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[COMPCARE LOGO]
October 17, 1997
Dear CompCare Stockholder:
On behalf of the Board of Directors and management of your Company, I
cordially invite you to attend our Annual Meeting of Stockholders of
Comprehensive Care Corporation on Monday, December 8, 1997 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern
Standard Time, at the offices of Comprehensive Behavioral Care, Inc., the
principal subsidiary of the Company, located at 4200 West Cypress, Tampa,
Florida 33607, and any adjournments or postponements thereof.
I urge you to attend the Annual Meeting to give us an opportunity to
meet you personally and to answer any questions you may have.
I hope that you will be able to attend the Annual Meeting in person.
Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, please sign and promptly
return the enclosed proxy card in the return postage paid envelope provided.
I look forward to seeing you at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
Sincerely,
/s/ Chriss W. Street
Chriss W. Street
Chairman of the Board, President
and Chief Executive Officer
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COMPREHENSIVE CARE CORPORATION
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1997
To the Stockholders of Comprehensive Care Corporation:
Notice is hereby given that the 1997 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of
Comprehensive Care Corporation (the "Company") will be held at the offices of
Comprehensive Behavioral, Care, Inc., the principal subsidiary of the Company,
located at 4200 West Cypress, Tampa, Florida 33607 on Monday, December 8, 1997
at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, and any adjournments or postponements
thereof for the following purposes:
1. To elect two Class I directors to serve until the year 2000
Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective
successors are elected and qualified;
2. To act upon a proposal to amend the Comprehensive Care
Corporation 1995 Incentive Plan to increase the number of
shares authorized and available for issuance pursuant to
grants made thereunder by 150,000 shares, in the form of
Appendix A;
3. To consider and transact such other business as may properly
come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.
Stockholders of record at the close of business on October 15, 1997,
are entitled to vote at the meeting. A list of stockholders entitled to vote at
the meeting will be available for inspection both at the principal offices of
the Company and the meeting location in Tampa, Florida.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
/s/ Courtney Watson
Courtney Watson
Secretary
October 17, 1997
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND THE MEETING IN PERSON. WHETHER OR
NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE MEETING, PLEASE SIGN THE ACCOMPANYING PROXY AND
MAIL IT IN THE ENCLOSED POSTAGE PREPAID ENVELOPE. YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE WILL
SAVE THE EXPENSE OF A FOLLOW-UP MAILING.
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COMPREHENSIVE CARE CORPORATION
1111 BAYSIDE DRIVE, SUITE 100
CORONA DEL MAR, CALIFORNIA 92625
(714) 222-2273
PROXY STATEMENT
The Board of Directors of Comprehensive Care Corporation (the
"Company") solicits your proxy for use at the 1997 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting") to be held on Monday, December 8, 1997 at
10:00 a.m., Eastern Standard Time, at the offices of Comprehensive Behavioral
Care, Inc., the principal subsidiary of the Company, located at 4200
West Cypress, Tampa, Florida 33607, and any adjournments or postponements
thereof. This Proxy Statement and the accompanying form of proxy are first being
mailed on or about October 17, 1997. Following this mailing, certain officers
and employees of the Company may solicit proxies by mail, telephone, telecopy or
in person, without additional compensation. In addition, the Company has engaged
Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company to assist in this proxy solicitation
for a fee of $5,000 plus expenses. Upon request, the Company will reimburse
brokers and other persons holding shares for others for their expenses in
forwarding copies of the proxy soliciting material to the beneficial owners of
such shares. All costs of solicitation will be paid by the Company.
The shares held by each person giving a proxy in the accompanying form
will be voted at the meeting in accordance with any instructions specified in
the proxy. If no instructions are specified, the shares will be voted; FOR the
election as Class I directors of the nominees specified herein and FOR the
proposal to amend the 1995 Incentive Plan. The person voting the proxy may vote
the proxy cumulatively for the election of one or more director nominees as
described under "Cumulative Voting Rights" below. A proxy may be revoked by the
person giving it any time before its exercise by sending a written notice of
such revocation or a later-dated proxy to the Secretary of the Company at the
above address or by attending the Annual Meeting and voting in person.
Attendance at the Annual Meeting will not by itself revoke a proxy.
Only stockholders of record at the close of business on October 15,
1997 are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting. As of that
date, 3,440,846 shares of common stock, $.01 par value per share ("Common
Stock"), were outstanding and held of record by stockholders. Stockholders are
entitled to one vote for each share of Common Stock held.
The presence in person or by proxy of the holders of a majority of the
outstanding shares of Common Stock will constitute a quorum for the transaction
of business at the Annual Meeting. Directors are elected by a plurality of the
votes present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote. Except as set forth in
the next paragraph, approval of any other matter that may properly come before
the Annual Meeting requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares
present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote. Abstentions will therefore
have the effect of negative votes with respect to any matter presented at the
Annual Meeting, while broker non-votes will have no effect on any matter
presented. If authority to vote for one or more nominees is withheld on a proxy
card, no vote will be cast with respect to the shares represented thereby and
the outcome of the election will not be affected.
The New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") Shareholder Approval Policy
requires, in many instances, including approval of option plans in which the
directors or officers participate, the approval of the listed company's
shareholders for the shares to be listed on the NYSE. In order for the approval
to be effectively given on Proposal 2, at least a majority of the outstanding
Common Stock must cast votes in person or by proxy (counting the total vote cast
for, against, abstaining, or indicating no instruction); and a majority of the
shares voting must approve.
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CUMULATIVE VOTING RIGHTS
In voting for the election of directors, stockholders are entitled to
vote cumulatively. Each stockholder is entitled to cast in each election the
number of votes equal to (i) the number of shares held of record by such person,
multiplied by (ii) the number of directors to be elected in such election.
Stockholders may (but need not) cumulate their votes in the election of
directors by indicating the distribution of their votes among the nominees in
the space provided on the enclosed proxy card. If votes are not so distributed
on the proxy as to the election of directors, the persons appointed as proxies
may exercise the right to vote the shares represented by such proxy cumulatively
in such election and may distribute the votes represented by such proxy among
one or more of the nominees (or any substitute candidates) in any manner they
see fit.
PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS
The following table sets forth information concerning the beneficial
ownership of Common Stock by the directors of the Company, the executive
officers named in the Summary Compensation Table included elsewhere herein and
all directors and executive officers as a group. Such information is given as of
October 15, 1997, the record date. According to rules adopted by the
Securities and Exchange Commission, a person is the "beneficial owner" of
securities if he or she has, or shares, the power to vote them or to direct
their investment. Except as otherwise noted, the indicated owners have sole
voting and investment power with respect to shares beneficially owned. An
asterisk in the Percent of Class column indicates beneficial ownership of less
than 1% of the outstanding Common Stock.
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NAME OF AMOUNT AND NATURE OF PERCENT
BENEFICIAL OWNER BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF CLASS
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William H. Boucher 20,000(1) *
J. Marvin Feigenbaum 26,666(2) *
Stuart J. Ghertner, Ph.D. 20,000(3) *
Lindner Funds(4) 593,820 17.3%
Ronald G. Hersch, Ph.D.(5) 2,500 *
Drew Q. Miller(6) 0 *
W. James Nicol 3,064(7) *
A. Richard Pantuliano 0(8) *
John A. McCarthy, Jr. 0(8) *
Kerri Ruppert 56,500(9) 1.6%
Chriss W. Street 217,560(10) 6.3%
Carol R. Pollack(11) 0 *
All executive officers and
directors as a group (6 persons) 264,226(12) 7.7%
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(1) Includes 20,000 shares subject to options that are presently exercisable
or exercisable within 60 days of the date of this Proxy Statement.
(2) Includes 26,666 shares subject to options that are presently exercisable
or exercisable within 60 days of the date of this Proxy Statement.
(3) Includes 20,000 shares subject to options that are presently exercisable
or exercisable within 60 days of the date of this Proxy Statement. Dr.
Ghertner was appointed Interim Chief Operating Officer of the Company on
August 15, 1996; and on September 3, 1996, was named Interim President
of the Company's majority
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owned subsidiary, Comprehensive Behavioral Care, Inc. ("Comprehensive
Behavioral"). On January 1, 1997, Dr. Ghertner was named Chief Operating
Officer of the Company and President of Comprehensive Behavioral. Dr.
Ghertner tendered his resignation effective September 12, 1997.
Dr. Ghertner's mailing address is 25 Pheasant Ridge Drive, Henderson,
Nevada 89014.
(4) The mailing address of Lindner Funds is c/o Ryback Management
Corporation, 7711 Carondelet Avenue, Suite 700, St. Louis, Missouri
63105. Includes approximately 343,820 shares currently reserved for
the conversion of 41,160 shares of Preferred Stock and 250,000
shares sold under an Amended Common Stock Purchase Agreement dated June
29, 1995. Lindner Funds, as described in its Amendment No. 3 to
Schedule 13G dated June 23, 1997, holds the shares and convertible
debt in more than one fund.
(5) On September 3, 1996, Dr. Hersch was named Vice President - Strategic
Planning & Business Development for the Company. On October 15, 1996,
Dr. Hersch resigned from the Company as an officer and from all
positions effective January 15, 1997. Inclusion of Dr. Hersch on this
table is only by reason of inclusion in the Summary Compensation Table.
Dr. Hersch's mailing address is 324 Brightwaters Blvd., St. Petersburg,
Florida 33704.
(6) Mr. Drew Miller was an executive officer of the Company until August 14,
1996; at which time he resigned as Senior Vice President and Chief
Operating Officer. Inclusion of Mr. Miller on this table is only by
reason of inclusion in the Summary Compensation Table. Mr. Miller's
mailing address is 10071 High Cliff Drive, Santa Ana, California 92705.
(7) Includes 564 shares held by Mr. Nicol's spouse as custodian for their
three children, and 2,500 shares subject to options that are presently
exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of the date of this Proxy
Statement. Mr. Nicol resigned as a Director on September 30, 1997.
Mr. Nicol's mailing address is 249 6th Street, Seal Beach, California
90740.
(8) Excludes 10,000 shares subject to options that are not presently
exercisable but vest at the rate of 2,500 options in each of the four
years following initial appointment to the Board.
(9) Consists of 56,500 shares subject to options that are presently
exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of the date of this Proxy
Statement. Ms. Ruppert ceased to be an Executive Officer on September
29, 1997. Ms. Ruppert's mailing address is 8 Lessay, Newport Coast,
California 92657.
(10) Includes 12,560 shares held directly and 105,000 shares subject to
options that are presently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of
the date of this Proxy Statement. Also includes 47,000 vested Restricted
Shares and 53,000 unvested Restricted Shares under a Restricted Stock
Agreement over which the holder has the sole voting power.
(11) Ms. Pollack was appointed as Interim Chief Financial Officer of the
Company on September 30, 1997.
(12) Includes a total of 151,666 shares subject to outstanding options that
are presently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of the date of
this Proxy Statement, and 53,000 shares of restricted stock over which
the holder has sole voting power.
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PROPOSAL 1 - ELECTION OF TWO CLASS I DIRECTORS
The number of members that comprise the entire Board of Directors is
five in number, of which two are Class I directors; two are Class II directors;
and one is a Class III director. The three classes serve staggered three-year
terms. Directors for each class are elected at the Annual Meeting of
Stockholders held in the year in which the term for such class expires and serve
for three years. Messrs. William H. Boucher and J. Marvin Feigenbaum are Class I
directors whose terms expire at the 1997 Annual Meeting. Mr. A. Richard
Pantuliano is the sole Class III director whose term expires at the 1998 Annual
Meeting. Messrs. Chriss W. Street and John A. McCarthy, Jr. are Class II
directors whose terms expire at the 1999 Annual Meeting. Directors who are
employees of the Company do not receive any compensation for serving on the
Board of Directors of the Company.
It is the intention of the persons named as proxies to vote their
proxies for the election as Class I directors of the persons as named below,
each of whom is currently a director. Each nominee has consented to serve as a
director if elected.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT THE STOCKHOLDERS VOTE
FOR THE NOMINEES LISTED BELOW.
