UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
The purpose of this Amendment No. 2 to our definitive proxy statement, originally filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2008, as amended on May 9, 2008 (the “Proxy
Statement”) is to correct the notice provisions in the section titled “Stockholder Proposals for
the 2009 Annual Meeting.” Other than this correction, there are no other changes to the
information contained in the Proxy Statement.
PeopleSupport, Inc.
1100 Glendon Avenue, Suite 1250
Los Angeles, CA 90024
(310) 824-6200
May 9, 2008
Dear Stockholder:
You are cordially invited to attend our 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual
Meeting”). The Annual Meeting will be held at 9:00 A.M., Pacific Time, on Monday, June 30, 2008, at
the Radisson L.A. Westside, 6161 West Centinela Avenue, Culver City, California 90230.
The formal notice of the Annual Meeting and the Proxy Statement have been made a part of this
invitation.
Whether or not you attend the Annual Meeting, it is important that your shares be represented
and voted at the Annual Meeting. After reading the Proxy Statement, please promptly vote and submit
your proxy by dating, signing and returning the enclosed proxy card in the enclosed postage-prepaid
envelope.
Your shares cannot be voted unless you submit your proxy or attend the Annual Meeting in
person.
We have also enclosed a copy of our 2007 Annual Report.
We look forward to seeing you at the meeting.
Sincerely,
/s/ Lance Rosenzweig
President, Chairman of the Board,
Chief Executive Officer and Secretary
PeopleSupport, Inc.
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
To Be Held on Monday, June 30, 2008
To our Stockholders:
PeopleSupport, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), will hold its Annual Meeting of
Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) at 9:00 A.M., Pacific Time, on Monday, June 30, 2008, at the
Radisson L.A. Westside, 6161 West Centinela Avenue, Culver City, California 90230.
We are holding this meeting:
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to elect two Class I directors to serve until the 2011 Annual Meeting and until their
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to ratify the appointment of BDO Seidman, LLP as the Company’s independent registered
public accounting firm;
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to approve the amendment and restatement of the Company’s 2004 Stock
Incentive Plan, including annual equity grant limits to enable the
Company to continue to deduct the value of certain grants from
the Company’s taxable income; and
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to transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting and any
adjournments or postponements of the Annual Meeting.
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Only stockholders of record at the close of business on May 1, 2008, are entitled to notice
of and to vote at this meeting and any adjournments or postponements of the Annual Meeting. For ten
days prior to the meeting, a complete list of stockholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting
will be available at the Secretary’s office, 1100 Glendon Avenue, Suite 1250, Los Angeles,
California, 90024.
It is important that your shares are represented at this meeting. Even if you plan to attend
the meeting, we ask that you promptly vote by dating, signing and returning the enclosed proxy
card. This will not limit your rights to attend or vote at the meeting.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
/s/ Lance Rosenzweig
President, Chairman of the Board,
Chief Executive Officer and Secretary
Los Angeles, California
May 9, 2008
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Appendix A: PeopleSupport, Inc. 2004 Stock Incentive Plan
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PeopleSupport, Inc.
PROXY STATEMENT
Information Concerning Voting And Solicitation
This Proxy Statement is being furnished to you in connection with the solicitation by the
Board of Directors of PeopleSupport, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“PeopleSupport,” the “Company,”
“we,” “our” or “us”), of proxies to be used at the 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual
Meeting”) to be held at the Radisson L.A. Westside, 6161 West Centinela Avenue, Culver City,
California 90230, at 9:00 A.M., Pacific Time, on Monday, June 30, 2008, and at any adjournments
or postponements thereof. This Proxy Statement and the accompanying form of proxy card are being
mailed to stockholders on or about May 9, 2008.
Appointment of Proxy Holders
The Board of Directors (the “Board”) asks you to appoint Lance Rosenzweig, President and Chief
Executive Officer, and Caroline Rook, Chief Financial Officer, as your proxy holders to vote your
shares at the Annual Meeting. You make this appointment by voting the enclosed
proxy card using one of the voting methods described below.
If appointed by you, the proxy holders will vote your shares as you direct on the matters
described in this Proxy Statement. In the absence of your direction, they will vote your shares as
recommended by the Board.
Unless you otherwise indicate on the proxy card, you also authorize your proxy holders to vote
your shares on any matters not known by the Board at the time this Proxy Statement was printed and
which, under our Bylaws, may be properly presented for action at the Annual Meeting.
Who Can Vote
Only stockholders who owned shares of our common stock at the close of business on May 1,
2008, the record date for the Annual Meeting, can vote at the Annual Meeting (“stockholders of
record”). As of the close of business on May 1, 2008, we
have 21,151,789 shares of common stock
outstanding and entitled to vote. Each holder of common stock is entitled to one vote for each
share held as of May 1, 2008. There is no cumulative voting. If you are a stockholder of record,
you (or your duly appointed proxy holder) are entitled to attend the meeting. We have adopted
procedures to ensure that our stockholders can check in efficiently when entering the meeting.
If you are a stockholder of record (or a stockholder of record’s duly appointed proxy) and you
do not have an admittance card with you at the meeting, you will be admitted upon verification of
ownership at the stockholder’s registration desk. The admission ticket is located on the lower
portion of your proxy card.
How You Can Vote
You may vote your shares at the Annual Meeting either in person or by mail as described below.
Stockholders holding shares through a bank or broker should follow the voting instructions on the
proxy card provided to you by your bank or broker.
Voting by Mail.
You may vote by proxy by dating, signing and returning your proxy card in the
enclosed postage-paid envelope. Giving a proxy will not affect your right to vote your shares if
you attend the Annual Meeting and want to vote in person.
Voting at the Annual Meeting.
You may attend the Annual Meeting and vote in person. Voting
your proxy card by mail will not limit your right to vote at the Annual Meeting. If you decide to
attend in person and vote, your vote at the meeting will supersede your prior vote by mail. The
Board recommends that you vote by mail as it is not practical for most stockholders to attend the
Annual Meeting. If you hold shares through a bank or broker, you must obtain a proxy from the bank
or broker to be able to vote at the Annual Meeting.
Street Name Stockholders.
Persons who own stock through brokers, trustees, plans or in
“street name” and not directly through ownership of stock certificates are considered beneficial
owners. Beneficial owners of record on May 1, 2008 can obtain admittance cards only at the
stockholder’s registration desk by presenting evidence of
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common stock ownership. This evidence could be a proxy from the institution that is the record
holder of the stock or your most recent bank or brokerage firm account statement that includes the
record date, along with proper identification.
If you submit your proxy, but do not mark your voting preference, the proxy holders will vote
your shares
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the election of the nominees
for Class I directors,
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the ratification of the appointment of the independent registered
public accounting firm, and
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the approval of the amendment
and restatement of the 2004 Stock Incentive Plan primarily to approve annual equity
grant limits.
Revocation of Proxies
Stockholders can revoke their proxies at any time before they are exercised in any of three
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by submitting written notice of revocation to PeopleSupport’s Secretary prior to the
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by submitting a substitute proxy of a later date that is properly executed on or
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Required Vote
Directors are elected by a plurality vote, which means that the nominee or nominees receiving
the most affirmative votes will be elected. All other matters submitted for stockholder approval
require the affirmative vote of the majority of shares present in person or represented by proxy
and entitled to vote.
A quorum, which is a majority of the outstanding shares as of May 1, 2008, must be present to
hold the Annual Meeting. A quorum is calculated based on the number of shares represented by the
stockholders attending in person and by their proxy holders. As of the close of business on May 1,
2008, the record date for determining shareholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting,
we have 21,151,789 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.
Abstentions and Broker Non-Votes
If you indicate an abstention as your voting preference, your shares will be counted toward a
quorum but they will not be voted on the matter from which you abstained. Consequently, your
abstention will have the same effect as a vote against such matter.
If a broker indicates on the enclosed proxy card or its substitute that such broker does not
have discretionary authority to vote on a particular matter (broker non-votes), those shares will
be considered as present for purposes of determining the presence of a quorum but will not be
treated as shares entitled to vote on that matter.
Solicitation of Proxies
PeopleSupport will pay the cost of printing and mailing proxy materials. In addition to the
solicitation of proxies by mail, solicitation may be made by our directors, officers and other
employees by personal interview, telephone or facsimile. No additional compensation will be paid to
these persons for solicitation. We will reimburse brokerage firms and others for their reasonable
expenses in forwarding solicitation materials to non-objecting beneficial owners of our common
stock.
IMPORTANT
Please promptly vote and submit your proxy by signing, dating and returning the enclosed proxy
card in the postage-prepaid return envelope so that your shares can be voted. This will not limit
your rights to attend or vote at the Annual Meeting.
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Proposal 1:
Election of Directors
Directors and Nominees
Our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that the number of members on
our Board of Directors will be determined from time to time by resolution adopted by the
affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors. We currently have authorized eight
directors. Our Board of Directors is divided into three classes: Class I, Class II and Class III.
The members of each class of directors serve staggered three-year terms:
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Our Class I directors are Frank Perna and Joe Rose, and their terms will expire at the
Annual Meeting to be held on June 30, 2008. Messrs. Perna and Rose are standing for
re-election at the current Annual Meeting.
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Our Class II directors are Adam Berger, George Ellis and Krish Panu, and their terms
will expire at the Annual Meeting to be held in 2009. They are therefore not up for
election at the current Annual Meeting.
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Our Class III directors are C. Larry Bradford, Michael Edell and Lance Rosenzweig, and
their terms will expire at the Annual Meeting to be held in 2010. They are therefore not
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Messrs. Perna
and Rose, have been nominated for election at the Annual Meeting to serve until
the Annual Meeting to be held in 2011 or until their respective successors have been elected and
qualified. If any nominee is unable or declines to serve as director at the time of the Annual
Meeting, an event not now anticipated, proxies will be voted for any nominee designated by the
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee to fill the vacancy.
Messrs. Perna
and Rose, the Board of Directors’ nominees who are standing for election, were
recommended by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Certain biographical information
about Messrs. Perna and Rose and the process for selecting them is set forth below.
There are no family relationships among any of our directors or executive officers.
Biographical Information of the Director Nominees
Frank Perna
has served as one of our directors since January 2006. From December 1998 until
his retirement in February 2005, Mr. Perna served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
MSC.Software, a leading global provider of virtual product development solutions, including
simulation software and services. Before becoming Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
MSC.Software, Mr. Perna served as a director on the boards of both MSC.Software and PDA
Engineering, Inc. (which was acquired by MSC.Software in 1994). From 1994 through 1998, Mr. Perna
served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of EOS Corporation, a high technology electronics
manufacturer and also as chairman of Software.com, a software solutions provider. From 1984 through
1993, Mr. Perna was President (and Chief Executive Officer from 1990) of MagneTek, an international
manufacturer of electrical equipment. During his tenure at MagneTek, Mr. Perna managed the
strategic growth of the company from $195 million to more than $1.5 billion in annual revenue.
Mr. Perna also spent 17 years at General Motors in the area of engineering test and computer
simulation and has held senior management positions at Whittaker Corporation, Bell & Howell and Sun
Electric. Mr. Perna also serves on the board of CalAmp Corp., a provider of wireless products,
engineering services, communications equipment and technology products.
Joe Rose
has served as one of our directors since June 2005. Mr. Rose is Founder and Managing
Member of Narrow Gate Interests, LLC, a business consulting and investment management firm.
Mr. Rose also serves on the Board of Directors of Attenex Corporation, an eDiscovery provider. From
1997 to August 2003, Mr. Rose served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of
SOURCECORP, Inc. a leading provider of BPO and related consulting services. The company
successfully completed 72 acquisitions of complementary businesses
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during this period. During his tenure, Mr. Rose also served on the company’s Board of
Directors and its Executive Committee. Before joining SOURCECORP, Mr. Rose was Chief Executive
Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of FormMaker Software, a document automation
software and services firm, which merged with Image Sciences to eventually become Docucorp
International. Prior to FormMaker, Mr. Rose held various senior executive management positions with
the Harland Company, National Data Corporation and Electronic Data Systems. Mr. Rose also served on
the Board of Directors for Captiva Software, Inc., an enterprise content management software
company, until its acquisition by EMC in December 2005. Mr. Rose holds a Bachelor of Arts degree
from Texas Tech University.
Vote Required
The two nominees for Class I directors receiving the highest number of affirmative votes will
be elected as Class I directors. Unless marked to the contrary, proxies received will be voted
“FOR” the nominee.
Your Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the election of the nominees set forth above as
Class I directors of PeopleSupport.
Executive Officers and Directors
The following table shows information about our executive officers and directors:
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Lance Rosenzweig
, one of our founders, has served as our Chairman of the Board of Directors
since our inception in 1998. He has also served as our Chief Executive Officer since March 2002.
Prior to joining PeopleSupport, from 1993 to 1997, Mr. Rosenzweig was a founder, Chairman and President of
Newcastle Group, a privately held plastics manufacturing company. In 1993, Mr. Rosenzweig was a
founder of Unisite, a privately held wireless cell site management company, which was acquired by
American Tower in 2000 for over $200 million. Prior to 1993, Mr. Rosenzweig was a divisional Vice
President at GE Capital, a Vice President in the investment banking group of Dean Witter (now
Morgan Stanley), a Vice President in the investment banking group of Capel Court Pacific, an
Australian investment banking firm, and a corporate planning manager of Jefferson Smurfit Corp., a
multinational packaging company. Mr. Rosenzweig has 19 years of executive leadership experience
with start-up and established companies. Mr. Rosenzweig has an M.B.A. in marketing, finance and
information technology from Northwestern
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University’s Kellogg School of Management and a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial
Engineering, with Tau Beta Pi honors, from Northwestern University.
Caroline Rook
has served as our Chief Financial Officer since June 2002.
Prior to joining PeopleSupport from June 2000 to June 2002, Ms. Rook was Corporate Leader, Financial Operations of Acxiom
Corporation, a publicly traded technology company based in Little Rock, Arkansas that provides
customer information management solutions. Prior to joining Acxiom, Ms. Rook was at Sterling
Software, Inc., where she served as Vice President of Finance in the Business Intelligence Group
and for two divisions. Ms. Rook has over 25 years of financial experience. Ms. Rook has a Bachelor
of Science degree with honors in Computation from the University of Manchester (England) and is a
Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
Richard Bledsoe
was appointed Chief Operating Officer in June 2007 and acted as our Senior
Vice President and General Manager of Business Process Solutions from February 2007. Prior to
joining PeopleSupport, Mr. Bledsoe served as Senior Vice President of SOURCECORP from September
2002 to September 2006, with responsibility for the healthcare and government verticals, as well as
domestic and offshore operations. From January 2000 to August 2002, Mr. Bledsoe was Vice President
of International Operations for Affiliated Computer Services, a global Fortune 500 company
providing BPO and IT solutions, with responsibility for 11 offshore sites, 10,000 employees and
operations in five countries. Mr. Bledsoe was previously the European Managing Director (President)
and a board member of Alamo Rent a Car, with responsibility for operations in seven countries.
Mr. Bledsoe has a Bachelor of Science degree in Mass Communication from the University of Utah.
Rainerio Borja
has served as
our Vice President, Strategic Programs since January 2007 and President of PeopleSupport (Philippines), Inc. since May 2000. Mr. Borja also
served as our Vice
President of Global Operations from March 2003 to
January 2007. Prior to joining PeopleSupport, from August
1999 to April 2000, Mr. Borja was the Director of Professional Services and Support — Asia/Pacific,
for Epicor Corporation, a publicly traded software company. Prior to joining Epicor Corporation,
from March 1998 to May 1999, Mr. Borja was Regional Services Director for Danka Corporation, a
publicly traded digital imaging company. Prior to joining Danka Corporation, Mr. Borja held several
management positions with Unisys Corporation throughout the Asia/Pacific region for over 10 years
where he was responsible for running the Asia/Pacific Training Center, the Advanced Systems Support
Group and its Regional Consulting Organization. Mr. Borja’s last position with Unisys was as
Director of Services and Support, Global Customer Services.
Mr. Borja has over 15 years of
experience managing large-scale customer service, IT support and consulting organizations within
the Asia/Pacific region. Mr. Borja has a Bachelor of Science degree in Commerce from De La Salle
University.
Joseph Duryea
has served as our Vice President of Sales since August 2005. Prior to joining
PeopleSupport, from October 2004 to August 2005, Mr. Duryea served as Vice President of Business
Development at IBM in the Business Transformation Outsourcing group, where he was responsible for
business development in relation to business process outsourcing (BPO) to Australia, India and the
Philippines. Prior to joining IBM, from March 2001 to October 2004, Mr. Duryea served as Senior
Vice President and General Manager, Business Development, at Transworks, Inc., an Indian BPO
company, where he was responsible for business development, sales and marketing. Mr. Duryea
previously held senior level sales, sales management, and marketing positions at American Express
and Convergys. Mr. Duryea has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the
University of Nebraska.
Jennifer Sherry
has served as our Vice President, Global Human Resources since April 2006 and
was formally promoted to that position in March 2007. Prior to joining PeopleSupport, Ms. Sherry
was the Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Corporate Services at Creditek, a business
processing outsourcing company with offices in India, Romania, China and Hungary, which was
purchased by Genpact, formerly GE Capital International Services. From October 2000 to January
2003, Ms. Sherry worked in Shareholder Services at Hewlett-Packard and was responsible for their
employee stock programs. Ms. Sherry has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Boston College,
is certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources and is a member of the Society for Human
Resource Management.
Adam Berger
has served as one of our directors since January 2003. Since February 2007,
Mr. Berger has been the Chief Executive Officer of Spark Networks plc., a leading provider of
online personal services, such as JDate.com, and has served on their Board of Directors since
September 2006. Prior to that, Mr. Berger was President and Chief Executive Officer of
WeddingChannel.com, a privately held company, from June 1999 until it was
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acquired by The Knot in September 2006. Prior to joining WeddingChannel.com, from August 1994
to November 1998, Mr. Berger was President of The Franklin Mint, a global direct marketer and
retailer of collectibles. Prior to joining The Franklin Mint, from August 1991 to July 1994,
Mr. Berger was a consultant with Boston Consulting Group. Mr. Berger began his career with The
Procter and Gamble Company in Cincinnati, holding various line management positions in product
development and brand management. Mr. Berger has an M.B.A. with distinction from the Harvard
Business School and a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of
California at Berkeley.
C. Larry Bradford
has served as one of our directors since May 1999. Prior to his retirement,
from November 1992 to November 1994, Mr. Bradford was Vice President of Sales and Marketing for
Jefferson Smurfit Group, a multinational packaging company. From February 1991 to October 1992,
Mr. Bradford served as Vice President of the Container Division at Jefferson Smurfit and, from
January 1983 to January 1991, he was Vice President of the Folding Carton and Boxboard Mill
Division. Prior to joining Jefferson Smurfit, Mr. Bradford was a Vice President at Potlatch
Corporation, a forest products company. Mr. Bradford is currently co-owner of a chain of 9 Great
Clips franchised hair salons located throughout central Illinois. Mr. Bradford has a Bachelors of
Science degree from St. Louis University with an emphasis in Electrical Engineering and served as a
Lieutenant in the Air Force National Guard.
Michael Edell
has served as one of our directors since June 2002.
Mr. Edell is the Founder and Managing Partner of GroundWork Equity
LLC, a firm that accelerates the growth of companies by providing
strategic planning, execution experience and access to investment
capital. Mr. Edell is also the CEO and President of
Interneer, Inc., a privately held company which provides hosted
business process and workflow applications using a patented platform
technology. Mr. Edell is also the Founder of Warehouse Auction
Centers, Inc., a privately held online e-commerce site for collectible items, and is General
Partner of Warp Nine Partners, LLC, a real estate partnership. Mr. Edell also serves on the board
of Altametrics, Inc., a privately held provider of hosted enterprise solutions to the restaurant
industry in addition to the advisory boards of other high technology companies. From September 1983
to February 2003, Mr. Edell was the President and Chief Executive Officer of eLabor.com, a
privately held technology company that developed workforce management software. Mr. Edell spun off
the project management division of eLabor, which was acquired by Microsoft Corporation in 2002 and
then sold the company to ADP in 2003.
George Ellis
has served as one of our directors since October 2004. Mr. Ellis is currently the
Chief Financial Officer of Global 360, a privately held software based business process management
company. Chairman of SoftBrands, Inc., a Mr. Ellis also serves on the Board of
Directors of global supplier of enterprise-wide software and Blackbaud, Inc., a
software provider for nonprofit organizations. From October 2001 to January 2006, Mr. Ellis served
as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of SoftBrands, Inc. and its predecessor, AremisSoft
Corporation, which was reorganized under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in August 2002.
Mr. Ellis joined AremisSoft as Chief Executive Officer to facilitate its reorganization. Mr. Ellis
also served on the Board of Directors of AremisSoft from April 1999 to February 2001. Mr. Ellis is
a Certified Public Accountant and an attorney in the State of Texas. Mr. Ellis has a Bachelor of
Science degree in Accounting from Texas Tech University and a Juris Doctor from Southern Methodist
University.
Krish Panu
has served as one of our directors since March 2008. Mr. Panu was appointed to the
Board of Directors per an agreement between the Company and The Galleon Group, which manages funds
that hold approximately 27 percent of the Company’s
outstanding stock. Mr. Panu serves as a Managing Partner with
the Galleon Group since April 2008. Mr. Panu was Chairman,
Chief Executive Officer and President of @Road, Inc., a worldwide leader in Mobile Resource
Management solutions. As Chief Executive Officer, he built @Road into one of the world’s first
profitable Software-as-a-Service companies. @Road went public in 2000 and was acquired by Trimble
Navigation in 2007 for $496 million. Prior to @Road, Inc., Mr. Panu served as Vice President and
General Manager of the Logic Products division of semiconductor manufacturer Atmel Corporation,
where he directed the engineering, manufacturing, software development and marketing groups. During
his seven-year tenure, Atmel’s revenue grew from approximately $100 million to over $1.1 billion,
and its wireless business increased to 42 percent of the company’s business. Mr. Panu was also a
key member of the management team which raised over $600 million in both stock and bond offerings.
