UNITED
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AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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ALPHA
SECURITY GROUP CORPORATION
328
West 77th Street, New York, New York 10024
NOTICE
OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
to
be held on December 18, 2008
TO
THE
STOCKHOLDERS OF ALPHA SECURITY GROUP CORPORATION:
The
Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of Alpha Security Group Corporation, a
Delaware corporation (the “Company”), will be held on December 18, 2008, at
10:00 a.m., Eastern Standard Time, at the offices of Loeb & Loeb LLP, 345
Park Avenue, New York, New York 10154-1895, and any adjournment thereof (the
“Annual Meeting”) for the following purposes:
1. To
elect,
subject to the provisions of the Company’s Fourth Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation, three (3) Class A directors to the Board of
Directors of the Company to serve for a period of two (2) years and until their
successors are duly elected and qualified;
2. To
ratify
the appointment of McGladrey & Pullen, LLP, as the Company’s independent
public accountants for the year ended December 31, 2008; and
3. To
transact any other business as may properly be presented at the Annual Meeting
or any adjournment or postponement thereof.
Each
holder of shares of our common stock outstanding on the close of business on
November 11, 2008 (the “Record Date”) is entitled to notice of, and to vote at,
the Annual Meeting or any adjournment thereof.
Your
attention is directed to the Proxy Statement accompanying this Notice for a
more
complete statement of matters to be considered at the Annual
Meeting.
YOUR
VOTE IS IMPORTANT. YOU ARE REQUESTED TO CAREFULLY READ THE PROXY STATEMENT.
PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN YOUR PROXY IN THE ENCLOSED
ENVELOPE.
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By
Order of the Board of Directors,
/s/
Steve Wasserman
Steve
Wasserman
Co-Chairman
of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer and
President
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Dated:
November 13, 2008
ALPHA
SECURITY GROUP CORPORATION
328
West 77th Street, New York, New York 10024
PROXY
STATEMENT
for
Annual
Meeting of Stockholders
to
be held on December 18, 2008
INTRODUCTION
The
Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of Alpha Security Group Corporation, a
Delaware corporation (the “Company”), will be held on December 18, 2008, at
10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, at the offices of Loeb & Loeb LLP, 345
Park Avenue, New York, New York 10154-1895 and any adjournment thereof (the
“Annual Meeting”) for the following purposes:
1. To
elect,
subject to the provisions of the Company’s Fourth Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation, three (3) Class A directors to the Board of
Directors of the Company to serve for a period of two (2) years and until their
successors are duly elected and qualified;
2. To
ratify
the appointment of McGladrey & Pullen, LLP, as the Company’s independent
public accountants for the year ended December 31, 2008; and
3. To
transact any other business as may properly be presented at the Annual Meeting
or any adjournment or postponement thereof.
Each
holder of shares of our common stock outstanding on the close of business on
November 11, 2008 (the “Record Date”) is entitled to notice of, and to vote at,
the Annual Meeting or any adjournment thereof.
November
18, 2008 is the approximate date that this proxy statement and form of proxy
were first sent to stockholders.
SOLICITATION
AND REVOCATION
Proxies
in the form enclosed are solicited by and on behalf of the Board of Directors.
The persons named in the proxy have been designated as proxies by the Board
of
Directors. Any proxy given in response to this solicitation and received in
time
for the Annual Meeting will be voted as specified in the proxy. If no
instructions are given, proxies will be voted:
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“FOR”
the election of the nominees listed below under “Election of Directors,”
and
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“FOR”
the ratification of McGladrey & Pullen, LLP as the Company’s
independent public accountants for the year ending December 31, 2008,
and
in the discretion of the proxies named on the proxy card with respect
to
any other matters properly brought before the Annual Meeting and
any
adjournments of the Annual Meeting.
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If
any
other matters are properly presented at the Annual Meeting for action, the
persons named in the proxy will vote the proxies in accordance with their best
judgment. Any proxy given in response to this solicitation may be revoked by
the
stockholder at any time before it is exercised by written notification delivered
to our Secretary, by voting in person at the Annual Meeting, or by delivering
another proxy bearing a later date. Attendance by a stockholder at the Annual
Meeting does not alone serve to revoke his or her proxy.
QUORUM
The
presence, in person or by proxy, of a majority of the shares of common stock,
par value $0.0001 of the Company (the “Common Stock”) issued and outstanding and
entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting will constitute a quorum at the Annual
Meeting. A proxy submitted by a stockholder may indicate that the shares
represented by such proxy are not being voted with respect to a particular
proposal (an “abstention”). A
broker
may not be permitted to vote shares of Common Stock held in street name on
a
particular proposal in the absence of instructions from the beneficial owner
of
such Common Stock (a “broker non-vote”). Abstentions and broker
non-votes will count for purposes of determining the presence or absence of
a quorum.
GENERAL
INFORMATION ABOUT VOTING
WHO
CAN VOTE?
You
can
vote your shares of Common Stock if our records show that you owned the shares
on the Record Date. As of the close of business on the Record Date, a total
of
7,580,000 shares
of
Common Stock are entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. Each share of Common
Stock is entitled to one (1) vote on each proposal presented at the Annual
Meeting.
HOW
DO I VOTE BY PROXY?
Follow
the instructions on the enclosed proxy card to vote on each proposal to be
considered at the Annual Meeting. Sign and date the proxy card and mail it
back
to us in the enclosed envelope.
The
enclosed proxy, when properly signed and returned to the Company, will be voted
by the proxy holders at the Annual Meeting as directed by the proxy. Proxies
which are signed by stockholders but which lack any such specification will
be
voted in favor of the proposals set forth in the Notice of Annual
Meeting.
WHAT
IF OTHER PROPOSALS COME UP AT THE ANNUAL MEETING?
The
proposals described in this proxy statement are the only proposals we know
of
that will be voted on at the Annual Meeting. If other proposals are properly
presented at the Annual Meeting, the proxy holders will vote your shares as
they
see fit.
CAN
I CHANGE MY VOTE AFTER I RETURN MY PROXY CARD?
Yes.
A
proxy card may be revoked by a stockholder at any time before its exercise
at
the Annual Meeting by giving Steve Wasserman, our Secretary, a written notice
revoking your proxy card, or a duly executed proxy bearing a later date, or
by
attendance at the Annual Meeting and electing to vote in person.
CAN
I VOTE IN PERSON AT THE ANNUAL MEETING RATHER THAN BY COMPLETING THE PROXY
CARD?
Although
we encourage you to complete and return the proxy card to ensure that your
vote
is counted, you can attend the Annual Meeting and vote your shares in
person.
HOW
ARE VOTES COUNTED?
We
will
hold the Annual Meeting if holders of a majority of the shares of Common Stock
issued and outstanding and entitled to vote in person or by proxy either sign
and return their proxy cards or attend the Annual Meeting. If you sign and
return your proxy card, your shares will be counted to determine whether we
have
a quorum even if you abstain or fail to vote on any of the proposals listed
on
the proxy card.
