DEF 14A
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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Soliciting Material Pursuant to
Section 240.14a-11(c) or Section 240.14a-2. |
BALDWIN TECHNOLOGY
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Charter)
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other than Registrant)
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BALDWIN TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, INC.
2 Trap Falls Road
Suite 402
Shelton, CT 06484
Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders
To Be Held November 14, 2006
To the Stockholders:
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Baldwin Technology
Company, Inc. (the Company) will be held at the
American Stock Exchange, 86 Trinity Place, New York, New York on
Tuesday, the 14th day of November, 2006 at 10:00 a.m.,
Eastern Standard Time, for the following purposes:
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1. To elect three Class I Directors to serve for
three-year terms or until their respective successors are
elected and qualify. |
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2. To transact such other business as may properly come
before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. |
Only stockholders of record as of the close of business on
September 29, 2006, are entitled to receive notice of and
to vote at the meeting. A list of such stockholders shall be
open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose
germane to the meeting, during ordinary business hours, for a
period of ten days prior to the meeting, at the offices of the
Company.
By Order of the Board of Directors.
Shelton, Connecticut
October 16, 2006
PLEASE FILL IN, DATE AND SIGN THE ENCLOSED PROXY AND RETURN
IT PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED RETURN ENVELOPE. IF YOU ATTEND THE
ANNUAL MEETING, YOU MAY VOTE YOUR SHARES OF STOCK PERSONALLY,
WHETHER OR NOT YOU HAVE PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED A PROXY.
BALDWIN TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, INC.
Proxy Statement
Shelton, Connecticut
October 16, 2006
The accompanying Proxy is solicited by and on behalf of the
Board of Directors of Baldwin Technology Company, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the Company or
Baldwin), for use only at the Annual Meeting of
Stockholders (the Annual Meeting) to be held at the
American Stock Exchange, 86 Trinity Place, New York, New York
10006 on the 14th day of November, 2006 at 10:00 a.m.,
Eastern Standard Time, and at any adjournment thereof. The
approximate date on which this Proxy Statement and accompanying
Proxy will first be given or sent to stockholders is
October 17, 2006.
Each Proxy executed and returned by a stockholder may be revoked
at any time thereafter, by written notice to that effect to the
Company, attention of the Secretary, prior to the Annual
Meeting, or to the Chairman, or the Inspectors of Election, at
the Annual Meeting, or by execution and return of a later-dated
Proxy, except as to any matter voted upon prior to such
revocation.
Proxies in the accompanying form will be voted in accordance
with the specifications made and, where no specifications are
given, will be voted FOR the election as Directors of the
nominees named herein and if any one or more of such nominees
should become unavailable for election for any reason then FOR
the election of any substitute nominee that the Board of
Directors of the Company may propose. At the discretion of the
proxy holders, the Proxies will also be voted FOR or AGAINST
such other matters as may properly come before the meeting. The
management of the Company is not aware of any other matters to
be presented for action at the meeting.
With regard to the election of Directors, votes may be cast in
favor of or withheld from each nominee; votes that are withheld
will be counted as present for purposes of determining the
existence of a quorum and will not have any effect on the vote.
Abstentions may be specified on all proposals except the
election of Directors and will be counted as present for the
purposes of determining the existence of a quorum regarding the
item on which the abstention is specified. Broker non-votes will
be counted for purposes of determining the presence or absence
of a quorum and will have no effect on the outcome of the
election of Directors.
The affirmative vote of a majority of the votes entitled to be
cast by the holders of the outstanding shares of Class A
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (the
Class A Common Stock), and Class B Common
Stock, par value $.01 per share (the Class B
Common Stock), present, in person or by proxy, and
entitled to vote at the meeting, voting as a single class, with
each share of Class A Common Stock having one vote per
share and each share of Class B Common Stock having ten
votes per share, is required for the approval of any matters
voted upon at the meeting or any adjournment thereof other than
the election of Directors. The required votes for the election
of Directors is described below under the caption Voting
Securities.
VOTING SECURITIES
The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on
September 29, 2006 as the record date for the determination
of stockholders entitled to receive notice of and to vote at the
Annual Meeting. The issued and outstanding stock of the Company
on September 29, 2006 consisted of 13,801,013 shares
of Class A Common Stock and 1,233,411 shares of
Class B Common Stock.
With respect to the election of Directors, the holders of
Class A Common Stock, voting as a separate class, are
entitled to elect 25% of the total number of Directors (or the
nearest higher whole number) constituting the entire Board of
Directors. Accordingly, the holders of Class A Common Stock
are entitled to elect three of the ten Directors that will
constitute the entire Board of Directors. Holders of
Class B Common Stock, voting as a separate class, are
entitled to elect the remaining Directors, so long as the number
of outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock is equal to
at least 12.5% of the number of outstanding shares of both
classes of Common Stock as of the record date. If the number of
outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock is less than
12.5% of the total number of outstanding shares of both classes
of Common Stock as of the record date, the remaining directors
are elected by the holders of both classes of Common Stock
voting together as a single class, with the holders of
Class A Common Stock having one vote per share and the
holders of Class B Common Stock having ten votes per share.
As of September 29, 2006 the number of outstanding shares
of Class B Common Stock constituted approximately 8.2% of
the total number of outstanding shares of both classes of Common
Stock. Accordingly, the holders of Class A Common Stock and
Class B Common Stock, voting together as a single class,
are entitled to elect seven of the ten Directors that will
constitute the entire Board of Directors.
Except with respect to the election or removal of Directors, and
certain other matters with respect to which Delaware law
requires each class to vote as a separate class, the holders of
Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock vote as
a single class on all matters, with each share of Class A
Common Stock having one vote per share and each share of
Class B Common Stock having ten votes per share. A quorum
of stockholders is constituted by the presence, in person or by
proxy, of holders of record of both Class A Common Stock
and Class B Common Stock representing a majority of the
aggregate number of votes entitled to be cast by both classes
together. Abstentions will be considered present and have the
effect of a negative vote; broker non-votes will be counted as
present but will have no effect on the vote on such matters.
With respect to the election or removal of Directors, and
certain other matters with respect to which Delaware law
requires each class to vote as a separate class, a quorum of the
stockholders of such class is constituted by the presence, in
person or by proxy, of holders of record of such class
representing a majority of the number of votes entitled to be
cast by such class. As stated above, proxies withheld and broker
non-votes will be excluded entirely with respect to the election
of Directors and have no effect on the vote thereon.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Board Independence
The Board has determined that Messrs. Becker, Bergstrom,
Salvagio, Westlake and Whitney and Ms. Mulholland are
independent directors (Independent Directors) under
the listing standards of the American Stock Exchange
(AMEX). Messrs. Nathe and Puehringer, employees
of the Company,
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Mr. Hara, a former employee of the Company and currently a
strategic advisor to the Company, and Mr. Fortenbaugh,
counsel to the Company, are not considered independent
directors. The Independent Directors have elected
Mr. Whitney as the Lead Director.
Code of Conduct and Business Ethics
The Company adopted a Code of Conduct and Business Ethics (the
Code) in September 2004, replacing the previous Code
of Business Ethics. The Code has been distributed to all
directors and employees. Written acknowledgment of understanding
and compliance is required of all directors, executive officers,
senior managers and financial staff annually. The current
version of the Code is posted on the Companys web site
(www.baldwintech.com) under the Corporate Governance section.
Board Statement of Principles
The Board has adopted a Statement of Principles, which is posted
on the Companys web site under the Corporate Governance
section.
Committee Charters
The Board of Directors first adopted written charters for the
Audit, Compensation and Executive Committees of the Board in
2001. Each of those charters are reviewed annually, and amended
if necessary. The charters, as amended, are posted on the
Companys web site, under the Corporate Governance section.
Board and Committee Attendance
During Fiscal 2006, each director attended at least 75% of the
aggregate number of meetings of the Board and Committees on
which he or she served. All of the directors who were serving as
directors at the time attended the Companys 2005 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders. Directors are expected, but not
required, to attend the 2006 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The
Board of Directors holds meetings on at least a quarterly basis,
and the Independent Directors meet as often as necessary to
fulfill their responsibilities, including at least annually in
executive session without the presence of non-independent
directors and management.
Stockholder Communications with Directors
Any stockholder wishing to communicate with the Board or a
specified individual director may do so by contacting the
Companys Corporate Secretary, in writing, at the corporate
address listed on the cover page of this proxy statement, or by
telephone at (203) 402-1000. The Corporate Secretary will
forward to the Board or the director a written,
e-mail or phone
communication. The Corporate Secretary has been authorized by
the Board to screen frivolous or unlawful communications or
commercial advertisements.
The Board Nomination Process
The Company does not have a standing nominating committee or
committee performing similar functions. The Board believes that
it is appropriate for the Company not to have such a committee
since the Independent Directors perform the functions which
otherwise would be delegated to such a committee.
