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DEFINITIVE PROXY mPHASE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS The Annual Shareholders Meeting of
mPhase Technologies, Inc. will be held at our offices at 587 Connecticut Avenue,
Norwalk, CT 06854, on Wednesday, July 23, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. local time, for
the purpose of considering and voting upon: (1) A proposal to elect seven (7)
Directors to hold office until our next Annual Meeting. (2) A proposal to ratify the
appointment of Rosenberg, Rich Baker Berman. & Company as the independent
accountants for the our 2007 fiscal year commencing July 1, 2006 through June
30, 2007. (3) Such other business as may
properly come before the meeting and any adjournment thereof. The above items are more fully
described in the attached Proxy Statement. Only shareholders of record at the
close of business on June 2, 2008 are entitled to notice of and to vote at the
meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. A list of stockholders as of
the record date will be available for inspection by stockholders at our
corporate headquarters during business hours for a period of 10 days before the
meeting. By Order of the Board of Directors Gustave T. Dotoli
Corporate Secretary June 16, 2008 IMPORTANT Whether or not you expect to be
present at the meeting, PLEASE FILL IN, SIGN, DATE AND MAIL THE ENCLOSED PROXY
as promptly as possible in order to save us further solicitation expense.
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TO BE HELD WEDNESDAY, July 23, 2008
FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDED June 30, 2006
DEFINITIVE PROXY mPHASE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PROXY STATEMENT This Proxy Statement is furnished to
the shareholders of mPhase Technologies, Inc. in connection with the
solicitation of proxies by our Board of Directors to be voted at the Annual
Meeting of Shareholders and at any adjournments thereof. The Annual Meeting will
be held at our offices at 587 Connecticut Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06854, at 10:00
a.m. Eastern Time on July 23, 2008. The approximate date on which this
Proxy Statement and the accompanying Proxy Card are first being sent or given to
shareholders is June 16, 2008 VOTING General The securities that may be voted at
the Annual Meeting consist of our common stock, with each share entitling its
owner to one vote on each matter submitted to the shareholders. The record date
for determining the holders of our shares who are entitled to notice of and to
vote at the Annual Meeting is June 2, 2008. On the record date, 438,409,546
shares were outstandingand eligible o be voted at the Annual Meeting. PROXY VOTING OPTIONS YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT! Whether or not you expect to attend
in person, we urge you to vote your shares by phone, or by signing, dating, and
returning the enclosed proxy card at your earliest convenience. This will ensure
the presence of a quorum at the meeting. Promptly voting your shares will save
us the expense and extra work of additional solicitation. Submitting your proxy
now will not prevent you from voting your stock at the meeting if you want to do
so, as your vote by proxy is revocable at your option. Voting by telephone is fast
and convenient, and your vote is immediately confirmed and tabulated. Most
important, by using the Internet or telephone, you help mPhase Technologies,
Inc. reduce postage and proxy tabulation costs. Or, if you prefer, you can vote by
mail by returning the enclosed Vote Instruction Form in the addressed, prepaid
envelope provided. PLEASE DO NOT RETURN THE ENCLOSED PAPER BALLOT IF YOU ARE
VOTING BY TELEPHONE. Quorum and Vote Required The presence, in person or by proxy,
of a majority of the outstanding shares of our shares is necessary to constitute
a quorum at the Annual Meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votes shall be
counted for purposes of determining a quorum, but not have the effect of votes
for or against any proposal. Therefore, abstentions and broker non-votes will
not affect the outcome of such matter. At a meeting where a quorum is present,
with respect to Proposal I for the election of directors, nominees who receive a
plurality of the votes cast will be elected to serve until the next Annual
Meeting of Shareholders, and with respect to Proposal II for the ratification of
appointment of Independent Accountants for the Company, the affirmative vote of
a majority of the shares represented at the Annual Meeting will be required to
approve such proposal and broker non-votes will be counted as an vote in the
affirmative. Brokers holding shares of record for
customers generally are not entitled to vote on certain matters unless they
receive voting instructions from their customers. "Broker non-votes" means the
votes that could have been cast on the matter in question if the brokers had
received their customers' instructions, and as to which the broker has notified
us on a Proxy form in accordance with industry practice or has otherwise advised
us that it lacks voting authority. However, Brokers may vote on certain
"routine" matters in the Proxy Statement at the broker's discretion whey they
have not received timely voting instructions from their customers. Voting by Proxy Shares represented by properly
executed proxies received at or before the Annual Meeting that have not been
revoked will be voted at the Annual Meeting in accordance with the instructions
contained therein. Shares represented by properly executed proxies for which no
instruction is given will be voted "FOR" approval of the proposals described in
this Proxy Statement. If any other matters properly come before the Annual
Meeting, the persons named as proxies will vote upon such matters according to
their judgment. Our shareholders are requested to complete, sign, date and
promptly return the enclosed Proxy Card in the postage-prepaid envelope provided
for this purpose to ensure that their shares are voted. A shareholder may revoke
a proxy at any time before it is voted by signing and returning a later-dated
proxy with respect to the same shares, by filing with our corporate secretary, a
written revocation bearing a later date or by attending and voting in person at
the Annual Meeting. Mere attendance at the Annual Meeting will not in and of
itself revoke a proxy. 3
If the Annual Meeting is postponed or
adjourned for any reason, at any subsequent reconvening of the Annual Meeting,
all proxies (except for any proxies that have theretofore effectively been
revoked or withdrawn) will be voted in the same manner as such proxies would
have been voted at the original convening of the Annual Meeting, notwithstanding
that such proxies may have been effectively voted on the same or any other
matter at a previous meeting. PROPOSAL I ELECTION OF DIRECTORS The Board has nominated seven (7)
incumbent directors for election: Necdet F. Ergul, Ronald A. Durando, Gustave T.
