil, insurance, repairs, maintenance and other expenses, are our responsibility.
Equity Based Employee Benefit Plans
2003 Long-Term Incentive Plan. On October 31, 2003, our Board of Directors adopted our 2003 Long-Term Incentive Plan. The purpose of the 2003 Long-Term Incentive Plan is to foster and promote our long-term financial success and interests and to materially increase the value of the equity interests in the Company by: (a) encouraging the long-term commitment of selected key employees, (b) motivating superior performance of key employees by means of long-term performance related incentives, (c) encouraging and providing key employees with a formal program for obtaining an ownership interest in the Company, (d) attracting and retaining outstanding key employees by providing incentive compensation opportunities competitive with other major companies, and (e) enabling participation by key employees in our long-term growth and financial success. The plan is administered by our Compensation Committee. Our Compensation Committee has the full power and authority to construe and interpret the 2003 Long-Term Incentive Plan and may, from time to time, adopt such rules and regulations of carrying out the 2003 Long-Term Incentive Plan as it may deem appropriate. The decisions of the Compensation Committee are final, conclusive and binding upon all parties.

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Under the 2003 Long-Term Incentive Plan, the Compensation Committee has the authority to grant to our key employees and consultants the following types of awards (“Incentive Awards”): (i) stock options in the form of incentive stock options qualified under section 422 of the Code (“Incentive Options”), or nonqualified stock options (“Nonqualified Options”), or both (“Options”); (ii) stock appreciation rights (“SARs”); (iii) restricted stock (“Restricted Stock”); (iv) performance-based awards; and (v) supplemental payments dedicated to payment of any income taxes that may be payable in conjunction with the 2003 Long-Term Incentive Plan. All of our employees are eligible to participate in the 2003 Long-Term Incentive Plan. A total of 1,200,000 shares of common stock have been reserved for grants of Incentive Awards under the 2003 Long-Term Incentive Plan. The 2003 Long-Term Incentive Plan will terminate on October 31, 2013, unless terminated earlier by our Board of Directors.
The Compensation Committee may limit an optionee’s right to exercise all or any portion of an Option until one or more dates subsequent to the date of grant. The Compensation Committee also has the right, in its sole discretion, to accelerate the date on which all or any portion of an Option may be exercised. The 2003 Long-Term Incentive Plan also provides that, under certain circumstances, if any employee is terminated within two years after a Change of Control (as defined in the 2003 Long-Term Incentive Plan), each Option or SAR then outstanding shall immediately become vested and immediately exercisable in full, all restrictions and conditions of all Restricted Stock then outstanding shall be deemed satisfied and the restriction period to have expired, and all Performance Shares and Performance Units shall become vested, deemed earned in full and properly paid. In the event of a change of control, however, our Board of Directors may, after notice to the participant, require the participant to “cash-out” his or her rights by transferring them to the Company in exchange for their equivalent “cash value.”
If we terminate an employee’s employment for any reason other than death, disability, retirement, involuntary termination or termination for good reason, any Incentive Award outstanding at the time and all rights there under will terminate, and unless otherwise established by the Compensation Committee, no further vesting shall occur and the participant shall be entitled to exercise his or her rights (if any) with respect to the portion of the Incentive Award vested as of the date of termination for a period of 30 calendar days after such termination date; provided, however, that if an Employee is terminated for cause, this employee’s right to exercise his or her rights (if any) with respect to the vested portion of his or her Incentive Award shall terminate as of the date of termination of employment. In the event of termination for death, disability, retirement, or in connection with a change in control, an Incentive Award may be only exercised as provided in an individual’s incentive agreement, or as determined by the Compensation Committee.
Options. No Incentive Option may be granted with an exercise price per share less than the fair market value of the common stock at the date of grant. Nonqualified Options may be granted at any exercise price. The exercise price of an Option may be paid in cash, by an equivalent method acceptable to the Compensation Committee, or, at the Compensation Committee’s discretion, by delivery of already owned shares of common stock having a fair market value equal to the exercise price, or, at the Compensation Committee’s discretion, by delivery of a combination of cash and already owned shares of common stock. However, if the optionee acquired the stock to be surrendered directly or indirectly from us, he or she must have owned the stock to be surrendered for at least six months prior to tendering such stock for the exercise of an Option.
An eligible employee may receive more than one Incentive Option, but the maximum aggregate fair market value of the common stock (determined when the Incentive Option is granted) with respect to which Incentive Options are first exercisable by such employee in any calendar year cannot exceed $100,000. In addition, no Incentive Option may be granted to an employee owning directly or indirectly stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of our stock (a 10% shareholder), unless the exercise price is not less than 110% of the fair market value of the shares subject to such Incentive Option on the date of grant. Awards of Nonqualified Options are not subject to these special limitations.
Except as otherwise provided by the Compensation Committee, awards under the 2003 Long-Term Incentive Plan are not transferable other than as designated by the participant by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. The expiration date of an Incentive Option is determined by the Compensation Committee at the time of the grant, but in no event may an Incentive Option be exercisable after the expiration of 10 years from the date of grant of the Incentive Option (five years in the case of an Incentive Option granted to a 10% shareholder).
SARs. SARs may be granted under the 2003 Long-Term Incentive Plan in conjunction with all or part of an Option, or separately. The exercise price of the SAR shall not be less than the fair market value of the common stock on the date of the grant of the option to which it relates. The SAR granted in conjunction with an Option will be exercisable

