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2718 Summer Street N.E.
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55413-2820
2005 ANNUAL MEETING
TO UROPLASTY, INC. SHAREHOLDERS:
I cordially invite you to the 2005 Annual Meeting of Uroplasty shareholders. The meeting this
year is on Thursday, September 8, 2005 at 4:00 p.m. (CDT) at the
Marquette Hotel, Lake Michigan Room, 710 Marquette Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
I hope you will participate in this review of our companys business and operations. This
proxy statement describes the items you will vote on at the meeting. In addition to voting, we
will review the major developments of fiscal 2005 and answer your questions.
The formal Notice of Meeting, Proxy Statement and Proxy Card are attached and the Companys
Annual Report to Shareholders is enclosed. Whether or not you plan to attend the meeting, your
vote is important. Please complete, sign, date and return the enclosed proxy card as soon as
possible in the reply envelope provided.
On behalf of the management and directors of Uroplasty, Inc., I want to thank you for your
continued support and confidence in Uroplasty. We look forward to seeing you at the 2005 Annual
Meeting.
Very truly yours,
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/s/ SAM B. HUMPHRIES
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Sam B. Humphries |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
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Minneapolis, Minnesota
August 12, 2005
PLEASE COMPLETE, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD
PROMPTLY TO SAVE THE COMPANY THE EXPENSE OF ADDITIONAL SOLICITATION
AND TO ASSURE THAT A QUORUM WILL BE REPRESENTED AT THE MEETING.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
UROPLASTY, INC.
2718 Summer Street N.E.
Minneapolis, MN 55413-2820
NOTICE OF 2005 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
to be held Thursday, September 8, 2005
TO UROPLASTY, INC. SHAREHOLDERS:
Uroplastys
annual meeting of shareholders will be on Thursday, September 8, 2005 at 4:00 p.m.
(CDT). We will meet at the Marquette Hotel, Lake Michigan Room, 710 Marquette Avenue,
Minneapolis, Minnesota. If you owned common stock at the close of business on August 1, 2005, you
are entitled to vote at the meeting or any adjournments thereof. At this meeting, we plan to:
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Elect Mr. R. Patrick Maxwell as a director to serve a term of three years until 2008. |
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Adopt amendments to the Uroplasty, Inc. 2002 Stock Option Plan. |
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Attend to other business properly presented at the meeting or any adjournment thereof. |
Whether or not you plan to attend the meeting, you can be sure your shares are represented at
the meeting by promptly voting and submitting your proxy by completing, signing, dating and
returning the enclosed proxy card in the reply envelope provided.
ON BEHALF OF UROPLASTYS BOARD OF DIRECTORS,
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/s/ SUSAN HARTJES HOLMAN
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Susan Hartjes Holman |
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Corporate Secretary
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Minneapolis, Minnesota
August 12, 2005
WE CORDIALLY INVITE YOU TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING. IF YOU DO NOT PLAN TO ATTEND THE
MEETING, PLEASE BE SURE YOU ARE REPRESENTED AT THE MEETING BY MARKING, SIGNING, DATING AND MAILING
YOUR PROXY CARD IN THE REPLY ENVELOPE.
2718 Summer Street N.E.
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55413-2820
PROXY STATEMENT
ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
SEPTEMBER 8, 2005
INTRODUCTION
We will hold the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Uroplasty, Inc. on Thursday, September
8, 2005 at 4:00 p.m. local time at the Marquette Hotel, Lake Michigan Room, 710 Marquette Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55413, or at any adjournment or adjournments thereof, for the purposes
set forth in the Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
We enclose a proxy card for your use. Our Board of Directors solicits you to SIGN AND RETURN
THE PROXY CARD IN THE REPLY ENVELOPE. We will bear the cost of soliciting proxies, including the
preparation, assembly and mailing of the proxies and soliciting material, as well as the cost of
forwarding such material to beneficial owners of our common stock. Our directors, officers and
regular employees may, without compensation other than their regular compensation, solicit proxies
in person, in writing or by any form of telecommunication. We may reimburse brokerage firms and
others for expenses in forwarding proxy materials to the beneficial owners of common stock.
Any shareholder giving a proxy may revoke it at any time before the proxy is voted at our
Annual Meeting either by giving a written notice of revocation to our Secretary, by filing a duly
executed proxy bearing a later date with our Secretary or by appearing at the Annual Meeting and
filing a written notice of revocation with our Secretary prior to use of the proxy. Proxies will
be voted as specified by shareholders.
This proxy statement and the enclosed proxy card are first being mailed to or given to
shareholders on or about August 12, 2005.
OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS YOU VOTE FOR THE PROPOSALS IN OUR NOTICE OF MEETING.
VOTING OF SHARES
Only
holders of record of our common stock at the close of business on August 1, 2005
are entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. On August 1, 2005, we had 6,846,739 shares of common
stock outstanding. Holders of our common stock are entitled to one vote per share.
If your shares are registered directly in your name, you are considered the shareholder of
record with respect to those shares. If your shares are held in a stock brokerage account or by a
bank, trust or other nominee, then the broker, bank, trust or other nominee is considered to be the
shareholder of record with respect to those shares. However, you still are considered the
beneficial owner of those shares, and your shares are said to be held in street name. Street
name holders generally cannot vote their shares directly and must instead instruct the broker,
bank, trust or other nominee how to vote their shares.
The presence at our Annual Meeting, in person or by proxy, of the holders of a majority of our
outstanding shares of common stock entitled to vote at the meeting (3,423,370 shares) is required
for a quorum for the transaction of business.
If you abstain from voting on any matter, the abstention will be counted for purposes of
determining whether a quorum is present at the Annual Meeting for the transaction of business as
well as shares entitled to vote on that particular matter. Accordingly, an abstention on any
matter will have the same effect as a vote against that matter.
If you hold your shares in street name and do not provide voting instructions to your broker
or other nominee, your shares will be considered to be broker non-votes and will not be voted on
any proposal on which your broker or other nominee does not have discretionary voting power.
Broker non-votes are counted as present for purposes of establishing a quorum for the meeting, but
are not considered entitled to vote on the proposal in question. Consequently, broker non-votes do
not have the same effect as a negative vote on the proposal.
The election of each director and any other proposals that may come before the Annual Meeting
described in this Proxy Statement require the approval of a majority of the shares present and
entitled to vote in person or by proxy at the meeting.
PROPOSAL 1
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Nomination
As permitted by Minnesota law, our Articles of Incorporation require the dividing of our Board
of Directors into three classes, with each class containing as nearly as possible one-third of the
total. The members of each class are elected to serve a term of three years. The term of office
of each class is staggered so that in any one year the term of only one class expires.
Our Board of Directors has nominated the individual named below to serve as a director for the
term of three years, until the Annual Meeting in 2008 or until his successor has been elected and
qualified. The nominee is a current member of the Board.