Dotoli, Anthony Guerino, Abraham Biderman, Victor Lawrence and Martin S. Smiley
Each of the incumbent director
nominees has consented to be named a nominee in this Proxy Statement and to
serve as a director if elected. Proxies not marked to the contrary will be voted
"FOR" the election to the Board of each nominee. Management has no reason to
believe that any of the nominees will not be a candidate or will be unable to
serve. However, in the event that any of the nominees should become unable or
unwilling to serve as a director, the proxy will be voted for the election of
such person or persons as shall be designated by the current directors. Nominees The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR
all of the following nominees: Name Positions The following is biographical information about each
of the nominees. Necdet F. Ergul has served as our
Chairman of the Board of Directors since October 1996 with the exception of a
three-month period in 2000 when he temporarily resigned. Mr. Ergul also
currently serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief
Executive Officer of Microphase Corporation, a leading developer of military
electronic defense and telecommunications technology, which he founded in 1955.
In addition to his management responsibilities at Microphase, he is active in
engineering design and related research and development. Mr. Ergul holds a
Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering from the Polytechnic Institute of
Brooklyn, New York. Ronald A. Durando is a co-founder of
mPhase Technologies, Inc. and has served as the Company's President, Chief
Executive Officer and Director since its inception in October 1996. Since 1994,
Mr. Durando has been an officer of Microphase Corporation. From 1986 to 1994,
Mr. Durando was President and Chief Executive Officer of Nutley Securities,
Inc., a registered broker-dealer. In addition, Mr. Durando is also Chairman of
the Board of Janifast Ltd., a Hong Kong company that does manufacturing in Hong
Kong and China. 4
Gustave T. Dotoli has served as our
Chief Operating Officer since October 1996. Prior to joining us, Mr. Dotoli was
President and CEO of State Industrial Safety, Inc. from 1986-1996. In addition,
Mr. Dotoli currently serves as the Vice President of Corporate Development of
Microphase Corporation. He is formerly the President and Chief Executive Officer
of the following corporations: Imperial Electro-Plating, Inc., World Imports
USA, Industrial Chemical Supply, Inc., SISCO Beverage, Inc. and Met Pack, Inc.
Mr. Dotoli holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Fairleigh Dickinson
University. Anthony H. Guerino has been a member
of the Board since February 23, 2000. Since December 1997, Mr. Guerino has been
an attorney in private practice in New Jersey. Prior thereto, Mr. Guerino served
as a judge of the Newark Municipal Courts for over twenty (20) years,
periodically sitting in the Essex County Central Judicial Processing Court at
the Essex County Courthouse. Mr. Guerino has been a chairperson for and member
of several judicial committees and associations in New Jersey, and has been an
instructor for the Seton Hall School of Law's Trial Moot Court Program. Abraham Biderman has been a member of
the Board since August3, 2000. Since October of 2003, Mr. Biderman has been a
Managing Director of Investment Banking of Eagle Advisers, an investment banking
firm located in New York City. From 1990September of 2003, Mr. Biderman had been
employed by Lipper & Co. as Executive Vice President; Executive Vice President,
Secretary and Treasurer of the Lipper Funds; and Co-Manager of Lipper
Convertibles, L.P. Prior to joining Lipper & Co. in 1990, Mr. Biderman was
Commissioner of the New York City Department of Housing, Preservation and
Development from 1988 to 1989 and Commissioner of the New York City Department
of Finance from 1986 to 1987. He was Chairman of the New York City Retirement
System from 1986 to 1989. Mr Biderman was Special Advisor to former Mayor Edward
I. Koch from 1985 to 1986 and assistant to former Deputy Mayor Kenneth Lipper
from 1983 to 1985. Mr. Biderman is a Director of the Municipal Assistance
Corporation for the City of New York. Mr. Biderman graduated from Brooklyn
College and is a certified public accountant. Dr Victor Lawrence is bachelor Chair
professor of Electrical Engineering and Associate Dean for Special Programs, in
the Charles V Schafer, Jr. School of Engineering, at Steven Institute of
Technology. Dr. Victor Lawrence is a member of the National Academy of
Engineering and has worked in the information technology and communications
field for over thirty years. He is an industry leader in digital communications
R&D and services, an entrepreneur, an active member of engineering professional
organizations, an author, and a teacher who has extensive international
experience. Prior to joining Steven Institute of Technology Dr. Lawrence was
Vice President, Advanced Communications Technology, Bell Laboratories, Lucent
Technologies. He led the development of technologies that go into the most
innovative, reliable, and cost-effective communications networks for the leading
telecommunications service providers. He has supported Lucent's businesses with
a staff of about 500 leading technologists and a budget of about $100M. Major
projects included gigabit, photonic, and wireless networking developments and
services. He was responsible for a team of engineers that worked on performance
analysis, simulations and development of broadband access and backbone networks
for many national and international service providers. All of Lucent's R&D
organizations relied on his high-technology support of computer-aided hardware
design, physical and thermal design, systems compliance testing and
certification, and design for high performance network control, signaling, and
management. Earlier, he was Director, Advanced Multimedia Communications at Bell
Labs, where he was responsible for systems engineering, exploratory development
of multimedia signal processing, transmission, and switching, including speech
and audio coding, modems, broadband transmission, ATM switching and protocols,
and wireless communication and signal processing. He held a variety of
leadership positions in data communications research, digital techniques, and
information systems. His application of digital signal processing to data
communications in the late 1980s and early 1990s led to many significant
advances in high-speed transmission over copper lines (e.g., voice band modems
and DSL), which helped create a global industry that leverages the public
switched telephone network. Dr. Lawrence played a significant role in the
development of every major international voiceband modem standard, making
high-speed data communication over international networks possible. The
universal availability of high-speed data connectivity stimulated the growth and
widespread use of the Internet. He led the development of high-speed modem/fax
chip sets that are used in data terminals, computers, and voice terminals for
secure communications worldwide. His work on high-speed transceivers for local
loop and for premises applications led to the development of a variety of DSL
technologies, many of which are deployed today for broadband services. Dr. Lawrence is a member of the
National Academy of Engineering and a Fellow of both the Institute of Electrical
and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and AT&T Bell Labs. For his scientific
achievements, Dr . Lawrence has received numerous awards, including the
2004 IEEE Award in International Communication and a 1997 Emmy Award for the
HDTV Grand Alliance Standard. He was also the co-recipient of the 1984 J. Harry
Karp Best Paper Award and the 1981 Gullemin-Cauer Prize Award. 5
He served as the Chairman, IEEE
Awards Board in 1994-1995, was Editor-In-Chief, IEEE Transactions on
Communications from 1987 to 1991, and a member of the Board of Governors of the
IEEE Communications Society from 1990 to 1992. He was also Special Rapporteur on
Coding (1982-1984) and on Transmission Impairments (1984) for CCITT (now ITU).Dr.
