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Title
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Aggregate
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applies:
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(3)
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to
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fee is
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Check
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filing.
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Previously Paid:
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(2)
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Form,
Schedule or Registration Statement
No.:
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(3) |
Filing
Party:
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(4) |
Date
Filed:
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June
26, 2008
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Sincerely,
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/s/
James J. McNamara
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James
J. McNamara
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Chairman
of the Board and
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Chief
Executive Officer
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(1)
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To
elect all directors of the Company to serve until the Annual Meeting
of
the Stockholders to be held in 2009 and until their successors have
been
duly elected and qualified;
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(2)
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Ratify
the selection of Grant Thornton LLP as our independent registered
public
accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2009;
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(3)
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To
consider and act upon a proposal to ratify and approve an amendment
to our
2005 Equity Compensation Plan to increase the number of shares issuable
thereunder by one million (1,000,000) shares;
and
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(4)
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Transact
such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting
or any
adjournments thereof.
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By
Order of the Board of Directors,
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/s/
Robert V. Cuddihy, Jr.
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Robert
V. Cuddihy, Jr.
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Chief
Financial Officer,
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Secretary
and Treasurer
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Name
and Address
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Number of Shares
Beneficially Owned (1)
|
Percentage
Beneficially Owned (2)
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|||||
(i)
Beneficial Owners:
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|||||||
Campus
Family 2000 Trust
42
Oak Avenue
Tuckahoe,
NY 10707
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1,883,333(3)
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15.1%
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||||
(ii)
Directors, Nominees and Named Executive Officers:
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|||||||
James
McNamara
415
Madison Avenue, 7th
Floor
New
York, New York 10017
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3,635,075(4)
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31.7%
|
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||||
John
A. Gleason
415
Madison Avenue, 7th
Floor
New
York, New York 10017
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292,500(5)
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2.7%
|
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||||
Henry
Y. L. Toh
415
Madison Avenue, 7th
Floor
New
York, New York 10017
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292,500(5)
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2.7%
|
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||||
Robert
V. Cuddihy, Jr.
415
Madison Avenue, 7th
Floor
New
York, New York 10017
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500,000(6)
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4.7%
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||||
James
M. Augur
415
Madison Avenue, 7th
Floor
New
York, New York 10017
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382,500(7)
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3.6%
|
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||||
Donald
Shek
415
Madison Avenue, 7th
Floor
New
York, New York 10017
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82,500(7)
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0.8%
|
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||||
(iii)
All Directors and Executive Officers as a Group
(6
persons)
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5,185,075(8)
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42.4%
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(a)
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(b)
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(c)
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||||||||
Plan Category
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Number of securities to
be issued upon exercise
of outstanding options,
warrants and rights
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Weighted-average
exercise price of
outstanding options,
warrants and rights
|
Number of securities
remaining available for
future issuance under
equity compensation
plans (excluding
securities reflected in
column (a))
|
|||||||
Equity
compensation plans approved by security holders
(1)
|
3,030,784(2)
|
|
$
|
0.70
|
560,068
|
|||||
Equity
compensation plans not approved by security holders
|
—
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—
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28,000
|
|||||||
Total
|
3,030,784(2)
|
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$
|
0.70
|
588,068(3)
|
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(1) |
Consists
of our following equity compensation plans: 1993 Equity Incentive
Plan;
2003 Restricted Stock Plan; and 2005 Equity Compensation
Plan.
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(2) |
Consists
of 1,548,284 shares
subject to outstanding stock options issued under our 1993 Equity
Incentive Plan and 1,482,500 shares
subject to outstanding stock options issued under our 2005 Equity
Compensation Plan.
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(3) |
Consists
of 155,068 shares available for issuance under our 1993 Equity Incentive
Plan to our officers and employees, 28,000 shares available for issuance
under our 2003 Restricted Stock Plan to our employees, and 405,000
shares
available for issuance under our 2005 Equity Compensation Plan to
our
officers, directors, employees, consultants and advisors (not including
the additional 1,000,000 shares that may become available for issuance
under our 2005 Equity Compensation Plan should Proposal No. 3 be
adopted
at the Annual Meeting).