Frank Perna
has served as one of our directors since January 2006. From December 1998 until
his retirement in February 2005, Mr. Perna served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
MSC.Software, a leading global provider of virtual product development solutions, including
simulation software and services. Before becoming Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
MSC.Software, Mr. Perna served as a director on the boards of both MSC.Software and PDA
Engineering, Inc. (which was acquired by MSC.Software in 1994). From 1994 through 1998, Mr. Perna
served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of EOS Corporation, a high technology electronics
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manufacturer and also as chairman of Software.com, a software solutions provider. From 1984
through 1993, Mr. Perna was President (and Chief Executive Officer from 1990) of MagneTek, an
international manufacturer of electrical equipment. During his tenure at MagneTek, Mr. Perna
managed the strategic growth of the company from $195 million to more than $1.5 billion in annual
revenue. Mr. Perna also spent 17 years at General Motors in the area of engineering test and
computer simulation and has held senior management positions at Whittaker Corporation, Bell &
Howell and Sun Electric. Mr. Perna also serves on the board of CalAmp Corp., a provider of wireless
products, engineering services, communications equipment and technology products.
Joe Rose
has served as one of our directors since June 2005. Mr. Rose is Founder and Managing
Member of Narrow Gate Interests, LLC, a business consulting and investment management firm.
Mr. Rose also serves on the Board of Directors of Attenex Corporation, an eDiscovery provider. From
1997 to August 2003, Mr. Rose served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of
SOURCECORP, Inc. a leading provider of BPO and related consulting services. The company
successfully completed 72 acquisitions of complementary businesses during this period. During his
tenure, Mr. Rose also served on the company’s Board of Directors and its Executive Committee.
Before joining SOURCECORP, Mr. Rose was Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of
Directors of FormMaker Software, a document automation software and services firm, which merged
with Image Sciences to eventually become Docucorp International. Prior to FormMaker, Mr. Rose held
various senior executive management positions with the Harland Company, National Data Corporation
and Electronic Data Systems. Mr. Rose also served on the Board of Directors for Captiva Software,
Inc., an enterprise content management software company, until its acquisition by EMC in December
2005. Mr. Rose holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Texas Tech University.
Board Meetings
Our Board of Directors held ten meetings in 2007 and took no action by unanimous written
consent in 2007. All directors attended at least 75% of the meetings of the Board of Directors held
during the period for which such directors served on our Board and of the committees on which such
directors served. It is the Company’s policy that all members of the Board of Directors attend the
Company’s Annual Meeting in person or telephonically, absent exigent circumstances. All of the
current members of our Board of Directors who served in that capacity immediately following our
2007 Annual Meeting attended that Annual Meeting. The non-employee members of our Board of
Directors are compensated for their Board service as discussed below in the section “Compensation
of Directors.”
Committees of the Board of Directors
Our Board of Directors has established an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee and a
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The Board has determined that each director who
serves on these committees is “independent,” as that term is defined by listing standards of The
NASDAQ Stock Market and Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) rules.
Audit Committee
The members of the Audit Committee are, and during 2007 were, George Ellis (Chairman), C.
Larry Bradford and Michael Edell. The Audit Committee provides assistance to the Board of Directors
in fulfilling its legal and fiduciary obligations in matters involving our accounting, auditing,
financial reporting, internal control and legal compliance functions by approving the services
performed by our independent registered public accounting firm and reviewing their reports
regarding our accounting practices and systems of internal accounting controls. The Audit Committee
oversees management’s implementation of the Company’s financial and accounting policies and
procedures in compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The Audit Committee also oversees the
audit efforts of our independent registered public accounting firm and takes those actions it deems
necessary to satisfy it that the accounting firm is independent of management.
The Audit Committee held seven meetings in 2007. The Audit Committee charter is available on
the “Corporate Governance” section of our website at www.peoplesupport.com. The Board of Directors
has determined that Mr. Ellis is an “Audit Committee financial expert” within the meaning of
Item 407(d)(5) of Regulation S-K. See Mr. Ellis’ biography above for a discussion of his business
experience.
Compensation Committee
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The
members of the Compensation Committee are Frank
Perna (Chairman), Michael Edell and Joe Rose. Mr. Rose joined the Compensation Committee in March 2008, replacing Adam Berger who rotated
off the committee at that time. Mr. Perna replaced
Mr. Edell as the chairman of the committee in April 2008. The Compensation Committee determines our general compensation
policies and the compensation provided to our directors and executive officers, including bonuses.
The Compensation Committee does not determine cash compensation for employees below the executive
officer level, but provides input on such compensation as requested by executive management. In
addition, the Compensation Committee reviews and determines equity-based compensation for our
directors, officers and employees, and administers our stock incentive plans.
The Compensation Committee held six meetings in 2007. The Compensation Committee charter is
available on the “Corporate Governance” section of our website at www.peoplesupport.com.
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
The members of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee are C.
Larry Bradford (Chairman), George Ellis and Joe Rose. Mr. Ellis
joined the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee in April
2008, replacing Adam Berger who rotated off the Committee at that time. The Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee makes recommendations to the Board of Directors regarding candidates for directorships
and the size and composition of the Board and its committees. In addition, the Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee oversees our corporate governance guidelines, is responsible for
director training and evaluation and makes recommendations to the Board concerning corporate
governance matters.
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee held four meetings in 2007.
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee charter is available on the “Corporate
Governance” section of our website at www.peoplesupport.com.
Director Nominations
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
recommends, and the Board nominates, directors for election at each
Annual Meeting, and the Board 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 for election to the Board of
Directors.
The Board of Directors has as an objective that
its membership be composed of experienced and
dedicated individuals with a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. The Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee will select candidates for director based on their character,
judgment, diversity of experience, business acumen, and ability to act on behalf of all
stockholders. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
believes that candidates for director
should have experience, including management or accounting and finance, or industry and technology
knowledge, that may be useful to PeopleSupport and the Board, highest personal and professional
ethics, and the willingness and ability to devote sufficient time to effectively carry out his or
her duties as a director. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, among other things,
intends to assure that at least one member of the Board meets the criteria for an “Audit Committee
financial expert” as defined by SEC rules and that a majority of the members of the Board meet the
definition of “independent director” under the rules of The NASDAQ Stock Market. The Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee also believes it is appropriate for the Chief Executive Officer to
participate as a member of the Board.
Prior to each Annual Meeting, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
identifies
candidates first by evaluating the current directors whose term will expire at the Annual Meeting and
who are willing to continue in service. These candidates are evaluated based on the criteria
described above, including as demonstrated by the candidate’s prior service as a director, and the
needs of the Board with respect to the particular talents and experience of its directors. In the
event that a director does not wish to continue in service, the Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee determines not to re-nominate the director, or a vacancy is created on the Board as a
result of a resignation, an increase in the size of the Board or other event, the Committee will
recommend new candidates for Board membership. Candidates for director may be suggested by the
Committee members, by other Board members, by stockholders or by legal or other advisors to the
Company. In addition, the Committee may from time to time engage an executive search firm to
identify qualified candidates.
In addition, our Bylaws contain provisions that address the process by which a stockholder may
nominate an individual to stand for election to the Board of Directors at our Annual Meeting. In
order to nominate a candidate for director, a stockholder must give timely notice in writing to
PeopleSupport’s Secretary and otherwise comply with the provisions of our Bylaws. To be timely, our
Bylaws provide that we must have received the stockholder’s notice
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not less than 120 days nor more than 150 days prior to the scheduled date of the meeting,
provided, however, that in the event that the Annual Meeting has been changed to be more than 30
calendar days before or 60 calendar days after the anniversary date of the preceding year’s Annual
Meeting, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be received no later than the earlier of the
close of business on the 10th day following the day on which notice of the date of the scheduled
Annual Meeting was mailed or public disclosure of the meeting date was made. Information required
by the Bylaws to be in the notice include the name and contact 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 the related rules
and regulations.
On January 29, 2008, as we reported in a Form 8-K filed on that date with the SEC, we
implemented a special amendment to our Bylaws to extend the deadline for stockholders to nominate a
candidate for election to director at the 2008 stockholders meeting only. The deadline would have
expired January 30, 2008 and was extended to March 2, 2008. We did this in order to provide all
our stockholders with additional time to nominate directors, while we were discussing potential
director nominees with The Galleon Group, which controls funds that hold 27 percent of our
outstanding stock. There have been no stockholder nominees for election at the 2008 meeting.
However, as reported in our Form 8-K filed with the SEC March 6, 2008, we reached an agreement with
The Galleon Group pursuant to which Krish Panu was appointed to serve as a Class II director until
2009, unless he sooner resigns in accordance with the Galleon agreement.
Stockholder nominations must be made in accordance with the procedures outlined in, and
include the information required by our Bylaws and must be addressed to: Secretary, PeopleSupport,
Inc., 1100 Glendon Avenue, Suite 1250, Los Angeles, California 90024. You may obtain a copy of our
Bylaws by writing to the Secretary at this address.
Stockholder Communications with the Board of Directors
If you wish to communicate with the Board of Directors, you may send your communication in
writing to: Secretary, PeopleSupport, Inc., 1100 Glendon Avenue, Suite 1250, Los Angeles,
California 90024. You must include your name and address in the written communication and indicate
whether you are a stockholder of PeopleSupport. The Secretary will review any communication
received from a stockholder, and all material 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
Our Board of Directors has adopted a Code of Ethics that is applicable to our directors,
officers and employees. This Code of Ethics is designed to promote honest and ethical conduct,
including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and
professional relationships. A copy of our Code of Ethics is available on the “Corporate Governance”
section of our website at www.peoplesupport.com under the sub-heading “Committees and Charters.” We
will post any amendments to, or waivers from, our Code of Ethics at that location on our website.
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
The following table sets forth certain information
as of May 1, 2008, as to shares of our
common stock beneficially owned by: (i) each person who is known by us to own beneficially more
than 5% of our common stock, (ii) each of our Named Executive Officers listed in the Summary
Compensation Table, (iii) each of our directors and
(iv) all of our directors and executive officers
as a group. Unless otherwise stated below, the address of each beneficial owner listed on the table
is c/o PeopleSupport, Inc., 1100 Glendon Avenue, Suite 1250, Los Angeles, California 90024.
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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 investment power with respect to
all shares of common stock that they beneficially own, subject to applicable community property
laws.
The percentage of
common stock beneficially owned is based on 21,151,789 shares outstanding as
of May 1, 2008. In computing the number of shares of common stock beneficially owned by a person
and the percentage ownership of that person, we deemed outstanding shares of common stock subject
to options held by that person that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days after
May 1, 2008. We did not deem these shares outstanding, however, for the purpose of computing the
percentage ownership of any other person.
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Shares Beneficially Owned
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Name and Address of Beneficial Owner
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Number of
Common Stock
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Percentage
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5% Stockholders:
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The Galleon Group(1)
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5,780,549
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27.33
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Royce & Associates LLC (2)
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2,915,500
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13.78
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Directors and Executive Officers:
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Lance Rosenzweig(3)
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838,799
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3.97
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Adam Berger(4)
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21,809
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C. Larry Bradford(5)
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226,580
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1.07
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Michael Edell(6)
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38,545
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Joe Rose(7)
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34,250
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Frank Perna(8)
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41,605
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George Ellis(9)
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25,630
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Caroline Rook(10)
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157,140
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Rainerio Borja(11)
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117,319
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Joseph Duryea(12)
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50,428
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Jennifer Sherry(13)
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14,187
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Richard Bledsoe, Jr. (14)
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8,815
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Krish Panu (15)
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3,250
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All directors and executive officers as a group (13 persons)
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1,578,357
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7.46
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Less than 1.0%
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(1)
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The address for The Galleon Group is 590 Madison Avenue, 34th Floor, New York, NY 10022. The number of
shares set forth in this table is as reported in a
Schedule 13D/A filed by The Galleon Group on March 3, 2008, under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. We have no reason to believe that the information in
the Schedule 13D was not complete or accurate or that a statement or an amendment should have been filed
thereto and was not.
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(2)
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The address for Royce & Associates LLC is 1414 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019. The number of
shares set forth in this table is as reported in a Schedule 13G/A filed by Royce & Associates LLC on
January 31, 2008, under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. We have no reason to believe that the
information in the Schedule 13G was not complete or accurate or that a statement or an amendment should
have been filed thereto and was not.
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(3)
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Includes 116,369 shares of common stock held by the Rosenzweig 2004 Irrevocable Trust 1 of which
Mr. Rosenzweig is a trustee, and 3,649 shares of common stock held by C/F Rebecca Rosenzweig CA UGMA, of
which Mr. Rosenzweig is a trustee. Includes options to purchase
151,278 shares of our common stock that
are exercisable immediately or within 60 days of May 1, 2008.
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(4)
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Includes options to purchase 19,751 shares of our common stock and 1,000 restricted stock units that are
exercisable immediately or within 60 days of May 1, 2008.
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(5)
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Includes 58,393 shares of common stock held by the C. Larry Bradford Irrevocable Trust dated December 28,
1992, of which Mr. Bradford is not the trustee. Also includes options to purchase 35,241 shares of our
common stock and 1,000 restricted stock units that are exercisable
immediately or within 60 days of May 1, 2008.
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(6)
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Includes options to purchase 36,487 shares of our common stock and 1,000 restricted stock units that are
exercisable immediately or within 60 days of May 1, 2008.
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(7)
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Includes options to purchase 31,600 shares of our common stock and 1,000 restricted stock units that are
exercisable immediately or within 60 days of May 1, 2008.
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(8)
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Includes options to purchase 20,605 shares of our common stock and 1,000 restricted stock units that are
exercisable immediately or within 60 days of May 1, 2008.
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(9)
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Includes options to purchase 23,572 shares of our common stock and 1,000 restricted stock units that are
exercisable immediately or within 60 days of May 1, 2008.
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(10)
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Includes options to purchase 74,238 shares of our common stock that are exercisable immediately or within
60 days of May 1, 2008.
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(11)
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Includes options to purchase 109,820 shares of our common stock that are exercisable immediately or within
60 days of May 1, 2008.
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(12)
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Includes options to purchase 47,763 shares of our common stock that are exercisable immediately or within
60 days of May 1, 2008.
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(13)
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Includes options to purchase 12,500 shares of our common stock that are exercisable immediately or within
60 days of May 1, 2008.
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(14)
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Includes 3,333 restricted stock units that are exercisable immediately or within 60 days of May 1, 2008.
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(15)
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Includes options to purchase 1,250 shares of our common stock that are exercisable immediately or within
60 days of May 1, 2008.
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Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires the Company’s directors and executive officers, and
persons who beneficially own more than 10% of our common stock, to file with the SEC initial
reports of beneficial ownership (Form 3), reports of changes in beneficial ownership of common
stock and other equity securities of the Company (Form 4) and annual reports of changes in
beneficial ownership of our common stock and other equity securities of the Company not otherwise
required to be disclosed on a Form 4 (Form 5). Officers, directors and greater than 10%
stockholders of the Company are required by SEC rules to furnish to the Company copies of all
Section 16(a) reports they file. In fiscal 2007, to our knowledge, all Section 16(a) filing
requirements applicable to its officers, directors and greater than 10% beneficial owners were
complied with for fiscal 2007, except that each of Messrs Richard Bledsoe, Adam Berger, C. Larry
Bradford, Michael Edell, George Ellis, Frank Perna and Joe Rose filed one report late relating to
grants.
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Report of the Audit Committee
The following report of the Audit Committee does not constitute soliciting material and shall
not be deemed filed or incorporated by reference into any other filing by PeopleSupport under the
Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
The Audit Committee operates under a written charter adopted by the Board of Directors. A copy
of the Audit Committee charter is available on the “Corporate Governance” section of our website at
www.peoplesupport.com. As required by the rules of The NASDAQ Stock Market and the SEC, the Audit
Committee has three members. All of the Audit Committee members meet the independence standards
established under the rules, and at least one member qualifies as a “financial expert” as required
by the rules.
The Audit Committee assists the Board in fulfilling its responsibility to oversee management’s
implementation of PeopleSupport’s financial reporting process. It is not the duty of the Audit
Committee to plan or conduct audits or to determine that the financial statements are complete and
accurate and are in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Management is
responsible for the financial statements and the reporting process, including the system of
internal controls and disclosure controls. The independent registered public accounting firm is
responsible for expressing an opinion on the conformity of those financial statements with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
In discharging its oversight role, the Audit Committee reviewed and discussed the audited
financial statements contained in the 2007 Annual Report with PeopleSupport’s management and
independent registered public accounting firm. The Audit Committee also reviewed management’s
efforts to establish and maintain adequate internal controls over financial reporting, as required
by section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. In this oversight role, the Audit Committee met
regularly with PeopleSupport’s management and independent
registered public accounting firm.
The Audit Committee met privately with the independent registered public accounting firm, and
discussed issues deemed significant by the independent registered public accounting firm, including
those required by Statements on Auditing Standards No. 61, No. 89 and No. 90 (Audit Committee
Communications), as amended. In addition, the Audit Committee discussed with the independent
registered public accounting firm its independence from PeopleSupport and its management, including
the matters in the written disclosures required by Independence Standards Board Standard No. 1
(Independence Discussions with Audit Committees), and considered whether the provision of non-audit
services was compatible with maintaining the registered public accounting firm’s independence.
Based upon these reviews and discussions, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board of
Directors that the audited financial statements be included in PeopleSupport’s annual report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 for filing with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
Respectfully submitted on April 28, 2008, by the members of the Audit Committee of the Board:
George Ellis (Chairman)
C. Larry Bradford
Michael Edell
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Compensation Discussion and Analysis
The Compensation Committee
Committee Members
During 2007, the Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) consisted of three directors:
Michael Edell (Chairman), Adam Berger and Frank Perna, who handled all of the Committee’s duties
and compensation determinations for 2007. The Board has determined that each member of the
Committee is “independent” as that term is defined under the rules of The NASDAQ Stock Market. The
Committee meets as often as necessary to perform its duties and responsibilities. The Committee
held six meetings during fiscal 2007, and at each meeting the Committee held an executive session
without management.
In March 2008, after all executive compensation matters for 2007 had been finalized by the
Committee, the Board appointed Joe Rose to the Committee, to replace
Adam Berger who rotated off, and in April 2008, Frank Perna
replaced Michael Edell as Chairman of the Committee.
The Committee therefore currently consists of Frank Perna (Chairman), Michael Edell and Joe Rose,
each of whom the Board has determined to be “independent” as defined under the rules of The NASDAQ
Stock Market.
Role of Committee
The Committee operates under a written charter approved by the Board. A copy of the charter is
available at www.peoplesupport.com under the “Corporate Governance” section. The Committee’s
purpose is to:
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Carry out the Board’s overall responsibility relating to compensation of executive
officers of the Company;
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Assist the Board in establishing the appropriate incentive compensation and
equity-based plans for the Company’s executive officers and to administer such plans;
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Produce an annual report on executive compensation for inclusion in the Company’s
annual proxy statement; and
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Perform such other duties and responsibilities enumerated in and consistent with the
Committee’s charter.
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Compensation Committee Process
Annual Evaluation
The Committee meets at various times during each fiscal year to (i) evaluate the performance
of the Company’s executive officers; (ii) determine their annual bonuses for the prior fiscal year;
(iii) establish the performance goals and objectives for the current fiscal year; (iv) set their
base salaries for the next fiscal year; and (v) consider and approve any grants to them of equity
incentive compensation. In establishing the performance goals and objectives for the current fiscal
year, the Committee discusses with the Chief Executive Officer the Company’s strategic objectives
and performance targets.
Management’s Role in Determining Executive Compensation
The Committee approves the final determination of compensation for all the executive officers,
including the Named Executive Officers (as defined in the executive compensation table below).
Lance Rosenzweig, the Chief Executive Officer, plays a role in determining executive compensation,
including evaluating employee performance, establishing business performance targets and objectives
and recommending salary levels, option and restricted stock unit (“RSU”) awards. Mr. Rosenzweig
also participates in Committee meetings, at the Committee’s request, and provides evaluations and
compensation recommendations as to senior executive officers, other than himself.
Compensation Consultant
The Committee’s charter enables the Committee to retain compensation consultants as the
Committee may deem appropriate and provides the Committee with the sole authority to approve the
compensation consultant’s fees and other retention terms. In 2005, 2006 and 2007, the Committee
retained Compensia (www.compensia.com) to
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provide the Committee with current information concerning the compensation practices of
companies that the Committee considered to be within the Company’s peer group, as explained below,
for purposes of assessing executive compensation.
Peer Group
In the fourth quarter of 2006, at the Committee’s request, Compensia completed a compensation
survey which included approximately 20 profitable, publicly-traded technology companies with market
capitalizations of between approximately $300 million and $1 billion (the “Peer Group”). Even
though a number of these Peer Group companies were not in the business process outsourcing (BPO)
industry, the Company’s experience was that for a number of executive positions, the Company was
competing for executives not only with outsourcing industry companies (which has previously been
used as a peer group for comparative purposes), but more broadly with high growth technology
companies. The purpose of the survey was to assist the Committee in determining base salaries,
target bonuses and equity incentives for the Company’s executives for 2007. The survey covered the
compensation of executives in the Peer Group who hold titles that are the same as, or similar to,
the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Vice President of Strategic
Programs, Vice President of Sales, Vice President, Service Delivery and Vice President of Global
Human Resources.