Lawrence has been a key proponent of R&D globalization and is championing the
effort to bring fiber optic connectivity to Africa. Over the past several years
at Bell Labs, he managed a worldwide R&D organization, with branches in Beijing
and Shanghai in China and in Hilversum and Twente in the Netherlands, as well as
four states in the US. Before joining Bell Labs in 1974, he taught at Kumasi
University of Science and Technology in Ghana, and was employed as a research
engineer at the General Electric Company in the UK. Dr. Lawrence is the
co-author of five books : "Introduction to Digital Filters," "Tutorials on
Modem Communications," "Intelligent Broadband Multimedia Networks," "Design and
Engineering of Intelligent Communications Systems," and "The Art of Scientific
Innovation." He holds over 20 U.S. and international patents and has over 45
papers in referenced journals and conference proceedings, covering digital
signal processing and data communications. Dr. Lawrence has taught Signal
Processing and Data Networking courses at the University of Pennsylvania,
Rutgers University, Princeton University, Columbia University, and Fairleigh
Dickinson University, and delivered the Chancellor's Distinguished Lecture
Series at the University of California at Berkeley in 1986. He has also taught
Technology Management and Technology Incubation courses at Bell Labs to new
engineers. Since 1996, Dr. Lawrence has taught a short-course each year at the
US Industrial College of the Armed Forces. From 1997-2001, Dr. Lawrence and his
staff supported Senator Frist and the US Sub-Committee on Science and
Technology. Dr. Lawrence received his
undergraduate, masters, and doctorate degrees from the University of London in
the United Kingdom. Martin Smiley is the EVP, CEO and
General Counsel of mPhase Technologies, Inc. Mr. Smiley joined the Company on
August 21, 2000. From June of 1994 through July of 2000, Mr. Smiley was a
Managing Director in the Investment Banking Division of CIBC/Oppenheimer
focusing on high yield debt placements for the independent power industry. From
1990 through 1994, Mr. Smiley served as Vice President of Investment Banking
specializing in International Lease Financing and served as Vice President and
General Counsel of Chrysler Capital Corporation commencing in 1984. Prior to
that Mr. Smiley was a practicing attorney with the New York Law Firms of Leboeuf,
Lamb Greene & MacRae specializing incorporate finance and SEC matters. Mr.
Smiley received his B.A. in Mathematics from the University of Pennsylvania in
1969 and his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1975. The Board of Directors and Committees During fiscal year ended June 30,
2006, the Board of Directors held one meeting. Each director attended at least
75% of the combined number of meetings of the Board and Board committees of
which he was a member. The Board of Directors created an
Audit and Compensation Committee on February 23, 2000. The Audit Committee
during fiscal 2006 was comprised of Messrs. Biderman and Guerino. Mr. Guerino
meets the independence criteria established by the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc. The report of the Audit Committee describes the scope
of authority of the committee and may be found herein. The Board of Directors also has a
Compensation Committee. As more fully described in the Report of the
Compensation Committee set forth on page 11 of this Proxy Statement, the
Compensation Committee is responsible for our management and employee
compensation. Specifically, the Compensation Committee determines the adequacy
of management and employee compensation including the administration of our 2001
Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan. The Compensation Committee is presently
comprised of Messrs. Dotoli, Biderman and Guerino. Director Compensation For their attendance of Board and
Committee meetings, we compensate the Directors with an annual stipend and stock
options granted under our Stock Incentive Plan, which grants are included in the
table "Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management" and the
notes thereto. Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
The members of the Compensation
Committee during fiscal 2006 were Messrs. Dotoli, Biderman and Guerino. Mr.
Dotoli is our Chief Operating Officer. Neither Messrs. Biderman nor Guerino has
been one of our officers or employees. None of our directors or executive
officers served as a member of the compensation committee (or other board
committee performing equivalent functions or, in the absence of such committee,
the entire Board of Directors) of another entity during fiscal 2006 that has a
director or executive officer serving on our Board of Directors except that Mr.
Dotoli was also a member of the Board of Directors of PacketPort.com, Inc., a
company in which Mr. Durando served as Chief Executive Officer. 6
REPORT OF THE
AUDIT COMMITTEE The Audit Committee oversees our
financial reporting process on behalf of the Board of Directors. Management has
the primary responsibility for the financial statements and the reporting
process, including the systems of internal controls. Our committee has reviewed
in accordance with recent revisions to the law pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act our Form 10-K, covering the fiscal year of the Company ending June 30, 2006.
In fulfilling our oversight
responsibilities, we have discussed with our independent accountants who are
responsible for expressing an opinion on the conformity of those audited
financial statements with generally accepted accounting principles, their
judgments as to the quality, not just the acceptability, of our accounting
principles and such other matters as are required to be discussed with the
committee under generally accepted auditing standards. We also have discussed
with the independent accountants their independence from management, including
the matters in the written disclosures from the independent accountants required
by the Independence Standards Board. We further considered whether the provision
by the independent accountants of the non-audit services described elsewhere in
this Proxy statement is compatible with maintaining their independence. Finally,
we recommended, and the Board of Directors approved the selection Rosenberg,
Rich, Baker, Berman & Company as our independent accountants for the fiscal year
2007 commencing July 1, 2006 and ending June 30, 2007. We have also discussed with our
internal auditors and independent accountants the overall scope and plans for
their respective audits. We meet with the internal auditors and independent
accountants, with and without management present, to discuss the results of
their examinations, their evaluations of our internal controls, and the overall
quality of financial reporting. Anthony Guerino PROPOSAL II RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We have engaged Rosenberg, Rich,
Baker, Berman & Company certified public accountants having offices in
Bridgewater, New Jersey, as our independent auditors for fiscal year 2007
commencing July 1, 2006 and ending June 30, 2007. Audit Fees. Fees for the audit for
the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006 and the reviews of Forms 10-Q for such
fiscal year amounted to $75,035. Fees for Financial Information
Systems Design and Implementation. None. All other fees. None
FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD WEDNESDAY JULY 23, 2008
FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2006
Age
Necdet F. Ergul
85
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Ronald A.