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The Independent Directors identify director nominees based
primarily on recommendations from management, board members,
stockholders and other sources. The Independent Directors
recommend to the Board nominees that possess qualities such as
personal and professional integrity, sound business judgment,
and graphic arts industry or financial expertise. The
Independent Directors also consider independence, age and
diversity (broadly construed to mean a variety of opinions,
perspectives, personal and professional experiences and
backgrounds, such as gender, race and ethnicity differences, as
well as other differentiating characteristics) in making their
recommendations for nominees to the full Board. In addition, the
Independent Directors also evaluate other factors that they may
deem are in the best interests of the Company and its
stockholders.
There is no formal policy with regard to the consideration of
any director candidates recommended by stockholders; however,
stockholders who wish to recommend a prospective candidate for
the Board for consideration by the Independent Directors may do
so by notifying the Corporate Secretary in writing at the
corporate address listed on the cover page of this proxy
statement no later than June 30, 2007. The Corporate
Secretary will pass all such stockholder recommendations on to
Mr. Whitney, the Lead Director (one of the Independent
Directors chosen by the Independent Directors in accordance with
the Boards Statement of Principles) for consideration by
the Independent Directors. Any such recommendation should
provide whatever supporting material the stockholder considers
appropriate, but should at a minimum include such background and
biographical material as will enable the Independent Directors
to make an initial determination as to whether the candidate
satisfies the Board membership criteria set out in the Statement
of Principles. All candidates submitted by a stockholder or
stockholder group are reviewed and considered in the same manner
as all other candidates. No stockholder recommendations of
director candidates were received by the Independent Directors
during the Companys fiscal year ended June 30, 2006.
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND
MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth information regarding beneficial
ownership of the Class A Common Stock and Class B
Common Stock as of August 31, 2006 (except where otherwise
noted) based on a review of information filed with the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and
the Companys stock records with respect to (a) each
person known to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the
outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock or Class B
Common Stock, (b) each Director or nominee for a
directorship of the Company, (c) each executive officer of
the Company named in the Summary Compensation Table, and
(d) all executive officers and Directors of the Company as
a group. Unless otherwise stated, each of such persons has sole
voting and investment power with respect to such shares.
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Gabelli Asset Management, Inc.(2)
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One Corporate Center
Rye, New York 10580 |
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Royce & Associates, LLC(3)
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1,310,300 |
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1414 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019 |
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The Red Oak Fund, LP(4)
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836,650 |
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145 Fourth Avenue
Suite 15A
New York, New York 10003 |
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Dimensional Fund Advisors Inc.(5)
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779,600 |
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1299 Ocean Ave., 11th Floor
Santa Monica, California 90401 |
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Akira Hara(6)
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520,914 |
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463,136 |
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Baldwin Japan Limited
2-4-34 Toyo, Kohtoh-ku
Tokyo 135, Japan |
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Gerald A. Nathe(6)(8)
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381,272 |
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198,338 |
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Baldwin Technology Company, Inc. |
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2 Trap Falls Road Suite 402 |
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Shelton, Connecticut 06484 |
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Jane G. St. John(12)
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374,239 |
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P.O. Box 3236
Blue Jay, California 92317 |
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Baldwin Technology Company, Inc.
2 Trap Falls Road Suite 402
Shelton, Connecticut 06484 |
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Karl S. Puehringer(6)
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Baldwin Technology Company, Inc.
2 Trap Falls Road Suite 402
Shelton, Connecticut 06484 |
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Ralph R. Whitney, Jr.(6)
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127,111 |
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100,213 |
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Hammond Kennedy Whitney & Co., Inc.
230 Park Avenue Suite 1616
New York, New York 10169 |
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Judith A. Mulholland(6)
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70,111 |
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4324 Snowberry Lane
Naples, Florida 34119 |
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Takayuki Miyaoku
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67,499 |
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Baldwin Japan Limited
2-4-34 Toyo, Kohtoh-ku
Tokyo, Japan |
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Samuel B. Fortenbaugh III(6)
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47,111 |
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1211 Ave. of the Americas, 27th Floor
New York, New York 10036 |
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Shaun J. Kilfoyle
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40,999 |
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Baldwin Technology Company, Inc.
14600 West 106th Street
Lenexa, Kansas 66215 |
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Mark T. Becker(6)
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26,111 |
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SLI Holdings Intl.
4 Manhattanville Rd., 1st Floor
Purchase, New York 10577 |
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Rolf Bergstrom(6)
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16,111 |
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Sodra Villagatan 6
23735 Bjarred, Sweden |
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Ronald Salvagio(6)
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2790 Old Cypress Drive
Naples, Florida 34119 |
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Frederick Westlake(6)
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Tingara Investments International Ltd.
Tingara, Fireball Hill
Sunningdale, Berkshire
SL5 9PJ United Kingdom |
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All executive officers and directors of the
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1,662,801 |
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772,113 |
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62.57 |
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(1) |
Each share of Class B Common Stock is convertible at any
time, at the option of the holder thereof, into one share of
Class A Common Stock. The amount of shares shown as
Class A Common Stock held by a beneficial owner in the
table above includes those shares of Class A Common Stock
issuable upon conversion of the shares of Class B Common
Stock held by the beneficial owner. |
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Amount and Nature of Ownership is based on Amendment No. 18
to a Schedule 13D filed on November 19, 2004 with the
SEC reporting beneficial ownership of securities of the Company
held by affiliates of the beneficial owner, an investment
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calculated based on information set forth in said filing and
Class A Common Stock outstanding on the record date. |
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Amount and Nature of Ownership is based on Amendment No. 7
to a Schedule 13G filed on January 11, 2006 with the
SEC reporting beneficial ownership of securities of the Company
held by the beneficial owner, an investment advisor, as of
December 31, 2005; Percent of Class is calculated based on
information set forth in said filing and Class A Common
Stock outstanding on the record date. |
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Amount and Nature of Ownership is based on Amendment No. 1
to a Schedule 13G filed on October 12, 2006 with the
SEC reporting beneficial ownership of securities of the Company
held by the filer, the general partner and controlling member of
a Delaware limited liability company and private investment
vehicle formed for investing and trading in securities and
financial instruments; Percent of Class is calculated based on
information set forth in said filing and Class A Common
Stock outstanding on the record date. |
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Amount and Nature of Ownership is based on Amendment No. 8
to a Schedule 13G filed on February 1, 2006 with the
SEC reporting beneficial ownership of securities of the Company
held by the beneficial owner, a registered investment advisor,
on behalf of certain funds as of December 31, 2005; Percent
of Class is calculated based on information set forth in said
filing and Class A Common Stock outstanding on the record
date. |
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Member of the Board of Directors of the Company. |
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Includes shares of Class A Common Stock subject to options
which are exercisable within 60 days as
follows: Mr. Tharani, 99,999 shares;
Mr. Nathe, 89,832 shares; Mr. Puehringer,
74,999 shares; Mr. Miyaoku, 57,499 shares;
Mr. Hara, 39,667 shares; Mr. Fortenbaugh,
23,787 shares; Mr. Whitney, 23,787 shares;
Ms. Mulholland, 22,893 shares; Mr. Kilfoyle,
20,999 shares; Mr. Becker, 13,000 shares;
Mr. Bergstrom, 5,000 shares; and as to all executive
officers and Directors of the Company as a group,
476,462 shares. |
|
(8) |
Amount and Nature of Ownership is based on a
Form 4 Statement of Changes in Beneficial
Ownership filed by the beneficial owner with the SEC
on October 16, 2006. |
|
(9) |
Includes 21,000 shares of Class A Common Stock held
jointly with Patricia A. Nathe, wife of the beneficial owner;
includes 35,000 shares held in a Trust for the benefit of Mr.
Nathe; does not include 160,000 shares which may be issued
pursuant to Mr. Nathes employment agreement with the
Company as more fully described in the Employment Agreements
section below. |
|
|
(10) |
Includes shares held in the respective accounts of the
beneficial owners in the Companys profit sharing and
savings plan, as of September 30, 2006, as follows:
Mr. Nathe, 12,102 shares; Mr. Tharani,
32,216 shares and Mr. Puehringer, 1,509 shares. |
|
(11) |
Includes 100,000 shares held in a Trust for the benefit of
Patricia A. Nathe, wife of the beneficial owner and 93,338
shares held in a Trust for the benefit of Mr. Nathe. |
|
(12) |
Includes 3,374 shares of Class B Common Stock held of
record by a Trust for the benefit of John St. John, husband of
the beneficial owner, and 106,932 shares of Class B
Common Stock held of record by a Trust for the benefit of
Mr. and Mrs. St. John. |
|
(13) |
Shares held jointly with Randy Tharani, wife of the beneficial
owner. |
|
(14) |
Includes shares of Class B Common Stock subject to options
which are exercisable within 60 days as follows:
Mr. Fortenbaugh, 213 shares; Mr. Whitney,
213 shares; and Ms. Mulholland, 107 shares. |
|
(15) |
Includes 2,000 shares held jointly with Bob Mulholland,
husband of the beneficial owner. |
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To the knowledge of the Company, no arrangement exists the
operation of which might result in a change in control of the
Company.
