LanVision Systems, Inc. DEF 14A
UNITED STATES
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LANVISION SYSTEMS, INC.
10200 Alliance Road, Suite 200
Cincinnati, Ohio 45242-4716
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON MAY 25, 2005
To the Stockholders of LanVision Systems, Inc.:
You are cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting of the
Stockholders of LanVision Systems, Inc. to be held on
May 25, 2005, at 9:30 a.m., Eastern Time, at the offices of
LanVision Systems, Inc., 10200 Alliance Road, Suite 200,
Cincinnati, Ohio 45242-4716, for the following purposes:
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Election of four directors each to hold office until a successor
is duly elected and qualified at the 2006 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders or otherwise or until any earlier removal or
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To approve the 2005 Incentive Compensation Plan; and |
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To transact any and all other business that may properly come
before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. |
Only stockholders of record at the close of business on
April 1, 2005 will be entitled to notice of, and to vote
at, the Annual Meeting and any adjournment thereof.
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Paul W. Bridge, Jr. |
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Chief Financial Officer & Secretary |
Cincinnati, Ohio
April 7, 2005
IMPORTANT
A proxy statement and proxy are submitted herewith. As a
stockholder, you are urged to complete and mail the proxy
promptly whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting in
person. The enclosed envelope for the return of the proxy
requires no postage if mailed in the USA. Stockholders of record
attending the meeting may personally vote on all matters that
are considered in which event the signed proxies are revoked. It
is important that your shares be voted. In order to avoid the
additional expense to the Company of further solicitation, we
ask your cooperation in mailing your proxy promptly.
LANVISION SYSTEMS, INC.
10200 Alliance Road, Suite 200
Cincinnati, Ohio 45242-4716
PROXY STATEMENT
The accompanying proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of
Directors (Board) of LanVision Systems, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (Company or
LanVision), for use at the 2005 annual meeting of
stockholders of the Company (Annual Meeting). The
Annual Meeting will be held on May 25, 2005 at 9:30 a.m.,
Eastern Time, or any adjournment thereof, for the purposes set
forth in the accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting. The Annual
Meeting will be held at the offices of LanVision Systems, Inc.,
10200 Alliance Road, Suite 200, Cincinnati, Ohio
45242-4716. All holders of record of the Companys common
stock, par value $.01 per share (Common Stock), on
April 1, 2005, the record date, will be entitled to notice
of and to vote at the Annual Meeting. At the close of business
on the record date, the Company had 9,084,535 shares of Common
Stock outstanding and entitled to vote. A majority, or
4,542,268, of these shares of Common Stock will constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business at the Annual Meeting.
The proxy card, this Proxy Statement, and the Companys
fiscal year 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K will be mailed
to stockholders on or about April 15, 2005.
Voting Rights and Solicitation of Proxies
Stockholders are entitled to one vote for each share of Common
Stock held. Shares of Common Stock may not be voted cumulatively.
The shares represented by all properly executed proxies which
are timely sent to the Company will be voted as designated and
each proxy not designated will be voted affirmatively. Any
person signing a proxy in the form accompanying this Proxy
Statement has the power to revoke it at any time before the
shares subject to the proxy are voted by notifying the Corporate
Secretary of the Company in writing or by attendance at the
meeting and voting in person.
The expense of printing and mailing proxy materials will be
borne by the Company. In addition to the solicitation of proxies
by mail, solicitation may be made by certain directors,
officers, and other employees of the Company by personal
interview, telephone, or facsimile. No additional compensation
will be paid for such solicitation. The Company will request
brokers and nominees who hold shares of Common Stock in their
names to furnish proxy materials to beneficial owners of the
shares and will reimburse such brokers and nominees for the
reasonable expenses incurred in forwarding the materials to such
beneficial owners.
The Companys bylaws provide that the holders of a majority
of all of the shares of Common Stock issued, outstanding, and
entitled to vote, whether present in person or represented by
proxy, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business
at the Annual Meeting. Shares that are voted FOR,
AGAINST or WITHHELD, as applicable, with
respect to a matter are treated as being present at the meeting
for purposes of establishing a quorum and are also treated as
shares entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting with respect to
such matter. If a broker, bank, custodian, nominee, or other
record holder of shares indicates on a proxy that it does not
have the discretionary authority to vote certain shares on a
particular matter (broker non-vote), then those
shares will not be considered entitled to vote with respect to
that matter, but will be counted in determining the presence of
a quorum.
All shares represented by valid proxies received prior to the
Annual Meeting will be voted and, where a stockholder specifies
by means of the proxy how the shares are to be voted with
respect to any matter to be acted upon, the shares will be voted
in accordance with the specification so made. If the stockholder
fails to so specify, except for broker non-votes, the shares
will be voted FOR the election of the Boards
nominees as directors and FOR the adoption of the
2005 Incentive Compensation Plan.
J. Brian Patsy a director and the co-founder of LanVision
and the three other directors of the Company, including the Blue
Chip Capital Fund Limited Partnership and the named
executive officers, together beneficially
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own 3,148,474 shares of Common Stock. Blue Chip Capital
Fund Limited Partnership (Blue Chip)
beneficially owns 746,000 shares of Common Stock. Z. David
Patterson, one of the current directors of the Company, is
Executive Vice President of Blue Chip Venture Company, the
General Partner of Blue Chip. Messrs. Patsy, Castrucci,
Levy and Blue Chip, have each indicated that they intend to vote
for the election of all those nominated by the Board for
election as directors and for the 2005 Incentive Compensation
Plan. For information regarding the ownership of Common Stock by
holders of more than five percent of the outstanding shares and
by the management of the Company, see Stock Ownership by
Certain Beneficial Owners and Management.
In accordance with Delaware law, a list of stockholders entitled
to vote at the Annual Meeting will be available at the Annual
Meeting at the offices of LanVision Systems, Inc., 10200
Alliance Road, Suite 200, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242-4716, on
May 25, 2005, and for ten days prior to the Annual Meeting,
between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, at
the office of the Company.
PROPOSAL 1 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders will elect four
directors, comprising the entire membership of the Board, each
to hold office until a successor is duly elected and qualified
at the 2006 annual meeting of stockholders of the Company or
otherwise or until any earlier resignation or removal. Shares
represented by the accompanying proxy will be voted for the
election of the four nominees recommended by the Board, unless
the proxy is marked in such a manner as to withhold authority to
vote. All nominees standing for reelection are currently serving
as members of the Board and have consented to continue to serve.
If any nominee for any reason is unable to serve or will not
serve, the proxies may be voted for such substitute nominee as
the proxyholder may determine. The Company is not aware of any
nominee who will be unable or unwilling to serve as a director.
LanVision has not implemented a formal policy regarding director
attendance at the Annual Meeting. Typically, the Board holds its
annual organizational meeting directly following the Annual
Meeting, which results in most directors being able to attend
the Annual Meeting. All four current directors attended the 2004
Annual Meeting and it is the current expectation that the two
incumbent Directors standing for reelection and the two new
nominees for Director will attend the 2005 Annual Meeting.
Provided a quorum is duly constituted at the Annual Meeting, the
affirmative vote by the holders of a plurality of the shares of
Common Stock present in person or represented by proxy at the
Annual Meeting and entitled to vote on the election of directors
is required to approve the election of directors. A broker
non-vote and a withheld vote are not counted for purposes of
electing the directors and will have no effect on the election.
The Companys Chief Financial Officer, will serve as the
inspector of election for the election of the directors and the
vote on the 2005 Incentive Compensation Plan.
Nominees For Election As Directors
The Board of Directors currently consists of four members:
George E. Castrucci, Z. David Patterson, Richard C. Levy, M.D.,
and J. Brian Patsy. Each of Messrs. Castrucci and Patterson
have informed the Company that they will retire as Directors
effective as of the 2005 Annual Meeting. Accordingly, the
following incumbent directors are being nominated by the Board
for reelection to the Board for a one year term ending at the
2006 annual meeting: Richard C. Levy, M.D. and J. Brian Patsy.
Richard C. Levy, age 58, was appointed to the Board in
January 2001. He currently serves as a Professor at the
University of Cincinnati, a position that he has held since
1984, and where he was the founding Chairman of the Department
of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Levy is President of Medical
Reimbursement, Inc., a privately held physician reimbursement
company that he founded in 1984. He also serves as Chief
Financial Officer of Vanguard Medical, Inc., a specialty
practice group.
J. Brian Patsy, age 53, is a co-founder of the
Company and has served as President and Director of the Company
or its predecessor since the Companys or its
predecessors inception in October, 1989. Mr. Patsy
was appointed Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
in March 1996. Mr. Patsy has over 30 years of
experience in the information technology industry.
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To fill the seats on the Board being vacated by
Messrs. Castrucci and Patterson, the following are being
nominated by the Board for election to the Board for a one year
term ending at the 2006 annual meeting:
Jonathan R. Phillips, age 32, is the founder of
Healthcare Growth Partners, Inc., a provider of strategic and
financial advisory services to healthcare technology companies.
He has served as the President and Chief Executive officer since
its founding in 2005. Prior to founding Healthcare Growth
Partners, Mr. Phillips was a member of the Healthcare
Investment Banking Group at William Blair and Company, LLC,
where he provided financial advisory services to healthcare
growth companies in the areas of mergers and acquisitions and
equity offerings, including initial public offerings, secondary
offerings and private placements. At William Blair,
Mr. Phillips was a Vice President from 2002 to 2005 and an
Associate from 2000 to 2001. Prior to William Blair, he served
in various roles in the healthcare practice of Deloitte
Consulting for more than four years where he provided strategic
consulting to healthcare providers and other organizations.
Edward J. VonderBrink, age 60, is the retired Southeast
Area Managing Partner of Grant Thornton LLP, Certified Public
Accountants. Mr. VonderBrink began his carrier with Grant
Thornton in 1967, became a partner in 1977, and served is such
capacity until his retirement in 1999. He than became Director
of the Entrepreneurial Center of Xavier University, in
Cincinnati, OH from 2000 to 2004. He is currently an independent
consultant to closely held businesses with emphasis on strategic
planning. Mr. VonderBrink is also a director of Games, Inc.
The Board recommends a vote FOR the election of
each of the nominees.
There are no family relationships among any of the above named
nominees for director or among any of the nominees and any
executive officers of the Company.
The Board of Directors has determined that, except for
Mr. Patsy, the other three current directors of the
Company, Dr. Richard C. Levy, M.D., Mr. George E.
Castrucci and Mr. Z. David Patterson, are independent as
that term is currently defined in The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.
Marketplace Rules. If Messrs. Phillips and VonderBrink are
elected in place of the retiring directors,
Messrs. Castrucci and Patterson, each of them will also be
independent as that term is currently defined in The Nasdaq
Stock Market, Inc. Marketplace Rules.
Director Compensation
The Company currently pays the independent Directors fees of (i)
$1,000 for each regularly scheduled Board meeting attended, and
(ii) $1,000 per day for each special meeting or committee
meeting attended on days when there are no Board meetings.
Mr. Patsy is an officer of the Company and is not
separately compensated as a director of the Company.
Non-employee members of the Board are also eligible to
participate in the Companys 1996 Non-Employee Directors
Stock Option Plan (the Directors Plan) and, if
approved by the stockholders at the 2005 Annual Meeting, will be
eligible to participate in the 2005 Incentive Compensation Plan.
