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Preliminary
Proxy Statement
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Confidential,
for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule
14a-6(e)(2))
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x
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Definitive
Proxy Statement
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Definitive
Additional Materials
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Soliciting
Material Pursuant to Rule 14a-11(c) or Rule
14a-12
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x
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No
fee required.
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¨
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Fee
computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and
0-11.
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(1)
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Title
of each class of securities to which transaction
applies:
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(2)
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Aggregate
number of securities to which transaction applies:
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(3)
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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):
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(4)
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Proposed
maximum aggregate value of transaction:
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(5)
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Total
fee paid:
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¨
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Fee
paid previously with preliminary materials.
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¨
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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.
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(1)
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Amount
Previously Paid:
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(2)
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Form,
Schedule or Registration Statement No.:
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(3)
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Filing
Party:
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(4)
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Date
Filed:
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Sincerely,
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/s/
Harlan W. Waksal, M.D.
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Harlan
W. Waksal, M.D.
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Chairman
of the Board
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1.
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To
elect ten (10) directors to serve until the next Meeting of Stockholders
and until their respective successors shall have been duly elected and
qualified.
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2.
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To
approve an amendment to the Company’s 2008 Incentive Compensation Plan to
increase the shares of common stock reserved for issuance
thereunder.
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3.
|
To
ratify the appointment of McGladrey & Pullen, LLP as the
Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 2011.
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4.
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To
transact such other business as may properly come before the Meeting or
any adjournment or adjournments
thereof.
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By
Order of the Board of Directors
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/s/
Joel Brooks
|
Joel
Brooks
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Secretary
|
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1.
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FOR
the election of the ten (10) nominees named below as
directors;
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2.
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FOR
the approval of an amendment to the Company’s 2008 Incentive Compensation
Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock reserved for
issuance thereunder;
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3.
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FOR
the ratification of the appointment of McGladrey & Pullen, LLP as
our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 2011; and
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4.
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In
the discretion of the persons named in the enclosed form of proxy, on any
other proposals which may properly come before the Meeting or any
adjournment or adjournments
thereof.
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Name
|
Age
|
Served
as
a
Director
Since
|
Position
with
Senesco
|
|||
Harlan
W. Waksal, M.D.
|
58
|
2008
|
Chairman
of the Board and Director
|
|||
David
Rector
|
64
|
2002
|
Lead
Director
|
|||
Jack
Van Hulst
|
71
|
2007
|
Director
|
|||
John
N. Braca
|
53
|
2003
|
Director
|
|||
Christopher
Forbes
|
60
|
1999
|
Director
|
|||
Warren
J. Isabelle
|
59
|
2009
|
Director
|
|||
Thomas
C. Quick
|
55
|
1999
|
Director
|
|||
Rudolf
Stalder
|
70
|
1999
|
Director
|
|||
Leslie
J. Browne, Ph.D.
|
60
|
-
|
President
and Chief Executive Officer
|
|||
John
E. Thompson, Ph.D.
|
69
|
2001
|
Executive
Vice President, Chief Scientific Officer and
Director
|
|
·
|
the
principal responsibility of the directors is to oversee the management of
Senesco;
|
|
·
|
a
majority of the members of our board shall be independent
directors;
|
|
·
|
the
independent directors met regularly in executive
session;
|
|
·
|
directors
have full and free access to management and, as necessary and appropriate,
independent advisors;
|
|
·
|
new
directors participate in an orientation program and all directors are
expected to participate in continuing director education on an ongoing
basis; and
|
|
·
|
at
least annually, our board and its committees will conduct a
self-evaluation to determine whether they are functioning
effectively.
|
|
·
|
annually
reviewing and approving, or recommending for approval by our board, the
corporate goals and objectives relevant to executive officer
compensation;
|
|
·
|
reviewing
and approving, or recommending for approval by our board, the salaries and
incentive compensation of our executive
officers;
|
|
·
|
preparing
the Compensation Committee report, including the Compensation Discussion
and Analysis;
|
|
·
|
administering
our 2008 Incentive Compensation Plan, or similar stock plan adopted by our
stockholders; and
|
|
·
|
reviewing
and making recommendations to our board with respect to director
compensation.
|
|
·
|
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
through the receipt and consideration of certain reports from our
independent registered public accounting
firm;
|
|
·
|
reviewing
and discussing with management and our 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 and code of business conduct and
ethics;
|
|
·
|
discussing
our risk management policies;
|
|
·
|
establishing
policies regarding hiring employees from our independent registered public
accounting firm and procedures for the receipt and retention of accounting
related complaints and concerns;
|
|
·
|
meeting
independently with our independent registered public accounting firm and
management; and
|
|
·
|
preparing
the audit committee report required by SEC
rules.
|
|
·
|
the
related person’s interest in the
transaction;
|
|
·
|
the
approximate dollar value of the
transaction;
|
|
·
|
whether
the transaction was undertaken in the ordinary course of our
business;
|
|
·
|
whether
the terms of the transaction are no less favorable to us than terms that
we could have reached with an unrelated third party;
and
|
|
·
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the
purpose and potential benefit to us of the
transaction.
|
|
·
|
identifying
individuals qualified to become our board
members;
|
|
·
|
evaluating
and recommending to our board the persons to be nominated for election as
directors at any meeting of stockholders and to each of our board’s
committees;
|
|
·
|
reviewing
and making recommendations to our board with respect to management
succession planning;
|
|
·
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developing
and recommending to our board a set of corporate governance principles
applicable to Senesco; and
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·
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overseeing
the evaluation of our board.
|
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·
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honest
and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent
conflicts of interest between personal and professional
relationships;
|
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·
|
full,
fair, accurate, timely, and understandable disclosure in reports and
documents filed with the SEC and in other public communications made by
the Company;
|
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·
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compliance
with applicable governmental laws, rules and
regulations;
|
|
·
|
the
prompt internal reporting of violations of our Code of Ethics to an
appropriate person or persons identified in our Code of Ethics;
and
|
|
·
|
accountability
for adherence to our Code of
Ethics.
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Director
|
Total
# of Options
Granted
|
||
Harlan
W. Waksal, M.D.
|
200,000
|
||
Rudolf
Stalder
|
100,000
|
||
Christopher
Forbes
|
125,000
|
||
Thomas
C. Quick
|
100,000
|
||
John
N. Braca
|
150,000
|
||
David
Rector
|
150,000
|
||
Jack
Van Hulst(1)
|
100,000
|
||
Warren
J. Isabelle
|
100,000
|
|
(1)
|
Mr.
