UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

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ENTERTAINMENT GAMING ASIA INC.

Unit C1, Ground Floor, Koon Wah Building

No. 2 Yuen Shun Circuit

Yuen Chau Kok, Shatin

New Territories, Hong Kong

 

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

TO BE HELD OCTOBER 29, 2015

To our Stockholders:

 

The 2015 annual meeting of stockholders of Entertainment Gaming Asia Inc., a Nevada corporation, will be held on Thursday, October 29, 2015, at 10:00 a.m., local time, at Unit C1, Ground Floor, Koon Wah Building, No. 2 Yuen Shun Circuit, Yuen Chau Kok, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong to:

 

1.Elect six directors, each to serve until our 2016 annual meeting of stockholders;

 

2.Ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015;

 

3.Vote on a proposed increase in the number of authorized shares of the Company’s common stock;

 

4.Conduct a non-binding “say on pay” advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers described in the tabular compensation disclosures in the accompanying proxy statement;

 

5.Vote on the adjournment or postponement of the 2015 annual meeting to another time and date if such action is necessary for the board of directors to solicit additional proxies in favor of proposals 1, 2, 3 and 4; and

 

6.Consider any other business that properly comes before the meeting.

 

Only stockholders of record at the close of business on September 3, 2015 will be entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the meeting and any adjournments of the meeting. It is important that your shares be represented at the meeting. Please mark, sign, date, and mail the enclosed proxy card in the postage-paid envelope provided, regardless of whether you plan to attend in person.

 

  Sincerely,
   
 
  Clarence Chung,
  Chairman of the Board

 

September 21, 2015

Hong Kong

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

    PAGE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE MEETING     5  
VOTING OF SHARES     6  
PROXY SOLICITATION     7  
PROPOSAL ONE — ELECTION OF DIRECTORS     8  
PROPOSAL TWO — RATIFICATION OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM     13  
PROPOSAL THREE — INCREASE IN AUTHORIZED SHARES OF COMMON STOCK     14  
PROPOSAL FOUR — ADVISORY VOTE ON THE COMPENSATION OF THE COMPANY’S NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS     15  
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT     16  
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION     19  
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS WITH THE COMPANY     23  
SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE     24  
OTHER BUSINESS     24  
HOUSEHOLDING OF ANNUAL MEETING MATERIALS     24  
PROPOSALS FOR THE NEXT ANNUAL MEETING     24  
INFORMATION INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE     24  
ANNUAL REPORT     25  

 

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ENTERTAINMENT GAMING ASIA INC.

 

 

 

PROXY STATEMENT FOR

2015 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

TO BE HELD OCTOBER 29, 2015

 

 

  

The accompanying proxy is solicited on behalf of the board of directors of Entertainment Gaming Asia Inc. (“we” or the “Company”) in connection with our annual meeting of stockholders to be held on Thursday, October 29, 2015, at 10:00 a.m., local time, at Unit C1, Ground Floor, Koon Wah Building, No. 2 Yuen Shun Circuit, Yuen Chau Kok, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong for the purposes set forth in the accompanying Notice of Meeting.

 

Please mark and sign the enclosed proxy card and return it in the accompanying envelope. No postage is required if your returned proxy card is mailed within the United States. We will bear the cost of soliciting proxies, including the preparation, assembly and mailing of the proxies and soliciting material, as well as the cost of forwarding the materials to the beneficial owners of our common stock. Our directors, officers and regular employees may, without compensation other than their regular compensation, solicit proxies by telephone, electronic mail, personal conversation or other means of communication. We may reimburse brokerage firms and others for expenses in forwarding proxy material to the beneficial owners of our common stock.

 

Any proxy given pursuant to this solicitation and received in time for the 2015 annual meeting will be voted according to the instructions given in the proxy. Any stockholder giving a proxy may revoke it any time prior to its use at the 2015 annual meeting by giving a written revocation notice to our secretary, by filing a revoking instrument or a duly executed proxy bearing a later date with our secretary or by attending the 2015 annual meeting and voting in person.

 

We expect that this proxy statement, the proxy and notice of meeting will first be mailed to our stockholders on or about September 23, 2015.

 

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE MEETING

 

Q:Why am I receiving this proxy statement?

 

A:We are holding our 2015 annual meeting of stockholders to elect the members of our board of directors. In addition, we are seeking (i) stockholder ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015, as more fully described in Proposal Two; (ii) stockholder approval of increase in the number of authorized shares of the Company’s common stock, as more fully described in Proposal Three; and (iii) a non-binding “say on pay” stockholder advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers, as more fully described in Proposal Four.

 

Q:What do I need to do now?

 

A:We urge you to carefully read and consider the information contained in this proxy statement. If applicable, you should then vote as soon as possible in accordance with the instructions provided in this proxy statement and on the enclosed proxy card or submit your voting instructions by internet or by telephone if that option is available to you.

 

Q:How do I vote?

 

A:If you are an EGT stockholder of record, you may vote in person at the 2015 annual meeting or by submitting a proxy for the meeting. You can submit your proxy by completing, signing, dating and returning the enclosed proxy card in the accompanying pre-addressed postage paid envelope. If you hold your shares in “street name,” which means your shares are held of record by a broker, bank or nominee, you must provide the record holder of your shares with instructions on how to vote your shares. Please refer to your proxy card or the voting instruction card used by your broker, bank or nominee to see if you may submit voting instructions using the internet or telephone.

 

Q:What happens if I do not vote?

 

A:If you do not submit a proxy card or vote at the 2015 annual meeting, your proxy will not be counted as present for the purpose of determining the presence of a quorum, and your shares will not be voted at the meeting. If you submit a proxy card and affirmatively elect to abstain from voting, your proxy will be counted as present for the purpose of determining the presence of a quorum but will not be voted at the 2015 annual meeting. Broker non-votes will have the effect as more fully described in the section “Voting of Shares — Vote Required for Approval” below.

 

Q:If my EGT shares are held in “street name,” will my broker, bank, or nominee vote my shares for me on all proposals?

 

A:Your broker, bank, or nominee can vote your shares on the ratification of accountants in the event you do not provide instructions on how to vote in accordance with the information and procedures provided to you by your broker, bank, or nominee. Your broker, bank, or nominee cannot vote your shares on the election of directors or any other Proposals, unless you provide instructions on how to vote.

 

Q:Can I change my vote after I have mailed my signed proxy or direction form?

 

A:Yes. If you are a record holder, you can change your vote at any time before your proxy is voted at your stockholder meeting by:

 

delivering to the Company’s corporate secretary a signed notice of revocation;

 

granting a new, later-dated proxy, which must be signed and delivered to the Company’s corporate secretary; or

 

attending the 2015 annual meeting and voting in person; however, your attendance alone will not revoke your proxy.

 

If your shares are held in street name and you have instructed your broker or nominee to vote your shares, you must follow your broker or nominee’s directions in order to change your vote or revoke your proxy.

 

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Q:What should I do if I receive more than one set of voting materials?

 

A:You may receive more than one set of voting materials, including multiple copies of this proxy statement and multiple proxy cards or voting instruction cards. For example, if you hold your shares in more than one brokerage account, you will receive a separate voting instruction card for each brokerage account in which you hold shares. If you are a holder of record and your shares are registered in more than one name, you will receive more than one proxy card. Please complete, sign, date and return each proxy card and voting instruction card that you receive.

 

Q:What if I object to the proposed transactions? Do I have dissenter’s rights?

 

A:No. Dissenter’s rights are not available for the types of transactions discussed in this proxy statement.

 

Q:Whom should I call with questions?

 

A:If you have any questions about the meeting, require directions to the meeting or need additional copies of this proxy statement or the enclosed proxy card, you should contact:

 

Entertainment Gaming Asia Inc.

40 E. Chicago Ave. #186 Chicago, IL 60611-2026

Attn: Traci Mangini

Email address: tracimangini@egt-group.com

 

VOTING OF SHARES

 

Our board of directors has fixed the close of business on September 3, 2015 as the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the 2015 annual meeting. On September 3, 2015, 14,464,220 shares of our common stock, $0.001 par value, were outstanding and held by approximately 144 record holders. On February 26, 2015, we effected a reverse split, which we refer to as the 2015 reverse split in this document, through a combination of the outstanding shares of our common stock on a one for four basis. Accordingly, each four pre-2015 reverse split share outstanding on that date entitles its holder to one vote in person or by proxy on each matter to be voted on at the 2015 annual meeting. All historical share and share price information in this proxy statement have been adjusted to give effect to the 2015 reverse split.

 

Quorum

 

The presence at the 2015 annual meeting, in person or by proxy, of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock entitled to vote at the meeting is required for a quorum for the transaction of business. In general, shares of common stock represented by a properly signed and returned proxy card will be counted as shares present and entitled to vote at the meeting for purposes of determining a quorum.

 

Vote Required for Approval

 

Pursuant to Section 2.8 of our bylaws, the vote of the holders of a majority of the stock having voting power present in person or represented by proxy shall be sufficient to elect directors or to decide any question brought before such meeting, unless a different vote is expressly required by our charter documents or the Nevada General Corporation Law. In counting votes on the election of directors and all other matters to come before the meeting, broker non-votes (i.e. shares held of record by a broker which are not voted because the broker has not received voting instructions from the beneficial owner) will be counted as not present . and these shares will be deducted from the total shares of which a majority is required. Shares subject to abstention shall be counted as present but not voted, which will have the same practical effect as having against the particular matter.

