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P
roUroCare Medical Inc.
5500 Wayzata Boulevard, Suite 310
Golden Valley, Minnesota 55416
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON AUGUST 12, 2008
TO THE STOCKHOLDERS OF PROUROCARE MEDICAL INC.:
Please take notice that the
2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of ProUroCare Medical Inc. will be held,
pursuant to due call by our Board of Directors, at the Thrivent Financial
Building, Dining Room 2, 625 Fourth Ave. S., Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415,
at 3:30 p.m. local time on August 12, 2008, or at any adjournment or
adjournments thereof, for the purpose of adopting and approving the following
three matters:
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The election of
four directors to our Board of Directors;
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Ratification of
the appointment of Virchow, Krause & Company LLP as our independent
registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2008; and
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The transaction
of any other business as may properly come before the meeting or any
adjournments thereof.
Pursuant to due action of
our Board of Directors, stockholders of record on July 7, 2008, will be
entitled to vote at the meeting or any adjournments thereof. Adoption of each of our two proposals
requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of
ProUroCare Medical Inc.s common stock present in person or represented by
proxy at the Annual Meeting
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A PROXY FOR
THIS MEETING IS ENCLOSED. WE REQUEST THAT YOU FILL IN AND SIGN THE PROXY, WHICH
IS SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND MAIL IT PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED
ENVELOPE. IF YOU ATTEND THIS MEETING, YOU
MAY WITHDRAW THE PROXY AND VOTE IN PERSON.
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By Order of the Board of Directors
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/s/ David F. Koenig
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David F. Koenig
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Secretary
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July 21, 2008
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Enclosures
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PROUROCARE MEDICAL INC.
5500 Wayzata Boulevard, Suite 310
Golden Valley, Minnesota 55416
PROXY STATEMENT
2008 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON
AUGUST 12, 2008
This Proxy Statement is
furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Board of Directors
of ProUroCare Medical Inc. (ProUroCare, the Company, we or us) to be
used at the 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the Annual Meeting) to be
held at the Thrivent Financial Building, Dining Room 2, 625 Fourth Ave.
S., Minneapolis, MN 55416 at 3:30 p.m. local time on August 12, 2008,
for the purpose of considering and taking appropriate action with respect to
the following:
1.
The election of four
directors to our Board of Directors;
2.
Ratification of the
appointment of Virchow, Krause & Company LLP (Virchow Krause) as our independent
registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2008; and
3.
The transaction of any other
business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournments thereof.
This Proxy Statement and the
enclosed proxy card are first being mailed or given to stockholders on or about
July 21, 2008.
Proxies and Voting
Only holders of record of
the Companys common stock (the Common Stock) at the close of business on July 7,
2008 (the Record Date) will be entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting or any
adjournments thereof. There were 1,727,350
shares of our Common Stock outstanding on the Record Date. Each share of Common Stock entitles the
holder thereof to one vote upon each matter to be presented at the Annual Meeting. A quorum, consisting of a majority of the
outstanding shares of Common Stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, must
be present in person or represented by proxy before action may be taken at the
Annual Meeting.
Each proxy returned to the Company will be voted in
accordance with the instructions indicated thereon. The affirmative vote of the holders of a
majority of the shares of Common Stock present in person or represented by
proxy at the Annual Meeting and entitled to vote is required for ratification
and approval of (i) each of the nominees for director, (ii) the
appointment of Virchow Krause as independent registered public accounting firm
for fiscal 2008 and (iii) the approval of any other matters to be
considered at the Annual Meeting. For
purposes of the vote on Proposal One, Proposal Two or any other matters to be
considered at the Annual Meeting, abstentions will be counted as votes entitled
to be cast on these matters and will have the effect of a vote against such
matters. If you hold your shares in
street name and do not provide voting instructions to your broker, they will be
counted as present at the meeting for the purpose of determining a quorum and
may be voted on Proposal One and Proposal Two at the discretion of your broker.
Each stockholder who signs
and returns a proxy card in the form enclosed with this Proxy Statement may
revoke the proxy at any time prior to its use by giving notice of such
revocation to our Secretary in writing, in open meeting or by executing and delivering
a new proxy card to our Secretary.
Unless so revoked, the shares represented by each proxy card will be
voted at the Annual Meeting and at any adjournments thereof. Presence at the
Annual Meeting of a stockholder who has signed a proxy does not alone revoke
that proxy.
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All shares represented by
proxies will be voted FOR the election of a four member Board of Directors
consisting of the nominees named in this Proxy Statement and FOR ratification of
the appointment of Virchow Krause as the Companys independent registered
public accounting firm
unless a contrary choice
is specified.
If any
nominee should withdraw or otherwise become unavailable for reasons not
presently known, the proxies that would have otherwise been voted for such
nominee will be voted for such substitute nominee as may be selected by the
Board of Directors.
THE BOARD
OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE FOR THE ELECTION OF A FOUR
MEMBER BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONSISTING OF THE NOMINEES NAMED IN THIS PROXY
STATEMENT AND FOR THE RATIFICATION OF
VIRCHOW
KRAUSE
AS THE INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM OF THE COMPANY FOR FISCAL 2008.
While the Board of Directors
knows of no other matters to be presented at the Annual Meeting or any
adjournment thereof, all proxies returned to the Company will be voted on any
such matter in accordance with the judgment of the proxy holders.
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDER
S AND MANAGEMENT
The following table sets
forth certain information regarding beneficial ownership of our common stock as
of July 14, 2008, by (i) each
person known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the
outstanding common stock, (ii) each director
and nominee for election as
a director of the Company
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(iii) each executive officer of the Company included in the
Summary Compensation Table (the Named Executive Officers)
and (iv) all executive officers and
directors as a group.
The number of shares
beneficially owned is determined under rules promulgated by the SEC and
the information is not necessarily indicative of beneficial ownership for any
other purpose. The definition of
beneficial ownership for proxy statement purposes includes shares over which a
person has sole or shared voting power or dispositive power, whether or not a
person has any economic interest in the shares. The definition also includes
shares that a person has a right to acquire currently or within 60 days of July 14, 2008. Including those
shares in the tables does not, however, constitute an admission that the named
stockholder is a direct or indirect beneficial owner of those shares. Unless otherwise indicated, each person or
entity named in the table has sole voting power and investment power (or shares
that power with that persons spouse) with respect to all shares of common
stock listed as owned by that person or entity.
Unless otherwise indicated, the address of each of the following persons
is 5500 Wayzata Boulevard, Suite 310, Golden Valley, MN 55416.
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Richard C. Carlson(1)
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15,850
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David F. Koenig(2)
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73,892
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Robert J. Rudelius(3)
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16,959
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Scott E. Smith(4)
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37,746
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Richard B. Thon(5)
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13,000
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All directors and officers as a group (5
total)(6)
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157,447
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8.6
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Alexander Nazarenko(7)
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284,533
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15.9
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Clement Nelson(8)
5644 Heather
RidgeCourt
Shoreview, MN 55126
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212,750
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CS Medical
Technologies, LLC(9)
2277 West Highway 36, Suite 254
Roseville, Minnesota 55113
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194,750
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11.0
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James Davis (10)
6446 Flying Cloud Dr.
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
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302,037
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16.0
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Phillip W. Smith Family
Trust (11)
7501 North Ironwood Drive
Paradise Valley, AZ 85253
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176,982
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9.4
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William Reiling
(11)(12)
200 University Avenue W., Suite 200
St. Paul, MN 55103
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176,982
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9.4
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Bruce Culver (13)
1856 Dawn Meadow Street
Westlake Village, CA 91362
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118,077
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6.5
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Maurice R. Taylor(14)
One Carlson Parkway, Suite 124
Plymouth, MN 55447
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112,501
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Profile, L.L.C. (15)
2700 Corporate Drive, Suite 120
Birmingham, Alabama 35242
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102,430
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*Less than one percent.
