UNITED
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SECURITIES
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BEYOND
COMMERCE, INC.
9029
South Pecos
Suite
2800
Henderson,
Nevada 89074
June 17,
2009
Dear
Stockholder:
You are
cordially invited to attend the 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Beyond
Commerce, Inc. The meeting will be held in the Molise Room at the M
Resort, 12300 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Henderson, Nevada 89044, beginning at
10:00 A.M., local time, on Friday, July 24, 2009.
The
Notice of Meeting and the Proxy Statement on the following pages cover the
formal business of the meeting, which includes three items to be voted on by the
stockholders. At the Annual Meeting, I will also report on Beyond
Commerce’s current operations and will be available to respond to questions from
stockholders.
Whether
or not you plan to attend the meeting, it is important that your shares be
represented and voted at the meeting. You are urged, therefore, to
complete, sign, date and return the enclosed proxy card (or use telephone or
Internet voting procedures, if offered by your broker), even if you plan to
attend the meeting.
I hope
you will join us.
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Sincerely,
Robert
J. McNulty
Chief
Executive Officer
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BEYOND
COMMERCE, INC.
9029
South Pecos
Suite
2800
Henderson,
Nevada 89074
NOTICE
OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
to
be held on July 24, 2009
Notice is
hereby given to the holders of common stock, $0.001 par value per share, of
Beyond Commerce, Inc. (“
Beyond
Commerce
” or the “
Company
”) that the Annual
Meeting of Stockholders will be held on Friday, July 24, 2009 in the Molise Room
at the M Resort, 12300 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Henderson, Nevada 89044,
beginning at 10:00 A.M., local time, for the following purposes:
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To
elect five directors to serve until the 2010 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders;
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To
ratify the selection of L J Soldinger Associates, LLC as Beyond Commerce’s
independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending
December 31, 2009;
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To
approve Beyond Commerce’s 2008 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended;
and
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To
transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual
Meeting or any postponement or adjournment of the Annual
Meeting.
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Only
those stockholders of record at the close of business on June 12, 2009 are
entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting or any postponement or
adjournment of the Annual Meeting. A complete list of stockholders
entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting will be available at the Annual
Meeting.
June
17, 2009
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By Order of the Board of Directors
Mark V. Noffke
Executive Vice President, Finance, Chief Financial Officer and
Corporate Secretary
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WHETHER OR NOT YOU EXPECT TO
ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING, PLEASE COMPLETE, SIGN, DATE, AND RETURN THE ENCLOSED
PROXY PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED BUSINESS REPLY ENVELOPE (OR USE TELEPHONE OR
INTERNET VOTING PROCEDURES, IF AVAILABLE THROUGH YOUR BROKER). IF YOU
ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING YOU MAY, IF YOU WISH, REVOKE YOUR PROXY AND VOTE IN
PERSON.
TABLE
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INFORMATION
ABOUT THE ANNUAL MEETING
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PROPOSAL
I — ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
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PROPOSAL
II – RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF THE INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC
ACCOUNTING FIRM
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PROPOSAL
III – APPROVAL OF THE 2008 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN, AS
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STOCKHOLDER
PROPOSALS
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OTHER
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APPENDIX
A – 2008 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN, AS AMENDED
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BEYOND
COMMERCE, INC.
9029
South Pecos
Suite
2800
Henderson,
Nevada 89074
Annual
Meeting of Stockholders to be Held on July 24, 2009
PROXY
STATEMENT
This
Proxy Statement is furnished to holders of the common stock, $0.001 par value
per share, of Beyond Commerce, Inc., a Nevada corporation, in connection with
the solicitation of proxies by our Board of Directors for use at our 2009 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders to be held in the Molise Room at the M Resort, 12300 Las
Vegas Boulevard South, Henderson, Nevada 89044, beginning at 10:00 A.M., local
time, on Friday, July 24, 2009, and at any postponement or adjournment of the
Annual Meeting. This Proxy Statement and the accompanying proxy card
are first being mailed to our stockholders on or about June 17,
2009.
What
is the purpose of the Annual Meeting?
At the
Annual Meeting, stockholders will act upon the matters outlined in the attached
Notice of Meeting and described in detail in this Proxy Statement, which are the
election of directors, the ratification of the appointment of our independent
registered public accounting firm and the approval of our 2008 Equity Incentive
Plan, as amended. In addition, management will report on our
performance during fiscal 2008 and respond to questions from
stockholders.
Who
is entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting?
Only
stockholders of record at the close of business on June 12, 2009 will be
entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting or any adjournment or
postponement of the Annual Meeting.
What
are the voting rights of the holders of our common stock?
Holders
of our common stock are entitled to one vote per share with respect to each of
the matters to be presented at the Annual Meeting. The affirmative
vote of a majority of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting, provided a quorum is
present, will be required for approval of each of the proposals described in
this Proxy Statement other than the election of directors. With
regard to the election of directors, the five nominees receiving the greatest
number of votes cast will be elected.
Abstentions
will be counted towards the tabulation of votes cast on matters properly
presented to the stockholders (except the election of directors) and will have
the same effect as negative votes. Broker non-votes will not be
counted as votes cast and, therefore, will have no effect on the outcome of the
matters presented at the Annual Meeting.
What
constitutes a quorum?
The
presence, in person or by proxy, at our Annual Meeting of the holders of a
majority of the outstanding shares of our common stock will constitute a
quorum. For the purpose of determining the presence of a quorum,
proxies marked “withhold authority” or “abstain” will be counted as
present. Shares represented by proxies that include so-called broker
non-votes also will be counted as shares present for purposes of establishing a
quorum. On the record date of June 12, 2009, there were 45,036,760
shares of our common stock issued and outstanding, and those shares are the only
shares that are entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting.
What
are the Board’s recommendations?
Unless
you give other instructions on your proxy card, the persons named as proxy
holders on the proxy card will vote in accordance with the recommendations of
our Board of Directors. The recommendations of our Board of Directors are set
forth together with the description of each Proposal in this Proxy
Statement. In summary, our Board of Directors recommends a
vote:
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“FOR”
election of the directors named in this Proxy Statement (see
Proposal I);
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“FOR”
ratification of the appointment of L J Soldinger Associates, LLC as our
independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending
December 31, 2009 (see Proposal II);
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“FOR”
approval of our 2008 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (see Proposal
III).
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How
will my proxy card be voted, and may I revoke the voting instructions in my
proxy card?
If the
enclosed proxy card is executed, returned in time and not revoked, the shares
represented by the proxy card will be voted at the Annual Meeting and at any
postponement or adjournment of the Annual Meeting in accordance with the
directions indicated on the proxy card.
If no directions are indicated,
proxies will be voted “for” all proposals described in this Proxy Statement and,
as to any other matters properly brought before the Annual Meeting or any
postponement or adjournment of the Annual Meeting, in the sole discretion of the
proxy holders.
A
stockholder who returns a proxy card may revoke it at any time prior to its
exercise at the Annual Meeting by (1) giving written notice of revocation
to our Corporate Secretary, (2) properly submitting to us a duly executed
proxy bearing a later date, or (3) appearing at the Annual Meeting and
voting in person. All written notices of revocation of proxies should
be addressed as follows: Beyond Commerce, Inc., 9029 South Pecos,
Henderson, Nevada 89074, Attention: Corporate Secretary.
How
may I request multiple sets of proxy materials if two or more stockholders
reside in my household?
To
minimize our expenses, one Proxy Statement and Annual Report to Stockholders,
including our 2008 Form 10-K Report, may be delivered to two or more
stockholders who share an address unless we have received contrary instructions
from one or more of the stockholders. We will deliver promptly upon
written or oral request a separate copy of these documents to a stockholder at a
shared address to which a single copy of the documents was
delivered. Requests for additional copies of these documents, and
requests that in the future separate documents be sent to stockholders who share
an address, should be directed by writing to Beyond Commerce, Inc., 9029 South
Pecos, Henderson, Nevada 89074, Attention: Corporate Secretary, or by calling
Mr. Mark V. Noffke at (702) 463-7000.
How
may I request a single set of proxy materials for my household?
If you
share an address with another stockholder and have received multiple copies of
our proxy materials, you may write or call us at the address set forth in the
preceding paragraph to request delivery of a single copy of these
materials.
Important Notice Regarding the Internet Availability of Proxy Materials for the Stockholder
Meeting to be Held on July 24, 2009
This
Proxy Statement, the accompanying proxy and our 2008 Form 10-K Report are also
available on our website at
www.beyondcommerce.com/proxymaterials
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and our Annual Report to Stockholders is available on our website at
www.beyondcommerce.com/2008AnnualReport
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PROPOSAL
I
ELECTION
OF DIRECTORS
The following is information concerning
the nominees for election as directors. Each nominee currently serves
as a director of Beyond Commerce. We believe that each nominee will
be able to serve as a director. In the event that a nominee is unable
to serve, the proxy holders will vote the proxies for such other nominee as they
may determine. Each director who is elected at the 2009 Annual
Meeting will serve until the 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until his
successor is duly elected.
Effective
upon Beyond Commerce’s merger with Boomj.com,Inc. on December 27, 2007, the
persons who served as our directors and executive officers prior to the merger
resigned. All of our directors and executive officers currently hold
the same positions with our primary subsidiary, Boomj.com, Inc., as they hold
with Beyond Commerce. With the exception of Messrs. Falk, Loveless,
Warsinske and White, all of our directors and executive officers assumed their
current positions with us upon the closing of the merger on December 27,
2007. There are no family relationships among any of our directors
and executive officers.
