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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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1215 W. Lakeview Court
Romeoville, Illinois 60446
(877) 260-2010
January
10, 2017
Dear Stockholders:
You are cordially invited to attend the 2017
Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Track Group (the
“Annual
Meeting”), which will be
held at our corporate offices located at 1215 W. Lakeview Court,
Romeoville, Illinois, on February 14, 2017 at 10:00 A.M., local
time.
Details of the business to be conducted at the
Annual Meeting are described in the attached Notice of Annual
Meeting and this Proxy Statement. We have also made available a
copy of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September
30, 2016 (“Annual
Report”) along with this
Proxy Statement. We encourage you to read our Annual Report. It
includes our audited financial statements and provides information
about our business and services.
In order for us to have
an efficient Annual Meeting, please either submit your vote online
by following the instructions on the enclosed proxy card, or sign,
date and return the enclosed proxy promptly in the accompanying
reply envelope. If you are able to attend the Annual Meeting and
wish to change your proxy vote, you may do so simply by voting in
person at the Annual Meeting. Regardless of whether you plan to attend the
Annual Meeting in person, please read the accompanying
Proxy Statement and then submit your vote as promptly as
possible. Voting
promptly will save us additional expense in soliciting proxies and
will ensure that your shares are represented at the Annual
Meeting.
Our
Board of Directors has unanimously approved the proposals set forth
in the Proxy Statement and we recommend that you vote in favor of
each such proposal.
We
look forward to seeing you at the Annual Meeting.
Sincerely,
Gordon
O. Jesperson
Corporate Secretary and General Counsel
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YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT
All stockholders are cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting
in person. However, to ensure your representation at the Annual
Meeting, you are urged to vote online or complete, sign, date and
return, in the enclosed postage paid envelope, the enclosed proxy
card as soon as possible. Returning your proxy will help us assure
that a quorum will be present at the Annual Meeting and avoid the
additional expense of duplicate proxy solicitations. Any
stockholder attending the Meeting may vote in person, even if he or
she has returned a proxy.
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD
February 14, 2017
To the Stockholders of Track Group, Inc.:
NOTICE
IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Track
Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation, will be held on Tuesday,
February 14, 2017, at 10:00 A.M. (local time), at our offices
located at 1215 W. Lakeview Court, Romeoville, Illinois, for the
following purposes:
1.
elect six directors to serve until the 2018 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and
qualified;
2.
to consider an advisory vote on executive compensation paid to the
Company’s Named Executive Officers;
3.
to ratify the appointment of Eide Bailly, LLP as our independent
auditors for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017;
and
4.
to transact such other business as may properly come before the
annual meeting and any adjournment or postponement
thereof.
These
matters are more fully discussed in the attached Proxy
Statement.
The close of business on December 23, 2016 (the
“Record Date”) has been fixed as the Record Date for the
determination of stockholders entitled to notice of, and to vote
at, the Annual Meeting or any adjournments or postponements
thereof. Only holders of record of our common stock, par value
$0.0001, at the close of
business on the Record Date are entitled to notice of, and to vote
at the Annual Meeting. A complete list of stockholders entitled to
vote at the Annual Meeting will be available for examination by any
of our stockholders for purposes pertaining to the Annual Meeting
at our corporate offices, 1215 W. Lakeview Court, Romeoville,
Illinois, during normal business hours for a period of 10 days
prior to the Annual Meeting, and at the time and place of the
Annual Meeting. We are providing a copy of our Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2016 with the
accompanying Proxy Statement.
Whether or not you expect to
attend in person, we urge you to vote your shares as promptly as
possible by either submitting your vote online by following the
instructions on the enclosed proxy card, or by signing and
returning the enclosed proxy card in the postage-paid envelope
provided, so that your shares may be represented and voted at the
Annual Meeting. If your shares
are held in the name of a bank, broker or other fiduciary, please
follow the instructions on the voting instruction card furnished by
the record holder.
Our Board of Directors unanimously recommends that you vote
“FOR” the Annual Meeting Proposal Nos. 1, 2 and 3, all
of which are described in detail in the accompanying Proxy
Statement.
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR
THE STOCKHOLDER MEETING TO BE HELD ON FEBRUARY 14, 2017 - THE
ANNUAL REPORT AND PROXY STATEMENT ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT:
http://www.astproxyportal.com/ast/18188
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By Order of the Board of Directors,
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Guy Dubois
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Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of
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Romeoville, Illinois
January 10, 2017
1215 Lakeview Court
Romeoville, Illinois 60446
(877) 260-2010
PROXY STATEMENT
General
This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection
with the solicitation by the Board of Directors (the
“Board”) of Track Group, a Delaware corporation
(the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), of proxies for use at the Annual Meeting
of Stockholders of the Company to be held at the Company’s
offices located at 1215 W. Lakeview Court, Romeoville, Illinois, on
Tuesday, February 14, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. (local time), and at any
adjournment or postponement thereof (the “Annual
Meeting”).
Who Can Vote
Stockholders of record at the close of business on
December 23, 2016 (the “Record Date”) are entitled to notice of and to vote at
the Annual Meeting. As of the close of business on the Record Date,
the Company had 10,333,516 shares of common stock issued and
outstanding. Each holder of common stock is entitled to one vote
for each share held as of the Record Date.
How You Can Vote
On or
about January 10, 2017,
we mailed these proxy materials to each of our stockholders
entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting. The proxy
materials are also available free of charge on the Internet
at http://www.astproxyportal.com/ast/18188.
Stockholders
are invited to attend the Annual Meeting to vote on the proposals
described in this proxy statement. However, stockholders do not
need to attend the Annual Meeting to vote. Instead, stockholders
may submit their vote online by following the instructions on the
enclosed proxy card, or by simply completing, signing and returning
the enclosed proxy card.
If your proxy is properly returned to the Company,
the shares represented thereby will be voted at the Annual Meeting
in accordance with the instructions specified thereon. If return
your proxy without specifying how the shares represented thereby
are to be voted, the proxy will be voted (i) FOR the election of six directors nominated by our
Board, (ii) FOR the advisory vote to approve executive
compensation paid to the Company’s Named Executive Officers
(the “Say-on-Pay Proposal”); (iii) FOR ratification of the appointment of Eide Bailly,
LLP as our independent auditors for the year ended September
30, 2017; and (iv) at the discretion of the proxy holders on any
other matter that may properly come before the Annual Meeting or
any adjournment or postponement thereof.
If
a bank holds your shares, broker or other institution, you will
receive instructions from the holder of record that you must follow
for your shares to be voted.
Broker Non-Votes
A
“broker non-vote” occurs when a nominee (typically a
broker or bank) holding shares for a beneficial owner (typically
referred to as shares being held in “street name”)
submits a proxy for the Annual Meeting, but does not vote on a
particular proposal because the nominee has not received voting
instructions from the beneficial owner and does not have
discretionary authority to vote the shares with respect to that
proposal.
Brokers
and other nominees may vote on “routine” proposals on
behalf of beneficial owners who have not furnished voting
instructions, subject to the rules applicable to broker nominees
concerning transmission of proxy materials to beneficial owners,
and subject to any proxy voting policies and procedures of those
firms. The ratification of the independent registered public
accountants, for example, is a routine proposal. Brokers and other
nominees may not vote on “non-routine” proposals,
unless they have received voting instructions from the beneficial
owner. The election of directors and the Say-on-Pay Proposal are
considered “non-routine” proposals. This means that
brokers and other firms must obtain voting instructions from the
beneficial owner to vote on these matters; otherwise they will not
be able to cast a vote for these “non-routine”
proposals. If your shares are held in the name of a broker, bank or
other nominee, please follow their voting instructions so you can
instruct your broker on how to vote your shares.