The
election of Class A directors under Proposal 1 will be by the affirmative vote
of a plurality of the shares of Common Stock present in person or represented
by
proxy at the Annual Meeting. Proposal 2 shall be approved upon the affirmative
vote of a majority of the shares of Common Stock present in person or
represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting. Unless otherwise stated, the
enclosed proxy will be voted in accordance with the instructions thereon.
Broker
non-votes and abstentions will be counted for the purpose of determining whether
a quorum is present at the Annual Meeting but will have no effect on the outcome
of voting with respect to Proposal 1 and Proposal 2.
WHO
PAYS FOR THIS PROXY SOLICITATION?
We
do. In
addition to sending you these materials, some of our employees may contact
you
by telephone, by mail, by fax, by email, or in person. None of these employees
will receive any extra compensation for doing this. We will reimburse banks,
brokerage firms and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries for expenses
incurred in sending proxy material to beneficial owners of our Common
Stock.
OUTSTANDING
SHARES AND VOTING RIGHTS
Stockholders
entitled to notice of, and to vote at the Annual Meeting and any adjournment
thereof, are stockholders of record at the close of business on the Record
Date.
Persons who are not stockholders of record on the Record Date will not be
allowed to vote at the Annual Meeting. At the close of business on the Record
Date there were 7,580,000
shares
of
Common Stock issued and outstanding. We have issued no other voting securities
as of the Record Date. Each share of Common Stock is entitled to one (1) vote
on
each proposal to be voted upon at the Annual Meeting. Holders of Common Stock
are not entitled to cumulate their votes for the election of
directors.
DELIVERY
OF DOCUMENTS TO STOCKHOLDERS SHARING AN ADDRESS
Only
one
annual report and this proxy statement will be delivered to multiple
stockholders sharing an address unless we have received contrary instructions
from one or more of the stockholders. Upon written or oral request the Company
will deliver a separate copy of the annual report and this proxy statement
to a
stockholder at a shared address to which a single copy of the annual report
and
proxy statement was delivered. If you wish to receive a separate copy of the
annual report or this proxy statement, please notify the Company by calling
or
sending a letter to the Secretary of the Company, Alpha Security Group
Corporation, 328 West 77th Street, New York, New York 10024. The Company’s
telephone number is (212) 877-1588. Stockholders who share an address and
receive multiple copies of the annual report and this proxy statement may notify
the Company in writing or orally at the above provided address and telephone
number and request that the Company delivers a single copy of these
materials.
SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT AND
CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS
The
following table sets forth, as of November 11, 2008, certain information
regarding beneficial ownership of our Common Stock by (i) each person who is
known by us to beneficially own more than 5% of our Common Stock, (ii) each
of
our directors, (iii) each of our officers, and (iv) all directors and officers
as a group. Except as otherwise indicated, the stockholders listed in the table
have sole voting and investment powers with respect to the shares
indicated.
Shares
of
Common Stock that an individual or group has a right to acquire within 60 days
pursuant to the exercise or conversion of options, warrants or other similar
convertible or derivative securities are deemed to be outstanding for the
purpose of computing the percentage ownership of such individual or group,
but
are not deemed to be outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage
ownership of any other person shown in the table.
Name
and Address of Beneficial Owner
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Amount
and Nature of Beneficial Ownership
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Percentage
of Outstanding Common Stock
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Steven
M. Wasserman (1) (2)
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830,000
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10.9
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%
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Robert
B. Blaha (2)
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400,000
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5.3
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%
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Gary
E. Johnson (2)
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50,000
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*
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Carol
A. DiBattiste (2)
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50,000
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*
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Ronald
R. Fogleman (2)
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50,000
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*
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HBK
Investments L.P., HBK Services LLC, HBK Partners II L.P., HBK Management
LLC and HBK Master Fund L.P. (3)
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757,900
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10.0
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%
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Fir
Tree Value Master Fund, L.P., Fir Tree, Inc. and Fir Tree Capital
Opportunity Master Fund, L.P. (4)
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750,000
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9.9
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%
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Polar
Securities Inc. and North Pole Capital Master Fund (5)
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497,900
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6.6
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%
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Wolverine
Convertible Arbitrage Fund, Ltd. (6)
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396,875
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5.2
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%
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Azimuth
Opportunity, Ltd. (7)
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392,000
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5.2
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%
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All
directors and executive officers as a group (5
individuals)
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1,380,000
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18.2
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%
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*less
than one (1%) percent
(1) Includes
80,000 shares of Common Stock owned by Tukwila Group LLC, an entity in which
Mr.
Wasserman is the sole manager and equity holder and has sole voting and
dispositive power with respect to such shares and reflects the redemption in
September 2006 of 20,000 shares of Common Stock previously owned by Tukwila
Group LLC.
(2) The
business address for each of our directors and officers, is c/o Alpha Security
Group Corporation, 328 West 77th Street, New York, New York 10024.
(3) Based
on
information contained in a Schedule 13G/A filed by HBK Investments L.P., HBK
Services LLC, HBK Partners II L.P., HBK Management LLC and HBK Master Fund
L.P.
on February 5, 2008. HBK Investments L.P. has delegated discretion to vote
and
dispose of the Common Stock held by it to HBK Services LLC (“Services”).
Services may, from time to time, delegate discretion to vote and dispose of
the
shares of Common Stock to HBK New York LLC, HBK Virginia LLC, HBK Europe
Management LLP, and/or HBK Hong Kong Ltd. (collectively, the “Subadvisors”).
Each of Services and the Subadvisors is under common control with HBK
Investments L.P. Jamiel A. Akhtar, Richard L. Booth, David C. Haley, Lawrence
H.
Lebowitz, and William E. Rose are each managing members of HBK Management LLC.
The business address of HBK Investments L.P., HBK Services LLC, HBK Partners
II
L.P., HBK Management LLC and HBK Master Fund L.P. is 300 Crescent Court, Suite
700, Dallas, Texas 75201.
(4) Based
on
information contained in a Schedule 13G/A filed by Fir Tree Value Master Fund,
L.P., Fir Tree, Inc. and Fir Tree Capital Opportunity Master Fund, L.P. on
February 14, 2008. The business address of Fir Tree, Inc. is 505 Fifth Avenue,
23rd Floor, New York, New York 10017. The business address of both Fir Tree
Value Master Fund, L.P. and Fir Tree Capital Opportunity Master Fund, L.P.
is
c/o Admiral Administration Ltd., Admiral Financial Center, 5th Floor, 90 Fort
Street, Box 32021 SMB, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. Fir Tree Value Master
Fund,
L.P. is the beneficial owner of and may direct the vote and dispose of 603,800
shares of Common Stock. Fir Tree Capital Opportunity Master Fund, L.P. is the
beneficial owner of and may direct the vote and dispose of 146,200 shares of
Common Stock. Fir Tree, Inc. has been granted investment discretion over the
shares of Common Stock held by Fir Tree Value Master Fund, L.P. and Fir Tree
Capital Opportunity Master Fund, L.P.