Van Hulst was employed by the Company as its chief executive officer from
November 16, 2009 through May 24, 2010; the options were granted in
connection with his service as a board
member.
|
Annual
(Base) Retainer
|
$ | 10,000 | ||
Per
Scheduled Board Meeting Fee
|
$ | 1,500 | (1) | |
Per
Committee Meeting Fee
|
$ | 750 | (2) | |
Additional
Annual Retainer:
|
||||
Chairman
of the Board
|
$ | 5,000 | ||
Audit
Committee Chair
|
$ | 3,500 | ||
Compensation
Committee Chair
|
$ | 3,500 | ||
Nominating
and Corporate Governance Committee Chair
|
$ | 1,500 | ||
Non-Chair
Committee Member Additional Retainer (All
Committees)
|
$ | 1,000 | ||
Maximum
Per Diem For All Meetings
|
$ | 2,000 |
|
(1)
|
$750
for telephonic meetings (less than 30 minutes:
$375).
|
|
(2)
|
$375
for telephonic meetings.
|
Name
|
Fees
Earned
or
Paid
in
Cash
($)
|
Stock
Awards
($)
|
Option
Awards
(1)
($)
|
Non-Equity
Incentive
Plan
Compensation
($)
|
Change
in
Pension
Value
and
Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
|
All
Other
Compensation
($)
|
Total
($)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
(a)
|
(b)
|
(c)
|
(d)
|
(e)
|
(f)
|
(g)
|
(h)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Rudolf
Stalder
|
— | — | $ | 56,153 | — | — | — | $ | 56,153 | |||||||||||||||||||
Christopher
Forbes
|
— | — | $ | 42,632 | — | — | — | $ | 42,632 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thomas
C. Quick
|
— | — | $ | 32,928 | — | — | — | $ | 32,928 | |||||||||||||||||||
John
N. Braca
|
$ | 57,125 | — | $ | 60,226 | — | — | — | $ | 117,351 | ||||||||||||||||||
David
Rector
|
$ | 18,125 | — | $ | 43,248 | — | — | — | $ | 61,373 | ||||||||||||||||||
Jack
Van Hulst(2)
|
— | — | $ | 33,502 | — | — | — | $ | 33,502 | |||||||||||||||||||
Harlan
W. Waksal, M.D.
|
— | — | $ | 57,132 | — | — | — | $ | 57,132 | |||||||||||||||||||
Warren
J. Isabelle
|
$ | 26,300 | — | $ | 4,362 | — | — | — | $ | 30,662 |
|
(1)
|
Represents
the aggregate grant date fair value for stock options granted in Fiscal
2010 as described below calculated in accordance with the FASB ASC Topic
718 and were not adjusted to take into account any estimated forfeitures.
For information regarding assumptions underlying the FASB ASC Topic 718
valuation of equity awards, see Note 7 of the Notes to the
Consolidated Financial Statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for
the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010. Does not include the aggregate grant
date fair value for stock options granted in October
2010.
|
Director
|
Option Grant
Date
|
Exercise
Price
|
#
of Shares
|
Grant
Date Fair
Value
|
||||||||||
5/20/2010
|
$ | 0.61 | 10,041 | $ | 4,464 | |||||||||
Rudolf
Stalder
|
2/19/2010
|
$ | 0.29 | 56,666 | $ | 11,719 | ||||||||
11/19/2009
|
$ | 0.39 | 122,949 | $ | 26,998 | |||||||||
5/20/2010
|
$ | 0.67 | 9,631 | $ | 4,228 | |||||||||
Christopher
Forbes
|
2/19/2010
|
$ | 0.32 | 54,166 | $ | 10,692 | ||||||||
11/19/2009
|
$ | 0.43 | 88,718 | $ | 19,957 | |||||||||
5/20/2010
|
$ | 0.61 | 6,967 | $ | 3,097 | |||||||||
Thomas
C. Quick
|
2/19/2010
|
$ | 0.29 | 43,334 | $ | 8,961 | ||||||||
11/19/2009
|
$ | 0.39 | 60,898 | $ | 14,384 | |||||||||
5/20/2010
|
$ | 0.61 | 35,533 | $ | 15,800 | |||||||||
John
N. Braca
|
2/19/2010
|
$ | 0.29 | 65,834 | $ | 13,614 | ||||||||
11/19/2009
|
$ | 0.39 | 88,462 | $ | 19,462 | |||||||||
5/20/2010
|
$ | 0.61 | 5,533 | $ | 2,460 | |||||||||
David
Rector
|
2/19/2010
|
$ | 0.29 | 50,834 | $ | 10,512 | ||||||||
11/19/2009
|
$ | 0.39 | 86,539 | $ | 18,926 | |||||||||
5/20/2010
|
- | - | - | |||||||||||
Jack
Van Hulst
|
2/19/2010
|
$ | 0.29 | 29,166 | $ | 6,031 | ||||||||
11/19/2009
|
$ | 0.39 | 86,410 | $ | 20,985 | |||||||||
5/20/2010
|
$ | 0.61 | 22,951 | $ | 10,205 | |||||||||
Harlan
W. Waksal, M.D.
|
2/19/2010
|
$ | 0.29 | 77,500 | $ | 16,027 | ||||||||
11/19/2009
|
$ | 0.39 | 136,923 | $ | 30,900 | |||||||||
Warren
J. Isabelle
|
11/19/2009
|
$ | 0.39 | 25,000 | $ | 4,362 |
Director
|
Total
# of Options
Outstanding
|
|||
Rudolf
Stalder
|
909,951
|
|||
Christopher
Forbes
|
478,211
|
|||
Thomas
C. Quick
|
371,205
|
|||
John
N. Braca
|
469,569
|
|||
David
Rector
|
452,646
|
|||
Jack
Van Hulst
|
378,032
|
|||
Harlan
W. Waksal, M.D.
|
263,958
|
|||
Warren
J. Isabelle
|
25,000
|
Name
|
Age
|
Capacities
in
Which
Served
|
In
Current
Position
Since
|
|||
Leslie
J. Browne, Ph.D.
|
61
|
President
and Chief Executive Officer
|
May
2010
|
|||
John
E. Thompson, Ph.D.
|
69
|
Executive
Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer, Director
|
July
2004
|
|||
Joel
P. Brooks(1)
|
52
|
Chief
Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary
|
December
2000
|
|||
Richard
Dondero(2)
|
61
|
Vice
President of Research and Development
|
July
2004
|
|
(1)
|
Mr.
Brooks was appointed our Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer in December
2000. Mr. Brooks was appointed our Secretary in May 2010. From September
1998 until November 2000, Mr. Brooks was the Chief Financial Officer of
Blades Board and Skate, LLC, a retail establishment specializing in the
action sports industry. Mr. Brooks was Chief Financial Officer from 1997
until 1998 and Controller from 1994 until 1997 of Cable and Company
Worldwide, Inc. He also held the position of Controller at USA Detergents,
Inc. from 1992 until 1994, and held various positions at several public
accounting firms from 1983 through 1992. Mr. Brooks is also a director and
chairman of the audit committee of USA Technologies, Inc. Mr. Brooks received
his Bachelor of Science degree in Commerce with a major in Accounting from
Rider University in February 1983.
|
|
(2)
|
Mr.