 

All proposals presented in this proxy statement will be approved if a majority of the shares present or represented at the meeting are voted in favor of such matter.

 

Voting of Proxies

 

Shares of common stock represented by properly executed proxy cards will be voted according to the choices specified. Proxies that are signed by stockholders but that lack any voting instructions will be voted “FOR the election of all of the nominees for director listed in this proxy statement, and “FOR” Proposals Two, Three and Four and in the discretion of the persons voting the respective proxies with respect to any other matter that may properly come before the 2015 annual meeting.

 

Voting via the Internet, by Telephone or by Mail

 

As an alternative to voting in person at the 2015 annual meeting, stockholders whose shares are registered in their own names may vote via the Internet, by telephone or by mailing a completed proxy card. For those stockholders who receive a paper proxy card, instructions for voting via the Internet or by telephone are set forth on the proxy card. Those stockholders who receive a paper proxy card and voting instructions by mail, and who elect to vote by mail, should sign and return the mailed proxy card in the prepaid and addressed envelope that was enclosed with the proxy materials, and your shares will be voted at the 2015 annual meeting in the manner you direct.

 

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If your shares are registered in the name of a bank or brokerage firm (your record holder), you will receive instructions from your record holder that must be followed in order for your record holder to vote your shares per your instructions. Many banks and brokerage firms have a process for their beneficial holders to provide instructions via the Internet or over the telephone. If you hold shares through a bank or brokerage firm and wish to be able to vote in person at the 2015 annual meeting, you must obtain a legal proxy from your brokerage firm, bank or other holder of record and present it to the inspector of elections with your ballot.

 

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual Meeting

 

This proxy statement, our 2014 annual report to stockholders and, if your shares are registered in your name, your proxy card, are available on the Internet. This proxy statement, our annual report to stockholders and, if your shares are registered in your name, your proxy card, are available at: www.cstproxy.com/egt-group/2015.

 

You may access your proxy materials and, if your shares are registered in your name, vote your shares online by going to www.cstproxyvote.com and following the prompts. You will need to have your proxy card with you since your card includes your unique identification numbers.

 

PROXY SOLICITATION

 

We are soliciting proxies from our stockholders for our 2015 annual meeting of stockholders. We will pay the cost of solicitation of proxies from our stockholders, including preparation, assembly, printing and mailing of this proxy statement and the proxy cards. Copies of solicitation materials will be furnished to banks, brokerage houses, fiduciaries and custodians holding in their names shares of our common stock beneficially owned by others to forward to such beneficial owners. We may reimburse persons representing beneficial owners of our common stock for their costs of forwarding solicitation materials to such beneficial owners. In addition to solicitation by use of the mails, proxies may be solicited by our board of directors, officers and employees, in person or by telephone, electronic mail, or other means of communication. No additional compensation for soliciting proxies will be paid to our board of directors, officers or regular employees for such services.

  

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PROPOSAL ONE — ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

 

Our bylaws provide that our board will consist of between one and twelve members, with the number of directors determined from time to time by our board. The number of directors is currently set at six. The current term of all of our six directors expires at the 2015 annual meeting. Accordingly, six directors will be elected at the 2015 annual meeting to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified. Each nominee has consented to being nominated and to serve if elected. If any nominee is unable or declines to serve as director at the time of the 2015 annual meeting, an event not now anticipated, proxies will be voted for any nominee designated by the board of directors to fill the vacancy.

 

Information About Nominees

 

Names of the board of directors’ nominees and certain biographical information about the nominees are set forth below.

 

Clarence (Yuk Man) Chung

  Age 52

  Director since 2007

  Mr. Chung joined our board in October 2007 and has served as our chairman of the board since August 2008 and chief executive officer since October 2008. Mr. Chung is also an executive director of Melco International Development Limited, a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. He has served on the board of directors of Melco International Development Limited since May 2006 and is a member of the executive committee, finance committee and corporate social responsibility committee of the company. In addition, Mr. Chung is a non-executive director of Melco Crown Entertainment Limited, a company listed on the NASDAQ Global Market and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. He has served on the board of directors of Melco Crown since November 2006. He has also served as chairman and president of Melco Crown (Philippines) Resorts Corporation, a company listed on the Philippines Stock Exchange, since December 2012. Mr. Chung has more than 25 years of experience in the financial industry in various capacities as a chief financial officer, an investment banker and merger and acquisition specialist. Mr. Chung holds a master degree in business administration from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and a bachelor degree in business administration from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Mr. Chung is also a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.  
       
    Mr. Chung has extensive knowledge of the gaming industry in the markets in which the Company operates from his senior management experience with Melco International Development Limited. As a result of these and other professional experiences, our board of directors has concluded that Mr. Chung is qualified to serve as a director.  
       

Vincent L. DiVito

Age 55

Director since 2005

  Mr. DiVito joined our board in October 2005 and chairs our audit committee. Since April 2010, Mr. DiVito has served as a financial and management consultant. From January 2008 to April 2010, Mr. DiVito served as president of Lonza America, Inc., a global life sciences chemical business headquartered in Allendale, New Jersey, and also served as chief financial officer and treasurer of Lonza America, Inc. from September 2000 to April 2010. Lonza America, Inc. is part of Lonza Group, whose stock is traded on the Swiss Stock Exchange. From 1990 to September 2000, Mr. DiVito was employed by Algroup Wheaton, a global pharmaceutical and cosmetics packaging company, first as its director of business development and later as its vice president and chief financial officer. Mr. DiVito is a certified public accountant and certified management accountant and is a National Association of Corporate Directors Board Leadership Fellow. Mr. DiVito has served on the board of directors of Riviera Holdings Corporation, a publicly held company, from July 2002 until the consummation of a change in control of the corporation in March 2011. Mr. DiVito also serves on the board and chairs the audit committee of Aqua Metals, Inc, a California-based technology start-up.  
       
    Mr. DiVito has extensive knowledge of accounting and corporate governance issues from his experience serving on various corporate board of directors and has extensive operational knowledge as a result of his experience as an operational executive at a major corporation and is invaluable to our board’s discussions of financial and operational issues. As a result of these and other professional experiences, our board of directors has concluded that Mr. DiVito is qualified to serve as a director.    

 

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John W. Crawford, J.P.

Age 73

Director since 2007

  Mr. Crawford joined our board in November 2007 and chairs our nominating committee and conflicts committee. Mr. Crawford has been the chairman of International Quality Education Limited since February 2002. Prior to that, Mr. Crawford was a founding partner of the Hong Kong office of Ernst & Young where, as chairman of the Audit Division, he acted as engagement or review partner for many public companies and banks before he retired from the firm in 1997. Mr. Crawford is a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, a member and honorary president of the Macau Society of Certified Practising Accountants, and a member of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants. Mr. Crawford has been a JP (Justice of the Peace) since 1997. Mr. Crawford also served on the board of directors and was chairman of the audit committee of e-Kong Group Limited which is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange until June 8, 2015. He is also on the board of directors and chairman of the audit committee of Regal Portfolio Management Limited, which manages the Regal Real Estate Investment Trust, the units of which are listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. In February 2012, Mr. Crawford was appointed as a member of the conflicts committee of the Macau Studio City project held by Melco Crown Entertainment Limited although he does not hold any directorships with Melco Crown Entertainment Limited or any of its subsidiaries.  
       
    Mr. Crawford has extensive knowledge of accounting issues from his experience as a managing audit partner at a major international accounting firm and has extensive operational knowledge as a result of his consulting experience, and is invaluable to our board’s discussions of financial and operational issues. As a result of these and other professional experiences, our board of directors has concluded that Mr. Crawford is qualified to serve as a director.    

 

 Samuel (Yuen Wai) Tsang

Age 60

Director since 2008

 

Mr. Tsang joined our board in September 2008. Mr. Tsang is a solicitor admitted in Hong Kong, England and Australia. He is the chief legal advisor of Melco International Development Limited. Since he joined Melco in 2001, Mr. Tsang has been acting as the company secretary of Melco and overseeing its legal, corporate and compliance matters, which holds significant interests in a total of four listed companies in Hong Kong, the United States and Canada. Mr. Tsang has worked as a lawyer with major law firms and listed conglomerates in Hong Kong for over 30 years. He holds a master of laws degree from University of Hong Kong and a master of business administration degree from the Australian Graduate School of Management. 

 
       
    Mr. Tsang has extensive knowledge of corporate law, corporate governance and the gaming industry, including the regulation of the gaming industry, in the markets in which we operate from his senior legal management experience with Melco International Development Limited, and is invaluable to our board’s discussions of legal, governance and regulatory issues. As a result of these and other professional experiences, our board of directors has concluded that Mr. Tsang is qualified to serve as a director.    

 

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Anthony (Kanhee) Tyen,

Ph.D.

