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EACO
CORPORATION
1500 N.
Lakeview Avenue
Anaheim,
California 92807
NOTICE
OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
Dear
Shareholder:
You are
cordially invited to attend the 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual
Meeting”) of EACO Corporation to be held at the offices of Bisco Industries,
Inc., 1500 N. Lakeview Avenue, Anaheim, California 92807, on Monday, July 21, 2008 at 7:30 a.m. PT for the
purpose of considering and acting upon the following matters:
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1.
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the
election of four directors; and
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2.
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such
other matters as may properly come before the
meeting.
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The above matters are described in the
Information Statement. The vote of every shareholder is
important.
The Board of Directors has fixed the
close of business on June 11, 2008 as the record date for determining
shareholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. Only shareholders of record
at the close of business on that date will be entitled to vote at the Annual
Meeting.
We are NOT soliciting proxies in
conjunction with this Annual Meeting but you are invited to attend the Annual
Meeting to assure that your vote is counted.
Glen F. Ceiley
Chairman of the Board
Date: June
23, 2008
Shareholders
are urged to attend the annual meeting in order to vote.
We
are not asking you for a proxy and you are requested not to send us a
proxy.
EACO
CORPORATION
1500 N.
Lakeview Avenue
Anaheim,
California 92807
INFORMATION
STATEMENT
for
2008
ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
WE
ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY AND YOU ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SEND US A
PROXY
General
Information
This
Information Statement is being furnished to the shareholders by and on behalf of
the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of EACO Corporation (the “Company”) in
connection with the 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual
Meeting”). The Annual Meeting will be held at the offices of Bisco
Industries, Inc. (“Bisco”), 1500 N. Lakeview Avenue, Anaheim, California 92807,
at 7:30 a.m. PT on July 21, 2008.
This
Information Statement and accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders
are first being mailed on or about June 23, 2008 to shareholders entitled to
vote at the Annual Meeting. The Company is not soliciting
proxies.
Record
Date and Voting Securities
The Board
has fixed the close of business on June 11, 2008 as the record date for
determination of shareholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. Holders of
the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), as
of June 11, 2008 will be entitled to one vote for each share held, with no
shares having cumulative voting rights. No other class of the
Company’s securities is entitled to vote at the meeting. As of June
11, 2008, the Company had outstanding 3,910,264 shares of Common
Stock.
Voting
Procedures
Under
Florida law and the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (the “Bylaws”), a
majority of shares of the Common Stock entitled to vote, represented by person
or proxy, constitutes a quorum at a meeting of shareholders.
Any
shareholder of record on June 11, 2008 is entitled to attend the Annual Meeting
and vote their shares in person or through their legally constituted
proxies. We are NOT soliciting proxies in advance of the Annual
Meeting. We strongly encourage you to attend the Annual Meeting and
vote your shares of Common Stock. If your shares of Common Stock are
held in the name of a broker, bank or other nominee, you must bring an account
statement or letter from the nominee showing that you were the beneficial owner
of the shares on June 11, 2008, the record date.
If less
than a majority of the outstanding shares are represented at the Annual Meeting,
a majority of the shares so represented may adjourn the Annual Meeting without
further notice.
Dissenters’
Right of Appraisal
Under
Florida law, shareholders do not have appraisal rights with respect to the
action to be taken at the Annual Meeting.
Vote
Required
Under the
Florida Business Corporation Act, directors are elected by a plurality of the
votes cast. Therefore, abstentions and broker non-votes have no
effect under Florida law.
PROPOSAL
1: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Four
directors are to be elected at the 2008 Annual Meeting to serve as directors
until the 2009 Annual Meeting and until their successors are elected and
qualified. The nominees for director are Stephen Catanzaro, Glen F.
Ceiley, Jay Conzen and William L. Means. All of the nominees are
current directors standing for re-election and all were previously elected by
the shareholders.
