The aggregate market value of the common stock
held by non-affiliates of the registrant, based upon the last sale price of the common stock of the Company as of the last business
day of its most recently completed second fiscal quarter, or June 29, 2018, was approximately $65,636,570.
PART
III
ITEM
10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE.
The
following persons are our executive officers and directors and hold the offices set forth opposite their names.
Name
|
|
Age
|
|
Position
|
Jonathan
Bond
|
|
61
|
|
Chairman
|
Thomas
Pallack
|
|
64
|
|
Chief
Executive Officer, Director
|
Steven
Bornstein
|
|
67
|
|
Director
|
Steven
Felsher
|
|
70
|
|
Director
|
Bonin
Bough
|
|
41
|
|
Director
|
Brett
O’Brien
|
|
45
|
|
Director
|
Terrance
S. Lynn
|
|
45
|
|
Chief
Financial Officer and Secretary
|
William
Seagrave
|
|
64
|
|
Chief
Operating Officer
|
Alex
Cherones
|
|
37
|
|
Senior
Vice President, Product Development
|
Bruce
Rogers
|
|
63
|
|
Senior
Vice President, Marketing and Managing Director, SITO Institute for Consumer Behavior and Location Science
|
Lauren
Wray
|
|
41
|
|
Chief
Revenue Officer
|
The
following is a brief account of the business experience during the past five years of each of our directors and executive officers:
Directors
Jonathan
Bond
joined our Board of Directors (the “Board of Directors” or “Board”) on July 14, 2018 and has
served as Non-Executive Chairman of the Company since August 9, 2018. Mr. Bond is the founder of Tomorro LLC, an open source marketing
innovation consultancy, where he served as the Chief Tomorroist from June 2013 to July 2017, when the company was acquired by
Shipyard Inc. He served as the Co-Chairman of the board of directors of Shipyard Inc. from January 2016 to July 2018. He has
over 30 years of experience in the advertising and marketing industry. Mr. Bond has developed several significant companies and
marketing concepts during his career, including past board, advisory and investor roles at Sonobi, Storylines Cruises, White Ops,
Data Xu, Crimson Hexagon and Kinin wellness pods. From December 2010 to October 2012, Mr. Bond was the CEO of Big Fuel, a leading
social media agency (now owned by Publicis). Mr. Bond was also the co-founder and CEO of Kirshenbaum Bond and Partners (now owned
by MDC Partners Inc.).
Because
of Mr. Bond’s vast marketing and social media experience, our Board has concluded that Mr. Bond is qualified to serve as
a member of our Board.
Thomas
J. Pallack
joined our Board and was appointed interim Chief Executive Officer of the Company on June 5, 2017. On June 26,
2017, Mr. Pallack was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Company. From 2005 until joining the Company, Mr. Pallack served
as Chief Executive Officer and Head of Sales of SBV Solutions — Strategic Business Velocity, a software sales
company that he co-founded. Mr. Pallack’s background encompasses more than 30 years of sales, sales operations, financial
and business development experience with global technology software companies such as Oracle, Ariba and Consilium.
Because
of Mr. Pallack’s experience in sales, strategic planning and technology industry financial transactions, as well as his
service as a corporate advisor to public and private company boards, our Board has concluded that Mr. Pallack is qualified to
serve as a member of our Board.
Steven
Bornstein
joined our Board on September 7, 2017. Since October 2015, Mr. Bornstein has served as the Chairman of the esports
division of Activision Blizzard, Inc., a video game developer, and since 2015, he has been a consultant to the Raine Group, a
merchant bank focused on media and telecommunications. Mr. Bornstein served as the Chief Executive Officer of the NFL Network
from 2003 to 2014, where he launched the network and managed the NFL’s media and sponsorship assets. He also previously
served as the Chief Executive Officer of ESPN and the President of ABC Inc. and ABC Sports. Since 2014, Mr. Bornstein has served
on the board of directors of Whip Networks and Second Spectrum, two privately held companies, and he serves as the Chairman of
the Board of the V Foundation for Cancer Research.
Because
of Mr. Bornstein’s experience in the media industry and building global brands in the media sector, our Board has concluded
that Mr. Bornstein is qualified to serve as a member of our Board.
Steven (Steve) Felsher
joined our Board on July 14, 2018. Mr. Felsher is an experienced executive with respect to finance, administration, governance
and other aspects of public and private company management. Mr. Felsher spent a substantial portion of his career with Grey Global
Group Inc., a global marketing services company, where he served as a senior executive from 1979 until 2007, most recently as
a Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer. Since January 2011, Mr. Felsher has been a Senior Advisor at Quadrangle Group LLC,
a private investment firm focused on the information and communications technology sectors, where he previously served as a member
of its Investment and Valuation Committee. In addition, Mr. Felsher is an Investment Partner of Armory Square Ventures, a venture
capital fund that focuses on investments in early-stage technology companies. Mr. Felsher has served as a member of the board
of directors of numerous companies. In addition, Mr. Felsher is a long-time trustee of Brooklyn Academy of Music and is a trustee
of the BAM Endowment Trust, which oversees BAM’s endowment. Mr. Felsher is also a Fellow, Trustee and Treasurer of the New
York Academy of Medicine and a director of the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
Because
of Mr. Felsher’s extensive marketing, management and corporate governance experience, our Board of Directors has concluded
that Mr. Felsher is qualified to serve as a member of our Board.
Brant
(Bonin) Bough
joined our Board on July 14, 2018. Mr. Bough is
considered a transformative
activator, known for leading some of the industry’s largest and most innovative global media investments across digital,
television, print, and outdoors
, as well as a television host and an author. Since October 2014, Mr. Bough served as Chief
Growth Officer of Bonin Ventures, a company that he founded, which connects startups with large brands to increase their growth.
From February 2012 until August 2016, Mr. Bough served as a Vice President and Chief Media & eCommerce Officer at Mondelēz
International (formerly Kraft Foods) (Nasdaq: MDLZ), where he created some of the first marketing programs across Facebook, Twitter,
YouTube, Paramount Films, ABC, NBC and Fox, among others, and fostered partnerships with companies such as Instagram, Foursquare,
and Buzzfeed. Prior to his time at Mondelēz International, Mr. Bough led digital marketing globally for PepsiCo, Weber Shandwick
and Ruder Finn.
Because
of Mr. Bough’s extensive marketing and social media experience, our Board of Directors has concluded that Mr. Bough is qualified
to serve as a member of our Board.
Brett
O’Brien
joined our Board on July 24, 2018. Since 2012, Mr. O’Brien has been the SVP and General Manager at Gatorade,
a subsidiary of PepsiCo (Nasdaq: PEP). He is currently responsible for leading Gatorade’s North American business including
innovation, retail strategy, sports marketing and integrated consumer engagement programs. Prior to Gatorade, Mr. O’Brien
oversaw the Pepsi’s Mountain Dew, AMP Energy, Sierra Mist and Pepsi’s flavored soft drink brands.
Because
of Mr. O’Brien’s extensive marketing experience, our Board of Directors has concluded that Mr. O’Brien is qualified
to serve as a member of our Board.
Executive
Officers
Biographical
information regarding Mr. Pallack, our Chief Executive Officer, is set forth above.
