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35 West 35th Street, Floor 6,
New York, New York 10001
NOTICE OF THE 2023 ANNUAL
MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON JUNE 20, 2023
To the Stockholders of DocGo Inc.:
DocGo Inc. (the “Company”) will hold its 2023 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on Tuesday, June 20, 2023
at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The Annual Meeting will again be a
virtual meeting conducted exclusively online via live audio webcast
at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/DCGO2023. The Annual
Meeting will be held for the following purposes, as more fully
described in the accompanying proxy statement (the “Proxy
Statement”):
(1) To
elect the two Class II director nominees named in the Proxy
Statement to serve for a three-year
term until the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their
successors are duly elected and qualified;
(2) To
ratify the appointment of Urish Popeck & Co., LLC as the
Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the
year ending December 31, 2023; and
(3) To
transact any other matters that may properly come before the Annual
Meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof.
The Board of Directors (the “Board”) has fixed April 21, 2023
as the record date (the “Record Date”). Only stockholders of record
at the close of business on that date will be entitled to notice
of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting or any adjournment or
postponement thereof. As permitted by the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission (“SEC”), we are providing access to our proxy
materials online under the SEC’s “notice and access” rules. As a
result, unless stockholders previously requested electronic or
paper delivery on an ongoing basis, we are mailing to our
stockholders a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials
(the “Notice”) instead of a paper copy of our Proxy Statement, our
Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 (the “Annual Report”)
and our form of proxy card or voting instruction card (together,
the “Proxy Materials”). The Notice contains instructions on how to
access the Proxy Materials online. The Notice also contains
instructions on how stockholders can receive a paper copy of our
Proxy Materials. If you elect to receive a paper copy, our Proxy
Materials will be mailed to you. This distribution process is more
resource- and cost-efficient. The
Notice is first being mailed, and the Proxy Materials are first
being made available, to our stockholders on or about
April 26, 2023.
All stockholders are cordially invited to attend our Annual
Meeting, conducted virtually via live audio webcast at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/DCGO2023.
Specifically, to attend the Annual Meeting, vote, submit questions
or view the list of stockholders of record during the Annual
Meeting, stockholders of record will be required to visit the
meeting website listed above and log in using their 16-digit control number included on their proxy card
or Notice. Beneficial owners whose Notice or voting instruction
form indicates that they may vote shares through the www.proxyvote.com website,
may access, attend/participate in and vote at the Annual Meeting
with the 16-digit access code
indicated on that voting instruction form or Notice. Otherwise,
beneficial owners should contact their bank, broker or other
nominee (preferably at least five days before the Annual
Meeting) and obtain a “legal proxy” in order to be able to attend,
participate in or vote at the Annual Meeting. When accessing our
Annual Meeting, please allow ample time for online
check-in, which will begin at
8:45 a.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, June 20, 2023.
In the event of a technical malfunction or other situation that the
meeting chair determines may affect the ability of the Annual
Meeting to satisfy the requirements for a meeting of stockholders
to be held by means of remote communication under the Delaware
General Corporation Law, or that otherwise makes it advisable to
adjourn the Annual Meeting, the meeting chair or secretary will
convene the meeting at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the date
specified above and at the Company’s address specified above solely
for the purpose of adjourning the meeting to reconvene at a date,
time and physical or virtual location announced by the meeting
chair or secretary. Under either of the foregoing circumstances, we
will post information regarding the announcement on the Investors
page of the Company’s website at https://ir.docgo.com/.
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Your vote is important. Whether or not you expect to participate in
the virtual Annual Meeting, please vote as promptly as possible in
order to ensure your representation at the Annual Meeting. You may
vote online; by telephone, in accordance with instructions on your
proxy card or voting instruction form; or by using the proxy card
or voting instruction form provided with the printed Proxy
Materials.
By Order of the Board,
/s/ Stan Vashovsky
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Stan Vashovsky
Chairman
New York, New York
April 26, 2023
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IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING
THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF
STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON JUNE 20, 2023
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The Notice, the Proxy Statement and the Company’s Annual Report are
available at www.proxyvote.com.
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Whether or not you expect
to participate in the virtual Annual Meeting, please vote as
promptly as possible in order to ensure your representation at the
Annual Meeting. You may vote online; by telephone, in accordance
with instructions on your proxy card or voting instruction form; or
by using the proxy card or voting instruction form provided with
the printed Proxy Materials.
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PROXY SUMMARY
This summary highlights information contained elsewhere in this
Proxy Statement. This summary does not contain all the information
you should consider in voting your shares of common stock. Please
read the complete Proxy Statement and our Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2022 carefully before voting.
About the Company
DocGo, Inc. (“we,” “us,” “our,” the “Company” or “DocGo”) is a
leading provider of last-mile mobile
care services. DocGo is disrupting the traditional four-wall healthcare system by providing high quality,
highly affordable care to patients where and when they need it.
DocGo’s innovative technology and dedicated field staff of
certified health professionals elevate the quality of patient care
and drive business efficiencies for facilities, hospital networks
and health insurance providers. With Mobile Health, DocGo empowers
the full promise and potential of telehealth by facilitating
healthcare treatment, in tandem with a remote physician, in the
comfort of a patient’s home or workplace. Together with Ambulnz by
DocGo’s integrated medical transport services, DocGo is bridging
the gap between physical and virtual care.
Meeting
Information
Date:
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Tuesday, June 20, 2023
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Time:
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9:00 a.m. Eastern Time
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Virtual Meeting:
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www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/DCGO2023
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Record Date:
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April 21, 2023
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How to Vote
Your vote is important. You may vote your shares in advance of the
Annual Meeting via the Internet; by telephone, in accordance with
instructions on your proxy card or voting instruction form; or by
using the proxy card or voting instruction form provided with the
printed Proxy Materials; or during the meeting by attending and
voting electronically. Please refer to the section “How Do I
Vote?” in the Question and Answer section for detailed voting
instructions. If you vote via the Internet, by telephone or plan to
vote electronically during the Annual Meeting, you do not need to
mail in a proxy card.
REGISTERED AND BENEFICIAL
STOCKHOLDERS
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INTERNET
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TELEPHONE
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To vote
before the meeting, visit www.proxyvote.com. To vote at the meeting, visit
www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/DCGO2023.
You will need
the control number printed on your Notice, proxy card or
voting instruction form.
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Dial
toll-free (1-800-690-6903)
or dial the
telephone number on your voting instruction form. You will need to
follow the instructions and use the control number printed on your
proxy card or voting instruction form.
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If you received
a proxy card or voting instruction form by mail, send your
completed and signed proxy card or voting instruction form using
the enclosed postage-paid envelope.
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We first began sending our stockholders the Notice and made our
Proxy Materials available on or about April 26, 2023.
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Voting Matters
PROPOSAL #1
Election of Class II Director Nominees Named
in this Proxy Statement
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To elect the two Class II director nominees named in the Proxy
Statement as Class II directors of the Company, to serve for a
three-year term until the 2026 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors have been duly
elected and qualified.
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Our Board unanimously
recommends that you vote “FOR ALL” director
nominees named in this Proxy Statement.
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PROPOSAL #2
Auditor Ratification
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To ratify the appointment of Urish Popeck & Co., LLC as
the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the
year ending December 31, 2023.
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Our Board unanimously
recommends that you vote “FOR” the
ratification of the appointment of Urish Popeck & Co., LLC
as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for
the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023.
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Information Regarding our
Directors
Name
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Age
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Director
Since
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Occupation
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Independent
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Committee
Memberships
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Leadership
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Other
Public
Boards
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Stan
Vashovsky
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50
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2021
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Co-Founder of DocGo; Chairman of the
Board
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None
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None
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Michael Burdiek
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63
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2021
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Former Chief Executive Officer and Director
of Motion Acquisition Corp., and current board member and advisor
to public and private technology growth companies
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AC
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Five9, Inc.
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Steven Katz
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75
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2021
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President of Steven Katz & Associates, Inc.
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AC*FE CC
NCGC
LID
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None
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Vina
Leite
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54
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2022
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Chief People Officer of GoodRx, Inc.
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CC
NCGC
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Jamf Holding
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Ira
Smedra
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74
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2021
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Founder and President of the ARBA Group
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AC
CC*
NCGC*
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None
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Ely
D. Tendler
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55
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2021
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General Counsel and Secretary of DocGo
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None
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None
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James M. Travers
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2021
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Former Chairman of Motion Acquisition Corp. and current board
member at several emerging software technology companies
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Management Leadership
Promotions and Board Leadership Changes
Effective as of December 31, 2022, Stan Vashovsky retired as
our Chief Executive Officer (the “CEO”), but continues to serve as
our non-executive Chairman of the
Board. In connection with Mr. Vashovsky’s stepping down as the
CEO of the Company, the Board appointed Anthony Capone, our
then-President, to succeed
Mr. Vashovsky as our CEO.
At the same time, the Board appointed Lee Bienstock to succeed
Mr. Capone as the President in addition to his role as the
Chief Operating Officer. Additionally, Andre Oberholzer was
promoted from his role as our Chief Financial Officer to the role
of Treasurer and Executive Vice President of Capital Markets and
Strategy, and Norman Rosenberg succeeded Mr. Oberholzer as our
Chief Financial Officer, in addition to continuing to serve in his
role as the Chief Financial Officer of Ambulnz Holdings, LLC.
In addition, effective as of April 24, 2023, in accordance
with the Company’s Principles of Corporate Governance, the
independent directors of the Board appointed Steven Katz as Lead
Independent Director of the Board.
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LEGAL MATTERS
Forward-Looking
Statements. This
Proxy Statement includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
“Exchange Act”), including statements concerning expectations,
beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or
performance and underlying assumptions and others, including
statements regarding our social, environmental and other
sustainability plans and goals. All statements other than
statements of historical fact included in the Proxy Statement are
forward-looking statements. Although
we believe that the expectations and assumptions reflected in these
statements are reasonable, there can be no assurance that these
expectations will prove to be correct. Forward-looking statements are subject to many risks and
uncertainties, including the risk factors that we identify in our
SEC filings, and actual results may differ materially from the
results discussed in such forward-looking statements. We undertake no duty to
update publicly any forward-looking
statement that we may make, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise, except as may be required by applicable
law, regulation or other competent legal authority. In addition,
our environmental, social and governance goals are aspirational and
may change. Statements regarding our goals are not guarantees or
promises that they will be met.