Age 59

Director since 2008

 

Dr. Tyen joined our board in September 2008 and chairs our compensation committee. Since 1985, Dr. Tyen has been in the proprietorship of his own accountancy and consulting practice, Anthony Tyen & Co. Dr. Tyen is a certified public accountant in Hong Kong and has over 38 years’ experience in auditing, accounting, management and company secretarial practice. He holds a doctoral degree in philosophy and a master degree in business administration, both from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is an associate member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and a fellow member of both the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators. Dr. Tyen has served as an independent non-executive director and a member of audit committee to the board of Melco International Development Limited since June 2010 and Summit Ascent Holdings Limited since March 2011, all being companies listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Dr. Tyen has also been a director of Alpha Peak Leisure Inc., a company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange since August 2012. He was previously an independent non-executive director of three Hong Kong listed companies, namely Value Convergence Holdings Limited, Recruit Holdings Limited and ASR Logistics Holdings Limited.

 

 
   

Dr. Tyen has extensive knowledge of accounting issues and the business operations in the markets in which the Company operates from his experience as an owner of an accounting firm in Hong Kong and is invaluable to our board’s discussions of accounting and operational issues. As a result of these and other professional experiences, our board of directors has concluded that Dr. Tyen is qualified to serve as a director. 

 

 

Dennis (Chi Wai) Tam,

Ph.D.

Age 46

Director since 2015

 

Mr. Tam joined our board in March 2015. He has over 20 years of experience in corporate finance, accounting, financial control, and mergers & acquisitions. Mr. Tam has served as the Group Finance Director and Head of Human Resources & Administration of Melco International Development Limited, a company listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, since October 2006 and July 2010, respectively. Mr. Tam is also an executive director of MelcoLot Limited, a company listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.

 

Mr. Tam obtained his Master Degree in Accounting from Monash University, completed his Ph.D. program at Washington Intercontinental University and trained at Harvard Business School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He is the chairman of the board for Greater China for the Institute of Certified Management Accountants (Australia), a member of CPA Australia and advisor of the General Education Development Committee in Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School. Mr. Tam was awarded “Asia’s Best CFO (Investor Relations)” at the Asian Excellence Awards by Corporate Governance Asia magazine in 2014 and 2015.

 

Mr. Tam has extensive knowledge of accounting issues and the business operations in the markets in which we operate from his senior management experience with Melco International Development Limited, and is invaluable to our board’s discussions of accounting and operational issues. As a result of these and other professional experiences, our board of directors has concluded that Mr. Tam is qualified to serve as a director. 

 

 

Additional Information about our Board and its Committees

 

We have been a “controlled company” as defined under NASDAQ Listing Rule 5615(c)(1) since November 25, 2014 when EGT Entertainment Holding Limited became an approximate 64.8% shareholder of our Company. We rely on the “controlled company” exemption pursuant to NASDAQ Listing Rule 5615(c) to exempt our Company from the majority independent director composition requirement. All of the director nominees except Mr. Chung, Mr. Tsang and Mr. Tam are considered by the board of directors to be “independent” as defined in Rule 5605(a)(2) of the NASDAQ Listing Rules.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2014, our board met eight times and all of the directors attended at least 75% of all meetings during the periods for which they served on our board, and at least 75% of all of the meetings held by committees of the board on which they serve. The board of directors has formed an audit committee, a nominating committee, a conflicts committee and a compensation committee, all of which operate under written charters, copies of which are available on our website at www.egt-group.com

 

Our board of directors does not have a policy regarding board members’ attendance at meetings of our stockholders and all members of our board attended our prior year’s annual meeting of stockholders.

 

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Audit Committee

 

During the year ended December 31, 2014, our audit committee was comprised of Mr. Vincent DiVito, Mr. John Crawford and Dr. Anthony Tyen. Mr. DiVito serves as the audit committee chair.

 

Our audit committee generally meets at least once a quarter and, in the year ended December 31, 2014, our audit committee held four meetings. This committee has the responsibility of selecting the firm that will serve as our independent public accountants, approving and reviewing the scope and results of the audit and any non-audit services provided by the independent public accountants and meeting with our financial staff to review internal controls, procedures and policies.

 

We have identified Mr. DiVito as the audit committee financial expert. Mr. DiVito was previously the president and chief financial officer of Lonza America, Inc., a global life sciences chemical company and he is also a certified public accountant and a certified management accountant. All members of our audit committee are independent, as defined in Rule 5605(a)(2) of the NASDAQ Listing Rules and as independence for audit committee members is defined in Rule 10A-3(b)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. In addition, Mr. Crawford and Dr. Anthony Tyen each meet the financial sophistication requirements in Rule 5605(c)(2)(A) of the NASDAQ Listing Rules.

 

Nominating Committee

 

During the year ended December 31, 2014, our nominating committee was comprised of Mr. Vincent DiVito, Mr. John Crawford and Dr. Anthony Tyen. Mr. Crawford serves as the nominating committee chair. Our nominating committee held one meeting in the year ended December 31, 2014.

 

The nominating committee is responsible for assisting our board with respect to the appropriate size and composition of our board and monitoring and making recommendations regarding the performance of our board. In this regard, our nominating committee evaluates the qualifications of all proposed candidates for election to our board, including capabilities, availability to serve, conflicts of interest and other relevant factors, and makes recommendations to our board concerning the size and composition of our board of directors.

 

The members of our nominating committee are considered by our board of directors to be “independent” as defined in Rule 5605(a)(2) of the NASDAQ Listing Rules.

 

The charter of our nominating committee allows the nominating committee to consider for directorship candidates nominated by third parties, including stockholders. For a third party to suggest a candidate, one must provide our legal department with the name of the candidate, together with a brief biographical sketch and a document indicating the candidate’s willingness to serve if elected.

 

Our nominating committee has recommended Mr. Clarence Chung, Mr. Vincent DiVito, Mr. John Crawford, Mr. Samuel Tsang, Dr. Anthony Tyen and Mr. Dennis Tam as nominees for election to our board of directors at the 2015 annual meeting.

 

Compensation Committee

 

During the year ended December 31, 2014, our compensation committee was comprised of Mr. Vincent DiVito, Mr. John Crawford and Dr. Anthony Tyen. Dr. Tyen serves as the compensation committee chair. Our compensation committee held one meeting in the year ended December 31, 2014.

 

Our compensation committee has the responsibility of setting executive compensation guidelines, administering our stock incentive plans, and approving compensation of our executive officers and members of the board of directors. Our chief executive officer and other executive officers may attend compensation committee meetings and make recommendations, but they may not be present during discussions or deliberations regarding their own compensation. From time to time, our compensation committee will use an independent consultant in considering compensation policies and programs for executive officers. The members of our compensation committee are considered by our board of directors to be “independent” as defined in Rule 5605(a)(2) of the NASDAQ Listing Rules.

 

Conflicts Committee

 

During the year ended December 31, 2014, our conflicts committee was comprised of Mr. Vincent DiVito and Mr. John Crawford. Mr. Crawford serves as the conflicts committee chair. The conflicts committee held one meeting in the year ended December 31, 2014.

 

With regard to transactions between us and our principal stockholder, EGT Entertainment Holding, our board of directors has established a committee of the board, known as the conflicts committee, made up exclusively of members of our board who satisfy the independence requirements of Rule 5605(a)(2) of the NASDAQ Listing Rules and meet the criteria for independence as set forth in Rule 10A-3(b)(1) under the Exchange Act of 1934, and who are not then, and during the two years prior to their appointment or election had not been, an officer, director, employee of or consultant or advisor to EGT Entertainment Holding Limited or any affiliate of EGT Entertainment Holding Limited.

 

The conflicts committee operates under a charter that has been approved by our board of directors. Pursuant to the charter, the conflicts committee is required to review and approve all material agreements or transactions, if any, between us and any party holding 10% or more of our common shares or voting power or their affiliates. The conflicts committee charter may not be amended or modified unless (i) such amendment or modification has been approved and recommended by a majority of the members of the conflicts committee and (ii) at least five business days preceding the effective date of such amendment or modification we have filed with the SEC a current report on Form 8-K that accurately and fully discloses the proposed amendment or modification and the basis for the conflicts committee’s recommendations.

 

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Director Compensation

 

Each member of our board of directors (except Mr. Dennis (Chi Wai) Tam) received an initial grant of 6,250 options upon his appointment.

 

On November 8, 2011, our board of directors, acting upon the recommendation and approval of our compensation committee, approved an amendment to our policy concerning the compensation of our directors. Pursuant to such amendments, for the three calender years 2012, 2013 and 2014, each member of our board of directors receives an annual grant of options to purchase 6,250 shares of our common stock and each non-employee board member also receives a quarterly fee of $13,500, provided that the chairman of our audit committee receives an additional $6,500 per quarter. As of the date of this report, Mr. Samuel Tsang and Mr. Dennis (Chi Wai) Tam have unconditionally waived all their entitlements to the aforesaid quarterly fees. Since January 1, 2015, no annual grant of options has been made to members of our board of directors for reasons as explained in the last paragraph on page 22 of this proxy statement.

 

All annual grant options will vest in full six months and one day following the date of grant. The exercise price of such options is the market price of our common stock on the date of grant. Our directors are reimbursed for their out-of-pocket expenses related to their services as directors or meeting attendances, including their direct travel related expenses and education expenses of certain director.