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Under the Companys Certificate of Incorporation, the Board
of Directors (the Board) is divided into three
classes, with each class being as equal in size as possible. One
class is elected each year. Directors in each class hold office
for a term of three years and until their respective successors
are elected and qualified. There are currently ten members of
the Companys Board of Directors.
Judith A. Mulholland, a Class I Director, and Mark T.
Becker, a Class II Director, were elected by a plurality
vote of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock.
Akira Hara and Ralph R. Whitney, Jr., Class III
Directors, Samuel B. Fortenbaugh III and Rolf Bergstrom,
Class I Directors, and Gerald A. Nathe, a Class II
Director, were elected by a plurality vote of the outstanding
shares of Class B Common Stock.
At this years Annual Meeting, three Directors will be
elected to Class I. If elected, their terms will expire at
the Annual Meeting in 2009. Samuel B. Fortenbaugh III, Rolf
Bergstrom and Judith A. Mulholland, who are currently
Class I Directors, have been nominated to serve as
Class I Directors. Ms. Mulholland may be elected by a
plurality vote of the outstanding shares of Class A Common
Stock present, in person or by proxy, and entitled to vote at
the meeting, voting as a separate class.
Messrs. Fortenbaugh and Bergstrom may be elected by a
plurality vote of the outstanding shares of Class A and
Class B Common Stock present, in person or by proxy, and
entitled to vote at the meeting, voting together as a single
class.
The Board of Directors knows of no reason why any nominee for
Director would be unable to serve as a Director. If any nominee
should for any reason be unable to serve, the shares represented
by all valid proxies not containing contrary instructions may be
voted for the election of such other person as the Board may
recommend in place of the nominee that is unable to serve.
Set forth below are the names of all continuing Directors and
nominees and certain biographical information with respect to
each such continuing Director and nominee.
Nominees for election at the 2006 Annual Meeting:
CLASS I
Samuel B. Fortenbaugh III, age 72, practices law. He
is a former Chairman of Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, an
international law firm. Mr. Fortenbaugh was a senior
partner from January 1, 1980 until September 30, 2001
and a senior counsel from October 1, 2001 until
August 31, 2002 of that firm. He has served as a Director
of the Company since 1987. Mr. Fortenbaugh also served as a
director and Chair of the Compensation Committee of Security
Capital Corporation, an employer cost containment and health
services and educational services company, until
September 13, 2006 when that entity was acquired in a
merger.
Judith A. Mulholland, age 64, has been a Director of the
Company since 1994. She is a retired graphic arts industry
executive. Until December, 1996, Ms. Mulholland was Vice
President of Courier Corporation, a book printer.
Ms. Mulholland joined Courier in 1990 as founder and
President of The Courier Connection, an electronic integrated
publishing service bureau, which is a division of Courier
Corporation.
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Rolf Bergstrom, age 64, has served as a Director of the
Company since 2003. Mr. Bergstrom has owned and operated
since 1998 a consulting firm, Bergstrom Tillvaxt AB, a company
specializing in strategic planning, managed growth and
turn-around of companies. He currently serves as Chairman of the
Board of two private Swedish companies, Emotron AB, makers of
products for electric motors, and Roxtec AB, makers of seals for
cable and pipes. He is a director of two other private Swedish
companies, Marka Pac AB, a plastics manufacturer, and Gislaued
Folie, a producer of foils for decorative and industrial
applications. Mr. Bergstrom is also a member of the
advisory board at the University of Southern Florida.
CLASS II (Terms will expire at the 2007 Annual Meeting)
Mark T. Becker, age 47, has served as a Director of the
Company since 2001. Since May 2004, Mr. Becker has been the
Chief Financial Officer of SLI Holdings International, a
manufacturer of lighting fixtures. From 2000 to April 2004,
Mr. Becker was Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
of Sappi Fine Paper NA, a subsidiary of Sappi Ltd., an
international producer of coated woodfree paper, dissolving pulp
and forest products. From 1998 through 2000, Mr. Becker
served as Chief Financial Officer of Sealed Air
Corporation-Europe, a leading global manufacturer of protective
and specialty packaging materials and systems. He was Chief
Financial Officer Europe of W.R. Grace &
Co. from 1996 through 1998.
Gerald A. Nathe, age 65, has served as Chairman of the
Board of the Company since February, 1997. He was Chief
Executive Officer from October 1995 through November 2001, and
was re-elected to and since October 2002 has held that position.
He was President of the Company from August 1993 through March
2001 and from October 2002 through June 2005. Mr. Nathe has
served as a Director since 1987.
Mr. Ronald Salvagio, age 63, has served as a Director
of the Company since June 2006. Since 2001, Mr. Salvagio
has been President of PRSM, Inc., a management consulting firm.
Prior to 2001, he had 32 years of combined experience,
first as an auditor and then partner at Arthur Andersen, and
then at Accenture, a global management consulting and technology
services company. He served as managing partner of the Asia
Pacific internal operations of Accenture while based in Hong
Kong and Tokyo, and then became managing partner-corporate
finance until 2001. Mr. Salvagio also serves as Chairman of
the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Lumenis, Ltd.,
a manufacturer of laser and light-based technologies for medical
and aesthetic applications.
CLASS III (Terms will expire at the 2008 Annual Meeting)
Akira Hara, age 71, is currently a strategic advisor to the
Company and Chairman of Baldwin Japan Limited, a wholly-owned
subsidiary of the Company. He has served as a Director of the
Company since 1989. He was President of Baldwin Asia Pacific
Corporation, also a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, from
1989 through 2001, Vice President of the Company from 1989
through 1999, President of Baldwin Japan Limited from 1979
through 1999 and President of the Companys Graphic
Products and Controls Group from 1997 through 1999.
Ralph R. Whitney, Jr., age 71, has served as a
Director of the Company since 1988. Mr. Whitney has been a
principal of Hammond, Kennedy, Whitney & Company, Inc.,
a private capital firm, since 1971 and currently serves as its
Chairman. He also serves as a director of Dura Automotive
Systems, Inc., an automobile parts manufacturer, Relm
Communications, a wireless communications company, Reinhold
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Industries, Inc., a composites material manufacturer, and First
Internet Bank. Mr. Whitney is also a Trustee of the
University of Rochester.
Karl S. Puehringer, age 41, has served as a Director of the
Company since June 2006. He has been President and Chief
Operating Officer of the Company since July 1, 2005. From
November 2001 through June 2005, Mr. Puehringer was a Vice
President of the Company, responsible primarily for the
Companys European operations. Prior to joining Baldwin,
Mr. Puehringer served as a Manager at A.T. Kearney in
Munich where he was responsible for project management from 1999
to 2001. From 1996 to 1998, he was President and a Director of
Voest-Alpine MCE, Indonesia, and from 1993 to 1996, he was
Managing Director of Voest-Alpine Ice, Mexico.
Frederick J. Westlake, age 63, has served as a Director of
the Company since August 2006. In 1983, he established a First
Technology PLC, a UK-based private company that grew to become
an international business listed on the London Stock Exchange.
He served as CEO and Chairman of First Technology until it was
acquired by Honeywell in March 2006.
MANAGEMENT
Directors and Executive Officers
The Directors and executive officers of the Company are as
follows:
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Name |
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Position |
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Gerald A. Nathe
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Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and Director(1) |
Karl S. Puehringer
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President, Chief Operating Officer and Director |
Vijay C. Tharani
|
|
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
Shaun J. Kilfoyle
|
|
Vice President |
Mark T. Becker
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|
Director(3) |
Rolf Bergstrom
|
|
Director(2) |
Samuel B. Fortenbaugh III
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|
Director(1) |
Akira Hara
|
|
Director |
Judith A. Mulholland
|
|
Director(2) |
Ralph R. Whitney, Jr.
|
|
Director(1)(3)(4) |
Ronald Salvagio
|
|
Director(3) |
Frederick J. Westlake
|
|
Director(2) |
|
|
(1) |
Member of the Executive Committee. |
|
(2) |
Member of the Compensation Committee. |
|
(3) |
Member of the Audit Committee. |
|
(4) |
Lead Director |
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Vijay C. Tharani, age 42, has been Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company since June 2001.
