UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
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Xcorporeal,
Inc.
11150
Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 340
Los
Angeles, California 90025
NOTICE
OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO
BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 26, 2007
Dear
Fellow Stockholders:
Our
2007
annual meeting of stockholders will be held at The Water Garden, 1620
26th
Street,
Sixth Floor, North Tower, Santa Monica, California, on Monday, November 26,
2007, beginning at 2:00 p.m. local time. At the meeting, stockholders will
vote on the following matters:
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Election
of directors to hold office until our 2008 annual meeting of stockholders
or until their successors are duly elected and
qualified;
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2.
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Ratification
of our 2007 Incentive Compensation Plan; and
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3.
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Any
other matters that properly come before the
meeting.
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Stockholders
of record as of the close of business on November 9, 2007 are entitled to
vote
their shares by proxy or at the meeting or any postponement or adjournment
thereof.
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By
order of the board of directors,
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Terren
S. Peizer
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Executive
Chairman of the Board
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Los
Angeles, California
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November
13, 2007
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Whether
or not you expect to be present at the annual meeting, please complete, sign
and
date the enclosed proxy card and return it promptly in the enclosed return
envelope. No postage is required if mailed in the United States. Stockholders
who execute a proxy card may nevertheless attend the meeting, revoke their
proxy
and vote their shares in person.
ANNUAL
MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS OF XCORPOREAL, INC.
What
is the purpose of the annual meeting?
Who
is
entitled to vote?
Who
can attend the meeting?
What
is the difference between holding shares as a stockholder of record and as
a
beneficial owner?
What
constitutes a quorum?
How
do
I vote?
Can
I
change my vote after I return my proxy card?
What
are the board’s recommendations?
What
vote is required to approve each item?
Who
pays for the preparation of the proxy?
How
can I obtain additional copies?
Annual
report and other matters
SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
Who
are the largest owners of our stock and how much stock do our directors and
executive officers
own?
Section
16(a) beneficial ownership reporting compliance
PROPOSAL
ONE: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Nominees
standing for election
Recommendation
of the Board
Information
concerning our board of directors and our nominees to the board of
directors
How
are directors compensated?
How
often did the board meet during 2006?
Which
directors are independent?
What
committees has the board established?
Audit
committee
Compensation
committee
Nominating
committee
Annual
meeting attendance
Do
we
have a code of ethics?
How
can stockholders communicate with our board of directors?
Executive
Officers
EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION
Executive
Employment Agreements
OUTSTANDING
EQUITY AWARDS AT LAST FISCAL YEAR-END
OPTIONS
EXERCISED IN 2006
DIRECTOR
COMPENSATION
CERTAIN
RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
Agreements
relating to the sale of substantially all of the assets of CDSS Wind Down,
Inc.
Related
Party Transactions
PROPOSAL
TWO: RATIFICATION OF 2007 INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN
2007
Incentive Compensation Plan
Overview
Shares
available for awards
Limitations
on awards
Eligibility
Plan
administrator
Stock
options and stock appreciation rights
Restricted
and deferred stock
Dividend
equivalents
Bonus
stock and awards
Other
stock-based awards
Performance
Awards
Acceleration
of vesting; Change in control
Amendment
and termination
Federal
income tax consequences
Non
qualified stock options
Incentive
stock options
Stock
awards
Stock
appreciation rights
Dividend
equivalents
Section
162 limitations
Vote
required for increasing shares under the 2007 Incentive Compensation
Plan
Recommendation
of the Board
INDEPENDENT
REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Audit
Fees
Audit
related fees
Tax
fees
All
other fees
Audit
committee’s pre-approval policies and procedures
2006
ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
AUDIT
COMMITTEE REPORT
OTHER
BUSINESS
STOCKHOLDER
PROPOSALS FOR NEXT ANNUAL MEETING
2007
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
OF
XCORPOREAL,
INC.
PROXY
STATEMENT
The
enclosed proxy is solicited on behalf of Xcorporeal, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the “Company”), for use at our annual meeting of stockholders to be
held on November 26, 2007, beginning at 2:00 p.m. local time, at The Water
Garden, 1620 26th
Street,
Sixth Floor, North Tower, Santa Monica, California.
The
approximate date that this proxy statement, the accompanying notice of annual
meeting and the enclosed form of proxy are being mailed to stockholders is
November 13, 2007. You should review this information in conjunction with
our
2006 Annual Report on Form 10-KSB, which accompanies this proxy statement.
The
Merger
On
August
10, 2007, we entered into a merger agreement with Xcorporeal, Inc. (“pre-merger
Xcorporeal"). The merger became effective on October 12, 2007. Pre-merger
Xcorporeal became our wholly-owned subsidiary and changed its name to Xcorporeal
Operations, Inc. We changed our name from CT Holdings Enterprises, Inc. to
Xcorporeal, Inc. Information in this proxy statement for the fiscal year
ended
December 31, 2006 includes only our pre-merger information. Information provided
for any date after October 12, 2007 reflects changes that occurred as a result
of the merger.
What
is the purpose of the annual meeting?
At
the
annual meeting, our stockholders will vote on the election of directors,
ratifying our 2007 Incentive Compensation Plan, and any other matters that
properly come before the meeting. In addition, our management will report
on our
performance and respond to questions from our stockholders.
Who
is entitled to vote?
Only
stockholders of record at the close of business on the record date, November
9,
2007, are entitled to receive notice of the annual meeting and to vote the
shares of common stock that they held on that date at the meeting, or any
postponement or adjournment of the meeting. Each outstanding share of common
stock entitles its holder to cast one vote on each matter to be voted upon.
Who
can attend the meeting?
All
stockholders as of the record date, or their duly appointed proxies, may
attend
the meeting. Please note that if you hold shares in “street name” (that is,
through a broker or other nominee), you will need to bring evidence of your
share ownership, such as a copy of a brokerage statement, reflecting your
stock
ownership as of the record date and valid picture identification.
What
is the difference between holding shares as a stockholder of record and as
a
beneficial owner?
Many
of
our stockholders hold their shares through a stockbroker, bank or other nominee
rather than directly in their own name. As summarized below, there are some
differences between shares held of record and those beneficially owned.
If
our
shares are registered directly in your name with our transfer agent,
Computershare Trust Company, N.A., you are considered the stockholder of
record
with regard to those shares. As the stockholder of record, you have the right
to
grant your proxy directly to us to vote your shares on your behalf at the
meeting, or the right to vote in person at the meeting. We have enclosed
or sent
a proxy card for you to use.
If
you
hold our shares in a stock brokerage account or your shares are held by a
bank
or other nominee, you are considered the beneficial owner of the shares held
in
“street name,” and these materials have been forwarded to you by your broker or
nominee, which is considered the stockholder of record with respect to those
shares. As the beneficial owner, you have the right to direct your broker
or
nominee how to vote, and are also invited to attend the annual meeting so
long
as you bring a copy of a brokerage statement reflecting your ownership as
of the
record date. However, since you are not the stockholder of record, you may
not
vote these shares in person at the meeting unless you obtain a signed proxy
from
your broker or nominee giving you the right to vote the shares. Your broker
or
nominee has enclosed or provided a voting instruction card for you to use
to
direct your broker or nominee how to vote these shares.
What
constitutes a quorum?
The
presence at the meeting, in person or by proxy, of the holders of a majority
of
the votes entitled to be cast at the meeting will constitute a quorum,
permitting the meeting to conduct its business. As of November 9, 2007, there
were 14,351,052 shares of our common stock issued and outstanding, held by
approximately 3,400 stockholders of record. Proxies received, but marked
as
abstentions, and broker non-votes will be included in calculating the number
of
shares considered present at the meeting for purposes of determining a quorum,
but will not be counted as votes cast “for” or “against” any given matter.
If
less
than a majority of outstanding shares entitled to vote are represented at
the
meeting, a majority of the shares present at the meeting may adjourn the
meeting
without further notice.
How
do I vote?
If
you
complete and properly sign the accompanying proxy card and return it to us,
it
will be voted as you direct. If you are a registered stockholder and you
attend
the meeting, you may deliver your completed proxy card in person. “Street name”
stockholders who wish to vote at the meeting will need to obtain a proxy
from
the institution that holds their shares.
Can
I change my vote after I return my proxy card?
Yes.
Even
after you have submitted your proxy, you may change your vote at any time
before
the proxy is exercised by filing with our Secretary either a notice of
revocation or a duly executed proxy bearing a later date. The powers of the
proxy holders will be suspended if you attend the meeting in person and so
request, although attendance at the meeting will not by itself revoke a
previously granted proxy.
What
are the board’s recommendations?
Unless
you give other instructions on your proxy card, the persons named as proxy
holders on the proxy card will vote in accordance with the recommendations
of
our board of directors. The board recommends a vote FOR the election of each
of
the nominated slate of directors and FOR ratification of our 2007 Incentive
Compensation Plan. See “Election of Directors” and “Ratifying 2007 Incentive
Compensation Plan” below.
The
board
does not know of any other matters that may be brought before the meeting
nor
does it foresee or have reason to believe that the proxy holders will have
to
vote for substitute or alternate board nominees. In the event that any other
matter should properly come before the meeting or any nominee is not available
for election, the proxy holders will vote as recommended by the board of
directors or, if no recommendation is given, in accordance with their best
judgment.
What
vote is required to approve each item?
Election
of Directors.
The
affirmative vote of a plurality of the votes cast, either in person or by
proxy,
at the meeting by the holders of common stock is required for the election
of
directors. Broker non-votes will not be counted for purposes of the vote.
