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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K/A
Amendment No. 1
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Annual Report Pursuant To Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
For the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2010
Commission File No. 001-32632
UROPLASTY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its Charter)
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Minnesota
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(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
5420 Feltl Road
Minnetonka, Minnesota 55413-2820
(Address of principal executive offices)
(952) 426-6140
(Issuers telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:
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Common Stock, $.01 par value
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NYSE Amex (fka The American Stock Exchange) |
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule
405 of the Securities Act. YES o NO þ
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section
13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. YES o NO þ
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed
by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or
for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been
subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YES þ NO o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its
corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted
pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 229.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months
(or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). YES o NO o
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation
S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrants knowledge, in
definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K
or any amendment to this Form 10-K. þ
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated
filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of large
accelerated filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act. (Check one):
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Large Accelerated Filer o
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Accelerated Filer o
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Smaller Reporting Company þ |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of
the Exchange Act). YES o NO þ
The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates computed by reference to
the price at which the stock was sold or the average bid and asked prices of such stock as of May
21, 2010 was $74,037,000.
As of May 21, 2010 the registrant had 15,310,040 shares of common stock outstanding.
Documents Incorporated By Reference: None
Explanatory Note: This Form 10-K/A is filed solely to include in the form 10-K/A, rather
than incorporate by reference from our definitive proxy statement, the information required by Part
III of Form 10-K.
PART III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE.
Directors and Executive Officers
Our directors and executive officers are as follows:
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David B. Kaysen
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Director |
Thomas E. Jamison
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Lee A. Jones
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R. Patrick Maxwell
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Chairman of the Board, Director |
James P. Stauner
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Director |
Sven A. Wehrwein
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Director |
Mahedi A. Jiwani
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Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
Susan Hartjes Holman
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Chief Operating Officer and Secretary |
Arie J. Koole
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Controller, Managing Director, Dutch Operations |
Larry Heinemann
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Vice President, Global Sales |
Marc Herregraven
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Vice President, Manufacturing |
David B. Kaysen has served as our President and Chief Executive Officer and as a director
since May 2006. From July 2005 to May 2006, Mr. Kaysen served as President, Chief Executive
Officer and a director of Advanced Duplications Services, LLC, a privately-held replicator and
duplicator of optical media, such as CDs and DVDs. Between December 2002 and June 2005, he served
as President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Diametrics Medical, Inc., then a
publicly-traded manufacturer and marketer of critical care blood analysis systems that provide
continuous diagnostic results at point of care. From 1992 to 2002, Mr. Kaysen served as Chief
Executive Officer, President and a director of Rehabilicare Inc., then a publicly-traded
manufacturer and marketer of electromedical rehabilitation and pain management products for
clinician, home and industrial use. Mr. Kaysens extensive experience as an executive officer of
publicly traded medical device companies, as a director of public companies, and as a sales manager
of mutli-national medical product companies, as well as his significant knowledge of our operations
as our Chief Executive Officer, make him an essential member of our Board.
R. Patrick Maxwell, a lawyer and accountant, has served as Chairman of our Board since June
2006 and has served as a director of our company since April 1994. Mr. Maxwell has over 30 years
of experience as a turn around management specialist, an entrepreneur and executive in both the
business and non-profit sectors. He has served as Chief Financial Officer of Tele Resources, Inc.
since October 1996. He previously served as Chief Executive Officer of Entronix Inc., Northern
Supply, Inc., and Telnet Systems, Inc. He also previously served as Chief Financial Officer of
Magnum Tire Corporation, Midwest Legal Services, Inc. and Templeton and Associates, Inc. Mr.
Maxwell serves on the board of directors of Tele Resource, Inc., and Telnet Services, Ltd., a New
Zealand company. Mr. Maxwell brings to our board not only extensive financial and executive
management expertise with smaller companies, but experience with financial restructuring and,
importantly, the legal requirements applicable to various businesses.
Thomas E. Jamison became a director of our company in August 2000. Mr. Jamison is a member of
Fruth, Jamison & Elsass, PLLC., a business litigation firm in Minneapolis, Minnesota. From 1996 to
1999, Mr.
Jamison served as an investment banker in the Corporate Finance Department of R.J.
Steichen & Company. From 1991 to 1996, Mr. Jamison practiced law at Fruth & Anthony, P.A. in
Minneapolis. As an investment banker for a regional broker dealer, Mr. Jamison worked with
emerging companies to raise capital, analyzed their markets, their management and their business
strategies and monitored their growth and business success. In addition to skills in these areas,
Mr. Jamisons legal practice in business disputes, securities litigation, business valuation, and
contract disputes allows him to assist us in business negotiations and to identify and evaluate the
potential litigation risks we face.