(5) Based
on
information contained in a Schedule 13G/A filed by Polar Securities Inc. and
North Pole Capital Master Fund on February 14, 2008. The business address of
Polar Securities Inc. and North Pole Capital Master Fund is 372 Bay Street,
21st
Floor, Toronto, Ontario M5H 2W9, Canada. Polar Securities Inc. serves as the
investment manager to North Pole Capital Master Fund and a number of
discretionary accounts to which it has voting and dispositive power over shares
of our Common Stock. Of the aggregate 497,900 shares of our Common Stock with
respect to which it has voting and dispositive authority, 325,900 are
beneficially owned by North Pole Capital Master Fund. Polar Securities Inc.
and
North Pole Capital Master Fund disclaim beneficial ownership of our Common
Stock.
(6) Based
on
information contained in a Schedule 13G filed by Wolverine Convertible Arbitrage
Fund, Ltd. on February 14, 2008. The business address of Wolverine Convertible
Arbitrage Fund, Ltd. is 175 W. Jackson, Suite 200, Chicago, IL
60604.
(7) Based
on
information contained in a Schedule 13G filed by Azimuth Opportunity, Ltd.
on
August 2, 2007. The business address of Azimuth Opportunity, Ltd. is c/o Ogier
Qwomar Complex, 4th Floor, P.O. Box 3170, Road Town, Tortola British Virgin
Islands.
PROPOSAL
1
ELECTION
OF DIRECTORS
Our
Board
of Directors is divided into two classes with only one class of directors being
elected in each year and each class serving a two-year term. The term of office
of the first class of directors, or the Class A directors, consisting of Mr.
Steven M. Wasserman, General Ronald R. Fogleman and Governor Gary E. Johnson,
will expire at the Annual Meeting. The term of office of the second class of
directors, or the Class B directors, consisting of Mr. Blaha and Ms. DiBattiste,
will expire at our Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2009.
Three
(3)
director nominees, Mr. Wasserman, General Fogleman and Governor Johnson who
are
each currently members of the Board of Directors are seeking to be re-elected
at
the Annual Meeting, to hold office until the 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
and until their successors are elected and qualified. Management expects that
each of the nominees will be available for re-election, but if any of them
is
not a candidate at the time the election occurs, it is intended that such proxy
will be voted for the election of another nominee to be designated by the Board
of Directors to fill any such vacancy.
DIRECTORS
AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE COMPANY
Our
current directors and executive officers are as follows:
Name
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Age
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Position
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Gary
E. Johnson
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55
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Co-Chairman
of the Board of Directors
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Steven
M. Wasserman
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47
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Chief
Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer,
President,
Secretary and
Co-Chairman
of the Board of Directors
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Robert
B. Blaha
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53
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Chief
Management Officer,
Executive
Vice President and Director
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Carol
A. DiBattiste
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56
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Director
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Ronald
R. Fogleman
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66
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Director
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INFORMATION
ABOUT DIRECTOR NOMINEES
Governor
Gary E. Johnson
has
served as Co-Chairman of our Board of Directors since August 2005. In July
2005,
he was elected as a director. Since June 2004, Governor Johnson has been the
president of HighBeta of New Mexico, a venture capital company specializing
in
investments in companies focused on alternative forms of energy. From October
1998 to the present, Governor Johnson has also served as president of GEJ
Enterprises, Inc., a construction consulting company. From January 1995 to
December 2002, Governor Johnson served as the Governor of the State of New
Mexico, and was the first governor in the history of New Mexico to be elected
for two consecutive four year terms. He was ranked among the nation’s seven top
governors in each of the Cato Institute’s fiscal report cards between 1996 and
2002. As Governor, Mr. Johnson signed into law tax credits to help Sandia
National Laboratories offer assistance to small businesses and a joint-powers
agreement between the State of New Mexico and Los Alamos National Laboratories
to improve Internet accessibility to rural areas. Prior to serving as Governor,
from April 1975 to October 1998, Mr. Johnson was the founder and president
of
Big J Enterprises, Inc., a full-service commercial and industrial construction
company located in New Mexico with clients such as Sandia National Laboratories,
Honeywell International Inc. (NYSE: HON) and Intel Corp. (Nasdaq: INTC). Mr.
Johnson sold Big J Enterprises Inc. in 1999, at the time of its sale it was
one
of New Mexico’s leading construction companies.
Steven
M. Wasserman has
served as our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
since April 2005 and as our President and Co-Chairman of our Board of Directors
since August 2005. From April 2005 to August 2005, Mr. Wasserman also served
as
our Chairman. In May 2008 Mr. Wasserman joined Rodman & Renshaw Capital
Group, Inc. as Senior Managing Director. From April 2004 to May 2008, Mr.
Wasserman served as the managing partner of AMT Ventures LLC, an entity
primarily engaged in public and private equity and debt investments on a
principal basis. From June 1998 to May 2008, Mr. Wasserman was the managing
partner of AMT Capital Partners LLC, an investment banking and advisory firm.
During his tenure as the managing partner of AMT Capital Partners, LLC, his
clients included the following: Ktech Corporation, a provider of technical
support services, scientific and engineering services and management expertise
to a variety of government defense and industry clients; Nanodetex Corporation,
a leader in lab-on-chip (LOC) platform technologies for gas phase chemical
analysis and explosive detection; Agent Science Technologies Incorporated,
a
provider of neural information management software solutions to the defense
industry; Link One, LLC, a technology transfer advisory group to Los Alamos
National Laboratory; American Detection Technologies, Inc., a homeland security
company engaged in contraband detection services using canines; ETEK
International Corporation, a network security provider; and Securant
Technologies, Inc., an Internet security software company which was sold to
RSA
Security, Inc. in September 2001. From June 1997 to July 2001, Mr. Wasserman
was
the managing director of the Cardinal Fund, a risk arbitrage fund. From April
1995 to May 1998, Mr. Wasserman served as the President and Chief Executive
Officer of Pudgies Chicken Inc. In September 1996, Pudgies Chicken Inc. filed
a
voluntary petition under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code and
the
sale of all of the company’s assets was approved in May 1998.
General
Ronald R. Fogleman has
served as a director since July 2005. General Fogleman retired in 1997 after
34
years of distinguished service in the United States Air Force. General Fogleman
served as chairman and chief executive officer of Durango Aerospace, Inc.,
an
international aviation consulting firm, from January 1998 until December 2004.
In addition, from January 1998 to the present, General Fogleman has served as a
consultant to various defense industry and related companies, including Northrop
Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC), The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA), East Inc.,
RSL
Electronics USA Inc., FMC Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: FTI), Bell Helicopter
Textron Inc. (a subsidiary of Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT)), Twentieth Century
Alliance and Ahura Corporation. From October 1994 to September 1997, General
Fogleman served as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, acting as military
advisor to the Secretary of Defense, the National Security Counsel and the
President of the United States. From October 1994 to September 1997, he also
served as the 15th Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force, as the senior uniformed
officer responsible for organizing, training and equipping 750,000 active duty,
guard, reserve and civilian forces serving in the United States and overseas.
From August 1992 to October 1994, he served as commander-in-chief of the U.S.
