immtech_def14a-101707.htm
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PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
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IMMTECH
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
One
North
End Avenue
New
York,
NY 10282
NOTICE
OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
To
be held November 29, 2007
To
the Stockholders of Immtech Pharmaceuticals, Inc.:
The
board
of directors cordially invites you to attend our annual meeting of stockholders
on November 29, 2007, at 2:00 p.m. (Eastern) at the Grand Hyatt New York,
109 East 42nd Street, New York, New York 10017 in the Regency Room on the
Mezzanine Level, for the following purposes:
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Proposal
No. 1– to elect six directors to serve until the next annual
meeting of stockholders and until their successors are elected and
qualified or their earlier resignation, removal, disqualification
or
death;
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Proposal
No. 2– to approve the Immtech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2007 Stock
Incentive Plan;
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Proposal
No. 3– to ratify the audit committee’s selection of
Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered
public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2008;
and
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to
transact such other business as may properly come before the annual
meeting or any adjournment or postponement
thereof.
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By
order
of the Board of Directors,
/s/
Gary
C. Parks
Gary
C.
Parks
Secretary,
Immtech Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
October 22,
2007
New
York,
NY
IMMTECH
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
PROXY
STATEMENT
FOR
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCKHOLDERS
TO
BE HELD November 29, 2007
The
board
of directors of Immtech Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(“Immtech,” “we,” “us,” “our” or the “Company”), hereby solicits your proxy for
use at the 2007 annual meeting of stockholders to be held on November 29, 2007,
at 2:00 p.m. (Eastern) at the Grand Hyatt New York, 109 East 42nd Street,
New York, New York 10017 in the Regency Room on the Mezzanine Level, and at
any
adjournment or postponement thereof, for the purposes set forth in the
accompanying notice of annual meeting of stockholders. This proxy
statement, notice and proxy card are first being mailed to stockholders of
record as of October 16, 2007 on or about October 22, 2007.
If
you
complete your proxy by mail, telephone or Internet, you appoint Eric L. Sorkin
and Gary C. Parks as your proxies at the annual meeting. Your proxies
will vote your shares as you instruct. If you sign and return your
proxy, but fail to instruct how to vote your shares, Mr. Sorkin or Mr. Parks
will vote your shares in favor of the slate of directors nominated by the board
and “for” the proposals set forth on the proxy card. This way your
shares will be voted whether or not you attend. We recommend that you
vote by proxy in advance of the annual meeting even if you plan to attend just
in case your plans change and you are unable to attend.
The
board
does not know of any matters to be presented at the annual meeting other than
those listed on the notice and described in this proxy statement. If
a matter comes up for vote that is not covered by your proxy, your proxies
will
vote your shares in accordance with their judgment if you have competed your
proxy card and authorized them to do so.
The
board
encourages you to attend the annual meeting in person. No matter what
method you use to vote, if you decide to change your vote, you may revoke your
proxy any time before your vote is cast at the annual meeting by (i) giving
written notice of revocation to the Secretary of Immtech, (ii) submitting a
signed proxy bearing a date later than the date of the prior proxy or
(iii) attending the annual meeting and voting in
person. Attendance at the annual meeting will not, in itself,
constitute revocation of your proxy.
Our
principal executive offices are located at One North End Avenue, New York,
NY
10282, and our telephone number is (212) 791-2911 or toll free (877)
898-8038.
PURPOSE
OF THE MEETING
At
our
annual meeting, stockholders will be asked to consider and vote upon the
following matters:
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Proposal
No. 1– to elect six directors to serve until the next annual
meeting of stockholders and until their successors are elected and
qualified or their earlier resignation, removal, disqualification
or
death;
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Proposal
No. 2– to approve the Immtech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2007 Stock
Incentive Plan (the “2007 Plan”);
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Proposal
No. 3– to ratify the audit committee’s selection of
Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered
public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2008;
and
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to
transact such other business as may properly come before the annual
meeting or any adjournment or postponement
thereof.
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INFORMATION
ABOUT THE ANNUAL MEETING
Who
is entitled to vote?
The
record date for the meeting is October 16, 2007. Only stockholders of
record at the close of business on that date are entitled to vote at the
meeting. For more information, see the description of shares eligible
to vote under the heading “Voting Rights of Common and Preferred Stockholders”
below.
Am
I entitled to vote if my shares are held in “street name”?
Yes,
if a
bank or brokerage firm holds your shares in street name for you, you are
considered the “beneficial owner” of the shares. If your shares are
held in street name, these proxy materials are being forwarded to you by your
bank or brokerage firm (the “record holder”), along with a voting instruction
card. As the beneficial owner, you have the right to direct the
record holder how to vote your shares, and the record holder is required to
vote
your shares in accordance with your instructions.
What
if I do not give my bank or brokerage firm voting instructions for my shares
held in “street name”?
If
you do
not give instructions to your bank or brokerage firm, it will nevertheless
be
entitled to vote your shares in its discretion on “routine
matters.” For purposes of this annual meeting, the Company has
determined that the election of directors (Proposal 1), and the ratification
of
the appointment of the independent auditors (Proposal 3) are routine
matters. However, absent your instructions, the record holder will
not be permitted to vote your shares on non-routine matters, which are referred
to as “broker non-votes,” including the proposal to approve the 2007 Plan
(Proposal 2) and any other non-routine matter properly brought before the
meeting. Broker non-votes (shares held by brokers that do not have
discretionary authority to
vote
on
the matter and have not received voting instructions from their clients) are
not
counted or deemed to be present or represented for the purpose of determining
whether stockholders have approved that proposal.
May
I attend the annual meeting if I hold my shares in “street
name”?
As
the
beneficial owner of shares, you are invited to attend the annual
meeting. If you are not a record holder, however, you may not attend
the meeting or vote your shares in person at the meeting unless you obtain
a
proxy, executed in your favor, from the record holder of your
shares. See “Who can attend the meeting?” below.
How
many shares must be present to hold the meeting?
A
quorum
must be present at the meeting for any business to be conducted. The
presence at the meeting, in person or by proxy, of the holders of a majority
of
our outstanding shares (including the number of shares represented by our
outstanding preferred stock on an as-if converted basis) as of the record date,
will constitute a quorum. Proxies received but marked as abstentions
or treated as broker non-votes will be included in the calculation of the number
of shares considered to be present at the meeting for quorum
purposes.
What
if a quorum is not present at the meeting?
If
a
quorum is not present or represented at the meeting, the holders of a majority
of the shares entitled to vote at the meeting who are present in person or
represented by proxy or the chairman of the meeting may adjourn the meeting
until a quorum is present or represented. The time and place of the
adjourned meeting will be announced at the time the adjournment is taken, and
no
other notice may be given.
How
do I vote if I am a registered stockholder?
1. You
may vote by mail. If you are a registered stockholder (that is,
if you hold your stock directly and not in street name), you may vote by mail
by
completing, signing and dating the accompanying proxy card and returning it
in
the enclosed postage prepaid envelope. Your proxy will then be voted
at the annual meeting in accordance with your instructions.
NOTE: If
you vote on the Internet, you may elect to have next year’s proxy statement and
annual report to stockholders delivered to you via the Internet. We
strongly encourage you
to
enroll
in Internet delivery. It is a cost-effective way for us to send you
proxy materials and annual reports.
3. You
may vote in person at the meeting. If you are a registered
stockholder and attend the meeting (please remember to bring your admission
ticket or other acceptable evidence of stock ownership as of the record date),
you may deliver your completed proxy card in person.
How
do I vote if I hold my shares in “street name”?
If
you
are a beneficial owner of shares registered in the name of your broker, bank,
or
other agent, you should have received a voting card and voting instructions
with
these proxy materials from that organization rather than from
Immtech. Your bank or broker may permit you to vote your shares
electronically by telephone or on the Internet. A large number of
banks and brokerage firms participate in programs that offer telephone and
Internet voting options. If your shares are held in an account at a
bank or brokerage firm that participates in such a program, you may vote those
shares electronically by telephone or on the Internet by following the
instructions set forth on the voting form provided to you by your bank or
brokerage firm.
Who
can attend the meeting?
Only
stockholders eligible to vote or their authorized representatives will be
admitted to the meeting. If you plan to attend the meeting, detach
and bring with you the stub portion of your proxy card, which is marked
“Admission Ticket.” You must also bring a valid government-issued
photo identification, such as a driver’s license or a passport.
If
your
shares are held in street name and you wish to attend the meeting and/or vote
in
person, you must bring your broker or bank voter instruction card and a proxy,
executed in your favor, from the record holder of your shares. In
addition, you must bring a valid government-issued photo identification, such
as
a driver’s license or a passport.
Security
measures will be in place at the meeting and briefcases, handbags and packages
are subject to inspection. No cameras or recording devices of any
kind, or signs, placards, banners or similar materials, may be brought into
the
meeting. Anyone who refuses to comply with these requirements will
not be admitted or, if admitted, will be required to leave.
Can
I change my vote after I submit my proxy?
Yes,
you
may revoke your proxy and change your vote any time before your vote is cast
at
the meeting:
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by
submitting another properly completed proxy card with a later
date;
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by
voting by telephone or on the Internet (your latest telephone or
Internet
vote is counted); or
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if
you are a registered stockholder, by giving written notice of such
revocation to the Secretary of Immtech prior to or at the
meeting. If notice is to be given prior to the meeting, please
send it to: Immtech Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 150 Fairway Drive,
Suite 150, Vernon Hills, Illinois 60061, Attention: Mr. Gary C.
Parks. Your attendance at the meeting itself will not revoke your
proxy
unless you give written notice of revocation to the Secretary before
your
proxy is voted or you vote in person at the
meeting.
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Who
will count the votes?
Our
transfer agent, Computershare Investor Services, LLC, will tabulate and certify
the votes. A representative of the transfer agent will serve as the
inspector of election.
How
does the board of directors recommend that I vote on the
proposals?
The
board
recommends that you vote “FOR” each proposal in this proxy
statement.
What
if I do not specify how my shares are to be voted?
If
you
submit a proxy but do not indicate any voting instructions, your shares will
be
voted:
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FOR
the election of the six nominees to the board of
directors;
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FOR
the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as
Immtech’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal
year ending March 31, 2008.
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Will
any other business be conducted at the meeting?
We
are
not aware of any other business that will be presented at the
meeting. If any other matter properly comes before the stockholders
for a vote at the meeting, however, your proxy (one of the individuals named
on
your proxy card) will vote your shares in accordance with his best judgment
if
you so authorize.
How
many votes are required to elect the director nominees (Proposal
1)?
The
affirmative vote of a plurality of the shares present in person or represented
by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote is required to elect the six
nominees as directors. This means that the six nominees will be
elected if they receive more affirmative votes than any other
person. If you vote “Withheld” with respect to one or more nominees,
your shares will not be voted with respect to the person or persons indicated,
although they will be counted for purposes of determining whether there is
a
quorum.
What
happens if a nominee is unable to stand for election?
If
a
nominee is unable to stand for election, the board of directors may either
reduce the number of directors to be elected or select a substitute
nominee. If a substitute nominee is selected, the proxy holder will
vote your shares for the substitute nominee, unless you have withheld
authority.
How
many votes are required to approve the 2007 Plan
(Proposal 2)?
Proposal
2 requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the
shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled
to
vote to approve the 2007 Plan.
How
many votes are required to approve the ratification of the appointment of
Deloitte & Touche LLP as Immtech’s independent registered public accounting
firm (Proposal 3)?
Proposal
3 requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares present in person
or
represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote to approve the
ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Immtech’s
independent registered public accounting firm.
How
will abstentions and broker non-votes be treated?
Shares
voting “abstain” have no effect on the election of directors. For the
proposals to approve the 2007 Plan (Proposal 2) and ratify the independent
registered public accounting firm (Proposal 3) abstentions are treated as
shares present or represented and voting, so abstaining has the same effect
as a
negative vote. Broker non-votes will be treated as shares present for
quorum purposes, but not entitled to vote.
VOTING
RIGHTS OF COMMON AND PREFERRED STOCKHOLDERS
The
board
has fixed the close of business on October 16, 2007 as the record date for
determination of stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the annual
meeting. Holders of record of our common stock, $0.01 par value
(“common stock”), series A convertible preferred stock, $0.01 par value (“series
A stock”), series B convertible preferred stock, $0.01 par value (“series B
stock”), series C convertible preferred stock, $0.01 par value (“series C
stock”), series D convertible preferred stock, $0.01 par value (“series D
stock”), and series E convertible preferred stock, $0.01 par value (“series E
stock”), at the close of business on the record date will
be
entitled to vote together as a single class on all matters that come before
the
meeting. At the close of business on the record date, there were
issued and outstanding:
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15,484,972
shares of common stock
(representing 15,484,972 votes);
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54,500
shares of series A stock
(representing 308,257 votes);
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13,464
shares of series B stock
(representing 84,150 votes);
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45,536
shares of series C stock
(representing 257,556 votes);
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115,200
shares of series D stock (representing 320,003 votes);
and
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106,600
shares of series E stock
(representing 378,552 votes).
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As
of the
record date, each share of series A stock was convertible into 5.6561 shares
of
common stock, each share of series B stock was convertible into 6.25 shares
of
common stock, each share of series C stock was convertible into 5.6561 shares
of
common stock and each share of series D stock was convertible into 2.7778 shares
of common stock, and each share of series E stock was convertible into 3.5511
shares of common stock. Each share of common stock is entitled to one
vote, each share of series A stock, series B stock, series C stock, series
D
stock, and series E stock is entitled to the number of votes equal to the number
of shares of common stock into which such stock is convertible on the record
date.
A
total
of 16,833,490 votes representing common stock, series A stock,
series B stock, series C stock, series D stock, and series E stock are entitled
to vote at the annual meeting.
The
presence, in person or represented by proxy, of the holders of a majority of
the
outstanding shares of common stock, series A stock, series B stock, series
C
stock, series D stock, and series E stock entitled to vote, voting as a single
class, represented in person or by proxy, constitutes a quorum for the
transaction of business at the annual meeting.
PROPOSAL
1
ELECTION
OF DIRECTORS
Information
about the Nominees
Your
vote
is requested in favor of six directors to serve until the next annual meeting
of
stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified or their
earlier resignation, removal, disqualification or death. The board,
pursuant to the recommendation of the Company’s nominating committee, has
selected the six persons listed below as nominees. Each of the
nominees is currently a director of Immtech. The table below sets
forth the names and principal occupation of each of the nominees. A
summary of the background and experience of each of these individuals is set
forth after the table.
Name
Eric
L. Sorkin
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Age
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Current
Occupation
Chairman,
President and Chief Executive Officer of Immtech
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Cecilia
Chan
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44
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Executive
Director of Immtech
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David
M. Fleet
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62
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Pharmaceutical
Consultant
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Judy
Lau
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45
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Investment
Advisory Firm
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Levi
H.K. Lee, MD
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65
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Medical
Doctor
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Donald
F. Sinex
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57
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Partner,
Private Equity Firm
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Eric
L. Sorkin. In 2000, Mr. Sorkin became a director of the
Company. In 2005, he was appointed Chairman of the Board, in January
2006, Chief Executive Officer and in May 2006, President of the
Company. Mr. Sorkin began his career on Wall Street in 1982 at Dean
Witter, which is now a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley. From an
entry-level position, he was promoted to Managing Director within six
years. Mr. Sorkin was among the core group of professionals who
developed one of the firm’s investment portfolios to over $3 billion
in assets. At Dean Witter, Mr. Sorkin’s transaction counterparties
included Aetna, International Paper, Continental Insurance, Barclays Banks,
Chase Manhattan, Harvard University, Southern Bell, Cigna, the State of
Wisconsin, AIG, Modern Woodman of America, Zurich American Life, and San
Francisco City and County. Mr. Sorkin was responsible for investment selection,
negotiations, transaction and financial structuring, debt placement, and asset
management. Mr. Sorkin was a Vice President, Owner, and/or Director
of over 20 public investment partnerships with investment funds totaling over
$1 billion. In 1994, Mr. Sorkin created his own investment firm
and began making private equity investments in the United States and in the
People’s Republic of China. Mr. Sorkin graduated from Yale University with a
B.A. in Economics. Mr. Sorkin is a member of the New York Academy of
Sciences.
Cecilia
Chan. Ms. Chan has served as a member of the board of directors
since November 16, 2001. She joined Immtech as Vice President in
July, 1999 and was appointed to her current post, Executive Director, in March,
2006. She has 22 years of experience in making investments and in
business development. She began working on Immtech’s growth strategy
in
1998,
spearheading Immtech’s initial public offering in April
1999. Ms. Chan is responsible for strategic development, fund
raising and directing our uses of capital resources. Prior to joining
Immtech, Ms. Chan was a Vice President at Dean Witter, which is now a subsidiary
of Morgan Stanley, until 1993 and thereafter concentrated her efforts as a
private equity investor. During her eight years at Dean Witter, Ms.
Chan, along with Mr. Sorkin, completed over $500 million in investments and
was Vice President of public partnerships having assets in excess of
$800 million. Since 1993, Ms. Chan has developed and funded
investments in the United States and the People’s Republic of
China. She graduated from New York University in 1985 with a Bachelor
of Science degree in International Business. Ms. Chan is on the
President’s
Council of the New York Academy of Sciences.
David
M. Fleet. Mr. Fleet has served as a director since August 24,
2007. Since 2002, Mr. Fleet has served as Principal in David Fleet
Pharmaceutical Industry Consultancy Services. From 1997 to 2002, Mr.
Fleet was Senior Vice President of Global Business Development for Innovex
Ltd.
– Quintiles Transnational. Mr. Fleet was a founding shareholder of
Innovex Ltd in 1988 until Innovex’s acquisition by Quintiles Transnational in
1996. During that time he served as Managing Director at Novex Pharma Ltd from
1988 to 1993, and from 1993 to 1996 he was responsible for global business
development and establishment of principal subsidiaries in Germany, the United
States, and Japan. From 1978 to 1988, Mr. Fleet worked at Schering-Plough where
he was responsible for various operations. From 1985 to 1988 he was Area
Director for Middle East and Africa responsible for development and growth
of
ethical and OTC products business. Previously he was manager of
Schering-Plough’s third-largest pharmaceutical plant in Europe with
responsibility for manufacturing operations for a full range of pharmaceutical
products. From 1975 to 1978, Mr. Fleet worked at Major & Co.
Manufacturing based in Ghana/Nigeria as general manager for ethical
pharmaceuticals. From 1967 to 1975, he worked at Ward Blenkinsop
& Co. Ltd., a division of Boehringer Ingelheim.