Revocation of Proxies
Stockholders
of record can revoke their proxies at any time before they are
exercised in any one of three ways:
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by voting in person at the Annual Meeting;
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by submitting written notice of revocation to the Secretary of the
Company prior to the Annual Meeting; or
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by submitting another proxy bearing a later date that is properly
executed prior to or at the Annual Meeting.
Quorum
In
order for any business to be conducted at the Annual Meeting, there
must be a quorum, meaning a majority of the shares of our common
stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual
Meeting must be present, either in person or by proxy. If you
submit a properly executed proxy, regardless of whether you abstain
from voting on one or more matters, your shares will be counted as
present at the Annual Meeting for the purpose of establishing a
quorum. Shares that constitute broker non-votes will also be
counted as present at the Annual Meeting for the purpose of
establishing a quorum. If a quorum is not present at the scheduled
time of the Annual Meeting, the stockholders who are present may
adjourn the Annual Meeting until a quorum is present. The time and
place of the adjourned Annual Meeting will be announced at the time
the adjournment is taken, and no other notice will be given. An
adjournment will have no effect on the business that may be
conducted at the Annual Meeting.
Vote Required for Approval
Proposal No.
1:
Election of
Directors.
Directors are elected by a plurality vote. This means the director
nominees who receive the highest number of affirmative votes cast
at the Annual Meeting, up to the number of directors to be elected,
will be elected as directors. Abstentions and broker non-votes will
have no effect on the outcome of the election of the
directors.
Proposal
No. 2: Advisory Vote to Approve Executive
Compensation. This advisory vote is
not binding on us, our Board of Directors, or management. The
number of votes cast “FOR” must exceed the number of
votes cast “AGAINST” this Proposal to approve, on an
advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s Named
Executive Officers; and
Proposal
No. 3: Ratification of Appointment of
Auditors. To ratify the
appointment of Eide Bailly, LLP as our independent auditors for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, the number of votes cast
“FOR” must exceed the number of votes cast
“AGAINST” this Proposal. A properly executed proxy marked
“ABSTAIN” will not be voted, although it will be
counted as present and entitled to vote for purposes of the
Proposal. Accordingly, an abstention will have the
effect of a vote against this Proposal. A broker or other nominee
will generally have discretionary authority to vote on this
Proposal because it is considered a routine matter, and therefore
we do not expect broker non-votes with respect to this Proposal.
However, any broker non-votes received will have no effect on the
outcome of this Proposal.
Solicitation
We
will bear the entire cost of solicitation, including the
preparation, assembly, printing and mailing of this Proxy
Statement, the proxy and any additional solicitation materials
furnished to the stockholders. Copies of any solicitation materials
will be furnished to brokerage houses, fiduciaries and custodians
holding shares in their names that are beneficially owned by others
so that they may forward this solicitation material to such
beneficial owners. In addition, we may reimburse such persons for
their costs in forwarding the solicitation materials to such
beneficial owners. The original solicitation of proxies by mail may
be supplemented by a solicitation by telephone, facsimile or other
means by our directors, officers or employees. No additional
compensation will be paid to these individuals for any such
services. Except as described above, we do not presently intend to
solicit proxies other than by mail and telephone.
PROPOSAL NO. 1
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
General
The Company’s Certificate of Incorporation
provides that the number of directors
that constitute the entire Board shall be fixed from time to time
by resolution adopted by a majority of the entire
Board. A director elected by the Board to fill a vacancy
shall serve for the remainder of the term of that director and
until the director’s successor is elected and qualified. The
Board of Directors has recommended for election the following six
individuals to the Board of Directors at the Annual Meeting: Guy
Dubois, David S. Boone, Dirk van Daele, Eric Rosenblum, Karen
Macleod and Dr. Ray Johnson.
Each
nominee, if elected at the Annual Meeting, will hold office for a
one-year term until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders or
until their successor is duly elected, unless prior thereto the
director resigns or the director’s office becomes vacant by
reason of death or other cause. If any such person is
unable or unwilling to serve as a nominee for the office of
director at the date of the Annual Meeting or any postponement or
adjournment thereof, the proxies may be voted for a substitute
nominee, designated by the proxy holders or by the present Board to
fill such vacancy, or for the balance of those nominees named
without nomination of a substitute, and the Board may be reduced
accordingly. The Board has no reason to believe that any
of such nominees will be unwilling or unable to serve if elected as
a director.
Required Vote
Directors
are elected by a plurality vote. This means that the nominees for
directors who receive the highest number of affirmative votes cast
at the Annual Meeting, up to the number of directors to be elected,
will be elected as directors. Abstentions and broker non-votes will
have no effect on the outcome of the election of the
directors.
Board of Directors Recommendation
The Board recommends a vote “FOR” the election of each nominee set forth
below.
Nominee Biographies
Following
are the names and ages of each nominee for election as a director,
the principal occupation of each, the year in which each was first
elected or nominated as a director of the Company (if applicable),
the business experience of each nominee for at least the past five
years and certain other information concerning each of the
nominees
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Guy Dubois
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2012
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Guy Dubois has served as our Chairman since February 2013, and
became a director in December 2012. Mr. Dubois also served as a
member of the Company’s Executive Committee from October 2012
to September 2016, and was appointed to serve as Chief Executive
Officer of the Company in September 2016. Mr. Dubois is a director
of Singapore-based Tetra House Pte. Ltd., a provider of consulting
and advisory services worldwide; and a director of RNTS Media NV, a
Luxembourg listed digital content developer and mobile application
advertising monetization platform provider. Mr. Dubois is a former
director and CEO of Gategroup AG, and held various executive
leadership roles at Gate Gourmet Holding LLC. Mr. Dubois has held
executive management positions at Roche Vitamins Inc. in New
Jersey, as well as regional management roles in that firm’s
Asia Pacific operations. Mr. Dubois also served the European
Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) team in Switzerland in
various roles, including treasurer and chief accountant. Mr. Dubois
also worked with IBM in Sweden as Product Support Specialist for
Financial Applications. A Belgian citizen, Mr. Dubois holds a
degree in financial science and accountancy from the Limburg
Business School in Diepenbeek, Belgium.
In considering Mr. Dubois as a director of the Company, the current
Board of Directors reviewed his extensive financial and management
expertise and experience. In addition, Mr. Dubois’ public
company senior management and board experience, and the leadership
he has shown in his positions with prior companies, were considered
important factors in the determination of the current Board of
Directors.
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David S. Boone became a director of the Company on December 21,
2011. Mr. Boone currently serves as the CEO of Alacura and Angel
MedFlight, a private equity backed medical transportation company.
He has served in executive roles with a variety of publicly traded
and start-up organizations including Kraft General Foods, Sears,
PepsiCo, Safeway and Belo Corporation, as well as serving as the
CFO of Intira Corporation and CEO of Paranet Solutions, LLC. In
addition, he has served as a consultant with the Boston Consulting
Group. Mr. Boone was CEO, President and Director of American
CareSource Holdings from 2005 to 2011, a NASDAQ traded company. He
was the 2009 Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year winner for
Health Care in the Southwest Region. Mr. Boone serves on a number
of private company boards and serves on the board of the Texas
Kidney Foundation. Mr. Boone graduated from the University of
Illinois, cum laude, in 1983 majoring in accounting. Mr. Boone is a
Certified Public Accountant. He received his master’s degree
in business administration from Harvard Business School in
1989.