Website
References. Website
references throughout this document are inactive textual references
and provided for convenience only, and the content on the
referenced websites is not incorporated herein by reference and
does not constitute a part of the Proxy Statement.
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CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE
Our business affairs are managed under the direction of our Board.
Our Board has adopted a set of Principles of Corporate Governance
as a framework for the governance of the Company, which is posted
on our website located at https://ir.docgo.com/, under
“Governance.”
Information Regarding
Director Nominees and Continuing Directors
In accordance with our Amended and Restated Bylaws (as the same may
be amended and/or restated from time to time, the “Bylaws”), the
Board has fixed the number of directors constituting the Board at
seven. Our Board is divided into three classes, with members of
each class holding office for staggered three-year terms. There are currently three
Class I directors, whose terms expire at the 2025 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders; two Class II directors, who are up
for election at this Annual Meeting for a term expiring at the 2026
Annual Meeting of Stockholders; and two Class III directors,
whose terms expire at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
Biographical and other information regarding our director nominees
and directors continuing in office, including the primary skills
and experiences considered by our Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee in determining to recommend them as nominees,
is set forth below.
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Position
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AC
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CC
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NCGC
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Stan Vashovsky
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Class I
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50
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Chairman
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Michael Burdiek
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Class III
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Independent Director
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Steven Katz
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Class III
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Lead Independent Director
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M*FE
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Vina Leite
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Class II
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54
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Independent Director
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Ira Smedra
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Class I
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74
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Independent Director
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M*
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Ely D. Tendler
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Class I
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55
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Director, General Counsel and Secretary
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James M. Travers
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Class II
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71
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Independent Director
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AC: Audit and Compliance
Committee
CC: Compensation
Committee
NCGC: Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee
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Committee Chair
FE:
Audit Committee Financial Expert
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Class II
Director Nominees Standing for Election at this Annual
Meeting
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Vina
Leite
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Age:
54
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Director since:
2022
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Committee(s): CC, NCGC
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Background
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Ms. Leite has served as a member of our Board since
November 2022. She has served as the Chief People Officer of
GoodRx, Inc. (Nasdaq: GDRX), a publicly traded company that offers
digital resources for healthcare, since 2022. From 2019 until 2022,
Ms. Leite was the Chief People Officer at The Trade Desk (Nasdaq:
TTD), a publicly traded technology company that empowers digital ad
buyers to purchase data-driven digital
advertising campaigns. From 2016 until 2019, Ms. Leite was the
Chief People Officer of the cyber security firm Cylance Inc., where
she led the company through rapid growth and succeeded in obtaining
recognition for Cylance as one of the great places to work in
Orange County, California. She left Cylance in 2019 when it was
acquired by BlackBerry Limited. From 2014 to 2016, she was Senior
Vice President and Chief Human Resource Officer at QLogic.
Ms. Leite currently serves on the board of directors of Jamf
Holding Corp. (Nasdaq: JAMF), a software company, and AHEAD, a
privately-held company. Ms. Leite
previously served on the board of Collectors Universe, Inc. until
its take private acquisition in 2021. Ms. Leite is a member of the
National Human Resources Association and the Society for Human
Resources Management. Ms. Leite earned a Bachelor’s degree in
Management at Rhode Island College and a Master’s degree in
Organizational Management from Capella University.
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and Skills
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We believe Ms. Leite is qualified to serve on our Board because of
her leadership experience in human capital management at public
companies.
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James
M. Travers
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Age:
71
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Director since:
2021
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Committee(s):
None
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Background
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Mr. Travers has served as a member of our Board since
November 2021. He previously served as Chairman of the board
of Motion Acquisition Corp. (“Motion”) from its formation in
August 2020 until its business combination with Motion Merger
Sub Corp., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned
subsidiary of Motion, and Ambulnz, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(“Ambulnz”), which business combination (“Business Combination”)
closed on November 5, 2021 (the “Closing Date”) and pursuant
to which Motion changed its name to “DocGo” (the “Closing”).
Mr. Travers served as Chairman of the board of Fleetmatics
Group PLC, a then-public company and
global provider of mobile workforce solutions for
service-based businesses of all sizes
delivered as software-as-a-service, from 2013
to 2016 and served as its Chief Executive Officer from 2006 to
2016, where he was responsible for the company’s global operations
and strategic direction. Prior to joining Fleetmatics, he served as
Senior Vice President of the Americas of GEAC Computer Corporation
Limited, a then-public software
company, where he helped grow the company through a series of
successful acquisitions in addition to delivering strong organic
revenue growth. Prior to that, Mr. Travers served as Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Harbinger
Corporation, a then-public company and
leading provider of e-commerce
software and services. Mr. Travers previously held senior
level positions in sales, marketing and general management at Texas
Instruments Inc. (Nasdaq: TXN), a semiconductor company.
Mr. Travers earned his Business Administration degree from
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania and his Executive
M.B.A. from the McCombs School of Business at the University of
Texas in Austin, Texas.
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Qualifications
and Skills
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Mr. Travers is qualified to serve on our Board because of his
30 years of industry experience leading multinational
companies selling and marketing high technology products and
services, and his diverse experience successfully building high
growth companies in the public and private sectors.
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Class I
Directors Continuing in Office
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Stan
Vashovsky Chairman of the
Board
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Age:
50
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Director since:
2021
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Committee(s):
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Background
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Mr. Vashovsky has served as our Chairman of the Board since
November 2021. He served as our Chief Executive Officer
from the Business Combination until December 2022. He
previously co-founded and served as
the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the board of directors
of Ambulnz since its inception in 2015 until our Business
Combination. Prior to Ambulnz, Mr. Vashovsky served as
Chairman of the board of directors and Chief Executive Officer of
Health Systems Solutions, a technology and services company, until
its sale to a private equity firm in 2011. Mr. Vashovsky
founded Medcare, a medical technology company, and served as its
Chief Executive Officer and Founder until its acquisition by
Philips Healthcare, a healthcare company, in 2005. After its
acquisition, he served as Vice President of Software Innovation at
Philips Healthcare from 2001 to 2007.
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Qualifications
and Skills
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Mr. Vashovsky is qualified to serve on our Board because of
his 25 years of healthcare technology experience and his
20 years as a volunteer paramedic.
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Ira
Smedra
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Age:
74
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Director since:
2021
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Committee(s): AC, CC*, NCGC*
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Background
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Mr. Smedra has served as a member of our Board since
November 2021. He previously served as a director of Ambulnz
from 2015 until our Business Combination. Mr. Smedra founded
and has served as President of the ARBA Group, a real estate
investment company with a healthcare portfolio including more than
200 skilled nursing facilities located in eight states and two
acute care hospitals, since April 1971. Mr. Smedra earned his
B.A. in Psychology from the University of California, Los
Angeles.
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Qualifications
and Skills
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Mr. Smedra is qualified to serve on our Board because of his
extensive experience in the healthcare industry.
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Ely
D. Tendler
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Age:
55
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Director since:
2021
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Committee(s):
None
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Background
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Mr. Tendler has served as a member of our Board and as our
General Counsel and Secretary since November 2021.
Mr. Tendler previously served as General Counsel of Ambulnz
from 2015 and as a director since 2019, holding both positions
until our Business Combination. Mr. Tendler also serves as
Principal of Ely D. Tendler Strategic and Legal Services and
has over 25 years of experience as an attorney, combining the
law with extensive transactional, operational and managerial
experience. In addition to DocGo and his private practice,
Mr. Tendler has held various senior legal and executive
positions, including as Special Counsel and interim General Counsel
for Oscar Insurance Corporation, an insurance company, from 2013 to
2017, Managing Member of the Olympia Group, a C-level advisory firm, from 2008 to 2018, and
General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer for IDT Telecom and IDT
Corporation (NYSE: IDT), a communications and payment services
company, from 2003 to 2008. Previously, Mr. Tendler was an
Associate at Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, a law
firm, where he was involved with over $50 billion of mergers
and acquisitions and securities offerings. He earned his J.D. from
Yale Law School and his B.A. from Yeshiva University.
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and Skills
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Mr. Tendler is qualified to serve on our Board because of his
extensive senior corporate leadership and legal experience.
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Class III
Directors Continuing in Office
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Michael
Burdiek
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Age:
63
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Director since:
2021
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Committee(s):
AC
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Background
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Mr. Burdiek has served as a member of our Board since November
2021. He previously served as Motion’s Chief Executive Officer and
as a member of its board from its formation in August 2020 until
our Business Combination. Mr. Burdiek served as President, Chief
Executive Officer and director of CalAmp (Nasdaq: CAMP) from 2011
to March 2020. Prior to joining CalAmp, Mr. Burdiek served as
President and Chief Executive Officer of Telenetics Corporation, a
manufacturer of data communications products. Earlier in his
career, Mr. Burdiek held a variety of technical and executive
management roles at Comarco, Inc., a provider of test solutions to
the wireless industry. Mr. Burdiek began his career as a design
engineer with Hughes Aircraft Company. He currently serves as a
member of the board of directors of Five9, Inc. (Nasdaq: FIVN), a
SaaS cloud-based contact center
software company, and IntelliShift, a provider of SaaS mobility
management solutions. Mr. Burdiek earned his B.S. in Electrical
Engineering from Kansas State University and his M.B.A. and M.S. in
Electrical Engineering from California State University,
Fullerton.
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Qualifications
and Skills
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Mr. Burdiek is qualified to serve on our Board because of his
extensive experience leading software and technology companies.