From 1998 to 2000, Mr. Tharani was Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer at Weigh-Tronix, LLC, a manufacturer of
industrial weighing systems. From 1995 to 1998, Mr. Tharani
was Vice President of Finance for the International Division of
Fisher Scientific, Inc., a global distributor of laboratory
chemicals, supplies and equipment.
Shaun J. Kilfoyle, age 51, has been a Vice President of the
Company since November 2002. Since 2003, he has been responsible
for the Companys operations in the Americas. He re-joined
Baldwin in September 2001, responsible primarily for marketing
and strategic planning. From 1997 to 2001, Mr. Kilfoyle was
Vice President and Group Publisher of the Printing, Packaging
and Design (Publishing, Data and Research) Unit of Cahner
Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier. Prior to that
time, Mr. Kilfoyle held various marketing and business
management positions at a subsidiary of the Company from 1984 to
1997.
All of the Companys officers are elected annually by the
Board of Directors and hold office at the pleasure of the Board
of Directors.
See Election of Directors for biographies relating
to Directors.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Board of Directors has responsibility for establishing broad
corporate policies and for overseeing the management of the
Company, but is not involved in
day-to-day operations.
Members of the Board are kept informed of the Companys
business by various reports and documents sent to them as well
as by operating and financial reports presented by management at
Board and Committee meetings. During the fiscal year ended
June 30, 2006, the Board held five (5) regularly
scheduled meetings, one (1) special meeting, and acted by
unanimous written consent three (3) times.
Compensation of Directors
Through December 31, 2005, Directors who were not employees
of the Company received a $16,000 annual retainer and a fee of
$1,000 for each meeting they attended of the Board of Directors
or the Committee on which they served. Since January 1,
2006, non-employee Directors received $24,000 annual retainers
and $1,500 for each meeting they attended. However, no fees are
paid for a Committee meeting held in conjunction with a Board
meeting. In addition, the Chair of the Audit Committee and the
Lead Director of the Independent Directors each receives an
additional $1,000 quarterly; the Chair of the Compensation
Committee receives an additional $500 fee each quarter.
Non-employee Directors received annual awards of stock options
under the Companys 1990 Directors Stock Option
Plan (the 1990 Plan), until the 1990 Plan was
terminated in November 1998. Under the 1990 Plan, options to
purchase an aggregate of 32,923 shares of Class A
Common Stock and 4,077 shares of Class B Common Stock
were granted, of which options to
purchase 4,467 shares of Class A Common Stock and
533 shares of Class B Common Stock remain outstanding,
at exercise prices ranging from $2.56 to $5.13 per share
for the options to purchase Class A Common Stock and at
$3.20 to $6.41 per share for the options to purchase
Class B Common Stock. Of the current Directors of the
Company who received option grants under the 1990 Plan, two
Directors were granted options to
purchase 7,115 shares of Class A Common Stock and
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885 shares of Class B Common Stock; and one Director
was granted options to purchase 3,582 shares of
Class A Common Stock and 418 shares of Class B
Common Stock.
The 1998 Non-Employee Directors Stock Option Plan (the
1998 Plan) was adopted at the 1998 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders and terminated in November 2001. Under the 1998
Plan, options to purchase an aggregate of 66,000 shares of
Class A Common Stock were granted, of which options to
purchase 39,000 shares of Class A Common Stock
remain outstanding, at exercise prices ranging from $1.13 to
$5.50 per share. Of the current Directors of the Company
who received option grants under the 1998 Plan, three Directors
were granted options to purchase 12,000 shares each
and one Director was granted options to
purchase 3,000 shares.
The 1996 Stock Option Plan (the 1996 Plan) was
adopted at the 1996 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, amended at
the 2002 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and will terminate in
November 2006. Under the 1996 Plan, as amended, options to
purchase an aggregate of 85,000 shares of Class A
Common Stock were granted to non-employee Directors, and remain
outstanding, at exercise prices ranging from $0.58 to
$3.25 per share. Of the current Directors of the Company
who received option grants under the 1996 Plan, as amended, four
Directors were granted options to
purchase 15,000 shares each, one Director was granted
options to purchase 10,000 shares, and one Director
was granted options to purchase 5,000 shares.
The 2005 Equity Compensation Plan (the 2005 Plan)
was adopted at the 2005 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
Non-employee Directors received awards of $10,000 worth of
Restricted Stock (RS) or in the case of foreign
directors, Restricted Stock Units (RSU) under the
2005 Plan. Six of the current Directors of the Company each
received awards of RS or RSU of 3,111 shares each on
November 8, 2005.
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee meets on call and has authority to act
on most matters during the intervals between Board meetings.
During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006, the Executive
Committee met twice. The Executive Committee presently consists
of Gerald A. Nathe (Chairman), Samuel B. Fortenbaugh III
and Ralph R. Whitney, Jr. The charter of the Executive
Committee is posted on the Companys web site.
Audit Committee
The Audit Committee assists the Board in ensuring the quality
and integrity of the Companys financial statements, and
that a proper system of accounting, internal controls and
reporting practices are maintained by the Company. During the
fiscal year ended June 30, 2006, the Audit Committee held
six (6) regular meetings and one (1) special meeting.
The Audit Committee presently consists of Mark T. Becker
(Chairman), Ronald Salvagio (appointed to replace Judith
Mulholland in June 2006) and Ralph R. Whitney, Jr. The
charter of the Audit Committee, as amended, is posted on the
Companys web site. The Board of Directors has determined
that all of the members of the Audit Committee are
independent, as defined by the rules of the SEC and
the AMEX and that Mark T. Becker is the Audit Committee
Financial Expert.
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Compensation Committee
The Compensation Committee, formerly known as the Compensation
and Stock Option Committee, has the responsibility for, among
other things, reviewing and making recommendations to the full
Board concerning compensation and benefit arrangements for the
executive officers of the Company, other than the Chief
Executive Officer. The Compensation Committee also administers
the 1996 Plan and the 2005 Plan. During the fiscal year ended
June 30, 2006, the Compensation Committee met four
(4) times and acted by unanimous written consent once. The
Compensation Committee presently consists of Judith A.
Mulholland (Chair), Frederick Westlake (appointed to replace
Akira Hara in August 2006) and Rolf Bergstrom. The charter of
the Compensation Committee, as amended, is posted on the
Companys web site. The Board of Directors has determined
that all of the current members of the Committee are
independent as defined by the rules of the SEC and
the AMEX. Mr. Hara, formerly President of Baldwin-Japan,
Ltd., and now serving as a strategic advisor to the Company,
served on the Compensation Committee under a special limited
exception under the AMEX rules until his resignation in August
2006, despite his not being an independent director,
given his years of experience and his expertise in matters
related to the Companys Asian operations.
Nominating Committee
The Board does not have a nominating committee. Board of
Director nominees are recommended to the full Board by the
independent directors (see The Board Nomination
Process in the Corporate Governance section above).
Independent Directors
The Independent Directors set compensation for the Chief
Executive Officer and are responsible for recommending to the
full Board nominees for election to the Board of Directors (see
The Board Nomination Process in the Corporate
Governance section above). During the fiscal year ended
June 30, 2006, the Independent Directors met four
(4) times and acted by unanimous written consent once. The
Independent Directors are Mark T. Becker, Rolf Bergstrom, Judith
A. Mulholland, Ronald Salvagio, Frederick Westlake and Ralph R.
Whitney, Jr., who serves as Lead Director. The Statement of
Principles (Charter) of the Board of Directors, which sets forth
in more detail the duties and responsibilities of the Board and
the Independent Directors, is posted on the Companys web
site.
Audit Committee Report
The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company
assists the Board in its oversight of the quality and integrity
of the accounting, auditing, and financial reporting practices
of the Company. The committee operates under a written charter
adopted by the Board. A copy of the Audit Committee Charter, as
amended, is posted on the Companys web site. The committee
is comprised of three non-employee directors, each of whom is
independent as defined by the rules of the SEC and
the AMEX as in effect on the date of this report. In addition,
the Board has determined that at least one member of the
committee has accounting or related financial management
expertise. The Chair, Mark T. Becker, has been designated as the
Audit Committee Financial Expert.
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In performing its oversight responsibilities, the committee
reviewed and discussed the audited consolidated financial
statements of the Company as of and for the fiscal year ended
June 30, 2006, with management and PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP (PWC), the Companys independent registered
public accounting firm. Management has the primary
responsibility for the financial statements and the reporting
process. PWC is responsible for expressing an opinion as to
whether these financial statements are presented fairly, in all
material respects, in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States.
The committee has reviewed and discussed the consolidated
financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries, which
are included as Item 8 in the Companys Annual Report
on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006, with management of the
Company and PWC.
The committee also discussed PWCs judgment with PWC as to
the quality, not just the acceptability, of the Companys
accounting principles and such other matters as are required by
generally accepted auditing standards, including those described
in Statement on Auditing Standards No. 61,
Communication with Audit Committees.