Durando
50
Chief Executive
Officer and Director
Gustave T.
Dotoli (2)
72
Chief Operating
Officer and Director
Anthony H.
Guerino (1)(2)
63
Director
Abraham
Biderman (1)(2)
60
Director
Victor
Lawrence
58
Director
Martin S.
Smiley
60
Director, EVP, General
Council, CFO
(1)
Member
of Audit Committee.
(2)
Member
of Compensation Committee .
Abraham Biderman
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR" RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF ROSENBERG, RICH, BAKER, BERMAN & COMPANY AS THE EXTERNAL AUDITORS FOR US FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2007 COMMENCING ON JULY 1, 2006 AND ENDING ON JUNE 30, 2007. THE AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF HOLDERS OF A MAJORITY OF THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK REPRESENTED AT THE MEETING IS REQUIRED TO RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT OF THE AUDITORS. SHARES OF COMMON STOCK REPRESENTED AT THE MEETING BY EXECUTED BUT UNMARKED PROXIES WILL BE VOTED "FOR" RATIFICATION OF ROSENBERG, RICH, BAKER, BERMAN & COMPANY .
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth as of May 25, 2008 certain information regarding the beneficial ownership of our shares: by each person who is known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent (5%) of its outstanding common stock;
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AFFILIATES (1 & 2) | Shares | Warrants | Options | TOTAL | % |
Victor Lawrence | - | - | - | - | 0% |
Anthony Guerino | - | - | 765,000 | 765,000 | .17% |
Abraham Biderman | 1,871,931 | 35,000 | 1,065,000 | 2,971,131 | .68% |
Gus Dotoli | 8,367,200 | 1,138,067 | 7,525,000 | 17,030,267 | 3.84% |
Ron Durando (3) | 18,447,232 | 581,667 | 15,175,000 | 34,203,899 | 7.54% |
Ned Ergul (4) | 3,850,000 | 200,000 | 2,655,000 | 6,705,000 | 1.53% |
Martin Smiley | 6,534,629 | 2,545,569 | 1,700,000 | 10,780,198 | 2.44% |
Microphase Corporation | 16,060,019 | 6,572,222 | - | 22,632,241 | 5.02% |
Janifast Ltd. | 11,535,584 | 1,950,000 | - | 13,485,584 | 3.02% |
Total Affiliates | 65,931,764 | 12,987,525 | 28,885,000 | 107,804,289 | 24.08% |
(1) Unless otherwise indicated, the address of each beneficial owner is 587 Connecticut Avenue, Norwalk, Connecticut 06854-1711.
(2) Unless otherwise indicated, mPhase believes that all persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of the Company shares beneficially owned by them. The percentage for each beneficial owner listed above is based on 438,755,500 shares outstanding on May 25, 2008, and, with respect to each person holding options or warrants to purchase shares that are exercisable within 60 days after May 25, 2008, the number of options and warrants are deemed to be outstanding and beneficially owned by the person for the purpose of computing such person's percentage ownership, but are not deemed to be outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person.
(3) Includes 1,126,113 shares held by Durando Investment LLC, Shares held by Janifast which Mr. Durando controls are stated separately.
(4) Includes 200,000 shares owned by Berin Snyder, his daughter and 150,000 owned by Eda Peterson, his daughter. Shares held by Microphase which Mr. Ergul controls are stated separately.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Our executive officers, directors and other significant employees and their ages and positions as of May 25, 2008 are as follows:
Name of Individual |
Age | Position with the Company and Subsidiaries |
Nedcet Ergul | 85 | Chairman of the Board of Directors |
Ronald A. Durando | 50 | Chief Executive Officer |
Gustave T. Dotoli (2) | 72 | Chief Operating Officer |
Victor Lawerenc | 58 | Director |
Anthony Guerino (1)(2) | 63 | Director |
Abraham Biderman (1)(2) | 60 | Director |
Martin Smiley | 60 | Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel |
(1) | Member of Audit Committee |
(2) | Member of Compensation Committee |
The following table sets forth, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006 and the two previous fiscal years, the compensation earned by mPhase's chief executive officer and the four other executive officers, whose compensation was greater than $100,000 for services rendered in all capacities to the Company for the year ended June 30, 2006.
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The following table sets forth, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006 and the two previous fiscal years, the compensation earned by mPhase's chief executive officer and the four other executive officers, whose compensation was greater than $100,000 for services rendered in all capacities to the Company for the year ended June 30, 2006.
SUMMARY EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION | |||||||||
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NAME & PRINCIPAL | STOCK | OPTION | EQUITY | PENSION | |||||
POSITION | YEAR | SALARY | BONUS | AWARDS | AWARDS | INCENTIVE | VALUE | OTHER(1) | TOTAL |
Ronald Durando | 2006 | $393,600 | $250,000 | $1,260,000 | $1,596,200 | $7,500 #1 | $3,507,300 | ||
President | 2005 | $305,000 | $500,000 | $805,000 | |||||
Chief Executive Officer | 2004 | $285,000 | |||||||
Gustave Dotoli | 2006 | $282,000 | $75,000 | $525,000 | $836,400 | $7,500 | $1,725,900 | ||
Chief Operating Officer | 2005 | $215,000 | $300,000 | $515,000 | |||||
2004 | $225,000 | ||||||||
Martin Smiley | 2006 | $175,000 | $331,213 | $213,850 | $720,063 | ||||
Executive Vice President | 2005 | $125,000 | $119,000 | $244,000 | |||||
CFO Chief Legal Council | 2004 | $103,958 | $103.958 | ||||||
Note re: 2005 and 2004 | |||||||||
Value represents estimate based on FYE closing price | |||||||||
Durando | OPTIONS 2,500,000 | ||||||||
Dotoli | OPTIONS 1,500,000 | ||||||||
Smiley | STOCK 425,000 | ||||||||
Footnotes | |||||||||
(1) consists of directors fees of $7,500 in 2006 |
Compensation of Directors
During fiscal year 2006 mPhase compensated each of the inside directors with Options to purchase 25,000 shares of common stock at a price of $.25 per share for services both as officers and directors. The outside directors were each compensated with 25,000 of Options to purchase common stock at a price of $.25. Messrs Durando, Dotoli and Guerino were each paid a $7,500 cash stipend. No such payment was made during fiscal year 2005.