As of the
date of the Information Statement, the Board has no reason to believe that any
of the nominees named will be unable or unwilling to serve if
elected. There are no family relationships among any of these
nominees or among any of these nominees and any executive officer, nor is there
any arrangement or understanding between any nominee and any other person
pursuant to which the nominee was selected.
Certain
information regarding each nominee follows. Each nominee has
consented to being named in the Information Statement and to serve if
elected.
The
Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the following nominees.
Stephen
Catanzaro, 55, is the Controller of Allied Business Schools, Inc. (home study
course schools), a position he has held since April 2004. Before
that, Mr. Catanzaro was the Chief Financial Officer of V&M Restoration,
Inc., a restoration company, from September 2002 to February 2004, and the Chief
Financial Officer of Bisco, an international distributor of electronic
components, from September 1995 to March 2002. Bisco is an affiliate
of the Company. Mr. Catanzaro has served as a director of the Company
since he was first elected by the Company’s shareholders at the 1999 Annual
Meeting.
Glen F.
Ceiley, 62, is the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board,
positions he has held since 1999. Mr. Ceiley also serves as President
and Chief Executive Officer of Bisco, a position he has held since 1973. In
addition, Mr. Ceiley is a former director of Data I/O Corporation, a
publicly-held company engaged in the manufacturing of electronic
equipment. Mr. Ceiley has served as director of the Company since he
was appointed to the Company’s Board in February 1998 and thereafter elected by
the shareholders at the 1998 Annual Meeting.
Jay
Conzen, 61, is the President of Old Fashioned Kitchen, Inc. (a national food
distributor), a position he has held since April 2003. Before that
Mr. Conzen was the principal of Jay Conzen Investments (investment advisor) from
October 1992 to April 2003. In addition, Mr. Conzen served as a
consultant to the Company from August 1999 until January 2001, and from October
2001 to April 2003. Mr. Conzen has served as a director of the
Company since he was appointed to the Company’s Board in February 1998 and
thereafter elected by the shareholders at the 1998 Annual Meeting.
William
L. Means, 64, is the Vice President of Information Technology of Bisco, a
position he has held since 2001. Before that, Mr. Means was Vice
President of Corporate Development of Bisco from 1997 to
2001. Mr. Means has served as director of the Company
since he was first elected by the Company’s shareholders at the 1999 Annual
Meeting.
CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE
Board
of Directors
The
business of the Company is under the general management of its board of
directors as provided by the Florida Business Corporation Act.
Board
Independence.
The Board
has determined that two of its four directors, which members are also the
nominees for director, are independent, as defined by the NASDAQ Stock Market’s
Marketplace Rules. In addition to such rules, the Board considered
transactions and relationships between each director (and his immediate family)
and the Company to determine whether any such relationships or transactions were
inconsistent with a determination that the director is
independent. As a result, the Board determined that Messrs. Ceiley
and Means are not independent, as Messrs. Ceiley and Means are employees of
Bisco and members of Bisco’s steering committee. Bisco’s steering
committee handles the day to day operations of the Company, and Messrs. Ceiley
and Means are intimately involved with decision-making that directly affects the
financial statements of the Company. Bisco is an affiliate of the
Company.
Board
Meetings
The Board
held four meetings
during fiscal year 2007. Each member of the Board attended all meetings except
Mr. Catanzaro, who attended three meetings. Two directors attended the
2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The Company does not have a
policy with regard to directors’ attendance at annual meetings of
shareholders.
Standing
Committees
In
accordance with the Bylaws of the Company, which empower the Board to appoint
such committees as it deems necessary and appropriate, the Board has appointed
an Audit Committee and an Executive Compensation Committee.
