UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
Schedule
14A
(Rule
14a-101)
SCHEDULE
14A INFORMATION
Proxy
Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities
Exchange
Act of 1934 (Amendment No.
___
)
Filed by
the Registrant
x
Filed by
a Party other than the Registrant
¨
Check the
appropriate box:
¨
Preliminary Proxy
Statement
¨
Confidential, for Use
of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))
x
Definitive Proxy
Statement
¨
Definitive Additional
Materials
¨
Soliciting Material
Pursuant to §240.14a-12
ProUroCare
Medical Inc.
|
(Name
of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
|
|
|
(Name
of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement if other than the
Registrant)
|
Payment
of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box):
x
No fee
required.
¨
Fee computed on table
below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11.
|
(1)
|
Title
of each class of securities to which transaction
applies:
|
|
(2)
|
Aggregate
number of securities to which transaction
applies:
|
|
(3)
|
Per
unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant to
Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (Set forth the amount on which the filing fee is
calculated and state how it was
determined):
|
|
(4)
|
Proposed
maximum aggregate value of
transaction:
|
¨
Fee paid previously
with preliminary materials.
¨
Check box if any part
of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify
the filing for which the offsetting fee was paid previously. Identify the
previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and
the date of its filing.
(1)
Amount Previously Paid:
(2) Form,
Schedule or Registration Statement No.:
(3)
Filing Party:
(4) Date
Filed:
To Our
Shareholders:
Our
primary goal during 2009 – 2010 has been to ensure completion of the FDA review
and approval process for the ProUroScan prostate imaging system. We
have also worked to initiate commercial manufacturing and create a Scientific
Advisory Board to guide our initial marketing and physician training
efforts. We have been working diligently so that we are well
positioned to receive regulatory clearance and to begin preliminary marketing of
the ProUroScan system in 2010.
One of
the most critical steps for obtaining FDA clearance of the ProUroScan system was
submission of a 510(k) application late last year. In March 2010, the
FDA raised a question about the predicate device that was cited in
the 510(k) stating that it may not be appropriate for the proposed labeling
claim. After meeting with the agency, a decision was made to
transition the 510(k) to a
de
novo
filing. The
de novo
regulatory path is an
alternative to a 510(k) for unique and novel technologies that are considered
low risk (Class I or II) devices. On May 21st, a
de novo
application for the
ProUroScan system was formally filed with the FDA. Based on
regulatory requirements, it is anticipated that the FDA will respond to the
application in the July/August timeframe. This response could provide
clearance to market the system or raise additional questions. Once
cleared as a
de novo
,
the ProUroScan potentially may serve as a predicate for future labeling claims
involving expanded "indications for use" applications.
In
anticipation of FDA clearance, we have initiated manufacturing of clinical
systems in Minneapolis. These pre-commercialization systems will be provided
under IRB control to the physicians that will participate on our Scientific
Advisory Board. We expect to begin production of commercially salable
systems soon after receiving FDA clearance, and are working now to ensure that
all required manufacturing and regulatory controls are in place.
Our
Scientific Advisory Board, now nearly completed, will include seven physicians
from leading medical centers in the U.S. These physicians were
selected because of their involvement in the research and testing of innovative
technologies for the detection and treatment of prostate disease. We
plan to hold our first meeting of the advisors in September this
year.
Coincident
with FDA clearance, production of commercial systems and initial selling and
marketing efforts, we will aggressively pursue both medical device and
pharmaceutical companies that can serve as a potential distribution
partner. Conversations with some of these companies have begun and we are
in the process of contacting additional potential partners in the U.S. and
Western European markets.
Finally,
all of this activity does not come without significant discussions and
cooperation among our corporate partners and leading physicians involved in the
prostate disease field. A number of promising new product concepts,
product line extensions and potential patents have come from these
discussions. We are in the process of evaluating these ideas and
expect to pursue licensing agreements for these exciting
technologies.
I
encourage you to attend our shareholders meeting where we will talk in more
detail about some of these new initiatives. The meeting will be held
on August 10
th
at
3:30pm in the offices of Fredrickson and Byron in Minneapolis,
Minnesota.
Sincerely,
/s/Richard
Carlson
Richard
Carlson
CEO
July 2,
2010
ProUroCare
Medical Inc.
6440
Flying Cloud Dr., Suite 101
Eden
Prairie, MN 55344
NOTICE
OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO
BE HELD ON AUGUST 10, 2010
TO
THE STOCKHOLDERS OF PROUROCARE MEDICAL INC.:
ProUroCare
Medical Inc. will hold its Annual Meeting of Stockholders at the offices of
Fredrikson & Byron,
4000 Pillsbury Center, 200
South Sixth Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55402
, on Tuesday, August 10,
2010 at 3:30 p.m. local time, or at any adjournment or adjournments
thereof. We are holding the meeting for the following
purposes:
|
1.
|
To
elect six directors to our Board of
Directors;
|
|
2.
|
To
ratify the Audit Committee’s selection of our independent registered
public accounting firm for fiscal 2010;
and
|
|
3.
|
To
transact any other business as may properly come before the meeting or any
adjournments thereof.
|
Holders
of record of our common stock at the close of business on June 22, 2010 will be
entitled to vote at the meeting or any adjournments thereof. Adoption of
each of our proposals requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority
of the shares of our common stock present in person or represented by proxy at
the Annual Meeting
.
In
addition to the proxy statement, proxy card and voting instructions, a copy of
our 2009 Annual Report is enclosed.