Lee A. Jones has been a director of our company since August 2006. Ms. Jones is currently the
Chief Administrative Officer of the Schulze Diabetes Institute of the University of Minnesota. She
has more than 25 years of healthcare and medical device industry experience. From 1997 to 2005,
she served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Inlet Medical, Inc. (a Cooper Surgical
company since November 2005), specializing in minimally interventional laparoscopic products.
Prior to joining Inlet, she had a 14-year career at Medtronic, Inc. where she held various
technical and operating positions, most recently serving as Director, General Manager of Medtronic
Urology/Interstim division. Ms. Jones currently also serves as a member of the board of directors
of BioHeart, Inc. Ms. Jones has specialized knowledge of our industry, in operating a company in
the urology device business and as an executive officer of a medical product company.
James P. Stauner has been a director of our company since August 2006. Mr. Stauner has over
27 years of experience in the healthcare industry. Since July 2005, he has been an Operating
Principal with Roundtable Healthcare Partners, a private equity firm focused on the healthcare
industry. Prior to joining Roundtable Healthcare Partners, Mr. Stauner held various positions
between 1999 and 2005 at Cardinal Health, Inc., most recently as President of the Manufacturing
Business Groups and a member of the Senior Management Operating Committee. Mr. Stauner has
extensive knowledge of the healthcare industry and of the characteristics sought by a private
equity firm for investment in the healthcare industry, and experience in operating and managing a
medical products business and in finance.
Sven A. Wehrwein has been a director of our company since August 2006. He has over 30 years
of experience in accounting, corporate finance and investment banking. Mr. Wehrwein, a CPA
(inactive), started his career as an auditor with Coopers & Lybrand. After receiving his masters
of science in management from the Sloan School at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mr.
Wehrwein spent 14 years as an investment banker with Dean Witter, Drexel and Wessels, Arnold &
Henderson. From 1995 to 1999, he served as Chief Financial Officer of two public companies. Since
1999, he has provided financial-consulting services to emerging growth companies, and is also a
freelance financial journalist. Mr. Wehrwein serves on the board of directors of Compellent
Technologies, Inc., Image Sensing Systems, Inc., SPS Commerce, Inc., Synovis Life Technologies,
Inc., and Vital Images, Inc., all of which are publicly held companies. Within the last five
years, Mr. Wehrwein also served as a director of six mutual funds in the Van Wagoner group. Mr.
Wehrwein has the most experience as a public company director of our directors, has both management
and auditing experience in financial accounting, has considerable experience in investment banking, and has been involved with multiple companies in the medical-products industry.
Mahedi A. Jiwani has served as our Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer since
November 2005. From 2003 to 2005, Mr. Jiwani served as Chief Financial Officer of M.A. Gedney
Company. Between 1997 and 2003, he was employed by Telex Communications, Inc., most recently as
Vice President of Finance.
Susan Hartjes Holman has served as our Chief Operating Officer since November 2002 and as
Secretary since September 1996. She served as our Vice President of Operations and Regulatory
Affairs from November 1994 to October 2002. Ms. Holman is a Senior Member and a Certified Quality
Auditor of the American Society for Quality, has served several years on its Executive Board and
subcommittees, and is a member of the Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society and its Ethics Task
Force, and the Henrici Society for Microbiologists.
Arie J. Koole joined us in 1993 and has served as our Managing Director and Controller of our
operations in The Netherlands since January 2000. From 1987 to 1993, Mr. Koole was a financial
auditor with the international accounting firm Deloitte & Touche in The Netherlands.
Larry Heinemann has served as our Vice President of Global Sales since June 2007. He joined
us in September 1998 as Director of Sales for North and South America and since then has served in
a range of senior executive positions, primarily as a Vice President in the area of sales,
marketing and business development. He is a member of the Society of Urological Nursing
Association (SUNA), and served on the Board as an Industry Liaison for the Upper Midwest Chapter.
He is also a board trustee of SUNA foundation.
Marc Herregraven has served as our Vice President of Manufacturing since November 2002. He
joined Bioplasty, Inc. in April 1992 as Plant Manager, and became Director of Manufacturing in 1994
and Director of Operations in 1999. Previously, he served with Advanced Bio-Surfaces, Inc., a
Minnesota-based medical device developer, as Director of Manufacturing, and with Bio-Vascular, Inc., a Minnesota-based medical
device manufacturer, in an engineering function.
Compliance With Section 16(a)
To our knowledge, based solely on a review of the copies of such reports furnished to us
during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010 and on written representation by each of our officers
and directors, we believe all Section 16(a) filing requirements applicable to our executive
officers, directors and greater than 10% shareholders were complied with for such fiscal year.