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(1)
Includes 850 shares held directly and
options to purchase up to 15,000 shares of common stock which are currently
exercisable or exercisable within 60 days.
Of Mr. Carlsons options, 5,000 are exercisable at $5.00 per share
and 10,000 are exercisable at $1.00 per share.
(2)
Includes 1,875 shares held by Clinical
Network, LLC, and 26,571 shares held by Clinical Network, Inc., with
respect to each of which Mr. Koenig is an officer and minority owner. Also includes 39,053 shares of common stock
held directly, options to purchase up to 3,000 shares of common stock which are
currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days at $11.33 per share, and
immediately exercisable warrants to purchase 3,393 shares at $16.67 per share.
(3)
Includes 15,209 shares held directly and
options to purchase up to 1,750 shares of common stock which are currently
exercisable or exercisable within 60 days at $2.90 per share.
(4)
Includes 34,746 shares held directly and
options to purchase up to 3,000 shares of common stock which are currently
exercisable or exercisable within 60 days at $7.00 per share.
(5)
Includes options to purchase up to 13,000
shares of common stock which are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60
days. Of Mr. Thons options, 3,000
are exercisable at $11.33 per share, and 10,000 are exercisable at $1.00 per
share.
(6)
Includes Messrs. Carlson, Koenig,
Rudelius, Smith and Thon.
(7)
Includes 194,750 shares held by CS
Medical Technologies, LLC, of which Mr. Nazarenko is a managing officer
and member. Also includes 86,783 shares
of common stock held directly and options to purchase up to 3,000 shares of
common stock which are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days at
$11.33 per share. Mr. Nazarenko is
a former director of the Company who resigned from our Board of Directors on March 11,
2008.
(8)
Includes 194,750 shares held by CS
Medical Technologies, LLC, of which Mr. Nelson is a managing officer and
member, and 18,000 shares held directly.
(9)
The beneficial owners of CS Medical
Technologies, LLC are Mr. Nelson and Mr. Nazarenko.
(10)
Includes 67,988 shares held directly, a
stock purchase agreement to purchase 112,505 shares from Profile, LLC,
immediately exercisable warrants to purchase 29,877 shares at $5.00 per share,
immediately exercisable warrants to purchase 25,000 shares at $1.50 per share
and debentures convertible into 66,667 shares within 60 days at $3.00 per
share. Mr. Davis also holds certain
units consisting of unsecured, subordinated, convertible promissory notes and
related warrants to purchase common stock.
The 75,000 shares of common stock underlying the warrants and the equity
securities issuable upon conversion of the $356,250 in principal amount of the
notes are not included in the above calculation of shares because the
conversion of the notes and exercise of the warrants are contingent upon future
events
(11)
Includes 67,986 shares held directly,
immediately exercisable warrants to purchase 17,327 shares at $5.00 per share,
immediately exercisable warrants to purchase 25,000 shares at $1.50 per share
and debentures convertible into 66,667 shares within 60 days at $3.00 per
share.
(12)
Reporting person also holds certain units
consisting of unsecured, subordinated, convertible promissory notes and related
warrants to purchase common stock. The
10,000 shares of common stock underlying the warrants and the equity securities
issuable upon conversion of the $47,500 in principal amount of the notes are
not included in the above calculation of shares because the conversion of the
notes and exercise of the warrants are contingent upon future events.
(13)
Includes 56,875 shares held directly,
immediately exercisable warrants to purchase 16,759 shares at $5.00 per share
and convertible debentures convertible into 44,443 shares within 60 days at
$3.00 per share.
(14)
Includes 1,875 shares of common stock
held by Clinical Network, LLC, and 26,571 shares held by Clinical Network, Inc.,
with respect to each of which Mr. Taylor is a managing officer and
majority owner. Also includes 65,205
shares of common stock held directly, 250 shares held by his spouse, and
options to purchase 18,600 shares of common stock which are currently
exercisable at $11.33 per share. Of Mr. Taylors
directly held shares, 57,648 shares are pledged as security on a bank
loan. Mr. Taylor is a former Chief
Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company, who
resigned from employment by the Company effective March 31, 2007. Pursuant to a separation of employment
agreement, the Company has agreed to allow Mr. Taylor to exercise his
options through April 1, 2012.
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(15)
The managers of Profile, LLC are T.
Forcht Dagi and Stanley L. Graves, who share voting and investment power over
the securities held by Profile, LLC.
Cordova Technology Partners, LP, (
Cordova
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is a member of Profile and has a 39.75 percent equity interest in Profile. As a
result of its equity interest in Profile, Cordova has an indirect pecuniary
interest in 40,716 shares, or approximately 2.4 percent, of the common stock
outstanding. Cordovas business address
is 2500 Northwinds Parkway #475, Alpharetta, Georgia 30004. The management
committee of Cordova Technologies, LLC, of which T. Forcht Dagi is a member,
exercises voting and investment power over the securities held by Cordova
Technology Partners, L.P.
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
(PROPOSAL ONE)
The Board of Directors
currently consists of four directors each
of whom has been nominated by the Board of Directors for re-election by the
stockholders. If re-elected, each
nominee has consented to serve as a director of the Company and to hold office
until the next Annual Meeting of the Stockholders or until his or her successor
is elected and shall have qualified.
The Board
of Directors recommends that you vote FOR the election of a four-member
Board of Directors consisting of the four nominated directors. Proxies
will be voted FOR the election of the four nominees unless otherwise specified.
If for any reason any
nominee shall be unavailable for election to the Board of Directors, the named
proxies will vote for such other candidate or candidates as may be nominated by
the Board of Directors. The Board of
Directors has no reason to believe that any of the nominees will be unable to
serve.
The nominees for election to
our Board of Directors provided the following information about themselves:
Name And Age
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Biography
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Director
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Richard C.
Carlson
Age 56
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Richard
C. Carlson
was
elected to our Board of Directors in December 2006 and became Acting
Chairman in May 2007. Mr. Carlson was hired as our Vice President
of Marketing and Sales in January 2005, and was promoted to Chief
Executive Officer in November 2006. Prior to joining ProUroCare,
Mr. Carlson held several positions with SurModics, Inc., a company
that provides surface modification solutions for medical device and
biomedical applications, from 1998 to 2004, including Vice President of
Marketing and Sales and Vice President of Strategic Planning.
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2006
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David F. Koenig
Age 67
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David
F. Koenig
served as a director of our predecessor company, ProUroCare Inc. (PUC),
from 1999 until April 2004, when he became a director of the Company
upon the merger of PUC with and acquisition subsidiary of the Company (the
Merger). From 1996 to 2005, Mr. Koenig was the Executive Vice
President and Chief Operating Officer of Solar Plastics, Inc., a
manufacturer of custom rotationally molded plastic parts. Mr. Koenig is
Chairman of the Nominating and Governance Committee and is a member of the
Audit and Compensation Committees.
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2004
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Robert J. Rudelius
Age 52
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Robert J. Rudelius
was elected to the Companys Board of
Directors in June 2007. Since 2003, Mr. Rudelius has been the
Managing Director and CEO of Noble Ventures, LLC, a company he founded,
providing advising and consulting services to early-stage companies in the
information technology, renewable energy and loyalty marketing fields.
Mr. Rudelius is also the Managing Director and CEO of Noble Logistics,
LLC, a holding company he founded in 2002 to create, acquire and grow a
variety of businesses in the freight management, logistics and information
technology industries. Mr. Rudelius is the Chairman of the Compensation
Committee and is a member of the Nominating and Governance Committee.