The committee has received the written disclosures and the
letter from PWC required by Independence Standards Board
Standard No. 1 and has discussed PWCs independence
from the Company with PWC. The committee considered whether the
provision of non-audit services by PWC to the Company was
compatible with maintaining the independence of PWC and
concluded that the independence of PWC was not compromised by
the provision of such services.
Based on the review and discussions with management of the
Company and PWC referred to above, the Audit Committee
recommended to the Board of Directors that the Company publish
the consolidated financial statements of the Company and
subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006 in the
Companys Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended June 30, 2006 and include such financial
statements in its Annual Report to Stockholders.
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|
The Audit Committee |
|
Mark T. Becker, Chairman |
|
Ralph R. Whitney, Jr. |
|
Judith A. Mulholland |
|
(resigned from Committee in June 2006) |
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Ronald Salvagio |
|
(appointed to Committee in June 2006) |
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COMPENSATION OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Compensation Committee Report on Executive Compensation
The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the
Committee) is comprised of three non-employee
Directors of the Company, each of whom is considered
independent under the rules of the AMEX. The
Committee operates pursuant to a written charter adopted by the
Board, a copy of which is posted on the Companys web site.
The Committee has the responsibility for establishing and
recommending to the full Board the salary, incentive
compensation, non-wage benefits and perquisites of the Executive
Officers of the Company (the Independent Directors of the Board
have the responsibility for establishing the salary, incentive
compensation, non-wage benefits and perquisites of the Chief
Executive Officer of the Company).
Set forth below is a report submitted by the members of the
Committee addressing the Companys compensation policies
for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006 (Fiscal
2006) as they affected the Executive Officers of the
Company.
The Company recognizes that a critical balance needs to be
maintained between employee compensation and the successful
pursuit of the Companys objective. The Companys
objective is to compensate its workforce in a manner that
attracts, retains, and motivates a workforce that is
customer-driven and focused. To that end, the Company is
committed to paying employees a competitive base salary for
their knowledge, skill, experience, and responsibilities, as
well as providing certain employees other incentives and
benefits.
Incentive opportunities are primarily provided through the
Companys Management Incentive Compensation Plan (MICP),
the 1996 Plan and the 2005 Plan. The MICP has been designed to
reward, recognize and motivate Executive Officers and key
management employees for their contributions on a corporate-wide
and as well as a functional/local basis. Under the MICP, each
Executive Officer and key manager earns cash incentive
compensation based on a target bonus percentage of his/her base
salary upon the achievement of either corporate consolidated
objectives or the achievement of a combination of corporate
targets and local objectives. An employees position with
the Company and his/her overall responsibilities in the
organization determine the target bonus opportunity percentage
and whether his/her objectives are based on the corporate
consolidated performance (at 100%) or a combination of corporate
(at 50%) and regional (at 50%) performance. In addition to the
MICP, the Companys 1996 Plan and the 2005 Plan authorize
the Committee to provide Directors, Employees and Consultants of
the Company, who are in a position to contribute to the
long-term success of the Company, equity compensation in the
form of options, stock appreciation rights (SARs), restricted
stock, restricted stock units and other awards.
Depending upon their responsibilities, certain employees may
also be eligible to receive other benefits such as annual
physicals, a company automobile, life insurance, a supplemental
retirement benefit, and long-term disability insurance.
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Executive Officers Disclosure |
General. For each of the Executive Officers of the
Company named in the Summary Compensation Table below,
compensation consists of a base salary (which is set by the
officers employment agreement, subject to adjustment by
the Compensation Committee or the Board as provided therein), a
bonus (which is calculated in accordance with the MICP referred
to in the Philosophy section above), equity compensation awards
(which are tied to the long-term performance of the Company, as
reflected by its stock price), and other perquisites. Certain of
these Executive Officers also have supplemental retirement
benefits which are reported in the Supplemental Retirement
Benefits section below.
Fiscal 2006 Compensation.
Mr. Karl S. Puehringer joined the Company in November 2001
and was elected a Vice President, responsible primarily for
Baldwins European operations. Effective July 1, 2005,
Mr. Puehringer was elected President & Chief
Operating Officer (COO), responsible for the Companys
European, American, and Asian operations. His base salary is set
by an employment agreement with the Company. During Fiscal 2006,
Mr. Puehringers base salary was increased from
$276,894 to $286,751 and he earned a bonus of $195,204 under the
MICP. Mr. Puehringer was also granted 20,000 restricted
stock units in November 2005 in recognition of his performance
in carrying out his duties and responsibilities as President and
COO. In June 2006, he was awarded 30,000 shares of
restricted stock upon his election to the Companys Board
of Directors.
Mr. Vijay C. Tharani joined the Company in June 2001 and
was elected Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and
Treasurer. His base salary is set by an employment agreement
with the Company. During Fiscal 2006, Mr. Tharanis
base salary was increased from $248,400 to $255,851 and he
earned a bonus under the MICP in the amount of $170,628.
Mr. Tharani was also awarded 15,000 shares of
restricted stock in recognition of his performance in carrying
out his duties as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and
Treasurer.
Mr. Shaun J. Kilfoyle re-joined the Company in September
2001 and was elected a Vice President in November, 2002. Since
April 1, 2003, he has been responsible for Baldwins
Americas operations. His base salary is set by an employment
agreement with the Company, effective as of January 1,
2003, and amended as of September 1, 2004. During Fiscal
2006, Mr. Kilfoyles base salary was increased from
$186,300 to $190,931 and he earned a bonus of $125,603 under the
MICP. Mr. Kilfoyle was also awarded 10,000 shares of
restricted stock in recognition of his performance in carrying
out his duties and responsibilities as Vice President.
Mr. Takayuki Miyaoku joined the Company in April 1997. He
served as a Vice President from November 2004 through June 2006,
and had been responsible for the operations of Baldwin Japan
Ltd. since 1999. During Fiscal 2006, Mr. Miyaokus
salary was $179,452 and he earned a bonus of $65,369 under the
MICP. He was also awarded 10,000 shares of restricted stock
in recognition of his performance in carrying out his duties and
responsibilities as Vice President. Mr. Miyaoku retired
effective June 30, 2006 but has agreed to serve as a
consultant to Baldwin Japan through December 2006.
Mr. Nathes base salary is set by his employment
agreement with the Company (see the Employment Agreements
section below). Mr. Nathes salary during Fiscal 2006
was $300,000. During Fiscal 2006,
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Mr. Nathe earned a bonus of $200,070 under the MICP as a
result of the Companys overall performance and his
contributions on behalf of the Company; he was granted a $75,000
sign-on bonus to renew his employment agreement with the
Company, and a special bonus of $150,000 in recognition for his
performance as CEO. Mr. Nathe was also awarded
25,000 shares of restricted stock in recognition of his
performance in carrying out his duties and responsibilities as
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer.
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Deductibility of Compensation under Federal Income Taxes |
Based on currently prevailing authority, including Treasury
Regulations issued in December, 1995, and in consultation with
outside tax and legal experts, the Committee has determined that
it is unlikely that the Company will pay any amounts with
respect to the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006
(Fiscal 2006) that would result in the loss of a
federal income tax deduction under Section 162(m) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
Code), and accordingly has not recommended that any
special actions be taken, or plans or programs be revised at
this time in light of such tax law provision (except that the
Company intends that stock options granted under the 1996 Plan
and stock options or other awards made under the 2005 Plan, have
an exercise price which is the fair market value of the stock on
the date of grant and that such options qualify as
performance-based compensation under
Section 162(m) of the Code).
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The Compensation and Stock Option Committee |
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Judith A. Mulholland, Chair |
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Rolf Bergstrom |
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Akira Hara |
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(resigned from Committee in August 2006) |
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Frederick Westlake |
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(appointed to Committee in August 2006) |
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Executive Compensation
The following table sets forth the total remuneration paid to
the Companys Chief Executive Officer and to each of the
four other most highly compensated executive officers of the
Company for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2006, 2005 and
2004, respectively, and includes remuneration in respect of all
elements indicated from all sources, including affiliates of the
Company.