Code Of Ethics
We have adopted a Code of Ethics that applies to all of our directors, officers and employees,
including our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Controller and other finance
organization employees. The Code of Ethics is publicly available on the investor relations page of
our website at www.uroplasty.com. We plan to disclose any substantive amendments to the
Code of Ethics or grant of any waiver from a provision of it to the Chief Executive Officer, the
Chief Financial Officer or the Controller in a report on Form 8-K.
Changes in Procedures for Shareholder Nominees to our Board of Directors
As described in our proxy statement for our annual meeting held September 15, 2009, and as
incorporated by reference into our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2009,
our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will consider for inclusion in its nominations of
new Board nominees, candidates that are recommended by shareholders. In November 2009, we amended
our bylaws to require that nominees for director that a shareholder wishes to be considered at our
annual meeting be submitted by a shareholder of record to our corporate Secretary no later than 90
nor earlier than 120 days before the anniversary of the prior years meeting, and (i) include the
name, age, principal occupation and employment of the nominee, (ii) the number of shares of the
company owned by the nominee, (iii) both the business and residence address of the nominee, (iv)
any relationship with any person which provide the nominee or any associate the opportunity to
profit from an increase in the value of our common stock, and (v) information regarding the
relationship between the nominee and the nominating shareholder.
Our Audit Committee
Our Board of Directors has established a standing audit committee responsible for overseeing
the integrity of our financial reporting processes and controls, the qualifications, independence
and performance of our independent registered public accounting firm and our compliance with
certain legal and regulatory requirements. The current members of our Audit Committee are Messrs.
Wehrwein (Chair), Maxwell and Jamison. Our Board has determined that all members of the Audit
Committee are independent directors under the rules for audit committee members of the NYSE AMEX
and the SEC and has determined that each of Mr. Wehrwein and Mr. Maxwell qualify as an audit
committee financial expert under such rules.
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.
Compensation Committee
The current members of our Compensation Committee are Messrs. Jamison (Chair) and Stauner and
Ms. Jones, each of whom is independent with the definition employed by the NYSE Amex, is an
outside director for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code and is a
non-employee director for purposes of Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The
Compensation Committee reviews and recommends to our full board all compensation arrangements with
our executive officers and other management employees, administers and interprets our employee
benefit plans, and provides guidance to management and to the Board in matters relating to the
organizational structure of Uroplasty. The Board has adopted a policy of requiring the
Compensation Committee to report its recommendations to, and receive ratification of its decisions
by, the full Board. Generally, our Chief Executive Officer formulates proposals for the
compensation of our executive officers
and management other than himself, and presents those
proposals to the Compensation Committee. He does not, however, formulate proposals with respect to
his own compensation or participate in discussions or approval of that compensation.
Executive Compensation
We compensate our executive officers through an annual cash salary that is set by our
Compensation Committee at a meeting during the first quarter of our fiscal year, and normally
effective as of June 1. We also provide incentive compensation through a Management Incentive Plan
that is annually established by our Compensation Committee and that pays cash incentive
compensation for each executive based upon the achievement of pre-established financial goals, and
also based on individual performance goals. Our Compensation Committee and Board reserves the right
to grant discretionary bonuses, and we granted such bonuses to three of our executive officers for
fiscal 2010.
To provide a longer term incentive, we grant stock options and restricted stock to executives.
Our stock options carry exercise prices equal to the fair market value of our common stock on the
date of grant. Historically these options have been one-third vested on the date of grant and
one-third on the following two anniversaries of the date of grant, and expire five years from the
date of grant. Starting is fiscal 2011, we have revised these forms to have them vest with respect
to one-third of the shares on the first, second and third anniversaries of the grant date and
expire seven years from the grant date. Although we have also granted restricted stock on a
selective basis in the past, granted restricted stock to some executives in fiscal 2009 and have
made restricted stock grants in the first quarter of fiscal 2011, we did not grant any restricted
stock in fiscal 2010 and we had no unvested restricted stock outstanding at the end of the fiscal
year. We do not maintain any defined benefit pension plans or non-qualified deferred compensation
plans for executive officers and do not provide significant perquisites to our officers.
The level of compensation for our executive officers is generally set by reference to
competitive compensation in the industry and by the officers experience and duties. Our
Compensation Committee did not use a compensation consultant or obtained benchmark data for our
executive compensation plans for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2009 or 2010, but instead relied
upon experience of its members in setting compensation.
Although we attempt to provide competitive compensation, during the past two years, we were
focused on cash preservation and the cash consumption that would be caused by increased
compensation. Although we increased salary levels, as well as incentive compensation targets for
fiscal 2009 after significantly improved performance during fiscal 2008, because of decreased
financial performance during the second half of fiscal 2009 and the prospect of continued lower
sales caused by the economy and the effect of decisions regarding reimbursement for our Urgent PC
product, we froze salary levels for executives for fiscal 2010, and set incentive targets in fiscal
2010 at the same level as for fiscal 2009. For fiscal 2011, we have increased salaries for most
executives by 2%, and for two executives, including our Chief Executive Officer, by 9%, reflecting
both exceptional efforts in fiscal 2010 and improved prospects for fiscal 2011.