Audit
Committee
The Audit
Committee’s basic functions are to assist the Board in discharging its fiduciary
responsibilities to the shareholders and the investment community in the
preservation of the integrity of the financial information published by the
Company, to maintain free and open means of communication between the Company’s
directors, independent auditors and financial management, and to ensure the
independence of the independent auditors. The Board has adopted a written
charter for the Audit Committee which is attached as Appendix A to the
Company’s 2007 Information Statement, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the “SEC”) on July 7, 2007. The Audit Committee charter is not
available on the Company’s website. Currently, the members of the
Audit Committee are Directors Catanzaro, Conzen (Chairman) and Means. Directors
Catanzaro and Conzen are “independent” as defined by the NASDAQ Stock Market’s
Marketplace Rules. Director Means is not “independent,” as he is
employed by Bisco, and is a member of Bisco’s steering committee which handles
the day to day operations of the Company. Also, Mr. Means is
intimately involved with decision-making that directly affects the financial
statements of the Company. The Audit Committee held four meetings during the fiscal year
ending January 2, 2008. All members of the Audit Committee attended
the meetings.
Audit Committee Financial
Expert: The Company does not currently have an audit committee financial
expert. The Company believes that the members of the Board have
demonstrated that they are capable of understanding generally accepted
accounting principles and financial statements, analyzing and evaluating the
Company’s financial statements, and understanding internal controls and
procedures for financial reporting. In addition, the Company believes
that retaining a director who would qualify as an audit committee financial
expert would be costly and burdensome and is not warranted under the
circumstances.
Audit Committee Pre-Approval
Policies and Procedures: The Audit Committee is required to pre-approve
all auditing services and permissible non-audit services, including related fees
and terms, to be performed for the Company by its independent auditor, subject
to the de minimus exceptions for non-audit services described under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), which are
approved by the Audit Committee prior to the completion of the
audit. In fiscal year 2007, the Audit Committee pre-approved all
services performed for the Company by the auditor.
Executive
Compensation Committee
The
Executive Compensation Committee administers the Company’s stock option plans
and is responsible for granting stock options to officers and managerial
employees of the Company. It is also responsible for establishing the salary and
annual bonuses paid to executive officers of the Company. The Executive
Compensation Committee has not adopted a formal charter. The current
members of the Executive Compensation Committee are Directors Ceiley and Means.
The Executive Compensation Committee held one meeting during fiscal year
2007. All members of the Committee
attended this meeting. The Company does not utilize any compensation
consultant, or otherwise delegate its authority, in determining the amount or
form of executive compensation. Director Ceiley is the sole executive
officer of the Company and plays a significant role in determining and
recommending the amount and form of compensation. Please refer to the
“Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section of this Information Statement
regarding the functions and operations of the Executive Compensation
Committee.
Compensation
Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
The
members of the Executive Compensation Committee are Directors Ceiley and
Means. During fiscal year 2007, Mr. Ceiley served as the Company’s
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, but Mr. Ceiley did not
receive any compensation for his services as such. Mr. Ceiley has not
participated in any related party transactions required to be disclosed under
Item 404 of Regulation S-K. Mr. Means is not currently nor has he
ever been an employee or officer of the Company, and has not participated in any
related party transactions (described in Item 404 of Regulation
S-K). During fiscal year 2007, Messrs. Ceiley and Means were
executive officers of Bisco and Mr. Ceiley was the sole director of
Bisco.
Nomination
of Directors
The Board
does not have a Nominating Committee. Given the size of the Company and its
resources, the Board believes that this is appropriate. Each director
participates in the consideration of director nominees. The Board believes that
having such a committee would not enhance the nomination process. The
Company has not adopted a charter relating to the director nomination process,
nor does it have a formal policy regarding the consideration of any director
candidates recommended by shareholders or specific minimum qualifications for
director nominees. The Board believes this is appropriate since any
such recommendations may be informally submitted to and considered by the
Company’s directors. The Board periodically reviews the performance
of each Board member and concludes whether or not the member should continue in
their current capacity. Recommendations by shareholders of director
nominees should be directed to the Company’s Corporate Secretary at 1500 N.