No individual named above received prerequisites or non-cash compensation during the years indicated which exceeded the lesser of $50,000 or an amount equal to 10% of such person's salary except that Mr. Smiley received 425,000 shares of common stock in January of 2005 as additional compensation No other executive officer received compensation and bonuses that exceeded $100,000 during any year.
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STOCK OPTIONS The following table contains
information regarding options granted in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006 to
the executive officers named in the summary compensation table above. For the
fiscal year ended June 30, 2006, mPhase granted options and compensatory
warrants to acquire up to an aggregate of 23,595,000 shares to employees and
directors. The following table sets forth
information with respect to the number and value of outstanding options held by
executive officers named in the summary compensation table above at June 30,
2006. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006, No options were exercised. The
value realized is the difference between the closing price on the date of
exercise and the exercise price. The value of unexercised in-the-money options
is based upon the difference between the closing price of mPhase's common stock
on June 30, 2006, and the exercise price of the options. The following table sets forth
information with respect to the number and value of outstanding options held by
executive officers named in the summary compensation table above at June 30,
2006. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006 no options were exercised. The
value realized is the difference between the closing price on the date of
exercise and the exercise price. The value of unexercised in-the-money options
is based upon the difference between the closing price of mPhase's common stock
on June 30, 2006, and the exercise price of the options. AGGREGATED OPTION EXERCISES IN LAST FISCAL YEAR AND 10
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION As indicated above, our Compensation
Committee consists of Messrs. Dotoli, Biderman and Guerino. The committee
determines all compensation paid or awarded to our executive officers and
approves our overall compensation policies. The committee's goals are to attract
and retain an executive management team that is capable of taking full advantage
of our opportunities, and to provide incentives for outstanding performance. In
arriving at an initial compensation offer to an individual, the committee
considers determinants of the individual's market value, including experience,
education, accomplishments and reputation, as well as the level of
responsibility to be assumed, in relation to the market value of such
qualifications and industry standards. When determining subsequent adjustments
to an individual's compensation package, the committee also evaluates the
importance to stockholders of that person's continued service. This is a
judgment process, exercised by the committee with the advice of our management
and a compensation consultant. The executive officers' compensation
structure consists of: (i) base salary, (ii) cash bonus and (iii) stock options. Base Salary. Each individual's
base salary is determined by the committee after considering a variety of
factors that make up our market value and prospective value, including the
knowledge, experience and accomplishments of the individual, the individual's
level of responsibility, and the typical compensation levels for individuals
with similar credentials. The committee may change the salary of an individual
on the basis of its judgment for any reason, including our performance or the
performance of the individual, changes in responsibility, and changes in the
market for executives with similar credentials. Salaries for
fiscal year 2006 were set based on the
above factors and after review of industry comparables. Cash Bonus. Bonuses are awarded
for accomplishments during the past year. Bonuses are determined by the
committee with advice from our management, based upon the committee's assessment
of the individual's contributions during the year, compared to, but not limited
to, a list of individualized goals previously approved by our management and the
committee. Stock Options. Stock options are
prospective incentives, aimed at keeping and motivating key people by letting
them share in the value they create for stockholders. They are awarded at times
deemed appropriate by the committee in amounts calculated to secure the full
attention and best efforts of executives on whose future performance our success
will depend. Compliance With Section 16(a) of the
Exchange Act Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act
requires our executive officers and directors, and persons who own more than ten
percent of a registered class of our equity securities, to file reports of
ownership and changes in ownership with the SEC and to provide us with copies of
such reports. mPhase has reviewed the report copies filed in 2006 and based also
on written representations from its directors and executive officers, the
Company believes that there was compliance with Section 16 (a) filing
requirements for 2006. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS Material Related Party Transactions The Company has material related party transactions. The
Company incurs costs for engineering, design and production of prototypes and
certain administrative functions from Microphase Corporation and the purchase of
finished goods, primarily consisting of DSL splitter shelves and filters, from
Janifast Limited. The Company has incurred costs for obtaining transmission
rights. This enabled the Company to obtain re-transmission accreditation to
proprietary television content that the Company plans to provide with its
flagship product, the TV+ within its incorporated joint venture mPhase
Television.Net, in which the Company owns a 56.5% interest. Mr. Durando, the President and CEO of mPhase, owns a
controlling interest and is a director and COB of Janifast Limited. Mr. Durando
and Mr. Dotoli are officers of Microphase Corporation. Mr. Dotoli is also a
shareholder of Janifast Limited. Mr. Ergul, the chairman of the board of mPhase,
owns a controlling interest and is a director of Microphase Corporation and is a
director and shareholder of Janifast Limited. Microphase, Janifast, are
significant shareholders of mPhase. Management believes the amounts charged to the Company by
Microphase, Janifast, mPhase Television.Net and Hart Telephone are commensurate
to amounts that would be incurred if outside parties were used. The Company
believes Microphase, and Janifast Limited has the ability to fulfill their
obligations to the Company without further support from the Company. 11
Transactions with Officers, Directors and their Affiliates
Directors that are significant shareholders of Janifast
Limited include Messrs Ronald A. Durando, Gustave T. Dotoli, and Necdet F. Ergul.