Our Management Incentive Plan for the year ended March 31, 2010 paid incentive compensation
based on achievement of objectives at a threshold, at target and at a maximum, with the targeted
performance effectively equal to our budget for the year. Mr. Kaysen and Mr. Jiwani were entitled
to incentive compensation of 25% of their salaries at the threshold, 50% at the target and 60% at
the maximum. For Mr. Kaysen, 60% of his incentive compensation was based on achievement of sales
goals, 20% was based on achievement of operating profit goals and 20% was based on individual
performance goals. For Mr. Jiwani, 36% was based upon sales goals, 24% was based upon operating
profit goals and 40% was based on individual performance goals. Because our financial performance
did not meet the threshold level required under our 2010 Management Incentive Plan, we did not pay
any incentive compensation based on sales or operating profit for the year. The incentive
compensation for fiscal 2010 reflected in the table below represents partial payout of the portion
of incentive compensation that is based on individual performance goals, to the extent the
Compensation Committee determined that such goals were achieved.
Because of the exceptional performance in completing our SuMIT clinical trial ahead of
schedule, and in making application for and being notified of the issuance, in Fiscal 2011, of a
category 1 CPT Code, our Compensation Committee also approved, and our Board ratified,
discretionary bonuses to four of our officers, including three of our executive officers. Mr.
Kaysen received a discretionary bonus of $15,000.
Summary Compensation Table. The following table contains information regarding all
compensation earned during the fiscal years ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 by our Chief Executive
Officer and our two other most highly compensated executive officers serving at the end of fiscal
year 2010.
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David Kaysen |
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2010 |
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293,600 |
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15,000 |
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61,200 |
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15,125 |
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417,221 |
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2009 |
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291,450 |
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18,900 |
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102,400 |
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2010 |
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200,000 |
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18,360 |
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Financial Officer and |
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Treasurer |
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2009 |
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198,500 |
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40,960 |
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46,449 |
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1,385 |
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287,294 |
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Susan Hartjes Holman |
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2010 |
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198,800 |
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10,000 |
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24,480 |
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31,808 |
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5,511 |
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270,599 |
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Chief Operating
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2009 |
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197,350 |
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6,300 |
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20,480 |
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30,787 |
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1,376 |
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256,293 |
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Represents the grant date value of restricted stock granted on May 28, 2008 that vested six
months later. |
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Represents the full grant date fair value of the options as computed by Black-Scholes in the
year of grant. Details of the assumptions used in valuing these awards are set forth in Note
3, Shareholders Equity, to our audited financial statements included in our Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010. The amounts reflected does not
necessarily represent the annual amount we recognize as compensation expense for accounting
purposes because of such grants. |
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Represents cash bonuses earned under our Management Incentive Plan. |
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Represents employer discretionary 401(k) contributions and, for Mr. Kaysen, reimbursement for
premium for personal life and disability insurance as well. All other perquisites and
benefits for each named executive officer were less than $10,000 in the fiscal year reported. |
Outstanding Equity Awards at 2010 Fiscal Year End. The following table sets forth certain
information concerning equity-based awards outstanding to the named executive officers at March 31,
2010. None of our named executive officers has any outstanding restricted stock or other stock
awards as of March 31, 2010.
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Securities |
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David B. Kaysen |
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300,000 |
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50,000 |
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4.31 |
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7/2/2012 |
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33,334 |
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3.15 |
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6/23/2013 |
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33,333 |
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66,667 |
(2) |
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0.85 |
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6/4/2014 |
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Mahedi A. Jiwani |
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100,000 |
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3.00 |
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11/14/2015 |
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17,500 |
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2.65 |
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2/1/2014 |
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20,000 |
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4.31 |
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7/2/2012 |
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13,334 |
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6,666 |
(1) |
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3.15 |
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6/23/2013 |
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10,000 |
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20,000 |
(2) |
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0.85 |
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6/4/2014 |
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Susan Hartjes Holman |
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100,000 |
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5.19 |
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1/1/2015 |
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12,500 |
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2.65 |
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2/1/2014 |
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10,000 |
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4.31 |
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7/2/2012 |
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6,666 |
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3,334 |
(1) |
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3.15 |
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6/23/2013 |
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13,333 |
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26,667 |
(2) |
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0.85 |
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6/4/2014 |
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Vested with respect to the remaining shares on June 24, 2010. |
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Vested with respect to half of the remaining shares on each of June 5, 2010 and will vest
with respect to the balance on June 5, 2011. |
Employment Agreements and Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control Provisions Employment
Agreements and Other Arrangements. We have employment agreements with each of Mr. Kaysen, Mr.