CLASS I: NOMINEES FOR A THREE-YEAR TERM EXPIRING AT THE YEAR 2000
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
William H. Boucher (Age 65)
Mr. Boucher is currently a self-employed consultant providing services
to the dental, behavioral medicine and pharmaceutical industries. From February
1994 to September 1994, he served as Vice President - Sales for Foundation
Health Pharmaceutical Services, a health maintenance organization ("HMO"), and
was Vice President - Sales for Diagnostek, Inc., a mail-order pharmacy company,
from June 1991 to January 1994. Mr. Boucher was also Vice President - Sales for
Qual-Med, an HMO from May 1990 to June 1991, and was Vice President - Sales and
Marketing for PCS, Inc., a pharmacy processing company, from April 1980 to
September 1989. Mr. Boucher has served as a director of the Company since
January 1994.
J. Marvin Feigenbaum (Age 47)
Mr. Feigenbaum has served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
of Nu-Tech Bio Med, Inc. (formerly known as Applied DNA Systems, Inc.), since
June 1994. For the prior five years thereto, Mr. Feigenbaum acted as an
independent consultant in the medical and healthcare industry generally. Mr.
Feigenbaum has over 20 years experience in the healthcare industry. Prior to
being an independent consultant, Mr. Feigenbaum served as Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of Temco Home Health Care Products, Inc. Mr. Feigenbaum is
Chairman of the Board of Directors and President and Chief Executive Officer of
Nu-Tech Bio-Med Inc., which is listed on the small cap market of the NASDAQ
stock market. Mr. Feigenbaum is also employed by, and is Chief Executive Officer
of Physicians Clinical Laboratories, Inc. ("PCL"), a general clinical laboratory
located in the State of California. PCL had, prior to Mr. Feigenbaum's
appointment, filed for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy
Code where it operated as a debtor in possession through October 3, 1997.
PCL's securities are not publicly traded. Mr. Feigenbaum has served as a
director of the Company since March 1994.
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THE FOLLOWING ARE INCUMBENT DIRECTORS WHOSE TERMS
ARE NOT EXPIRING AT THE 1997 ANNUAL MEETING
John A. McCarthy, Jr. (Age 38)
Mr. McCarthy is a Class II director whose term expires at the 1999
Annual Meeting. Mr. McCarthy has served as President of Concentra Managed Care
Services, Inc. and Executive Vice President of Concentra Managed Care, Inc.
since August 1997. From August 1996 to August 1997, Mr. McCarthy served as
Senior Vice President, Cost Containment Services and Corporate Development of
CRA, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Concentra Managed Care, Inc. From August 1994
to August 1996, he served as Vice President of Cost Containment Services and
Corporate Development of CRA. From June 1992 to July 1994, Mr. McCarthy was
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of MedChem Products, Inc., a
manufacturer of specialty medical products. From March 1989 to June 1992, he was
a Partner at Kaufman & Company, an investment banking firm. From August 1987 to
February 1989, Mr. McCarthy was an associate at Morgan Stanley & Co.
Incorporated, an investment banking firm. Mr. McCarthy has been a director of
the Company since September 11, 1997.
A. Richard Pantuliano (Age 52)
Mr. Pantuliano is a Class III director whose term expires at the 1998
Annual Meeting. Commencing October 1996, Mr. Pantuliano is founder and principal
of ARP Associates, a company specializing in human resources consulting. From
1968 to 1996, Mr. Pantuliano held various senior management human resources
positions with ITT Corporation. Mr. Pantuliano currently renders independent
consulting services to Fruehauf Trailer Corporation, a company in which Mr.
Street is a director, president and chief executive officer. Mr. Pantuliano
has served as a director of the Company since May 1997.
Chriss W. Street (Age 47)
Mr. Street is a Class II director whose term expires at the 1999 Annual
Meeting. Mr. Street has been employed by the Company since May 1994. Mr. Street
was named Interim Chief Executive Officer on May 4, 1994, and in June 1994, he
was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Company. In August 1994, Mr. Street
was also appointed President of the Company. Mr. Street is founder and principal
of Chriss Street & Company, a corporation specializing in investment banking,
financial advisory services, securities trading and factoring. Mr. Street
commenced operations of Chriss Street & Company in February 1992, and was
managing director for Seider-Amdec Securities, Inc. from 1988 to 1992. Mr.
Street served as a director for StreamLogic Corp., formerly known as Micropolis
Corporation, from March 1996 to May 1997, where he also served as chairman of
the compensation committee. In addition, on June 26, 1997, StreamLogic Corp.
filed for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code, and
currently operates as a debtor in possession. Mr. Street serves as a director
and member of the stock
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option committee of Nu-Tech Bio-Med, Inc., a company in which Mr. Feigenbaum is
chairman of the board of directors, president and chief executive officer (see
"COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION"). In January 1996,
Mr. Street joined the board of directors of the Orange County Employees
Retirement System. In June 1996, he joined the board of directors of Fruehauf
Trailer Corporation and was appointed Chairman in October 1996 and President and
Chief Executive Officer in April 1997. On October 1, 1996, Fruehauf Trailer
Corporation filed for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy
Code, and currently operates as a debtor in possession. In June 1997, Mr. Street
was named a director of Drug Use is Life Abuse. Mr. Street also serves as
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company and has been a director since
November 1993.
BOARD MEETINGS AND DIRECTORS' COMPENSATION
During the fiscal year ended May 31, 1997, the Board of Directors of
the Company held nine meetings. In addition, the Board of Directors took actions
by written consent on nine occasions. Each director attended more than 75% of
the meetings of the Board of Directors and the committees on which he served
during his period of service.
During fiscal 1997, each non-employee director was compensated at the
rate of $1,000 per month of service, with committee chairmen each receiving an
additional $500 per month. Directors are required to attend at least three of
the five regular Board meetings, and are not compensated for attendance at
committee meetings or meetings conducted telephonically.
In April 1995, Mr. Feigenbaum was appointed Vice Chairman of the Board
of Directors for which he is paid an additional $1,500 per month.
On the date of the 1994 Annual Meeting, directors also received options
to purchase shares of the Company's Common Stock under the Directors' Stock
Option Plan. Under the original Directors' Stock Option Plan, each non-employee
director was granted a stock option to purchase 10,000 shares of the Company's
Common Stock ("Initial Grant"). Initial Grants vest annually in 25% increments
beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant, provided the individual
is still a director on each anniversary date. In addition, each non-employee
director who at each annual meeting of the Company's stockholders remains a
non-employee director, receives an option to purchase 2,500 shares of the
Company's Common Stock ("Annual Grant"). Annual Grants become 100% vested as of
the first annual meeting of the Company's stockholders following the date of
grant, provided the individual is still a director as of that date.
Effective as of the date of the 1995 Annual Meeting, directors who are
not employees receive an Initial Grant of 10,000 shares and an Annual Grant of
5,000 shares. In addition, the Vice Chairman is granted with each annual grant,
options to purchase 3,333 shares of the Company's Common Stock. Each chairman of
a committee of the Board of Directors is granted with each annual grant, options
to purchase 8,333 shares of the Company's Common Stock. Each non-employee
director (other than the chairman) who serves on a committee of the Board of
Directors is granted with each annual grant, options to purchase 2,500 shares of
the Company's Common Stock.
BOARD COMMITTEES
Audit Committee. The audit committee of the Board of Directors
currently consists of Messrs. McCarthy and Boucher, and for the fiscal year
ended May 31, 1997 consisted of Messrs. Boucher and Nicol. The committee
reviews the report of the auditors' findings following the close of
the audit and thereafter submits a report of such findings to the Board of
Directors. It also makes a recommendation to the Board of Directors on the
selection of independent public accountants for the subsequent year. The audit
committee met six times during fiscal 1997.
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Compensation Committee. The compensation committee of the Board of
Directors currently consists of Messrs. Boucher, Feigenbaum and Pantuliano.
Mr. Nicol served on the compensation committee until his resignation on
September 30, 1997. The compensation committee recommends compensation for
executives and the issuance of stock options under existing plans and the
modification of any such plans. The compensation committee met three times
during fiscal 1997.
The entire Board serves as the nominating committee and stockholders
wishing to recommend candidates for Board membership should submit, in
accordance with the Company's Restated Bylaws, timely written notice containing
the required information including the name of the candidate and his or her
background and qualifications to the Board of Directors, c/o Secretary of the
Company, 1111 Bayside Drive, Suite 100, Corona del Mar, California 92625.
COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16(a) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires the
Company's directors, executive officers and persons who own more than 10 percent
of the Company's Common Stock to file reports of ownership and changes in
ownership of such securities with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC")
and the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. Such persons are also required by SEC
regulations to furnish the Company with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they
file. Based solely on a review of the copies of such forms furnished to the
Company or written representations that no Forms 5 were required, Management
believes that from June 1, 1996 through May 31, 1997, all of the Company's
directors, officers and 10 percent shareholders complied with all applicable
Section 16(a) filing requirements.
REPORT OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE
REGARDING COMPENSATION OF
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF
COMPREHENSIVE CARE CORPORATION
The Company maintains a three-member compensation committee (the
"Committee") composed of non-employee directors. The Committee made
recommendations regarding all of the compensation of the Company's executives
during fiscal 1997. The Board of Directors did not materially disagree with any
such recommendations. For fiscal 1997 the Committee was composed of Wm. James
Nicol, William H. Boucher and J. Marvin Feigenbaum. The current Committee
is composed of William H. Boucher, J. Marvin Feigenbaum and A. Richard
Pantuliano.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY
The Committee believes that a compensation program that enables
the Company to attract and retain outstanding executives in the healthcare
industry will assist the Company in meeting its long-range objectives,
thereby serving the interests of the Company's stockholders. The Committee's
compensation-related decisions in fiscal 1997 primarily involved awarding its
executives base salaries designed to compensate those executives fairly (but not
handsomely relative to the executives of the Company's competitors). See the
discussion under "Base Salaries" below. The Committee does not intend to
maintain this salary-based approach in future years, intending instead that the
Company's long-term executive compensation program will have three components:
base salaries, which will attract highly competent executives, and annual and
long-term incentives, which will tie the individual executive's total
compensation to individual performance and the financial success of the Company.
For additional information related to executive compensation, see "Fiscal 1997
CEO Compensation".
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BASE SALARIES
The Company's executive officers receive base salaries as compensation
for the skills, knowledge and experience that they bring to their positions.
With the exception of base salaries provided for in negotiated employment
agreements in effect with two executives during 1997, base salaries paid to
the Company's executive officers are subjectively established by the Committee
in conjunction with recommendations by the Company's senior management, and are
not linked to Company or individual performance objectives. Rather, they are
intended to be maintained at or slightly above the median of the range of
salaries for similar positions at public companies that are in the same lines of
business as the Company and are of similar size. Such companies include those
listed in the Comparable Company Index in the Performance Graph that appears
below, but also include other companies that would be included in that index,
but for the fact that they have less than five years of operating history as
public companies. The Committee also considers salaries paid in the healthcare
industry generally, but only as a matter of establishing a general framework for
its deliberations.
Over time, the Committee intends to place more emphasis on the
incentive portions of the executive's compensation package and expects that the
base salary portion will therefore gradually move closer to the average "market
rate" for executives employed at similar positions by similarly-sized healthcare
companies. By placing a greater portion of an executive's annual pay "at risk,"
the Committee believes that compensation will be more directly related to
performance and will more closely link the financial interests of the executives
with those of the stockholders.
Executive salary increases may be made from time to time to reflect
changes in an executive's skills, knowledge and experience, increase in duties
and responsibilities, extraordinary demands on time during the preceding fiscal
year, extraordinary time demands during the current fiscal year, an evaluation
of the benefits of special projects undertaken, and the absence of the award of
cash bonuses, as well as to keep base salaries competitive, within the above
parameters. The Company increased the salary of one executive officer during
fiscal 1997. The amount of the increase was 47 percent. No other salary
increases were granted to any of the Company's executive officers during fiscal
1997.