The 1996 Plan provides for the granting of non-qualified stock
options to directors who are not employees of the Company to
enable the Company to attract and retain high quality
non-employee directors. Options may be granted under the
Directors Plan by the Company at such times as may be determined
by the Boards Compensation Committee. Currently, 20,000
options have been granted under the Directors Plan to
Mr. Castrucci, 15,000 options to Dr. Levy and 15,000
options to Mr. Patterson who has assigned his options to
the Blue Chip Capital Fund Limited Partnership as required
by the terms of the funds partnership agreement. The
Company also granted Mr. Castrucci an additional 5,000
options outside of the Directors Plan at the time he first
agreed to serve as a director for the Company as further
inducement for him to serve as a director. See Proposal 2
for a summary of the 2005 Incentive Compensation Plan.
LanVision has provided liability insurance for its directors and
officers since 1996. The current policies expire on
April 26, 2005. The annual cost of this coverage is
approximately $94,200. Upon expiration, the current policies
will be renewed or replaced with at least equivalent coverage.
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Communications with the Board of Directors
Stockholders may communicate with the Board of Directors,
including the management director, by sending a letter to
LanVision Systems, Inc. Board of Directors, c/o The Corporate
Secretary, 10200 Alliance Road, Suite 200, Cincinnati, OH
45242-4716. All communications directed to the Board of
Directors will be transmitted promptly to all of the directors
without any editing or screening by the Corporate Secretary.
Board of Directors Meetings and Committees
The Board met eleven times during fiscal year 2004. Standing
committees of the Board currently include an audit committee and
a compensation committee.
The Board does not have a nominating committee as the Board of
Directors has determined that it is not necessary and would have
no direct benefit, at this time, because of the small size of
the Company. All nominees for election of directors at the 2005
Annual Meeting were nominated by the unanimous consent of the
current Board, including all of the independent Directors. The
Board is not considering, at this time, increasing the number of
directors to the Board of Directors but may do so in the future.
The Board does not have a formal policy for the consideration of
Director candidates. The two nominees were identified for
consideration by the current Board members, whose background and
experience was reviewed by the Board. All of the Board members
were knowledgeable of Mr. Phillips based on his previous
work for the Company. Mr. VonderBrink was recommended by
Mr. Castrucci who is knowledgeable of his past experience.
In fiscal year 2004, all directors attended all meetings of the
Board and all committee meetings of the committees on which such
directors served during the period for which each such director
has been a director, except: Mr. Lombardo who did not
attend two meetings; Mr. Castrucci one meeting and
Dr. Levy one meeting. Accordingly, all directors attended
more than 75% of such meetings.
The independent directors, Messrs. Patterson (Chairman),
Castrucci, and Levy, are presently the members of the Audit
Committee. The Audit Committee met separately as a committee
four times during fiscal year 2004. The Audit Committee also met
as part of the whole Board of Directors to review each of the
Companys quarterly and annual financial statements filed
on Form 10-Q or Form 10-K, prior to the filing of
those reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission and
the Audit Committee Chairman separately discusses the
Companys financial reports with the auditors on a regular
periodic basis. The Audit Committees functions include the
engagement of the Companys independent auditors, review of
the results of the audit engagement and the Companys
financial results, review of the Companys financial
statements by the independent auditors and their opinion
thereon, review of the auditors independence, review of
the effectiveness of the Companys internal controls and
similar functions and approval of all auditing and non-auditing
service performed by the independent auditors for the Company.
The Board of Directors has determined that Mr. Castrucci is
an audit committee financial expert for the Company and is
independent as that term is currently defined in The Nasdaq
Stock Market, Inc. Marketplace Rules.
The independent directors, Messrs. Castrucci (Chairman),
Patterson, and Levy, are presently the members of the
Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee met three
times during fiscal year 2004. The Compensation Committee
reviews the performance of and establishes the salaries and all
other compensation of the Companys executive officers. The
Compensation Committee also administers the Companys 1996
Employee Stock Option Plan, the Companys 1996 Non-Employee
Directors Stock Option Plan, and the Companys 1996 Stock
Purchase Plan and is responsible for recommending grants of
stock options under such plans, subject to the approval of the
Board.
The independent directors of the Board periodically meet in
executive session as part of regularly scheduled Board Meetings
and no presiding director has been designated to conduct the
Executive Sessions.
The Audit Committee has established procedures through which
confidential complaints may be made by employees, directly to
the Chairman of the Audit Committee, regarding: illegal or
fraudulent activity; questionable accounting, internal controls
or auditing matters; conflicts of interest, dishonest or
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conduct; disclosures in the Companys Securities and
Exchange Commission filings that are not accurate; violations of
LanVisions Code of Conduct and Ethics; or any other
matters.
Code of Conduct and Ethics
The Board of Directors has adopted the LanVision, Systems, Inc.
Code of Conduct and Ethics which may be found on the
Companys website at www.lanvision.com.
PROPOSAL 2 ADOPTION OF THE
2005 INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN
The Board recommends a vote FOR proposal 2.
On March 24, 2005, the Board of Directors approved, subject
to stockholder approval, the 2005 Incentive Compensation Plan,
and 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock were reserved for issuance
thereunder. The 2005 Plan allows for the issuance of Stock
Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock and Options to Employees
and non-employee Directors. If approved, the plan will replace
the LanVision Systems, Inc. 1996 Employee Stock Option Plan and
the LanVision Systems, Inc. 1996 Non-Employee Stock Option Plan,
and no further awards will be made under those plans.
The Company believes that equity is a key element in
LanVisions compensation package because equity awards
encourage employee loyalty and align employee interests directly
with those of LanVision stockholders.
The Company believes that equity awards to non-employee
Directors will help recruit and retain Directors and will help
align the Directors interests directly with those of
LanVision stockholders.
The proceeds received by LanVision upon exercise of the awards
by participants in the 2005 Incentive Compensation Plan will be
used for the general corporate purposes of LanVision.
The following is a summary of the material terms and conditions
of the 2005 Incentive Compensation Plan. The full text of the
2005 Incentive Compensation Plan is attached as Appendix A
to this Proxy Statement.
Administration. The Compensation Committee of the Board
of Directors (the Compensation Committee)
administers the 2005 Plan, which includes approving: the
individual to receive awards; the type of awards to be granted;
the terms and conditions of the awards, including the number of
shares and exercise price of the awards; and the time when the
awards become exercisable, will vest or the restrictions to
which an award is subject will lapse. The Compensation Committee
is composed of three or more directors who are
independent under applicable Nasdaq Stock Market
listing rules and will have at least two members who, to the
extent required by Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 or Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended (the Code), qualify as
non-employee directors and outside
directors, respectively.
The Compensation Committee has full authority to interpret the
terms of the 2005 Plan and awards granted under the 2005 Plan,
to adopt, amend and rescind rules and guidelines for the
administration of the 2005 Plan and for its own acts and
proceedings and to decide all questions and settle all
controversies and disputes which may arise in connection with
the 2005 Plan.
Number of Shares. The 1,000,000 shares reserved under the
2005 Plan will be subject to adjustment in the event of a stock
dividend, stock split or other change in corporate structure or
capitalization affecting the Common Stock. The Common Stock
delivered to participants under the 2005 Plan may be either
authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock or shares of
Common Stock held by LanVision in its treasury.
Awards made under the 2005 Plan will be in addition to the
awards currently issued and outstanding pursuant to the
Companys other incentive compensation plans that have been
previously approved by the Companys stockholders.
To the extent that shares of Common Stock subject to an
outstanding award under the 2005 Plan are not issued by reason
of forfeiture, termination, surrender, cancellation, or
expiration while unexercised of such award,
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by reason of the tendering or withholding of shares to pay all
or a portion of the exercise price or to satisfy all or a
portion of the tax withholding obligations relating to the
award, by reason of being settled in cash in lieu of shares or
settled in a manner that some or all of the shares covered by
the award are not issued to the participant, or being exchanged
for a grant under the 2005 Plan that does not involve Common
Stock, then such shares shall immediately again be available for
issuance under the 2005 Plan. The Committee may from time to
time adopt and observe such procedures concerning the counting
of shares against the 2005 Plan maximum as it may deem
appropriate.
Of the shares authorized for issuance under the 2005 Plan, up to
100% may be issued with respect to incentive stock option awards.
Shares of Common Stock issued in connection with awards that are
assumed, converted or substituted pursuant to a merger,
acquisition or similar transaction entered into by the Company
or any of its subsidiaries shall not reduce the number of shares
available to be issued under the Plan.
Equity Compensation Plan Information
Securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation
plans required by Item 201(d) of Regulation S-K, as of
January 31, 2005 are as follows:
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securities to be | |
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Equity compensation plans approved by security holders
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536,942 |
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3.01 |
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644,586 |
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Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders
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14.50 |
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541,942 |
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3.01 |
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644,586 |
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The Company granted a director 5,000 options outside of the 1996
Non-employee Directors Stock Option Plan at the time he first
agreed to serve as a director for the Company as further
inducement for him to serve as a director. |
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Includes 378,527 shares that can be issued under the 1996
Employee Stock Purchase Plan. |
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Excludes Warrants issued in connection with the 1998 Long-term
debt to acquire 750,000 shares of Common Stock. |
Eligibility and Participation. Any employees, officer or
director of the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate is
eligible to receive an award under the 2005 Plan. As of
January 31, 2005 there were approximately seventy employees
and officers and three non-employee directors of the Company and
its subsidiaries and affiliates. The selection of participants
and the nature and size of the awards is subject to the
discretion of the Compensation Committee.
Type of Awards. Awards under the 2005 Plan may be in the
form of Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Stock
Options, or any combination thereof. However, only Employees may
receive an Award of Incentive Stock Options.
Stock Appreciation Rights. Stock Appreciation Rights
represent the right, upon exercise, for the holder to be
entitled to receive payment of an amount determined by
multiplying: the difference between the Fair market value of a
Share on the date of exercise over the price fixed by the
Compensation Committee at the date of grant (which price will
not be less that 100% of the Fair Market Value on the date of
grant); by the number of Shares
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with respect to which the Stock Appreciation Right is exercised.
All payments shall be made in Shares of Common Stock.
Restricted Stock. Restricted stock is Common Stock that
is subject to risk of forfeiture or other restrictions that will
laps upon satisfaction of specified conditions.
Options. Stock Options represent the right to purchase
shares of Common Stock within a specified period of time at a
specified price. The exercise price for a stock option will not
be less than 100% of the fair market value.
Termination of Employment or Service as a Director. Under
the 2005 Plan, all previously unexercised awards terminate or
are forfeited automatically upon termination of the
participants service relationship with the Company, except
for Options which will be cancelled and terminated if not
exercised within a 90 day period immediately following
termination of employment.
Change in Control. In the event of a Change in Control
all Awards granted under the 2005 Plan shall immediately vest
100%. A Change in Control includes: any Person becomes the
Beneficial Owner , directly or indirectly, of 20% or more of the
combined voting power of the Companys then outstanding
securities, unless arranged by, or consummated with, the prior
approval of the Board of Directors; or during any period of two
consecutive years (not including any period prior the Effective
Date), individuals who at the beginning of such period
constitute the Board and any new Director, whose election by the
Board or nomination for election by the Companys
stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of
the Directors than still in office who were either Directors at
the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for
election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to
constitute a majority thereof; or the consummation of the sale
of all of the assets, merger or consolidation of the Company, or
the stockholders approve a liquidation of the Company.
Amendment, Modification, and Termination. If approved by
the stockholders, the Plan will become effective as of the date
of such approval and will remain in effect until all shares
subject to the Plan have been purchased and/or acquired
according to the provisions of the Plan, provided, however, that
no award may be granted on or after the tenth anniversary of
such date. The Board may terminate the 2005 Plan or any portion
thereof at any time, and may amend modify the plan as the Board
may deem advisable in order for any Award to conform to any
change in applicable laws or regulations or in any other respect
the Board may deem to be in the best interest of the Company.