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only when the underlying Option is exercisable and once an SAR has been exercised, the related portion of the Option underlying the SAR will terminate. Upon the exercise of an SAR, the Company will pay to the participant in cash, common stock, or a combination thereof (the method of payment to be at the discretion of the Compensation Committee), an amount equal to the excess of the fair market value of the common stock on the exercise date over the option price, multiplied by the number of SARs being exercised.
The Compensation Committee, either at the time of grant or at the time of exercise of any Nonqualified Option or SAR, may provide for a supplemental payment (“Supplemental Payment”) by the Company to the participant with respect to the exercise of any Nonqualified Option or SAR, in an amount specified by the Compensation Committee, but which shall not exceed the amount necessary to pay the federal income tax payable with respect to both the exercise of the Nonqualified Option and/or SAR and the receipt of the Supplemental Payment, based on the assumption that the participant is taxed at the maximum effective federal income tax rate on such amounts. The Compensation Committee shall have the discretion to grant Supplemental Payments that are payable in cash, common stock, or a combination of both, as determined by the Compensation Committee at the time of payment.
Restricted Stock. Restricted Stock awards may be granted under the 2003 Long-Term Incentive Plan, and the provisions applicable to a grant of Restricted Stock may vary among participants. In making an award of Restricted Stock, the Compensation Committee will determine the periods during which the Restricted Stock is subject to forfeiture. During the restriction period, the Participant may not sell, transfer, pledge or assign the Restricted Stock, but will be entitled to vote the Restricted Stock. The Compensation Committee, at the time of vesting of Restricted Stock, may provide for a Supplemental Payment by the Company to the participant in an amount specified by the Compensation Committee that shall not exceed the amount necessary to pay the federal income tax payable with respect to both the vesting of the Restricted Stock and receipt of the Supplemental Payment, based on the assumption that the participant is taxed at the maximum effective federal income tax rate on such amount.
Performance Units. The Compensation Committee may grant Incentive Awards representing a contingent right to receive cash (“Performance Units”) or shares of common stock (“Performance Shares”) at the end of a performance period. The Compensation Committee may grant Performance Units and Performance Shares in such a manner that more than one performance period is in progress concurrently. For each performance period, the Compensation Committee shall establish the number of Performance Units or Performance Shares and the contingent value of any Performance Units or Performance Shares, which may vary depending on the degree to which performance objectives established by the Compensation Committee are met. The Compensation Committee may modify the performance measures and objectives as it deems appropriate.
The basis for payment of Performance Units or Performance Shares for a given performance period shall be the achievement of those financial and non-financial performance objectives determined by the Compensation Committee at the beginning of the performance period. If minimum performance is not achieved for a performance period, no payment shall be made and all contingent rights shall cease. If minimum performance is achieved or exceeded, the value of a Performance Unit or Performance Share shall be based on the degree to which actual performance exceeded the pre-established minimum performance standards, as determined by the Compensation Committee. The amount of payment shall be determined by multiplying the number of Performance Units or Performance Shares granted at the beginning of the performance period by the final Performance Unit or Performance Share value. Payments shall be made, in the discretion of the Compensation Committee, solely in cash or common stock, or a combination of cash and common stock, following the close of the applicable performance period.
The Compensation Committee, at the date of payment with respect to such Performance Units or Performance Shares, may provide for a Supplemental Payment by us to the participant in an amount specified by the Compensation Committee, which shall not exceed the amount necessary to pay the federal income tax payable with respect to the amount of payment made with respect to such Performance Units or Performance Shares and receipt of the Supplemental Payment, based on the assumption that the participant is taxed at the maximum effective federal income tax rate on such amount.
Non-Employee Director Option Plan. The purpose of our Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan is to foster and promote our long-term financial success and interests and to materially increase the value of the equity interests in the Company by: (a) increasing our ability to attract and retain talented men and women to serve on our Board of Directors, (b) increasing the incentives that these non-employee directors have to help us succeed and (c) providing our non-employee directors with an increased opportunity to share in our long-term growth and financial success.