 

Board Leadership Structure and Role in Risk Oversight

 

Mr. Clarence Chung has served as our chairman of the board since August 2008 and chief executive officer since October 2008. We have neither adopted a formal policy on whether the chairman and chief executive officer positions should be separate or combined nor do we have a lead director. We believe that given the small size of our board of directors and establishment of separate audit, compensation and nominating committees consisting of independent directors that our present board structure is in the best interest of us and our stockholders. Our board of directors has an active role in overseeing our areas of risk. While the full board has overall responsibility for risk oversight, the board has assigned certain areas of risk primarily to designated committees, which report back to the full board.

 

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

 

No member of our board of directors is employed by us or our subsidiaries except for Mr. Clarence Chung, who is presently employed as our president and chief executive officer. None of our executive officers serve on the board of directors of another entity, whose executive officers serve on the compensation committee of our board of directors. None of officers or employees participated in deliberations of our compensation committee concerning executive officer compensation.

 

Process for Stockholders to Send Communications to our Board of Directors

 

Because we have always maintained open channels of communication with our stockholders, we do not have a formal policy that provides a process for stockholders to send communications to our board. However, if a stockholder would like to send a communication to our board of directors, please address the letter to the attention of our legal department and it will be distributed to each director.

 

Recommendation of the Board of Directors

 

Our board of directors recommends that you vote “FOR the election of all director nominees listed in this proxy statement.

 

Audit Committee Report

 

The audit committee reviewed and discussed our audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2014 with our management. The audit committee discussed with Ernst & Young, our independent auditors for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, the matters required to be discussed by Statement on Auditing Standards No. 114, “The Auditors Communication with Those Charged with Governance”. The audit committee also received the written communication from Ernst & Young required by PCAOB Ethics and Independence Rule 3526, “Communication with Audit Committees Concerning Independence”, and the audit committee has discussed the independence of Ernst & Young with them.

 

Based on the audit committee’s review and discussions noted above, the audit committee recommended to our board of directors that our audited financial statements be included in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 filed with the SEC on March 26, 2015.

 

  THE AUDIT COMMITTEE
   
  Vincent DiVito, Chairman
  John Crawford
  Anthony Tyen

 

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PROPOSAL TWO — RATIFICATION OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED

PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

The audit committee of our board of directors has appointed Ernst & Young as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015. It is expected that representatives of Ernst & Young will attend the 2015 annual meeting by way of telephone conferencing, who will have the opportunity to make statements if they desire to do so. They will also be available to respond to appropriate questions from stockholders.

 

Ernst & Young continuously served as our independent registered public accounting firm beginning with the year ended December 31, 2008.

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Fees

 

The following table sets forth the aggregate fees billed to us for services rendered to us for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 by our independent registered public accounting firm, Ernst & Young, for such years for the audit of our consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, and assistance with the reporting requirements thereof, the review of our condensed consolidated financial statements included in our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and accounting and auditing assistance relative to acquisition accounting and reporting.

 

   Years Ended December 31, 
(Amounts in thousands)  2014   2013 
Audit Fees  $413   $449 
Tax Fees   125    63 
Other Services   2    2 
   $540   $514 

Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies

 

Our audit committee approves all audit fees, audit-related fees, tax fees and special engagement fees. The audit committee approved 100% of such fees for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013.

 

Recommendation of the Board of Directors

 

Our board of directors recommends that you vote “FOR” the ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015.

 

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PROPOSAL THREE — INCREASE IN AUTHORIZED SHARES OF COMMON STOCK

 

Our board of directors has approved a proposal to amend the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of the Company’s common stock from 18,750,000 to 38,000,000. The proposed amendment would replace Section 4.1 of the Fourth Article of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the following language:

 

“The Corporation is authorized to issue thirty-eight million (38,000,000) shares of common stock, $.001 per value (“Common Stock”) and ten million (10,000,000) shares of preferred stock, $.001 par value (“Preferred Stock”). Common Stock and Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time without action by the stockholders. Common Stock and Preferred Stock may be issued for such consideration as may be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors.”

 

Our board of directors believes it is in the best interest of the Company to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock in order to give the Company greater flexibility in considering and planning for future corporate needs, including, but not limited to, stock dividends, grants under equity compensation plans, stock splits, financings, potential strategic transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, and business combinations, as well as other general corporate transactions. Our board of directors believes that additional authorized shares of common stock will enable the Company to take timely advantage of market conditions and favorable financing and acquisition opportunities that become available to the Company without the delay and expense associated with convening a special meeting of the Company’s stockholders.

 

The Company has no current plan, commitment, arrangement, understanding or agreement regarding the issuance of the additional shares of common stock that will result from the Company’s adoption of the proposed amendment. Except as otherwise required by law or by a regulation of the NASDAQ Capital Market, the newly authorized shares of common stock will be available for issuance at the discretion of the board of directors (without further action by the stockholders) for various future corporate needs, including those outlined above. While adoption of the proposed amendment would not have any immediate dilutive effect on the proportionate voting power or other rights of the Company’s existing stockholders, any future issuance of additional authorized shares of the Company’s common stock may, among other things, dilute the earnings per share of the common stock and the equity and voting rights of those holding common stock at the time the additional shares are issued.

 

In addition to the corporate purposes mentioned above, an increase in the number of authorized shares of the Company’s common stock may make it more difficult to, or discourage an attempt to, obtain control of the Company by means of a takeover bid that our board of directors determines is not in the best interest of the Company and its stockholders. However, our board of directors does not intend or view the proposed increase in the number of authorized shares of the Company’s common stock as an anti-takeover measure and is not aware of any attempt or plan to obtain control of the Company.

 

Any newly authorized shares of the Company’s common stock will be identical to the shares of common stock now authorized and outstanding. The proposed amendment will not affect the rights of current holders of the Company’s common stock, none of whom have preemptive or similar rights to acquire the newly authorized shares.

 

Recommendation of the Board of Directors

 

Our board of directors recommends that you vote “FOR” the proposed amendment to increase the number of authorized shares of the Company’s common stock from 18,750,000 to 38,000,000.

 

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PROPOSAL FOUR — ADVISORY VOTE ON THE COMPENSATION OF THE COMPANY’S NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
 

Under Section 14A of the Exchange Act and related Securities and Exchange Commission rules and regulations, we are required to provide our stockholders the opportunity, on a non-binding advisory basis, to approve the compensation of our named executive officers as described in the “Executive Compensation” section of this proxy statement. At our annual meeting of stockholders held on July 26, 2013, our stockholders, upon the recommendation of our board of directors, approved a resolution that we provide stockholders this opportunity annually.

 

Our compensation structure is established by our compensation committee and is designed to attract and retain motivated executives who substantially contribute to our long-term success and the creation of stockholder value, to reward executives when we perform financially or operationally well, to align the financial interests of our executives with the interests of our stockholders, and to be competitive within our industry without targeting or setting compensation at specific benchmark percentiles. Our compensation committee’s philosophy is to balance the named executive officers’ short-term compensation with long-term compensation in order to align their interests with the interests of our stockholders. Within this framework, our compensation committee strives to maintain executive compensation that is fair, reasonable, and competitive.

 

Our board of directors is asking the stockholders to approve of and support the compensation of the named executive officers as described in this proxy statement. This vote is advisory, which means that it will not be binding on the Company. However, even though this vote is non-binding, we value the input of our stockholders and our compensation committee will consider the results of this vote in making future compensation decisions regarding our named executive officers.

 

Recommendation of the Board of Directors

 

Our board of directors recommends that you vote “FOR” the approval of the compensation paid to our named executive officers, as disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K, including the compensation tables and narrative discussion included in this proxy statement.

 

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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

 

The table below sets forth the beneficial ownership of our common stock as of August 31, 2015, by:

 

All of our then current directors and executive officers, individually;

 

All of our then current directors and executive officers, as a group; and

 

All persons who beneficially owned more than 5% of our outstanding common stock.

 

The beneficial ownership of each person was calculated based on 14,464,220 shares of our common stock outstanding as of August 31, 2015, according to the recorded ownership listings as of that date, the beneficial ownership reports filed by 5% beneficial owners with the SEC and the verifications we solicited and received from each director and executive officer. The SEC has defined “beneficial ownership” to mean more than ownership in the usual sense. For example, a person has beneficial ownership of a share not only if he owns it in the usual sense, but also if he has the power (solely or shared) to vote, sell or otherwise dispose of the share. Beneficial ownership also includes the number of shares that a person has the right to acquire within 60 days of August 31, 2015, pursuant to the exercise of options or warrants or the conversion of notes, debentures or other indebtedness, but excludes stock appreciation rights. Two or more persons might count as beneficial owners of the same share. Unless otherwise noted, the address of the following persons listed below is c/o Entertainment Gaming Asia Inc., Unit C1, Ground Floor, Koon Wah Building, No. 2 Yuen Shun Circuit, Yuen Chau Kok, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong.