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2007
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Scott E. Smith
Age 52
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Scott
E. Smith
has
been a director of the Company since 2006. He is employed by F-2 Intelligence
Group (F-2), a company engaged in providing critical insights to
multinational corporations and private equity clients on a broad range of
strategic issues. From 2002 to 2005, Mr. Smith served as F2s Director
of Corporate Accounts, and is currently F2s Regional Director for Private
Equity. Mr. Smith is a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified
Management Accountant. Mr. Smith is Chairman of the Audit Committee.
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There are no family
relationships among our executive officers and directors.
CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE
Director Independence
Each of Messrs. Koenig, Rudelius and Smith qualifies as an independent
director, as such term is defined in Rule 4200(a)(15) of the NASDAQ
listing standards. As an executive
officer of the Company, Mr. Carlson does not qualify as an independent
director.
Attendance at Meetings
In addition to committee
meetings, during fiscal 2007, the Board held seven meetings. Each director attended more than 75 percent
of the meetings of the Board and its committees on which the director served. It is the Companys policy that all Board
members be in attendance at the annual meeting of stockholders. All Board members were in attendance at the
2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
Board Committees
The Board of Directors has
established an Audit Committee, a Nominating and Governance Committee and a
Compensation Committee. The members of each of these committees qualify as independent
directors. Each has duly appointed
members and a charter governing their duties and obligations to the full Board
and our stockholders.
Nominating and Governance
Committee
Our Nominating and Governance
Committee operates pursuant to a charter that was approved by our Board of
Directors, a current copy of which is available on our website at
www.prourocare.com under the heading Investors and subheading Corporate
Governance.
Our Nominating and Governance Committees
responsibilities include:
·
recommending a size and composition of the Board that
the Committee determines is best suited to fulfilling the Boards
responsibilities;
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identifying individuals believed to be qualified to
become Board members in accordance with the nominating criteria set forth under
the caption Director Nominations and
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recommending to the Board the nominees to
stand for election as directors at the annual meeting of stockholders or, if
applicable, at a special meeting of stockholders;
·
reviewing and recommending to the Board the charters
of all Board committees with a view to comprehensive and effective committee
operations and to prevent conflicts among committees;
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recommending to the Board a compensation and benefits
package that will attract and retain qualified directors;
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providing oversight of the succession plan for our
chief executive officer and recommending to the Board a successor chief
executive officer when a vacancy occurs;
·
evaluating stockholder proposals received by the
Company and making appropriate recommendations to the Board;
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developing and recommending to the Board a set of
corporate governance guidelines applicable to the Company and providing ongoing
oversight of governance, with the objective of compliance with corporate
governance standards, policies and practices; and
·
reviewing and recommending to the Board with regard to
certificate of incorporation, bylaws or stockholder rights plan issues or
changes in fundamental corporate charter provisions.
Our
Nominating and Governance Committee is authorized to retain advisors and
consultants, and to compensate them for their services.
Our Nominating and Governance
Committee met once during 2007. The
current members of our Nominating and Governance Committee are Messrs.
Rudelius and Koenig
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Compensation Committee
The current members of our Compensation
Committee are Messrs.
Koenig and Rudelius
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Compensation Committee operates pursuant to a charter that was approved by our
Board of Directors, a current copy of which is available on our website at
www.prourocare.com under the heading Investors and subheading Corporate
Governance. Our Compensation Committee met three times during 2007.
Our Compensation Committees
responsibilities include:
·
adopting an executive compensation strategy consistent
with the Companys plans and objectives and periodically considering the
competitiveness of the Companys executive compensation and other compensation
programs with respect to relevant industries and the business community
generally;
·
reviewing and approving corporate goals and objectives
relevant to the CEOs compensation, evaluating the CEOs performance in light
of those goals and objectives and determining and approving the CEOs
compensation based on this evaluation. In determining the long-term incentive
component of the CEOs compensation, the Committee shall consider, among other
factors, the Companys performance and relative stockholder return, the value
of similar incentive awards to chief executive officers at comparable companies,
the awards given to the CEO in past years and any other relevant factors;
·
meeting with the Companys management and, if
appropriate, independent advisors to review current trends and practices in
executive compensation and reviewing disclosure requirements under various
securities rules and regulations;
·
overseeing regulatory compliance with respect to
compensation matters, including overseeing the Companys policies on
structuring compensation programs to preserve tax deductibility,
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and, as and when required, establishing
performance goals and certifying that performance goals have been attained for
purposes complying with federal tax regulations;
·
reviewing and establishing all compensation
arrangements between the Company and its executive officers (such arrangements
may include, but shall not be limited to, cash compensation, bonuses, stock
options, restricted stock awards, insurance, retirement, other benefits and
other perquisites); and
·
administering all stock plans (stock options,
restricted stock, stock purchase, etc.) and granting awards under such plans
consistent with each plans intended purpose.
As set forth in the
Compensation Committee charter, the Committee:
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has the
authority to engage independent compensation consultants and legal advisors
when determined by the Committee to be necessary or appropriate. The Committee
did not engage a compensation consultant to assist it with establishing
executive compensation levels in 2007; and
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has the
authority to delegate its responsibilities as it may deem appropriate, to the
extent allowed under applicable law. The Committee generally does not delegate
its responsibilities to others; and
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requests that
the CEO provide to the Committee his recommendations relative to compensation
of other executive officers of the Company. The Committee meets in executive
session to determine the compensation of the CEO of the Company.
Audit Committee
The Company has established a two-member Audit Committee within the
Board of Directors that operates pursuant to a written charter
, a current
copy of which is available on our website at www.prourocare.com under the
heading Investors and subheading Corporate Governance
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Our Audit Committees responsibilities include:
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appointing, approving the compensation of and
assessing the independence of our independent registered public accounting
firm;
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overseeing the work of our independent registered
public accounting firm, including reviewing certain reports required to be made
by the independent registered public accounting firm;
·
overseeing the work of our internal auditor, including
approving the internal audit annual plan submitted by the internal auditor;
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reviewing and discussing with management and the
independent registered public accounting firm our annual and quarterly
financial statements and related disclosures;
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monitoring our internal control over financial
reporting, disclosure controls and procedures, code of business conduct and
code of ethics; and
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meeting independently with our internal auditing
staff, the independent registered public accounting firm and management.
Our Audit Committee is authorized to retain independent legal,
accounting and other advisors, and compensate them for their services.
Our Audit Committee met five times during 2007. The current members of
our Audit Committee are Messrs. Smith and Koenig.
The board of directors has determined that both members of the Audit
Committee, Mr. Smith and Mr. Koenig, are audit committee financial
experts as that term is defined in Item 407(d)(5) of
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Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act). Mr. Smith
was an Audit Partner for
Arthur Andersen and is a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Management
Accountant.
Mr. Koenigs relevant experience includes his
service as the Chief Financial Officer and director of Quadion Corporation, and
his past consulting experience, which involved his oversight and supervision of
the performance of business enterprises respecting the preparation, audit and
evaluation of financial statements.
Moreover, the Board of Directors has determined that each of the Audit
Committee members is able to read and understand fundamental financial
statements and has past employment experience in finance or accounting.
Director
Nominations
The process
followed by our Nominating and Governance Committee to identify and evaluate
director candidates includes requests to members of our Board of Directors and
others for recommendations, meetings from time to time to evaluate biographical
information and background material relating to potential candidates and
interviews of selected candidates by members of our Nominating and Governance
Committee and our Board of Directors.