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Under the Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan, each non-employee director will be granted options to purchase 25,000 shares of our common stock upon their election to our Board of Directors. In addition, each non-employee director will be awarded an option to purchase an additional 3,000 shares of our common stock for each full year of service on our Board of Directors. The exercise price for each of these options will be equal to the fair market value of our common stock on the date the option is granted. The exercise price of an option is payable only in cash. Options awarded under the Plan are not transferable other than as designated by the participant by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.
Each of these options will have a ten-year term. One-third of the options will be exercisable immediately upon grant, and one-half of the remaining portion of each option grant will vest and become exercisable on the first and second anniversary dates of the date of grant, assuming that the non-employee director remains on our Board of Directors on each such anniversary date. In the event of a change of control, we may, after notice to the participant, require the participant to “cash-out” his rights by transferring them to us in exchange for their equivalent “cash value.”
The Board of Directors shall not have the right to modify the number of options granted to a non-employee director or the terms of the option grants.
A total of 175,000 shares of common stock have been reserved for grants of stock options under the Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan. The Plan will terminate ten years from its adoption by our shareholders unless terminated earlier by our Board of Directors.
Tax Consequences. Under current tax laws, the grant of an option generally will not be a taxable event to the optionee, and we will not be entitled to a deduction with respect to such grant. Upon the exercise of an option, the non-employee director optionee will recognize ordinary income at the time of exercise equal to the excess of the then fair market value of the shares of common stock received over the exercise price. The taxable income recognized upon exercise of a nonqualified option will be treated as compensation income subject to withholding, and we will be entitled to deduct as a compensation expense an amount equal to the ordinary income an optionee recognizes with respect to such exercise. When common stock received upon the exercise of a nonqualified option subsequently is sold or exchanged in a taxable transaction, the holder thereof generally will recognize capital gain (or loss) equal to the difference between the total amount realized and the fair market value of the common stock on the date of exercise; the character of such gain or loss as long-term or short-term capital gain or loss will depend upon the holding period of the shares following exercise.
Amendment and Termination. The Board of Directors may from time to time amend, and the Board of Directors may terminate, the Non-Employee Director Incentive Plan, provided that no such action shall modify the number of options granted to a non-employee director or change the terms of any option grants, in each case as summarized in the preceding discussion, or adversely affect option rights already granted there under without the consent of the impacted non-employee director. In addition, no amendment may be made without the approval of our shareholders if shareholder approval is necessary in order to comply with applicable law.

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2009 Director Compensation
We use a combination of cash and equity incentives to compensate our non-employee directors. Directors who are also our employees received no compensation for their service on our Board of Directors in fiscal 2009. To determine the appropriate level of compensation for our non-employee directors, we take into consideration the significant amount of time and dedication required by the directors to fulfill their duties on our Board of Directors and Board of Directors committees as well as the need to continue to attract highly qualified candidates to serve on our Board of Directors. In addition, our compensation arrangement with Mel Marks reflects his 47 years of relevant experience in the industry and our company. The information provided in the following table reflects the compensation received by our directors for their service on our Board of Directors in fiscal 2009.
                                         
    Fees Earned or             Option Awards     All Other        
Name   Paid in Cash     Stock Awards     (1)     Compensation     Total  
                         
 
                                       
Philip Gay
  $ 90,000     $     $ 8,957     $     $ 98,957  
Rudolph Borneo
  $ 47,500     $     $ 8,957     $     $ 56,457  
Irv Siegel (2)
  $ 27,082     $     $ 8,987     $     $ 36,069  
Scott J. Adelson
  $ 33,400     $     $ 26,296     $     $ 59,696  
Duane Miller
  $ 35,400     $     $ 29,005     $     $ 64,405  
Jeffrey Mirvis
  $ 5,100     $     $ 13,145     $     $ 18,245  
Mel Marks
  $     $     $     $ 350,000     $ 350,000  
 
(1)   Option award amounts represent our non-employee director’s portion of our reported share-based payment expense for fiscal 2009 in accordance with SFAS No. 123(R).
 