Terrance
S. Lynn
was appointed as our Chief Financial Officer on February 19, 2019 and as our Secretary on March 29, 2019. Mr. Lynn
was the principal consultant and founder of StandardFlow, a CFO consulting and advisory firm, where he worked from November 2014
until joining the Company. While at StandardFlow, Mr. Lynn served as a contract CFO and financial advisor to several Silicon Valley
startups and emerging companies, including Dropbox, Weather Underground, Birdeye, iMeem and others. From January 2011 until November
2014, Mr. Lynn served as Chief Financial Officer at MedHelp, a consumer healthcare company (now owned by Merck & Co., Inc.).
Mr. Lynn’s experience includes serving as an advisor for clients in a variety of industries, including online media, consumer
healthcare and software as a service, or SaaS.
William
A. Seagrave
was appointed as our Chief Operating Officer on June 26, 2017. Prior to joining the Company, from 2013 to 2017,
Mr. Seagrave served as the Managing Partner of LHF Healthcare, a privately held medical analytics technology company, where he
was responsible for operations, product launches, sales and strategic partnerships. From 2011 to 2014, Mr. Seagrave was a Partner
at Strategic Business Velocity Solutions, a technology and marketing consulting firm, and from 2006 to 2011, he served as a Senior
Director with Cisco Systems, where he managed strategy and global product launches related to the Internet of Things. Mr. Seagrave
was also formerly a Vice President in Application Sales at Oracle and a founding member of Oracle’s Applications team.
Alex
Cherones
was appointed Senior Vice President, Product Development on November 5, 2018. From 2015 until joining the Company,
Mr. Cherones served as Director of Cybersecurity, Threat Defense & Intelligence at AT&T, the world’s largest telecommunications
company. From 2010 through 2015, Mr. Cherones served at AT&T as Director of Data Insights, Cybersecurity & Business, Director
of Product Management, Advanced Solutions, and Principal Innovation Development Manager. Prior to joining AT&T, Mr.
Cherones was President & Founder of Laconia Advisors, a private equity fund. Mr. Cherones has experience creating data-based
advertising analytics and cybersecurity platforms, and has managed a variety of portfolios, including
advanced
analytics, threat management solutions and rich communication services.
Bruce
Rogers
was appointed Senior Vice President, Marketing on March 5, 2018. From 2010 until joining the Company, Mr. Rogers was
Chief Insights Officer at Forbes Media, where he founded the company’s Insights research arm and CMO Practice, incorporating
editorial, research and events for marketing leaders. Mr. Rogers was part of the leadership team that grew Forbes.com into the
world’s leading business site.
Lauren
Wray
was appointed Chief Revenue Officer on April 9, 2019. From April 2018 until joining the Company, Ms. Wray was Senior
Vice President, Growth & Strategy at Kantar Millward Brown, a global leader in brand strategy consulting. From October 2011
to April 2018, Ms. Wray worked at Sharethrough, a platform for native advertising, where she served as Vice President of Brand
Partnerships & West Sales and Vice President of National Sales. Prior to joining Sharethrough, Ms. Wray worked for Forbes
Media, where she served as SF Director of Sales and Sales Manager from November 2001 through May 2011. Ms. Wray has extensive
experience managing major accounts and overseeing media and content sales.
Director
Independence
The
Nasdaq Listing Rules require a majority of a listed company’s board of directors to be comprised of independent directors.
In addition, the Nasdaq Listing Rules require that, subject to specified exceptions, each member of a listed company’s audit,
compensation and nominating and corporate governance committees be independent, and that audit committee members also satisfy
independence criteria set forth in Rule 10A-3 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange
Act”).
Our
Board undertook a review of the composition of the Board and its committees and the independence of each director. Based
upon information requested from and provided by each director concerning his background, employment and affiliations,
including family relationships, our Board has determined that each of our directors, with the exception of Mr. Pallack,
our Chief Executive Officer, is an “independent director,” as defined under the Nasdaq Listing Rules. Our Board
also determined that Messrs. Bond and Felsher, who serve on our Audit Committee, Messrs. Bond, Bornstein and Bough, who
serve on our Compensation Committee, and Messrs. Bough, O’Brien, and Felsher, who serve on our Governance and
Nominating Committee, satisfy the independence standards for such committees established by the SEC and the Nasdaq Listing
Rules, as applicable. In making the independence determinations set forth above, our Board considered the relationships that
each such non-employee director has with our Company and all other facts and circumstances deemed relevant in determining
independence, including the beneficial ownership of our capital stock by each non-employee director. There are no family
relationships among any of our directors or executive officers.
Committees
of the Board of Directors
To
assist it in carrying out its duties, our Board has established three standing committees. These committees are the audit committee
(the “Audit Committee”), the compensation committee (the “Compensation Committee”) and the governance
and nominating committee (the “Governance and Nominating Committee”). The following table sets forth the composition
of each of those committees:
Director
|
|
Audit
Committee
|
|
Compensation
Committee
|
|
Governance
and
Nominating
Committee
|
Jonathan
Bond
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
|
Steven
Bornstein
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
Steven
Felsher*
|
|
Chair
|
|
|
|
Chair
|
Bonin
Bough
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
Brett
O’Brien
|
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
*
|
Audit
Committee Financial Expert.
|
The
functions of each of those committees are described below.
Audit
Committee
Our
Audit Committee is currently comprised of Mr. Felsher (Chair) and Mr. Bond. Our Board of Directors has concluded that all the
members of our Audit Committee are “independent,” as defined by SEC rules adopted pursuant to the requirements of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the listing standards of Nasdaq. The Audit Committee met three times in 2018.
The
duties and responsibilities of our Audit Committee are set forth in our Audit Committee’s charter adopted by our Board,
which is available on our website (
www.sitomobile.com
).
Our
Audit Committee oversees the financial reporting process for the Company on behalf of our Board and has other duties and functions
as described in its charter.
Our
Audit Committee serves to assist our Board of Directors in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities with respect to: (i) the
Company’s systems of internal controls regarding finance, accounting, legal and regulatory compliance; (ii) the Company’s
auditing, accounting and financial reporting processes generally; (iii) the Company’s financial statements and other financial
information provided by the Company to its stockholders and the public; (iv) the Company’s compliance with its legal and
regulatory requirements; and (v) the performance of the Company’s internal audit department and independent auditors.
The
financial literacy requirements of the SEC require that each member of our Audit Committee be able to read and understand fundamental
financial statements. In addition, our Board of Directors has determined that Mr. Felsher qualifies as an “audit committee
financial expert,” as such term is defined in Item 407(d)(5) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the “Securities Act”), and has financial sophistication in accordance with the Nasdaq Listing Rules.
Compensation
Committee
Our
Compensation Committee is currently comprised of Mr. Bond, Mr. Bornstein and Mr. Bough. Our Board has determined that all of
the members of our Compensation Committee are “independent,” as defined by SEC rules adopted pursuant to the
requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the listing standards of Nasdaq. Our Compensation Committee met five times
in 2018.
The
duties and responsibilities of our Compensation Committee are set forth in our Compensation Committee’s charter adopted
by our Board, which is available on our website (
www.sitomobile.com
).