Other
Items.
For each
other item, the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast, either
in
person or by proxy, at the annual meeting by the holders of common stock
is
required for approval. A properly executed proxy marked “ABSTAIN” with respect
to any such matter will not be voted, although it will be counted for purposes
of determining whether there is a quorum. Accordingly, an abstention will
have
the effect of a negative vote.
If
you
hold your shares in “street name” through a broker or other nominee, your broker
or nominee may not be permitted to exercise voting discretion with respect
to
some of the matters to be acted upon. Thus, if you do not give your broker
or
nominee specific instructions, your shares may not be voted on those matters
and
will not be counted in determining the number of shares necessary for approval.
Shares represented by such “broker non-votes” will, however, be counted in
determining whether there is a quorum. Broker non-votes will not be counted
for
purposes of the vote.
Who
pays for the preparation of the proxy?
We
will
pay the cost of preparing, assembling and mailing the notice of meeting,
proxy
statement and enclosed proxy card. In addition to the use of mail, our employees
may solicit proxies personally and by telephone. Our employees will receive
no
compensation for soliciting proxies other than their regular salaries. We
may
request banks, brokers and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries to
forward
copies of the proxy materials to their principals and to request authority
for
the execution of proxies. We may reimburse such persons for their expenses
incurred in connection with these activities.
Our
principal executive offices are located at 11150 Santa Monica Boulevard,
Suite
340, Los
Angeles,
California 90025, and our telephone number is (310) 481-8986. A list of
stockholders entitled to vote at the annual meeting will be available at
our
offices, during normal business hours, for a period of ten days prior to
the
meeting and at the meeting itself for examination by any stockholder.
How
can I obtain additional copies?
If
you
need additional copies of this proxy statement or the enclosed proxy card,
you
should contact:
Xcorporeal,
Inc.
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Computershare
Trust Company, N.A.
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11150
Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 340
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350
Indiana Street, Suite 800
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Los
Angeles, California 90025
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Golden,
Colorado 80401
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Telephone:
(310) 481-8986
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Telephone:
(303) 262-0600
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Attn:
Investor Relations
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We
will provide free of charge to those persons that make a request in writing
our
(i) Annual Report on Form 10-KSB, any amendments thereto and the financial
statements and any financial statement schedules filed by us with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, or SEC, under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, (ii) Audit Committee Charter, and (iii) Codes
of Ethics. Our annual report and other periodic reports and any amendments
thereto are also available on the SEC website at http://www.sec.gov by searching
the EDGAR database for our filings.
Annual
report and other matters
Our
2006
Annual Report on Form 10-KSB, which was mailed to stockholders with or preceding
this proxy statement, contains financial and other information about our
Company, but is not incorporated into this proxy statement and is not to
be
considered a part of these proxy soliciting materials or subject to Regulations
14A or 14C or to the liabilities of Section 18 of the Exchange Act. The
information contained in the “Audit Committee Report” below shall not be deemed
filed with the SEC, or subject to Regulations 14A or 14C or to the liabilities
of Section 18 of the Exchange Act.
BENEFICIAL
OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
Who
are the largest owners of our stock and how much stock do our directors and
executive officers own?
The
following table sets forth certain information regarding the shares of common
stock beneficially owned as of November 9, 2007 by: (i) each person known
to us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our common stock,
(ii) each of our directors, (iii) each executive officer named in the
Summary Compensation Table set forth in the Executive Compensation section,
and
(iv) all such directors and officers as a group.
Name(1)
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and Nature
of
Beneficial Ownership
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Percent
of Class
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Terren
S. Peizer (2)
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9,740,000
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67.2
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Marc
G. Cummins (3)
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702,072
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4.9
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Jay
A. Wolf (4)
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357,143
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2.5
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Nicholas
S. Lewin (5)
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35,714
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Daniel
S. Goldberger (6)
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40,000
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Victor
Gura, M.D. (7)
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125,000
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Hervé
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All
directors and named executive
officers
as a group (11 persons) (8)
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10,999,929
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75.1
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Notes
to Beneficial Ownership Table:
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Unless
otherwise indicated, the address of all of the above named persons
is c/o
Xcorporeal, Inc., 11150 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 340, Los Angeles,
California 90025.
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Includes
9,600,000 shares held of record by Consolidated National, LLC,
of which
Mr. Peizer is the sole managing member. Also includes 140,000 shares
subject to options which are currently exercisable or exercisable
within
60 days of November 9, 2007.
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Includes
552,072
shares
acquired
via Prime Logic Capital, LLC, investment manager for CPS Opportunities
I,
LLC, Prime Logic, LP, GPC LXI LLC, and GPC 78, the beneficial owners
of
the securities. Also includes a warrant to purchase 150,000 shares
of
common stock held by OGT, LLC. Mr. Cummins is a managing partner
of Prime
Logic and OGT. He disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported
securities, except to the extent of any pecuniary interest
therein.
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Includes
357,143 shares held of record by Trinad Capital Master Fund Ltd.
(the
“Master Fund”), that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by Trinad
Management, LLC, the investment manager of the Master Fund and
Trinad
Capital LP; a controlling stockholder of the Master Fund; Trinad
Advisors
GP, LLC, the general partner of Trinad Capital LP; and Jay Wolf
a director
of the issuer and a managing director of Trinad Management, LLC
and a
managing director of Trinad Advisors GP, LLC. Mr. Wolf disclaims
beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent
of
his pecuniary interest therein.
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Includes
27,514 shares held of record by Paizon Capital, which is beneficially
owned and controlled by Mr. Lewin’s immediate family members. Mr. Lewin
disclaims beneficial ownership or control of these
shares.
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Includes
40,000 shares subject to options which are currently exercisable
or
exercisable within 60 days of November 9,
2007.
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Includes
125,000 shares subject to options which are currently exercisable
or
exercisable within 60 days of November 9,
2007.
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Also
includes 305,000 shares subject to options which are currently
exercisable
or exercisable within 60 days of November 9,
2007.
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Unless
otherwise indicated, we believe that all persons named in the table have
sole
voting and investment power with respect to all shares of our common stock
beneficially owned by them. A person is deemed to be the beneficial owner
of
securities which may be acquired by such person within 60 days from the date
on
which beneficial ownership is to be determined, upon the exercise of options,
warrants or convertible securities. Each beneficial owner’s percentage ownership
is determined by assuming that options, warrants and convertible securities
that
are held by such person (but not those held by any other person) and which
are
exercisable, convertible or exchangeable within such 60 day period, have
been so
exercised, converted or exchanged. Unless
otherwise indicated above, the address of the shareholder is c/o Xcorporeal,
Inc., 11150 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 340, Los Angeles, California
90025.
Section 16(a)
beneficial ownership reporting compliance
Section
16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, requires our officers
and directors and persons who beneficially own more than 10% of our common
stock
to file with the SEC initial reports of ownership and reports of changes
in
ownership of our common stock. These insiders are required by SEC regulations
to
furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file, including Forms
3,
4 and 5.
Based
solely upon our review of copies of such forms we have received, and other
information available to us, to the best of our knowledge all required forms
have been filed on a timely basis.
PROPOSAL
ONE: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Our
amended and restated bylaws, adopted upon the effectiveness of the merger,
provide that the number of members on the board of directors shall be determined
from time to time by resolution of the board. At present, our board of directors
consists of eight members. Nominees will be elected for a one-year term expiring
at the 2008 annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors are
duly
elected and qualified.
Nominees
standing for election
The
nominees for our board of directors are current directors Terren S. Peizer,
Victor Gura, M.D., Marc G. Cummins, Daniel S. Goldberger, Kelly J. McCrann,
and
Jay A. Wolf. All of the directors’ terms expire at the annual meeting or until
their successors are duly elected and qualified. The board of directors has
no
reason to believe that any nominee will refuse to act or be unable to accept
election. However, if any of the nominees for director is unable to accept
election or if any other unforeseen contingencies should arise, the board
may
designate a substitute nominee. In that case, the persons named as proxies
will
vote for the substitute nominee designated by the board.
No
arrangement or understanding exists between any nominee and any other person
or
persons pursuant to which any nominee was or is to be selected as a
director.
Recommendation
of the board
The
board of directors unanimously recommends that you vote “FOR” the election as
directors of each of the nominees named above.
Information
concerning our board of directors and our nominees to the board of
directors
Our
current directors and director nominees, and their ages as of November 9,
2007,
are as follows:
Name
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Position
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Since
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Terren
S. Peizer
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48
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Executive
Chairman of the Board
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2007
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Victor
Gura, M.D.
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65
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Chief
Medical and Scientific Officer, and Director
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2007
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Marc
G. Cummins
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46
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Director
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2007
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Daniel
S. Goldberger
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48
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Director
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2007
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Hervé
de Kergrohen, M.D.
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48
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Director
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2007
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Nicholas
S. Lewin
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29
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Director
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2007
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Kelly
J. McCrann
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51
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Director
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2007
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Jay
A. Wolf
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33
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Director
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2007
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Terren
S. Peizer
has
served as Chairman of our Board of Directors and Executive Chairman since
October 2007. Mr. Peizer became the Chairman of the Board of Directors of
pre-merger Xcorporeal in August 2006 and Executive Chairman in August 2007.
From
April 1999 to October 2003, Mr. Peizer served as Chief Executive Officer
of
Clearant, Inc., which he founded to develop and commercialize a universal
pathogen inactivation technology. He served as Chairman of its board of
directors from April 1999 to October 2004 and a Director until February 2005.