(2)   Effective November 17, 2008, Irv Siegel resigned from our Board of Directors and as the Chairman of the Compensation Committee and as a member of our Audit, Ethics, and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees.
We have supplemental compensatory arrangements with Mel Marks, our founder, largest shareholder and member of our Board of Directors. In August 2000, our Board of Directors agreed to engage Mel Marks to provide consulting services to our company. Mr. Marks is paid an annual consulting fee of $350,000 per year. We can terminate our consulting arrangement with Mr. Marks at any time.
We pay Mr. Gay $90,000 per year for serving on our Board of Directors, as well as assuming the responsibility for being Chairman of our Audit and Ethics Committees.
In addition, each of our non-employee directors, other than Messrs. Marks and Gay, receives annual compensation of $20,000 and is paid a fee of $2,000 for attending each Board of Directors meeting, $2,000 for attending each Audit Committee meeting and $500 for any other Board of Directors committee meeting attended. Each director is also reimbursed for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred to attend Board of Directors or Board of Directors committee meetings.
Under our Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan, each non-employee director is granted options to purchase 25,000 shares of our common stock upon their election to our Board of Directors. In addition, each non-employee director is awarded an option to purchase an additional 3,000 shares of our common stock for each full year of service on our Board of Directors.
Indemnification of Executive Officers and Directors
Article Seven of our Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides, in part, that to the extent required by New York Business Corporation Law, or NYBCL, no director shall have any personal liability to us or our shareholders for damage for any breach of duty as such director, provided that each such director shall be liable under the following circumstances: (a) in the event that a judgment or other final adjudication adverse to such director establishes that his acts or omissions were in bad faith, involved intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law or that such

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director personally gained in fact a financial profit or other advantage to which such director was not legally entitled or that such director’s acts violated Section 719 of the NYBCL or (b) for any act or omission prior to the adoption of Article Seven of our Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
Article Nine of our Bylaws provide that we shall indemnify any person, by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of our company or served any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan, or other enterprise in any capacity at our request, against judgments, fines, amounts paid in settlement and reasonable expenses, including attorney’s fees incurred as a result of an action or proceeding, or any appeal therefrom, provided, however, that no indemnification shall be made to, or on behalf of, any director or officer if a judgment or other final adjudication adverse to such director or officer establishes that (a) his or her acts were committed in bad faith or were the result of active and deliberate dishonesty and, in either case, were material to the cause of action so adjudicated, or (b) he or she personally gained in fact a financial profit or other advantage to which he or she was not legally entitled.
We may purchase and maintain insurance for our own indemnification and for that of our directors and officers and other proper persons as described in Article Nine of our Bylaws. We maintain and pay premiums for directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies.
We are incorporated under the laws of the State of New York and Sections 721-726 of Article 7 of the NYBCL provide for the indemnification and advancement of expenses to directors and officers. Section 721 of the NYBCL provides that indemnification and advancement of expenses provisions contained in the NYBCL shall not be deemed exclusive of any rights which a director or officer seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled, provided no indemnification may be made on behalf of any director or officer if a judgment or other final adjudication adverse to the director or officer establishes that his or her acts were committed in bad faith or were the result of active and deliberate dishonesty and were material to the cause of action so adjudicated, or that he or she personally gained in fact a financial profit or other advantage to which he or she was not legally entitled.
Section 722 of the NYBCL permits, in general, a New York corporation to indemnify any person made, or threatened to be made, a party to an action or proceeding by reason of the fact that he or she was a director or officer of that corporation, or served another entity in any capacity at the request of that corporation, against any judgment, fines, amounts paid in settlement and reasonable expenses, including attorney’s fees actually and necessarily incurred as a result of such action or proceeding, or any appeal therein, if such person acted in good faith, for a purpose he or she reasonably believed to be in, or, in the case of service of another entity, not opposed to, the best interests of that corporation and, in criminal actions or proceedings, who in addition had no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful. However, no indemnification may be made to, or on behalf of, any director or officer in a derivative suit in respect of (a) a threatened action or a pending action that is settled or otherwise disposed of or (b) any claim, issue or matter for which the person has been adjudged to be liable to the corporation, unless and only to the extent that a court in which the action was brought, or, if no action was brought, any court of competent jurisdiction, determines upon application that the person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnify for that portion of settlement and expenses as the court deems proper.
Section 723 of the NYBCL permits a New York corporation to pay in advance of a final disposition of such action or proceeding the expenses incurred in defending such action or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director or officer to repay such amount as, and to the extent, required by statute. Section 724 of the NYBCL permits a court to award the indemnification required by Section 722.
Section 725 provides for repayment of such expenses when the recipient is ultimately found not to be entitled to indemnification. Section 726 provides that a corporation may obtain indemnification insurance indemnifying itself and its directors and officers.
The foregoing is only a summary of the described sections of the NYBCL and our Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, and Bylaws and is qualified in its entirety by the reference to such sections and charter documents.