During the 12 month period ended June 30, 2006 Eagle
Advisers, an investment banking firm founded by Mr. Abraham Biderman, a member
of the Board of Directors of the Company, earned fees and reimbursement expenses
of approximately $782,568 in connection with services in regard to private
placements of the Company's common stock and warrants and raised a total of
$5,820,652net of such fees for the Company. During the 12 month period ended June 30, 2005 Eagle
Advisers, earned fees and reimbursement expenses of approximately $633,000 in
connection with services in connection with private placements of the Company's
common stock and warrants and raised a total of $6,117,000 net of such fees for
the Company. Additionally at June 30, 2004, Mr. Durando was owed $300,000
and Mr. Smiley was owed $100,000 by the Company as evidenced by a non-interest
bearing promissory note that was repaid in July 2004. As of June 30, 2004 a
total of $55,000 in the aggregate was due to Mr. Durando and Mr. Dotoli for
unpaid compensation. Mr. Durando's June 30, 2004 note payable balance of $300,000
was repaid by the Company during fiscal year 2005. During the first and second
quarters of fiscal year 2005, Mr. Durando made additional bridge loans to the
Company evidenced by various 12% demand notes in the aggregate of $525,000. Mr.
Durando was repaid a total of $450,000 of such loans in January of 2005. In
addition, Mr. Durando converted $13,954 of the principal amount of a $75,000
promissory note leaving unpaid principal of $61,046 outstanding. Mr. Durando
converted $13,000 of accrued and unpaid interest on various promissory notes of
the Company into 65,000 shares of common stock and a 5 year warrant to purchase
a like amount of common stock at $.25 per share. During the twelve month period ended June 30, 2005 Mr. Dotoli
and Mr. Smiley, the COO, and CFO and General Counsel of the Company
respectively, each lent the Company $75,000. Mr. Dotoli was repaid, the
principal amount of such loan, in cash in January, 2005 and Mr. Smiley converted
his $75,000 loan into 375,000 shares of common stock of the Company plus a 5
year warrant to purchase a like amount of shares at $.25 per share. In addition,
Mr. Smiley converted $9,975 of accrued interest into 49,875 shares of common
stock plus a 5 year warrant to purchase a like amount of shares at $.25 per
share. Finally Mr. Smiley received 25,000 additional shares of common stock as a
market adjustment to his equity investment of $25,000 on August 30, 2004. Mr.
Dotoli cancelled $3,750 of accrued and unpaid interest from August 15, 2004
through January 15, 2004 into 375,000 shares of common stock pursuant to the
terms of a portion of a warrant that was exercised at $.01 per share previously
given by the Company to Mr. Dotoli in exchange for and cancellation of unpaid
compensation. On January 15, 2004, Mr. Smiley was awarded 425,000 shares of
common stock as additional compensation. During the six months ending December 31, 2004, accounts
payable in the amount of $250,000 owed by mPhase to Microphase Corporation was
cancelled in exchange for the 1,250,000 shares of common stock and a 5 year
warrant to purchase a like amount of shares at $.25.In addition for such period,
Janifast Ltd. cancelled $200,000 of accounts payable owed by mPhase in exchange
for 1,000,000 shares of common stock and a 5 year warrant to purchase a like
amount of shares at $.25 per share. In late February and early March of 2005, the various vendors
converted approximately $173,898 in accounts payable due from the Company into
535,296 shares of Common stock aggregating $183,310 in full settlement of those
obligations. Mr. Ronald A. Durando converted $13,000 of accrued and unpaid
interest on various demand notes issued by the Company for loans by Mr. Durando
during the six month period ended December 31, 2004 into 65,000 shares of common
stock plus a 5 year warrant to purchase a like amount of shares at $.25 per
share. In addition Mr. Durando converted $13,954 of principal of a $75,000
promissory note into the exercise, in full, of a warrant to purchase 1,395,400
shares of common stock at $.01 previously granted to Mr. Durando in exchange for
cancellation of unpaid compensation. In June of 2005, Mr. Smiley converted the his 12% $100,000
note converted plus accrued interest thereon to 520,000 shares of common stock
of mPhase at the rate of $.20 cents per share plus a 5 year warrant for an
additional 520,000 shares of common stock at $.25 per share. In addition a demand note payable to Martin Smiley, CFO and
General Counsel of mPhase, in the amount of $75,000 was converted into 375,000
shares of common stock plus a 5 year warrant to purchase a like amount of shares
at $.25 per share and Mr. Smiley extended from July 25, 2004 to July 25, 2005 a
$100,000 promissory note carrying 12% interest. In addition Mr. Smiley converted
accrued and unpaid interest on his various promissory notes of $ 9,975 through
December 31, 2004 into 49,875 shares of common stock plus a 5 year warrant to
purchase a like amount of common stock at $.25 per share. Mr. Smiley's remaining
$100,000 note is convertible into Common Stock of mPhase at the rate of $.25
cents per share through July 25, 2009. Upon conversion, the note holder will be
granted warrants to purchase an equivalent amount of mPhase Common Stock at $.25
cents per share for a period of five years from the date of conversion plus a 5
year warrant for a like amount of shares at $.25 per share. 12
Mr. Ronald A. Durando converted $13,000 of accrued and unpaid
interest on various demand notes issued by the Company for loans by Mr. Durando
during the six month period ended December 31, 2004 into 65,000 shares of common
stock plus a 5 year warrant to purchase a like amount of shares at $.25 per
share. In addition Mr. Durando converted $13,954 of principal of a $75,000
promissory note into the exercise, in full, of a warrant to purchase 1,395,400
shares of common stock at $.01 previously granted to Mr. Durando in exchange for
cancellation of unpaid compensation. Finally, Mr. Gustave Dotoli, Chief
Operating Officer of the Company converted $ 3,750 of accrued and unpaid
interest on a $75,000 promissory note into 375,000 shares of common stock at
$.01 pursuant to a portion of a warrant previously granted to Mr. Dotoli for
unpaid compensation. During fiscal year end June 30, 2006, Mr. Edward Suozzo, a
consultant of the Company, converted $50,000 of accounts payable owed by the
Company into 331,864 shares of common stock plus a 5 year warrant to purchase
277,778 shares of common stock at $.18 per share. During fiscal year end June
30, 2005, Mr. Suozzo converted $20,000 of accounts payable owed by the Company
into 100,000 shares of common stock plus a 5 year warrant to purchase 100,000
shares of common stock at $.25 per share. During fiscal year end June 30, 2006, Microphase Corporation
and Janifast Corp, both related parties respectively converted $369,000 and
$171,000 of accounts payable owed by the Company into 2,050,000 and 950,000
shares of common stock plus a 5 year warrant to purchase 2,050,000 and 950,000
shares of common stock at $.18 per share. During the three months ending September 30, 2004, a note
payable in the amount of $180,000 to Microphase Corporation, Such note was
extended by Microphase from July 25, 2004 and now matures on July 25, 2005.