Lakeview Avenue, Anaheim, California 92807, and should include the name and
address of the candidate; a brief biographical description, including the
candidate’s occupation for at least five years; a statement of the
qualifications of the candidate; and the candidate’s signed consent to be named
in the Information Statement or Proxy Statement and to serve as director, if
elected. Directors should possess qualities such as understanding the business
and operations of the Company and corporate governance principles.
Communications to Board of
Directors
The Board
has established a process for shareholders to communicate with members of the
Board. If you would like to contact the Board, you can do so by
forwarding your concern, question or complaint to the Company’s Corporate
Secretary at 1500 N. Lakeview Avenue, Anaheim, California 92807.
EXECUTIVE
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
Glen F.
Ceiley currently serves as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of
the Company. Stephen Catanzaro, Jay Conzen and William L. Means also
currently serve as directors of the Company.
Our
officers, directors and the nominees for director have neither been convicted in
any criminal proceeding during the past five years nor parties to any judicial
or administrative proceeding during the past five years that resulted in a
judgment, decree or final order enjoining them from future violations of, or
prohibiting activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or a finding
of any violation of federal or state securities law or commodities
law. Similarly, no bankruptcy petitions have been
filed by or against any business or property of any of our directors or
officers, nor has any bankruptcy petition been filed against a partnership or
business association in which these persons were general partners or executive
officers.
None of directors, nominees for
director, executive officers, affiliates of the Company, or any owner of record
or beneficial owner of more than 5% of the Company’s voting securities, or any
of their associates, is a party adverse to the Company or has a material
interest adverse to the Company.
There are
no family relationships between any of our directors, nominees for directors or
executive officers.
CERTAIN
RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
There
have been no transactions with any director or nominee for director, executive
officer, or family member thereof during fiscal year 2007. In June
2008, the Company agreed to assign its right to purchase one property to Glen
Ceiley, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the
Company. Mr. Ceiley has the right to purchase the property for $3.13
million and, upon exercising its right, will become the new landlord of the
property with the Company being the tenant.
EXECUTIVE
AND DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
Compensation
Discussion and Analysis
The
Executive Compensation Committee (the “Committee”), currently consisting of
Directors Ceiley and Means, uses the following objectives as guidelines for its
executive compensation decisions:
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to
provide a compensation package that will attract, motivate and retain
qualified executives;
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to
ensure a compensation mix that focuses executive behavior on the
fulfillment of annual and long-term business objectives;
and
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to
create a sense of ownership in the Company that causes executive decisions
to be aligned with the best interests of the Company’s
shareholders.
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The
Committee determined that there would be no executive compensation in 2007 for
the Company’s executive officer.
General
Compensation Policies
In
general, base salary levels are set at the minimum levels believed by the
Company’s executive officers to be sufficient to attract and retain qualified
executives when considered with the other components of the Company’s
compensation structure.
The
Committee adjusts salary levels for executive officers based on achievement of
specific annual performance goals, including personal, departmental and overall
Company goals depending upon each officer’s specific job responsibilities. The
Committee also uses its subjective judgment, based upon such criteria as the
executive’s knowledge of and importance to the Company’s business, willingness
and ability to accomplish the tasks for which he or she was responsible,
professional growth and potential, the Company’s operating earnings and an
evaluation of individual performance, in making salary decisions. Compensation
paid to executive officers in prior years is also taken into account. No
particular weighting is applied to these factors.
The
Committee may determine that the Company’s financial performance and individual
achievements merit the payment of annual bonuses. The Company
instituted a bonus program for management of the Company beginning in 2003,
based on a percentage of the earnings from operations of the
Company.
The
Committee determines stock option grants to the executive officers. The
Committee determines annual stock option grants to other employees based on
recommendations of the Chief Executive Officer. Stock options are intended to
encourage key employees to remain employed by the Company by providing them with
a long term interest in the Company’s overall performance as reflected by the
market price of the Company’s Common Stock. No stock option grants were made in
fiscal year 2007.