In considering Mr. Boone as a director of the Company, the current
Board of Directors reviewed his extensive financial expertise and
experience. In addition, Mr. Boone's public company senior
management and board experience, and the leadership he has shown in
his positions with prior companies and as a director of the
Company, were considered important factors in the determination of
the current Board of Directors.
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Mr. van Daele, a resident of Switzerland, became a director of the
Company in May 2015 and is currently a principal of Anoa Capital
SA, a Luxembourg investment advisory company focused on advisory
services for direct lending and acquisition of secondary loan
portfolios. Mr. van Daele has served in that capacity since January
2010. Prior to joining Anoa Capital SA, Mr. van Daele was the
Managing Director and Head of Global Finance, Asia Pacific
(Singapore) for Union Bank of Switzerland, having served in that
capacity since July 1998. He received his Master of Arts in
Economics at the University of Louvain (Belgium) in
1984.
In considering Mr. van Daele’s nomination, the Board of
Directors believed his extensive international finance, banking and
senior management experience would assist in the Board’s
deliberations as the Company expands operations internationally and
finances its growth.
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Ms. Macleod
became a director of the Company in
January 2016 and currently serves as CEO
of Arete Group LLC, a professional services firm. Prior to Arete
Group, Ms. Macleod was President of Tatum LLC, a New York-based
professional services firm owned by Randstad, from 2011-2014, and
was a co-founder of Resources Connection (NASDAQ:RECN), now known
as RGP, a multinational professional services firm founded as a
division of Deloitte in June 1996. Ms. Macleod served in several
positions for RGP, including as a director from 1999- 2009 and
President, North America from 2004-2009. Prior to RGP, Ms. Macleod
held several positions in the audit department of Deloitte between
1985-1994. Ms. Macleod currently serves as a director for A-Connect
(Schweiz) AG, a privately held, Swiss-based global
professional services firm and was a director for Overland
Solutions from 2006-2013. Ms. Macleod holds a Bachelor of
Science in Business/Managerial Economics from the University of
California, Santa Barbara.
In considering Ms. Macleod’s nomination, the Board of
Directors believes Ms. Macleod’s senior public company
leadership experience along with her finance and accounting
background are important to the ongoing growth of the Company and
corporate governance excellence.
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Mr.Rosenblum
became a director of the Company in September 2016 and is currently
a senior executive with Palantir Technologies (a privately held big
data analytics company), where he oversees several product groups.
In his role, he has overseen the deployment of data analytics
platforms for both government and large commercial institutions.
From 2012 to 2014, Mr. Rosenblum served as a Vice President and
Chief Operating Officer at drawbridge, Inc. a mobile advertising
start-up, during which time Drawbridge developed a cross-device
digital marketing technology based on algorithms without the use of
personally identifiable information. Mr. Rosenblum served as a
Director of Product, and Director of Strategy and Business
operations at Google, Inc. from 2008 to 2012. From 2005 to 2008 he
served as a Managing Director, China and General Manager, Strategy
for Realnetworks, Inc. Mr. Rosenblum earned his Bachelor’s
degree in East Asian Studies and Economics at Harvard University
and his Masters of Business Administration from the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology.
In considering Mr. Rosenblum’s nomination, the Board of
Directors believed his extensive technological and analytics
background, international business and management experience would
assist in the Board’s deliberations regarding product
development and international growth.
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Dr. Johnson became a director of the Company in September 2016 and
currently serves as an Executive in Residence with Bessemer Venture
Partners. From 2006 through February 2015, Dr. Johnson served as
the Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of the
Lockheed Martin Corporation, where he led the strategic areas of
technology, engineering, production operations, global supply
chain, program management, and logistics and sustainment. Prior to
his time with Lockheed Martin, Dr. Johnson served as the Chief
Operating Officer for Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. of
Alexandria, Virginia from 2005 to 2006, and from 1996 to 2005, he
served in a number of executive positions with Science Applications
International Corporation, including Senior Vice President and
General Manager of the Advanced Concepts Business Unit. Dr. Johnson
served for 12 years as an officer in the U.S. Air Force. Currently
Dr. Johnson serves as a director on the boards of: QxBranch, LLC,
Terrestrial Energy, Inc., United Sciences, LLC, and 8 Rivers
Capital, LLC, all privately held companies. He received his
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Oklahoma
State University, and his Master’s and Ph.D. degrees in
Electrical Engineering from the Air Force Institute of
Technology.
In considering Dr. Johnson’s nomination, the Board of
Directors reviewed his extensive technology expertise and
experience. In addition, Dr. Johnson's public company senior
management and board experience, and the leadership he has shown in
his positions with prior companies, were considered important
factors in the determination of the current Board of
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Board Meetings and Committees
The
Board met eight times during the year ended September 30, 2016 and
all incumbent directors attended at least 75% of the aggregate
number of meetings of the Board and of the committees on which such
directors served. The Board encourages the directors to attend our
annual meetings of stockholders when stockholder participation is
expected.
Independent Directors
The
Board believes that a majority of its members should be independent
directors. The Board has determined that, other than Mr. Dubois,
all of its current directors, as well as each of the nominees for
election, are independent directors as defined by the rules and
regulations of the NASDAQ Stock Market.
The members of the Audit Committee and Compensation
Committee of the Board each meet the independence standards
established by the NASDAQ Stock Market and the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for audit committees and compensation
committees. In addition, the Board has determined that of its
current directors, Ms. Macleod and Mr. van Daele each satisfy the
definition of an “audit committee financial expert”
under SEC rules and regulations. These designations do not impose
any duties, obligations or liabilities that are greater than those
generally imposed as members of the Audit Committee and the Board,
and the designation as audit committee financial expert does not
affect the duties, obligations or liability of any other member of
the Audit Committee or the Board.
Board Committees and Charters
The
Board of Directors has three standing committees: the Audit
Committee, Compensation Committee, and Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee. These committees assist the Board
of Directors to perform its responsibilities and make informed
decisions.
Audit Committee
The primary duties of the Audit Committee are to
oversee (i) management’s conduct of our financial reporting
process, including reviewing the financial reports and other
financial information provided by the Company, and reviewing our
systems of internal accounting and financial controls, (ii) our
independent auditors’ qualifications and independence and the
audit and non-audit services provided to the Company, and (iii) the
engagement and performance of our independent auditors. The
Audit Committee assists the Board in providing oversight of our
financial and related activities, including capital market
transactions. The Audit Committee has a charter, a copy of which is
available on our website at www.trackgrp.com.
The
Audit Committee meets with our Chief Financial Officer and with our
independent registered public accounting firm and evaluates the
responses by the Chief Financial Officer both to the facts
presented and to the judgments made by our independent registered
public accounting firm. The Audit Committee met four times
during fiscal year 2016 and all members of the Audit Committee
attended at least 75% of the Committee’s
meetings.
Members
of the Audit Committee currently consist of Ms. Macleod, Mr.
Rosenblum and Mr. van Daele. Each member of the Audit
Committee, satisfies, according to the full Board of Directors, the
definition of independent director as established in the NASDAQ
Stock Market Rules and are financially literate. In
accordance with Section 407 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the
Board of Directors designated Ms. Macleod as the Audit
Committee’s “Audit Committee Financial Expert” as
defined by the applicable regulations promulgated by the
SEC.