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OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE IN FAVOR OF PROPOSAL 1. UNLESS MARKED TO THE
CONTRARY, PROXIES RECEIVED FROM SHAREHOLDERS WILL BE VOTED IN FAVOR OF PROPOSAL 1. If the Board
should learn the nominee will be unable to serve by reason of death, incapacity or other unexpected
occurrence prior to the Annual Meeting, the proxies which otherwise would have been voted for the
nominee will be voted for a substitute nominee selected by the Board. The Board has no reason to
believe the nominee will be unable to serve.
Information About the Nominee
The following information concerns the person nominated by the Board to serve as a director
for the term ending in 2008.
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R. Patrick Maxwell became a director of our company in April 1994. Mr. Maxwell has
over 30 years of experience as a turn around management specialist, an entrepreneur and executive
in both the business and non-profit sectors. Mr. Maxwell is cofounder and a director of Telnet
Services Limited of Auckland, New Zealand since September 1995, cofounder and Chief Financial
Officer of Tele Resources, Inc. since October 1996 and Chief Financial Officer of Magnum Tire
Corporation since March 2003. Mr. Maxwell has served on numerous boards of directors of both
business and charitable organizations. He has a B.A. in philosophy from St. Johns University and
a J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law.
Information About Our Other Directors
The following information describes the business experience of our other directors, none of
whom are being elected at the 2005 Annual Meeting.
Daniel G. Holman, age 59, has served as Chairman of our Board since February 1994 and
as our Chief Financial Officer since February 2001. He served as our President and Chief Executive
Officer from February 1994 to December 2004, and as our Chief Financial Officer from June 1996 to
November 1999. He was Executive Vice President of Bioplasty, Inc. (our former parent) from 1973 to
1985, its President from 1985 to 1987 and its Secretary from 1986 to March 1992. Mr. Holman was
Chairman of the Board of Bioplasty, Inc. from March 1992, and President and CEO from February 1993
to December 2001. He served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Bio-Vascular,
Inc. from June 1988 to September 1991 and served as a director of Genetic Laboratories Wound Care,
Inc. from February 1988 until July 1993, and as Vice President from February 1988 through November
1992. Mr. Holman holds a B.A. in Biology from St. Cloud State University.
Sam B. Humphries, age 63, has served as our President and Chief Executive Officer
since January 2005 and as a director since April 2003. He has more than 25 years of healthcare and
medical device industry experience. Most recently, he was a founding partner of Ascent Medical
Technology Fund L.P., a venture capital fund. Prior to that, Mr. Humphries was President and Chief
Executive Officer of American Medical Systems, Inc., where he was an investor and part of a
leveraged buy out group (spin-off) from Pfizer. Before joining AMS,
Mr. Humphries
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was President and Chief Executive
Officer of Optical Sensors, Inc., a medical start-up company he guided from start-up through its
initial public offering. Prior to OSI, Mr. Humphries was with AMS during its formative years where
he first served as Vice President of World Wide Sales and Marketing and then as President and Chief
Executive Officer. Earlier, he served in several management positions with the Medical Systems
Group of General Electric Company. Mr. Humphries has also served as a director of numerous private
and public companies, including as director of Health Industry Manufacturers Association (HIMA, now
AdvaMed), Inlet Medical, Inc., Universal Hospital Services, Inc. and the Ascent Medical Technology
Fund.
Joel R. Pitlor, age 66, became a director of our company in February 1994. He served
as a director of Bioplasty, Inc. from January 1989 until May 1996. For over sixteen years, he has
been the owner and manager of a management consulting firm. Mr. Pitlor is presently a director of
Precision Optics Corporation, which is publicly held. Mr. Pitlor holds a B.S. from MIT and serves
as personal advisor to several CEOs.
Thomas E. Jamison, age 45, became a director of our company in August 2000. Mr.
Jamison is a shareholder of Fruth, Jamison & Elsass, P.A., a business litigation firm in
Minneapolis, Minnesota. From 1996 to 1999, Mr. Jamison served as an investment banker in the
Corporate Finance Department of R.J. Steichen & Company. From 1991 to 1996, Mr. Jamison practiced
law at Fruth & Anthony, P.A. in Minneapolis. Mr. Jamison graduated magna cum laude from William
Mitchell College of Law in 1991.
Corporate Governance
Our business and affairs are managed by our Board, which met seven times, and took action in
writing in lieu of a meeting once, during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005. Except for one
board meeting as to which Messrs. Holman and Humphries did not participate, each of our directors
attended all meetings of the Board and all committees on which they served during fiscal 2005. We
encourage all Board members to attend our Annual Meetings and each attended the fiscal 2004 Annual
Meeting.
Compensation Committee. The members of our Compensation Committee are Messrs. Pitlor,
Maxwell and Jamison. The function of the Compensation Committee is to set the compensation for
officers, to set the terms of and grants of awards under our stock option plans and to act on other
matters relating to compensation as the committee deems appropriate. The Compensation Committee
met twice, and took action in writing in lieu of a meeting once, during fiscal 2005.
Audit Committee. The members of our Audit Committee are Messrs. Maxwell and Jamison.
The Audit Committee assists the board by reviewing the integrity of our financial reporting
processes and controls, the qualifications, independence and performance of our independent
registered public accounting firm and our compliance with certain legal and regulatory requirements. Our Audit Committee
has the sole authority to retain, compensate, oversee and terminate our independent registered public accounting firm. The
Audit Committee reviews our annual audited financial statements, quarterly financial statements and
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Audit Committee reviews reports on
various matters, including our critical accounting policies, significant changes in our selection
or application of accounting principles and our internal control processes. The Audit Committee
also pre-approves all audit and non-audit services performed by our independent registered public accounting firm. The
Audit Committee met ten times, and took action in writing in lieu of a meeting once, during fiscal
2005. Our Audit Committee charter is publicly available as an exhibit to our fiscal 2004 Proxy
Statement. A report of the Audit Committee is set forth below.
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Our Board of Directors has determined that both members of the Audit Committee are
independent directors under the rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market and the Securities and Exchange
Commission. In fiscal 2004, our Board of Directors determined that neither of the Audit Committee
members satisfied the SEC requirements of an audit committee financial expert. Upon
reconsideration, however, our Board of Directors has determined that Mr. Maxwell qualifies as an
audit committee financial expert under the rules of the SEC.
Board Nominations. We have no standing nominating committee or specific policies or
procedures for nomination of board candidates. Our most recent director addition, Mr. Humphries,
was identified by our Chief Executive Officer and interviewed by all of our other Board members.