Director
Nominees
Robert J. McNulty
, age 62, has
served as a director of Beyond Commerce and as our Chief Executive Officer since
December 27, 2007 and has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Boomj.com,
Inc. since its formation in January 2007. Mr. McNulty is an accomplished
entrepreneur with over twenty-five years of significant experience in specialty
retail, branded consumer products, transactional media television, retail and
Internet start-ups and developing new concepts and technology platforms in the
retail industry. Since February 1999, Mr. McNulty has served as an
independent consultant for various companies in those industries. In
March 1996, Mr. McNulty founded Shopping.com, an online retailer, selling a
broad range of consumer brand name products on the Internet, and served as its
President and Chief Executive Officer and was a member of its Board of Directors
from its inception. Compaq Computers purchased Shopping.com in
February 1999 in a cash transaction for $220 million. Mr. McNulty has
been involved with several other retail companies, both public and private, in a
broad range of merchandise categories. Mr. McNulty also serves on our
Compensation and Executive Committees.
Barry Falk
, age 46, was
appointed as a director of Beyond Commerce on December 11, 2008. Mr.
Falk is a partner in the corporate finance law firm of Irvine Venture Law Firm,
LLP. Mr. Falk has broad experience in structuring complex financing
transactions in diversified industries, including the telecommunications,
specialty finance, software and hardware technologies, distribution and retail
sectors. Mr. Falk specializes in corporate and securities law, with
an emphasis on business planning, venture capital and mergers and
acquisitions. Prior to joining his law firm, Mr. Falk worked for the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance from
1990 through 1993 where he was the senior disclosure attorney for the SEC’s
Pacific Region and in the SEC’s Division of Enforcement from 1988 through
1990. Prior to completing his law degree, Mr. Falk worked as an
accountant for a national public accounting firm. Mr. Falk is an
investor in several venture capital and angel funds and is active on the board
of directors of several private companies. Mr. Falk received his J.D.
degree from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles and his B.S. degree in Accounting
from Kean College of New Jersey. Mr. Falk also serves on our Audit
Committee.
Ronald L. Loveless
, age 65,
was appointed as a director of Beyond Commerce on April 6,
2009. Mr. Loveless owns and manages Integrity Marketing and
Consulting in Rogers, Arkansas. Mr. Loveless is a retired executive
of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. He served four years in the U.S. Air Force
Intelligence Service and began his career at Wal-Mart in 1964. In
1980, Mr. Loveless was named General Merchandise Manager of Wal-Mart’s Hardlines
Merchandising Division. In 1983, he was appointed as the first Chief
Executive Officer of the Sam’s Wholesale Club Division of
Wal-Mart. Mr. Loveless also serves on our Compensation
Committee.
Michael E. Warsinske
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46,
was appointed
as a director of Beyond Commerce on June 9, 2008. Mr. Warsinske is
the Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Warsinske Ventures, an Internet asset
holding company. Mr. Warsinske also currently serves as the Chief
Executive Officer of local Getaways.com a private travel online publishing
company. He has over 25 years of experience in Media
Sales. He was the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Cybereps, an
online advertising sales organization that he sold to spot radio representation
firm Interep National Radio Sales, Inc. Additionally, he was the
Founder/Chief Executive Officer of Warsinske Communications, a West Coast
magazine and broadcast representation firm. Mr. Warsinske was
a member of USA Today’s advertising sales launch team. He started his
career on an account management team at Saatchi and Saatchi working on
Tylenol. Mr. Warsinske is a Graduate of the University of
Oregon, School of Journalism. Mr. Warsinske also serves on our Compensation and
Executive Committees.
Murray Williams
, age 38, has
served as a director of Beyond Commerce since December 27, 2007 and has served
as a director of Boomj.com, Inc. since June 1, 2007. Since March 14,
2008, Mr. Williams has been the Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary
of GTX Corp., a public company engaged in the commercialization of miniaturized
assisted GPS tracking and cellular location-transmitting
technologies. From June 2005 to February 2007, Mr. Williams was Chief
Financial Officer at Interactive Television Networks, Inc., a public company and
a leading provider of Internet Protocol Television hardware, programming
software and interactive networks. From March 2003 to June 2005, Mr.
Williams served as an independent consultant for various companies in the
technology industry. From June 2002 to September 2003 Mr. Williams
was Vice President - Finance for Brands Shopping Network. He was one
of the founding members of Buy.Com, Inc., became an employee in February 1998,
and worked with the company until August 2001. During his three and a half
year tenure, Mr. Williams created and developed the finance, legal, business
development and H/R departments. Mr. Williams managed Buy.Com’s expansion
into Europe, Canada and Australia. From January 1993 through January 1998,
Mr. Williams was employed with KPMG Peat Marwick, LLP, and last served as a
Manager in their assurance practice. Mr. Williams managed a team of over
20 professionals specializing in financial services. Mr. Williams is a CPA
and received his license in 1995. Mr. Williams received degrees in both
Accounting and Real Estate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in
1992. Mr. Williams also serves on our Audit and Executive
Committees.
OUR
BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE ELECTION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF EACH OF THE NOMINEES LISTED ABOVE.
Meetings
of the Board of Directors; Independence of Directors
The
property, affairs and business of Beyond Commerce are conducted under the
supervision and management of our Board of Directors as called for under the
laws of Nevada and our Bylaws. Our Board of Directors has established
an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee and an Executive
Committee.
The Board
of Directors held two meetings during the 2008 fiscal year. Each
director attended at least 75% of the aggregate of the total meetings of the
Board and the total number of meetings of all Board committees on which he
served that were held during the portion of the 2008 fiscal year in which he
served as a director or served on such committees, as applicable.
Our Board
of Directors has determined that directors Barry Falk, Ronald L. Loveless and
Michael E. Warsinske are each “independent” under the independence standards of
both the Nasdaq Stock Market (“
Nasdaq
”) and the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the “
SEC
”) and have no material
relationships with us (either directly or as a partner, stockholder or officer
of any entity) that could be inconsistent with a finding of their independence
as members of our Board of Directors or as members of any of our Board
committees. In making such determination, the Board concluded that
Beyond Commerce’s payment in 2008 of $336 to Mr. Falk’s law firm for legal
services represented a minor amount that did not adversely affect his
independence.
Our Board
of Directors has determined that director Murray Williams, who serves on our
Audit Committee, is an “audit committee financial expert” as defined by SEC
rules. Because FA Corp., a consulting company affiliated with Mr.
Williams, received $102,673 of fees from us in 2008, Mr. Williams does not
qualify as “independent” under the applicable SEC standards and may not qualify
as “independent” under applicable Nasdaq standards. Director
Robert J. McNulty serves as our Chief Executive Officer and therefore does not
qualify as “independent” under the independence standards of Nasdaq and the
SEC.
Committee
Membership
The
following table provides information concerning the membership of our Board
committees:
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Audit
Committee
The Audit
Committee assists the Board of Directors in fulfilling its oversight
responsibilities relating to:
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quality and integrity of our financial statements and
reports;
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independent registered public accounting firm’ qualifications and
independence; and
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performance of our internal audit function and independent registered
public accounting firm.
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The Audit
Committee appoints the independent registered public accounting firm, reviews
with the independent registered public accounting firm the plans and results of
the audit engagement, approves permitted non-audit services provided by our
independent registered public accounting firm, and reviews the independence of
the independent registered public accounting firm. The Audit Committee’s
responsibilities also include oversight activities described below under the
“Audit Committee Report.”
The Audit
Committee’s Charter is on our website at
www.beyondcommerce.com
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Audit Committee held four meetings during the 2008 fiscal year.
Compensation
Committee
The
Compensation Committee is authorized to review and make recommendations to the
full Board of Directors relating to the annual salaries and bonuses of our
officers and relating to awards under our 2008 Equity Incentive Plan, as
amended. The Compensation Committee’s Charter is on our website at
www.beyondcommerce.com
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The Compensation Committee held one meeting during the 2008 fiscal
year.
Executive
Committee
The
Executive Committee is empowered to act for the full Board of Directors in
intervals between Board meetings, with the exception of certain matters that by
law cannot be delegated to a Board committee. The Executive Committee
does not have a written charter. The Executive Committee held one
meeting during the 2008 fiscal year.
Stockholder
Recommendations of Director Candidates; Nominating Committee
We do not
have a separately designated Nominating Committee or a Nominating Committee
charter. Instead, the full Board of Directors performs the functions
of a Nominating Committee, which include (1) identifying individuals who
are qualified to become members of the Board, consistent with criteria approved
by the Board, (2) selecting the director nominees for each Annual Meeting
of Stockholders, (3) developing corporate governance principles applicable
to Beyond Commerce, and (4) overseeing the annual evaluation of
management.
The Board
of Directors has not established any specific minimum qualifications for
director candidates or any specific qualities or skills that a candidate must
possess in order to be considered qualified to be nominated as a
director. Qualifications for consideration as a director nominee may
vary according to the particular areas of expertise being sought as a complement
to the existing Board composition. In making its nominations, the
Board of Directors generally will consider, among other things, an individual’s
business experience, industry experience, financial background, breadth of
knowledge about issues affecting our company, time available for meetings and
consultation regarding company matters and other particular skills and
experience possessed by the individual.
The Board
of Directors will consider Board nominees recommended by
stockholders. In order for a stockholder to nominate a candidate for
director, timely notice of the nomination must be given in writing to our
Corporate Secretary at Beyond Commerce, Inc., 9029 South Pecos, Henderson,
Nevada 89074. To be timely, the notice must be received no later than
ninety days prior to the month and day of the preceding year’s Annual Meeting of
Stockholders. Notice of a nomination must include the proposer’s
name, address and number of shares owned; the name, age, business address,
residence address and principal occupation of the nominee; and the number of
shares beneficially owned by the nominee. It must also include the information
that would be required to be disclosed in the solicitation of proxies for
election of directors under the federal securities laws, as well as whether the
individual can understand basic financial statements and the candidate’s other
board memberships (if any). The proposer must also submit the
nominee’s consent to be elected and to serve. The Board of Directors may require
any nominee to furnish any other information that may be needed to determine the
eligibility and qualifications of the nominee. Any recommendations in
proper form received from stockholders will be evaluated in the same manner that
potential nominees recommended by our Board members or management are
evaluated.