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Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
The Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors determines the compensation of our officers and directors. None of our executive officers currently serves on the compensation committee or board of directors of any other company of which any members of our Board of Directors or our Compensation Committee is an executive officer.

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Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners And Management and Related Stockholder Matters
The following table sets forth, as of July 24, 2009, certain information as to the common stock ownership of each of our named executive officers, directors, all executive officers and directors as a group and all persons known by us to be the beneficial owners of more than five percent of our common stock. The percentage of common stock beneficially owned is based on 11,962,021 shares of common stock outstanding as of July 24, 2009.
Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC. In computing the number of shares beneficially owned by a person and the percentage of ownership held by that person, shares of common stock subject to options held by that person that are currently exercisable or will become exercisable within 60 days of July 24, 2009 are deemed outstanding, while these shares are not deemed outstanding for determining the percentage ownership of any other person. Unless otherwise indicated in the footnotes below, the persons and entities named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares beneficially owned, subject to community property laws where applicable. Unless otherwise indicated in the footnotes below, the address of the stockholder is c/o Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. 2929 California Street, Torrance, CA 90503.
                 
    Amount and Nature of   Percent of
Name and Address of Beneficial Shareholder   Beneficial Ownership (1)   Class
Mel Marks (2)
    1,320,235       11.0 %
Costa Brava Parternships (3)
    951,608       7.9
William Blair & Company, L.L.C (4)
    815,683       6.8
Janus Capital Management LLC (5)
    746,670       5.9
Selwyn Joffe (6)
    899,750       7.0
Scott Adelson (7)
    17,666       *  
Rudolph Borneo (8)
    54,000       *  
Philip Gay (9)
    34,000       *  
Duane Miller (10)
    17,666       *  
Jeffrey Mirvis (11)
    13,333       *  
Doug Schooner (12)
    68,000       *  
Tom Stricker (13)
    61,250       *  
Steve Kratz (14)
    54,100       *  
Michael Umansky (15)
    45,000       *  
Mervyn McCulloch (16)
    45,000       *  
David Lee (17)
    7,500       *  
Kevin Daly (18)
    12,500       *  
Directors and executive officers as a group — 14 persons (19)
    2,650,000       21.6
 
*   Less than 1% of the outstanding common stock.
 
(1)   The listed shareholders, unless otherwise indicated in the footnotes below, have direct ownership over the amount of shares indicated in the table.
 
(2)   Includes 6,000 shares issuable upon exercise of currently exercisable options under the 1994 Stock Option Plan.
 
(3)   Includes 13,650 shares issuable upon the exercise of currently exercisable warrants. Based on a schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on February 12, 2008, Seth W. Hamot as the president of Roark, Rearden & Hamot LLP, which is the general partner of Costa Brava Partnership III L.P., has the power to vote and dispose of the shares of our common stock held of record by Costa Brava Partnership III L.P. The business address of each of Costa Brava Partnership II L.P., Seth W. Hamot and Roark, Rearden & Hamot, LLC is 420 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116.
 
(4)   Includes 111,575 shares issuable upon the exercise of currently exercisable warrants. Based on a Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on January 12, 2009, William Blair & Company LLC was the beneficial owner with sole power to vote and dispose of the shares of our common stock. The business address of William Blair & Company LLC is 222 W Adams, Chicago, IL 60606.