Judy
Lau. Ms. Lau has served as a director since October 31, 2003.
Since July 2002, Ms. Lau has served as the Chairperson of Convergent Business
Group, a Hong Kong-based investment advisory firm with investments focused
in
high technology, life sciences, healthcare and environmental engineering
projects in the greater China region. From May 2001 to July 2002, Ms. Lau served
as General Manager of China Overseas Venture Capital Co. Ltd., a venture capital
firm. From October 2000 to April 2001, Ms. Lau served as Chief Executive Officer
of the Good Fellow Group, a Chinese investment firm; and from March 1999 to
September 2000, Ms. Lau was the Managing Director of America Online HK, an
internet service provider and Hong Kong affiliate of Time Warner, Inc. From
April 1998 to February 1999, Ms. Lau worked as a consultant to Pacific Century
Group. Ms. Lau has served in the position of Director of Immtech Hong
Kong Ltd. since June 2003. In 2000, Ms. Lau was named one of the thirty-six
most
influential businesswomen of Hong Kong by Capital Magazine. Ms. Lau
is also a Fellow of the Hong Kong Association for the Advancement of Science
and
Technology.
Levi
H. K. Lee, M.D. Dr. Lee has served as a director since
October 31, 2003. Dr. Lee has been in private medical
practice, specializing in pediatrics, since 1971. His practice is
located in Hong Kong. Dr. Lee received a B.A. in Biochemistry
from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1962, and received his M.D.
from
the University of California, San Francisco, in 1966. Dr. Lee
has served in the position of director of Immtech Hong Kong Ltd. since June
2003. He was appointed a Diplomat of the American Board of Pediatrics
in 1971.
Donald
F. Sinex. Mr. Sinex has served as a director since October 16,
2006. Since 1997, Mr. Sinex has been a Partner with Devonwood
Investors, LLC, a private equity firm specializing in real estate and general
corporate investments. Prior to founding Devonwood Investors in 1997,
Mr. Sinex was Executive Vice President and Managing Director of JMB Realty
Corporation, one of the largest commercial real estate companies in the United
States. While at JMB Realty Corporation, Mr. Sinex managed
acquisitions and investments in New York City, Washington, and Boston, and
completed acquisitions of over $6.5 billion of assets during his
tenure. In addition to having received an MBA from the Harvard
Business School, Mr. Sinex received his BA (with honors) from the University
of
Delaware and a JD degree (with highest honors) from the University of Miami
School of Law, where he also served as an editor and member of the law
review.
Each
of
the above nominees has indicated a willingness to serve. Should any
nominee become unavailable prior to the annual meeting, your proxy will vote
your shares for the person or persons recommended by the board to the extent
you
authorize. If you sign and return your proxy (whether by mail,
telephone or Internet) your shares will be voted for the director slate
nominated by the board except to the extent that you withhold authority for
any
nominee(s). The affirmative vote of a plurality of the shares present
in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote is
required to elect the six nominees as directors.
THE
BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT
YOU
VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE ABOVE NOMINEES FOR
THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Meetings
and Committees of the Board of Directors
During
the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 (“Fiscal Year 2007”), the board of
directors held a total of four board meetings and took action by unanimous
written consent on six occasions. All of our directors have agreed to
serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors
have been duly elected and qualified or their earlier resignation, removal,
disqualification or death. There are no arrangements between any
director or executive officer and any other person pursuant to which the
director or officer is to be selected as such. There is no family
relationship between the directors, executive officers or persons nominated
or
appointed by the board to become directors or executive
officers. Directors Fleet, Lau, Lee, and Sinex are “independent” in
accordance with the rules of the American Stock Exchange.
Each
director attended at least 75% of (a) the total number of meetings of the
board of directors and (b) the total number of meetings of all committees
of the board of directors on which he or she served for Fiscal Year
2007. Immtech’s policy is to encourage board members to attend its
annual meeting of stockholders. Two of our directors attended the
previous annual meeting.
The
board
of directors has an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee and a Nominating
Committee. The function, composition, and number of meetings of each
of these committees are described below.
Audit
Committee
The
audit
committee (a) has sole authority to appoint, replace and compensate our
independent registered public accounting firm and is directly responsible for
oversight of its work; (b) approves all audit fees and terms, as well as
any permitted non-audit services; (c) meets and discusses directly with our
independent registered public accounting firm its audit work and related matters
and (d) oversees and performs such investigations with respect to our
internal and external auditing procedures and affairs as the audit committee
deems necessary or advisable and as may be required by applicable
law. Our audit committee’s charter can be found in the “Corporate
Governance” section of our website at www.immtechpharma.com.
The
members of the audit committee are Mr. Sinex (Chairman), Dr. Lee and Ms. Lau.
Each member of the audit committee is “independent” in accordance with the
current listing standards of the American Stock Exchange, and Mr. Sinex
qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” as defined under the rules of
the SEC. The audit committee took action four times, by meeting or by
written unanimous consent, during Fiscal Year 2007.
Compensation
Committee
The
compensation committee (a) annually reviews and determines salaries,
bonuses and other forms of compensation paid to our executive officers and
management; (b) selects recipients of awards of incentive stock options and
non-qualified stock options and establishes the number of shares and other
terms
applicable to such awards; and (c) construes the provisions of and
generally administers the Third Amended and Restated Immtech Pharmaceuticals,
Inc. 2000 Stock Incentive Plan.
The
members of the compensation committee are Ms. Lau (Chairman), Dr. Lee and Mr.
Sinex. Each member of the compensation committee is “independent” in
accordance with the current listing standards of the American Stock
Exchange. Our compensation committee’s charter can be found in the
“Corporate Governance” section of our website at
www.immtechpharma.com. The compensation committee took action three
times, by meeting or by unanimous written consent, during Fiscal Year
2007.
Nominating
Committee
The
nominating committee has authority to review the qualifications of, interview
and nominate candidates for election to the board of directors. The
nominating committee took action one time during Fiscal Year
2007. Our nominating committee’s charter can be found in the
“Corporate Governance” section of our website at
www.immtechpharma.com. The members of the nominating committee are
Dr. Lee (Chairman), Ms. Lau and Mr. Sinex. Each member of the
nominating committee is “independent” in accordance with the current listing
standards of the American Stock Exchange.
The
primary functions of the nominating committee are to:
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recruit,
review and nominate candidates for election to the board of
directors;
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monitor
and make recommendations regarding committee functions, contributions
and
composition;
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develop
the criteria and qualifications for membership on the board of directors;
and
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administer
any director compensation plan.
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The
nominating committee works with the
board to develop the credentials and characteristics required of board and
committee nominees in light of current board and committee composition, our
business, operations, applicable legal and listing requirements, and other
factors they consider relevant. The nominating committee may identify other
candidates, if necessary, through recommendations from our directors,
management, employees, the stockholder nomination process, or outside
consultants. The nominating committee will review candidates in the same manner
regardless of the source of the recommendation.
The
nominating committee will consider recommendations for director candidates
submitted in good faith by stockholders. A stockholder recommending
an individual for consideration by the nominating committee must provide
(i) evidence in accordance with Rule 14a-8 of the Exchange Act of
compliance with the stockholder eligibility requirements, (ii) the written
consent of the candidate(s) for nomination as a director, (iii) a resume or
other written statement of the qualifications of the candidate(s) and
(iv) all information regarding the candidate(s) that would be required to
be disclosed in a proxy statement filed with the SEC if the candidate(s) were
nominated for election to the board, including, without limitation, name, age,
business and residence address and principal occupation or employment during
the
past five years. Stockholders should send the required information to
the Company at 150 Fairway Drive, Suite 150, Vernon Hills, Illinois 60061,
Attention: Mr. Gary C. Parks.
For
board
membership, the nominating committee takes into consideration applicable laws
and regulations (including those of the American Stock Exchange), diversity,
age, skills, experience, integrity, ability to make independent analytical
inquires, understanding of Immtech’s business and business environment,
willingness to devote adequate time and effort to board responsibilities and
other relevant factors, including experience in the pharmaceutical
industry.
Related
Party Transactions
The
audit
committee is required to review and approve all related party transactions
including those transaction that are required to be disclosed under Item 404
of
Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC. If such transaction relates to
compensation, it must be approved by the compensation committee as
well. All related party transactions must also be approved by the
disinterested members of the board.
Communications
with the Board of Directors
The
board
has provided a procedure for stockholders or other persons to send written
communications to the board, a board committee or any of the directors,
including complaints to the audit committee regarding accounting, internal
accounting controls, or auditing matters.
Stockholders
may send written communications to the board, the appropriate committee or
any
of the directors by certified mail only, c/o Audit Committee Chairman, Immtech
Pharmaceuticals, Inc., One North End Avenue, New York, NY 10282. All such
written communications will be compiled by the Chairman of the audit committee
and submitted to the board, a committee of the board or the individual
directors, as appropriate, within a reasonable period of time. These
communications will be retained with Immtech’s corporate records.
Information
about Executive Officers and Key Employees
The
table
below sets forth the names and ages of our executive officers and key employees,
as well as the positions and offices held by such persons. A summary
of the background and experience of each of these individuals is set forth
after
the table. For biographical information for Eric L. Sorkin and Cecilia Chan,
please see “—Information about the Nominees” above.
Name
Eric
L. Sorkin
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Position
with Immtech
Chairman,
President and Chief ExecutiveOfficer
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Cecilia
Chan
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44
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Executive
Director and Board Member
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Gary
C. Parks
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57
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Treasurer,
Secretary and Chief Financial Officer
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Carol
Ann Olson
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55
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Senior
Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
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Gary
C. Parks. Mr. Parks joined Immtech in January 1994, having
previously served at Smallbone, Inc., from 1989 until 1993, where he was Vice
President, Finance. Mr. Parks was a Division Controller with
International Paper from 1986 to 1989. Prior to that, he was Vice
President, Finance, of SerckBaker, Inc., a subsidiary of BTR plc, from 1982
to
1986 and a board member of SerckBaker de Venezuela. Mr. Parks holds a
B.A. from Principia College and an M.B.A. from the University of
Michigan.
Carol
Ann Olson, MD, Ph.D. Dr. Olson is responsible for the management
of the clinical trial programs and medical affairs of the Company, including
the
development of integrated clinical plans and management of medical related
issues with worldwide regulators. Prior to joining Immtech in October
2004, Dr. Olson worked at Abbott Laboratories, Pharmaceutical Division from
1994
to September 2004 in various capacities, most recently as Global Project Head
and Global Medical Director for Anti-Infective Development. In this function,
she had line management responsibility for strategic planning, execution of
clinical development plans, manufacturing and commercialization, product safety,
scientific communications and regulatory affairs for outpatient respiratory
antibiotics, including Clarithromycin and Cefdinir. As part of her
responsibilities at Abbott, Dr. Olson managed the filing of Investigative New
Drug (IND) applications and New Drug Applications (NDA) with the United States
Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Prior to this position, Dr. Olson
was Global Franchise Medical Director responsible for the Anti-Infective
Franchise Program at Abbott from 2000 – 2002. In 2001, she
participated on a team responsible for Medical Affairs Acquisition &
Integration Management for the Knoll/BASF Pharma Acquisitions.
During
Dr. Olson’s initial years at Abbott (1994 – 2000), she held a number of Medical
Director Positions for different product groups in the Pharmaceutical
Division. Dr. Olson received both her Medical Doctor degree and
Ph.D., Biochemistry, from the University of Chicago. She received a
Master of Science degree from North Dakota State University and attended
Concordia College, where she earned a B.A. degree. Additionally, Dr.
Olson was a Medical Fellow Specialist — Division of Infectious Diseases,
Department of Medicine at the University of Minnesota and Medical Resident,
Department of Medicine at the University of Chicago. While at Abbott
she earned a number of awards including the Chairman’s Award, Abbott
Laboratories (1994).
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Compensation
Discussion and Analysis
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The
compensation committee of our board of directors has overall responsibility
for
the compensation program for our executive officers. Specifically,
the compensation committee establishes policies and otherwise discharges the
responsibilities of the board with respect to the compensation of our executive
officers, senior management, and other employees. In evaluating
executive officer pay, the compensation committee may retain the services of
an
independent compensation consultant or research firm and consider
recommendations from the chief executive officer and persons serving in
supervisory positions over a particular officer or executive officer with
respect to goals and compensation of the other executive officers. The executive
officers are not present or involved in deliberations concerning their
compensation. The compensation committee assesses the information it
receives in accordance with its business judgment. The compensation committee
is
also responsible for administering all of our incentive and equity-based
plans. All decisions with respect to executive compensation are first
approved by the compensation committee and then submitted, together with the
compensation committee’s recommendations, to the independent members of the
board for final approval.
We
choose
to pay the various elements of compensation discussed in order to attract and
retain the necessary executive talent, reward annual performance and provide
incentive for primarily long-term strategic goals, while considering short-term
performance.
Elements
of compensation for our executives generally include:
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base
salary (typically subject to upward adjustment annually based on
individual performance);
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401(k)
plan contributions; and
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health,
disability and life insurance.
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We
believe that the compensation of our executives should reflect their success
in
attaining key Company objectives and individual factors. The key
company objectives include: (1) growth of operating earnings and earnings per
share; (2) improved return on assets; (3) satisfactory results of regulatory
examinations; (4) growth or maintenance of market share; (5)
long-term
competitive advantage, which lead to attaining an increased market price for
our
stock; (6) asset growth; and (7) improved asset quality. The key
individual factors for each executive include: (1) the value of their unique
skills and capabilities to support long-term performance of the Company; (2)
performance of their management responsibilities; (3) whether an increase in
responsibility or change in title is warranted; (4) leadership qualities; (5)
business responsibilities; (6) career with our company; (7) current compensation
arrangements; (8) long-term potential to enhance shareholder value; and (9)
contribution as a member of the executive management team.
Our
allocation between long-term and currently paid compensation is intended to
ensure adequate base compensation to attract and retain personnel, while
providing incentives to maximize long-term value for our Company and our
shareholders. We provide cash compensation in the form of base salary
to meet competitive salary norms and reward performance on an annual basis.
We
provide non-cash compensation to reward performance against specific objectives
and long-term strategic goals. Our compensation package for our executive
officers for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2007 ranges from 100% to 53%
in
cash compensation and 0% to 47% in non-cash compensation, including benefits
and
equity-related awards. We believe that this ratio is
competitive within the marketplace for companies at our stage of development
and
appropriate to fulfill our stated policies.
Base
Salary
Our
compensation committee desires to establish salary compensation for our
executive officers based on our operating performance relative to comparable
peer companies over a three year period. In recommending base
salaries for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2007, our compensation committee
considered salaries paid to executive officers of other biotechnology and
pharmaceutical companies similar in size, stage of development and other
characteristics. Our compensation committee’s objective is to provide
for base salaries that are competitive with the average salary paid by our
peers. In making its recommendations, our compensation committee
takes into account recommendations submitted by persons serving in a supervisory
position over a particular officer or executive officer.
With
respect to our fiscal year end March 31, 2007, the base salaries for our
executive officers are reflected in our summary compensation table below and
are
as follows:
Eric
L. Sorkin
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$
375,000
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Cecilia
Chan
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$
201,234
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Gary
Parks
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$
200,000
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Carol
Olson
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$
235,000
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Bonus
and Other
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation
Given
our
stage of development and our desire to conserve cash, we generally do not award
cash bonuses or provide for other non-equity incentive plan compensation and
did
not make such awards in Fiscal Year 2007. As of fiscal year 2008, Mr.
Sorkin, our chief executive officer, is entitled to a cash bonus of up to 60%
of
his base salary for each year of his employment with us based on milestones
to
be determined by our compensation committee, pursuant to the terms of his
employment agreement with us. Those milestones have not yet been
determined for the current fiscal year.
Stock
Option and Equity Incentive Programs
We
believe that equity grants provide our executive officers with a strong link
to
our long-term performance, create an ownership culture and closely align the
interests of our executive officers with the interests of our
shareholders. Because of the direct relationship between the value of
an option and the market price of our common stock, we have always believed
that
granting stock options is the best method of motivating the executive officers
to manage our Company in a manner that is consistent with the interests of
our
Company and our shareholders. In addition, the vesting feature
of our equity grants should aid officer retention because this feature provides
an incentive to our executive officers to remain in our employ during the
vesting period. In determining the size of equity grants
to our executive officers, our compensation committee considers our
company-level performance, the applicable executive officer’s performance, the
period during which an executive officer has been in a key position with us,
comparative share ownership of our competitors, the amount of equity previously
awarded to the applicable executive officer, the vesting of such awards, the
number of shares available under our 2000 Plan, the limitations under our 2000
Plan and the recommendations of management and any other consultants or advisors
with whom our compensation committee may choose to consult.
In
Fiscal Year 2007, stock options were granted under the 2000 Plan as an incentive
to aid in the retention of the executive officers and to align their interests
with those of Immtech’s stockholders and, for the same reasons, it is expected
that additional stock options will be granted under the 2007 Plan if it is
approved by Immtech’s stockholders.
We
currently do not have any formal plan requiring us to grant, or not to grant,
equity compensation on specified dates. With respect to newly hired
executives, our practice is typically to consider stock grants at the first
meeting of the compensation committee and board following such executive’s hire
date. The recommendations of the compensation committee are
subsequently submitted to the board for approval. We intend to ensure
that we do not award equity grants in connection with the release, or the
withholding, of material non-public information, and that the grant value of
all
equity awards is equal to the fair market value on the date of
grant.
We
entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Sorkin in December 2006 pursuant
to which we intended to grant Mr. Sorkin stock options to purchase up to 325,000
of our shares of common stock, at an exercise price equal to the fair market
value of the underlying shares on December 20, 2006 subject to stockholder
approval of a new equity incentive plan. In March
2007,
we
amended and restated the employment agreement at Mr. Sorkin’s request to remove
the requirement that he be granted stock options to purchase up to 325,000
shares of our common stock, and to provide that he will be eligible for future
stock options conditioned on our achievements and milestones as determined
by
our compensation committee and our other independent directors.
We
granted stock options to the executive officers on October 16,
2006. In keeping with our standard policy and practice, the exercise
price of the stock options that were awarded was $5.74 per share, the fair
market value on the date of grant. The options generally vest ratably
over a two year period from the date of grant and expire ten years from the
date
of grant. The options that were granted are set forth in the Grants
of Plan-Based Awards table below. All options are intended to be
qualified stock options as defined under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended, to the extent possible.