If the Board determines to seek additional candidates in the future, it may create a nominating
committee. The Board expects that it, or any nominating committee, would identify and qualify new
candidates for directors based primarily on the following criteria:
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judgment, character, expertise, skills and knowledge useful to the oversight of our
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diversity of viewpoints, backgrounds, experiences and other demographics; |
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business or other relevant experience and |
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the extent to which the interplay of the candidates expertise, skills, knowledge and
experience with that of other directors will build a Board of Directors that is effective,
collegial and responsive to our needs. |
If the Board considers additional director candidates in the future, the Board intends to
consider the entirety of each candidates credentials and does not have any specific minimum
qualifications that must be met in order for a candidate to be recommended as a nominee. However,
the Board does believe that all its members should have (i) the highest character and integrity,
(ii) sound business judgment and an inquiring mind as well as expertise that adds to the
composition of the Board of Directors, (iii) professional experience, education and interest in,
and capacity for understanding the complexities of, our operations, (iv) a reputation for working
constructively with others, (v) sufficient time to devote to Board of Directors matters and (vi)
no conflict of interest that would interfere with performance as a director.
The Board plans to consider any future candidates for the Board of Directors from any
reasonable source, including stockholder recommendations. The Board may, but has no current plans
to, hire and pay a fee to consultants or search firms to assist in the process of identifying and
evaluating candidates. No such consultants or search firms have been used in connection with this
years election and, accordingly, no fees have been paid to consultants or search firms in the past
year.
Although we have no formal procedures for shareholders to nominate persons to serve as
directors, shareholders wishing to submit nominations should notify us at our principal executive
offices located at 2718 Summer Street N.E., Minneapolis, Minnesota 55413. To be considered by the
Board, nominations must be in writing and addressed to our Secretary and must be received by us on
or before the deadline for the receipt of stockholder proposals. See Shareholder Proposals for
2006 Annual Meeting. Candidates, or the nominating person, must also submit a brief biographical
sketch of the candidate, a document indicating the candidates willingness to serve if elected and
evidence of the nominating persons ownership of our stock. The Board
intends to evaluate each candidate, including
incumbents, based on the same criteria.
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Code of Ethics. We have adopted a Code of Ethics that applies to all of our
directors, officers and employees, including our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer,
Controller and other finance organization employees. The Code of Conduct is publicly available as
an exhibit to our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB. We plan to disclose any substantive amendments to
the Code of Ethics or grant of any waiver from a provision of it to the Chief Executive Officer,
the Chief Financial Officer or the Controller in a report on Form 8-K.
Shareholder Communications with the Board of Directors. We do not have a formal
policy by which shareholders may communicate directly with directors, but any shareholder who
wishes to send communications to the Board of Directors should deliver such communications to the
attention of the Chairman of our Audit Committee at our principal executive offices located at 2718
Summer Street N.E., Minneapolis, Minnesota 55413. The Audit Committee chairman will relay to the
full Board of Directors all shareholder communications he receives that are addressed to the Board
of Directors.
Director Compensation
Mr. Pitlor received $2,000 per month as consulting fees from us under an annually renewable
consulting agreement dated January 2, 2002. This contract terminated effective June 30, 2005.
Non-employee Board members receive $500 per Board meeting and $500 per Audit Committee meeting
attended. In addition, directors participate in our stock option plan. Messrs. Pitlor and Maxwell
each hold options to purchase 100,000 shares of common stock and Mr. Jamison holds options to
purchase 120,000 shares of common stock as of August 1, 2005. The exercise price of the options
range from $1.10 to $6.75 per share.
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PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS AND
BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT
The following table shows how many shares of our common stock were beneficially owned as
of July 8, 2005, by (i) each person known to us to be the beneficial owner of more than five
percent of our common stock, (ii) each director, (iii) each of our named executive officers and
(iv) all directors and executive officers as a group. Unless otherwise noted, to our knowledge,
the shareholders listed in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to the
shares of common stock owned by them.
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SF Capital Partners Ltd. (1) |
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Bruce Mindich, M.D. (2) |
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Bonanza Master Fund, Ltd. (3) |
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Heartland Advisors, Inc. (4) |
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500,000 |
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Daniel G. Holman (5) |
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524,899 |
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Susan Hartjes Holman (6) |
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524,899 |
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R. Patrick Maxwell (7) |
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Joel R. Pitlor (8) |
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168,000 |
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Thomas E. Jamison (10) |
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Larry Heinemann (11) |
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80,916 |
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Arie J. Koole (12) |
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The address of SF Capital Partners Ltd. is c/o Stark Offshore Management, LLC, 3600
South Lake Drive, St. Francis, Wisconsin 53235. Excludes 500,000 shares issuable upon the
exercise of warrants. The warrants are exercisable immediately and expire in April 2010.
However, such warrants are subject to exercise caps that preclude the holder thereof from
utilizing its exercise rights to the extent that it would beneficially own in excess of 4.9%
and 9.9% of our outstanding common stock, giving effect to such exercise. The holder may
waive the 4.9% ownership cap but such waiver will not be effective until the 61st day after
delivery thereof. As a result, the holder is not deemed to be a beneficial owner of the
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Michael A. Roth and Brian J. Stark are the managing members of Stark Offshore Management, LLC,
which acts as investment manager and has sole power to direct the management of SF Capital
Partners. Through Stark Offshore Management, Messrs. Roth and Stark possess voting and
dispositive power over the shares held by SF Capital Partners and therefore may be deemed to
be beneficial owners of the shares. Messrs. Roth and Stark disclaim such beneficial
ownership based on Schedule 13G filed May 3, 2005. |
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Dr. Mindichs address is c/o Hearts Plus Management Corporation, 200 Route 17 North,
Paramus, New Jersey 07652. Of the shares listed, 541,665 shares are beneficially owned by the
Mindich Family Limited Liability Company, the General Member of which is Dr. Mindich.
Excludes 183,332 shares issuable upon exercise of warrants that are not currently exercisable. |
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The address of Bonanza Master Fund, Ltd. is 300 Crescent Court, Suite 1740, Dallas,
Texas 75201. Excludes 285,714 shares issuable upon the exercise of warrants. The warrants
are exercisable immediately and expire in April 2010. However, such warrants are subject to
exercise caps that preclude the holder thereof from utilizing its exercise rights to the
extent that it would beneficially own in excess of 4.9% and 9.9% of our outstanding common
stock, giving effect to such exercise. The holder may waive the 4.9% ownership cap but such
waiver will not be effective until the 61st day after delivery thereof. As a result, the
holder is not deemed to be a beneficial owner of the shares underlying the warrants as of July
8, 2005. Bonanza Master Fund, Ltd. and Bonanza Capital, Ltd. have shared voting and
investment power over the shares. Based on Schedule 13G filed May 2, 2005. |
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The address of Heartland Advisors is 789 North Water Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
53202. Heartland Advisors and William J. Nasgovitz, President and a principal shareholder of
Heartland Advisors, may be deemed to have shared voting and investment power over the shares.