In considering
whether to recommend any particular candidate for inclusion in our Board of
Directors slate of recommended director nominees, our Nominating and
Governance Committee considers the criteria set forth in our Nominating and
Governance Committee Charter (available on our website as noted above). These
criteria include the candidates integrity, business acumen, knowledge of our
business and industry, age, experience, commitment to participate as a director
and conflicts of interest that would impair such candidates ability to act in
the interests of all stockholders. Our Nominating and Governance Committee does
not assign specific weights to particular criteria and no particular criterion
is a prerequisite for any prospective nominee. Our Nominating and Governance
Committee believes that the backgrounds and qualifications of our directors, considered
as a group, should provide a composite mix of experience, knowledge and
abilities that will allow our Board of Directors to fulfill its
responsibilities.
Stockholders may
recommend individuals to our Nominating and Governance Committee for consideration
as potential director candidates by submitting the name, together with
appropriate biographical information and background materials and a statement
as to whether the stockholder or group of stockholders making the
recommendation has beneficially owned more than 5 percent of our common
stock for at least a year as of the date the recommendation is made, to the
Nominating and Governance Committee, ProUroCare Medical Inc.,
5500 Wayzata Blvd., Suite 310,
Golden Valley, MN 55416
.
Assuming that
appropriate biographical and background material has been provided on a timely
basis, our Nominating and Governance Committee will evaluate
stockholder-recommended candidates by following substantially the same process
and considering the same criteria, as it follows for candidates submitted by
others. If our Board of Directors decides to nominate a stockholder-recommended
candidate and recommends his or her election, then his or her name will be
included in our proxy card for the next annual meeting.
No candidates for
director nominations were submitted by stockholders in connection with the 2008
annual meeting.
Stockholder
Communications with Directors
Our Board has established several means for
stockholders and others to communicate with our Board of Directors. If a
stockholder has a concern regarding our financial statements, accounting
practices or internal controls, the concern should be submitted in writing to
the Chairperson of the Audit Committee, Mr. Smith, in care of our
Secretary at
5500
Wayzata Blvd., Suite 310, Golden Valley, MN 55416
. If the concern relates to
our governance practices, business ethics or corporate conduct, the
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concern should be submitted in writing to the Chairperson of the Nominating
and Governance Committee, Mr. Rudelius, in care of our Secretary at the
address listed above. If a stockholder is unsure as to which category the
concern relates, the stockholder may communicate it to any one of the
independent directors in care of our Secretary at the address listed above. All
stockholder communications will be forwarded to the applicable director(s).
CODE OF BUSINESS CONDUCT AND
ETHICS
We have adopted a Code of Business Conduct and a Code of Ethics that
apply to all of our directors, officers and employees, including our principal
executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or
controller and persons performing similar functions. A current copy of each of
the Code of Business Conduct and the Code of Ethics is available on our website
at http://www.prourocare.com under the heading Investors and subheading Corporate
Governance, and we intend to disclose on this website any amendment to, or
waiver of, any provision of the Code of Business Conduct and the Code of Ethics
applicable to our directors or executive officers that would otherwise be
required to be disclosed under the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC)
rules or, to the extent permitted, the NASDAQ rules. A current copy of the
Code of Business Conduct and the Code of Ethics may also be obtained, without
charge, upon written request directed to us at: ProUroCare Medical Inc., 5500
Wayzata Blvd., Suite 310, Golden Valley, MN 55416.
CURRENT
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Name and
Title
|
|
Age
|
|
Principal
Occupation, Business Experience for Past Five
Years and Directorships of Public Companies
|
|
|
|
|
|
Richard C. Carlson
Chief Executive Officer
|
|
56
|
|
See Election of Directors
(Proposal One) above.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Richard B. Thon Chief
Financial Officer
|
|
52
|
|
Richard B. Thon
was engaged as our Chief Financial
Officer on a part-time consulting basis from 2002 until July 2004, when
he became employed by the Company in that position on a full-time basis. From
2001 to 2004, Mr. Thon was also the part-time Chief Financial Officer of
CHdiagnostics, LLC, a marketer of blood glucose diagnostic supplies.
|
There are no
family relationships among our executive officers or directors.
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND OTHER INFORMATION
Summary
Compensation Table
The following table sets forth the compensation earned for services
rendered in all capacities by our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial
Officer and the other highest-paid executive officers serving as such at the
end of fiscal year 2007 whose compensation for that fiscal year was in excess
of $100,000 and up to two additional individuals who were no longer employed by
the Company at December 31, 2007.
The individuals named in the table will be hereinafter referred to as
the Named Executive Officers.
Summary Compensation Table
Name and Position
|
|
Year
|
|
Salary
($)
|
|
Bonus
($)
|
|
Option
Awards
($)(5)
|
|
All Other
Compensation
($)(6)
|
|
Total
($)
|
|
Richard C. Carlson(1)
Chief Executive Officer and Acting Chairman of the Board
|
|
2007
|
|
$
|
150,000
|
|
$
|
|
|
$
|
120,898
|
|
$
|
|
|
$
|
270,898
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
$
|
125,000
|
|
$
|
|
|
$
|
94,782
|
|
$
|
|
|
$
|
219,782
|
|
Richard B. Thon (2)
Chief Financial Officer
|
|
2007
|
|
$
|
140,000
|
|
$
|
|
|
$
|
65,348
|
|
$
|
1,200
|
|
$
|
206,548
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
$
|
140,000
|
|
$
|
18,900
|
|
$
|
113,784
|
|
$
|
1,200
|
|
$
|
273,884
|
|
Maurice R. Taylor, II(3)
Former Chief Executive Officer and former Director
|
|
2007
|
|
$
|
38,100
|
|
$
|
|
|
$
|
103,500
|
|
$
|
|
|
$
|
141,600
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
$
|
190,000
|
|
$
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
$
|
1,838
|
|
$
|
191,838
|
|
Michael P. Grossman(4)
Former President and Chief Operating Officer and former Director
|
|
2007
|
|
$
|
14,583
|
|
$
|
|
|
$
|
146,635
|
|
$
|
|
|
$
|
161,228
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
$
|
175,000
|
|
$
|
|
|
$
|
114,784
|
|
$
|
1,080
|
|
$
|
290,864
|
|
(1)
Mr. Carlson joined the Company on January 3,
2005 as Vice President of Marketing and Sales.
He was promoted to the position of Chief Executive Officer on November 1,
2006. Mr. Carlson was appointed to
fill a vacancy on the Board of Directors in December 2006, and was
appointed as acting Chairman upon Mr. Taylors stepping down from that
position effective May 3, 2007. All compensation Mr. Carlson earned
is related to his duties as an officer.
Due to funding limitations, $146,635 of Mr. Carlsons salary earned
in 2006 and 2007 was unpaid as of December 31, 2007.
(2)
Due to funding limitations, $166,259 of Mr. Thons
salary and bonus earned in 2006 and 2007 was unpaid as of December 31,
2007.
(3)
Mr. Taylor was Chief Executive
Officer of the Company until his retirement from that position on October 31,
2006. Mr. Taylor continued to be
employed by the Company in a transition role through March 31, 2007. Mr. Taylor continued to serve as the
Chairman of the Company until stepping down from that position effective May 2,
2007. All compensation Mr. Taylor
earned related to his duties as an employee of the Company. Due to funding limitations, $141,017 of Mr. Taylors
salary earned during 2006 and 2007 was unpaid at the time of his departure from
the Company. As consideration for his agreement
to defer payment of his accrued salary, pursuant to a deferred payment
agreement
(see Employment Agreements, below)
,
the Company extended the original one-year period that Mr. Taylor may
exercise 45,000 of his stock options (including options gifted to his children)
following his termination of employment until April 1, 2012. The option extension was valued at $103,500
using the Black-Scholes pricing model.
As of December 31, 2007, $101,017 of Mr. Taylors accrued
salary remained unpaid, but was subsequently paid in February, 2008.