Dondero was appointed our Vice President of Research and Development in
July 2004. From July 2002 until July 2004, Mr. Dondero was a Group Leader
in the Proteomics Reagent Manufacturing division of Molecular Staging,
Inc., a biotech firm engaged in the measurement and discovery of new
biomarkers. From 1985 through June 2001, Mr. Dondero served in several
roles of increasing responsibility through Vice President of Operations
and Product Development at Cistron Biotechnology, Inc. From 1977 through
1985, Mr. Dondero served as a senior scientist at Johnson and Johnson, and
from 1975 through 1977, as a scientist at Becton Dickinson. Mr. Dondero
received his Bachelor of Arts degree from New Jersey State University in
1972 and his Master of Science degree from Seton Hall University in
1976.
|
|
·
|
annually
reviewing and approving, or recommending for approval by our board, the
corporate goals and objectives relevant to executive officer
compensation;
|
|
·
|
reviewing
and approving, or recommending for approval by our board, the salaries and
incentive compensation of our executive
officers;
|
|
·
|
preparing
the Compensation Committee report, including the Compensation Discussion
and Analysis;
|
|
·
|
administering
our 2008 Incentive Compensation Plan, or similar stock plan adopted by our
stockholders; and
|
|
·
|
reviewing
and making recommendations to our board with respect to director
compensation.
|
|
·
|
to
motivate, recruit and retain executives capable of meeting our strategic
objectives;
|
|
·
|
to
provide incentives to ensure superior executive performance and successful
financial results for us; and
|
|
·
|
to
align the interests of executives with the long-term interests of our
stockholders.
|
|
·
|
linking
a substantial portion of compensation to our achievement of long-term and
short-term financial objectives and the individual’s contribution to the
attainment of those objectives;
|
|
·
|
providing
long-term equity-based incentives and encouraging direct share ownership
by executives with the intention of providing incentive-based compensation
to encourage a long-term focus on company profitability and stockholder
value; and
|
|
·
|
understanding
the marketplace and establishing a compensation structure that is adjusted
for our position in the marketplace and our current financial condition
and limited capital resources.
|
|
·
|
base
salary;
|
|
·
|
cash
bonuses;
|
|
·
|
annual
short-term equity incentives;
|
|
·
|
a
continuation of the long-term equity incentive program;
and
|
|
·
|
change
in control and other severance
arrangements.
|
|
·
|
base
salary;
|
|
·
|
annual
short-term equity incentives; and
|
|
·
|
a
continuation of the long-term equity incentive
program.
|
2010
|
2009
|
%
|
||||||||||||
Name
|
Title
|
Salary
|
Salary
|
Increase
|
||||||||||
Leslie
J. Browne, Ph.D.
|
President
and Chief Executive Officer (1)
|
$ | 250,000 | $ | 0 | 0.0 | % | |||||||
Bruce
C. Galton
|
President
and Chief Executive Officer (2)
|
$ | 255,000 | $ | 255,000 | 0.0 | % | |||||||
Jack
Van Hulst
|
President
and Chief Executive Officer (3)
|
$ | 60,000 | $ | 0 | 0.0 | % | |||||||
John
E. Thompson
|
Executive
Vice-President and Chief
|
|||||||||||||
Scientific
Officer
|
$ | 65,000 | (4) | $ | 65,000 | (4) | 0.0 | % | ||||||
Sascha
P. Fedyszyn
|
Vice-President
of Corporate
|
|||||||||||||
Development
and Secretary (5)
|
$ | 107,500 | $ | 107,500 | 0.0 | % | ||||||||
Joel
P. Brooks
|
Chief
Financial Officer and Treasurer
|
$ | 160,000 | $ | 160,000 | 0.0 | % | |||||||
Richard
Dondero
|
Vice-President
of Research and
|
|||||||||||||
|
Development | $ | 143,000 | $ | 143,000 | 0.0 | % |
|
(1)
|
Dr.
Browne was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer on May 25,
2010.
|
|
(2)
|
Mr.
Galton resigned from the Company on November 16,
2009.
|
|
(3)
|
Mr.
Van Hulst was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer on November
16, 2009 and resigned as President and Chief Executive Officer on May 24,
2010.
|
|
(4)
|
Represents
consulting fees paid under a consulting
agreement.
|
|
(5)
|
Mr.
Fedyszyn resigned from the Company on February 1,
2010.
|
2011
|
2010
|
%
|
||||||||||||
Name
|
Title
|
Salary
|
Salary
|
Increase
|
||||||||||
Joel
P. Brooks
|
Chief
Financial Officer , Treasurer
|
|||||||||||||
and
Secretary
|
$ | 164,800 | $ | 160,000 | 3.0 | % | ||||||||
Richard
Dondero
|
Vice-President
of Research and
|
|||||||||||||
Development
|
$ | 147,300 | $ | 143,000 | 3.0 | % |
|
·
|
Options
to purchase 60,000 shares of common stock vest immediately upon issuance;
and
|
|
·
|
Unless
otherwise determined by the Committee, options to purchase up to 60,000
shares of common stock vest on each of June 30, 2010, June 30, 2011, June
30, 2012 and June 30, 2013.
|
|
·
|
Contributions
relating to the development of the Company’s SNS01-T
assets:
|
|
o
|
Submit
IND for Phase I/II clinical trial;
|
|
o
|
Initiate
Phase I/II clinical trial;
|
|
o
|
Plan
Phase II clinical trial;
|
|
o
|
Develop
SNS01-T development plan to NDA
submission;
|
|
·
|
Contributions
relating to finance objectives:
|
|
o
|
Maintain
sufficient capital resources;
|
|
o
|
Maintain
NYSE Amex compliance;
|
|
o
|
Increase
shareholder communications and enhance investor
relations;
|
|
·
|
Contributions
relating to corporate development:
|
|
o
|
Update
corporate strategy; and
|
|
o
|
Re-align
Company structure to best implement corporate
strategies.
|
Leslie
J. Browne, Ph.D.
|
725,000 | |||
Joel
Brooks
|
425,000 | |||
Richard
Dondero
|
425,000 | |||
John
E. Thompson, Ph.D.
|
425,000 |
LTIP Event Milestone
|
Percentage of
LTIP RSU and
ISO Award Pool
|
Total Amount of RSUs and
ISO’s Awarded As a Whole to
All Named Executive
Officers
|
||||||
First LTIP Event Milestone.
|
||||||||
The
Execution of a Research Agreement to Conduct Phase I/II Trials at a
Research Facility
|
20 | % | 120,000 | |||||
Second LTIP Event
Milestone.