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(5)   Includes 96,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of currently exercisable warrants. Based on a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on March 11, 2008, Janus Capital Management LLC, which is the investment advisor of Janus Venture Fund, has the power to vote and dispose of the shares of our common stock held of record by Janus Capital Management LLC and Janus Venture Fund. The business address of Janus Capital Management LLC and Janus Venture Fund is 151 Detroit Street, Denver, Colorado 80206.
 
(6)   Represents 30,000 shares issuable upon exercise of options exercisable under the 1996 Stock Option Plan (the “1996 Stock Option Plan”); 255,250 shares issuable upon exercise of currently exercisable options under the 1994 Stock Option Plan; and 4,500 shares issuable upon exercise of currently exercisable options granted under the Non-Employee Director Plan and 600,000 shares issuable upon exercise of options under the 2003 Long Term Incentive Plan.
 
(7)   Represents 17,666 shares issuable upon exercise of currently exercisable options granted under the 2004 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan.
 
(8)   Represents 34,000 shares issuable upon exercise of currently exercisable options granted under the 2004 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan.
 
(9)   Represents 34,000 shares issuable upon exercise of currently exercisable options granted under the 2004 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan.
 
(10)   Represents 17,666 shares issuable upon exercise of currently exercisable options granted under the 2004 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan.
 
(11)   Represents 8,333 shares issuable upon exercise of currently exercisable options granted under the 2004 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan.
 
(12)   Includes 24,000 shares issuable upon exercise of currently exercisable options under the 1994 Stock Option Plan and 44,000 shares issuable upon exercise of currently exercisable options under the 2003 Long Term Incentive Plan, and includes 92 shares of common stock held by The Schooner 2003 Family Trust. Mr. Schooner expressly disclaims ownership of the shares held by The Schooner 2003 Family Trust.
 
(13)   Includes 17,250 shares issuable upon exercise of currently exercisable options under the 1994 Stock Option Plan and 44,000 shares issuable upon exercise of currently exercisable options under the 2003 Long Term Incentive Plan.
 
(14)   Includes 38,100 shares issuable upon exercise of currently exercisable options under the 1994 Stock Option Plan and 16,000 shares issuable upon exercise of currently exercisable options under the 2003 Long Term Incentive Plan.
 
(15)   Includes 45,000 shares issuable upon exercise of currently exercisable options under the 2003 Long Term Incentive Plan.
 
(16)   Includes 45,000 shares issuable upon exercise of currently exercisable options under the 2003 Long Term Incentive Plan.
 
(17)   Includes 7,500 shares issuable upon exercise of currently exercisable options under the 2003 Long Term Incentive Plan.
 
(18)   Includes 7,500 shares issuable upon exercise of currently exercisable options under the 2003 Long Term Incentive Plan.
 
(19)   Includes 340,600 shares issuable upon exercise of currently exercisable options granted under the 1994 Stock Option Plan; 30,000 shares issuable upon exercise of currently exercisable options granted under the 1996 Stock Option Plan; 4,500 shares issuable upon exercise of currently exercisable options granted under the Non-Employee Director Plan; 809,000 shares issuable upon exercise of currently exercisable options granted under the 2003 Long Term Incentive Plan; and 111,665 shares issuable upon exercise of currently exercisable options granted under the 2004 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan.
Information regarding our securities authorized for issuance under our equity compensation plan is found in Item 5 “Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities”, Equity Compensation Plan Information.