Perquisites
Our
executives do not receive any perquisites and are not entitled to benefits
that
are not otherwise available to all of our employees. In this regard
it should be noted that we do not provide pension arrangements, post-retirement
health coverage, or similar benefits for our executives or
employees.
Defined
Contribution Plan
We
maintain a qualified retirement plan pursuant to Internal Revenue Code Section
401(k) covering substantially all employees subject to certain minimum age
and
service requirements. Our 401(k) plan allows employees to make
voluntary contributions. The assets of the 401(k) plan are held in
trust for participants and are distributed upon the retirement, disability,
death or other termination of employment of the participant.
Employees
who participate in our 401(k) may contribute to their 401(k) account up to
the
maximum amount that varies annually in accordance with the Internal Revenue
Code. We also make available to 401(k) plan participants the ability
to direct the investment of their 401(k) accounts in various investment
funds.
In
general, we do not enter into formal employment agreements with our employees,
other than our chief executive officer. We have entered into an
employment agreement with Mr. Sorkin, our current president and chief executive
officer, and previously Mr. Thompson, our former president and chief executive
officer.
Our
compensation committee recommended these agreements in part to enable us to
induce our chief executives to work at a small, dynamic and rapidly growing
company where their longer-term compensation would largely depend on future
stock appreciation. Our chief executive officer may from time to time
have competitive alternatives that may appear to him to be more attractive
or
less risky than working at Immtech. The change in control and
severance benefits also mitigate the risk of a potential acquisition of the
company, particularly when services of the executive officer may not be required
by the acquiring company. A description of
the
terms
of these agreements, including post-employment payments and triggers, is
included in the section entitled “Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change
in Control.”
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Accounting
and Tax Considerations
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We
select
and implement our various elements of compensation for their ability to help us
achieve our performance and retention goals and not based solely on any unique
or preferential financial accounting treatment. In this regard,
Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code generally sets a limit of $1.0
million on the amount of annual compensation (other than certain enumerated
categories of performance-based compensation) that we may deduct for federal
income tax purposes with respect to the executive officers (other than our
chief
financial officer) listed in the summary compensation table
below. Compensation realized upon the exercise of stock options is
considered performance based if, among other requirements, the plan pursuant
to
which the options are granted has been approved by the a company’s stockholders
and has a limit on the total number of shares that may be covered by options
issued to any plan participant in any specified period. Options
granted under our Amended & Restated 2000 Stock Incentive Plan are
considered performance based. Therefore any compensation realized
upon the exercise of stock options granted under the 2000 Plan will be excluded
from the deductibility limits of Section 162(m). While we have not
adopted a policy requiring that all compensation be deductible, we consider
the
consequences of Section 162(m) in designing our compensation
practices.
Generally,
the exercise of an incentive stock option does not trigger any recognition
of
income or gain to the holder. If the stock is held until at least one
year after the date of exercise (or two years from the date the option is
granted, whichever is later), all of the gain on the sale of the stock, when
recognized for income tax purposes will be capital gain, rather than ordinary
income to the recipient. Consequently, we do not receive a tax
deduction. For stock options that do not qualify as incentive stock
options, we are entitled to a tax deduction in the year in which the stock
options are exercised equal to the spread between the exercise price and the
fair market value of the stock for which the stock option was
exercised. The holders of the non-qualified stock options are
generally taxed on this same amount in the year of exercise.
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Stock
Ownership Guidelines
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Although
we have not adopted any stock ownership guidelines, we believe that our
compensation of executive officers, which includes the use of stock options,
results in an alignment of interest between these individuals and our
stockholders.
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Benchmarking
and Consultants
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Our
compensation committee reviews the history of all the elements of each executive
officer’s total compensation over the past several years and compares the
compensation of the executive officers with that of the executive officers
in an
appropriate market comparison group comprised of other biotechnology and
pharmaceutical companies similar in size, stage of development and other
characteristics.
Named
Executive Officer Compensation
SUMMARY
COMPENSATION TABLE
Name
and
Principal Position
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Fisca
l Year (ending March 31)
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Salary $
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Bonus $
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Stock Awards $
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Option Awards $ (2)
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Non-equity Incentive
Plan Compensation
$
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Change
in Pension Value and NQDC
Earnings
$
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All
Other Compensation $
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Total $
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Eric
L. Sorkin(1)
Chief
Executive Officer and Chairman
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2007
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0
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$201,465
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$201,465
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Cecilia
Chan
Executive
Director and Director
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2007
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$201,234
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$101,656
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$302,890
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Gary
C. Parks
Secretary,
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
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2007
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$188,431
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$111,760
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$300,191
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Carol
Ann Olson, MD, Ph.D.
Senior
Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
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2007
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$223,333
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$200,624
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$423,957
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(1)
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Mr.
Sorkin became Chief Executive Officer on January 23, 2006 and subsequently
became President on May 1, 2006. His base salary for Fiscal
Year 2007 is $375,000 per year.
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(2)
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This
column represents the dollar amount recognized for financial statement
reporting purposes with respect to the 2007 fiscal year for the fair
value
of the stock options granted to each of the named executive officers
in
2007 and prior fiscal years, in accordance with SFAS
123(R). The amounts shown exclude the impact of estimated
forfeitures related to service-based vesting conditions. For
additional information on the valuation assumptions with respect
to the
2006 grants, please refer to the notes in our financial
statements. These amounts reflect our accounting expense for
these awards, and do not correspond to the actual value that will
be
recognized by the named executive
officers.
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Stock
Option Grants and Exercises During the Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
2007
The
following table sets forth information concerning stock option grants made
during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007, to our executive officers
named in the “Summary Compensation Table” above. The fair value
information in the far right column is for illustration purposes only and is
not
intended to predict the future price of our Common Stock. The actual
future value of the stock options will depend on the market value of the Common
Stock.
GRANTS
OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS
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Estimated
Future
Payouts
Under
Non-Equity
Incentive
Plan Awards
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Estimated
Future
Payouts
Under
Equity
Incentive
Plan Awards
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All
Other Stock Awards: Number of Shares of Stock or Units
(#)
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All
Other Options Awards: Number of Securities Underlying Options
(#) (1)
75,000
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Exercise
or Base Price of Option Awards ($/Sh) (2)
5.74
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Grant
Date Fair Value of Option Awards ($)
(3)
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Cecilia
Chan
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10/16/06
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----
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----
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----
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----
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----
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----
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----
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75,000
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5.74
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362,009
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Gary
C. Parks
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10/16/06
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----
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----
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----
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----
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----
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----
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----
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30,000
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5.74
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144,803
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Carol
Ann Olson
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10/16/06
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----
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----
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----
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----
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----
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----
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----
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30,000
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5.74
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144,803
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(1)
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These
stock options vest and become exercisable in equal monthly installments
with the first installment vesting on October 16, 2006. The
options expire 10 years from the date of grant on October 16,
2006.
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(2)
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This
column shows the exercise price for the stock options granted, which
was
the closing price of our common stock on October 16, 2006, the date
of
grant.
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(3)
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This
column represents the dollar amount recognized for financial statement
reporting purposes with respect to the 2007 fiscal year for the fair
value
of the stock options granted to each of the named executive officers
in
2007 in accordance with SFAS 123(R). The amounts shown exclude
the impact of estimated forfeitures related to service-based vesting
conditions. For additional information on the valuation
assumptions with respect to the 2006 grants, please refer to the
notes in
our financial statements. These amounts reflect our accounting
expense for these awards, and do not correspond to the actual value
that
will be recognized by the named executive
officers.
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The
following table sets forth certain information with respect to outstanding
stock
option and warrant awards of the named executive officers for the fiscal year
ended March 31, 2007.
OUTSTANDING
EQUITY AWARDS AT MARCH 31, 2007
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Number
of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options/
Warrants
Exercisable (#)(1)
36,923
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(3) |
Number
of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options/ Warrants Unexercisable
(#)(1)
0
|
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Equity
Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised
Unearned Options (#)
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Option/Warrant
Exercise Price ($)
6.47
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Option/
Warrant Expiration Date (2)
7/24/2008
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173,077
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(3) |
0
|
|
---
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6.47
|
10/12/2008
|
|
972
|
|
0
|
|
---
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2.55
|
12/24/2007
|
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22,000
|
|
0
|
|
---
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14.29
|
2/2/2014
|
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22,000
|
|
0
|
|
---
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11.03
|
11/16/2014
|
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12,153
|
|
8,681
|
|
---
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7.85
|
1/25/2016
|
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15,625
|
|
59,325
|
|
---
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5.74
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10/16/2016
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cecilia
Chan
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50,123
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(3) |
0
|
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---
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6.47
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7/24/2008
|
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173,077
|
(3) |
0
|
|
---
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6.47
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10/12/2008
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22,000
|
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0
|
|
---
|
2.55
|
12/24/2012
|
|
25,000
|
|
0
|
|
---
|
21.66
|
11/6/2013
|
|
20,000
|
|
0
|
|
---
|
9.41
|
9/8/2014
|
|
15,625
|
|
59,325
|
|
---
|
5.74
|
10/16/2016
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gary
C. Parks
|
14,195
|
|
0
|
|
---
|
1.74
|
4/16/2008
|
|
10,000
|
|
0
|
|
---
|
10.00
|
7/20/2011
|
|
25,000
|
|
0
|
|
---
|
2.55
|
12/24/2012
|
|
15,000
|
|
0
|
|
---
|
21.66
|
11/6/2013
|
|
15,000
|
|
0
|
|
---
|
9.41
|
9/8/2014
|
|
11,667
|
|
8,333
|
|
---
|
7.29
|
1/24/2016
|
|
6,250
|
|
23,750
|
|
---
|
5.74
|
10/16/2016
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Carol
Ann Olson
|
26,666
|
(4) |
13,334
|
(4) |
---
|
8.38
|
10/18/2014
|
|
17,500
|
|
12,500
|
|
---
|
7.29
|
1/24/2016
|
|
6,250
|
|
23,750
|
|
---
|
5.74
|
10/16/2016
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
Except
as indicated, the stock options granted vest and become exercisable
in
monthly installments over a two year period, commencing on the date
of
grant.
|
(2)
|
The
stock options expire on the date shown in this column, which is ten
years
from the date of grant, with the sole exception of the December 24,
2002
grant of stock options to Mr. Sorkin with a five-year expiration
term.
|
(3)
|
The
amount represents the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise
of the
vested warrants.
|
(4)
|
The
stock options granted vest and become exercisable ratably over a
three
year period, commencing on the first anniversary of the date of
grant.
|
OPTION/WARRANT
EXERCISES
|
|
|
Number
of
Shares
Acquired
on
Exercise
(#)
5,000
|
Value
Realized
on
Exercise
($)
|
|
4,000
|
5,040
(2)
|
Cecilia
Chan
|
0
|
|
Gary
C. Parks
|
500
|
630 (2)
|
Carol
Ann Olson
|
0
|
|
(1)
|
Based
on the market value of $5.29 per share, minus the average per share
exercise price of $6.00 multiplied by the number of shares underlying
the
warrant.
|
(2)
|
Based
on the market value of $7.26 per share, minus the average per share
exercise price of $6.00 multiplied by the number of shares underlying
the
warrant.
|
Post-Employment
Compensation
Employment
Agreement with Mr. Sorkin
Upon
becoming the Company’s Chief Executive Officer in January 2006, Mr. Sorkin
elected to provide services to the Company without receiving an annual
salary. On December 20, 2006, the Company and Mr. Sorkin entered into
an employment agreement pursuant to which Mr. Sorkin was engaged as the
Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer through March 31, 2007, with
annual automatic renewals, unless either party provides not less than 30 days
written notice. Mr. Sorkin is entitled to receive an annual cash
salary of $375,000 beginning on April 1, 2007. In connection with the
employment agreement, he also had the right to receive a stock option to
purchase up to 325,000 shares of the Company’s common stock for an exercise
price equal to $9.01, the closing price of our common stock on the date the
agreement was signed, subject to the stockholders approval of a new equity
incentive plan. Under the terms of the agreement, Mr. Sorkin also may
receive (i) a cash bonus of up to 60% of his base salary beginning with the
fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, based on milestones set in the sole discretion
of the compensation committee or in the discretion of the compensation committee
together with the other independent members of the board of directors (as
directed by the board). The Agreement was amended and restated in
March 2007 at the request of Mr. Sorkin to remove the requirement that he be
granted the 325,000 stock options and to provide that he will only receive
future stock options if the Company achieves certain milestones as determined
by
the compensation committee and the other independent directors of the
board.
If
Mr.
Sorkin is terminated without cause (as defined) or resigns for good reason
(as
defined), then he will be entitled to receive (i) six months severance based
on
his then current base salary, (ii) benefits for 12 months, (iii) cash bonus
on
the date he otherwise would have received it, (iv) vesting of all stock options
and (v) the right to exercise all of his outstanding
stock
options through the end of their respective terms. In the event of
Mr. Sorkin’s death, his estate is entitled to (i) 12 months of base salary, (ii)
benefits for 12 months, (iii) vesting of all outstanding stock options, (iv)
pro
rata share of cash bonus through date of death, and (v) the right to exercise
the options through the end of their respective terms. If Mr. Sorkin
becomes disabled (as defined) he is entitled to receive (i) 12 months of his
base salary (paid out of disability insurance to the extent available), (ii)
benefits for 12 months, (iii) pro rata share of cash bonus through the date
of
disability, (iv) vesting of all outstanding stock options and (v) the right
to
exercise the stock options through the end of their respective
terms. In the event there is a change in control of the Company (as
defined), whether or not Mr. Sorkin’s employment is terminated, all outstanding
stock options will vest.
The
following table quantifies the amounts that we would owe Mr. Sorkin upon each
of
the termination triggers discussed above:
EXECUTIVE
PAYMENTS UPON TERMINATION AS OF MARCH 31, 2007
Eric
L. Sorkin
Chairman,
Chief Executive Officer and President
Executive
Benefits and Payments Upon Termination
|
|
|
Termination
without Cause or with Good Reason Prior to CIC or more than
24 months
after CIC (1)
|
CIC
Whether or Not Services are Terminated
|
Base
Salary
|
$375,000 (2)
|
$375,000
(2)
|
$187,500
(3)
|
----
|
Short-Term
Incentive
|
--- (4)
|
---- (4)
|
--- (5)
|
----
|
|
|
|
|
|
Value
of Unvested Equity Awards and Accelerated Vesting
|
|
|
|
|
Stock
Options
|
286,591 (6)
|
286,591 (6)
|
286,591 (6)
|
286,591 (6)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
$ 661,591
|
$
661,591
|
$ 474,091
|
$ 286,591
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
“CIC”
means change in control, as defined within the employment agreement
between Mr. Sorkin and the Company.
|
(2)
|
12
months base salary.
|
(3)
|
6
months base salary.
|
(5)
|
Full
cash bonus otherwise payable.
|
(6)
|
Vesting
of all stock options.
|
DIRECTOR
COMPENSATION as of March 31, 2007
|
Fees
Earned or Paid in Cash
($)
---
|
----
|
---
|
Non-Equity
Incentive Plan Compensation
($)
----
|
Change
in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings
($)
---
|
All
Other Compensation ($)
|
|
Judy
Lau
|
---
|
----
|
---
|
----
|
---
|
---
|
---
|
Levi
H. K. Lee
|
---
|
----
|
---
|
----
|
---
|
---
|
---
|
Donald
Sinex
|
---
|
---
|
20,000
|
----
|
---
|
---
|
|
Frederick
Wackerle (2)
|
---
|
----
|
---
|
----
|
---
|
---
|
(1)
Dr.
Colten passed away on May 24, 2007.
(2)
Mr.
Wackerle did not stand for re-election at the Company’s annual meeting of
stockholders held on March 2, 2007.
Overview
of Compensation and Procedures
We
generally compensate non-employee directors for their service as a member of
the
board of directors through the grant to each such director of 20,000 options
to
purchase shares of common stock upon joining the board. In addition,
each non-employee director receives options to purchase 15,000 shares of common
stock for each subsequent year of board service, options to purchase 3,000
shares of common stock for each year of service on each board committee and
options to purchase 1,000 shares of common stock for each board committee
chaired. Such options are generally granted at fair market value on
the date of grant, vest ratably over 2 years from the date of grant and expire
10 years from the date of grant. Our practice has been to make these
grants after our annual meeting of stockholders. We made these grants
with respect to Fiscal Year 2007 on August 17, 2007. We also
reimburse the directors for out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with
their service as directors.
For
Fiscal Year 2008, each non-employee director will receive an annual retainer
of
$20,000. Members of the audit committee will receive options to
purchase 5,000 shares of common stock and the Chair of the audit committee
will
receive options to purchase 10,000 shares of common stock. Members of
the compensation committee and nominating committee will receive options to
purchase 3,000 shares of common stock and the Chairs of these committees will
receive options to purchase 6,000 shares of common stock.
On
August
17, 2007, Ms. Lau was granted an option to purchase 22,292 shares of common
stock for her board service during the fiscal year ended March 31,
2007. She received (i) 15,000 for one year of service on the board
and (ii) 7,292 for board committee appointments, including 3,000 for each
one-year appointment to our audit committee and compensation committee, 750
for
chairing the compensation committee for nine months and 542 for
chairing
the
audit
committee for six and one half months; such options have an exercise price
of
$6.85, an exercise period of ten years and immediate vesting.
On
August
17, 2007, Dr. Lee was granted an option to purchase 19,625 shares of common
stock for his board service during the fiscal year ended March 31,
2007. He received (i) 15,000 for one year of service on the board and
(ii) 4,625 for board committee appointments, including 3,000 for a one-year
appointment to our nominating committee and 1,625 for serving six and one half
months on the audit committee; such options have an exercise price of $6.85,
an
exercise period of ten years and immediate vesting.
On
October 23, 2006, Mr. Sinex was granted an option to purchase 20,000 shares
of
common stock for joining the board. Such options have an exercise
price of $5.60, an exercise period of ten years and vest ratably over 24
months. On August 17, 2007, Mr. Sinex was granted an option to
purchase 10,084 shares of common stock for his board service during the fiscal
year ended March 31, 2007. He received (i) 6,875 for five and one
half months of service on the board and (ii) 3,209 for board committee
appointments during the five and one half months of service, including 1,375
for
each appointment to our audit committee and nominating committee, and 459 for
chairing the audit committee; such options have an exercise price of $6.85,
an
exercise period of ten years and immediate vesting.
COMPENSATION
COMMITTEE REPORT
The
compensation committee has reviewed and discussed the preceding Compensation
Disclosure and Analysis with management and, based on such review and
discussions, the compensation committee recommended to the board of directors
that the Compensation Disclosure and Analysis be included in this Proxy
Statement.