However, no such amendment shall, without stockholder approval,
increase the number of Awards which may be issued under the 2005
Plan, expand the types of Awards available under the Plan,
materially expand the class of persons eligible to participate
in the Plan, delete or limit the provisions prohibiting the
repricing of Options or reduce the price at which Shares may be
offered under Options, or extend the termination date for making
Awards under the Plan.
The Compensation Committee may amend or modify any outstanding
awards in any manner to the extent that the Committee would have
had the authority under the Plan initially to make such award as
so amended or modified, provided that no amendment or
modification shall materially adversely alter or impair an
outstanding award without the consent of the participant
affected thereby.
Federal Income Tax Consequences. The following discussion
is a summary of certain federal income tax consequences to
participants who may receive grants of awards under the 2005
Plan. This discussion does not purport to be complete, and does
not cover, among other things, state and local tax treatment.
Stock Appreciation Rights (SAR). No taxable
income is recognized by a participant upon the grant of a SAR
under the Plan. Upon the exercise of a SAR, the participant will
realize ordinary income in an amount equal to the fair market
value of the shares of Common Stock received. Shares of Common
Stock received upon the exercise of a SAR will, upon subsequent
sale, be eligible for capital gain treatment, with the capital
gain holding period commencing on the date of exercise of the
SAR.
The Company is entitled to a deduction for compensation paid to
a participant at the same time and in the same amount as the
participant realizes ordinary income upon exercise of the SAR.
Restricted Stock Awards. A recipient of Restricted Stock
generally will be subject to tax at ordinary income rates on the
Fair Market Value of the Common Stock at the time the shares
have been delivered and are
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no longer subject to forfeiture. Upon sale of the Restricted
Shares after the forfeiture period has expired, the holding
period to determine whether the recipient has long-term or
short-term capital gain or loss begins when the restriction
period expires. Alternatively, a recipient may elect under
Section 83(b) of the Code within 30 days of the date
of the grant of shares of Restricted Stock to be taxed currently
as if the shares were unrestricted and could be sold
immediately. Upon such an election, the recipient will have
ordinary taxable income on the date of the grant equal to the
Fair Market Value of the shares on such date notwithstanding the
restrictions that exist with respect to such shares. If the
shares subject to such election are forfeited, the recipient
will not be entitled to any deduction, refund or loss for tax
purposes with respect to the forfeited shares. If the recipient
timely makes a Section 83(b) election, the holding period
commences on the date of the grant and the tax basis will be
equal to the Fair Market Value of the shares on the date of the
grant as if the shares were then unrestricted and could be sold
immediately. The Company is entitled to a deduction for
compensation paid to a participant in the amount of ordinary
income recognized by the participant.
Nonqualified Stock Options. For federal income tax
purposes, no income is recognized by a participant upon the
grant of a nonqualified stock option. Upon exercise, the
participant will realize ordinary income in an amount equal to
the excess of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock
on the date of exercise over the exercise price multiplied by
the number of shares received pursuant to the exercise of such
options. A subsequent sale or exchange of such shares will
result in gain or loss measured by the difference between
(a) the exercise price, increased by any compensation
reported upon the participants exercise of the option and
(b) the amount realized on such sale or exchange. Any gain
or loss will be capital in nature if the shares were held as a
capital asset and will be long-term if such shares were held for
more than one year.
The Company is entitled to a deduction for compensation paid to
a participant at the same time and in the same amount as the
participant realizes compensation upon exercise of the option.
Incentive Stock Options. No taxable income is realized by
the participant upon exercise of an incentive stock option
granted under the plan, and if no disposition of those shares is
made by such participant within two years after the date of
grant or within one year after the transfer of those shares to
the participant, then (a) upon the sale of the shares, any
amount realized in excess of the exercise price will be taxed as
a long-term capital gain and any loss sustained will be taxed as
a long-term capital loss, and (b) no deduction will be
allowed to the Company for federal income tax purposes. Upon
exercise of an incentive stock option, the participant may be
subject to alternative minimum tax on certain items of tax
preference.
If the shares of Common Stock acquired upon the exercise of an
incentive stock option are disposed of prior to the expiration
of the two-years-from-grant/one-year-from-transfer holding
period, generally (a) the participant will realize ordinary
income in the year of disposition in an amount equal to the
excess (if any) of the fair market value of the shares at
exercise (or, if less, the amount realized upon disposition of
the shares) over the exercise price, and (b) the Company
will be entitled to deduct such amount. Any additional gain or
loss realized will be taxed as short-term or long-term capital
gain or loss, as the case may be, and may not be deducted by the
Company.
Plan Benefits. The future benefits or amounts that would
be received under this 2005 Plan by Directors, executive
officers and other employees are discretionary and therefore not
determinable at this time.
Vote Required. The proposal to approve and adopt the 2005
Plan as attached hereto as Appendix A will be submitted to
the stockholders for adoption at the 2005 Annual Meeting. The
affirmative vote of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast
by the holders of the Companys Common Stock present or
represented at the Annual Meeting and entitled to vote thereon
is required to approve and adopt the Plan. Abstentions from
voting on this particular proposal are treated as votes against,
while shares not voted by brokers on any matters presented to
stockholders will have no effect on the adoption of this
proposal. Such vote will also satisfy the stockholder approval
requirements of Section 422 of the Code with respect to the
grant of incentive stock options under the Plan. Proxies
received by the Company and not revoked prior to or at the 2005
Annual Meeting will be voted FOR this
proposal and the adoption of the Plan.
The Board recommends a vote FOR the adoption of
the 2005 Incentive Compensation Plan.
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STOCK OWNERSHIP BY CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND
MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth certain information, as of
April 1, 2005, with respect to the beneficial ownership of
Common Stock by: (i) each stockholder known by the Company
to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of Common Stock;
(ii) each director and each nominee for director;
(iii) each Named Executive Officer listed in the Summary
Compensation Table; and (iv) all directors and current
executive officers as a group.
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Shares | |
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Beneficially | |
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Percent | |
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner |
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Owned1 | |
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of Class2 | |
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Blue Chip Capital Fund Limited
Partnership3
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761,000 |
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8.36 |
% |
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250 East 5th Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 |
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The HillStreet Fund,
L.P.9
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750,000 |
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7.63 |
% |
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300 Main Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 |
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Eric S. Lombardo
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2,161,200 |
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23.79 |
% |
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7173 Royalgreen Drive
Cincinnati, Ohio 45244 |
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J. Brian Patsy
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2,279,200 |
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25.09 |
% |
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10200 Alliance Road, Suite 200
Cincinnati, Ohio 45242-4716 |
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George E.
Castrucci4
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35,000 |
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* |
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Richard C. Levy,
M.D.5
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45,000 |
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* |
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Z. David
Patterson3
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761,000 |
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8.36 |
% |
Jonathan R. Phillips
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Edward J. VonderBrink
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William A.
Geers8
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75,333 |
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* |
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Paul W. Bridge,
Jr.6
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147,381 |
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1.61 |
% |
Donald E. Vick,
Jr.7
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50,059 |
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* |
|
All current directors and executive officers as a group (7
persons)
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3,392,973 |
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36.37 |
% |
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* |
Represents less than 1%. |
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1 |
Unless otherwise indicated below, each person listed has sole
voting and investment power with respect to all shares shown as
beneficially owned, subject to community property laws where
applicable. For purposes of this table, shares subject to stock
options or warrants are considered to be beneficially owned if
by their terms they may be exercised as of the date of mailing
of this Proxy Statement or if they become exercisable within
sixty days thereafter. |
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2 |
These percentages assume the exercise of certain currently
exercisable stock options and warrants. |
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3 |
Mr. Z. David Patterson, a current Director of the Company,
is also Executive Vice President of Blue Chip Venture Company,
the general partner of Blue Chip Capital Fund Limited
Partnership. Mr. Patterson may be deemed to be the
beneficial owner of such shares and shares investment power with
the other officers of Blue Chip Venture Company. The beneficial
ownership includes 746,000 shares owned and 15,000 shares that
are issuable upon exercise of currently exercisable options. |
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4 |
Includes 10,000 shares owned by Mr. Castrucci and 25,000
shares that are issuable upon the exercise of currently
exercisable options. |
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5 |
Includes 30,000 shares owned by Dr. Levy and 15,000 shares
that are issuable upon the exercise of currently exercisable
options. |
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6 |
Includes 45,000 shares held in trust for the benefit of
Mr. Bridges wife of which Mr. Bridge is a
contingent beneficiary of the trust, 1,600 shares held in trust
for the benefit of Mr. Bridge, 15,448 shares, which were
acquired through participation in the 1996 Employee Stock
Purchase Plan and are held of record by Mr. and |
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Mrs. Bridge as joint tenant in common with the right of
survivorship, and 85,333 shares that are issuable upon the
exercise of currently exercisable options. Mr. Bridge may
be deemed to be the beneficial owner of all such shares and
shares investment power with Mrs. Bridge with respect to
15,448 shares. Mr. Bridge was appointed an executive
officer of the Company in January 2001. See Executive
Compensation Employment Agreements. |
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7 |
Includes 16,226 shares held of record by Mr. and Mrs. Vick
as joint tenant in common with the right of survivorship, 5,000
shares held by Mr. Vick as custodian for his minor
children, and 28,833 shares that are issuable upon the exercise
of currently exercisable stock options. Mr. Vick may be
deemed to be the beneficial owner of 16,226 and shares
investment power with Mrs. Vick may be deemed to be the
beneficial owner of the 5,000 shares as custodian and has
investment power with respect to the 5,000 shares for which he
is custodian. Mr. Vick was appointed an executive officer
of the Company in February 2002. See Executive
Compensation Employment Agreements. |
|
8 |
Includes 75,333 shares that are exercisable by Mr. Geers
upon the exercise of currently exercisable options.
Mr. Geers was appointed an executive officer of the Company
in December 2004. See Executive Compensation
Employment Agreements. |
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9 |
Registrant, in 1998, issued a warrant to purchase 750,000 shares
of Common Stock of the Company at $3.87 per share in connection
with obtaining a $6,000,000 loan from HillStreet. The Loan has
been repaid but the warrant remains outstanding and can be
exercised at any time through July 16, 2008. |
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Summary of Cash and Certain Other Compensation
The following table is a summary of certain information
concerning the compensation earned during the last three fiscal
years by the Companys Chief Executive Officer and the
Companys three other current executive officers.
Information is also shown regarding the Companys former
Executive Vice President who would have been required to be
included in this table if he had still been serving as an
executive officer as of the end of the Companys most
recently completed fiscal year. These individuals are
collectively referred to herein as the Named Executive
Officers.
Summary Compensation Table
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Long-Term | |
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Compensation | |
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Annual Compensation | |
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Stock Options | |
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All Other | |
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Salary1 | |
|
Bonus | |
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Other2 | |
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Granted3 | |
|
Compensation4 | |
Name and Principal Position10 |
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Year | |
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($) | |
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($) | |
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($) | |
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(#) | |
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($) | |
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| |
J. Brian
Patsy5
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2004 |
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|
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225,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
Chairman of the Board, Chief
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|
2003 |
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|
|
225,000 |
|
|
|
|
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|
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Executive Officer and President
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2002 |
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|
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175,875 |
|
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|
25,000 |
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Eric S.
Lombardo9
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2004 |
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|
|
166,666 |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
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|
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Former Executive Vice President
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|
|
2003 |
|
|
|
200,000 |
|
|
|
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|
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|
|
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and Corporate Secretary
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|
|
2002 |
|
|
|
173,670 |
|
|
|
25,000 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
William A.