Transportation Command (CINCTRANS). From May 2004 to August 2007, General
Fogleman served as the non-executive chairman of the board of World Airways,
Inc. prior to its acquisition by Global Aero Logistics Inc. In January 2008
General Fogleman became a member of the board of directors of Liberator BDC,
Inc., a specialty finance company that provides customized financing to lower
and middle market companies within the defense, aerospace and homeland defense
industries, and in April 2003 he joined the board of directors of Integrated
Data Corp., a company focused on management and data content distribution.
In
May 2001 General Fogleman joined the board of directors of Thales Raytheon
Systems, an international company specializing in air defense systems, and
in
January 2004 he became a member of the board of directors of First National
Bank
of Durango. He currently serves on the board of directors of the following
public companies: AAR Corporation (NYSE: AIR), a supplier of products and
services to the aviation industry; and Alliant Techsystems Inc. (NYSE: ATK),
a
provider of conventional munitions, rocket motors and advanced weapons and
space
systems. Since 1998 General Fogleman has served as a member of the board of
trustees of The MITRE Corporation, a not-for-profit corporation engaged in
scientific and technical activities for various government
organizations.
INFORMATION
ABOUT DIRECTORS NOT STANDING FOR RE-ELECTION
Robert
B. Blaha has
served as our Chief Management Officer, Executive Vice President and a director
since July 2005. Since June 1993, Mr. Blaha has served as the president of
Human
Capital Associates, a management consulting company. Since February 2003, Mr.
Blaha has also served as the vice chairman and member of the board of directors
of Integrity Bank & Trust, a commercial bank based in Colorado Springs,
Colorado. During his career, Mr. Blaha has held management positions with Asea
Brown Boveri (NYSE: ABB) as vice president of Human Resources and senior vice
president of administration from 1990 to 1993, Englehard Corporation (NYSE:
EC)
as a manager from 1986 to 1990, Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON), as a personnel
supervisor and superintendent from 1979 to 1986 and Ford Motor Company (NYSE:
F), as a labor relations representative from 1977 to 1979. Mr. Blaha has
authored numerous articles and three books, entitled “Beyond Survival,” “The
Archer Chronicles” and “The Lean Six Sigma Accelerator,” on issues relating to
high performance work systems, leadership and achieving organizational wide
commitment to change and efficiency.
Carol
A. DiBattiste
has
served as a director since July 2005. Ms. DiBattiste is currently the Senior
Vice President (SVP) Privacy, Security, Compliance and Government Affairs for
LexisNexis Group, a leading global provider of business information solutions.
From September 2006 to September 2008 she was the general counsel and chief
privacy officer with ChoicePoint Inc. (NYSE: CPS), a leading provider of
identification and credential verification services. From April 2005 until
September 2006, she was the chief credentialing, compliance and privacy officer
for ChoicePoint Inc. From July 2004 to April 2005, Ms. DiBattiste served as
deputy administrator, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Department
of Homeland Security, and as the TSA’s chief of staff from March 2003 to July
2004, with responsibility for overseeing all TSA functions and serving as
liaison between TSA and the Department of Homeland Security. From February
2001
to February 2003, Ms. DiBattiste was a partner at the law firm of Holland &
Knight, LLP. Additionally, Ms. DiBattiste served as under secretary in the
United States Air Force from August 1999 to January 2001, the second highest
position, responsible for readiness, recruiting, training and equipping a force
of 710,000 individuals and a budget of over $70 billion. From December 1997
to
August 1999, Ms. DiBattiste was the deputy United States attorney, Southern
District of Florida and from July 1994 to December 1997, she was the director
of
the Executive Office for United States Attorneys, Department of Justice. From
August 1993 to July 1994, she was the principal deputy general counsel for
the
Department of the Navy and from July 1991 to August 1993 she was an assistant
United States attorney for the Southern District of Florida. Ms. DiBattiste
enlisted in the United States Air Force in March 1971, received her commission
in September 1976 and retired in the rank of Major after twenty years of service
in 1991.
FAMILY
RELATIONSHIPS
There
are
no family relationships among any of our directors or officers.
SECTION
16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE
Section
16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, requires our
directors, executive officers and persons who own more than 10% of our Common
Stock to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership of our Common Stock
with the Securities and Exchange Commission and to furnish to us copies of
all
Section 16(a) forms they file. To our knowledge, based solely upon a review
of
Forms 3, 4 and 5 and amendments to these forms furnished to the Company, all
our
directors, executive officers and persons who own more than 10% of our Common
Stock have filed Forms 3, 4 and 5 on a timely basis during the year ended
December 31, 2007.
DIRECTOR
INDEPENDENCE
Our
Board
of Directors has determined that Governor Gary E. Johnson, Carol A. DiBattiste
and General Ronald R. Fogelman are “independent directors” within the meaning of
Rule 121(A) of the American Stock Exchange Company Guide and Rule 10A-3
promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
BOARD
COMMITTEES AND MEETINGS
The
Board
of Directors held four meetings during the year ended December 31, 2007. Each
of
the directors attended at least 75% of the aggregate of (i) the total number
of
meetings of the Board; and (ii) the total number of meetings held by all
committees of the Board on which he or she served. We do not have a policy
with
regard to Board members’ attendance at annual meetings of
stockholders.
Our
Board
of Directors has an Audit Committee, however, it does not have a nominating
and
compensation committee. Pursuant to Section 801(h) of the American Stock
Exchange Company Guide, as a smaller reporting company, the Company is not
required to maintain a nominating or compensation committee. Nominees for the
Company’s Board are selected by vote of a majority of the Company’s independent
directors. The compensation of our chief executive officer and other officers
will be determined by a majority of our independent directors.
AUDIT
COMMITTEE
The
Company has a separately-designated standing Audit Committee. The Audit
Committee has adopted a written charter, which is attached to this proxy
statement as Appendix A. The Audit Committee met four times during
2007.
Our
Audit
Committee consists of General Fogleman and Governor Johnson. Each member of
our
Audit Committee is considered “independent” and financially literate under the
current listing standards of the American Stock Exchange. Our board of directors
has determined that Governor Johnson is the audit committee financial expert,
as
defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, serving on our
Audit
Committee.
The
Audit
Committee reviews the professional services and independence of our independent
registered public accounting firm and our accounts, procedures and internal
controls. The Audit Committee also selects our independent registered public
accounting firm, reviews and approves the scope of the annual audit, reviews
and
evaluates the independent public accounting firm, reviews our annual audit
and
annual consolidated financial statements, reviews with management the status
of
internal accounting controls, evaluates problem areas having a potential
financial impact on us that may be brought to the Audit Committee’s attention by
management, the independent registered public accounting firm or the Board
of
Directors, and evaluates all of our public financial reporting documents. In
addition, our Audit Committee is required to pre-approve all related party
transactions between us and any of our officers, directors and 5% or more
stockholders and their respective affiliates.
REPORT
OF
THE AUDIT COMMITTEE 1
The
Audit
Committee assists the Board of Directors in fulfilling its responsibility for
oversight of the Company’s financial and accounting operations. Each member of
the Audit Committee meets the criteria for being “independent” set forth under
Section 803(B)(2)(a)(1) of the Amex Company Guide.