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Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
We have entered into a consulting agreement with Mel Marks, our founder, member of our Board of Directors and largest shareholder. We currently pay Mel Marks a consulting fee of $350,000 per year under this arrangement. We have also agreed to pay Mr. Gay, a member of our Board of Directors, $90,000 per year for his service as a member of our Board of Directors and Chairman of our Audit Committee. For additional information, see the discussion under the caption “Executive Compensation” “2009 Director Compensation”.
On July 22, 2008, we retired 108,534 shares of our common stock which had been pledged by Mr. Richard Marks in satisfaction of a $682,000 shareholder note receivable we recorded in connection with the reimbursement amount owed to us by Mr. Marks for certain previously advanced legal fees and costs, plus interest accrued from January 15, 2008 through July 22, 2008, and the remaining shares pledged as collateral for this amount were released to Mr. Marks.
During fiscal 2009, we paid Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin Capital, Inc. a $110,000 retainer for services and reimbursement of other out-of-pocket expenses. Scott J. Adelson, a member of our board of directors, is a Senior Managing Director for Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin Capital, Inc.
We do not have a written policy applicable to any transaction, arrangement or relationship between us and a related party. Our practice with regards to related party transactions has been for our Board of Directors, or a committee thereof, to review, approve and/or ratify such transactions as they arise. In making its determination to approve or ratify a transaction, our Board of Directors, or a committee thereof, would consider such factors as (i) the extent of the related party’s interest in the transaction, (ii) if applicable, the availability of other sources of comparable products or services, (iii) whether the terms of the related party transaction are no less favorable than terms generally available in unaffiliated transactions under like circumstances, (iv) the benefit to us, and (v) the aggregate value of the transaction.
Director Independence
Information regarding the independence of our directors can be found in Item 10 “Directors, Executives Officers and Corporate Governance” — Corporate Governance, Board of Directors and Committees of the Board of Directors.
Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
The following table summarizes the total fees we paid to our current independent certified public accountants, Ernst & Young LLP, effective December 4, 2007, and our prior independent certified public accountants, Grant Thornton LLP, for professional services provided during the following fiscal years ended March 31:
                         
    2009     2008     2007  
Audit Fees
  $ 1,410,000     $ 2,638,000     $ 1,769,000  
Audit Related Fees
                 
Tax Fees
    52,000              
All Other Fees
    188,000       199,000       67,000  
 
                 
Total
  $ 1,650,000     $ 2,837,000     $ 1,836,000  
 
                 
Audit fees in fiscal 2009, 2008 and 2007 consisted of (i) the audit of our annual financial statements, (ii) the reviews of our quarterly financial statements, (iii) the review of our compliance with SOX 404 requirements, (iv) the review of SEC letters (v) the review of restated financial statements and related Forms 10-K/A and 10-Q/A, and (vi) services associated with SEC registration statements.
Tax fees in fiscal 2009 related primarily to professional services for transfer pricing and tax accounting method changes.
Other fees in fiscal 2009 related primarily to professional services for due diligence work related to our acquisitions. In fiscal 2008, other fees billed consisted of professional services for due diligence work related to a potential acquisition and the adoption of FIN 48. Other fees billed in fiscal 2007 relate primarily to professional services related to our POS unwind transaction and SFAS No. 123(R).
Our Audit Committee must pre-approve all audit and non-audit services to be performed by our independent auditors and will not approve any services that are not permitted by SEC rules. All of the audit and non-audit related fees in fiscal 2009, 2008 and 2007 were pre-approved by the Audit Committee.

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PART IV
Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules.
Exhibits.
The following exhibits are filed with this Amendment:
         
Number   Description of Exhibit   Method of Filing
 
       
31.1
  Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002   Filed herewith.
 
       
31.2
  Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002   Filed herewith.
 
       
31.3
  Certification of Chief Accounting Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002   Filed herewith.
 
       
32.1
  Certifications of Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002   Filed herewith.

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SIGNATURES
     Pursuant to the requirements of Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
         
  MOTORCAR PARTS OF AMERICA, INC.
 
 
Dated: July 29, 2009  By:   /s/ David Lee    
    David Lee   
    Chief Financial Officer   
 
     
Dated: July 29, 2009  By:   /s/ Kevin Daly    
    Kevin Daly   
    Chief Accounting Officer   
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this Report on Form 10-K/A has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
         
/s/ Selwyn Joffe
 
Selwyn Joffe
  Chief Executive Officer and Director
 (Principal Executive Officer)
  July 29, 2009
 
       
/s/ David Lee
 
David Lee
  Chief Financial Officer 
(Principal Financial Officer)
  July 29, 2009
 
       
/s/ Kevin Daly
 
Kevin Daly
  Chief Accounting Officer 
(Principal Accounting Officer)
  July 29, 2009
 
       
/s/ Mel Marks
 
Mel Marks
  Director    July 29, 2009
 
       
/s/ Scott Adelson
 
Scott Adelson
  Director    July 29, 2009
 
       
/s/ Rudolph Borneo
 
Rudolph Borneo
  Director    July 29, 2009
 
       
/s/ Philip Gay
 
Philip Gay
  Director    July 29, 2009
 
       
/s/ Duane Miller
 
Duane Miller
  Director    July 29, 2009
 
       
/s/ Jeffrey Mirvis
 
Jeffrey Mirvis
  Director    July 29, 2009

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