Each disclaims beneficial ownership over the shares. Based on Schedule 13G/A filed April 8,
2005. Excludes 50,000 shares issuable upon exercise of warrants that are not currently
exercisable. |
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Includes 120,000 shares that Mr. Holman may acquire upon exercise of options and
warrants that are exercisable within 60 days of July 8, 2005. Includes 119,915 shares
beneficially owned by Mr. Holmans spouse, Susan Hartjes Holman, as to which shares Mr. Holman
disclaims beneficial ownership. Excludes 66,665 shares issuable upon exercise of warrants
that are not currently exercisable. |
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Includes 79,500 shares that Ms. Holman may acquire upon exercise of options and
warrants that are exercisable within 60 days of July 8, 2005. Includes 404,984 shares
beneficially owned by Ms. Holmans spouse, Daniel G. Holman, as to which shares Ms. Holman
disclaims beneficial ownership. Excludes 1,783 shares issuable upon exercise of warrants that
are not currently exercisable. |
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Mr. Maxwells address is 2444 Byrnes Road, Minnetonka, Minnesota 55305. Includes
69,000 shares that Mr. Maxwell may acquire upon exercise of options and warrants that are
exercisable within 60 days of July 8, 2005. Excludes 10,050 shares issuable upon exercise of
warrants that are not currently exercisable. |
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Mr. Pitlors address is 237 Moody Street, Waltham, Massachusetts 02453. Includes
69,000 shares that Mr. Pitlor may acquire upon exercise of options that are exercisable within
60 days of July 8, 2005. |
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Includes 168,000 shares that Mr. Humphries may acquire upon exercise of options that
are exercisable within 60 days of July 8, 2005. Of the shares listed, 50,000 shares are
beneficially owned by the Executive Advisory Group, the President of which is Mr. Humphries. |
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Mr. Jamisons address is 3902 IDS Center, 80 South Eighth Street, Minneapolis,
Minnesota 55402. Includes 89,000 shares that Mr. Jamison may acquire upon exercise of options
that are exercisable within 60 days of July 8, 2005. |
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Includes 76,166 shares that Mr. Heinemann may acquire upon exercise of options and
warrants that are exercisable within 60 days of July 8, 2005. Excludes 1,250 shares issuable
upon exercise of warrants that are not currently exercisable. |
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Mr. Kooles address is Hofkamp 2, 6161 DC Geleen, The Netherlands. Includes 63,666
shares that Mr. Koole may acquire upon exercise of options that are exercisable within 60 days
of July 8, 2005. |
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Includes 785,332 shares that our directors and executive officers may acquire upon
exercise of options and warrants that are exercisable within 60 days of July 8, 2005.
Excludes 79,748 shares issuable upon exercise of warrants that are not currently exercisable. |
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MANAGEMENT COMPENSATION
Summary of Cash and Other Compensation
The following table sets forth, in summary form, the compensation paid for the years shown in
the table to our current and former Chief Executive Officer and each of other four most highly
compensated executive officers. Also included is a former executive officer who left the company
after the end of fiscal year 2005.
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Underlying |
Name and Principal Position |
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Year |
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Salary ($) |
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Bonus ($) |
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Options / SARs(#) |
Sam B. Humphries(1) |
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2005 |
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50,558 |
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29,875 |
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400,000 |
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President, CEO |
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Daniel G. Holman(2) |
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2005 |
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224,019 |
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100,000 |
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Chairman, CFO |
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2004 |
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212,192 |
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2003 |
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201,183 |
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50,000 |
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Susan Hartjes Holman, |
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2005 |
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153,692 |
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75,000 |
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COO |
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2004 |
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145,754 |
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2003 |
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136,754 |
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40,000 |
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Arie J. Koole |
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2005 |
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137,219 |
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50,000 |
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Controller |
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2004 |
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120,546 |
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Managing Director, Dutch |
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2003 |
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87,441 |
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40,000 |
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subsidiaries |
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Christopher Harris(3) |
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2005 |
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131,921 |
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50,000 |
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Former VP Research & |
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2004 |
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108,374 |
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Development and former |
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2003 |
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87,370 |
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40,000 |
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Managing Director, UK
subsidiary |
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Larry Heinemann |
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2005 |
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106,346 |
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17,960 |
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75,000 |
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VP Sales & Marketing |
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2004 |
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91,692 |
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15,500 |
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2003 |
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88,050 |
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1,400 |
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40,000 |
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Effective January 1, 2005, Mr. Humphries was appointed our President and Chief
Executive Officer. |
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Mr. Holman resigned as our President and Chief Executive Officer effective January
1, 2005. Mr. Holman continues to serve as a director and as Chief Financial Officer. |
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Mr. Harris services terminated after the end of fiscal 2005. |
Option Grants in Fiscal 2005
The following table sets forth information concerning option grants granted to each of the
named executive officers during fiscal year 2005. The outstanding options listed below may be
exercised only upon the vesting of the options. Mr. Humphries options vest in one-quarter
installments over a three-year period beginning in January 2005. Mr. Holmans options vested 50%
in January 2005 and will vest 25% in each of January 2006 and 2007. The options granted to each of
the other named executive officers vest 50% on each of December 21, 2005 and 2006.
Option Grants in Fiscal 2005
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Individual Grants |
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Number of |
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Percentage of |
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Securities |
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Total Options |
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Underlying |
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Granted to |
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Exercise |
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Options |
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Employees in |
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Price |
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Expiration |
Name |
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Granted |
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Fiscal 2005 |
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($/Unit) |
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Date |
Sam B. Humphries |
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400,000 |
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44.57 |
% |
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$ |
5.19 |
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01/01/2015 |
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Daniel G. Holman |
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100,000 |
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11.14 |
% |
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$ |
5.19 |
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01/01/2015 |
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Susan Hartjes Holman |
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75,000 |
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8.36 |
% |
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$ |
5.30 |
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12/21/2009 |
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Arie J. Koole |
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50,000 |
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5.57 |
% |
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$ |
5.30 |
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12/21/2009 |
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Christopher Harris |
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50,000 |
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5.57 |
% |
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$ |
5.30 |
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12/21/2009 |
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Larry Heinemann |
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75,000 |
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8.36 |
% |
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$ |
5.30 |
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12/21/2009 |
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Option Exercises in Fiscal 2005 and Fiscal Year-End Option Values
None of our named executive officers exercised stock options during fiscal 2005. The
following table sets forth the number of shares of common stock subject to options and the value of
those options held by each of the named executive officers as of March 31, 2005. The table assumes
a per share price of $3.95, which was the closing bid price of our common stock on March 31, 2005.