 

Name of Director, Executive Officer or Nominee   Shares(1)    Percentage 
Clarence (Yuk Man) Chung   851,516 (2)   5.8 %
           
Andy (Kin Ming) Tsui   50,938(3)   * 
           
Vincent L. DiVito   48,648(4)   * 
           
John W. Crawford   50,671(5)   *
           
Anthony (Kanhee) Tyen   41,875(6)    *
           
Samuel (Yuen Wai) Tsang   41,875(7)   * 
           
Dennis (Chi Wai) Tam   NIL    - 
           
All directors and executive officers as a group (7 persons)   1,085,523    7.3%

 

 

 

*Less than one percent

 

Name and Address of 5%(+) Holders          

EGT Entertainment Holding Limited

38/F, The Centrium
60 Wyndham Street
Central, Hong Kong

   9,378,074 (8)   64.8%

 

 

 

(1)Unless otherwise noted, the persons identified in this table have sole voting and sole investment power with regard to the shares beneficially owned by them.

 

(2)Includes 261,250 shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options.

 

(3)Includes 40,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options.

 

(4)Includes 30,938 shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options.

 

(5)Includes 36,250 shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options.

 

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(6)Includes 34,375 shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options.

 

(7)Includes 34,375 shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options.

 

(8)The shares are owned directly by EGT Entertainment Holding, which is the indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Melco International Development Limited. Melco is the indirect beneficial owner of the reported securities.

 

Equity Compensation Plan Information

 

At our annual meeting on September 8, 2008, our stockholders approved our 2008 Stock Incentive Plan, or the 2008 plan. The 2008 plan allows for incentive awards to eligible recipients consisting of:

 

Options to purchase shares of common stock, that qualify as incentive stock options within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code;

 

Non-statutory stock options that do not qualify as incentive options;

 

Restricted stock awards; and

 

Performance stock awards, which may be subject to future achievement of performance criteria or free of any performance or vesting conditions.

 

The number of shares reserved for issuance under the 2008 plan is 1,250,000 shares. The exercise price of an option granted under the 2008 plan shall not be less than 100% of the fair market value of one share of common stock on the date of grant, unless the participant owns more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of our stock or any parent or subsidiary corporation of ours, in which case the exercise price shall then be 110% of the fair market value. The outstanding stock options generally vest over three years and have ten-year contractual terms.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2014, stock options for the purchase of 56,250 shares of common stock were granted with a weighted average exercise price of $4.84 and weighted average fair value of $2.28 (2013: $2.76) per share and will vest from six-month and one day to three-year periods. During the year ended December 31, 2014, 23,750 shares of restricted stock awards with a fair value of $4.84 per share were issued. The shares of restricted stock shall vest, subject to and upon the recipient’s achievement of key operational and financial performance milestones. For restricted stock awards with performance conditions, the Company evaluates if performance conditions are probable in each reporting period. The compensation expense of restricted awards is recognized ratably over the implicit service period if achieving performance conditions is probable. Cumulative catch-up adjustments are required in the event of any changes in the assessment of probabilities.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2014, there were no exercises of outstanding stock options.

 

Prior to January 1, 2009, we had two stock options plans, the Amended and Restated 1999 Stock Option Plan and the Amended and Restated 1999 Directors’ Stock Option Plan, or the previous stock option plans, through which 937,500 shares and 18,750 shares were authorized, respectively. Both previous stock option plans expired on December 31, 2008; however, options granted under the previous stock option plans that were outstanding as of the date of termination remain outstanding and subject to termination according to their terms.

 

As of December 31, 2014, stock options for the purchase of 229,620 and 5,001 shares of common stock, respectively, were outstanding in relation to the previous stock option plans.

 

As of December 31, 2014, stock options for the purchase of 550,599 shares of common stock were outstanding under the 2008 plan.

 

As of December 31, 2014, 727,949 stock options were exercisable with a weighted average exercise price of $8.14, a weighted average fair value of $3.50 and an aggregate intrinsic value of approximately $46,000. The total fair value of shares vested during the year ended December 31, 2014 was approximately $411,000. As of December 31, 2014, an aggregate of 57,271 options granted under all plans were subject to vesting with a total compensation cost approximately $89,000. The amount is expected to be recognized over 1.38 years.

 

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A summary of all current and expired plans as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and changes during the years then ended are presented in the following tables.

 

Options

 

  

Number of

Shares

  

Weighted

Average

Exercise Price

  

Weighted Average

Remaining

Contractual

Life

(in years)

  

Aggregate

Intrinsic Value

(in thousands)

 
Outstanding as of December 31, 2012   739,384   $8.54    5.79   $2,293 
Granted   215,000    4.81    -    280 
Exercised   -    -    -    - 
Forfeited or expired   (131,250)   3.00    -    - 
Outstanding as of December 31, 2013   823,134    8.45    5.99    738 
Exercisable as of December 31, 2013   695,970   $8.70    5.63   $738 

 

  

Number of

Shares

  

Weighted

Average

Exercise Price

  

Weighted Average

Remaining

Contractual

Life

(in years)

  

Aggregate

Intrinsic Value

(in thousands)

 
Outstanding as of December 31, 2013   823,134   $8.45    5.99   $738 
Granted   56,250    4.84    -    - 
Exercised   -    -    -    - 
Forfeited or expired   (94,164)   9.80    -    - 
Outstanding as of December 31, 2014   785,220    8.03    5.50    46 
Exercisable as of December 31, 2014   727,949   $8.14    5.27   $46 

 

Restricted Stock

 

  

Number of

shares

  

Weighted

Average

Fair Value at

Grant Date

  

Weighted
Average
Remaining

Contractual Life

(in years)

 
Unvested balance as of December 31, 2012   -   $-    - 
Granted   12,500    7.88    - 
Vested(1)   (12,500)   7.88    - 
Unvested balance as of December 31, 2013   -   $-    - 

 

  

Number of

shares

  

Weighted

Average

Fair Value at

Grant Date

  

Weighted
Average

Remaining

Contractual Life

(in years)

 
Unvested balance as of December 31, 2013   -   $-    - 
Granted   23,750    4.84    - 
Vested(2)   (16,250)   4.84    - 
Unvested balance as of December 31, 2014   7,500   $4.84    1.41 

 

 

 

(1)Vested shares included 12,500 shares of restricted common stock issued in the year ended December 31, 2013 for which final vesting of 8,125 shares was approved by the Company’s compensation committee in March 2014.

 

(2)Vested shares included 12,500 shares of restricted common stock issued in the year ended December 31, 2014 for which final vesting of 5,625 shares was approved by the Company’s compensation committee in March 2015.

 

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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

 

Summary Compensation Table

 

The following table sets forth the compensation awarded to, earned by or paid to, the chief executive officer for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 and the only other executive officer earning in excess of $100,000 for services rendered in all capacities for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013. Mr. Chung has served as the chief executive officer since October 2008. Mr. Tsui has served as the chief accounting officer since April 2009.

 

 (amounts in thousands)
Name and Principal
Position(a)
  Year
(b)
   Salary
(c)
   Bonus
(d)
   Stock
Awards
(e)
   Option
Awards
(f)
   All Other
Compensation
(g)
   Total
(h)
 
Clarence Chung, CEO   2014   $90   $135(1)  $19(1)  $38(1)  $   $282 
    2013   $90   $195(2)  $64(2)  $278(2)  $   $627 
Andy Tsui, CAO   2014   $208   $17(3)  $   $   $   $225 
    2013   $199   $21(4)  $   $17(5)  $   $237 

 

The dollar amounts in columns (e) and (f) reflect the values of shares and/or options as of the grant date for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, in accordance with ASC 718, Compensation-Stock Compensation and, therefore, do not necessarily reflect actual benefits received by the individuals. Assumptions used in the calculation of these amounts are included in Note 12 to our audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2014.

 

 

 

(1)   On December 31, 2013, the compensation committee of the board of directors resolved that the amount of the CEO's eligible performance-based compensation for 2014 was a cash award up to $300,000, options to purchase up to 25,000 common shares and a restricted stock award of up to 12,500 shares, all of which were subject to the vesting and risk of forfeiture based on the performance of Mr. Chung for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014. On March 31, 2015, the compensation committee reviewed the financial and non-financial performance targets as of 2014 and decided that Mr. Chung should be entitled to 45% of the cash, the options and the restricted stock award under the CEO’s eligible performance-based compensation for 2014. For the year ended December 31, 2014, Mr. Chung was granted options to purchase 6,250 shares of our common stock as part of the annual grant to members of the board of directors. 
   
(2) On December 31, 2012, the compensation committee of the board of directors resolved that the amount of the CEO's eligible performance-based compensation for 2013 was a cash award up to $300,000, options to purchase up to 25,000 common shares and a restricted stock award of up to 12,500 shares, all of which were subject to the vesting and risk of forfeiture based on the performance of Mr. Chung for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013. On March 4, 2014, the compensation committee reviewed the financial and non-financial performance targets as of and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 and decided that Mr. Chung should be entitled to 65% of the cash, the options and the restricted stock award under the CEO's eligible performance-based compensation for 2013. In addition, on December 27, 2013, the compensation committee of the board of directors approved the extension of options to purchase 125,000 common shares for an additional five years up to December 29, 2018, which incurred one-off stock-based compensation expense of $165,000 for the year ended December 31, 2013. For the year ended December 31, 2013, Mr. Chung was granted options to purchase 6,250 shares of our common stock as part of the annual grant to members of the board of directors.
   
