SCHEDULE
14A
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Proxy
Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange
Act of
1934
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Additional Materials
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Material Pursuant to §240.14a-12
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CONVERSION
SERVICES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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(Name
of Registrant As Specified in its Charter)
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N/A
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(Name
of Persons Filing Proxy Statement, if other than
Registrant)
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1. |
To
elect five
Directors
to the Board of Directors to serve until the 2009 Annual Meeting
of
Stockholders or until their successors have been duly elected or
appointed
and qualified;
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2. |
To
ratify the appointment
by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Friedman
LLP to
serve as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending
December 31, 2008;
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3. |
To
amend the Company's Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to
increase
the amount of the Company's authorized common stock, par value $.001
per
share (the "Common Stock"), from two hundred million (200,000,000)
to
three hundred million (300,000,000);
and
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4. |
To
consider and take action upon such other business as may properly
come
before the Annual Meeting or any adjournments
thereof.
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Members
of the Audit Committee
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Lawrence
K. Reisman (Chair)
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Frederick
Lester
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Thomas
Pear
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Name
of Nominee Age
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Age
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Position
with the Company
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Principal
Occupation
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Director
Since
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Scott
Newman
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48
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President,
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
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President
and Chief Executive Officer of the Company
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2004
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Glenn
Peipert
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47
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Executive
Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Director
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Executive
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company
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2004
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Lawrence
K. Reisman*
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49
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Director
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CPA
at the The Accounting Offices of L.K. Reisman
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2004
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Frederick
Lester**
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50
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Director
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Consulting
Partner, NE Banking & Capital Markets, Teradata, a division of
NCR
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2006
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Thomas
Pear***
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55
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Director
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Principal
in Saw Mill Sports Management and management
consultant
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2006
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Information
about Fees Billed by Independent
Auditors
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FY
2007
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FY
2006
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Audit
Fees
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$
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144,003
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$
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256,367
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Audit
Related Fees
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$
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2,000
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$
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2,500
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Tax
Fees
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$
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39,563
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$
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93,733
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All
Other Fees
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$
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13,198
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$
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18,030
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the
Company is authorized to issue 200,000,000 shares of common stock
of which
114,857,189 shares are currently outstanding and approximately
80,545,504
shares are reserved for issuance under outstanding notes, warrants
and
options. Therefore, we currently have only approximately 4,597,308
authorized shares available to be issued or reserved for issuance
upon the
granting of new options or upon the issuance of new warrants
or other
securities convertible into shares of common
stock.
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No.
of
Shares Common Stock
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Current
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After
giving effect to Proposal 3
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outstanding
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114,857,189
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114,857,189
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reserved
for issuance
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80,545,504
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80,545,504
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available
for issuance
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4,597,308
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104,597,308
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Name
and
Principal
Position
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Year
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Salary
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Bonus
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Stock
Awards
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Option
Awards(s)
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Non-Equity
Incentive Plan Compensation
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Non-Qualified
Deferred
Compensation Earnings
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All
Other Compensation
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Total
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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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Scott
Newman
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2007
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440,489
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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36,627
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(1
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)
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477,116
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President,
Chief Executive
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2006
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479,167
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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45,401
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(1
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524,568
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Officer
and Chairman
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Glenn
Peipert
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2007
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338,983
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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30,195
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(1
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369,178
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Executive
Vice President, Chief
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2006
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359,375
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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38,300
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(1
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397,675
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Operating
Officer and Director
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Bryan
Carey
Senior
Vice
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2007
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313,476
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—
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—
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62,500
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—
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—
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16,612
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(1
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392,588
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President,
Managing Director DeLeeuw Associates
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2006
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241,671
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—
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—
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33,000
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—
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—
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*
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(2
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274,671
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Amounts
shown reflect payments related to medical, dental and life insurance,
car
payments and 401(k) contributions by the
Company.
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(2)
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The
annual amount of perquisites and other personal benefits, if any,
did not
exceed $10,000 for each named executive officer and has therefore
been
omitted, unless otherwise stated
above.