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
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Annual Compensation | |
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Long-Term Compensation | |
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Annual(1) | |
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Stock | |
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Underlying | |
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Compensation | |
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Awards(2) | |
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Options/SARs | |
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Compensation | |
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Gerald A. Nathe
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2006 |
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$ |
300,000 |
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$ |
425,070 |
(3) |
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$ |
149,923 |
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$ |
94,750 |
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0 |
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$ |
33,674 |
(4) |
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Chairman of the Board
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2005 |
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$ |
305,770 |
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$ |
212,490 |
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0 |
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0 |
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50,000 |
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$ |
31,876 |
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and Chief Executive Officer
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2004 |
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$ |
272,480 |
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$ |
325,000 |
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0 |
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0 |
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50,000 |
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$ |
35,504 |
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Karl S. Puehringer(5)
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2006 |
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$ |
286,751 |
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$ |
245,204 |
(6) |
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$ |
343,835 |
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$ |
233,300 |
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0 |
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$ |
83,430 |
(7) |
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President and Chief
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2005 |
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$ |
273,345 |
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$ |
188,581 |
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$ |
218,555 |
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0 |
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35,000 |
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$ |
16,408 |
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Operating Officer
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2004 |
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$ |
268,321 |
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$ |
160,995 |
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$ |
118,896 |
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0 |
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25,000 |
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$ |
18,634 |
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Vijay C. Tharani
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2006 |
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$ |
255,851 |
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$ |
170,628 |
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$ |
143,968 |
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$ |
56,850 |
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0 |
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$ |
13,389 |
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Vice President, Chief
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2005 |
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$ |
253,339 |
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$ |
175,942 |
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$ |
114,631 |
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0 |
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35,000 |
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$ |
15,800 |
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Financial Officer and
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2004 |
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$ |
249,000 |
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$ |
180,000 |
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$ |
155,792 |
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25,000 |
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$ |
15,951 |
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Treasurer
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Shaun J. Kilfoyle
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2006 |
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$ |
190,931 |
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$ |
125,603 |
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$ |
96,584 |
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$ |
37,900 |
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0 |
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$ |
8,988 |
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Vice President
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2005 |
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$ |
186,749 |
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$ |
120,411 |
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$ |
143,552 |
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0 |
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35,000 |
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$ |
13,242 |
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2004 |
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$ |
170,000 |
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$ |
102,000 |
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0 |
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0 |
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25,000 |
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$ |
5,488 |
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Takayuki Miyaoku(10)
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2006 |
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$ |
179,452 |
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$ |
65,369 |
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$ |
73,075 |
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$ |
37,900 |
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1,524 |
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Formerly a Vice President
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2005 |
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$ |
179,825 |
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$ |
123,618 |
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74,531 |
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35,000 |
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$ |
2,252 |
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(1) |
Represents supplemental retirement benefits, deferred
compensation benefits or retirement plan benefits as more fully
described in the Supplemental Retirement Benefits section below. |
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(2) |
As of the close of business on June 30, 2006, the named
individuals held restricted shares or restricted stock units in
the following amounts and values (calculated by multiplying the
market price of the Companys Common Stock on June 30,
2006 which was $5.40, by the number of restricted shares/units
held on that date): Mr. Nathe, 25,000 shares valued at
$135,000; Mr. Puehringer, 20,000 units and
30,000 shares valued at $270,000; Mr. Tharani,
15,000 shares valued at $81,000; Mr. Kilfoyle,
10,000 shares valued at $54,000 and Mr. Miyaoku,
10,000 units valued at $54,000. Amounts shown in table
represent the value of awards of restricted stock/units granted
to the named individuals calculated by multiplying the number of
shares/units subject to the award by the closing price of the
Companys Class A Common Stock on the date(s) of the
award(s) ($3.79 in all cases except for 30,000 shares
awarded to Mr. Puehringer, which was $5.25); restrictions
with respect to all such awards lapse in three installments, one
third on each of the first three anniversaries of the date(s) of
award(s). In the event that cash dividends were to be paid on
the Companys stock, the holders of awards of restricted
stock (but not restricted stock units) would be entitled to
receive any such dividends on their restricted stock. |
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(3) |
Includes a $200,070 bonus under the MICP, a $75,000 sign-on
bonus and a $150,000 performance bonus. |
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(4) |
Includes a $5,086 long-term disability insurance premium, $3,131
legal and club fees, $13,645 of life insurance benefits, a
$3,413 auto allowance, and a Company contribution of $8,399 to
the named individuals 401(k) profit sharing and savings
plan account. |
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(5) |
All amounts included in Mr. Puehringers Fiscal 2006
compensation earned between July 1, 2005 and April 30,
2006 (when Mr. Puehringer relocated to the U.S.) were
translated from Euros using the current exchange rate in effect
on April 30, 2006 of 1.205 except for his bonus under the
MICP which was converted from Euros at the exchange rate in
effect on June 30, 2006 in accordance with the MICP. |
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(6) |
Includes a $195,204 bonus under the MICP and a $50,000 sign-on
bonus. |
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(7) |
Includes a $7,386 long-term disability insurance premium, $2,250
of life insurance benefits, a $11,429 auto allowance, a Company
contribution of $2,004 to the named individuals 401(k)
profit sharing and savings plan account, and $60,361
reimbursement for relocation expenses. |
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(8) |
Includes a $1,375 long-term disability insurance premium, $1,165
of life insurance benefits, a $3,087 auto allowance and a
Company contribution of $7,762 to the named individuals
401(k) profit sharing and savings plan account. |
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(9) |
Includes $2,140 of life insurance premiums, a $2,530 auto
allowance and a Company contribution of $4,318 to the named
individuals 401(k) profit sharing and savings plan account. |
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(10) |
Retired June 30, 2006; all amounts included in
Mr. Miyaokus Fiscal 2006 compensation are translated
from Yen using the exchange rate in effect on June 30, 2006. |
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(11) |
Includes a $1,524 transportation allowance. |
OPTION/ SAR GRANTS IN LAST FISCAL YEAR
There were no stock options granted during Fiscal 2006 to the
named executive officers to purchase shares of stock of the
Company; however, options to purchase a total of
105,000 shares of Class A Common Stock were granted
under the Companys 1996 Stock Option Plan, as amended, to
other employees during Fiscal 2006. All stock options granted
during Fiscal 2006 were for a ten (10) year term.
AGGREGATED OPTION/ SAR EXERCISES IN FISCAL 2006
AND YEAR-END OPTION/ SAR VALUES
The following table provides information concerning each option
exercised during Fiscal 2006 by each of the executive officers
named in the Summary Compensation Table and the fiscal year-end
values of unexercised options held by such executive officers
granted pursuant to the Companys 1996 Plan or pursuant to
the Companys 1986 Plan:
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Gerald A. Nathe
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0 |
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108,166/83,334 Class A |
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$315,831/ $215,169 Class A |
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Karl S. Puehringer
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0 |
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0 |
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53,333/61,667 Class A |
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$226,766/ $173,284 Class A |
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Vijay C. Tharani
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0 |
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0 |
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78,333/40,001 Class A |
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$338,016/ $173,284 Class A |
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Shaun J. Kilfoyle
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27,000 |
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$ |
131,960 |
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0/61,000 Class A |
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$0/ $170,229 Class A |
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Takayuki Miyaoku
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0 |
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0 |
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45,833/51,667 Class A |
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$161,666/ $127,484 Class A |
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(1) |
Value shown is the difference between the exercise prices of all
outstanding stock options at fiscal year end and $5.40, the fair
market value of the Companys Class A Common Stock on
the last trading day of Fiscal 2006. |
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EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION
The following table provides information about the
Companys common stock that may be issued upon the exercise
of options, rights and other awards under all of the
Companys existing equity compensation plans as of
June 30, 2006, including the Second Amended and Restated
1986 Stock Option Plan (the 1986 Plan),
the 1990 Plan, the 1996 Plan, the 1998 Plan,
the 2005 Plan, and certain other equity compensation plans
of the Company previously adopted without stockholder approval.
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Remaining Available for | |
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Exercise of | |
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Exercise Price of | |
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Issuance Under Equity | |
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Compensation Plans | |
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Options, Warrants | |
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Options, Warrants | |
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(Excluding Securities | |
Plan category |
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and Rights(a) | |
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and Rights(b) | |
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Reflected in Column(a))(c) | |
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Equity compensation plans approved by security holders(1)
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1,366,725 shares(3 |
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$ |
2.63 |
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1,465,667 shares |
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Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders(2)
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160,000 shares |
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0 |
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0 |
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(1) |
Includes the Second Amended and Restated 1986 Stock Option Plan,
the 1990 Directors Stock Option Plan, the 1996 Stock
Option Plan, as amended, the 1998 Non-Employee Directors
Stock Option Plan and the 2005 Equity Compensation Plan. |
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(2) |
Includes 160,000 shares that may be issued under an
Employment Agreement between the Company and its Chief Executive
Officer, Gerald A. Nathe. |
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(3) |
Includes awards of 66,222 restricted stock units which are not
included in the weighted average exercise price in Column (b). |
SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT BENEFITS
Mr. Nathe is entitled to deferred compensation benefits in
accordance with his employment agreement;
Messrs. Puehringer, Tharani, Kilfoyle are entitled to
supplemental retirement benefits in accordance with their
respective employment agreements. See Employment
Agreements below. Mr. Miyaoku was entitled to a
retirement benefit in accordance with his terms of employment.