ANNUAL INCENTIVE BONUSES
In past years, annual incentive bonuses have been provided in addition
to base salaries to create total annual cash compensation. Having due regard to
the financial condition of the Company, current salary structures, past bonus
awards and stock option grants, no such bonuses were awarded in or with respect
to fiscal 1997. The Committee has considered from time to time an annual
incentive plan that would increase total cash compensation for executives based
on objective improvements in the Company's results of operations. The Committee
has not yet adopted such a plan pending further review of the Company's recent
financial performance and its ongoing examination of various strategic options
for re-establishing the Company's competitiveness in the marketplace.
LONG-TERM INCENTIVES
The Company may provide long-term incentives to its executives through
programs designed to encourage executives to acquire and hold shares of Common
Stock of the Company. In past years, this objective was achieved through grants
of stock options. The timing and number of options granted under the Company's
stock option plans is a matter within the discretion of the Committee, which
typically takes into account the Company's performance, the executive's
perceived opportunity to contribute to such performance and the total long-term
compensation previously granted to each executive. Based primarily on the
Company's performance, and also in view of the number of options already held by
the Company's executives, the Committee awarded options or other long-term
incentives to the Company's executive officers during fiscal 1997.
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OTHER COMPENSATION PLANS
The Company maintains several broad-based employee benefit plans,
including the Company's 401(k) Plan, in which the executive officers are
permitted to participate on the same terms as other employees.
FISCAL 1997 CEO COMPENSATION
During fiscal 1997, Chriss W. Street served as Chief Executive Officer
of the Company. Mr. Street was initially appointed Interim CEO on May 6, 1994
and was appointed CEO on June 21, 1994. On August 25, 1994, Mr. Street was also
appointed President of the Company. In view of Mr. Street's prior and continuing
commitment to his investment banking firm and his position with Fruehauf Trailer
Corporation, the Board has allowed him to divide his time between the Company
and these other activities. This report discusses the principles applicable to
CEO compensation generally as well as specific considerations relating to the
compensation awarded Mr. Street.
The description of the Committee's past practice and future plans
regarding the components of executive compensation set forth in the section of
this report entitled "Executive Compensation Philosophy" as well as those
additional factors discussed herein, apply equally to CEO compensation. The
Committee evaluates the CEO's skills, knowledge and experience and subjectively
relates these factors to his or her compensation.
The Committee reviewed the current business and financial position of
the Company and the evolution of such business and financial position over
fiscal 1997. As part of this review, and particularly in connection with its
review and recommendations concerning the compensation for Mr. Street, the
Committee gave particular consideration to the challenges that have faced the
Company and how those challenges were met under the executive leadership of Mr.
Street. The Committee further considered the accomplishments of the Company and
the Company's plan of operations as submitted to it by senior management. The
Committee gave due weight to, and considered the preservation of value for the
Company's shareholders, as well as an overall and continuing goal of increasing
shareholder value. Among the many factors that Mr. Street had been responsible
for was the successful conclusion of the Company's settlement with the Internal
Revenue Service; the raising of debt and equity financing at times that were
critical to the Company's continued viability; and the repositioning of one of
the Company's subsidiaries to become a major participant in managed care aspects
of the healthcare industry. It was in the context of the foregoing that in
fiscal 1996 the Committee recommended a program pursuant to which due
recognition should be given to the leadership efforts and accomplishments of Mr.
Street. At the same time, the Committee wanted some achievement of recognizable
events that would contribute to additional shareholder value. The Committee
therefore recommended that Mr. Street be awarded 100,000 shares of the Company's
Common Stock, subject to vesting over a 20-year period of time. The minimum of
5,000 shares to vest each year was thought to be a fair measure of recognition
of the past contributions made by Mr. Street to the Company. Providing for
events by which such shares may vest at an accelerated rate by reason of
increased net pre-tax profit of the Company, the accomplishment of a meaningful
acquisition event, or the increase in the market value of the Company's
securities over the market value for the preceding year, were thought to be
objective events which also tied to creating or maintaining shareholder value.
In the event that Mr. Street were to voluntarily terminate his association with
the Company, he would likewise forfeit the remaining unvested portion of his
restricted shares. This would prevent an unintended windfall under such
circumstances. The Restricted Share Grant is consistent with the goals and
objectives of senior management and the executive compensation philosophy as
herein described. See "Contracts with Executives" for further information with
respect to Mr. Street's employment agreement with the Company.
For the fiscal year ended May 31, 1996, 5,000 Restricted Shares vested,
and none of the conditions which would accelerate the vesting of any Restricted
Shares occurred. For the fiscal year ended May 31, 1997, 5,000 Restricted Shares
became vested, and an additional 37,000 Restricted Shares became vested based
upon a predetermined formula which provided for acceleration of vesting of 1,000
restricted shares for
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each 1% of increase of market value of the Company's voting securities above
110% of such market value for the preceding year. The acceleration of such
Restricted Shares resulted in a one-time compensation charge to the Company of
$0.5 million, and the Company, pursuant to the terms of Mr. Street's Restricted
Stock Grant paid to Mr. Street a one-time bonus payment of $0.2 million in
amelioration of combined federal and applicable state taxes associated with such
vesting.
LIMITATIONS ON THE DEDUCTIBILITY OF COMPENSATION
Pursuant to the 1993 Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, a portion of
annual compensation payable after 1993 to any of the Company's five highest paid
executive officers would not be deductible by the Company for federal income tax
purposes to the extent such officer's overall compensation exceeds $1.0 million
per executive officer. Qualifying performance-based incentive compensation,
however, would be both deductible and excluded for purposes of calculating the
$1.0 million base. The Board of Directors has determined that no portion of
anticipated compensation payable to any executive officer in 1997 would be non-
deductible. The Board of Directors will continue to address this issue when
formulating compensation arrangements for executive officers, but believes that
the deductibility of officer compensation in excess of the $1.0 million
threshold is not likely to be an issue for the Company to address in the
foreseeable future.
SUBMITTED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE
OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF COMPREHENSIVE CARE CORPORATION
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William H. Boucher W. James Nicol* J. Marvin Feigenbaum
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* Member of compensation committee through September 30, 1997.
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE
INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION
During fiscal 1997, recommendations and administrative decisions
regarding the compensation of the Company's executives were made by the
compensation committee of the Board of Directors, which is currently comprised
entirely of persons who are not officers or employees of the Company. Mr. Nicol,
who served as a director of the Company and a member of the compensation
committee during fiscal 1997 and through September 30, 1997 at which time he
resigned, served as President of the Company from October 1989 until August 1990
and as an Executive Vice President of the Company and in other senior management
positions from 1973 through June 1989.
Mr. Street is a director of the Company and serves on the stock option
committee of the board of directors of Nu-Tech Bio-Med, Inc. Mr. Feigenbaum, the
Company's Vice-Chairman and also the chairman of the compensation committee, is
also the Chairman of Nu-Tech Bio-Med, Inc.
PERFORMANCE GRAPH
The following is a line graph comparing the Company's total stockholder
returns to those of The New York Stock Exchange Composite Index, a Comparable
Company Index (including the Company, PMR Corporation, Ramsay Health Care Inc.,
and Columbia/HCA) for each year in the period from June 1, 1992 and ended May
31, 1997. Total return values were calculated based on cumulative total return,
assuming the value of the investment in the Company's Common Stock and in each
index was $100 and that all dividends were reinvested.
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[GRAPH]
ASSUMES $100 INVESTED ON JUNE 1, 1992
ASSUMES DIVIDENDS REINVESTED
FIVE FISCAL YEARS ENDED MAY 31, 1997
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May 1992 May 1993 May 1994 May 1995 May 1996 May 1997
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CompCare 100 42.31 34.62 43.85 56.92 86.15
Comparable Co. Index 100 143.08 203.36 200.31 265.77 272.99
NYSE Composite 100 111.61 118.09 135.74 173.07 216.32
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
This section of the Proxy Statement discloses the compensation earned
by the Company's Chief Executive Officer and its other executive officers whose
total salary and bonus for fiscal 1997 exceeded $100,000 (together, these
persons are sometimes referred to as the "named executives").
TABLE I - SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
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ANNUAL COMPENSATION LONG-TERM COMPENSATION
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SECURITIES
OTHER RESTRICTED UNDERLYING LONG-TERM ALL
ANNUAL STOCK OPTIONS/ INCENTIVE OTHER
FISCAL SALARY BONUS COMPENSATION AWARDS SARS PAYOUTS COMPENSATION
NAME AND POSITION YEAR ($) ($) ($) ($) (#) ($) ($)
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Chriss W. Street 1997 245,192(1) 15,947 5,837 589,919(2) 25,000 0 229,508(3)
Chairman, President and Chief 1996 207,324 0 9,225 43,780 100,000 0 1,495(12)
Executive Officer 1995 153,711 0 0 0 150,000 0 0
Stuart J. Ghertner (4) 1997 158,958(5) 21,667 27,500(6) 0 125,000 0 0
Chief Operating Officer
Ronald G. Hersch (7) 1997 97,500 0 110,688 0 110,688 0 789(12)
Vice President-Strategic 1996 141,000 0 30,639(8) 46,750 20,000 0 928(12)
Planning & Business Development 1995 102,635 0 0 0 21,500 0 0
Drew Q. Miller (9) 1997 37,290 0 1,016 0 0 0 257(12)
Senior Vice President and 1996 141,491 7,946 0 0 20,000 0 1,003(12)
Chief Operating Officer 1995 68,999(10) 0 0 0 20,000 0 0
Kerri Ruppert 1997 121,289 33,020 0 0 18,500 0 1,076(12)
Senior Vice President, Chief 1996 116,554 26,453 0 0 17,500 0 837(12)
Financial Officer and 1995 122,493 0 0 0 19,000 0 970(12)
Secretary/Treasurer (11)
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(1) Does not include a car allowance of $16,413 paid by the Company and in
accordance with Mr. Street's employment agreement.
(2) In September 1995, the Board of Directors granted and issued to its
President and Chief Executive Officer, 100,000 Restricted Shares of its
Common Stock, $0.01 par value. The Restricted Shares are subject to
vesting at the rate of 5,000 Restricted Shares per fiscal year over a
20-year period. The vesting of the Restricted Shares is subject to
acceleration upon the occurrence of certain events of acceleration as
described below. As of May 31, 1997, 47,000 Restricted Shares were
vested and 53,000 Restricted Shares were unvested; however, the holder
has the sole voting power.
(3) Represents $227,589 of a one-time bonus for taxes payable due to the
acceleration of Restricted Shares and $1,919 in amounts contributed by
the Company to Mr. Street's 401(k) Plan account.
(4) Dr. Ghertner was employed by the Company on January 1,1997.
Accordingly, amounts shown for Dr. Ghertner only reflect compensation
that he earned from his date of hire through the end of fiscal 1997.
(5) Between August 6, 1996 through December 31, 1996, Dr. Ghertner served
as an independent consultant to the Company for which he received an
aggregate compensation of $93,000.
(6) Represents compensation expense related to the vesting of options which
were not performance related.
(7) Dr. Hersch was employed by the Company on August 17, 1994. Accordingly,
amounts shown for fiscal 1995 for Dr. Hersch only reflect compensation
that he earned from his date of hire through the end of fiscal 1995.
(8) Represents amounts paid by the Company to Dr. Hersch pertaining to his
relocation to Tampa, Florida.
(9) Mr. Miller was employed on November 1, 1994. Accordingly, amounts shown
for fiscal 1995 for Mr. Miller only reflect compensation that he earned
from November 1, 1994 to the end of fiscal 1995.
(10) Does not include amounts paid by the Company for the purchase of
certain assets of Alternative Psychiatric Centers, Inc. ("APC") from
Mr. Miller, President and sole shareholder of APC. Such purchase price
was $50,000 and included the assumption by the Company of certain
operating leases.
(11) Ms. Ruppert served as a Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer of the Company during the last fiscal year and through
September 29, 1997, at which time her employment with the Company
ceased to continue in connection with the relocation of certain of the
Company's financial functions to Tampa, Florida.
(12) Represents amounts contributed by the Company to the indicated person's
401(k) Plan account.
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TABLE II - OPTIONS HELD AT MAY 31, 1997
The following tables present information regarding the number of
unexercised options held by the Company's named executives at May 31, 1997.
Three of the Company's named executives exercised options for 85,332 shares of
the Company's Common Stock in fiscal 1997. No stock appreciation rights were
granted or held by such persons during fiscal 1997.