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Director
Nominees for
Terms
Ending in 2009
|
Present
Position, Age and Recent Business Experience
|
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James
J. McNamara
|
James
J. McNamara, age 59, has been our Chairman of the Board and Chief
Executive Officer since November 2000. Mr. McNamara has been a director
of
our Company since February 1998 and previously served as our Chairman
from
April 1998 to November 1999. Mr. McNamara has also been President
of Film
Management Corporation (a film company) since 1995, and he has been
President and Chief Executive Officer of Celebrity Entertainment,
Inc. (an
entertainment company) since 1992. Mr. McNamara was Chairman of the
Board
and Chief Executive Officer of Princeton Media Group, Inc. (a magazine
publisher) from 1994 to 1998.
|
|
James
M. Augur
|
James
M. Augur, age 72, has been a director of our Company since May 2004.
Mr.
Augur has been a commercial and residential architect for over 30
years.
Mr. Augur currently serves as a consultant to owners and developers
for
land planning and architectural services and is the Chairman and
President
of JMA and Associates since its founding in 1973.
|
|
John
A. Gleason
|
John
A. Gleason, age 59, has been a director of our Company since April
2000.
Mr. Gleason previously served as a director of our Company from February
1998 to September 1999. From 1995 to 1998, Mr. Gleason served on
our
Dealer Advisory Board, serving as Chairman of such panel from 1996
to
1998. Mr. Gleason has been the President and principal of Automax,
Inc.,
an independent car dealership since 1987. Mr. Gleason has been the
President of Auto Place USA Inc., DBA New Franklin, Inc., an automobile
finance consulting firm, since 1992, and has been a partner in Runco
Properties LLC, a real estate firm, since 2003.
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|
Donald
Shek
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Donald
Shek, age 58, has been a director of our Company since December 2003.
Mr.
Shek has been a financial consultant in private practice since January
1998. From 1993 to 2002, Mr. Shek was a registered representative
for the
Financial West Group, an NASD broker/dealer.
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Henry
Y.L. Toh
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Henry
Y.L. Toh, age 50, has been a director of our Company since December
1998.
Mr. Toh is also a director of four other public companies: (i) C2
Global
Technologies, Inc., an Internet telephone company (since 1992), (ii)
Isolagen, Inc., a biotechnology company (since January 2004), (iii)
Teletouch Communications, Inc., a retail provider of Internet, cellular
and paging services (since December 2001), and (iv) American Surgical
Holdings, Inc. (since April 2007). Since August 2005, Mr. Toh has
served
as a director of Labock Technologies, Inc., and from September 2004
until
August 2005, Mr. Toh served as a director of Vaso Active Pharmaceuticals,
Inc. Mr. Toh has been the principal officer of Four M. International,
Inc.
(a private investment entity) and has served as a director and Chief
Executive Officer of Amerique Investments since 1992. Mr. Toh was
also a
director of Bigmar, Inc., a pharmaceutical company, from April 2002
to
February 2004. Mr. Toh began his career with KPMG Peat Marwick from
1980
to 1992, where he specialized in international taxation and mergers
and
acquisitions.
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·
|
Reviewed
and discussed with iDNA’s management and Grant Thornton LLP the audited
financial statements for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2008;
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·
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Reviewed
and discussed with iDNA’s management and Grant Thornton LLP the evaluation
of iDNA’s design and functioning of its internal control over financial
reporting;
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·
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Held
separate executive sessions with Grant Thornton
LLP;
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·
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Discussed
with Grant Thornton LLP the matters required to be discussed by Statement
on Auditing Standards No. 61, Communications with Audit Committees,
as
amended; and
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·
|
Received
the written disclosures and the letter from Grant Thornton LLP required
by
Independence Standards Board Standard No. 1, Independence Discussions
with
Audit Committees, and has discussed with Grant Thornton LLP its
independence.