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Steven
Katz Lead
Independent Director
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Age:
75
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Director since:
2021
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Committee(s): AC*FE, CC, NCGC
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Background
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Mr. Katz has served as a member of our Board since
November 2021 and as our Lead Independent Director since April
2023. Mr. Katz has served as the President of Steven
Katz & Associates, Inc., a life sciences/healthcare and
technology-based management consulting
firm focusing on strategic planning, products and services,
licensing/strategic alliances and raising capital, since 1982. He
has led 13 corporate turnaround assignments as a Chief Executive
Officer or Chief Operating Officer and has served on 15 public
boards and six private boards, including NYSE, Nasdaq, AMEX and
Bulletin Board companies. Since 2014, Mr. Katz has served as a
member of the board of directors of Tiffen Holdings, Inc., a
private company primarily engaged in the production and
distribution of imaging accessories for the motion picture industry
and the photography market. From 1983 to 1984, Mr. Katz served
as Co-Founder and Executive Vice
President of S.K.Y. Polymers, Inc., a bio-materials company. From 1981 to 1982, he served
as Vice President and General Manager of a non-banking business unit of Citicorp (now Citigroup
(NYSE: C)). From 1976 to 1980, Mr. Katz held various
senior management positions at National Patent Development
Corporation, a holding company, including serving as President of
three subsidiaries. Earlier in his career, he worked at Revlon,
Inc., a cosmetics company, and Price Waterhouse & Co. (now
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP). Mr. Katz has also advised many
large non-profit healthcare entities
and their boards. Mr. Katz earned his B.B.A. in Accounting
from the City College of New York.
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Qualifications
and Skills
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Mr. Katz is qualified to serve on our Board because of his
extensive experience leading and advising life sciences and
healthcare companies and his financial expertise.
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Board Composition
Director Nomination
Process
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is responsible
for, among other things, overseeing succession planning for
directors and building a qualified board to oversee management’s
execution of the Company’s strategy and safeguard the
long-term interests of stockholders.
In this regard, the committee is charged with developing and
recommending Board membership criteria to the Board for approval,
evaluating the composition of the Board annually to assess the
skills and experience that are currently represented on the Board
and the skills and experience that the Board may find valuable in
the future, and identifying, evaluating and recommending potential
director candidates.
In identifying potential candidates for Board membership, the
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee considers
recommendations from directors, stockholders, management and
others, including, from time to time, third-party search firms to assist it in locating
qualified candidates. Once potential director candidates are
identified, the committee, with the assistance of management,
undertakes a vetting process that considers each candidate’s
background, independence and fit with the Board’s priorities. As
part of this vetting process, the committee, as well as other
members of the Board and the Chief Executive Officer, may conduct
interviews with the candidates. If the committee determines that a
potential candidate meets the needs of the Board and has the
desired qualifications, it recommends the candidate to the full
Board for appointment or nomination and to the stockholders for
election at the annual meeting.
Criteria for Board
Membership
In assessing potential candidates for Board membership and in
assessing Board composition, the Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee considers a wide range of factors and
generally seeks to balance the following skills, experiences and
backgrounds on the Board:
• Industry
Knowledge: Experience within the
healthcare industry, particularly in healthcare transportation and
mobile healthcare services.
• Financial
Expertise: Experience or expertise in
finance, accounting, investment analysis, financial reporting
processes and capital markets.
• Leadership
Experience: Leadership roles at
various organizations, including driving strategy execution,
organizational growth and managing human capital.
• Diverse
Background: Diversity of occupational
and personal backgrounds, including diversity with respect to
demographics such as gender, race, ethnic and national background,
geography, age and sexual orientation.
In addition, the committee generally believes it is important for
all Board members to possess the highest personal and professional
ethics, integrity and values, an inquisitive and objective
perspective, a sense for priorities and balance, the ability and
willingness to devote sufficient time and attention to Board
matters and a willingness to represent the long-term interests of all our stockholders.
Board Diversity
As discussed above, the Board and the Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee actively seek to achieve a diversity of
occupational and personal backgrounds on the Board, including
diversity with respect to demographics such as gender, race, ethnic
and national background, geography, age and sexual orientation. The
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee assesses its
effectiveness in balancing these considerations in connection with
its annual evaluation of the composition of the Board. As disclosed
in the Company’s proxy last year, the Board delivered on its
commitment to appoint at least one additional independent director
to the Board, while actively seeking out women and minority
candidates. Ms. Leite, who is both gender- and racially-diverse, joined our Board in
November 2022.
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In accordance with Nasdaq’s board diversity listing standards, we
are disclosing aggregated statistical information about our Board’s
self-identified gender and racial
characteristics and LGBTQ+ status, as voluntarily confirmed to us
by each of our directors.
Board Diversity Matrix (As of
April 26, 2023)
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Total Number of
Directors
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7
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Female
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Male
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Non-Binary
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Did
Not
Disclose
Gender
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Part I: Gender
Identity
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Directors
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1
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5
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1
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Part II: Demographic
Background
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African American or Black
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1
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—
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—
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—
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Alaskan Native or Native American
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—
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—
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—
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—
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Asian
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—
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—
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—
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—
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Hispanic or Latinx
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—
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—
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—
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—
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Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
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—
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—
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—
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—
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White
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—
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5
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—
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—
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Two or More Races or Ethnicities
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—
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—
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—
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—
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LGBTQ+
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—
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—
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—
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—
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Did Not Disclose Demographic Background
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—
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—
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—
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1
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Stockholder Recommendations
for Directors
It is the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee’s policy to
consider written recommendations from stockholders for nominees for
director. The committee considers nominees recommended by our
stockholders in the same manner as a nominee recommended by our
Board members or management. Any such recommendations should be
submitted to the committee as described in the section titled
“Communications with the Board” below and should include the
following information: (i) all information about the nominee
that is required to be disclosed pursuant to Regulation 14A of
the Exchange Act; (ii) such person’s written consent to
serving as a director, if elected, for the full term for which such
person is standing for election; (iii) the name(s) and
address(es) for each stockholder of record and beneficial owner of
shares of common stock held in “street name” making the nomination
and the number of shares of common stock that are owned
beneficially and of record by each such stockholder and beneficial
owner of shares of common stock held in “street name;” and
(iv) such stockholder’s representation that he or she (or a
qualified representative) intends to appear at the meeting to make
such nomination.
Board Leadership
Structure
We do not have a policy regarding whether the roles of the Chairman
of the Board and the Chief Executive Officer should be separate or
combined, and our Board believes that there is no single, generally
accepted board leadership structure that is appropriate across all
circumstances, and that the right structure may vary as
circumstances change. As such, the Board periodically reviews its
leadership structure to evaluate whether the structure remains
appropriate for the Company, and may modify this structure from
time to time as and when appropriate to best address the Company’s
unique circumstances and advance the best interests of all
stockholders. At any time when the Chairman is not independent, the
independent directors of the Board may designate an independent
director to serve as lead independent director.
Currently, the roles of Chairman of the Board and the Chief
Executive Officer are separate. Stan Vashovsky, our former Chief
Executive Officer, continues to serve as Chairman of the Board, and
the independent directors have appointed Steven Katz, an
independent director, to serve as Lead Independent Director for a
term of at least one year with well-defined, robust duties and powers, as summarized
below. Our Board believes that this is the appropriate board
leadership structure for us at this time. Separating the roles of
the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman enables our Chairman to
oversee corporate governance matters and to provide a
long-term perspective for the Company
given his intimate knowledge of the business and our Chief
Executive Officer to focus on leading the Company’s business, while
our Lead Independent Director further enhances independent Board
oversight of management.
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The Lead Independent Director’s responsibilities include:
(a) presiding at meetings of the Board at which the Chairman
of the Board is not present, including executive sessions of the
independent directors; (b) reviewing information sent to the
Board; (c) reviewing the agenda and schedule for Board
meetings to provide that there is sufficient time for discussion of
all agenda items; (d) serving as liaison between the Chairman
of the Board and the independent directors; and (e) being
available for consultation and communication with major
stockholders upon request. The Lead Independent Director also has
the authority to call executive sessions of the independent
directors.
The Board believes that its programs for overseeing risk, as
described in the “Board Risk Oversight” section below, would be
effective under a variety of leadership frameworks. Accordingly,
the Board’s risk oversight function did not significantly impact
its selection of the current leadership structure.
Executive Sessions
The independent directors have the opportunity to meet in executive
sessions without management present at every regular Board meeting.
The purpose of these executive sessions is to encourage and enhance
communication among independent directors. Mr. Katz, our Lead
Independent Director, presides at executive sessions of independent
directors.
Director
Independence
Nasdaq listing rules require a majority of a listed company’s board
of directors to be comprised of independent directors who, in the
opinion of the board of directors, do not have a relationship that
would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in
carrying out the responsibilities of a director. Subject to
specified exceptions, each member of a listed company’s audit,
compensation and nominating committees must be independent, and
audit and compensation committee members must satisfy additional
independence criteria under the Exchange Act.
Our Board undertook a review of its composition and the
independence of each director. Based upon information requested
from and provided by each director concerning his or her
background, employment and affiliations, including the beneficial
ownership of our capital stock by each non-employee director, our Board has determined that
each of Messrs. Burdiek, Katz, Smedra and Travers and Ms. Leite
qualifies as an “independent director” as defined by the Nasdaq
listing rules. The Board also determined that our former director,
Chris Fillo, was independent during the period he served on the
Board until his resignation from the Board in April 2022. Mr.
Vashovsky is not deemed to be independent under Nasdaq listing
rules by virtue of his former service as Chief Executive Officer of
the Company. Mr. Tendler is not deemed to be independent under
Nasdaq listing rules by virtue of his role as an officer of the
Company.
Our Board also determined that each of the directors currently
serving on the Audit and Compliance Committee (Messrs. Burdiek,
Katz and Smedra) and the Compensation Committee (Messrs. Katz and
Smedra and Ms. Leite) satisfy the heightened independence standards
for audit committees and compensation committees, as applicable,
established by the SEC and Nasdaq listing rules.