OPTION GRANTS IN THE LAST FISCAL YEAR
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% OF TOTAL
OPTIONS
GRANTED TO EXERCISE GRANT DATE
OPTIONS EMPLOYEES IN PRICE PER EXPIRATION PRESENT
NAME GRANTED FISCAL YEAR SHARE DATE VALUE(1)
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Chriss W. Street(2) 25,000 7% $ 7.875 8/25/06 $ 3.66
Stuart J. Ghertner(3) 5,000 1 7.875 8/25/06 3.66
120,000 35 11.375 1/01/07 5.88
Kerri Ruppert(4) 18,500 5 7.875 8/23/06 3.66
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168,500
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(1) Black-Scholes option pricing method has been used to calculate present
value as of date of grant. The present value as of the date of grant,
calculated using the Black-Scholes method, is based on assumptions
about future interest rates, stock price volatility and dividend yield.
There is no assurance that these assumptions will prove to be true in
the future. The actual value, if any, that may be realized by each
individual will depend upon the market price of the Common Stock on the
date of exercise.
(2) Includes 25,000 options under a restricted stock grant under the 1988
Incentive Stock Option Plan ("ISO Plan") and Non-statutory Plan ("NSO
Plan").
(3) Includes 5,000 options granted under the NSO Plan and 120,000 options,
of which 100,000 are performance-based, granted under the 1995
Incentive Plan. Effective September 12, 1997, Dr. Ghertner resigned
as an officer of the Company for personal reasons. Accordingly, all
100,000 performance-based options will expire and not be exercisable.
(4) Includes 18,500 options granted under the ISO/NSO Plans. Ms. Ruppert
ceased to be an officer of the Company on September 29, 1997.
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AGGREGATED OPTION EXERCISES IN LAST FISCAL YEAR
AND AGGREGATED FISCAL YEAR-END OPTION VALUE
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VALUE OF
NUMBER OF UNEXERCISED
UNEXERCISED IN-THE-MONEY
OPTIONS AT OPTIONS AT
SHARES FISCAL YEAR-END (1) FISCAL YEAR-END (2)
ACQUIRED ON VALUE EXERCISABLE/ EXERCISABLE/
NAME EXERCISE (#) REALIZED ($) UNEXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE
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Chriss W. Street (3) 0 0 152,000/73,000 $921,625/$331,500
Stuart J. Ghertner 5,000 35,625 20,000/100,000 52,500/262,500
Ronald G. Hersch 40,332 295,684 0/0 0/0
Drew Q. Miller 40,000 133,200 0/0 0/0
Kerri Ruppert 0 0 51,500/5,000 323,565/38,750
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(1) The numbers of options granted prior to October 21, 1994, have been
adjusted for the ten-for-one reverse stock split which was effective
October 21, 1994.
(2) Calculated on the basis of the closing sale price per share for the
Company's Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange of $14.00 on May
31, 1997. Value was calculated on the basis of the difference between
the option exercise price and $14.00 multiplied by the number of shares
of Common Stock underlying the respective options.
(3) Exercisable options includes options for 40,000, 25,000, 20,000 and
20,000 shares granted in the Company's 1988 Incentive Stock Option and
Non-statutory Plans at $6.25, $7.875, $8.00 and $10.00 per share,
respectively. Such options vest on March 7, 1995 and 1996,
respectively. Exercisable options also include 47,000 shares issued
under a Restricted Stock Grant in the 1995 Incentive Plan at $8.50 per
share. Unexercisable options include options for 20,000 shares in the
Company's 1988 Incentive Stock Option Plan at $12.00 per share and
vesting on March 7, 1998. Unexercisable options also include 53,000
shares issued under a Restricted Stock Grant in the 1995 Incentive Plan
at $8.50 per share and vesting over the next nineteen years.
CONTRACTS WITH EXECUTIVES
The Company is party to an amended and restated employment agreement
with Mr. Chriss W. Street that has a term expiring on December 31, 1998. Mr.
Street's employment agreement as amended on November 1, 1995 provides for a
salary at the rate of $250,000 per annum. In addition, Mr. Street is provided
with health insurance and other benefits and a policy of life insurance. He also
receives an auto allowance of $500 per month and reimbursement for expenses
incurred on behalf of the Company and in connection with the performance of his
duties. The agreement obligates the Company to use its best efforts to cause Mr.
Street to continue to be elected as a Class II director, and as Chairman of its
Board of Directors. The agreement provides that the Company procure Directors
and Officers Liability Insurance in an amount not less than $1.0 million. Mr.
Street's employment agreement provides that in the event of a change of control
of the Company as defined, Mr. Street will be paid for the remainder of the
unexpired term of his agreement plus two times the sum of Mr. Street's then
prevailing base salary.
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During fiscal 1997, certain objective non-discretionary conditions for
acceleration related to the vesting of 37,000 Restricted Shares granted to the
CEO were achieved. Based on increases in the fair market value of the Company's
Common Stock, the Company provided for compensation expenses of $0.5 million
for the acceleration of 37,000 Restricted Shares; to be earned in the fiscal
year ended May 31, 1997. In addition, the estimated bonus payments for income
taxes as provided for in the employment agreement were approximately $0.2
million during fiscal 1997.
The Company entered into an employment agreement with Dr. Stuart J.
Ghertner effective January 1, 1997, and which had a term expiring on December
31, 1998. Dr. Ghertner's employment agreement provided for a salary at the rate
of $175,000 per annum. In conjunction with this employment agreement, the
Company granted options to purchase 120,000 shares of Common Stock. The vesting
of 100,000 options was subject to certain performance-related criteria related
to quarterly revenues from operations and net earnings before taxes. In the
event Dr. Ghertner is terminated for cause or resigns without good reason as
defined, any unvested options would be forfeited. Effective September 21, 1997,
Dr. Ghertner resigned as an officer of the Company and all unvested performance
based options will lapse and terminate.
Furthermore, in connection with the Company's indemnification program
for executive officers and directors, Messrs. Street, Boucher, Feigenbaum,
McCarthy, and Pantuliano and Ms. Carol R. Pollack (Chief Financial Officer of
the Company as of September 30, 1997), as well as four former directors and four
former executive officers, are entitled to indemnification and are beneficiaries
of the directors and officers indemnification trust (as described below). The
Company's Directors and Officers Trust Agreement dated February 27, 1995 (the
"Trust Agreement"), provides for the establishment of a trust (the "Trust") with
a minimum three-year term to provide a source for certain payments required to
be made under the indemnification agreements (each an "Indemnification
Agreement"), between the Company and certain of its officers and members of the
Board of Directors of the Company (each an "Indemnitee") granted for the purpose
of indemnifying each to the maximum extent permitted by law and such
Indemnification Agreements from and against any investigation, claim, action,
suit or proceeding against them or involving them relating to or arising from
acts taken or refrained from being taken in any capacity on behalf of the
Company or while serving in an official capacity.
The Company considers it desirable to provide each Indemnitee with
specified assurances that the Company can and will honor the Company's
obligations under the Indemnification Agreements, including a policy of
insurance to provide for directors and officers liability coverage and the
transfer of $250,000 cash to the Trustee in an amount intended to provide for
future insurance deductibles. For the converting of their Insurance Policy or
Policies, which are held by the Company, the Trust Fund is held by a Trustee
separate and apart from other assets of the Company. The Trust is irrevocable by
the Company, but automatically shall terminate when all assets of the Trust Fund
have been distributed. Termination of the Trust shall not relieve the Company of
its remaining liabilities and obligations under each Indemnification Agreement.
The capitalized terms below have the meanings given to them in the Trust
Agreement.
Upon written demand for payment by the person designated in the Trust
Agreement as Beneficiary Representative accompanied by a "Notice of
Qualification" (as defined below), the Trustee shall pay the person designated
in the Trust Agreement ("Underwriter") to administer the payments to the amounts
of Indemnitees an amount not greater than the balance, if any, of the specified
bookkeeping account ("Account") recorded by the Trustee for each Indemnitee. A
"Notice of Qualification" is a written statement by the Beneficiary
Representative which (i) states the date and action on which the policyholder is
obligated to Indemnitee(s) under the terms of the Indemnification Agreement,
(ii) certifies that, pursuant to the terms of the Indemnification Agreement, the
Indemnitees are entitled to payment thereunder as a result of the investigation,
claim, action, suit or proceeding, and (iii) states the amount of the payment to
which the Underwriter is entitled. Upon the receipt of a demand, the Trustee
promptly shall inform the Company of such receipt by courier delivery to the
Company of written notice thereof. Subject to any contrary order issued by a
court of competent jurisdiction, a payment made pursuant to this Section may be
made
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without the approval or direction of the Company, and shall be made despite any
direction to the contrary by the Company. Prior to the time, amounts are to be
paid to the Underwriter or his designee from the Trust Fund as described above,
Indemnitees have no preferred claim or beneficial ownership interest in trust
funds, and their rights are merely unsecured contractual rights.
As soon as practicable after all Accounts have filed a demand for and
received payment in the manner described above, or, if earlier, upon the
expiration of three (3) calendar years from the date the Trust Agreement is
entered into, the Trustee shall pay to the Company all amounts then held in the
Trust Fund; provided that, if any payment from the Trust to the Beneficiary
Representative or the Underwriter or his designee who has filed a demand in the
manner described above is being contested or litigated, and payment from the
Trust is delayed under the terms of this Agreement or at the direction of a
court of competent jurisdiction beyond the expiration of the three (3) year
period specified above, payment to the Company shall be delayed until the proper
disposition of the payment to the Indemnitee has been determined. If the Company
and the Beneficiary Representative each certify to the Trustee that the
Company's obligations to make lump sum payments under the Indemnification
Agreement have been satisfied or are no longer required to be maintained by the
Trust, the Trustee shall repay to the Company all monies then held in the Trust
Fund.
See "TABLE II - OPTIONS HELD AT MAY 31, 1997." See the description of
the Restricted Shares granted to Mr. Street.
STOCK OPTION PLANS
The Company has a 1988 Incentive Stock Option Plan and a 1988
Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan (the "1988 Plans"). Options granted under the
1988 Incentive Stock Option Plan are intended to qualify as incentive stock
options ("ISO's") under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code. Options
granted under the 1988 Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan do not qualify as ISO's.
Options may be granted for terms up to ten years and are generally exercisable
in cumulative annual increments of 25 percent to 50 percent each year. Options
must equal or exceed the fair market value of the shares on the date of grant.
The maximum number of shares authorized for issuance under the Company's 1988
Incentive Stock Option Plan is 500,000 and the Company's 1988 Nonstatutory Stock
Option Plan is 200,000.
The Company also has a 1995 Incentive Plan (the "1995 Plan"). The 1995
Plan provides for the granting of options to eligible employees and consultants
to the Company. Options granted as incentive stock rights, stock options, stock
appreciation rights, limited stock appreciation rights and restricted stock
grants under the 1995 Plan may qualify as an ISO under Section 422A of the
Internal Revenue Code. Options for ISO's may be granted for terms up to ten
years and are generally exercisable in cumulative increments of 33 percent each
year. Options for NSO's may be granted for terms up to 13 years. Options for
ISO's must equal or exceed the fair market value of the shares on the date of
grant, and 65 percent in the case of other options. The 1995 Plan also provides
for the full vesting of all outstanding options under certain change of control
events. The maximum number of shares authorized for issuance under the 1995 Plan
is 450,000.
In September 1995, the Board of Directors granted and issued to its
President and Chief Executive Officer, 100,000 Restricted Shares of its Common
Stock, $0.01 par value. Such grant of Restricted Shares was issued from the
Company's 1995 Incentive Plan and was ratified by the stockholders at the 1995
Annual Meeting. The Restricted Shares are subject to vesting at the rate of
5,000 shares per fiscal year (the "Annual Vested Shares") over a 20-year period.
The vesting of the Restricted Shares is subject to acceleration upon the
occurrence of certain events of acceleration as described below. With respect to
all Restricted Shares which may become vested, the Company is to pay to the
Chief Executive Officer a bonus equivalent to the amount of the combined federal
and applicable state and city income taxes associated with the Restricted Shares
that have become vested. While the Restricted Shares have been issued and the
Chief Executive Officer is entitled to vote said shares, all Restricted Shares
are held in escrow until their vesting, and said shares may not be sold,
assigned, transferred or hypothecated until the time they have become vested.