Among
its duties, our Compensation Committee determines the compensation and benefits paid to our executive officers, including our
Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Revenue Officer (to the extent these positions
are filled).
Our
Compensation Committee reviews and determines salaries, bonuses and other forms of compensation paid to our executive officers
and management, approves recipients of stock option awards and establishes the number of shares and other terms applicable to
such awards.
Our
Compensation Committee also determines the compensation paid to our Board of Directors, including equity-based awards.
Governance
and Nominating Committee
Our Governance and Nominating
Committee is currently comprised of Mr. Felsher (Chair), Mr. Bough and Mr. O’Brien. Our Board has determined that all the
members of our Governance and Nominating Committee are “independent,” as defined by SEC rules adopted pursuant to
the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the listing standards of Nasdaq. Our Governance and Nominating Committee
met two times in 2018.
The
duties and responsibilities of our Governance and Nominating Committee are set forth in our Governance and Nominating Committee’s
charter adopted by our Board, which is available on our Company’s website (
www.sitomobile.com
).
Our
Governance and Nominating Committee serves to assist our Board of Directors in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities with
respect to: (i) developing and recommending to our Board a set of corporate governance principles applicable to the Company, and
reviewing and reassessing the adequacy of such guidelines annually and recommending to our Board any changes deemed appropriate;
(ii) developing policies on the size and composition of our Board; (iii) reviewing possible candidates for Board membership consistent
with our Board’s criteria for selecting new directors; (iv) performing Board member performance evaluations on an annual
basis; (v) annually recommending a slate of nominees to our Board with respect to nominations for our Board at the annual meeting
of the Company’s stockholders; (vi) reviewing and discussing with our management the program that management has established
to monitor compliance with the Company’s code of business conduct and ethics for directors, officers and employees; and
(vii) generally advising our Board (as a whole) on corporate governance matters.
The
process followed by our Governance and Nominating Committee to identify and evaluate candidates includes (i) requests to Board
of Director members, our Chief Executive Officer, and others for recommendations; (ii) meetings from time to time to evaluate
biographical information and background material relating to potential candidates and their qualifications; and (iii) interviews
of selected candidates. Our Governance and Nominating Committee also considers recommendations for nomination to our Board of
Directors submitted by stockholders.
In
evaluating the suitability of candidates to serve on our Board of Directors, including stockholder nominees, our Governance and
Nominating Committee seeks candidates who are “independent,” as defined by SEC rules adopted pursuant to the requirements
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and who meet certain selection criteria established by our Governance and Nominating Committee.
Corporate
Governance Materials
The
full text of the charters of our Audit, Compensation and Governance and Nominating Committees and our
Insider Trading Policy and Code of Ethics can be found at http://ir.sitomobile.com/governance-documents.
Director
Attendance at Annual Meetings
Our
policy is that all directors, absent special circumstances, should attend our annual meeting of stockholders.
Code
of Ethics
On
December 1, 2004, we adopted a Code of Ethics that applies to our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal
accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. A copy of our Code of Ethics will be provided to any
person requesting it without charge. Our Code of Ethics is also available online at http://ir.sitomobile.com/governance-documents.
We intend to post amendments to or waivers from, if any, certain provisions of our Code of Ethics (to the extent applicable to
our directors; our executive officers, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer; or our principal
accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions) at this location on our website. To request a hard
copy of our Code of Ethics, please make a written request to our Chief Financial Officer c/o SITO Mobile, Ltd. at 100 Town Square
Place, Suite 204, Jersey City, New Jersey 07310.
Board
Leadership Structure
Our
Board is responsible for the selection of the Chairman of the Board and the Chief Executive Officer. Our Board does not have a
policy on whether or not the roles of Chief Executive Officer and Chairman should be separate and, if they are to be separate,
whether the Chairman should be selected from the non-employee directors or be an employee. Currently, Jonathan Bond serves as
our Chairman of the Board and Thomas J. Pallack serves as our Chief Executive Officer.
Board
Role in Risk Oversight
Our
Board of Directors is responsible for the oversight of the Company’s risk management efforts. While the full Board of Directors
is ultimately responsible for this oversight function, individual committees may consider specific areas of risk from time to
time as directed by our Board. Members of management responsible for particular areas of risk for the Company provide presentations,
information and updates on risk management efforts as requested by our Board or a Board committee.
Family
Relationships
There
are no family relationships among our executive officers and directors.
Section
16(a) Beneficial Ownership Compliance
Section
16(a) of the Exchange Act requires that our directors and executive officers and persons who beneficially own more than 10% of
our common stock (referred to in this Amendment as the “reporting persons”) file with the SEC initial reports of ownership
and reports of changes in ownership in our common stock. Such reporting persons are required by SEC regulations to furnish us
with copies of all Section 16(a) reports they file. To our knowledge, based solely upon a review of copies of Section 16(a) reports
and representations received by us from reporting persons and without conducting any independent investigation of our own, in
2018 all such Section 16(a) filing requirements were met.
Changes
in Nominating Procedures
No
material changes have been made to the procedures by which security holders may recommend nominees to our Board.
ITEM
11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.
This
Compensation Overview provides important information on our executive compensation programs and on the amounts shown in the executive
compensation tables that follow. The compensation programs are governed by our Compensation Committee, which is comprised solely
of independent directors of the Company.
The
Company’s named executive officers for 2018 are set forth in the table below:
NEO
|
|
Position
During Fiscal 2018
|
Thomas
J. Pallack
|
|
Chief
Executive Officer,
appointed as Interim CEO June 5, 2017, appointed as CEO, June 26, 2017
|
Mark
Del Priore
|
|
Former
Chief Financial Officer,
resigned July 23, 2018
|
William
A. Seagrave
|
|
Chief
Operating Officer,
appointed June 26, 2017, appointed as Interim Co-Chief Financial Officer July 24, 2018
|
Bruce
Rogers
|
|
Senior
Vice President, Marketing and Managing Director, SITO Institute for Consumer Behavior and Location Science,
appointed March 1,
2018
|
Recent
Changes in Management and the Board of Directors
During
the last two quarters of 2018, the Company underwent fundamental changes and substantial turnover with respect to management and
our Board. In July 2018, Mark Del Priore, our Chief Financial Officer, resigned and was replaced by two interim co-CFOs, William
Seagrave and Aaron Tam. In July 2018, three directors of the Board resigned, and the Company appointed four new directors to the
Board. In August 2018, the Company appointed Mr. Bond as Chairman of the Board. In October 2018, Chester Petrow, our Chief Revenue
Officer, resigned. In November 2018, Mr. Durden did not stand for re-election to the Board during the Company’s annual meeting
of stockholders. In January 2019, one of the interim CFOs, Aaron Tam, resigned and in February 2019, a new Chief Financial Officer,
Terrance S. Lynn, was hired. In April 2019, Lauren Wray was hired as our new Chief Revenue Officer.