Mr. Nathes employment agreement provides for deferred
compensation to be paid to him or his estate for 15 years
or life, whichever is longer, upon termination of his employment
and subject to a vesting schedule set forth in his employment
agreement. During Fiscal 2006, $149,923 was accrued by the
Company on behalf of Mr. Nathe in connection with this
benefit. The amount of the annual deferred compensation benefit
which will be paid to Mr. Nathe is estimated to be $115,000.
Mr. Puehringers employment agreement provides for a
supplemental retirement benefit to be paid to him or his estate
for fifteen (15) years following termination of his
employment and subject to a vesting schedule set forth in his
employment agreement. The amount of the annual benefit to be
paid to Mr. Puehringer will be 30% of
Mr. Puehringers average base salary for his last
three (3) years of employment under his employment
agreement. The amount accrued by the Company on behalf of
Mr. Puehringer in connection with this benefit
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during Fiscal 2006 was $343,835. When fully vested (on
November 1, 2006), the estimated annual supplemental
retirement benefit payable by the Company to Mr. Puehringer
will be $85,468.
Mr. Tharanis employment agreement provides for a
supplemental retirement benefit to be paid to him for ten
(10) years upon termination of his employment and subject
to a vesting schedule set forth in his employment agreement. The
amount of the annual benefit to be paid to Mr. Tharani will
be 30% of Mr. Tharanis average base salary for his
last three (3) years of employment under his employment
agreement. The amount accrued by the Company on behalf of
Mr. Tharani in connection with this benefit during Fiscal
2006 was $143,968. Mr. Tharanis became fully vested
in this benefit on June 18, 2006; therefore, the estimated
annual supplemental retirement benefit payable by the Company to
Mr. Tharani will be $77,290.
Mr. Kilfoyles employment agreement provides for a
supplemental retirement benefit to be paid to him for ten
(10) years upon termination of his employment and subject
to a vesting schedule set forth in his employment agreement. The
amount of the annual benefit to be paid to Mr. Kilfoyle
will be 30% of Mr. Kilfoyles average base salary for
his last three (3) years of employment under his employment
agreement. The amount accrued by the Company on behalf of
Mr. Kilfoyle in connection with this benefit during Fiscal
2006 was $96,584. When fully vested (on September 1, 2008),
the estimated annual supplemental retirement benefit payable by
the Company to Mr. Kilfoyle will be $63,521.
Mr. Miyaoku retired effective June 30, 2006. The terms
of Mr. Miyaokus employment as a Director and
President of Baldwin Japan Ltd. provided for him to participate
in the Retirement Allowance Plan for Representative Directors of
Baldwin Japan Limited. Under that plan, Mr. Miyaoku was
entitled to receive a retirement benefit equal to his then
current base salary multiplied by his years of service and a
multiplication factor for each of the position(s) served,
payable in a single lump sum payment. The amount of the lump sum
benefit paid to him was $319,054.
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PERFORMANCE GRAPH
The following Performance Graph compares the Companys
cumulative total stockholder return on its Class A Common
Stock for the five fiscal years ended June 30, 2006 with
the cumulative total return of the AMEX Market Value Index and a
peer group composed of selected companies from the Standard
Industrial Classification (SIC) Code
3555 Special Industry Machinery, Printing Trades
Machinery and Equipment. The companies included in the peer
group are: Baldwin Technology Company, Inc., Delphax
Technologies Inc., Gunther International Ltd., Presstek, Inc.
and Scailex Corporation Ltd. (formerly Scitex Corporation). The
comparison assumes $100 was invested on June 30, 2001 in
the Companys Class A Common Stock and in each of the
foregoing indices and assumes reinvestment of all dividends.
Total stockholder return is calculated using the closing price
of the stock on the last trade date of each fiscal year. The
stock price performance shown is not intended to forecast or be
indicative of the possible future performance of the
Companys stock.
COMPARISON OF FIVE YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN(*) AMONG
BALDWIN TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, INC., THE AMEX MARKET VALUE
INDEX,
AND A PEER GROUP
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Employment Agreements
Effective March 19, 2001, the Company entered into a new
employment agreement with Gerald A. Nathe, its Chairman (then
President) and Chief Executive Officer, replacing an earlier
agreement dated November 25, 1997. The new agreement was
amended on February 26, 2002, August 13, 2002,
July 11, 2003, July 30, 2005 and November 14,
2005; it expires November 15, 2007. The new agreement, as
amended, provides that (a) Mr. Nathe would be paid
(i) an annual salary of no less than $300,000,
(ii) annual incentive compensation in an amount determined
under the Companys MICP, (iii) certain amounts upon
termination of his employment, such amounts to depend upon
whether the termination was by the Company or by Mr. Nathe,
whether the termination was with or without cause or with or
without Company consent, and whether the termination was due to
his death or disability, (iv) a one-time $75,000 signing
bonus (which was paid in August 2005), and (v) annual
deferred compensation in the amount of $115,000 following the
termination of Mr. Nathes employment, and
(b) the Company will continue an interest bearing loan made
to Mr. Nathe, in the amount of approximately $750,000 that
facilitated the purchase by Mr. Nathe of Class B
Common Stock from an unrelated party, with the loan secured by a
pledge of the purchased shares of the Companys
Class B Common Stock, and (c) the transfer by the
Company to Mr. Nathe, at no cost to Mr. Nathe, of up
to one hundred sixty thousand shares of the Companys
Class A Common Stock, in four equal installments of
40,000 shares each, when, in the case of the first such
installment, the market value of the Companys Class A
Common Stock has attained $7.875 per share and, in the case
of each subsequent installment, such market value has increased
by $2.00 per share over the market value at which the
previous installment was earned. For purposes of
clause (a)(iii) above, in the event of the occurrence of
certain events (unless Mr. Nathe votes in favor of them as
a Director of the Company) such as any merger or consolidation
or sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company or
change in control or liquidation of the Company, or in the event
the Company fails to observe or comply in any material respect
with any of the provisions of the employment agreement,
Mr. Nathe may, within six months of the happening of any
such event, provide notice of termination of his employment to
the Company, and the Company shall be obligated to pay
Mr. Nathe severance in an amount equal to 2.9 times his
then annual base salary. Mr. Nathe has agreed that, for a
period of three years after the termination of his employment
under the employment agreement, he will not compete, directly or
indirectly, with the Company.
Effective July 1, 2005, the Company entered into a new
employment agreement with Karl S. Puehringer, its President,
replacing an earlier agreement dated September 19, 2001 and
all amendments thereto. The new agreement was amended on
November 14, 2005. The new agreement, as amended, provides
for the Company to pay to Mr. Puehringer (a) a minimum
base salary of 228,800 Euros, (b) incentive compensation
under the Companys MICP, (c) a supplemental
retirement benefit for fifteen (15) years following
termination of his employment, subject to vesting as set forth
in the agreement, and (d) certain amounts upon termination
of his employment, such amounts to depend upon whether the
termination was by the Company or by Mr. Puehringer,
whether the termination was with or without cause or with or
without Company consent, and whether the termination was due to
his death or disability. For purposes of clause (d) above,
in the event of (i) any merger or consolidation or sale of
substantially all of the assets of the Company resulting in a
change in control, (ii) liquidation of the Company, or
(iii) a material diminution in Mr. Puehringers
duties, then in each such case, Mr. Puehringer may, within
six months of any such event, terminate his employment and be
entitled to receive a severance payment in an amount equal to
twice his then annual base salary. The
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agreement is for an initial term that expires on
November 1, 2009 and, unless terminated with one
years prior written notice, will automatically extend for
additional three (3) year terms.
Effective June 18, 2001, the Company entered into an
employment agreement with Vijay C. Tharani, its Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, which was amended on
November 11, 2003. The employment agreement, as amended,
provides for the Company to pay to Mr. Tharani (a) a
minimum base salary of $240,000, (b) incentive compensation
under the Companys MICP, (c) a supplemental
retirement benefit for ten (10) years following termination
of his employment, subject to vesting as set forth in the
agreement, and (d) certain amounts upon termination of his
employment, such amounts to depend upon whether the termination
was by the Company or by Mr. Tharani, whether the
termination was with or without cause or with or without Company
consent, and whether the termination was due to his death or
disability. For purposes of clause (d) above, in the event
of (i) any merger or consolidation or sale of substantially
all of the assets of the Company resulting in a change in
control, (ii) liquidation of the Company, or (iii) a
material diminution in Mr. Tharanis duties, then in
each such case, Mr. Tharani may, within six months of any
such event, terminate his employment and be entitled to receive
a severance payment in an amount equal to his then annual base
salary. The agreement was for an initial term of three
(3) years and was automatically extended, and unless
terminated, will automatically extend for additional three
(3) year terms.