Stockholder
Communication with Board Members
Stockholders
who wish to communicate with our Board members may contact us at our principal
executive office at Beyond Commerce, Inc., 9029 South Pecos, Henderson, Nevada
89074. Written communications specifically marked as a communication
for our Board of Directors, or a particular director, except those that are
clearly marketing or soliciting materials, will be forwarded unopened to the
Chairman of our Board, or to the particular director to whom they are addressed,
or presented to the full Board or the particular director at the next regularly
scheduled Board meeting.
Board
Members’ Attendance at Annual Meetings
Each
director is expected to be present at the Annual Meeting of
Stockholders. We did not hold an Annual Meeting of Stockholders in
2008.
Section 16(a)
Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Section 16(a)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires our directors and executive
officers, and persons who own more than 10% of the outstanding shares of our
common stock (collectively, “
Reporting Persons
”) to file
reports of ownership and changes in ownership with the SEC. Reporting
Persons are required by SEC regulations to furnish us with copies of all
Section 16(a) forms that they file.
Based
solely on our review of the copies of such forms received or written
representations from the Reporting Persons, we believe that, with respect to the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, all of the Reporting Persons complied with
all applicable Section 16 filing requirements on a timely
basis.
Beneficial
Owners of More Than Five Percent of Beyond Commerce’s Common Stock; Shares Held
by Directors and Executive Officers
The
following table sets forth certain information regarding the beneficial
ownership of our common stock as of June 1, 2009 by (1) each person who is
known by us to own beneficially more than five percent of our outstanding common
stock; (2) each of our current directors and director nominees;
(3) the executive officers listed below in the Summary Compensation Table;
and (4) all current executive officers and directors of a
group. The number of shares and the percentage of shares beneficially
owned by each such person or group, as set forth below, include shares of common
stock that such person or group had the right to acquire on or within sixty days
after June 1, 2009 pursuant to the exercise of vested and exercisable options or
warrants. References to options or warrants in the footnotes to the
table below include only options or warrants to purchase shares that were
exercisable on or within sixty days after June 1, 2009. As of
June 1, 2009, 44,600,132 shares of our common stock were issued and
outstanding. An asterisk (*) indicates beneficial ownership of less
than 1%. Except as otherwise indicated, the holders listed below have
sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of common stock
shown, subject to applicable community property laws. The address of
each executive officer or director listed below is 9029 South Pecos, Henderson,
Nevada 89074.
Name of Beneficial Owner
|
|
Number of Shares
Beneficially
Owned
|
|
Percentage
of Class
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mark
V. Noffke
|
|
|
2,020,000
|
|
4.5%
|
Mark
Doumani (1)
|
|
|
1,568,000
|
|
3.5%
|
Wendy
Borow-Johnson
|
|
|
606,000
|
|
1.4%
|
Robert
J. McNulty
|
|
|
505,000
|
|
1.1%
|
Murray
Williams
|
|
|
202,000
|
|
*
|
Michael
E. Warsinske
|
|
|
0
|
|
*
|
Barry
Falk
|
|
|
202,000
|
|
*
|
Ronald
L. Loveless
|
|
|
0
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All
current executive officers and directors as a group (8
persons)
|
|
|
5,133,714
|
|
11.5%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5%
Shareholders:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Linlithgow
Holdings, LLC (2)
9029
South Pecos; Henderson, Nevada 89074
|
|
|
16,982,000
|
|
38.1%
|
_________________________
(1)
|
Includes
962,000 shares owned by MIK Irrevocable Trust, an irrevocable trust for
the benefit of Mr. Doumani. Mr. Doumani resigned as Beyond
Commerce’s Vice President, Business Development effective January 31,
2009.
|
(2)
|
Represents
shares owned by Linlithgow Holdings, LLC, an entity owned and controlled
by immediate family members of our Chief Executive Officer, Robert J.
McNulty. Mr. McNulty is not a member or manager of
Linlithgow Holdings LLC, and he disclaims any beneficial interest in these
shares. Mr. McNulty does not exercise any voting rights in
respect of these shares, nor does he have any right to dispose of these
shares.
|
Executive
Officers of Beyond Commerce
Biographical
information regarding our Chief Executive Officer, Robert J. McNulty, is set
forth above under “Director Nominees.” Information about our other
three executive officers is set forth below.
Wendy Borow-Johnson
, age 58,
has served as Beyond Commerce’s President of Brand Management since January
2009. She joined Boomj.com, Inc. in October 2007 as President of
Media and became the President of Brand Management in January
2009. From February 2003 to July 2007, she served as Senior Vice
President of The Networks Group and President of the Healthy Living, Beauty
& Fashion and IshopTV Networks. She was responsible for overseeing
programming, network development, and distribution and cross media marketing of
these lifestyle transactional networks. Ms Johnson currently is a member of the
Financial Media Group, Inc. Board of Directors and serves on its Audit
Committee. Prior to joining Turner Media Group, Inc., Ms. Borow-Johnson served
on the Board of Directors of Brands Shopping Network, Inc. and was President of
Television from March 2002 thru September 2002. She was the President
and Chief Executive Officer of RnetHealth Inc., a publicly traded company, from
October 1999 thru March 2000 and was the President and Chief Executive Officer
of Recovery Television Network October 2001 thru December 2001. Ms.
Borow-Johnson is a Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude graduate of Goucher College.
She has a Masters Degree in Counseling from Goddard College and a certificate in
Psychotherapy from Harvard’s Judge Baker Guidance Center.
Mark V. Noffke
, age 53, has
served as Beyond Commerce’s Executive Vice President, Finance, Chief Financial
Officer and Corporate Secretary since December 27, 2007 and has served in those
positions for Boomj.com, Inc. since January 2007. From August 2006 to
December 2006, Mr. Noffke was the Chief Financial Officer of Financial Media
Group Inc. From May 2004 to August 2006, Mr. Noffke was Chief Financial Officer
of National Storm Management, Inc. where he was responsible for taking the
company public. From August 2003 to May 2004, Mr. Noffke was a managing director
of Striker Pacific Corporation, an investment bank, where he conducted due
diligence, and acquisition analysis in various industries, including waste
recycling, forest products and automotive. From September 1996 to August 2003,
Mr. Noffke served as the Chief Financial Officer and a Director of U.S. Forest
Industries, Inc, a timber manufacturing company, where he was responsible for
developing the company’s accounting infrastructure. From January 2002 to May
2004, Mr. Noffke served as Chief Financial Officer of Brands Shopping Networks,
a publicly traded company currently known as United Fuel and Energy Corporation.
In this position, Mr. Noffke was responsible for raising capital and developing
the accounting infrastructure. Mr. Noffke is a Certified Public Accountant and
has a B.S. in Accounting from Valparaiso University in Northwestern
Indiana.
Jimmy “Bo” White, Jr.
, age 36,
has served as Beyond Commerce’s Executive Vice President, Operations and
Technology since January 2009. Mr. White has 17 years of experience
in both retail management and online technology and has served as an owner and
managing partner of Click Here Publishing, LLC, an Internet design and
development company, since its formation in 1994. Mr. White is a
successful entrepreneur owning and operating several technology-based companies
specializing in website development, application development, and Internet
marketing. Mr. White is a specialist in implementing and developing online
technologies. He joined Beyond Commerce in late 2008 as a technology consultant
helping to drive the direction of online products. Mr. White
also brings years of experience in managing IT and creating Web-based software
to maximize efficiencies. Mr. White attended Louisiana State
University, majoring in information technology.
Executive
Compensation
The
following table sets forth the compensation for the fiscal years ended December
31, 2008 and December 31, 2007 for services rendered to us (including our
subsidiary, Boomj.com,Inc.) by our Chief Executive Officer and our three most
highly compensated executive officers other than our Chief Executive Officer who
were serving as executive officers as of December 31, 2008 (collectively, the
“
Named Executive
Officers
”). On December 27, 2007, we acquired Boomj.com,Inc.,
which is our primary subsidiary. Beyond Commerce did not pay any
compensation to any officers or directors during the 2007 fiscal
year. The following below sets forth all compensation paid (1) by
Boomj.com, Inc. in 2007 and (2) by either Beyond Commerce or Boomj.com, Inc. in
2008 to the Named Executive Officers.
Summary
Compensation Table
Name and Principal Position
|
|
Year
|
|
Salary
(1)
|
|
|
Bonus
(2)
|
|
|
Stock
Awards
(3)
|
|
|
All Other
Compensation
(4)
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Robert J. McNulty-
|
|
2008
|
|
$
|
171,692
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
171,692
|
|
President and CEO
|
|
2007
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
150,000
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
150,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wendy Borow-Johnson
|
|
2008
|
|
$
|
185,538
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
118,125
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
303,663
|
|
President – Media
|
|
2007
|
|
$
|
64,615
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
75,000
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
139,615
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mark V. Noffke -
|
|
2008
|
|
$
|
164,927
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
164,927
|
|
Chief
Financial Officer
|
|
2007
|
|
$
|
162,502
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
1,000
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
163,502
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mark Doumani Sr. -
|
|
2008
|
|
$
|
164,927
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
164,927
|
|
VP
Business Development (5)
|
|
2007
|
|
$
|
118,540
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
90,000
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
208,540
|
|
____________________
(1)
|
Represents
the dollar amount of base salary (cash and non-cash)
earned.
|
(2)
|
Represents
the dollar amount of bonus (cash and non-cash)
earned.
|
(3)
|
Represents
compensation expense for restricted stock issued as compensation for
services to the persons listed in the table, as recognized by us under
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123(R), “Share-Based
Payment” (FAS 123(R)) and in accordance with the assumptions in Beyond
Commerce’s financial statements and footnotes thereto that are included in
our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008
filed with the SEC. Pursuant to SEC rules, the amounts shown
exclude the impact of estimated forfeitures related to service-based
vesting conditions. These amounts reflect our accounting
expense for these awards, and do not correspond to the actual value that
will be recognized from these awards by the named
officers.
|
(4)
|
Covers
all other compensation received that we could not properly report in any
other column of the table.
|
(5)
|
Mr.
Doumani resigned as Vice President, Business Development effective January
31, 2009.
|
Stock
Option Grants
None of
the Named Executive Officers (1) received any stock options during fiscal 2008,
(2) held any exercisable, unexercisable or unearned stock options on December
31, 2008, or (3) held any stock awards or equity incentive plan awards that had
not vested as of December 31, 2008.