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Aggregated Option/SAR Exercises and Fiscal Year-End Option/SAR Value Table
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Number of Securities |
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Value of Unexercised |
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Underlying Unexercised |
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In-the-Money |
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Option/SARs at FY End (#) |
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Options/SARs at FY End ($) |
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Shares |
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Value |
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Acquired |
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Realized |
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Name |
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on Exercise |
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($) |
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Exercisable |
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Unexercisable |
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Exercisable |
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Unexercisable |
Sam B. Humphries |
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168,000 |
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312,000 |
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$ |
88,100 |
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$ |
20,400 |
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Daniel G. Holman |
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110,000 |
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70,000 |
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$ |
132,000 |
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$ |
57,000 |
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Susan Hartjes Holman |
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71,500 |
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53,500 |
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$ |
83,900 |
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$ |
45,600 |
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Arie Koole |
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55,666 |
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41,000 |
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$ |
78,732 |
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$ |
45,600 |
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Christopher Harris |
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55,666 |
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41,000 |
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$ |
78,732 |
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$ |
45,600 |
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Larry Heinemann |
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|
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68,166 |
|
|
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53,500 |
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$ |
78,732 |
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$ |
45,600 |
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Employment Agreements
Effective January 1, 2005, Sam B. Humphries became our President and Chief Executive Officer
under a written employment agreement with us. This agreement provides Mr. Humphries with an annual
base salary of $239,000, subject to annual review. Mr. Humphries is entitled to receive quarterly
cash bonuses, ranging from 30% to 60% of his base salary, based on achieving quarterly net sales
goals set by our board. In addition, Mr. Humphries is entitled to receive quarterly cash bonuses,
ranging from 20% to 40% of his base salary, based on achieving quarterly operating income (loss)
goals set by our board. We also granted him options to acquire 400,000 shares of our common stock
at an exercise price of $5.19 per share. The options will vest contingent upon Mr. Humphries
continued employment in one-quarter installments over a three year period, beginning on the
effective date of his agreement. The options will fully vest upon a change in control of us.
The employment agreement with Mr. Humphries has a one-year term, unless terminated earlier,
and will continue to automatically renew on a year-to-year basis. The agreement provides that upon
termination of the agreement by us for good cause (as defined in the agreement), we will pay him
only the base salary accrued but unpaid through the date of termination. However, if we terminate
Mr. Humphries employment because we fail to achieve 100% of the budgeted targets for both net
sales and operating income (loss) for five consecutive fiscal quarters, we must pay him an amount
equal to 50% of his base salary in effect at the time of termination. If the agreement is
terminated (i) without good cause by us, (ii) at the end of the term without renewal, (iii)
voluntarily by Mr. Humphries as a result of us imposing material and adverse changes to his
principal duties without his consent or (iv) voluntarily by Mr. Humphries after we move our
principal executive office more than 100 miles from its current location without his consent, then
Mr. Humphries will be entitled to receive an amount equal to 160% of his base salary in effect at
the time of termination as well as any base salary accrued but unpaid through the date of
termination. The agreement also contains non-competition and non-solicitation provisions, which
apply during the term of the agreement and for one year thereafter.
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Effective January 1, 2005, we entered into an employment and consulting agreement with Daniel
G. Holman. Mr. Holman will serve as Chairman of our Board during the first year of the agreement
and as a part-time consultant with the continuing title of Chairman during the second year of the
agreement. He also serves as our Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Holmans agreement provides Mr.
Holman with a base salary of $239,000 per year during the first year of the agreement, and a
consulting fee of $100,000 per year during the second year of the agreement. We also granted him
options to purchase 100,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price equal to $5.19 per
share. The options vested 50% on the effective date of his agreement and will vest 25% on each of
the first and second anniversaries of the agreement. The options will fully vest upon a change in
control of us.
The employment and consulting agreement with Mr. Holman provides that upon termination of the
agreement by us for good cause (as defined in the agreement), we will pay him only his base
salary or consulting fees accrued but unpaid through the date of termination. If the agreement is
terminated (i) without good cause by us, (ii) voluntarily by Mr. Holman as a result of us imposing
material and adverse changes to his principal duties without his consent or (iii) voluntarily by
Mr. Holman after we move our principal executive office more than 100 miles from its current
location without his consent, then we must pay Mr. Holman any base salary or consulting fees
accrued but unpaid through the date of termination, plus an amount equal to the sum of his annual
base salary and consulting fees payable during the balance of the term of this agreement as if the
agreement had not been terminated. This agreement also contains non-competition and
non-solicitation provisions, which apply during the term of the agreement and one year thereafter.
We also have employment agreements with each of Susan Hartjes Holman and Larry Heinemann. The
employment agreement of each executive specifies a base salary subject to annual adjustment by
mutual agreement of the employee and us, and a severance payment to the employee upon employment
termination without cause as defined. Any severance amounts payable under the agreement are
limited to the employees base salary for not less than four months and not longer than twelve
months after employment termination, depending on the employees years of service.
Contemporaneously with the execution of their employment agreements, each of these executives
executed an Employee Confidentiality, Inventions, Non-Solicitation, and Non-Compete Agreement,
under which the executive agreed not to disclose confidential information, to assign to us without
charge all intellectual property relating to our business which is created or conceived during the
term of employment, to not encourage employees to leave our employment for any reason and to not
compete with us during the term of employment and for a period of eighteen months thereafter.
Also, in connection with the execution of these agreements, we granted these executives varying
amounts of stock options to purchase our common stock at the fair market value at date of grant of
$7.50 per share. All of these options have lapsed without exercise.
PROPOSAL 2
AMENDMENTS TO THE 2002 STOCK OPTION PLAN
Introduction
We are proposing five amendments to our 2002 Stock Option Plan (the 2002 Plan), subject to
stockholder approval. First, we plan to amend our 2002 Plan to increase the number of shares of
Common Stock issuable under the 2002 Plan by 340,000 shares, from 650,000 shares to 990,000 shares.
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We propose this amendment so as to allow us to retain the services of qualified individuals as
employees of us and our subsidiaries. Currently, we have only 16,900 remaining shares available
for grant under the 2002 Plan.
Second, we propose to extend the last date at which we can grant options under the 2002 Plan
to July 31, 2010. Currently, we cannot grant options under the 2002 Plan after July 2007. This
amendment will give us added flexibility as to when to grant options.
Third, we propose to amend the 2002 Plan to allow the grant to employees of incentive stock
options under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), with exercise terms of
up to ten years, but only as to individuals who do not own 10% or more of our Common Stock on the
option grant date. The 2002 Plan currently prevents us from granting incentive stock options with
a term longer than five years. We will retain the five-year term limitation on incentive stock
options granted to optionees that own 10% or more of our Common Stock.
Fourth, we propose to amend the 2002 Plan to give complete discretion to our Compensation
Committee to set the grant terms and conditions for the exercise of options after an employee
terminates employment with us, becomes disabled or dies. Currently, the 2002 Plan specifies that a
terminated employee generally may exercise vested options for three months after termination, and
that a disabled or deceased employee (or his or her estate) generally may exercise vested options
for one year after becoming disabled or dying. We will retain these specific provisions only as to
grants of incentive stock options.
Finally, we propose to amend the 2002 Plan to change the definition of a change of control of
us. Under the 2002 Plan, all options vest and become exercisable upon a change of control.
Currently, a change of control occurs upon a third party or groups obtaining beneficial ownership
of 30% or more of our voting stock. We propose to increase the threshold for a change of control
to require a third party or groups obtaining beneficial ownership of at least a majority of our
voting stock. The proposed change, which will apply only to future option grants, will align this
threshold with the separate option arrangements that we have with our President and Chief Executive
Officer and our Chairman under their employment agreements.
OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE IN FAVOR OF PROPOSAL 2, WHICH WILL AUTHORIZE ALL FIVE
AMENDMENTS TO THE 2002 PLAN DESCRIBED ABOVE. UNLESS MARKED TO THE CONTRARY, PROXIES RECEIVED FROM
SHAREHOLDERS WILL BE VOTED IN FAVOR OF PROPOSAL 2.
Description of the 2002 Stock Option Plan
The following is a description of the 2002 Plan prior to giving effect to the five proposed
amendments.
The 2002 Plan currently authorizes us to grant our employees, officers, directors, consultants
and independent contractors, and those of our subsidiaries (including officers and directors who
are employees), up to an aggregate of 650,000 options to purchase shares of our Common Stock.
Shares issuable under the 2002 Plan are authorized, but unissued shares. The number of shares
available for issuance is subject to adjustment to prevent dilution in the event of stock splits,
stock dividends or other changes in our capitalization.
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To comply with Rule 16b-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act), our
Board has delegated the administration of the 2002 Plan to our Compensation Committee. As the plan
administrator, our Compensation Committee has the authority, in its discretion, to determine all
matters relating to options granted under the 2002 Plan. This includes the selection of whether an
option is an incentive stock option or a nonqualified stock option, the selection of the
individuals who are granted options, the number of shares subject to each option, the exercise
price per share (subject to a minimum of not less than 100% of fair market value on the date of
grant), the timing of grants and all other terms and conditions of the options.
Options granted under the 2002 Plan may be incentive stock options (Incentive Options)
within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code, or stock options which are not incentive stock
options (Non-Incentive Options and, collectively with Incentive Options, hereinafter referred to
as Options). The Compensation Committee generally may provide that an Option can be exercised in
whole or in part for a stated period or periods of time during which such Option is outstanding,
and may condition the exercise on any vesting arrangements that it so determines. During an
optionees lifetime, any Incentive Options granted under the 2002 Plan are personal to, and are
exercisable solely by, the optionee.
Under the 2002 Plan, if a change in control of us occurs, all outstanding options, including
those subject to vesting or other performance targets, will automatically become fully exercisable
immediately before the effective date of the change in control. A change of control generally
occurs if:
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a third party or group becomes the beneficial owner of 30% or more of our voting
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we sell all or substantially all of our assets, or |
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as a result of a tender or exchange offer, merger or other business combination,
sale of assets or contested board election, our directors prior to the event do not
constitute a majority of our board after the event. |
Our Compensation Committee can determine in its discretion the method for payment of an
Option. Unless the Compensation Committee otherwise determines, optionees may exercise Options by
one or a combination of paying cash or tendering shares of Common Stock held by the optionee at
least 180 days that have a fair market value equal to the exercise price.
The 2002 Plan currently provides that all Incentive Options must be exercised within five
years after the date of grant. Further, Incentive Options granted to owners of 10% or more of our
Common Stock must have an exercise price that equals or exceeds 110% of the fair market value of
our Common Stock at the time of grant.
Option grants are personal to the recipients. Options cannot be transferred except by will or
the laws of descent and distribution upon an optionees death. During an optionees lifetime, only
the optionee can exercise an Option. If not sooner exercised, Options generally lapse not later
than three months after any termination of employment (one year, for disabled or deceased
optionees). Our board may also terminate an Option if the optionee violates any employment
agreement or confidentiality, inventions, non-compete or other similar agreement with us, or if we
terminate an optionees employment for cause.
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Our Board may amend, alter, suspend or terminate the 2002 Plan at any time, except that any
such action cannot impair the rights of any participant with respect to any Option granted before
amendment without the participants consent. Unless terminated earlier by the Board, or all
available Options are granted and exercised, the 2002 Plan terminates in July 2007. However, all
outstanding Options at the time of termination continue in effect.
Tax Consequences of Stock Option Grants and Exercises
This summary does not constitute tax advice and you may not rely on this summary to avoid
federal income tax penalties. This summary is based upon current law and is subject to change.
For federal income tax purposes, the grant to an optionee of a Non-Incentive Option generally
will not constitute a taxable event to the optionee or to us. Upon exercise of a Non-Incentive
Option (or, in certain cases, a later tax recognition date), the optionee will recognize
compensation income taxable as ordinary income, measured by the excess of the fair market value of
the Common Stock purchased on the exercise date (or later tax recognition date) over the amount
paid by the optionee for such Common Stock, and will be subject to federal income tax withholding.
Upon recognition of income by the optionee, we may claim a deduction for the amount of this
compensation. The optionee will have a tax basis in the Common Stock purchased equal to the amount
paid plus the amount of ordinary income recognized upon exercise of the Non-Incentive Option. Upon
the subsequent sale of the Common Stock received upon exercise of the Non-Incentive Option, an
optionee will recognize capital gain or loss equal to the difference between the amount realized on
such sale and the optionees tax basis in the Common Stock. This may be long-term capital gain or
loss if the optionee holds the Common Stock for more than one year from the exercise date.
For federal income tax purposes, generally neither the grant nor the exercise of an Incentive
Option will constitute a taxable event to the optionee or to us, assuming the Incentive Option
qualifies as an incentive stock option under the Code and the optionee is not subject to
alternative minimum tax. If an optionee does not dispose of the Common Stock acquired upon
exercise of an Incentive Option during the statutory holding period, any gain or loss upon
subsequent sale of the Common Stock will be long-term capital gain or loss, assuming the shares
represent a capital asset in the optionees hands. The statutory holding period is the later of
two years from the date the Incentive Option is granted or one year from the date the Common Stock
is transferred to the optionee pursuant to the exercise of the Incentive Option. If the statutory
holding period requirements are satisfied, we may not claim any federal income tax deduction upon
either the exercise of the Incentive Option or the subsequent sale of the Common Stock received
upon exercise thereof. If the statutory holding period requirement is not satisfied, the optionee
will recognize compensation income taxable as ordinary income on the date the Common Stock is sold
(or later tax recognition date) in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the fair market value of
the Common Stock on that date less the amount paid by the optionee for such Common Stock or (ii)
the amount realized on the disposition of the Common Stock less the amount paid by the optionee for
the Common Stock. In this case, we may then claim a deduction for the amount of this compensation
income.
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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
In January 2002, we entered into a consulting agreement with Joel R. Pitlor, one of our
directors, for management consulting services. Compensation under the agreement was $2,000 per
month. We terminated the agreement as of June 30, 2005.
In April 2003, we entered into a consulting agreement with Executive Advisory Group (EAG)
for general management advice and guidance as well as strategic and tactical planning services.