You can
vote your shares by completing and returning a proxy card. Most
stockholders can also vote over the Internet or by telephone. If the
Internet and telephone voting are available to you, you can find voting
instructions in the materials accompanying the proxy statement. You can
help us save money by voting over the Internet or by telephone. You can
revoke a proxy at any time prior to its exercise at the meeting by following the
instructions in the enclosed proxy statement.
|
By
Order of the Board of Directors,
|
|
|
|
/s/
David F. Koenig
|
|
|
|
David
F. Koenig
|
|
Secretary
|
PROUROCARE MEDICAL
INC
.
6440
Flying Cloud Dr., Suite 101
Eden
Prairie, MN 55344
PROXY
STATEMENT
2010
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON
AUGUST 10,
2010
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,” “our” or “us”) to be used at the 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the
“Annual Meeting”) to be held at the offices of Fredrikson & Byron,
4000 Pillsbury Center, 200
South Sixth Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55402
at 3:30 p.m. local time on
August 10, 2010, for the purpose of considering and taking appropriate action
with respect to the following:
|
1.
|
The
election of six directors to our Board of
Directors;
|
|
2.
|
Ratification
of the appointment of Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP (“Baker Tilly”) as
our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2010;
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 delivered
to stockholders on or about July 2, 2010.
Proxies
Only
holders of record of our common stock at the close of business on June 22, 2010
(the “Record Date”) will be entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting or any
adjournments thereof. There were 12,909,821 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 Baker Tilly as independent
registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2010 and (iii) the approval of any
other matters to be considered at the Annual Meeting. For purposes of the
vote on the proposals listed above 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, but those shares are considered to be
"uninstructed". New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) rules determine the
circumstances under which member brokers of the NYSE may exercise discretion to
vote "uninstructed" shares held by them on behalf of their clients who are
street name holders. The applicable NYSE rules permit brokers to exercise
discretion to vote uninstructed shares with respect to the proposal to ratify
the appointment of Baker Tilly as our independent registered public accounting
firm for fiscal 2010. The rules do not permit member brokers to exercise
discretion on the proposal to elect directors.
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.
All
shares entitled to vote and represented by properly completed proxies received
prior to this meeting and not revoked at the meeting will be voted at the
meeting in accordance with your indications. If you return a signed proxy
card without indicating how your shares should be voted on a matter and do not
revoke your proxy, the shares represented by your proxy will be voted as the
Board of Directors recommends. 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 six
director nominees named in this Proxy Statement and “FOR” the ratification of
Baker Tilly as our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal
2010.
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.
Voting
Procedures
You may
either vote "For" all the nominees to the Board of Directors or you may
"Withhold" your vote for any nominee you specify. For each of the other matters
to be voted on, you may vote "For" or "Against" or abstain from voting. The
procedures for voting are fairly simple:
Stockholder
of Record: Shares Registered in Your Name
If you
are a stockholder of record, you may vote in person at the Annual Meeting or
vote by proxy using the enclosed proxy card. Whether or not you plan to attend
the meeting, we urge you to vote by proxy to ensure your vote is counted. You
may still attend the meeting and vote in person even if you have already voted
by proxy.
• To vote
in person, come to the Annual Meeting and we will give you a ballot when you
arrive.
• To vote
using the enclosed proxy card, simply complete, sign and date the proxy card and
return it promptly in the envelope provided. If you return your signed proxy
card to us before the Annual Meeting, we will vote your shares as you
direct.
Beneficial
Owner: Shares Registered in the Name of a Broker or Bank
If you
are a beneficial owner of shares registered in the name of your broker, bank or
other agent, you should have received a voting instruction form with these proxy
materials from that organization rather than from the Company. Simply complete
and mail the voting instruction form as instructed by your broker, bank or other
agent to ensure that your vote is counted. Alternatively, you may vote by
telephone or over the Internet as instructed by your broker, bank or other
agent. To vote in person at the Annual Meeting, you must obtain a legal proxy
from your broker, bank or other agent. Follow the instructions from your broker,
bank or other agent included with these proxy materials, or contact your broker,
bank or other agent to request a legal proxy form. You may also request a
legal proxy at www.shareholdermaterial.com/pumd.
Cost
of Proxy Distribution and Solicitation
Our Board
of Directors has sent you this Proxy Statement. The Company will bear the
cost of preparing, assembling and mailing the proxy statement, proxy card, 2009
Annual Report 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 Company’s activities and containing
financial statements of the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009
accompanies this Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement.
Stockholders may receive, without charge, a copy of the Company’s Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, including financial
statements schedules and amendments thereto, as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), by writing to: ProUroCare Medical Inc., 6440
Flying Cloud Dr., Suite 101, Eden Prairie, MN 55344, Attention: Chief Financial
Officer, or by calling the Company at (952) 476-9093.
CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE
Director
Independence
Each of
Messrs. Chambers, Koenig, Rudelius and Smith qualifies as an “independent
director,” as such term is defined in Section 5000(a)(19) of the NASDAQ listing
rules. As an executive officer of the Company, Mr. Carlson does not
qualify as an “independent director.” Our Board has determined that
due to his beneficial ownership of our securities, Mr. Davis does not qualify as
independent.
Attendance
at Meetings
In
addition to committee meetings, during fiscal 2009, 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
Company’s policy that all Board members be in attendance at the Annual Meeting
of Stockholders. All Board members were in attendance at the 2009 Annual
Meeting.
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 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., 6440 Flying Cloud Dr., Suite 101, Eden Prairie, MN
55344.
Board
Leadership Structure
The Board
believes it is important to maintain flexibility in its board leadership
structure and, therefore, has not mandated either the combination or separation
of the positions of Chair of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
("CEO"). Given the demanding nature of the Chair and CEO positions, the
Board believes, that it is appropriate to have two different persons occupying
each role. In late 2006 and early 2007, the Company reorganized its
management and Board structure, and named our current CEO as “Acting Chairman of
the Board” until such time as a qualified independent Chair of the Board can be
identified and elected. The Board continues to actively search for a
highly qualified independent persons to join the Board who have the potential to
become Chairman.