Jiwani and Ms. Holman.
David B. Kaysen. Effective May 17, 2006, we entered into an employment agreement with Mr.
Kaysen, our President and Chief Executive Officer. The agreement provides for an annual base salary
of $255,000, which was increased to $293,600 effective July 1, 2008 and was maintained at the level
for the year ending March 31, 2010. The agreement also provides that Mr. Kaysen is entitled to an
annual cash incentive bonus under our Management Incentive Plan based on the achievement of annual
corporate financial and individual performance objectives approved by our Compensation Committee.
The agreement requires that we reimburse Mr. Kaysen for up to $11,500 annually for his personal
life and disability insurance policies, and required that we grant him options, with a 10-year
term, to acquire 300,000 shares of our common stock. These options were granted with an exercise
price of $2.50 per share and vested in one-third installments on the start date of his employment
and on the first and second anniversaries of his employment.
Mr. Kaysens employment agreement prohibits him, for one year after his employment terminates,
from engaging in competition, directly or indirectly, with us in the development, manufacturing,
licensing, marketing or distribution of products or services for diagnosis or treatment of urinary
or fecal voiding dysfunctions, and prohibits him during that period from soliciting our employees
or customers.
The employment agreement has a one-year term, unless terminated earlier, and will continue to
automatically renew on a year-to-year basis. If we terminate the agreement without good cause
(as defined in the agreement), we will pay Mr. Kaysen an amount equal to 100% of his then annual
base salary as severance pay. However, if we terminate his employment without good cause in
connection with a change in control, we will pay him an amount equal to 160% of his then annual
base salary as severance pay.
Mahedi A. Jiwani. Effective November 14, 2005, we entered into an employment agreement with
Mr. Jiwani, our Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. The agreement provides for an annual
base salary of
$175,000, which was increased to $200,000 effective July 1, 2008 and was maintained at that level
for the year ending March 31, 2010. The agreement also provides that Mr. Jiwani is entitled to an
annual cash incentive bonus under our Management Incentive Plan based on the achievement of annual
corporate financial and individual performance objectives approved by our Compensation Committee.
The agreement required that we grant Mr. Jiwani options to purchase 100,000 shares of our common
stock, which we granted at an exercise price of $3.00 per share and which originally vested 25% on
his start date and on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of his start date. On
February 2, 2006, the vesting of Mr. Jiwanis options, and all other options, was accelerated to
avoid the accounting charge to our earnings associated with the vesting of these options upon our
adoption of FAS 123(R).
Mr. Jiwanis employment agreement prohibits him, for one year after his employment terminates,
from engaging, directly or indirectly, in any business in competition with Uroplastys business and
prohibits him during that period from soliciting our employees or customers.
The employment agreement has a one-year term, unless terminated earlier, and will continue to
automatically renew on a year-to-year basis. If we terminate the agreement without good cause
(as defined in the agreement) including if we do not annually renew his employment agreement, we
will pay Mr. Jiwani an amount equal to 100% of his then annual base salary and a prorated share of
his annual bonus earned as of the termination date assuming 100% milestone achievement as severance
pay. We will pay this amount in twelve equal monthly installments provided Mr. Jiwani is not
subsequently employed.
Susan Hartjes Holman. We also have an employment agreement with Ms. Holman, which was entered
into on December 7, 1999. The employment agreement specifies a base salary, which is subject to
annual adjustment and was increased to $198,800 effective July 1, 2008 and was maintained at that
level for the year ending March 31, 2010. Ms. Holman is also eligible to receive an annual cash
incentive bonus under our Management Incentive Plan based on the achievement of annual corporate
financial and individual performance objectives approved by our Compensation Committee.
Either party may terminate Ms. Holmans employment at any time, with or without cause, by
providing 30 days written notice to the other party. If Ms. Holmans employment is terminated by
us without cause, we would continue to pay her monthly base salary for a period of 12 months.
Contemporaneously with the execution of the employment agreement, Ms. Holman executed an
Employee Confidentiality, Inventions, Non-Solicitation and Non-Compete Agreement, under which she
agreed not to disclose confidential information, to assign to us without charge all intellectual
property relating to our business which is created or conceived during the term of employment, to
not encourage employees to leave our employment for any reason and to not compete with us during
the term of employment and for a period of eighteen months thereafter.