The Audit Committee reviewed and discussed the
matters required by United States auditing standards required by
the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
(“PCAOB”) and our audited financial statements for
the fiscal year ended September 30, 2016 with management and our
independent registered public accounting firm. The Audit
Committee has received the written disclosures and the letter from
our independent registered public accounting firm required by
Independence Standards Board No. 1, and the Audit Committee has
discussed with the independent registered public accounting firm
the independent registered public accounting firm's
independence.
Compensation Committee
Members of the Compensation Committee currently
consist of Dr. Johnson and Mr. Rosenblum. The Compensation
Committee met two times during fiscal year 2016. The Board of
Directors appoints members of the Compensation Committee. Mr.
Rosenblum and Dr. Johnson are independent directors, as determined
by the Board of Directors in accordance with the NASDAQ Stock
Market Rules, including Rule 5605(d)(2)(A). The
Compensation Committee is governed by a charter approved by the
Board of Directors, a copy of which is available on the
Company’s website www.trackgrp.com.
The
Compensation Committee has responsibility for developing and
maintaining an executive compensation policy that creates a direct
relationship between pay levels and corporate performance and
returns to stockholders. The Committee monitors the results of such
policy to assure that the compensation payable to our executive
officers provides overall competitive pay levels, creates proper
incentives to enhance shareholder value, rewards superior
performance, and is justified by the returns available to
stockholders.
The
Compensation Committee also acts on behalf of the Board of
Directors in administering compensation plans approved by the
Board, in a manner consistent with the terms of such plans
(including, as applicable, the granting of stock options,
restricted stock, stock units and other awards, the review of
performance goals established before the start of the relevant plan
year, and the determination of performance compared to the goals at
the end of the plan year). The Committee reviews and makes
recommendations to the Board with respect to new compensation
incentive plans and equity-based plans; reviews and recommends the
compensation of the Company’s directors to the full Board for
approval; and reviews and makes recommendations to the Board on
changes in major benefit programs of executive officers of the
Company.
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
Messrs.
van Daele, Boone and Dr. Johnson currently serve as members of the
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The Nominating
Committee has the responsibility for identifying and recommending
candidates to fill vacant and newly created Board positions,
setting corporate governance guidelines regarding director
qualifications and responsibilities, and planning for senior
management succession.
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
is required to review the qualifications and backgrounds of all
directors and nominees (without regard to whether a nominee has
been recommended by stockholders), as well as the overall
composition of the Board of Directors, and recommend a slate of
directors to be nominated for election at the annual meeting of
stockholders, or, in the case of a vacancy on the Board of
Directors, recommend a director to be elected by the Board to fill
such vacancy. The Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee held one meeting during fiscal 2016. The Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee’s charter is available on our
website, www.trackgrp.com.
Director Nominations
The
Board nominates directors for election at each annual meeting of
stockholders and appoints new directors to fill vacancies when they
arise. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee has the
responsibility to identify, evaluate, recruit and recommend
qualified candidates to the Board for such nomination or
appointment.
A
stockholder who wishes to suggest a prospective nominee for the
Board should notify the Secretary of the Company or any member of
the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee in writing with
any supporting material the stockholder considers appropriate.
Nominees suggested by stockholders are considered in the same way
as nominees suggested from other sources. Once the Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee chooses a slate of candidates, the
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee recommends the
candidates to the entire Board, and the Board then determines
whether to recommend the slate to the
stockholders.
In
addition, the Company’s Bylaws contain provisions that
address the process by which a stockholder may nominate an
individual to stand for election to the Board at the
Company’s annual meeting of stockholders. In order to
nominate a candidate for director, a stockholder must give timely
notice in writing to the Secretary of the Company and otherwise
comply with the provisions of the Company’s Bylaws.
Information required by the Company’s Bylaws to be in the
notice include: the name, contact information and share ownership
information for the candidate and the person making the nomination
and other information about the nominee that must be disclosed in
proxy solicitations under Section 14 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and its related rules and regulations. The
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee may also require any
proposed nominee to furnish such other information as may
reasonably be required by the Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee to determine the eligibility of such proposed nominee to
serve as director of the Company. The recommendation should be sent
to: Secretary, Track Group, Inc., 1215 W. Lakeview Court,
Romeoville, Illinois 60446. You can obtain a copy of the
Company’s Bylaws by writing to the Secretary at this
address.
Stockholder Communications
If
you wish to communicate with the Board, you may send your
communication in writing to: Secretary, Track Group, Inc., 1215 W.
Lakeview Court, Romeoville, Illinois 60446. You must include your
name and address in the written communication and indicate whether
you are a stockholder of the Company. The Secretary will review any
communication received from a stockholder, and all material and
appropriate communications from stockholders will be forwarded to
the appropriate director or directors or committee of the Board
based on the subject matter.
Code of Ethics
We have established a Code of Business Ethics that
applies to our officers, directors and employees. The
Code of Business Ethics contains general guidelines for conducting
our business consistent with the highest standards of business
ethics, and is intended to qualify as a “code of
ethics” within the meaning of Section 406 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules promulgated
thereunder. We will post on our
website, www.trackgrp.com, any
amendments to or waivers from a provision of our Code of Business
Ethics that applies to our principal executive officer, principal
financial officer, principal accounting officer, controller or
persons performing similar functions and that relates to any
element of the Code of Business Ethics.
Board Leadership Structure
Our
Board of Directors has discretion to determine whether to separate
or combine the roles of Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the
Board. Guy Dubois has served in both roles since September 11,
2016, and our Board continues to believe that his combined role is
most advantageous to the Company and our stockholders, as Mr.
Dubois possesses in-depth knowledge of the issues, opportunities
and risks facing us, our business and our industry and is best
positioned to fulfill the responsibilities of our Chief Executive
Officer, as well as the Chairman’s responsibility to develop
meeting agendas that focus the Board’s time and attention on
the most critical matters and to facilitate constructive dialogue
among Board members on strategic issues.
In
addition to Mr. Dubois’ leadership, the Board maintains
effective independent oversight through a number of governance
practices, including, open and direct communication with
management, input on meeting agendas, and regular executive
sessions.
Board Role in Risk Assessment
Management,
in consultation with outside professionals, as applicable,
identifies risks associated with the Company’s operations,
strategies and financial statements. Risk assessment is also
performed through periodic reports received by the Audit Committee
from management, counsel and the Company’s independent
registered public accountants relating to risk assessment and
management. Audit Committee members meet privately in executive
sessions with representatives of the Company’s independent
registered public accountants. The Board also provides risk
oversight through its periodic reviews of the financial and
operational performance of the Company.
PROPOSAL NO. 2
ADVISORY VOTE ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The
Company’s executive compensation program is designed to
attract, motivate and retain a talented team of executives. The
Company seeks to accomplish this goal in a way that rewards
performance that is aligned with its stockholders’ long-term
interests. The Company believes that its executive compensation
program achieves this goal and is strongly aligned with the
long-term interests of its stockholders.
Pursuant
to Section 14A of the Exchange Act, the Company is submitting a
proposal to its stockholders for an advisory vote on the
compensation of its named executive officers. This Proposal,
commonly known as a “say-on-pay” proposal, is a
non-binding vote, but gives stockholders the opportunity to express
their views on the compensation of the Company’s named
executive officers. This vote is not intended to address any
specific item of compensation, but rather the overall compensation
of the named executive officers.
Accordingly,
the following resolution is submitted for stockholders for
approval:
RESOLVED, that the stockholders of Track Group, Inc.,
approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of its named
executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement for the
Annual Meeting to be held February 14, 2017, pursuant to Item 402
of Regulation S-K, the accompanying tabular disclosure regarding
named executive officer compensation and the corresponding
narrative disclosure and footnotes.