Compensation
Committee
Judy
Lau,
(Chair)
Levi
H.K.
Lee, M.D.
Donald
F.
Sinex
Stock
Performance Graph
The
following graph shows a comparison of cumulative total stockholder returns
for
Immtech’s common stock, the S&P 500 Index and the Peer Group. The
graph assumes the investment of $100 on April 01, 2002, and the reinvestment
of
all dividends. The performance shown is not necessarily indicative of
future performance.
The
information contained in the graph above shall not be deemed to be “soliciting
material” or to be “filed” with the SEC, nor shall such information be
incorporated by reference into any future filing under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or subject
to Regulation 14A or 14C promulgated under the Exchange Act, other than as
provided in Item 402 of the SEC’s Regulation S-K, or to the liabilities of
Section 18 of the Exchange Act, except to the extent that Immtech
specifically requests that the information be treated as soliciting material
or
specifically incorporates it by reference in such filing.
TOTAL
STOCKHOLDER RETURNS
Total
Return To Stockholder’s
(Dividends
reinvested monthly)
|
|
ANNUAL
RETURN PERCENTAGE
YEARS
ENDED
|
Company
Name / Index
|
|
Mar
03
|
Mar
04
|
Mar
05
|
Mar
06
|
Mar
07
|
Immtech
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
|
|
-6.25
|
311.58
|
-32.93
|
-37.59
|
-25.80
|
S&P
500 Index
|
|
-24.77
|
35.13
|
6.67
|
11.71
|
11.83
|
Peer
Group
|
|
-68.34
|
158.50
|
0.30
|
28.17
|
-14.58
|
|
Base
Period
|
INDEXED
RETURNS
YEARS
ENDED
|
Company
Name / Index
|
April
02
|
Mar
03
|
Mar
04
|
Mar
05
|
Mar
06
|
Mar
07
|
Immtech
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
|
$100
|
$
93.75
|
$
385.85
|
$
258.80
|
$
161.52
|
$
119.85
|
S&P
500 Index
|
100
|
75.23
|
101.66
|
108.44
|
121.14
|
135.46
|
Peer
Group
|
100
|
31.66
|
81.84
|
82.09
|
105.22
|
89.88
|
Cubist
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBST)
EntreMed,
Inc. (NASDAQ: ENMD)
Encysive
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENCY)
Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners, Directors and
Management
The
following table sets forth, as of October 12, 2007, certain information
regarding the beneficial ownership (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) of our common
stock based upon the most recent information available to us for (i) each
person known by us to own beneficially more than five (5%) percent of our
outstanding common stock, (ii) each director, (iii) each person listed
in the “Summary Compensation Table” above and (iv) all executive officers
and directors as a group. Except as otherwise indicated, each listed
stockholder directly owned his or her shares and had sole voting and investment
power. Unless otherwise noted, the address for each person listed
below is Immtech Pharmaceuticals, Inc., One North End Avenue, New York, NY
10282.
|
Number
of Shares
of
Common Stock Beneficially Owned
|
Percentage
of Outstanding Shares
of
Common Stock
|
Eric
L. Sorkin(1)
|
458,559
|
2.89%
|
Cecilia
Chan(2)
|
392,270
|
2.48%
|
Gary
C. Parks(3)
|
138,555
|
*
|
Carol
Ann Olson, M.D., Ph.D.(4)
|
83,500
|
*
|
David
M. Fleet(5)
|
3,625
|
*
|
Judy
Lau(6)
|
108,445
|
*
|
Levi
H.K. Lee, MD(7)
|
303,418
|
1.94%
|
Donald
F. Sinex(8)
|
90,043
|
*
|
|
|
|
All
executive officers and directors as a
group
(8 persons)
(9)
|
1,578,415
|
9.43%
|
(1)
|
Includes
(i) 62,735 shares of common stock; (ii) 20,362 shares of common
stock issuable upon the conversion of series A preferred stock;
(iii) 53,267 shares of common stock issuable upon the conversion of
series E preferred stock; (iv) 217,500 shares of common stock
issuable upon the exercise of warrants; and (v) 104,695 shares of
common stock issuable upon the exercise of
options.
|
(2)
|
Includes
(i) 55,664 shares of common stock; (ii) 5,781 shares of common
stock issuable upon the conversion of series B preferred stock;
(iii) 223,200 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of
warrants; and (iv) 107,625 shares of common stock issuable upon the
exercise of options.
|
(3) |
Includes
(i) 22,515 shares of common stock; (ii) 2,262 shares of common
stock issuable upon the conversion of series A preferred stock; and
(iii) 113,778 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of
options.
|
(4) |
Includes
83,500 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of
options. |
|
(5) |
Includes
3,625 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of
options.
|
|
(6)
|
Includes
108,445 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of
options.
|
(7)
|
Includes
(i) 142,499 shares of common stock; (ii) 11,312 shares of common
stock issuable upon the conversion of series A preferred stock;
(iii) 52,037 shares of common stock issuable upon the conversion of
series C preferred stock; and (iv) 97,570 shares of common stock
issuable upon the exercise of
options.
|
(8)
|
Includes
(i) 37,319 shares of common stock; (ii) 21,307 shares of common
stock issuable upon the conversion of series E preferred stock;
(iii) 3,750 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of
warrants; and (iv) 27,667 shares of common stock issuable upon the
exercise of options.
|
(9) |
See
footnotes one through eight.
|
PROPOSAL
2
ADOPTION
OF 2007 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
Background
Since
its
inception, our board of directors has relied upon stock options and restricted
stock to attract and retain outstanding individuals to serve as the Company’s
directors, executive officers, employees and consultants, and to align their
interests with the interests of the Company’s stockholders. The
primary vehicle for this form of compensation currently is the Company’s Third
Amended and Restated 2000 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2000 Plan”). The
Company’s stockholders approved the 2000 Plan at the 2000 annual meeting held on
October 12, 2000, reserving for issuance pursuant to awards granted thereunder
up to 350,000 shares of Common Stock. Subsequently, the Company’s
stockholders approved increases in the shares available under the 2000 Plan,
most recently on November 12, 2004, when the number of shares available was
increased to 2,200,000.
As
of
October 12, 2007, there remained only 346,964 shares of Common Stock available
for issuance pursuant to stock options and/or restricted shares (collectively,
“Awards”) granted under the 2000 Plan. Our board of directors has
determined that the number of shares remaining under the 2000 Plan is
insufficient to continue to meet the Company’s needs of attracting and retaining
directors, executive officers, employees and consultants. As a
result, on September 25, 2007, our board of directors adopted, subject to
stockholder approval, the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2007
Plan”). A copy of the 2007 Plan is set forth in full in
Appendix A to this proxy statement. The 2007 Plan
provides for the issuance of up to 1,846,964 shares of Common Stock pursuant
to
awards of stock options and restricted shares. This number represents
an additional 1,500,000 shares added to the 346,964 shares that remain available
under the 2000 Plan. In addition, the 2007 Plan provides that up to
1,592,263 shares of Common Stock may become available for issuance upon the
expiration, forfeiture or cancellation of currently outstanding awards made
under the 2000 Plan.
Upon
receipt of stockholder approval of the 2007 Plan, the Company will not make
any
further awards under the 2000 Plan.
Stockholder
approval of the 2007 Plan will enable the Company to make awards that qualify
as
performance-based compensation that is exempt from the deduction limitation
set
forth under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
(the “Code”). Subject to certain exceptions, Section 162(m) generally
limits the corporate income tax deductions to $1,000,000 annually for
compensation paid to each of the Chief Executive Officer and the other four
highest paid executive officers of the Company.
The
board has not made any awards under
the 2007 Plan, and has not determined what awards, if any, will occur if the
2007 Plan receives shareholder approval at the annual meeting. If the 2007
Plan
had been in effect for the Company’s 2007 fiscal year, no additional awards
would have occurred because all awards occurred under the 2000 Plan. Shareholder
approval of the 2007 Plan will not affect outstanding awards made under the
2000
Plan, which will remain in full force and effect.
The
affirmative vote of a majority of the shares present in
person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote will be
required to approve the 2007 Plan.
THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS
THAT
YOU VOTE “FOR” THE APPROVAL OF THE IMMTECH
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 2007 STOCK
INCENTIVE PLAN.
Summary
of the 2007 Plan
The
following summary is not intended to be complete and reference should be made
to
Appendix A for a complete statement of the terms and provisions of the
2007 Plan. Capitalized terms used in this summary and not otherwise
defined will have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the 2007
Plan.
Purpose. The
purpose of the 2007 Plan is to attract, retain and motivate select employees,
officers, directors, consultants, and advisors of the Company and its affiliates
(referred to collectively as “eligible persons”).
Shares
Subject to the 2007 Plan. The 2007 Plan provides that up to
1,846,964 shares of Common Stock may be issued pursuant to Awards under the
2007
Plan. These shares shall be authorized but unissued shares, or shares
that the Company has reacquired or otherwise holds in treasury or in a
trust. The number of shares available for Awards, as well as the
terms of outstanding Awards, are subject to adjustment as provided in the 2007
Plan for stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations and other similar
events. Shares of Common Stock that are subject to any Award that
expires, or is forfeited, cancelled or becomes unexercisable will again be
available for subsequent Awards, except as prohibited by law. In
addition, the 2007 Plan provides that up to 1,592,263 shares of Common Stock
may
become available for issuance upon the expiration, forfeiture or cancellation
of
currently outstanding awards made under the 2000 Plan.
Administration. Either
our board of directors or a committee appointed by our board of directors will
administer the 2007 Plan. The board of directors and any committee
exercising discretion under the 2007 Plan from time to time are referred to
as
the “Committee.” The Compensation Committee of the board of directors
is currently acting as the Committee for purposes of the 2007
Plan. The board of directors may at any time appoint additional
members to the Committee, remove and replace members of the Committee with
or
without cause, and fill vacancies on the Committee. To the extent
permitted by law, the Committee may authorize one or more persons who are
reporting persons for purposes of Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, (or other executive officers) to make awards to
eligible persons who are not reporting persons for purposes of Rule 16b-3
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (or other officers whom
the Company has specifically authorized to make awards). With respect
to decisions involving an award intended to satisfy the requirements of
Section 162(m) of the Code, the Committee is to consist of two or more
directors who are “outside directors” for purposes of that Code
section. The Committee may delegate administrative functions to
individuals who are reporting persons for purposes of Rule 16b-3 of the
Exchange Act, officers or employees of the Company or its
affiliates. With respect to any
decision relating to a reporting person, the Committee
shall
consist of two or more directors who are disinterested within the meaning of
Rule 16b-3.
Subject
to the terms of the 2007 Plan, the Committee has express authority to determine
the eligible persons who will receive awards, the number of shares of Common
Stock to be covered by each award, and the terms and conditions of
awards. The Committee has broad discretion to prescribe, amend, and
rescind rules relating to the 2007 Plan and its administration, to interpret
and
construe the 2007 Plan and the terms of all award agreements, and to take all
actions necessary or advisable to administer the 2007 Plan. Within
the limits of the 2007 Plan, the Committee may accelerate the vesting of any
award, allow the exercise of unvested awards, and may modify, replace, cancel
or
renew them.
The
2007
Plan provides that the Company and its affiliates will indemnify members of
the
Committee and their delegates against any claims, liabilities or costs arising
from the good faith performance of their duties under the 2007
Plan. The 2007 Plan releases these individuals from liability for
good faith actions associated with the Plan’s administration.
Eligibility. The
Committee may grant options that are intended to qualify as incentive stock
options (“ISOs”) only to employees, and may grant all other awards to eligible
persons. The discussion below uses the term “participant” to refer to
an eligible person who has received an award. The 2007 Plan provides
that no participant may receive Options that relate to more than 500,000 Shares
in any twelve month period. Substantially all of the approximately 24
employees (including officers) of the Company and its affiliates and all four
of
the Company’s non-employee directors would be eligible to participate in the
2007 Plan.
Options. Options
granted under the 2007 Plan provide participants with the right to purchase
shares of Common Stock at a predetermined exercise price. The
Committee may grant options that are intended to qualify as ISOs or options
that
are not intended to so qualify (“Non-ISOs”). The 2007 Plan also
provides that ISO treatment may not be available for options that become first
exercisable in any calendar year to the extent the value of the underlying
shares that are the subject of the option exceed $100,000 (based upon the Fair
Market Value of the shares of Common Stock on the option grant
date).
Exercise
Price for Options. The exercise price of Non-ISOs may not be less
than 100% of the fair market value on the grant date of the shares of Common
Stock subject to the award (110% of fair market value for ISOs granted to
employees who, at the time of grant, own more than 10% of the Company’s
outstanding shares of Common Stock; and 100% of fair market value for ISOs
granted to all other employees). As of the record date, the closing
price of a share of Common Stock on the American Stock Exchange was
$7.60 per share.
Exercise
of Options. To the extent exercisable in accordance with the
agreement granting them, an option may be exercised in whole or in part, and
from time to time during its term; subject to earlier termination relating
to a
holder’s termination of employment or service. The Committee has the
discretion to accept payment of the exercise price in any of the following
forms
(or combination of them): cash or check in U.S. dollars, certain
shares of Common Stock, and cashless exercise under a program the Committee
approves. The term over which participants may exercise options may
not exceed ten years from the date of grant (five years in
the case of ISOs granted to employees who, at the time
of
grant, own more than 10% of the Company’s outstanding shares of Common
Stock).
Subject
to the terms of the applicable award agreement, the option may be exercised
during the three-month period after the optionee retires, during the one-year
period after the optionee’s termination of service due to death or permanent
disability, and during the 90-day period after the optionee’s termination of
employment without cause (but in no case later than the termination date of
the
option). The award agreements may, in the discretion of the Committee, set
forth
additional or different terms and conditions applicable to such option upon
a
termination or change in status of the employment or service of the option
holder.
Restricted
Shares. Under the 2007 Plan, the Committee may grant restricted
shares that are forfeitable until certain vesting requirements are
met. For restricted shares, the 2007 Plan provides the Committee with
discretion to determine the terms and conditions under which a participant’s
interests in such Awards becomes vested.
Whenever
shares of Common Stock are delivered pursuant to these Awards, the participant
will be entitled to receive additional shares of Common Stock equal to the
sum
of (i) any stock dividends that the Company’s shareholders received between
the date of the Award and issuance or release of the shares of Common Stock
and
(ii) a number of additional shares of Common Stock equal to the shares of
Common Stock that the participant could have purchased at fair market value
on
the payment date of any cash dividends for shares of Common Stock if the
participant had received such cash dividends between its grant date and its
settlement date.
Income
Tax Withholding. As a condition for the issuance of shares
pursuant to awards, the 2007 Plan requires satisfaction of any applicable
federal, state, local, or foreign withholding tax obligations that may arise
in
connection with the award or the issuance of shares.
Transferability. Awards
may not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred or disposed of
other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, except to the extent
the Committee permits lifetime transfers in the form of Non-ISOs or Restricted
Shares to charitable institutions, certain family members or related trusts,
or
as otherwise approved by the Committee.
Certain
Corporate Transactions. The Committee shall equitably adjust the
number of shares covered by each outstanding award, and the number of shares
that have been authorized for issuance under the 2007 Plan but as to which
no
awards have yet been granted or that have been returned to the 2007 Plan upon
cancellation, forfeiture or expiration of an award, as well as the price per
share covered by each such outstanding award, to reflect any increase or
decrease in the number of issued shares resulting from a stock split, reverse
stock split, stock dividend, combination, recapitalization or reclassification
of the shares, or any other increase or decrease in the number of issued shares
effected without receipt of consideration by the Company. In the
event of any such transaction or event, the Committee may provide in
substitution for any or all outstanding Options under the 2007 Plan such
alternative consideration (including securities of any surviving entity) as
it
may in good faith determine to be equitable under the circumstances and may
require in connection therewith the surrender of all Options so
replaced. In any case,
such substitution of securities will not require the consent
of any person who is granted options pursuant to the 2007
Plan.
In
addition, in the event or in anticipation of a Change in Control (as defined
in
the 2007 Plan), all outstanding stock options and restricted shares shall
immediately vest in full and no longer be subject to forfeiture
provisions. In addition, the Committee may at any time in its sole
and absolute discretion and authority, without obtaining the approval or consent
of the Company’s stockholders or any participant with respect to his or her
outstanding awards (except to the extent an award provides otherwise), take
one
or more of the following actions: (a) arrange for or otherwise provide that
each outstanding award will be assumed or substituted with a substantially
equivalent award by a successor corporation or a parent or subsidiary of such
successor corporation; (b) arrange or otherwise provide for payment of cash
or other consideration to participants in exchange for the satisfaction and
cancellation of outstanding awards; or (c) terminate upon the consummation
of the transaction, provided that the Committee may in its sole discretion
provide for vesting of all or some outstanding awards in full as of a date
immediately prior to consummation of the Change of Control. To the
extent that an award is not exercised prior to consummation of a transaction
in
which the award is not being assumed or substituted, such award shall terminate
upon such consummation.
In
the
event of any distribution to the Company’s stockholders of securities of any
other entity or other assets (other than dividends payable in cash or stock
of
the Company) without receipt of consideration by the Company, the Committee
may,
in its discretion, appropriately adjust the price per share covered by each
outstanding award to reflect the effect of such
distribution. Finally, if the Company dissolves or liquidates, all
awards will terminate immediately prior to such dissolution or liquidation,
subject to the ability of the board of directors to exercise any discretion
that
the board may exercise in the case of a Change in Control.
Term
of the 2007 Plan; Amendments or Termination. The term of the 2007
Plan is ten years from the date the 2007 Plan is approved by the Company’s
stockholders. The board of directors may from time to time, amend,
alter, suspend, discontinue or terminate the 2007 Plan; provided that no
amendment, suspension or termination of the 2007 Plan shall materially and
adversely affect awards already granted (with such an affect being presumed
to
arise from a modification that would trigger a violation of Section 409A of
the Code) unless (1) it relates to an adjustment pursuant to certain
transactions that change the Company’s capitalization, (2) it is
otherwise mutually agreed between the participant and the Committee, or
(3) the Committee determines in good faith, before a Change in Control,
that the modification is not materially adverse to the
participant. Furthermore, neither the Company nor the Committee
shall, without stockholder approval, allow for a repricing within the meaning
of
the federal securities laws applicable to proxy statement
disclosures. In addition, the Committee may not cancel an outstanding
option whose exercise price is greater than fair market value at the time of
cancellation for the purpose of reissuing the option to the participant at
a
lower exercise price or granting a replacement award of a different type.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may amend the 2007 Plan to
eliminate provisions which are no longer necessary as a result of changes in
tax
or securities laws or regulations, or in the interpretation
thereof.