When 2007 compensation levels were established (in the fourth quarter of 2006) the Company’s
executive compensation levels were targeted to place cash compensation (comprised of base salary
and target bonus) generally within median compensation levels for Peer Group companies, and to
balance this with equity compensation packages generally in the second quartile of Peer Group
companies.
In the fourth quarter of 2007, the Committee asked Compensia to prepare an updated executive
compensation survey based on the Peer Group.
The Peer
Group includes:
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ACI Worldwide, Inc.
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MicroStrategy, Inc.
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Ansoft Corporation
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MSC Software Corporation
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Cohu, Inc.
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Omni Vision Technologies, Inc.
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Comtech Communications Technologies, LTD
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Sohu.com, Inc.
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Diodes Incorporated
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SPSS Inc.
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Dione Corporation
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Syntel, Inc.
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Epicor Software Corporation
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TTM Technologies, Inc.
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Manhattan Associates
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Websense, Inc.
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Micrel, Inc.
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Based on the results of the updated survey, the
Company’s 2008 base salaries and target cash bonuses were
determined to generally be at the 50
th
percentile of
compensation levels paid to officers with comparable duties by companies in the Peer Group.
The value of equity incentives to Company executives were generally
within the 50
th
to the 75
th
percentile of the Peer Group, through
tending toward the lower end of that range.
For 2008 the cash component of executive compensation levels at the
Company was increased to generally attain the 50
th
and 75
th
percentile of the Peer Group compensation for both base
salary and target bonus, and equity incentives were increased in a
number of cases so that equity compensation would remain within the 50
th
to 75
th
percentile of the Peer Group.
Compensation Philosophy
The Company’s general compensation philosophy is that compensation of PeopleSupport’s
executive officers should encourage creation of stockholder value and achievement of strategic
corporate objectives. Compensation programs should be designed to attract, retain and motivate
executives critical to the Company’s long-term growth and profitability. In support of this
philosophy, the Committee believes that:
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the total compensation package for executives should be competitive with the total
compensation paid to executives with comparable duties in the Company’s peer group,
taking into account relative company size, performance and geographic location as well as
individual responsibilities and performance;
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bonus programs and equity incentive plans should motivate the executive to achieve
specific strategic and performance goals and objectives established by the Board; and
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bonuses and long-term equity incentive awards serve to align the executive’s interests
with those of the Company’s stockholders.
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Elements of Executive Compensation
Base Salaries
The chart below shows the breakdown between fixed pay through the executives’ base salaries
and variable performance-based pay for 2006 and 2007 for our Chief Executive Officer, Chief
Financial Officer, and the three other most highly compensated executive officers in 2007
(collectively, our “Named Executive Officers”).
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Equity Awards
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Compensation
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Name
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Title
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Year
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Salaries (%)
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Bonus (%)
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Lance Rosenzweig(2)
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President,
Chief Executive Officer and Secretary
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2007
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25
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22
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52
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2006
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36
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34
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29
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Caroline Rook
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Chief Financial Officer
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2007
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34
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20
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45
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2006
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27
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Richard Bledsoe
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Chief Operating Officer
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2007
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31
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%
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20
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%
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38
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11
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Rainerio Borja
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President of
PeopleSupport (Philippines), Inc. and
Vice President of
Strategic Programs
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2007
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33
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12
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48
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7
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2006
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40
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18
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25
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Joseph Duryea
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Vice President, Sales
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2007
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29
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30
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38
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The value reflects the dollar amount recognized for financial statement reporting
purposes for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, in
accordance with the SFAS 123(R). See Note 6 to the Company’s audited financial statements
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, included in the Company’s Annual Report on
Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 6, 2008, and Note 6
to the Company’s audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2006, included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on March 16, 2007, for a discussion of the relevant assumptions used
in calculating grant date fair value pursuant to SFAS 123(R).
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Note that in the above table, the total for
Mr. Rosenzweig in 2006 actually total 100% and not
101%. The apparent discrepancy is due to rounding of the percentages.
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In determining base salaries, the Committee considers the executive’s scope of responsibility,
level of experience, individual performance, and past and potential contribution to the Company’s
business. To ensure that the base salaries are competitive, the Committee also periodically reviews
an independent survey of executive compensation and compares the base salaries to those paid by
other companies for similar positions. To establish 2007 base salaries and bonus targets, the
Committee considered the results of the survey prepared in the fourth quarter of 2006 by Compensia.
Generally, the base salaries were targeted to be at the median of base salaries paid to officers
with comparable duties by companies in the Company’s industry that are of a similar size and
similar performance. Base salaries are reviewed annually, and adjusted from time to time to
increase salaries to industry levels after taking into account individual responsibilities,
performance and experience.
Bonuses
The Company’s bonus program is tied in part to the Company’s achievement of specific financial
performance objectives established for each fiscal year. Bonuses for all executives are primarily
based upon the achievement of
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revenue
and profitability targets, and to a lesser extent on individual performance goals.
Bonuses are also intended to reward individual performance during the year and are determined on a
discretionary basis.
The Committee sets a target level for each component of the financial performance objectives.
Payment of bonuses is based upon the achievement of such objectives for the current year. For
Mr. Rosenzweig, his 2007 bonus was dependent in large part on the Company’s overall revenue
operating profit, and transcription and captioning revenue, and to a lesser extent on management
bonus objectives (“MBOs”). These MBOs included new client wins, increasing successful merger and
acquisition activity, and leading and strengthening the management team and accounting
organization. The revenue and profitability targets, and the MBOs are weighted in accordance with
an incentive plan for Mr. Rosenzweig, with the predominant weighting on overall revenue growth and
profitability. For fiscal 2007, Mr. Rosenzweig’s bonus program had a threshold payout of 50% of his
base salary, a target payout of 100% of his base salary, and a maximum payout of 150% of his base
salary. His actual bonus payment for 2007 was 89% of his base salary.
For
2007, the individual performance goals established for each of the
other Named Executive
Officers included the following:
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Ms. Rook — implement a Philippine peso forward
currency exchange strategy,
maintain a strong accounting and finance team with succession plan,
implement profit and loss accounting by industry vertical, maintain
audited financial statements without the need for restatements, and
Sarbanes-Oxley compliance without any material weaknesses in internal
controls.
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Mr. Bledsoe — growth in business from top five clients, build out
direct report team with managing directors for industry verticals,
maintain and enhance employee satisfaction, maintain system uptime and
low interruption rate of service to clients, and Sarbanes-Oxley
compliance without any material weaknesses in internal controls.
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Mr. Borja — maintain a low attrition rate in the Philippines, maintain
employee satisfaction in the Philippines, develop a Philippines
facilities expansion plan, and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance without any
material weaknesses in internal controls.
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Mr. Duryea — strong client growth with emphasis on adding larger
volume and higher margin accounts, and development of strong sales forces
with focused expertise in industry verticals.
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For Ms. Rook, Mr. Bledsoe and Mr. Borja, payment of bonuses was weighted 35% based on the
achievement of Company revenue targets, 35% based on the achievement of the Company’s
profitability, and 30% based on individual performance goals established for the executive by the
Chief Executive Officer and approved by the Committee. Mr. Duryea receives an override on new
revenue accomplished in 2007.
For 2007, the target incentive bonuses were as follows as a percentage of base salary: 100%
for Mr. Rosenzweig; 50% for Mr. Borja; 50% for Ms. Rook; and 50% for Mr. Bledsoe. Mr. Duryea’s
override is tied to revenue achievement and not to percentage of base salary.
Generally, the Committee sets the target bonus levels such that the relative difficulty of
achieving the target level is consistent from year to year. In 2004, 2005 and 2006, the Company
achieved performance which resulted in bonuses in excess of the target level each year. Excluding
Richard Bledsoe and Joseph Duryea, who were named executive officers in 2007, the average
approximate payout of bonuses as a percentage of base salaries for the Named Executive Officers for
2004, 2005 and 2006 was 51%. This includes the Management Incentive Plan bonus payments associated
with our initial public offering in October 2004. In 2007, lower than expected revenues and
profits, which account for a significant portion of executive bonuses, resulted in executive
bonuses being at or below 100% of target levels in all cases, except for the Chief Financial
Officer who achieved above target in large part due to a successful Philippine currency hedging
strategy. The average approximate payout of bonuses as a percentage of base salaries for the Named
Executive Officers for 2007 was 71%.
Equity Incentives
In keeping with the Committee’s compensation philosophy, the Committee believes that equity
incentive awards serve to align executive’s interests with those of the Company’s stockholders and
motivate the executive to
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achieve the specific strategic and performance goals and objectives established by the Board.
While executives are expected to own a meaningful number of shares of
the Company’s common stock, the Company does not have a formal
policy mandating threshold ownership levels. Under
the Company’s 2004 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2004 Plan”), the Company may grant any type of award
whose value is derived from the value of the Common Stock of the Company, including shares of
Common Stock, options and RSUs. In October 2005, the Committee, with full Board approval, also
authorized the Company to grant RSUs under the 2004 Plan, pursuant to which the executive is issued
shares each time the RSU vests.
The exercise price of the stock options granted to date has been the closing price as reported
on NASDAQ of the Company’s Common Stock on the date of grant. To encourage retention, the ability to exercise
the option is subject to vesting restrictions. The Committee’s policy for executives is to award
options annually, which generally vest over four years, with 25% vesting after year one and the
balance in equal monthly installments for three years thereafter, based on continued service to the
Company. RSUs are also awarded annually, and they generally vest in three equal installments over
three years. Decisions made by the Committee regarding the timing and size of subsequent option or
RSU grants take into consideration the Company’s and the individual’s performance, competitive
market practices, and the size and term of option or RSU grants made in prior years.
In April 2006, the Committee decided that all senior executives, and other individuals that
may be selected by the Board or Chief Executive Officer, will receive full acceleration of vesting
upon an acquisition or similar change in control of the Company with respect to such executive’s
equity awards. This applies to most executive awards, except for special incentive RSUs granted in
October 2007, which are designed as a longer term incentive and therefore do not accelerate unless
the recipient is terminated without cause, relocated or deprived of certain benefits after a change
in control.
Post-Termination and Change in Control Payments
We have an agreement with Ms. Rook, our Chief Financial Officer, under which Ms. Rook is
entitled to receive severance payments equal to six months’ base salary, payable in accordance with
our standard payroll practices, in the event we undergo a change in control and Ms. Rook’s
employment is terminated without cause within six months of the change in control. The change in
control provision described above for Ms. Rook provides for payment only upon a change in control
and another triggering event, such as a termination without cause. In addition, as with all senior
executives, Ms. Rook’s equity-compensation awards will become fully vested immediately upon a
change in control. Had a change in control occurred on December 31, 2007 and Ms. Rook been
terminated, she would have received severance payments totaling $142,500 (half her 2007 base
salary) and the value of the accelerated vesting, calculated in accordance with Section 4999 of the
Internal Revenue Code would have totaled $1,647,685. As Ms. Rook’s salary changes, her potential
severance payment will also change.
Additional Benefits
Executive officers are also entitled to reimbursement for all reasonable and documented
business expenses, paid vacation in accordance with the Company’s vacation policy for employees
generally, participation in all plans provided to employees in general, a life insurance policy,
and a disability policy in the maximum insurable amount. Certain Named Executive Officers also
receive a housing and transportation allowance.
Compensation Decisions for Fiscal 2007
In 2007, the Committee continued to apply the compensation philosophy described above in
determining the compensation of the Named Executive Officers.
For 2007, the Committee adjusted the base salary for Mr. Rosenzweig to $425,000, compared to
$325,000 in 2006. Mr. Rosenzweig also received a bonus of $380,010, a grant of options exercisable
for 90,000 shares and 35,000 RSUs. Overall, for fiscal 2007, Mr. Rosenzweig received a 30% increase
in base salary, a 30% increase in annual target bonuses and a 240% increase in the value of
equity-based compensation, from 2006.
In determining Mr. Rosenzweig’s total compensation package, the Committee considered the
following:
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Company performance:
The 28% increase in the Company’s revenue in 2007; 128% increase
in the Company’s operating profit in 2007; and the specific performance goals and
objectives for the Company in 2007 established by the Board.
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Allocation between cash and non-cash component:
Each element of Mr. Rosenzweig’s
compensation for 2007 compared to 2006 and the reasons the Committee had established the
amount of each element of compensation.
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Internal pay equity:
The relationship between each element of Mr. Rosenzweig’s
compensation and the compensation of each of the Company’s other executive officers; and
the relationship between the aggregate value of Mr. Rosenzweig’s compensation and the
median compensation of the Company’s employees generally.
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Other factors:
The results of the peer group survey conducted by Compensia.
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For 2007, the Committee adjusted the base salary for the other Named Executive Officers as
follows: Caroline Rook, Chief Financial Officer, to $285,000 from $215,000 in fiscal 2006; Richard
Bledsoe, Chief Operating Officer, earned $300,000 (he was promoted to Chief Operating Officer in
June 2007), Rainerio Borja, Vice President of Strategic Programs and President of PeopleSupport
(Philippines), Inc., to $275,000 from $220,000 in fiscal 2006; and Joseph Duryea, Vice President,
Sales, remained at $200,000 (because received a salary increase in June 2006). In keeping with the
Committee’s compensation philosophy that each executive officer’s bonus and equity incentives
should be designed to motivate that executive to achieve the specific strategic and performance
goals and objectives established by the Board and to align the interests of the executive officers
with those of stockholders, for fiscal 2007, the Committee awarded the following bonuses, stock
options and RSUs:
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Ms. Rook, $162,030, options exercisable for 35,000 shares and 12,500 RSUs;
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Mr. Bledsoe, $148,740, and 28,750 RSUs;
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Mr. Borja, $120,770, options exercisable for 35,000 shares, and 12,500 RSUs; and
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Mr. Duryea, $211,857, options exercisable for 45,000 shares, and 5,000 RSUs.
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Overall, for fiscal 2007,
the Named Executive Officers (excluding Messrs. Bledsoe and
Duryea) received on average a 29% increase in base salary, 41% increase in target annual bonuses and
76% increase in the value of equity-based compensation from fiscal 2006.
In determining each of the other Named Executive Officers total compensation package, the
Committee considered the following:
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Company performance:
The 28% increase in the Company’s revenue in 2007, and the 128%
increase in the Company’s operating profit in 2007; and the specific performance goals
and objectives for the Company in 2007 established by the Board.
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Individual performance:
The contribution of each executive officer; the expertise of
each executive officer; and the specific strategic and performance goals and objectives
to be performed by each executive officer in 2007.
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Allocation between cash and non-cash component:
The increase in the value of
share-based compensation granted to each executive officer in 2007 compared to 2006; each
element of the compensation of each executive officer for 2007 compared to 2006; and the
reasons the Committee had established the amount of each element of such compensation;
the allocation of bonuses for services rendered in 2007.
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Other factors:
The results of the peer group survey conducted by Compensia.
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For fiscal 2008, in the fourth quarter of 2007, the Committee reviewed the results of the
survey prepared by Compensia, and decided that it was necessary to increase compensation to remain
competitive and to retain our key executives. The adjustments for fiscal 2008 are as follows:
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Mr. Rosenzweig’s base salary will be $450,000, with a target incentive bonus of 100% of
base salary, a grant of options for 12,500 shares and a grant of 37,500 RSUs;
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Ms. Rook’s base salary will be $300,000, with a target incentive bonus of 60% of base
salary, a grant of options of 35,000 shares and a grant of 17,500 RSUs;
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Mr. Bledsoe’s base salary will be $320,000, with a target incentive bonus of 60% of
base salary, a grant of options for 50,000 shares and a grant of 25,000 RSUs;
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Mr. Borja’s base salary will be $290,000, with a target incentive bonus of 60% of base
salary, a grant of options of 35,000 shares and a grant of 17,500 RSUs shares; and
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Mr. Duryea’s base salary will be $230,000, a grant of options of 35,000 shares and a
grant of 17,500 RSUs. Mr. Duryea will also receive an override
on new revenue accomplished in 2008.
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The options and RSUs were granted to the Named Executive Officers on October 26, 2007. Mr.
Duryea also received a grant for 5,250 RSUs on July 25, 2007 prior to the adjustments for fiscal
2008. The options have an exercise price of $11.64 per share, the market closing price on the grant
date. The options will vest and become exercisable as to 25% of the shares on October 26, 2008 and
thereafter monthly in 36 equal installments based on continued service. The RSUs vest annually in
three equal installments based on continued service, with the first one-third vesting on
October 26, 2008 for grants made on October 26, 2007. The first one-third of Mr. Duryea’s July 25,
2007 RSU grant will vest on July 25, 2008.
Special Incentive RSUs
In addition to regular annual equity grants and cash compensation adjustments, the Committee
also reviewed the structure of incentives held by Company executives, and their value as a longer
term incentive to keep retain management. The Committee has the compensation consulting firm,
Compensia, study the value of Company executives’ unvested equity compared to peer group norms. As
a result, on October 11, 2007, at the recommendation of the Committee, the Board approved grants of
retention RSUs to executive officers as a longer term retention incentive. Shares covered by the
retention RSUs only vest on the third anniversary of the grant date, if the individual has been in
service to the Company through that date. Vesting will accelerate in full, however, if, following
an acquisition or similar change of control of the Company, the individual (a) is terminated
without cause, (b) is relocated, (c) experiences a diminution in title or duties, or (d) has his or
her compensation reduced. The retention RSU grants to named executives were as follows: Lance
Rosenzweig received 130,000 RSUs; Caroline Rook received 78,000 RSUs; Richard Bledsoe received
58,500 RSUs; Rainerio Borja received 78,000 RSUs; and Joseph Duryea received 71,500 RSUs.
Tax and Accounting Implications
Deductibility of Compensation
Under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), a public
company generally will not be entitled to a deduction for non-performance-based compensation paid
to certain executive officers to the extent such compensation exceeds
$1,000,000. Special rules
apply for “performance-based” compensation, including the approval of the performance goals by the
stockholders of the Company. Performance-based compensation that qualifies under Code Section
162(m) is not subject to the $1,000,000 deduction limitation.
We generally intend to qualify executive compensation for deductibility without limitation
under Section 162(m) of the Code. The non-performance based compensation paid in fiscal 2007 to any
of our executive officers, as calculated for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Code, did not exceed
the $1,000,000 limit, and we do not expect that the non-performance based compensation to be paid
to any of our executive officers for fiscal 2007 will exceed the
$1,000,000 limit in 2007.
Executive compensation may, however, exceed the $1,000,000 limit in 2008, and for that reason, we
are submitting to our stockholders in this proxy approval of the
material terms of our stock incentive plan designed to qualify our executive compensation for deductibility under Code Section
162(m).
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Conclusion
The Committee believes that the Company’s compensation policies support the Committee’s
compensation philosophy that compensation should encourage creation of stockholder value and
achievement of strategic corporate objectives. The Committee believes that for fiscal 2007, the
total compensation package for each of the Named Executive Officers was competitive with the total
compensation paid to executives of other companies in the Company’s industry that are of similar
size and performance, and that the programs designed for 2008 will also be competitive. In
addition, the Committee believes that the bonus and equity incentives help reinforce the
compensation philosophy that bonus programs and equity incentive plans should motivate the
executive to achieve specific strategic and performance goals and objectives established by the
Board and align the executive’s interests with those of the Company’s stockholders.
Compensation Committee Report
The Report of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors shall not be deemed
incorporated by reference by any general statement incorporating by reference this Proxy Statement
into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
except to the extent that the Company specifically incorporates this information by reference, and
shall not otherwise be deemed filed under such Acts.
The Compensation Committee of the Company has reviewed and discussed the Compensation
Discussion and Analysis with management, and based on such review and discussions, the Committee
recommended to the Board that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in this Proxy
Statement.
Respectfully submitted on April 28, 2008, by the members of the Compensation Committee of the
Board:
Michael Edell (Chairman)
Frank Perna
Joe Rose
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Executive Compensation Data and Related Matters
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
The table below summarizes the total compensation earned by each of the Named Executive
Officers for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2006 and 2007.