|
||||||||
The
Filing and Acceptance by the U.S. FDA of an investigation new drug
application, or IND, by the date set by the Committee
|
20 | % | 120,000 | |||||
Third LTIP Event Milestone.
|
||||||||
The
Successful Completion of Phase I/II Trials Approved by the FDA by the date
set by the Committee
|
60 | % | 360,000 |
Name
|
Title
|
Percentage
of
Total
RSU’s
Awarded
Upon
Completion
of a
LTIP
Event
Milestone
|
Number
of
RSU’s
Awarded
upon
Completion
of
First LTIP
Event
Milestone
|
Number
of
RSU’s
Awarded
upon
Completion
of
Second LTIP
Event
Milestone
|
Number
of
RSU’s
Awarded
upon
Completion
of
Third
LTIP
Event
Milestone
|
|||||||||||||
Joel
P. Brooks(1)
|
Chief
Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary
|
10 | % | 10,000 | 10,000 | 30,000 | ||||||||||||
John
E. Thompson(2)
|
Executive
Vice-President and Chief Scientific Officer
|
25 | % | 50,000 | 50,000 | 150,000 | ||||||||||||
Richard
Dondero(2)
|
Vice-President
of Research and Development
|
30 | % | 60,000 | 60,000 | 180,000 | ||||||||||||
Bruce
C. Galton(1) (3)
|
Former
President and Chief Executive Officer
|
25 | % | 25,000 | 25,000 | 75,000 | ||||||||||||
Sascha
P. Fedyszyn(1)(4)
|
Former
Vice-President of Corporate Development and Secretary
|
10 | % | 10,000 | 10,000 | 30,000 |
(1)
|
Represents
RSU’s.
|
(2)
|
Represents
ISO’s.
|
(3)
|
Mr.
Galton resigned from the Company on November 16, 2009 and, thus his awards
set forth above, which were unvested at the time of his resignation, were
forfeited.
|
(4)
|
Mr.
Fedyszyn resigned from the Company on February 1, 2010 and, thus his
awards set forth above, which were unvested at the time of his
resignation, were forfeited
|
This
report is submitted on behalf of the
|
Compensation
Committee
|
David
Rector, Chairman
|
John
N. Braca
|
Name
and
Principal
Position
|
Year
(1)
|
Salary
($)(2)
|
Bonus
($)(3)
|
Stock
Awards
($)
(4)
|
Option
Awards
($)
(5)
|
Non-
Equity
Incentive
Plan
Compensation
($)
|
Change
in
Pension
Value
and
Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
($)
|
All
Other
Compensation
($)
(6)
|
Total
($)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
(a)
|
(b)
|
(c)
|
(d)
|
(e)
|
(f)
|
(g)
|
(h)
|
(i)
|
(j)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Leslie
J. Browne, Ph.D. (7)
|
2010
|
$ | 27,885 | - | - | $ | 440,000 | - | - | $ | 467,885 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(President
and Chief
|
2009
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Executive
Officer)
|
2008
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jack
Van Hulst (8)
|
2010
|
$ | 32,538 | - | - | $ | 38,625 | - | - | - | $ | 74,514 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(Former
President and Chief
|
2009
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Executive
Officer)
|
2008
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bruce
C. Galton (9)
|
2010
|
$ | 91,612 | - | - | - | - | - | $ | 97,875 | $ | 189,487 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(Former
President and Chief
|
2009
|
$ | 258,348 | - | $ | 39,600 | - | - | - | - | $ | 297,948 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Executive
Officer)
|
2008
|
$ | 258,347 | - | $ | 49,723 | - | - | - | $ | 14,711 | $ | 308,070 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Joel
P. Brooks
|
2010
|
$ | 163,306 | $ | 15,000 | - | $ | 66,000 | - | - | - | $ | 244,306 | |||||||||||||||||||||
(Chief
Financial Officer ,
|
2009
|
$ | 161,986 | - | $ | 16,800 | - | - | - | - | $ | 178,786 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Secretary
and Treasurer)
|
2008
|
$ | 149,885 | - | $ | 36,903 | - | - | - | - | $ | 186,788 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Richard
Dondero
|
2010
|
$ | 146,677 | $ | 15,000 | - | $ | 66,000 | - | - | - | $ | 227,677 | |||||||||||||||||||||
(Vice-President
of
|
2009
|
$ | 145,507 | - | - | $ | 34,960 | - | - | - | $ | 180,467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Research)
|
2008
|
$ | 130,008 | - | - | $ | 286,381 | - | - | - | $ | 416,389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sascha
P. Fedyszyn (10)
|
2010
|
$ | 56,407 | - | - | - | - | - | $ | 42,666 | $ | 99,073 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(Former
Vice-President of
|
2009
|
$ | 108,091 | - | $ | 25,200 | - | - | - | - | $ | 133,291 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Corporate
Development and Secretary)
|
2008
|
$ | 103,634 | - | $ | 24,948 | - | - | - | $ | 3,731 | $ | 128,582 | |||||||||||||||||||||
John
E. Thompson Ph.D.
|
2010
|
$ | 65,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $ | 65,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(Executive
Vice-President
|
2009
|
$ | 65,000 | - | - | $ | 22,080 | - | - | - | $ | 87,080 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
and
Chief Scientific Officer)
|
2008
|
$ | 65,000 | - | - | $ | 233,060 | - | - | - | $ | 298,060 |
Estimated
Future Payouts
Under
Non-Equity Incentive
Plan
Awards
|
Estimated
Future Payouts Under
Equity
Incentive Plan Awards
|
All
Other
Stock
Awards:
Number
of
Shares
of
Stock
|
All
Other
Option
Awards:
Number
of
Securities
Under-
lying
|
Exercise
or
Base
Price
of
Option
|
Grant
Date
Fair
Value
of
Equity
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name
|
Grant
Date
|
Threshold
($)
|
Target
($)
|
Maximum
($)
|
Threshold
(#)
|
Target
(#)
|
Maximum
(#)
|
or
Units
(#)
|
Options
(#)
|
Awards
($/Sh)
|
Awards
($)(1)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(a)
|
(b)
|
(c)
|
(d)
|
(e)
|
(f)
|
(g)
|
(h)
|
(i)
|
(j)