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Fees Earned
of Paid in
Cash
|
Stock
Awards
|
Option
Awards
|
Non-Equity
Incentive
Plan
Compensation
|
Change in
Pension Value
and Non-
qualified
Deferred
Compensation
|
All Other
Compensation
|
Total
|
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Name
(1,3)
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($)
|
($)
|
($)
|
($)
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($)
|
($)
|
($)
|
|||||||||||||||
James
M. Augur
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$
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25,000
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-(2)
|
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
25,000
|
|||||||
John
A. Gleason
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$
|
25,000
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-(2)
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
25,000
|
||||||||
Donald
Shek
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$
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25,000
|
$
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-
|
$
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-(2)
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
25,000
|
||||||||
Henry
Y. L. Toh
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$
|
25,000
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-(2)
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
25,000
|
(1) |
Reflects
the dollar amount of compensation expense incurred for financial
statement
reporting purposes for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2008 in
accordance with FAS 123R for stock option awards pursuant to our
equity
compensation plans. Assumptions used in the calculation of these
amounts
are included in Note 10 to our audited financial statements for the
fiscal
year ended January 31, 2008 included in our Annual Report on Form
10-K
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 15, 2008.
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(2) |
The
full grant date fair value of the stock options issued to each of
our
non-employee directors during the fiscal year ended January 31, 2008,
calculated in accordance with FAS 123R, was $0,
as
no new stock options were issued to our non-employee directors during
such
fiscal year.
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(3)
|
The
aggregate numbers of shares subject to option awards outstanding
and fully
vested as of January 31, 2008 were as follows: 50,000 for James M.
Augur;
260,000 for John A. Gleason; 50,000 for Donald Shek; and 260,000
for Henry
Y.L. Toh.
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Name
|
Position
and Age
|
|
Robert
V. Cuddihy, Jr.
|
Robert
V. Cuddihy, Jr., age 48, has been our Chief Financial Officer and
Treasurer since September 2001 and our Secretary since January 2003.
Previously, Mr. Cuddihy served as an independent financial consultant
to
our Company from May 2001 to August 2001. From July 1987 to March
2001,
Mr. Cuddihy was the Chief Financial Officer of HMG Worldwide Corporation,
a company engaged in in-store marketing and retail store fixture
design
and manufacture, and also served as a director of such entity from
February 1998 to May 2001. HMG Worldwide Corporation effected an
assignment of its assets for the benefit of creditors in 2002. From
July
1981 to July 1987, Mr. Cuddihy was with KPMG Peat Marwick where he
last
served as a senior audit manager.
|
Year
|
Salary
($)
|
Bonus
($)
|
Stock
Awards
($)
(1)
|
Option
Awards
($)(1)
|
Non-Equity
Incentive
Plan
Compensation
($)
|
Change
in Pension Value and
Non-Qualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
($)
|
All
Other
Compensation
($)
|
Total
($)
|
||||||||||||||||||||
James
J. McNamara
|
2008
|
$
|
590,000
|
$
|
200,000
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
63,895
(2)
|
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
27,000
(3)
|
|
$
|
880,895
|
|||||||||
Chairman
and
|
2007
|
$
|
513,846
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
290,000
|
$
|
75,300
(2)
|
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
76,800
(3)
|
|
$
|
955,946
|
|||||||||
Chief
Executive Officer
|
2006
|
$
|
500,000
|
$
|
250,000
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
95,140
(3)
|
|
$
|
845,140
|
||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Robert
V. Cuddihy, Jr.
|
2008
|
$
|
265,000
|
$
|
50,000
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
17,375
(4)
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
28,532
(5)
|
|
$
|
360,907
|
||||||||
Chief
Financial Officer,
|
2007
|
$
|
265,000
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
17,375
(4)
|
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
30,288
(5)
|
|
$
|
312,603
|
|||||||||
Secretary
& Treasurer
|
2006
|
$
|
265,000
|
$
|
39,800
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
38,307
(5)
|
|
$
|
343,107
|
(*)
|
Employees
who also served on our Board of Directors during Fiscal 2008, Fiscal
2007
or Fiscal 2006 did not receive any additional compensation for such
service.
|
(1)
|
Represents
the compensation expense incurred by us in the respective fiscal
years in
connection with the grants of shares of our common stock or stock
options,
as applicable, calculated in accordance with FAS 123R. Assumptions
used in
the calculation of these amounts are included in Note 10 to our audited
financial statements for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2008 included
in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on May 15, 2008.