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Option
Awards
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Stock
Awards
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Name
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Number of
Securities Underlying Unexercised Options
(#) Exercisable
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Number of
Securities Underlying Unexercised Options
(#)
Unexercisable
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Equity
Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised
Unearned Options (#)
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Option
Exercise
Price
($)
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Option
Expiration Date
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Number
of
Shares
or
Units
of
Stock
That
Have
Not
Vested
(#)
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Market
Value
of
Shares
or
Units
of
Stock
That
Have
Not
Vested
($)
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Equity
Incentive Plan Awards: Number
of
Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That
Have Not
Vested
(#)
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Equity
Incentive Plan Awards: Market
or Payout
Value of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights
That
have not
Vested
($)
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(a)
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(b)
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I
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(d)
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(e)
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(f)
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(g)
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(h)
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(i)
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(j)
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Scott
Newman
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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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—
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—
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Glenn
Peipert
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166,666
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83,334
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—
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0.83
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11/16/2010
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—
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—
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—
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—
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Bryan
Carey
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33,333
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—
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—
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3.00
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5/28/2014
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—
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—
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—
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—
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83,333
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41,667
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—
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0.83
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11/16/2015
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—
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—
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—
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—
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50,000
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100,000
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—
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0.25
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10/10/2016
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—
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—
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—
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—
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250,000
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—
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0.30
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5/10/2017
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—
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—
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—
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—
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Name
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Fees
Earned or Paid in Cash
($)
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Stock
Awards ($)
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Option
Awards ($)
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Non-Equity
Incentive Plan Compensation ($)
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Change in
Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred
Compensation Earnings
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All Other
Compensation ($)
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Total
($)
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(a)
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(b)
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(c)
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(d)
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(e)
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(f)
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(g)
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(h)
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Frederick
Lester
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12,000
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5,000
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—
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—
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—
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—
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17,000
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Thomas
Pear
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13,250
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5,000
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—
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—
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—
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—
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18,250
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Lawrence
K. Reisman
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12,750
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5,000
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—
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—
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—
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—
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17,750
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*
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In
the event that Scott Newman’s employment is terminated other than with
good cause, Mr. Newman will receive a lump sum payment of 2.99
times his
base salary.
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*
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In
the event that Glenn Peipert’s employment is terminated other than with
good cause, Mr. Peipert will receive a lump sum payment of 2.99
times his
base salary.
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Name
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Number of Shares
Underlying Vested
Options (#)
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Number of Shares
Underlying
Unvested Options
(#)
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Scott
Newman
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—
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—
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Glenn
Peipert
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166,666
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83,334
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Bryan
Carey
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166,666
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391,667
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Name and Address of
Beneficial Owner (1)(2)
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Amount of
Common Stock
Beneficially
Owned
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Percentage of
Outstanding Common Stock
Beneficially Owned
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Scott
Newman(3)
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19,655,413
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16.9
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%
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Glenn
Peipert(4)
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10,367,060
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8.9
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%
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William
Hendry(5)
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100,000
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*
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William
McKnight(6)
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829,091
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*
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Bryan
Carey (7)
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166,666
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*
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Lawrence
K. Reisman(8)
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75,844
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*
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Frederick
Lester(9)
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32,511
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*
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Thomas
Pear(10)
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32,711
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*
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Matthew
J. Szulik
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29,332,644
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25.2
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%
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Laurus
Master Fund, Ltd.
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6,247,869
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5.4
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%
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All
directors and officers as a group (8 persons)
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31,259,296
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26.9
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%
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1.
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ELECTION
OF DIRECTORS
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VOTE
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FOR
ALL nominees listed below EXCEPT as marked to the contrary
below
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WITHHOLD
AUTHORITY to vote for ALL nominees listed
below
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(INSTRUCTION:
To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee strike
a line
through the nominee’s name below.)
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Scott
Newman, Glenn Peipert, Lawrence K. Reisman, Frederick Lester and
Thomas
Pear..
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2.
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RATIFICATION
OF THE APPOINTMENT OF FRIEDMAN LLP AS INDEPENDENT AUDITORS OF THE
COMPANY
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008.
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FOR
the ratification of the appointment of Friedman
LLP
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WITHHOLD
AUTHORITY
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ABSTAIN
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3.
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AMENDING
THE COMPANY'S CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT
OF THE
COMPANY'S AUTHORIZED COMMON STOCK FROM TWO HUNDRED MILLION (200,000,000)
TO THREE HUNDRED MILLION (300,000,000)
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FOR
the increase in authorized shares of common
stock
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WITHHOLD
AUTHORITY
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ABSTAIN
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Dated:
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Signature
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Signature
if jointly owned:
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Print
name:
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