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U.S. ALCOHOL TESTING OF AMERICA, INC.
10410 TRADEMARK STREET
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91730
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
To the Stockholders of
U.S. ALCOHOL TESTING OF AMERICA, INC.
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of U.S. Alcohol Testing of America,
Inc. (the "Company") will be held at the __________________________________
___________________________________, California on Tuesday, October 22, 1996,
at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Standard Time (the "Annual Meeting"), for the following
purposes:
1. To elect two directors as Class A Directors of the Company for a
one-year term until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders and
until their successors are duly elected and qualify.
2. To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent public
accountants of the Company and its subsidiaries for the fiscal year
ending March 31, 1997.
3. To approve the change of the name of the Company from U.S. Alcohol
Testing of America, Inc. to Substance Abuse Technologies, Inc.
4. To transact such other business as may come before the Annual
Meeting or any adjournment thereof.
Only stockholders of record at the close of business on September 4, 1996 are
entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting or any adjournment
thereof.
By Order of the Board of Directors
Robert W. Berend
Secretary
September 9, 1996
WHETHER OR NOT YOU EXPECT TO BE PRESENT AT THE MEETING, PLEASE DATE AND SIGN THE
ENCLOSED PROXY AND RETURN IT IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. THE PROXY MAY BE REVOKED
IN WRITING PRIOR TO THE MEETING OR, IF YOU ATTEND THE MEETING, YOU MAY REVOKE
THE PROXY AND VOTE YOUR SHARES IN PERSON.
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U.S. ALCOHOL TESTING OF AMERICA, INC.
10410 TRADEMARK STREET
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91730
PROXY STATEMENT
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
OCTOBER 22, 1996
This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation by
the Board of Directors of U.S. Alcohol Testing of America, Inc. (the "Company")
of proxies to be voted at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Meeting") to
be held on Tuesday, October 22, 1996, or at any adjournment thereof. The
purposes for which the Meeting is to be held are set forth in the preceding
Notice of Annual Meeting. This Proxy Statement and the enclosed form of proxy
are first being mailed on or about September 9, 1996 to holders of record of the
Company's Common Stock, $.01 value (the "Common Stock"), as of the close of
business on September 4, 1996 (the "Record Date"), which has been fixed as the
record date for the determination of the stockholders entitled to notice of, and
to vote at, the Meeting.
VOTING SECURITIES
On the Record Date, ___________ shares of the Common Stock, which is the
only class entitled to vote at the Meeting, were issued and outstanding. Each
stockholder of record is entitled to cast, in person or by proxy, one vote for
each share of the Common Stock held by such stockholder as of the close of
business on the Record Date. A plurality of the votes cast at the Meeting shall
be necessary to elect two Class A Directors. The affirmative vote of the holders
of a majority of the shares represented and entitled to vote at the Annual
Meeting shall be necessary to approve the selection of the independent auditors.
The affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock
shall be necessary to approve the Company's name change.
Proxies will be voted as indicated in this Proxy Statement and the
enclosed proxy. Shares represented by properly executed proxies, if received in
time, will be voted in accordance with any specifications made therein. A proxy
may be revoked by delivering a written notice of revocation to the Company
(Attention: Linda H. Masterson, President) at its principal executive office or
in person at the Meeting, or by a subsequently dated proxy, at any time prior to
the voting thereof. The principal executive office of the Company is located at
the above address.
Rule 577 of the American Stock Exchange, Inc. permits a member firm to
vote for the directors and/or for the proposals to ratify the selection of
independent auditors and to approve the Company's name change if the member firm
holds the shares of the Common Stock for a beneficial owner and receives no
instructions to the contrary within ten days after receipt by the beneficial
owner of a copy of this Proxy Statement. The Company, accordingly, urges each
beneficial owner to instruct the member firm which holds of record the
stockholder's shares of the Common Stock to vote in favor of all proposals
submitted to the stockholders for a vote.
A stockholder shall have no right to receive payment for his, her or its
shares as a result of stockholder approval of any proposal in the Notice of
Meeting.
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PROPOSAL ONE: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
NOMINEES FOR ELECTION AS CLASS A DIRECTORS
Two Class A Directors will be elected at the Meeting to serve for a
three-year term until the third following Annual Meeting of Stockholders and
until their successors are duly elected and qualify.
Proxies received in response to this solicitation will be voted for the
election of Robert Stutman and __________________ to serve as Class A Directors.
Robert Stutman is currently serving as a director and he and __________________
has each consented to serve as a Class A Director if elected at the Meeting. If
a nominee should not be available for election as contemplated, the management
proxy holders will vote for such lesser number of directors as are available to
serve or will vote for a substitute designated by the current Board of
Directors. In no event will proxies be voted for more than two nominees or other
than as Class A Directors.