In
discharging its responsibility for oversight of the audit process, the Audit
Committee obtained from the independent auditors, Goldstein Golub Kessler LLP
and McGladrey & Pullen, LLP, a formal written statement describing any
relationships between the auditors and the Company that might bear on the
auditors’ independence consistent with the Independent Standards Board Standard
No. 1, “Independence Discussions with Audit Committees,” and discussed with the
auditors any relationships that might impact the auditors’ objectivity and
independence and satisfied itself as to the auditors’ independence.
The
Audit
Committee discussed and reviewed with the independent auditors the
communications required by generally accepted auditing standards, including
those described in Statement on Auditing Standards No. 61, as amended,
“Communication with Audit Committees,” and discussed and reviewed the results of
the independent auditors’ examination of the financial statements for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2007.
The
Committee reviewed the audited financial statements of the Company as of and
for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, with management and the independent
auditors. Management has the responsibility for preparation of the Company’s
financial statements and the independent auditors have the responsibility for
examination of those statements. Based upon the above-mentioned review and
discussions with management and the independent auditors, the Audit Committee
recommended to the Board that the Company’s audited financial statements be
included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December
31, 2007, for filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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AUDIT
COMMITTEE
Governor
Gary E. Johnson
General
Ronald R. Fogleman
March
2008
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NOMINATIONS
FOR DIRECTORS
Nominees
for the Company’s Board of Directors will be selected by the vote of a majority
of the Company’s independent directors. The Board does not have a formal policy
with regard to the consideration of any director candidates recommended by
security holders, or a formal process for identifying and evaluating nominees
for directors (including nominees recommended by stockholders).
PROCESS
FOR SENDING COMMUNICATIONS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The
Company has not adopted a formal process for stockholder communication with
the
Board of Directors. Nevertheless, every effort has been made to ensure that
the
views of stockholders are heard by the Board or individual directors, as
applicable, and that appropriate responses are provided to stockholders in
a
timely manner. Stockholders who wish to send communications on any topic to
the
Board should address such communications to the Board of Directors as follows:
Secretary, Alpha Security Group Corporation, 328 West 77th Street, New York,
New
York 10024.
1 The
material in the Report of the Audit Committee is not soliciting material,
is not
deemed filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not incorporated
by reference in any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of
1933, as
amended, or of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, whether
made
before or after the date of this proxy statement and irrespective of
any general
incorporation language in such filing.
Any
such
communication must state the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially
owned
by the stockholder making the communication. All such communications will be
forwarded to the full Board of Directors or to any individual director or
directors to whom communication is directed unless the communication is clearly
of a marketing nature or is inappropriate, in which case we have the authority
to discard the communication or take appropriate legal action regarding the
communication.
COMPENSATION
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION
We
currently we do not have any compensation agreements or arrangements with our
executive officers for their service and thus we have omitted the information
currently required to be provided in tabular format regarding executive
compensation.
No
executive officer or director, nor any affiliate thereof, has received any
cash
compensation for services rendered. No compensation of any kind, including
finder’s and consulting fees, will be paid by us to any of our officers and
directors, or any of their respective affiliates, for services rendered prior
to
or in connection with a business combination. However, these individuals will
be
reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with activities
on our behalf such as identifying potential target businesses and performing
due
diligence on suitable business combinations. Such individuals may be paid
consulting, management or other fees from target businesses as a result of
a
business combination, with any and all amounts being fully disclosed to
stockholders, to the extent then known, in the proxy solicitation materials
furnished to the stockholders. There is no limit on the amount of these
out-of-pocket expenses. Our Board of Directors has designated Steven M.
Wasserman, our Chief Executive Officer and President, to pass upon the
reasonableness of the reimbursement of expenses incurred by any member of our
management or Board of Directors in an amount of $10,000 or less. Reimbursement
of expenses in excess of $10,000 will be passed upon by our Audit Committee,
with any interested director abstaining. Other than through this review process,
or by review by a court of competent jurisdiction if such reimbursement is
challenged, provided that no proceeds held in the trust account will be used
to
reimburse out-of-pocket expenses prior to a business combination, there will
be
no other review of the reasonableness of these expenses. If all of our directors
are not deemed “independent,” we will not have the benefit of independent
directors examining the propriety of expenses incurred on our behalf and subject
to reimbursement, or monitoring our compliance with the terms of the public
offering. In addition, since the role of our current management and directors
subsequent to a business combination is uncertain, we have no ability to
determine what remuneration, if any, will be paid to our current management
and
directors prior to or after a business combination by any target
businesses.
DIRECTOR
COMPENSATION
We
currently do not have any compensation agreements or arrangements with the
members of our Board of Directors for their service on the Board and thus we
have omitted the information currently required to be provided in tabular format
regarding director compensation.
CERTAIN
RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
On
March
21, 2007, Steven M. Wasserman, our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial
Officer, President and Co-Chairman of our Board of Directors and Constantinos
Tsakiris, a former member of our Board of Directors, purchased from us an
aggregate of 3,200,000 warrants at $1.00 per warrant or an aggregate of
$3,200,000 in a private placement (Mr. Wasserman purchased 500,000 warrants
and,
Mr. Tsakiris purchased 2,700,000 warrants). Messrs. Wasserman and Tsakiris
paid
the purchase price for the private placement warrants out of their own funds
and
did not receive directly or indirectly, any cash or other consideration from
any
party in order to make these purchases. Such funds were not borrowed from any
third party. Such warrants are identical to the warrants included in the units
sold in the public offering. Each warrant is exercisable into one share of
Common Stock at $7.50 and will become exercisable on the later of: (i) the
completion of a business combination with a target business or (ii) one year
from the date of our initial public offering prospectus. The warrants are
subject to a lock-up agreement and held in accounts established by Mr. Wasserman
and Mr. Tsakiris with Maxim Group LLC until such time as we consummate a
business combination. Mr. Wasserman and Mr. Tsakiris will not request, and
Maxim
Group LLC will not grant, any waiver of the lock-up agreement.
In
addition, on March 16, 2007, Mr. Wasserman loaned us (on an interest-free basis)
an additional $250,000 for expenses of the public offering. This loan was to
be
repaid within 90 days of the closing of the public offering, but has not been
repaid through December 31, 2007.
We
will
reimburse our officers and directors for any reasonable out-of-pocket business
expenses incurred by them in connection with certain activities on our behalf
such as identifying and investigating possible target businesses and business
combinations. Our Audit Committee (with any interested directors abstaining)
will pass upon the reasonableness of any reimbursable expenses in excess of
$10,000. Steven M. Wasserman, our Chief Executive Officer and President, will
pass upon the receivableness of reimbursement of lesser amounts. There is no
limit on the amount of accountable out-of-pocket expenses reimbursable by us,
which will be reviewed only by our Board or a court of competent jurisdiction
if
such reimbursement is challenged.
Other
than the reimbursable out-of-pocket expenses payable to our officers and
directors and the $7,500 per month payment to ASG Management, Inc., the
principals of which are Mr. Wasserman and Mr. Blaha, no compensation or fees
of
any kind, including finders and consulting fees, will be paid by us to any
of
our initial stockholders, officers or directors who owned our Common Stock
prior
to the public offering, or to any of their respective affiliates for services
rendered to us prior to or with respect to the business
combination.