|
(k)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Leslie
J. Browne, Ph.D.
|
5/25/2010
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,000,000 | $ | 0.55 | $ | 440,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jack
Van Hulst
|
2/19/2010
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 37,500 | $ | 0.29 | $ | 8,250 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5/20/2010
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 75,000 | $ | 0.61 | $ | 34,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Joel
P. Brooks
|
2/19/2010
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 300,000 | $ | 0.29 | $ | 66,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richard
Dondero
|
2/19/2010
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 300,000 | $ | 0.29 | $ | 66,000 |
Option
Awards
|
Stock
Awards
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name
|
Number
of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
(#)
Exercisable
|
Number
of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
(#)
Unexer-
cisable
|
Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Number
of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Unearned
Options
(#)
|
Option
Exercise
Price
($)
|
Option
Expiration
Date
|
Number
of
Shares
or
Units
of Stock
That
Have Not
Vested
(#)
|
Market
Value
of
Shares
or
Units
of
Stock
That
Have
Not
Vested
($)
|
Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Number
of
Unearned
Shares,
Units or
Other
Rights
That
Have Not
Vested
(#)
|
Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Market
or Payout
Value
of
Unearned
Shares,
Units
or Other
Rights
That Have
Not
Vested ($)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(a)
|
(b)
|
(c)
|
(d)
|
(e)
|
(f)
|
(g)
|
(h)
|
(i)
|
(j)
(1)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Leslie
J. Browne, Ph.D.
|
- | - | 1,000,000 | (2) | $ | 0.55 |
5/25/2020
|
- | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jack
Van Hulst
|
37,500 | - | - | $ | 0.29 |
2/19/2020
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
75,000 | - | - | $ | 0.61 |
5/20/2020
|
- | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bruce
C. Galton
|
130,000 | (3) | - | - | $ | 2.10 |
10/05/2011
|
- | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
300,000 | (4) | - | - | $ | 2.05 |
12/01/2011
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
50,000 | (5) | - | - | $ | 2.16 |
06/19/2013
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
30,000 | (5) | - | - | $ | 3.15 |
12/16/2013
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
35,000 | (5) | - | - | $ | 3.45 |
12/16/2014
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
40,000 | (5) | - | - | $ | 1.40 |
12/14/2015
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
40,000 | (5) | - | - | $ | 1.08 |
12/14/2016
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Joel
P. Brooks
|
120,000 | (6) | - | 180,000 | $ | 0.29 |
2/19/2020
|
- | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
25,000 | (5) | - | - | $ | 2.25 |
12/01/2010
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15,000 | (5) | - | - | $ | 2.15 |
11/01/2011
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12,500 | (5) | - | - | $ | 1.65 |
10/09/2012
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20,000 | (5) | - | - | $ | 2.16 |
06/19/2013
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15,000 | (5) | - | - | $ | 3.15 |
12/16/2013
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20,000 | (5) | - | - | $ | 3.45 |
12/16/2014
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
25,000 | (5) | - | - | $ | 1.40 |
12/14/2015
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
25,000 | (5) | - | - | $ | 1.08 |
12/14/2016
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
- | - | - | - |
-
|
- | - | 50,000 | (7) | $ | 16,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richard
Dondero
|
120,000 | (6) | - | 180,000 | $ | 0.29 |
2/19/2020
|
- | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
10,000 | (5) | - | - | $ | 3.45 |
12/16/2014
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
25,000 | (5) | - | - | $ | 1.40 |
12/14/2015
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
25,000 | (5) | - | - | $ | 1.08 |
12/14/2016
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
71,924 | (8) | - | - | $ | 0.99 |
12/13/2017
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
- | - | 300,000 | (7) | $ | 0.99 |
12/13/2017
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
76,000 | (8) | - | - | $ | 0.60 |
11/19/2018
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sascha
P. Fedyszyn
|
35,000 | (5) | - | - | $ | 2.25 |
12/01/2010
|
- | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
10,000 | (5) | - | - | $ | 2.15 |
11/01/2011
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10,000 | (5) | - | - | $ | 1.65 |
10/09/2012
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20,000 | (5) | - | - | $ | 2.16 |
06/19/2013
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15,000 | (5) | - | - | $ | 3.15 |
12/16/2013
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20,000 | (5) | - | - | $ | 3.45 |
12/16/2014
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20,000 | (5) | - | - | $ | 1.40 |
12/14/2015
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
25,000 | (5) | - | - | $ | 1.08 |
12/14/2016
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John
E. Thompson Ph.D.
|
80,000 | (5) | - | - | $ | 2.05 |
12/01/2011
|
- | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
20,000 | (5) | - | - | $ | 2.35 |
01/07/2013
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20,000 | (5) | - | - | $ | 3.15 |
12/16/2013
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
55,000 | (5) | - | - | $ | 3.45 |
12/16/2014
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20,000 | (5) | - | - | $ | 1.40 |
12/14/2015
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
25,000 | (5) | - | - | $ | 1.08 |
12/14/2016
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
52,676 | (8) | - | - | $ | 0.99 |
12/13/2017
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
- | - | 250,000 | (7) | $ | 0.99 |
12/13/2017
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
48,000 | (8) | - | - | $ | 0.60 |
11/19/2018
|
- | - | - | - |
(1)
|
The
amounts in this column are calculated by multiplying the number in column
(i) by the closing price on June 30, 2010 of
$0.32.
|
(2)
|
One-third
of such options will vest on the first anniversary of the date of grant
with one-thirty-sixth of the balance vesting each month
thereafter.
|
(3)
|
100,000
of such options vested on the date of grant and an additional 10,000
options vested on each of the one month, two month and three month
anniversary of the date of grant.
|
(4)
|
100,000
of such options vested on each of the first, second and third anniversary
of the date of grant.
|
(5)
|
One-third
of such options vested on the date of grant and an additional one-third of
such options vested or will vest on each of the first and second
anniversary of the date of grant.
|
(6)
|
60,000
of such options vested on the date of grant and an additional 60,000 of
such options vested on June 30, 2010. One-third of the remaining options
will vest on each of June 30, 2011, June 30, 2012 and June 30,
2013.
|
(7)
|
Such
amounts consist of performance based RSU’s which will vest if certain
milestones are met under our long-term incentive plan. As disclosed
herein, the Second and Third LTIP Event Milestones were not met, and
therefore, the RSU’s assigned for such milestones were
forfeited.
|
(8)
|
Such
amounts consist of performance based options which have vested upon the
achievement of certain milestones or will vest if certain milestones are
met under our and long-term incentive
plan.
|
Option
Awards
|
Stock
Awards
|
|||||||||||||||
Number
of
Shares
|
Value
|
Number
of
Shares
|
Value
|
|||||||||||||
Acquired
on |
Realized
on |
Acquired
on |
Realized
on |
|||||||||||||
Exercise
|
Exercise
|
Vesting
|
Vesting
|
|||||||||||||
Name
|
(#)
|
($)
|
(#)
|
($)(1)
|
||||||||||||
(a)
|
(b)
|
(c)
|
(d)
|
(e)
|
||||||||||||
Leslie
J. Browne Ph.D.
|
— | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Jack
Van Hulst
|
— | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Bruce
C. Galton
|
— | — | 49,500 | $ | 19,800 | |||||||||||
Joel
P. Brooks
|
— | — | 26,600 | $ | 10,374 | |||||||||||
Sascha
Fedyszyn
|
— | — | 39,900 | $ | 15,561 | |||||||||||
Richard
Dondero
|
— | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
John
E. Thompson, Ph.D.
|
— | — | — | — |
(1)
|
Such
amounts in this column were calculated by multiplying the number in column
(d) by the closing price on the date of
vesting.