Geers6
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2004 |
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|
|
170,775 |
|
|
|
15,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vice President Product Development
and Chief Operating Officer |
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|
|
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|
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|
|
|
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Paul W. Bridge,
Jr.7
|
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2004 |
|
|
|
148,005 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer |
|
|
2003 |
|
|
|
143,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,000 |
|
|
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and Secretary |
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2002 |
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|
|
130,000 |
|
|
|
27,010 |
|
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|
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|
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Donald E. Vick,
Jr.8
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2004 |
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|
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86,940 |
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|
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9,375 |
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Controller and Assistant Treasurer |
|
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2003 |
|
|
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84,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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2,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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2002 |
|
|
|
76,859 |
|
|
|
8,505 |
|
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|
|
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1 |
All amounts include amounts contributed by the officers to the
Companys 401(k) plan. There was no Company contribution to
the plan in any years reported. |
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2 |
Does not include perquisites and other personal benefits, the
aggregate amount of which with respect to each of the Named
Executive Officers does not exceed the lesser of $50,000 or 10%
of the total salary and bonus reported for that year. |
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3 |
All amounts reflect the number of options to purchase Common
Stock. |
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4 |
Term life insurance premiums were paid by the Company for the
benefit of each Named Executive Officer, but only to the extent
that the Company paid such premiums for all of its employees. |
|
5 |
For additional information on Mr. Patsy see Nominees for
Election as Directors. |
|
6 |
Mr. Geers is 51 years old and was appointed an
executive officer in December 2004; prior thereto he served as
Vice President Product Development. |
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7 |
Mr. Bridge is 61 years old and was appointed an
executive officer in January 2001; prior thereto he served as
the Company Controller. |
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8 |
Mr. Vick is 41 years old and was appointed an
executive officer in February 2002; prior thereto he served as
the Company Assistant Controller. |
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9 |
Mr. Lombardo resigned effective December 8, 2004.
Under the terms of the severance agreement with
Mr. Lombardo he will be available through October 31,
2005 to provide consulting services to the Company, for which he
will be paid the aggregate amount of $200,000 covering the
period November 1, 2004 through October 31, 2005, an
auto allowance in the amount of $550 per month through
October 31, 2005. and further provide through
October 31, 2006, at no cost to him, continued health care
and dental care coverage under LanVisions plans then in
effect. In addition, $6,500 of legal expenses incurred by
Mr. Lombardo in connection with the preparation,
negotiation and execution of the severance agreement was paid to
his legal counsel by the Company. |
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10 |
All officers serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and
are appointed annually to their current positions. |
Stock Options
The following table sets forth information concerning the grant
of stock options to each of the Named Executive Officers in
fiscal year 2004.
Option Grants in Last Fiscal Year
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Potential Realizable | |
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Value at Assumed | |
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Annual Rates of | |
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Stock Price | |
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Number of | |
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Appreciation for | |
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Shares | |
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% of Total | |
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Option Term3 | |
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Underlying | |
|
Options Granted | |
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Exercise or | |
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Options | |
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In | |
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Base Price | |
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Expiration | |
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5% | |
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10% | |
Name |
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Granted | |
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Fiscal Year1 | |
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($/sh)2 | |
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Date | |
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($) | |
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($) | |
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J. Brian Patsy
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Eric S. Lombardo
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William A. Geers
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20,000 |
4 |
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67 |
% |
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$ |
2.61 |
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12-16-14 |
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28,779 |
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70,885 |
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Paul W. Bridge, Jr.
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Donald E. Vick, Jr.
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1 |
Stock options exercisable into 30,000 shares of Common Stock
were granted to all employees and Non-employee Directors of the
Company as a group during fiscal year 2004. |
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2 |
Options were granted at an exercise price equal to the fair
market value per share at the date of grant. |
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3 |
Potential realizable values are net of exercise price, but
before taxes associated with exercise. Amounts represent
hypothetical gains that could be achieved for the respective
options if exercised at the end of the |
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option term. The assumed 5% and 10% rates of stock price
appreciation are provided in accordance with rules of the
Securities and Exchange Commission and do not represent the
Companys estimate or projection of the future Common Stock
price. Actual gains, if any, on stock option exercises are
dependent on the future performance of Common Stock, overall
market conditions and the option holders continued
employment through the vesting period. This table does not take
into account any appreciation in the price of Common Stock from
the date of grant to date. The closing price of Common Stock on
January 31, 2005 was $3.07. |
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4 |
These options were granted on December 14, 2004, and vest
as follows: 6,667 options on each of December 15, 2005 and
2006, and 6,666 options on December 15, 2007. All such
options will expire on the earlier of ninety days after
termination of employment or December 16, 2014. |
The following table sets forth information with respect to the
Named Executive Officers concerning exercises of options during
fiscal year 2004 and unexercised options held as of the end of
fiscal year 2004.
Aggregated Option Exercises in Last Fiscal Year and
Fiscal Year-End Option Values
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Number of | |
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Unexercised | |
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Value of Unexercised | |
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Options | |
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in-the-Money | |
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Shares | |
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at Fiscal | |
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Options at | |
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Acquired | |
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Value | |
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Year-End (#) | |
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Fiscal Year-End ($)1 | |
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on Exercise | |
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Realized | |
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Exercisable/ | |
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Exercisable/ | |
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(#) | |
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($) | |
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Unexercisable | |
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Unexercisable | |
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J. Brian Patsy
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/ |
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William A. Geers
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75,333/ |
26,667 |
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66,773/ |
16,667 |
Paul W. Bridge, Jr.
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85,333/ |
6,667 |
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105,648/ |
7,467 |
Donald E. Vick, Jr.
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28,833/ |
1,667 |
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37,927/ |
1,867 |
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1 |
The closing market price for one share of Common Stock on
January 31, 2005, the end of fiscal year 2004, was $3.07. |
Employment Agreements
The Company has entered into an employment agreement with
Mr. Patsy. The agreement covers the period February 1,
2005 through January 31, 2006, with provisions for
automatic annual renewals and contains the provisions described
below and other usual and customary provisions found in
executive employment agreements. The agreement provides that he
will serve as the Companys President and/or Chief
Executive Officer throughout the term of the agreement, his base
salary will be $232,875, subject to annual adjustment at the
discretion of the Compensation Committee. If his employment is
terminated upon certain circumstances, he will receive severance
equal to twelve months total compensation, including base
compensation and bonus; he is eligible to receive a bonus to be
covered by the executive bonus plan; he will be subject to a
non-compete provision for a period of one year following
termination of employment, which period may be extended for an
additional year at the discretion of the Company upon payment of
additional severance pay. In addition, the employment agreement
provides that; in the event of a change of control the agreement
will automatically be extended for one year from the date of the
change in control, and in the event of termination by the Board
without good cause, the employee terminates the employment
agreement due to a material reduction in his duties or
compensation or the employment agreement is terminated within
one year after a change in control, the employee will be
entitled to severance benefits equal to twelve months total
compensation plus a bonus, and healthcare coverage, at no cost,
for a period of two years. Such severance benefits are payable
in a lump sum within three months after the termination date.
The employment agreements will also provide that during the term
of the agreement, and for a period of two years thereafter the
employee will not compete with the Company in the healthcare
information systems industry, including serving as an employee,
officer, director, consultant, stockholder, or general partner
of any entity other than the Company. In addition,
Mr. Patsy will agree to assign to the Company all of his
interest in any developments, discoveries, inventions, and
certain other interests
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developed by him during the course of employment with the
Company, and not to use or disclose any proprietary information
of the Company at any time during or after the course of
employment with the Company.
The Company has entered into an employment agreement with
Mr. Geers. The agreement covers the period February 1,
2005 through January 31, 2006, with provisions for
automatic annual renewals and contains the provisions described
below and other usual and customary provisions found in
executive employment agreements. The agreement provides that he
will serve as the Companys Vice President Product
Development and Chief Operating Officer throughout the term of
the agreement, his base salary will be $190,000, subject to
annual adjustment at the discretion of the Compensation
Committee. If his employment is terminated upon certain
circumstances, he will receive a lump sum severance payment
equal to sixty percent times the then current annual salary (to
include sixty percent of the then current compensation and sixty
percent of the higher of the bonus paid during the prior fiscal
year or earned in the then current fiscal year to date); he will
be subject to a non-compete provision for a period of one year
following termination of employment. In the event that, within
twelve months of a change in control, his employment is
terminated, he will receive a lump sum payment equal to sixty
percent of his then current salary and all stock options granted
shall immediately vest in full.
The Company has entered into an employment agreement with
Mr. Bridge. The agreement covers the period
February 1, 2005 through January 31, 2006, with
provisions for automatic annual renewals and contains the
provisions described below and other usual and customary
provisions found in executive employment agreements. The
agreement provides that he will serve as the Companys
Chief Financial Officer throughout the term of the agreement,
his base salary will be $163,005, subject to annual adjustment
at the discretion of the Compensation Committee. If his
employment is terminated upon certain circumstances, he will
receive a lump sum severance payment equal to seventy-five
percent times the then current annual salary (to include
seventy-five percent of the then current compensation and
seventy-five percent of the higher of the bonus paid during the
prior fiscal year or earned in the then current fiscal year to
date); he will be subject to a non-compete provision for a
period of one year following termination of employment. In the
event that, within twelve months of a change in control, his
employment is terminated, he will receive a lump sum payment
equal to seventy-five percent of his then current salary and all
stock options granted shall immediately vest in full.
Mr. Vick, upon his initial employment with the Company,
entered into a standard employment agreement that all LanVision
employees enter into. The agreement has no term and the Company,
at will, upon 14 days prior written notice, can
terminate employment. The agreement contains usual and customary
provisions related to compensation, employee benefits, and
nondisclosure of trade secrets, research and development,
restrictions on employment by a competitor, solicitation of
Company employees or customers and return of company property.
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT
For fiscal year 2004, the Compensation Committee of the Board
was at all times comprised entirely of non-employee independent
directors. The Compensation Committee met three times during
fiscal year 2004 and is charged with responsibility for
reviewing the performance and establishing the compensation of
the Companys executive officers on an annual basis. The
Compensation Committee also administers the Companys 1996
Employee Stock Option Plan, the Companys 1996 Non-Employee
Directors Stock Option Plan, and the Companys 1996 Stock
Purchase Plan and is responsible for recommending grants of
stock options under such plans, unless otherwise directed by the
Board.
The compensation plans provide for each executive officer: an
annual salary, a performance-based annual bonus incentive, and a
potential for discretionary bonuses, stock options in order to
provide long-term incentives, and ensure that managements
long-term interests are aligned with those of other
stockholders, and severance arrangements for certain executive
officers as noted above. The goal of the committee with regard
to compensation is to provide a structure that is competitive
with other comparably sized technology companies. The
compensation plan for Mr. Patsy, the Companys Chief
Executive Officer was virtually the same for fiscal year 2004 as
2003. On January 27, 2005 the Compensation Committee of the
Board of Directors approved Amendment Number 1 to the Employment
Agreement of Mr. Patsy to extend the agreement through
January 31, 2006 and modify Section 11(D) to provide
for certain severance payments if the Agreement is not renewed
other than for good cause or upon Mr. Patsys death or
disability. The compensation plans for Mr. Bridge and
Mr. Vick
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were the same in 2004 as 2003, except for an increase in the
base salary in fiscal year 2004 and a discretionary bonus to
Mr. Vick in 2004.
On December 8, 2004, Mr. Geers, upon his appointment
as Chief Operating Officer, entered into an amendment to his
then existing employment agreement with LanVision Systems, Inc.
Under the terms of the amended agreement, Mr. Geers
received a $15,000 bonus immediately upon assuming his new
responsibilities and an increase in his salary to $190,000
during the period February 1, 2005 through January 31,
2006, and will be eligible to participate in the executive bonus
plan and stock option plan, which are administered by the
Compensation Committee.