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Board Committees
Our Board has a separately designated Audit and Compliance
Committee, Compensation Committee and Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee, each of which is comprised solely of
independent directors as required under the applicable Nasdaq
listing rules and, if applicable, SEC rules, with the membership
and responsibilities described below. Members serve on these
committees until their resignation or until otherwise determined by
our Board. Each of these committees is empowered to retain outside
advisors as it deems appropriate, regularly reports its activities
to the full Board and has a written charter, which is posted on our
website located at https://ir.docgo.com/, under
“Governance.”
Name
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Audit and
Compliance
Committee
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Compensation
Committee
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Nominating
and
Corporate
Governance
Committee
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Stan Vashovsky
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Michael Burdiek
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Member
|
|
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Steven Katz
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Chair
|
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Member
|
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Member
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Vina Leite
|
|
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Member
|
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Member
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Ira Smedra
|
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Member
|
|
Chair
|
|
Chair
|
Ely D. Tendler
|
|
|
|
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James M. Travers
|
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|
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# of Meetings in 2022
|
|
7
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6
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|
4
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Audit and
Compliance Committee. The
primary responsibility of our Audit and Compliance Committee is to
exercise primary financial oversight on behalf of the Board. The
Company’s management team is responsible for preparing financial
statements, and the Company’s independent auditor is responsible
for auditing those financial statements. The Audit and Compliance
Committee is directly responsible for the selection, engagement,
compensation, retention and oversight of the Company’s independent
auditor. The Audit and Compliance Committee is also responsible for
the review of any proposed related persons transactions.
Mr. Katz qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert,”
as that term is defined in the rules and regulations established by
the SEC, and all members of the Audit and Compliance Committee are
financially literate in that each of them is able to read and
understand fundamental financial statements, including the
Company’s balance sheet, income statement and statement of cash
flows, as required under the Nasdaq listing rules.
Compensation
Committee. The
primary responsibilities of our Compensation Committee are to
approve the compensation, including performance bonuses, payable to
our executive officers and to administer the Company’s equity
compensation plans. The Compensation Committee also acts on behalf
of and in conjunction with the Board to establish or recommend the
compensation of our executive officers and to provide oversight of
our overall compensation programs and philosophy.
The Compensation Committee may delegate its authority to one or
more subcommittees or to one member of the committee. The committee
may also delegate authority to review and approve the compensation
of our employees to certain of our executive officers. The
committee has the authority to engage outside advisors, such as
compensation consultants, to assist it in carrying out its
responsibilities. The committee engaged Compensia in 2022 to
provide advice regarding the amount and form of executive and
director compensation.
Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee. The
primary responsibilities of our Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee are to assist the Board in identifying and recommending
individuals qualified to become members of the Board. The
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is also responsible
for evaluating the composition, size and governance of the Board
and its committees; establishing a policy for considering
stockholder nominees; reviewing the Principles of Corporate
Governance and making recommendations to the Board regarding
possible changes; and reviewing and monitoring compliance with our
Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (the “Code”).
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Board Risk
Oversight
We believe that risk management is an important part of
establishing and executing on the Company’s business strategy. Our
Board, as a whole and at the committee level, focuses its oversight
on the most significant risks facing the Company and on its
processes to identify, prioritize, assess, manage and mitigate
those risks. The committees oversee specific risks within their
purview, as follows:
• The Audit
and
Compliance Committee has overall
responsibility for overseeing the Company’s practices with respect
to risk assessment and management. Additionally, the committee is
responsible for overseeing management of risks related to our
financial statements and financial reporting processes, compliance,
information technology and cybersecurity.
• The Compensation
Committee is responsible for overseeing management of risks
related to our compensation policies and programs.
• The Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee is responsible for overseeing
management of risks related to director succession planning and
corporate governance.
Our Board and its committees receive regular reports from members
of the Company’s senior management on areas of material risk to the
Company, including strategic, operational, financial, legal and
regulatory risks. While our Board has an oversight role, management
is principally tasked with direct responsibility for management and
assessment of risks and the implementation of processes and
controls to mitigate their effects on the Company.
Other Corporate Governance
Practices and Policies
Director
Attendance
The Board met 10 times during the year ended December 31,
2022. During 2022, each current member of the Board attended at
least 75% of the aggregate number of meetings of the Board and the
committees on which he or she served during the period in which he
or she was on the Board or committee.
Directors are expected to attend the Annual Meeting of Stockholders
absent unusual circumstances. Six directors then serving on the
Board attended the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
Communications with the
Board
Stockholders and other interested parties may communicate with our
Board or a particular director, including the Chairman of the
Board, by sending a letter addressed to the Board or a particular
director to our Corporate Secretary at the address set forth on the
first page of this Proxy Statement. These communications will be
compiled and reviewed by our Corporate Secretary, who will
determine whether the communication is appropriate for presentation
to the Board or the particular director. The purpose of this
screening is to allow the Board to avoid having to consider
irrelevant or inappropriate communications (such as advertisements,
solicitations and hostile communications).
Code of Conduct
Our Board has adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that
establishes the standards of ethical conduct applicable to all our
directors, officers and employees, including our principal
executive officer, principal financial officer, principal
accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar
functions. It addresses, among other matters, compliance with laws
and policies, conflicts of interest, corporate opportunities,
regulatory reporting, external communications, confidentiality
requirements, insider trading, proper use of assets and how to
report compliance concerns. A copy of the Code is available on our
website located at https://ir.docgo.com/, under
“Governance.” We intend to disclose any amendments to the Code, or
any waivers of its requirements, on our website, to the extent
required by applicable rules.
Anti-Hedging
Policy
We have a policy that prohibits our employees, officers, directors,
consultants and contractors and their family members and controlled
entities (as defined in our insider trading policy) from engaging
in (a) short-term trading;
(b) short sales; (c) transactions involving publicly
traded options or other derivatives, such as trading in puts or
calls with respect to Company securities; and (d) all hedging
transactions.
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Compensation Committee
Interlocks
None of the members of our Compensation Committee has at any time
during the prior three years been one of our officers or
employees. None of our executive officers currently serves, or in
the past fiscal year has served, as a member of the board or
compensation committee of any entity that has one or more executive
officers serving on our Board or Compensation Committee.
Director
Compensation
In consultation with Compensia, the Compensation Committee approved
our director compensation program during 2022, which consisted of
the following:
• Annual
restricted stock unit (“RSU”) grant with a value of approximately
$160,000, subject to one-year cliff
vesting;
• One-time
grant of stock options for newly appointed directors with a value
of approximately $320,000, subject to ratable vesting over a
three-year period; and
• Annual
cash retainers for Mr. Katz, chair of the Audit and Compliance
Committee, equal to $81,250, which consisted of: (i) $50,000
annual cash retainer for service on our Board, (ii) $20,000
additional annual cash retainer for service as chair of the Audit
and Compliance Committee, (iii) $6,250 for service on the
Compensation Committee and (iv) $5,000 for service on the
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
In accordance with our director compensation program, Ms. Leite
received 81,425 stock options under the DocGo, Inc. 2021 Stock
Incentive Plan (the “2021 Plan”) in connection with her appointment
on November 17, 2022, which vest ratably over
three years. Each other non-employee director received 23,088 RSUs under the
2021 Plan on December 15, 2022, which vest on the first
anniversary thereof.
The table below sets forth the cash and other compensation earned
by directors of our Company during the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2022. Mr. Vashovsky did not receive any
compensation for his service as our Chairman. The compensation
received by Mr. Vashovsky for his services to us as our Chief
Executive Officer is presented in the 2022 Summary Compensation
Table below.
Fiscal Year 2022 Director
Compensation Table
Name
|
|
Fees
Earned or
Paid in Cash
($)
|
|
Stock
Awards
($)(1)
|
|
Option
Awards
($)(2)
|
|
Total
($)
|
Michael Burdiek
|
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
160,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
160,000
|
Chris Fillo(3)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
Steven Katz
|
|
$
|
81,250
|
|
$
|
160,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
241,250
|
Vina Leite
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
320,000
|
|
$
|
320,000
|
Ira Smedra
|
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
160,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
160,000
|
Ely D. Tendler
|
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
160,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
160,000
|
James M. Travers
|
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
160,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
160,000
|
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2023 Director Compensation
Changes
In connection with his service as non-executive Chairman of the Board in 2023,
Mr. Vashovsky will be eligible to receive the following
compensation: (i) quarterly equity awards, each having a grant
date fair value of approximately $79,500, and
(ii) Company-paid continued COBRA
coverage until the earlier of the expiration of his eligibility
under COBRA or his ceasing to serve as non-executive Chairman of the Board.
In April 2023, our Compensation Committee recommended and the
Board approved an additional $10,000 annual cash retainer for
Mr. Katz’s service as Lead Independent Director. Mr. Katz
was appointed as our Lead Independent Director.
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PROPOSAL 1: ELECTION OF
DIRECTORS
At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders will vote to elect the two
Class II director nominees named in this Proxy Statement to
serve for a three-year term until the
2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective
successors have been duly elected and qualified or until their
earlier resignation, death, disqualification or removal. Our Board
has nominated Vina Leite and James M. Travers as Class II
director nominees for election to our Board. Ms. Leite was
appointed to the Board in November 10, 2022, and was
recommended to the Board by an independent Board member.
Our director nominees have indicated that they are willing and able
to serve as directors. However, if any of them becomes unable or,
for good cause, unwilling to serve, proxies may be voted for the
election of such other person as shall be designated by our Board,
or the Board may decrease the size of the Board or leave a
vacancy.
Board
Recommendation
The Board recommends a vote “FOR ALL” Class II
director nominees set forth above.
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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Biographical and other information regarding our executive officers
is set forth below. There are no family relationships among any of
our directors or executive officers.