As
an advisory vote, this Proposal is not binding. However, the
Compensation Committee, which is responsible for designing and
administering the Company’s executive compensation program,
values the opinions expressed by stockholders in their vote on this
Proposal and will consider the outcome of the vote when making
future compensation decisions for named executive
officers.
Vote Required
The
affirmative “FOR” vote must exceed the number of votes
“AGAINST” to approve this non-binding matter. Broker
non-votes are counted towards a quorum, but are not counted for any
purpose in determining whether this Proposal has been approved.
Unless otherwise instructed on the proxy or unless authority to
vote is withheld, shares represented by executed proxies will be
voted “FOR” this Proposal.
Board of Directors Recommendation
The Board recommends that stockholders vote
“FOR” the advisory resolution above, approving
of the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive
officers.
PROPOSAL NO. 3
RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF
EIDE BAILLY, LLP TO SERVE AS OUR
REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL
YEAR
The Board of Directors has appointed Eide
Bailly, LLP (“Eide Bailly”) as our independent registered public
accounting firm for the current fiscal year and hereby recommends
that the stockholders ratify such appointment.
The
Board of Directors may terminate the appointment of Eide Bailly as
the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm
without the approval of the stockholders whenever the Board of
Directors deems such termination necessary or
appropriate.
Representatives
of Eide Bailly will be present at the Annual Meeting, or available
by telephone, and will have an opportunity to make a statement if
they so desire and to respond to appropriate questions from
stockholders.
Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Audit Fees
Audit
services consist of the audit of our annual consolidated financial
statements, and other services related to filings and registration
statements filed by us and our subsidiaries, and other pertinent
matters. Eide Bailly has served as our independent registered
public accounting firm since September 24, 2013. We paid
Eide Bailly approximately $155,552 and $125,982 for audit services
for the year ended September 30, 2016 and 2015,
respectively.
Tax Fees, Audit Related Fees, and All Other Fees
The
Company paid Eide Bailly $24,415 and $1,863 for tax and audit
related fees, respectively, during the year ended September 30,
2016, and $31,937 and $8,375 for tax and audit related fees,
respectively, during the year ended September 30,
2015.
Auditor Independence
Our
Audit Committee considered that the work done for us in fiscal year
2016 and 2015 by Eide Bailly was compatible with maintaining
Eide Bailly’s independence.
Required Vote
Ratification
of the selection of Eide Bailly as the Company’s independent
auditors for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017 requires the
affirmative vote of a majority of the shares present or represented
by proxy and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. Under Delaware
law and the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and
Bylaws, an abstention will have the same legal effect as a vote
against the ratification of Eide Bailly and each broker non-vote
will reduce the absolute number, but not the percentage, of
affirmative votes necessary for approval of the ratification.
Unless otherwise instructed on the proxy or unless authority to
vote is withheld, shares represented by executed proxies will be
voted “FOR” the ratification of Eide Bailly as the
Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2017.
Board of Directors Recommendation
The Board of Directors recommends that stockholders vote
“FOR” the ratification of the selection of Eide
Bailly, LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2017.
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The
Company’s executive officers are appointed by the Board on an
annual basis and serve at the discretion of the Board, subject to
the terms of any employment agreements they may have with the
Company. The following is a brief description of the present and
past business experience of each of the Company’s current
executive officers.
|
Name
|
|
Age
|
|
Position
|
|
Guy Dubois
|
|
58
|
|
Chief Executive Officer
|
|
Peter K. Poli
|
|
55
|
|
Chief Financial Officer
|
|
Derek Cassell
|
|
43
|
|
President
|
Guy Dubois. Mr. Dubois’ biography appears on page
4 of this Proxy Statement, under Proposal No.
1.
Peter K. Poli
has served as our Chief Financial
Officer since January 2017. Before joining the Company, Mr. Poli
served as the Chief Financial Officer of Grand Banks Yachts Limited
from August 18, 2014 through December 31, 2015. In addition, he
served as an Executive Director of Grand Banks Yachts from March
31, 2008 through October 28, 2015. Prior to his time with Grand
Banks Yachts Limited, Mr. Poli served as the Chief Financial
Officer for Acumen Fund Inc., USA, I-Works Inc., and as Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer of FTD.COM. Mr. Poli also
spent nine years as an Investment Banker with Dean Witter Reynolds,
Inc. and served as the CFO of a wholly-owned subsidiary of Morgan
Stanley Dean Witter from 1997 to 1999. In addition, Mr. Poli has
served as an Independent Director of Leapnet, Inc. since May 2000.
Mr. Poli holds BA in Economics and Engineering from Brown
University in 1983 and an MBA from Harvard Business School in
1987.
Derek Cassell
has served as our President since
December 2016, and previously served as a Divisional President for
the Company from June 2014 until December 2016. From September 2008
until June 2014, Mr. Cassell served as an Executive Vice President
of Emerge Monitoring, which was part of the Bankers Surety Team.
Mr. Cassell has over 20 years experience providing correctional
solutions to the criminal justice industry. His previous positions
include Director of Operations for ADT Correctional Services,
Director of Customer Support for G4S Justice Services and National
Sales and Marketing Manager for ElmoTech Inc. He holds a Criminal
Justice Degree from Henry Ford College in Dearborn Heights,
Michigan.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Set
out in the following summary compensation table are the particulars
of compensation paid to the following persons for our fiscal years
ended September 30, 2016 and 2015:
(a)
our principal executive officer;
(b)
our most highly compensated executive
officers who were serving as executive officers at the end of the
fiscal year ended September 30, 2016 who had total compensation
exceeding $100,000 (together, with the principal executive officer,
the “ Named Executive
Officers”);
and
(c)
additional individuals for whom disclosure would have been provided
under (b) but for the fact that the individual was not serving as
an executive officer at the end of the most recently completed
financial year.
|
Name and
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Guy
Dubois
|
2016
|
$-
|
$-
|
$30,000
|
$170,182
|
$-
|
$200,182
|
|
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
|
2015
|
$-
|
$-
|
$-
|
$419,445
|
$-
|
$419,455
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Peter Poli (1)
|
2016
|
$-
|
$-
|
$-
|
$-
|
$-
|
$-
|
|
Chief Financial Officer
|
2015
|
$-
|
$-
|
$-
|
$-
|
$-
|
$-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Derek Cassell (2)
|
2016
|
$206,076
|
$-
|
$42,500
|
$-
|
$-
|
$248,576
|
|
President
|
2015
|
$190,000
|
$-
|
$42,500
|
$-
|
$-
|
$232,500
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
John R. Merrill (3)
|
2016
|
$153,854
|
$-
|
$42,500
|
$-
|
$-
|
$196,354
|
|
Former Chief Financial Officer
|
2015
|
$180,000
|
$-
|
$42,500
|
$-
|
$74,700
|
$297,200
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mark Attarian (4)
|
2016
|
$91,167
|
$-
|
$-
|
$-
|
$-
|
$91,167
|
|
Former Chief Financial Officer
|
2015
|
$-
|
$-
|
$-
|
$-
|
$-
|
$-
|
|
(1)
|
Mr. Poli began serving as our Chief Financial Officer on January 6,
2017 and, as such, did not receive any compensation from the
Company during either fiscal 2016 or 2015.
|
|
(2)
|
Mr. Cassell was appointed President of the Company on December 19,
2016. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Cassell served as the
Company’s President of the Company’s America’s
Division since June 2014.
|
|
(3)
|
Mr. Merrill’s employment as the Company’s Chief
Financial Officer was terminated on September 27,
2016.
|
|
(4)
|
Mr. Attarian was appointed to serve as the Company’s Chief
Financial Officer on September 12, 2016, and previously served as
the Company’s Chief Administrative Officer since July 11,
2016. Mr. Attarian subsequently resigned from the Company on
November 15, 2016.
|
Narrative Disclosure to the Executive Compensation
Table
Compensation Paid to our Chief Executive Officer
Our
current principal executive officer, Guy Dubois, was granted
warrants equal to $300,000 for his additional work as a director
and member of the Board’s Executive Committee, the then the
acting principal executive officer of the Company, during the
fiscal year ended September 30, 2015, consisting of warrants
to purchase 113,310 shares of common stock at an exercise price of
$9.65 per share. These warrants vest in equal monthly increments
over a period of one year or immediately upon the hiring of a new
Chief Executive Officer. These warrants were valued at
the date of grant using the Black-Scholes model.