The fiscal year 2002 bonuses targets were based upon
managements ability to improve the Companys results
of operations. The fiscal year 2004 and 2003 bonus target was
based upon managements ability to achieve specific
operating results. If the results of operations targets were
achieved, then each Executive Officer would receive a specified
percentage of a targeted bonus amount established by the
Compensation Committee for each Executive Officer. If the target
was exceeded, the bonus payable would be a multiple of the
excess percent. If the target was not met, the bonus payable
would be reduced by a multiple of the percent missed. In 2004 no
bonuses were payable until 80% of the target results of
operations were achieved. No Bonuses were earned in fiscal year
2004 and 2003 under these plans.
On January 27, 2005, the Compensation Committee also
adopted executive bonus arrangements for fiscal year 2005. These
arrangements are not contained in a formal written plan, but a
summary of the plan follows. The fiscal year 2005 Executive
Bonus Plan is composed of two separate bonus components, both of
which are considered part of the total targeted compensation for
LanVisions executives.
The first component of the Plan provides for the payment of a
target profit bonus based upon achieving 100% of
LanVisions targeted operating profit as established by the
Compensation Committee. Participating executives will be
entitled to payment of 100% of the target profit bonus if
LanVision achieves 100% of the targeted operating profit.
Executives may receive a reduced profit bonus, provided that
LanVisions actual operating profit is greater than 80% of
the targeted operating profit. If the Company achieves 80% or
less of the targeted operating profit no profit bonuses are
earned under this component of the Plan. At greater than 80% but
less than 100% of the targeted operating profit, the payments
are reduced so that, for example, achieving 90% of the targeted
operating profit would result in the payment of 50% of the
target profit bonus. If LanVision exceeds 100% of the targeted
operating profit, then the bonuses are increased by the
percentage that the actual operating profit exceeds the target
operating profit. For example, if LanVision achieves 130% of the
targeted operating profit, then the bonuses earned would be 130%
of the target profit bonuses. There is no upper limitation of
the payment of the bonuses for this component that exceed the
targeted operating profit amounts.
The second component of the Plan provides for the payment of a
target revenue bonus based upon achieving 100% of targeted
revenues, excluding the sale of third party hardware and
software. If less than 100% of the targeted revenues are
achieved, then no revenue bonus will be earned under this
component of the Plan. If 100% of the targeted revenues is
achieved, then the target revenue bonuses associated with this
portion of the Plan will be paid at 100%. If the targeted
revenues are exceeded, than the revenue bonuses are increased by
the percentage that the revenues exceed the target revenues. For
example, if LanVision achieves 130% of the targeted revenues,
then the bonuses earned would be 130% of the target revenue
bonus. There is no upper limitation of the payment of the
bonuses for this component that exceed the targeted revenue
amounts.
In 2002, the Compensation Committee engaged the firm of Towers
Perrin to conduct an executive compensation and benefits review
of appropriate salary ranges, as well as management incentive
plan ranges, etc. Based, in part, on this review as well revenue
and earnings results, the ability to achieve strategic business
plans and goals, and evaluations of overall performance, the
committee adjusted the total compensation including potential
bonuses of the executive officers in 2004 and made additional
adjustments, approximating a cost of living increase to some
executives, in 2005 and 2006.
The Compensation Committee believes that stock options and other
equity awards can be an effective incentive to attract and
retain Executive Officers and key employees of the Company and
to encourage stock ownership by these persons so that they
acquire or increase their proprietary interest in the success of
the
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Company. The Compensation Committee has not granted any options
to Mr. Patsy in light of his existing substantial ownership
in the Company.
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George E. Castrucci, Chairman |
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Z. David Patterson |
Compensation Committee Interlocks and insider
participation
The following non-employee directors serve on the Compensation
Committee: George E. Castrucci, Richard C. Levy, M.D. and Z.
David Patterson. No member of the Compensation Committee is or
was an officer or employee of the Company or the subsidiary of
the Company. No director or Executive Officer of the Company
serves on any board of directors or compensation committee that
compensates any member of the Compensation Committee.
AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT
The Audit Committee, which operates under a Charter approved by
the Board of Directors, oversees the Companys financial
reporting process on behalf of the Board of Directors.
Management has the primary responsibility for the financial
statements and the reporting process including the systems of
internal controls. In fulfilling its oversight responsibilities,
the Committee reviewed the audited financial statements that are
included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K with management,
which review included a discussion of the quality, not just the
acceptability, of the accounting principles, the reasonableness
of significant judgments, and the clarity of disclosures in the
financial statements.
The Committee is comprised of the three independent non-employee
directors of the Company and held four meetings during fiscal
year 2004. The Committee reviewed with Ernst & Young LLP,
the independent auditors, who are responsible for expressing an
opinion on the conformity of those audited financial statements
with generally accepted accounting principles, their judgments
as to the quality, not just the acceptability, of the
Companys accounting principles and such other matters as
are required to be discussed with the Committee under generally
accepted auditing standards. In particular, the Committee has
discussed with Ernst & Young LLP those matters required to
be discussed by Statement on Auditing Standards No. 61
(Communications with Audit Committees) and the required
communications required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
Ernst & Young LLP also provided to the Committee the written
disclosures required by Independent Standards Board Standard
No. 1 (Independence Discussions with Audit
Committees), and the Committee discussed the independent
auditors independence with the auditors themselves.
The Committee discussed with the Companys independent
auditors the overall scope and plans for their audit. The
Committee meets with the independent auditors, with and without
management present, to discuss the results of their
examinations, their evaluations of the Companys internal
controls, and the overall quality of the Companys
financial reporting.
In reliance on the reviews and discussions referred to above,
the Committee recommended to the Board of Directors (and the
Board approved) that the audited financial statements be
included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended January 31, 2005 as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission. The Committee has selected Ernst &
Young LLP as the Companys independent auditors for fiscal
year 2005.
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The Audit Committee approved and recommended to the Board of
Directors the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as auditors
of LanVisions Financial Statements for the fiscal year
ended January 31, 2004. In addition, the Audit Committee
preapproved the payment of up to $97,900 in audit fees for the
above audit and an additional payment of up to $35,000 for tax
fees that includes the preparation and review of various tax
returns required to be filed by LanVision and $10,000 for
consulting services relating to compliance with the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and other miscellaneous tax
consulting services. It is the policy of the Audit Committee to
preapprove all services provided by Ernst & Young LLP. The
Committee also concluded that Ernst & Young LLPs
provision of non-audit services, as described above, to
LanVision is compatible with Ernst & Young LLPs
independence.
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The Audit Committee |
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Z. David Patterson, Chairman |
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George E. Castrucci |
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STOCK PERFORMANCE GRAPH
The graph below compares the cumulative total stockholder return
on Common Stock with the cumulative total return on the Nasdaq
US Total Return Index and on the Nasdaq Computer and Data
Processing Services Stock Index for the period commencing
January 31, 2000 and ending January 31, 2005, assuming
an investment of $100 and the reinvestment of any dividends.
The comparison in the graph below is based upon historical data
and is not indicative of, nor intended to forecast the future
performance of Common Stock.
LanVision Stock Performance
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LanVision Systems, Inc. Common Stock
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$ |
100.00 |
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72.48 |
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280.00 |
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233.60 |
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246.40 |
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245.60 |
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100.00 |
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70.19 |
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49.29 |
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33.96 |
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52.86 |
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52.95 |
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100.00 |
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60.09 |
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41.63 |
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28.22 |
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39.03 |
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40.24 |
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Assumes that $100.00 was invested on January 31, 2000 in
Common Stock at the closing price of $1.25 per share and at the
closing sales price of each index on that date and that all
dividends were reinvested. No dividends have been declared on
Common Stock. Stockholder returns over the indicated period
should not be considered indicative of future stockholder
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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
Pursuant to a stockholder agreement among the Company, Blue Chip
Capital Fund Limited Partnership (Blue Chip),
and Messrs. Patsy and Lombardo, executed in connection with
Blue Chips purchase of its equity interest in the Company,
the Company is obligated to nominate for election, as a
director, a person designated by Blue Chip as long as Blue Chip
beneficially owns at least 8% of the outstanding Common Stock.
Blue Chip currently owns 8.21% of the outstanding Common Stock.
Blue Chip has not designated a nominee for election as a
director at the 2005 annual meeting. Mr. Patterson has
advised LanVision that the fund, which currently owns
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746,000 shares of common stock and 15,000 options to acquire
additional shares of common stock, is scheduled to terminate
October 1, 2005.
OTHER SECURITIES FILINGS
The information contained in this Proxy Statement under the
headings Compensation Committee Report Audit
Committee Report and Stock Performance Graph
is not, and should not be deemed to be, incorporated by
reference into any filings of the Company under the Securities
Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that purport
to incorporate by reference other Securities and Exchange
Commission filings made by the Company, in whole or in part,
including this Proxy Statement.
COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16(a) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT
Section 16(a) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934
requires the Companys officers and directors and persons
who own more than 10% of Common Stock (collectively,
Reporting Persons) to file reports of ownership and
changes in ownership with the SEC. Reporting Persons are
required by SEC regulations to furnish the Company with copies
of all Section 16(a) forms they file.
Based solely on its review of the copies of such forms received,
the Company believes that with respect to the fiscal year ended
January 31, 2005 all the Reporting Persons complied with
all applicable filing requirements.
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
Ernst & Young LLP served as the independent auditors of the
Company for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2005. At its
meeting scheduled to follow the Annual Meeting, the Board
expects to ratify Ernst & Young LLP as the Companys
independent auditors for the fiscal year ending January 31,
2006. Representatives of Ernst & Young LLP will be present
at the Annual Meeting. They will have the opportunity to make a
statement if they desire to do so and will be available to
respond to appropriate stockholder questions.
The following table sets forth the aggregate fees for the
Company for the fiscal years 2004 and 2003 for audit and other
services provided by LanVisions accounting firm, Ernst
& Young LLP.
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142,900 |
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142,700 |
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The Company has engaged Ernst & Young LLP to provide tax
consulting and compliance services and consulting services
regarding the internal control audit related requirements of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act, in addition to the audit of the financial
statements. The Companys Audit Committee has considered
whether the provision of the tax services is compatible with
maintaining the independence of Ernst & Young LLP. All fees
paid to Ernst & Young LLP are preapproved by the Audit
Committee of the Board of Directors.
OTHER BUSINESS
The Board does not presently intend to bring any other business
before the Annual Meeting, and, so far as is known to the Board,
no matters are to be brought before the Annual Meeting except as
specified in the Notice of Annual Meeting. No stockholder has
informed the Company of any intention to propose any other
matter to be acted upon at the Annual Meeting. Accordingly, the
persons named in the accompanying proxy are allowed to exercise
their discretionary authority to vote upon any such proposal
without the matter having been discussed in this proxy
statement. As to any business that may properly come before the
meeting, it is intended that proxies, in
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the form enclosed, will be voted in respect thereof in
accordance with the judgment of the persons voting such proxies.
ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
A copy of the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2005, as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, will be mailed without
charge to all stockholders upon request. Requests should be
addressed to Investor Relations, LanVision Systems, Inc., 10200
Alliance Road, Suite 200, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242-4716. The
Form 10-K includes certain exhibits. Copies of the exhibits
will be provided only upon receipt of payment covering the
Companys reasonable expenses for such copies. The
Form 10-K and exhibits may also be obtained from the
Companys web site, http://www.lanvision.com on the
Financial page, or directly from the Securities and
Exchange Commission web site,
http://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/srch-edgar.
STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS FOR NEXT ANNUAL MEETING
Stockholder proposals intended for inclusion in the
Companys proxy statement and form of proxy relating to the
Companys 2006 annual meeting of stockholders must be
received by the Company not later than December 28, 2005.