Best
Practices
The
following compensation decisions and practices demonstrate how the Company’s executive compensation program reflects best
practices and reinforces the Company’s culture and values:
|
●
|
Equity-Based
Compensation
— Our named executive officers were awarded fiscal years preceding 2018 restricted stock units
(“RSUs”), which are market-based, and stock options. We believe that these types of incentive award
align the long-term financial interests of the Company’s stockholders with our management. Because the RSUs granted
to our named executive officers only vest upon sustained performance of our common stock at prices higher than the Company’s
current stock price, subject to each such officer’s continued service to the Company, we believe our management is properly
incentivized to increase sustainable stockholder value.
|
|
●
|
No
Excise Tax Gross-Up Payments
— None of the named executive officers are entitled to gross-up payments in the
event that any payments or benefits provided to her or him by the Company are subject to the golden parachute excise tax under
Sections 280G and 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code.
|
|
●
|
Derivatives
and Hedging Policy
— The Company prohibits employees (including our named executive officers) and directors
from engaging in hedging transactions with respect to any equity securities of the Company held by them.
|
|
●
|
Policy
Against Pledging
— The Company prohibits associates, employees (including our named executive officers) and
directors from pledging any equity securities of the Company held by them.
|
Compensation
Process and Objectives
The
Company’s business is to develop customized, data-driven advertising solutions for brands and provide privacy-compliant
data and strategic insights. We harness our proprietary location-based marketing intelligence platform to provide advertisement
delivery, measurement and attribution services and consumer insights to brands, advertising agencies, out-of-home advertisers,
media companies and non-media companies that utilize consumer insights for strategic decision-making purposes. Our products, fueled
by our robust locational data, allow marketers and executive decision makers to better understand the movement and behaviors of
their existing and prospective consumers.
To
be successful, the Company must attract and retain key creative and management talents who thrive in this environment. The Company
sets high goals and expects superior performance from these individuals. The Company’s executive compensation structure
is designed to support this culture, encourage a high degree of teamwork, and reward individuals for achieving challenging financial
and operational objectives that we believe lead to the creation of sustained, long-term stockholder value.
The
Company’s executive compensation and benefit programs are designed to:
|
●
|
Drive
high performance to achieve financial goals and create long-term stockholder value;
|
|
●
|
Reflect
the strong team-based culture of the Company; and
|
|
●
|
Provide
compensation opportunities that are competitive with those offered by similar marketing intelligence platforms and other companies
with which the Company competes for high caliber executive talent.
|
The
Compensation Committee, in consultation with management of the Company, oversees the executive compensation and benefits program
for the Company’s named executive officers.
Elements
of our Compensation Program
The
primary elements of our 2018 executive compensation structure are base salary, annual bonuses and certain employee benefits. Each
principal element of our executive compensation program for 2018 along with the objectives of each element are summarized in the
following table and described in more detail below.
Compensation
Element
|
|
Brief
Description
|
|
Objectives
|
Base
Salary
|
|
Fixed
compensation
|
|
Provide
a competitive, fixed level of cash compensation to attract and retain talented and skilled executives
|
|
|
|
|
|
Annual
Bonuses
|
|
Variable,
performance-based cash compensation earned based on achieving pre-established annual goals
|
|
Motivate
executives to achieve or exceed our current-year financial goals and reward them for their achievements
Aid in retention of key executives in a highly competitive market for talent
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity
Incentive Awards
|
|
Variable,
equity-based compensation to promote achievement of longer-term goals
|
|
Align
executives’ interests with those of our stockholders and encourage executive decision-making that maximizes growth and
value creation over the long-term
Aid in retention of key executives and ensure continuity of management in a highly competitive market for talent
|
|
|
|
|
|
Employee
Benefits and Perquisites
|
|
Participation
in all broad-based employee health and welfare programs and retirement plans
|
|
Aid
in retention of key executives in a highly competitive market for talent by providing overall benefits package competitive
with industry peers
|
Base
Salary
The
base salary component of executive officer compensation is intended to provide a competitive, stable level of minimum compensation
to each officer commensurate with the executive’s role, experience and duties. The Compensation Committee reviews and approves
base salaries for our named executive officers based on several factors, including the individual’s experience, responsibilities,
performance, expected future contribution, our expected financial performance and salaries of similarly situated executives of
our public peers in our industry. The base salaries of our named executive officers for 2018 are set forth below.
Executive
|
|
Base
Salary
|
|
Thomas
J. Pallack
|
|
$
|
350,000
|
|
William
A. Seagrave
|
|
$
|
300,000
|
|
Bruce
Rogers
|
|
$
|
250,000
|
|
Prior
to his resignation, Mr. Del Priore received an annual base salary of $225,000, which was reviewed annually.
Annual
Bonuses
In
2018, all of our named executive officers were eligible for incentive bonuses pursuant to their employment agreements with the
Company. Tying a portion of total compensation to annual Company performance permits us to adjust the performance measures each
year to reflect changing objectives and those that may be of special importance for a particular year. Through this program, we
seek to provide an appropriate amount of pre-established short-term cash compensation that is at-risk and tied to the achievement
of certain short-term performance goals.
The
bonus opportunities for Messrs. Pallack and Seagrave with respect to 2018 were contingent on Company performance as measured by
revenue and EBITDA (defined as net income before interest expense, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization expense)
earned during the year ending December 31, 2018. Established thresholds were not met for 2018 and, therefore, no bonuses were
payable to Messrs. Pallack and Seagrave. Mr. Rogers received a discretionary bonus for 2018 performance in the amount of $100,000.
Due to Mr. Del Priore’s departure prior to the close of the 2018 fiscal year, he was not entitled to a bonus with respect
to 2018.
Equity
Incentive Awards
Our
practice has been to award performance with annual bonuses and equity incentive awards. Due to the Company not meeting the established
revenue goals for 2018, no RSU’s or stock options were granted to our executive officers with respect to fiscal year 2018.
Benefits
and Prerequisites
Other
than health insurance and a 401(k) plan, we do not currently provide any employee benefit or retirement programs.
We
have no plans in place and have never maintained any plans that provide for the payment of retirement benefits or benefits that
will be paid primarily following retirement, including, but not limited to, tax qualified deferred benefit plans, supplemental
executive retirement plans, tax-qualified deferred contribution plans and nonqualified deferred contribution plans.
Employment
Agreements with our Named Executive Officers as in Effect During Fiscal Year 2018
Thomas
J. Pallack
.
Effective July 24, 2017, we entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Pallack. Pursuant to the terms of
the employment agreement dated July 24, 2017, Mr. Pallack is eligible for the following in compensation: (i) an annual base salary
of $350,000, which will be reviewed annually by our Compensation Committee and may be increased, but not decreased, (ii) a grant
of stock options to purchase 400,000 shares of our common stock, which will vest ratably over four years, and (iii) a grant of
1,028,050 RSUs which will vest with respect to (A) 20% of such shares in the event the average closing price of our common stock
is at least $7.00 per share for 65 consecutive trading days, (B) an additional 30% of such shares in the event the average closing
price of our common stock is at least $10.00 per share for 65 consecutive trading days and (C) the remaining 50% of such shares
in the event the average closing price of our common stock is at least $15.00 per share for 65 consecutive trading days, subject
to continued service. Under the employment agreement, Mr. Pallack is eligible for an annual incentive cash bonus, the targets
and the amount of which with respect to a particular year will be determined by the Compensation Committee, based on the achievement
of corporate and/or individual performance objectives to be established by the Compensation Committee in consultation with Mr.