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In addition to the vesting of the Annual Vested Shares, an additional
number of Restricted Shares vest as follows: (i) for each fiscal year of the
Company, 1,000 additional Restricted Shares vest for each $1,000,000 of net
pre-tax profit of the Company as reported for that fiscal year; (ii) in the
event the Company effects a merger, acquisition, corporate combination or
purchase of assets (an "Acquisition Event") 1,000 additional Restricted Shares
vest for each $1,000,000 of Acquisition Event value paid for the Company; and
(iii) as of May 31 of each year, for each 1 percent of increase of market value
of the Company's voting securities above 110 percent of the market value as of
May 31 of the preceding year, 1,000 additional Restricted Shares vest.
In addition, upon the occurrence of (a) the approval by the
stockholders of the Company of an Approved Transaction, as defined; (b) a
Control Purchase, as defined; (c) a Board change; or (d) the failure by the
Company to renew the Chief Executive Officer's employment agreement on the
conclusion of its term on December 31, 1998, or any subsequent or renewed term,
on terms identical to those in the employment agreement then prevailing, all
Restricted Shares become vested. Upon the death or total disability of the Chief
Executive Officer prior to the complete vesting of the Restricted Shares, all
Restricted Shares not theretofore vested shall become vested.
During fiscal 1997, the Company determined that certain conditions for
acceleration were achieved, and that it was probable that such conditions would
also be present on May 31, 1997. Based on increases in the fair market value of
the Company's Common Stock, the Company provided for compensation expenses for
the acceleration of approximately 37,000 Restricted Shares; to be earned in the
fiscal year ended May 31, 1997. In addition, the estimated bonus payments for
income taxes as provided by the Agreement were accrued during fiscal 1997.
Included in the results for fiscal 1997 are compensation expenses related to the
Chief Executive Officer's Annual Grant and acceleration of Restricted Shares of
$70,000 and $0.5 million, respectively. Compensation expenses related to the
reimbursement of income taxes to the Chief Executive Officer for the Annual
Grant and acceleration of Restricted Shares were $27,000 and $0.2 million,
respectively, for the fiscal year ended May 31, 1997. As of May 31, 1997, 47,000
Restricted Shares were vested and 53,000 shares were unvested.
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The Company has a non-qualified stock option plan for its outside
directors (the "Directors' Stock Option Plan" or the "Directors' Plan"). The
Directors' Plan provides for the Company to grant to each non-employee director
options as follows: (1) each individual serving as a non-employee director as of
the effective date were granted a non-qualified stock option to purchase 10,000
shares of Common Stock ("Initial Grant"); (2) each individual who first becomes
a non-employee director on or after the effective date, will be granted, at the
time of such election or appointment a non-qualified stock option to purchase
10,000 shares of Common Stock ("Initial Grant"); (3) commencing with the 1995
annual meeting of the Company's stockholders, each individual who at each annual
meeting of the Company's stockholders remains a non-employee director will
receive an additional non-qualified stock option to purchase 2,500 shares of
Common Stock. Commencing with the 1996 annual meeting, the number of options
awarded annually to all non-employee directors was increased from 2,500 shares
to 5,000 shares and provided for an annual grant of special service options to
the Vice Chairman of the Board of 3,333 shares and to each committee chairman of
8,333 shares and each committee member of 2,500 shares. In addition, each
non-employee director will automatically be granted an option to purchase 10,000
shares upon joining the Board of Directors and options to purchase 5,000 shares
on the date of the annual meeting. Each non-qualified stock option is
exercisable at a price equal to the Common Stock's fair market value as of the
date of grant. Initial grants vest annually in 25 percent increments beginning
on the first anniversary of the date of grant, provided the individual is still
a director on those dates. Annual grants will become 100 percent vested as of
the first annual meeting of the Company's stockholders following the date of
grant, provided the individual is still a director as of that date. An optionee
who ceases to be a director shall forfeit that portion of the option
attributable to such vesting dates on or after the date he or she ceases to be a
director. The maximum number of shares authorized for issuance under the
Directors' Plan is 200,000.
EXECUTIVE TERMINATION AGREEMENTS
For information related to the termination benefits for Mr. Street, see
the description of the amended and restated employment agreement and Restricted
Shares with Mr. Street under "Contracts with Executives".
See "TABLE II - OPTIONS HELD AT MAY 31, 1997." See the description of
the Restricted Shares granted to Mr. Street.
CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS
Mr. Rudy R. Miller served as a director of the Company and Chairman of
the Audit Committee for five and one-half months of fiscal 1996 until his
resignation on November 15, 1995. During such time and through December 31,
1995, the Company had engaged The Miller Group, of which Mr. Rudy Miller was a
principal, to provide investor relations services at a monthly rate of $5,500
(exclusive of out-of-pocket expenses).
The Company has from time to time engaged and compensated firms for the
purpose of advising, structuring and negotiating the private placement of
securities. During fiscal 1995, the Company's Board of Directors approved the
payment to Chriss Street & Co., an investment banking firm affiliated and
controlled by Chriss W. Street, the Company's Chairman, President and Chief
Executive Officer, of fees aggregating $100,000 based upon its determination
that the amount of the investment banking fees charged were reasonable and on
terms at least as favorable as the terms available from other professionals
rendering such services. The Audit Committee reviewed the fees submitted by
Chriss Street & Co. and the Chairman recommended approval of the fees based upon
an independent investment banking firm's opinion that the fees were standard
market rate for the transaction.
On February 1, 1995, the Company purchased certain assets of
Alternative Psychiatric Centers, Inc. ("APC"), a behavioral medicine contract
management company based in Southern California from Drew Q. Miller. APC had two
operating locations with three contract units offering inpatient and partial
hospitalization services. The addition of these APC contracts contributed 11% of
CareUnit's total operating revenues during fiscal 1995 although these contracts
were owned by the Company for only four months during fiscal 1995.
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PROPOSAL 2 - PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE COMPREHENSIVE CARE CORPORATION
1995 INCENTIVE PLAN TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF SHARES
OF COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE THEREUNDER
TO 600,000 SHARES
The Board of Directors unanimously approved, subject to stockholder
approval, an amendment to the Comprehensive Care Corporation 1995 Incentive Plan
(the "Plan") to increase the number of shares issuable thereunder from 450,000
to 600,000 shares. The Plan, as originally adopted by stockholders at the
Company's November 9, 1995 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, is described under
"Stock Option Plans", and the Resolution to be approved by the stockholders of
the Company amending the Plan is annexed as Appendix A to this Proxy Statement.
The Amendment to the Plan is necessary by reason of the fact that of
the original 450,000 shares authorized under the Plan, options to acquire
263,625 shares of Common Stock have been issued, leaving 186,375 shares
remaining which could be issued under the Plan. The remaining number of shares
authorized under the Plan are viewed by management to be insufficient to provide
for additional awards to attract and retain key executive management personnel
and to incentivize management personnel to maximize the value of the Company for
all of it stockholders. See "Executive Compensation and Related Matters --
Summary Compensation Table and Stock Options" for information relating to stock
option grants to the Company's named executive officers. Management is of the
belief that, in view of the anticipated expansion of the Company's operations
over the next several years, the present plans to relocate certain financial and
administrative functions to Tampa, Florida and the associated need to recruit
new middle management personnel, the challenge and mission of existing executive
officers will increase. The Plan is designed to augment the Company's existing
compensation programs and is intended to enable the Company to have its
executives, key employees and consultants participate in the growth and success
of the Company through awards under the Plan.
It is further felt that having the ability to reward management and to
attract new additions to management, as well as to replace management, through
the grant of options under the Plan is particularly appropriate given the need
of management to reverse the Company's historical trend of operating losses. In
addition, the Company has announced its intention to relocate certain core
functions, primarily accounting related, from its Corona del Mar office to
Tampa, Florida, the location of its principal subsidiary, Comprehensive
Behavioral Care ("Comprehensive Behavioral"). This intended relocation is
considered to be in the best interest of the Company considering that the
business of Comprehensive Behavioral has grown to a point where it accounts for
approximately 80% of the Company's consolidated operating revenues. The Company
believes that in connection with such relocation plans, it will need to recruit
accounting and administrative personnel. The availability and use of stock
option grants will facilitate such recruitment and make the Company competitive
in the market place with respect to its hiring.
A further reason for increasing the number of shares issuable under the
1995 Incentive Plan is the fact that the Company's 1988 Incentive Stock Options
Plan (the "1988 ISO Plan") and 1988 Non-statutory Stock Option Plan (the "1988
NSO Plan") are authorized for 500,000 options and 200,000 options, respectively.
There are currently 443,693 options granted under the 1988 ISO Plan and 118,901
issued under the 1988 NSO Plan, leaving 56,307 options and 81,099 options
available for grant under each of the respective plans. Both of these plans
currently expire on February 3, 1998.
Rather than adopting a new plan entirely, management has deemed it
advisable to increase the number of shares available under the 1995 Incentive
Plan by the number of shares available under the 1988 ISO Plan and 1988 NSO Plan
and permit the 1988 Plans to expire by their terms. If the amendment to the 1995
Incentive Plan is adopted as proposed, it is the intention of the Company not to
grant any further options under either the 1988 ISO Plan or the 1988 NSO Plan.
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The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of the
Company's Common Stock issued and outstanding on the record date, voting
together as a single class, is required for the approval of this proposal.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DEEMS THIS PROPOSAL NUMBER 2 TO BE IN THE BEST
INTEREST OF THE COMPANY AND ITS STOCKHOLDERS AND RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR"
APPROVAL THEREOF.
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
Ernst & Young LLP ("Ernst & Young") initially became engaged as the
Company's independent auditors for fiscal year 1995. Ernst & Young has
performed the audit of the consolidated financial statements of the Company and
its subsidiaries for the years ended May 31, 1995, 1996 and 1997, and have been
selected to perform the audit for the year ended May 31, 1998.
ANNUAL REPORT
The 1997 Annual Report to Stockholders, including consolidated
financial statements for the fiscal year ended May 31, 1997 and the Company's
annual report on Form 10-K (without exhibits thereto), has been mailed with this
Proxy Statement. The Company will provide copies of exhibits to the Annual
Report on Form 10-K, but will charge a reasonable fee per page to any requesting
stockholder. Stockholders may make such request in writing to the Secretary of
the Company, 1111 Bayside Drive, Suite 100, Corona del Mar, California 92625.
OTHER MATTERS
The Board of Directors knows of no other matters to be brought before
the 1997 Annual Meeting. However, if any other business properly comes before
the Annual Meeting, the persons named in the accompanying form of proxy will
vote or refrain from voting thereon in accordance with their judgment pursuant
to the discretionary authority given them in the proxy.
STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS FOR 1998 ANNUAL MEETING
Stockholder proposals to be submitted for inclusion in the 1998 proxy
materials and consideration at the 1998 Annual Meeting of Stockholders must be
received by the Company not later than August 10, 1998. Such proposals should be
directed to the Secretary of the Company, 1111 Bayside Drive, Suite 100, Corona
del Mar, California 92625.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
/s/ Courtney Watson
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Courtney Watson
Secretary
October 17, 1997
Corona del Mar, California
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APPENDIX A
RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE
COMPREHENSIVE CARE CORPORATION
1995 INCENTIVE PLAN
RESOLVED, that in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 20 of the
Comprehensive Care Corporation (the "Company") 1995 Incentive Plan (the "Plan"),
originally adopted at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on November 9,
1995, Paragraph 3 relating to the number of shares of Common Stock issuable
under the Plan is herewith amended to increase the number of such shares from
450,000 to 600,000 shares of Common Stock, and such Paragraph 3, as amended,
shall read as follows:
"3. Stock subject to the Plan
The shares that may be issued upon exercise of options and
rights which may be sold under the Plan shall not exceed in the
aggregate of 600,000 shares of Common Stock, as adjusted to give effect
to the anti-dilution provisions contained in Section 12 hereof. Such
shares may be authorized and unissued shares, or shares purchased by
the Company and reserved for issuance under the Plan. If a stock option
or incentive stock right for any reason expires or is terminated
without having been exercised in full, or if the shares issued pursuant
to restricted stock purchase agreements are repurchased by the Company
in accordance with the terms thereof, those shares relating to an
unexercised stock option or incentive stock rights or shares which have
been repurchased shall again become available for grant and/or sale
under the Plan."