Our
initial stockholders will not receive reimbursement for any out-of-pocket
expenses incurred by them to the extent that such expenses exceed permitted
working capital distributions as described herein unless the business
combination is consummated and there are sufficient funds available for
reimbursement after such consummation. The financial interest of such persons
could influence their motivation in selecting a target business and thus, there
may be a conflict of interest when determining whether a particular business
combination is in the stockholders’ best interest.
After
the
consummation of a business combination, if any, to the extent our management
remains as officers of the resulting business, we anticipate that our officers
and directors may enter into employment agreements, the terms of which shall
be
negotiated at the time of the business combination. Further, after the
consummation of a business combination, if any, to the extent our directors
remain as directors of the resulting business, we anticipate that they will
receive compensation for their service as directors.
All
ongoing and future transactions between us and any of our officers and directors
or their respective affiliates, including loans by our officers and directors,
will be on terms believed by us at the time of such transactions to be no less
favorable than are available from unaffiliated third parties. Such transactions
or loans, including any forgiveness of loans, will require prior approval in
each instance of our Audit Committee. In addition, our Audit Committee will
gather pricing information, estimates or fairness opinions from unaffiliated
third parties with respect to similar transactions undertaken by us to ascertain
whether such transactions with affiliates are on terms that are no less
favorable to us than are otherwise available from such unaffiliated third
parties. If a transaction with an affiliated third party were found to be on
terms less favorable to us than with an unaffiliated third party, we would
not
engage in such transaction.
The
Board of Directors unanimously recommends that you vote FOR
the election of each of the nominees for Class A directors. Unless otherwise
specified in the form of proxy, the proxies solicited by the management will
be
voted “FOR” the election of the nominees. The election of directors requires a
plurality of the shares of Common Stock present, in person or by proxy, and
voting at the Annual Meeting.
PROPOSAL
2
RATIFICATION
OF THE APPOINTMENT OF THE INDEPENDENT
PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
The
firm
of McGladrey & Pullen, LLP (“McGladrey & Pullen”) has served as our
independent public accountants since December 18, 2007. The Audit Committee
selected McGladrey & Pullen as the Company’s independent accountants for the
year ending December 31, 2008, and has further directed that management submit
the selection of independent accountants for ratification by the stockholders
at
the Annual Meeting. A representative of McGladrey & Pullen is expected to be
present at this year’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The representative will
have an opportunity to make a statement if he desires to do so and will be
available to respond to appropriate questions.
On
December 18, 2007, the Company was notified that the partners of Goldstein
Golub
Kessler LLP (“GGK”) became partners of McGladrey & Pullen in a limited asset
purchase agreement and that GGK resigned as independent registered public
accounting firm for the Company. McGladrey & Pullen was appointed as the
Company’s new independent registered public accounting firm by the Audit
Committee of the Board of Directors on December 18, 2007.
The
audit
reports of GGK on the financial statements of the Company as of and for the
years ended December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005 did not contain an adverse
opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, and were not qualified or modified as to
uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles. GGK’s 2006 and 2005 audit
report relating to GGK’s audit of Company’s financial statements for the fiscal
years ended December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005, included an emphasis
paragraph relating to an uncertainty as to the Company’s ability to continue as
a going concern.
During
the Company’s most two recent fiscal years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 and
through December 18, 2007, the Company did not consult with McGladrey &
Pullen on (i) the application of accounting principles to a specified
transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that
may
be rendered on the Company’s financial statements, and McGladrey & Pullen
did not provide either a written report or oral advice to the Company that
was
an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to
any
accounting, auditing, or financial reporting issue; or (ii) the subject of
any
disagreement, as defined in Item 304 (a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the
related instructions, or a reportable event within the meaning set forth in
Item
304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
In
connection with the audits of the Company’s financial statements for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 and through December 18, 2007, there
were:
(i) no disagreements between the Company and GGK on any matters of accounting
principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope
or
procedures, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of GGK,
would have caused GGK to make reference to the subject matter of the
disagreement in their reports on the Company’s financial statements for such
years, and (ii) no reportable events within the meaning set forth in Item
304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
AUDIT
FEES
During
the year ended December 31, 2006, GGK was our principal accountant. GGK had
a
continuing relationship with RSM McGladrey, Inc. (“RSM”), from which it leased
auditing staff who were full time, permanent employees of RSM and through which
its partners provided non-audit services. GGK had no full time employees and
therefore, none of the audit services performed were provided by permanent
full-time employees of GGK. GGK managed and supervised the audit and audit
staff, and was exclusively responsible for the opinion rendered in connection
with its examination. McGladrey & Pullen and RSM, an affiliate of McGladrey
& Pullen and GGK, have billed and anticipate billing the Company as follows
for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006.
Fee
Category
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2007
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2006
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Audit
fees - McGladrey & Pullen, LLP
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$ |
30,000 |
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- |
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Audit
Fees - Goldstein Golub Kessler LLP
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$ |
48,000 |
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$ |
37,764 |
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Audit
Fees
Audit
fees consist of fees for professional services rendered for the audit of the
Company’s financial statements and review of the interim financial statements
included in our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and services rendered in
connection with our registration statement on Form S-1.
Audit
Related Fees
We
did
not incur any audit-related fees with McGladrey & Pullen or GGK for the
years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006.
Tax
Fees
We
did
not incur any tax fees with McGladrey & Pullen or GGK for the years ended
December 31, 2007 and 2006.
All
Other Fees
We
did
not incur any fees with McGladrey & Pullen or GGK for other professional
services rendered for the years ended December 31, 2007 or 2006.
Pre-Approval
of Services
In
accordance with the auditor independence rules of the Securities and Exchange
Commission (“SEC”), the Audit Committee has established the following policies
and procedures by which it approves in advance any audit or permissible
non-audit services to be provided to us by our independent auditor.
Prior
to
the engagement of the independent auditors for any fiscal year’s audit,
management submits to the Audit Committee for approval lists of recurring audit,
audit-related, tax and other services expected to be provided by the independent
auditors during that fiscal year. The Audit Committee adopts pre-approval
schedules describing the recurring services that it has pre-approved, and is
informed on a timely basis, and in any event by the next scheduled meeting,
of
any such services rendered by the independent auditor and the related
fees.
The
fees
for any services listed in a pre-approval schedule are budgeted, and the Audit
Committee requires the independent auditor and management to report actual
fees
versus the budget periodically throughout the year. The Audit Committee will
require additional pre-approval if circumstances arise where it becomes
necessary to engage the independent auditor for additional services above the
amount of fees originally pre-approved. Any audit or non-audit service not
listed in a pre-approval schedule must be separately pre-approved by the Audit
Committee on a case-by-case basis.
Every
request to adopt or amend a pre-approval schedule or to provide services that
are not listed in a pre-approval schedule must include a statement by the
independent auditors as to whether, in their view, the request is consistent
with the SEC’s rules on auditor independence.