From February 1997 to February 1999, Mr. Peizer served as President and Vice
Chairman of Hollis-Eden Pharmaceuticals, Inc. In addition, from June 1999
through May 2003 he was a Director, and from June 1999 through December 2000
he
was Chairman of the Board, of supercomputer designer and builder Cray Inc.,
and
remains its largest beneficial stockholder. Mr. Peizer has been the largest
beneficial stockholder and held various senior executive positions with several
technology and biotech companies. In these capacities he has assisted the
companies with assembling management teams, boards of directors and scientific
advisory boards, formulating business and financial strategies, investor
and
public relations, and capital formation. Mr. Peizer has been a Director,
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Hythiam, Inc., a healthcare
services management company focused on delivering solutions for those suffering
from alcoholism and other substance dependencies, since September 2003. Mr.
Peizer has a background in venture capital, investing, mergers and acquisitions,
corporate finance, and previously held senior executive positions with the
investment banking firms Goldman Sachs, First Boston and Drexel Burnham Lambert.
He received his B.S.E. in Finance from The Wharton School of Finance and
Commerce.
Victor
Gura, M.D.
has
served as our Chief Medical and Scientific Officer since October 2007, and
has
been a member of our board of directors since October 2007. He became Chief
Medical and Scientific Officer of pre-merger Xcorporeal in December 2006,
and
became a member of the board of directors of pre-merger Xcorporeal in October,
2006. He served as Chief Scientific Officer of National Quality Care, Inc.
from
2005 to November 2006. He was formerly its Chairman of the Board, President
and
Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Gura is board certified in internal
medicine/nephrology. He has been a director and principal shareholder of
Medipace Medical Group, Inc. in Los Angeles, California, since 1980. Dr.
Gura
has been an attending physician at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center since 1984
and
the medical director of Los Angeles Community Dialysis since 1985. He also
serves as a Clinical Assistant Professor at UCLA School of Medicine. He was
a
fellow at the nephrology departments at Tel Aviv University Medical School
and
USC Medical Center. Dr. Gura received his M.D. from School of Medicine, Buenos
Aires University.
Marc
G. Cummins
has
served as a Director since October 2007. He became a Director of pre-merger
Xcorporeal in November 2006. He is a Managing Partner of Prime Capital, LLC,
a
private investment firm focused on consumer companies. Prior to founding
Prime
Capital, Mr. Cummins was managing partner of Catterton Partners, a private
equity investor in consumer products and service companies with over $1 billion
of assets under management. He has served as a director of Hythiam, Inc.
since
2004. Prior to joining Catterton in 1998, Mr. Cummins spent fourteen years
at
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation where he was Managing
Director of the Consumer Products and Specialty Distribution Group, and was
also
involved in leveraged buyouts, private equity and high yield financings.
Mr.
Cummins received a B.A. in Economics, magna cum laude, from Middlebury College,
where he was honored as a Middlebury College Scholar and is a member of Phi
Beta
Kappa. He also received an M.B.A. in Finance with honors from The Wharton
School
at University of Pennsylvania.
Daniel
S. Goldberger
has
served as a Director since October 2007. He served as President, Chief Operating
Officer and a Director of pre-merger Xcorporeal from October 2006 to August
2007. Mr. Goldberger has recently been named as the new Chief Executive Officer
of Sound Surgical Technologies, a privately held manufacturer of equipment
for
ultrasound assisted liposuction. Mr. Goldberger served as Chief Executive
Officer of Glucon Inc., a privately held glucose monitoring business from
2004
to 2007. From 2001 to 2004, Mr. Goldberger served as President and as a Director
of the Medical Group of OSI Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: OSIS), which included
the
Spacelabs, Dolphin, Osteometer product lines with combined revenue approaching
$250 million. Mr. Goldberger was also the co-founder of Optiscan Biomedical
Corporation, where he served as Director from 1994 to 2001 and also served
as
its Vice President from 1994 to 1998 and then as its President from 1998
to
2001. Mr. Goldberger has over 25 years of management experience with large
and
small medical device companies, including Nellcor and Square One Technology.
He
received his B.S.M.E. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his
M.S.M.E. from Stanford University.
Hervé
de Kergrohen, M.D.
has
served as a Director since October 2007. He became a Director of pre-merger
Xcorporeal in November 2006. Since August 2002, he has been a Partner with
CDC
Enterprises Innovation in Paris, a European venture capital firm, and since
January 2001 has been Chairman of BioData, an international healthcare
conference in Geneva. He sits on several boards with U.S. and European private
health care companies, including Kuros BioSurgery and Bioring SA in Switzerland
since January 2003, Praxim SA, Biomethode, and Hythiam, Inc. since September
2003, and Clearant, Inc. since December 2001. From February 1999 to December
2001 he was Head Analyst for Darier Hentsch & Co., then the third largest
Geneva private bank and manager of its CHF 700 million health care fund.
From
February 1997 to February 1998 he was the Head Strategist for the international
health care sector with UBS AGin Zurich. Dr. de Kergrohen started his
involvement with financial institutions in 1995 with Bellevue Asset Management
in Zug, Switzerland, the fund manager of BB Biotech and BB Medtech, where
he
covered the healthcare services sector. He was previously Marketing Director
with large U.S. pharmaceutical companies such as Sandoz USA and G.D. Searle,
specialized in managed care. Dr. de Kergrohen received his M.D. from Université
Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, and holds an M.B.A. from Insead,
Fontainebleau.
Nicholas
S. Lewin
has
served as a Director since October 2007. He became a Director of pre-merger
Xcorporeal in February 2007. He has been a private investor since 2000 operating
in both the public and private markets. Mr. Lewin has invested across many
industries, and throughout the capital structure. He invests in special
situations and in companies with innovative technologies and strong intellectual
property. Generally, these are activist situations working with management.
Representative industries include biotechnology, healthcare, telecom and
media.
Mr. Lewin sits on the boards of directors of VirnetX and Duramedic. He holds
a
BA from Johns Hopkins University.
Kelly
J. McCrann
has
served as a Director since October 2007. He was appointed as a Director of
pre-merger Xcorporeal in August, 2007. Mr. McCrann is a senior healthcare
executive with extensive experience in board governance, strategic leadership,
profit and loss management and strategic transactions. He was most recently
Senior Vice President of DaVita, Inc., where he was responsible for all home
based renal replacement therapies for the United States’ second largest kidney
dialysis provider. Prior to that, Mr. McCrann was the Chief Executive Officer
and President of PacificCare Dental and Vision, Inc. Mr. McCrann has held
positions of increasing responsibility at Professional Dental Associates,
Inc.,
Coram Healthcare Corporation, HMSS, Inc. and American Medical International.
He
is a graduate of the Harvard Business School and began his career as a
consultant for KPMG and McKinsey & Company.
Jay
A. Wolf
has
served as a Director since October 2007. He became a Director of pre-merger
Xcorporeal in November 2006. He has over a decade of investment and operations
experience in a broad range of industries. His investment experience includes:
senior and subordinated debt, private equity (including leveraged transactions),
mergers & acquisitions and public equity investments. Since 2003, Mr. Wolf
has served as a Managing Director of Trinad Capital. From 1999 to 2003, he
served as the Executive Vice President of Corporate Development for Wolf
Group
Integrated Communications Ltd. where he was responsible for the company’s
acquisition program. From 1996 to 1999, Mr. Wolf worked at Canadian Corporate
Funding, Ltd., a Toronto-based merchant bank in the senior debt department
and
subsequently for Trillium Growth, the firm’s venture capital Fund. He sits on
the boards of Shells Seafood Restaurants, Prolink Holdings Corporation, Optio
Software, Inc. and Starvox Communications, Inc. Mr. Wolf received a Bachelor
of
Arts from Dalhousie University.
How
are directors compensated?
Compensation.
Each of
our directors has been granted warrants or options to purchase shares of
our
common stock. Our directors do not receive cash compensation for their services
as directors. All members of the board of directors receive reimbursement
for
actual travel-related expenses incurred in connection with their attendance
at
meetings of the board or committees.
Options.
Directors are eligible to receive options under our 2007 Incentive Compensation
Plan.
How
often did the board meet during 2006?
During
the fiscal year 2006, there were two (2) formal meetings of the board of
directors. All directors attended 75% or more of the aggregate of meetings
of
the board of directors and their committees held during their respective
terms.
Which
directors are independent?
After
review of all of the relevant transactions or relationships of each director
and
his family members, our board of directors has determined that Messrs. Cummins,
McCrann and Wolf are independent as defined by the applicable AMEX rules.
There
are no family relationships among any of our directors, executive officers
or
key employees.
What
committees has the board established?
As
of the
effective date of the merger, the board of directors established an audit
committee, compensation committee, and nominating committee. The board also
adopted written corporate governance guidelines for the board and a written
committee charter for each of the board’s committees, describing the authority
and responsibilities delegated to each committee by the board of directors.
A
copy of our audit committee charter, compensation committee charter and
nominating committee charter can be found on our website at
http://www.xcorporeal.com.
Audit
committee
Prior
to
their resignation upon effectiveness of the merger, the audit committee
consisted of Chris A. Economou and Mark Rogers. The audit committee held
four
meetings during 2006.