Additionally, a note payable to Martin Smiley, CFO and General Counsel of mPhase,
in the amount of $100,000 was extended from July 25, 2004 to July 25, 2005. Both
liabilities carry an interest rate of 12% payable quarterly in arrears and were
extended effective June 30, 2004. Each note is convertible into Common Stock of
mPhase at the rate of $.25 cents per share plus a 5 year warrant for a like
amount of common stock at $.25 per share through July 25, 2005 and a second 5
year warrant at $.50 per share convertible into a like amount of shares. On August 30, 2004, the Company paid $100,000 to
Piper&Rudnick, LLP, its outside counsel, in connection with the renegotiation of
a Payment Agreement effective June 30, 2004. Under the terms of the renegotiated
Payment Agreement, the Company agreed to payments of $25,000 each on December 1,
2004, March 1, 2005, June 1, 2005 and September 1, 2005 and a payment of $50,000
on December 1, 2006 plus $25,000 payments on March 1, 2006, June 1, 2006,
September 1, 2006 and a final payment of $75,000 payment on December 1, 2007. In
addition, Piper&Rudnick LLP agreed to convert $150,000 of such payable into a 5
year cashless warrant to purchase the Company's common stock at $.25 per share.
On August 30, 2004 the Company issued two demand promissory
notes each in the principal amount of $75,000 at 12% interest in consideration
of loans of $75,000 to the Company from each of Mr. Dotoli, its COO and Mr.
Smiley, its CFO and General Counsel. In addition on September 30, 2004, the
Company issued a demand promissory note to Microphase Corporation, a related
party, for a loan of $175,000 to the Company with a 12% interest rate. Finally,
the Company issued demand promissory notes with an interest rate of 12% to Mr.
Ronald Durando, CEO of the Company for loans made to the Company dated August
30, 2004, as well as demand promissory notes to Mr. Durando, its CEO, for loans
to the Company of $200,000 on August 30, 2004, $75,000 on September 28, 2004 and
$175,000 on September 30, 2004 respectively. Necdet F. Ergul, Ronald A. Durando
and Gustave T. Dotoli, our Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating
Officer, respectively, are executive officers and shareholders of Microphase and
Ronald Durando and Gustave T. Dotoli are president and vice-president of
PacketPort.com., respectively. On November 26, 1999, Mr. Durando
acquired, via a 100%ownership of PacketPort, Inc., a controlling interest in
Linkon Corporation, now known as PacketPort.com, Inc. On November 26, 1999,
PacketPort, Inc., a company owned 100% by Mr. Durando, acquired controlling
interest in Linkon Corp., which subsequently changed its name to PacketPort.com,
Inc. In connection with this transaction, Mr. Durando transferred 350,000 shares
of our common stock to PacketPort, Inc. Transactions with Microphase Corporation mPhase's President and Chairman of
the Board of the Company are also employees of Microphase. On May 1, 1997, the
Company entered into an agreement with Microphase, whereby it will use office
space as well as the administrative services of Microphase, including the use of
accounting personnel. This agreement for fiscal year 2006 required mPhase to pay
Micophase $10,000 per month. Microphase also charges fees for specific projects
on a project-by-project basis. During the year ended June 30, 2006 and for the
period of time from mPhase's inception (October 2, 1996) to June 30, 2006,
$531,820 and $8,670,776, respectively, have been charged to expense or inventory
under these Agreements and is included in operating expenses in the accompanying
consolidated statements of operations. Management believes that amounts charged
to the Company by Microphase are commensurate to amounts that would be incurred
if outside third parties were used. The Company is obligated to pay a 3%
royalty to Microphase on revenues from its proprietary Traverser Digital Video
and Data Delivery System and DSL component products. 13
Transactions with Janifast Janifast Ltd., a Hong Kong
corporation manufacturer, which has produced components for our prototype
Traverser_ DVDDS product, and may produce such components for us in the future.