Effective September 1, 2004, the Company entered into a new
employment agreement with Shaun J. Kilfoyle, its Vice President
of American Operations, replacing an earlier agreement dated
February 14, 2003. The new agreement provides for the
Company to pay Mr. Kilfoyle (a) a minimum base salary
of $170,000, (b) incentive compensation under the
Companys MICP, (c) a supplemental retirement benefit
for ten (10) years following termination of employment,
subject to vesting as set forth in the agreement, and
(d) certain amounts upon termination of his employment,
such amounts to depend upon whether the termination was with or
without cause. In addition, in the event of any merger or
consolidation by the Company with or into any other entity or
any sale by the Company of substantially all of its assets or
the adoption by the Company of any plan of liquidation, under
certain conditions, Mr. Kilfoyle may receive a severance
payment in an amount equal to his then annual base salary. The
new agreement is for an initial term of three (3) years,
and unless terminated, will automatically extend for additional
three (3) year terms.
Mr. Miyaoku does not have an employment agreement; however,
upon termination of his employment, Mr. Miyaoku was
entitled to receive a retirement benefit. When Mr. Miyaoku
retired from employment with the Companys Japanese
subsidiary, effective June 30, 2006, he received a lump sum
retirement benefit as set forth in the Supplemental Retirement
Benefits section above.
CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS
Samuel B. Fortenbaugh III, a Director of the Company since
1987, has rendered legal services to the Company since
September, 2002. During the fiscal year ended June 30,
2006, the Company paid $86,000 to Mr. Fortenbaugh for legal
services rendered. Prior to September 2002, Mr. Fortenbaugh
was a partner of the law firm of Morgan Lewis & Bockius
LLP, which firm has rendered legal services to the Company since
1980.
On November 30, 1993, the Company entered into a loan and
pledge agreement with Gerald A. Nathe, currently Chairman of the
Board, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of the Company,
pursuant to which the Company loaned Mr. Nathe $1,817,321
to enable him to purchase 315,144 shares of the
Companys Class B Common Stock from a non-employee
stockholder. In February 2002, the Company and Mr. Nathe
amended the loan and pledge agreement and Mr. Nathe issued
a substitute recourse demand promissory note
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for $1,500,000, the then remaining outstanding principal balance
on the date thereof, with interest payable annually at a rate of
5%. In August 2002, the Company and Mr. Nathe amended the
loan and pledge agreement and Mr. Nathe issued a substitute
recourse demand promissory note for $750,000 to evidence the
then outstanding principal and interest due
form Mr. Nathe on the loan after Mr. Nathe agreed
to accept a reduction by $750,000 in deferred compensation
payments to be made by the Company to Mr. Nathe. In
February 2006, Mr. Nathe repaid an additional $50,000 of
principal on the loan. The maximum amount of the loan
outstanding, including interest, during Fiscal 2006 was
$809,000. In May 2006, Mr. Nathe transferred to the Company
121,806 shares of Class B Common Stock of the Company
in full payment of the unpaid principal amount of $700,000 and
accrued and unpaid interest on the note.
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS
AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION IN COMPENSATION DECISIONS
Akira Hara, formerly an officer (Vice President) of the Company
and Chairman of Baldwin Japan Ltd., a subsidiary of the Company,
served on the Companys Compensation Committee during the
fiscal year ended June 30, 2006, but resigned from the
Compensation Committee in August, 2006.
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP or its predecessor, Price Waterhouse
LLP, has audited the accounts of the Company since 1968. Set
forth in the table below are the aggregate fees for professional
services rendered to the Company by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
during the fiscal years ended June 30, 2006 and
June 30, 2005 in the following categories and amounts.
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In accordance with its charter, the Audit Committee pre-approved
all non-audit fees for fiscal 2006 listed above. In addition,
the Audit Committee considered the fees for non-audit services
in relation to their assessment of the independence of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. The Company paid no fees to
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for financial information systems
design and implementation.
A representative of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP is expected to be
present at the Annual Meeting, will be provided with the
opportunity to make a statement if the representative desires to
do so, and is expected to be available to respond to appropriate
questions.
STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS
Stockholders may present proposals for inclusion in the
Companys 2007 proxy statement provided they are received
by the Company no later than June 18, 2007 and are
otherwise in compliance with applicable SEC regulations.
Stockholders who wish to present proposals at the 2007 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders when such proposal is not intended to be
included in the Companys 2007 proxy statement must give
advance notice to the Company on or before September 1,
2007, which, pursuant to SEC rules, is 45 days prior to the
first anniversary of the anticipated mailing date of this proxy
statement.
GENERAL
So far as is now known, there is no business other than that
described above to be presented for action by the stockholders
at the meeting, but it is intended that the Proxies will be
voted upon any other matters and
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proposals that may legally come before the meeting and any
adjournment thereof in accordance with the discretion of the
persons named therein.
SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORT COMPLIANCE
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
requires the Companys directors, executive officers, and
persons who own more than ten percent of a registered class of
the Companys equity securities to file with the Company,
the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the American Stock
Exchange initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in
ownership of any equity securities of the Company. During Fiscal
2006, to the best of the Companys knowledge, all required
reports were filed on a timely basis. In making this statement,
the Company has relied on the written representations of its
directors and executive officers and copies of the reports
provided to the Company.
OTHER INFORMATION
The cost of solicitation of Proxies will be borne by the
Company. Solicitation of Proxies may be made by mail, personal
interview, telephone and facsimile by officers, directors and
regular employees of the Company.
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CLASS A COMMON STOCK
Revoking any such prior appointment, the undersigned, a stockholder of BALDWIN TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, INC., hereby appoints GERALD A. NATHE, VIJAY C. THARANI
and HELEN P. OSTER, and each of them, attorneys and agents of the undersigned, with full power of substitution to vote all shares
of the Class A Common Stock of the undersigned in said Company at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of said Company to be held at
the American Stock Exchange, 86 Trinity Place, New York, New York on November 14, 2006 at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Standard Time, and at any adjournments
thereof, as fully and effectually as the undersigned could do if personally present and voting, hereby approving, ratifying and confirming all
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BALDWIN TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, INC.
When shares are held by joint tenants, both should sign. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, trustee or
guardian, please give full title as such. If a corporation, please
sign in full corporate name by President or other
authorized officer. If a partnership, please sign in full partnership name by authorized person.
Please
sign exactly as your name appears hereon.
PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN PROXY CARD PROMPTLY
USING THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE
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ADDRESS HAS CHANGED, PLEASE CORRECT THE ADDRESS IN THE SPACE PROVIDED
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CLASS B COMMON STOCK
Revoking any such prior appointment, the undersigned, a stockholder of
BALDWIN TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, INC., hereby appoints GERALD A.
NATHE, VIJAY C. THARANI and HELEN P. OSTER, and each of them, attorneys
and agents of the undersigned, with full power of substitution to vote all
shares of the Class B Common Stock of the undersigned in said Company at
the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of said Company to be held at the
American Stock Exchange, 86 Trinity Place, New York, New York on November
14, 2006 at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Standard Time, and at any adjournments
thereof, as fully and effectually as the undersigned could do if personally present
and voting, hereby approving, ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys
and agents or their substitutes may lawfully do in place of the undersigned
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administrator, trustee or guardian, please give full title as such. If a corporation, please sign
in full corporate name by President or other authorized officer. If a partnership, please sign in
full partnership name by authorized person.
Please sign exactly as your name appears hereon.
PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN PROXY CARD PROMPTLY
USING THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE
IF YOUR ADDRESS HAS CHANGED, PLEASE CORRECT THE ADDRESS IN THE SPACE PROVIDED BELOW AND RETURN THIS
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401(k) PLAN
Revoking any such prior appointment, the undersigned, a stockholder of
BALDWIN TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, INC., hereby appoints GERALD
A. NATHE, VIJAY C. THARANI and HELEN P. OSTER, and each of
them, attorneys and agents of the undersigned, with full power
of substitution to vote all shares of the Class A Common Stock
of the undersigned in said Company at the Annual Meeting of
Stockholders of said Company to be held at the American Stock
Exchange, 86 Trinity Place, New York, New York on November 14,
2006 at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Standard Time, and at any
adjournments thereof, as fully and effectually as the
undersigned could do if personally present and voting, hereby
approving, ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys
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When shares are held by joint tenants, both should sign. When signing as attorney, executor,
administrator, trustee or guardian, please give full title as such. If a corporation, please sign
in full corporate name by President or other authorized officer. If a partnership, please sign in
full partnership name by authorized person.
Please sign exactly as your name appears hereon.
PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN PROXY CARD PROMPTLY
USING THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE
IF YOUR ADDRESS HAS CHANGED, PLEASE CORRECT THE ADDRESS IN THE SPACE PROVIDED BELOW AND RETURN THIS
PORTION WITH THE PROXY IN THE ENVELOPE PROVIDED.