Name
|
|
Age (as of
April 26)
|
|
Position
|
Anthony Capone
|
|
35
|
|
Chief Executive Officer
|
Lee Bienstock
|
|
39
|
|
President and Chief Operating Officer
|
Norman Rosenberg
|
|
53
|
|
Chief Financial Officer
|
Andre Oberholzer
|
|
64
|
|
Treasurer and Executive Vice President of Capital Markets and
Strategy
|
Stephen Sugrue
|
|
51
|
|
Chief Compliance Officer
|
Ely D. Tendler(1)
|
|
55
|
|
Director, General Counsel and Secretary
|
Anthony Capone. Mr. Capone
has served as our Chief Executive Officer since January 2023.
He previously served as our President from November 2021 to
December 2022, during which time, he was an operational lead
for our COVID-19 response across the
U.S., including our work with FEMA’s New York State
COVID-19 deployment. Mr. Capone
previously served as Amblunz’s President, Chief Technology Officer
and Chief Product Officer from 2017 until our Business Combination.
Prior to Ambulnz, Mr. Capone served as the Chief Executive
Officer, Chief Technology Officer and Head of Sales at Fundbase, an
investment platform, from 2015 to 2017. From 2011 to 2013,
Mr. Capone served as the lead software engineer at Constant
Contact, Inc., an online marketing company. Mr. Capone also
founded the largest free developer conference in the U.S.,
Engineers4Engineers. Mr. Capone earned his undergraduate
degree from the State University of New York College at
Potsdam and his M.S. in Computer Science from Clarkson
University.
Lee Bienstock. Mr. Bienstock
has served as our Chief Operating Officer since March 2022 and
was appointed to the additional role of President, effective
January 2023. Previously, he served at Alphabet Inc. (Nasdaq:
GOOGL), a multinational technology and internet services company,
in a variety of roles from 2011 to 2022, including most recently as
the Global Head of Business Development at Google Devices and
Services from June 2019 to March 2022 and as the Head of
Partnerships at Google Fiber from 2014 to 2019. Mr. Bienstock
received his M.B.A. from the Wharton School of Business at the
University of Pennsylvania and his B.S. in Policy
Analysis & Management with distinction from Cornell
University.
Norman Rosenberg. Mr. Rosenberg
has served as our Chief Financial Officer since January 2023.
He has also served as the Chief Financial Officer of Ambulnz
Holdings, LLC since January 2020. From January 2015 to
December 2019, Mr. Rosenberg served in a variety of roles
at AmTrust Financial, Inc., an insurance company, including as
President of the Direct-to-Consumer Division and Chief Financial Officer of
AmTrust’s global fee companies. He previously served as Chief
Financial Officer of KDDI Global, a telecommunications company and
a division of Japan’s KDDI Corporation, from March 2009 to
December 2014, as Chief Financial Officer of the Americas for
the Marsh, Inc., an insurance company and a division of
Marsh & McLennan Companies, from August 2007 to
October 2008, and as Chief Financial Officer of IDT Telecom
(NYSE: IDT), a telecommunications company, from
April 2001 to July 2007. Mr. Rosenberg also
previously served as Vice President of Capital Markets at IDT
Telecom from October 1999 to March 2001. From 1995 to
1999, Mr. Rosenberg worked as an equity analyst for
Standard & Poor’s Corporation. Mr. Rosenberg earned
his M.B.A. from Johns Hopkins University and he is a Chartered
Financial Analyst.
Andre Oberholzer. Mr. Oberholzer
has served as our Treasurer and Executive Vice President of Capital
Markets and Strategy since January 2023. He previously served
as our Chief Financial Officer from November 2021 to
December 2022. He has more than 30 years of senior
financial and operational experience, and he manages our corporate,
financing and strategic projects. He previously served as Chief
Financial Officer of Ambulnz from 2015 until our Business
Combination. From 2006 to 2012, Mr. Oberholzer served as Chief
Financial Officer at a division of Altegrity Risk International, a
consulting and information services company, where he was
responsible for restructuring and strategic projects. From 2005 to
2006, he served as Chief Financial Officer at WageWorks, Inc., a
benefits administration company, where he was responsible for
M&A integration and SOX readiness. From 2001 to 2005,
Mr. Oberholzer served as Chief Financial Officer of Philips
Electronics (EES) and Philips Healthcare
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(Customer Service), where his responsibilities included new
business modeling, restructuring, M&A integration and
maximization of earnings. He started his professional career at
PricewaterhouseCoopers and has 13 years of experience in audit
as a Chartered Accountant and a C.P.A. Mr. Oberholzer
earned his B. Comm. in Accounting, Economics and Audit from
the University of Johannesburg.
Stephen Sugrue. Mr. Sugrue
has served as our Chief Compliance Officer since March 2022,
where he is responsible for the oversight of the Company’s
compliance and ethics functions. Prior to his appointment,
Mr. Sugrue served, from January 2021 to March 2022,
as DocGo’s Vice President of Compliance and Counsel. He came
to DocGo from Garnet Health, a medical center, where he served as
Chief Compliance Officer and Counsel, from July 2007 to
January 2021. From November 2005 to July 2007, he
worked at St. Vincent’s Midtown Hospital, a hospital in
New York City, where he was Associate General Counsel and
Compliance Officer. Mr. Sugrue has also worked as an attorney
at several healthcare litigation firms and in the Office of the
New York State Attorney General. He has a clinical background;
he has worked as an EMT, Paramedic, Director of Operations for a
large ambulance company and as a hospital critical care
RN. Mr. Sugrue is a registered nurse and certified
emergency nurse, and received his law degree and Health
Law & Policy Certificate from the Pace University School
of Law.
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EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION
As an emerging growth company, DocGo has opted to comply with the
executive compensation rules applicable to “smaller reporting
companies,” when detailing the executive compensation of DocGo’s
executives, as such term is defined under the Exchange Act.
This section discusses the material elements of compensation
awarded to, earned by or paid to the principal executive officer of
DocGo and the two next most highly compensated executive officers
of DocGo. These individuals are referred to as DocGo’s “Named
Executive Officers” or “NEOs.” For 2022, our Named Executive
Officers are as follows:
Named Executive
Officer
|
|
Title
|
Stan Vashovsky
|
|
Non-Executive Chairman and Former
Chief Executive Officer(1)
|
Anthony Capone
|
|
Chief Executive Officer(1)
|
Lee Bienstock
|
|
President and Chief Operating Officer(2)
|
2022
Summary Compensation Table
The following table summarizes the compensation awarded to, earned
by or paid to our NEOs for the fiscal years ended
December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021.
Name
|
|
Year
|
|
Salary
($)
|
|
Bonus
($)(1)
|
|
Stock
Awards
($)(2)
|
|
Option
Awards
($)(3)
|
|
All Other
Compensation
($)(4)
|
|
Total
($)
|
Stan
Vashovsky
|
|
2022
|
|
$
|
571,000
|
|
$
|
1,850,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
27,105
|
|
$
|
2,448,105
|
Non-Executive Chairman and
Former Chief Executive Officer
|
|
2021
|
|
$
|
350,000
|
|
$
|
2,700,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
4,198,000
|
|
$
|
33,861
|
|
$
|
7,281,861
|
Anthony Capone
|
|
2022
|
|
$
|
425,000
|
|
$
|
975,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
4,198,000
|
|
$
|
5,040
|
|
$
|
5,603,040
|
Chief Executive Officer and
Former President
|
|
2021
|
|
$
|
300,000
|
|
$
|
1,300,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
4,198,000
|
|
$
|
18,211
|
|
$
|
5,816,211
|
Lee
Bienstock
|
|
2022
|
|
$
|
415,000
|
|
$
|
675,000
|
|
$
|
1,049,999
|
|
$
|
1,718,000
|
|
$
|
22,587
|
|
$
|
3,880,586
|
President and
Chief Operating Officer
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Narrative Disclosure to the
Summary Compensation Table
Following the consummation of the Business Combination, in
consultation with Compensia, DocGo developed an executive
compensation program that is designed to align executive
compensation with DocGo’s business objectives and the creation of
stockholder value, while enabling DocGo to attract, motivate and
retain individuals who contribute to the long-term success of DocGo.
Decisions regarding executive compensation reflect our belief that
the executive compensation program must be competitive in order to
attract and retain our executive officers. The Compensation
Committee seeks to implement our compensation policies and
philosophies by linking a significant portion of our executive
officers’ cash compensation to performance objectives and by
providing a portion of their compensation as long-term incentive compensation in the form of equity
awards. Compensation for our executive officers has three primary
components: base salary, an annual cash incentive bonus and
long-term incentive compensation.
Base Salary
We believe that base salary should be fair to the executive
officers, competitive within the industry and reasonable in light
of our cost structure. Other than establishing Mr. Bienstock’s
base salary in connection with his appointment, no base salary
changes were made during 2022. The base salaries for each of NEOs
as of the end of 2022 is as follows:
Name
|
|
Base
Salary
|
Stan Vashovsky
|
|
$
|
571,000
|
Anthony Capone
|
|
$
|
425,000
|
Lee Bienstock
|
|
$
|
415,000
|
In early 2023, in connection with their promotions,
Mr. Capone’s base salary was increased to $600,000 and
Mr. Bienstock’s base salary was increased to $490,000.
Annual Bonuses
DocGo utilizes annual cash incentive bonuses for the executive
officers to tie a portion of their compensation to financial and
operational objectives achievable within the applicable fiscal
year. Annual cash bonuses are administered by the Compensation
Committee and, at beginning of each year, the Compensation
Committee selects the performance targets, target amounts, target
award opportunities and other terms and conditions of annual cash
bonuses for the executive officers, subject to the terms of any
employment agreement. Following the end of each year, the
Compensation Committee determines the extent to which the
performance targets were achieved and the amount of the award that
is payable to the executive officers.