Pallack. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, Mr. Pallack was eligible for a cash bonus based upon the Company’s
revenue and EBITDA during the year. Mr. Pallack is also eligible to participate in our employee benefit plans on the same terms
as other regular, full-time employees.
William
A. Seagrave
.
Effective July 24, 2017, we entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Seagrave. Pursuant to the
terms of the employment agreement dated July 24, 2017, Mr. Seagrave is eligible for the following in compensation: (i) an annual
base salary of $300,000, which will be reviewed annually by our Compensation Committee and may be increased, but not decreased,
(ii) a grant of options to purchase 100,000 shares of our common stock, which will vest ratably over four years, and (iii) a grant
of 225,468 RSUs which will vest with respect to (A) 20% of such shares in the event the average closing price of our common stock
is at least $7.00 per share for 65 consecutive trading days, (B) an additional 30% of such shares in the event the average closing
price of our common stock is at least $10.00 per share for 65 consecutive trading days and (C) the remaining 50% of such shares
in the event the average closing price of our common stock is at least $15.00 per share for 65 consecutive trading days, subject
to continued service. Under the employment agreement, Mr. Seagrave is eligible for an annual incentive cash bonus, the targets
and the amount of which with respect to a particular year will be determined by the Compensation Committee, based on the achievement
of corporate and/or individual performance objectives to be established by the Compensation Committee in consultation with Mr.
Seagrave. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, Mr. Seagrave was eligible for a cash bonus based upon the Company’s
revenue and EBITDA during the year. Mr. Seagrave is also eligible to participate in our employee benefit plans on the same terms
as other regular, full-time employees.
Mark
Del Priore
. Effective July 24, 2017, we entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Del Priore. Pursuant to the terms
of the employment agreement dated July 24, 2017, Mr. Del Priore was eligible for the following in compensation: (i) an annual
base salary of $225,000, (ii) a grant of options to purchase 100,000 shares of our common stock, which was to vest ratably over
four years, and (iii) a grant of 225,468 RSUs which was to vest with respect to (A) 20% of such shares in the event the average
closing price of our common stock is at least $7.00 per share for 65 consecutive trading days, (B) an additional 30% of such shares
in the event the average closing price of our common stock is at least $10.00 per share for 65 consecutive trading days and (C)
the remaining 50% of such shares in the event the average closing price of our common stock is at least $15.00 per share for 65
consecutive trading days, subject to continued service. Mr. Del Priore was also eligible to receive annual cash bonuses. Mr. Del
Priore resigned his employment as of July 23, 2018.
Bruce
Rogers
. On February 13, 2018, we entered into an employment offer letter with Mr. Rogers. As compensation for his
services, we agreed to pay Mr. Rogers an annual base salary of $250,000, and Mr. Rogers is entitled to receive a discretionary
annual bonus of up to $175,000, with the payment of such bonus to be based on Mr. Rogers’ achievement of certain performance
goals to be established between Mr. Rogers and his manager. In connection with the offer letter, Mr. Rogers received a grant
of stock options to purchase 50,000 shares of our Common Stock, which options vest over a four year period subject to Mr. Rogers’
continued employment with the Company. Mr. Rogers is also entitled to participate in the Company’s group health, disability
and term life insurance plans. Further in connection with the offer letter, Mr. Rogers entered into a confidential information
and inventions assignment agreement with the Company.
Severance
Benefits
Pursuant
to the terms of the employment agreements with Messrs. Pallack, Seagrave and Del Priore, in the event of (i) termination without
Cause (as defined in the employment agreements), (ii) termination by the executive for Good Reason (as defined in the employment
agreements) or (iii) termination without Cause or for Good Reason following a change in control, Messrs. Pallack, Seagrave and
Del Priore will be entitled to receive severance benefits. The employment agreements with Messrs. Pallack, Seagrave and Del Priore
provide for severance benefits as follows: (i) continuation of base salary for a period equal to twelve months following the termination
date, (ii) a cash bonus equal to 100% of base salary which shall be paid at the time annual bonuses are generally paid to the
Company’s other executives, (iii) accelerated vesting of certain equity awards, and (iv) payment of COBRA premiums for the
executives and their eligible dependents for a period of twelve months. Receipt of severance benefits shall be contingent upon
Messrs. Pallack, Seagrave and Del Priore executing and delivering a general release of claims in favor of the Company and its
related persons.
In
addition, the employment agreements with Messrs. Pallack, Seagrave and Del Priore provide for payment of: (i) any salary earned
and accrued but unpaid prior to the termination date, (ii) payment for all accrued but unused paid time off and (iii) any documented
business expenses incurred in accordance with the Company’s polices.
In
connection with Mr. Del Priore’s departure on July 23, 2018, we entered into a Separation Agreement and Mutual Release,
dated September 11, 2018, between Mr. Del Priore and the Company, which provided the following: (i) the Company will continue
to pay Mr. Del Priore his base salary $225,000 per annum for a period of twelve months immediately following his resignation date,
which amount shall be payable in accordance with the Company’s standard payroll practices; (ii) the Company will pay Mr. Del Priore
an amount equal to $225,000, which amount shall be paid in one lump sum in calendar year 2019, at the time annual bonuses are
paid to the Company’s other senior executives (or, if no such bonuses are paid by June 30, 2019, then on or before that date);
(iii) the Company will accelerate the vesting of that certain stock option that was granted to Mr. Del Priore pursuant to his
employment agreement to purchase an aggregate of 100,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share,
at a per share exercise price equal to $6.01 per share (representing the closing price of the Common Stock on Nasdaq on the date
of grant); (iv) the Company will accelerate the vesting of a portion of that certain restricted stock unit award that was granted
to Mr. Del Priore pursuant to his employment agreement with respect to a total of 64,397 shares of the Company’s Common
Stock; and (v) the Company will waive the applicable COBRA premium otherwise payable for continuation of health insurance coverage
for Mr. Del Priore, his spouse and eligible dependents for a period equal to twelve months immediately following his resignation
date.
Summary
Compensation Table
The
following table sets forth information regarding compensation earned by our named executive officers during our fiscal years ended
December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2018.
Position
|
|
Year
|
|
Salary
($)
|
|
|
Bonus
($)
|
|
|
Stock
Awards
($)
|
|
|
Option
Awards
($)
|
|
|
Nonequity
Incentive Plan
Compensation
($)
|
|
|
All Other
Compensation
($)
|
|
|
Total
($)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Thomas J. Pallack
Chief Executive Officer
|
|
2018
|
|
|
350,000
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
350,000
|
|
|
|
2017
|
|
|
189,583
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
343,002
|
|
|
|
2,132,640
|
|
|
|
700,000
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
3,365,225
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
William A. Seagrave
Chief Operating Officer
|
|
2018
|
|
|
300,000
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
300,000
|
|
|
|
2017
|
|
|
162,500
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
75,226
|
|
|
|
533,160
|
|
|
|
600,000
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
1,370,886
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mark Del Priore
Chief Financial Officer
(1)
|
|
2018
|
|
|
126,500
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
607,414
|
(2)
|
|
|
733,914
|
|
|
|
2017
|
|
|
121,875
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
75,226
|
|
|
|
533,160
|
|
|
|
450,000
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
1,180,261
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bruce Rogers
Senior Vice President, Marketing
|
|
2018
|
|
|
200,000
|
|
|
|
100,000
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
300,000
|
|
|
|
2017
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
(1)
|
Mr.