Board
Committees
The Board
of Directors has three standing committees:
|
·
|
The
Nominating and Governance Committee, the members of which are Robert
Rudelius (Chair) and Michael
Chambers.
|
|
·
|
The
Compensation Committee, the members of which are David Koenig (Chair),
James Davis and Scott Smith.
|
|
·
|
The
Audit Committee, the members of which are Scott Smith (Chair) and Robert
Rudelius.
|
Each
committee has a charter governing their duties and obligations to the full Board
and our stockholders 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.” The members of each of these
committees qualify as “independent directors.”
Board
Involvement in Risk Oversight
The
Company's management is responsible for defining the various risks facing the
Company, formulating risk management policies and procedures, and managing the
Company's risk exposures on a day-to-day basis. The Board's responsibility is to
monitor the Company's risk management processes concerning the Company's
material risks and evaluating whether management has reasonable controls in
place to address the material risks. Since 2007, the Company has operated
with its two officers as its only employees. This has been possible
because of the very active role the Board has played, and continues to play, in
providing on-going oversight to management in identifying and managing the
material risks the Company faces.
While the
Board periodically reviews and discusses the overall risks the Company faces, as
well as risk management and mitigation in the context of specific plans or
projects being proposed or implemented, the Board also exercises its overall
responsibility for risk oversight through its committees. The Audit Committee of
the Board is primarily responsible for overseeing management's processes for
managing financial and operational risk in the Company. The Audit Committee also
has primary responsibility at the Board level with respect to overseeing the
management of risks relating to the reliability of our financial reporting
processes and system of internal controls. In connection with that
responsibility, the Audit Committee has sole authority to retain and terminate
the independent auditor and is directly responsible for the compensation and
oversight of the work of the independent auditor. The Audit Committee meets with
management and the independent auditor to review and discuss the annual audited
and quarterly unaudited financial statements and reviews the integrity of our
accounting and financial reporting processes and audits of our financial
statements.
Similarly,
the Compensation Committee of the Board oversees risks associated with its areas
of responsibility, including the risks associated with our compensation
programs, policies and practices with respect to both executive compensation and
compensation generally. The Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board
oversees risks associated with its areas of responsibility, including the risks
associated with non-employee director compensation. In addition, the Nominating
and Governance Committee periodically analyzes corporate governance practices in
order to assist the Board in its risk oversight activities.
We
believe that the Board's role in risk oversight of the Company is consistent
with the Company's leadership structure and stage of development, with the
officers of the Company having responsibility for assessing and managing the
Company's risk exposure, working closely with the Board and its committees who
provide oversight in connection with those efforts.
Nominating
and Governance Committee
Our
Nominating and Governance Committee’s responsibilities include:
|
-
|
recommending
a size and composition of the Board that the Committee determines is best
suited to fulfilling the Board’s
responsibilities;
|
|
-
|
identifying
individuals believed to be qualified to become Board members in accordance
with the nominating criteria set forth under the caption “Director
Nominations” and 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;
|
|
-
|
recommending
to the Board a compensation and benefits package that will attract and
retain qualified directors;
|
|
-
|
providing
oversight of the succession plan for our CEO 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;
|
|
-
|
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 articles 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 2009.
Compensation
Committee
Our
Compensation Committee’s responsibilities include:
|
-
|
adopting
an executive compensation strategy consistent with the Company’s plans and
objectives and periodically considering the competitiveness of the
Company’s 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 CEO’s
compensation, evaluating the CEO’s performance in light of those goals and
objectives and determining and approving the CEO’s compensation based on
this evaluation. In determining the long-term incentive component of the
CEO’s compensation, the Committee shall consider, among other factors, the
Company’s 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 Company’s 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 Company’s policies on structuring compensation programs to
preserve tax deductibility, 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 plan's intended
purpose.
|
|
As
set forth in the Compensation Committee charter, the
Committee:
|
|
-
|
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
2009;
|
|
-
|
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
|
|
-
|
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.
|
Our
Compensation Committee met five times during 2009.
Audit
Committee
Our Audit
Committee’s responsibilities include:
|
-
|
appointing,
approving the compensation of and assessing the independence of our
independent registered public accounting
firm;
|
|
-
|
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;
|
|
-
|
reviewing
and discussing with management and the independent registered public
accounting firm our annual and quarterly financial statements and related
disclosures;
|
|
-
|
monitoring
our internal control over financial reporting, disclosure controls and
procedures, code of business conduct and code of ethics;
and
|
|
-
|
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 Board
of Directors has established a two-member Audit Committee that currently
consists of Messrs. Smith, the Chairman, and Rudelius. Mr. Koenig was a
member of the Audit committee during all of 2009 and through March 1, 2010. The
Board of Directors has adopted a written charter for the Audit Committee, which
is available on our website at www.prourocare.com.
The board
of directors has determined that Mr. Smith is an “audit committee financial
expert” as that term is defined in Item 407(d)(5) of Regulation S-K promulgated
under the Exchange Act. Mr. Smith was an Audit Partner for Arthur Andersen
and is a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Management
Accountant. Both members of the Audit Committee qualify as “independent
directors,” as such term is defined in Section 5000(a)(19) of the NASDAQ listing
standards. Moreover, the board of directors has determined that each of
the Audit Committee members is able to read and understand fundamental financial
statements.
Our Audit
Committee met six times during 2009.