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COMPREHENSIVE CARE CORPORATION
1995 INCENTIVE PLAN
1. PURPOSE
The purpose of the 1995 Incentive Plan (the "Plan") of Comprehensive
Care Corporation (the "Company") is to provide an incentive to key management
employees and consultants whose present and potential contributions to the
Company and its Subsidiaries (as such term is defined in Section 2 below) are or
will be important to the success of the Company by affording them an opportunity
to acquire a proprietary interest in the Company. It is intended that this
purpose will be effected through (a) the granting of incentive stock rights,
stock options, stock appreciation rights and limited stock appreciation rights
and (b) the sale of shares of Common Stock, $.01 par value per share, of the
Company ("Common Stock"), pursuant to restricted stock purchase agreements
(collectively, such rights, options and shares are referred to herein as
"Awards"). Stock options may be granted under the Plan which qualify as
"Incentive Stock Options" under Section 422A of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as it may be hereafter amended (the "Code"). Such options are sometimes
referred to as an "ISO" or collectively as "ISOs".
2. ELIGIBILITY
Awards may be made or granted to key Management employees and
consultants who are deemed to render significant services to the Company or its
Subsidiaries and who are deemed to have the potential to contribute to the
future success of the Company (such eligible persons being referred to herein as
"Eligible Participants"). The term "Management employees" includes executive
officers who are employees of the Company or of a Subsidiary, as well as other
employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries. A director of the Company or of
any Subsidiary who is not also an employee of the Company or of one of its
Subsidiaries will not be eligible to receive any Awards under the Plan. No ISO
shall be granted to any person who is not an employee of the Company or a
Subsidiary at the time of grant. No ISO shall be granted to an employee who, at
the time of option is granted, owns stock possessing more than 10% of the total
combined voting power of all classes of capital stock of the employer
corporation (as such term is used in the Code) or any Parent or Subsidiary of
the employer corporation, provided, however, that an ISO may be granted to such
an employee, if at the time such ISO is granted, the option price is at least
110% of the fair market value of stock subject to the ISO on the date of grant
(as determined pursuant to Subsection 8(a) hereof) and such ISO is by its terms
not exercisable after the expiration of five years from the date such option is
granted. The terms "Subsidiary" and "Parent" as used herein shall have the
meanings given them in Section 425 of the Code. Awards may be made to employees
or consultants who hold or have held options, rights or shares under this Plan
or any other plans of the Company.
3. STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN
The shares that may be issued upon exercise of options and rights and
which may be sold under the Plan shall not exceed in the aggregate of 600,000
shares of Common Stock, as adjusted to give effect to the anti-dilution
provisions contained in Section 12 hereof. Such shares may be authorized and
unissued shares, or shares purchased by the Company and reserved for issuance
under the Plan. If a stock option or incentive stock right for any reason
expires or is terminated without having been exercised in full, or if the shares
issued pursuant to restricted stock purchase agreements are repurchased by the
Company in accordance with the terms thereof, those shares relating to an
unexercised stock option or incentive stock rights or shares which have been
repurchased shall again become available for grant and/or sale under the Plan.
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4. AWARDS UNDER THE PLAN
Awards under the Plan may be of five types. They are "incentive stock
rights", "stock options", "stock appreciation rights", "limited stock
appreciation rights", and "restricted stock purchases". "Incentive stock rights"
are composed of incentive stock units which give the holder the right to
receive, without payment of cash or property to the Company, shares of Common
Stock, subject to the terms, conditions and restrictions described in Section 7
hereof. An option, including an ISO, is a right to purchase Common Stock in
accordance with Section 8 hereof. A "stock appreciation right" is a right given
to a holder of a stock option to receive, upon surrender of all or a portion of
his stock option, without payment of cash or property to the Company, a number
of shares of Common Stock of the Company and/or cash, determined pursuant to a
formula in accordance with Section 9 hereof. A "limited stock appreciation
right" is a stock appreciation right which is exercisable only upon the terms,
conditions and restrictions set forth in Section 10 hereof. A "restricted stock
purchase" is the purchase, at a price determined by the Board of Directors or
Committee (as hereinafter defined), of Common Stock, which is nontransferable
and subject to substantial risk of forfeiture until specific conditions based on
continuing employment or achievement of preestablished performance objectives
are met. All references to "cash" herein shall mean "cash or certified check".
5. ADMINISTRATION
(a) The Plan shall be administered by the Board of Directors or by a
committee (the "Option Committee") of not less than two directors of the Company
appointed by the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board of Directors")
for such term as the Board of Directors may determine. The Board of Directors
may, from time to time, remove members from, or add members to, the Option
Committee. The administrator of the Plan shall hereinafter be referred to as the
"Plan Administrator". In the event that the Plan Administrator is an Option
Committee of the Board of Directors, none of the members of such Option
Committee shall be an officer or other full-time employee of the Company. It is
the intention of the Company that each member of the Option Committee shall be a
"disinterested person" as that term is defined and interpreted pursuant to Rule
16b-3(c)(2) or any successor rule thereto promulgated under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). Action by the Option
Committee shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of all its members.
In the event that the Plan Administrator is the Board of Directors, and a member
of the Board of Directors may be eligible, subject to the restrictions in
Section 2, to participate in or receive or hold options under the Plan, no
member of the Board of Directors or the Option Committee shall vote with respect
to the granting of options hereunder to himself or herself, as the case may be,
and, if state corporate law does not permit a committee to grant options to
directors, then any option granted under the Plan to a director for his or her
services as such shall be approved by the full Board of Directors.
With respect to grants made under the Plan to officers and
directors of the Company who are subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, the
Plan Administrator shall be constituted at all times so as to meet the
requirements of Rule 16b-3 so long as any of the Company's equity securities are
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act.
(b) Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, the Plan
Administrator shall have the power:
(i) To determine from time to time the Awards to be granted to
eligible persons under the Plan and to prescribe the terms and provisions (which
need not be identical) of Awards granted under the Plan to such persons;
(ii) To construe and interpret the Plan and grants thereunder and
in its discretion have the authority: (A) to determine, upon review of relevant
information, the fair market value of the Common Stock; (B) to determine the
exercise price per share of stock options to be granted; (C) to determine the
eligible participants to whom, and time or times at which, options shall be
granted and the number of shares to be issuable upon exercise of each stock
option; (D) to construe and interpret the Plan; (E) to prescribe, amend and
rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan; (F) to determine the terms
and provisions of each grant (which need not be identical); and (G) to make all
other determinations necessary to or advisable for the administration of the
Plan. Notwithstanding the
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foregoing, in the event any employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
granted an option under the Plan is, at the time of such grant, a member of the
Board of Directors of the Company, the grant of such grant shall, in the event
the Board of Directors at the time such option is granted is not deemed to
satisfy the requirement of Rule 16b-3(b)(2)(i) or (ii) promulgated under the
Act, be subject to the approval of an auxiliary committee consisting of not less
than two persons who qualify as "disinterested persons" within the meaning of
Rule 16b-3(d)(3) promulgated under the Act. All decisions and determinations by
the Option Committee in the exercise of this power shall be final and binding
upon the Company and the Optionees; and
(iii) Generally, to exercise such powers and to perform such acts
as are deemed necessary or expedient to promote the best interests of the
Company with respect to the Plan.
6. DURATION OF THE PLAN
The Plan shall become effective upon the approval of the requisite vote
of the stockholders of the Company. The Plan shall remain in effect for a term
of ten (10) years from September 1, 1995 unless sooner terminated under Section
20 hereof. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing to the contrary, the Plan
Administrator shall have the authority to amend the Plan pursuant to Section 20
hereof; provided, however, that Awards already made shall remain in full force
and effect as if the Plan had not been amended or terminated.
7. INCENTIVE STOCK RIGHTS
The Plan Administrator, in its discretion, may grant to Eligible
Participants incentive stock rights composed of incentive stock units. Incentive
stock rights shall be granted pursuant to incentive stock rights agreements in
such form, and not inconsistent with the Plan, as the Plan Administrator shall
approve from time to time and shall include substantially the following terms
and conditions as determined by the Plan Administrator:
(a) Incentive Stock Units. An incentive stock rights agreement
shall specify the number of incentive stock units to which it pertains. Each
incentive stock unit shall be equivalent to one share of Common Stock. Each
incentive stock unit shall entitle the holder thereof to receive, without
payment of cash or property to the Company, one share of Common Stock in
consideration for services performed for the Company or any Subsidiary by the
Eligible Participant, subject to the lapse of the incentive periods (as
hereinafter defined).
(b) Incentive Period. The holder of incentive stock rights shall be
entitled to receive shares of Common Stock only after the lapse of such
incentive periods, and in such manner, as shall be fixed in the discretion of
the Plan Administrator at the time of the grant of such incentive stock rights.
(Such period or periods so fixed is or are herein referred to as an "incentive
period".) To the extent the holder of incentive stock rights receives shares of
Common Stock on the lapse of an incentive period, an equivalent number of
incentive stock units subject to such rights shall be deemed to have been
discharged.
(c) Termination by Reason of Death or Disability. In the event that
the recipient of incentive stock rights ceases to be and employee or consultant
of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries during an incentive period due to
death or permanent disability (as determined by the Plan Administrator), the
holder of incentive stock rights or, in the case of the death of the holder, the
personal representatives, heirs or legatees of such holder, shall be entitled to
receive a number of shares equal to an amount determined by multiplying the
total number of incentive stock units applicable to such incentive period by a
fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of full calendar months
between the date of grant of the incentive stock rights and the date of such
termination and the denominator of which shall be the number of full calendar
months between the date of grant and the date such incentive period for such
units would, but for such termination, have lapsed. For purposes of this
Subsection 7(c), this shall constitute a lapse of the incentive period with
respect to the number of incentive stock units equal to the number of shares
issued. Units upon which the incentive period do not lapse pursuant to the
foregoing sentence shall
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terminate and be null and void on the date on which the recipient cases to be
employed by or act as a consultant to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(d) Termination for Any Other Reason. In the event that the
employment or retention as a consultant by the Company of the recipient to whom
incentive stock rights have been issued under the Plan terminates for any reason
(including dismissal by the Company with or without cause), other than death or
permanent disability, such rights as to which the incentive period has not
lapsed shall terminate and be null and void on termination of the relationship.
(e) Issuance of Shares. Upon the lapse of an incentive period, the
Company shall deliver to the holder of the related incentive stock unit a
certificate or certificates representing the number of shares of Common Stock
equal to the number of incentive stock units with respect to which an incentive
period has lapsed. The Company shall pay all applicable transfer or issue taxes.
8. OPTIONS
Options shall be evidenced by stock option agreements in such form, and
not inconsistent with the Plan, as the Plan Administrator shall approve from
time to time, which agreements shall contain in substance the following terms
and conditions:
(a) Option Price; Number of Shares. The option price, which shall
be approved by the Plan Administrator, shall in no event be less than one
hundred percent (100%), in the case of ISOs, and sixty-five percent (65%), in
the case of other options, of the fair market value of the Common Stock at the
time the option is granted. The fair market value of the Common Stock, for the
purpose of the Plan, shall mean: (i) if the Common Stock is traded on a national
securities exchange or on the NASDAQ National Market System ("NMS"), the per
share closing price of the Common Stock on the principal securities exchange on
which they are listed or on NMS, as the case may be, on the date of grant (or if
there is no closing price for such date of grant, then the last preceding
business day on which there was a closing price); or (ii) if the Common Stock is
traded in the over-the-counter market and quotation are published on the NASDAQ
quotation system (but not on NMS), the mean between the per share closing bid
and asked prices of the Common Stock on the date of grant as reported by NASDAQ
(or if there are no closing bid and asked prices for such date of grant, then
the last preceding business day on which there were closing bid and asked
prices); or (iii) if the Common Stock is traded in the over-the-counter market
but bid and asked quotations are not published on NASDAQ, the mean between the
closing bid and asked prices per share for the Common Stock as furnished by a
broker-dealer which regularly furnishes price quotations for the Common Stock.