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(4)
Mr. Grossman served as a director of
the Company until his resignation from the Board in December 2006. The contract term of Mr. Grossmans
employment agreement ended effective January 31, 2007 when the Company
elected not to renew Mr. Grossmans employment agreement. Due to funding limitations, $103,990 of Mr. Grossmans
salary earned during 2006 and 2007 was unpaid at the time of his departure from
the Company. As consideration for his
agreement to defer payment of his accrued salary, pursuant to a separation
agreement
(see Employment Agreements, below),
the Company extended the original one-year period that Mr. Grossman may
exercise 45,000 of his stock options (including options gifted to his children)
following his termination of employment until February 1, 2012. The option extension was valued at $117,000
using the Black-Scholes pricing model. As of December 31, 2007, all of Mr. Grossmans
accrued salary had been paid.
(5)
Options awards are valued in accordance
with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 123 (revised
2004), Share-Based Payment (SFAS 123R).
See Notes 1(j) and 10(h) to the Consolidated Financial
Statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 included in our
Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31,2007 for
the material terms of stock option grants.
(6)
Other compensation represents insurance
premiums paid by the Company with respect to term life insurance polices for
the benefit of the executive. There is
no cash surrender value associated with the policies.
Outstanding Equity Awards at December 31, 2007
No stock options or stock-appreciation rights were exercised during
fiscal year 2007, and no stock-appreciation rights were outstanding at the end
of such fiscal year. The table below
sets forth outstanding but unexercised options of the Named Executive Officers
as of December 31, 2007.
Name
|
|
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
(#)
Exercisable(1)
|
|
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
(#)
Unexercisable(1)
|
|
Equity
Incentive Plan
Awards:
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Unearned
Options (#)
|
|
Option
Exercise
Price
|
|
Option
Expiration Date
|
|
Richard C. Carlson
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,000
|
(2)
|
$
|
7.50
|
|
March 1, 2011
|
|
|
|
14,585
|
(3)
|
416
|
(3)
|
|
|
$
|
23.50
|
|
January 3, 2015
|
|
|
|
5,000
|
|
5,000
|
(4)
|
5,000
|
(5)
|
$
|
5.00
|
|
February 1, 2017
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Richard B. Thon
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,000
|
(2)
|
$
|
7.50
|
|
March 1, 2011
|
|
|
|
3,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
11.33
|
|
April 18, 2012
|
|
|
|
20,000
|
(6)
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
25.00
|
|
July 21, 2014
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Maurice R. Taylor
|
|
18,600
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
11.33
|
|
April 1, 2012
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Michael P. Grossman
|
|
38,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
20.00
|
|
February 1, 2012
|
|
(1)
See Notes 1(j) and 10(h) to the
Consolidated Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2007 included in our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31,2007
for the material terms of stock option grants.
(2)
Equity Incentive Plan Awards vest upon
the Company securing FDA approval of its ProUroScan
TM
system.
(3)
Options vested ratably in monthly
installments through January 3, 2008. On July 11, 2008, these options
were cancelled, and new options to acquire 70,000 shares of our common stock
were issued to Mr. Carlson. Mr. Carlsons
new options vest as to 10,000 shares immediately and as to 20,000 shares each July 1
of
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2009, 2010 and 2011. The options are exercisable for a period of
seven years at an exercise price of $1.00 per share.
(4)
Options vest on December 31, 2008.
(5)
Equity Incentive Plan Award vests upon
the Company recording at least $1 million in revenue in 2008.
(6)
On July 11, 2008, these options were
cancelled, and new options to acquire 35,000 shares of our common stock were
issued to Mr. Thon. Mr. Thons
new options vest as to 10,000 shares immediately with the remainder vesting in
equal installments on each July 1 of 2009, 2010 and 2011. The options are exercisable for a period of
seven years at an exercise price of $1.00 per share.
Director Compensation
Effective July 1, 2008, our Board of Directors established a
policy that each of our non-employee directors receives an annual cash payment
of $10,000 for annual services to the Company, that the chairpersons of our
Compensation, Audit, and Nominating and Governance committees receive an
additional annual payment of $2,500 and that each committee member receive an
annual payment of $1,000 per committee.
In addition, we have also agreed to grant to all non-employee directors
a one-time non-qualified stock option upon election or appointment to the Board
of Directors to purchase 3,000 shares of our common stock at fair market value
and grant an additional 1,000 share
option to each director upon their annual re-election to the Board
. These director options vest ratably over two
years of service.
Prior to July 1, 2007, each of our non-employee directors receives
an annual cash payment of $5,000 for annual services to the Company and the
chairpersons of our Compensation, Audit, and Nominating and Governance
committees receive an additional annual payment of $2,500. All non-employee
directors were granted a one-time non-qualified stock option upon appointment
to the Board of Directors to purchase 3,000 shares of our common stock at fair
market value. These director options
vested ratably over two years of service.
Mr. Nazarenkos and Mr. Koenigs options have a ten-year term,
and Mr. Smiths and Mr. Rudelius options have a seven-year term.
On July 11,
2008, we issued a total of 21,667 shares of our common stock to our directors
in lieu of cash as payment of accrued directors fees. In addition, a total of 37,967 shares of our
common stock were issued to our directors in recognition of the
extraordinary
amount of time and effort they have put forth on the Companys restructuring
and refocusing efforts since January 1, 2007.
All directors shall be reimbursed for travel and other out-of-pocket
expenses incurred in connection with attendance at meetings of the Board of
Directors and its Committees.
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The table below sets forth director compensation earned during fiscal
2007:
(a)
Name
|
|
(b)
Fees Earned
or Paid in
Cash
($)
|
|
(c)
Stock
Awards
($)
|
|
(d)
Option
Awards(5)
($)
|
|
(e)
Total
($)
|
|
David Koenig(1)
|
|
$
|
7,500
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
7,500
|
|
Alexander Nazarenko(2)
|
|
$
|
7,500
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
7,500
|
|
Scott Smith(3)
|
|
$
|
7,500
|
|
|
|
$
|
8,850
|
|
$
|
16,350
|
|
Robert Rudelius(4)
|
|
$
|
2,917
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,800
|
|
$
|
4,717
|
|
(1)
Chairman of the Compensation Committee as
of March 14, 2008. During 2007 and
until March 14, 2008, Mr. Koenig was Chairmen of the Nominating and
Governance Committee.
(2)
Chairman of the Compensation Committee
until his resignation from the Board of Directors on March 11, 2008.
(3)
Chairman of the Audit Committee.
(4)
Elected to the Board of Directors on June 14,
2007. The 3,000 options awarded in 2007
vest ratably in monthly installments through June 14, 2009. Chairman of the Nominating and Governance
Committee Compensation Committee as of March 14, 2008.
(5)
Each outside director held options to
acquire 3,000 shares at December 31, 2007.
Options awarded during the fiscal year are valued in accordance with
SFAS 123R. See Notes 1(j) and 10(h) to
the Consolidated Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2007 in our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31,2007
for the material terms of stock option grants.
Employment Agreements
On July 21, 2007, PUC entered into an employment agreement with
its Chief Financial Officer, Richard Thon.
The agreement extends through September 30, 2009. The agreement
provides for a minimum annual salary of $140,000, a cash incentive bonus
potential of up to 30 percent of Mr. Thons base pay and eligibility to
participate in an annual grant of options to purchase shares of common stock,
as determined by the Companys Board of Directors. The agreement provides for severance payments
if the Company terminates Mr. Thon without cause or if Mr. Thon
terminates the agreement for good reason, including four months of base salary
plus one month of base salary for each year of service (up to a maximum of nine
months of base salary), payment of earned bonuses, continued payment of
existing health and life insurance benefits for a period of four months and
immediate vesting of all unvested stock options then held by Mr. Thon. In addition, within a one-year period
following a change in control of the Company, upon termination without cause,
unacceptable demotion or reduction in responsibilities, or a relocation of more
than 100 miles, Mr. Thon will receive as severance, nine months of base
salary plus one month of base salary for each year of service (up to a maximum
of 12 months of base salary), and immediate vesting of all unvested stock
options then held by Mr. Thon. The
agreement prohibits Mr. Thon from directly or indirectly participating in
the ownership, management, operation or control of a competitive business for a
period of one year after his employment with the Company terminates.