The Audit
Committee has reviewed and discussed the Company’s audited financial statements
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 with management and with the
Company’s independent registered accounting firm, Baker Tilly. The Audit
Committee has discussed with Baker Tilly the matters required to be discussed by
Statement on Auditing Standards No. 61, as amended. The Audit Committee has
received the written disclosures and the letter from Baker Tilly required by
applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
regarding Baker Tilly’s communications with the Audit Committee concerning
independence and has discussed with Baker Tilly its independence. In addition to
the information provided by Baker Tilly, the Audit Committee considered the
level of non-audit services provided by Baker Tilly in determining that they
were independent.
Based on
the Audit Committee’s 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, 2009 be included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2009 for filing with the SEC.
Submitted
by the members of the Audit Committee
:
Scott E.
Smith (Chair)
Robert
Rudelius
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 candidate’s 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 candidate’s 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. While there is no specific
policy concerning Board diversity, qualified candidates are considered without
regard to race, color, religion, sex, ancestry, national origin or disability.
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., 6440 Flying Cloud Dr., Suite
101, Eden Prairie, MN 55344.
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 2010 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 6440 Flying Cloud Dr., Suite 101, Eden Prairie, MN
55344. If the concern relates to our governance practices, business ethics or
corporate conduct, the 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).
Section 16(a) Beneficial
Ownership Reporting Compliance
The rules
of the Securities and Exchange Commission 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 Securities and Exchange
Commission. Based on the Section 16 reports filed by our directors,
executive officers and greater than 10 percent beneficial owners and written
representations of our directors and executive officers, we believe there were
no late or inaccurate filings for transactions occurring during fiscal 2009,
except as follows:
Name
|
|
Number
of
Late
Reports
|
|
|
Number
of
Transactions
Reported
Late
|
|
David
Koenig
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
Robert
Rudelius
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
Scott
Smith
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
James
Davis
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
The
following table sets forth certain information regarding beneficial ownership of
our common stock as of June 11, 2010, 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 of the Company, (iii) each executive officer of the Company 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 June 11, 2010. 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 person’s
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 6440 Flying Cloud Drive, Suite 101, Eden Prairie, MN
55344.
Name
|
|
Shares
Beneficially Owned
|
|
|
Percent of Class
|
|
Richard
C. Carlson
(1)
|
|
|
160,850
|
|
|
|
1.2
|
|
Michael
Chambers
(2)
|
|
|
198,941
|
|
|
|
1.5
|
|
James
L. Davis
(3)
|
|
|
3,093,995
|
|
|
|
21.9
|
|
David
F. Koenig
(4)
|
|
|
107,363
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
Robert
J. Rudelius
(5)
|
|
|
164,815
|
|
|
|
1.3
|
|
Scott
E Smith
(6)
|
|
|
211,067
|
|
|
|
1.6
|
|
Richard
B. Thon
(7)
|
|
|
74,666
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
All
directors and officers as a group (7 total)
(8)
|
|
|
4,011,697
|
|
|
|
27.4
|
|
Armen
Sarvazyan
(9)(10)
|
|
|
1,077,485
|
|
|
|
8.3
|
|
Phillips
W. Smith Family Trust
(11)(12)
|
|
|
683,522
|
|
|
|
5.3
|
|
*Less
than one percent.
(1)
|
Includes
direct holdings of 850 shares of common stock and currently exercisable
options to purchase 160,000 shares of common
stock.
|
(2)
|
Includes
direct holdings of 113,000 shares of common stock, currently exercisable
options to purchase 2,165 shares of common stock and currently exercisable
warrants to purchase 83,776 shares of common
stock.
|
(3)
|
Includes
the following directly held shares and immediately exercisable warrants
and convertible notes: 1,739,210 shares of common stock, 133,775 shares of
stock issuable pursuant to loan guarantees within 60 days, currently
exercisable options to purchase 2,165 shares of common stock and warrants
to purchase 972,203 shares of common stock. Shares beneficially
owned also include the following shares and immediately exercisable
warrants held by Davis & Associates Inc., 401K PSP, of which
Mr. Davis has sole voting power: 74,964 shares of common stock and
warrants to purchase 91,014 shares of common stock. Shares
beneficially owned also include the following shares and immediately
exercisable warrants held by Davis & Associates Inc., of which
Mr. Davis has sole voting power: 37,482 shares of common stock and
warrants to purchase 43,182 shares of common
stock.
|
(4)
|
Includes
direct holdings of 75,916 shares of common stock held directly and
currently exercisable options to purchase 3,000 shares of common stock.
Also includes 1,875 shares held by Clinical Network Management Corp. and
26,572 shares held by Clinical Network, Inc. with respect to each of which
Mr. Koenig is an officer and minority
owner.
|
(5)
|
Includes
direct holdings of 64,317 shares of common stock, warrants to purchase
33,986 shares of common stock and currently exercisable options to
purchase 25,000 shares of common stock. Also includes 24,756 shares
of common stock and currently exercisable warrants to purchase 16,756
share of common stock held by Nobel Ventures, of which Mr. Rudelius is an
officer and the managing director.
|
(6)
|
Includes
direct holdings of 126,592 shares of common stock, warrants to purchase
59,475 shares of common stock and currently exercisable options to
purchase 25,000 shares of common
stock.
|
(7)
|
Includes
currently exercisable directly held options to purchase 66,333 shares of
common stock.
|
(8)
|
Includes
Messrs. Carlson, Chambers, Davis, Koenig, Rudelius, Smith and
Thon.
|
(9)
|
The
address of Dr. Sarvazyan is 1753 Linvale-Harbourton Rd., Lambertville, NJ
08530.
|
(10)
|
Includes
direct holdings of 937,099 shares of common stock. Also includes
122,386 shares of common stock and currently exercisable warrants to
purchase 18,000 shares of common stock held by Artann Laboratories Inc.,
of which Dr. Sarvazyan is an officer and minority
owner.
|
(11)
|
The
address of the Phillips W. Smith Family Trust is 5636 E. Mockingbird Lane,
Paradise Valley, AZ 85253.
|
(12)
|
Shares
beneficially owned include 613,199 directly held shares and immediately
exercisable warrants to purchase 70,323
shares.
|
Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions
Upon the
January 7, 2009 effective date of the Company’s 2009 Public Offering,
convertible debentures and accrued interest in the amount of $239,222 were
automatically converted into 79,741 shares of our common stock for each of James
Davis and William Reiling.