The
Audit
Committee will not grant approval for:
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any
services prohibited by applicable law or by any rule or regulation
of the
SEC or other regulatory body applicable to
us;
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provision
by the independent auditors to us of strategic consulting services
of the
type typically provided by management consulting firms;
or
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the
retention of the independent auditors in connection with a transaction
initially recommended by the independent auditors, the tax treatment
of
which may not be clear under the Internal Revenue Code and related
regulations and which it is reasonable to conclude will be subject
to
audit procedures during an audit of our financial
statements.
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Tax
services proposed to be provided by the auditor to any director, officer or
employee of the Company who is in an accounting role or financial reporting
oversight role must be approved by the Audit Committee on a case-by-case basis
where such services are to be paid for by us, and the Audit Committee will
be
informed of any services to be provided to such individuals that are not to
be
paid for by us.
In
determining whether to grant pre-approval of any non-audit services in the
“all
other” category, the Audit Committee will consider all relevant facts and
circumstances, including the following four basic guidelines:
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whether
the service creates a mutual or conflicting interest between the
auditor
and us;
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whether
the service places the auditor in the position of auditing his or
her own
work;
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whether
the service results in the auditor acting as management or an employee
of
our company; and
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whether
the service places the auditor in a position of being an advocate
for our
company.
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The
Board of Directors unanimously recommends that you vote FOR
the proposal to ratify the appointment of the independent public accountants.
Holders of proxies solicited by this proxy statement will vote the proxies
received by them as directed on the proxy or, if no direction is made, in favor
of this proposal. In order to be adopted, this proposal must be approved by
the
affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of Common Stock
present, in person or by proxy, and voting at the Annual
Meeting.
MISCELLANEOUS
2009
STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS
Rule
14a-4 of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) proxy rules allows the
Company to use discretionary voting authority to vote on matters coming before
an annual meeting of stockholders if the Company does not have notice of the
matter at least 45 days before the date corresponding to the date on which
the
Company first mailed its proxy materials for the prior year’s annual meeting of
stockholders or the date specified by an overriding advance notice provision
in
the Company’s By-Laws. Stockholders of the Company wishing to include proposals
in the proxy material for the 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders must submit
the same in writing so as to be received by Steven M. Wasserman, the Chief
Executive Officer and President of the Company on or before July 15, 2009.
Such
proposals must also meet the other requirements of the rules of the SEC relating
to stockholder proposals.
OTHER
BUSINESS
Management
is not aware of any matters to be presented for action at the Annual Meeting,
except matters discussed in the proxy statement. If any other matters properly
come before the Annual Meeting, it is intended that the shares represented
by
proxies will be voted in accordance with the judgment of the persons voting
the
proxies.
AVAILABILITY
OF FORM 10-K
We
are
providing without charge to each person solicited by this proxy statement a
copy
of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2007,
including our financial statements, but excluding the exhibits to Form 10-K.
The
Form 10-K includes a list of the exhibits that were filed with it, and we will
furnish a copy of any such exhibit to any person who requests it free of charge.
For further information, please contact Steven M. Wasserman, Chief Executive
Officer and President, Alpha Security Group Corporation, 328 West 77th Street,
New York, New York 10024. The Company’s telephone number is (212) 877-1588. Our
Annual Report on Form 10-K and our other filings with the SEC, including the
exhibits, are also available for free on the SEC’s Internet Web site
(http://www.sec.gov).
WHERE
YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We
file
annual and quarterly reports, proxy statements and other information with the
SEC. Stockholders may read and copy any reports, statements or other information
that we file at the SEC’s public reference rooms in Washington, D.C., New York,
New York, and Chicago, Illinois. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for
further information about the public reference rooms. Our public filings are
also available from commercial document retrieval services and at the Internet
Web site maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov.
The
Company’s annual report on Form 10-K was mailed along with this proxy
statement.
STOCKHOLDERS
SHOULD RELY ONLY ON THE INFORMATION CONTAINED OR INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
IN
THIS PROXY STATEMENT TO VOTE THEIR SHARES AT THE ANNUAL MEETING. NO ONE HAS
BEEN
AUTHORIZED TO PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION THAT IS DIFFERENT FROM WHAT IS CONTAINED
IN THIS PROXY STATEMENT. THIS PROXY STATEMENT IS DATED NOVEMBER 13, 2008.
STOCKHOLDERS SHOULD NOT ASSUME THAT THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS PROXY
STATEMENT IS ACCURATE AS OF ANY DATE OTHER THAN THAT DATE.
November
13, 2008
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By
Order of Board of Directors,
/s/
Steven M. Wasserman
Steven
M. Wasserman
Co-Chairman
of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer and
President
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Appendix
A
ALPHA
SECURITY GROUP CORPORATION
AUDIT
COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
CHARTER
The
primary function of the Audit Committee is to assist the Board of Directors
in
fulfilling its oversight responsibilities by reviewing: the financial reports
and other financial information provided by the Corporation to any governmental
body or the public; the Corporation’s systems of internal controls regarding
finance, accounting, legal compliance and ethics that management and the Board
have established; and the Corporation’s auditing, accounting and financial
reporting processes generally. Consistent with this function, the Audit
Committee should encourage continuous improvement of, and should foster
adherence to, the Corporation’s policies, procedures and practices at all
levels. The Audit Committee’s primary duties and responsibilities are
to:
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Serve
as an independent and objective party to monitor the Corporation’s
financial reporting process and internal control
system;
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Review
and appraise the audit efforts of the Corporation’s independent
accountants and internal financial personnel;
and
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Provide
an open avenue of communication among the financial and senior management,
internal financial personnel, independent accountants and the Board
of
Directors.
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The
Audit
Committee will primarily fulfill these responsibilities by carrying out the
activities enumerated in Section IV of this Charter.
The
Audit
Committee shall be comprised of three or more directors as determined by the
Board, provided, however, that as long as the Corporation is a smaller reporting
company, the composition of the Audit Committee shall be as required in Section
803(B)(2)(c) of the Amex Company Guide, all of whom shall satisfy the
independence standards
set forth in Section 121A of the Amex Company Guide and Rule 10A-3 under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All members of the Committee shall have a
working familiarity with basic finance and accounting practices, and at least
one member of the Committee shall have accounting or related financial
expertise.
The
members of the Committee shall be elected by the Board at the annual
organizational meeting
of the Board or until their successors shall be duly elected and qualified.
Unless a Chair is elected
by the full Board, the
members
of the Committee may designate a Chair by majority
vote of the
full
Committee membership.
The
Committee shall meet at least four times annually, or more frequently as
circumstances dictate. As part of its job to foster open communication, the
Committee should meet at least annually with management, the Principal
Accounting Officer and the independent accountants in separate sessions to
discuss any matters that the Committee or each of these groups believe should
be
discussed privately. In addition, the Committee or at least its Chair should
meet with management and the independent accountants quarterly to review the
Corporations financials consistent with IV.4 below.
IV.
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RESPONSIBILITIES
AND DUTIES
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To
fulfill its responsibilities and duties the Audit Committee shall:
Documents/Reports
Review
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1.
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Review
and update this Charter periodically, at least annually, as conditions
dictate.
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2.