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(2)
|
Pursuant
to the terms of Mr. McNamara’s employment agreement, he received options
to acquire 500,000 shares of our common stock, subject to vesting
over the
term of the agreement. For Fiscal 2008 and Fiscal 2007, we charged
to
operations $63,895 and $75,300, respectively, representing the dollar
value of such option grants recognized for financial statement reporting
purposes, calculated in accordance with FAS
123R.
|
(3)
|
The
amounts included in all other compensation for Mr. McNamara for Fiscal
2008, Fiscal 2007 and Fiscal 2006 include (i) executive life insurance
premiums of $0, $50,000 and $68,740, respectively, (ii) auto allowances
of
$18,000, $18,000 and $18,000, respectively, and (iii) employee benefits
paid to our 401(k) savings and profit sharing plan of $9,000, $8,800
and
$8,400, respectively.
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(4)
|
During
Fiscal 2007, our Board of Directors approved a grant to Mr. Cuddihy
of
options to acquire 150,000 shares of our common stock. These stock
options
are subject to vesting over three years. For Fiscal 2008 and Fiscal
2007,
we charged to operations $17,375 and $17,375, respectively, for the
fair
value of the vested portion of the stock options granted to Mr. Cuddihy,
calculated in accordance with FAS
123R.
|
(5)
|
The
amounts included in all other compensation for Mr. Cuddihy for Fiscal
2008, Fiscal 2007 and Fiscal 2006 include (i) auto allowances and
related
expenses of $19,531, $21,428 and $29,907, respectively, and (ii)
employee
benefits paid to our 401(k) savings and profit sharing plan of $9,000,
$8,800 and $8,400, respectively.
|
Option Awards
|
Stock Awards
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Equity
|
Equity
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Equity
|
Incentive Plan
|
Incentive Plan
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Incentive
|
Awards:
|
Awards:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Plan
|
Number of
|
Market or
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of
|
Number of
|
Awards:
|
Number of
|
Market Value
|
Unearned
|
Payout Value
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Securities
|
Securities
|
Number of
|
Shares or
|
of Shares or
|
Shares, Units
|
of Unearned
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Underlying
|
Underlying
|
Underlying
|
Units of
|
Units of
|
or Other
|
Shares, Units
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Unexericsed
|
Unexericsed
|
Unexericsed
|
Option
|
Option
|
Stock That
|
Stock That
|
Rights That
|
or Other Rights
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Options #
|
Options #
|
Unearned
|
Exercise
|
Expiration
|
Have Not
|
Have Not
|
Have Not
|
That Have Not
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Name
|
Exercisable
|
Unexercisable
|
Options (#)
|
Price ($)
|
Date
|
Vested (#)
|
Vested (#)
|
Vested (#)
|
Vested (#)
|
|||||||||||||||||||
James
J. McNamara
|
375,000
|
-
|
$
|
0.66
|
12/16/2010
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Chairman
and
|
125,000
|
-
|
$
|
0.61
|
11/29/2013
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Chief
Executive Officer
|
125,000
|
-
|
$
|
0.73
|
11/29/2013
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||||||
|
-
|
125,000(1)
|
-
|
$
|
0.88
|
11/29/2013
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
-
|
125,000(1)
|
|
-
|
$
|
1.05
|
11/29/2013
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Robert
V. Cuddihy, Jr.
|
75,000
|
75,000(2)
|
-
|
$
|
0.52
|
01/23/2012
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||||
Chief
Financial Officer,
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Secretary
and Treasurer
|
Fiscal 2008
|
Fiscal 2007
|
||||||
Audit
fees
|
$
|
342,000
|
$
|
248,000
|
|||
Audit-related
fees
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
12,000
|
|||
Tax
fees
|
$
|
68,000
|
$
|
90,000
|
|||
Other
fees and services
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
|||
Total
fees and services
|
$
|
410,000
|
$
|
350,000
|
·
|
Incentive
stock options;
|
·
|
Nonqualified
stock options;
|
·
|
Stock
appreciation rights;
|
·
|
Stock
awards; and
|
·
|
Restricted
stock units.
|
P
|
iDNA,
INC.