As
of
effectiveness of the merger, the audit committee consists of three directors,
Jay A. Wolf, Marc G. Cummins and Nicholas S. Lewin. The board of directors
has
determined that each of the members is independent as defined by the applicable
AMEX rules, meet the applicable requirements for audit committee members,
including Rule 10A-3(b) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and, that Mr. Wolf qualifies as an audit committee financial expert
as
defined by Item 401(h)(2) of Regulation S-K. The duties and
responsibilities of the audit committee include (i) selecting, evaluating
and, if appropriate, replacing our independent registered accounting firm,
(ii) reviewing the plan and scope of audits, (iii) reviewing our
significant accounting policies, any significant deficiencies in the design
or
operation of internal controls or material weakness therein and any significant
changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly
affect
internal controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation and
(iv) overseeing related auditing matters.
Compensation
committee
Prior
to
the effectiveness of the merger, we did not have a compensation committee,
but
the entire the board reviewed the compensation and employee benefits of our
officers.
As
of
effectiveness of the merger, the compensation committee consists of two
directors who are independent as defined by the applicable AMEX rules. The
committee consists of Kelly J. McCrann and Nicholas S. Lewin. The compensation
committee reviews and recommends to the board of directors for approval the
compensation of our executive officers.
Nominating
committee
Prior
to
the effectiveness of the merger, we did not have a nominating committee,
as
nominations were made by the independent members of the board as a
whole.
As
of
effectiveness of the merger, the nominating committee consists of two directors.
The committee consists of Marc G. Cummins and Kelly J. McCrann. The committee
nominates new directors and oversees corporate governance matters.
The
nominating committee will consider director candidates that are suggested
by
members of the board, as well as by management and stockholders. The committee
may also retain a third-party executive search firm to identify candidates.
The
process for identifying and evaluating nominees for director involves reviewing
potentially eligible candidates, conducting background and reference checks,
interviewing the candidate and others (as schedules permit), meeting to consider
and approve the candidate and, as appropriate, preparing and presenting to
the
full board an analysis with regard to particular recommended candidates.
The
nominating committee considers a potential candidate’s experience, areas of
expertise, and other factors relative to the overall composition of the board.
The committee endeavors to identify director nominees who have the highest
personal and professional integrity, have demonstrated exceptional ability
and
judgment, and, together with other director nominees and members, are expected
to serve the long term interest of our stockholders and contribute to our
overall corporate goals.
Annual
meeting attendance
We
did
not hold an annual meeting of stockholders in 2006. Upon effectiveness of
the
merger, we adopted a policy for attendance by the board of directors at our
annual stockholder meetings which encourages directors, if practicable and
time
permitting, to attend our annual stockholder meetings.
Do
we have a code of ethics?
Upon
effectiveness of the merger, we adopted a Code of Ethics that applies to
all of
our officers, directors and employees, including our principal executive
officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer and
controller, and others performing similar functions. A copy of our Code of
Ethics can be found on our website at http://www.xcorporeal.com.
How
can stockholders communicate with our board of
directors?
Our
board
of directors believes that it is important for our stockholders to have a
process to send communications to the board. Accordingly, stockholders desiring
to send a communication to the board or a specific director may do so by
sending
a letter addressed to the board of directors or any individual director at
the
address listed in this proxy statement. All such letters must identify the
author as a stockholder. Our corporate secretary will open the communications,
make copies and circulate them to the appropriate director or directors.
Executive
officers
Our
executive officers are elected annually by the board of directors and serve
at
the discretion of the board of directors. There are no family relationships
among any of our directors, executive officers or key employees. We consider
Terren S. Peizer, Winson W. Tang, and Robert Weinstein to be our executive
officers.
The
following sets forth certain information with respect to our executive officers
(other than director information which was disclosed under “Information
Concerning our Board of Directors and Nominees to the Board of Directors”
above):
Name
|
|
Age
|
|
Position
|
Winson
W. Tang
|
|
|
50
|
|
|
Chief
Operating Officer
|
Robert
Weinstein
|
|
|
47
|
|
|
Chief
Financial Officer and Secretary
|
Winson
W. Tang was
appointed our Chief Operating Officer in October 2007. He was appointed as
Chief
Operating Officer of pre-merger Xcorporeal in August, 2007. Dr. Tang is an
executive with over 20 years of experience in academic medicine, biomedical
research and the biopharmaceutical industry. Dr. Tang has held drug development
positions of increasing responsibility at Amgen, Vertex, Tularik, and Isis
Pharmaceuticals. During his biopharmaceutical career, he has successfully
filed
for Investigation New Drug Applications and Clinical Trial Applications,
two
Biologic License Applications, in-licenses a preclinical drug candidate that
is
now marketed (Sensipar®) and commercialized two drugs (Infergen® and Aranesp®).
Both Infergen® and Aranesp® are important therapies for patients with end stage
renal disease. He was most recently the Director of Research for the Pacific
Capital Group, a private equity group where he managed the biotech investment
portfolio. Dr. Tang is a Diplomate of American Board of Internal Medicine
and a
fellow of the American College of Physicians. He has published more than
30
original research articles and book chapters. Dr. Tang is a graduate of The
Albert Einstein College of Medicine and completed a Residency in Internal
Medicine at the University of Southern California, a Clinical Fellowship
in
Nephrology at the University of California San Diego and a Research Fellowship
in Immunology at The Scripps Research Institute.
Robert
Weinstein was
appointed our Chief Financial Officer in October 2007. He was appointed as
Chief
Financial Officer of pre-merger Xcorporeal in August 2007. Prior to joining
us,
Mr. Weinstein served as Vice President, Director of Quality Control &
Compliance of Citi Private Equity Services (formerly BISYS Private Equity
Services) New York, NY, a worldwide private equity fund administrator and
accounting service provider. In 2005, Mr. Weinstein was the Founder, Finance
& Accounting Consultant for EB Associates, LLC, Irvington, NY, an
entrepreneurial service organization. From December 2002 to November 2004,
Mr.
Weinstein served as the Chief Financial Officer for Able Laboratories, Inc.,
which filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy in July 2005. In 2002, he served as Acting
Chief Financial Officer of Eutotech, Ltd., Fairfax, VA, a distressed, publicly
traded early-stage technology transfer and development company. Mr. Weinstein
received his M.B.A., Finance & International Business from the University of
Chicago, Graduate School of Business, and a B.S. in Accounting from the State
University of New York at Albany. Mr. Weinstein is a Certified Public Accountant
(inactive) in the State of New York.
EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION
Summary
Compensation Table
Name
and principal position
|
Year
|
Salary
($)
|
Bonus
($)
|
Stock
Awards ($)
|
Option
Awards ($) (1)
|
All
Other Compensation
($)
|
Total
($)
|
Steven
B. Solomon, Chief Executive Officer
|
2006
2005
|
$
0
$
0
|
$
0
$
0
|
$
0
$
0
|
$
0
$
0
|
$
0
$
0
|
$0
$0
|
Richard
Connelly, Chief Financial Officer
|
2006
2005
|
$
0
$
0
|
$
0
$
0
|
$
0
$
0
|
$
0
$
0
|
$
0
$
0
|
$0
$0
|
Note
to Summary Compensation Table:
(1)
|
|
No
awards were granted to any named executive officer during year
ended
December 31, 2006.
|
Executive
employment agreements
There
were no employment agreements in effect during the years ended December 31,
2006
and 2005.
Executive
Chairman
On
August
10, 2007, Terren S. Peizer entered into an Executive Chairman Agreement with
pre-merger Xcorporeal for an initial term of three years with automatic one-year
renewals, which Executive Chairman Agreement has been assumed by us. His
base
compensation is $450,000 per annum as of July 1, 2007, with a signing bonus
of
$225,000. Mr. Peizer will be entitled to receive an annual bonus at the
discretion of the Board based on performance goals and targeted at 100% of
his
base compensation. He is also eligible to participate in any equity incentive
plans adopted by us. In the event Mr. Peizer’s position is terminated without
good cause or he resigns for good reason, we will be obligated to pay Mr.
Peizer
in a lump sum an amount equal to three years’ base compensation bonus plus 100%
of the targeted bonus.
Chief
Financial Officer
On
August
10, 2007, Robert Weinstein entered into an Employment Agreement with pre-merger
Xcorporeal with an initial term of three years, with automatic one year
renewals, which Employment Agreement has been assumed by us. His base salary
is
$275,000 per annum. Mr. Weinstein will be entitled to receive an annual bonus
at
the discretion of the Board based on performance goals and targeted at 50%
of
his annual salary. In addition to any perquisites and other fringe benefits
provided to other executives, Mr. Weinstein received options to purchase
300,000
shares of common stock under the pre-merger Xcorporeal 2006 Incentive
Compensation Plan at an exercise price of $7.00 per share and vesting at
a rate
of 25% per year, which options have been assumed under our 2007 Incentive
Compensation Plan. In the event Mr. Weinstein is terminated by us without
good
cause or he resigns for good reason, as such terms are defined in the Employment
Agreement, we will be obligated to pay Mr. Weinstein in a lump sum an amount
equal to 12 months salary and benefits.