|
Leslie
J. Browne, Ph.D.
|
Joel
P. Brooks (1)
|
Richard
Dondero (2)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Benefit
|
Without
Cause
$
(3)
|
Change
in
Control
$
|
Without
Cause
$
|
Change
in
Control
$
|
Without
Cause
$
(3)
|
Change
in
Control
$
(4)
|
||||||||||||||||||
Cash
Severance(5)
|
$ | 125,000 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 143,000 | $ | 125,457 | ||||||||||||
#
of Months
|
6 | - | - | - | 12 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Equity
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unvested
Restricted Stock
|
$ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||||||||
Unvested
RSU’s
|
$ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||||||||
Unvested
Options
|
$ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||||||||
Common
Stock
|
$ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||||||||
Other
Benefits
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Health,
Disability and Life Insurance
|
$ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||||||||
Total
|
$ | 125,000 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 143,000 | $ | 125,457 |
(1)
|
Mr.
Brooks’ employment agreement terminated on June 30,
2010.
|
(2)
|
Mr.
Dondero’s employment agreement terminated on July 19,
2010.
|
(3)
|
Such
amounts are calculated using the named executive’s base salary in effect
as of June 30, 2010 multiplied by the number of months of severance the
named executive is entitled to.
|
(4)
|
Such
amounts are calculated using the named executive’s average compensation
paid during the past five years multiplied by the number of months of
severance the named executive is entitled
to.
|
(5)
|
Such
amounts are payable as a lump sum.
|
Number
of securities
to
be issued upon
exercise
of outstanding
options,
warrants
and
rights
|
Weighted-average
exercise
price of
outstanding
options,
warrants
and rights
|
Number
of securities remaining
available
for future issuance
under
equity compensation plans
|
||||||||||
Stock
Option plans approved by security holders
|
7,319,172 | (1) | $ | 1.13 | 7,935,712 | (2) | ||||||
Equity
compensation plans not approved by security holders
|
— | — | — | |||||||||
Total
|
7,319,172 | (1) | $ | 1.13 | 7,935,712 | (2) |
|
(1)
|
Issued
pursuant to our 1998 Stock Plan and 2008 Stock
Plan.
|
|
(2)
|
Available
for future issuance pursuant to our 2008 Stock
Plan.
|
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner
(1)
|
Amount
and Nature of
Beneficial Ownership(2)
|
Percent
of Class(3)
|
||||||
(i) Certain
Beneficial Owners:
|
||||||||
Partlet
Holdings Ltd.
|
||||||||
International
House, 1st
Floor
|
||||||||
41,
The Parade
|
||||||||
St.
Helier, JERSEY, Channel Islands
|
7,961,309 | (4) | 10.2 | % | ||||
(ii)
Directors (which includes all nominees), Named Executives and Chief
Executive Officer:
|
||||||||
Harlan
W. Waksal
|
3,116,280 | (5) | 4.0 | % | ||||
John
N. Braca
|
802,130 | (6) | 1.1 | % | ||||
Jack
Van Hulst
|
582,149 | (7) | * | |||||
Christopher
Forbes
|
18,470,118 | (8) | 21.5 | % | ||||
Warren
J. Isabelle
|
244,323 | (9) | * | |||||
Thomas
C. Quick
|
1,710,694 | (10) | 2.3 | % | ||||
David
Rector
|
959,526 | (11) | 1.3 | % | ||||
Rudolf
Stalder
|
2,674,743 | (12) | 3.5 | % | ||||
John
E. Thompson, Ph.D.
|
942,676 | (13) | 1.3 | % | ||||
Joel
P. Brooks
|
303,375 | (14) | * | |||||
Richard
Dondero
|
387,924 | (15) | * | |||||
Leslie
J. Browne, Ph.D.
|
- | (16) | * | |||||
(iii) All
Directors and current executive officers as a group (12
persons)
|
30,193,938 | (17) | 32.2 | % |
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(1)
|
Unless
otherwise provided, all addresses should be care of Senesco Technologies,
Inc., 303 George Street, Suite 420, New Brunswick, New Jersey
08901.
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(2)
|
Except
as otherwise indicated, all shares of common stock are beneficially owned
and sole investment and voting power is held by the persons
named.
|
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(3)
|
Applicable
percentage of ownership is based on 74,766,236 shares of our common stock
outstanding as of the Record Date, plus any common stock equivalents and
options or warrants held by such holder which are presently or will become
exercisable within sixty (60) days after the Record
Date.
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|
(4)
|
Includes
3,618,056 shares of common stock issuable pursuant to presently
exercisable warrants.
|
|
(5)
|
Includes
1,627,445 shares of common stock issuable pursuant to presently
exercisable warrants and options or options which will become exercisable
within sixty (60) days after the Record Date. Also includes 666,667 shares
of common stock issuable pursuant to the conversion of convertible
preferred stock at a conversion rate of $0.30. Excludes 600,000 shares of
common stock issuable pursuant to options which become exercisable after
sixty (60) days from the Record
Date.
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(6)
|
Includes
664,166 shares of common stock issuable pursuant to presently exercisable
warrants and options or options which will become exercisable within sixty
(60) days after the Record Date. Excludes 75,000 shares of common stock
issuable pursuant to options which become exercisable after sixty (60)
days from the Record Date.
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(7)
|
Includes
615,209 shares of common stock issuable pursuant to presently exercisable
warrants and options or options which will become exercisable within sixty
(60) days after the Record Date. Excludes 100,000 shares of common stock
issuable pursuant to options which become exercisable after sixty (60)
days from the Record Date.
|
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(8)
|
Includes
7,699,496 shares of common stock issuable pursuant to presently
exercisable warrants and options or options which will become exercisable
within sixty (60) days after the Record Date. Also includes 3,333,333
shares of common stock issuable pursuant to the conversion of convertible
preferred stock at a conversion rate of $0.30. Excludes 62,500 shares of
common stock issuable pursuant to options which become exercisable after
sixty (60) days from the Record
Date.
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(9)
|
Includes
125,000 shares of common stock issuable pursuant to presently exercisable
warrants and options or options which will become exercisable within sixty
(60) days after the Record Date. Excludes 50,000 shares of common stock
issuable pursuant to options which become exercisable after sixty (60)
days from the Record Date.