Compensation
of Directors
The
directors of Beyond Commerce do not receive any cash compensation.
However, in January 2009, two of our new directors each received options to
purchase 100,000 shares of common stock for their services. These options will
vest over the next two years, with 50% vesting after one year from the grant
date and the remaining 50% vesting on the second anniversary date.
In April
2009, our newest director, Ronald L. Loveless, received an option to purchase
100,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.70 per share over
a five-year term. The option will vest over the next two years, with
50% vesting after one year from the grant date and the remaining 50% vesting on
the second anniversary date.
We
reimburse directors for their actual expenses incurred in attending Board
meetings. The Board reserves the right to award remuneration to any
director undertaking any special services on behalf of Beyond Commerce other
than services ordinarily required of a director.
The
following table sets forth information concerning the compensation paid to each
of our non-employee directors during 2008 for his services rendered as a
director. Our fourth non-employee director, Ronald L. Loveless, was
not appointed to the Board until April 2009 and therefore is not listed
below.
Director
Compensation for Fiscal Year 2008
Name
|
|
Fees
Earned
or Paid
in Cash
($)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation
($)
|
|
|
Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
|
|
|
All Other
Compensation
($)
|
|
|
|
|
Michael E.
Warsinske
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
$
|
56,000
|
(2)
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
$
|
56,000
|
|
Barry
Falk
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
$
|
56,000
|
(2)
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
$
|
56,000
|
|
Murray
Williams
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
$
|
102,673
|
(3)
|
|
$
|
102,673
|
|
(1)
|
This
column represents the compensation expense for option awards to the
persons listed in the table, as recognized by us under Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 123(R), “Share-Based Payment” (FAS
123(R)) and in accordance with the assumptions in Beyond Commerce’s
financial statements and footnotes thereto that are included in our Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 filed with
the SEC. Pursuant to SEC rules, the amounts shown exclude the
impact of estimated forfeitures related to service-based vesting
conditions. These amounts reflect our accounting expense for
these awards, and do not correspond to the actual value that will be
recognized from these awards by the named
directors.
|
(2)
|
We
agreed to grant each of Mr. Warsinske and Mr. Falk a five-year
non-qualified option to purchase 100,000 shares of our common stock at an
exercise price of $0.70 per share at the time that he joined our Board of
Directors in 2008. The Board did not formally grant those
options until January 2009. One-half of the foregoing options
will vest upon the first anniversary of the appointment of each of Mr.
Warsinske and Mr. Falk to the Board, and the second half of the options
will vest upon the second anniversary of the
appointments.
|
(3)
|
At
the request of the Board of Directors, during 2008 Mr. Williams provided
additional services to Beyond Commerce by monitoring and supervising
certain of our activities. These fees were paid to Mr.
Williams’ company, FA Corp.
|
Employment
Agreements
Beyond
Commerce has not entered into employment agreements with any of its executive
officers.
2008
Equity Incentive Plan
A summary
of our 2008 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended, is set forth below under
“Proposal III – Approval of the 2008 Equity Incentive Plan, as
Amended.”
Transactions
with Related Persons
Our Board
of Directors is responsible for reviewing and approving or ratifying
transactions with related persons. Although there is no written
policy in this regard, our Board reviews all material facts of interested
transactions and takes into account, among other factors it determines
appropriate, whether the interested transaction is on terms no less favorable
than terms generally available to any similarly situated, unrelated third
parties under the same or similar circumstances and the extent of the person’s
interest in the transaction. Additionally, Board approval of any
related person transaction must include the affirmative vote of at least a
majority of our non-employee directors.
Since
January 1, 2008, we have engaged in the following related person transactions,
each of which was reviewed and approved by our full Board of
Directors:
|
·
|
Beyond
Commerce permits TAC Financial, Inc. to use some of our facilities at our
Nevada headquarters. TAC Financial has not paid us for the use
of the facilities. In 2009, we commenced paying the commissions
we owed to our LocalAdLink independent consultants through the use of TAC
Financial’s VISA debit card. We do not pay TAC Financial for
loading payments onto the debit cards, although the card holders are
charged fees for the use of the debit cards. Linlithgow
Holdings, LLC (“
Linlithgow
”) owns over
85% of the issued and outstanding shares of TAC
Financial. Linlithgow currently owns 38.1% of the outstanding
common stock of Beyond Commerce and is a family trust of the McNulty
family. Mr. McNulty, our Chief Executive Officer, has no voting
control over the holdings of Linlithgow Holdings and disclaims beneficial
ownership of the shares owned by Linlithgow Holdings. Two
members of TAC Financial’s Board of Directors are the sons of Robert J.
McNulty.
|
|
·
|
During
2007, BoomJ.com borrowed $218,000 from Linlithgow in a series of
transactions. All of the loans bore interest at 12% per
year. Most of the loans were repaid in 2007, although the final
$25,000 balance was not repaid until 2008. In connection with
these loans, Linlithgow received warrants to purchase 34,835 shares of our
common stock. The warrants are exercisable at price ranges from $0.01 to
$1.00 per share and expire on December 31,
2011.
|
|
·
|
During
2008, Beyond Commerce paid Linlithgow a total of $53,450 for consulting
services.
|
|
·
|
On
May 20, 2009, Beyond Commerce executed a convertible original issue
discount promissory note (the “
Note
”) in the principal
amount of $1,600,000 and payable to Linlithgow. Pursuant to the
Note, Beyond Commerce agreed to pay to Linlithgow $1,600,000 in cash on
November 20, 2009. The Note is convertible into our common
stock at any time at a conversion price of $1.00 per share. The
Note bears interest at the rate of 1.5% per month
outstanding until the maturity date. Payment of the Note is secured
pursuant to a security interest and pledge agreement whereby we pledged
6,000,000 shares of treasury common stock. As part of the
transaction, Linlithgow received a warrant for the purchase of up to
1,725,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.90 per
share. The warrant is exercisable, in whole or in part, any time from and
after the date of its issuance.
|
|
·
|
In
2008, we paid FA Corp. a total of $102,673 for various services provided
to us by Murray Williams. Mr. Williams is a member of our Board
of Directors and the principal stockholder of FA
Corp.
|
|
·
|
During
the preceding twelve months, Click Here Publishing, LLC billed Beyond
Commerce $106,000 in connection with the design and development of
website-related services. One of our executive officers, Jimmy
“Bo” White, Jr., is an owner and the managing partner of Click Here
Publishing, LLC.
|
Code
of Ethics
We have
adopted a Code of Ethics that applies to our directors and executive
officers. You can obtain a copy of the Code, without charge, by
writing to our Corporate Secretary at Beyond Commerce, Inc., 9029 South Pecos,
Henderson, Nevada 89074. A copy of the Code is also available on our
website at www.beyondcommerce.com.
Audit
Committee Report
The
following Report shall not be considered or deemed filed, or incorporated by
reference into any filing, by us with the SEC except to the extent we
specifically incorporate this Report by reference.
The
responsibilities of the Audit Committee include providing oversight to the
financial reporting process of Beyond Commerce, Inc. through periodic meetings
with the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm and management
to review accounting, auditing, internal controls, and financial reporting
matters. The management of Beyond Commerce, Inc. is responsible for the
preparation and integrity of the financial reporting information and related
systems of internal controls. The Audit Committee, in carrying out its role,
relies on senior management and the independent registered public accounting
firm.
The Audit
Committee has reviewed and discussed with senior management the audited
financial statements of Beyond Commerce, Inc. that are included in the fiscal
year 2008 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The Audit Committee also discussed
with L J Soldinger Associates, LLC, the Company’s independent registered public
accounting firm, the matters required to be discussed by Statement on Auditing
Standards No. 114, “The Auditor’s Communication with Those Charged with
Governance,” (AICPA, Professional Standards, Volume 1 AU Section 380), as
adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board in Rule
3200T.
The Audit
Committee received and reviewed from L J Soldinger Associates, LLC the written
disclosures and the letter required by applicable requirements of the Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board Rule 3526 relating to the independence of the
independent registered public accounting firm from the Company and its related
entities, discussed with the firm its independence from the Company, and
considered the compatibility of the firm’s provision of permissible non-audit
services with maintaining the firm’s independence.
Based on
the review and discussions described above with respect to the audited financial
statements of Beyond Commerce, Inc., the Audit Committee recommended to the
Board of Directors that such financial statements be included in the Company’s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2008.
In giving
its recommendation to the Board of Directors, the Audit Committee relied on
(1) management’s representation that such financial statements have been
prepared with integrity and objectivity and in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States and (2) the report of
the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm with respect to such
financial statements.
Respectfully
submitted,
|
|
Audit
Committee
|
|
Murray
Williams, Chairman
|
Barry
Falk
|
PROPOSAL
II
RATIFICATION
OF THE APPOINTMENT OF THE INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC
ACCOUNTING
FIRM
Accounting
Fees
Aggregate
fees billed to us by L J Soldinger Associates, LLC, our independent registered
public accounting firm, with respect to our 2008 and 2007 fiscal years were as
follows:
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
Audit
Fees
|
|
$
|
209,000
|
|
|
$
|
75,000
|
|
Audit-Related
Fees
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
67,000
|
|
Tax
Fees
|
|
|
20,000
|
|
|
|
4,000
|
|
All
Other Fees
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
229,000
|
|
|
$
|
146,000
|
|
In the
above table, in accordance with the SEC’s definitions and rules, “audit fees”
are fees that Beyond Commerce paid for professional services for the audit of
our consolidated financial statements included in our Form 10-K Annual
Report and for services that are normally provided by the accountants in
connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements; “audit-related
fees” are fees for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to
the performance of the audit or review of our financial statements; and “tax
fees” are fees for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.
All of
the audit-related services and other services described in the above table were
pre-approved by our Audit Committee. The Audit Committee has adopted
a pre-approval policy requiring that, prior to the engagement of the independent
registered public accounting firm to audit our financial statements or to
perform other services, the engagement must be reviewed by the Audit Committee
to consider the scope of services to be rendered and the expected fees to be
charged by the independent registered public accounting firm in connection with
rendering such services.