Such proposals should be sent to the Corporate Secretary,
LanVision Systems, Inc., 10200 Alliance Road, Suite 200,
Cincinnati, Ohio 45242-4716. The inclusion of any proposal will
be subject to applicable rules of the Securities and Exchange
Commission, including Rule 14a-8 of the Securities and
Exchange Act of 1934. Any stockholder who intends to propose any
other matter to be acted upon at the 2006 annual meeting of
Stockholders must inform the Company no later than
March 10, 2006. If notice is not provided by that date, the
persons named in the Companys proxy for the 2006 annual
meeting will be allowed to exercise their discretionary
authority to vote upon any such proposal without the matter
having been discussed in the proxy statement for the 2006 annual
meeting.
ALL STOCKHOLDERS ARE URGED TO COMPLETE, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN
THE ACCOMPANYING PROXY CARD IN THE ENCLOSED POSTAGE-PAID
ENVELOPE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PROMPT ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.
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April 7, 2005
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APPENDIX A
LANVISION SYSTEMS, INC.
2005 INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN
(As adopted March 24, 2005, subject to shareholder approval)
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Article 1. Establishment, Purpose, and Duration |
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Article 2. Definitions and Construction |
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Article 1. Establishment, Purpose, and Duration
1.1. Establishment of the Plan. On March 24,
2005, the Board of Directors of LanVision Systems, Inc. (the
Company) adopted, subject to the approval of
stockholders, this incentive compensation plan known as the
LanVision Systems, Inc. 2005 Incentive Compensation
Plan (hereinafter referred to as the Plan),
which permits the grant of short-term and long-term incentive
and other stock awards. If approved by the stockholders, the
Plan would replace the LanVision Systems, Inc. 1996 Employee
Stock Option Plan and the LanVision Systems, Inc. 1996
Non-Employee Directors Stock Option Plan, and no further awards
would be made under such plans.
1.2. Purpose of the Plan. The purpose of the Plan is
to promote the success of the Company and its Subsidiaries by
providing incentives to Employees and Directors of the Company
and its Subsidiaries that will link their personal interests to
the financial success of the Company and its Subsidiaries and to
growth in shareholder value. The Plan is designed to provide
flexibility to the Company and its Subsidiaries in their ability
to motivate, attract, and retain the services of Employees and
Directors upon whose judgment, interest, and special effort the
successful conduct of their operations is largely dependent.
1.3. Duration of the Plan. The Plan was approved by
the Board on March 24, 2005, shall become effective on the
date it is approved by the Companys stockholders (the
Effective Date), and shall remain in effect, subject
to the right of the Board of Directors to terminate the Plan at
any time pursuant to Article 13 herein, until all Shares
subject to it shall have been purchased or acquired according to
the provisions herein. However, in no event may an Award be
granted under the Plan on or after the tenth (10th) anniversary
of the Effective Date of the Plan.
Article 2. Definitions and Construction
2.1. Definitions. Whenever used in the Plan, the
following terms shall have the meanings set forth below and,
when the meaning is intended, the initial letter of the word is
capitalized:
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(a) Award means, individually or collectively,
a grant under the Plan of Options, Stock Appreciation Rights or
Restricted Stock. |
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(b) Award Agreement means the agreement or
other writing (which may be framed as a plan or program) that
sets forth the terms and conditions of each Award under the
Plan, including any amendment or modification thereof. |
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(c) Beneficial Owner shall have the meaning
ascribed to such term in Rule 13d-3 of the General Rules
and Regulations under the Exchange Act. |
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(d) Board or Board of Directors
means the Board of Directors of the Company. |
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(e) Change in Control shall be deemed to have
occurred if the conditions set forth in any one of the following
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(i) any Person (other than a trustee or other fiduciary
holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries, or a corporation owned directly or
indirectly by the common stockholders of the Company in
substantially the same proportions as their ownership of Stock
of the Company), is or becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or
indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 20% or
more of the combined voting power of the Companys then
outstanding securities, unless arranged by, or consummated with,
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(ii) during any period of two (2) consecutive years
(not including any period prior to the Effective Date),
individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the
Board and any new Director, whose election by the Board or
nomination for election by the Companys stockholders, was
approved by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the Directors
then still in office who either were Directors at the beginning
of the period or whose election or nomination for election was
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(iii) the consummation of (1) the sale or disposition
of all or substantially all the Companys assets; or
(2) a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other
corporation, other than a merger or consolidation which would
result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding
immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by
remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting
securities of the surviving entity), at least 50% of the
combined voting power of the voting securities of the Company
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(iv) the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of
complete liquidation of the Company. |
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However, in no event shall a Change in Control be deemed to have
occurred, with respect to a Participant, if the Participant is
part of a purchasing group which consummates the Change in
Control transaction. The Participant shall be deemed part
of a purchasing group... for purposes of the preceding
sentence if the Participant is an equity participant or has
agreed to become an equity participant in the purchasing company
or group (except for (i) passive ownership of less than 5%
of the voting securities of the purchasing company or
(ii) ownership of equity participation in the purchasing
company or group which is otherwise not deemed to be
significant, as determined prior to the Change in Control by a
majority of the continuing members of the Board who are not also
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(f) Code means the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended from time to time. |
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(g) Committee means the LanVision Systems, Inc.
Compensation Committee, or such other committee designated by
the Board of Directors to administer this Plan. The Committee
shall be appointed by the Board, shall consist of two or more
outside, independent members of the Board, and in the judgment
of the Board, shall be qualified to administer the Plan as
contemplated by (i) Rule 16b-3 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (or any successor rule),
(ii) Section 162(m) of the Code, as amended, and the
regulations thereunder (or any successor Section and
regulations), and (iii) any rules and regulations of the
Nasdaq Stock Market (or such other stock exchange on which the
Stock is traded). Any member of the Committee who does not
satisfy the qualifications set out in the preceding sentence may
recuse himself or herself from any vote or other action taken by
the Committee. The Board may, at any time and in its complete
discretion, remove any member of the Committee and may fill any
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(h) Company means LanVision Systems, Inc., a
Delaware corporation, or any successor thereto as provided in
Article 15 herein. |
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(i) Covered Employee means any Participant who
is or may be a covered employee within the meaning
of Section 162(m)(3) of the Code in the year in which an
Award becomes taxable to such Participant. |
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(j) Director means a director of the Company or
a Subsidiary. |
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(k) Disability means totally and permanently
disabled as from time to time defined under the long-term
disability plan of the Company or a Subsidiary applicable to
Employee, or in the case where there is no applicable plan,
permanent and total disability as defined in
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(l) Effective Date means the date this Plan is
approved by the Companys stockholders. |
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(m) Employee means an employee of the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries, including an employee who is an
officer or a Director. |
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(n) Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended from time to time. |
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(o) As used in this Plan (unless a different method of
calculation is required by applicable law) Fair Market
Value on or as of any date shall mean (i) the closing
price of the Stock as reported by the Nasdaq Stock Market (or,
if the Stock is not listed for trading on the Nasdaq Stock
Market, then on such other national exchange upon which the
Stock is then listed) for such date, or if there are no sales on
such date, on the next following business day on which there
were sales, or (ii) in the event that the Stock is no
longer listed for trading on a national exchange, an amount
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means an option to purchase Stock, granted under Article 8
herein, which is designated as an incentive stock option and is
intended to meet the requirements of Section 422 of the
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NQSO means an option to purchase Stock, granted
under Article 8 herein, which is not intended to be an
Incentive Stock Option. |
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(r) Option means an Incentive Stock Option or a
Nonqualified Stock Option. |
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(s) Participant means an Employee or Director
who has been granted an Award under the Plan. |
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(t) Period of Restriction means the period
during which the transfer of Shares of Restricted Stock is
restricted, during which the Participant is subject to a
substantial risk of forfeiture, pursuant to Article 7
herein. |
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(u) Person shall have the meaning ascribed to
such term in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act and used
in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof, including a
group as defined in Section 13(d) thereof. |
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(v) Plan means this LanVision Systems, Inc.
2005 Incentive Compensation Plan, as herein described and as
hereafter from time to time amended. |
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(w) Predecessor Plan(s) means the LanVision
Systems, Inc. 1996 Employee Stock Option Plan, as from time to
time amended, and/or the LanVision Systems, Inc. 1996
Non-Employee Directors Stock Option Plan, as from time to time
amended, as the context so indicates. |
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(x) Previously-Acquired Shares means shares of
Stock acquired by the Participant or any beneficiary of a
Participant, which Shares have been held for a period of not
less than six months, or such longer, or shorter period as the
Committee may require or permit. |
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(y) Restricted Stock means an Award of Stock
granted to a Participant pursuant to Article 7 herein. |
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(z) Stock or Shares means the
common stock without par value of the Company. |
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(aa) Stock Appreciation Right or
SAR means an Award, granted to a Participant
pursuant to Article 6 herein. |
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(bb) Subsidiary shall mean any corporation
which is a subsidiary corporation of the Company, as that term
is defined in Section 424(f) of the Code. |
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(cc) Voting Stock shall mean securities of any
class or classes of stock of a corporation, the holders of which
are ordinarily, in the absence of contingencies, entitled to
elect a majority of the corporate directors. |
2.2. Gender and Number. Except where otherwise
indicated by the context, any masculine term used herein also
shall include the feminine, the plural shall include the
singular, and the singular shall include the plural.
2.3. Severability. In the event any provision of the
Plan shall be held illegal or invalid for any reason, the
illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts of
the Plan, and the Plan shall be construed and enforced as if the
illegal or invalid provision had not been included.
Article 3. Administration
3.1. Authority of the Committee.
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(a) The Plan shall be administered by the Committee.
Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have
all powers vested in it by the term of the Plan, such powers to
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Awards; |
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amendments or modifications thereof (which shall not be
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, no action of the Committee (other
than pursuant to Section 4.2 hereof) may, without the
consent of the person or persons entitled to exercise any
outstanding Option or Stock Appreciation Right, adversely affect
the rights of such person or persons with respect to such Awards.
3.2. Decisions Binding. The Committee shall have
full power and authority to administer and interpret the Plan
and to adopt or establish such rules, regulations, agreements,
guidelines, procedures and instruments, which are not contrary
to the terms of the Plan and which, in its opinion, may be
necessary or advisable for the administration and operation of
the Plan. All determinations and decisions made by the Committee
pursuant to the provisions of the Plan and all related orders or
resolutions of the Board of Directors shall be final, conclusive
and binding on all persons, including the Company and its
Subsidiaries, its stockholders, employees, and Participants and
their estates and beneficiaries, and such determinations and
decisions shall not be reviewable.
3.3. Delegation of Certain Responsibilities. The
Committee may, subject to the terms of the Plan and applicable
law, appoint such agents as it deems necessary or advisable for
the proper administration of the Plan under this Article 3;
provided, however, that except as provided below the Committee
may not delegate its authority to grant Awards under the Plan or
to correct errors, omissions or inconsistencies in the Plan. The
Committee may delegate to the Companys Chief Executive
Officer and/or to other officers of the Company its authority
under this Article 3, provided that such delegation shall
not extend to the grant of Awards or the exercise of discretion
with respect to Awards to Employees who, at the time of such
action, are (a) Covered Employees or (b) officers of
the Company or its Subsidiaries who are subject to the reporting
requirements of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act. All
authority delegated by the Committee under this Section 3.3
shall be exercised in accordance with the provisions of the Plan
and any guidelines for the exercise of such authority that may
from time to time be established by the Committee.