Necdet F. Ergul, Ronald A. Durando and Gustave T. Dotoli are controlling
shareholders of Janifast Ltd. with an aggregate ownership interest of greater
than 75% of Janifast Ltd. Mr. Durando is Chairman of the Board of Directors and
Mr. Ergul is a Director of Janifast. Transactions with Other Related Parties In March 2000, mPhase acquired a 50% interest in
mPhaseTelevision.Net (formerly Telco Television Network, Inc.), an incorporated
joint venture. This percentage was increased to approximately 57% in fiscal year
2001. Alpha Star International, Inc currently owns the remaining joint venture
interest. Effective June 30, 2004, the Company was $473,787 in arrears
with respect to a Promissory Note issued to Piper Rudnick LLP plus other legal
fees of $118,773.36. It should be noted that Piper & Rudnick received such
Promissory Note plus two warrants received in March of 2002 in exchange for
cancellation of certain payables. Such warrants have conversion rights into our
common stock for a total of 2,233,490 shares that have been registered under a
recently effective Form S-1 Registration Statement, and are cashless. On
September 3, 2003, the Company paid $10,000 in cash to Piper in exchange for
reducing the total payable to $550,000 plus the issuance of additional cashless
warrant for $150,000 worth of the Company's common stock valued at $.25 per
share. The remaining $300,000 payable had the following payment schedule :
1. Payments of $25,000 each on December 1, 2004, March 1,
2005, June 1, 2005, September 1, 2005, March 1, 2006, June 1, 2006 and September
1, 2006. 2. A payment of $50,000 on December 1, 2005 3. A payment of $75,000 due on December 1, 2006 SHAREHOLDERS PROPOSALS FOR THE 2007 ANNUAL MEETING Shareholders who may wish to present
proposals for inclusion in our Proxy materials and for consideration at the 2007
Annual Meeting of Shareholders must submit such proposals in writing to our
corporate Secretary in accordance with all applicable rules and regulations of
the SEC for receipt by us no later than June 25, 2008 . A signed Proxy shall
confer discretionary authority upon us to vote on all shareholder proposals that
are not received by us on or before June 25, 2008. COST OF SOLICITATION The accompanying Proxy is solicited
by and on behalf of our Board of Directors. We will bear the cost of soliciting
proxies from its shareholders. In addition to solicitation by mail, our
directors, officers and employees may solicit proxies by telephone, telegram or
otherwise. Such directors, officers and employees will not receive additional
compensation for such solicitation. Brokerage firms, nominees, custodians and
fiduciaries also will be requested to forward Proxy materials to beneficial
owners of shares held of record by them. We may reimburse brokerage firms,
nominees, custodians, fiduciaries and other record holders for their reasonable
out of pocket expenses in forwarding Proxy materials to the beneficial owners
and obtaining their proxies. 14 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION A copy of our Form 10K for the fiscal
year ended June 30, 2006, is being provided to all shareholders with this Proxy
Statement. In addition, Form 10-K with exhibits is available via the Internet at
the website http://www.freeedgar.com . OTHER MATTERS As of the date of this Proxy
Statement, the Board of Directors knows of no matters which will be presented
for consideration at the Annual Meeting other than the proposals set forth in
this Proxy Statement. If any other matters properly come before the meeting, it
is intended that the persons named in the Proxy will act in respect thereof in
accordance with their best judgment. By Order of the Board of Directors Gustave T. Dotoli Norwalk, Connecticut June 16, 2008 15
MPHSE1
mPHASE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A
VOTE
"FOR" EACH OF THE PROPOSALS BELOW.
For
Withhold
For To withhold authority to vote for any individual
nominee(s), mark "FOR ALL EXCEPT" and write the nominee's number on the line
below.
1. Election of 01) Necdet F. Ergul, 02) Ronald A. Durando,
03) Gustave T. Dotoli, 04) Victor Lawrence 05) Abraham Biderman 06) Martin
S. Smiley 07) Anthony H. Guerino as Directors of the Board of Directors
until the next annual meeting.
All
All
All £
£
£
For
Against
Abstain
2.
Approval of our independent
accountants, Rosenberg Rich Baker Berman & Co. for fiscal year 2007.
£
£
£
Note: Please sign exactly as your name
appears hereon. Joint owners should each sign. When signing as
attorney, executor, administrator,
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For address changes/comments, please
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The undersigned hereby appoints Gustave T. Dotoli and Martin
Smiley or either of them individually, with full power of substitution, to act
as proxy and to represent the undersigned at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders
and to vote all shares of mPhase Technologies, Inc., which the undersigned is
entitled to vote and would possess if personally present at said meeting to be
held at our offices at 587 Connecticut Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06854, on Wednesday
July 23, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. and at all postponements or adjournments upon the
matters listed on the reverse side. THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
THIS PROXY, WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED, WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN.
IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR PROPOSALS 1 and 2 LISTED
ON THE REVERSE SIDE. PROXIES ARE ALSO GRANTED THE DISCRETION TO VOTE UPON ALL
OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY PROPERLY BE BROUGHT BEFORE THE MEETING OR ANY
POSTPONEMENT OR ADJOURNMENT THEREOF. Address Changes/Comments: (If you noted any Address Changes/Comments above, please mark corresponding
box on the reverse side.) (Continued, and to be signed on back) 17
Name
Number of %
of
Total
Exercise
Market
Expiration
Potential Realizable Value
Securities
Option/SARS
or
Price
Dates
of Assumed Annual
Underlying
Granted to
Base
on
Rates of Stock Price
Option/SARS
Employees in
Price
Grant
Appreciation for
Granted (#)
Fiscal Year
($/Share)
Dates
5 Year Option Term
0%
5%
10%
Ronald
4,000,000
0.41
0.18
0.18
2/23/2011
40,000
$249,974
$503,988
A.
4,000,000
0.21
0.21
2/23/2011
$129,974
$383,988
Durando
1,000,000
0.25
0.25
3/28/2011
$0
$55,997
775,000
0.21
0.21
6/14/2011
$25,182
$74,398
Gustave
1,800,000
0.2
0.18
0.18
2/23/2011
18,000
$112,488
$226,794
T.
1,800,000
0.21
0.21
2/23/2011
$58,488
$172,794
Dotoli
750,000
0.25
0.25
3/25/2011
$0
$41,998
525,000
0.21
0.21
6/14/2011
$17,059
$50,398
Martin
550,000
0.05
0.18
0.18
2/23/2011
5,500
$34,371
$69,298
Smiley
500,000
0.21
0.21
2/23/2011
$16,247
$47,998
250,000
0.21
0.21
6/14/2011
$0
$13,999
FISCAL YEAR-END OPTION VALUES
Shares
Value
NUMBER OF SECURITIES (1)
VALUE OF UNEXERCISED IN-THE-
Acquired
Realized
UNDERLYING UNEXERCISED
MONEY OPTIONS AT YEAR END ($)
OPTIONS AT YEAR END (#)
on
Exercise
$
EXERCISABLE
UNEXERCISABLE
EXERCISABLE
UNEXERCISABLE
Ronald A.
0
0
14,200,000
-
$
40,000
-
Durando
Gustave T.
0
0
6,925,000
-
$
18,000
-
Dotoli
Martin
0
0
1,440,000
-
$
5,500
-
Smiley
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ANNUAL MEETING OF
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10:00 A.M.