On July 16, 2008, PUC entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Carlson,
its Chief Executive Officer. The
agreement provides for a minimum annual salary of $150,000, a cash incentive
bonus
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potential of up to 40 percent of Mr. Carlsons base pay, and
eligibility to participate in an annual grant of options to purchase shares of common
stock, as determined by the Companys Board of Directors. The agreement provides for severance payments
if the Company terminates Mr. Carlson without cause or if Mr. Carlson
terminates the agreement for good reason that includes six months of base salary
plus one month of base salary for each year of service (up to a maximum of 12
months of base salary), payment of earned bonuses, continued payment of
existing health and life insurance benefits for a period of six months, and
immediate vesting of all unvested stock options then held by Mr. Carlson. In addition, within a one-year period
following a change in control of the Company, upon termination without cause,
unacceptable demotion or reduction in responsibilities, or a relocation of more
than 100 miles, Mr. Carlson will receive as severance, six months of base
salary plus one month of base salary for each year of service (up to a maximum
of 12 months of base salary), and immediate vesting of all unvested stock
options then held by Mr. Carlson. The
agreement prohibits Mr. Carlson from directly or indirectly participating
in the ownership, management, operation or control of a competitive business
for a period of one year after his employment with the Company terminates. The agreement will extend through December 31,
2009.
During the year ended December 31, 2006, the Company was also
party to an employment agreement with Mr. Taylor, its former Chief
Executive Officer, which terminated with his retirement from that position
effective November 1, 2006. Mr. Taylor
continued to be employed by the Company in a transition role until March 31,
2007. The employment agreement with Mr. Taylor
provided for an annual salary of $190,000 and maximum bonus potential of 75
percent of his base pay. Due to funding
limitations, the Company was unable to pay Mr. Taylors salary between June 15,
2006 and March 31, 2007. On May 11,
2007, the Company entered into an agreement with Mr. Taylor to defer the
payment of his accrued salary further according to an agreed upon
schedule. Under the terms of the
agreement, the Company agreed to pay Mr. Taylors accrued salary totaling
$141,017 in installments of $5,000 per month from June 1, 2007 through December 1,
2007, with the $106,017 balance to be paid prior to December 28,
2007. On February 14, 2008, the Company paid the balance of the accrued
salary plus $8,316 pursuant to certain late payment clauses in the deferred
payment agreement. No further payments
are due to Mr. Taylor under either his employment agreement or the
deferred payment agreement. As
consideration for his agreement to defer payment of his accrued salary, the
Company extended the original one-year period that Mr. Taylor may exercise
45,000 of his stock options (including options gifted to his children)
following his termination of employment until April 1, 2012.
During the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company was party to
an employment agreement with Mr. Grossman, its former President and Chief
Operating Officer, that expired on January 31, 2007. The Company elected not to renew the
employment agreement. Mr. Grossmans
agreement provided for an annual salary of $175,000 with a maximum bonus
potential of 50 percent of his base pay.
Due to funding limitations, the Company was unable to pay Mr. Grossmans
salary between June 15, 2006 and January 23, 2007. On May 11, 2007, the Company entered
into an agreement with Mr. Grossman to defer the payment of his accrued
salary further according to an agreed upon schedule. The parties also agreed to release and waive
each other from all damages, actions, lawsuits, or claims the other party may
have arising out of the employment of Mr. Grossman and the conclusion of
that employment. The Company paid Mr. Grossmans
accrued salary totaling $103,990 in installments of $4,000 on May 15,
2007, $6,000 on June 1, 2007, and $8,000 per month from June 1, 2007
through December 1, 2007, with the $45,990 balance paid out of the
proceeds of the 2007 Private Placement on December 28, 2007. As consideration for his agreement to defer
payment of his accrued salary, the Company extended the original one-year
period that Mr. Grossman may exercise 45,000 of his stock options
(including options gifted to his children) following his termination of
employment until February 1, 2012.
From June 2006 through the first closing
of the 2007 Private Placement, the Company deferred payment of the majority of
our remaining executive teams compensation.
We expect to pay the balance of the
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deferred compensation out of the proceeds of future financings. As
of December 31, 2007, approximately $313,000 of our remaining executive
teams compensation had not been paid, and was recorded as an accrued
liability.
Certain Relationships and Related
Transactions
Loan Transactions
From time to time during 2007, certain directors and other affiliates
of the Company have made personal loans and advances to the Company for
short-term working capital needs. Most
such loans and advances were made on a good faith basis, not bearing interest
and not evidenced by a note. Certain
larger such loans were made pursuant to simple promissory notes.
On September 7, 2006, the Company borrowed $7,000 from Scott
Smith, a director of the Company. The
loan bore no interest. On February 12,
2007, the Company sold 1,707 shares of its common stock to Mr. Smith, the
subscription price being paid by the conversion of the $7,000 loan from Mr. Smith. The per share selling price of $4.10 was
based on the last selling price prior to this sale as reported on the OTCBB.
On April 17, 2007, the Company borrowed $75,000 from Mr. Nazarenko. In consideration, the Company executed and
delivered to Mr. Nazarenko a $75,000 unsecured demand promissory
note. The note bore interest at an
annual rate of prime plus one percent, and was repaid on May 8, 2007.
On June 12, 2007, the Company borrowed $5,000 from Mr. Koenig. The loan bears no interest. $3,500 was repaid to Mr. Koenig on January 2,
2008, with the remainder to be repaid as soon as the Company is able to do so.
Also on June 12, 2007, the Company borrowed $10,000 from Mr. Nazarenko. The loan bore no interest. On June 25, 2007, the Company borrowed
an additional $27,000 from Mr. Nazarenko.
In consideration of these two loans, the Company executed and delivered
to Mr. Nazarenko a $37,000 unsecured demand promissory note. The note bore interest at an annual rate of
prime plus one percent. The principal
amounts of these loans were repaid to Mr. Nazarenko on December 28, 2007.
On July 3, 2007, the Company borrowed $10,000 from Mr. Nazarenko. The unsecured loan bore no interest and was
repaid on December 28, 2007
On July 31, 2007, we borrowed $100,000 from the Phillips W. Smith
Family Trust, a five percent shareholder of the Company, pursuant to a
promissory note. The note bears interest
at the prime rate, and is payable on the first to occur of (1) the Companys
closing on $500,000 of new financing or (2) September 15, 2007 (see Other
Transactions below). Under the terms of
the promissory note, we will issue to the Smith Family Trust five-year warrants
(immediately exercisable) to acquire 100 shares of our common stock for each
day the promissory note is outstanding (to be prorated if a portion of the loan
is repaid), at $5.00 per share. On January 3,
2008, we repaid $66,000 of this note.
On
August 29, 2007 and October 31, 2007, the
Company borrowed for working capital purposes $50,000 and $100,000,
respectively, from James Davis, a five percent shareholder of the Company,
pursuant to two promissory notes. The
notes bore interest at the prime rate. In addition, for each day that the
notes remained outstanding, the Company agreed to grant to Mr. Davis
five-year warrants (immediately exercisable) to purchase 50 and 100 shares of
our common stock at an exercise price of 5.00 per share, respectively.