Definition of Good Cause, Without Good Cause and Change of Control. Under our employment
agreements with Messrs. Kaysen and Jiwani, termination for good cause generally means one or more
of the following events: (i) the executives willful breach of his employment agreement; (ii) the
executives gross negligence in the performance or nonperformance of his duties which remains
uncured for 30 days; (iii) the executives willful dishonesty, fraud or misconduct which materially
and adversely affect our operations or reputation; or (iv) the executives conviction of a felony
crime which materially and adversely affects our operations or reputation. Termination without
good cause generally means one or more of the following events: (i) we impose material and adverse
changes, without the executives consent, in his principal duties (including upon a change of
control); (ii) we reduce the executives base salary without the executives consent by more than
the weighted average percentage reduction made contemporaneously by us of the base salaries of all
other executive officers (including upon a change of control); (iii) we do not renew our
executives employment agreement or offer a replacement employment agreement on substantially
similar terms; (iv) we relocate the offices at which the executive is principally employed to a
location more than 50 miles from the prior location; or (v) we terminate the executives employment
without good cause.
Under the employment agreement with Ms. Holman, cause means one of the following events: (i)
the employee is convicted of a felony; (ii) the employee has committed theft or fraudulent act or
has acted dishonestly with respect to any business of our company; (iii) the employee has engaged
in substance abuse or (iv) the employee has breached any agreement made between the employee and
our company.
Under our employment agreements with our executive officers, a change of control generally
means any of the following events:
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a majority of our Board no longer consists of individuals who were directors, or who
were appointed by directors or successors of directors, who served at the time of the
applicable agreement was executed; |
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the acquisition of our securities that results in any person owning more than 50% of
either our outstanding voting securities or our common stock; |
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a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of our company
(with certain exceptions); or |
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the approval by our shareholders of a complete liquidation or our dissolution |
Payments Made Upon Termination Due to Death or Disability. Generally, in the event a named
executive officers employment is terminated due to death or disability, such officer is entitled
to (a) salary and any earned, but unpaid, annual cash bonus, through the date of termination, and
(b) exercise all vested options as of the termination date for a period of one year after such
termination.
Acceleration of Stock Options Upon Change in Control. All stock option awards to our named
executive officers which are currently 100% vested were granted under our prior plans. All stock
option awards to our named executive officers which are not currently 100% vested were granted
under our 2006 Stock and Incentive Plan (the 2006 Plan). Under the 2006 Plan, in the event of a
change in control, whether or not an executive officers employment is terminated, 100% of the
remaining unvested portion of their stock options will immediately vest and be exercisable for the
remaining term of the option.
Director Compensation
Effective October 1, 2008, our non-employee directors receive an annual retainer of $10,000,
payable in cash in four equal quarterly installments of $2,500, for service on our Board of
Directors. In addition, non-employee directors receive $1,200 for each board meeting attended
in-person, $600 per telephonic meeting, and $750 for each committee meeting attended. The Chairs
of the Board, Audit Committee and Compensation Committee are paid an additional quarterly fee of
$1,750, $1,000 and $750, respectively. Payments are made in cash on the last business day of each
calendar quarter.
Historically, we have had a policy to automatically grant all non-employee directors stock
options upon the directors initial appointment or election to the Board for 45,000 shares of
common stock, one-third of which vests on the date of grant and the first and second anniversaries
thereafter. Each non-employee director has historically also been granted an annual stock option
for 15,000 shares of common stock in conjunction with our annual meeting of shareholders, all of
which are vested on the date of grant except that such annual grant does not commence for newly
appointed or elected directors until one year following full vesting of the initial grant.
Director option grants have an exercise price equal to the closing market price on the date of the
grant.
Our Compensation Committee recommended, and our Board of Directors adopted revised fees for
out non-employee directors effective July 1, 2010. After July 1, the fees for each member of the
Board of Directors who is not also an employee, payable quarterly, will consist of:
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a $24,000 retainer for each member of the Board; |
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annual fees of $4,000 for each member of the Compensation Committee, $5,000 to each
member of the Audit Committee and $2,000 for each member of the Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee; and |
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annual fees (in addition to the Board retainer and committee fees) of $8,000 for the
Non-Executive Chairman of the Board, $5,000 to the Audit Committee Chair, $4,000 for the
Compensation Committee Chair and $2,000 for the Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee Chair. |
Further, effective at our annual meeting of shareholders to be held September 14, 2010, and at each
subsequent annual meeting of shareholders, and in lieu of the options we previously granted, each
director will receive (1) a non-qualified stock option to purchase, at an exercise price equal to
the closing price on the NYSE AMEX on such date, a number of shares of the Companys common stock
such that the option has a grant date value, based upon a Black-Scholes model (or whatever model
then used by the Company to compute compensation expense for such equity awards), equal to $20,000,
and (2) the number of shares of restricted stock as are equal to $15,000 divided by such closing
price. The options will vest with respect to 100% of the shares on the first anniversary of the
date of
grant and expire seven years from the date of grant and the restricted stock will vest six months
from the date of grant.