Stockholder
Ratification of the Appointment of L J Soldinger Associates, LLC
The Audit
Committee of the Board of Directors has approved L J Soldinger Associates, LLC
as our independent registered public accounting firm to audit our consolidated
financial statements, and to provide other approved services, for the fiscal
year ending December 31, 2009. We are not required to seek
stockholder approval for the appointment of our independent registered public
accounting firm. However, the Audit Committee and the full Board of
Directors believe it to be sound corporate practice to seek such
approval. If the appointment is not ratified, the Audit Committee
will investigate the reasons for stockholder rejection and will re-consider the
appointment. Even if the selection is ratified, the Audit Committee
in its discretion may direct the appointment of a different independent
registered public accounting firm at any time during the year if it determines
that such a change would be in the best interests of Beyond Commerce and its
stockholders. We do not anticipate that representatives of L J
Soldinger Associates, LLC will be present at the Annual Meeting.
OUR
BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT STOCKHOLDERS VOTE FOR RATIFICATION OF THE
APPOINTMENT OF L J SOLDINGER ASSOCIATES, LLC AS THE COMPANY’S INDEPENDENT
REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31,
2009.
PROPOSAL
III
APPROVAL
OF THE 2008 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN, AS AMENDED
On
September 11, 2008, our Board of Directors adopted Beyond Commerce’s 2008 Equity
Incentive Plan, and on June 12, 2009 the Board amended the plan to increase the
number of shares of common stock that may be issued under the plan from
3,500,000 to 7,000,000. The 2008 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended,
is referred to below as the “
Plan
.”
The Plan
provides that it is subject to the approval of our stockholders. A
copy of the Plan is attached as Appendix A to this Proxy Statement.
A summary
of the Plan is set forth below. The summary is qualified in its
entirety by reference to the full text of the Plan.
Summary
of the Plan
Under the
Plan, we are authorized to grant options, restricted stock and stock
appreciation rights in connection with the issuance of up to 7,000,000 shares of
common stock to our employees, officers, directors, consultants and
advisors. As of June 1, 2009, we had 5 directors, 3 executive
officers and 90 employees and, as of that date, the closing price of our common
stock on the OTC Bulletin Board was $1.01.
Awards
under the plan may consist of stock options (both non-qualified options and
options intended to qualify as “incentive stock options” under Section 422 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended), restricted stock awards and
stock appreciation rights. The Plan is administered by our Board of
Directors or a committee appointed by the Board, which determines the persons to
whom awards will be granted, the type of awards to be granted, the number of
awards to be granted and the specific terms of each grant, including the vesting
thereof, subject to the provisions of the Plan.
The Plan
provides that the exercise price of each incentive stock option may not be less
than the fair market value of our common stock on the date of grant (or 110% of
the fair market value in the case of a grantee holding more than 10% of our
outstanding common stock). The exercise price of a non-qualified
stock option must be no less than the fair market value of the common stock on
the date of grant. During any twelve-month period, no Plan
participant may be granted options or other awards covering more than 300,000
shares of common stock.
The Plan
also permits the grant of freestanding stock appreciation rights or in tandem
with option awards. The grant price of a stock appreciation right must be no
less than the fair market value of a share of common stock on the date of grant
of the stock appreciation right. No stock appreciation right shall be
exercisable later than the tenth anniversary of its grant. Upon the
exercise of a stock appreciation right, a participant shall be entitled to
receive common stock at a fair market value equal to the benefit to be received
by the exercise.
The Plan
provides us with the ability to grant or sell shares of common stock that are
subject to certain transferability, forfeiture, repurchase or other
restrictions. The type of restriction, the number of shares of
restricted stock granted and other such provisions shall be determined by our
Board of Directors or its committee.
Unless
otherwise determined by our Board of Directors or its committee, awards granted
under the Plan are not transferable other than by will or by the laws of descent
and distribution.
The Plan
provides that, except as set forth in an individual award agreement, upon the
occurrence of a “corporate transaction” (1) our Board of Directors or its
committee shall notify each participant at least thirty days prior to the
consummation of the corporate transaction or as soon as may be practicable and
(2) all options and stock appreciation rights shall terminate and all restricted
stock shall be forfeited immediately prior to the consummation of such corporate
transaction unless the committee determines otherwise in its sole
discretion. A “corporate transaction” means (i) a liquidation or
dissolution of Beyond Commerce, (ii) a merger or consolidation of Beyond
Commerce with or into another corporation or entity (other than a merger with a
wholly owned subsidiary), or (iii) a sale of all or substantially all of Beyond
Commerce’s assets.
Our Board
of Directors may alter, amend or terminate the Plan in any respect at any time,
but no alteration, amendment or termination will adversely affect in any
material way any award previously granted under the Plan without the written
consent of the participant holding such award.
Certain
Federal Income Tax Consequences
The
following is a summary of the principal United States federal income tax
consequences under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “
Internal Revenue Code
”), to us
and to Plan participants with respect to the Plan. The summary is not
intended to be definitive and does not address the income tax laws of any city,
state or foreign jurisdiction.
Non-Qualified
Stock Options
There
will be no federal income tax consequences to either Beyond Commerce or the
participant upon the grant of a non-qualified stock option if the exercise price
is not less than the fair market value of our common stock on the date of the
option grant. However, the participant will realize ordinary income
on the exercise of the non-qualified stock option in an amount equal to the
excess of the fair market value of the common stock acquired upon the exercise
of such option over the exercise price, and Beyond Commerce will receive a
corresponding deduction. The gain, if any, realized upon the
subsequent disposition by the participant of the common stock will constitute
short-term or long-term capital gain, depending on the participant’s holding
period.
Incentive
Stock Options
There
will be no federal income tax consequences to either Beyond Commerce or the
participant upon the grant of an incentive stock option. Upon
exercise of the option, the excess of the fair market value of the stock over
the exercise price (the “spread”) will be added to the alternative minimum tax
base of the participant unless a disqualifying disposition is made in the year
of exercise. A disqualifying disposition is the sale of the stock
prior to the expiration of two years from the date of grant and one year from
the date of exercise. If the shares of common stock are disposed of
in a disqualifying disposition, the participant will realize taxable ordinary
income in an amount equal to the spread at the time of exercise, and Beyond
Commerce will be entitled to a federal income tax deduction equal to such
amount. If the participant sells the shares of common stock after the specified
periods, the gain or loss on the sale of the shares will be long-term capital
gain or loss and Beyond Commerce will not be entitled to a federal income tax
deduction.
Restricted
Stock
Unless a
participant makes an election under Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code
to accelerate recognition of the income to the date of grant, a participant
receiving a restricted stock award will not recognize income, and Beyond
Commerce will not be allowed a tax deduction, at the time the award is granted,
provided that the stock is nontransferable and is subject to
forfeiture. As and when the restrictions lapse, the participant will
recognize ordinary income equal to the fair market value of the common stock no
longer subject to restrictions, and Beyond Commerce will be entitled to a
corresponding tax deduction at that time, subject to Section 162(m) of the
Internal Revenue Code.
Stock
Appreciation Rights
A
participant receiving a stock appreciation right will not recognize income, and
we will not be allowed a tax deduction, at the time the award is granted. When a
participant exercises the stock appreciation right, the fair market value of any
shares of common stock received will be ordinary income to the participant and
will be allowed as a deduction to us for federal income tax
purposes.
Section 162(m)
of the Internal Revenue Code
Pursuant
to Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, Beyond Commerce may not
deduct compensation in excess of $1,000,000 paid to each of its Chief Executive
Officer and the four next most highly compensated executive officers subject to
certain exceptions. The Plan is designed to comply with an
exception from the limitation of Section 162(m) as to options granted under
the Plan.
New
Plan Benefits; Outstanding Plan Awards
Our Board
of Directors has not yet selected the employees, officers, directors,
consultants and advisers who will receive future awards under the Plan or
determined the terms and conditions of such awards.
The
following table sets forth certain information as of December 31, 2008,
regarding outstanding awards under the Plan, which is our only equity
compensation plan:
Plan Category
|
|
(a)
Number of Securities
to be Issued Upon
Exercise of
Outstanding Options,
Warrants and Rights
|
|
|
(b)
Weighted-Average
Exercise Price of
Outstanding Options,
Warrants and Rights
|
|
|
Number of Securities
Remaining Available
for Issuance Under
Equity
Compensation
Plans (Excluding
Securities Reflected
in Column (a))
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity
compensation plans approved by our security holders:
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity
compensation plans not yet approved by our security
holders:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2008
Equity Incentive Plan, as amended
|
|
|
1,114,320
|
|
|
$
|
0.89
|
|
|
|
5,885,680
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
1,114,320
|
|
|
$
|
0.89
|
|
|
|
5,885,680
|
|
OUR
BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT STOCKHOLDERS VOTE TO APPROVE BEYOND
COMMERCE’S 2008 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN, AS AMENDED.
STOCKHOLDER
PROPOSALS
Any
proposal that a Beyond Commerce stockholder intends to present in accordance
with Rule 14a-8 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “
Exchange Act
”) at our next
Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held in 2010 must be received by us on or
before February 16, 2010. Notice of stockholder proposals submitted
outside of Rule 14a-8 of the Exchange Act will be considered untimely if
received by us after May 4, 2010. Only proper proposals under
Rule 14a-8 of the Exchange Act that are timely received will be included in
the 2010 Proxy Statement. All proposals described in this paragraph
should be sent to Beyond Commerce, Inc., 9029 South Pecos, Henderson, Nevada
89074, Attention: Corporate Secretary.
OTHER
MATTERS
Expenses
of Solicitation
Beyond
Commerce will bear the cost of soliciting proxies in the accompanying
form. In addition to the use of the mails, proxies may be solicited
by our directors, officers and other employees, personally or by telephone,
facsimile or email. Such persons will not be compensated separately
for these solicitation activities.