Concurrently with the close of the 2007 Private Placement, we converted
the $150,000 of short-term notes into a note in the aggregate principal amount
of $142,500 and a warrant to purchase
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30,000 shares of our common stock on
substantially the same terms and conditions as the notes and warrants in the
2007 Private Placement. At the same
time, we issued to Mr. Davis the 11,850 warrants accrued pursuant to the
promissory notes
as of December 27, 2007.
On
September 10, 2007, the Company issued a total of 1,100
shares of its common stock to Mr. Carlson and Mr. Smith as repayment
for $3,330 of outstanding loans to the Company.
On
September 28, 2007, the
Company borrowed for working capital purposes $15,000 from Mr. Smith and
$10,000 from Robert J. Rudelius, both directors of the Company. The unsecured loans bore no interest. Upon the first closing of the 2007 Private
Placement, these loans were converted into units under that offering.
On
November 30, 2007, the Company borrowed for working
capital purposes $25,000 from Mr. Davis.
This loan bore interest at the prime rate computed on the basis
of the actual number of days elapsed in the payment period and a 365-day year. In
addition, for each day that the loan remained outstanding, the Company
agreed to grant to Mr. Davis five-year warrants (immediately exercisable)
to purchase 25 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $5.00 per
share.
We converted the principal amount of this short-term loan into units
under the 2007 Private Placement, and issued the 700 warrants accrued as of December 27,
2007.
Other Transactions
The Companys executive offices are temporarily located within the
offices of Mr. Nazarenko. Our
rental cost for these temporary offices is approximately $2,200 per month,
which we believe is at market for similar office space in Minneapolis,
Minnesota. Mr. Nazarenko has
informally agreed to defer payment of the rent until we are able to pay.
In
connection with the renewal of our Crown Bank notes to,
among other things, extend the maturity date of such notes to February 28,
2009, we borrowed $600,000 from the Phillips W. Smith Family Trust, pursuant to
a promissory note and used the proceeds to retire $600,000 of the original
Crown Bank loan obligation. The
promissory note matures on February 28, 2009, bears interest at 1.0
percent over the prime rate and has a subordinated security interest in all of
the Companys assets. As
consideration to the Smith Family Trust
for lending funds to us and to James Davis, Bruce Culver and William
Reiling, each five percent shareholders of the Company and the three remaining
guarantors of the Crown Bank promissory
notes, for extending their guarantees through February 28, 2009, we issued
to them an aggregate amount of 122,222 shares of our common stock on December 28,
2007. We also agreed to issue to them (1) an
aggregate amount of 24,445 shares of our common stock if the Crown Bank
promissory notes and $600,000 promissory note remain outstanding on October 31,
2008 and (2) five-year warrants to acquire a maximum aggregate of 61,112
shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $2.00. The warrants will be issued on the earlier of
a closing of an underwritten public offering or October 31, 2008, and will
be exercisable beginning on the one-year anniversary of that date.
During the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company sold 125,000
of the Companys investment units, consisting of one share of our common stock
and a 3-year warrant (immediately exercisable) to acquire 0.5 shares of our
common stock for $2.50($5.00 per share), at a price of $4.00 per unit, with
total proceeds of $500,000. The
investment units were sold in tranches of 31,250 units each (on January 18,
January 23, February 28 and May 1) to James Davis, Bruce Culver,
William Reiling and the Phillips W.
Smith Family Trust.
On
March 21, 2007, we amended the terms of four 10%
unsecured convertible subordinated debentures in the aggregate amount of
$733,344 issued by us to James L. Davis, Bruce Culver, William S.
Reiling and
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the Phillips W. Smith Family Trust. Under the amendment, each debenture holder
agreed to accept as payment for interest due on the debenture the following:
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cash
paid for interest from inception through May 31, 2006;
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investment
units, consisting of one share of stock and a three-year warrant to acquire 0.5
shares of Company common stock at $2.50 ($5.00 per share), for interest accrued
from June 1, 2006 through January 31, 2007, with such accrued
interest converted into investment units at a price of $4.00 per unit; and
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cash
or shares of our common stock (converted on the basis of $5.00 per share), at
the option of the Company, for interest accrued from February 1, 2007
through settlement of the debenture.
Accordingly, on March 21,
2007, the Company issued a total of 12,478 shares of its common stock and
three-year warrants (immediately exercisable) to acquire up to 6,239 shares of
its common stock at 5.00 per share to the four debenture holders.
On
December 27, 2007, we further amended the terms of the
four 10% unsecured convertible subordinated debentures in the aggregate amount
of $733,344 issued by us to James Davis, Bruce Culver, William Reiling
and the Phillips W. Smith Family Trust,
each guarantors of our Crown Bank
promissory notes, so that the Debentures will automatically convert into shares
of our common stock at the closing of the public offering at $3.00 per share.
On December 27,
2007, the Company held a closing of its 2007 Private Placement. In addition to the conversion of existing
loans into units offered in the 2007 Private Placement, Robert Rudelius and
James Davis invested $10,000 and $200,000 in 2007 Private Placement units,
respectively. Jeanne Rudelius, sister of
Robert Rudelius and Jason Davis, son of James Davis, invested $20,000 and
$30,000 in 2007 Private Placement units, respectively.
AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT
The
Audit Committee currently consists of Mr. Smith (chair) and Mr. Koenig.
The
Audit Committee has reviewed and discussed the Companys audited financial
statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 with management and
with the Companys independent registered accounting firm, Virchow Krause. The
Audit Committee has discussed with Virchow Krause the matters required to be
discussed by Statement on Auditing Standards No. 61. The Audit Committee
has received the written disclosures and the letter from Virchow Krause
required by Independence Standards Board Standard No. 1, Independence
Discussions with Audit Committees, and has discussed with Virchow Krause the
independence of the independent registered public accounting firm. In addition
to the information provided by Virchow Krause, the Audit Committee considered
the level of non-audit services provided by Virchow Krause in determining that
they were independent.
Based
on the Audit Committees review of the audited financial statements and the
review and discussions described above, the Audit Committee recommended to the
Board of Directors that the audited financial statements for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2007 be included in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-KSB
for the year ended December 31, 2007 for filing with the SEC.
Submitted by the members
of the Audit Committee
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Mr. Scott E. Smith
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RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
(PROPOSAL TWO)
Our Board of Directors and management are
committed to the quality, integrity and transparency of our financial reports.
In accordance with the duties set forth in its written charter, the Audit
Committee of our Board of Directors has appointed Virchow Krause as
our independent
registered public accounting firm for
the 2008 fiscal year. A
lthough not legally required to do so, the Audit
Committee and the full Board of Directors wishes to submit the appointment of
Virchow Krause for stockholder ratification at the Annual Meeting. Representatives
of Virchow Krause are expected to be present at the Annual Meeting to answer
your questions and to make a statement if they desire to do so.
If the stockholders fail to ratify the
appointment of Virchow Krause, the Audit Committee shall meet and may reconsider
its selection, but it is not legally required to do so. Notwithstanding the
proposed ratification of the appointment of Virchow Krause by the stockholders,
the Audit Committee, in its discretion, may direct the appointment
of a new
independent registered public
accounting firm at
any time during the year without notice to,
or the consent of, the stockholders, if the Audit Committee determines that
such a change would be in our best interests and the best interests of our
stockholders.
The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR ratification of the
appointment of Virchow Krause as our independent
registered public accounting firm
for the fiscal year ending December 31,
2008. Proxies will be voted FOR
ratifying this appointment unless otherwise specified.
RELATIONSHIP WITH INDEPENDENT
REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Virchow Krause has acted as the Companys
independent
registered public accounting firm
for since 2004
and has been selected by the Audit Committee to serve in the same capacity for
fiscal 2008.