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Non-equity
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Deferred
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Incentives
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Compensation
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All Other
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Stock Awards
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Option
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Plan
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Earnings
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Compensation
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Name and Principal Position
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Year
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Salary
($)(1)
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($)(2)
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Awards ($)
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Compensation($)
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($)(3)
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($)(4)
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Total ($)
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Lance Rosenzweig,
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2007
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$
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420,833
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$
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335,265
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$
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552,174
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$
|
380,010
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
17,498
|
|
|
$
|
1,705,779
|
|
Chief Executive Officer and
Secretary
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
$
|
325,000
|
|
|
$
|
204,383
|
|
|
$
|
56,526
|
|
|
$
|
304,180
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
16,400
|
|
|
$
|
906,489
|
|
Caroline Rook,
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
$
|
282,083
|
|
|
$
|
145,524
|
|
|
$
|
235,325
|
|
|
$
|
162,030
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
5,914
|
|
|
$
|
830,877
|
|
Chief Financial Officer
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
$
|
215,000
|
|
|
$
|
96,861
|
|
|
$
|
21,238
|
|
|
$
|
104,059
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
5,700
|
|
|
$
|
442,858
|
|
Richard Bledsoe
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
$
|
232,295
|
|
|
$
|
252,723
|
|
|
$
|
28,640
|
|
|
$
|
148,740
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
84,872
|
|
|
$
|
747,270
|
|
Rainerio
Borja,
President
of PeopleSupport
(Philippines), Inc. and Vice
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
$
|
275,000
|
|
|
$
|
145,524
|
|
|
$
|
257,541
|
|
|
$
|
120,770
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
65,103
|
|
|
$
|
863,938
|
|
President of Strategic Programs
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
$
|
220,000
|
|
|
$
|
117,020
|
|
|
$
|
21,238
|
|
|
$
|
99,927
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
86,034
|
|
|
$
|
544,219
|
|
Joseph
Duryea,
Vice
President, Sales
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
$
|
200,000
|
|
|
$
|
107,836
|
|
|
$
|
161,182
|
|
|
$
|
211,857
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
19,453
|
|
|
$
|
700,328
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
Certain
executives deferred a small portion of their salary through a
voluntary contribution to a 401(k) retirement savings plan.
|
|
(2)
|
|
These amounts reflect the dollar amount recognized for financial
statement reporting purposes for the fiscal years ended December 31,
2007 and December 31, 2006, in accordance with SFAS 123(R). See Note 6
to the Company’s audited financial statements for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2007, included in the Company’s Annual Report on
Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
March 6, 2008, and Note 6 to the Company’s audited financial
statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, included in
the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on March 16, 2007, for a discussion of the
relevant assumptions used in calculating grant date fair value
pursuant to SFAS 123(R).
|
|
(3)
|
|
In 2006, PeopleSupport created a statutorily required pension plan for
all Philippine employees called the PeopleSupport (Philippines), Inc.
2006 Employees’ Retirement Plan. Mr. Borja was erroneously credited
with $75,000 in last year’s proxy. Borja was not eligible to
participate in the plan.
|
|
(4)
|
|
Certain of the Company’s executive officers receive personal benefits
in addition to salary and cash bonuses, including, but not limited to,
automobile allowances, life insurance payable at the direction of the
employee, contributions under the Company’s retirement plans, and
group health insurance. The amount shown in column for “All Other
Compensation” consists of the following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Life &
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Health
|
|
Disability
|
|
PTO
|
|
|
|
|
|
Philippine
|
|
Car
|
|
|
|
|
|
Security
|
|
|
|
|
Name
|
|
Year
|
|
Insurance
|
|
Insurance
|
|
Payout
|
|
Housing
|
|
Tax
|
|
Allowance
|
|
Transportation
|
|
Personnel
|
|
Relocation
|
|
Total
|
Lance Rosenzweig
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
$
|
15,972
|
|
|
$
|
1,526
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
17,498
|
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
$
|
14,800
|
|
|
$
|
1,600
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
16,400
|
|
Caroline Rook
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
$
|
5,152
|
|
|
$
|
762
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
5,914
|
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
$
|
4,700
|
|
|
$
|
1,000
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
5,700
|
|
Richard Bledsoe
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
$
|
11,074
|
|
|
$
|
550
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
13,946
|
|
|
$
|
39,243
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
20,059
|
|
|
$
|
84,872
|
|
Rainerio Borja
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
$
|
814
|
|
|
$
|
607
|
|
|
$
|
11,801
|
|
|
$
|
35,294
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
10,588
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
6,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
65,103
|
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
$
|
33,552
|
|
|
$
|
6,600
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
19,341
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
26,541
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
86,034
|
|
Joseph Duryea
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
$
|
18,725
|
|
|
$
|
728
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
19,453
|
|
-21-
GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS
The following table sets forth certain information with respect to grants of awards to the
Named Executive Officers under our non-equity and equity incentive plans during fiscal 2007.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All Other
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Option
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Awards:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of
|
|
Exercise or
|
|
Grant Date
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Estimated Future Payouts Under
|
|
|
|
|
|
All Other Stock
|
|
Securities
|
|
Base Price
|
|
Fair Value
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Awards
|
|
|
|
|
|
Awards: Number
|
|
Underlying
|
|
of Option
|
|
of Stock and
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Target
|
|
|
|
|
|
of Shares of Stock
|
|
Options (#)
|
|
Awards
|
|
Option
|
Name
|
|
Grant Date
|
|
Threshold ($)
|
|
($)(1)
|
|
Maximum ($)
|
|
or Units (#)
|
|
(4)
|
|
($/Sh)
|
|
Awards
|
Lance Rosenzweig
|
|
|
10/26/07
|
|
|
$
|
212,500
|
|
|
$
|
425,000
|
|
|
$
|
637,500
|
|
|
|
37,500
|
(2)
|
|
|
12,500
|
|
|
$
|
11.64
|
|
|
$
|
528,050
|
|
|
|
|
10/11/07
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
130,000
|
(3)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,534,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Caroline Rook
|
|
|
10/26/07
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17,500
|
(2)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
439,894
|
|
|
|
|
10/11/07
|
|
|
|
71,250
|
|
|
|
142,500
|
|
|
|
213,750
|
|
|
|
78,000
|
(3)
|
|
|
35,000
|
|
|
|
11.64
|
|
|
|
920,400
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Richard Bledsoe
|
|
|
10/26/07
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
25,000
|
(2)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
628,351
|
|
|
|
|
10/11/07
|
|
|
|
75,000
|
|
|
|
150,000
|
|
|
|
225,000
|
|
|
|
58,500
|
(3)
|
|
|
50,000
|
|
|
|
11.64
|
|
|
|
690,300
|
|
|
|
|
7/25/07
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,000
|
(2)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
101,000
|
|
|
|
|
3/5/07
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18,750
|
(2)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
365,250
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rainerio Borja
|
|
|
10/26/07
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17,500
|
(2)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
439,894
|
|
|
|
|
10/11/07
|
|
|
|
68,750
|
|
|
|
137,500
|
|
|
|
206,250
|
|
|
|
78,000
|
(3)
|
|
|
35,000
|
|
|
|
11.64
|
|
|
|
920,400
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Joseph Duryea
|
|
|
10/26/07
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17,500
|
(2)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
439,894
|
|
|
|
|
10/11/07
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
71,500
|
(3)
|
|
|
35,000
|
|
|
|
11.64
|
|
|
|
843,700
|
|
|
|
|
7/25/07
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
5,250
|
(2)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
53,025
|
|
(1)
|
|
The amounts in this column reflect the target bonus established for each executive for 2007, and the estimated payout upon
achievement of the performance goals and objectives established by the
Board. The amount actually earned by each Named Executive Officer is
reported as Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation in the Summary
Compensation Table on the preceding page. Amounts are considered
earned in 2007 although they were not paid out until 2008.
|
|
(2)
|
|
These stock awards consist of restricted stock units (RSUs) that vest
in three equal annual installments on the first, second and third
anniversaries of the grant date, if the officer has been in continuous
service to the Company through the applicable vesting date. Vesting
accelerates in full on an acquisition or similar change of control of
the Company.
|
|
(3)
|
|
These stock awards consist of restricted stock units (RSUs) that vest
in full on the third anniversary of the grant date if the officer has
been in continuous service to the Company through that date. Vesting
accelerates in full if following an acquisition or similar change of
control of the Company, the officer is (a) terminated without cause,
(b) is relocated, (c) experiences a diminution in title or duties, or
(d) has his or her or her compensation reduced.
|
|
(4)
|
|
The stock options vest and become exercisable over four years, with
25% of the shares covered by the option vesting if the officer has
been in continuous service to the Company through the first
anniversary of the grant date, and the balance vesting in 36 monthly
installments thereafter for each month of continuous service the
officer completes. Vesting accelerates in full on an acquisition or
similar change of control of the Company.
|
Narrative to Summary Compensation Table and Plan-Based Awards Table
Employment Agreements
Only Ms. Rook has an employment agreement with the Company. Ms. Rook’s employment agreement
states that her annualized base salary must be at least $175,000, payable in accordance with our
standard payroll practices, and that she will be eligible for future wage increases, at the
discretion of the Chief Executive Officer. Ms. Rook is also entitled to participate in any
management incentive plan, health insurance benefits including medical and dental benefits. The
Compensation Committee reviews the compensation package of the executive officers annually.
Ms. Rook’s current compensation package is discussed under “Compensation Discussion and Analysis.”
Ms. Rook’s employment agreement also provides for a severance payment upon her termination without
cause within six months following a change in control, see “Potential Payments Upon Termination and
Change in Control.”
Indemnification Agreements
In
addition, the Company enters into indemnification agreements with its executive officers that may
require the Company to indemnify them against liabilities that may arise by reason of their status
or service.
Employee Benefit Plans
The Company’s stock incentive plans provide for grants of options to purchase shares of common
stock, awards of restricted stock, stock appreciation rights and stock units. Incentive stock
options are generally granted to employees. Grants of nonstatutory stock options and other
stock-based awards may be granted to employees, non-employee directors, advisors and consultants.
All grants and awards are settled in equity and settled through the issuance of shares that have
been authorized and were previously unissued.
2004 Stock Incentive Plan
The 2004 Plan was adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors in July 2004 and following
stockholder approval, became effective upon the completion of the Company’s initial public
offering. The 2004 Plan is administered by the Board of Directors or the Compensation Committee and
provides for the issuance of stock options at prices not less than 85% (110% if the award is issued
to a 10% stockholder) of the fair market value at the date of issue. The Board of Directors may
amend or modify the 2004 Plan at any time, with stockholder approval, as required.
-22-
Under the 2004 Plan, no participant may receive option grants, restricted shares, stock units,
or stock appreciation rights for more than 180,000 shares total in any calendar year, or for more
than 720,000 shares total in the first year of service. The number of shares reserved for issuance
under the 2004 Plan is automatically increased on the first day of each fiscal year during the term
of the plan, beginning January 1, 2006, by the lesser of 1,100,000 shares, 4% of the Company’s
outstanding common stock on the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year or a number of
shares determined by the Board of Directors. As of December 31, 2007, approximately 3,481,000
options were reserved under the 2004 Plan, of which approximately 711,670 options were available
for future grant by the Board of Directors at December 31, 2007. On January 1, 2008, an additional
863,942 shares were added to the pool of available shares reserved
under the 2004 Plan in connection with the automatic increase for
2008.
In addition, all shares available for issuance under the Company’s 1998 Stock Incentive Plan
(the “1998 Plan”) that ceased to be available for future grant under that plan upon completion of
the Company’s initial public offering instead became available for issuance under the 2004 Plan.
This includes shares subject to outstanding options under our 1998 Plan that expire, terminate or
are cancelled before being exercised and unvested shares that are forfeited pursuant to that plan.
The 2004 Plan provides for the grant of nonstatutory and incentive stock options to employees,
officers, directors and consultants of the Company. Options granted generally vest 25% after one
year of service and ratably over 36 months thereafter based on continued service and have a maximum
life of 10 years. RSUs generally vest in three equal annual installments. As of the Record Date,
236,410 shares have been issued on the exercise of options granted, and 1,580,061 shares were
subject to options granted under the 2004 Plan and RSUs for 888,469 have been issued under the 2004
Plan.
1998 Stock Incentive Plan
The 1998 Plan was adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors and stockholders in August 1998.
The 1998 Plan provides for the granting of incentive stock options within the meaning of
Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, to employees (including officers and
employee directors) and the granting of non-qualified stock options to employees, officers,
directors (including non-employee directors) and consultants. The 1998 Plan has been administered
by our Board of Directors and our Compensation Committee. The Board of Directors may amend or
modify the 1998 Plan at any time, with stockholder approval, as required.
The 1998 Plan provides that the directors, officers and key employees will be able to purchase
the lesser of 25% of the shares subject to their option grant or the number of shares subject to
their option grant that are unvested, upon certain changes in control or upon termination without
cause within six months after a change in control. Changes in control include any of the following;
the merger, consolidation, or other reorganization or the sale of all or substantially all of our
assets.
Salary and Bonus in Proportion to Total Compensation
See “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” for the breakdown between fixed pay through the
executives’ base salaries and variable performance-based pay for fiscal 2007.
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OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR-END
The following table sets forth certain information regarding equity-based awards held by each
of the Named Executive Officers as of December 31, 2007.
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Option Awards(1)
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Stock Awards(2)
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Number of
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Market Value
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Securities
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Number of
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Number of
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of Shares or
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Underlying
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Securities
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Option
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Shares or
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Units of Stock
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Unexercised
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Underlying
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Exercise
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Option
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Option
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Stock
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Units of Stock
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That Have
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Options (#)
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Options (#)
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Price
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Grant
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Expiration
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Award
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That Have Not
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Not Vested
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Name
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Exercisable
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Unexercised
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($)
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Date
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Date
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Grant Date
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Vested (#)
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($)(3)
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Lance Rosenzweig
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37,637
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1,141
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$
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0.41
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1/30/2004
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1/29/2014
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10/20/2005
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4,167
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$
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57,005
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60,938
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51,562
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7.23
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10/20/2005
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10/19/2015
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10/25/2006
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23,334
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319,209
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26,250
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63,750
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18.35
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10/25/2006
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10/24/2016
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10/11/2007
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130,000
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1,778,400
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12,500
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11.64
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10/26/2007
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10/25/2017
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10/26/2007
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37,500
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513,000
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Caroline Rook
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11,406
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—
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0.41
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7/10/2002
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7/9/2012
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10/20/2005
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1,667
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22,805
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18,248
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—
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0.41
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19/9/2003
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12/8/2013
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10/25/2006
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8,334
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114,009
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24,375
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20,625
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7.23
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10/20/2005
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10/19/2015
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10/11/2007
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78,000
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1,067,040
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10,208
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24,792
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18.35
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10/25/2006
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10/24/2016
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10/26/2007
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17,500
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239,400
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—
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35,000
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11.64
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10/26/2007
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10/25/2017
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Richard Bledsoe
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—
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50,000
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11.64
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10/26/2007
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10/25/2017
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3/5/2007
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18,750
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256,500
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7/25/2007
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10,000
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136,800
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10/11/2007
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58,500
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800,280
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10/26/2007
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25,000
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342,000
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Rainerio Borja
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18,248
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—
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5.15
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11/2/2000
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11/1/2010
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10/20/2005
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1,667
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22,805
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3,650
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—
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5.15
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12/14/2000
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12/14/2010
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10/25/2006
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8,334
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114,009
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6,844
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—
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0.41
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7/10/2002
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7/9/2012
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10/11/2007
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78,000
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1,067,040
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36,497
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—
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0.41
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12/9/2003
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12/8/2013
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10/26/2007
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17,500
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239,400
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24,375
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20,625
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7.23
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10/20/2005
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10/19/2015
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10,208
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24,792
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18.35
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10/25/2006
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10/24/2016
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—
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35,000
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11.64
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10/26/2007
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10/25/2017
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Joseph Duryea
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17,083
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16,667
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7.23
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10/20/2005
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10/19/2015
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12/8/2005
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236
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3,228
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3,320
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3,055
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8.63
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12/8/2005
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12/7/2015
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7/27/2006
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3,334
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45,609
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15,938
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29,062
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11.91
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7/27/2006
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7/26/2016
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7/25/2007
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5,250
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71,820
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—
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35,000
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11.64
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10/26/2007
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10/25/2017
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|
10/11/2007
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71,500
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978,120
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10/26/2007
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17,500
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239,400
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(1)
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The options will vest and become exercisable as to 25% of the shares
on the first anniversary of the grant date, and thereafter monthly in
36 equal installments based on continued service.
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(2)
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The stock awards (RSUs) vest annually in three equal installments based on continued
service, with the first one-third vesting on the first anniversary of
the grant date, and annually thereafter in equal installments over two
years based on continued service. For the stock awards (RSUs) granted
on 10/11/2007, such awards vest in full on the third anniversary of
the grant date if the officer has been in continuous service to the
Company.
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(3)
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Calculated based upon the closing market price of our common stock on
December 31, 2007, which was $13.68.
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OPTION EXERCISES AND STOCK VESTED
The following table sets forth certain information regarding vesting
of restricted stock held by the Named Executive Officers during the
year ended December 31, 2007. No options were exercised by the
Named ended December 31, 20007.
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Stock Awards
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Number of Shares
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Value Realized on
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Acquired on Vesting
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Vesting
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Name
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(#)(1)
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($)
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Lance Rosenzweig
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15,833
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$
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183,371
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Caroline Rook
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5,833
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67,596
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Richard Bledsoe
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—
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—
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Rainerio Borja
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5,833
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67,596
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Joseph Duryea
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1,902
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18,740
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(1)
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Represents the gross number of shares that were acquired on vesting.
However, the company withheld a certain number of shares to satisfy
taxes. The actual number of shares and value realized on vesting net
of tax withholding is approximately 55% of the values shown based on
an approximate withholding rate of 45%.
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-24-
EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION
The following table sets forth information with respect to shares of Common Stock that may be
issued under our equity compensation plans as of December 31, 2007.
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Number of
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Securities
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Remaining Available
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Number of
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for Future Issuance
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|
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Securities to be
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Under Equity
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Issued Upon
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Weighted-Average
|
|
|
Compensation Plans
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Exercise of
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Exercise Price of
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(Excluding
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|
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Outstanding
|
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|
Outstanding
|
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Securities
|
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|
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Options, Warrants
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Options, Warrants
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Reflected in Column
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and Rights
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and Rights
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(a))
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Plan Category
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(a)
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(b)
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(c)
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Equity Compensation
Plans Approved by
Security Holders
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2,770,330
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(1)
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$
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10.93
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711,670
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Equity Compensation
Plans Not Approved
by Security Holders
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None
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None
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None
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Total
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2,770,330
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|
$
|
10.93
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|
|
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711,670
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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(1)
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Shares issuable pursuant to outstanding options under both the 1998
Plan and the 2004 Plan as of December 31, 2007.
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NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION
The table disclosing contributions to nonqualified defined contributions and other deferred
compensation plans, each executive’s withdrawals, earnings and fiscal year ended balances in those
plans is omitted because the Company has no nonqualified deferred compensation plans or benefits
for executive officers or other employees of the Company.
POTENTIAL PAYMENTS AND EQUITY VESTING UPON TERMINATION
OR CHANGE IN CONTROL
The potential payments and treatment of equity awards upon termination or change in control
for the Named Executive Officers are discussed below. Only Ms. Rook, our Chief Financial Officer
has an employment agreement with the Company, which provides for a severance payment if she is
terminated without cause within six months of a change in control.
Voluntary Termination
The 2004 Plan and form of option agreement generally provides that if the executive’s service
is terminated for any reason except death or “Total and Permanent Disability” (as defined below),
then the option will expire at the earlier of the expiration date of the options or three months
after the termination date. The Company has discretion to determine when the executive’s service
terminates for all purposes of the 2004 Plan.
The 1998 Plan and form of option agreement generally provide that upon the termination of the
executive’s service for any reason, excluding death or disability, the option will expire 30 days
after the termination date.
Payment Upon Termination With Cause
As provided above, under the 2004 Plan, any options granted will expire at the earlier of the
expiration date of the options or 90 days after the termination date.
The 1998 Plan and form of option agreement generally provide that upon the termination of the
executive’s service for Cause (as defined in the option agreement), the option will immediately
expire.
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Payment Upon Termination Without Cause
As provided above, under the 2004 Plan, any options granted will expire at the earlier of the
expiration date of the options or 90 days after the termination date.
As provided above, under the 1998 Plan, the option will expire 30 days after the termination
date.
Payment Upon Termination Due to Death or Disability
The 2004 Plan and form of option agreement generally provides that if the executive dies or
has Total or Permanent Disability (as defined below), the option will expire at the earlier of the
expiration date or 12 months after the termination date. If the executive dies, the options are
exercisable by the executive’s estate or heirs. As used in the 2004 Plan “Total or Permanent
Disability” means that the executive is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity
because of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result
in death or that has lasted, or can be expected to last, for a continuous period of 12 months or
more.
The 1998 Plan and form of option agreement generally provides that if the executive dies or
has a disability (as defined below), the option will expire six months after the date of death or
termination date, as applicable. If the executive dies, the option is exercisable by the
executive’s estate or heirs. As used in the 1998 Plan “Total or Permanent Disability” means that
the executive is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity because of any medically
determinable physical or mental impairment
Payment Upon a Change in Control
We have an agreement with Ms. Rook, our Chief Financial Officer, under which Ms. Rook is
entitled to receive severance payments equal to six months’ base salary, payable in accordance with
our standard payroll practices, in the event we undergo a change in control and Ms. Rook’s
employment is terminated without cause within six months of the change in control.
As used in Ms. Rook’s employment agreement, “change in control” means the merger,
consolidation or other reorganization, with or into, or the sale of all or substantially all of the
Company’s assets to entities that are not subsidiaries unless (i) as a result of the combination,
at least 50% of the outstanding securities entitled to vote for the election of directors of the
successor entity will be owned in substantially the same proportions by the stockholders of the
Company before the combination, (ii) no person owns more than 20% of the outstanding shares of the
combined voting power of the successor entity, except to the extent that such ownership existed
prior to the combination and (iii) at least 50% of the directors of the resulting entity were
directors at the time of execution of the merger agreement of the action of the Board approving the
combination.
As used in Ms. Rook’s employment agreement, “cause” means (i) the conviction of a felony
involving moral turpitude; (ii) commission of any act of criminal fraud, misappropriation of funds
or embezzlement in connection with her employment by the Company or a subsidiary; or (iii) breach
of any material provision of any material provision of any employment agreement between her and the
Company or a subsidiary.
In April 2006, the Compensation Committee determined to provide all senior executives,
including all Named Executive Officers, and all non-employee members of the Board of Directors with
full acceleration of vesting upon an acquisition or similar change in control of the Company. All
options and RSUs held by the Named Executive Officers were amended to provide for such
acceleration. A “change in control” means an acquisition of all or substantially all of the
Company’s assets or the acquisition of stock by merger, tender offer or otherwise in an acquisition
transaction in which the Company’s stockholders prior to the transaction own less than 50% of the
Company’s outstanding voting stock after the transaction.