Del Priore resigned as Chief Financial Officer on July 23, 2018.
|
(2)
|
Represents
severance compensation payable to Mr. Del Priore pursuant to a separation agreement and mutual release entered into between
Mr. Del Priore and the Company in the following amounts: (i) $225,000 in severance compensation payable from July 24, 2018
to July 23, 2019 in accordance with the Company’s standard payroll practices; (ii) $225,000 payable in a lump sum at
the time the Company pays bonuses in calendar year 2019; and (iii) waiver of COBRA premiums in the amount of $25,401. Additionally
represents the value of the acceleration of 64,397 restricted stock units granted to Mr. Del Priore pursuant to his employment
agreement, which had a fair value of $132,013, reflecting a per share price of $2.05, which was the closing trading price
for the Company’s Common Stock on September 11, 2018. The Company also accelerated a stock option to purchase
100,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock, to which no value was attributed due to such option award having no intrinsic
value.
|
Outstanding
Equity Awards
The
following table details the outstanding equity awards held by our named executive officers as of December 31, 2018.
|
|
Option Awards
|
|
|
Stock Awards
|
|
Name
|
|
Number of
securities
underlying
unexercised
options
exercisable
(#)
|
|
|
Number of
securities
underlying
unexercised
options
unexercisable
(#)
|
|
|
Option
exercise
price ($)
|
|
|
Option
expiration
date
|
|
|
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
($)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Thomas J. Pallack
|
|
|
100,000
|
(1)
|
|
|
300,000
|
(1)
|
|
$
|
6.01
|
|
|
|
7/24/2027
|
|
|
|
1,028,050
|
(3)
|
|
$
|
925,245
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
William A. Seagrave
|
|
|
25,000
|
(1)
|
|
|
75,000
|
(1)
|
|
$
|
6.01
|
|
|
|
7/24/2027
|
|
|
|
225,468
|
(3)
|
|
$
|
202,921
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mark Del Priore
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bruce Rogers
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
50,000
|
(2)
|
|
$
|
2.17
|
|
|
|
8/8/28
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
(1)
|
The amounts reported herein reflect a one-time grant of time-vested options on July 24, 2017 to each of Messrs. Pallack and Seagrave pursuant to their respective employment agreements. The grants vest ratably on the first four anniversaries of July 24, 2017, subject to continuous service.
|
(2)
|
The
amount reported herein reflects a time-vested option to purchase 50,000 shares of Common Stock granted to Mr. Rogers on August
8, 2018. The grant vests as follows: (i) 25% on the first anniversary of the grant and (ii) the remainder vests monthly
with respect to 1/48th of the grant, subject to continuous service.
|
(3)
|
The
amounts reported herein reflect a one-time grant of performance-based RSUs to each of Messrs. Pallack and Seagrave pursuant
to their respective employment agreements. Each such grant will vest with respect to (A) 20% of such shares in the event
the average closing price of our common stock is at least $7.00 per share for 65 consecutive trading days, (B) an additional
30% of such shares in the event the average closing price of our common stock is at least $10.00 per share for 65 consecutive
trading days and (C) the remaining 50% of such shares in the event the average closing price of our common stock is at least
$15.00 per share for 65 consecutive trading days, subject to continuous service.
|
DIRECTOR
COMPENSATION
Our
non-employee Board of Director members are compensated for their services to the Company below:
|
●
|
an
annual cash retainer of $50,000, payable quarterly;
|
|
●
|
an
annual grant of time-vested RSUs that would vest upon the next annual meeting of stockholders, with a grant date fair value
of $50,000;
|
|
●
|
a
$12,500 annual retainer to the Chairman of the Audit Committee, a $15,000 annual retainer to the chair of the Compensation
Committee, a $10,000 annual retainer to the chair of the Governance and Nominating Committee and a $75,000 annual retainer
to the Chairman of the Board, either in the form of cash payable in quarterly installments, RSUs vesting in quarterly installments,
or a combination thereof at the election of the director; and
|
|
●
|
reimbursement
of their expenses for travelling, hotel and other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with attending Board or committee
meetings or otherwise in connection with the Company’s business.
|
The
following table sets forth compensation received by our non-employee directors in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018.
Name
|
|
Fees
earned or
paid
in
cash
($)
|
|
|
Stock
awards
($)
(6)
|
|
|
Total
($)
|
|
Jonathan Bond
(1)
|
|
|
26,042
|
|
|
|
50,000
|
(4)
|
|
|
76,042
|
|
Steven Bornstein
|
|
|
54,167
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
54,167
|
|
Steven Felsher
(1)
|
|
|
17,708
|
|
|
|
50,000
|
(4)
|
|
|
67,708
|
|
Bonin Bough
(1)
|
|
|
10,417
|
|
|
|
50,000
|
(4)
|
|
|
60,417
|
|
Brett O’Brien
(2)
|
|
|
10,147
|
|
|
|
50,000
|
(5)
|
|
|
60,147
|
|
Michael Durden
(3)
|
|
|
73,192
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
73,192
|
|
Itzhak Fisher
(3)
|
|
|
47,301
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
47,301
|
|
Brent Rosenthal
(3)
|
|
|
23,545
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
23,545
|
|
Karen Seminara Patton
(3)
|
|
|
63,856
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
63,856
|
|
(1)
|
Each
of Messrs. Bond, Felsher, and Bough, was elected to the Board July 14, 2018.
|
(2)
(3)
|
Mr.
O’Brien was elected to the Board on July 24, 2018.
In
November 2018, Mr. Durden did not stand for re-election to the Board during the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders.
Each of Messrs. Fisher and Rosenthal and Ms. Seminara Patton resigned from our Board on July 16, 2018.
|
(4)
|
The
amounts reported herein reflect grants of time-vested RSUs to each of Messrs. Bond, Felsher, and Bough and reflect the grant
date fair value of these time-vested RSUs, calculated in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. Such RSUs vested upon the Company’s
annual meeting of stockholders in 2018. The assumptions used by the Company in calculating the amounts in the table above
are incorporated herein by reference to the footnotes to the financial statements in the Original Form 10-K.
|
|
|
(5)
|
The
amounts reported herein reflect grants of time-vested RSUs to Mr. O’Brien and reflect the grant date fair value of these
time-vested RSUs, calculated in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. Such RSUs vested upon the Company’s annual meeting
of stockholders in 2018. The assumptions used by the Company in calculating the amounts in the table above are incorporated
herein by reference to the footnotes to the financial statements in the Original Form 10-K.
|
(6)
|
As
of December 31, 2018, the aggregate number of options and RSUs subject to awards outstanding held by each of our non-employee
directors were as set forth in the table below. Mr. Rosenthal forfeited the following RSU’s on July 14, 2018:
(i) 5,747 RSU’s not vested for June 1, 2019 and (ii) 11,494 RSU’s not vested upon the Company’s annual meeting
of the stockholders in 2018. Mr. Fisher forfeited the following RSU’s on July 14, 2018: (i) 5,747 RSU’s
not vested for June 1, 2019 and (ii) 11,494 RSU’s not vested upon the Company’s annual meeting of the stockholders
in 2018. Ms. Seminara Patton forfeited the following RSU’s on July 14, 2018: (i) 4,641 RSU’s not vested
for June 1, 2019 and (ii) 9,282 RSU’s not vested upon the Company’s annual meeting of the stockholders in 2018.