Expected
Tax Consequences. The following is a brief summary of certain tax
consequences of certain transactions under the 2007 Plan. This
summary is not intended to be complete and does not describe state or local
tax
consequences.
Under
the
United States Internal Revenue Code, the Company will generally be entitled
to a
deduction for federal income tax purposes at the same time and in the same
amount as the ordinary income that participants recognize pursuant to awards
(subject to the participant’s overall compensation being reasonable, and to the
discussion below with respect to Code section 162(m)). For
participants, the expected U.S. federal income tax consequences of awards are
as
follows:
Non-ISOs. A
participant will not recognize income at the time a Non-ISO is
granted. At the time a Non-ISO is exercised, the participant will
recognize ordinary income in an amount equal to the excess of (a) the fair
market value of the shares of Common Stock issued to the participant on the
exercise date, over (b) the exercise price paid for the
shares. At the time of sale of shares acquired pursuant to the
exercise of a Non-ISO, the appreciation (or depreciation) in value of the shares
after the date of exercise will be treated either as short-term or long-term
capital gain (or loss) depending on how long the shares have been
held.
ISOs. A
participant will not recognize income upon the grant of an ISO. There
are generally no tax consequences to the participant upon exercise of an ISO
(except the amount by which the fair market value of the shares at the time
of
exercise exceeds the option exercise price is a tax preference item possibly
giving rise to an alternative minimum tax). If the shares of Common
Stock are not disposed of within two years from the date the ISO was granted
or
within one year after the ISO was exercised, any gain realized upon the
subsequent disposition of the shares will be characterized as long-term capital
gain and any loss will be characterized as long-term capital loss. If
both of these holding period requirements are not met, then a “disqualifying
disposition” occurs and (a) the participant recognizes ordinary income gain
in the amount by which the fair market value of the shares at the time of
exercise exceeded the exercise price for the ISO and (b) any remaining
amount realized on disposition (except for certain “wash” sales, gifts or sales
to related persons) will be characterized as capital gain or loss.
Restricted
Shares. In general, a participant will not recognize income at
the time of grant of restricted shares, unless the participant elects to
accelerate income taxation to the date of the award. In this event, a
participant would recognize ordinary income equal to the excess of the market
value of the restricted shares over any amount the participant pays for them
(in
which case subsequent gain or loss would be capital in nature). In
the absence of an election to accelerate income taxation to the date of an
award, a participant must recognize taxable compensation income equal to the
value of any cash or shares of Common Stock that the participant receives when
the award vests.
Special
Tax Provisions. Under certain circumstances, the accelerated
vesting, cash-out or accelerated lapse of restrictions on awards in connection
with a change in control of the Company might be deemed an “excess parachute
payment” for purposes of the golden parachute tax provisions of Code
section 280G, and the participant may be subject to a 20% excise tax and
the Company may be denied a tax deduction. Furthermore, the Company
may not be able to deduct the aggregate compensation in excess of $1,000,000
attributable to Awards that
are not “performance-based” within the meaning of Code
section 162(m) in certain circumstances.
Income
Taxes and Deferred Compensation. The 2007 Plan provides that
participants are solely responsible and liable for the satisfaction of all
taxes
and penalties that may arise in connection with Awards (including any taxes
arising under Section 409A of the Code), and that the Company will not have
any obligation to indemnify or otherwise hold any participant harmless from
any
or all of such taxes.
General
Tax Law Considerations. The preceding paragraphs are intended to
be merely a summary of certain important tax law consequences concerning a
grant
of options under the 2007 Plan and the disposition of shares issued thereunder
in existence as of the date of this proxy statement. Special rules
may apply to the Company’s officers, directors, or greater than ten percent
shareholders. Participants in the 2007 Plan should review the current
tax treatment with their individual tax advisors at the time of grant, exercise
or any other transaction relating to an award or the underlying
shares.
New
Plan Benefits. The Committee will grant awards under the 2007
Plan at its discretion. All of the Company’s directors, officers,
employees, and consultants are eligible for consideration by the board of
directors for the grant of stock options and/or restricted shares under the
2007
Plan.
Equity
Compensation Plan Information
The
following table provides information as of March 31, 2007 with respect to
shares of Immtech common stock that may be issued under its existing equity
compensation plans, including the 2000 Plan. Stockholders approved
Immtech’s 2000 Plan on March 30, 2004, approved Amendment No. 1 at our
annual meeting held on November 15, 2002, approved Amendment No. 2 at our annual
meeting held on November 12, 2004 and approved Amendment No. 3 at our annual
meeting held on December 16, 2005.
Equity
Compensation Plan Information
|
Plan
Category
Equity
compensation plans approved by
stockholders(2)
|
Number
of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding
options, warrants and rights(1) (a)
|
Weighted
Average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and
rights(1) (b)
|
Number
of securities remaining available for future issuance under
equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in
column(a)) (c)
|
Equity
compensation plans not approved by stockholders(3)
|
2,303,610
|
$8.02
|
-
-
-
|
Total
|
4,104,219
|
$8.41
|
439,513
|
(1)
|
As
adjusted for reverse stock splits that occurred on each of July 24,
1998
and January 25, 1999.
|
(2)
|
This
category consists solely of
options.
|
(3)
|
This
category consists solely
of warrants
|
PROPOSAL
3
RATIFICATION
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC
ACCOUNTING FIRM
Our
audit
committee has appointed the firm of Deloitte & Touche LLP, an
independent registered public accounting firm, to be our independent auditors
for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2008 and the board of directors
recommends the stockholders vote for ratification of that
appointment. Deloitte & Touche LLP served in this capacity
for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 and has been our independent
auditor since 1996.
The
audit
committee appoints our independent auditors annually and the board of directors
subsequently requests ratification of such appointment by the stockholders
at
the Company’s annual meeting. The audit committee reviews and
approves in advance the scope of the audit, the types of non-audit services
that
we will need and the estimated fees for the coming year. The audit
committee also reviews and approves any non-audit services provided by our
independent auditors to ensure that any such services will not impair the
independence of the auditors. To the extent that our management
believes that a new service or the expansion of a current service provided
by
our accountants is necessary, such new or expanded service is presented to
the
audit committee or one of its members for review and approval.
Before
making its selection, the audit committee carefully considered Deloitte &
Touche LLP’s qualifications as independent auditors, which included a review of
Deloitte & Touche LLP’s performance in prior years, as well as its
reputation for integrity and competence in the fields of accounting and
auditing. The audit committee expressed its satisfaction with
Deloitte & Touche LLP in these respects.
Stockholder
ratification of the audit committee’s selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as
the Company’s independent auditors is not required by law, the Company’s bylaws
or otherwise. However, the board of directors is submitting the audit
committee’s selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP to the stockholders for
ratification as a matter of good corporate governance. If the
stockholders fail to ratify the selection, the audit committee will reconsider
whether or not to retain that firm. Even if the selection is
ratified, the audit committee in its discretion may direct the appointment
of
different independent auditors at any time during the year if it determines
that
such change would be in the best interests of the Company and its
stockholders.
Vote
Required for Approval
The
affirmative vote of a majority of the shares present in person or represented
by
proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote is required to approve the
ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s
independent registered public accounting firm.
THE
BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS
THAT
YOU VOTE FOR THE APPROVAL
OF
THIS PROPOSAL NO. 3
Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm
Deloitte &
Touche LLP served as our independent auditors for the fiscal years ended
March 31, 1996 through March 31, 2007 and has been selected by the
audit committee to continue for the fiscal year ending March 31,
2008. A representative of Deloitte & Touche LLP will be
present at the annual meeting, with the opportunity to make a statement should
the representative desire to do so, and be available to respond to
appropriate questions.
The
following table presents the aggregate fees billed for professional services
rendered by Deloitte & Touche LLP in fiscal years 2006 and
2007. Other than as set forth below, no professional services were
rendered or fees billed by Deloitte & Touche LLP during the years ended
March 31, 2006 or 2007.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Audit
Fees(1)
|
|
$ |
218,000
|
|
|
$ |
211,000
|
|
Audit-Related
Fees
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
Tax
Fees(2)
|
|
|
6,000
|
|
|
|
6,000
|
|
All
Other Fees
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
Fees
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
(1)
|
The
aggregate fees billed for the audit of our Fiscal Year 2007 and
Fiscal
Year 2006 annual financial statements, and in connection with the
attestations required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002
related to our internal control over financial reporting, for the
reviews
of the financial statements included in our quarterly reports on
Form 10-Q
including services related thereto such for other attest services,
were
$218,000 and $211,000,
respectively.
|
(2)
|
Includes
fees and out-of-pocket expenses for tax compliance, tax planning
and
advice.
|
All
work
performed by the Deloitte & Touche LLP as described above has been approved
by the audit committee prior to the Deloitte & Touche LLPs’ engagement to
perform such service. The audit committee pre-approves on an annual
basis the audit, audit-related, tax and other services to be rendered by the
Deloitte & Touche LLP based on historical information and anticipated
requirements for the following fiscal year. To the extent that our
management believes that a new service or the expansion of a current service
provided by the Deloitte & Touche LLP is necessary, such new or expanded
service is presented to the audit committee or one of its members for review
and
approval.
AUDIT
COMMITTEE REPORT
The
members of the audit committee have been appointed by the board of
directors. The audit committee is governed by a charter, which has
been approved and adopted by the board of directors and which will be reviewed
and reassessed annually by the audit committee. The audit committee
is comprised of three independent directors.
The following Audit Committee Report does not constitute soliciting material
and
shall not be deemed filed or incorporated by reference into any other Company
filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, except to the extent the Company specifically
incorporates this Audit Committee Report by reference therein.
The
audit
committee assists the board of directors in fulfilling its oversight
responsibilities by reviewing (i) the financial reports and other financial
information provided by the Company to any governmental body or to the public,
(ii) the Company’s systems of internal controls regarding finance,
accounting, legal compliance and ethics and (iii) the Company’s auditing,
accounting and financial reporting processes.
In
this context, the audit committee hereby reports as follows:
1. |
|
We
have reviewed and discussed the audited financial statements as of
and for
the year ended March 31, 2007 with management and the independent
registered public accounting firm. |
2. |
|
The
audit committee discussed with its independent auditors the matters
required to be discussed by Statement on Auditing Standards No. 61,
as
amended. |
3.
|
|
The
audit committee received from its independent auditors the written
disclosures and letter required by Independence Standards Board Standard
No. 1 (Independence Discussions with Audit Committees), and
the audit committee discussed with its independent auditors the
independence of the auditors.
|
Based
upon the review and discussion referred to in paragraphs (1) through (3) above,
we recommended to the board of directors that the audited financial statements
be included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended March 31, 2007, for filing with the SEC.
Audit
Committee
Donald
F.
Sinex (Chair)
Judy
Lau
Levi
H.K.
Lee, M.D.
Compensation
Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
All
compensation decisions made for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2007 were
made
exclusively by the independent directors serving on the compensation committee,
with respect to our Chief Executive Officer, executive officers and other
officers.
The
members of the compensation committee for the fiscal year ending March 31,
2007
were Ms. Lau, Dr. Colten, and Mr. Wackerle (through March 2, 2007), none of
whom
were officers or employees of Immtech or any of our subsidiaries for the fiscal
year ending March 31, 2007 or in any prior year. None of our
executive officers served as a member of the board or compensation committee
of
any other company that has an executive officer serving as a member of our
board
of directors or compensation committee.
Section 16(a)
Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Section 16(a)
of the Exchange Act requires our directors, executive officers and 10%
stockholders of a registered class of equity securities to file reports of
ownership and reports of changes in ownership of our Common Stock and other
equity securities with the SEC. Directors, executive officers and 10%
stockholders are required to furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a)
forms they file. Based on a review of the copies of such reports
furnished to us, we believe that during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007,
except as disclosed below, our directors, executive officers and 10%
stockholders timely filed all Section 16(a) reports applicable to
them. Dr. Carol Ann Olson was late with one Form 4 filing (comprising
one transaction) due to an administrative error.
Annual
Report and Financial Statements
A
copy of
our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007,
including audited financial statements, accompanies this notice of annual
meeting and proxy statement. No portion of the annual report on Form
10-K is incorporated herein or is considered to be proxy-soliciting
material.
We
will provide without charge additional copies of our annual report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007, to any stockholder
upon written request. Requests should be directed to Immtech
Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 150 Fairway Drive, Suite 150, Vernon Hills,
Illinois 60061, Attention: Mr. Gary C.
Parks.
Solicitation
of Proxies
Our
officers, directors and employees may solicit proxies from
stockholders. We pay no additional compensation to our officers,
directors or employees for such solicitation. Solicitations may be
made personally, or by mail, facsimile or other electronic means, telephone,
or
messenger. We may reimburse brokers and other persons holding shares
in their names or in the names of nominees for expenses in sending proxy
materials to beneficial owners and obtaining proxies from such
owners. Additionally, the board of directors may engage the firm
of
Georgeson
& Company, Inc. to aid in the solicitation of proxies. The cost
of solicitation will be borne by the Corporation and is estimated at
$10,000.
Householding
of Proxy Materials
The
SEC
has adopted rules that permit companies and intermediaries (e.g.,
brokers) to satisfy the delivery requirements for proxy statements and annual
reports with respect to two or more stockholders sharing the same address by
delivering a single proxy statement addressed to those
stockholders. This process, which is commonly referred to as
“householding,” potentially means extra convenience for stockholders and cost
savings for companies.
This
year, a number of brokers with account holders who are Immtech stockholders
will
be “householding” our proxy materials. A single proxy statement may be delivered
to multiple stockholders sharing an address unless contrary instructions have
been received from the affected stockholders. Once you have received notice
from
your broker that it will be “householding” communications to your address,
“householding” will continue until you are notified otherwise or until you
notify your broker or the Company that you no longer wish to participate in
“householding.” If, at any time, you no longer wish to participate in
“householding” and would prefer to receive a separate proxy statement and annual
report in the future you may (1) notify your broker, (2) direct your
written request to: Secretary, Immtech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 150 Fairway Drive,
Suite 150, Vernon Hills, Illinois 60061 or (3) contact our Gary C. Parks,
at (847) 573-0033. Upon a written or oral request to the address or telephone
number above, Immtech will promptly deliver a separate copy of the annual report
and proxy statement to a stockholder at a shared address to which a single
copy
of the documents was delivered. Stockholders who currently receive
multiple copies of the proxy statement at their address and would like to
request “householding” of their communications should contact their
broker.
Other
Matters
The
board
does not intend to bring any other business before the meeting, and the board
is
not currently aware of any other matters to be voted on at the annual meeting
except as disclosed in the notice of annual meeting of
stockholders. However, if any other matters are properly presented at
the annual meeting, those proxies granting such authority will be voted in
respect thereof in accordance with the judgment of stockholders’ your proxy (one
of the individuals named on your proxy card).
Stockholder
Proposals for Next Annual Meeting
Any
proposals of stockholders intended to be included in the proxy statement for
the
annual meeting relating to Immtech’s 2008 fiscal year must be received by us not
later than June 24, 2008 and must otherwise comply with applicable requirements
and laws. However, if Immtech changes the date of the annual meeting
of stockholders relating to its 2008 fiscal year by more than 30 days from
the
anniversary of the date of the annual meeting of stockholders relating to its
2007 fiscal year, then stockholders will have a reasonable time before Immtech
begins to print and mail its proxy materials for the meeting relating to its
2008 fiscal year to submit proposals. All notices or proposals,
whether or not to be included in our proxy materials,
must
be
sent to our principal executive offices at One North End Avenue, New York,
NY
10282, Attention: Gary Parks.
If
a
stockholder intends to submit a proposal at Immtech’s annual meeting relating to
its 2008 fiscal year, which proposal is not intended to be included in Immtech’s
proxy statement and form of proxy relating to that meeting, the stockholder
must
give appropriate notice to the Secretary of Immtech at the address in the
preceding paragraph not later than July 24, 2008 and no earlier than June 24,
2008; provided, however, if the notice for the annual meeting relating to
Immtech’s 2008 fiscal year is more than 90 days before the first anniversary of
the date the notice was mailed for annual meeting relating to Immtech’s 2007
fiscal year, notice by a stockholder will be timely if postmarked not less
than
the tenth day following the notice for the annual meeting relating to Immtech’s
2008 fiscal year.
Stockholders
may contact Immtech’s Secretary for requirements for making stockholder
proposals and nominating director candidates.
Stockholders
are urged to complete, sign, date and mail the proxy in the enclosed envelope,
postage for which has been provided for mailing in the United
States. Your prompt response is appreciated.
Appendix
A
IMMTECH
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
2007
STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
____________________________
Plan
Document
__________________________________
1.
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Establishment,
Purpose, and Types of
Awards
|
Immtech
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby establishes this equity-based
incentive compensation plan to be known as the “Immtech Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
2007 Stock Incentive Plan” (hereinafter referred to as the “Plan”), in order to
provide incentives and awards to select employees, directors, consultants,
and
advisors of the Company and its Affiliates. The Plan permits the
granting of the following types of awards (“Awards”), according to the Sections
of the Plan listed here:
Section
6
|
Options
|
Section
8
|
Restricted
Shares
|
|
|
The
Plan
is not intended to affect and shall not affect any stock options, equity-based
compensation, or other benefits that the Company or its Affiliates may have
provided, or may separately provide in the future pursuant to any agreement,
plan, or program that is independent of this Plan.
Terms
in
the Plan that begin with an initial capital letter have the defined meaning
set
forth in Appendix A, unless defined elsewhere in this
Plan or the context of their use clearly indicates a different
meaning.
3.
|
Shares
Subject to the Plan
|
Subject
to the provisions of Section 13 of the Plan, the maximum number of Shares
that the Company may issue for all Awards is 1,846,964 Shares. In
addition, up to 1,592,263 Shares will become available for issuance under the
Plan upon the expiration, forfeiture or cancellation of awards made under the
Third Amended and Restated Immtech International Inc. 2000 Stock Incentive
Plan
(the “2000 Plan”), and of this amount, 1,592,263 Shares will be available for
ISO Awards. For all Awards, the Shares issued pursuant to the Plan
may be authorized but unissued Shares, Shares that the Company has reacquired
or
otherwise holds in treasury, or Shares held in a trust.