Miscellaneous
Our
management does not intend to present any other items of business and is not
aware of any matters other than those set forth in this Proxy Statement that
will be presented for action at the Annual Meeting. However, if any
other matters properly come before the Annual Meeting, the persons named in the
enclosed proxy intend to vote the shares of our common stock that they represent
in accordance with their best judgment.
Form
10-K Annual Report
A copy of
our Annual Report on Form 10-K, without exhibits, for the year ended
December 31, 2008 that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
accompanies this Proxy Statement. Copies of the Form 10-K
exhibits are available without charge. Stockholders who would like
such copies should direct their requests in writing to: Beyond
Commerce, Inc., 9029 South Pecos, Henderson, Nevada 89074, Attention: Corporate
Secretary.
|
By
Order of the Board of Directors
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|
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June
17, 2009
|
Mark
V. Noffke
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Executive
Vice President, Finance, Chief Financial
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Officer
and Corporate Secretary
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APPENDIX
A
BEYOND
COMMERCE, INC.
2008
EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN, AS AMENDED
1.
PURPOSES
OF THE PLAN
1.1
The
purposes of the 2008 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the “
Plan
”) of Beyond Commerce,
Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “
Company
”), are
to:
1.2
Encourage
selected employees, directors, consultants and advisers to improve operations
and increase the profitability of the Company;
1.3
Encourage
selected employees, directors, consultants and advisers to accept or continue
employment or association with the Company or its Affiliates; and
1.4
Increase
the interest of selected employees, directors, consultants and advisers in the
Company’s welfare through participation in the growth in value of the common
stock of the Company (the “
Common Stock
”). All
references herein to stock or shares, unless otherwise specified, shall mean the
Common Stock.
2.
TYPES
OF AWARDS; ELIGIBLE PERSONS
2.1
The
Administrator (as defined below) may, from time to time, take the following
action, separately or in combination, under the Plan: (i) grant “incentive stock
options” (“
ISOs
”)
intended to satisfy the requirements of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended, and the regulations thereunder (the “
Code
”); (ii) grant
“non-qualified options” (“
NQOs
,” and together with ISOs,
“
Options
”); (iii) sell
shares of Common Stock (“
Restricted Stock
”) and (iv)
grant stock appreciation rights (any such right would permit the holder to
receive the excess of the fair market value of Common Stock on the exercise date
over its fair market value (or a greater base value) on the grant date (“
SARs
”)), either in tandem with
Options or as separate and independent grants. Any such awards may be
made to employees, including employees who are officers or directors, and to
individuals described in Section 1 of the Plan who the Administrator believes
have made or will make a contribution to the Company or any Affiliate (as
defined below);
provided
,
however
, that only a
person who is an employee of the Company or any Affiliate at the date of the
grant of an Option is eligible to receive ISOs under the Plan.
2.2
For
purposes of the Plan: (i) the term “
Affiliate
” means a parent or
subsidiary corporation as defined in the applicable provisions (currently
Sections 424(e) and (f), respectively) of the Code; (ii) the term “
employee
” includes an officer
or director who is an employee of the Company; (iii) the term “
consultant
” includes persons
employed by, or otherwise affiliated with, a consultant; and (iv) the term
“
adviser
” includes
persons employed by, or otherwise affiliated with, an adviser.
2.3
Except
as otherwise expressly set forth in the Plan, no right or benefit under the Plan
shall be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, hypothecation, or
charge, and any such attempted action shall be void. No right or
benefit under the Plan shall in any manner be liable for or subject to debts,
contracts, liabilities, or torts of any optionee or any other person except as
otherwise may be expressly required by applicable law.
3.
STOCK
SUBJECT TO THE PLAN; MAXIMUM NUMBER OF GRANTS
3.1
Subject
to the provisions of Section 3.2, the total number of shares of Common Stock
that may be issued as Restricted Stock or on the exercise of Options or SARs
under the Plan shall not exceed 7,000,000 shares. The shares subject
to an Option or SAR granted under the Plan that expire, terminate or are
cancelled unexercised shall become available again for grants under the
Plan. If shares of Restricted Stock awarded under the Plan are
forfeited to the Company or repurchased by the Company, the number of shares
forfeited or repurchased shall again be available under the
Plan. Where the exercise price of an Option is paid by means of the
optionee’s surrender of previously owned shares of Common Stock or the Company’s
withholding of shares otherwise issuable upon exercise of the Option as may be
permitted in the Plan, only the net number of shares issued and which remain
outstanding in connection with such exercise shall be deemed “issued” and no
longer available for issuance under the Plan. No eligible person
shall be granted Options or other awards during any twelve-month period covering
more than 300,000 shares.
3.2
If
the Common Stock is changed by reason of a stock split, reverse stock split,
stock dividend, recapitalization, combination or reclassification, then the
number and class of shares of stock subject to the Plan that may be issued under
the Plan shall be proportionately adjusted (provided that any fractional share
resulting from such adjustment shall be disregarded).
4.
ADMINISTRATION
4.1
The
Plan shall be administered by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “
Board
”) or by a committee (the
“
Committee
”) to which
the Board has delegated administration of the Plan (or of part thereof) (in
either case, the “
Administrator
”). The
Board shall appoint and remove members of the Committee in its discretion in
accordance with applicable laws. At the Board’s discretion, the
Committee may be comprised solely of “non-employee directors” within the meaning
of Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “
Exchange Act
”), or “outside
directors” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code. The
Administrator may delegate non-discretionary administrative duties to such
employees of the Company as the Administrator deems proper and the Board, in its
absolute discretion, may at any time and from time to time exercise any and all
rights and duties of the Administrator under the Plan.
4.2
Subject
to the other provisions of the Plan, the Administrator shall have the authority,
in its discretion: (i) to grant Options and SARs and grant or sell Restricted
Stock; (ii) to determine the fair market value of the shares of Common Stock
subject to Options or other awards; (iii) to determine the exercise price of
Options granted, which shall be no less than the fair market value of the Common
Stock on the date of grant, the economic terms of SARs granted, which shall
provide for a benefit of the appreciation on Common Stock over not less than the
value of the Common Stock on the date of grant, or the offering price of
Restricted Stock; (iv) to determine the persons to whom, and the time or times
at which, Options or SARs shall be granted or Restricted Stock granted or sold,
and the number of shares subject to each Option or SAR or the number of shares
of Restricted Stock granted or sold; (v) to construe and interpret the terms and
provisions of the Plan, of any applicable agreement and all Options and SARs
granted under the Plan, and of any Restricted Stock award under the Plan; (vi)
to prescribe, amend, and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan;
(vii) to determine the terms and provisions of each Option and SAR granted and
award of Restricted Stock (which need not be identical), including but not
limited to, the time or times at which Options and SARs shall be exercisable or
the time at which the restrictions on Restricted Stock shall lapse; (viii) with
the consent of the Grantee, to rescind any award or exercise of an Option or
SAR; (ix) to modify or amend the terms of any Option, SAR or Restricted Stock
(with the consent of the Grantee or holder of the Restricted Stock if the
modification or amendment is adverse to the Grantee or holder); (x) to reduce
the purchase price of Restricted Stock or exercise price of any Option or base
price of any SAR; (xi) to accelerate or defer (with the consent of the Grantee)
the exercise date of any Option or SAR or the date on which the restrictions on
Restricted Stock lapse; (xii) to issue shares of Restricted Stock to an optionee
in connection with the accelerated exercise of an Option by such optionee;
(xiii) to authorize any person to execute on behalf of the Company any
instrument evidencing the grant of an Option, SAR or award of Restricted Stock;
(xiv) to determine the duration and purposes of leaves of absence which may be
granted to participants without constituting a termination of their employment
for the purposes of the Plan; and (xv) to make all other determinations deemed
necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan, any applicable
agreement, Option, SAR or award of Restricted Stock.
4.3
All
questions of interpretation, implementation, and application of the Plan or any
agreement or Option, SAR or award of Restricted Stock shall be determined by the
Administrator, which determination shall be final and binding on all
persons.
5.
GRANTING
OF OPTIONS AND SARS; AGREEMENTS
5.1
No
Options or SARs shall be granted under the Plan after 10 years from the date of
adoption of the Plan by the Board.
5.2
Each
Option and SAR shall be evidenced by a written agreement, in form satisfactory
to the Administrator, executed by the Company and the person to whom such grant
is made (“
Grantee
,”
which term shall include the permitted successors and assigns of the Grantee
with respect to the Option or SAR). In the event of a conflict
between the terms or conditions of an agreement and the terms and conditions of
the Plan, the terms and conditions of the Plan shall govern.
5.3
Each
Option agreement shall specify whether the Option it evidences is an NQO or an
ISO,
provided
,
however
, all
Options granted under the Plan to non-employee directors, consultants and
advisers of the Company are intended to be NQOs.
5.4
Subject
to Section 6.3.3 with respect to ISOs, the Administrator may approve the grant
of Options or SARs under the Plan to persons who are expected to become
employees, directors, consultants or advisers of the Company, but are not
employees, directors, consultants or advisers at the date of
approval.
5.5
For
purposes of the Plan, the term “
employment
” shall be deemed to
include service as an employee, director, consultant or adviser.
6.
TERMS
AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS AND SARS
Each
Option and SAR granted under the Plan shall be subject to the terms and
conditions set forth in Section 6.1. NQOs and SARs shall also be
subject to the terms and conditions set forth in Section 6.2, but not those set
forth in Section 6.3. ISOs shall also be subject to the terms and
conditions set forth in Section 6.3, but not those set forth in Section
6.2. SARs shall be subject to the terms and conditions of Section
6.4.