Upon the
January 12, 2009 closing of the 2009 Public Offering, the following convertible
notes held by related parties were automatically converted into Units, each
consisting of one share of our common stock and one five-year warrant to
purchase common stock at $1.30 per share:
Related Party
|
|
Amount of Convertible Debt and
Accrued Interest Converted
|
|
|
Units Received upon
Conversion
|
|
James
Davis
|
|
$
|
393,557
|
|
|
|
652,182
|
|
William
Reiling
|
|
$
|
52,474
|
|
|
|
74,964
|
|
Robert
Rudelius
|
|
$
|
31,318
|
|
|
|
44,742
|
|
Scott
Smith
|
|
$
|
36,732
|
|
|
|
52,475
|
|
On
January 15, 2009, the Company repaid an outstanding $37,500 loan along with
accrued interest thereon to Mr. Reiling.
On
February 6, 2009, convertible debentures (and the accrued interest thereon) in
the amount of $98,114 held by Mr. Davis automatically converted into 140,163
shares of our common stock.
On March 19, 2009, pursuant to the
guaranties received relating to the Company’s renewal of its $1,200,000 Crown
Bank promissory note, the Company issued an aggregate 66,667 shares of its
common stock
as consideration to each of Mr. Davis and Mr. Reiling, and
agreed to issue a further 11,111 shares to each per month for each month the
notes remained outstanding after August 31, 2009. On June 25, 2010, the
Company issued 66,666 shares of its common stock that had been accrued pursuant
to this agreement to each of Mr. Davis and Mr. Reiling. On June 28, 2010,
the Company renewed $900,000 of the original Crown Bank promissory note along
with another $100,000 Crown Bank promissory note formerly guaranteed by another
individual. Mr. Davis and Mr. Reiling agreed to provide guarantees for
both Crown Bank promissory notes under the same stock compensation formula as
was provided for the March 19, 2009 guarantees. The Company agreed to
continue to accrue for issuance 11,111 shares per person per month for each
month the notes remain outstanding, with a minimum of 66,667
shares.
On March
19, 2009, a $37,500 convertible promissory note and a $150,000 convertible
promissory note due to Mr. Davis were refinanced and combined with other loans
and advances on behalf of the Company from Mr. Davis in a $281,000 convertible
promissory note. On May 26, 2009, Mr. Davis exercised his conversion
rights under the promissory note and the note was converted into 510,909 shares
of the Company’s common stock.
On April
13, 2009, the Company issued an aggregate of 27,366 shares of its common stock
to Mr. Koenig, Mr. Rudelius and Mr. Smith as payment of $20,251 directors’ fees
accrued through December 31, 2008, in lieu of cash.
On
September 1, 2009, the Company borrowed $26,000 from Mr. Smith for working
capital purposes. On November 6, 2009, the entire amount due to Mr. Smith
was applied toward his exercise of warrants tendered in the Replacement Warrant
Offering. On November 6, 2009, the Company issued 925 shares of its common
stock valued at $1,322 to Mr. Smith as consideration for making the loan and in
lieu of cash interest.
Between
May 1, 2009 and September 16, 2009, Mr. Davis made various payments for the
benefit of the Company and provided the Company with certain cash advances
totaling approximately $243,000. On September 21, 2009, Mr. Davis and the
Company executed the Davis Note. Upon execution of the Davis Note, the
Company agreed, as consideration for making the payments and advances
represented by the Davis Note, to issue to Mr. Davis 19,833 shares of its common
stock and to accrue for future issuance to Mr. Davis 2,700 shares of common
stock for each month (or portion thereof) that the Davis Note is outstanding
after March 21, 2010. In addition, under the terms of the Davis Note, the
Company will accrue for issuance to Mr. Davis in lieu of cash interest, 1,618
shares of its common stock for each month (or portion thereof) that the
principal amount of the Davis Note is outstanding. All of the shares
accrued for issuance to Mr. Davis will be issued upon repayment of the Davis
Note. The Davis Note matures on March 28, 2011. The promissory note
provides Mr. Davis with a subordinated security interest in the Company’s
assets.
On March
1, 2010, Mr. Koenig entered into a consulting agreement with the Company.
Pursuant to the terms of the consulting agreement, Mr. Koenig will be paid
$4,000 per month for the 12 months following the date of the
agreement.
On June
11, 2010, the Company closed on a private placement of $885,000 of unsecured
promissory notes (the “2010 Private Placement”). Three directors
participated in the 2010 Private Placement: Mr. Davis purchased
$182,000 of the notes, Mr. Koenig purchased $65,000 of the notes and Mr.
Rudelius purchased $26,000 of the notes. During the first 30 days of the
note term, each note will bear interest payable in warrants to purchase shares
of the Company’s common stock. For every $13,000 original principal amount
of notes, warrant interest will accrue at a rate of 333.333 shares of common
stock per day, up to a maximum of 10,000 warrants per $13,000 of original
principal amount of Notes. The warrants have an exercise price of $1.30
per share, a three-year term and are immediately exercisable. The Company
may elect to redeem the warrants at any time after the last sales price of the
Company’s common stock equals or exceeds $4.00 for 10 consecutive trading
days. Following the initial 30 days of the note term, each note will bear
interest at a 6% annual rate, payable in cash at maturity. The Notes will mature
on December 1, 2010. The Company may prepay, in whole or in part, the
unpaid principal of the Notes at any time prior to the maturity date. By
its terms, the principal and cash interest accrued on the note may be used to
pay for the exercise of any warrants or options of the Company.