|
R
|
PROXY
CARD
|
O
|
PROXY
SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR
THE
|
ANNUAL
MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON JULY 30,
2008
|
|
X
|
|
Y
|
PLEASE
SIGN AND DATE ON THE REVERSE SIDE AND MAIL THIS PROXY
CARD
PROMPTLY USING THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE
|
|
SEE
REVERSE SIDE
|
James
J. McNamara
|
o
FOR o
WITHHOLD AUTHORITY
|
James
M. Augur
|
o
FOR o
WITHHOLD AUTHORITY
|
John
A. Gleason
|
o
FOR o
WITHHOLD AUTHORITY
|
Donald
Shek
|
o
FOR o
WITHHOLD AUTHORITY
|
Henry
Y. L. Toh
|
o
FOR o
WITHHOLD
AUTHORITY
|
3. |
Ratification
of an amendment to the 2005 Equity Compensation Plan increasing
the number
of shares issuable thereunder by one million (1,000,000)
shares
|
NOTE:
|
Please
sign exactly as name appears hereon. Joint owners should each sign.
When
signing as attorney, executor, administrator, trustee or guardian,
please
give full title as such.
|
• |
Review
and discuss with management and the independent auditor the annual
audited
financial statements, including disclosures made in management’s
discussion and analysis, and recommend to the Board whether the audited
financial statements should be included in the Company’s Form
10-K.
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Review
and discuss with management and the independent auditor the Company’s
quarterly financial statements prior to the filing of its Form 10-Q,
including the results of the independent auditor’s review of the quarterly
financial statements.
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Discuss
with management and the independent auditor significant financial
reporting issues and judgments made in connection with the preparation
of
the Company’s financial statements, including any significant changes in
the Company’s selection or application of accounting principles, any major
issues as to the adequacy of the Company’s internal controls and any
special steps adopted in light of material control
deficiencies.
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Review
and discuss with management and the independent auditor any major
issues
as to the adequacy of the Company’s internal controls, any special steps
adopted in light of material control deficiencies and the adequacy
of
disclosures about changes in internal control over financial
reporting.
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Review
and discuss with management (including the senior internal audit
executive) and the independent auditor the Company’s internal controls
report and the independent auditor’s attestation of the report prior to
the filing of the Company’s Form 10-K.
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Review
and discuss quarterly reports from the independent auditor
on:
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Discuss
with management the Company’s earnings press releases, including the use
of “pro forma” or “adjusted” non-GAAP information, as well as financial
information and earnings guidance provided to analysts
and rating
agencies. Such discussions may be conducted in a general
manner
(consisting of discussions regarding the types of information
to be
disclosed and types of presentations to be made).
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Discuss
with management and the independent auditor the effect
of regulatory and
accounting initiatives as well as off-balance sheet structures
on the
Company’s financial statements.
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Discuss
with management the Company’s major financial risk exposures and the steps
management has taken to monitor and control such exposures,
including the
Company’s risk assessment and risk management policies.
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Discuss
with the independent auditor the matters required to be
discussed by
Statement on Auditing Standards No. 61 relating to the
conduct of the
audit, including any difficulties encountered in the course
of the audit
work, any restrictions on the scope of activities or access
to requested
information, and any significant disagreements with
management.
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Review
disclosures made to the Audit Committee by the Company’s Chief Executive
Officer and Chief Financial Officer during the process leading
up to their
certifications for the Company’s Forms 10-K and 10-Q regarding any
significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal
controls
or material weaknesses therein, any changes in internal control
over
financial reporting and any fraud involving management or other
employees
who have a significant role in the Company’s internal
controls.
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Ensure
that a public announcement of the Company’s receipt of an audit opinion
that contains a going concern qualification is made promptly.
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Review
expense records of the Company’s senior management.
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Review
and evaluate the lead partner of the independent auditor team.
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Obtain
and review a report from the independent auditor at least annually
regarding (a) the independent auditor’s internal quality-control
procedures, (b) any material issues raised by the most recent internal
quality-control review, or peer review, of the firm, or by any
inquiry or
investigation by governmental or professional authorities within
the
preceding five years respecting one or more independent audits
carried out
by the firm and (c) any steps taken to deal with any such issues.