For 2022, the annual cash incentive performance was based on the
Company’s achievement of revenue and adjusted EBITDA goals
established at the beginning of 2022. Following the end of 2022,
the Compensation Committee reviewed the Company’s performance
against the goals and approved bonuses for the NEOs. The table
below shows each NEO’s target annual cash incentive bonus and the
final 2022 approved bonus for each NEO:
Name
|
|
Target Bonus
(% of Base
Salary)
|
|
2022
Annual Bonus
|
Stan Vashovsky
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
$
|
1,850,000
|
Anthony Capone
|
|
73
|
%
|
|
$
|
975,000
|
Lee Bienstock
|
|
50
|
%
|
|
$
|
675,000
|
Long-Term Equity
Compensation
DocGo utilizes stock options and RSUs to reward long-term performance of the executive officers. DocGo
believes that providing a meaningful portion of the total
compensation package in the form of long-term equity awards will align the incentives of
its executive officers with the interests of its stockholders and
serve to motivate and retain the individual executive officers.
Long-term equity awards are granted
under the 2021 Plan.
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In connection with the approval of the terms of his offer letter
described below, the Compensation Committee approved the grant of
the following equity awards to Mr. Bienstock on
February 18, 2022: (i) 100,000 stock options, which
vested on March 28, 2023, (ii) 320,122 stock options,
which vest in four equal annual installments on each anniversary of
March 28, 2022, and (iii) 146,853 RSUs, which vest in
four equal annual installments on each anniversary of
March 28, 2022.
On December 15, 2022, the Compensation Committee approved the
grant of 1,104,737 stock options to Mr. Capone and 89,474
stock options to Mr. Bienstock. These stock options vest in
four equal annual installments on each anniversary of the date of
grant. Mr. Vashovsky did not receive a grant of stock options
in December 2022 in light of his pending resignation as Chief
Executive Officer.
Employment Agreements
In connection with DocGo’s executive compensation program, each of
Messrs. Vashovsky and Capone entered into employment agreements
with DocGo, effective upon consummation of the Business Combination
(the “Employment Agreements”). The Employment Agreements provide
for an initial annual base salary, annual performance bonus
eligibility, participation in DocGo’s benefit plans, eligibility to
receive annual equity incentive grants beginning in fiscal year
2022 pursuant to the 2021 Plan and a one-time grant of RSUs pursuant to the 2021 Plan (the
“Closing Grant”). In lieu of the Closing Grant, in
December 2021, Mr. Vashovsky received a one-time cash bonus of $1,000,000 and Mr. Capone
received a one-time cash bonus of
$500,000.
The Employment Agreements provide for an initial term commencing on
the closing date of the Business Combination and continuing for an
initial term of 36 months, which will automatically renew for
successive one-year terms thereafter
unless either party gives written notice of non-extension to the other party at least
60 days prior to such renewal date. The Employment Agreements
contain customary confidentiality, non-competition, customer non-solicitation and non-interference, and employee non-solicitation and non-interference covenants. In the event of certain
terminations of employment the Employment Agreements include
severance payments and benefits as described in more detail under
“Additional Narrative Disclosure — Potential Payments
Upon Termination or Change in Control.”
In connection with his appointment as Chief Operating Officer, we
entered into an offer letter with Mr. Bienstock (the
“Bienstock Offer Letter). The Bienstock Offer Letter provides for
an initial annual base salary, annual performance bonus
eligibility, participation in DocGo’s benefit plans, eligibility to
receive annual equity incentive grants beginning in fiscal year
2022 pursuant to the 2021 Plan and a one-time grant of stock options pursuant to the 2021
Plan, which was granted on February 18, 2022, as described above.
In connection with the Bienstock Offer Letter, Mr. Bienstock
also entered into our customary employee confidentiality,
proprietary information and non-compete agreement.
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Outstanding Equity Awards at
2022 Fiscal-Year
End
Table
The following table sets forth information regarding outstanding
equity awards as of December 31, 2022 for each of our
NEOs.
|
|
Option Awards
|
|
Stock Awards
|
Name
|
|
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options (#)
Exercisable
|
|
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options (#) Unexercisable
|
|
Option Exercise Price
($)
|
|
Option Expiration
Date
|
|
Number of Shares or
Units of Stock That Have Not Vested
(#)
|
|
Market Value of Shares
or Units of Stock That Have
Not Vested
($)(1)
|
Stan Vashovsky
|
|
254,733
|
|
764,199
|
(2)
|
|
$
|
8.97
|
|
12/7/2031
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Anthony Capone
|
|
254,733
|
|
764,199
|
(2)
|
|
$
|
8.97
|
|
12/7/2031
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
1,104,737
|
(3)
|
|
$
|
6.93
|
|
12/15/2032
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lee Bienstock
|
|
—
|
|
100,000
|
(4)
|
|
$
|
7.15
|
|
2/18/2032
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
320,122
|
(5)
|
|
$
|
7.15
|
|
2/18/2032
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
89,474
|
(3)
|
|
$
|
6.93
|
|
12/15/2032
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
146,853
|
(6)
|
|
$
|
1,038,251
|
Additional Narrative
Disclosure
Employee Benefits
The NEOs are eligible to participate in our employee benefit plans,
including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, health and
dependent care flexible spending accounts and accidental death and
dismemberment benefit plans, in each case on the same basis as all
of its other employees. DocGo does not maintain or sponsor any
nonqualified deferred compensation plan or defined benefit pension
plan. On January 1, 2022, DocGo adopted a tax-qualified defined contribution 401(k) plan
which allows for eligible employees, including the NEOs, to defer
portions of their eligible compensation up to limits established by
the Internal Revenue Code. We did not provide for any matching or
other company contributions under the 401(k) plan during
2022.
Potential Payments Upon Termination or
Change in Control
Employment
Agreements
The Employment Agreements provide for the following severance
benefits in connection with an “involuntary termination without
cause” or a resignation for “good reason” (each a “Covered
Termination” and as defined in the Employment Agreements) which
does not occur during the period beginning three months prior
to a “change in control” (as defined in the 2021 Plan) and ending
12 months after a change in control: (i) a cash payment
equal to 12 months of the executive’s base salary payable in
equal instalments over 12 months, (ii) a pro rata portion
of the executive’s annual bonus for the fiscal year of termination
based on actual achievement of the bonus objectives and the number
of days the executive was employed during the fiscal year,
(iii) payment or reimbursement for the premium for the
executive and the executive’s covered dependents to maintain
continued health coverage pursuant to the provisions of
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COBRA through the earlier of (A) the 12-month anniversary of the date of the executive’s
termination of employment and (B) the date the executive and
the executive’s covered dependents, if any, become eligible for
healthcare coverage under another employer’s plan(s) and
(iv) accelerated vesting of the unvested portion of the
Closing Grant that would have vested assuming that the executive
remained employed by the Company through the date that is
12 months following the date of the executive’s termination of
employment. In connection with a Covered Termination during the
period beginning three (3) months prior to a Change in Control
and ending 12 months after a Change in Control, each executive
would be entitled to: (i) a lump sum cash payment equal to the
sum of (A) the executive’s base salary and (B) the
executive’s target bonus, (ii) a pro rata portion of the
executive’s annual bonus for the fiscal year of termination based
on actual achievement of the bonus objectives and the number
of days the executive was employed during the fiscal year,
(iii) the amount of any annual bonus earned, but not yet paid,
for the fiscal year prior to the executive’s termination,
(iv) payment or reimbursement for the premium for the
executive and the executive’s covered dependents to maintain
continued health coverage pursuant to the provisions of COBRA
through the earlier of (A) the 12-month anniversary of the date of the executive’s
termination of employment and (B) the date the executive and
the executive’s covered dependents, if any, become eligible for
healthcare coverage under another employer’s plan(s) and
(v) full accelerated vesting of the unvested portion of the
Closing Grant.
The Employment Agreements provide for a “best net”
after-tax 280G provision where the NEO
receives the best after-tax result but
is not eligible to receive any tax gross-ups, to the extent any payments made pursuant to
the Employment Agreements or otherwise would constitute a
“parachute payment” under Internal Revenue Code
Section 280G.
Stock Options Under the
2021 Plan
Under the option grant agreements for stock options granted under
the 2021 Plan, in the event of an NEO’s termination as a result of
death or disability, all unvested stock options will become fully
vested and exercisable. In addition, in the event of a termination
without cause on or within 24 months following a change in
control, all unvested stock options will become fully vested and
exercisable.
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EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN
INFORMATION
The following table contains information about our equity
compensation plans as of December 31, 2022.
Plan
Category
|
|
Number of
Securities to be
Issued Upon
Exercise of
Outstanding
Options, Warrants
and Rights
(a)
|
|
Weighted-Average
Exercise Price of
Outstanding
Options, Warrants
and Rights
(b)
|
|
Number of
Securities Remaining
Available for
Future Issuance
Under Equity
Compensation
Plans (Excluding
Securities Reflected
in Column (a))
(c)
|
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders
|
|
9,556,327
|
(1)
|
|
$
|
7.83
|
(2)
|
|
10,035,621
|
(3)
|
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders
|
|
2,014,981
|
(4)
|
|
$
|
3.75
|
|
|
—
|
(5)
|
Total
|
|
11,571,308
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,035,621
|
|
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INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC
ACCOUNTING FIRM
Principal Accountant Fees and
Services
Urish Popeck & Co. LLC (“Urish”) has served as our
independent auditor since November 2021 and has served as
auditor of Ambulnz since April 2021. WithumSmith+Brown, PC
(“Withum”) served as Motion’s independent auditor prior to the
Business Combination and, as disclosed in greater detail below, was
dismissed as DocGo’s independent auditor in connection with the
Business Combination. The following table summarizes the audit fees
billed and expected to be billed by Urish and Withum for the
indicated fiscal years and the fees billed by Urish and Withum
for all other services rendered during the indicated
fiscal years.