Mr.
Koenig intends to enter into an exchange transaction with Mr. Davis, whereby Mr.
Koenig will exchange the 50,000 common stock warrants issued to him under the
2010 Private Placement for warrants currently held by Mr.
Davis.
ELECTION
OF DIRECTORS
(PROPOSAL
ONE)
The Board
of Directors currently consists of six 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 Stockholders or until his or her
successor is elected and shall have qualified. The number of director
seats on the Board of Directors has been fixed at seven. Only six nominees
have been named because, although the Company is actively recruiting highly
qualified individuals to fill the remaining director seat, no such nominee was
identified at the time this Proxy Statement was prepared. Proxies cannot
be voted for a greater number of persons than the number of nominees
named.
The
Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR the election of the six
nominated directors. Proxies will be voted FOR the election of the six
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.
Director
Nominees
Richard C. Carlson
, Chief
Executive Officer, Director since 2006 and Acting Chairman of the Board since
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 the Company, 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.
Age: 58.
Mr.
Carlson’s extensive experience marketing urology products with American Medical
Systems, C.R. Bard and Boston Scientific is invaluable in developing market
strategies for the Company’s products.
Michael Chambers
, JD, Ph.D.
Elected Director on March 1, 2010. Dr. Chambers currently serves as
President and CEO of Swift Biotechnology, a company he co-founded in January
2010. Swift is commercializing early diagnostics for gynecological cancers
through technology invented at the Mitchell Cancer Institute. From 1999
through 2005, Dr. Chambers served as President and CEO of InnoRx
Pharmaceuticals, a privately-held company specializing in drugs and drug
delivery systems for ophthalmic diseases that he helped establish. He is also
"of Counsel" to the law firm of Cabaniss Johnston, based in Birmingham,
Alabama. Dr. Chambers is a member of the Nominating and Governance
Committee. Age: 55.
Dr.
Chambers experience as an attorney, angel investor and medical products
entrepreneur helps the Board address key issues it faces in intellectual
property matters and global expansion opportunities.
James L. Davis
. Elected
Director on March 1, 2010. Mr. Davis is the President of Davis &
Associates, Inc. which he founded more than 30 years ago. Davis & Associates
represents the leading edge lighting and controls manufacturers, providing
lighting and controls solutions for customers in the upper Midwest. Mr.
Davis is a member of the Compensation Committee. Age: 65.
Mr. Davis
brings to the Board extensive experience as a successful independent business
owner and an active investor in entrepreneurial companies. He has served as
Director on both private and public company Boards over the last 20
years.
David F. Koenig
, Director
since 2004. Mr. 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 an 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 Compensation Committee. Age: 69.
Mr.
Koenig has valuable experience in raising funds with both private and
institutional investors, in commercial banking relationships and deal
structuring and in strategic business planning. All of these functions are of
particular importance to the Company at its current stage.
Robert J. Rudelius
, Director
since 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 Nominating and Governance Committee and is a member of
the Audit Committee. Age: 54.
Mr.
Rudelius' experience launching several new ventures combined with 25 years of
experience leading information technology companies and consulting
on IT/systems matters for global companies provides a valued
perspective to the Board.
Scott E Smith
, Director since
2006. Mr. Smith currently provides consulting to best-in-class companies to help
them grow rapidly and profitably. He was previously employed by F-2 Intelligence
Group (“F2”), a company engaged in providing critical insights to multinational
corporations and private equity clients on a broad range of strategic issues.
From 2004 to 2008, Mr. Smith served as F2’s Regional Director of Sales for
Private Equity, where he advised private equity firms on market and competitive
intelligence issues. Prior to joining F2, Mr. Smith was employed by Arthur
Andersen for 23 years and served the last 10 years as an audit partner.
Mr. Smith also serves on the board of directors and chairs the audit committee
of Table Trac, Inc. Mr. Smith is a Certified Public Accountant and a
Certified Management Accountant. Mr. Smith is Chairman of the Audit Committee
and a member of the Compensation Committee. Age: 54.
Mr.
Smith’s expertise gained through 23 years of experience in public accounting
(including 10 years as an audit partner at Arthur Andersen) is invaluable to the
Company. Mr. Smith provides leadership and guidance on the Company’s
accounting and financial reporting issues.
There are
no family relationships among our executive officers or directors.
Director
Compensation
During
2009, each of our non-employee directors received an annual payment of $10,000
for services to the Company. The chairpersons of our Compensation, Audit and
Nominating and Governance committees received an additional annual payment of
$2,500 and each committee member received an annual payment of $1,000 per
committee. In addition, we granted 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 that
vested ratably over two years of service. We also granted immediately
vesting options to purchase 1,000 shares of our common stock at fair market
value to each director upon their annual re-election to the Board.
Effective
January 1, 2010, in addition to the annual payment of $10,000 for services to
each of our non-employee directors, the chairpersons of our Compensation and
Nominating and Governance Committees will receive $750 per committee meeting up
to a maximum of $3,000 per year. Non-chair committee members of those
committees will receive $500 per meeting, up to an annual maximum of
$2,000. The chairperson of the Audit Committee will receive $750 per
committee meeting, up to a maximum of $6,000 per year, while other members of
the Audit Committee will receive $500 per meeting up to a maximum of $4,000 per
year. In addition, non-employee directors will receive non-qualified stock
options upon election or appointment to the Board of Directors, and annually
thereafter, to purchase a number of shares equal to $25,000 divided by the then
current stock price. The initial grant will vest ratably over two years of
service, while subsequent annual grants will vest immediately.