3.4. Procedures of the Committee. Except as may
otherwise be provided in the charter or similar governing
document applicable to the Committee, (a) all
determinations of the Committee shall be made by not less than a
majority of its members present at the meeting (in person or
otherwise) at which a quorum is present; (b) a majority of
the entire Committee shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business; and (c) any action required or
permitted to be taken at a meeting of the Committee may be taken
without a meeting if a unanimous written consent, which sets
forth the action, is signed by each member of the Committee and
filed with the minutes for proceedings of the Committee. Service
on the Committee shall constitute service as a director of the
Company so that members of the Committee shall be entitled to
indemnification, limitation of liability and reimbursement of
expenses with respect to their services as members of the
Committee to the same extent that they are entitled under the
Companys Certificate of Incorporation, as amended from
time to time, and Delaware law for their services as directors
of the Company.
3.5. Award Agreements. Each Award under the Plan
shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement which shall be signed
by an authorized officer of the Company and, if required, by the
Participant, and shall contain such terms and conditions as may
be authorized or approved by the Committee. Such terms and
conditions need not be the same in all cases. Notwithstanding
any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, The Board of
the Committee shall impose such conditions on any Award
(including without limitation, the right of the Board or the
Committee to limit the time of exercise to specific periods or
the time and form of payment to certain key employees and
participants) as may be required to satisfy the requirements of
Section 409A of the Code.
3.6. Rule 16b-3 Requirements. Not withstanding
any other provision of the Plan, the Board or the Committee may
impose such conditions on any Award (including, without
limitation, the right of the Board or the
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Committee to limit the time of exercise to specified periods) as
may be required to satisfy the requirements of Rule 16b-3
(or any successor rule), under the Exchange Act
(Rule 16b-3).
Article 4. Stock Subject to the Plan
4.1. Number of Shares.
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(a) Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4.2
herein, the aggregate number of Shares that may be delivered
under this Plan at any time shall not exceed one million
(1,000,000) Shares. Stock delivered under this Plan may consist,
in whole or in part, of authorized and unissued Shares or
treasury Shares. To the extent that Shares subject to an
outstanding Award under this Plan are not issued by reason of
the forfeiture, termination, surrender, cancellation or
expiration while unexercised of such award, by reason of the
tendering or withholding of Shares (by either actual delivery or
by attestation) to pay all or a portion of the purchase price or
to satisfy all or a portion of the tax withholding obligations
relating to an Award, by reason of being settled in cash in lieu
of Stock or settled in a manner such that some or all of the
Shares covered by the Award are not issued to a Participant, or
being exchanged for a grant under this Plan that does not
involve Stock, then such shares shall immediately again be
available for issuance under this Plan. The Committee may from
time to time adopt and observe such procedures concerning the
counting of Shares against the Plan maximum as it may deem
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(b) Shares of Stock issued in connection with the
Predecessor Plans and/or awards that are assumed, converted or
substituted pursuant to a merger, acquisition or similar
transaction entered into by the Company or any of its
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(c) Subject to Section 4.2, the following limitations
shall apply to awards under the Plan with respect to Awards of
Incentive Stock Options, up to 1,000,000 Shares that may be
issued under this Plan. |
4.2. Adjustments in Authorized Shares. In the event
of any merger, reorganization, consolidation, recapitalization,
separation, liquidation, Stock dividend, split-up, share
combination, or other change in the corporate structure of the
Company affecting the Stock, such adjustment shall be made in
the number and class of shares which may be delivered under the
Plan, in the maximum number of Shares set forth in
paragraph 4.1(c) above, and in the number and class of
and/or price of shares subject to outstanding Awards granted
under the Plan, as may be determined to be appropriate and
equitable by the Committee, in its sole discretion, to prevent
dilution or enlargement of rights; and provided that the number
of shares subject to any Award shall always be a whole number.
Any adjustment of an Incentive Stock Option under this paragraph
shall be made in such a manner so as not to constitute a
modification within the meaning of Section 424(h)(3) of the
Code.
Article 5. Eligibility and Participation
5.1. Eligibility. Persons eligible to participate in
the Plan include all Employees and Directors.
5.2. Actual Participation. Subject to the provisions
of the Plan, the Committee may from time to time select those
Employees and Directors to whom Awards shall be granted and
determine the nature and amount of each Award. No Employee or
Director shall have any right to be granted a subsequent Award
under the Plan if previously granted an Award.
Article 6. Stock Appreciation Rights
6.1. Grant of Stock Appreciation Rights. Subject to
the terms and conditions of the Plan, Stock Appreciation Rights
may be granted to Employees and/or Directors at any time and
from time to time, at the discretion of the Committee. Subject
to the immediately preceding sentence, the Committee shall have
the sole discretion, subject to the requirements of the Plan, to
determine the actual number of Shares subject to SARs granted to
any Participant.
6.2. Exercise of SARs. SARs may be exercised upon
whatever terms and conditions the Committee, in its sole
discretion, imposes upon the SARs, which may include, but are
not limited to, a corresponding proportional reduction in
Options or other Awards granted in tandem with such SARs.
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6.3. Payment of SAR Amount. Upon exercise of the
SAR, the holder shall be entitled to receive payment of an
amount determined by multiplying:
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on the date of exercise over the price fixed by the Committee at
the date of grant (which price shall not be less than 100% of
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6.4. Form of Payment. Payment to a Participant of the amount due
upon SAR exercise will be made in Shares having a Fair Market
Value as of the date of exercise equal to the amount determined
under Section 6.3.
6.5. Duration of SAR. Each SAR shall expire at such
time as the Committee shall determine in the Award Agreement,
however, no SAR shall be exercisable later than the tenth (10th)
anniversary of the date of its grant.
6.6. Termination of Employment or Service. The
disposition of SARs held by a Participant at the time of
termination of employment or service as a Director shall be
determined in accordance with Article 9 below.
6.7. Nontransferability of SARs. Except as the
Committee may permit, no SAR granted under the Plan may be sold,
transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or
hypothecated, otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent
and distribution. Further, all SARs granted to a Participant
under the Plan shall be exercisable during his lifetime only by
such Participant.
Article 7. Restricted Stock
7.1. Grant of Restricted Stock. Subject to the terms
and conditions of the Plan, the Committee, at any time and from
time to time, may grant Restricted Stock under the Plan to such
Employees and/or Directors and in such amounts and on such terms
and conditions as it shall determine.
7.2. Transferability. Except as the Committee may
permit, the Shares of Restricted Stock granted hereunder may not
be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated
or hypothecated until the termination of the applicable Period
of Restriction or for such period of time as shall be
established by the Committee and as shall be specified in the
Award Agreement, or upon earlier satisfaction of other
conditions (which may include the attainment of performance
goals) as specified by the Committee in its sole discretion and
set forth in the Award Agreement, otherwise than by will or by
the laws of descent and distribution. All rights with respect to
the Restricted Stock granted to a Participant under the Plan
shall be exercisable during his lifetime only by such
Participant.
7.3. Other Restrictions. The Committee shall impose
such other restrictions on any Shares of Restricted Stock
granted pursuant to the Plan as it may deem advisable and the
Committee may legend certificates representing Restricted Stock
or record stop transfer orders with respect to uncertificated
Shares to give appropriate notice of such restrictions.
7.4. End of Period of Restriction. Except as
otherwise provided in this Article, after the last day of the
Period of Restriction, Shares of Restricted Stock covered by
each Restricted Stock grant made under the Plan shall become
freely transferable by the Participant. Once the Shares are
released from the restrictions, the Participant shall be
entitled to have the legend or stop transfer order removed.
7.5. Voting Rights. During the Period of
Restriction, Participants holding Shares of Restricted Stock
granted hereunder may exercise full voting rights with respect
to those Shares, unless otherwise specified in the applicable
Award Agreement.
7.6. Dividends and Other Distributions. Except as
otherwise provided by the Committee, during the Period of
Restriction, Participants holding Shares of Restricted Stock
shall be entitled to receive all dividends and other
distributions paid with respect to those Shares while they are
so held. If any such dividends or distributions are paid in
Shares, the Shares shall be subject to the same restrictions on
transferability as the Shares of Restricted Stock with respect
to which they were paid.
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7.7. Termination of Employment or Service. The
disposition of Restricted Stock held by a Participant at the
time of termination of employment or service as a Director shall
be determined in accordance with Article 9 below.
Article 8. Options
8.1. Grant of Options. Subject to the terms and
provisions of the Plan, Options may be granted to Employees
and/or Directors at any time and from time to time as shall be
determined by the Committee. The Committee shall have the sole
discretion, subject to the requirements of the Plan, to
determine the actual number of Shares subject to Options granted
to any Participant. The Committee may grant any type of Option
to purchase Stock that is permitted by law at the time of grant
including, but not limited to, ISOs and NQSOs. However, only
Employees may receive an Award of Incentive Stock Options.
8.2. Option Award Agreement. Each Option grant shall
be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the type
of Option granted, the Option price, the duration of the Option,
the number of Shares to which the Option pertains, and such
other provisions as the Committee shall determine. Unless the
Option Agreement shall specify that the Option is intended to be
an Incentive Stock Option within the meaning of Section 422
of the Code, the Option shall be a Nonqualified Stock Option
whose grant is not intended to be subject to the provisions of
Code Section 422.
8.3. Option Price. The purchase price per share of
Stock covered by an Option shall be determined by the Committee
but shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of such
Stock on the date the Option is granted. Notwithstanding the
authority granted to the Committee pursuant to Section 3.1
of the Plan, once an Option is granted, the Committee shall have
no authority to reduce the Option price, nor may any Option
granted under the Plan be surrendered to the Company as
consideration for the grant of a new Option with a lower
exercise price without the approval of the Companys
stockholders, except pursuant to Section 4.2 of the Plan
related to an adjustment in the number of Shares.
8.4. Duration of Options. Each Option shall expire
at such time as the Committee shall determine in the Award
Agreement, however, no Option shall be exercisable later than
the tenth (10th) anniversary date of its grant.
8.5. Exercise of Options. To the extent exercisable
and not expired, forfeited, cancelled or otherwise terminated,
Options granted under the Plan shall be exercisable at such
times and be subject to such restrictions and conditions as
provided in the Award Agreement, which need not be the same for
all Participants.
8.6. Payment. To the extent exercisable and not
expired or forfeited, cancelled or otherwise terminated, Options
shall be exercised by the delivery of a written notice to the
Company setting forth the number of Shares with respect to which
the Option is to be exercised, accompanied by full payment for
the Shares. The Option price upon exercise of any Option shall
be payable to the Company in full either (a) in cash or its
equivalent, including, but not limited to, delivery of a
properly completed exercise notice, together with irrevocable
instructions to a broker to promptly deliver to the Company the
amount of sale proceeds from the sale of the Shares subject to
the Option exercise or to deliver loan proceeds from such broker
to pay the exercise price and any withholding taxes due,
(b) by delivery or deemed delivery through attestation of
Previously-Acquired Shares having a Fair Market Value at the
time of exercise equal to the total Option price, (c) by a
combination of (a) or (b), (d) the exchange, in
successive steps, of Shares to be received from the exercise of
the Option, with the result that the Participant will receive
from the exercise a net number of Shares represented by the
difference between the total number of Shares with respect to
which the Option is being exercised and that number of Shares
the Fair Market Value (determined as of the Exercise Date) of
which is equal to that portion of the price being paid by the
delivery of Shares, or (e) such other methods as the
Committee deems appropriate. The proceeds from such a payment
shall be added to the general funds of the Company and shall be
used for general corporate purposes. As soon as practicable
after receipt of written notification and payment, the Company
shall deliver to the Participant Stock certificates in an
appropriate amount based upon the number of Options exercised,
issued in the Participants name.
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8.7. Restrictions on Stock Transferability. The
Committee shall impose such restrictions on any Shares acquired
pursuant to the exercise of an Option under the Plan as it may
deem advisable, including, without limitation, restrictions
under applicable Federal securities law, under the requirements
of any stock exchange upon which such Shares are then listed and
under any blue sky or state securities laws applicable to such
Shares.