Fee
Category
|
|
Year
Ended
December 31,
|
2022
|
|
2021
|
Audit Fees(1)
|
|
$
|
706,118
|
|
$
|
413,868
|
Audit-Related Fees(2)
|
|
|
122,306
|
|
|
14,500
|
Tax Fees(3)
|
|
|
273,739
|
|
|
86,000
|
All Other Fees(4)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
Total Fees
|
|
$
|
1,102,163
|
|
$
|
514,368
|
Pre-Approval
Policies and
Procedures
Our Audit and Compliance Committee has adopted procedures requiring
the pre-approval of all audit and
non-audit services performed by our
independent auditor in order to assure that these services do not
impair the auditor’s independence. These procedures generally
approve the performance of specific services subject to a cost
limit for all such services. This general approval is reviewed, and
if necessary modified, at least annually. The committee does not
delegate its responsibility to approve services performed by our
auditor to any member of management. The committee has delegated
authority to the committee chair to pre-approve any audit and non-audit services to be provided to us by our
auditor, provided that the fees for such services do not exceed
$250,000. Any approval of services by the committee chair pursuant
to this delegated authority must be reported to the committee at
its next regularly scheduled meeting. All of the services and fees
identified in the table above were approved pursuant to the
pre-approval policy described in this
paragraph.
Recent Changes in Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm
Dismissal of
Withum
As previously reported on the Current Report on
Form 8-K filed with the SEC on
November 12, 2021, following our Business Combination, the
Audit and Compliance Committee on November 10, 2021 dismissed
Withum as the Company’s independent auditor, effective as of that
date. Withum’s audit report on Motion’s financial statements for
the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020, its year of
formation and sole reporting fiscal year, did not contain an
adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, and was not qualified
or modified as to uncertainties, audit scope or accounting
principles, except that such audit report emphasized the
restatement of Motion’s financial statements due to its change in
accounting for warrants. During the period from August 11,
2020 (Motion’s inception) through December 31, 2020, and the
subsequent interim period through November 5, 2021, there were
no disagreements between Motion and Withum on any matter of
accounting principles or practices, financial disclosure or
auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved
to the satisfaction of Withum, would have caused it to make
reference to the
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subject matter of the disagreements in its reports on Motion’s
financial statements for such year. During the period from
August 11, 2020 (Motion’s inception) through December 31,
2020, and the subsequent interim period through November 5,
2021, there were no “reportable events” (as defined in
Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act), except for a
material weakness in Motion’s pre-Business Combination internal control over
financial reporting related to the accounting for warrants issued
by Motion. Representatives of Withum are not expected to be present
at the Annual Meeting.
Appointment of
Urish
The Audit and Compliance Committee, on and effective as of
November 10, 2021, appointed Urish as DocGo’s independent
auditor for the year ended December 31, 2021. During the
fiscal year ending December 31, 2020, and the subsequent
interim period through November 10, 2021, neither DocGo, nor
any party on behalf of DocGo, consulted with Urish with respect to
either (i) the application of accounting principles to a
specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of
the audit opinion that might be rendered with respect to DocGo’s
consolidated financial statements, and no written report or oral
advice was provided to DocGo by Urish that was an important factor
considered by Urish in reaching a decision as to any accounting,
auditing or financial reporting issue, or (ii) any matter that
was subject to any disagreement (as that term is defined in
Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions) or a reportable
event (as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of
Regulation S-K).
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Report
of the Audit
AND COMPLIANCE
Committee
The Audit and Compliance Committee has reviewed and discussed the
audited financial statements for the year ended December 31,
2022 with the Company’s management and with Urish, the Company’s
independent registered public accounting firm. The Audit and
Compliance Committee has discussed with Urish the matters required
to be discussed by the applicable standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) and the SEC. The Audit
and Compliance Committee has also received the written disclosures
and the letter from Urish pursuant to applicable PCAOB requirements
regarding its communications with the Audit and Compliance
Committee concerning independence, and the Audit and Compliance
Committee has discussed with Urish its independence. Based on the
foregoing, the Audit and Compliance Committee recommended to the
Board that the audited financial statements be included in the
Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 for
filing with the SEC.
This report is provided by the following directors, who serve on
the Audit and Compliance Committee:
Steven Katz (Chair)
Michael Burdiek
Ira Smedra
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PROPOSAL 2: RATIFICATION
OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
FOR 2023
Our Audit and Compliance Committee has appointed Urish as the
Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the
year ending December 31, 2023. In this Proposal 2 we are
asking stockholders to vote to ratify this appointment. Urish has
served as our independent auditor since November 2021 and has
served as auditor of Ambulnz since April 2021. Representatives
of Urish are expected to be present at the Annual Meeting. They
will have the opportunity to make a statement, if they desire to do
so, and are expected to be available to respond to appropriate
questions from stockholders.
Stockholder ratification of the appointment of Urish as the
Company’s independent auditor is not required by law or our Bylaws.
However, we are seeking stockholder ratification as a matter of
good corporate practice. If our stockholders fail to ratify the
appointment of Urish, the committee will reconsider its selection.
Even if the appointment is ratified, the committee, in its
discretion, may direct the selection and appointment of a different
independent auditor at any time during the year if it determines
that such a change would be in the best interests of the Company
and our stockholders.
Board
Recommendation
The Board recommends a vote “FOR” the ratification
of the appointment of Urish to serve as our independent
auditor.
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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND
RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS
Related Person Transaction
Policy
On November 5, 2021, our Board adopted a written policy
regarding the review and approval or disapproval by our Audit and
Compliance Committee of transactions between us, or any of our
subsidiaries, and any related person (defined to include our
executive officers, directors or director nominees, any stockholder
beneficially owning in excess of 5% of our common stock or
securities exchangeable for our common stock, and any immediate
family member of any of the foregoing persons) (the “Related Person
Transaction Policy”). In reviewing related person transactions, our
Audit and Compliance Committee considers all relevant facts and
circumstances, including the extent of the related person’s direct
or indirect interest in the transaction. Any member of the Audit
and Compliance Committee who is a related person with respect to a
transaction under review will not be permitted to participate in
the deliberations or to vote on the transaction.
Certain related person transactions described below were
consummated prior to our adoption of the formal, written policy
described above, and, accordingly, the foregoing policies and
procedures were not followed with respect to these transactions.
However, we believe that the terms obtained and consideration that
we paid or received, as applicable, in connection with the
transactions described below were comparable to terms available or
amounts that would be paid or received, as applicable, in
arm’s-length transactions at such
time. Further, our Audit and Compliance Committee has subsequently
ratified these engagements. Any related person transactions entered
into on or after November 5, 2021 have been pre-approved in accordance with our Related Person
Transactions Policy.
Related Person
Transactions — DocGo
Legal Services
Ambulnz has historically engaged the law practice of Ely
D. Tendler Strategic and Legal Services, PLLC (“EDTSLS”) for
outside general counsel services. Ely D. Tendler, principal of
EDTSLS, is General Counsel and Secretary of the Company and a
member of the Board. Pursuant to the Company’s arrangement with
EDTSLS, Ambulnz was charged an hourly rate, ranging from $450 to
$500 per hour, for the legal services rendered. On
November 10, 2021, the Audit and Compliance Committee ratified
this engagement pursuant to the Related Person Transaction Policy.
For the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2022, the gross
fees paid to EDTSLS were approximately $702,083 and $960,081,
respectively. Mr. Tendler did not receive additional salary or
other employment benefits for his role as General Counsel to the
Company.
Medical Direction and
Supervision Services
Since April 2020, affiliates of Dr. Mark Merlin, former
Chief Medical Officer of Ambulnz Holdings, LLC from
February 2019 to November 2022, and former employee of
the Company, have provided Ambulnz Holdings, LLC and its
subsidiaries with medical direction and supervision services. On
November 10, 2021, the Audit and Compliance Committee ratified
this engagement pursuant to the Related Person Transaction Policy.
For the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2022, the gross
fees paid by us for these services were approximately $1,746,736
and $3,018,119, respectively.
Employment of Related
Persons
Paul Capone, the brother of Mr. Capone, our CEO, is employed
by DocGo as an IT Project Manager. For the years ended
December 31, 2021 and 2022, he earned approximately $163,257
and $128,750, respectively, in total compensation.
Chris Cummings, the step-father of
Mr. Capone, our CEO, is employed by DocGo as a General
Manager. For the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2022,
he earned approximately $172,281 and $162,458, respectively, in
total compensation.
The compensation for Paul Capone and Chris Cummings is commensurate
with their peers’ compensation and established in accordance with
the Company’s compensation practices applicable to employees with
equivalent qualifications, experience and responsibilities. Paul
Capone and Chris Cummings participate in employee benefit plans and
programs generally made available to employees of similar
responsibility levels.
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Related Person
Transactions — Motion
Founder Shares
On August 12, 2020, Mr. Burdiek, a current member of our
Board and Motion’s then-serving Chief
Executive Officer and director, paid certain offering costs,
totaling an aggregate of $25,000, in exchange for the issuance of
3,737,500 shares of Motion’s Class B common stock, par value
$0.0001 per share (the “Founder Shares” and “Motion Class B
Common Stock”), to Motion Acquisition LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company (the “Sponsor”). On October 14, 2020, the
Sponsor effected a surrender of 431,250 Founder Shares to Motion
for no consideration, resulting in a decrease, from 3,737,500 to
3,306,250, in the total number of Motion Class B Common Stock
outstanding. Further, on November 16, 2020, the underwriter of
Motion’s October 2020 initial public offering (the “IPO”)
advised Motion that it would not exercise its over-allotment option; and, consequently, the Sponsor
forfeited an additional 431,250 Founder Shares, resulting in a
decrease in Motion Class B Common Stock outstanding, from
3,306,250 to 2,875,000. After the IPO, Motion Class B Common
Stock represented 20.0% of the total issued and outstanding shares
of Motion Class B Common Stock and Motion Class A common
stock on an aggregate basis.
On August 24, 2021, the Sponsor elected to convert all
2,875,000 Founder Shares into an aggregate of 2,875,000 shares of
Motion’s Class A common stock, on a one-to-one basis
pursuant to the terms of the Motion Class B Common Stock. In
connection with the Closing, Motion filed its Second Amended and
Restated Certificate of Incorporation, pursuant to which all shares
of Motion’s Class A common stock were redesignated as shares
of common stock of DocGo, par value $0.0001 per share (the “DocGo
common stock”).