On March
3, 2009, the Company granted non-qualified stock options to Mr. Koenig (30,000
options), Mr. Smith (20,000 options) and Mr. Rudelius (20,000 options).
The options are fully vested and are exercisable for a period of seven years at
an exercise price of $0.85 per share. On September 29, 2009, the Company
issued non-qualified stock options to Mr. Koenig (50,000 options), Mr. Smith
(30,000 options) and Mr. Rudelius (30,000 options). The options expire
seven years from the date of issuance, are exercisable at $1.50 per share and
vest upon the latter of the date that the Company is cleared by the FDA to sell
its ProUroScan System in the United States or the date that the Company closes
on an aggregate of $2.0 million or more of incremental financing after the date
of grant, including financing received upon the exercise of existing
warrants.
Directors
are reimbursed for travel and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred in
connection with attendance at meetings of the Board of Directors and its
committees.
The table
below sets forth director compensation earned during 2009:
Name
|
|
Fees Earned
or Paid in
Cash
($)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
David
Koenig(1)
|
|
$
|
7,250
|
|
|
$
|
7,250
|
|
|
$
|
81,900
|
|
|
$
|
96,400
|
|
Scott
Smith(2)
|
|
$
|
12,500
|
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
|
$
|
50,900
|
|
|
$
|
63,400
|
|
Robert
Rudelius(3)
|
|
$
|
13,500
|
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
|
$
|
50,900
|
|
|
$
|
64,400
|
|
|
(1)
|
Chairman
of the Compensation Committee.
|
|
(2)
|
Chairman
of the Audit Committee.
|
|
(3)
|
Chairman
of the Nominating and Governance
Committee.
|
|
(4)
|
On
September 29, 2009, we issued a total of 4,834 shares of our common stock
to Mr. Koenig in lieu of $7,250 cash as payment of directors’ fees earned
in 2009, based on the average of the closing bid and asked price on that
date as quoted by the OTCBB. Not included in the 2009 compensation
are 27,366 shares of common stock issued to our directors in lieu of cash
as payment for $20,251 of directors’ fees earned in
2008.
|
|
(5)
|
The
amount in the Option Awards column represents the aggregate grant date
fair value computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718 for stock
options granted during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2009 as
determined using the Black-Scholes pricing model. See Notes 1(i) and
14(j) to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2009 included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the material terms of stock option grants. As of
December 31, 2009, Mr. Koenig held 53,000 stock options and Mr. Smith and
Mr. Rudelius each held 55,000
options.
|
Executive
Compensation and Other Information
Current Executive
Officers:
Richard C. Carlson,
Chief Executive Officer.
See “Election of Directors (Proposal One)” above.
Richard B. Thon
,
Chief Financial Officer.
Mr. Thon has been our Chief Financial Officer since 2004. Age:
54.
There are
no family relationships among our executive officers or directors.
Summary Compensation
Table
The
following table sets forth the compensation earned for services rendered in all
capacities by our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. There
were no other executive officers or other individuals who earned more than
$100,000 during 2009. The individuals named in the table will be hereinafter
referred to as the “Named Executive Officers.”
Position
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All Other
Compen-
sation
($)
(4)
|
|
|
|
|
Richard
Carlson(1)
|
|
2009
|
|
$
|
150,000
|
|
|
$
|
20,000
|
|
|
$
|
249,700
|
|
|
$
|
2,107
|
|
|
$
|
421,807
|
|
Chief
Executive Officer
|
|
2008
|
|
$
|
150,000
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
58,900
|
|
|
$
|
2,103
|
|
|
$
|
231,003
|
|
and
Acting Chairman of the
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Board
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Richard
Thon(2)
|
|
2009
|
|
$
|
133,015
|
|
|
$
|
20,000
|
|
|
$
|
103,200
|
|
|
$
|
8,185
|
|
|
$
|
264,400
|
|
Chief
Financial Officer
|
|
2008
|
|
$
|
136,375
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
29,150
|
|
|
$
|
4,825
|
|
|
$
|
170,350
|
|
(1)
|
All
compensation Mr. Carlson earned is related to his duties as an
officer. See “Executive Compensation—Employment Agreements” for the
terms of Mr. Carlson’s current employment arrangements with
us.
|
(2)
|
See
“Executive Compensation—Employment Agreements” for the terms of Mr. Thon’s
current employment arrangements with
us.
|
(3)
|
The
amount in the Option Awards column represents the aggregate grant date
fair value computed in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards
Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 718 for
stock options granted during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2009 and
2008, as determined using the Black-Scholes pricing model. See
Notes 1(f) and 7(b) to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 included in Part II, Item 8 of
our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008
and Notes 1(i) and 15(j) to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 included in Part II, Item 8 of this
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the material terms of stock option
grants.
|
(4)
|
Other
compensation represents insurance premiums paid by us with respect to term
life insurance and long-term care polices for the benefit of the
executive. There is no cash surrender value associated with the
policies.
|
Outstanding Equity Awards at
December 31, 2009
No stock
options or stock-appreciation rights were exercised by our Named Executive
Officers during fiscal 2009, and no stock appreciation rights were outstanding
at the end of fiscal 2009. The table below sets forth outstanding but
unexercised options of our Named Executive Officers as of December 31,
2009.