6.1
Terms and Conditions to
Which All Options and SARs Are Subject
. All Options and SARs
granted under the Plan shall be subject to the following terms and
conditions:
6.1.1
Changes in Capital
Structure
. Subject to Section 6.1.2, if the Common Stock is
changed by reason of a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend,
recapitalization, combination or reclassification, then the number and class of
shares of stock subject to each Option and SAR outstanding under the Plan, and
the exercise price of each outstanding Option and the base value of SAR, shall
be automatically and proportionately adjusted;
provided
, that the
Company shall not be required to issue fractional shares as a result of any such
adjustments. Such adjustment, however, in any outstanding Option or
SAR shall be made without change in the total price applicable to the
unexercised portion of the Option or SAR but with a corresponding adjustment in
the price for each share covered by the unexercised portion of the Option or
SAR. Any determination by the Administrator in connection with these
adjustments shall be final, binding, and conclusive. If an adjustment
under this Section 6.1.1 would result in a fractional share interest under an
option or any installment, the Administrator’s decision as to inclusion or
exclusion of that fractional share interest shall be final, but no fractional
shares of stock shall be issued under the Plan on account of any such
adjustment.
6.1.2
Corporate
Transactions
. Except as otherwise provided in the applicable
agreement, in the event of a Corporate Transaction (as defined below), all
Options and SARs shall terminate upon consummation of the Corporate Transaction
unless the Administrator determines that they shall survive. If the
Administrator determines that outstanding Options and SARs shall survive, and if
the Company shall not be the surviving entity in the Corporate Transaction, the
Administrator shall provide that the outstanding Options and SARs shall be
assumed or an equivalent Option or SAR substituted by an applicable successor
entity or any Affiliate of the successor entity. If outstanding
Options and SARs are to terminate upon consummation of the Corporate
Transaction, any Options or SARS outstanding immediately prior to the
consummation of the Corporate Transaction shall be deemed fully vested and
exercisable immediately prior to the consummation of the Corporate Transaction
(provided that the Option or SAR has not expired by its terms and that the
Grantee takes all steps necessary to exercise the Option or SAR prior to the
Corporate Transaction as required by the agreement evidencing the Option or
SAR). The Administrator shall notify each Grantee of an outstanding
Option or SAR of a proposed Corporate Transaction at least 30 days prior thereto
or as soon as may be practicable, and the exercise of any Option or SAR by a
Grantee thereafter shall be contingent upon consummation of the Corporate
Transaction unless the Grantee expressly elects otherwise with respect to vested
shares. A “
Corporate
Transaction
” means (i) a liquidation or dissolution of the Company; (ii)
a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another corporation or
entity (other than a merger with a wholly-owned subsidiary); or (iii) a sale of
all or substantially all of the assets of the Company in a single transaction or
a series of related transactions.
6.1.3
Time of Option or SAR
Exercise
. Subject to Section 6.3.4, an Option or SAR granted
under the Plan shall be exercisable (a) immediately as of the effective date of
the applicable agreement or (b) in accordance with a schedule or performance
criteria as may be set by the Administrator and specified in the applicable
agreement. However, in no case may an Option or SAR be exercisable
until the Company and the Grantee execute a written agreement in form and
substance satisfactory to the Company.
6.1.4
Grant
Date
. The date of grant of an Option or SAR under the Plan
shall be the date approved or specified by the Administrator and reflected as
the effective date of the applicable agreement.
6.1.5
Non-Transferability of
Rights
. Except with the express written approval of the
Administrator, which approval the Administrator is authorized to give only with
respect to NQOs and SARs, no Option or SAR granted under the Plan shall be
assignable or otherwise transferable by the Grantee except by will or by the
laws of descent and distribution. During the life of the Grantee, an
Option or SAR shall be exercisable only by the Grantee or permitted
transferee.
6.1.6
Payment
. Except
as provided below, payment in full, in cash, shall be made for all Common Stock
purchased at the time written notice of exercise of an Option is given to the
Company and the proceeds of any payment shall be considered general funds of the
Company. The Administrator in its discretion may include in any
Option agreement, or separately approve in connection with the exercise of any
Option, any one or more of the following additional methods of payment (provided
such payment does not violate applicable law or regulations or the rules of any
securities exchange on which the Company’s securities may be
listed):
(a)
Subject
to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, acceptance of the Grantee’s full recourse
promissory note for all or part of the Option price, payable on such terms and
bearing such interest rate as determined by the Administrator (but in no event
less than the minimum interest rate specified under the Code at which no
additional interest or original issue discount would be imputed), which
promissory note may be either secured or unsecured in such manner as the
Administrator shall approve (including, without limitation, by a security
interest in the shares of the Company);
(b)
Delivery
by the optionee of shares of Common Stock already owned by the optionee for all
or part of the Option price, provided the fair market value (determined as set
forth in Section 6.1.9) of such shares of Common Stock is equal on the date of
exercise to the Option price, or such portion thereof as the optionee is
authorized to pay by delivery of such stock;
(c)
Through
the surrender of shares of Common Stock then issuable upon exercise of the
Option, provided the fair market value (determined as set forth in Section
6.1.9) of such shares of Common Stock is equal on the date of exercise to the
Option price, or such portion thereof as the optionee is authorized to pay by
surrender of such stock; and
(d)
By
means of so-called “cashless” or “net” exercises through a securities
broker.
6.1.7
Termination of
Employment
. Unless otherwise provided in the applicable
agreement, if for any reason a Grantee ceases to be employed by the Company or
any of its Affiliates, Options held by the Grantee at the date of termination of
employment (to the extent then exercisable) may be exercised in whole or in part
at any time (but in no event after the Expiration Date) within one year of the
date of termination in the case of termination by reason of death or disability;
at the commencement of business on the date of a termination for “cause” (as
defined in the applicable agreement or in any agreement with the Company
pertaining to employment); and, in all other cases, within 90 days of the date
of termination. For purposes of this Section 6.1.7, a Grantee’s
employment shall not be deemed to terminate by reason of the Grantee’s transfer
from the Company to an Affiliate, or vice versa, or sick leave, military leave
or other leave of absence approved by the Administrator, if the period of any
such leave does not exceed 90 days or, if longer, if the Grantee’s right to
reemployment by the Company or any Affiliate is guaranteed either contractually
or by statute.
6.1.8
Withholding and Employment
Taxes
. At the time of exercise and as a condition thereto, or
at such other time as the amount of such obligation becomes determinable, the
Grantee of an Option or SAR shall remit to the Company in cash all applicable
federal and state withholding and employment taxes. Such obligation
to remit may be satisfied, if authorized by the Administrator in its sole
discretion, after considering any tax, accounting and financial consequences, by
the holder’s (a) delivery of a promissory note in the required amount on such
terms as the Administrator deems appropriate, (b) tendering to the Company
previously owned shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company with
a fair market value equal to the required amount, or (c) agreeing to have shares
of Common Stock (with a fair market value equal to the required amount), which
are acquired upon exercise of the Option or SAR, withheld by the
Company.
6.1.9
Other
Provisions
. Each Option and SAR granted under the Plan may
contain such other terms, provisions, and conditions not inconsistent with the
Plan as may be determined by the Administrator, and each ISO granted under the
Plan shall include such provisions and conditions as are necessary to qualify
the Option as an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of Section 422 of
the Code.
6.1.10
Determination of Fair Market
Value
. For purposes of the Plan, the fair market value of
Common Stock or other securities of the Company shall be determined as
follows:
(a)
If
the stock of the Company is listed on a securities exchange or is regularly
quoted by a recognized securities dealer, and selling prices are reported, its
fair market value shall be the closing price of such stock on the date the value
is to be determined, but if selling prices are not reported, its fair market
value shall be the mean between the high bid and low asked prices for such stock
on the date the value is to be determined (or if there are no quoted prices for
the date of grant, then for the last preceding business day on which there were
quoted prices).
(b)
In
the absence of an established market for the stock, the fair market value
thereof shall be determined in good faith by the Administrator, with reference
to the Company’s net worth, prospective earning power, dividend-paying capacity,
and other relevant factors, including the goodwill of the Company, the economic
outlook in the Company’s industry, the Company’s position in the industry, the
Company’s management, and the values of stock of other corporations in the same
or a similar line of business.
6.1.11
Option and SAR
Term
. No Option or SAR shall be exercisable more than 10 years
after the date of grant, or such lesser period of time as is set forth in the
applicable agreement (the end of the maximum exercise period stated in the
agreement is referred to in the Plan as the “
Expiration
Date
”).
6.2
Terms and Conditions to
Which Only NQOs and SARs Are Subject
. Options granted under
the Plan which are designated as NQOs and SARs shall be subject to the following
terms and conditions:
6.2.1
Exercise
Price
. The exercise price of an NQO and the base value of an
SAR shall be the amount determined by the Administrator as specified in the
option or SAR agreement, but shall not be less than the fair market value of the
Common Stock on the date of grant (determined under Section
6.1.10).
6.3
Terms and Conditions to
Which Only ISOs Are Subject
. Options granted under the Plan
which are designated as ISOs shall be subject to the following terms and
conditions:
6.3.1
Exercise
Price
. The exercise price of an ISO shall not be less than the
fair market value (determined in accordance with Section 6.1.10) of the stock
covered by the Option at the time the Option is granted. The exercise
price of an ISO granted to any person who owns, directly or by attribution under
the Code (currently Section 424(d)), stock possessing more than 10% of the total
combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or of any Affiliate
(a “
10% Stockholder
”)
shall in no event be less than 110% of the fair market value (determined in
accordance with Section 6.1.10) of the stock covered by the Option at the time
the Option is granted.
6.3.2
Disqualifying
Dispositions
. If stock acquired by exercise of an ISO granted
pursuant to the Plan is disposed of in a “disqualifying disposition” within the
meaning of Section 422 of the Code (a disposition within two years from the date
of grant of the Option or within one year after the issuance of such stock on
exercise of the Option), the holder of the stock immediately before the
disposition shall promptly notify the Company in writing of the date and terms
of the disposition and shall provide such other information regarding the Option
as the Company may reasonably require.
6.3.3
Grant
Date
. If an ISO is granted in anticipation of employment as
provided in Section 5.4, the Option shall be deemed granted, without further
approval, on the date the Grantee assumes the employment relationship forming
the basis for such grant, and, in addition, satisfies all requirements of the
Plan for Options granted on that date.