We do not provide any form of incentive compensation or other form of stock-based or cash
based compensation to our directors, and do not provide perquisites or other forms of compensation,
although we do reimburse directors for out-of-town travel to and from board meetings.
Non-Employee Director Compensation. The following table shows, for each of our non-employee
directors, information concerning annual compensation earned for services in all capacities during
the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010. Mr. Kaysen, our President and CEO, does not receive separate
compensation for his services as a director.
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Fees Earned or Paid |
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Stock Option |
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Name |
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in Cash |
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Awards (1) |
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Total |
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Thomas E. Jamison |
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$ |
31,150 |
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$ |
8,250 |
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$ |
39,400 |
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Lee A. Jones |
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20,650 |
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8,250 |
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28,900 |
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R. Patrick Maxwell |
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31,100 |
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8,250 |
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39,350 |
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James P. Stauner |
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23,050 |
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8,250 |
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31,300 |
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Sven A. Wehrwein |
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28,100 |
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8,250 |
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36,350 |
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(1) |
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Values expressed represents the grant date fair value of options to purchase 15,000 shares
of common stock, as computed using the Black-Scholes formula. For a description of the assumptions
in such calculation, see Note 3, Shareholders Equity, to our audited financial statements included
in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010. As of March 31, 2010,
each of Ms. Jones, Mr. Wehrwein and Mr. Stauner held options to purchase 60,000 shares of common
stock and each of Messrs. Jamison and Maxwell held options to purchase 45,000 shares. |
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED
STOCKHOLDER MATTERS.
The following table presents the beneficial ownership of our common stock on June 14, 2010, by
each person we know to own more than five percent of our common stock, by each director and
executive officer, and by all directors and executive officers as a group. Unless indicated by
footnotes, each shareholder possesses sole voting and investment power over its shares. Shares
that may be issued upon the exercise of outstanding stock options, warrants or convertible
securities within 60 days of June 14, 2010 are considered outstanding for the purpose of
calculating the percentage of common stock owned by each person, but not for the purpose of
calculating the percentage of common stock owned by any other person.
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Number of Shares |
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Name and Address of Beneficial Owner |
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Beneficially Owned |
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Percent of Common Stock |
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Beneficial Owners of More Than 5% |
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CystoMedix, Inc.(1)
c/o Frank Harvey ESQ
7900 Xerxes Ave S, Suite 1500
Bloomington, Minnesota 55431 |
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1,387,144 |
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8.7 |
% |
SF Capital Partners Ltd (2)
c/o Stark Offshore Management, LLC
3600 South Lake Drive
St. Francis, Wisconsin 53235 |
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1,232,714 |
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7.8 |
% |
Perkins Capital Management (3)
730 East Lake Street
Wayzata, Minnesota 55391 |
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1,114,602 |
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6.9 |
% |
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Executive Officers and Directors(4) |
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David B. Kaysen |
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510,216 |
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3.1 |
% |
Thomas E. Jamison |
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93,100 |
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* |
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Lee A. Jones |
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67,100 |
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* |
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R. Patrick Maxwell |
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151,484 |
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* |
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James P. Stauner |
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67,100 |
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* |
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Sven A. Wehrwein |
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61,400 |
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* |
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Larry Heinemann |
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122,700 |
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* |
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Susan Hartjes Holman |
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492,925 |
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3.1 |
% |
Mahedi A. Jiwani |
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198,850 |
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1.2 |
% |
Arie J. Koole |
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50,766 |
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* |
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Marc Herregraven |
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98,200 |
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* |
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All directors and executive officers as
a group (4) (11 Persons) |
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1,913,841 |
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11.2 |
% |
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* |
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Less than 1%. |
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(1) |
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Based on an amendment to Schedule 13G filed February 15, 2008. |
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(2) |
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Based on an amendment to Schedule 13G filed February 16, 2010.
Excludes 704,167shares of common stock underlying warrants that were
subject to exercise caps that precluded the holder from exercising to
the extent that it would beneficially own in excess of 4.9% of our
outstanding common stock, of which warrants to purchase 500,000 shares
expired in April 2010, and warrants to purchase 204,167 shares were
exercised in May 2010. Michael A. Roth and Brian J. Stark are the
managing members of Stark Offshore Management, LLC, which acts as
investment manager and has sole power to direct the management of SF
Capital Partners. Messrs. Roth and Stark disclaim beneficial ownership. |
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(3) |
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Based on an amendment to Schedule 13G filed February 1, 2010. Richard
C. Perkins is Executive Vice President and Portfolio Manager of
Perkins Capital Management a registered investment advisor. Includes
282,500 shares underlying exercisable warrants as of the date of the
Schedule 13G, of which 80,000 expired in April 2010 and 202,500 were
exercised in May 2010. |
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(4) |
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Includes for Mr. Kaysen 466,666 shares, for Mr. Jamison 45,000 shares,
for Ms. Jones 60,000 shares, for Mr. Maxwell 45,000 shares, for Mr.