Mr. Durden forfeited the following RSU’s on November 16, 2018: 5,747 RSU’s not vested for June 1, 2019. The
assumptions used by the Company in calculating the amounts in the table above are incorporated herein by reference to the
footnotes to the financial statements in the Original Form 10-K.
|
Name
|
|
Options (#)
|
|
|
RSUs (#)
|
|
Jonathan Bond
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Steven Bornstein
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
4,641
|
|
Steven Felsher
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Bonin Bough
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Brett O’Brien
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Michael Durden
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Itzhak Fisher
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Brent Rosenthal
|
|
|
20,000
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Karen Seminara Patton
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
ITEM
12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS.
The
following table sets forth, as of April 26, 2019, the beneficial ownership of our common stock by each of our directors, each
of our named executive officers, each person known to us to beneficially own 5% or more of our common stock, and all of our executive
officers and directors as a group. Except as otherwise indicated, all shares are owned directly, and percentages shown in the
table below are based on 25,529,078 shares outstanding as of April 26, 2019. We have determined beneficial ownership in accordance
with the rules of the SEC. These rules generally attribute beneficial ownership of securities to persons who possess sole or shared
voting power or investment power with respect to those securities. In addition, the rules attribute beneficial ownership of securities
as of a particular date to persons who hold options or warrants to purchase shares of common stock and that are exercisable within
60 days of such date. These shares are deemed to be outstanding and beneficially owned by the person holding those options or
warrants for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of that person, but they are not treated as outstanding for the
purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person. Unless otherwise indicated in the footnotes to the following
table, each person named in the table has sole voting and investment power (subject to applicable community property laws) and
that person’s address is c/o SITO Mobile, Ltd., 100 Town Square Place, Suite 204, Jersey City, New Jersey 07310.
Name
(1)
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Percentage
|
|
Jonathan Bond
|
|
|
33,164
|
|
|
|
*
|
%
|
Thomas J. Pallack
(2)(3)
|
|
|
214,983
|
|
|
|
*
|
%
|
Steven Bornstein
(2)(4)
|
|
|
44,564
|
|
|
|
*
|
%
|
Steven Felsher
|
|
|
23,364
|
|
|
|
*
|
%
|
Bonin Bough
|
|
|
28,964
|
|
|
|
*
|
%
|
Brett O’Brien
|
|
|
14,038
|
|
|
|
*
|
%
|
William Seagrave
(2)(5)
|
|
|
92,164
|
|
|
|
*
|
%
|
Mark Del Priore
(6)
|
|
|
109,173
|
|
|
|
*
|
%
|
Bruce Rogers
(2)
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Directors, and Executive Officers as a Group (12 persons)
(1)(2)
|
|
|
560,414
|
|
|
|
2.2
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nicole Braun
(7)
|
|
|
1,926,862
|
|
|
|
7.5
|
%
|
(1)
|
In
accordance with Item 403 of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, only directors and named
executive officers are separately identified in the table above; however, our directors and executive officers as a group
includes each of our current executive officers.
|
(2)
|
Beneficial ownership set forth above does not include certain stock options and RSUs, which do not by their terms become exercisable within 60 days of April 26, 2019. Unvested RSUs for each of our named executive officers, directors and directors and executive officers as a group is as follows:
|
Name
|
|
Unvested
Restricted
Stock Units
|
|
|
Unvested
Stock Options
|
|
Jonathan Bond
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Thomas J. Pallack
|
|
|
1,028,050
|
|
|
|
300,000
|
|
Steven Bornstein
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Steven Felsher
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Bonin Bough
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Brett O’Brien
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
William Seagrave
|
|
|
225,468
|
|
|
|
75,000
|
|
Mark Del Priore
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Bruce Rogers
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
100,000
|
|
Directors and Executive Officers as a Group (12 persons)
|
|
|
1,253,518
|
|
|
|
825,000
|
|
|
(3)
|
Shares
beneficially owned consist of (i) 114,983 shares of common stock and (i) options to purchase 100,000 shares of common stock that
are exercisable within 60 days of April 26, 2019. Mr. Pallack’s beneficial ownership does not include 1,028,050
RSUs and 300,000 options to purchase common stock at an exercise price of $6.01 per share. Mr. Pallack’s RSUs will
vest with respect to (i) 20% of such shares in the event the average closing price of our common stock is at least $7.00 per share
for 65 consecutive trading days, (ii) an additional 30% of such shares in the event the average closing price of our common stock
is at least $10.00 per share for 65 consecutive trading days and (iii) the remaining 50% of such shares in the event the average
closing price of our common stock is at least $15.00 per share for 65 consecutive trading days, subject to continuous service.
Mr. Pallack’s unvested stock options will vest ratably on each of July 24, 2019, July 24, 2020 and July 24, 2021,
subject to continuous service. See footnote (2) above.
|
|
(4)
|
Shares
beneficially owned consist of (i) 38,923 shares of common stock owned by Mr. Bornstein; (ii) 4,641 shares of common stock subject
to RSUs that will vest within 60 days of April 26, 2019; and (iii) 1,000 shares of common stock held by Mr. Bornstein’s
children.
|
|
(5)
|
Shares
beneficially owned consist of (i) 67,164 shares of common stock and (ii) vested options to purchase 25,000 shares of common stock. Mr.
Seagrave’s beneficial ownership does not include 225,468 RSUs and 75,000 options to purchase common stock at an exercise
price of $6.01 per share. Mr. Seagrave’s RSUs will vest with respect to (i) 20% of such shares in the event the average
closing price of our common stock is at least $7.00 per share for 65 consecutive trading days, (ii) an additional 30% of such
shares in the event the average closing price of our common stock is at least $10.00 per share for 65 consecutive trading days
and (iii) the remaining 50% of such shares in the event the average closing price of our common stock is at least $15.00 per share
for 65 consecutive trading days, subject to continuous service. Mr. Seagrave’s unvested stock options will vest ratably
on each of July 24, 2019, July 24, 2020 and July 24, 2021, subject to continuous service. See footnote (2) above.
|
|
(6)
|
Shares
beneficially owned consist of (i) 44,776 shares of common stock issued to Mr. Del Priore in lieu of a cash bonus in connection
with the executives 2017 bonus plan and (iii) 64,397 shares of common stock issued upon the vesting of RSUs granted pursuant to
Mr. Del Priore’s employment agreement.
|
|
(7)
|
Based
on information received on April 27, 2018 from Ms. Braun.
|
Equity
Compensation Plan Information
The
following table reflects information for equity compensation plans and arrangements for any and all directors, officers, employees
and/or consultants through December 31, 2018.