6.3.4
Term
. Notwithstanding
Section 6.1.11, no ISO granted to any 10% Stockholder shall be exercisable more
than five years after the date of grant.
6.4
Terms and Conditions
Applicable Solely to SARs
. In addition to the other terms and
conditions applicable to SARs in this Section 6, the holder shall be entitled to
receive on exercise of an SAR only Common Stock at a fair market value equal to
the benefit to be received by the exercise.
6.5
Manner of
Exercise
. A Grantee wishing to exercise an Option or SAR shall
give written notice to the Company at its principal executive office, to the
attention of the officer of the Company designated by the Administrator,
accompanied by payment of the exercise price and/or withholding taxes as
provided in Sections 6.1.6 and 6.1.8. The date the Company receives
written notice of an exercise hereunder accompanied by the applicable payment
will be considered as the date such Option or SAR was
exercised. Promptly after receipt of written notice of exercise and
the applicable payments called for by this Section 6.5, the Company shall,
without stock issue or transfer taxes to the holder or other person entitled to
exercise the Option or SAR, deliver to the holder or such other person a
certificate or certificates for the requisite number of shares of Common
Stock. A holder or permitted transferee of an Option or SAR shall not
have any privileges as a stockholder with respect to any shares of Common Stock
to be issued until the date of issuance (as evidenced by the appropriate entry
on the books of the Company or a duly authorized transfer agent) of such
shares.
7.
RESTRICTED
STOCK
7.1
Sale of Restricted
Stock
.
7.1.1
No
awards of Restricted Stock shall be made under the Plan after 10 years from the
date of adoption of the Plan by the Board.
7.1.2
The
Administrator may issue Restricted Stock under the Plan for such consideration
(including services, and, subject to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, recourse
promissory notes) and such other terms, conditions and restrictions as
determined by the Administrator; provided that the sales price may not be less
than the fair market value of the stock (as determined under Section
6.1.10). The restrictions may include restrictions concerning
transferability, repurchase by the Company and forfeiture of the shares issued,
together with such other restrictions as may be determined by the
Administrator. If shares are subject to forfeiture or repurchase by
the Company, all dividends or other distributions paid by the Company with
respect to the shares may be retained by the Company until the shares are no
longer subject to forfeiture or repurchase, at which time all accumulated
amounts shall be paid to the recipient.
7.1.3
All
Common Stock issued pursuant to this Section 7.1 shall be subject to a purchase
agreement, which shall be executed by the Company and the prospective recipient
of the Common Stock prior to the delivery of certificates representing such
stock to the recipient. The purchase agreement may contain any terms,
conditions, restrictions, representations and warranties required by the
Administrator. The certificates representing the shares shall bear
any legends required by the Administrator.
7.1.4
The
Administrator may require any purchaser or grantee of Restricted Stock to pay to
the Company in cash upon demand amounts necessary to satisfy any applicable
federal, state or local tax withholding requirements. If the
purchaser fails to pay the amount demanded, the Administrator may withhold that
amount from other amounts payable by the Company to the purchaser, including
salary, subject to applicable law. With the consent of the
Administrator in its sole discretion, a purchaser may deliver Common Stock to
the Company to satisfy this withholding obligation.
7.2
Corporate
Transactions
. In the event of a Corporate Transaction, as
defined in Section 6.1.2 hereof, the Administrator, in its sole discretion, may
remove any restrictions as to any Restricted Stock or it may provide that all
outstanding Restricted Stock participate in the Corporate Transaction with an
equivalent stock substituted by an applicable successor corporation subject to
the restrictions.
8.
EMPLOYMENT
OR CONSULTING RELATIONSHIP
Nothing
in the Plan, any Option or SAR granted under the Plan, or any Restricted Stock
sold under the Plan, shall interfere with or limit in any way the right of the
Company or of any of its Affiliates to terminate the employment of any Grantee
or holder of Restricted Stock or an SAR at any time, nor confer upon any Grantee
or holder of Restricted Stock or an SAR any right to continue in the employ of,
or consult with, or advise, the Company or any of its Affiliates.
9.
CONDITIONS
UPON ISSUANCE OF SHARES
9.1
Securities
Laws
. Notwithstanding the provisions of any Option, SAR or
offer of Restricted Stock, the Company shall have no obligation to issue shares
under the Plan unless such issuance shall be registered or qualified under
applicable securities laws, including, without limitation, the Securities Act or
exempt from such registration or qualification. The Company shall
have no obligation to register or qualify such issuance under the Securities Act
or other securities laws.
9.2
Non-Compete
Agreement
. As a further condition to the receipt of Common
Stock pursuant to the exercise of an Option or SAR or the receipt of Restricted
Stock, the Grantee or recipient of Restricted Stock may be required not to
render services for any organization, or engage directly or indirectly in any
business, competitive with the Company at any time during which (i) an Option or
SAR is outstanding to such Grantee and for six months after any exercise of an
Option or SAR or the receipt of Common Stock pursuant to the exercise of an
Option or SAR and (ii) Restricted Stock is owned by such recipient and for six
months after the restrictions on such Restricted Stock lapse. Failure
to comply with this condition shall cause such Option or SAR and the exercise or
issuance of shares thereunder and/or the award of Restricted Stock to be
rescinded and the benefit of such exercise, issuance or award to be repaid to
the Company.
10.
NON-EXCLUSIVITY
OF THE PLAN
The
adoption of the Plan shall not be construed as creating any limitations on the
power of the Company to adopt such other incentive arrangements as it may deem
desirable, including, without limitation, the granting of stock options other
than under the Plan.
11.
MARKET
STAND-OFF
Each
Grantee and recipient of Restricted Stock, if so requested by the Company or any
representative of the underwriters in connection with any registration of the
offering of any securities of the Company under the Securities Act, shall not
sell or otherwise transfer any shares of Common Stock acquired upon exercise of
Options, SARs or receipt of Restricted Stock during the 180-day period following
the effective date of a registration statement of the Company filed under the
Securities Act;
provided
,
however
, that such
restriction shall apply only to a registration statement of the Company which
includes securities to be sold on behalf of the Company to the public in an
underwritten public offering under the Securities Act.
12.
AMENDMENTS
TO PLAN
The Board
may at any time amend, alter, suspend or discontinue the
Plan. Without the consent of a Grantee or holder of Restricted Stock,
no amendment may adversely affect such person’s outstanding Option(s), SAR(s) or
the terms applicable to Restricted Stock except to conform the Plan and ISOs
granted under the Plan to the requirements of federal or other tax laws relating
to ISOs. No amendment to the Plan shall require stockholder approval
unless (a) stockholder approval is required to preserve incentive stock option
treatment for federal income tax purposes; (b) the Board otherwise concludes
that stockholder approval is advisable; or (c) such approval is required under
the rules of any securities exchange on which securities of the Company are
registered.
13.
EFFECTIVE
DATE OF PLAN; TERMINATION
The Plan
became effective on September 11, 2008, the date of adoption by the Board;
provided
,
however
, that no
shares of Common Stock shall be issued, and no Option or SAR shall be
exercisable, unless and until the Plan is approved by the holders of a majority
of the stockholders of the Company entitled to vote within 12 months after
adoption by the Board. If any Options or SARs are so granted and
stockholder approval shall not have been obtained within 12 months of the date
of adoption of the Plan by the Board, such Options and SARs shall terminate
retroactively as of the date they were granted. The Plan (but not
Options and SARs previously granted under the Plan) shall terminate (a)
September 11, 2018 or (b) the date the Board adopts a resolution discontinuing
the grant of awards under the Plan. Termination of the Plan shall not
affect any outstanding Options or SARs or the terms applicable to previously
awarded Restricted Stock, which shall continue to be governed by the
Plan.
P
R O X Y
BEYOND
COMMERCE, INC.
a
Nevada Corporation
ANNUAL
MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
July
24, 2009
THIS
PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
The
undersigned hereby appoints Robert J. McNulty and Mark V. Noffke, or either of
them, as proxies, each with the power to appoint his or her substitutes, and
hereby authorizes them to represent and vote, as designated below, all of the
shares of Common Stock of Beyond Commerce, Inc. held of record by the
undersigned on June 12, 2009 at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held in
the Molise Room at the M Resort, 12300 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Henderson,
Nevada 89044, on Friday, July 24, 2009, beginning at 10:00 a.m. (local time), or
any adjournments or postponements thereof, with all powers which the undersigned
would possess if personally present, upon and in respect of the following
matters and in accordance with the following instructions, with discretionary
authority as to any and all other matters that may properly come before the
meeting.
1. For
the election as directors of the nominees listed below, except to the extent
that authority is specifically withheld.
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FOR
all nominees listed below (except as marked to the contrary
below)
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WITHHOLD
AUTHORITY to vote for all nominees listed
below
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Nominees: Barry
Falk, Ronald L. Loveless, Robert J. McNulty, Michael E. Warsinske and Murray
Williams
(INSTRUCTIONS:
To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee, write that nominee’s
name on the space provided below.)
2. Proposal
to ratify the appointment of L J Soldinger Associates, LLC as the independent
registered public accounting firm of Beyond Commerce, Inc. for the fiscal year
ending December 31, 2009.
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For
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Against
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Abstain
3. Proposal
to approve the 2008 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended, of Beyond Commerce,
Inc.
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For
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Against
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Abstain
In their discretion, the Proxies are
authorized to vote upon such other business as may properly come before the
meeting.
This
Proxy, when properly executed, will be voted in the manner directed herein by
the undersigned stockholder.
If
no direction is made, this Proxy will be voted for the election of the five
director nominees listed on the other side of this Proxy and for the two other
proposals that are listed on the other side of this Proxy.
Dated:
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Signature
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Signature
if Held Jointly
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Number
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Please
sign exactly as your name appears on your stock certificate. When shares are
held by joint tenants, both should sign. When signing as attorney,
executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, please give full title as
such. If the shares are owned by a corporation, sign in the full
corporate name by the President or other authorized officer. If the
shares are owned by a partnership, sign in the name of the partnership by an
authorized person. Please mark, sign, date and return the Proxy
promptly using the enclosed envelope.
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