Stauner 60,000 shares, for Mr. Wehrwein 60,000 shares, for Mr.
Heinemann 70,000 shares, for Ms. Holman 159,166 shares, for Mr. Jiwani
177,500 shares, for Mr. Koole 45,000 shares, for Mr. Herregraven
85,000 and for all officers and directors as a group 1,273,332 shares
that may be acquired upon exercise of options that were exercisable
on, or became exercisable within 60 days of, June 14, 2010. Also
includes for Mr. Kaysen 20,300 shares, for Mr. Heinemann 5,100 shares,
for Ms. Holman 5,100 shares, for Mr. Jiwani 7,100 shares, for Mr.
Koole 4,100 shares and for Mr. Herregraven 5,100 shares of restricted
stock subject to risk of forfeiture upon termination of employment. |
Information regarding securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans is
set forth under the caption Item 5. Market for Registrants Common Equity, Related Stockholder
Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities of the original filing of this Annual Report on
Form 10-K.
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE.
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.
There were no transactions with related persons during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010,
or that are currently contemplated, in amounts exceeding 1% of our consolidated assets ($115,700).
Our Audit Committee administers our Code of Ethics and reviews all related party transactions.
The Audit Committee generally requires any transaction between Uroplasty and a director or
officer, the immediate family of a director or officer, or any entity that a director or officer
controls to be reported to our Chief Financial Officer. The Chief Financial Officer, in turn, is
obligated to report the transaction to the Committee. Although it has not adopted written
standards of approval, the Audit Committee generally considers these transactions consistent with
its fiduciary obligations and approves transactions only if they are fair and reasonable, in the
best interests of the corporation, and on terms no less favorable than could be obtained from an
unaffiliated third party.
Director Independence.
Our Board reviews the independence of each director. During this review, our Board considers
transactions and relationships between each director (and his or her immediate family and
affiliates) and Uroplasty and its subsidiaries, as well as transactions with our management, to
determine whether any such transactions or relationships are inconsistent with a determination that
the director was independent. We circulated questionnaires among our Board members and, conducted
an annual review of director independence in June 2010 and our Board determined that no
transactions or relationships existed that would disqualify any of our directors under applicable
rules and listing standards of the NYSE AMEX Equities (AMEX) or require disclosure under
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules, with the exception of Mr. Kaysen, who is our
executive employee. Based upon that finding, our Board determined that Messrs. Jamison, Maxwell,
Stauner, and Wehrwein, and Ms. Jones are independent.
ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES.
The following table presents the aggregate fees for professional services provided by Grant
Thornton, LLP, in fiscal years 2009 and 2010.
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Fiscal Year 2009 |
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Fiscal Year 2010 |
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Audit Fees (1) |
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$ |
126,363 |
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$ |
125,312 |
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Audit-Related Fees(2) |
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|
3,120 |
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|
|
6,450 |
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Tax Fees (3) |
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|
30,613 |
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|
|
13,971 |
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Total |
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$ |
160,096 |
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$ |
145,733 |
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(1) |
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Audit fees consist of fees for the audit of our annual consolidated financial statements,
review of our interim consolidated financial statements, services rendered relative to regulatory
filings and attendance at Audit Committee meetings. |
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(2) |
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Audit-related fees are principally for technical accounting research. |
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(3) |
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Tax fees principally consist of fees for the preparation of tax returns and advice on tax
audit. |
There were no other services provided by Grant Thornton, LLP not included in the captions
above during 2009 or 2010.
Pre-Approval Process
The Audit Committee pre-approves all audit and permitted non-audit services to be performed
for us by its Independent Auditors.
SIGNATURES
In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized.
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Dated: June 18, 2010 |
UROPLASTY, INC.
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By |
/s/ David B. Kaysen |
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David B. Kaysen |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
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In accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below
by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates
indicated.
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Name |
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Title / Capacity |
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/s/ David B. Kaysen
David B. Kaysen
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President, Chief Executive Officer and
Director (Principal Executive Officer)
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Dated: June 18, 2010 |
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/s/ Mahedi A. Jiwani
Mahedi A. Jiwani
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Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer and Treasurer (Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer)
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Dated: June 18, 2010 |
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R. Patrick Maxwell*
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Chairman of the Board of Directors |
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Thomas E. Jamison*
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Director |
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Lee A. Jones*
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Director |
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James P. Stauner *
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Director |
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Sven A. Wehrwein*
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Director |
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*By
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/s/ Mahedi A. Jiwani
Mahedi A. Jiwani, Attorney in Fact
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Dated: June 18, 2010 |