Shares
that are subject to an Award that for any reason expires, is forfeited, is
cancelled, or becomes unexercisable, and Shares that are for any other reason
not paid or delivered under
this
Plan
shall again, except to the extent prohibited by Applicable Law, be available
for
subsequent Awards under the Plan. In addition, the Committee may make
future Awards with respect to Shares that the Company retains from otherwise
delivering pursuant to an Award under this Plan either (i) as payment of
the exercise price of an Award, or (ii) in order to satisfy the withholding
or employment taxes due upon grant, exercise, vesting or distribution of an
Award. Notwithstanding the foregoing, but subject to adjustments
pursuant to Section 13 hereof, the number of Shares that are available for
ISO Awards shall be determined, to the extent required under applicable tax
laws, by reducing the number of Shares designated in the preceding paragraph
by
the number of Shares granted pursuant to Awards (whether or not Shares are
issued pursuant to such Awards), provided that any Shares that are either issued
or purchased under the Plan and forfeited back to the Plan, or surrendered
in
payment of the Exercise Price for an Award shall be available for issuance
pursuant to future ISO Awards.
(a) General. The
Committee shall administer the Plan in accordance with its terms, provided
that
the Board may act in lieu of the Committee on any matter. The
Committee shall hold meetings at such times and places as it may determine
and
shall make such rules and regulations for the conduct of its business as it
deems advisable. In the absence of a duly appointed Committee or if
the Board otherwise chooses to act in lieu of the Committee, the Board shall
function as the Committee for all purposes of the Plan.
(b) Committee
Composition. The Board shall appoint the members of the
Committee. If and to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, the Committee
may
authorize one or more Reporting Persons (or other executive officers) to make
Awards to Eligible Persons who are not Reporting Persons (or other executive
officers whom the Committee has specifically authorized to make
Awards). The Board may at any time appoint additional members to the
Committee, remove and replace members of the Committee with or without Cause,
and fill vacancies on the Committee however caused.
(c) Powers
of the Committee. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the
Committee shall have the authority, in its sole discretion:
(i) to
grant awards and to determine Eligible Persons to whom Awards shall be granted
from time to time and the number of Shares or dollars to be covered by each
Award;
(ii) to
determine, from time to time, the Fair Market Value of Shares;
(iii) to
determine, and to set forth in Award Agreements, the terms and conditions of
all
Awards, including any applicable exercise or purchase price, the installments
and conditions under which an Award shall become vested (which may be based
on
performance), terminated, expired, cancelled, or replaced, and the circumstances
for vesting acceleration or waiver of forfeiture restrictions, and other
restrictions and limitations;
(iv) to
approve the forms of Award Agreements and all other documents, notices and
certificates in connection therewith which need not be identical either as
to
type of Award or among Participants;
(v) to
construe and interpret the terms of the Plan and any Award Agreement, to
determine the meaning of their terms, and to prescribe, amend, and rescind
rules
and procedures relating to the Plan and its administration;
(vi) in
order to fulfill the purposes of the Plan and without amending the Plan, to
modify, to cancel, or to waive the Company’s rights with respect to any Awards,
to adjust or to modify Award Agreements for changes in Applicable Law, and
to
recognize differences in foreign law, tax policies, or customs; and
(vii) to
make all other interpretations and to take all other actions that the Committee
may consider necessary or advisable to administer the Plan or to effectuate
its
purposes.
Subject
to Applicable Law and the restrictions set forth in the Plan, the Committee
may
delegate administrative functions to individuals who are Reporting Persons,
officers, or Employees of the Company or its Affiliates.
(d) Deference
to Committee Determinations. The Committee shall have the
discretion to interpret or construe ambiguous, unclear, or implied (but omitted)
terms in any fashion it deems to be appropriate in its sole discretion, and
to
make any findings of fact needed in the administration of the Plan or Award
Agreements. The Committee’s prior exercise of its discretionary
authority shall not obligate it to exercise its authority in a like fashion
thereafter. The Committee’s interpretation and construction of any
provision of the Plan, or of any Award or Award Agreement, shall be final,
binding, and conclusive. The validity of any such interpretation,
construction, decision or finding of fact shall not be given de novo review
if
challenged in court, by arbitration, or in any other forum, and shall be upheld
unless clearly made in bad faith or materially affected by fraud.
(e) No
Liability; Indemnification. Neither the Board nor any Committee
member, nor any Person acting at the direction of the Board or the Committee,
shall be liable for any act, omission, interpretation, construction or
determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan, any Award or any
Award Agreement. The Company and its Affiliates shall pay or
reimburse any member of the Committee, as well as any Director, Employee, or
Consultant who takes action in connection with the Plan, for all expenses
incurred with respect to the Plan, and to the full extent allowable under
Applicable Law shall indemnify each and every one of them for any claims,
liabilities, and costs (including reasonable attorney’s fees) arising out of
their good faith performance of duties on behalf of the Plan. The
Company and its Affiliates may, but shall not be required to, obtain liability
insurance for this purpose.
(a) General
Rule. The Committee may grant ISOs only to Employees (including
officers who are Employees) of the Company or any Affiliate that is a “parent
corporation” or “subsidiary corporation” within the meaning of Section 424
of the Code, and may grant all other
Awards
to
any Eligible Person. A Participant who has been granted an Award may
be granted an additional Award or Awards if the Committee shall so determine,
if
such person is otherwise an Eligible Person and if otherwise in accordance
with
the terms of the Plan.
(b) Grant
of Awards. Subject to the express provisions of the Plan, the
Committee shall determine from the class of Eligible Persons those individuals
to whom Awards under the Plan may be granted, the number of Shares subject
to
each Award, the price (if any) to be paid for the Shares or the
Award. Each Award shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement signed by
the Company and, if required by the Committee, by the
Participant. The Award Agreement shall set forth the material terms
and conditions of the Award established by the Committee, and each Award shall
be subject to the terms and conditions set forth in Sections 23, 24, and 25
unless otherwise specifically provided in an Award Agreement.
(c) Limits
on Awards. No Participant may receive Options that relate to
more than 500,000 Shares in any twelve-month period, as adjusted pursuant to
Section 13 below during the term of the Plan.
(d) Replacement
Awards. Subject to Applicable Laws (including any associated
Shareholder approval requirements), the Committee may, in its sole discretion
and upon such terms as it deems appropriate, require as a condition of the
grant
of an Award to a Participant that the Participant surrender for cancellation
some or all of the Awards that have previously been granted to the Participant
under this Plan or otherwise. An Award that is conditioned upon such
surrender may or may not be the same type of Award, may cover the same (or
a
lesser or greater) number of Shares as such surrendered Award, may have other
terms that are determined without regard to the terms or conditions of such
surrendered Award, and may contain any other terms that the Committee deems
appropriate. In the case of Options, these other terms may not
involve an Exercise Price that is lower than the exercise price of the
surrendered Option unless the Company’s shareholders approve the grant itself or
the program under which the grant is made pursuant to the Plan.
(a) Types;
Documentation. Subject to Section 5(a), the Committee may
in its discretion grant Options pursuant to Award Agreements that are delivered
to Participants. Each Option shall be designated in the Award
Agreement as an ISO or a Non-ISO, and the same Award Agreement may grant both
types of Options. At the sole discretion of the Committee, any Option
may be exercisable, in whole or in part, immediately upon the grant thereof,
or
only after the occurrence of a specified event, or only in installments, which
installments may vary. Options granted under the Plan may contain
such terms and provisions not inconsistent with the Plan that the Committee
shall deem advisable in its sole and absolute discretion.
(b) ISO
$100,000 Limitation. To the extent that the aggregate Fair
Market Value of Shares with respect to which Options designated as ISOs first
become exercisable by a Participant in any calendar year (under this Plan and
any other plan of the Company or any Affiliate) exceeds $100,000, such excess
Options shall be treated as Non-ISOs. For purposes of determining
whether the $100,000 limit is exceeded, the Fair Market Value of the Shares
subject to an ISO shall be determined as of the Grant Date. In
reducing the number of Options treated as
ISOs
to
meet the $100,000 limit, the most recently granted Options shall be reduced
first. In the event that Section 422 of the Code is amended to
alter the limitation set forth therein, the limitation of this Section 6(b)
shall be automatically adjusted accordingly.
(c) Term
of Options. Each Award Agreement shall specify a term at the end
of which the Option automatically expires, subject to earlier termination
provisions contained in Section 6(h) hereof; provided, that, the term of
any Option may not exceed ten years from the Grant Date. In the case
of an ISO granted to an Employee who is a Ten Percent Holder on the Grant Date,
the term of the ISO shall not exceed five years from the Grant
Date.
(d) Exercise
Price. The exercise price of an Option shall be determined by
the Committee in its sole discretion and shall be set forth in the Award
Agreement, provided that –
(i) if
an ISO is granted to an Employee who on the Grant Date is a Ten Percent Holder,
the per Share exercise price shall not be less than 110% of the Fair Market
Value per Share on the Grant Date, and
(ii) for
all other Options, such per Share exercise price shall not be less than 100%
of
the Fair Market Value per Share on the Grant Date.
(e) Exercise
of Option. The times, circumstances and conditions under which
an Option shall be exercisable shall be determined by the Committee in its
sole
discretion and set forth in the Award Agreement. The Committee shall
have the discretion to determine whether and to what extent the vesting of
Options shall be tolled during any unpaid leave of absence; provided, however,
that in the absence of such determination, vesting of Options shall be tolled
during any such leave approved by the Company.
(f) Minimum
Exercise Requirements. An Option may not be exercised for a
fraction of a Share. The Committee may require in an Award Agreement
that an Option be exercised as to a minimum number of Shares, provided that
such
requirement shall not prevent a Participant from purchasing the full number
of
Shares as to which the Option is then exercisable.
(g) Methods
of Exercise. Prior to its expiration pursuant to the
terms of the applicable Award Agreement, and subject to the times, circumstances
and conditions for exercise contained in the applicable Award Agreement, each
Option may be exercised, in whole or in part (provided that the Company shall
not be required to issue fractional shares), by delivery of written notice
of
exercise to the secretary of the Company accompanied by the full exercise price
of the Shares being purchased. In the case of an ISO, the Committee
shall determine the acceptable methods of payment on the Grant Date and it
shall
be included in the applicable Award Agreement. The methods of payment
that the Committee may in its discretion accept or commit to accept in an Award
Agreement include:
(i) cash
or check payable to the Company (in U.S. dollars);
(ii) other
Shares that (A) are owned by the Participant who is purchasing Shares
pursuant to an Option, (B) have a Fair Market Value on the date of
surrender equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Shares as to which the
Option is being exercised, (C) were not acquired by such Participant
pursuant to the exercise of an
Option,
unless such Shares have been owned by such Participant for at least six months
or such other period as the Committee may determine, (D) are all, at the
time of such surrender, free and clear of any and all claims, pledges, liens
and
encumbrances, or any restrictions which would in any manner restrict the
transfer of such shares to or by the Company (other than such restrictions
as
may have existed prior to an issuance of such Shares by the Company to such
Participant), and (E) are duly endorsed for transfer to the
Company;
(iii) a
cashless exercise program that the Committee may approve, from time to time
in
its discretion, pursuant to which a Participant may concurrently provide
irrevocable instructions (A) to such Participant’s broker or dealer to
effect the immediate sale of the purchased Shares and remit to the Company,
out
of the sale proceeds available on the settlement date, sufficient funds to
cover
the exercise price of the Option plus all applicable taxes required to be
withheld by the Company by reason of such exercise, and (B) to the Company
to deliver the certificates for the purchased Shares directly to such broker
or
dealer in order to complete the sale; or
(iv) any
combination of the foregoing methods of payment.
The
Company shall not be required to deliver Shares pursuant to the exercise of
an
Option until payment of the full exercise price therefore is received by the
Company.
(h) Termination
of Continuous Service. The Committee may establish and set forth
in the applicable Award Agreement the terms and conditions on which an Option
shall remain exercisable, if at all, following termination of a Participant’s
Continuous Service. The Committee may waive or modify these
provisions at any time. To the extent that a Participant is not
entitled to exercise an Option at the date of his or her termination of
Continuous Service, or if the Participant (or other person entitled to exercise
the Option) does not exercise the Option to the extent so entitled within the
time specified in the Award Agreement or below (as applicable), the Option
shall
terminate and the Shares underlying the unexercised portion of the Option shall
revert to the Plan and become available for future Awards. In no
event may any Option be exercised after the expiration of the Option term as
set
forth in the Award Agreement.
The
following provisions shall apply to the extent an Award Agreement does not
specify the terms and conditions upon which an Option shall terminate when
there
is a termination of a Participant’s Continuous Service:
(i) Termination
other than Upon Disability or Death or for Cause. In the event of
termination of a Participant’s Continuous Service (other than as a result of
Participant’s death, disability, retirement or termination for Cause), the
Participant shall have the right to exercise an Option at any time within 90
days following such termination to the extent the Participant was entitled
to
exercise such Option at the date of such termination or such earlier date on
which the Option expires.
(ii) Disability. In
the event of termination of a Participant’s Continuous Service as a result of
his or her being Disabled, the Participant shall have the right to exercise
an
Option at any time within one year following such termination to the
extent
the
Participant was entitled to exercise such Option at the date of such termination
or such earlier date on which the Option expires.
(iii) Retirement. In
the event of termination of a Participant’s Continuous Service as a result of
Participant’s retirement, the Participant shall have the right to exercise the
Option at any time within three months following such termination to the extent
the Participant was entitled to exercise such Option at the date of such
termination (provided that an ISO exercised more than three months after
termination of the Participant’s Continuous Service shall to that extent be
treated an a Non-ISO) termination or
such
earlier date on which the Option expires.
(iv) Death. In
the event of the death of a Participant during the period of Continuous Service
since the Grant Date of an Option, or within thirty days following termination
of the Participant’s Continuous Service, the Option may be exercised, at any
time within one year following the date of the Participant’s death, by the
Participant’s estate or by a person who acquired the right to exercise the
Option by bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent the right to exercise
the Option had vested at the date of death or, if earlier, the date the
Participant’s Continuous Service terminated.
(v) Cause. If
the Committee determines that a Participant’s Continuous Service terminated due
to Cause, the Participant shall immediately forfeit the right to exercise any
Option, and it shall be considered immediately null and void.
If
there
is a Securities and Exchange Commission blackout period that prohibits the
buying or selling or Shares during any part of the ten (10) day period before
the expiration of any Option based on the termination of a Participant’s
Continuous Service (as described above), the period for exercising the Options
shall be extended until ten (10) days beyond when such blackout period
ends. Notwithstanding any provision hereof or within an Award
Agreement, no Option shall ever be exercisable after the expiration date of
its
original term as set forth in the Award Agreement.
(i) Reverse
Vesting. The Committee in its sole discretion may allow a
Participant to exercise unvested Non-ISOs, in which case the Shares then issued
shall be Restricted Shares having analogous vesting restrictions to the unvested
Non-ISOs
(j) Buyout. The
Committee may at any time offer to buy out an Option, in exchange for a payment
in cash or Shares, based on such terms and conditions as the Committee shall
establish and communicate to the Participant at the time that such offer is
made. In addition, but subject to any Shareholder approval
requirement of Applicable Law, if the Fair Market Value for Shares subject
to an
Option is more than 33% below their exercise price for more than 30 consecutive
business days, the Committee may unilaterally terminate and cancel the Option
either (i) by paying the Participant, in cash or Share, an amount not less
than
the Black-Scholes value of the vested portion of the Option, (ii) by irrevocably
committing to grant, on any date the Committee designates, a new Award other
than an Option, or (iii) by irrevocably committing to grant a new Option, on
a
designated date more than six months after such termination and cancellation
of
such Option (but only if the Participant’s Continuous Service has not terminated
prior to such designated date), on substantially the same terms as the cancelled
Option, provided
that
the
per Share exercise price for the new Option shall equal the per Share Fair
Market Value of a Share on the date the new grant occurs.
(a) Grants. The
Committee may in its sole discretion grant Restricted Shares to any Eligible
Person and shall evidence such grant in an Award Agreement that is delivered
to
the Participant and that sets forth the number of Restricted Shares, the
purchase price for such Restricted Shares (if any), and the terms upon which
the
Restricted Shares may become vested. The Committee may condition any
Award of Restricted Shares to a Participant on receiving from the Participant
such further assurances and documents as the Committee may require to enforce
the restrictions.
(b) Vesting
and Forfeiture. The Committee shall set forth in an Award
Agreement granting Restricted Shares, the terms and conditions under which
the
Participant’s interest in the Restricted Shares will become vested and
non-forfeitable. Except as set forth in the applicable Award
Agreement or as the Committee otherwise determines, upon termination of a
Participant’s Continuous Service for any other reason, the Participant shall
forfeit his or her Restricted Shares; provided that if a Participant purchases
the Restricted Shares and forfeits them for any reason, the Company shall return
the purchase price to the Participant only if and to the extent set forth in
an
Award Agreement.
(c) Issuance
of Restricted Shares Prior to Vesting. The Company shall issue
stock certificates that evidence Restricted Shares pending the lapse of
applicable restrictions, and that bear a legend making appropriate reference
to
such restrictions. Except as set forth in the applicable Award
Agreement or the Committee otherwise determines, the Company or a third party
that the Company designates shall hold such Restricted Shares and any dividends
that accrue with respect to Restricted Shares pursuant to Section 8(e)
below.
(d) Issuance
of Shares upon Vesting. As soon as practicable after vesting of
a Participant’s Restricted Shares and the Participant’s satisfaction of
applicable tax withholding requirements, the Company shall release to the
Participant, free from the vesting restrictions, one Share for each vested
Restricted Share, unless an Award Agreement provides otherwise. No
fractional shares shall be distributed, and cash shall be paid in lieu
thereof.
(e) Dividends
Payable on Vesting. Whenever Shares are released to a
Participant or duly-authorized transferee pursuant to Section 8(d) above as
a result of the vesting of Restricted Shares, such Participant or duly
authorized transferee shall also be entitled to receive (unless otherwise
provided in the Award Agreement), with respect to each Share released or issued
a number of Shares equal to the sum of (i) any stock dividends, which were
declared and paid to the holders of Shares between the Grant Date and the date
such Share is released from the vesting restrictions of the Restricted Shares,
and (ii) a number of Shares equal to the Shares that the Participant could
have purchased at Fair Market Value on the payment date of any cash dividends
for Shares if the Participant had received such cash dividends with respect
to
each Restricted Share between its Grant Date and its settlement
date.