Evaluate
the qualifications, performance and independence of the independent
auditor, including considering whether the auditor’s quality controls are
adequate and the provision of permitted non-audit services is compatible
with maintaining the auditor’s independence, and taking into account the
opinions of management and internal auditors. The Audit Committee
shall
present its conclusions with respect to the independent auditor
to the
Board.
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• |
Obtain
from the independent auditor a formal written statement delineating
all
relationships between the independent auditor and the Company.
It is the
responsibility of the Audit Committee to actively engage in a dialogue
with the independent auditor with respect to any disclosed relationships
or services that may impact the objectivity and independence of
the
auditor and for purposes of taking, or recommending that the full
Board
take, appropriate action to oversee the independence of the outside
auditor.
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• |
Ensure
the rotation of the lead (or coordinating) audit partner having
primary
responsibility for the audit and the audit partner responsible
for
reviewing the audit as required by law. Consider whether, in order
to
assure continuing auditor independence, it is appropriate to adopt
a
policy of rotating the independent auditing firm on a regular
basis.
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• |
Recommend
to the Board policies for the Company’s hiring of employees or former
employees of the independent auditor.
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• |
Discuss
with the independent auditor material issues on which the national
office
of the independent auditor was consulted by the Company’s audit
team.
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• |
Meet
with the independent auditor prior to the audit to discuss the
planning
and staffing of the audit.
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• |
Review
the appointment and replacement of the senior internal auditing
executive.
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• |
Review
the significant reports to management prepared by the internal
auditing
department and management’s responses.
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• |
Discuss
with the independent auditor and management the internal audit
department
responsibilities, budget and staffing and any recommended changes
in the
planned scope of the internal audit.
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• |
Implement
appropriate systems to coordinate the internal audit function
and the
internal audit staff with the Company’s independent
auditor.
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• |
Obtain
from the independent auditor assurance that Section 10A(b)
of the Exchange
Act has not been implicated (i.e., a finding by the independent
auditor
that an illegal act has occurred).
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• |
Obtain
reports from management, the Company’s senior internal auditing executive
and the independent auditor that the Company and its subsidiary/foreign
affiliated entities are in conformity with applicable legal
requirements
and the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics. Advise the Board
with respect to the Company’s policies and procedures regarding compliance
with applicable laws and regulations and with the Company’s Code of
Business Conduct and Ethics.
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• |
Establish
procedures for the receipt, retention and treatment of
complaints received
by the Company regarding accounting, internal accounting
controls or
auditing matters, and the confidential, anonymous submission
by employees
of concerns regarding questionable accounting or auditing
matters.
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• |
Discuss
with management and the independent auditor any correspondence
with
regulators or governmental agencies and any published
reports which raise
material issues regarding the Company’s financial statements or accounting
policies.
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• |
Discuss
with the Company’s General Counsel legal matters that may have
a material
impact on the financial statements or the Company’s compliance
policies.
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a
candidate must demonstrate integrity, accountability, informed judgment,
financial literacy, creativity and
vision;
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· |
a
candidate must be prepared to represent the best interests of all
of the
Company’s shareholders, not just those of one particular
constituency;
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a
candidate must have a record of professional accomplishment in his
or her
chosen field; and
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a
candidate must be prepared and able to participate fully in Board
activities, including membership on Board
committees.
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• |
Review
annually and approve the Company’s compensation strategy to ensure that
employees of the Company are rewarded appropriately for their
contributions to company growth and
profitability.
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• |
Review
annually and approve corporate goals and objectives relevant to
executive
compensation and evaluate performance in light of those
goals.
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• |
Review
annually and determine the individual elements of total compensation
for
the Chief Executive Officer and all other officers (as such term
is
defined in Rule 16a-1(f) under the Exchange Act) of the Company,
and
communicate in the annual Board Compensation and Stock Option Committee
Report-- to be issued to the Board and shared with the Company’s
shareholders-- the factors and criteria on which the Chief Executive
Officer’s and all other executive officers’ (as such term is defined in
Rule 3b-7 under the Exchange Act ) compensation for the last year
was
based. The approval of senior executive compensation by the Committee
shall be in addition to the approval required from the Company’s
independent directors under Article III, Section 9(c) of the Company’s
By-Laws.
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• |
Approve
all special perquisites, special cash payments and other special
compensation and benefit arrangements for the Company’s
officers.