Chief
Medical and Scientific Officer
On
November 30, 2006, Victor Gura, M.D. entered into an Employment Agreement
with
pre-merger Xcorporeal for a term of four years, which Employment Agreement
has
been assumed by us. In October 2007, Dr. Gura became our Chief Medical and
Scientific Officer, which position he has held with pre-merger Xcorporeal
since
December 2006. Dr. Gura has been a member of our board of directors since
October 2007, and was appointed as a member of the board of directors of
pre-merger Xcorporeal in October 2006. His initial annual base salary is
$420,000. Dr. Gura is eligible to receive discretionary bonuses on an annual
basis targeted at 50% of his annual salary. Additionally, Dr. Gura was granted
500,000 stock options at an exercise price of $5 per share under the pre-merger
Xcorporeal 2006 Incentive Compensation Plan. These options, which were assumed
under our 2007 Incentive Compensation Plan, will vest 20% on each of the
first,
second, third, fourth and fifth anniversaries of the original grant date
and
expire November 14, 2011. He will also be granted options to purchase an
additional 500,000 shares of our common stock upon FDA approval of our first
product. Dr. Gura is eligible to receive reimbursement of reasonable and
customary relocation expenses as well as health, medical, dental insurance
coverage and insurance for accidental death and disability. In the event
he is
terminated by us without good cause or if he resigns for good reason, as
such
terms as are defined in the Employment Agreement, we will be obligated to
pay
Dr. Gura in a lump sum an amount equal to two year’s salary plus 200% of the
targeted bonus. In addition all stock options granted to Dr. Gura will vest
immediately.
Dr.
Gura’s agreement provides for medical insurance and disability benefits,
severance pay if his employment is terminated by us without cause or due
to
change in our control before the expiration of the agreement, and allows
for
bonus compensation and stock option grants as determined by our Board of
Directors. The agreement also contains a restrictive covenant preventing
competition with us and the use of confidential business information, except
in
connection with the performance of his duties for us, for a period of two
years
following the termination of his employment with us.
Confidentiality
agreements
Each
employee is required to enter into a confidentiality agreement. These agreements
provide that for so long as the employee works for us, and after the employee’s
termination for any reason, the employee may not disclose in any way any
of our
proprietary confidential information.
Our
certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws limit the liability
of directors and executive officers to the maximum extent permitted by Delaware
law. The limitation on our directors’ and executive officers’ liability may not
apply to liabilities arising under the federal securities laws. Our certificate
of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws provide that we shall indemnify
our directors and executive officers and may indemnify our other officers
and
employees and other agents to the fullest extent permitted by law. Insofar
as
indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933,
as
amended, may be permitted to our directors and executive officers pursuant
to
our certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws, we have
been
informed that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.
At
present, there is no pending litigation or proceeding involving any of our
directors, officers, employees or agents where indemnification will be required
or permitted. We are not aware of any threatened litigation or proceeding
that
might result in a claim for such indemnification.
OUTSTANDING
EQUITY AWARDS AT LAST FISCAL YEAR-END
The
following table sets forth all outstanding equity awards held by our named
executive officers as of December 31, 2006.
Name
|
Number
of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options
(#)
Exercisable (1)
|
Number
of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options
(#)
Unexercisable
|
Option
Exercise Price ($)
|
Option
Expiration Date
|
Steven
B. Solomon
|
507,143 (2)(3)
|
0
|
Par
Value of
$0.01
per share
|
(2)
|
Steven
B. Solomon
|
28,572
(3)
|
0
|
$14.00
|
April
30, 2011
|
Note
to Grants of Plan-based Awards Table:
(1)
|
|
The
number of shares has been adjusted for the effect of a 1 for 70
reverse
stock split approved at a special meeting of shareholders on February
14,
2007.
|
|
|
|
(2)
|
|
Mr.
Solomon is a 50% owner of CITN Investment Inc. ("CII") which loaned
money
to us pursuant to an amended convertible note. In connection with
the
settlement of the note, CII obtained an option to purchase at par
value,
1,014,286 shares of our common stock (50% or 507,143 beneficially
owned by
Mr. Solomon). The option expires the earlier of May 22, 2011 or
60 days
after a reverse stock split is effective. The stock split was made
effective February 28, 2007 on the OTCBB. At December 31, 2006
we did not
have sufficient shares of authorized common stock to issue to the
option
holder should the option have been exercised. On February 14, 2007
the
shareholders approved a 1 for 70 reverse stock split which would
provide
for sufficient authorized shares to be issued should the option
be
exercised. The option was exercised on March 3, 2007 and otherwise
would
have expired on April 28, 2007, 60 days after the effectiveness
of the
reverse stock split.
|
|
|
|
(3)
|
|
All
unexercised options were cancelled upon effectiveness of the merger
in
October 2007.
|
OPTIONS
EXERCISED IN 2006
No
options were granted or exercised during the year ended December 31, 2006.
All
options held by the named executives were fully vested at January 1, 2006,
the
beginning of our fiscal year. We did not have a defined benefit pension plan
or
a defined contribution plan and the named executive officers received no
benefits under any retirement plan during the year ended December 31, 2006.
We
also had no deferred compensation plans during the year ended December 31,
2006.
Upon effectiveness of the merger, all outstanding options were
cancelled.
DIRECTOR
COMPENSATION
The
following table provides information regarding compensation that was paid
to the
individuals who served as directors during the year ended December 31, 2006.
Except as set forth in the table, during 2006, directors did not earn nor
receive cash compensation or compensation in the form of stock awards, option
awards or any other form.
DIRECTOR
COMPENSATION
|
|
|
|
Fees
Earned
or
Paid
in
Cash
($)
|
|
Stock
Awards
($)
|
|
Option
Awards
($)
|
|
Non-Equity
Incentive
Plan
Compensation
($)
|
|
Change
in
Pension
Value
and
Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
($)
|
|
All
Other
Compensation
($)
|
|
Total
($)
|
|
Steven
B. Solomon
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
Chris
A. Economou
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
Mark
Rogers
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
Dr.
Axel Sawallich
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
CERTAIN
RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
The
following is a description of the material terms of the agreements and
arrangements involving us and our subsidiaries.
Agreements
Relating to the Sale of Substantially All of the Assets of CDSS Wind Down
Inc.
In
connection with the sale of substantially all of the assets of CDSS Wind
Down
Inc. (formerly known as Citadel Security Software, Inc.) (“CDSS”), we entered
into an Agreement dated as of December 4, 2006 (the “Agreement”) with CDSS.
Pursuant to the Agreement with CDSS:
(1) we
and
CDSS canceled and terminated the Tax Disaffiliation Agreement dated as of
May
17, 2002, and Transition Services Agreement dated as of May 17, 2002 between
us
and CDSS;
(2) each
party released the other from all outstanding liabilities to each
other;
(3) CDSS
assigned to us causes of action and rights of CDSS related to claims against
CDSS’s insurance carrier related to prior litigation;
(4) we
waived
any and all rights in and to any of the assets transferred by CDSS pursuant
to
the asset purchase agreement; and
(5) we
waived
any prohibition or restriction to the transactions contemplated by the asset
purchase agreement set forth in the Agreement and Plan of Distribution dated
as
of May 17, 2002 between us and CDSS or otherwise.
In
connection with the merger, Steven B. Solomon indemnified us against claims
arising out of the manner in which we reported our distribution to our
shareholders of all of the stock of Citadel Security Software, Inc. that
was
owned by us as of the date of such distribution for tax purposes, including,
without limitation, damages from any claims brought by our stockholders relating
to the foregoing.
Related
Party Transactions
During
2006, Steven B. Solomon, our former Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
of the
Board, and a former director of ours, paid approximately $46,000 of operating
expenses on our behalf for which we recorded a non-interest bearing advance
payable of $46,000.
During
2005, Steven B. Solomon advanced us $38,800 and in December 2005, this amount
plus a $5,000 note due to Mr. Solomon were converted to a note payable to
CITN
Investment, Inc., further discussed below. At December 31, 2005, we had a
convertible note payable due to a related party, CITN Investment, Inc., a
Texas
corporation (“CII”) and an affiliate of Steven B. Solomon. The convertible note
was first issued on May 24, 2004, when we entered into a Loan and Security
Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) with CII. The Loan Agreement provided for
advances by CII to us of up to $600,000, such advances to be made in the
sole
discretion of CII. In the event the entire $600,000 was advanced to us, the
loans would be convertible, at the option of CII, into 1,014,286 shares of
our
common stock and a pro rata amount of such number of shares in the event
less
than the $600,000 was advanced to us. All advances under the Loan Agreement
were
secured by a pledge of all our assets. On May 24, 2004, we were advanced
$200,000 by CII pursuant to the Loan Agreement and evidenced by a Secured
Convertible Promissory Note (the “Note”). The Note was amended in December 2005
and settled in May 2006 as discussed below.
In
December 2005, we and CII entered into an Amended and Restated Secured
Convertible Promissory Note (the “Amended Note”). Pursuant to the Amended Note,
the principal was increased to $271,148 resulting from the combination of
the
principal and accrued interest from the original note with CII and additional
advances of $43,800 plus accrued interest of $1,222 through the issue date
of
the Amended Note. The Amended Note was convertible into 240 million pre 1
for 70
reverse split shares, and if the Amended Note was repaid by us, CII had an
option to purchase up to 71 million pre 1 for 70 reverse split shares of
our
common stock at an exercise price equal to the-then par value per shares
($0.01
per share). The note accrued interest at 8% per annum and was due the earlier
of
May 24, 2006 or on demand by CII. This Amended Note was secured by a pledge
of
all of our assets. The accrued interest on the Amended Note at December 31,
2005
was $772.
On
May
22, 2006 we and CII entered into a settlement of the Amended Note, pursuant
to
which CII agreed to release us from indebtedness and accrued interest under
the
Amended Note of $271,148 plus accrued interest of $9,211 through May 22,
2006,
in exchange for the delivery to CII of the shares of Parago and River Logic
owned by us.