(f) Section 83(b)
Elections. A Participant may make an election under
Section 83(b) of the Code (the “Section 83(b) Election”) with respect
to Restricted Shares.
(a) General.
As a condition to the issuance or distribution of Shares pursuant to the Plan,
the Participant (or in the case of the Participant’s death, the person who
succeeds to the Participant’s rights) shall make such arrangements as the
Company may require for the satisfaction of any applicable federal, state,
local
or foreign withholding tax obligations that may arise in connection with the
Award and the issuance of Shares. The Company shall not be required
to issue any Shares until such obligations are satisfied and may unilaterally
withhold Shares for this purpose. If the Committee allows or
effectuates the withholding or surrender of Shares to satisfy a Participant’s
tax withholding obligations, the Committee shall not allow Shares to be withheld
in an amount that exceeds the minimum statutory withholding rates for federal
and state tax purposes, including payroll taxes.
(b) Default
Rule for Employees. In the absence of any other arrangement, an Employee
shall be deemed to have directed the Company to withhold or collect from his
or
her cash compensation an amount sufficient to satisfy such tax obligations
from
the next payroll payment otherwise payable after the date of the exercise of
an
Award.
(c) Special
Rules. In the case of a Participant other than an Employee (or in the case
of an Employee where the next payroll payment is not sufficient to satisfy
such
tax obligations, with respect to any remaining tax obligations), in the absence
of any other arrangement and to the extent permitted under Applicable Law,
the
Participant shall be deemed to have elected to have the Company withhold from
the Shares or cash to be issued pursuant to an Award that number of Shares
having a Fair Market Value determined as of the applicable Tax Date (as defined
below) or cash equal to the minimum applicable tax withholding and employment
tax obligations associated with the Award. If such withholding of
Shares is not permitted for any reason, the Company shall satisfy any required
withholding from cash compensation otherwise payable to the
Participant. For purposes of this Section 11, the Fair Market
Value of the Shares to be withheld shall be determined on the date that the
amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined under the Applicable Law (the
“Tax Date”).
(d) Surrender
of Shares. If permitted by the Committee, in its discretion, a Participant
may satisfy the minimum applicable tax withholding and employment tax
obligations associated with an Award by surrendering Shares to the Company
(including Shares that would otherwise be issued pursuant to the Award) that
have a Fair Market Value determined as of the applicable Tax Date equal to
the
amount required to be withheld. In the case of Shares previously
acquired from the Company that are surrendered under this Section 11, such
Shares must have been owned by the Participant for more than six months on
the
date of surrender (or such longer period of time the Company may in its
discretion require).
(e) Income
Taxes and Deferred Compensation. Participants are solely
responsible and liable for the satisfaction of all taxes and penalties that
may
arise in connection with Awards (including any taxes arising under
Section 409A of the Code), and the Company shall not have any obligation to
indemnify or otherwise hold any Participant harmless from any or all of such
taxes. The Committee shall have the sole discretion to interpret the
requirements of the Code, including Section 409A, for purposes of the Plan
and
all Awards.
(f) The
Committee shall have the sole discretion to interpret the requirements of the
Code, including Section 409A, for purposes of the Plan and all
Awards.
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Non-Transferability
of Awards
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(a) General. Except
as set forth in this Section 12, or as otherwise approved by the Committee,
Awards may not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred or disposed
of in any manner other than by will or by the laws of descent or
distribution. The designation of a beneficiary by a Participant will
not constitute a transfer. An Award may be exercised, during the
lifetime of the holder of an Award, only by such holder, the duly-authorized
legal representative of a Participant who is Disabled, or a transferee permitted
by this Section 12.
(b) Limited
Transferability Rights. Notwithstanding anything else
in this Section 12, the Committee may in its discretion provide in an Award
Agreement that an Award in the form of a Non-ISO or Restricted Shares may be
transferred, on such terms and conditions as the Committee deems appropriate,
either (i) by instrument to the Participant’s “Immediate Family” (as
defined below), (ii) by instrument to an inter vivos or testamentary trust
(or other entity) in which the Award is to be passed to the Participant’s
designated beneficiaries, or (iii) by gift to charitable
institutions. Any transferee of the Participant’s rights shall
succeed and be subject to all of the terms of the applicable Award Agreement
and
the Plan. “Immediate Family” means any child, stepchild, grandchild, parent,
stepparent, grandparent, spouse, former spouse, sibling, niece, nephew,
mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law,
or
sister-in-law, and shall include adoptive relationships.
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Adjustments
Upon Changes in Capitalization, Merger or Certain Other
Transactions
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(a) Changes
in Capitalization. The Company is required to equitably adjust
the number of Shares covered by each outstanding Award, and the number of Shares
that have been authorized for issuance under the Plan but as to which no Awards
have yet been granted or that have been returned to the Plan upon cancellation,
forfeiture, or expiration of an Award, as well as the price per Share covered
by
each such outstanding Award, to reflect any increase or decrease in the number
of issued Shares resulting from a stock-split, reverse stock-split, stock
dividend, combination, recapitalization or reclassification of the Shares,
merger, consolidation, change in form of organization, or any other increase
or
decrease in the number of issued Shares effected without receipt of
consideration by the Company. In the event of any such transaction or
event, the Committee may provide in substitution for any or all outstanding
Awards under the Plan such alternative consideration (including securities
of
any surviving entity) as it may in good faith determine to be equitable under
the circumstances and may require in connection therewith the surrender of
all
Awards so replaced. In any case, such substitution of
securities
shall
not
require the consent of any person who is granted Awards pursuant to the
Plan. Except as expressly provided herein, or in an Award Agreement,
if the Company issues for consideration shares of stock of any class or
securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, the issuance shall
not
affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be required to be made with
respect to the number or price of Shares subject to any Award.
(b) Dissolution
or Liquidation. In the event of the dissolution or liquidation
of the Company other than as part of a Change in Control, each Award will
terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such action, subject to
the
ability of the Committee to exercise any discretion authorized in the case
of a
Change in Control.
(c) Change
in Control. In the event of a Change in Control, Awards
outstanding under the Plan shall immediately vest as to the Shares that
otherwise would have been unvested and provide that repurchase rights of the
Company with respect to Shares issued upon exercise of an Award shall lapse
as
to the Shares subject to such repurchase rights. In addition, the
Committee may in its sole and absolute discretion and authority, without
obtaining the approval or consent of the Company’s shareholders or any
Participant with respect to his or her outstanding Awards, take one or more
of
the following actions:
(i) arrange
for or otherwise provide that each outstanding Award shall be assumed or a
substantially similar award shall be substituted by a successor corporation
or a
parent or subsidiary of such successor corporation (the “Successor
Corporation”);
(ii) arrange
or otherwise provide for the payment of cash or other consideration to
Participants in exchange for the satisfaction and cancellation of outstanding
Awards;
(iii) terminate
upon the consummation of the transaction, provided that the Committee may in
its
sole discretion provide for vesting of all or some outstanding Awards in full
as
of a date immediately prior to consummation of the Change of
Control. To the extent that an Award is not exercised prior to
consummation of a transaction in which the Award is not being assumed or
substituted, such Award shall terminate upon such consummation; or
(iv) make
such other modifications, adjustments or amendments to outstanding Awards or
this Plan as the Committee deems necessary or appropriate, subject however
to
the terms of Section 15(a) below.
Notwithstanding
the above, unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, in the event a
Participant holding an Award assumed or substituted by the Successor Corporation
in a Change in Control is involuntarily terminated by the Successor Corporation
in connection with, or within 12 months (or other period either set forth in
an
Award Agreement, or as increased thereafter by the Committee to a period longer
than 12 months) following consummation of, the Change in Control, then any
assumed or substituted Award held by the terminated Participant at the time
of
termination shall accelerate and become fully vested (and exercisable in full
in
the case of Options, and any repurchase right applicable to any Shares shall
lapse in full, unless an Award Agreement provides for a more restrictive
acceleration or vesting schedule or more
restrictive
limitations on the lapse of repurchase rights or otherwise places additional
restrictions, limitations and conditions on an Award. The
acceleration of vesting and lapse of repurchase rights provided for in this
Section 13 shall occur immediately prior to the effective date of the
Participant’s termination, unless an Award Agreement provides
otherwise.
(d) Certain
Distributions. In the event of any distribution to the Company’s
shareholders of securities of any other entity or other assets (other than
dividends payable in cash or stock of the Company) without receipt of
consideration by the Company, the Committee may, in its discretion,
appropriately adjust the price per Share covered by each outstanding Award
to
reflect the effect of such distribution.
14.
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Time
of Granting Awards.
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The
date
of grant (“Grant Date”) of an Award shall be the date on which the Committee
makes the determination granting such Award or such other date as is determined
by the Committee, provided that in the case of an ISO, the Grant Date shall
be
the later of the date on which the Committee makes the determination granting
such ISO or the date of commencement of the Participant’s employment
relationship with the Company.
15.
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Modification
of Awards and Substitution of
Options.
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(a) Modification,
Extension, and Renewal of Awards. Within the limitations of the
Plan, the Committee may modify an Award to accelerate the rate at which an
Option may be exercised (including without limitation permitting an Option
to be
exercised in full without regard to the installment or vesting provisions of
the
applicable Award Agreement or whether the Option is at the time exercisable,
to
the extent it has not previously been exercised), to accelerate the vesting
of
any Award, to extend or renew outstanding Awards or to accept the cancellation
of outstanding Awards to the extent not previously
exercised. However, the Committee may not cancel an outstanding
Option whose exercise price is greater than Fair Market Value at the time of
cancellation for the purpose of reissuing the Option to the Participant at
a
lower exercise price or granting a replacement award of a different
type. Notwithstanding the foregoing provision, no modification of an
outstanding Award shall materially and adversely affect such Participant’s
rights thereunder (with such an affect being presumed to arise from a
modification that would trigger a violation of Section 409A of the Code),
unless either (i) the Participant provides written consent, or
(ii) before a Change in Control, the Committee determines in good faith
that the modification is not materially adverse to the
Participant. Furthermore, neither the Company nor the Committee
shall, without shareholder approval, allow for a “repricing” within the meaning
of federal securities laws applicable to proxy statement
disclosures.
(b) Substitution
of Options. Notwithstanding any inconsistent
provisions or limits under the Plan, in the event the Company or an Affiliate
acquires (whether by purchase, merger or otherwise) all or substantially all
of
outstanding capital stock or assets of another corporation or in the event
of
any reorganization or other transaction qualifying under Section 424 of the
Code, the Committee may, in accordance with the provisions of that Section,
substitute Options for options under the plan of the acquired company provided
(i) the excess of the aggregate fair market value of the shares subject to
an option immediately after the substitution over the aggregate option price
of
such shares is not more than the similar excess immediately before
such
substitution and (ii) the new option does not give persons additional
benefits, including any extension of the exercise period.
The
Plan
shall continue in effect for a term of ten (10) years from its effective date
as
determined under Section 20 below, unless the Plan is sooner terminated
under Section 17 below.
17.
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Amendment
and Termination of the
Plan.
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(a) Authority
to Amend or Terminate. Subject to Applicable Laws, the Board may
from time to time amend, alter, suspend, discontinue, or terminate the
Plan.
(b) Effect
of Amendment or Termination. No amendment, suspension, or
termination of the Plan shall materially and adversely affect Awards already
granted (with such an affect being presumed to arise from a modification that
would trigger a violation of Section 409A of the Code) unless either it
relates to an adjustment pursuant to Section 13 or modification pursuant to
Section 15(a) above, or it is otherwise mutually agreed between the
Participant and the Committee, which agreement must be in writing and signed
by
the Participant and the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Committee may amend the Plan to eliminate provisions which are no longer
necessary as a result of changes in tax or securities laws or regulations,
or in
the interpretation thereof.
18.
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Conditions
Upon Issuance of
Shares.
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Notwithstanding
any other provision of the Plan or any agreement entered into by the Company
pursuant to the Plan, the Company shall not be obligated, and shall have no
liability for failure, to issue or deliver any Shares under the Plan unless
such
issuance or delivery would comply with Applicable Law, with such compliance
determined by the Company in consultation with its legal counsel.
19.
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Reservation
of Shares.
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The
Company, during the term of this Plan, will at all times reserve and keep
available such number of Shares as shall be sufficient to satisfy the
requirements of the Plan.
This
Plan
shall become effective on the date which it has received approval by a vote
of a
majority of the votes cast at a duly held meeting of the Company’s shareholders
(or by such other shareholder vote that the Administrator determines to be
sufficient for the issuance of Shares or stock options according to the
Company’s governing documents and applicable state law).
All
disputes relating to or arising from the Plan shall be governed by the internal
substantive laws (and not the laws of conflicts of laws) of the State
of New York, to the extent not preempted by United States federal
law. If any provision of this Plan is held by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid and unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall
continue to be fully effective.
22.
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Laws
And Regulations.
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(a) U.S.
Securities Laws. This Plan, the grant of Awards, and the
exercise of Options under this Plan, and the obligation of the Company to sell
or deliver any of its securities (including, without limitation, Options and
Restricted Shares) under this Plan shall be subject to all Applicable
Law. In the event that the Shares are not registered under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), or any applicable state
securities laws prior to the delivery of such Shares, the Company may require,
as a condition to the issuance thereof, that the persons to whom Shares are
to
be issued represent and warrant in writing to the Company that such Shares
are
being acquired by him or her for investment for his or her own account and
not
with a view to, for resale in connection with, or with an intent of
participating directly or indirectly in, any distribution of such Shares within
the meaning of the Act, and a legend to that effect may be placed on the
certificates representing the Shares.
(b) Other
Jurisdictions. To facilitate the making of any grant of an Award
under this Plan, the Committee may provide for such special terms for Awards
to
Participants who are foreign nationals or who are employed by the Company or
any
Affiliate outside of the United States of America as the Committee may consider
necessary or appropriate to accommodate differences in local law, tax policy
or
custom. The Company may adopt rules and procedures relating to the
operation and administration of this Plan to accommodate the specific
requirements of local laws and procedures of particular
countries. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company is
specifically authorized to adopt rules and procedures regarding the conversion
of local currency, taxes, withholding procedures and handling of stock
certificates which vary with the customs and requirements of particular
countries. The Company may adopt sub-plans and establish escrow
accounts and trusts as may be appropriate or applicable to particular locations
and countries.
23.
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No
Shareholder Rights.
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Neither
a
Participant nor any transferee of a Participant shall have any rights as a
shareholder of the Company with respect to any Shares underlying any Award
until
the date of issuance of a share certificate to a Participant or a transferee
of
a Participant for such Shares in accordance with the Company’s governing
instruments and Applicable Law. Prior to the issuance of Shares
pursuant to an Award, a Participant shall not have the right to vote or to
receive dividends or any other rights as a shareholder with respect to the
Shares underlying the Award, notwithstanding its exercise in the case of
Options. No adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right
that is determined based on a record date prior to the date the stock
certificate is issued, except as otherwise specifically provided for in this
Plan.
24.
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No
Employment Rights.
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The
Plan
shall not confer upon any Participant any right to continue an employment,
service or consulting relationship with the Company, nor shall it affect in
any
way a Participant’s right or the Company’s right to terminate the Participant’s
employment, service, or consulting relationship at any time, with or without
Cause. By accepting any Award under this Plan a Participant confirms
his or her at-will status (except as otherwise provided in a written employment
or consulting agreement signed by an officer of the Company or an authorized
designee of an officer of the Company) and that such relationship only can
be
changed by a written agreement signed by an officer of the Company or an
authorized designee of an officer of the Company.
25.
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Termination,
Rescission and Recapture of
Awards.
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(a) Each
Award under the Plan is intended to align the Participant’s long-term interest
with those of the Company. If the Participant engages in certain
activities discussed below, either during employment or after employment with
the Company terminates for any reason, the Participant is acting contrary to
the
long-term interests of the Company. Accordingly, but only to the
extent expressly provided in an Award Agreement, the Company may terminate
any
outstanding, unexercised, unexpired, unpaid, or deferred Awards (“Termination”),
rescind any exercise, payment or delivery pursuant to the Award (“Rescission”),
or recapture any Common Stock (whether restricted or unrestricted) or proceeds
from the Participant’s sale of Shares issued pursuant to the Award
(“Recapture”), if the Participant does not comply with the conditions of
subsections (b) and (c) hereof (collectively, the
“Conditions”).
(b) A
Participant shall not, without the Company’s prior written authorization,
disclose to anyone outside the Company, or use in other than the Company’s
business, any proprietary or confidential information or material, as those
or
other similar terms are used in any applicable patent, confidentiality,
inventions, secrecy, or other agreement between the Participant and the Company
with regard to any such proprietary or confidential information or
material.
(c) Pursuant
to any agreement between the Participant and the Company with regard to
intellectual property (including but not limited to patents, trademarks,
copyrights, trade secrets, inventions, developments, improvements, proprietary
information, confidential business and personnel information), a Participant
shall promptly disclose and assign to the Company or its designee all right,
title, and interest in such intellectual property, and shall take all reasonable
steps necessary to enable the Company to secure all right, title and interest
in
such intellectual property in the United States and in any foreign
country.
(d) Upon
exercise, payment, or delivery of cash or Common Stock pursuant to an Award,
the
Participant shall certify on a form acceptable to the Company that he or she
is
in compliance with the terms and conditions of the Plan and, if a severance
of
Continuous Service has occurred for any reason, shall state the name and address
of the Participant’s then-current employer or any entity for which the
Participant performs business services and the Participant’s title, and shall
identify any organization or business in which the Participant owns a
greater-than-five-percent equity interest.
(e) If
the Company determines, in its sole and absolute discretion, that (i) a
Participant has violated any of the Conditions or (ii) during his or her
Continuous Service, or within one (1) year after his or her termination for
any reason, a Participant (a) has rendered services to or otherwise
directly or indirectly engaged in or assisted, any organization or business
that, in the judgment of the Company in its sole and absolute discretion, is
or
is working to become competitive with the Company; (b) has solicited any
non-administrative employee of the Company to terminate employment with the
Company; or (c) has engaged in activities which are materially prejudicial
to or in conflict with the interests of the Company, including any breaches
of
fiduciary duty or the duty of loyalty, then the Company may, in its sole and
absolute discretion, impose a Termination, Rescission, and/or Recapture with
respect to any or all of the Participant’s relevant Awards, Shares, and the
proceeds thereof.