Concurrent with Motion’s IPO, the Sponsor and Motion’s directors
and officers entered into a letter agreement with Motion and
Barclays Capital Inc., whereby the Sponsor and Motion’s directors
and officers agreed, subject to limited exceptions, not to
transfer, assign or sell any of the shares of Motion Class B
Common Stock (which was converted on a one-for-one basis into
Motion Class A common stock prior to the Closing) until the
earlier of: (a) November 5, 2022 (one year after the
Closing Date) and (b) subsequent to the Closing (x) the
date on which the last reported sale price of DocGo common stock
equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits,
stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like)
for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading-day period
commencing at least 150 days after the Closing or (y) the
date on which DocGo completes a liquidation, merger, capital stock
exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction that results
in all of DocGo’s stockholders having the right to exchange their
shares of DocGo common stock for cash, securities or other
property.
Private Warrants
Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, the Sponsor purchased
an aggregate of 2,533,333 warrants to purchase shares of
Motion Class A common stock (the “Private Warrants”) at a
price of $1.50 per Private Warrant, for an aggregate of
$3.8 million. In connection with the Closing, and pursuant to
the terms of the Warrant Agreement (the “Warrant Agreement”), dated
October 14, 2020, by and between Motion and Continental Stock
Transfer & Trust Company, each Private Warrant was
exercisable for one share of DocGo common stock at a price of
$11.50 per share, subject to adjustment. A portion of the proceeds
from the sale of the Private Warrants was added to the proceeds
from the IPO, and both were held in a trust account that became
available following the Closing. The Private Warrants were
non-redeemable for cash (subject to
certain exceptions) and exercisable on a cashless basis so long as
they were held by the Sponsor or its permitted transferees. On
September 16, 2022, the Company redeemed all outstanding
Private Warrants.
On August 15, 2022, the Company announced the redemption of
all of its outstanding warrants under the Warrant Agreement, dated
as of October 14, 2020, by and between Motion and Continental
Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent, on the
redemption date of September 16, 2022 (the “Redemption Date”).
Immediately prior to the Redemption Date, pursuant to the Warrant
Agreement, each of Travers Holdings LLC (“Travers Holdings”), an
entity controlled by DocGo director, James M. Travers and his
wife, and Michael Burdiek, a DocGo director, exercised their
443,432 Private Warrants and 434,437 Private Warrants,
respectively, and acquired DocGo common stock on a cashless basis
at a conversion ratio of 0.2233 shares of DocGo common stock per
Private Warrant. The aggregate number of warrants surrendered for
exercise on a cashless basis, including Private Warrants, resulted
in the issuance of 1,406,371 shares of DocGo common stock and a
total of 68,514 warrants were not surrendered on the
Redemption Date and were redeemed for $0.10 per warrant.
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Amended and Restated
Sponsor Agreement and Sponsor Escrow Agreement
On November 4, 2021, Motion, the Sponsor and Ambulnz entered
into an Amended and Restated Sponsor Agreement (the “A&R
Sponsor Agreement”), whereby the Sponsor agreed, among other
things, to forfeit and defer certain of its shares of Motion’s
Class A common stock. Pursuant to the A&R Sponsor
Agreement, at Closing, the Sponsor forfeited 301,787 shares of
DocGo common stock and deferred 162,965 shares of DocGo common
stock (the “Additional Earnout Shares”), to be held pursuant to the
terms of the Sponsor Escrow Agreement (as defined below).
On November 5, 2021, Sponsor, Motion and Continental Stock
Transfer & Trust Company, as escrow agent, entered into a
Sponsor Escrow Agreement (the “Sponsor Escrow Agreement”), whereby,
immediately following the Closing, the Sponsor deposited
(i) 575,000 shares of DocGo common stock (the “Sponsor Earnout
Shares”) and (ii) 162,965 shares of the Additional Earnout
Shares into escrow. The Sponsor Escrow Agreement provides that such
Sponsor Earnout Shares will either be released to the Sponsor or
terminated and canceled by DocGo if certain stock price conditions
are met or not, as follows: (i) with respect to 287,500
Sponsor Earnout Shares, the closing stock price equals or exceeds
$12.50 per share on any twenty (20) trading days in a
30-trading-day period at any time until the third
anniversary of the Closing Date, and (ii) with respect to
287,500 Sponsor Earnout Shares, the closing stock price equals or
exceeds $15.00 per share on any twenty (20) trading days in a
30-trading-day period at any time until the fifth
anniversary of the Closing Date. Additional Earnout Shares will be
released to the Sponsor or terminated and cancelled by DocGo if
certain price conditions are met or not, as follows: (i) 25%
of the Additional Earnout Shares if the closing price of DocGo
common stock equals or exceeds $12.50 per share (as adjusted for
share splits, share dividends, reorganizations and
recapitalizations) on any twenty (20) trading days in a thirty
(30)-trading-day period at any time after the Closing
Date and by the first anniversary of the Closing Date; (ii) an
additional 25% of the Additional Earnout Shares if the closing
price of DocGo common stock equals or exceeds $15.00 per share (as
adjusted for share splits, share dividends, reorganizations and
recapitalizations) on any twenty (20) trading days in a thirty
(30)-trading-day period at any time after the Closing
Date and by the third anniversary of the Closing Date;
(iii) an additional 25% of the Additional Earnout Shares if
the closing price of DocGo common stock equals or exceeds $18.00
per share (as adjusted for share splits, share dividends,
reorganizations and recapitalizations) on any twenty
(20) trading days in a thirty (30)-trading-day period
at any time after the Closing Date and by the third anniversary of
the Closing Date; and (iv) the remaining 25% of the Additional
Earnout Shares if the closing price of DocGo common stock equals or
exceeds $21.00 per share (as adjusted for share splits, share
dividends, reorganizations and recapitalizations) on any twenty
(20) trading days in a thirty (30)-trading-day period
at any time after the Closing Date and by the fifth anniversary of
the Closing Date.
On July 27, 2022, Sponsor made a pro rata distribution of all
of its shares of DocGo common stock and Private Warrants to its
members and interest holders. As part of this distribution,
(i) Travers Holdings, a member and interest holder of the
Sponsor, received 424,140 shares of DocGo common stock and 443,432
Private Placement Warrants and (ii) Michael Burdiek, a member
and interest holder of Sponsor, received 415,537 shares of DocGo
common stock and 434,437 Private Warrants. In connection with such
distribution, each of Travers Holdings, Mr. Burdiek, and
certain of the other interest holders and members of Sponsor
entered into joinders to the Sponsor Escrow Agreement and A&R
Sponsor Agreement, whereby, among other things, the recipients of
the Sponsor Earnout Shares and the Additional Earnout Shares agreed
to the forfeiture provisions with respect to such shares as set
forth above. At the time of the execution of the joinders, Travers
Holdings held 100,648 Sponsor Earnout Shares and 28,524 Additional
Earnout Shares and Mr. Burdiek held 98,606 Sponsor Earnout
Shares and 27,946 Additional Earnout Shares.
On November 5, 2022, the first anniversary of the Closing
Date, pursuant to the terms of the Stock Escrow Agreement, parties
to the Stock Escrow Agreement forfeited 40,199 Additional Earnout
Shares for no consideration, inclusive of the 7,131 and 6,986
Additional Earnout Shares held by Travers Holdings and
Mr. Burdiek, respectively.
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Amended and Restated
Registration Rights Agreement
Immediately prior to the Closing, Sponsor, Motion and certain
Ambulnz equityholders entered into an Amended and Restated
Registration Rights Agreement (the “A&R Registration Rights
Agreement”). Pursuant to the A&R Registration Rights Agreement,
Motion agreed to register shares of DocGo common stock and Private
Warrants for resale under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, after the lapse or expiration of any transfer
restrictions, lock-up or escrow
provisions which may apply to the registrable securities held by
Sponsor and those certain Ambulnz equityholders (including those
shares of DocGo common stock issuable upon exercise of those
certain options of Ambulnz which were converted at the Closing into
options of DocGo to acquire shares of DocGo common stock). Other
stockholders of DocGo may have piggyback registration rights, and
may also participate in any such registration, subject to customary
cutbacks in an underwritten offering. Certain shares and warrants
held by the Sponsor and certain Ambulnz equityholders have been
registered pursuant to a registration statement filed with the
SEC.
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CERTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT OUR
COMMON STOCK
Security Ownership of Certain
Beneficial Owners and Management
Unless otherwise provided below, the following table presents
information regarding beneficial ownership of our common stock as
of April 1, 2023 by:
• each
stockholder or group of stockholders known by us to be the
beneficial owner of more than 5% of our outstanding common
stock;
• each
of our directors and nominees;
• each
of our NEOs; and
• all
of our current directors and executive officers as a group.
Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of
the SEC, and thus represents voting or investment power with
respect to our securities. Under such rules, beneficial ownership
includes any shares over which the individual has sole or shared
voting power or investment power as well as any shares that the
individual has the right to acquire within 60 days after the
date of this table. To our knowledge and subject to applicable
community property rules, and except as otherwise indicated below,
the persons and entities named in the table have sole voting and
sole investment power with respect to all shares beneficially
owned.
The percentage ownership information shown in the column titled
“Percentage of Shares Beneficially Owned” in the table below is
based on 102,932,174 shares of our common stock outstanding as of
the date of this table. Unless otherwise indicated, the address of
each individual listed in this table is the Company’s address set
forth on the first page of this Proxy Statement.
Name
and Address of Beneficial Owner
|
|
Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned
|
|
Percentage of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned
|
Greater than 5%
Holders
|
|
|
|
|
|
Entities affiliated with BlackRock, Inc.(1)
|
|
5,670,275
|
|
5.51
|
%
|
Entities affiliated with Hood River Capital Management
LLC(2)
|
|
5,573,207
|
|
5.41
|
%
|
Named Executive Officers and
Directors
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stan Vashovsky(3)
|
|
10,593,074
|
|
10.27
|
%
|
Michael Burdiek(4)
|
|
531,963
|
|
*
|
|
Steven Katz(5)
|
|
26,402
|
|
*
|
|
Vina Leite
|
|