We
recorded a debt forgiveness gain related to this transaction in the amount
of
$280,359 in the second quarter of 2006. CII retained its option to purchase
51%
of our common stock, 1,014,286 shares, at an exercise price equal to the-then
par value per shares ($0.01 per share). The CII option to acquire 1,014,286
shares of common stock was exercised on March 2, 2007 and otherwise would
have
expired on April 28, 2007, sixty (60) days following the effectiveness of
the 1
for 70 reverse stock split.
Pursuant
to the terms of the transition services agreement with CDSS until its
termination in December 2006, we agreed to pay CDSS $10,000 per quarter (reduced
in July 2005 to $7,500 per month) for the services of its Chief Executive
Officer, Chief Financial Officer and accounting and information management
staff, as well as office rent and indirect overhead expenses. We had a liability
recorded of $650,000 for amounts payable to CDSS under this agreement at
December 31, 2005. No amount was owed at December 31, 2006 because all amounts
owed under the transition services agreement were released on December 4,
2006
pursuant to the Agreement discussed above.
We
have
an accrued liability to a law firm in which an attorney who is a partner
and who
was a former employee of ours and is a relative of Steven B. Solomon of
approximately $97,000 and $100,000 at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
CII
is
owned 50% by Steven B. Solomon, and 50% by Lawrence
Lacerte, a shareholder and former director of ours. At December 31, 2006,
Mr.
Solomon beneficially owned 783,114 shares of our common stock including,
an
unexercised stock option for 28,572 shares of common stock, which was cancelled
subsequent to December 31, 2006. 85,714 unissued shares of common stock from
a
prior exercise of an option, and as a result of his stock ownership in CII,
Mr.
Solomon was deemed the beneficial owner of 507,143 shares of common stock
underlying an option owned by CII, more than 50% of our common stock outstanding
on that date, giving him the potential to control us through the voting power
over a majority of the shares of our outstanding common stock. Due to an
insufficient number of authorized shares at December 31, 2006 (discussed
below),
approximately 621,430 shares were not issuable to Mr. Solomon. Following
the 1
for 70 reverse stock split in February 2007, Mr. Solomon was issued 85,714
the
unissued shares of common stock from his prior exercise of an option, and
CII
exercised its option to acquire 1,014,286 shares. Subsequent to December
31,
2006, CII distributed 607,143 shares to Mr. Solomon and 407,143 shares to
Mr.
Lacerte.
On
March
2, 2007, Mr. Solomon acquired 250,000 shares of common stock for providing
up to
$100,000 of cash for working capital purposes. On March 9, 2007, in recognition
of their service to us, Mr. Economou, a director, was awarded 40,000 shares
of
common stock, Mr. Rogers, a director, was awarded 40,000 shares of common
stock,
Mr. Sawallich, a director, was awarded 20,000 shares of common stock, and
Mr.
Connelly, former Chief Financial Officer, was awarded 10,000 shares of common
stock. In August 2007, we issued 500,000 shares of common stock to Mr. Solomon
in connection with his services to us and further advances of
funds.
The
above
share numbers do not reflect the 1 for 8.27 reverse stock split which took
place
immediately prior to the effectiveness of the merger.
PROPOSAL
TWO: RATIFYING 2007 INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN
2007
Incentive Compensation Plan
Under
the
merger agreement, all options and warrants to purchase common stock granted
under pre-merger Xcorporeal’s 2006 Incentive Compensation Plan were assumed by
us. Options to purchase 3,880,000 shares of common stock had been granted
under
pre-merger Xcorporeal’s 2006 Incentive Compensation Plan, and were assumed by us
as part of the merger. Any options or warrants of ours outstanding prior
to the
merger were cancelled upon effectiveness of the merger.
In
addition, our 2007 Incentive Compensation Plan was approved by our board
and a
majority of our shareholders at the same time and in the same manner that
the
merger agreement was approved. There are 3,900,000 shares of common stock
reserved for issuance under our 2007 Incentive Compensation Plan, in addition
to
the options to purchase 3,880,000 shares of common stock assumed by us in
the
merger. A description of our 2007 Incentive Compensation Plan is set forth
below.
Overview
The
terms
of the plan provide for grants of stock options, stock appreciation rights,
restricted stock, deferred stock, bonus stock, dividend equivalents, other
stock-related awards and performance awards that may be settled in cash,
stock
or other property.
Purpose
of Plan
The
purpose of the plan is to attract and retain the services of key management,
employees, outside directors and consultants, and to align long-term
pay-for-performance incentive compensation with shareholders’ interests. An
equity compensation plan aligns employees’ interests with those of our
shareholders, because an increase in stock price after the date of award
results
in increased value, thus rewarding employees for improved stock price
performance. Stock option grants under the plan may be intended to qualify
as
incentive stock options under Section 422 of the Tax Code, may be non-qualified
stock options governed by Section 83 of the Tax Code, restricted stock units,
or
other forms of equity compensation. Subject to earlier termination by our
board
of directors, the plan will remain in effect until all awards have been
satisfied or terminated under the terms of the plan. A copy of the 2007
Incentive Compensation Plan is attached to this Proxy Statement.
We
believe that a broad-based incentive compensation plan is a valuable employee
incentive and retention tool that benefits all of our shareholders, and that
the
plan is necessary in order to provide appropriate incentives for achievement
of
company performance objectives and to continue to attract and retain the
most
qualified employees, directors and consultants in light of our ongoing growth
and expansion. Without sufficient equity incentives available for grant,
we may
be forced to consider cash replacement alternatives to provide a
market-competitive total compensation package necessary to attract, retain
and
motivate the employee talent important to the future success of the company.
These cash replacement alternatives would then reduce the cash available
for
operations.
While
we
believe that employee equity ownership is a significant contributing factor
in
achieving superior corporate performance, we recognize that increasing the
number of available shares under our option plans may lead to an increase
in our
stock overhang and potential dilution. We believe that our 2007 Incentive
Compensation Plan will be integral to our ability to achieve superior
performance by attracting, retaining and motivating the employee talent
important to attaining long-term improved company performance and shareholder
returns.
Shares
Available for Awards
The
total
number of shares of our common stock that will be subject to awards under
the
plan is equal to 3,900,000 shares, plus the number of shares with respect
to
which awards previously granted under the plan terminate without being
exercised, and the number of shares that are surrendered in payment of any
awards or any tax withholding requirements. Awards that are granted to replace
awards assumed pursuant to the acquisition of a business are not subject
to this
limit. There are 3,900,000 shares reserved for issuance under the plan, in
addition to the options to purchase 3,880,000 shares that were assumed by
us as
part of the merger.
Limitations
on Awards
No
more
than 2,000,000 shares of stock may be granted to an individual during any
fiscal
year under the plan. The maximum amount that may be earned by any one
participant for any fiscal year is $10,000,000 and the maximum amount that
may
be earned by any one participant for a performance period is
$10,000,000.
Eligibility
Our
employees, officers, directors and consultants are eligible for awards under
the
plan. However, incentive stock options may be granted only to our
employees.
Plan
Administrator
Our
board
of directors administers the plan, and has delegated authority to make grants
under the plan to the compensation committee, whose members are “non-employee
directors” as defined by Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act, “outside directors” for
purposes of Section 162(m), and “independent” as defined by the rules and
regulations promulgated by the NASD and SEC, The board and committee, referred
to collectively as the administrator, determine the type, number, terms and
conditions of awards granted under the plan.
Stock
Options and Stock Appreciation Rights
The
administrator may grant stock options, both incentive stock options, or ISOs,
and non-qualified stock options, or NS0s. In addition, the administrator
may
grant stock appreciation rights, or SARs, which entitle the participant to
receive the appreciation in our common stock between the grant date and the
exercise date. These may include “limited” SARs exercisable for a period of time
after a change in control or other event. The exercise price per share and
the
grant price are determined by the administrator, but must not be less than
the
fair market value of a share of our common stock on the grant date. The terms
and conditions of options and SARs generally are fixed by the administrator,
except that no stock option or SAR may have a term exceeding ten years. Stock
options may be exercised by payment of the exercise price in cash, shares
that
have been held for at least six months, outstanding awards or other property
having a fair market value equal to the exercise price.
Restricted
and Deferred Stock
The
administrator may grant restricted stock, which is a grant of shares of our
common stock that may not be sold or disposed of, and may be forfeited if
the
recipient’s service ends before the restricted period. Restricted stockholders
generally have all of the rights of a shareholder.
The
administrator may grant deferred stock, which confers the right to receive
shares of our common stock at the end of a specified deferral period, that
may
be forfeited if the recipient’s service ends before the restricted period. Prior
to settlement, an award of deferred stock generally carries no rights associated
with share ownership.
Dividend
Equivalents
The
administrator may grant dividend equivalents conferring the right to receive
awards equal in value to dividends paid on a specific number of shares of
our
common stock. These may be granted alone or in connection with another award,
subject to terms and conditions specified by the administrator.
Bonus
Stock and Awards
The
administrator may grant shares of our common stock free of restrictions as
a
bonus or in lieu of other obligations, subject to such terms as the
administrator may specify.
Other
Stock-Based Awards
The
administrator may grant awards under the plan that are based on or related
to
shares of our common stock. These might include convertible or exchangeable
debt
securities, rights convertible into common stock, purchase rights, payment
contingent upon our performance or other factors. The administrator determines
the terms and conditions of such awards.