The
Committee will consider any federal income tax limitations on the deductibility
of executive compensation in reaching compensation decisions and will seek
shareholder approval where such approval will eliminate any limitations on
deductibility.
Summary
Compensation
The
following table sets forth compensation information for the named executive
officers in fiscal years 2007 and 2006.
Name
and Principal Position
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Year
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Salary
($)
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All
Other Compensation
($)
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Total
($)
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Edward
B. Alexander
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2007
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$ |
0 |
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$ |
0 |
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$ |
0 |
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President1
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2006
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80,000 |
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0 |
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80,000 |
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Glen
F. Ceiley
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2007
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0 |
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12,000 |
2 |
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12,000 |
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Chief
Executive Officer
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2006
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0 |
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12,000 |
2 |
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12,000 |
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1 Mr.
Alexander served as the Company’s President until April 2006.
2 Reflects
fees paid to Mr. Ceiley in his capacity as a director of the
Company. The fees earned in 2007 are also reflected in the section
below entitled “Director Compensation.”
Due to
the current nature of the Company’s operations and related results from the last
two years, the Executive Compensation Committee and Mr. Ceiley have agreed that
the position of Chief Executive Officer is not justified in receiving any salary
or benefits from the Company. This structure is reviewed periodically
by the Executive Compensation Committee and will be reviewed again, should the
Company’s operations or results change.
Outstanding
Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End
None of
the Company’s named executive officers received or were granted option awards to
purchase the Company’s Common Stock in fiscal year 2007. Further,
there were no outstanding equity awards held by the Company’s named executive
officers at the end of fiscal year 2007.
Retirement
Benefits
The
Company does not offer a retirement plan for executive officers or employees,
but during fiscal year 2006, the Company provided for participation in its
401(k) for all employees, including executive officers. The Company’s 401(k)
Plan was terminated at the end of fiscal year 2006.
Director
Compensation
In order
to attract and retain highly qualified directors through an investment interest
in the Company’s future success, the Company enacted, in l985, a non-qualified
Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors (the “Directors’ Plan”), which was
used to compensate directors until January 2002. Due to the expiration of the
Directors’ Plan in 2002, the Company paid $10,000 cash to each director in 2007
as compensation for his services. In addition, directors who are not employees
of the Company receive a fee of $500 for each Board meeting attended. No fees
are awarded to directors for attendance at meetings of the Audit or Executive
Compensation Committees of the Board.
The
following table sets forth the compensation of the Company’s directors for the
fiscal year ended January 2, 2008.
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Fees
Earned or Paid in Cash
($)
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Stephen
Catanzaro
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$ |
11,500 |
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$ |
11,500 |
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Glen
F. Ceiley
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12,000 |
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12,000 |
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Jay
Conzen
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12,000 |
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12,000 |
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William
L. Means
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12,000 |
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12,000 |
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COMPENSATION
COMMITTEE REPORT
The
Executive Compensation Committee reviewed and discussed the Compensation
Discussion and Analysis and the related compensation table with
management. Based on such review and discussion, the Committee
recommended to the Board that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be
included in this Information Statement and in the Company’s Annual Report on
Form 10-K.
Respectfully submitted,
Glen F.
Ceiley
William
L. Means
SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The table
set forth below presents certain information regarding beneficial ownership of
the Company’s Common Stock (the Company’s only voting security) as of June 11, 2008, by (i) each
shareholder known to the Company to own, or have the right to acquire within
sixty (60) days, more than five percent (5%) of the Common Stock outstanding,
(ii) each named executive officer and director of the Company, and (iii) all
officers and directors of the Company as a group.