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
(#)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Richard
Carlson
|
|
|
10,000
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
5.00
|
|
February
1, 2017
|
|
|
|
30,000
|
|
|
|
40,000
|
(2)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
1.00
|
|
July
11, 2015
|
|
|
|
90,000
|
|
|
|
10,000
|
(3)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
0.85
|
|
March
3, 2016
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
150,000
|
(4)
|
|
$
|
1.50
|
|
September
29, 2016
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Richard
Thon
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
5,000
|
(5)
|
|
$
|
7.50
|
|
March 1,
2011
|
|
|
|
3,000
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
11.33
|
|
April 18,
2012
|
|
|
|
18,333
|
|
|
|
16,667
|
(6)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
1.00
|
|
July
11, 2015
|
|
|
|
45,000
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
0.85
|
|
March
3, 2016
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
60,000
|
(4)
|
|
$
|
1.50
|
|
September
29,
2016
|
(1)
|
See
Notes 1(i) and 14(j) to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 included in Part II, Item 8 in
this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the material terms of stock option
grants.
|
(2)
|
20,000
shares will vest on July 1 of each of 2010 and
2011.
|
(3)
|
Vested
January 1, 2010.
|
(4)
|
Equity
Incentive Plan awards will vest upon the latter of (i) the Company
securing FDA market clearance of its ProUroScan System and (ii) the date
that the Company closes on an aggregate of $2.0 million or more of
incremental equity financing after the date of
grant.
|
(5)
|
Equity
Incentive Plan Award that will vest upon the Company securing FDA market
clearance of its ProUroScan System.
|
(6)
|
8,333
shares will vest on July 1, 2010 and 8,334 shares on July 1,
2011.
|
Employment Agreements and
Other Executive Compensation Matters
On
July 16, 2008, we entered into an employment agreement with
Mr. Carlson, our Chief Executive Officer. The agreement provided for a
minimum annual salary of $150,000, a cash incentive bonus potential of up to
40 percent of Mr. Carlson’s base pay, and eligibility to participate
in an annual grant of options to purchase shares of common stock, as determined
by our board of directors. Mr. Carlson’s agreement expired on December 31,
2009.
On
July 21, 2007, we entered into an employment agreement with our Chief
Financial Officer, Richard Thon. The agreement provided for a minimum annual
salary of $140,000, a cash incentive bonus potential of up to 30 percent of
Mr. Thon’s base pay and eligibility to participate in an annual grant of
options to purchase shares of common stock, as determined by our Board of
Directors. Mr. Thon’s agreement expired on June 30, 2009.
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 Baker Tilly as our independent registered public accounting firm for
the 2010 fiscal year. Although not legally required to do so, the Audit
Committee and the full Board of Directors wishes to submit the appointment of
Baker Tilly for stockholder ratification at the Annual Meeting.
Representatives of Baker Tilly 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 Baker Tilly, 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 Baker
Tilly 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 Baker Tilly as our independent registered public accounting firm for the
fiscal year ending December 31, 2010. Proxies will be voted FOR ratifying
this appointment unless a contrary choice is specified.
Relationship
with Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Baker
Tilly has acted as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm
since 2004 and has been selected by the Audit Committee to serve in the same
capacity for fiscal 2010.
Fees
of Independent Public Accountants
The
following is an explanation of the fees billed to the Company by Baker Tilly for
professional services rendered for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2009 and
2008, which totaled $100,056 and $137,111, respectively.
Audit Fees.
Audit fees consist of
fees billed by Baker Tilly 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
$77,041 and $91,021 for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008,
respectively.
Tax Fees.
Tax fees consist of fees
billed by Baker Tilly for professional services for tax compliance, tax advice
and tax planning. Tax fees were $2,060 and $1,300 for the years ended December
31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
All Other Fees.
Other fees consist of
fees billed by Baker Tilly for professional services rendered for the review of
private placement memorandums and registration statement filings on Form S-1,
Form S-3 and Form S-8. Other fees were $20,955 and $44,790 for the
years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, 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 performed by our independent registered public
accounting firm
All of
the services provided by our independent registered public accounting firm in
fiscal 2009 and 2008 were approved by the Audit Committee under its pre-approval
policies.
STOCKHOLDER
PROPOSALS FOR THE 2011 ANNUAL MEETING
Any
stockholder who desires to submit a proposal for action by the stockholders at
our 2011 Annual Meeting must submit such proposal in writing to our Secretary,
David F. Koenig, by March 9, 2011 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 year's 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 2011 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 23, 2011,
the management proxies will be allowed to use their discretionary authority as
outlined above.
The SEC
has adopted rules that permit companies and intermediaries such as brokers to
satisfy delivery requirements for proxy statements and annual reports with
respect to two or more stockholders sharing the same address by delivering a
single proxy statement and annual report addressed to those stockholders. This
process, which is commonly referred to as "householding", potentially provides
extra convenience for stockholders and cost savings for companies. Currently,
only brokers household our proxy statements and annual reports, delivering a
single proxy statement and annual report to multiple stockholders sharing an
address unless contrary instructions have been received from the affected
stockholders.
If, at
any time, you no longer wish to participate in householding and would prefer to
receive a separate proxy statement and annual report, or if you are receiving
multiple copies of these documents and wish to receive only one, please contact
us in writing at ProUroCare Medical Inc., Attention: Chief Financial Officer,
6440 Flying Cloud Dr., Suite 101, Eden Prairie, MN 55344, or by telephone at
(952) 476-9093. We will deliver promptly upon written or oral request a
separate copy of our proxy statement and annual report to a stockholder at a
shared address to which a single copy of such documents was
delivered.
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.
July 2,
2010
ProUroCare Medical (CE) (USOTC:PUMD)
Historical Stock Chart
From Jun 2024 to Jul 2024
ProUroCare Medical (CE) (USOTC:PUMD)
Historical Stock Chart
From Jul 2023 to Jul 2024