(3) On April 2, 2015, Mr. Tsui received a cash bonus of $17,000 for his contribution during the year ended December 31, 2014.
   
(4) On March 24, 2014, Mr. Tsui received a cash bonus of $21,000 for his contribution during the year ended December 31, 2013.
   
(5) On February 27, 2013, the compensation committee approved the grant of 3,750 options to Mr. Tsui.

 

Narrative Disclosure to Summary Compensation Table

 

Mr. Clarence Chung

 

On December 31, 2012, Elixir Gaming Technologies (Hong Kong) Limited, or EGT-HK, and Dreamworld Leisure Management Limited, or EGT-BVI, both of which are our wholly-owned subsidiaries, each entered into different employment agreements with Mr. Chung for the position of CEO. The employment agreement entered into by EGT-HK is for Mr. Chung’s services performed on behalf of us within Hong Kong or in relation to our business, if any, in Hong Kong and the employment agreement entered into by EGT-BVI is for Mr. Chung’s services performed on our behalf outside of Hong Kong or in relation to our business outside of Hong Kong.

 

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Each employment agreement commenced on January 1, 2013 and continues indefinitely until terminated by either party. EGT-HK or EGT-BVI, as the case may be, can terminate their respective agreements immediately for “cause”, as such term is defined in the agreements. In addition, either party to the agreements may terminate the agreement without cause upon three months prior written notice or payment of three months base salary in lieu of notice to the other party.

 

According to the terms of each employment agreement, the CEO is entitled to an annual base salary to be determined annually by the compensation committee of our board of directors. The compensation committee has determined that the CEO’s annual base salary under the new Hong Kong and overseas employment agreements for 2013 is $30,000 and $60,000, respectively. Pursuant to the terms of the new overseas employment agreement, the CEO is also entitled to receive discretionary and performance-based compensation, payable in cash or securities of the Company or a combination of both as the compensation committee may determine. The amount of the performance-based compensation and the key performance indexes by which the CEO will earn the performance based compensation shall be determined by the compensation committee annually. The compensation committee has determined that the amount of the CEO’s eligible performance-based compensation for 2013 is up to $300,000 in cash, options to purchase up to 25,000 common shares and a restricted stock award of up to 12,500 shares, all of which are subject to the vesting and risk of forfeiture based on the performance of Mr. Chung for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013. Both of the options to purchase 25,000 common shares of the Company and the restricted stock award of 12,500 common shares of the Company were granted by us to Mr. Chung on January 2, 2013 under our 2008 Stock Incentive Plan. The options were granted at an exercise price of $7.86 per share. On March 4, 2014, the compensation committee decided that Mr. Chung should be entitled to 65% of the cash, the options and the restricted stocks award under the CEO's eligible performance-based compensation for 2013.

 

On December 27, 2013, the compensation committee determined that the CEO's annual base salary under the Hong Kong and overseas employment agreements for 2014 would be $30,000 and $60,000, respectively. The compensation committee also determined that the amount of the CEO's eligible performance-based compensation for 2014 is up to $300,000 in cash, options to purchase up to 25,000 common shares and a restricted stock award of up to 12,500 shares, all of which are subject to the vesting and risk of forfeiture based on the performance of Mr. Chung for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014. All cash payments under the two employment agreements are to be paid by EGT-BVI pursuant to the new overseas employment agreement, other than the $30,000 base salary payable by EGT-HK pursuant to the Hong Kong employment agreement. Both of the options to purchase 25,000 common shares of the Company and the restricted stock award of 12,500 common shares of the Company were granted by the Company to Mr. Chung on January 2, 2014 under its 2008 Stock Incentive Plan. The options were granted at an exercise price of $4.84 per share. On March 31, 2015, the compensation committee decided that Mr. Chung should be entitled to 45% of the cash, the options and the restricted stocks award under the CEO’s eligible performance-based compensation for 2014.

 

On August 13, 2015, EGT-HK and Mr. Chung entered into a new employment agreement (“Executive Employment Agreement”), which terminated and replaced the HK employment agreement retroactive to December 31, 2014. Under the Executive Employment Agreement, Mr. Chung shall act as our Executive Chairman and CEO and perform his service principally within and in relation to Asia with effect from January 1, 2015. On August 13, 2015, EGT-BVI and Mr. Chung entered into a deed of termination and release for termination of the overseas employment agreement retroactive to December 31, 2014.

 

The Executive Employment Agreement shall continue indefinitely until terminated by either party. EGT-HK can terminate the Executive Employment Agreement immediately for “cause”, as such term is defined in the Executive Employment Agreement. In addition, either party to the agreement may terminate the agreement without cause upon three months prior written notice or payment of three months base salary in lieu of notice to the other party.

 

According to the terms of the Executive Employment Agreement, Mr. Chung is entitled to a fixed salary in the amount of $1 per year and additional incentive remuneration, payable in cash, to be determined annually by the compensation committee. The determination of the additional incentive remuneration is not subject to any fixed or quantitative standards and instead shall be subject to the compensation committee’s discretion. The compensation committee shall determine Mr. Chung’s additional incentive remuneration under the Executive Employment Agreement for 2015 within four months following the end of 2015, which is discretionary in nature and the amount of which, if any, shall be determined by compensation committee and vary from year to year.

 

During his employment with us, Mr. Chung also serves as (i) an executive director of Melco International Development Limited, the parent corporation of our principal shareholder, EGT Entertainment Holding, and receives a salary from Melco for his services rendered to Melco; and (ii) a director of Melco Crown Entertainment Limited. In December 2012, Mr. Chung has also been appointed as the chairman and president of Melco Crown (Philippines) Resorts Corporation, an indirect subsidiary of Melco Crown Entertainment Limited, which engages in a hotel casino resort project in the Philippines. Mr. Chung receives compensation in the abovementioned capacities.

 

Outstanding Equity Awards at Year-End 2014

 

Option Awards
Name 

Number of

Securities

Underlying

Unexercised

Options

Exercisable

  

Number of

Securities

Underlying

Unexercised

Options

Unexercisable

  

Equity

Incentive

Plan

Awards:

Number of

Securities

Underlying

Unexercised

Unearned

Options

  

Option

Exercise

Price

  

Option

Expiration

Date

(mm/dd/yyyy)

Clarence Chung   1,875(1)   -    -   $57.92   01/22/2018
    6,250(2)   -    -   $73.44   11/14/2017
    125,000(3)   -    -   $2.72   12/29/2018
    3,125(4)   -    -   $2.08   02/12/2019
    3,125(5)   -    -   $4.64   01/07/2020
    31,250(6)   -    -   $4.40   01/22/2020
    3,125(7)   -    -   $5.76   02/03/2021
    31,250(8)   -    -   $5.76   02/03/2021
    6,250(9)   -    -   $3.70   01/03/2022
    37,500(10)   -    -   $3.70   01/03/2022
    6,250(11)   -    -   $7.86   01/02/2023
    -    16,250(12)   -   $7.86   01/02/2023
    6,250(13)   -    -   $4.84   01/02/2024
    -    11,250(14)   -   $4.84   01/02/2024
                        
Andy Tsui   12,500(15)   -    -   $1.28   12/11/2018
    9,375(16)   -    -   $4.16   03/12/2020
    15,625(17)   -(17)   -   $5.76   02/03/2021
    1,250(18)   2,500(18)   -   $7.50   03/11/2023

  

 

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(1)We granted Mr. Chung 1,875 options as of January 22, 2008. Such options vested and became exercisable on July 23, 2008.

 

(2)We granted Mr. Chung 6,250 options as of February 12, 2008. Such options vested and became exercisable on May 15, 2008.

 

(3)We granted Mr. Chung 125,000 options as of December 29, 2008. Such options vested and became exercisable on December 29, 2009. On December 27, 2013, the compensation committee of the board of directors approved the extension of such options for an additional five years up to December 29, 2018.

 

(4)We granted Mr. Chung 3,125 options as of February 12, 2009. Such options vested and became exercisable on August 13, 2009.

 

(5)We granted Mr. Chung 3,125 options as of January 7, 2010. Such options vested and became exercisable on July 8, 2010.

 

(6)We granted Mr. Chung 31,250 options as of January 22, 2010. Such options vested and became exercisable on January 1, 2011.

 

(7)We granted Mr. Chung 3,125 options as of February 3, 2011. Such options vested and became exercisable on August 4, 2011.

 

(8)We granted Mr. Chung 31,250 options as of February 3, 2011. Such options vested and became exercisable on January 1, 2012.

 

(9)We granted Mr. Chung 6,250 options as of January 3, 2012. Such options vested and became exercisable on July 4, 2012.

 

(10)We granted Mr. Chung 37,500 options as of January 3, 2012. Such options vested and became exercisable on January 1, 2013.

 

(11)We granted Mr. Chung 6,250 options as of January 2, 2013. Such options vested and became exercisable on July 3, 2013.

 

(12)We granted Mr. Chung 25,000 options as of January 2, 2013. Such options vest and become exercisable as follows: 8,750 options were forfeited on March 4, 2014; 16,250 options vest and become exercisable on January 2, 2016.