Performance
Awards
The
right
to exercise or receive a grant or settlement of an award may be subject to
performance goals and subjective individual goals specified by the
administrator. In addition, performance awards may be granted upon achievement
of pre-established performance goals and subjective individual goals during
a
fiscal year. Performance awards to our chief executive officer and four highest
compensated officers, or covered employees, should qualify as deductible
performance based compensation under Internal Revenue Code section 162(m).
The
administrator will determine the grant amount, terms and conditions for
performance awards.
One
or
more of the following business criteria will be used by our Compensation
Committee in establishing performance goals for performance awards and annual
incentive awards to covered employees: (1) total shareholder return; (2)
such
total shareholder return as compared to total return (on a comparable basis)
of
a publicly available index such as, but not limited to, the Russell 2000
Small
Cap Index and Russell Healthcare Index; (3) net income; (4) pretax earnings;
(5)
pretax operating earnings after interest expense and before bonuses, service
fees, and extraordinary or special items; (6) earnings per share; (7) operating
earnings; and (8) ratio of debt to shareholders’ equity.
After
the
end of each performance period, the administrator (which will be the
Compensation Committee for awards intended to qualify as performance based
for
purposes of section 162(m)) will determine the amount of any pools, the maximum
amount of potential performance awards payable to each participant, and the
amount of any other potential performance awards payable to participants
in the
plan.
Acceleration
of Vesting; Change in Control
The
administrator may accelerate vesting or other restrictions of any award,
including if we undergo a change in control as defined in the plan. In addition,
performance goals relating to any performance-based award may be deemed met
upon
a change in control. Stock options and limited stock appreciation rights
may be
cashed out based on a defined “change in control price.”
In
the
event of a “corporate transaction” (as defined in the plan), the acquiror may
assume or substitute for each outstanding stock option.
Amendment
and Termination
Our
board
of directors may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue or terminate the plan
or the
administrator’s authority to grant awards without further shareholder approval,
except shareholder approval must be obtained for any amendment or alteration
required by law, regulation or applicable exchange rules. Unless earlier
terminated by our board of directors, the plan will terminate ten years after
its adoption, or when no shares of our common stock remain available for
issuance under the plan and we have no further rights or obligations with
respect to outstanding awards under the plan. Amendments to any award that
have
a material adverse effect on a participant require their consent.
Federal
Income Tax Consequences
The
information set forth above is a summary only and does not purport to be
complete. In addition, the information is based upon current Federal income
tax
rules and therefore is subject to change when those rules change. Moreover,
because the tax consequences to any recipient may depend on his or her
particular situation, each recipient should consult their tax adviser as
to the
Federal, state, local and other tax consequences of the grant or exercise
of an
award or the disposition of stock acquired as a result of an award. The plan
is
not qualified under the provisions of section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue
Code and is not subject to any of the provisions of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).
Non-qualified
Stock Options
Generally,
there is no taxation upon the grant of a nonqualified stock option. On exercise,
an optionee will recognize ordinary income equal to the excess, if any, of
the
fair market value on the date of exercise of the stock over the exercise
price.
If the optionee is our employee or an employee of an affiliate, that income
will
be subject to withholding tax. The optionee’s tax basis in those shares will be
equal to their fair market value on the date of exercise of the option, and
his
capital gain holding period for those shares will begin on that
date.
Subject
to the requirement of reasonableness, the provisions of Section 162(m) and
the
satisfaction of a tax reporting obligation, we will generally be entitled
to a
tax deduction equal to the taxable ordinary income realized by the
optionee.
Incentive
Stock Options
The
plan
provides for the grant of options that qualify as incentive stock options,
or
ISOs, as defined in Internal Revenue Code section 422. An optionee generally
is
not subject to ordinary income tax upon the grant or exercise of an ISO.
If the
optionee holds a share received on exercise of an ISO for a required holding
period of at least two years from the date the option was granted and at
least
one year from the date the option was exercised, the difference between the
amount realized on disposition and the holder’s tax basis will be long-term
capital gain.
If
an
optionee disposes of a share acquired on exercise of an ISO before the end
of
the required holding period, the optionee generally will recognize ordinary
income equal to the excess of the fair market value of the share on the date
the
ISO was exercised over the exercise price. If the sales proceeds are less
than
the fair market value, the amount of ordinary income recognized will not
exceed
the gain realized on the sale. If the amount realized on a disqualifying
disposition exceeds the fair market value of the share, the excess will be
short-term or long-term capital gain, depending on whether the holding period
for the share exceeds one year.
For
purposes of the alternative minimum tax, or AMT, the amount by which the
fair
market value of a share of stock acquired on exercise of an ISO exceeds the
exercise price generally will be an adjustment included in the optionee’s AMT
income. If there is a disqualifying disposition of the share in the year
in
which the option is exercised, there will be no adjustment for AMT purposes
with
respect to that share. If there is a disqualifying disposition in a later
year,
no income is included in the optionee’s AMT income for that year. The tax basis
of a share acquired on exercise of an ISO is increased by the amount of the
adjustment taken into account with respect to that share for AMT
purposes.
We
are
not allowed an income tax deduction with respect to the grant or exercise
of an
ISO or the disposition of a share acquired on exercise of an ISO after the
required holding period. If there is a disqualifying disposition of a share,
we
are allowed a deduction in an amount equal to the ordinary income includible
in
income by the optionee, provided that amount constitutes an ordinary and
necessary business expense for us and is reasonable in amount, and either
the
employee includes that amount in income or we timely satisfy our reporting
requirements.
Stock
Awards
Generally,
the recipient of a stock award will recognize ordinary compensation income
at
the time the stock is received, equal to the excess of the fair market value
over any amount paid for the stock. If the stock is not vested when received
(for example, if the employee is required to work for a period of time in
order
to have the right to sell the stock), the recipient generally will not recognize
income until the stock becomes vested, at which time the recipient will
recognize ordinary compensation income equal to the excess of the fair market
value of the stock over any amount paid for the stock. A recipient may file
an
election with the Internal Revenue Service within 30 days of receipt of the
stock, to recognize ordinary compensation income as of the date the recipient
receives the award, equal to the excess of the fair market value over any
amount
paid for the stock.
The
recipient’s basis for the determination of gain or loss upon the subsequent
disposition of shares acquired as stock awards will be the amount paid for
the
shares plus any ordinary income recognized when the stock is received or
becomes
vested.
Subject
to the requirement of reasonableness, the provisions of Section 162(m) and
the
satisfaction of a tax reporting obligation, we will generally be entitled
to a
tax deduction equal to the taxable ordinary income realized by the recipient
of
the stock award.
Stock
Appreciation Rights
The
administrator may grant stock appreciation rights, or SARs, separate or
stand-alone of any other awards, or in tandem with options.
With
respect to stand-alone SARs, if the recipient receives the appreciation inherent
in the SARs in cash, it will be taxable as ordinary compensation income when
received. If the recipient receives the appreciation in shares of stock,
the
recipient will recognize ordinary compensation income equal to the excess
of the
fair market value of the stock on the day it is received over any amounts
paid
for the stock.
With
respect to tandem stock appreciation rights, if the recipient elects to
surrender the underlying option in exchange for cash or shares of stock equal
to
the appreciation inherent in the underlying option, the tax consequences
to the
recipient will be the same as discussed above. If the recipient elects to
exercise the underlying option, the holder will be taxed at the time of exercise
as if he or she had exercised a nonqualified stock option.
Subject
to the requirement of reasonableness, the provisions of Section 162(m) and
the
satisfaction of our tax reporting obligation, we will generally be entitled
to a
tax deduction equal to the taxable ordinary income realized by the recipient
of
the SAR.
Dividend
Equivalents
Generally,
the recipient of a dividend equivalent award will recognize ordinary
compensation income equal to the fair market value of the award when it is
received. Subject to the requirement of reasonableness, the provisions of
Section 162(m) and the satisfaction of our tax reporting obligation, we will
generally be entitled to a tax deduction equal to the taxable ordinal), income
realized by the recipient of the dividend equivalent.
Section
162 Limitations
Internal
Revenue Code Section 162(m) denies a deduction to any publicly held corporation
for compensation paid to our chief executive officer and four highest
compensated officers, to the extent that compensation exceeds $1 million.
It is
possible that compensation attributable to stock awards, when combined with
all
other types of compensation received by a covered employee may cause this
limitation to be exceeded in any particular year.
Certain
kinds of compensation, including qualified performance based compensation,
are
disregarded for purposes of the Section 162(m) deduction limitation.
Compensation attributable to some stock awards will qualify as performance-based
compensation if granted by a committee of the board of directors comprised
solely of “outside directors” only upon the achievement of an objective
performance goal established in writing by the committee while the outcome
is
substantially uncertain, and the material terms of the plan under which the
award is granted is approved by stockholders.
A
stock
option or stock appreciation right may be considered performance based
compensation if the plan contains a per-employee limitation on the number
of
shares for which stock options and stock appreciation rights may be granted
during a specified period, the material terms of the plan are approved by
the
stockholders, and the exercise price of the option or right is no less than
the
fair market value of the stock on the date of grant.
Vote
Required for Ratification of the 2007 Incentive Compensation
Plan
Approval
of this proposal requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares
present or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the annual meeting
of
stockholders, at which a quorum representing a majority of all outstanding
shares of our common stock is present and voting, either in person or by
proxy.
Abstentions and broker non-votes will be counted as present for purposes
of
determining the presence of a quorum. Abstentions will have the effect of
a
negative vote. Broker non-votes will not be counted for purposes of the
vote.
Recommendation
of the board
The
board of directors unanimously recommends that you vote “FOR” ratification of
the 2007 Incentive Compensation Plan.