Equity
Compensation Plan Information
|
|
Number of
securities
to be issued
upon
exercise of
outstanding
options,
warrants
and rights
(a)
|
|
|
Weighted-
average
exercise
price of
outstanding
options,
warrants
and rights
(b)
|
|
|
Number of
securities
remaining
available for
future
issuance
under equity
compensation
plans
(excluding
securities
reflected in
column
(a)) (c)
|
|
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders
|
|
|
1,628,159
|
(1)
|
|
$
|
3.53
|
|
|
|
1,088,917
|
|
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders
|
|
|
1,102,700
|
|
|
|
6.17
|
|
|
|
465,806
|
|
Total
|
|
|
2,730,859
|
|
|
$
|
4.85
|
|
|
|
1,554,723
|
|
(1)
|
These amounts include 1,293,159 RSUs, which do not factor into the weighted average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights.
|
In
April 2008, our Board and stockholders adopted the 2008 Stock Option Plan (the “2008 Plan”), to provide participating
employees, non-employee directors, consultants and advisors with an additional incentive to promote our success. The maximum number
of shares of our common stock which could be issued pursuant to options and awards granted under the 2008 Plan is 880,000. The
2008 Plan is administered by our Compensation Committee. The 2008 Plan authorized the grant to 2008 Plan participants of non-qualified
stock options, incentive stock options, restricted stock awards, and stock appreciation rights. No option shall be exercisable
more than 10 years after the date of grant. Upon separation from service, no further vesting of options can occur, and vested
options will expire unless exercised within a year after separation, except as provided in individual employment agreements. No
option granted under the 2008 Plan is transferable by the individual or entity to whom it was granted otherwise than by will or
laws of decent and distribution, and, during the lifetime of such individual, is not exercisable by any other person, but only
by him, her or it.
In
December 2009, our Board adopted the 2009 Employee and Consultant Stock Plan (the “2009 Plan”), to provide common
stock grants to selected employees, non-employee directors, consultants and advisors. The total number of shares subject to the
2009 Plan is 200,000. The 2009 Plan is administered by our Board.
In
December 2010, our Board adopted the 2010 Stock Plan (the “2010 Plan”), to provide participating employees, non-employee
directors, consultants and advisors with an additional incentive to promote our success. In June 2011, the Board increased the
total number of shares subject to the 2010 Plan to 2,500,000 and then to 4,000,000 in November 2013. The 2010 Plan is administered
by our Board. The 2010 Plan authorized the grant to 2010 Plan participants of non-qualified stock options, incentive stock options,
restricted stock awards, and stock purchase rights. No option shall be exercisable more than 10 years after the date of grant.
Upon separation from service, no further vesting of options can occur, except as provided in individual option agreements. The
2010 Plan provides various termination provisions to the extent not provided in a grant agreement, as determined by the administrator
of the 2010 Plan. No option granted under the 2010 Plan is transferable by the individual or entity to whom it was granted otherwise
than by will or laws of decent and distribution, and, during the lifetime of the individual or entity, is not exercisable by any
other person, but only by the individual or entity, or his, her or its transferee
In
October 2017, our Board adopted the 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2017 Plan”) subject to stockholder approval,
as a successor to and continuation of the 2008 Stock Option Plan. The maximum number of shares of our common stock which may be
issued pursuant to options and awards granted under the 2017 Plan is 2,500,000, along with any shares that remain available for
issuance under the 2008 Plan. The 2017 Plan is administered by the Compensation Committee of our Board. The 2017 Plan authorizes
the grant to 2017 Plan participants of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units,
and cash awards. All 2,500,000 shares may be issued in respect any type of equity-based award, including incentive stock options.
ITEM
13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE.
Certain
Relationships and Related-Party Transactions
The
Company has not been a party to any transaction since January 1, 2019 in which the amount involved exceeded or will exceed $120,000
and in which any of our directors, executive officers, beneficial holders of 5% or more of our capital stock, or entities affiliated
with them, had or will have a direct or indirect material interest.
Policies
and Procedures for Approving Transactions with Related Persons
The
independent members of our Board are responsible for reviewing and approving related person transactions, either in advance or
when we become aware of a related person transaction that was not reviewed and approved in advance; however, our Board has not
yet adopted a written policy or procedures governing its approval of transactions with related persons. During 2018, there were
no related party transactions requiring review by our Board.
Indemnification
Agreements
We
have entered into, or plan to enter into, an indemnification agreement with each of our directors and executive officers, in addition
to the indemnification provided for in our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws.
These indemnification agreements, among other things, require us to indemnify our directors and executive officers for certain
expenses, including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines and settlement amounts incurred by a director or executive officer
in any action or proceeding arising out of their services as one of our directors and/or executive officers or any other company
or enterprise to which the person provides services at our request. These indemnification agreements also provide the directors
and executive officers who are parties thereto with certain rights to advancement of expenses incurred in defending a proceeding
in advance of the disposition of any proceeding for which indemnification rights may be available pursuant to the indemnification
agreement. Further, the indemnification agreement provides for a process for our Board to determine whether an indemnified person
is entitled to indemnification in a particular case. We believe that these Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and
Amended and Restated Bylaw provisions and indemnification agreements are necessary to attract and retain qualified persons as
directors and executive officers.
Director
Independence
The
Nasdaq Listing Rules require a majority of a listed company’s board of directors to be comprised of independent directors.
In addition, the Nasdaq Listing Rules require that, subject to specified exceptions, each member of a listed company’s audit,
compensation and nominating and corporate governance committees be independent and that audit committee members also satisfy independence
criteria set forth in Rule 10A-3 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).
Our
Board undertook a review of the composition of the Board and its committees and the independence of each director. Based upon
information requested from and provided by each director concerning his background, employment and affiliations, including
family relationships, our Board has determined that each of our directors, with the exception of Mr. Pallack, our Chief
Executive Officer, is an “independent director” as defined under the Nasdaq Listing Rules. Our Board also
determined that Messrs. Bond and Felsher, who serve on our Audit Committee, Messrs. Bond, Bornstein and Bough, who
serve on our Compensation Committee, and Messrs. Bough, O’Brien, and Felsher, who serve on our Governance
and Nominating Committee, satisfy the independence standards for such committees established by the SEC and the Nasdaq
Listing Rules, as applicable. In making the independence determinations set forth above, our Board considered the
relationships that each such non-employee director has with our Company and all other facts and circumstances our Board
deemed relevant in determining independence, including the beneficial ownership of our capital stock by each non-employee
director. There are no family relationships among any of our directors or executive officers.
ITEM
14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES.
Changes
in Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
On
January 10, 2018, the Audit Committee completed a competitive process to select the Company’s independent registered
public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017. As a result of this process, the Audit Committee appointed
BDO USA, LLP (“BDO”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending
December 31, 2018.
During
the Company’s fiscal years ended December 31, 2017, and December 31, 2018 and through January 12, 2019, neither the
Company nor anyone on its behalf consulted with BDO regarding (i) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction,
either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company’s consolidated financial
statements, and no written report or oral advice was provided by BDO to the Company that BDO concluded was an important factor
considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to the accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue, or (ii) any subject
of a disagreement (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K) or any reportable events (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v)
of Regulation S-K).