Name of Beneficial Owner
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Amount
of Common Stock Beneficially
Owned
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Percent
of Class(1)
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Stephen
Catanzaro
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10,713 |
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* |
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Glen
F. Ceiley(2)
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2,563,039 |
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65.5 |
% |
Jay
Conzen(3)
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25,000 |
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* |
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William
L. Means
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14,313 |
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* |
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All
Executive Officers and Directors as a group(4)
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2,613,065 |
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66.4 |
% |
* Less
than 1%
(1) Under
the rules of the SEC, the determinations of “beneficial ownership” of the
Company’s Common Stock are based upon Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange
Act. Under Rule 13d-3, shares will be deemed to be “beneficially
owned” where a person has, either solely or with others, the power to vote or to
direct the voting of shares and/or the power to dispose, or to direct the
disposition of shares, or where a person has the right to acquire any such power
within 60 days after the date such beneficial ownership is determined. Shares of
the Company’s Common Stock that a beneficial owner has the right to acquire
within 60 days are deemed to be outstanding for the purpose of computing the
percentage ownership of such owner but are not deemed outstanding for the
purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other
person. The percentages represent the total of the shares listed in
the adjacent column divided by 3,910,264 issued and outstanding shares of Common
Stock as of June 11, 2008, plus any stock options exercisable by such person
within 60 days of June 11, 2008.
(2) Glen
F. Ceiley, President and a director of Bisco, owns 1,899,201 shares,
individually; Zachary Ceiley, Mr. Ceiley’s son, owns 1,300 shares; and the Bisco
Industries Profit Sharing and Savings Plan (the “Bisco Plan”) owns 662,538
shares. Mr. Ceiley has the sole power to vote and dispose of the shares of
Common Stock he owns individually and shares the power to vote and to dispose of
the shares owned by his son and the Bisco Plan.
(3) Includes
25,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of options within 60 days of June 11,
2008.
(4) Includes
25,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of options within 60 days of June 11,
2008. The address for each officer and director is c/o Bisco
Industries, Inc., 1500 North Lakeview Avenue, Anaheim,
CA 92807.
EQUITY
COMPENSATION PLANS
As of
January 2, 2008, the Company had no equity compensation plans.
SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING
COMPLIANCE
Section
16(a) of the Exchange Act, requires certain officers of the Company and its
directors, and persons who beneficially own more than ten percent of any
registered class of the Company’s equity securities, to file reports of
ownership in such securities and changes in ownership in such securities with
the SEC and the Company.
Based
solely on a review of the reports and written representations provided to the
Company by the above referenced persons, the Company believes that during fiscal
year 2007 all filing requirements applicable to its reporting officers,
directors and greater than ten percent beneficial owners were timely satisfied
except for 13 delinquent Form 4 filings by Glen Ceiley resulting in 26
transactions being untimely reported.
FINANCIAL
CODE OF ETHICAL CONDUCT
The
Company has adopted a financial code of ethics applicable to the Company’s
senior executive and financial officers. You may receive, without
charge, a copy of the Financial Code of Ethical Conduct by contacting our
Corporate Secretary at 1500 N. Lakeview Avenue, Anaheim, California
92807.
INDEPENDENT
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
The Audit
Committee has not yet recommended to the Board an accounting firm to be engaged
as the Company’s independent auditor for fiscal 2008 but will do so at a later
date. The firm Squar, Milner, Peterson, Miranda & Williamson, LLP (“Squar
Milner”), served as the independent accountant for the Company for the fiscal
year ending January 2, 2008, and has served as the auditor for the Company since
October 2005. Representatives of Squar Milner are expected to be present at the
Annual Meeting where they will have an opportunity to make a statement if they
desire to do so and will be available to respond to appropriate
questions.
PRINCIPAL
ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
Audit
Fees
The
aggregate fees billed by Squar Milner for the fiscal years ended January 2, 2008
and December 27, 2006 for professional services rendered for the audit of the
Company’s annual financial statements and for the reviews of the financial
statements included in the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for those
fiscal years were $97,200 and $61,000,
respectively.