 

(13)We granted Mr. Chung 6,250 options as of January 2, 2014. Such options vested and became exercisable on July 3, 2014.

 

(14)We granted Mr. Chung 25,000 options as of January 2, 2014. Such options vest and become exercisable as follows: 13,750 options were forfeited on March 31, 2015; 11,250 options vest and become exercisable on January 2, 2017.

 

(15)We granted Mr. Tsui 12,500 options as of December 11, 2008. Such options vested and became exercisable as follows: 4,166 on December 11, 2009; 4,167 on December 11, 2010; and 4,167 on December 11, 2011.

 

(16)We granted Mr. Tsui 9,375 options as of March 12, 2010. Such options vested and became exercisable on March 12, 2011.

 

(17)We granted Mr. Tsui 15,625 options as of February 3, 2011. Such options vested and became exercisable as follows: 5,209 on February 3, 2012; 5,208 on February 3, 2013; and 5,208 on February 3, 2014.

 

(18)We granted Mr. Tsui 3,750 options as of March 11, 2013. Such options vest and become exercisable as follows: 1,250 on March 11, 2014; 1,250 on March 11, 2015; and 1,250 on March 11, 2016.

 

 

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2014 Director Compensation Table

 

(amounts in thousands)

 

Name (a) 

Fees

Earned

(b)

  

Stock

Awards

(c)

  

Option

Awards

(d)

  

Non-Equity

Incentive Plan

Compensation

(e)

  

Change in

Pension

Value and

Nonqualified

Deferred

Compensation

Earnings

(f)

  

All Other

Compensation

(g)

  

Total

(h)

 
Vincent DiVito  $80   $-   $16   $-   $-   $-   $96 
John Crawford  $54   $-   $16   $-   $-   $-   $70 
Anthony Tyen  $54   $-   $16   $-   $-   $-   $70 
Samuel Tsang  $-   $-   $16   $-   $-   $-   $16 

 

The dollar amounts in columns (c) and (d) reflect the values of equity awards as of the grant date, in accordance with ASC 718, Compensation-Stock Compensation, and, therefore, do not necessarily reflect actual benefits received by the individuals. Assumptions used in the calculation of these amounts are included in Note 12 to our audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2014.

 

Each member of the board of directors received an initial grant of 6,250 options upon his appointment.

 

Between January 2009 and January 2012, our policy had been to provide each member of the board of directors with an annual grant of options to purchase 3,125 shares of our common stock and each non-employee board member a quarterly fee of $12,000, provided that the chairman of our audit committee received an additional $6,000 per quarter.

 

On November 8, 2011, the board of directors, acting upon the recommendation and approval of the compensation committee, approved an amendment to our policy concerning the compensation of directors. Pursuant to such amendments, effective as of January 1, 2012, each member of our board of directors will receive an annual grant of options to purchase 6,250 shares of our common stock and each non-employee board member will also receive a quarterly fee of $13,500, provided that the chairman of the audit committee will receive an additional $6,500 per quarter. As of the date of this proxy statement, both Mr. Samuel Tsang and Dennis Tam had unconditionally waived all his entitlements to the aforesaid quarterly fees. Melco International Development Limited, a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Limited, or HKEx, became an indirect owner of 64.8% of the issued shares of our Company in November, 2014, as a result of which our Company became Melco’s subsidiary.  As Melco’s subsidiary, the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the HKEx (the “HKEx Listing Rules”) became applicable to certain aspects of our Company. In particular, the HKEx Listing Rules prescribe specific requirements as to the terms and adoption of any incentive plans under which options over our Company’s shares may be granted.  As our Company’s 2008 incentive plan was implemented before the HKEx listing rules became applicable to our Company, its terms are not consistent with the relevant HKEx Listing Rules requirements and, as a result, our Company was not and will not be able to grant any further options over our shares until we adopt a new incentive plan which complies with the those requirements.  Accordingly, from January 1st, 2015 up to the date of this proxy statement, no annual grant of options has been made to members of our board of directors.

 

All annual grant options will vest in full six months and one day following the date of grant. The exercise price of such options is the market price of our common stock on the date of grant. Our directors are reimbursed for their out-of-pocket expenses related to their services as directors or meeting attendances.

 

On February 27, 2013, the compensation committee of the board of directors resolved the grant of cash bonus of $25,000 to each non-employee director for rewarding their efforts and guidance to management during the year ended December 31, 2012.

 

SEC Position on Certain Indemnification Arrangements

 

Our articles of incorporation obligate us to indemnify our directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted under Nevada law. Chapter 78 of the Nevada Revised Statutes provides for indemnification by a corporation of costs incurred by directors, employees, and agents in connection with an action, suit, or proceeding brought by reason of their position as a director, employee, or agent. The person being indemnified must have acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation.

 

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to our directors, officers or persons controlling us pursuant to the provisions contained in our amended and restated articles of incorporation, our amended and restated bylaws, Nevada law or otherwise, we have been informed that, in the opinion of the SEC, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable. If a claim for indemnification against such liabilities, other than the payment by us of expenses incurred or paid by one of our directors, officers or controlling persons in the successful defense of any action, suit, or proceeding, is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person, we will, unless in the opinion of our counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question of whether such indemnification by us is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of this issue.

 

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Indemnification Agreements

 

We have entered into indemnification agreements with members of our board of directors and certain other employees in which we agreed to hold harmless and indemnify such directors, officers and employees to the fullest extent authorized under Nevada law, and to pay any and all related expenses reasonably incurred by the indemnitee. The relevant members of our board of directors are Mr. Clarence Chung, Mr. Vincent L. DiVito, Mr. John Crawford, Mr. Samuel Tsang and Dr. Anthony Tyen.

 

CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS WITH THE COMPANY

 

Transaction Review

 

We have adopted a policy that any transactions with directors, officers or entities of which they are also officers or directors or in which they have a financial interest, will only be on terms consistent with industry standards and approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of our board of directors. Our bylaws provide that no such transactions by us shall be either void or voidable solely because of such relationship or interest of directors or officers or solely because such directors are present at the meeting of our board or a committee thereof which approves such transactions, or solely because their votes are counted for such purpose if:

 

The fact of such common directorship or financial interest is disclosed or known by our board or committee and noted in the minutes, and our board or committee authorizes, approves or ratifies the contract or transaction in good faith by a vote for that purpose without counting the vote or votes of such interested directors; or

 

The fact of such common directorship or financial interest is disclosed to or known by the stockholders entitled to vote, and they approve or ratify the contract or transaction in good faith by a majority vote or written consent of stockholders holding a majority of the shares of common stock entitled to vote (the votes of the interested directors or officers shall be counted in any such vote of stockholders); or

 

The contract or transaction is fair and reasonable to us at the time it is authorized or approved.

 

In addition, interested directors may be counted in determining the presence of a quorum at a meeting of our board or a committee thereof that approves such transactions. If there are no disinterested directors, we shall obtain a majority vote of the stockholders approving the transaction.

 

With regard to transactions between us and our principal stockholder, EGT Entertainment Holding Limited, our board of directors has established a committee of the board, known as the conflicts committee. For details of the scope of authority and composition of our conflicts committee, please refer to the section “Conflicts Committee” in Proposal One — Election of Directors set forth above.

 

EGT Entertainment Holding Limited (“EGT Entertainment Holding”) Transactions

 

Melco Transactions

 

Trade Sales of Gaming Products

 

Period/Date   Related Party   Contracts/Transactions   Amount (US$)
During the year ended December 31, 2013   Melco Crown (Macau) Limited, an associate company of Melco International Development Limited   Purchase of gaming products from us  

Purchase price:

approximately $941,000

During the year ended December 31, 2014   Melco Crown (Macau) Limited, or MCM, an associate of Melco International Development Limited   Purchase of gaming products from us  

Purchase price:

approximately $138,000

During the year ended December 31, 2014   MCE Leisure (Philippines) Corporation, or MCE Leisure, an associate of Melco International Development Limited   Purchase of gaming products from us  

Purchase price:

approximately $3.5 million

During the year ended December 31, 2014   Melco Crown Entertainment Limited, an associate of Melco International Development Limited   Purchase of gaming products from us  

Purchase price:

approximately $243,000

On December 18, 2014   MCM and MCE Leisure  

(a) MCM and Dolphin Products entered into the Macau Framework Agreement; and

(b) MCE Leisure and Dolphin Products entered into the PHP Framework Agreement;

 

Under the above agreements, MCM and MCE Leisure will purchase, from time to time, gaming equipment, gaming chips, gaming plaques and related products from Dolphin Products, its holding companies and subsidiaries for a term of three years commencing from January 1, 2015 subject to annual caps;

 

Neither MCM nor MCE Leisure is under any commitment to purchase any amount of products from Dolphin Products and there can be no assurance that either will purchase any products.

 

  The annual caps for each of the three financial years ending December 31, 2017 are $18 million, $6 million and $5 million, respectively.