(f) Within
ten days after receiving notice from the Company of any such activity described
in Section 25(e) above, the Participant shall deliver to the Company the
Shares acquired pursuant to the Award, or, if Participant has sold the Shares,
the gain realized, or payment received as a result of the rescinded exercise,
payment, or delivery; provided, that if the Participant returns Shares that
the
Participant purchased pursuant to the exercise of an Option (or the gains
realized from the sale of such Common Stock), the Company shall promptly refund
the exercise price, without earnings, that the Participant paid for the
Shares. Any payment by the Participant to the Company pursuant to
this Section 21 shall be made either in cash or by returning to the Company
the number of Shares that the Participant received in connection with the
rescinded exercise, payment, or delivery. It shall not be a basis for
Termination, Rescission or Recapture if after termination of a Participant’s
Continuous Service, the Participant purchases, as an investment or otherwise,
stock or other securities of such an organization or business, so long as
(i) such stock or other securities are listed upon a recognized securities
exchange or traded over-the-counter, and (ii) such investment does not
represent more than a five percent (5%) equity interest in the organization
or
business.
(g) Notwithstanding
the foregoing provisions of this Section, the Company has sole and absolute
discretion not to require Termination, Rescission and/or Recapture, and its
determination not to require Termination, Rescission and/or Recapture with
respect to any particular act by a particular Participant or Award shall not
in
any way reduce or eliminate the Company’s authority to require Termination,
Rescission and/or Recapture with respect to any other act or Participant or
Award. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to impose
obligations on the Participant to refrain from engaging in lawful competition
with the Company after the termination of employment that does not violate
subsections (b) or (c) of this Section, other than any obligations that are
part of any separate agreement between the Company and the Participant or that
arise under applicable law.
(h) All
administrative and discretionary authority given to the Company under this
Section shall be exercised by the most senior human resources executive of
the
Company or such other person or committee (including without limitation the
Committee) as the Committee may designate from time to time.
(i) Notwithstanding
any provision of this Section, if any provision of this Section is determined
to
be unenforceable or invalid under any applicable law, such provision will be
applied to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, and shall
automatically be deemed
amended
in a manner consistent with its objectives to the extent necessary to conform
to
any limitations required under Applicable Law. Furthermore, if any
provision of this Section is illegal under any Applicable Law, such provision
shall be null and void to the extent necessary to comply with Applicable
Law.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, but subject to any contrary terms set forth in any Award
Agreement, this Section shall not be applicable: (i) to any
Participant who is not, on the Award Date, an Employee of the Company or its
Affiliates; and (ii) to any Participant from and after his or her
termination of Continuous Service after a Change in Control.
26. Recoupment
of Awards. Unless otherwise specifically provided in an
Award Agreement, and to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, the Committee
may in its sole and absolute discretion, without obtaining the approval or
consent of the Company’s shareholders or any Participant with respect to his or
her outstanding Awards, require that each Participant agrees to reimburse the
Company for all or any portion of any Awards granted under this Plan
(“Reimbursement”), or the Committee may require the Termination or Rescission
of, or the Recapture associated with, any Award, if—
(a) the
granting, vesting, or payment of such Award was predicated upon the achievement
of certain financial results that were subsequently the subject of a material
financial restatement;
(b) in
the Committee’s view the Participant engaged in fraud or misconduct that caused
or partially caused the need for a material financial restatement by the Company
or any Affiliate; and
(c) a
lower granting, vesting, or payment of such Award would have occurred based
upon
the restated financial results.
In
each
instance, the Committee will, to the extent practicable and allowable under
Applicable Laws, require Reimbursement, Termination or Rescission of, or
Recapture relating to, any such Award granted to a Participant, including
reimbursement for any gains realized on the exercise of Options
attributable to such Awards, plus a reasonable rate of interest, effecting
the
cancellation of Restricted Shares and outstanding Options provided that the
Company will not seek Reimbursement, Termination or Rescission of, or Recapture
relating to, any such Awards that were paid or vested more than three years
prior to the date the applicable restatement is disclosed.
IMMTECH
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
2007
STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
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Appendix
A: Definitions
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As
used
in the Plan, the following definitions shall apply:
“Affiliate”
means, with respect to any Person (as defined below), any other Person that
directly or indirectly controls or is controlled by or under common control
with
such Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control,” when
used with respect to any Person, means the possession, direct or indirect,
of
the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of
such Person or the power to elect directors, whether through the ownership
of
voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “affiliated,”
“controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the
foregoing.
“Applicable
Law” means the legal requirements relating to the administration of
options and share-based plans under applicable U.S. federal and state laws,
the
Code, any applicable stock exchange or automated quotation system rules or
regulations (to the extent the Committee determines in its discretion that
compliance with such rules or regulations) and the applicable laws of any other
country or jurisdiction where Awards are granted, as such laws, rules,
regulations and requirements shall be in place from time to time.
“Award”
means any award made pursuant to the Plan, including awards made in the form
of
an Option, a Restricted Share, or any combination thereof, whether alternative
or cumulative, authorized by and granted under this Plan.
“Award
Agreement” means any written document setting forth the terms of an
Award that has been authorized by the Committee. The Committee shall determine
the form or forms of documents to be used, and may change them from time to
time
for any reason.
“Board”
means the Board of Directors of the Company.
“Cause”
for termination of a Participant’s Continuous Service will have the meaning set
forth in any unexpired employment agreement between the Company and the
Participant. In the absence of such an agreement, “Cause” will exist if the
Participant is terminated from employment or other service with the Company
or
an Affiliate for any of the following reasons: (i) the Participant’s
willful failure to substantially perform his or her duties and responsibilities
to the Company or deliberate violation of a material Company policy;
(ii) the Participant’s commission of any material act or acts of fraud,
embezzlement, dishonesty, or other willful misconduct; (iii) the
Participant’s material unauthorized use or disclosure of any proprietary
information or trade secrets of the Company or any other party to whom the
Participant owes an obligation of nondisclosure as a result of his or her
relationship with the Company; or (iv) Participant’s willful and material
breach of any of his or her obligations under any written agreement or covenant
with the Company.
The
Committee shall in its discretion determine whether or not a Participant is
being terminated for Cause. The Committee’s determination shall,
unless arbitrary and capricious, be final and binding on the Participant, the
Company, and all other affected persons. The foregoing definition
does not in any way limit the Company’s ability to terminate a Participant’s
employment or consulting relationship at any time, and the term “Company” will
be interpreted herein to include any Affiliate or successor thereto, if
appropriate.
“Change
in Control” means any of the following:
(i) Acquisition
of Controlling Interest. Any Person (other than
Persons who are Employees at any time more than one year before a
transaction) becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly,
of securities of the Company representing 50% or more of the combined voting
power of the Company’s then outstanding securities. In applying the
preceding sentence, (i) securities acquired directly from the Company or
its Affiliates by or for the Person shall not be taken into account, and
(ii) an agreement to vote securities shall be disregarded unless its
ultimate purpose is to cause what would otherwise be Change of Control, as
reasonably determined by the Board.
(ii) Change
in Board Control. During a consecutive 2-year period commencing
after the date of adoption of this Plan, individuals who constituted the Board
at the beginning of the period (or their approved replacements, as defined
in
the next sentence) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the
Board. A new Director shall be considered an “approved replacement”
Director if his or her election (or nomination for election) was approved by
a
vote of at least a majority of the Directors then still in office who either
were Directors at the beginning of the period or were themselves approved
replacement Directors, but in either case excluding any Director whose initial
assumption of office occurred as a result of an actual or threatened
solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of any Person other than
the
Board.
(iii) Merger. The
Company consummates a merger, or consolidation of the Company with any other
corporation unless: (a) the voting securities of the Company outstanding
immediately before the merger or consolidation would continue 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 or such surviving entity
outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation; and (b) no
Person (other than Persons who are Employees at any time more than
one year before a transaction) becomes the Beneficial Owner,
directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 50% or more
of
the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding
securities.
(iv) Sale
of Assets. The stockholders of the Company approve an agreement
for the sale or disposition by the Company of all, or substantially all, of
the
Company’s assets.
(v) Liquidation
or Dissolution. The stockholders of the Company approve a plan
or proposal for liquidation or dissolution of the Company.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, a “Change in Control” shall not be deemed to have occurred by
virtue of the consummation of any transaction or series of integrated
transactions immediately following which the record holders of the common stock
of the Company immediately prior to such transaction or series of transactions
continue to have substantially the same proportionate ownership in an entity
which owns all or substantially all of the assets of the Company immediately
following such transaction or series of transactions.
“Code”
means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Committee”
means one or more committees or subcommittees of the Board appointed by the
Board to administer the Plan in accordance with Section 4
above. With respect to any decision involving an Award intended to
satisfy the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code, the Committee shall
consist of two or more Directors of the Company who are “outside directors”
within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code. With respect
to any decision relating to a Reporting Person, the Committee shall consist
of
two or more Directors who are disinterested within the meaning of
Rule 16b-3.
“Company”
means Immtech Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation; provided, however,
that in the event the Company reincorporates to another jurisdiction, all
references to the term “Company” shall refer to the Company in such new
jurisdiction.
“Consultant”
means any person, including an advisor, who is engaged by the Company or any
Affiliate to render services and is compensated for such services.
“Continuous
Service” means the absence of any interruption or termination of
service as an Employee, Director, or Consultant. Continuous Service
shall not be considered interrupted in the case of: (i) sick
leave; (ii) military leave; (iii) any other leave of absence approved
by the Committee, provided that such leave is for a period of not more than
90
days, unless reemployment upon the expiration of such leave is guaranteed by
contract or statute, or unless provided otherwise pursuant to Company policy
adopted from time to time; (iv) changes in status from Director to advisory
director or emeritus status; or (iv) in the case of transfers between
locations of the Company or between the Company, its Affiliates or their
respective successors. Changes in status between service as an
Employee, Director, and a Consultant will not constitute an interruption of
Continuous Service.
“Director”
means a member of the Board, or a member of the board of directors of an
Affiliate.
“Disabled”
means a condition under which a Participant --
(a) is
unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically
determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result
in
death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12
months, or
(b) is,
by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which
can
be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous
period of not less than
12
months, received income replacement benefits for a period of not less than
3
months under an accident or health plan covering employees of the
Company.
“Eligible
Person” means any Consultant, Director or Employee and includes
non-Employees to whom an offer of employment has been or is being
extended.
“Employee”
means any person whom the Company or any Affiliate classifies as an employee
(including an officer) for employment tax purposes, whether or not that
classification is correct. The payment by the Company of a director’s
fee to a Director shall not be sufficient to constitute “employment” of such
Director by the Company.
“Exchange
Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
“Fair
Market Value” means, as of any date (the “Determination Date”)
means: (i) the closing price of a Share on the New York Stock Exchange or
the American Stock Exchange (collectively, the “Exchange”), on the Determination
Date, or, if shares were not traded on the Determination Date, then on the
nearest preceding trading day during which a sale occurred; or (ii) if such
stock is not traded on the Exchange but is quoted on NASDAQ or a successor
quotation system, (A) the last sales price (if the stock is then listed as
a National Market Issue under The Nasdaq National Market System) or (B) the
mean between the closing representative bid and asked prices (in all other
cases) for the stock on the Determination Date as reported by NASDAQ or such
successor quotation system; or (iii) if such stock is not traded on the
Exchange or quoted on NASDAQ but is otherwise traded in the over-the-counter,
the mean between the representative bid and asked prices on the Determination
Date; or (iv) if subsections (i)-(iii) do not apply, the fair market
value established in good faith by the Board.
“Grant
Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 14 of the
Plan.
“Incentive
Share Option or ISO” hereinafter means an Option intended to
qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of
the Code, as designated in the applicable Award Agreement.
“Involuntary
Termination” means termination of a Participant’s Continuous
Service under the following circumstances occurring on or after a Change in
Control: (i) termination without Cause by the Company or an
Affiliate or successor thereto, as appropriate; or (ii) voluntary
termination by the Participant within 60 days following (A) a material
reduction in the Participant’s job responsibilities, provided that neither a
mere change in title alone nor reassignment to a substantially similar position
shall constitute a material reduction in job responsibilities; (B) an
involuntary relocation of the Participant’s work site to a facility or location
more than 50 miles from the Participant’s principal work site at the time of the
Change in Control; or (C) a material reduction in
Participant’s total compensation other than as part of an reduction
by the same percentage amount in the compensation of all other
similarly-situated Employees, Directors or Consultants.
“Non-ISO”
means an Option not intended to qualify as an ISO, as designated in the
applicable Award Agreement.
“Option”
means any stock option granted pursuant to Section 6 of the
Plan.
“Participant”
means any holder of one or more Awards, or the Shares issuable or issued upon
exercise of such Awards, under the Plan.
“Person”
means any natural person, association, trust, business trust, cooperative,
corporation, general partnership, joint venture, joint-stock company, limited
partnership, limited liability company, real estate investment trust, regulatory
body, governmental agency or instrumentality, unincorporated organization or
organizational entity.
“Plan”
means this Immtech Pharmaceutical, Inc. 2007 Stock Incentive Plan.
“Recapture”
has the meaning set forth in Section 25 of the Plan.
“Rescission”
has the meaning set forth in Section 25 of the Plan.
“Reimbursement”
has the meaning set forth in Section 26 of the Plan.
“Reporting
Person” means an officer, Director, or greater than ten percent
shareholder of the Company within the meaning of Rule 16a-2 under the
Exchange Act, who is required to file reports pursuant to Rule 16a-3 under
the Exchange Act.
“Restricted
Shares” mean Shares subject to restrictions imposed pursuant to
Section 8 of the Plan.
“Rule 16b-3”
means Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, as amended from time
to time, or any successor provision.
“Share”
means a share of common stock of the Company, as adjusted in accordance with
Section 13 of the Plan.
“Successor
Corporation” means the corporate entity in existence following a
Change in Control, or a parent or subsidiary of such successor
corporation.
“Ten
Percent Holder” means a person who owns stock representing more
than ten percent (10%) of the combined voting power of all classes of stock
of
the Company or any Affiliate.
“Termination”
has the meaning set forth in Section 25 of the Plan.
IMMTECH
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
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ANNUAL
MEETING PROXY CARD
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THIS
PROXY IS SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF IMMTECH PHARMACEUTICALS,
INC.
FOR
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 29,
2007
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The
undersigned hereby appoints Eric L. Sorkin and Gary C. Parks and
each of
them, with power to act without the other and with power of substitution,
as proxies and attorneys-in-fact and hereby authorizes them to represent
and vote as provided on the other side, all the shares of Immtech
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Immtech”) common stock that the undersigned is
entitled to vote at Immtech’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders on November
29, 2007, at 2:00 p.m. (Eastern) at the Grand Hyatt New York, 109
East 42nd Street, New York, New York 10017 in the Regency Room on
the
Mezzanine Level and at any adjournment or postponement
thereof.
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THE
PROXY, WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED, WILL BE VOTED AS DIRECTED ON THE REVERSE
SIDE. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED “FOR”
THE ELECTION OF THE NAMED NOMINEES FOR DIRECTOR, “FOR” THE 2007 STOCK
INCENTIVE PLAN, “FOR” THE RATIFICATION OF IMMTECH’S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM, AND, WITH RESPECT TO ANY OTHER MATTERS PROPERLY
BROUGHT BEFORE THE ANNUAL MEETING, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE JUDGMENT
OF YOUR
PROXIES.
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All
previous proxies given by the undersigned to vote at the Annual Meeting
or
at any adjournment or postponement thereof are hereby
revoked.
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PLEASE
SIGN, DATE AND MAIL YOUR PROXY CARD BACK OR VOTE BY INTERNET OR TELEPHONE
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!
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Electronic
Voting Instructions
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You
can vote by Internet or telephone!
Available
24 hours a day, 7 days a week!
Instead
of mailing your proxy, you may choose one of the two voting methods
outlined below to vote your proxy.
VALIDATION
DETAILS ARE LOCATED BELOW IN THE TITLE BAR.
Proxies
submitted by the Internet or telephone must be received by 1:00 a.m.,
(CST) on November 29, 2007.
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Vote
by Internet
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To
vote using the Internet
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·
Log on to the Internet and go to www.investorvote.com
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Follow the steps outlined on the secured website.
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·
Call toll free 800-652-VOTE (8683) in the United States, Canada
& Puerto Rico any time on a touch tone telephone. There is
NO CHARGE to you for the call.
·
Follow the instructions provided by the recorded
message.
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IF
YOU HAVE NOT VOTED VIA THE INTERNET OR TELEPHONE, FOLD ALONG THE
PERFORATION, DETACH AND RETURN THE BOTTOM PORTION IN THE ENCLOSED
ENVELOPE.
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Shareholder
Name
Proxy
– IMMTECH PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
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A.
Proposals - The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR all the
nominees
listed in Proposal 1 and FOR Proposals 2 and
3.
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Proposal
No. 1 - Election of Directors
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The
board of directors recommends a vote FOR the listed
nominees.
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FOR
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WITHHOLD
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01
- Eric L. Sorkin
02
- Cecilia Chan
03
- David Fleet
04
- Judy Lau
05
- Levi H.K. Lee, MD
06
- Donald F. Sinex
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To
withhold authority to vote for an individual nominee or
nominees,
print
the name of such nominee(s) on the lines
provided.
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FOR
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AGAINST
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ABSTAIN
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Proposal
No. 2 – to approve the Immtech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2007 Stock Incentive
Plan.
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Proposal
No. 3 – to ratify the audit committee’s selection of Deloitte & Touche
LLP as Immtech’s independent registered public accounting firm for the
fiscal year ending March 31, 2008.
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Discretionary
authority is hereby granted with respect to such other matters as
may
properly come before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement
thereof.
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B.
Non-Voting Items
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Change
of Address– Please print new address below.
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Authorized
Signatures –This section must be completed for your vote to be counted. –
Date and Sign Below
Please
sign exactly as name(s) appears hereon. Joint owners should each
sign.
When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, corporate officer,
trustee, guardian, or custodian, please give full title.
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Signature
1 – Please keep signature within the box
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Signature
2 – Please keep signature within the box
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Date
(mm/dd/yyyy)
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ADMISSION
TICKET
IMMTECH
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
ANNUAL
MEETING
Please
tear off this Admission Ticket. If you plan to attend the annual
meeting of stockholders, you will need this ticket to gain entrance to the
meeting.
The
annual meeting of stockholders will be held at the following address: the Grand
Hyatt New York, 109 East 42nd Street, New York, New York 10017 in the Regency
Room on the Mezzanine Level, at 2:00 p.m. (Eastern) on November 29,
2007. You must present this ticket to gain admission to the
meeting. You should send in your proxy or vote electronically even if
you plan to attend the meeting.