Sam B. Humphries, our President and Chief Executive Officer, is President of EAG. We initially
paid EAG $4,000 per month for Mr. Humphries services, but increased the monthly fee to $6,000 in
connection with the increased use of Mr. Humphries time. We have also granted EAG a five-year
option to purchase up to 50,000 shares of our common stock, exercisable at $2.80 per share. We
terminated the agreement on January 1, 2005.
In April 2005, we entered into an exclusive manufacturing and distribution agreement with
CystoMedix, Inc. Sam B. Humphries, our President and Chief Executive Officer, is a former director
and consultant of CystoMedix. In connection with his former service to CystoMedix (which
terminated prior to negotiations of this agreement), Mr. Humphries received 200,000 options to
purchase CystoMedix common stock.
AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT
Note: The material in this Audit Committee report is not soliciting material, is not
deemed filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not to be incorporated by reference
into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, whether made before or after the date hereof and irrespective of
any general incorporation language contained in such filing.
The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors is responsible for providing independent,
objective oversight of our accounting and financial reporting functions, external audit functions
and systems of internal controls regarding financial and accounting matters and legal compliance.
The Audit Committee is comprised of two directors, each of whom is independent as defined by Nasdaq
and SEC rules. Our current written charter for the Audit Committee is attached as Exhibit A to our
Proxy Statement for fiscal 2004.
Management is responsible for our internal controls and financial reporting processes.
McGladrey & Pullen, LLP, our independent registered public accounting firm during the fiscal year
ended March 31, 2005, was responsible for performing an independent audit of our consolidated
financial statements in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States
of America and to issue a report thereon. The Audit Committees responsibility is to monitor and
oversee these processes.
In connection with these responsibilities, the Audit Committee met ten times either in person
or via teleconference, and took action in writing in lieu of a meeting once, during fiscal 2005.
These meetings involved representatives of management and the independent registered public accounting firms. Management
represented to the Audit Committee that our consolidated financial statements were prepared in
accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, and the
Audit Committee has reviewed and discussed the
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consolidated
financial statements with management
and the independent registered public accounting firms. The Audit Committee also discussed with the
independent registered public accounting firms the
matters required by Statement on Auditing Standards No. 61 (Communication with Audit Committees).
Our current independent registered public accounting firm also provided the Audit Committee written disclosures required by
Independence Standards Board Standard No. 1 (Independence Discussions with Audit Committees), and
the Audit Committee discussed with our current independent registered public accounting firm that firms independence.
In connection with managements review of the Companys consolidated financial statements for
the year ended March 31, 2005 and the audit of those statements by the Companys independent
registered public accounting firm, management determined that the fiscal 2005 year-end closing
process did not ensure that all significant elements of the consolidated financial statements were
adequately reviewed. In the post-closing and audit processes, certain issues were discovered by
management and the Companys independent registered accounting firm that resulted in adjustments to
the consolidated financial statements, specifically with respect to the inventory valuation and
income tax provision. Management discussed these matters before the consolidated financial
statements for the year ended March 31, 2005 were completed, and represented to us that they were
properly accounted for in the consolidated financial statements. However, management concluded
that the failure to discover these items in its regular closing process is a result of a
significant deficiency, resulting primarily from a lack of segregation of duties due to the size of
our company and the geographic distance between our key financial personnel, that constitutes a
material weakness in the design or operation of the Companys internal controls over financial
reporting.
Although management
represented to the Audit Committee that the items described above were properly accounted
for before completing the Companys consolidated financial statements, the Audit Committee has concluded that the
failure to discover these items in the regular closing process was a material weakness because the
elements of the Companys consolidated financial statements that were not adequately reviewed are
material to the consolidated financial statements and there is more than a remote likelihood that a
material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements would not be prevented or detected.
Management discussed the material weakness described above with the Audit Committee.
Management is working with the Audit Committee to identify and implement corrective actions where
required to improve the effectiveness of our internal controls, including the enhancement of our
systems and procedures. Specifically, management is enhancing and formalizing its period-end
closing processes to ensure that all significant elements of our consolidated financial statements
are adequately reviewed.
During the fiscal 2004 year end closing process, management determined that the Companys
Dutch employee pension plan should have been reported as a defined benefit plan and discovered an
error in how the Company recorded the effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents in the
statement of cash flows. As a result, the Company restated the consolidated financial statements as
of and for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2003, and for the first three quarters in fiscal 2004.
In connection with the fiscal 2004 audit, the Companys then independent registered public
accounting firm cited these restatements as reportable conditions. A reportable condition is a
matter that in the independent auditors judgment could adversely affect the Companys ability to
process, summarize and report financial data consistent with the assertions of management in our
financial statements. To remediate the conditions, the Companys accounting personnel are more
carefully reviewing contracts and agreements and they have implemented a new internal control
procedure regarding how the Company records the effect of exchange rates on our statement of cash
flows.
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The
Audit Committee cannot provide assurance that the measures taken to date by
management or any future measures will adequately remediate the deficiencies or conditions
discussed above. In addition, the Audit Committee cannot be certain that other reportable conditions or material
weaknesses in the Companys internal controls will not be discovered in the future. Any failure to
remediate reportable conditions or material weaknesses or to implement required new or improved
controls, or difficulties encountered in their implementation, could harm the Companys operating
results, cause the Company to fail to meet its reporting obligations, or result in material
misstatements in the consolidated financial statements. Any such failure also could adversely affect the
results of the periodic management evaluations and annual auditor attestation reports regarding the
effectiveness of the Companys internal control over financial reporting that will be required when
the SECs rules under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act become applicable to the Company in
April 2006.
Based upon the Audit Committees discussions with management and the independent registered public accounting firms,
and the Audit Committees review of the representations of management and the independent
registered public accounting firms, the Audit Committee recommended that the Board of Directors include the audited
consolidated financial statements in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended
March 31, 2005, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
In accordance with the requirements
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, on August 10, 2004, the
Audit Committee selected and engaged McGladrey & Pullen, LLP as our new independent registered public accounting firm to
audit our fiscal 2005 consolidated financial statements. The Company is not seeking stockholder ratification of
the selection of its independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2006. We expect a representative of McGladrey
& Pullen, LLP to be present at the Annual Meeting to respond to appropriate questions and to make a
statement if the representative desires. As described elsewhere in this Proxy Statement, KPMG LLP
declined to stand for re-election. We do not expect a representative of KPMG
LLP to attend the 2005 Annual Meeting.
Audit Committee
R. Patrick Maxwell, Chair
Thomas E. Jamison
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SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, requires our directors
and executive officers, and persons who own more than 10% of our common stock, to file with the SEC
initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership of our common stock and other
equity securities. Executive officers, directors and greater than 10% shareholders are required by
SEC regulations to furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a) reports they file.
To our knowledge, based solely on a review of the copies of such reports furnished to us
during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005 and on any written representation by any of such
persons, we believe all Section 16(a) filing requirements applicable to our executive officers,
directors and greater than 10% shareholders were complied with for such fiscal year.
SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS FOR 2006 ANNUAL MEETING
We must receive shareholder proposals intended to be presented in our proxy materials for
our 2006 Annual Meeting at our principal executive offices not later than April 15, 2006. The
proposal must comply with SEC regulations regarding the inclusion of shareholder proposals in
company-sponsored proxy materials.
MISCELLANEOUS
Other Matters
We do not know of any other matters that are likely to be brought before the Annual Meeting.
However, if any other matters should properly come before the Annual Meeting, the persons named in
the enclosed proxy will have discretionary authority to vote such proxy in accordance with their
best judgment on such matters.
Annual Report to Shareholders
Our Annual Report to Shareholders on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005
(including audited financial statements) accompanies this Proxy Statement.
Forward-Looking Statements
From time to time, and in an attempt to provide assistance in understanding our anticipated
future financial performance, we may make written or oral forward-looking statements such as may
be contained in our Annual Report to Shareholders, and elsewhere. Forward-looking statements are,
however, by their very nature, subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties relating to our
future performance that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements, or the industry,
to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any such forward-looking statements.
We caution investors that any forward-looking statements made by us here or elsewhere are
qualified by and subject to the warnings and cautionary statements contained above and in the Risk
Factors section of our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005.
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Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Our Audit Committee has not yet selected our independent registered public accounting firm for
the fiscal year ending March 31, 2006. McGladrey & Pullen, LLP served as our independent
registered public accounting firm in fiscal year 2005 and has no relationship with us other than
that arising from its employment as our independent registered public accounting firm.
Fees Incurred by the Company
The following table shows the fees billed to us for the audit and other services provided by
KPMG and McGladrey & Pullen, LLP for fiscal years 2005 and 2004.
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7,000 |
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105,500 |
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20,000 |
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Tax Fees (3) |
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9,000 |
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Audit Fees (McGladrey) (1) |
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147,243 |
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9,645 |
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Audit fees consist of fees for professional services rendered for the audit of the
consolidated financial statements and the review of the consolidated financial statements
included in our quarterly reports and services normally provided by the independent
registered public accounting firm in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or
engagements. |
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Audit-related fees are principally for professional services rendered for technical
accounting consulting and research and in fiscal year 2005 related to the potential
acquisition and related licensing arrangements entered into by the Company. |
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Tax services fees consist of compliance fees for the preparation of original and
amended tax returns, claims for refunds and tax payment planning services for tax
compliance, tax planning and tax advice. |
Our Audit Committee determined that the provision of these non-audit services was compatible
with maintaining the independence of McGladrey & Pullen and KPMG and pre-approved the expenditure
of these fees.
Change of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
KPMG LLP (KPMG) previously served as our independent registered public accounting firm. On
June 4, 2004, KPMG declined to stand for reelection and informed us that the client-auditor
relationship between KPMG and us ceased upon completion of KPMGs audit of our consolidated
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financial statements as of and for the year ended March 31, 2004 and the issuance of KPMGs report
thereon. In connection with the audits of the two fiscal years ended March 31, 2004 and the
subsequent interim period through July 28, 2004 (the date that KPMG completed its audit), there
were no disagreements with KPMG on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial
statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedures, which disagreements if not resolved to KPMGs
satisfaction would have caused KPMG to make reference in connection with its opinion to the subject
matter of the disagreement.
KPMG cited two reportable conditions in its communications to our Audit Committee on July 29,
2004 related to the restatement of our consolidated financial statements as of and for the year
ended March 31, 2003: (i) the correcting of an error in how we account for our Dutch pension plan
and (ii) the correcting of an error in how we record the effect of exchange rates on cash and cash
equivalents on our statement of cash flows.
The audit reports of KPMG on our consolidated financial statements as of and for the years
ended March 31, 2004 and 2003 did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor
were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles; except
that KPMGs report on our consolidated financial statements as of and for the years ended March 31,
2004 and 2003 contained a separate paragraph stating As discussed in note 2 to the consolidated
financial statements, the Company has restated its consolidated financial statements for the year
ended March 31, 2003.
A letter from KPMG was previously filed as an exhibit to our March 31, 2004 annual report in
accordance with paragraph (a)(3) of Item 304 of Regulation S-B.
On August 10, 2004, our Audit Committee engaged McGladrey & Pullen, LLP as our new independent
registered public accounting firm. During fiscal 2003 and 2004, and during the subsequent interim
period through August 10, 2004, we did not consult with McGladrey & Pullen, LLP regarding the
application of accounting principles to a specific transaction, either completed or proposed, or
the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on our consolidated financial statements.
Form 10-KSB
We will furnish without charge a copy of our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB (including financial
statements but not exhibits) for our fiscal year ended March 31, 2005 to each person who was a
shareholder of our company as of August 1, 2005, upon receipt from any such person of a written
request for such an Annual Report. Such request should be sent to us at: 2718 Summer Street N.E.,
Minneapolis, MN 55413-2820, ATTN: Shareholder Information.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
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/s/ SUSAN HARTJES HOLMAN
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Susan Hartjes Holman |
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Corporate Secretary
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Minneapolis, Minnesota
August 12, 2005
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Front of Proxy Card
ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2005, 4:00PM (CDT)
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The undersigned hereby appoints Daniel G. Holman as Proxy with full power of substitution, and
hereby authorizes him to represent and vote, as designated below, all the shares of Common Stock of
Uroplasty, Inc. held of record by the undersigned as of August 1, 2005 at the Annual Meeting of
Shareholders to be held on Thursday, September 8, 2005 at 4:00pm (CDT) or any adjournment thereof,
and hereby revokes all Proxies previously granted with respect to such meeting.
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Election of Directors: To elect R. Patrick Maxwell as a Director, to serve a term of three years until the 2008 annual meeting. |
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o FOR nominee R. Patrick Maxwell o WITHHOLD AUTHORITY to vote for nominee R. Patrick Maxwell |
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2002 Stock Option Plan: To approve the five proposed amendments to the 2002 Stock Option Plan. |
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o FOR approval of the amendments o AGAINST approval of the amendments |
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Discretionary Authority: By signing this proxy card, the undersigned authorizes the Proxy, in his discretion, to vote upon such business as may properly come
before the meeting. |
Over, please...
Back of Proxy Card
THIS PROXY, WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED, WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED BY THE UNDERSIGNED
SHAREHOLDER. IF PROPERLY EXECUTED BUT NO DIRECTION IS GIVEN, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED IN FAVOR OF
THE ELECTION OF THE NOMINEE FOR DIRECTORS AND IN FAVOR OF THE AMENDMENTS TO THE 2002 STOCK OPTION
PLAN.
Please sign exactly as your name appears below. When shares are held by joint tenants, both should
sign. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, please give full
title as such. If a corporation, please sign in full corporate name by President or other
authorized officer. If a partnership, please sign in partnership name by authorized person.
Dated: ___________________________________ , 2005
Signature
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PROMPTLY USING THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.