The following table shows the potential payments upon termination or a change in control of
the Company for each of the Named Executive Officers assuming each of the Named Executive Officer’s
employment was terminated on December 31, 2007, and assuming that the change in control occurred at
December 31, 2007. These disclosed amounts are estimates only and do not necessarily reflect the
actual amounts that would be paid to the Named Executive Officers, which would only be known at the
time they become eligible for such payments.
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Termination and Change in Control Benefits
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Termination
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Change in
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Without Cause
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Control
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Death
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Disability
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Name
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(1)
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(2)(3)
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(4)
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(5)
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Lance Rosenzweig
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$
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—
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$
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3,040,830
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$
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250,000
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$
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120,000
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Caroline Rook
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142,500
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1,790,185
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250,000
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120,000
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Richard Bledsoe
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—
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1,637,580
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250,000
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120,000
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Rainerio Borja
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—
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1,647,685
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250,000
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120,000
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Joseph Duryea
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—
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1,583,947
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250,000
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120,000
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(1)
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Represents six months’ base salary if Ms. Rook were terminated without cause within six months of the
change in control, which is also reflected in the change in control column.
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(2)
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Excludes the value of vested stock options as of December 31, 2007, calculated by multiplying the number
of shares underlying vested options by the difference between the exercise price and the closing price of
our Common Stock on December 31, 2007 which was $13.68. The value of vested stock options as of December 31, 2007 is as
follows: Mr. Rosenzweig $769,905.59 (124,825 shares); Ms. Rook $503,049.38 (64,237 shares); Mr. Bledsoe
$0.00 (0 shares); Mr. Borja $871,437.33 (99,819 shares); and Mr. Duryea $155,161.61 (36,341 shares).
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(3)
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This amount represents the value of the accelerated vesting of all shares for Mr. Rosenzweig, all shares
for Mr. Borja, all shares for Ms. Rook, all shares for Mr. Bledsoe, and all shares for Mr. Duryea,
assuming a change in control occurs on December 31, 2007. These awards would become vested and the number
shown represents the IRS value under Section 4999 of the Code due to the accelerated vesting of these
awards. Ms. Rook’s Change in Control value includes six months of her base salary.
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(4)
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Represents the estimated present value of the proceeds payable to the executive’s beneficiaries upon death.
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(5)
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Represents the estimated lump sum present value of all future payments which the executive would be
entitled to receive under the Company’s disability program.
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Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
The Compensation Committee currently consists of
Messrs. Perna (Chairman), Edell and Rose. No
member of the Compensation Committee has served as one of the Company’s officers or employees at
any time. None of the executive officers serves as a member of the Board of Directors or
Compensation Committee of any other company that has one or more executive officers serving as a
member of our Board or Compensation Committee.
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Compensation of Directors
All of our directors are reimbursed for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in
connection with attendance at Board and committee meetings. In 2007, our outside directors received
an annual cash fee of $30,000. In addition, in 2007, the chair of our Audit Committee received
$15,000, the chairs of our Compensation Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
each received $6,250, the non-chair members of our audit Committee each received $8,750, non-chair
members of our Compensation Committee each received $3,750 and non-chair members of our Nominating
and Corporate Governance Committee each received $2,750.
For 2008, our non-employee, or outside, directors are entitled to receive an annual cash fee
of $36,000. In addition, the chair of our Audit Committee will receive $18,000, the chair of our
Compensation Committee will receive $8,000, the chair of our Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee will receive $6,250, non-chair members of our Audit Committee will each receive $10,000,
non-chair members of our Compensation Committee will each receive $5,000 and non-chair members of
our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will each receive $3,000. All cash payments to
directors are made quarterly in arrears. Outside directors are also be entitled to a per meeting
payment of $1,250 for attendance for 30 minutes or more at a board or committee meeting, to the
extent the number of board and committee meetings for a particular quarter exceeds the number of
regularly scheduled meetings for the quarter.
The change in cash compensation for our outside directors in 2008 from 2007 levels was
approved by our Board of Directors in October 2007 pursuant to the recommendation of our
Compensation Committee after consultation with an independent third-party compensation consulting
firm, Compensia. The revisions to Board compensation were designed to place their cash
compensation generally within median compensation levels for peer group companies, and to balance
this with new equity compensation packages that are generally in the second quartile of peer group
companies. The new compensation packages are also designed to compensate the non-employee directors
for their increased responsibilities and duties in serving on the Board of a growing public
company.
In addition to cash compensation, our non-employee directors receive stock options and
restricted stock units (“RSUs”). Our non-employee directors who joined the Board prior to December
2005 (Messrs. Berger, Bradford, Edell, Ellis and Rose) each received an initial option to purchase
20,000 shares of our common stock. Mr. Perna, who joined our Board in December 2005 following a
change in director compensation, received an initial grant of options to purchase 15,000 shares of
our common stock and 1,650 RSUs. The initial option grants to non-employee directors vest quarterly
in equal installments over three years and the RSUs vest annually in equal installments over three
years, with continued Board service.
In addition to their initial grant, following each Annual Meeting, each non-employee director
who continues to serve on our Board receives an annual grant of options and RSUs. For their service
in 2007, each non-employee director received the equity grants in the table below. In 2008, each
non-employee director who is serving on our Board of Directors immediately following our Annual
Meeting will receive an option to purchase 7,000 shares of our common stock and 3,500 RSUs. Annual
option grants to non-employee directors vest quarterly over one year and RSUs vest annually at the
end of the year. All stock options are granted with an exercise price equal to the closing price of
our common stock as reported on NASDAQ on the grant date. RSUs do not have an exercise price, but
rather entitle the holder to receive shares of common stock as the RSU vests.
Director
Compensation
The
following table sets forth the compensation paid to our non-employee directors for their
service in fiscal 2007.
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Fees Earned
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Stock
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Option
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or Paid in
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Awards
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Awards
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Total
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Cash ($)
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($)(1)
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($)(1)
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($)(2)
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Adam Berger
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$
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36,000
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$
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11,850
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$
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33,331
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$
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81,181
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C. Larry Bradford
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43,750
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11,850
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33,331
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88,931
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Michael Edell
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43,750
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11,850
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33,331
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88,931
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George Ellis
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43,750
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11,850
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33,331
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88,931
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Frank Perna
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33,437
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11,850
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33,331
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78,618
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Joe Rose
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32,562
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11,850
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33,331
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77,743
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(1)
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These amounts reflect the dollar amount recognized for financial
statement reporting purposes for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2007, in accordance with the SFAS 123(R). See Note 6 to the Company’s
audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2007, included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 6, 2008, for a
discussion of the relevant assumptions used in calculating grant date
fair value pursuant to SFAS 123(R).
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(2)
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All cash payments to directors are made quarterly in arrears.
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Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions
The Board has adopted a written policy which requires the Audit Committee to review and
approve or ratify any transaction (a “related party transaction”) in which the Company was, or is
to be, a participant and in which any director, executive officer, nominee for director or
beneficial owner of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company, or any
immediate family member of any such person, has a direct or indirect material interest. The policy
requires the following:
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the Audit Committee shall review any proposed agreement or arrangement relating to a
related party transaction or series of related party transactions, and any proposed
amendment to any such agreement or arrangement;
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the Audit Committee shall establish standards for determining whether the transactions
covered by such proposed agreement or arrangement are on terms no less favorable to the
Company than could be obtained from an unrelated third party (“fair to the Company”);
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before the Company enters into any such proposed agreement or arrangement, and at
least annually thereafter, the Company’s internal audit department shall report to the
Audit Committee whether the transactions covered by such agreement or arrangement are
fair to the Company under the standards established by the Audit Committee;
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the Audit Committee shall not pre-approve, and shall make all reasonable efforts
(taking into account the cost thereof to the Company) to cancel or cause to renegotiated,
any such agreement or arrangement which is not so determined to be fair to the
Company; and
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the Company will disclose any related party transactions required to be disclosed by
the rules promulgated by the SEC in the manner so required.
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Proposal 2:
Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Audit Committee has appointed BDO Seidman, LLP (“BDO”) as our independent registered
public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2008. The Board has endorsed this
appointment. BDO has audited our consolidated financial statements since 2002. Representatives of
BDO are expected to be present at the Annual Meeting. They will have an opportunity to make a
statement, if they desire to do so, and will be available to respond to appropriate questions.
Although stockholder ratification of our independent registered public accounting firm is not
required by our Bylaws or otherwise, we are submitting the selection of BDO to our stockholders for
ratification to permit stockholders to participate in this important corporate decision.
Audit and Non-Audit Fees
The following is a summary of the fees billed to us by BDO for professional services rendered
for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006:
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Fee Category
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Fiscal 2007 Fees
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Fiscal 2006 Fees
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Audit Fees(1)
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$
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624,156
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$
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920,665
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Audit-Related Fees
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—
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131,246
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Tax Fees(2)
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—
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—
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All Other Fees
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—
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—
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Total Fees
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$
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624,156
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$
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1,051,911
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(1)
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Audit fees consist of aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered in
each of the last two fiscal years for the audit of our annual financial statements,
the review of quarterly financial statements, statutory audits of our foreign
operations, review of our effort to comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act Section 404
requirements regarding internal control over financial reporting, accounting
consultations and other attestation services.
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(2)
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Professional services for income tax return preparation, tax advice and tax planning.
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Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures
It is PeopleSupport’s policy that all audit and non-audit services to be performed by its
independent registered public accounting firm be approved in advance by the Audit Committee. The
Audit Committee administers the Company’s engagement of BDO and pre-approves all audit and
permissible non-audit services on a case-by-case basis. In approving non-audit services, the Audit
Committee considers whether the engagement could compromise the independence of BDO, and whether
for reasons of efficiency or convenience it is in the best interest of the Company to engage its
independent registered public accounting firm to perform the services.
Prior to engagement, the Audit Committee pre-approves all independent registered public
accounting firm services. The fees are budgeted and the Audit Committee requires the independent
registered public accounting firm and management to report actual fees versus the budget
periodically throughout the year by category of service. During the year, circumstances may arise
when it may become necessary to engage the independent registered public accounting firm for
additional services not contemplated in the original pre-approval categories. In those instances,
the Audit Committee requires specific pre-approval before engaging the independent registered
public accounting firm.
The Audit Committee may delegate pre-approval authority to one or more of its members. The
member to whom such authority is delegated must report, for informational purposes only, any
pre-approval decisions to the Audit Committee at its next scheduled meeting.
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BDO has advised the Company that neither the firm, nor any member of the firm, has any
financial interest, direct or indirect, in any capacity in the Company or its subsidiaries. The
Audit Committee, in reliance on the independent registered public accounting firm, determined that
the provision of these services is compatible with maintaining the independence of BDO.
Required Vote
Ratification of the appointment of BDO requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the
shares present and voting at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy. Unless marked to the
contrary, proxies received will be voted “FOR” ratification of the appointment. In the event
ratification is not obtained, the Audit Committee will review its future selection of our
independent registered public accounting firm, but will not be required to select a different
independent registered public accounting firm.
Your Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR ratification of BDO Seidman, LLP as our
independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year ending December 31, 2008.
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Proposal 3:
Approval of Amendment and Restatement of 2004 Stock Incentive Plan
General
In 2004, the Company’s Board of Directors adopted the PeopleSupport, Inc. 2004 Stock Incentive
Plan (the “2004 Plan”) and the Company’s stockholders approved the 2004 Plan prior to the Company’s
initial public offering in 2004. Since that time, we have used the 2004 Plan to make equity
compensation awards to our service providers. On April 29, 2008, the Company’s Board of
Directors amended and restated the 2004 Plan conditioned on and subject to obtaining stockholder
approval as discussed below (the “Amended 2004 Plan”). We believe our equity based incentive
program is an important component of executive compensation, and we want that compensation to be
tax deductible by the Company.
Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) contains special
rules regarding the federal income tax deductibility of compensation paid to our Chief Executive
Officer and to each of our other three most highly compensated executive officers excluding the
chief financial officer (collectively, the “Covered Employees”). The general rule is that annual
compensation paid to any of these Covered Employees will be tax deductible only to the extent that
it does not exceed $1,000,000. There is, however, an exception to the $1,000,000 deduction limit
for compensation that qualifies as “performance-based compensation” under Code Section 162(m).
Under this exception, we can preserve the tax deductibility of any “performance-based compensation”
over $1,000,000 paid to our Covered Employees if it complies with certain requirements imposed by
the Code Section 162(m) rules. One such requirement is that the material terms of such
compensation must be disclosed to and approved by our stockholders. We have structured the Amended
2004 Plan with the intention that compensation resulting from awards under the Amended 2004 Plan
can qualify as performance-based compensation and be exempt from the $1,000,000 deduction
limitation under Code Section 162(m).
If an equity compensation plan, such as the 2004 Plan, was adopted and approved by
stockholders prior to an initial public offering of the company, Code Section 162(m) requires
stockholders to approve the material terms of the plan no later than at the annual stockholder
meeting in the fourth year following the year of the company’s initial public offering in order to
enable future equity awards to the Covered Employees to qualify as performance-based compensation.
For Code Section 162(m) purposes, the material terms of the Amended 2004 Plan include:
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the persons eligible to participate in the Amended 2004 Plan;
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the performance criteria (as listed under the heading “Performance
Goals” below);
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•
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the maximum number of shares that can be awarded to an individual during
a stated period of time; and
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the maximum number of shares that can be issued under the Amended 2004
Plan.
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Even though there are only a few differences between the material terms of the 2004 Plan and
the Amended 2004 Plan, we are seeking stockholder approval of the material terms of the Amended
2004 Plan for purposes of enabling future grants to Covered Employees
to qualify for the performance-based compensation exception under Code Section 162(m). The Amended 2004 Plan also reflects some
other minor technical changes from the 2004 Plan, which are not listed below in “Highlights of
Material Changes to 2004 Plan,” but the Amended 2004 Plan in substance is very similar to the 2004
Plan.
If the material terms of the Amended 2004 Plan are not approved by stockholders pursuant to
this Proposal 3, the value of the equity awards made to Covered
Employees after the 2008 Annual
Stockholders’ Meeting will not be deductible for federal income tax purposes to the extent the
awards cause the Covered Employees’ compensation to exceed $1 million in a fiscal year.
The sections below provide a summary of the Amended 2004 Plan and also highlight the proposed
changes to the existing 2004 Plan. The Amended 2004 Plan is attached to this Proxy Statement as
Appendix A. If there is any inconsistency between the summary and the Amended 2004 Plan’s terms or
if there is any inaccuracy in the summary, the terms of the Amended 2004 Plan govern.
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Purpose of the Amended 2004 Plan
The purpose of the Amended 2004 Plan is to promote the long-term success of the Company and
the creation of stockholder value by (a) encouraging employees, outside directors and consultants
to focus on critical long-range objectives, (b) encouraging the attraction and retention of
employees, outside directors and consultants with exceptional qualifications and (c) linking
employees, outside directors and consultants directly to stockholder interests through increased
stock ownership. The Plan seeks to achieve this purpose by providing for equity awards in the form
of restricted shares, stock units, options (which may constitute incentive stock options or
nonstatutory stock options) or stock appreciation rights (“SARs”). The Board of Directors may
amend or modify the Amended 2004 Plan in any or all respects whatsoever, subject to any required
stockholder approval.
Highlights of Material Changes to 2004 Plan
This section highlights the material changes to the existing 2004 Plan that the Company’s
Board of Directors approved conditioned on and subject to stockholder approval.
The Amended 2004 Plan, among other things:
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Adds certain additional performance criteria that can be used to award
performance-based compensation grants to Covered Employees. The additional criteria are
listed below under the Performance Goals section.
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No longer provides for automatic grants of stock options to non-employee directors.
Grants of awards to new and continuing non-employee directors will be at the discretion of
the Compensation Committee based on a review of peer group compensation statistics for
non-employee directors.
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No longer permits re-pricing of options or SARs unless there is stockholder approval.
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No longer permits the repurchase of options by the Company unless there is stockholder
approval.
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Participants
Employees (including those who are officers and/or directors), directors and consultants of
the Company, its subsidiaries and affiliates are eligible to participate in the Amended 2004 Plan
and receive awards. The Amended 2004 Plan provides that such eligible participants can receive
discretionary awards of: (i) stock option grants and (ii) other equity-based awards, including
grants of stock, stock units and SARs, or, collectively, equity-based award).
As
of May 1, 2008, 4,491 employees (including officers and employee
directors) and seven non-employee members of the Board of Directors
are eligible to participate in
the Amended 2004 Plan. Consultants of the Company are also eligible.
Share Reserve and Grant Limits
900,000 shares of common stock were initially authorized for issuance under the Amended 2004
Plan. The number of shares reserved for issuance under the Amended 2004 Plan can be increased on
the first day of each of our fiscal years from 2006 through 2014 by the lesser of (i) 1,100,000
shares, (ii) 4% of our outstanding common stock on the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal
year, or (iii) a number of shares determined by the board of directors. As of May 1, 2008,
there were 4,094,937 shares of common stock authorized for issuance under the Amended 2004 Plan
of which 1,629,855 are available for future grants. No participant in the Amended 2004 Plan can
receive awards, in the aggregate, for more than 180,000 shares total in any calendar year, or more
than 720,000 shares total in their first year of service. The closing price of a share of our
common stock on May 1, 2008 was $10.36.
Only shares actually issued to settle SARs or stock units shall count toward the share grant
limits. Shares withheld or surrendered to pay the exercise price or to satisfy tax withholding for
awards granted under the Amended 2004 Plan shall become available for award and not count toward
the Amended 2004 Plan’s share grant limits. We may grant awards under other plans or programs and
such awards may be settled in the form of shares issued under the Amended 2004 Plan, which will
have the effect of reducing the number of shares available for award.
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Approval of the material terms of the Amended 2004 Plan (including the above grant limits) by
stockholders is necessary in order for awards to Covered Employees to be eligible to qualify for
the performance-based compensation exception to the tax deduction limitations of Section 162(m).
Administration
The Compensation Committee administers the Amended 2004 Plan, including, among other things,
selecting participants, the form of awards, and the terms and conditions of such awards. It has
full authority to interpret the Amended 2004 Plan and to adopt regulations and rules to interpret
or administer the Amended 2004 Plan.
The Compensation Committee also establishes the form and amount of any grant or award, the
time and conditions of exercise or vesting, and, subject to the terms and conditions of the Amended
2004 Plan, any amendments to or acceleration of the time of exercise or vesting of awards. The
Compensation Committee may make awards that allow Amended 2004 Plan participants to elect to defer
receipt of stock or cash to which the participant is entitled when the award matures or is
exercised.
The Board may authorize the Compensation Committee to make grants of equity-based awards to
employees (who are not subject to Section 16 or Code Section 162(m)) and may determine all terms of
the awards, provided the Board specifies the total number of awards that the Compensation
Committee may so award.
The Board of Directors, on the recommendation of the Committee, may in its discretion, grant
awards to non-employee directors. The Board will establish the form and amount of any grant or
award, the time and conditions of exercise or vesting, provided, however, that any awards to
non-employee directors that are not vested upon the termination of such director’s service for any
reason shall terminate immediately and may not be exercised.
Equity-Based Awards
Discretionary grants of equity-based awards will be awarded by the Compensation Committee and
will be evidenced by an award agreement which may contain varying terms and conditions. Payment of
the purchase price, if any, shall be in a form specified by the applicable agreement which may
include cash, net exercise, cashless exercise, full recourse promissory note, surrender of
previously owned stock, or other forms as determined by the Compensation Committee. Unless
otherwise provided in the applicable agreement between the participant and the Company,
equity-based awards are generally not transferable other than by will or the laws of descent and
distribution.
Stock Option Grants
The Compensation Committee may, in its discretion, grant non-statutory stock options or
incentive stock options, which are entitled to favorable income tax treatment under the Code, or
any combination thereof under the Amended 2004 Plan. The number of shares of common stock covered
by each stock option granted to a participant will be determined by the Compensation Committee, but
no participant may be granted stock options in any fiscal year that exceed the Amended 2004 Plan’s
annual individual grant limits.
Stock option grants will be evidenced by an option agreement, which may contain varying terms
and conditions. Stock options vest and become exercisable at the times and on the terms established
by the Compensation Committee. The per share exercise price for stock options may not be less than
(and is generally equal to) the fair market value of a share of common stock on the date the option
was granted. Stock options expire at the times established by the Compensation Committee, but not
later than ten years after the date of grant. The Compensation Committee may extend the maximum
term of any stock option granted under the Amended 2004 Plan, subject to such ten-year limit from
the date of grant. The Compensation Committee may no longer offer to buy out for a payment in cash
or cash equivalents an option previously granted or authorize a participant to elect to cash out an
option previously granted under the Amended 2004 Plan without stockholder approval. Stock options
can no longer be re-priced under the Amended 2004 Plan without stockholder approval.
Restricted Stock Grants
The Compensation Committee may, in its discretion, award restricted shares of the Company’s
common stock to a participant. When the restricted stock award conditions (which may include
performance conditions) are
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satisfied, then the participant is vested in the shares and has complete ownership of the
shares. The holders of restricted stock awarded under the Amended 2004 Plan shall generally have
the same voting, dividend and other rights as our other stockholders.