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(10)
|
Represents
675,173 shares of common stock and 403,428 shares of common stock issuable
pursuant to warrants issued to Thomas C. Quick Charitable Foundation, of
which Mr. Quick is the sole trustee. Represents 139,734 shares of common
stock and 492,359 shares of common stock issuable pursuant to presently
exercisable options or options which will become exercisable within sixty
(60) days after the Record Date issued to Thomas C. Quick. Excludes 50,000
shares of common stock issuable pursuant to options issued to Thomas C.
Quick which become exercisable after sixty (60) days from the Record
Date.
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(11)
|
Includes
708,780 shares of common stock issuable pursuant to presently exercisable
warrants and options or options which will become exercisable within sixty
(60) days after the Record Date. Excludes 75,000 shares of common stock
issuable pursuant to options which become exercisable after sixty (60)
days from the Record Date.
|
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(12)
|
Includes
1,620,805 shares of common stock issuable pursuant to presently
exercisable warrants and options or options which will become exercisable
within sixty (60) days after the Record Date. Excludes 50,000 shares of
common stock issuable pursuant to options which become exercisable after
sixty (60) days from the Record
Date.
|
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(13)
|
Represents
572,000 shares of common stock held by 2091794 Ontario Ltd., of which Dr.
Thompson is the sole owner, and 370,676 shares of common stock issuable
pursuant to presently exercisable options or options which will become
exercisable within sixty (60) days after the Record Date issued to John E.
Thompson, Ph.D. Excludes 425,000 shares of common issuable pursuant to
options which will become exercisable after sixty (60) days from the
Record Date.
|
|
(14)
|
Includes
252,500 shares of common stock issuable pursuant to presently exercisable
options or options which will become exercisable within sixty (60) days
after the Record Date. Excludes 605,000 shares of common stock issuable
pursuant to options which will become exercisable after sixty (60) days
from the Record Date.
|
|
(15)
|
Includes
387,924 shares of common stock issuable pursuant to presently exercisable
options or options which will become exercisable within sixty (60) days
after the Record Date. Excludes 605,000 shares of common stock issuable
pursuant to options which will become exercisable after sixty (60) days
from the Record Date.
|
|
(16)
|
Excludes
1,725,000 shares of common stock issuable pursuant to options which will
become exercisable after sixty (60) days from the Record
Date.
|
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(17)
|
See
Notes 5 through 16.
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Date
of Grant
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#
of Warrant
Shares
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Exercise
Price
|
Value
of Services
on
Date of Grant
|
#
of Warrant
Shares
Vested
|
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November
19, 2008
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500 | $ | 0.60 | $ | 230 | 500 | ||||||||||
November
17, 2010
|
5,000 | $ | 0.26 | $ | 1,300 | 1,667 |
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·
|
the
related person’s interest in the
transaction;
|
|
|
|
·
|
the
approximate dollar value of the
transaction;
|
|
|
|
·
|
whether
the transaction was undertaken in the ordinary course of our
business;
|
|
|
|
·
|
whether
the terms of the transaction are no less favorable to us than terms that
we could have reached with an unrelated third party;
and
|
|
|
|
·
|
the
purpose and potential benefit to us of the
transaction.
|
|
·
|
the
share reserve under the 2008 Plan will initially be increased by an
additional 11,867,803 shares to a total of 23,005,003 shares, which
represents 15% of the fully-diluted outstanding shares as of January 1,
2011;
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|
·
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on
January 1 of each calendar beginning with the calendar year 2012 and
ending with the calendar year 2015, the share reserve will automatically
increase so that the total number of shares available for issuance under
the 2008 Plan is 15% of the fully-diluted shares as of the date of such
increase, but in no event will such annual increase exceed 7,000,000
shares per year; and
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·
|
the
maximum number of shares of common stock which may be issued pursuant to
options intended to be incentive stock options under the federal tax laws
shall be limited to 23,005,003 plus increased each year by the increase in
the share reserve under the automatic share increase provisions, up to a
maximum increase of 7,000,000 per
year.
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·
|
For
awards measured in terms of shares of our common stock (whether payable in
our common stock, cash or a combination of both), no participant in the
2008 Plan may receive awards for more than 1,000,000 shares of our common
stock in any single calendar year, subject to adjustment for subsequent
stock splits, stock dividends and similar transactions. Stockholder
approval of this proposal will also constitute re-approval of that
1,000,000-share limitation for purposes Section 162(m). Accordingly, such
limitation will assure that any deductions to which we would otherwise be
entitled upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights
granted under the 2008 Plan will not be subject to the $1 million
limitation on the income tax deductibility of compensation paid per
executive officer imposed under Section 162(m). In addition, one (1) or
more shares issued under stock awards or restricted stock units may also
qualify as performance-based compensation that is not subject to the
Section 162(m) limitation, if the vesting of those shares is tied to the
attainment of the corporate performance milestones discussed in the
summary description below.
|
|
·
|
For
awards measured in terms of cash dollars at the time of grant (whether
payable in cash, shares of our common stock, or both), no participant in
the 2008 Plan may receive awards with an aggregate dollar value in excess
of $1,000,000 in any one (1) calendar year, with such limitation to be
measured at the time the award is made. Stockholder approval of this
proposal will also constitute re-approval of that $1,000,000 limitation
for purposes of Section 162(m). Accordingly, such limitation will assure
that any deductions to which we would otherwise be entitled upon the
payment of cash bonuses or the settlement of performance units will not be
subject to the $1 million limitation on the income tax deductibility of
compensation paid per executive officer imposed under Section 162(m), to
the extent the vesting of those awards is tied to the attainment of one
(1) or more of the corporate performance milestones discussed
below.
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|
·
|
Should
the exercise price of an option be paid in shares of our common stock,
then the number of shares reserved for issuance under the 2008 Plan will
be reduced by the net number of shares issued under the exercised
option.
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·
|
Should
shares of common stock otherwise issuable under the 2008 Plan be withheld
by us in satisfaction of the withholding taxes incurred in connection with
the issuance, exercise or settlement of an award under the plan, then the
number of shares of common stock available for issuance under the 2008
Plan will be reduced by the net number of shares actually issued after any
such share withholding.
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·
|
Upon
the exercise of any stock appreciation right granted under the 2008 Plan,
the share reserve will be reduced by the net number of shares actually
issued upon such exercise.
|
|
·
|
Tandem
stock appreciation rights granted in conjunction with options which
provide the holders with the right to surrender the related option grant
for an appreciation distribution from us in an amount equal to the excess
of (i) the fair market value of the vested shares of our common stock
subject to the surrendered option over (ii) the aggregate exercise price
payable for those shares.