The option agreement shall specify the total number of shares
to which it pertains and whether such options are ISOs or are not ISOs. With
respect to ISOs granted under the Plan, the aggregate fair market value
(determined at the time an ISO is granted) of the shares of Common Stock with
respect to which ISOs are exercisable for the first time by such employee during
any calendar year shall not exceed $100,000 under all plans of the employer
corporation or its Parents or Subsidiaries.
(b) Waiting Period and Exercise Dates. At the time an option is
granted, the Plan Administrator will determine the terms and conditions to be
satisfied before shares may be purchased, including the dates on which shares
subject to the option may first be purchased. (The period from the date of grant
of an option until the date on which such option may first be exercised is
referred to herein as the "waiting period") At the time an option is granted,
the Plan Administrator shall fix the period within which it may be exercised
which shall not be less than six (6) months nor, for an ISO, more than ten (10)
years from the date of grant or for a non-ISO for more than thirteen (13) years
from the date of grant. (Any of such periods is referred to herein as the
"exercise price.")
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(c) Form and Time of Payment. Stock purchased pursuant to an option
agreement shall be paid for at the time of purchase either in cash or by
certified check or, in the discretion of the Plan Administrator, as set forth in
the stock option agreement (i) in a combination of cash and a promissory note,
(ii) through the delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (iii) in a combination
of the methods described above. Upon receipt of payment, the Company shall,
without transfer or issue tax to the option holder or other person entitled to
exercise the options, deliver to the option holder (or such other person) a
certificate or certificates for the shares so purchased.
(d) Effect of Termination or Death. In the event that an option
holder ceases to be an employee or consultant of the Company or of any of its
Subsidiaries for any reason other than permanent disability (as determined by
the Plan Administrator) and death, any option, including any unexercised portion
thereof, which was otherwise exercisable on the date of termination, shall
expire unless exercised within a period of three months from the date on which
the option holder ceased to be so employed, but in no event after the expiration
of the exercise period; provided, however, that, if the Plan Administrator shall
determine that an option holder shall have been discharged for cause, options
granted and not yet exercised shall terminate immediately and be null and void
as of the date of discharge. In the event of the death of an option holder
during this three month period, the option shall be exercisable by his or her
personal representatives, heirs or legatees to the same extent that the option
holder could have exercised the option if he or she had not died, for the three
months from the date of death, but in no event after the expiration of the
exercise period. In the event of the permanent disability of an option holder
while an employee or consultant of the Company or of any Subsidiary, any option
granted to such employee or consultant shall be exercisable for twelve (12)
months after the date of permanent disability, but in no event after the
expiration of the exercise period. In the event of the death of an option holder
while an employee or consultant of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or
during the twelve (12) month period after the date of permanent disability of
the option holder, that portion of the option which had become exercisable on
the date of death shall be exercisable by his or her personal representatives,
heirs or legatees at any time prior to the expiration of one (1) year from the
date of the death of the option holder, but in no event after the expiration of
the exercise period. Except as the Plan Administrator shall provide otherwise,
in the event an option holder ceases to be an employee or consultant of the
Company or of any Subsidiary for any reason, including death, prior to the lapse
of the waiting period, his or her option shall terminate and be null and void.
(e) Other Provisions. Each option granted under the Plan may
contain such other terms, provisions, and conditions not inconsistent with the
Plan as may be determined by the Plan Administrator.
9. STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS
The Plan Administrator may grant, in its discretion, stock appreciation
rights to Eligible Participants who are granted stock options under the Plan.
Such rights shall be granted pursuant to a stock appreciation rights agreement
in such for, and not inconsistent with the Plan, as the Plan Administrator shall
approve from time to time (and which may be incorporated in the stock option
agreement governing the terms of the related option) and shall include
substantially the following terms and conditions as the Plan Administrator shall
determine:
(a) Grant. Each right shall relate to a specific option granted
under the Plan and shall be granted to the option holder either concurrently
with the grant of such option, or at such later time as determined by the Plan
Administrator.
(b) Exercise. A stock appreciation right shall entitle an option
holder to receive, without payment of cash or property to the Company, a number
of shares of Common Stock, cash, or a combination thereof in the amount
determined pursuant to Subsection 9(c) below. The Plan Administrator shall
determine whether such payment shall be made in Common Stock, cash, or a
combination thereof. Unless otherwise determine by the Plan Administrator, a
right shall be exercisable to no greater extent nor upon any more favorable
conditions than its related option is exercisable under Subsection 8(b) hereof.
An option holder wishing to exercise a right in accordance with
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this Subsection 9(b) shall give written notice of such exercise to the Company,
which notice shall state that the holder of the right elects to exercise the
right and the number of shares in respect of which the right is being exercised.
The effective date of exercise of a right shall be the date on which the Company
shall have received such notice. Upon receipt of such notice, the Company shall:
(i) deliver to the option holder or other person entitled to exercise the right,
a certificate or certificates representing such shares; and/or (ii) pay cash.
The Company shall pay all applicable transfer or issue taxes. Notwithstanding
the provisions of this section, no stock appreciation right may be exercised
within a period of six months of the date of grant of such stock appreciation
right and no stock appreciation right granted with respect to an ISO may be
exercised unless the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date of
exercise exceeds the exercise price of an ISO.
(c) Number of Shares or Amount of Cash. The number of shares which
shall be issued pursuant to the exercise of a stock appreciation right shall be
determined by dividing (i) that portion, as elected by the option holder, of the
total number of shares which the option holder is eligible to purchase pursuant
to Subsection 8(b) hereof (and as adjusted pursuant to Section 12 hereof),
multiplied by the amount (if any) by which the fair market value (as determined
in accordance with Subsection 8(a) hereof) of a share of Common Stock on the
exercise date exceeds the option exercise price of the related option; by (ii)
the fair market value of a share of Common Stock on the exercise date. In lieu
of issuing shares of Common Stock on the exercise of a right, the Plan
Administrator may elect to pay the cash equivalent of the fair market value on
the exercise date of any or all the shares which would otherwise be issuable on
exercise of the right. No fractional shares shall be issued under this
Subsection 9(c). In lieu of the fractional shares, the option holder shall be
entitled to receive a cash adjustment equal to the same fraction of the fair
market value per share of Common Stock on the date of exercise.
(d) Effect of Exercise. Upon the exercise of stock appreciations
rights, the related option shall be considered to have been exercised to the
extent of the number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which such stock
appreciation rights are exercised, and shall be considered to have been
exercised to that extent for purposes of determining the number of shares of
Common Stock available for the grant of options under the Plan. Upon the
exercise or termination of the related option, the stock appreciation rights
with respect to such related option shall be considered to have been exercised
or terminated to the extent of the number of shares of Common Stock with respect
to which the related option was so exercised or terminated.
(e) Effect of Termination or Death. In the event that an option
holder ceases to be an employee or consultant of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries for any reason, his stock appreciation rights shall be exercisable
only to the extent and upon the conditions that its related option is
exercisable under Subsection 8(d).
10. LIMITED STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS
The Plan Administrator may grant, in its discretion, limited sock
appreciation rights ("Limited Rights") to the holder of any option with respect
to all or a portion of the shares subject to such option. Such Limited Rights
shall be granted pursuant to an agreement in such form, and not inconsistent
with the Plan, as the Plan Administrator shall approve from time to time (and
which may be incorporated in the stock option agreements governing the terms of
the related option) and shall include substantially the following terms and
conditions as the Plan Administrator shall determine:
(a) Grants. A Limited Right may be granted concurrently with the
grant of the related option or at such later time as determined by the Plan
Administrator.
(b) Exercise. Unless otherwise determined by the Plan
Administrator, a Limited Right may be exercised only during the period (a)
beginning on the first day following any one of (i) the date of approval by the
stockholders of the Company of an Approved Transaction (as defined in Subsection
10(e) below), (ii) the date of a Control Purchase (as defined in Subsection
10(e) below), or (iii) the date of a Board Change (as defined in Subsection
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10(e) below); and (b) ending on the thirtieth day (or such other date specified
in the stock option agreement) following such date (such period herein referred
to as the "Limited Right Exercise Period"). Each Limited Right shall be
exercisable during the Limited Right Exercise Period only to the extent the
related option is then exercisable, and in no event after the termination of the
related option. Limited Rights granted under the Plan shall be exercisable in
whole or in part by notice to the Company. Such notice shall state that the
holder of the Limited Rights elects to exercise the Limited Rights and the
number of shares in respect of which the Limited Rights are being exercised. The
effective date of exercise of a Limited Right shall be deemed to be the date on
which the Company shall have received such notice.
(c) Amount Paid Upon Exercise. Upon the exercise of Limited Rights,
the holder shall receive in cash an amount equal to the excess of the fair
market value (as determined pursuant to Subsection 8(a) above) on the date of
exercise of such Limited Rights of each share of Common Stock with respect to
which such Limited Right shall have been exercised over the exercise price per
share of Common Stock subject to the related option.
(d) Effect of Exercise. Upon the exercise of Limited Rights, the
related option shall be considered to have been exercised to the extent of the
number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which such Limited Rights are
exercised, and shall be considered to have been exercised to that extent for
purposes of determining the number of shares of Common Stock available for the
grant of options under the Plan. Upon the exercise of termination of the related
option, the Limited Rights with respect to such related option shall be
considered to have been exercised or terminated to the extent of the number of
shares of Common Stock with respect to which the related option was so exercised
or terminated.
(e) Definitions. For purposes of this Section 10:
(i) An "Approved Transaction" shall mean (A) any consolidation
or merger of the Company in which the Company is not the continuing or surviving
corporation or pursuant to which shares of Common Stock would be converted into
cash, securities or other property, other than a merger of the Company in which
the holders of Common Stock immediately prior to the merger have the same
proportionate ownership of common stock of the surviving corporation immediately
after the merger, or (B) any sale, lease, exchange, or other transfer (in one
transaction or a series of related transactions) of all, or substantially all,
of the assets of the Company, or (c) the adoption of any plan or proposal for
the liquidation or dissolution of the Company.
(ii) A "Control Purchase" shall mean circumstances in which
any person (as such term is defined in Sections 13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2) of the
Exchange Act), corporation or other entity (other than the Company or any
employee benefit plan sponsored by the Company or any Subsidiary) (A) shall
purchase any Common Stock (or securities convertible into the Company's Common
Stock) for cash, securities or any other consideration pursuant to a tender
offer or exchange offer, without the prior consent of the Board of Directors, or
(B) shall become the "beneficial owner" (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3
under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company
representing twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the combined voting power of
the then outstanding securities of the Company ordinarily (and apart from rights
occurring under special circumstances) having the right to vote in the election
of directors (calculated as provided in paragraph (d) of such Rule 13d-3 in the
case of rights to acquire the Company's securities).
(iii) A "Board Change" shall mean circumstances in which,
during any period of two consecutive years or less, individuals who at the
beginning of such period constitute the entire Board shall cease for any reason
to constitute a majority thereof unless the election, or the nomination for
election by the Company's stockholders, of each new director was approved by a
vote of at least a majority of the directors then still in office.
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11. RESTRICTED STOCK PURCHASES
The Plan Administrator may authorize, in its discretion, the issuance
of restricted shares of Common Stock to Eligible Participants pursuant to
restricted share agreements in such form, and not inconsistent with the Plan, as
the Plan Administrator shall approve from time to time. Any amount of restricted
shares issued shall be subject to the following terms:
(a) Restricted Period and Price. The Plan Administrator shall
prescribe restrictions, terms and conditions, including but not limited to the
period ("restricted period") during which the holder must continue to render
services to the Company in order to retain the restricted shares. The Plan
Administrator shall determine the price, if any, to be paid by the holder for
the restricted shares. Upon forfeiture of any restricted shares, any amount paid
by the holder shall be repaid in full by the Company.