Audit-Related
Fees
The
Company was billed no audit-related fees by Squar Milner for the fiscal years
ended January 2, 2008 and December 27, 2006.
Tax
Fees
The
aggregate fees billed by Squar Milner for the fiscal years ended January 2, 2008
and December 27, 2006 for professional services rendered for tax preparation and
consulting services were $21,300 and $11,200, respectively.
All
Other Fees
There
were no other fees billed by Squar Milner for the fiscal years ended January 2,
2008 or December 27, 2006 for services rendered to the Company, other than the
services described above.
The Audit
Committee has considered whether the provision of non-audit services is
compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s
independence.
Audit
Committee Pre-Approval
See the
section of this Information Statement entitled “Audit Committee Pre-Approval
Policies,” which is hereby incorporated by reference.
REPORT
OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE
The Board
approved the Company’s engagement of the firm Squar, Milner, Peterson, Miranda
& Williamson LLP (“Squar Milner”) to serve as the Company’s independent
accountants and to audit and report on the Company’s financial statements for
the fiscal year ended January 2, 2008.
The Audit
Committee has reviewed the audited financial statements of the Company for the
year ended January 2, 2008, and has met with management and Squar Milner, to
discuss the audited financial statements.
The Audit
Committee received from Squar Milner written disclosures regarding their
independence and the letter required by Independence Standards Board Standard
No. 1, and has discussed with Squar Milner their independence. In connection
with its review, the Audit Committee has also discussed with Squar Milner the
matters required to be discussed by U.S. Auditing Standards No. 61 (AICPA,
Professional Standards, Vol. 1. AU section 380) – Communications with Audit
Committees.
The Audit
Committee has discussed with Squar Milner the matters required to be discussed
by SAS 61 (Certification of Statements on Auditing Standards) as modified or
supplemented.
Based on
its review and discussions with management and Squar Milner, the Audit Committee
recommended to the Board of Directors that the audited financial statements be
included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January
2, 2008 and the Annual Report to Shareholders.
Respectfully
submitted,
Jay
Conzen, Chairman
Stephen
Catanzaro
William
L. Means
OTHER
MATTERS
The Board
is not aware of any other matters to come before the meeting.
Any other
matter which may be considered at the Annual Meeting will be approved if the
votes cast favoring the matter exceed the votes opposing the matter, unless a
greater number of affirmative votes or voting by classes is required by Florida
law or the Company’s Articles of Incorporation.
SHAREHOLDER
PROPOSALS
Proposals
of shareholders to be presented at the 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders must
be received by the Company (addressed to the attention of the Corporate
Secretary) not later than February 24, 2009 to be considered for inclusion in
the Company’s proxy or information statement materials relating to that
meeting. To be submitted at the meeting, any such proposal must be a
proper subject for shareholder action under the laws of the State of Florida,
and must otherwise conform to applicable regulations of the SEC.
The
Company may solicit proxies in connection with next year’s Annual Meeting which
confer discretionary authority to vote on any shareholder proposals of which the
Company does not receive notice by May 9, 2009. Proposals should be sent to the
Company’s executive office to the attention of the Corporate
Secretary.
DELIVERY
TO SHAREHOLDERS SHARING ADDRESS
Only one
Information Statement and Annual Report has been delivered to multiple
shareholders sharing an address unless the Company has received contrary
instructions from one or more of the shareholders. The Company will promptly
deliver upon written or oral request a separate copy of this Information
Statement or the Annual Report to a shareholder at a shared address to which a
single copy was sent. Shareholders residing at a shared address who
would like to request an additional copy of the Information Statement or Annual
Report now or with respect to future mailings (or to request to receive only one
copy of the Information Statement or Annual Report if multiple copies are being
received) may write or call the Company’s Corporate Secretary at 1500 N.
Lakeview Avenue, Anaheim, California 92807, (714) 876-2490.
By Order of the Board of
Directors
Glen F. Ceiley
Chairman of the Board
Date: June 23,
2008