Fees of
Independent Public Accountants
The following is an explanation of the fees
billed to the Company by Virchow Krause for professional services rendered for
the fiscal years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, which totaled $85,818
and $61,828, respectively.
Audit
Fees
Audit
fees consist of fees billed by our
auditors for professional services rendered for the audit of our
consolidated financial statements and review of the interim consolidated
financial statements included in quarterly reports. Audit fees were $72,243 and $60,938 for the
years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
Audit-related
Fees
Audit
related fees consist of fees billed by
our auditors for professional services rendered for the review of the Form SB-2 filing and SEC comment
letters. Audit-related fees were
$3,750 and $0 for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006,
respectively.
Tax
Fees
Tax
fees consist of fees billed by our
auditors for professional services for tax compliance, tax advice and
tax planning. Tax fees were $0
and $890 for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
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All
Other Fees
Other
fees consist of fees billed by our
auditors for professional services rendered for the review of private
placement memorandums. Other fees were
$9,825 and $0 for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006,
respectively.
Policy
on Audit Committee Pre-Approval of Audit Services and Permissible Non-Audit
Services of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Audit Committee
is responsible for appointing, setting compensation for and overseeing the work
of our independent registered public accounting firm. The Audit Committee has established a policy
for pre-approving the services provided by our independent registered public
accounting firm in accordance with the auditor independence rules of the
SEC. This policy requires the review and
pre-approval by the Audit Committee of all audit and permissible non-audit
services provided by our independent registered public accounting firm and an
annual review of the financial plan for audit fees.
To ensure that
auditor independence is maintained, the Audit Committee annually pre-approves
the audit services to be provided by our independent registered public
accounting firm and the related estimated fees for such services, as well as
the nature and extent of specific types of audit related, tax and other
non-audit services to be provided by our independent registered public
accounting firm.
As the need arises,
other specific permitted services are pre-approved on a case-by-case basis
during the year. The Audit Committee has
delegated to each of its members pre-approval authority between meetings of the
Audit Committee. The Audit Committee
will not delegate to management the pre-approval of services to be preformed by
our independent registered public accounting firm
All of the services
provided by our independent registered public accounting firm in fiscal 2007
and 2006 were approved by the Audit Committee under its pre-approval policies.
SECTION 16(A) BENEFICIAL
OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE
The rules of the SEC require our
directors, executive officers and holders of more than 10 percent of our common
stock to file reports of stock ownership and changes in ownership with the
SEC. Based on the Section 16
reports filed by our directors and executive officers and written
representations of our directors and executive officers we believe there were
no late or inaccurate filings for transactions occurring during fiscal 2007,
except as follows:
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Robert Rudelius
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PROPOSALS OF STOCKHOLDERS
Any stockholder who desires to submit a
proposal for action by the stockholders at our 2009 Annual Meeting must submit
such proposal in writing to our Secretary, Mr. David F. Koenig, by March 16,
2009 to have the proposal included in our proxy statement for the meeting. Due to the complexity of the respective
rights of the stockholders and us in this area, any stockholder desiring to
propose such an action is advised to consult with his or her legal counsel with
respect to such rights. We suggest that any such proposal be submitted by
certified mail return receipt requested.
Rule 14a-4 promulgated under the
Exchange Act governs our use of its discretionary proxy voting authority with
respect to a stockholder proposal that the stockholder has not sought to
include in our proxy statement. Rule 14a-4 provides that if a proponent of
a proposal fails to notify the company at least 45 days prior to the month and
day of mailing of the prior years proxy statement, management proxies will be
allowed to use their discretionary voting authority when the proposal is raised
at the meeting, without any discussion of the matter. With respect to our 2009 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders, if we are not provided notice of a stockholder proposal, which
the stockholder has not previously sought to include in our proxy statement, by
May 30, 2009, the management proxies will be allowed to use their
discretionary authority as outlined above.
SOLICITATION BY BOARD; EXPENSES OF SOLICITATION
Our Board of Directors has sent you this
Proxy Statement. The Company will bear
the cost of preparing, assembling and mailing the proxy card, proxy statement
and other material that may be sent to the stockholders in connection with this
solicitation. Brokerage houses and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries may
be requested to forward soliciting material to the beneficial owners of stock,
in which case they will be reimbursed by us for their expenses in doing so.
Proxies are being solicited primarily by mail, but, in addition, our officers
and regular employees may solicit proxies personally, by telephone, by telegram
or by special letter. No additional
compensation will be paid for such employee solicitation.
ANNUAL REPORT
An Annual Report of the Company setting forth
the Companys activities and containing financial statements of the Company for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 accompanies this Notice of Annual
Meeting and proxy solicitation material.
Stockholders may receive, without charge, a copy of the Companys Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007,
including financial statements schedules and amendments thereto, as filed with
the SEC, by writing to: ProUroCare Medical Inc., 5500 Wayzata Blvd, Suite 310,
Golden Valley, MN 55416, Attention: Chief Financial Officer, or by calling the
Company at (952) 476-9093.
OTHER MATTERS
The Board of Directors does
not intend to present to the meeting any other matter not referred to above and
does not presently know of any matters that may be presented to the meeting by
others. However, if other matters come before the meeting, it is the intent of
the persons named in the enclosed proxy to vote the proxy in accordance with
their best judgment.
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PROUROCARE MEDICAL INC.
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/s/ David F. Koenig
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David F. Koenig
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Secretary
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PROUROCARE
MEDICAL INC.
5500 Wayzata Boulevard, Suite 310
Golden Valley, Minnesota 55416
PROXY SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
For Annual Meeting of Shareholders
August 12, 2008
3:30 p.m.
PROXY
The undersigned, a stockholder of ProUroCare Medical Inc., hereby
appoints Richard C. Carlson and David F. Koenig, and each of them, as proxies,
with full power of substitution, to vote on behalf of the undersigned the
number of shares which the undersigned is then entitled to vote, at the Annual
Meeting of Stockholders of ProUroCare Medical Inc. to be held at Thrivent
Financial Building, Dining Room 2, 625 Fourth Ave. S., Minneapolis,
Minnesota 55415 on August 12, 2008, at 3:30 p.m. local time, and at
any and all adjournments thereof, as specified below on the matters referred to
and in their discretion upon any other matters brought before the meeting, with
all the powers which the undersigned would possess if personally present.
The undersigned hereby revokes all previous proxies relating to the
shares covered hereby and acknowledges receipt of the Notice of Annual Meeting
of Stockholders and Proxy Statement relating to the Annual Meeting of
Stockholders.
THIS
PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
When properly executed, this proxy will be voted on the proposals set
forth herein as directed by the stockholder, but if no direction is made in the
space provided, this proxy will be voted FOR the election of a four member
Board of Directors consisting of all nominees for director, FOR ratification of
the appointment of Virchow, Krause & Company LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for
2008 and in accordance with their best judgment for any other matters that
properly come before the meeting.
THE BOARD
OF DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR ITEMS 1 AND 2.
1.
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Election
of directors:
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WITHHOLD
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(Instructions:
To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee, strike a line
through that nominees name in the list below.)
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Richard C.
Carlson
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David F. Koenig
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Robert J.
Rudelius
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Scott E. Smith
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To
ratify the appointment of Virchow, Krause & Company LLP as
independent
registered public accounting firm
of
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Company for 2008.
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Address
Change?
Mark
Box
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Dated:
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below:
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PLEASE
DATE AND SIGN name(s) exactly as shown
on this proxy card. When shares are held by joint
tenants, both should sign. When signing as attorney,
executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, please
give full title as such. If a corporation, please sign
full corporate name by President or other authorized
officer. If a partnership, please sign in partnership
name by authorized person.
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