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Review
the Corporation’s annual financial statements and any reports or other
financial information submitted to any governmental body, or the
public,
including any
certification, report, opinion, or review rendered by the independent
accountants.
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3.
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Review
with financial management and the independent accountants the
Corporation’s 10-Q prior to its filing or prior to the release of
earnings. The Chair of the Committee may represent the entire Committee
for purposes of this review.
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4.
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Provide
in the Corporation’s Proxy Statement a report from the Committee that
discloses whether the Committee has reviewed and discussed certain
matters
with management and the auditors, and whether it recommends to the
Board
that the audited Financial Statements be included in the Corporation’s
Annual Report on 10-K.
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Independent
Accountants
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5.
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Recommend
to the Board of Directors the selection of the independent accountants,
considering independence
and effectiveness and approve the fees
and other
compensation to be paid to the independent accountants. The Audit
Committee is responsible for receiving from the independent accountants
a
written statement delineating all relationships between the independent
accountants and the Corporation, consistent with Independence Standards
Board Standard 1. The Audit Committee shall actively engage in a
dialogue
with the auditor with respect to any disclosed relationships or services
that may impact the objectivity and the independence of the auditor
and
for taking, or recommending that the full Board take, appropriate
action
to ensure the independence of the
auditor.
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6.
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Review
the performance of the independent accountants and approve any
proposed
discharge of the independent accountants when circumstances
warrant.
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7.
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Periodically
consult with the independent accountants out of the presence of management
about internal controls and the fullness and accuracy of the
organization’s financial
statements.
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Financial
Reporting Processes
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8.
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In
consultation with the independent accountants and the Principal Accounting
Officer, review the integrity of the Corporation’s financial reporting
processes both internal and
external.
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9.
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Consider
the independent accountants’ judgments about the quality and
appropriateness of the Corporation’s accounting principles as applied in
its financial reporting.
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10.
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Consider
and approve, if appropriate, major changes to the Corporation’s auditing
and
accounting principles and practices as suggested by the independent
accountants
or
management.
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Process
Improvement
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11.
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Establish
regular and separate systems of reporting to the Audit Committee
by each
of management, the independent accountants and the Principal Accounting
Officer regarding any significant judgments made in management’s
preparation of the financial statements and the view of each as to
appropriateness of such judgments.
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12.
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Following
completion of the annual audit, review separately with each of management,
the independent accountants and the Principal Accounting Officer
any
significant difficulties encountered during the course of the audit,
including any restrictions on the scope of work or access to required
information.
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13.
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Review
any significant disagreement among management and the independent
accountants or the Principal Accounting Officer in connection with
the
preparation of the financial
statements.
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14.
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Review
with management, the Principal Accounting Officer and the independent
accountants the extent to which changes or improvements in financial
or
accounting practices, as approved by the Audit Committee, have been
implemented. (This review should be conducted at an appropriate of
time
subsequent to implementation of changes or improvements, as decided
by the
Committee.)
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Legal
Compliance
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15.
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Review
activities, organizational structure, and qualifications of the
Corporation’s financial staff.
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16.
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Review
and concur in the appointment, replacement, reassignment or dismissal
of
the Corporation’s Principal Accounting
Officer.
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17.
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Review,
with the Corporation’s counsel, legal compliance matters including
corporate securities trading
policies.
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18.
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Review,
with the Corporation’s counsel, any legal matter that could have a
significant impact on the Corporation’s financial
statements.
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19.
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Review
the procedures for the receipt and retention of, and the response
to,
complaints received regarding accounting, internal control or auditing
matters.
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20.
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Review
the procedures for the confidential and anonymous submission by employees
of concerns regarding questionable accounting or auditing
matters.
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21.
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Review
with management and the independent auditors, at least once annually,
all
correspondence with regulatory authorities and all employees complaints
or
published reports that raise material issues regarding the financial
statements or accounting policies.
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22.
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The
Committee shall have the power to conduct or authorize investigations
into
any matters within the Committee’s scope of responsibilities. The
Committee shall be empowered to retain independent counsel, accountants,
or others to assist it in the conduct of any
investigation.
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23.
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Perform
any other activities consistent with the Charter, the Corporation’s
By-laws and governing law, as the Committee or the Board deems necessary
or appropriate.
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ANNUAL
MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
OF
ALPHA
SECURITY GROUP CORPORATION
DECEMBER
18, 2008
The
undersigned hereby appoints Steven M. Wasserman as proxy with full power of
substitution, to represent and vote as designated on the reverse side, all
the
shares of Common Stock of Alpha Security Group Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (the “Company”), held of record by the undersigned on November 11,
2008, at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on December 18, 2008,
at
10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, at the offices of Loeb & Loeb LLP, 345
Park Avenue, New York, New York 10154-1895, and any adjournment
thereof.
Please
date, sign and mail your proxy card in the envelope provided as soon as
possible.
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Please
detach along perforated line and mail in the envelope provided -
PLEASE
SIGN, DATE AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. PLEASE MARK YOUR VOTE
IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS SHOWN HERE |X|
1. Election
of the following directors: Mr. Steven M. Wasserman, General Ronald R. Fogleman
and Governor Gary E. Johnson
NOMINEES:
o FOR
ALL
NOMINEES
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Steven
M. Wasserman
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¡
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Ronald
R. Fogleman
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¡
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o
WITHHOLD AUTHORITY FOR ALL
NOMINEES
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Gary
E. Johnson
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¡
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o FOR
ALL EXCEPT (See
instructions below)
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2. To
ratify
the Board of Director’s selection of McGladrey & Pullen, LLP to serve and
the Company’s independent public accountants for the fiscal year ending December
31, 2008.
FOR o AGAINST o ABSTAIN
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3. In
their
discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business as
may
come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment thereof.
INSTRUCTION:
To
withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee(s), mark “FOR ALL EXCEPT”
and fill in the circle next to each nominee you wish to withhold.
To
change
the address on your account, please check the box at right and indicate your
new
address in the address space above. Please note that changes to the registered
name(s) on the account may not be submitted via this method. o
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PLAN ON ATTENDING THE ANNUAL MEETING [ ]
Signature
of Stockholder [ ]
Date:
[ ]
Signature
of Stockholder [ ]
Date:
[ ]
NOTE:
Please
sign exactly as your name or names appear on this proxy. When shares are held
jointly, each holder should sign. When signing as executor, administrator,
attorney, trustee or guardian, please give full title as such. If the signer
is
a corporation, please sign full corporate name by duly authorized officer,
giving full title as such. If signer is a partnership, please sign in
partnership name by authorized person.
If
any
other business is presented at the Annual Meeting, this proxy will be voted
by
those named in this proxy in their best judgment. At the present time, the
Board
of Directors knows of no other business to be presented at the Annual
Meeting.
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DATED:
__________, 2008
__________________________________
Signature
__________________________________
Signature
if held jointly
(Please
date, sign as name appears at the left, and return promptly. If
the shares
are registered in the names of two or more persons, each person
should
sign. When signing as Corporate Officer, Partner, Executor, Administrator,
trustee or Guardian, please give full title. Please note any changes
in
your address alongside the address as it appears in the
proxy.)
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