 

Hong Kong Office Premises

 

On March 16, 2011, we entered into a license agreement with Melco Services Limited, which is the principal tenant of a larger office area, for occupying our existing Hong Kong office premises with an area of approximately 1,920 square feet. Pursuant to the license agreement, we were required to pay a monthly fee of HK$94,000 (equivalent to approximately $12,000) to Melco Services and such monthly fee covers the relevant rental, the relevant management fees, air-conditioning and other utilities and services charges. Melco Services confirmed that all these fees are charged at cost without any markup. The license agreement was for an initial term commencing from March 17, 2011 until March 16, 2013. The term license agreement was subsequently extended to mid-April 2013 and on April 15, 2013, we relocated our executive offices to Unit C1, G/F., Koon Wah Building, No. 2 Yuen Shun Circuit, Yuen Chau Kok, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, at which time the parties terminated the license agreement and we ceased paying for the Melco Services.

 

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Management Services

 

Period   Related Party   Transactions   Amount(US$)
During the year ended December 31, 2013   Golden Future (Management Services) Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Melco Crown (Macau) Limited   Management services related to our gaming products business provided by Golden Future (Management Services) Limited   Payment of approximately $146,000 to Golden Future (Management Services) Limited
During the year ended December 31, 2014   Golden Future (Management Services) Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Melco Crown (Macau) Limited   Management services related to our gaming products business provided by Golden Future (Management Services) Limited   Payment of approximately $276,000 to Golden Future (Management Services) Limited

 

SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE

 

Rules adopted by the SEC under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or the Exchange Act, require our officers and directors, and persons who own more than 10% of the issued and outstanding shares of our equity securities, to file reports of their ownership, and changes in ownership, of such securities with the SEC on Forms 3, 4 or 5, as appropriate. Such persons are required by the regulations of the SEC to furnish us with copies of all forms they file pursuant to Section 16(a).

 

Based solely upon a review of Forms 3, 4 and 5 and amendments thereto furnished to us during our most recent fiscal year, and any written representations provided to us, we believe that all of the officers, directors, and owners of more than ten percent of the outstanding shares of our common stock complied with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act for the year ended December 31, 2014.

 

OTHER BUSINESS

 

We know of no business that will be presented for consideration at the 2015 annual meeting other than that described in this proxy statement. As to other business, if any, that may properly come before the 2015 annual meeting, it is intended that proxies solicited by our board will be voted according to the judgment of the person or persons voting the proxies.

 

HOUSEHOLDING OF ANNUAL MEETING MATERIALS

 

Some banks, brokers and other nominee record holders may be participating in the practice of “householding” proxy statements and annual reports. This means that only one copy of our proxy statement or annual report to stockholders may have been sent to multiple stockholders in each household. We will promptly deliver a separate copy of either document to any stockholder upon written request to Investor Relations, Entertainment Gaming Asia Inc., 40 E. Chicago Ave. #186 Chicago, IL 60611-2026 or tracimangini@egt-group.com.

 

Any stockholder who wants to receive separate copies of our proxy statement or annual report in the future, or any stockholder who is receiving multiple copies and would like to receive only one copy per household, should contact the stockholder’s bank, broker, or other nominee record holder, or the stockholder may contact the Company at the above correspondence address and email address.

 

PROPOSALS FOR THE NEXT ANNUAL MEETING

 

For any proposal to be considered for inclusion in our proxy statement and form of proxy for submission to the stockholders at our 2016 annual meeting, it must be submitted in writing and comply with the requirements of Rule 14a-8 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such proposals must be received by the Company at its offices at Unit C1, G/F., Koon Wah Building, No. 2 Yuen Shun Circuit, Yuen Chau Kok, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong no later than March 15, 2016. Our board of directors will review any proposals from eligible stockholders that it receives by that date and will make a determination whether any such proposals will be included in our proxy materials. Any proposal received after March 15, 2016 shall be considered untimely and shall not be made a part of our proxy materials.

 

A stockholder who wishes to make a proposal at the next annual meeting without including the proposal in our proxy statement must also notify us within a reasonable time before we print and mail the proxy materials. If a stockholder fails to give reasonable advance notice, then the persons named as proxies in the proxies solicited by us for the next annual meeting will have discretionary authority to vote on the proposal.

 

INFORMATION INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

 

We are permitted to incorporate by reference information that we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, we incorporate by reference our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, which was filed with the SEC on March 26, 2015, except to the extent information in that report is different from the information contained in this proxy statement. The information incorporated by reference includes the description of our executive officers set forth in Part III, Item 10 “Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance” in our 2014 annual report on Form 10-K.

 

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ANNUAL REPORT

 

COPIES OF OUR ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K, INCLUDING ALL EXHIBITS, CAN BE OBTAINED WITHOUT CHARGE BY CONTACTING BY REQUEST TO INVESTOR RELATIONS OF ENTERTAINMENT GAMING ASIA INC. AT 40 E. CHICAGO AVE. #186 CHICAGO, IL 60611-2026 OR TO THE EMAIL ADDRESS AT tracimangini@egt-group.com or by phone at (872) 802-4227.

 

  BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
   
   
 
   
  Clarence Chung           
  Chairman of the Board
September 21, 2015  
Hong Kong  

 

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[FRONT OF PROXY CARD]

 

 

YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT TO US.

PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE TODAY.

PROXY

 

PROXY FOR ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS, OCTOBER 29, 2015

SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF Entertainment Gaming Asia INC.

 

The undersigned stockholder of Entertainment Gaming Asia Inc. hereby acknowledges receipt of the notice of annual meeting of stockholders, proxy statement and annual report in connection with our annual meeting of stockholders to be held on Thursday, October 29, 2015, at 10:00 a.m., local time, at Unit C1, Ground Floor, Koon Wah Building, No. 2 Yuen Shun Circuit, Yuen Chau Kok, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, and hereby appoints Clarence (Yuk Man) Chung and Traci Mangini, as proxies, with power of substitution, to attend and to vote all shares the undersigned would be entitled to vote if personally present at said annual meeting and at any adjournment thereof.

 

(The proxy is instructed to vote as specified on the reverse)

 

VOTING BY TELEPHONE OR INTERNET IS QUICK, EASY AND IMMEDIATE. As a stockholder of Entertainment Gaming Asia Inc., you have the option of voting your shares electronically through the Internet or on the telephone, eliminating the need to return the proxy card. Your electronic vote authorizes the named proxies to vote your shares in the same manner as if you marked, signed, dated and returned the proxy card. Votes submitted electronically over the Internet or by telephone must be received by 7:00 p.m., Eastern time, on October 27, 2015.

 

TO VOTE YOUR PROXY BY INTERNET. Please access the website, www.cstproxyvote.com, with your proxy card available. Please follow the prompts to vote your shares.

 

TO VOTE YOUR PROXY BY TELEPHONE. Using any touch-tone telephone, please call ____________ to vote your proxy. Please have your proxy card available when you call and follow the voting instructions to vote your shares.

 

TO VOTE YOUR PROXY BY MAIL. Please mark, sign and date your proxy card below, detach the proxy card and return the proxy card in the postage-paid envelope provided.

 

PLEASE DO NOT RETURN THE PROXY CARD IF YOU ARE VOTING

ELECTRONICALLY BY INTERNET OR TELEPHONE.

 

6 FOLD AND DETACH HERE AND READ THE REVERSE SIDE. 6

 

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PROXY

 

THIS PROXY SHALL BE VOTED AS DIRECTED, OR IF NO DIRECTION IS INDICATED, WILL BE VOTED “FOR” THE PROPOSALS. THIS PROPOSAL IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.       Please
make your
votes like
this
  þ
             
1.     ELECTION OF DIRECTORS (To withhold authority to vote for any
individual nominee, strike a line through that nominee’s name in the list
below)
  FOR
o
  WITHHOLD
AUTHORITY
o
           4.   ADVISORY NON-BINDING VOTE
ON THE COMPENSATION OF OUR
NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
  FOR
o
  AGAINST
o
  ABSTAIN
o
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 

(1) Clarence Chung

 

(2) Vincent L. DiVito

 

(3) John W. Crawford

 

(4) Samuel Tsang

 

(5) Anthony Tyen

 

(6) Dennis Tam

 

                   5.   VOTE ON THE ADJOURNMENT OR POSTPONEMENT OF THE ANNUAL MEETING TO ANOTHER TIME AND DATE IF SUCH ACTION IS NECESSARY FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO SOLICIT ADDITIONAL PROXIES IN FAVOR OF PROPOSALS 1, 2, 3 OR 4.   FOR
o
  AGAINST
o
  ABSTAIN
o
                                 
                                 
2.    VOTE ON RATIFICATION OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
  FOR
o
  AGAINST
o
  ABSTAIN
o
      6.    IN THEIR DISCRETION, THE
PROXIES ARE AUTHORIZED TO
VOTE UPON SUCH OTHER
MATTERS AS MAY PROPERLY
COME BEFORE THE MEETING.
  FOR
o
  AGAINST
o
  ABSTAIN
o
                                 
                                 
3.    VOTE ON THE PROPOSAL TO INCREASE AUTHORIZED SHARES
OF COMMON STOCK
  FOR
o
  AGAINST
o
  ABSTAIN
o
                   
                COMPANY ID:            
                PROXY NUMBER:            
                ACCOUNT NUMBER:            

   

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