Stock Appreciation
Rights (“
SARs
”)
The Compensation Committee may, in its discretion, grant stock appreciation rights. The number
of shares covered by each stock appreciation right will be determined by the Compensation
Committee. The stock appreciation right exercise price will be set by the Compensation Committee
provided, however, that the per share exercise price for SARs may not be less than (and is
generally equal to) the fair market value of a share of common stock on the date the SAR was
granted. Stock appreciation rights vest and are exercisable at the times and on the terms
established by the Compensation Committee. Upon exercise of a SAR, the participant will receive
payment from the Company in an amount determined by multiplying (a) the difference between (i) the
fair market value of a share of Common Stock on the date of exercise and (ii) the exercise price
multiplied by (b) the number of SARs exercised. SARs may be paid in cash and/or shares, as
determined by the Compensation Committee. SARs can no longer be re-priced under the Amended 2004
Plan without stockholder approval.
Stock Unit Awards
The Compensation Committee may, in its discretion, award stock units. A stock unit is a
bookkeeping entry that represents the equivalent of a share of common stock. A stock unit is
similar to restricted stock in that the Compensation Committee may establish performance goals
and/or other conditions that must be satisfied before the participant can receive any benefit from
the stock unit. When the participant satisfies the conditions of the stock unit award, the Company
will pay the participant for the vested stock units with cash and/or shares. The amount received
may depend upon the degree of achievement of the performance goals, although the Compensation
Committee has discretion to reduce or waive any performance objectives.
Termination of Service
While the Compensation Committee generally has discretionary authority to determine terms and
conditions for each grant, in general, a participant will be permitted to exercise his/her vested
award for up to three months after termination of service. Termination of service shall cause
forfeiture of all then unvested awards. If termination of service is due to death or disability,
then the participant can exercise his/her vested award for up to twelve months after termination.
Termination of service due to cause shall cause forfeiture of all outstanding awards. In all
cases, any post-service exercise periods will be subject to the specified terms of the award
agreement.
Performance Goals
The Amended 2004 Plan specifies performance goals that the Compensation Committee may use in
awards to persons subject to the limitations of Code Section 162(m). These performance goals are
defined as one or more objective measurable performance factors determined by the Compensation
Committee with respect to each performance period based upon one or more factors, including, but
not limited to: (a) cash flow, (b) earnings per share,
(c) earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and
amortization, (d) return on equity, (e) total stockholder return, (f) share price performance, (g)
return on capital, (h) return on assets or net assets, (i) revenue, (j) income or net income, (k)
operating income or net operating income, (l) operating profit or net operating profit, (m)
operating margin or profit margin, (n) return on operating revenue, (o) return on invested capital,
(p) market segment shares (q) liquidity, (r) management, (s) human resources, (t) corporate
governance, (u) legal matters, (v) internal controls, (w) policies and procedures, (x) accounting
and reporting, (y) information technology, (z) site, plant or building development, (aa) business
development, (bb) strategic alliances, licensing and partnering, (cc) mergers and acquisitions or
divestitures, and (dd) financings (“Qualifying Performance Criteria”).
The Amended 2004 Plan adds liquidity, management, human resources, corporate governance, legal
matters, internal controls, policies and procedures, accounting and reporting, information
technology, site, plant or building development, business development, strategic alliances,
licensing and partnering, mergers and acquisitions or divestitures, and financings as performance
goal criteria in addition to the ones currently available under the 2004 Plan.
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The inclusion of performance goals in awards of stock and/or stock units to persons subject to
the limitations of Code Section 162(m) can permit such equity awards to qualify for the
performance-based compensation exception to the tax deduction limitations. Approval of the material
terms of the Amended 2004 Plan (including the specified performance goal criteria) by stockholders
is necessary in order for grants of stock and/or stock units to employees covered by Code Section
162(m) to be eligible to qualify for the performance-based compensation exception to the tax
deduction limitations of Section 162(m).
Payment of Director Fees in Securities
Upon the Board of Director’s affirmative determination to authorize such a provision, a
non-employee director may elect to receive some or all of his annual retainer payments in the form
of shares of common stock granted under the Amended 2004 Plan. The terms and conditions of such an
arrangement shall be determined by the Board of Directors.
Amendment and Termination
The Board of Directors may amend or modify the Amended 2004 Plan, in any or all respects
whatsoever, subject to any required stockholder approval. The Amended 2004 Plan will terminate on
July 21, 2014 (ten years from the adoption of the 2004 Plan) unless terminated earlier by the Board
of Directors.
Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization
In the event of a subdivision of the outstanding shares, stock dividend, dividend payable in a
form other than shares in an amount that has a material effect on the price of the shares,
combination, consolidation or reclassification of the shares, recapitalization, spin-off, or other
similar occurrence, then the exercise price of each outstanding option/SAR, the number and class of
shares subject to each award, the share limitations on grants, as well as the number and class of
shares available for issuance under the Amended 2004 Plan shall be appropriately adjusted (if at
all) by the Compensation Committee in its sole discretion.
Change in Control
In the event the Company is a party to merger, reorganization or similar Change in Control, as
defined in the Amended 2004 Plan, outstanding awards may be assumed, substituted or otherwise
replaced by the acquirer or successor, cancelled without consideration or fully vest. An award may
at the time of grant or any time thereafter, in the sole discretion of the Compensation Committee,
provide for acceleration of vesting upon a Change in Control or due to other events.
New Plan Benefits
All awards of the Amended 2004 Plan are granted at the discretion of the Compensation
Committee. Therefore, the benefits and amounts that will be received or allocated under the Amended
2004 Plan are not determinable. The following table sets forth the number of shares subject to
equity awards granted under the 2004 Plan during our fiscal year ended December 31, 2007.
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Participant
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Options
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Lance Rosenzweig
President, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary
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12,500
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167,500
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Caroline Rook
Chief Financial Officer
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35,000
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95,500
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Richard Bledsoe
Chief Operating Officer
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50,000
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112,250
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Rainerio Borja
President of PeopleSupport (Philippines), Inc. and Vice
President of Strategic Programs
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35,000
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95,500
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Joseph Duryea
Vice President, Sales
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35,000
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94,250
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All current executive officers as a group
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182,500
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598,000
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All current directors who are not executive officers as a group
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34,800
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6,000
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All employees in 2007, including officers who were not
executive officers, as a group
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287,435
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196,515
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Governing Law
The governing state law of the Amended 2004 Plan (except for choice of law provisions) is Delaware,
which is the state of our Incorporation.
Federal Income Tax Consequences
The following is a brief summary of the United States federal income tax consequences of
certain transactions under the Amended 2004 Plan based on federal income tax laws in effect as of
April 1, 2008. This summary is not intended to be exhaustive and does not discuss the tax
consequences of an optionee’s death or provisions of the income tax laws of any municipality, state
or other country in which an optionee may reside. This summary does not purport to be complete. The
Company advises all participants to consult their own tax advisors concerning the tax implications
relating to their awards under the Amended 2004 Plan.
A recipient of a stock option or stock appreciation right will not have taxable income upon
the grant of the option. For nonstatutory stock options and stock appreciation rights, the
participant will recognize ordinary income, which is subject to withholding taxes, upon exercise in
an amount equal to the difference between the aggregate fair market value of the shares and the
aggregate exercise price on the date of exercise. Any gain or loss recognized upon any later
disposition of the shares generally will be capital gain or loss.
The acquisition of shares upon exercise of an incentive stock option will not result in any
taxable income to the participant, except possibly for purposes of the alternative minimum tax.
Gain or loss recognized by the participant on a later sale or other disposition of such shares will
either be long-term capital gain or loss or ordinary income, depending upon whether the participant
holds the shares transferred upon the exercise for at least the legally required minimum holding
periods of one year after option exercise and two years after grant.
A participant is not deemed to receive any taxable income at the time an award of unvested
stock unit is granted, nor are we entitled to a tax deduction at that time. When vested stock units
and any dividend equivalents are settled and distributed, the participant is deemed to receive an
amount of ordinary income equal to the amount of cash and/or the fair market value of shares
received. This income is subject to withholding taxes for employees or former employees.
For restricted stock awards, unless the participant elects under Code Section 83(b) to be
taxed at the time of receipt of the restricted stock, the participant will not have taxable income
upon the receipt of the award, but upon vesting will recognize ordinary income equal to the fair
market value of the shares or cash received (that exceeds the amount paid, if any, for such shares)
at the time of vesting.
At the discretion of the Compensation Committee, the Amended 2004 Plan allows a participant to
satisfy tax withholding requirements under federal and state tax laws in connection with the
exercise, receipt or vesting of an award by electing to have shares of common stock withheld,
and/or by delivering to us already-owned shares.
The Company will generally be entitled to a tax deduction in connection with an award under
the Amended 2004 Plan only in an amount equal to the ordinary income recognized by the participant
and at the time the participant recognizes such income, and if applicable withholding requirements
are met. In addition, as mentioned above, Code Section 162(m) contains special rules regarding the
federal income tax deductibility of compensation paid to our Chief Executive Officer and to each of
our other three most highly compensated executive officers (other than the Chief Financial
Officer). We have structured the Amended 2004 Plan with the intention that compensation resulting
from awards under the Amended 2004 Plan can qualify as “performance-based compensation” and, if so
qualified, would be tax deductible. Such favorable tax treatment is subject to, among other things,
approval of the Amended 2004 Plan by our stockholders and, accordingly, we are seeking such
approval.
Required Vote
The approval of the Amended 2004 Plan requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the
shares present and voting at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy. If the Amended 2004 Plan is
not approved by stockholders at the Annual Meeting, the 2004 Plan will remain in effect and the
Amended 2004 Plan will be null and void and future equity grants to Covered Employees under the
2004 Plan will not be eligible to qualify as performance based compensation for purposes of
Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m).
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Your Board of Directors Recommends a Vote FOR the Approval of the Amended and Restated
PeopleSupport, Inc. 2004 Stock Incentive Plan.
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Stockholder Proposals for the 2009 Annual Meeting
In accordance with the SEC proxy proposal submission rules, any stockholder proposal to be
included in the proxy statement for the Company’s 2009 Annual Meeting must be received by the
Secretary of the Company at the Company’s office at 1100 Glendon Ave., Suite 1250, Los Angeles,
California 90024 by December 30, 2008, in a form that complies with our Bylaws. Proposals we
receive after that date will not be included in the proxy statement. We urge stockholders to
submit proposals by Certified Mail — Return Receipt Requested.
A stockholder proposal not included in our proxy statement for the 2009 annual meeting will be
ineligible for presentation at the meeting unless the stockholder gives timely notice of the
proposal in writing to our Secretary at Company’s office at 1100 Glendon Ave., Suite 1250, Los
Angeles, California 90024 and otherwise complies with the provisions of our Bylaws. To be timely,
the Bylaws provide that we must have received the stockholder’s notice not less than 120 days nor
more than 150 days prior to the scheduled date of the meeting. Currently, the 2009 Annual Meeting
is expected to be held on or about July 29, 2009. However, in the event that the Annual Meeting
has been changed to be more than 30 calendar days before or 60 calendar days after the anniversary
date of the preceding year’s Annual Meeting, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be
received no later than the earlier of the close of business on the 10
th
day following
the day on which notice of the date of the scheduled Annual Meeting was mailed or public disclosure
of the meeting date was made.
SEC rules also grant the Company discretionary proxy authority regarding stockholder proposals
that were not submitted by the stockholders in time to be included in the proxy statement. In the
event a stockholder proposal is not submitted to the Company by March 31, 2009, the proxies
solicited by the Board of Directors for the 2009 Annual Meeting will confer authority on the
Proxyholders to vote the shares in accordance with the recommendations of the Board of Directors if
such proposal is presented at the 2009 Annual Meeting without any discussion of the proposal in the
proxy statement for such meeting.
Stockholders may nominate an individual to stand for election to the Board of Directors at our
Annual Meeting by following the procedures set forth in this paragraph. Stockholders who wish to
nominate a candidate for the 2009 Annual Meeting must meet the notice requirements found in the
“Directors Nomination” section of this Proxy Statement. The requesting stockholder must also
provide sufficient biographical information about the proposed candidate to satisfy the
requirements of the SEC for inclusion in the proxy statement and to permit the Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee to evaluate the proposed candidate in light of the criteria
described under the caption “Director Nominations.” The request should also provide the full name,
address and telephone number of the requesting stockholder and sufficient information to verify
that the requesting shareholder is eligible to vote at the 2009 Annual Meeting. Additional
information and certifications by the requesting stockholder and the proposed candidate may be
required.
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Other Matters
Your Board does not know of any other business that will be presented at the Annual Meeting.
If any other business is properly brought before the Annual Meeting, your proxy holders will vote
on it as they think best unless you direct them otherwise in your proxy instructions.
Whether or not you intend to be present at the Annual Meeting, we urge you to submit your
signed proxy promptly.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
/s/ Lance Rosenzweig
President, Chairman of the Board,
Chief Executive Officer and Secretary
Los Angeles, California
May 9, 2008
PeopleSupport
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s 2007 Annual Report on
Form 10-K
has been mailed with this Proxy Statement. We
will provide copies of exhibits to the Annual Report on
Form 10-K
, but will charge a reasonable
photocopying charge per page to any requesting stockholder. Stockholders may make such request in
writing to PeopleSupport, Inc. at 1100 Glendon Avenue, Suite 1250, Los Angeles, California 90024,
Attention: Secretary. The request must include a representation by the stockholder that as of May
1, 2008, the stockholder was entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting.
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Appendix A
PEOPLESUPPORT, INC.
2004 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
(As Amended and Restated by the Board of Directors on April 29, 2008)
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PEOPLESUPPORT, INC.
2004 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
(As Amended and Restated by the Board of Directors on April 29, 2008)
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE.
The Plan (as hereinafter defined) was originally adopted by the Board of Directors on July 21,
2004, effective as of the date of the initial offering of Stock (as hereinafter defined) to the
public pursuant to a registration statement filed by the Company (as hereinafter defined) with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Effective Date”). The Plan was subsequently amended and
restated effective April 29, 2008 subject to stockholder approval at the Company’s 2008 annual
meeting of stockholders. The purpose of the Plan is to promote the long-term success of the
Company and the creation of stockholder value by (a) encouraging Employees (as hereinafter
defined), Outside Directors (as hereinafter defined) and Consultants (as hereinafter defined) to
focus on critical long-range objectives, (b) encouraging the attraction and retention of Employees,
Outside Directors and Consultants with exceptional qualifications and (c) linking Employees,
Outside Directors and Consultants directly to stockholder interests through increased stock
ownership. The Plan seeks to achieve this purpose by providing for Awards (as hereinafter defined)
in the form of restricted shares, stock units, options (which may constitute incentive stock
options or non-statutory stock options) or stock appreciation rights.
SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS.
(a) “Affiliate” shall mean any entity other than a Subsidiary, if the Company and/or one of
more Subsidiaries own not less than 50% of such entity.
(b) “Award” shall mean any award of an Option, a SAR, a Restricted Share or a Stock Unit under
the Plan.
(c) “Board of Directors” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company, as constituted from
time to time.
(d) “Cause” shall mean, except as may otherwise be provided in a Participant employment
agreement or Award agreement, (i) a conviction of a Participant for a felony crime or the failure
of a Participant to contest prosecution for a felony crime, or (ii) a Participant’s misconduct,
fraud, disloyalty or dishonesty (as such terms may be defined by the Committee in its sole
discretion), or (iii) any unauthorized use or disclosure of confidential information or trade
secrets by a Participant, or (iv) a Participant’s negligence, malfeasance, breach of fiduciary
duties, neglect of duties, or (v) any material violation by a Participant of a written Company or
Affiliate policy or any material breach by a Participant of a written agreement with the Company or
Affiliate, or (vi) any other act or omission by a Participant that, in the opinion of the
Committee, could reasonably be expected to adversely affect the Company’s or an Affiliate’s
business, financial condition, prospects and/or reputation. In each of the foregoing subclauses
(i) through (vi), whether or not a “cause” event has occurred will determined by the Committee in
its sole discretion and the Committee’s determination shall be conclusive, final and binding.
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(e) “Change in Control” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events:
(i) A change in the composition of the Board of Directors occurs, as a result of which fewer
than one-half of the incumbent directors are directors who either:
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“look-back date” (as defined below) (the “original directors”); or
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Were elected, or nominated for election, to the
Board of Directors with the affirmative votes of at least a majority of
the aggregate of the original directors who were still in office at the
time of the election or nomination and the directors whose election or
nomination was previously so approved (the “continuing directors”); or
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(ii) Any “person” (as defined below) who by the acquisition or aggregation of securities, is
or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or
indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of
the Company’s then outstanding securities ordinarily (and apart from rights accruing under special
circumstances) having the right to vote at elections of directors (the “Base Capital Stock”);
except that any change in the relative beneficial ownership of the Company’s securities by any
person resulting solely from a reduction in the aggregate number of outstanding shares of Base
Capital Stock, and any decrease thereafter in such person’s ownership of securities, shall be
disregarded until such person increases in any manner, directly or indirectly, such person’s
beneficial ownership of any securities of the Company; or
(iii) The consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another entity
or any other corporate reorganization, if persons who were not stockholders of the Company
immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or other reorganization own immediately after such
merger, consolidation or other reorganization 50% or more of the voting power of the outstanding
securities of each of (A) the continuing or surviving entity and (B) any direct or indirect parent
corporation of such continuing or surviving entity; or
(iv) The sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s
assets.
For purposes of subsection (d)(i) above, the term “look-back” date shall mean the later of (1)
the Effective Date or (2) the date 24 months prior to the date of the event that may constitute a
Change in Control.
For purposes of subsection (d)(ii)) above, the term “person” shall have the same meaning as
when used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act but shall exclude (1) a trustee or other
fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan maintained by the Company or a Parent
or Subsidiary and (2) a corporation owned directly or indirectly by the stockholders of the Company
in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the Stock.
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Any other provision of this Section 2(d) notwithstanding, a transaction shall not constitute a
Change in Control if its sole purpose is to change the state of the Company’s incorporation or to
create a holding company that will be owned in substantially the same proportions by the persons
who held the Company’s securities immediately before such transaction, and a Change in Control
shall not be deemed to occur if the Company files a registration statement with the Securities and
Exchange Commission for the initial offering of Stock to the public.
(f) “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(g) “Committee” shall mean the Compensation Committee as designated by the Board of Directors,
which is authorized to administer the Plan, as described in Section 3 hereof.
(h) “Company” shall mean PeopleSupport, Inc.
(i) “Consultant” shall mean a consultant or advisor who provides bona fide services to the
Company, a Parent, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate as an independent contractor or a member of the
board of directors of a Parent or a Subsidiary who is not an Employee.
(j) “Employee” shall mean any individual who is a common-law employee of the Company, a Parent
or a Subsidiary.
(k) “Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(l) “Exercise Price” shall mean, in the case of an Option, the amount for which one Common
Share may be purchased upon exercise of such Option, as specified in the applicable Stock Option
Agreement. “Exercise Price,” in the case of a SAR, shall mean an amount, as specified in the
applicable SAR Agreement, which is subtracted from the Fair Market Value of one Common Share in
determining the amount payable upon exercise of such SAR.
(m) “Fair Market Value” with respect to a Share, shall mean the market price of one Share of
Stock, determined by the Committee as follows:
(i) If the Stock was traded over-the-counter on the date in question but was not traded on The
Nasdaq Stock Market, then the Fair Market Value shall be equal to the last transaction price quoted
for such date by the OTC Bulletin Board or, if not so quoted, shall be equal to the mean between
the last reported representative bid and asked prices quoted for such date by the principal
automated inter-dealer quotation system on which the Stock is quoted or, if the Stock is not quoted
on any such system, by the “Pink Sheets” published by the National Quotation Bureau, Inc.;
(ii) If the Stock was traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market, then the Fair Market Value shall be
equal to the last reported sale price quoted for such date by The Nasdaq Stock Market;
(iii) If the Stock was traded on a United States stock exchange on the date in question, then
the Fair Market Value shall be equal to the closing price reported for such date by the applicable
composite-transactions report; and
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(iv) If none of the foregoing provisions is applicable, then the Fair Market Value shall be
determined by the Committee in good faith on such basis as it deems appropriate.
In all cases, the determination of Fair Market Value by the Committee shall be conclusive and
binding on all persons.
(n) “ISO” shall mean an employee incentive stock option described in Section 422 of the Code.
(o) “Non-statutory Option” or “NSO” shall mean an employee stock option that is not an ISO.
(p) “Offeree” shall mean an individual to whom the Committee has offered the right to acquire
Shares under the Plan (other than upon exercise of an Option).
(q) “Option” shall mean an ISO or Non-statutory Option granted under the Plan and entitling
the holder to purchase Shares.
(r) “Optionee” shall mean an individual or estate who holds an Option or SAR.
(s) “Outside Director” shall mean a member of the Board of Directors who is not a common-law
employee of, or paid consultant to, the Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary.
(t) “Parent” shall mean any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of
corporations ending with the Company, if each of the corporations other than the Company owns stock
possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the
other corporations in such chain. A corporation that attains the status of a Parent on a date after
the adoption of the Plan shall be a Parent commencing as of such date.
(u) “Participant” shall mean an individual or estate who holds an Award.
(v) “Plan” shall mean this 2004 Stock Incentive Plan of PeopleSupport, Inc., as amended from
time to time.
(w) “Purchase Price” shall mean the consideration for which one Share may be acquired under
the Plan (other than upon exercise of an Option), as specified by the Committee.
(x) “Re-Price” shall mean that the Company has lowered or reduced the Exercise Price of
outstanding Options for any Participant(s) in a manner described by SEC Regulation S-K Item
402(d)(2)(viii) (or as described in any successor provision(s) or definition(s)).
(y) “Restricted Share” shall mean a Share awarded under the Plan.