8.8. Special Provisions Applicable to Incentive Stock
Options. To the extent provided or required under
Section 422 of the Code or regulations thereunder (or any
successor Section or regulations) the Award of Incentive Stock
Options shall be subject to the following:
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(a) In the event that the aggregate Fair Market Value of
the Stock (determined at the time the Options are granted)
subject to ISOs held by a Participant that first becomes
exercisable during any calendar year exceeds $100,000 then the
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(b) An Incentive Stock Option granted to an Employee who,
at the time of grant, owns (within the meaning of
Section 424(d) of the Code) stock possessing more than 10%
of the total combined voting power of all classes of Stock of
the Company, shall have an exercise price which is at least 110%
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(c) No ISO granted to an Employee who, at the time of
grant, has (within the meaning of Section 424(d) of the
Code) stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined
voting power of all classes of stock of the Company, shall be
exercisable later than the fifth (5th) anniversary date of its
grant. |
8.9. Termination of Employment or Service. The
disposition of Options held by a Participant at the time of
termination of employment or service as a Director shall be
determined in accordance with Article 9 below.
8.10. Nontransferability of Options. Except as the
Committee may permit, no Option granted under the Plan may be
sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or
hypothecated, otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent
and distribution. Further, all Options granted to a Participant
under the Plan shall be exercisable during his lifetime only by
such Participant. The Committee may impose additional
restrictions on transferability, and establish such operational
procedures regarding transferability, as it may deem
appropriate, necessary, or advisable.
Article 9. Termination of Employment or Service as a
Director
9.1. Termination of Employment or Service Other Than Due
to Death or Disability. Subject to Section 9.4 below,
if the employment or service of a Participant shall terminate
for any reason other than death or Disability:
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(b) Any shares of Restricted Stock, still subject to
restrictions as of the date of such termination, shall
automatically be forfeited and returned to the Company or
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(c) Each Option shall be cancelled and terminated if not
exercised within the 90 day period immediately following
the date of termination of employment. |
9.2. Termination Due to Death or Disability. Subject
to Section 9.3 below, in the event the employment or
service of a Participant is terminated by reason of death or
Disability:
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(a) Each SAR and Option held by the Participant (whether or
not exercisable prior to the date of termination) may be
exercised on or before the earlier of the expiration date of the
SAR or Option or within the applicable period provided by the
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(b) Any remaining Period of Restriction applicable to
Restricted Stock Units pursuant to Section 7.2 herein shall
automatically terminate and the Shares of Restricted Stock shall
thereby be free of restrictions and be fully transferable. |
9.3. Effect of Termination of Employment or Service.
The disposition of each Award held by a Participant in the
event of termination of employment or service as a Director
shall be as determined by the Committee and set forth in the
applicable Award Agreement and any amendment or modification
thereof, which disposition may differ from the provisions of
Sections 9.1 and 9.2 above. To the extent the applicable
Award Agreement or an
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amendment or modification thereof does not expressly provide for
such disposition, the disposition of the Award shall be
determined in accordance with Sections 9.1 and 9.2.
Article 10. Beneficiary Designation
Each Participant under the Plan may, from time to time, name any
beneficiary or beneficiaries (who may be named contingently or
successively and who may include a trustee under a will or
living trust) to whom any benefit under the Plan is to be paid
in case of his death before he receives any or all of such
benefit. Each designation will revoke all prior designations by
the same Participant, shall be in a form prescribed by the
Committee, and will be effective only when filed by the
Participant in writing with the Committee during his lifetime.
In the absence of any such designation or if all designated
beneficiaries predecease the Participant, benefits remaining
unpaid at the Participants death shall be paid to the
Participants estate.
Article 11. Rights of Participants
11.1. Employment or Service. Nothing in the Plan
shall interfere with or limit in any way the right of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries to terminate any
Participants employment or service as a Director at any
time, nor confer upon any Participant any right to continue in
the employ or to serve as a Director of the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries.
11.2. Participation. No Employee or Director shall
have a right to be selected as a Participant, or, having been so
selected, to be selected again as a Participant.
11.3. No Implied Rights. Neither the establishment
of the Plan nor any amendment thereof shall be construed as
giving any Participant, beneficiary, or any other person any
legal or equitable right unless such right shall be specifically
provided for in the Plan or conferred by specific action of the
Committee in accordance with the terms and provisions of the
Plan. Except as expressly provided in this Plan, neither the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be required or be
liable to make any payment under the Plan.
11.4. No Right to Company Assets. Neither the
Participant nor any other person shall acquire, by reason of the
Plan, any right in or title to any assets, funds or property of
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries whatsoever including,
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any specific
funds, assets, or other property which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, in its sole discretion, may set aside in
anticipation of a liability hereunder. Any benefits which become
payable hereunder shall be paid from the general assets of the
Company or the applicable subsidiary. The Participant shall have
only a contractual right to the amounts, if any, payable
hereunder unsecured by any asset of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries. Nothing contained in the Plan constitutes a
guarantee by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that the
assets of the Company or the applicable subsidiary shall be
sufficient to pay any benefit to any person.
11.5. Rights as Shareholder; Fractional Shares.
Except as otherwise provided under the Plan, a Participant
or Beneficiary shall have no rights as a holder of Shares with
respect to Awards hereunder, unless and until Shares are issued
(as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the
Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company).
Fractional Shares shall not be issued or transferred under an
Award, but the Committee may authorize payment of cash in lieu
of a fraction, or round the fraction down. To the extent the
Stock is uncertificated, references in this Plan to certificates
shall be deemed to include references to any book-entry
evidencing such Shares.
11.6. Other Restrictions and Limitations. The
Committee may impose such restrictions and limitations on any
Awards granted pursuant to the Plan as it may deem advisable,
including, without limitation, restrictions under applicable
Federal or state securities laws, Share ownership or holding
period requirements, or requirements to enter into or to comply
with confidentiality, non-competition and/or other restrictive
or similar covenants, and may legend the certificates issued in
connection with an Award to give appropriate notice of any such
restrictions.
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Article 12. Change in Control
Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Plan, and except as
otherwise provided in the Award Agreement, in the event of a
Change in Control all Awards granted under this Plan shall
immediately vest 100% in each Participant, including Incentive
Stock Options, Nonqualified Stock Options, Stock Appreciation
Rights and Restricted Stock.
Article 13. Amendment, Modification, and Termination
13.1. Amendment, Modification and Termination of Plan.
The Board may terminate the Plan or any portion thereof at
any time, and may amend or modify the Plan from time to time in
such respects as the Board may deem advisable in order that any
Awards thereunder shall conform to any change in applicable laws
or regulations or in any other respect the Board may deem to be
in the best interests of the Company; provided, however, that no
such amendment or modification shall, without stockholder
approval, (i) except as provided in Section 4.2,
increase the number of shares of Stock which may be issued under
the Plan, (ii) expand the types of Awards available to
Participants under the Plan, (iii) materially expand the
class of persons eligible to participate in the Plan;
(iv) delete or limit the provisions in Section 8.3
prohibiting the repricing of Options or reduce the price at
which Shares may be offered under Options; or (v) extend
the termination date for making Awards under the Plan. In
addition, the Plan shall not be amended without approval of such
amendment by the Companys stockholders if such amendment
is required under (1) the rules and regulations of the
Nasdaq Stock Market or an other national exchange on which the
Stock is then listed, or (2) other applicable law, rules or
regulations.
13.2. Amendment or Modification of Awards. The
Committee may amend or modify any outstanding Awards in any
manner to the extent that the Committee would have had the
authority under the Plan initially to make such Award as so
modified or amended, including without limitation, to change the
date or dates as of which Awards may be exercised, to remove the
restrictions on Awards, or to modify the manner in which Awards
are determined and paid.
13.3. Effect on Outstanding Awards. No such
amendment, modification or termination of the Plan pursuant to
Section 13.1 above, or amendment or modification of an
Award pursuant to Section 13.2 above, shall materially
adversely alter or impair any outstanding Awards without the
consent of the Participant affected thereby.
Article 14. Withholding
14.1. Tax Withholding. The Company and any of its
Subsidiaries shall have the power and the right to deduct or
withhold, or require a Participant to remit to the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries, an amount sufficient to satisfy
Federal, state and local taxes (including the Participants
FICA obligation) required by law to be withheld with respect to
any grant, exercise, or payment made under or as a result of
this Plan.
14.2. Stock Delivery or Withholding. With respect to
withholding required upon the exercise of Options or SARs, upon
the lapse of restrictions on Restricted Stock, or upon any other
taxable event arising as a result of Awards granted hereunder,
Participants may elect to satisfy the withholding requirement,
in whole or in part, by having the Company withhold Shares of
Stock having a Fair Market Value on the date the tax is to be
determined equal to the minimum (or such greater amount as the
Committee may permit) statutory total tax which would be imposed
on the transaction; provided, however, that in the event a
deferral election is in effect with respect to the shares
deliverable upon exercise of an Option, then the Participant may
only elect to have such withholding made from the Stock tendered
to exercise such Option. All such elections shall be
irrevocable, made in writing, signed by the Participant, and
shall be subject to any restrictions or limitations that the
Committee, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate. Stock
withholding elections made by Participants who are subject to
the short-swing profit restrictions of Section 16 of the
Exchange Act must comply with the additional restrictions of
Section 16 and Rule 16b-3 in making their elections.
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Article 15. Successors
All obligations of the Company under the Plan, with respect to
Awards granted hereunder, shall be binding on any successor to
the Company, whether the existence of such successor is the
result of a direct or indirect purchase, merger, consolidation
or otherwise, of all or substantially all of the business and/or
assets of the Company.
Article 16. Requirements of Law
16.1. Requirements of Law. The granting of Awards
and the issuance of Shares of Stock under this Plan shall be
subject to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and to
such approvals by any governmental agencies or national
securities exchanges as may be required.
16.2. Governing Law. The Plan, and all agreements
hereunder, shall be construed in accordance with and governed by
the laws of the State of Delaware.
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LanVision Systems, Inc. |
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10200 Alliance Road, Suite 200
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This Proxy is solicited on behalf of |
Cincinnati, Ohio 45242-4716
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the Board of Directors of the Company |
PROXY
The undersigned hereby appoints J. Brian Patsy and Richard C. Levy, M.D. and each of them,
attorneys-in-fact and proxies, with full power of substitution, to vote as designated below all
shares of the Common Stock of LanVision Systems, Inc. that the undersigned would be entitled to
vote if personally present at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held on May 25, 2005, at
9:30 a.m., and at any adjournment thereof.
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ELECTION OF DIRECTORS: J. BRIAN PATSY, JONATHAN R. PHILLIPS, RICHARD C. LEVY, M.D. AND EDWARD
J. VONDERBRINK. |
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FOR all nominees listed above (except as marked below) o WITHHOLD AUTHORITY to vote for all nominees
(INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee, write that nominees name on the line below.)
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To approve the 2005 Incentive Compensation Plan |
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FOR the approval of the 2005 Incentive Compensation Plan o AGAINST the approval of the 2005 Incentive Compensation Plan
o ABSTAIN from voting on the 2005 Incentive Compensation Plan
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In their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business as may
properly come before the meeting. |
This Proxy, when properly executed, will be voted in the manner directed herein by the
undersigned shareholder. If no direction is made, this Proxy will be voted FOR Proposal 1 and
FOR Proposal 2.
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The undersigned acknowledges having received from LanVision Systems, Inc., prior to the
execution of this Proxy, a Notice of Annual Meeting, a Proxy Statement, and an Annual Report.
Please sign exactly as your name appears below. When shares are held as joint tenants, each
holder 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.
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Dated: ___________________________________________, 2005 |
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Please mark, sign, date, and return the Proxy promptly using the enclosed
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