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|
·
|
Stand-alone
stock appreciation rights which allow the holders to exercise those rights
as to a specific number of shares of our common stock and receive in
exchange an appreciation distribution from us in an amount equal to the
excess of (i) the fair market value of the shares of common stock as to
which those rights are exercised over (ii) the aggregate exercise price in
effect for those shares. The exercise price per share may not be less than
the fair market value per share of our common stock on the date the
stand-alone stock appreciation right is granted, and the right may not
have a term in excess of ten (10)
years.
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Name
and Position
|
Number
of Shares
Underlying
Options
Granted
(#)
|
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price Per
Share
($)
|
||||||
Leslie
J. Browne, Ph.D.
|
1,725,000 | $ | 0.43 | |||||
Joel
Brooks
|
725,000 | $ | 0.27 | |||||
Richard
Dondero
|
725,000 | $ | 0.27 | |||||
John
E. Thompson, Ph.D.
|
425,000 | $ | 0.26 | |||||
All
current executive officers as a group (4 persons)
|
3,600,000 | $ | 0.35 | |||||
Directors:
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||||||||
Harlan
W. Waksal, M.D.
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1,060,112 | $ | 0.29 | |||||
Rudolf
Stalder
|
423,409 | $ | 0.35 | |||||
Christopher
Forbes
|
395,935 | $ | 0.37 | |||||
Thomas
Quick
|
328,609 | $ | 0.33 | |||||
John
Braca
|
418,607 | $ | 0.34 | |||||
David
Rector
|
365,915 | $ | 0.32 | |||||
Jack
Van Hulst
|
507,293 | $ | 0.36 | |||||
Warren
Isabelle
|
125,000 | $ | 0.29 | |||||
All
current non-employee directors as a group (8 persons)
|
3,624,880 | $ | 0.33 | |||||
All
employees, including current officers who are not executive officers, as a
group (1 person)
|
7,500 | $ | 0.39 |
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·
|
Each
outstanding option, stock appreciation right, stock award and restricted
stock unit award will automatically accelerate in full upon a change in
control, if that award is not assumed, substituted, replaced with a cash
retention program that preserves the intrinsic value of the award and
provides for subsequent payout in accordance with the same vesting
schedule applicable to the award or otherwise continued in effect by the
successor corporation.
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·
|
The
plan administrator has complete discretion to grant one or more awards
which will vest in the event the individual’s service with us or the
successor entity is terminated within a designated period following a
change in control transaction in which those awards are assumed or
otherwise continued in effect.
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|
·
|
The
plan administrator has the discretion to structure one or more awards so
that those awards will immediately vest upon a change in control, whether
or not they are to be assumed or otherwise continued in
effect.
|
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·
|
Unless
the plan administrator establishes a different definition for one or more
awards, a change in control will be deemed to occur for purposes of the
2008 Plan in the event (a) we are acquired by merger or asset sale or (b)
there occurs any transaction (or series of related transactions within the
twelve (12)-month period ending with the most recent acquisition) pursuant
to which any person or group of related persons becomes directly or
indirectly the beneficial owner of securities possessing (or convertible
into or exercisable for securities possessing) fifty percent (50%) or more
of the total combined voting power of our outstanding securities or (c)
there is a change in the majority of the board effected through one or
more contested elections for board
membership.
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2010
|
2009
|
|||||||
Audit
Fees
|
$ | 91,000 | $ | 105,000 | ||||
Audit
Related Fees
|
8,500 | 8,000 | ||||||
Tax
Fees
|
- | 5,815 | ||||||
All
Other Fees
|
- | 1,715 | ||||||
Total
Fees
|
$ | 99,500 | $ | 120,530 |
|
·
|
the
plan for, and the independent registered public accounting firm’s report
on, each audit of our financial
statements;
|
|
·
|
the
independent registered public accounting firm’s review of our unaudited
interim financial statements;
|
|
·
|
our
financial disclosure documents, including all financial statements and
reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission or sent to
stockholders;
|
|
·
|
our
management’s selection, application and disclosure of critical accounting
policies;
|
|
·
|
changes
in our accounting practices, principles, controls or
methodologies;
|
|
·
|
significant
developments or changes in accounting rules applicable to us;
and
|
|
·
|
the
adequacy of our internal controls and accounting and financial
personnel.
|
|
·
|
methods
used to account for significant unusual
transactions;
|
|
·
|
the
effect of significant accounting policies in controversial or emerging
areas for which there is a lack of authoritative guidance or
consensus;
|
|
·
|
the
process used by management in formulating particularly sensitive
accounting estimates and the basis for the auditors’ conclusions regarding
the reasonableness of those estimates;
and
|
|
·
|
disagreements
with management over the application of accounting principles, the basis
for management’s accounting estimates and the disclosures in the financial
statements.
|
By
the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of
|
|
Senesco
Technologies, Inc.
|
|
John
N. Braca, Chairman
|
|
Rudolf
Stalder
|
|
David
Rector
|
By
Order of the Board of Directors
|
|
/s/
Joel Brooks
|
|
Joel
Brooks
|
|
Secretary
|
Please detach along perforated line and mail in the envelope
provided.
|
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
|
||||
2.
To approve an amendment to the Company’s
|
£ £
£
|
|||
1. Election
for Directors:
|
2008
Incentive Compensation Plan to
|
|||
NOMINEES:
|
increase
the shares of common stock reserved
|
|||
¨ FOR ALL
NOMINEES
|
¨
Harlan W. Waksal,
M.D.
|
for
issuance thereunder.
|
||
¨ WITHHOLD
AUTHORITY
|
¨
John N.
Braca
|
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
|
||
FOR ALL NOMINEES
|
¨
Jack Van
Hulst
|
3.
To ratify the appointment of McGladrey & Pullen,
|
£ £
£
|
|
¨ FOR ALL
EXCEPT
|
¨
Christopher
Forbes
|
LLP
as the Company’s independent registered public
|
||
(see instructions below)
|
¨
Warren J.
Isabelle
|
accounting
firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011.
|
||
¨
Thomas C.
Quick
|
||||
¨
David
Rector
|
4.
In his discretion, the proxy is authorized to vote upon other matters as
may
|
|||
|
¨
Rudolf
Stalder
|
properly
come before the Meeting.
|
||
¨ Leslie
J. Browne,
Ph.D.
|
||||
¨
John E. Thompson,
Ph.D.
|
The
undersigned acknowledges receipt from the Company before the execution
of
|
|||
this
proxy of the Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders, a
Proxy
|
||||
INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any |
Statement
for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders and the 2010 Annual Report
to
|
|||
individual nominee(s),
mark “FOR
ALL
EXCEPT”
|
Shareholders.
|
|||
and
fill in the box next to each nominee you wish to
|
||||
withhold, as shown
here: x
|
||||
MARK “x”
HERE IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE MEETING ¨
|
||||
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.
|
¨
|
Signature
of Shareholder
|
|
Date:
|
|
Signature
of Shareholder
|
|
Date:
|
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