(z) “Restricted Share Agreement” shall mean the agreement between the Company and the
recipient of a Restricted Share which contains the terms, conditions and restrictions pertaining to
such Restricted Shares.
(aa) “SAR” shall mean a stock appreciation right granted under the Plan.
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(bb) “SAR Agreement” shall mean the agreement between the Company and an Optionee which
contains the terms, conditions and restrictions pertaining to his or her SAR.
(cc) “Service” shall mean service as an Employee, Consultant or Outside Director.
(dd) “Share” shall mean one share of Stock, as adjusted in accordance with Section 11 (if
applicable).
(ee) “Stock” shall mean the Common Stock of the Company.
(ff) “Stock Option Agreement” shall mean the agreement between the Company and an Optionee
that contains the terms, conditions and restrictions pertaining to his Option.
(gg) “Stock Unit” shall mean a bookkeeping entry representing the equivalent of one Share, as
awarded under the Plan.
(hh) “Stock Unit Agreement” shall mean the agreement between the Company and the recipient of
a Stock Unit which contains the terms, conditions and restrictions pertaining to such Stock Unit.
(ii) “Subsidiary” shall mean any corporation, if the Company and/or one or more other
Subsidiaries own not less than 50% of the total combined voting power of all classes of outstanding
stock of such corporation. A corporation that attains the status of a Subsidiary on a date after
the adoption of the Plan shall be considered a Subsidiary commencing as of such date.
(jj) “Total and Permanent Disability” shall mean that the Optionee is unable to engage in any
substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment
that can be expected to result in death or that has lasted, or can be expected to last, for a
continuous period of not less than 12 months.
SECTION 3. ADMINISTRATION.
(a)
Committee Composition
. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The
Committee shall consist of two or more directors of the Company, who shall be appointed by the
Board of Directors. In addition, the composition of the Committee shall satisfy (i) such
requirements as the Securities and Exchange Commission may establish for administrators acting
under plans intended to qualify for exemption under Rule 16b-3 (or its successor) under the
Exchange Act; and (ii) such requirements as the Internal Revenue Service may establish for outside
directors acting under plans intended to qualify for exemption under Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the
Code.
(b)
Committee for Non-Officer Grants
. The Board of Directors may also appoint one or
more separate committees of the Board of Directors, each composed of one or more directors of the
Company who need not satisfy the requirements of Section 3(a), who may administer the Plan with
respect to Employees who are not considered officers or directors of the Company under Section 16
of the Exchange Act, may grant Awards under the Plan to such Employees and may determine all terms
of such grants. Within the limitations of the preceding sentence, any
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reference in the Plan to the Committee shall include such committee or committees appointed
pursuant to the preceding sentence. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Board of
Directors may also authorize one or more officers of the Company to designate Employees, other than
officers under Section 16 of the Exchange Act, to receive Awards and/or to determine the number of
such Awards to be received by such persons; provided, however, that the Board of Directors shall
specify the total number of Awards that such officers may so award. The Board of Directors may not
authorize an officer to designate himself as a recipient of an Award.
(c)
Committee Procedures
. The Board of Directors shall designate one of the members of
the Committee as chairman. The Committee may hold meetings at such times and places as it shall
determine. The acts of a majority of the Committee members present at meetings at which a quorum
exists, or acts reduced to or approved in writing by all Committee members, shall be valid acts of
the Committee.
(d)
Committee Responsibilities
. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee
shall have full authority and discretion to take the following actions:
(i) To interpret the Plan and to apply its provisions;
(ii) To adopt, amend or rescind rules, procedures and forms relating to the Plan;
(iii) To authorize any person to execute, on behalf of the Company, any instrument required to
carry out the purposes of the Plan;
(iv) To determine when Awards are to be granted under the Plan;
(v) To select the Offerees and Optionees;
(vi) To determine the number of Shares to be made subject to each Award;
(vii) To prescribe the terms and conditions of each Award, including (without limitation) the
Exercise Price and Purchase Price, and the vesting or duration of the Award (including accelerating
the vesting of Awards, either at the time of the Award or thereafter, without the consent of the
Participant), to determine whether an Option is to be classified as an ISO or as a Non-statutory
Option, and to specify the provisions of the agreement relating to such Award;
(viii) To amend any outstanding Award agreement, subject to applicable legal restrictions and
to the consent of the Participant if the Participant’s rights or obligations would be materially
impaired;
(ix) To prescribe the consideration for the grant of each Award or other right under the Plan
and to determine the sufficiency of such consideration;
(x) To determine the disposition of each Award or other right under the Plan in the event of a
Participant’s divorce or dissolution of marriage;
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(xi) To determine whether Awards under the Plan will be granted in replacement of other grants
under an incentive or other compensation plan of an acquired business;
(xii) To correct any defect, supply any omission, or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan
or any Award agreement;
(xiii) To establish or verify the extent of satisfaction of any performance goals or other
conditions applicable to the grant, issuance, exercisability, vesting and/or ability to retain any
Award;
(xiv) To extend the post-termination exercise term, or waive restrictions, of Awards at any
time and under such terms and conditions as it deems appropriate; and
(xv) To take any other actions deemed necessary or advisable for the administration of the
Plan.
Subject to the requirements of applicable law, the Committee may designate persons other than
members of the Committee to carry out its responsibilities and may prescribe such conditions and
limitations as it may deem appropriate, except that the Committee may not delegate its authority
with regard to the selection for participation of or the granting of Awards under the Plan to
persons subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act. All decisions, interpretations and other actions
of the Committee shall be final and binding on all Offerees, all Optionees, and all persons
deriving their rights from an Offeree or Optionee. No member of the Committee shall be liable for
any action that he has taken or has failed to take in good faith with respect to the Plan, any
Option, or any right to acquire Shares under the Plan.
SECTION 4. ELIGIBILITY.
(a)
General Rule
. Only Employees shall be eligible for the grant of ISOs. Only
Employees, Consultants and Outside Directors shall be eligible for the grant of Restricted Shares,
Stock Units, Nonstatutory Options or SARs.
(b)
Grants to Outside Directors
.
(i) The Board of Directors, on the recommendation of the Committee, may in its discretion,
grant Awards to Outside Directors.
(ii) All Awards granted to an Outside Director under this Section 4(b) shall terminate on the
earlier of (A) the day before the tenth anniversary of the date of grant of such Award or (B) the
date twelve months after the termination of such Outside Director’s Service for any reason;
provided, however, that any such Awards that are not vested upon the termination of the Outside
Director’s Service for any reason shall terminate immediately and may not be exercised.
(c)
Ten-Percent Stockholders
. An Employee who owns more than 10% of the total combined
voting power of all classes of outstanding stock of the Company, a Parent or Subsidiary
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shall not be eligible for the grant of an ISO unless such grant satisfies the requirements of
Section 422(c)(5) of the Code.
(d)
Attribution Rules
. For purposes of Section 4(c) above, in determining stock
ownership, an Employee shall be deemed to own the stock owned, directly or indirectly, by or for
such Employee’s brothers, sisters, spouse, ancestors and lineal descendants. Stock owned, directly
or indirectly, by or for a corporation, partnership, estate or trust shall be deemed to be owned
proportionately by or for its stockholders, partners or beneficiaries.
(e)
Outstanding Stock
. For purposes of Section 4(c) above, “outstanding stock” shall
include all stock actually issued and outstanding immediately after the grant. “Outstanding stock”
shall not include shares authorized for issuance under outstanding options held by the Employee or
by any other person.
SECTION 5. STOCK SUBJECT TO PLAN.
(a)
Basic Limitation
. Shares offered under the Plan shall be authorized but unissued
Shares or treasury Shares. The aggregate number of Shares authorized for issuance as Awards under
the Plan shall not exceed 4,007,214 Shares, plus (x) any Shares remaining available for grant of
awards under the Company’s 1998 Stock Incentive Plan on the effective date of the Plan (including
Shares subject to outstanding options under the Company’s 1998 Stock Incentive Plan on the
effective date of this Plan that are subsequently forfeited or terminate for any other reason
before being exercised and unvested Shares that are forfeited pursuant to such plan after the
effective date of this Plan) and (y) an annual increase on the first day of each fiscal year during
the term of the Plan, beginning January 1, 2009, in each case in an amount equal to the lesser of
(i) 1,100,000 Shares, (ii) 4% of the outstanding Shares on the last day of the immediately
preceding year, or (iii) an amount determined by the Board of Directors. The aggregate number of
Shares that may be issued pursuant to the exercise of ISOs under the Plan shall not exceed 180,000
Shares. The limitations of this Section 5(a) shall be subject to adjustment pursuant to Section
11. The number of Shares that are subject to Options or other rights outstanding at any time under
the Plan shall not exceed the number of Shares which then remain available for issuance under the
Plan. The Company, during the term of the Plan, shall at all times reserve and keep available
sufficient Shares to satisfy the requirements of the Plan.
(b)
Award Limitation
. Subject to the adjustment provisions of Section 11, no
Participant may receive Options, SARs, Restricted Shares or Stock Units under the Plan in any
calendar year that in the aggregate relate to more than 180,000 Shares, except that grants to a
Participant in the calendar year in which his or her service first commences shall not in the
aggregate relate to more than 720,000 Shares.
(c)
Additional Shares
. If Restricted Shares or Shares issued upon the exercise of
Options are forfeited, then such Shares shall again become available for Awards under the Plan. If
Stock Units, Options or SARs are forfeited or terminate for any other reason before being
exercised, then the corresponding Shares shall again become available for Awards under the Plan. If
Stock Units are settled, then only the number of Shares (if any) actually issued in settlement of
such Stock Units shall reduce the number available under Section 5(a) and the balance shall again
become available for Awards under the Plan. If SARs are exercised, then
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only the number of Shares (if any) actually issued in settlement of such SARs shall reduce the
number available in Section 5(a) and the balance shall again become available for Awards under the
Plan.
SECTION 6. RESTRICTED SHARES.
(a)
Restricted Stock Agreement
. Each grant of Restricted Shares under the Plan shall
be evidenced by a Restricted Stock Agreement between the recipient and the Company. Such Restricted
Shares shall be subject to all applicable terms of the Plan and may be subject to any other terms
that are not inconsistent with the Plan. The provisions of the various Restricted Stock Agreements
entered into under the Plan need not be identical.
(b)
Payment for Awards
. Subject to the following sentence, Restricted Shares may be
sold or awarded under the Plan for such consideration as the Committee may determine, including
(without limitation) cash, cash equivalents, full-recourse promissory notes, past services and
future services. To the extent that an Award consists of newly issued Restricted Shares, the Award
recipient shall furnish consideration with a value not less than the par value of such Restricted
Shares in the form of cash, cash equivalents, or past services rendered to the Company (or a Parent
or Subsidiary), as the Committee may determine.
(c)
Vesting
. Each Award of Restricted Shares may or may not be subject to vesting.
Vesting shall occur, in full or in installments, upon satisfaction of the conditions specified in
the Restricted Stock Agreement. A Restricted Stock Agreement may provide for accelerated vesting in
the event of the Participant’s death, disability or retirement or other events. The Committee may
determine, at the time of granting Restricted Shares of thereafter, that all or part of such
Restricted Shares shall become vested in the event that a Change in Control occurs with respect to
the Company.
(d)
Voting and Dividend Rights
. The holders of Restricted Shares awarded under the
Plan shall have the same voting, dividend and other rights as the Company’s other stockholders. A
Restricted Stock Agreement, however, may require that the holders of Restricted Shares invest any
cash dividends received in additional Restricted Shares. Such additional Restricted Shares shall be
subject to the same conditions and restrictions as the Award with respect to which the dividends
were paid.
(e)
Restrictions on Transfer of Shares
. Restricted Shares shall be subject to such
rights of repurchase, rights of first refusal or other restrictions as the Committee may determine.
Such restrictions shall be set forth in the applicable Restricted Stock Agreement and shall apply
in addition to any general restrictions that may apply to all holders of Shares.
SECTION 7. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS.
(a)
Stock Option Agreement
. Each grant of an Option under the Plan shall be evidenced
by a Stock Option Agreement between the Optionee and the Company. Such Option shall be subject to
all applicable terms and conditions of the Plan and may be subject to any other terms and
conditions which are not inconsistent with the Plan and which the Committee deems appropriate for
inclusion in a Stock Option Agreement. The Stock Option Agreement shall specify whether the Option
is an ISO or an NSO. The provisions of the various Stock Option
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Agreements entered into under the Plan need not be identical. Options may be granted in
consideration of a reduction in the Optionee’s other compensation.
(b)
Number of Shares
. Each Stock Option Agreement shall specify the number of Shares
that are subject to the Option and shall provide for the adjustment of such number in accordance
with Section 11.
(c)
Exercise Price
. Each Stock Option Agreement shall specify the Exercise Price. The
Exercise Price of an Option shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the
date of grant, except as otherwise provided in 4(c). Subject to the foregoing in this Section
7(c), the Exercise Price under any Option shall be determined by the Committee at its sole
discretion. The Exercise Price shall be payable in one of the forms described in Section 8.
(d)
Withholding Taxes
. As a condition to the exercise of an Option, the Optionee shall
make such arrangements as the Committee may require for the satisfaction of any federal, state,
local or foreign withholding tax obligations that may arise in connection with such exercise. The
Optionee shall also make such arrangements as the Committee may require for the satisfaction of any
federal, state, local or foreign withholding tax obligations that may arise in connection with the
disposition of Shares acquired by exercising an Option.
(e)
Exercisability and Term
. Each Stock Option Agreement shall specify the date when
all or any installment of the Option is to become exercisable. The Stock Option Agreement shall
also specify the term of the Option; provided that the term of an ISO shall in no event exceed 10
years from the date of grant (five years for Employees described in Section 4(c). A Stock Option
Agreement may provide for accelerated exercisability in the event of the Optionee’s death,
disability, or retirement or other events and may provide for expiration prior to the end of its
term in the event of the termination of the Optionee’s Service. Options may be awarded in
combination with SARs, and such an Award may provide that the Options will not be exercisable
unless the related SARs are forfeited. Subject to the foregoing in this Section 7(e), the Committee
at its sole discretion shall determine when all or any installment of an Option is to become
exercisable and when an Option is to expire.
(f)
Exercise of Options
. Upon Termination of Service. Each Stock Option Agreement
shall set forth the extent to which the Optionee shall have the right to exercise the Option
following termination of the Optionee’s Service with the Company and its Subsidiaries, and the
right to exercise the Option of any executors or administrators of the Optionee’s estate or any
person who has acquired such Option(s) directly from the Optionee by bequest or inheritance. Such
provisions shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, need not be uniform among
all Options issued pursuant to the Plan, and may reflect distinctions based on the reasons for
termination of Service.
(g)
Effect of Change in Control
. The Committee may determine, at the time of granting
an Option or thereafter, that such Option shall become exercisable as to all or part of the Shares
subject to such Option in the event that a Change in Control occurs with respect to the Company.
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(h)
Leaves of Absence
. An Employee’s Service shall cease when such Employee ceases to
be actively employed by, or a Consultant to, the Company (or any subsidiary) as determined in the
sole discretion of the Board of Directors. For purposes of Options, Service does not terminate when
an Employee goes on a bona fide leave of absence, that was approved by the Company in writing, if
the terms of the leave provide for continued service crediting, or when continued service crediting
is required by applicable law. However, for purposes of determining whether an Option is entitled
to ISO status, an Employee’s Service will be treated as terminating 90 days after such Employee
went on leave, unless such Employee’s right to return to active work is guaranteed by law or by a
contract. Service terminates in any event when the approved leave ends, unless such Employee
immediately returns to active work. The Company determines which leaves count toward Service, and
when Service terminates for all purposes under the Plan.
(i)
No Rights as a Stockholder
. An Optionee, or a transferee of an Optionee, shall
have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any Shares covered by his Option until the date of
the issuance of a stock certificate for such Shares. No adjustments shall be made, except as
provided in Section 11.
(j)
Modification, Extension and Renewal of Options
. Within the limitations of the
Plan, the Committee may modify, extend or renew outstanding options or may accept the cancellation
of outstanding options (to the extent not previously exercised), whether or not granted hereunder,
in return for the grant of new Options for the same or a different number of Shares and at the same
or a different exercise price, or in return for the grant of the same or a different number of
Shares. The Committee may only Re-Price outstanding Options upon the affirmative vote of the
stockholders. The foregoing notwithstanding, no modification of an Option shall, without the
consent of the Optionee, materially impair his or her rights or obligations under such Option.
(k)
Restrictions on Transfer of Shares
. Any Shares issued upon exercise of an Option
shall be subject to such special forfeiture conditions, rights of repurchase, rights of first
refusal and other transfer restrictions as the Committee may determine. Such restrictions shall be
set forth in the applicable Stock Option Agreement and shall apply in addition to any general
restrictions that may apply to all holders of Shares.
(l)
Buyout Provisions
. Upon the affirmative vote of the stockholders, the Committee
may (a) offer to buy out for a payment in cash or cash equivalents an Option previously granted or
(b) authorize an Optionee to elect to cash out an Option previously granted, in either case at such
time and based upon such terms and conditions as the Committee shall establish.
SECTION 8. PAYMENT FOR SHARES.
(a)
General Rule
. The entire Exercise Price or Purchase Price of Shares issued under
the Plan shall be payable in lawful money of the United States of America at the time when such
Shares are purchased, except as provided in Section 8(b) through Section 8(g) below.
(b)
Surrender of Stock
. To the extent that a Stock Option Agreement so provides,
payment may be made all or in part by surrendering, or attesting to the ownership of, Shares
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which have already been owned by the Optionee or his representative. Such Shares shall be
valued at their Fair Market Value on the date when the new Shares are purchased under the Plan. The
Optionee shall not surrender, or attest to the ownership of, Shares in payment of the Exercise
Price if such action would cause the Company to recognize compensation expense (or additional
compensation expense) with respect to the Option for financial reporting purposes.
(c)
Services Rendered
. At the discretion of the Committee, Shares may be awarded under
the Plan in consideration of services rendered to the Company or a Subsidiary prior to the award.
If Shares are awarded without the payment of a Purchase Price in cash, the Committee shall make a
determination (at the time of the award) of the value of the services rendered by the Offeree and
the sufficiency of the consideration to meet the requirements of Section 6(b).
(d)
Cashless Exercise
. To the extent that a Stock Option Agreement so provides,
payment may be made all or in part by delivery (on a form prescribed by the Committee) of an
irrevocable direction to a securities broker to sell Shares and to deliver all or part of the sale
proceeds to the Company in payment of the aggregate Exercise Price.
(e)
Net Exercise
. To the extent that a Stock Option Agreement so provides, payment may
be made all or in part through a “net exercise” arrangement pursuant to which the number of Shares
issued to the Optionee in connection with the Optionee’s exercise of the Option will be reduced by
the Company’s retention of a portion of such Shares. Upon such a net exercise of an Option, the
Optionee will receive a net number of Shares that is equal to (i) the number of Shares as to which
the Option is being exercised minus (ii) the quotient (rounded down to the nearest whole number) of
the aggregate Exercise Price of the Shares being exercised divided by the Fair Market Value of a
Share on the Option exercise date. The number of Shares covered by clause (ii) will be retained by
the Company and not delivered to the Optionee. No fractional Shares will be created as a result of
a net exercise and the Optionee must contemporaneously pay for any portion of the aggregate
Exercise Price that is not covered by the Shares retained by the Company under clause (ii).
(f)
Exercise/Pledge
. To the extent that a Stock Option Agreement so provides, payment
may be made all or in part by delivery (on a form prescribed by the Committee) of an irrevocable
direction to a securities broker or lender to pledge Shares, as security for a loan, and to deliver
all or part of the loan proceeds to the Company in payment of the aggregate Exercise Price.
(g)
Promissory Note
. To the extent that a Stock Option Agreement or Restricted Stock
Agreement so provides, payment may be made all or in part by delivering (on a form prescribed by
the Company) a full-recourse promissory note. However, the par value of the Common Shares being
purchased under the Plan, if newly issued, shall be paid in cash or cash equivalents.
(h)
Other Forms of Payment
. To the extent that a Stock Option Agreement or Restricted
Stock Agreement so provides, payment may be made in any other form that is consistent with
applicable laws, regulations and rules.
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(i)
Limitations under Applicable Law
. Notwithstanding anything herein or in a Stock
Option Agreement or Restricted Stock Agreement to the contrary, payment may not be made in any form
that is unlawful, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.
SECTION 9. STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS.
(a)
SAR Agreement
. Each grant of a SAR under the Plan shall be evidenced by a SAR
Agreement between the Optionee and the Company. Such SAR shall be subject to all applicable terms
of the Plan and may be subject to any other terms that are not inconsistent with the Plan. The
provisions of the various SAR Agreements entered into under the Plan need not be identical. SARs
may be granted in consideration of a reduction in the Optionee’s other compensation.
(b)
Number of Shares
. Each SAR Agreement shall specify the number of Shares to which
the SAR pertains and shall provide for the adjustment of such number in accordance with Section 11.
(c)
Exercise Price
. Each SAR Agreement shall specify the Exercise Price. The Exercise
Price of SAR shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant.
A SAR Agreement may specify an Exercise Price that varies in accordance with a predetermined
formula while the SAR is outstanding.
(d)
Exercisability and Term
. Each SAR Agreement shall specify the date when all or any
installment of the SAR is to become exercisable. The SAR Agreement shall also specify the term of
the SAR. A SAR Agreement may provide for accelerated exercisability in the event of the Optionee’s
death, disability or retirement or other events and may provide for expiration prior to the end of
its term in the event of the termination of the Optionee’s service. SARs may be awarded in
combination with Options, and such an Award may provide that the SARs will not be exercisable
unless the related Options are forfeited. A SAR may be included in an ISO only at the time of grant
but may be included in an NSO at the time of grant or thereafter. A SAR granted under the Plan may
provide that it will be exercisable only in the event of a Change in Control.