(b) Issuance of Restricted Shares. Restricted shares, when issued,
will be represented by a stock certificate or certificates registered in the
name of the holder to whom such restricted shares shall have been awarded.
During the restricted period, certificates representing the restricted shares
and any securities constituting retained distributions (as defined below in
Subsection 10(c)) shall bear a restrictive legend to the effect that ownership
of the restricted shares, and the enjoyment of all rights appurtenant thereto,
are subject to the restrictions, terms and conditions provided in the Plan and
the applicable shares agreement. Such certificates shall be deposited by such
holder with the Company, together with stock powers or other instruments of
assignment, each endorsed in blank, which will permit transfer to the Company of
all or any portion of the restricted shares and any retained distributions that
shall be forfeited or that shall not become vested in accordance with the Plan
and the applicable restricted shares agreement.
(c) Rights With Respect to Restricted Shares. Restricted shares
shall constitute issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock for all corporate
purposes. The holder will have the right to vote such restricted shares, to
receive and retain all regular cash dividends, and such other distributions as
the Plan Administrator may in its sole discretion designate, pay, or distribute
on such restricted shares and to exercise all other rights, powers and
privileges of a holder of Common Stock with respect to such restricted shares,
with the exception that (i) the holder will not be entitled to delivery of the
stock certificate or certificates representing such restricted shares until the
restricted period shall have expired and unless all other vesting requirements
with respect thereto shall have been fulfilled; (ii) the Company will retain
custody of the stock certificate or certificates representing the restricted
shares during the restricted period; (iii) other than regular cash dividends and
such other distributions as the Board may in its sole discretion designate, the
Company will retain custody of all distributions ("retained distributions") made
or declared with respect to the restricted shares (and such retained
distributions will be subject to the same restrictions, terms and conditions as
are applicable to the restricted shares) until such time, if ever, as the
restricted shares with respect to which such retained distributions shall have
been made, paid or declared shall have become vested, and such retained
distributions shall not bear interest or be segregated in separate accounts;
(iv) the holder may not sell, assign, transfer, pledge, exchange, encumber or
dispose of the restricted shares or any retained distributions during the
restricted period; and (v) a breach of any restrictions, terms or conditions
provided in the Plan or established by the Board with respect to any restricted
shares or retained distributions will cause a forfeiture of such restricted
shares and any retained distributions with respect thereto.
(d) Completion of Restricted Period. On the last day of the
restricted period with respect to each Award of restricted shares, and the
satisfaction of any other applicable restrictions, terms and conditions (i) all
or part of such restricted shares shall become vested and (ii) any retained
distributions with respect to such restricted shares shall become vested. Unless
the Plan Administrator determines otherwise, any such restricted shares and
retained distributions that shall not have become vested upon the termination of
employment of the holder shall be forfeited to the Company and the holder shall
not thereafter have any rights (including dividend and voting rights) with
respect to such restricted shares and retained distributions that shall have
been so forfeited, provided, however, that
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if the holder shall die, become totally disabled or is terminated by the Company
without cause during a restricted period with respect to any restricted shares,
then, unless the restricted share agreement relating to such shares provided
otherwise, the restricted period applicable to each Award of restricted shares
to such holder shall be deemed to have expired and all such restricted shares
and retained distributions shall become vested.
12. RECAPITALIZATION
In the event that dividends are payable in Common Stock or in the event
there are splits, subdivisions or combinations of shares of Common Stock, the
number of shares available under the Plan shall be increased or decreased
proportionately, as the case may be, and the number of shares delivered upon the
exercise thereafter of any stock option, stock appreciation right or limited
stock appreciation right, upon distribution pursuant to incentive stock rights
theretofore granted or upon sale pursuant to restricted stock purchase
agreements theretofore entered into, and the price per share with respect
thereto, shall be increased or decreased proportionately, as the case may be,
without change in the aggregate purchase price (where applicable).
13. ACCELERATION
Notwithstanding any contrary waiting period in any stock option
agreement, any incentive period in any incentive stock rights agreements or any
Restricted Period with respect to any shares issued pursuant to any restricted
stock purchase agreement, or in the Plan, but subject to any determination by
the Plan Administrator to provide otherwise at the time such Award is granted or
subsequent thereto, each outstanding option granted under the Plan shall become
exercisable in full for the aggregate number of shares covered thereby, and each
share issuable upon lapse of an incentive period or issued pursuant to a
restricted stock purchase agreement shall vest unconditionally on the first day
following the occurrence of any of the following: (a) the approval by the
stockholders of the Company of an Approved Transaction; (b) a Control Purchase;
or (c) a Board Change.
14. CONTINUATION OF RELATIONSHIP: LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
(a) Nothing in the Plan or any Award made hereunder shall interfere
with or limit in any way the right of the Company or of any Subsidiary to
terminate any Eligible Participant's employment at any time, nor confer upon any
Eligible Participant any right to continue any such relation with the Company or
Subsidiary.
(b) For purposes of the Plan, a transfer of an employee from the
Company to a Subsidiary or vice versa, or from one Subsidiary to another, or a
leave of absence duly authorized by the Company shall not be deemed a
termination of employment or a break in an incentive, waiting, exercise or
Restricted Period, as the case may be. In the case of any employee on an
approved leave of absence, the Plan Administrator may make such provisions with
respect to continuance of incentive stock rights, options or shares previously
granted while on leave from the employ of the Company or a Subsidiary as it may
deem equitable.
15. GENERAL RESTRICTION
Each Award made under the Plan shall be subject to the requirement
that, if at any time the Plan Administrator shall determine, in its sole and
subjective discretion, that the registration qualification or listing of the
shares subject to such Award upon a securities exchange or under any state or
federal law, or the consent or approval of any government regulatory body, is
necessary or desirable as a condition of, or in connection with, the granting or
exercise of such Award, the Company shall not be required to issue such shares
unless such registration, qualification, listing, consent or approval shall have
been effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Plan
Administrator. Nothing in the Plan or any agreement or grant hereunder shall
obligate the Company to effect any such registration, qualification or listing.
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16. RIGHTS AS A STOCKHOLDER
The holder of a stock option, incentive stock right, stock appreciation
right or limited stock appreciation right shall have no rights as a stockholder
with respect to any shares covered by the stock option, incentive stock right,
stock appreciation right or limited stock appreciation right, as the case may
be, until the date of issuance of a stock certificate to him for such shares
related to the exercise or discharge thereof. No adjustment shall be made for
the dividends or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date
such stock certificate is issued.
17. NON-ASSIGNABILITY OF INCENTIVE STOCK RIGHTS, STOCK OPTIONS, STOCK
APPRECIATION RIGHTS AND LIMITED STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS
No incentive stock right, stock option, stock appreciation right or
limited stock appreciation right shall be assignable or transferable by an
Eligible Participant except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution
and during the lifetime of an Eligible Participant may only be exercised by him.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent permitted by applicable law and
Rule 16b-3, the Plan Administrator may permit a recipient of an Award to (i)
designate in writing during the Participant's lifetime a beneficiary to receive
and exercise the Award in the event of such Participant's death or (ii) transfer
an Award granted hereunder.
18. WITHHOLDING TAXES
Whenever under the Plan shares are to be issued in satisfaction of
stock options, incentive stock rights, stock appreciation rights or limited
stock appreciation rights granted thereunder, or pursuant to restricted stock
purchases, the Company shall have the right to require the Eligible Participant
to remit to the Company an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state and local
withholding tax requirements prior to the delivery of any certificates for such
shares or at such later time as when the Company any determine that such taxes
are due. Whenever under the Plan payments are to be made in cash, such payment
shall be net of an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state and local
withholding tax requirements.
19. NON-EXCLUSIVITY OF THE PLAN
Neither the adoption of the Plan by the Board of Directors nor any
provision of the Plan shall be construed as creating any limitations on the
power of the Plan Administrator to adopt such additional compensation
arrangements as it may deem desirable, including, without limitation, the
granting of stock options otherwise than under the Plan, including, without
limitation, the granting of stock options otherwise than under the Plan, and
such arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable only in
specific cases.
20. AMENDMENT, SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION OF THE PLAN
The Plan Administrator may at any time amend, alter, suspend or
discontinue the Plan, but no amendment, alteration, suspension or discontinuance
shall be made which would impair the rights of any recipient of a stock option,
incentive stock right, stock appreciation right or limited stock appreciation
right under any agreement theretofore entered into hereunder, without his
consent, or which, without the requisite vote of the stockholders of the Company
approving such action, would:
(a) except as is provided in Section 12 of the Plan, increase
the total number of shares of Common Stock reserved for the purposes of the
Plan; or
(b) extend the duration of the Plan; or
(c) materially increase the benefits accruing to participants
under the Plan; or
(d) change the category of persons who can be Eligible
Participants under the Plan.
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Without limiting the foregoing, the Plan Administrator may, any time or
from time to time, authorize the Company, with the consent of the respective
recipients, to issue new options or rights in exchange for the surrender and
cancellation of any or all outstanding options or rights.
21. LIMITATIONS ON EXERCISE
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Plan, any
agreement evidencing any Award hereunder may contain such provisions as the
Board of Directors deems appropriate to ensure that the penalty provisions of
Section 4999 of the Code, or any successor thereto, will not apply to any stock
or cash received by the holder from the Company.
22. LIMITATIONS ON AWARDS
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the plan, no
Eligible Participant may be granted aggregate Awards in any calendar year that
consist of stock or the right to purchase stock that exceeds 200,000 shares.
23. GOVERNING LAW
The Plan shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the
laws of the State of Delaware.
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COMPREHENSIVE CARE CORPORATION
PROXY SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
FOR THE 1997 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS ON DECEMBER 8, 1997
The undersigned hereby appoints Chriss W. Street and Courtney Watson, or
either of them, proxies, with power of substitution, to vote the shares of
common stock of Comprehensive Care Corporation which the undersigned is entitled
to vote at the 1997 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on December 8, 1997, and any
adjournment thereof, as follows:
1. Proposal 1: Election of Directors:
[ ] FOR the election as directors the following:
Class I: Nominees for a 3-year term expiring in the year 2000:
William H. Boucher and J. Marvin Feigenbaum
[ ] WITHHOLD AUTHORITY to elect the nominee listed above.
WITHHOLD for the following only. Write name(s) below
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(Instructions: To cumulate your votes (you are entitled to as many votes as
equals the number of shares you hold, multiplied by the number of directors
to be elected), indicate on the line below, the name(s) of the nominee(s) and
the number of votes to be cast in his, her or their favor. You may cast all
your votes for a single nominee, or you may distribute them among any two or
more of them, as you see fit. Unless you indicate otherwise in the space
below, the designated proxies are authorized to distribute your votes in
their discretion so as to elect by cumulative voting the maximum number of
the above nominees, whose names are not lined out.)
[ ] Designation for Distribution of Cumulative Votes:
I desire my votes to be cumulated and distribute such cumulated votes as
follows:
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(Please indicate by name and number of votes the distribution of cumulated
votes)
(Continued and to be signed and dated on the other side.)
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(Continued from other side)
2. PROPOSAL 2: Proposal to amend the 1995 Incentive Plan to increase the number
of shares available from 450,000 shares to 600,000 shares.
[ ] FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN
3. With discretionary power in the transaction of such other business as may
properly come before the annual meeting.
THIS PROXY, PROPERLY EXECUTED, WILL BE VOTED AS DIRECTED HEREON. IF NO
DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR PROPOSALS 1 AND 2. THE PROXIES
MAY VOTE IN THEIR DISCRETION AS TO OTHER MATTERS WHICH MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE
THE 1997 ANNUAL MEETING.
Dated: ____________, 1997.
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Signature
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Signature (if held jointly)
Title or authority (if
applicable)
NOTE: Please sign exactly as
name appears hereon. If shares
are registered in more than
one name, the signature of all
persons are required. A
corporation should sign in its
full corporate name by a duly
authorized officer, stating
his or her title. Trustees,
guardians, executors and
administrators should sign in
their official capacity,
giving their full title as
such. If a partnership, please
sign in the partnership name
by an authorized person.
PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THIS PROXY PROMPTLY,
USING THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.
NO POSTAGE REQUIRED IF MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