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• |
Review
and recommend compensation for non-employee members of the Board,
including but not limited to the following elements: retainer,
meeting
fees, committee fees, committee chair fees, equity or stock compensation,
benefits and perquisites, subject to the restrictions on such compensation
set forth in the Company’s By-Laws.
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• |
Make
and approve stock option grants and other discretionary awards
under the
Company’s stock option or other equity incentive plans to all persons who
are Board members or officers.
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• |
Review
and implement an appropriate combination of cash compensation (base
salary
and bonus) and non-cash compensation designed to give performance
incentives based upon the Company’s revenues, earnings, common stock price
or other appropriate criteria.
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• |
Grant
stock options and other discretionary awards under the Company’s stock
option or other equity incentive plans to all other eligible individuals
in the Company’s service. Any grants of stock options to directors or
officers shall be subject to the Committee’s approval and shall be made in
compliance with relevant
SEC rules and regulations and Nasdaq rules and regulations (unless
the
Company’s
shares are hereafter traded on an exchange other than Nasdaq, in
which
case the Nasdaq rules and regulations shall not apply). The
Committee may delegate to one or more corporate officers designated
by the
Committee the authority to make grants to eligible individuals
(other than
any such corporate officer) who are not officers, provided that
the
Committee shall have fixed the price (or a formula for determining
the
price) and the vesting schedule for such grants, approved the form
of
documentation evidencing such grants, and determined the appropriate
number of shares or the basis for determining such number of shares
by
position, compensation level or category of personnel. Any corporate
officer(s) to whom such authority is delegated shall regularly
report to
the Committee the grants so made. Any such delegation may be revoked
at
any time by the Committee.
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• |
Amend
the provisions of the Company’s stock option or other equity incentive
plans, to the extent authorized by the Board, and make recommendations
to
the Board with respect to incentive compensation and equity-based
plans.
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• |
Approve
for submission to the shareholders stock option or other equity
incentive
plans or amendments thereto.
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• |
Oversee
and periodically review the operation of all of the Company’s employee
benefit plans, including but not limited to the
2005 Equity Compensation Plan, the 1993
Equity Incentive Plan, and the 2003 Restricted Stock Plan.
Responsibility for day-to-day administration of such plans, including
the
preparation and filing of all government reports and the preparation
and
delivery of all required employee materials and communications,
need not
be performed by the Committee directly and may be performed by
Company
personnel instead.
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• |
Ensure
that the Company’s annual incentive compensation plan is administered in a
manner consistent with the Company’s compensation strategy and the terms
of such plan, including but not limited to the following: participation,
target annual incentive awards, corporate financial goals, actual
awards
paid to officers of the Company, total funds reserved for payment
under
the plan, and potential qualification under IRS Code Section 162(m),
including the certification that any performance goals were
satisfied.
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• |
Review
matters related to management performance, compensation and succession
planning (including periodic review and approval of Chief Executive
Officer and other officer succession planning) and executive development
for executive staff.
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• |
Approve
senior executive separation packages and senior executive severance
benefits (in conjunction with the approval required from the Company’s
independent directors under Article III, Section 9(c) of the Company’s
By-Laws), whether such packages or benefits are within or outside
of the
ordinary limits of the Company’s incentive compensation plan.
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• |
Have
full access to the Company’s executives and personnel as necessary to
carry out its responsibilities.
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• |
Obtain
such data or other resources as it deems necessary to perform its
duties,
including but not limited to obtaining external consultant reports
or
published salary surveys, and engaging independent compensation
consultants and other professionals to assist in the design, formulation,
analysis and implementation of compensation programs for the Company’s
officers and other key employees.
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• |
Have
responsibility for the review and approval of all reports and summaries
of
compensation policies and decisions as may be appropriate for operational
purposes or as may be required under applicable
law.
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• |
Perform
any other activities consistent with this Charter, the Company’s By-Laws
and relevant law as the Committee or the Board deems necessary
or
appropriate.
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• |
Review
the Committee’s Charter from time to time and recommend any changes
thereto to the Board.
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• |
Report
to the Board on the major items covered at each Committee meeting.
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Attest:
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iDNA,
Inc.
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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