(e)
Effect of Change in Control
. The Committee may determine, at the time of granting
a SAR or thereafter, that such SAR shall become fully exercisable as to all Common Shares subject
to such SAR in the event that a Change in Control occurs with respect to the Company.
(f)
Exercise of SARs
. Upon exercise of a SAR, the Optionee (or any person having the
right to exercise the SAR after his or her death) shall receive from the Company (a) Shares, (b)
cash or (c) a combination of Shares and cash, as the Committee shall determine. The amount of cash
and/or the Fair Market Value of Shares received upon exercise of SARs shall, in the aggregate, be
equal to the amount by which the Fair Market Value (on the date of surrender) of the Shares subject
to the SARs exceeds the Exercise Price.
(g)
Modification or Assumption of SARs
. Within the limitations of the Plan, the
Committee may modify, extend or assume outstanding SARs or may accept the cancellation of
outstanding SARs (whether granted by the Company or by another issuer) in return for the grant
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of new SARs for the same or a different number of shares and at the same or a different
exercise price. The Committee may only Re-Price outstanding SARs upon the affirmative vote of the
stockholders. The foregoing notwithstanding, no modification of a SAR shall, without the consent
of the holder, materially impair his or her rights or obligations under such SAR.
SECTION 10. STOCK UNITS.
(a)
Stock Unit Agreement
. Each grant of Stock Units under the Plan shall be evidenced
by a Stock Unit Agreement between the recipient and the Company. Such Stock Units shall be subject
to all applicable terms of the Plan and may be subject to any other terms that are not inconsistent
with the Plan. The provisions of the various Stock Unit Agreements entered into under the Plan need
not be identical. Stock Units may be granted in consideration of a reduction in the recipient’s
other compensation.
(b)
Payment for Awards
. To the extent that an Award is granted in the form of Stock
Units, no cash consideration shall be required of the Award recipients.
(c)
Vesting Conditions
. Each Award of Stock Units may or may not be subject to
vesting. Vesting shall occur, in full or in installments, upon satisfaction of the conditions
specified in the Stock Unit Agreement. A Stock Unit Agreement may provide for accelerated vesting
in the event of the Participant’s death, disability or retirement or other events. The Committee
may determine, at the time of granting Stock Units or thereafter, that all or part of such Stock
Units shall become vested in the event that a Change in Control occurs with respect to the Company.
(d)
Voting and Dividend Rights
. The holders of Stock Units shall have no voting
rights. Prior to settlement or forfeiture, any Stock Unit awarded under the Plan may, at the
Committee’s discretion, carry with it a right to dividend equivalents. Such right entitles the
holder to be credited with an amount equal to all cash dividends paid on one Share while the Stock
Unit is outstanding. Dividend equivalents may be converted into additional Stock Units. Settlement
of dividend equivalents may be made in the form of cash, in the form of Shares, or in a combination
of both. Prior to distribution, any dividend equivalents which are not paid shall be subject to the
same conditions and restrictions (including without limitation, any forfeiture conditions) as the
Stock Units to which they attach.
(e)
Form and Time of Settlement of Stock Units
. Settlement of vested Stock Units may
be made in the form of (a) cash, (b) Shares or (c) any combination of both, as determined by the
Committee. The actual number of Stock Units eligible for settlement may be larger or smaller than
the number included in the original Award, based on predetermined performance factors. Methods of
converting Stock Units into cash may include (without limitation) a method based on the average
Fair Market Value of Shares over a series of trading days. Vested Stock Units may be settled in a
lump sum or in installments. The distribution may occur or commence when all vesting conditions
applicable to the Stock Units have been satisfied or have lapsed, or it may be deferred to any
later date. The amount of a deferred distribution may be increased by an interest factor or by
dividend equivalents. Until an Award of Stock Units is settled, the number of such Stock Units
shall be subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 11.
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(f)
Death of Recipient
. Any Stock Units Award that becomes payable after the
recipient’s death shall be distributed to the recipient’s beneficiary or beneficiaries. Each
recipient of a Stock Units Award under the Plan shall designate one or more beneficiaries for this
purpose by filing the prescribed form with the Company. A beneficiary designation may be changed by
filing the prescribed form with the Company at any time before the Award recipient’s death. If no
beneficiary was designated or if no designated beneficiary survives the Award recipient, then any
Stock Units Award that becomes payable after the recipient’s death shall be distributed to the
recipient’s estate.
(g)
Creditors’ Rights
. A holder of Stock Units shall have no rights other than those
of a general creditor of the Company. Stock Units represent an unfunded and unsecured obligation of
the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable Stock Unit Agreement.
SECTION 11. ADJUSTMENT OF SHARES.
(a)
Adjustments
. In the event of a subdivision of the outstanding Stock, a declaration
of a dividend payable in Shares, a declaration of a dividend payable in a form other than Shares in
an amount that has a material effect on the price of Shares, a combination or consolidation of the
outstanding Stock (by reclassification or otherwise) into a lesser number of Shares, a
recapitalization, a spin-off or a similar occurrence, the Committee shall make such equitable and
proportionate adjustments as it, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate in one or more of:
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Except as provided in this Section 11, a Participant shall have no rights by reason of any issue by
the Company of stock of any class or securities convertible into stock of any class, any
subdivision or consolidation of shares of stock of any class, the payment of any stock dividend or
any other increase or decrease in the number of shares of stock of any class.
(b)
Dissolution or Liquidation
. To the extent not previously exercised or settled,
Options, SARs and Stock Units shall terminate immediately prior to the dissolution or liquidation
of the Company.
(c)
Reorganizations
. In the event that the Company is a party to a merger or other
reorganization, outstanding Awards shall be subject to the agreement of merger or reorganization.
Such agreement shall provide for:
(i) The continuation of the outstanding Awards by the Company, if the Company is a surviving
corporation;
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(ii) The assumption of the outstanding Awards by the surviving corporation or its parent or
subsidiary;
(iii) The substitution by the surviving corporation or its parent or subsidiary of its own
awards for the outstanding Awards;
(iv) Full exercisability or vesting and accelerated expiration of the outstanding Awards;
(v) Settlement of the full value of the outstanding Awards in cash or cash equivalents
followed by cancellation of such Awards; or
(vi) Cancellation of outstanding Awards without consideration.
(d)
Reservation of Rights
. Except as provided in this Section 11, an Optionee or
Offeree shall have no rights by reason of any subdivision or consolidation of shares of stock of
any class, the payment of any dividend or any other increase or decrease in the number of shares of
stock of any class. Any issue by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities
convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall not affect, and no adjustment by reason
thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or Exercise Price of Shares subject to an Option.
The grant of an Option pursuant to the Plan shall not affect in any way the right or power of the
Company to make adjustments, reclassifications, reorganizations or changes of its capital or
business structure, to merge or consolidate or to dissolve, liquidate, sell or transfer all or any
part of its business or assets.
(e)
Fractional Shares
. Any adjustment of Shares pursuant to this Section 11 shall be
rounded down to the nearest whole number of Shares. Under no circumstances shall the Company be
required to authorize or issue fractional shares and no consideration shall be provided as a result
of any fractional shares not being issued or authorized.
SECTION 12. DEFERRAL OF AWARDS.
The Committee (in its sole discretion) may permit or require a Participant to:
(a) Have cash that otherwise would be paid to such Participant as a result of the exercise of
a SAR or the settlement of Stock Units credited to a deferred compensation account established for
such Participant by the Committee as an entry on the Company’s books;
(b) Have Shares that otherwise would be delivered to such Participant as a result of the
exercise of an Option or SAR converted into an equal number of Stock Units; or
(c) Have Shares that otherwise would be delivered to such Participant as a result of the
exercise of an Option or SAR or the settlement of Stock Units converted into amounts credited to a
deferred compensation account stablished for such Participant by the Committee as an entry on the
Company’s books. Such amounts shall be determined by reference to the Fair Market Value of such
Shares as of the date when they otherwise would have been delivered to such Participant.
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(d) A deferred compensation account established under this Section 12 may be credited with
interest or other forms of investment return, as determined by the Committee. A Participant for
whom such an account is established shall have no rights other than those of a general creditor of
the Company. Such an account shall represent an unfunded and unsecured obligation of the Company
and shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable agreement between such
Participant and the Company. If the deferral or conversion of Awards is permitted or required, the
Committee (in its sole discretion) may establish rules, procedures and forms pertaining to such
Awards, including (without limitation) the settlement of deferred compensation accounts established
under this Section 12.
SECTION 13. AWARDS UNDER OTHER PLANS.
The Company may grant awards under other plans or programs. Such awards may be settled in the
form of Shares issued under this Plan. Such Shares shall be treated for all purposes under the Plan
like Shares issued in settlement of Stock Units and shall, when issued, reduce the number of Shares
available under Section 5.
SECTION 14. PAYMENT OF DIRECTOR’S FEES IN SECURITIES.
(a)
Effective Date
. No provision of this Section 14 shall be effective unless and
until the Board of Directors has determined to implement such provision.
(b)
Elections to Receive NSOs, Restricted Shares or Stock Units
. An Outside Director
may elect to receive his or her annual retainer payments and/or meeting fees from the Company in
the form of cash, NSOs, Restricted Shares or Stock Units, or a combination thereof, as determined
by the Board of Directors. Such NSOs, Restricted Shares and Stock Units shall be issued under the
Plan. An election under this Section 14 shall be filed with the Company on the prescribed form.
(c)
Number and Terms of NSOs, Restricted Shares or Stock Units
. The number of NSOs,
Restricted Shares or Stock Units to be granted to Outside Directors in lieu of annual retainers and
meeting fees that would otherwise be paid in cash shall be calculated in a manner determined by the
Board of Directors. The terms of such NSOs, Restricted Shares or Stock Units shall also be
determined by the Board of Directors.
SECTION 15. LEGAL AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS.
Shares shall not be issued under the Plan unless the issuance and delivery of such Shares
complies with (or is exempt from) all applicable requirements of law, including (without
limitation) the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder, state securities laws and regulations and the regulations of any stock exchange on
which the Company’s securities may then be listed, and the Company has obtained the approval or
favorable ruling from any governmental agency which the Company determines is necessary or
advisable. The Company shall not be liable to a Participant or other persons as to: (a) the
non-issuance or sale of Shares as to which the Company has been unable to obtain from any
regulatory body having jurisdiction the authority deemed by the Company’s counsel to be necessary
to the lawful issuance and sale of any Shares under the Plan; and (b) any tax
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expected, but not realized, by any Participant or other person due to the receipt, exercise or
settlement of any Award granted under the Plan.
SECTION 16. WITHHOLDING TAXES.
(a)
General
. To the extent required by applicable federal, state, local or foreign
law, a Participant or his or her successor shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Company for
the satisfaction of any withholding tax obligations that arise in connection with the Plan. The
Company shall not be required to issue any Shares or make any cash payment under the Plan until
such obligations are satisfied.
(b)
Share Withholding
. The Committee may permit a Participant to satisfy all or part
of his or her withholding or income tax obligations by having the Company withhold all or a portion
of any Shares that otherwise would be issued to him or her or by surrendering all or a portion of
any Shares that he or she previously acquired. Such Shares shall be valued at their Fair Market
Value on the date when taxes otherwise would be withheld in cash. In no event may a Participant
have Shares withheld that would otherwise be issued to him or her in excess of the number necessary
to satisfy the legally required minimum tax withholding.
SECTION 17. OTHER PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO AWARDS.
(a)
Transferability
. Unless the agreement evidencing an Award (or an amendment thereto
authorized by the Committee) expressly provides otherwise, no Award granted under this Plan, nor
any interest in such Award, may be sold, assigned, conveyed, gifted, pledged, hypothecated or
otherwise transferred in any manner (prior to the vesting and lapse of any and all restrictions
applicable to Shares issued under such Award), other than by will or the laws of descent and
distribution; provided, however, that an ISO may be transferred or assigned only to the extent
consistent with Section 422 of the Code. Any purported assignment, transfer or encumbrance in
violation of this Section 17(a) shall be void and unenforceable against the Company.
(b)
Qualifying Performance Criteria
. The number of Shares or other benefits granted,
issued, retainable and/or vested under an Award may be made subject to the attainment of
performance goals for a specified period of time relating to one or more of the following
performance criteria, either individually, alternatively or in any combination, applied to either
the Company as a whole or to a business unit or Subsidiary, either individually, alternatively or
in any combination, and measured either annually or cumulatively over a period of years, on an
absolute basis or relative to a pre-established target, to previous years’ results or to a
designated comparison group or index, in each case as specified by the Committee in the Award: (a)
cash flow, (b) earnings per share, (c) earnings before interest, taxes and amortization, (d) return
on equity, (e) total stockholder return, (f) share price performance, (g) return on capital, (h)
return on assets or net assets, (i) revenue, (j) income or net income, (k) operating income or net
operating income, (l) operating profit or net operating profit, (m) operating margin or profit
margin, (n) return on operating revenue, (o) return on invested capital, (p) market segment shares
(q) liquidity, (r) management, (s) human resources, (t) corporate governance, (u) legal matters,
(v) internal controls, (w) policies and procedures, (x) accounting and reporting, (y) information
technology, (z) site, plant or building development, (aa) business development, (bb) strategic
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alliances, licensing and partnering, (cc) mergers and acquisitions or divestitures, and (dd)
financings (“Qualifying Performance Criteria”). The Committee may appropriately adjust any
evaluation of performance under a Qualifying Performance Criteria to exclude any of the following
events that occurs during a performance period: (i) asset write-downs, (ii) litigation or claim
judgments or settlements, (iii) the effect of changes in tax law, accounting principles or other
such laws or provisions affecting reported results, (iv) accruals for reorganization and
restructuring programs and (v) any extraordinary nonrecurring items as described in Accounting
Principles Board Opinion No. 30 and/or in managements’ discussion and analysis of financial
condition and results of operations appearing in the Company’s annual report to stockholders for
the applicable year. The Committee shall determine the Qualifying Performance Criteria not later
than the 90th day of the performance period, and shall determine and certify, for each Participant,
the extent to which the Qualifying Performance Criteria have been met. The Committee may not in any
event increase the amount of compensation payable under the Plan upon the attainment of a
Qualifying Performance Goal to a Participant who is a “covered employee” within the meaning of
Section 162(m) of the Code.
SECTION 18. NO EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS.
No provision of the Plan, nor any right or Option granted under the Plan, shall be construed
to give any person any right to become, to be treated as, or to remain an Employee. The Company and
its Subsidiaries reserve the right to terminate any person’s Service at any time and for any
reason, with or without notice.
SECTION 19. DURATION AND AMENDMENTS.
(a)
Term of the Plan
. The Plan, as set forth herein, shall terminate automatically on
July 21, 2014 and may be terminated on any earlier date pursuant to Subsection (b) below.
(b)
Right to Amend or Terminate the Plan
. The Board of Directors may amend the Plan at
any time and from time to time. Rights and obligations under any Award granted before amendment of
the Plan shall not be materially impaired by such amendment, except with consent of the
Participant. An amendment of the Plan shall be subject to the approval of the Company’s
stockholders only to the extent required by applicable laws, regulations or rules.
(c)
Effect of Termination
. No Awards shall be granted under the Plan after the
termination thereof. The termination of the Plan shall not affect Awards previously granted under
the Plan.
SECTION 20. GENERAL.
(a)
Suspension or Termination of Awards
. If at any time (including after a notice of
exercise has been delivered) the Committee (or the Board of Directors), reasonably believes that a
Participant has committed an act of Cause (which includes a failure to act), the Committee (or
Board) may suspend the Participant’s right to exercise any Option (or vesting of Stock Awards)
pending a determination of whether there was in fact an act of Cause. If the Committee (or the
Board) determines a Participant has committed an act of Cause, neither the Participant nor his or
her estate shall be entitled to exercise any outstanding Option whatsoever and all of
Participant’s
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outstanding Awards shall then terminate without consideration. Any determination by
the Committee (or the Board of Directors) with respect to the foregoing shall be final, conclusive
and binding on all interested parties.
(b)
Electronic Communications
. Subject to compliance with applicable law and/or
regulations, an Award agreement or other documentation or notices relating to the Plan and/or
Awards may be communicated to Participants by electronic media.
(c)
Unfunded Plan
. Insofar as it provides for Awards, the Plan shall be unfunded.
Although bookkeeping accounts may be established with respect to Participants who are granted
Awards under this Plan, any such accounts will be used merely as a bookkeeping convenience. The
Company shall not be required to segregate any assets which may at any time be represented by
Awards, nor shall this Plan be construed as providing for such segregation, nor shall the Company
or the Committee be deemed to be a trustee of stock or cash to be awarded under the Plan.
(d)
Reformation
. In the event any provision of this Plan shall be held illegal or
invalid for any reason, such provisions will be reformed by the Board if possible and to the extent
needed in order to be held legal and valid. If it is not possible to reform the illegal or invalid
provisions then the illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts of this Plan, and
this Plan shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision had not been
included.
(e)
Retention Rights
. Neither the Plan nor any Award granted under the Plan shall be
deemed to give any individual a right to remain an Employee, Consultant, or Outside Director of the
Company, a Parent, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate or to receive any future Awards under the Plan.
The Company and its Parents and Subsidiaries and Affiliates reserve the right to terminate the
Service of any person at any time, and for any reason, subject to applicable laws, the Company’s
certificate of incorporation and bylaws and a written employment agreement (if any).
SECTION
21. GOVERNING LAW. The Plan shall be governed by Delaware law,
applied without regard to conflicts of law principles.
SECTION 22. EXECUTION.
To record the adoption of the Plan by the Board of Directors, the Company has caused its
authorized officer to execute the same.
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Lance Rosenzweig,
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PeopleSupport, Inc.
c/o Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
1745 Gardena Avenue
Glendale, CA 91204-2991
Dear Stockholder:
PeopleSupport encourages you to vote. Please send us your vote as soon as
possible. Stockholders can also vote at the Annual Meeting on June 30, 2008.
Electronic Delivery of Proxy Materials
In an effort to reduce paper mailed to your home and help lower printing and
postage costs, we are pleased to offer shareholders the convenience of viewing
online proxy statements, annual reports and related materials. With your
consent, we can stop sending future paper copies of these documents. To
participate, follow the instructions at www.peoplesupport.com.
Consolidated Mailing of Proxy Materials and Elimination of Duplicates
A single proxy statement and annual report will be delivered to multiple
shareholders having the same last name and address, unless contrary
instructions have been received from an affected shareholder. If you are a
shareholder who shares the same last name and address as other shareholders of
PeopleSupport and would like to receive a separate copy of current or future
proxy statements and annual reports, please send a written request to
PeopleSupport, Inc., Attn: PeopleSupport Shareholder Services, 1100 Glendon
Ave., Suite 1250, Los Angeles, CA 90024. If you share the same last name and
address as multiple shareholders and you would like PeopleSupport to send only
one copy of future proxy statements, annual reports and other materials, please
contact us at the above address.
Your vote is important. Thank you for voting.
PROXY
PeopleSupport, Inc.
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The undersigned hereby authorizes LANCE ROSENZWEIG and CAROLINE ROOK, as Proxies with full power in
each to act without the other and with the power of substitution in each, to represent and to vote
all the shares of stock the undersigned is entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders
of PeopleSupport, Inc. (the “Company”) to be held at the Radisson L.A. Westside, 6161 West
Centinela Avenue, Culver City, California 90230 at 9:00 a.m., Pacific Time, on Monday, June 30,
2008, or at any postponement or adjournment thereof, and instructs said Proxies to vote as follows:
Shares represented by this proxy will be voted as directed by the stockholder.
If no such
directions are indicated, the Proxies will have the authority to vote FOR the election of
directors, FOR Proposal 2, the ratification of the appointment of the Company’s independent
registered public accounting firm for 2008, FOR Proposal 3, approval
of the amendment and restatement of 2004
Stock Incentive Plan, including annual equity grant limits to enable
the Company to continue to deduct the value of certain grants from
the Company’s taxable income, and in accordance with the discretion of the Proxies on any other matters as
may properly come before the Annual Meeting.
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SEE REVERSE
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SEE REVERSE
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Address Change/Comments (Mark the corresponding box on the reverse side)
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The Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” the following actions.
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1. Election of Class I Directors
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(write the name of the nominee in the space below)
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2. Ratification of the appointment of BDO Seidman, LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2008.
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ALL PROPOSALS TO BE ACTED UPON ARE PROPOSALS OF THE BOARD. IF ANY OTHER BUSINESS IS PROPERLY PRESENTED AT THE MEETING, INCLUDING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, CONSIDERATION OF A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING TO
ANOTHER TIME OR PLACE IN ORDER TO SOLICIT ADDITIONAL PROXIES IN FAVOR OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BOARD, THIS PROXY SHALL BE VOTED BY THE PROXYHOLDERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE
BOARD.
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Unless “AGAINST” or “WITHHOLD” is indicated, the Proxy will be voted “FOR” proposals 1, 2 and 3.
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The undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said
attorneys and Proxyholders, or either of them, or their
substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof, and hereby revokes any and all proxies heretofore given
by the undersigned to vote at the Meeting. The undersigned
hereby acknowledges receipt of the Notice of Annual Meeting and
the Proxy Statement accompanying said notice.
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Note: Please sign exactly as name appears hereon. Joint owners
should each sign. When signing as attorney, executor,
administrator, trustee, or guardian, please give full title as
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