To
date, Mr. Dubois has only received compensation for his service as
a director and member of the Executive Committee. Mr.
Dubios’s compensation during the year ended September 30,
2016 consisted of warrants to purchase an aggregate total of 68,659
shares of common stock with an average exercise price of $6.97 per
share, and 4,167 shares of common stock.
Poli Employment Agreement
On December 12, 2016,
the Company entered into a three-year employment agreement with Mr.
Poli (the “Poli Employment
Agreement”). Under the
terms and conditions of the Poli Employment Agreement, Mr. Poli
will receive a base salary equal to $240,000 per annum beginning in
January 2017, and received an option to purchase 100,000 shares of
the Company’s common stock at an exercise price per share
equal to the closing price of the Company’s common stock on
the date approved by the Board. One-half of this option is
scheduled to vest on January 1, 2018, and the remaining one-half is
scheduled to vest on January 1, 2019.
Cassell Employment Agreement
On December 1, 2016,
the Company entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Cassell
(the “Cassell Employment
Agreement”). Under the
terms and conditions of the Cassell Employment Agreement, Mr.
Cassell will receive a base salary equal to $240,000 per annum, and
received an option to purchase 100,000 shares of the
Company’s common stock at an exercise price per share equal
to the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the
date approved by the Board. One-half of this option is scheduled to
vest on September 30, 2017, and the remaining one-half is scheduled
to vest on September 30, 2018.
Attarian Employment Agreement
On September 11, 2016,
the Company entered into a two-year employment agreement with Mr.
Attarian (the “Attarian
Employment Agreement”). Under the
terms and conditions of the Attarian Employment Agreement, Mr.
Attarian will receive a for a base salary equal to $250,000 per
annum, and received an option to purchase 125,000 shares of common
stock of the Company at an exercise price equal to the per share
sale price of any underwritten public offering of the Company's
common stock occurring between the date of the Attarian Employment
Agreement and December 31, 2016 (the "Option").
In the event the public offering does not occur by December 31,
2016, the exercise price of the Option shall be equal to the
average of the closing price of the Company common stock on the 30
trading days immediately preceding December 31, 2016. The Option
vests 25% on December 31, 2016, with the balance vesting in equal
monthly installments over the following 36 months. Mr. Attarian
resigned from the Company effective November 15, 2016 and therefore
forfeited the Option.
Merrill Employment Agreement
On November 19, 2014, the Company entered into a
two-year employment agreement with John Merrill (the
“Merrill Employment
Agreement”). Under the terms and
conditions of the Merrill Employment Agreement, Mr.
Merrill received an annual base
salary of $180,000 and was eligible to participate in the
Company’s Employee Bonus Plan and 2012 Equity Incentive Award
Plan, wherein Mr. Merrill may earn a variable cash bonus and/or
shares of the Company’s common stock based on individual
performance and achieving specific Company milestones. Mr. Merrill
was also entitled to participate in such life insurance,
disability, medical, dental, retirement plans and other programs as
may be made generally available from time to time by the Company
for the benefit of similarly situated employees or its employees
generally. Mr. Merrill's employment with the Company was terminated
on September 27, 2016.
Outstanding Equity Awards at September 30, 2016
The
following table discloses outstanding stock option awards and
warrants held by each of the Named Executive Officers at
September 30, 2016:
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End 2016
|
Name (1)
|
Number of securities underlying unexercised options (#)
exercisable
|
Number of securities underlying unexercised options (#)
exercisable
|
Equity incentive plan awards: Number of underlying unexercised
unearned options (#)
|
Option
exercise
price ($)
|
|
Number of shares or units of stock that have not vested
(#)
|
Market value of shares or units of stock that have not vested
($)
|
Equity incentive plan awards: Number of Unearned shares, units or
other rights that have not vested (#)
|
Equity incentive plan awards: Market or Payout value of unearned
shares, units or other rights that have not vested ($)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Guy
Dubois
|
2,385
|
-
|
-
|
$12.580
|
3/21/2017
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
64,665
|
-
|
-
|
$9.000
|
4/15/2017
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
4,083
|
-
|
-
|
$14.700
|
6/30/2017
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
2,280
|
-
|
-
|
$19.460
|
9/30/2017
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
2,432
|
-
|
-
|
$18.750
|
3/31/2018
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
51,576
|
-
|
-
|
$17.450
|
6/2/2018
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
2,647
|
-
|
-
|
$15.450
|
6/30/2018
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
14,988
|
-
|
-
|
$12.01
|
1/27/2017
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
8,868
|
-
|
-
|
$10.15
|
4/20/2017
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
113,310
|
-
|
-
|
$9.65
|
8/14/2017
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
8,571
|
-
|
-
|
$10.50
|
9/30/2017
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
12,676
|
-
|
-
|
$7.10
|
10/14/2017
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
15,126
|
-
|
-
|
$5.95
|
1/15/2018
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
14,286
|
-
|
-
|
$6.30
|
3/31/2018
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
18,000
|
-
|
-
|
$5.00
|
6/30/2018
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
John
R. Merrill
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
$-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mark
Attarian
|
-
|
125,000
|
-
|
$(2)
|
09/11/2019
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(1)
Mr. Poli and Mr.
Cassell do not appear in this table, as they were each appointed to
their respective positions after the end of fiscal
2016.
(2)
Per the Attarian Employment
Agreement, the exercise
price of this option was set to be equal to the per share sale
price of any underwritten public offering of the Company's common
stock occurring between the date of the Attarian Employment
Agreement and December 31, 2016. However, the exercise price was
not determined, as Mr. Attarian
resigned from the Company on November 15, 2016 and forfeited the
option.
Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act
Section
16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our officers, directors, and
persons who beneficially own more than ten percent of our common
stock to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership with
the SEC. Officers, directors, and greater-than-ten-percent
stockholders are also required by the SEC to furnish us with copies
of all Section 16(a) forms that they file.
Based
solely upon a review of these forms that were furnished to us, we
believe that all reports required to be filed by these individuals
and persons under Section 16(a) were filed during fiscal year 2016
and that such filings were timely except the
following:
●
Mr. Dubois, our
CEO and a director, filed a Form 5 reporting five late
transactions;
●
Mr. Boone, a
director, filed a Form 5 reporting two late transactions;
and
●
Mr. van Daele, a
director, filed a Form 5 reporting two late
transactions.
DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
The
table below summarizes the compensation paid by us to our
non-employee directors for
the fiscal year ended September 30, 2016:
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Name**
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David
Boone
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$-
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$59,997
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$178,107
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$238,104
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Karen
Macleod
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$-
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$15,000
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$66,730
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$81,730
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Dirk
van Daele
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$-
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$22,171
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$128,310
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$150,481
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*
Fees
earned by our non-employee directors was paid in common stock or
options to purchase common stock at the option of the
director. A liability for these fees was included with
accrued expenses at September 30, 2016.
**
Mr.
Rosenblum and Dr. Johnson do not appear in this table as they were
each appointed to the Board on September 11, 2016, and did not
receive compensation from the Company during the year ended
September 30, 2016.
During the year ended September 30, 2016, we accrued $5,000 per
month in fees payable to each director, to be issued in shares of
common stock valued on the last date of the quarter. Alternatively,
any director may elect to receive warrants with an exercise price
at the current market price at the date of grant in the amount of
three times the amount had the director elected to take shares,
valued at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes valuation
method. Additionally, the Chairman of the Board and Chairman
of the Audit Committee accrued $10,000 per month rather than
$5,000. Beginning in fiscal 2017, we are accruing $25,000 per
quarter for each director, payable in common stock or warrants with
an exercise price at the current market price at the date of grant,
all grants of common stock or warrants are to be valued at the date
of grant using the Black-Scholes valuation method.
Director Warrants
The following table lists the warrants to purchase shares of common
stock held by each of our non-employee directors as of January 7,
2017:
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Grant
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Expiration
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Exercise
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Number of
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Compensation
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Name
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Date
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Date
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Price
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Options
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Expense
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David S. Boone
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3/22/13
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3/21/17
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$
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12.58
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8,943
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$
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43,809
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7/1/13
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6/30/17
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$
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14.70
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4,083
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$
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23,640
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10/1/13
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9/30/17
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$
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19.46
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2,280
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$
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17,982
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1/2/14
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12/31/18
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$
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19.29
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2,344
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$
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12,014
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10/15/15
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10/14/17
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$
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7.10
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12,676
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$
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24,571
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1/15/16
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1/15/18
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$
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5.95
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15,126
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$
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45,008
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7/1/16
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6/30/18
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$
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5.00
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18,000
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$
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53,460
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9/30/16
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9/30/18
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$
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7.20
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12,500
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$
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30,000
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10/1/16
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9/30/18
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$
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7.20
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5,882
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$
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25,000
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12/30/16
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12/30/18
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$
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4.50
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9,191
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$
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25,000
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Karen Macleod
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7/1/16
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6/30/18
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$
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5.00
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9,000
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$
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26,730
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9/30/16
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9/30/18
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$
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7.20
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6,250
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$
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15,000
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10/1/16
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9/30/18
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$
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7.20
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5,882
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$
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25,000
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12/30/16
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12/30/18
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$
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4.50
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9,191
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$ |
25,000
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Dirk van Daele
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10/15/15
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10/14/17
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$
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7.10
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6,338
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$
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16,504
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1/15/16
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1/15/18
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$
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5.95
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7,563
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$
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22,504
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7/1/16
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6/30/18
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$
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5.00
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9,000
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$
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26,730
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9/30/16
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9/30/18
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$
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7.20
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6,250
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$
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15,000
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10/1/16
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9/30/18
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$
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7.20
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5,882
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$
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25,000
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12/30/16
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12/30/18
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$
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4.50
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9,191
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$
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25,000
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Dr. Ray Johnson
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10/1/16
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9/30/18
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$
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7.20
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5,882
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$
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25,000
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12/30/16
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12/30/18
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$
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4.50
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9,191
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$
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25,000
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Eric Rosenblum
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10/1/16
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9/30/18
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$
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7.20
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5,882
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$
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25,000
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12/30/16
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12/30/18
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$
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4.50
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9,191
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$
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25,000
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*
Compensation
paid to Mr. Dubois, who is the Company's Chief Executive Officer
and Chairman of the Board of Directors, during the year ended
September 2016 is reflected in the Executive Compensation Table
above.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND
MANAGEMENT
The following table presents information regarding
beneficial ownership as of January 7, 2017 (the
“Table Date”), of our common stock by (i) each
shareholder known to us to be the beneficial owner of more than
five percent of our common stock; (ii) each of our Named Executive
Officers serving as of the Table Date; (iii) each of our directors
serving as of the Table Date; and (iv) all of our executive
officers and directors as a group.
We have determined beneficial ownership in
accordance with the rules of the SEC. Except as
indicated by the footnotes below, we believe, based on the
information furnished to us, that the persons and entities named in
the table below have sole voting and dispositive power with respect
to all securities they beneficially own. As of the Table
Date, the applicable percentage ownership is based
on 10,333,516 shares of common stock issued and
outstanding.
Beneficial
ownership representing less than one percent of the issued and
outstanding shares of a class is denoted with an asterisk
(“*”). Holders of common stock are entitled
to one vote per share.
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Name and Address of
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Beneficial Owner (1)
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5% Beneficial Owners:
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Sapinda
Asia Limited (2)
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5,172,214
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50.05%
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Safety
Invest S.A., Compartment Secure I (3)
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1,890,697
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18.30%
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Directors and Named Executive Officers:
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Guy
Dubois (4)
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351,432
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3.29%
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Peter
Poli
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-
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*
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Derek
Cassell
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5,195
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*
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David
S. Boone (5)
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110,289
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*
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Karen
Macleod (6)
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32,704
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*
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Dirk
van Daele (7)
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106,123
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*
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Dr.
Ray Johnson (8)
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15,073
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*
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Eric
Rosenblum (9)
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15,073
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*
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All
directors and executive officers as a group
(7
persons)
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635,889
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5.85%
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(1)
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Except as otherwise indicated, the business address for these
beneficial owners is c/o the Company, 1215 W. Lakeview Court,
Romeoville, Illinois 60446.
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(2)
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Address is Rooms 803-4, 8F, Hang Seng Bank Building, 200 Hennessy
Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong. Holding information is based
on Amendment No. 7 to Schedule 13D filed by Sapinda Asia Limited on
November 4, 2015.
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(3)
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Secure I is a compartment of Safety Invest S.A.
(“Safety”), a company established under the
Luxembourg Securitization Law and incorporated as a
“société anonyme” under the laws of the Grand
Duchy of Luxembourg whose principal business is to enter into one
or more securitization transactions. Holding information is based
on the Schedule 13D filed by Safety on February 21,
2014.
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(4)
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Holdings consist of 13,195 shares
of common stock owned of record and 338,237 shares of common
stock issuable upon exercise of stock purchase warrants,
exercisable within 60 days of January 7, 2017.
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(5)
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Holdings include 19,264 shares of common stock owned of record
and 91,025 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of stock
purchase warrants, exercisable within 60 days of January 7,
2017.
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(6)
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Holdings includes 2,381 shares of common stock owned of record
and 30,323 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of stock
purchase warrants, exercisable within 60 days of January 7,
2017.
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(7)
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Holdings includes 61,899 shares of common stock owned of
record and 44,224 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of
stock purchase warrants, exercisable within 60 days of January 7,
2017.
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(8)
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Holdings consist of 15,073 shares of common stock issuable upon
exercise of stock purchase warrants, exercisable within 60 days of
January 7, 2017.
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(9)
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Holdings consist of 15,073 shares of common stock issuable upon
exercise of stock purchase warrants, exercisable within 60 days of
January 7, 2017.