The
firm
of KBA Group, LLP served as our independent registered public accounting
firm
for the 2006 fiscal year, but was replaced by the firm of BDO Siedman LLP
as of
the effective date of the merger. BDO Seidman served as the registered public
accounting firm for pre-merger Xcorporeal. BDO Siedman will continue to serve
as
our independent registered public accounting firm for the remainder of the
2007
fiscal year unless the audit committee deems it advisable to make a
substitution. We anticipate that representatives of BDO Seidman will attend
the
annual meeting, and will be available to respond to appropriate questions.
Audit
Fees
Fees
for
audit services provided by KBA Group total approximately $41,000 for 2006
and
approximately $36,000 for 2005, including fees associated with the annual
audit
and the reviews of our quarterly reports on Form 10-QSB.
Audit
Related Fees
KBA
Group
did not bill us any audit related fees during 2006 or 2005.
Tax
Fees
KBA
Group
did not bill us any tax fees during 2006 or 2005.
All
Other Fees
KBA
Group
did not bill us any other fees during 2006 or 2005.
The
audit
committee of the board of directors approves the scope of services and fees
of
the outside accountants on an annual basis, generally prior to the beginning
of
the services. The audit committee of the board of directors reviewed and
approved 100% of the fees for the services above.
2006
ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-KSB
We
will
mail with this proxy statement a copy of our annual report on Form 10-KSB
to
each stockholder of record as of November 9, 2007. If a stockholder requires
an
additional copy of our annual report, we will provide one, without charge,
on
the written request of any such stockholder addressed to us at 11150 Santa
Monica Blvd., Suite 340, Los Angeles, California 90025, Attn: Investor
Relations.
AUDIT
COMMITEE REPORT
The
following report of the audit committee does not constitute soliciting material
and should not be deemed filed or incorporated by reference into any of our
other filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Prior
to
effectiveness of the merger, the audit committee of the board of directors
approved the scope of services and fees of the outside accountants on an
annual
basis, generally prior to the beginning of the services. Prior to the
effectiveness of the merger, the audit committee consisted of Mr. Chris A.
Economou and Mr. Mark Rogers. The audit committee reviewed and approved 100%
of
the fees for the services above.
In
fulfilling its responsibilities, the audit committee met with management
and KBA
Group LLP, including sessions at which management was not present, and reviewed
and discussed the unaudited financial statements contained in our quarterly
reports on Form 10-Q for each of the quarters ended in 2006, and the audited
financial statements contained in the 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K, prior
to
their filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The audit committee
discussed with KBA Group the matters required to be discussed by Statement
on
Auditing Standards No. 61, Communications
with Audit Committees,
as
currently in effect, including the independent registered public accounting
firm’s overall evaluations of the quality, not just the acceptability, of our
accounting principles, the critical accounting policies and practices used
in
the preparation of the financial statements, the reasonableness of significant
judgments, and such other matters as are required to be discussed with the
committee under generally accepted auditing standards. The audit committee
also
received the written disclosures and the letter from KBA Group required by
Independence Standards Board Standard No. 1, Independence Discussion with
Audit Committees, and reviewed with KBA Group its independence.
Based
on
the review and discussions with management and the independent accountants,
and
subject to the limitations on its role and responsibilities described above
and
in its Charter, the audit committee recommended to the board of directors
that
the audited financial statements be included in our Annual Report on Form
10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2006 that was filed with the
SEC.
Submitted
by the audit committee:
Chris
A.
Economou
Mark
Rogers
Dated:
April 1, 2007
Upon
effectiveness of the merger and the appointment of the new directors, the
board
of directors appointed Mr. Wolf, Mr. Cummins and Mr. Lewin as members of
the audit committee. KBA Group resigned and the audit committee appointed
BDO
Seidman, LLP, to serve as the independent registered public accounting firm
for
us. BDO Seidman LLP had served as the accountants of pre-merger Xcorporeal,
Inc.
prior to the effectiveness of the merger.
Management,
not the audit committee, is responsible for the preparation, presentation,
accuracy and integrity of our financial statements, establishing, maintaining
and evaluating the effectiveness of internal controls and disclosure controls
and procedures; and evaluating any change in internal control over financial
reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially
affect internal control over financial reporting. Our independent registered
public accounting firm is responsible for performing an independent audit
of our
consolidated financial statements, expressing an opinion as to their conformity
with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and reporting on management’s
assessment of the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial
reporting. The audit committee’s responsibility is to oversee these processes.
Members of the committee rely on the information provided to them and on
the
representations made by management and the independent registered public
accounting firm.
We
know
of no other business to be brought before the annual meeting. If, however,
any
other business should properly come before the annual meeting, the persons
named
in the accompanying proxy will vote proxies as in their discretion they may
deem
appropriate, unless they are directed by a proxy to do otherwise.
STOCKHOLDER
PROPOSALS FOR NEXT ANNUAL MEETING
Stockholders
interested in presenting a proposal for consideration at our 2008 annual
meeting
of stockholders may do so by following the procedures prescribed in
Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. We
currently anticipate our 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held June
27,
2008. To be eligible for inclusion in our proxy statement and form of proxy
relating to the meeting, stockholder proposals must be received in writing
by
our corporate Secretary, Xcorporeal, Inc., 11150 Santa Monica Blvd.,
Suite 340, Los Angeles, California 90025, no later than February 27, 2008.
If
the
date of next year’s annual meeting is changed by more than 30 days, then
any proposal must be received not later than ten days after the new date
is
disclosed in order to be included in our proxy materials.
In
order
for a stockholder proposal not intended to be subject to Rule 14a-8 (and
thus not subject to inclusion in our proxy statement) to be considered “timely”
within the meaning of Rule 14a-4 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as
amended, notice of any such stockholder proposals must be given to us in
writing
not less than 45 days prior to the date on which we first mailed our proxy
materials for the 2007 meeting, which is set forth on page 1 of this proxy
statement (or within a reasonable time prior to the date on which we mail
our
proxy materials for the 2008 annual meeting if the date of that meeting is
changed more than 30 days from the prior year).
A
stockholder’s notice to us must set forth for each matter proposed to be brought
before the annual meeting (a) a brief description of the matter the
stockholder proposes to bring before the meeting and the reasons for conducting
such business at the meeting, (b) the name and recent address of the
stockholder proposing such business, (c) the class and number of shares of
our stock which are beneficially owned by the stockholder, and (d) any
material interest of the stockholder in such business.
If
a
stockholder proposal is received after February 27, 2008, we may vote in
our
discretion as to the proposal all of the shares for which we have received
proxies for the meeting.
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Terren
S. Peizer
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Executive
Chairman of the Board
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Los
Angeles, California
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November
13, 2007
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XCORPOREAL,
INC.
2007
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
THIS
PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The
undersigned stockholder of XCORPOREAL, INC., a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”), hereby acknowledges receipt of the Notice of Annual Meeting of
Stockholders and Proxy Statement of the Company, each dated November 13,
2007,
and hereby appoints Terren S. Peizer and Robert Weinstein, and each of them,
proxies and attorneys-in-fact, with full power to each of substitution, on
behalf and in the name of the undersigned, to represent the undersigned at
the
2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company, to be held on Monday,
November 26, 2007, at 2:00 p.m., local time, at The Water Garden, 1620
26th
Street,
Sixth Floor, North Tower, Santa Monica, California, and at any adjournment
or
adjournments thereof, and to vote all shares of the Company’s common stock that
the undersigned would be entitled to vote if then and there personally present,
on the matters set forth on the reverse side.
This
Proxy will be voted as directed or, if no contrary direction is indicated,
will
be voted FOR the election of directors, FOR ratification of the 2007 Incentive
Compensation Plan, and as said proxies deem advisable on such other matters
as
may come before the meeting.
A
majority of such proxies or substitutes as shall be present and shall act
at the
meeting or any adjournment or adjournments thereof (or if only one shall
be
present and act, then that one) shall have and may exercise all of the powers
of
said proxies hereunder.
(Continued
and to be signed and dated on the other side.)
XCORPOREAL,
INC.
Sign,
Date, and Return the Proxy Card Promptly Using the Enclosed Envelope.
o Votes
must be indicated (x) in Black or Blue ink.
1.
ELECTION
OF
DIRECTORS:
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o FOR
all
nominees
listed
below.
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o WITHHOLD
AUTHORITY
to
vote
for
all nominees listed
below.
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*EXCEPTIONS
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Nominees:
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Terren
S. Peizer, Victor Gura, M.D., Marc G. Cummins, Daniel S. Goldberger,
Kelly
J. McCrann, and Jay A. Wolf
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Proxy
Card Rider
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RATIFICATION
OF 2007
INCENTIVE
COMPENSATION PLAN
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o
FOR ratification of
2007
Incentive
Compensation
Plan
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AGAINST
ratification
of 2007
Incentive
Compensation
Plan
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(INSTRUCTIONS:
To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee, mark the “Exceptions”
box and write that nominee’s name in the space provided
below.)
*
Exceptions
and
upon
such matters which may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment
or
adjournments thereof.
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To
change your address, please mark this box. o
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To
include any comments, please mark this box. o
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(This
Proxy should be dated, signed by the stockholder(s) exactly as
his or her
name appears hereon, and returned promptly in the enclosed envelope.
Persons signing in a fiduciary capacity should so indicate. If
shares are
held by joint tenants or as community property, both stockholders
should
sign.)
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Date
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Share
Owner sign here
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Co-Owner
sign here
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