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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Related-Party Loan Agreements
Conrent Loan
Agreement. On May 1, 2016 we
entered into an unsecured Loan Agreement with Conrent Invest S.A.,
acting with respect to its Compartment Safety III
(the "Conrent Loan
Agreement"). Under the
Conrent Loan Agreement, the Company can borrow $5.0
million for working capital, repayment of debt, and operating
purposes. The Conrent Loan Agreement contains a condition
precedent, which provides that the lender is not obligated to fund
the loan until it has received total proceeds of $5.0 million from
the sale of fixed rate notes, which are to be issued by the lender
through its Compartment Safety III. As of September 30, 2016 this
condition precedent has not been satisfied. When funded, the loan
will bear interest at a rate of 8% per annum, payable in arrears
semi-annually, with all principal and accrued unpaid interest due
on July 31, 2018. In addition, the Company anticipates paying
the lender an arrangement fee of $112,500 when it receives proceeds
from this loan. As of September 30, 2016, the Company had not
received the funds under the Conrent Loan
Agreement.
Amended
and Restated Facility Agreement with Conrent Invest,
S.A.
On July 14, 2015, we entered into an Amended and Restated Facility
Agreement (the “Amended
Facility Agreement”) with Conrent
to amend certain provisions of the Company’s existing $25.0
million unsecured debt facility. Pursuant to the terms and
conditions of the Amended Facility Agreement, effective June 30,
2015, the Company may now borrow an additional $5.4 million of
unsecured debt, which, together with the existing $25.0 million of
unsecured debt borrowed under the debt facility, will now accrue
interest at a rate of 8% per annum and mature on July 31, 2018. The
Amended Facility Agreement also provides the Company with a
voluntary prepayment option, wherein the Company may pay the
amounts borrowed under the debt facility, including all accrued but
unpaid interest, prior to the maturity date without any penalty or
prepayment fee.
Sapinda
Asia Agreement. On September 25,
2015, the Company entered into a loan agreement with one of the
Company’s related parties, Sapinda Asia to provide the
Company with a $5.0 million line of credit that accrues interest at
a rate of 3% per annum for undrawn funds and 8% per annum for
borrowed funds. Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the loan
agreement, available funds may be drawn down at the Company’s
request at any time until the loan agreement matures on September
30, 2017, when all borrowed funds, plus all accrued but unpaid
interest will become due and payable. The Company, however, may
elect to satisfy any outstanding obligations under the loan
agreement prior to the maturity date without penalties or fees. As
of September 30, 2016, the Company had drawn down $3.4 million
under this loan agreement.
Stock Payable – Related Party
In connection with certain acquisitions during fiscal 2014 and
2015, the Company recognized a liability for stock payable to the
Sellers of the entities acquired. In conjunction with the
respective purchase agreements, shares of the Company’s stock
are payable based on the achievement of certain milestones. Changes
in the stock payable liability are shown below:
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Beginning
balance
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$3,501,410
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$3,000,000
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Stock
payable resulting from the acquisition of Track Group
Analytics
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-
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1,170,000
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Payment
of shares for achieving performance milestones
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(211,531)
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(668,590)
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Ending
balance
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$3,289,879
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$3,501,410
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Additional Related-Party Transactions and Summary of All
Related-Party Obligations
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Related
party loan with an interest rate of 3% and 8% per annum for undrawn
and borrowed funds, respectively. Principal and interest due
September 30, 2017.
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$3,399,644
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-
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Total
related-party debt obligations
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$3,399,644
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-
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Each
of the foregoing related-party transactions was reviewed and
approved by disinterested and independent members of the Company's
Board of Directors.
STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS FOR THE 2018 ANNUAL MEETING
Stockholder proposals that are intended to be
presented by stockholders at the Company’s 2018 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders must be received by the Secretary of the
Company no later than September 12, 2017 in order that they may be
included, if appropriate, in the Company’s proxy statement
and form of proxy relating to that meeting. A stockholder proposal
not included in the Company’s proxy statement for the 2018
Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be ineligible for presentation
at the meeting unless the stockholder gives timely notice of the
proposal in writing to the Secretary of the Company at the
principal executive offices of the Company and otherwise complies
with the provisions of the Company’s Bylaws. To be timely,
the Bylaws provide that the Company must have received the
stockholder’s notice not less than 90 days nor more than 120
days in advance of the date the proxy statement was released to
stockholders in connection with the previous year’s annual
meeting of stockholders. However, if the date of the 2018 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders is changed by more than 30 days from the
date of this year’s Annual Meeting, the Company must receive
the stockholder’s notice no later than the close of business
on (i) the 90th day prior to such annual meeting and
(ii) the seventh day following the day on which public
announcement of the date of such meeting is first
made.
PAYMENT OF COSTS
The
expense of printing and mailing proxy materials and the
solicitation of proxies will be borne by the Company. In addition
to the solicitation of proxies by mail, solicitation may be made by
proxy solicitors, directors, officers and other employees of the
Company by personal interview, telephone, facsimile or other means.
No additional compensation will be paid to directors, officers or
employees of the Company for such solicitation. The Company will
reimburse brokerage firms and others for their reasonable expenses
in forwarding solicitation materials to beneficial owners of the
common stock.
HOUSEHOLDING OF PROXY MATERIALS
The
SEC has adopted rules that permit companies and intermediaries
(e.g., brokers) to satisfy the delivery requirements for proxy
statements and annual reports with respect to two or more
stockholders sharing the same address by delivering a single proxy
statement and annual report addressed to those stockholders. This
process, which is commonly referred to as
“householding,” potentially means extra convenience for
stockholders and cost savings for companies.
A
number of brokers with account holders who are stockholders of the
Company will be “householding” the Company’s
proxy materials. A single set of the Company’s proxy
materials will be delivered to multiple stockholders sharing an
address unless contrary instructions have been received from the
affected stockholders. Once you have received notice from your
broker that they will be “householding” communications
to your address, “householding” will continue until you
are notified otherwise or until you revoke your consent. If, at any
time, you no longer wish to participate in
“householding” and would prefer to receive a separate
set of the Company’s proxy materials, please notify your
broker or direct a written request to the Company, Attn: Investor
Relations Department, 1215 Lakeview Court, Romeoville, Illinois
60446, or by calling (877) 260-2010. The Company undertakes to
deliver promptly, upon any such oral or written request, a separate
copy of its proxy materials to a stockholder at a shared address to
which a single copy of these documents was delivered. Stockholders
who currently receive multiple copies of the Company’s proxy
materials at their address and would like to request
“householding” of their communications should contact
their broker, bank or other nominee, or contact the Company at the
above address or phone number.
OTHER MATTERS
The
Company knows of no other business that will be presented at the
Annual Meeting. If any other business is properly brought before
the Annual Meeting, it is intended that proxies solicited by this
Proxy Statement, if validly signed, dated and returned to the
Company, will be voted in accordance with the judgment of the
persons holding the proxies.
Whether
or not you intend to be present at the Annual Meeting, the Company
urges you to return your signed proxy promptly.
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By Order of the Board of Directors,
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January 10,
2017
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/s/ Guy Dubois
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Guy
Dubois
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Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of
Directors
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The
Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended September 30, 2016 has been mailed with this Proxy Statement.
The Company will provide copies of exhibits to that report, but
will charge a reasonable fee per page to any requesting
stockholder. Any such request should be addressed to the Company at
1215 Lakeview Court, Romeoville, Illinois 60446, Attention:
Investor Relations Department. The request must include a
representation by the stockholder that as of December 23, 2016 the
stockholder was entitled to vote at the Annual
Meeting.
Copies of the Annual Report on Form 10-K and the
exhibits thereto may also be obtained through the SEC’s web
site at www.sec.gov
and at: http://www.astproxyportal.com/ast/18188.