The following table sets forth certain information, as of the Record Date,
concerning the nominees for election as Class A Directors of the Company, one of
whom is currently serving as a director of the Company. The information has been
furnished to the Company by the individual named. For information as to the
shares of the Common Stock held by each nominee, see the section "Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Holders and Management" elsewhere in this Proxy
Statement.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Year First
Elected
Name of Nominee Age Director Positions and Offices with the Company
- --------------- --- ---------- --------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Robert Stutman 53 1996 Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and a director
_______________ __ N/A None
</TABLE>
The following table sets forth certain information, as of the Record Date,
with respect to the Class B Directors and the Class C Directors continuing in
office after the Meeting:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Year
Became
Class Name of Directors Age Director Positions and Offices with Company
- ----- ----------------- --- -------- ----------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
B Alan I. Goldman 59 1995 Director
B Peter M. Mark 50 1995 Director
C John C. Lawn 60 1995 Director
C Linda H. Masterson 45 1995 President, Chief Operating Officer and a Director
C Lee S. Rosen 41 1995 Director
</TABLE>
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS OF NOMINEES
There are no family relationships among either nominee for election as a
Class A Director and any director or executive officer of the Company.
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BUSINESS HISTORY OF NOMINEES
Robert Stutman was elected Chairman of the Board and a director of the
Company on April 18, 1996 and designated as its Chief Executive Officer. For
more than five years prior thereto, he has been serving as the President of
Robert Stutman & Associates, Inc. ("RSA"), a provider of corporate "Drug-Free
Workplace" programs. Prior to forming RSA, he was Special Agent in charge of the
New York office of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (the
"DEA"). He also currently serves as a special consultant in substance abuse for
the CBS News Division. The Company acquired RSA on May 21, 1996.
[2ND NOMINEE]
COMMITTEES AND BOARD MEETINGS
On October 12, 1995, the Board of Directors authorized the establishment
of five standing committees: the Executive Committee, the Audit and Finance
Committee, the Compensation Committee, the Nominating Committee and the
Marketing Committee. On May 20, 1996, the Marketing Committee was abolished as a
result of its Chairperson (Ms. Masterson) becoming the President and Chief
Operating officer of the Company.
Messrs. Rosen and Stutman and Ms. Masterson serve on the Executive
Committee, with Mr. Stutman serving as Chairperson. The Executive Committee acts
on matters which require immediate action in circumstances where it is
impracticable to assemble a quorum of the Board of Directors.
Messrs. Goldman, Mark and Rosen serve on the Audit and Finance Committee,
with Mr. Goldman serving as Chairperson. The Audit and Finance Committee
recommends annually to the stockholders the independent auditors to be retained
by the Company, reviews the scope and procedures to be followed in the conduct
of audits by both the independent auditors and the internal auditors of the
Company, reviews various reports and recommendations with respect to internal
controls and any significant changes in accounting and reviews financing
proposals prior to their submission to the Board of Directors.
Messrs. Goldman, Mark and Rosen serve on the Compensation Committee, with
Mr. Rosen serving as Chairperson. The Compensation Committee approves the
renumeration of key officers of the Company and its subsidiaries, reviews and
recommends to the Board of Directors changes in the Company's stock benefit and
executive, managerial or employee compensatory and benefit plans or programs and
administer stock option, restricted stock or similar plans of the Company.
Messrs. Goldman, Rosen and Stutman and Ms. Masterson serve on the
Nominating Committee, with Mr. Stutman serving as Chairperson. The Nominating
Committee recommends to the Board nominees for election as directors, criteria
as to tenure or retention of directors, a successor to the Chief Executive
Officer of the Company, the selection of Committee members and Chairperson and
as to certain other specified matters.
During fiscal 1996, there were seven meetings of the Board of Directors.
Mr. Stutman is the only incumbent director for election as a Class A Director
and he was not elected until after fiscal 1996.
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MANAGEMENT
DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The following table contains information concerning the current directors
and executive officers of the Company as of July 31, 1996:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Year First
Elected
Director
Name of Nominee Age or Officer Positions and Offices with the Company
- --------------- --- ---------- --------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Robert Stutman 53 1996 Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and a director
Linda H. Masterson 45 1995 President, Chief Operating Officer and a director
Joseph Bradley 52 1996 Treasurer, Acting Chief Financial Officer and Acting Chief
Accounting Officer
Alan I. Goldman 59 1995 Director
John C. Lawn 60 1995 Director
Peter M. Mark 50 1995 Director
Lee S. Rosen 41 1995 Director
</TABLE>
Directors are generally elected for a classified term of three years or
until his or her successor is elected and shall have qualified, which
classification of directors was initiated at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders
held on February 7, 1996. Each of the above directors other than Mr. Stutman
(who was first elected on April 18, 1996 for a one-year term) was first elected
on September 26, 1996 and was re-elected at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders
held on February 7, 1996, with Messrs. Goldman and Mark to serve for a two-year
term as Class B Directors and Messrs. Lawn and Rosen and Ms. Masterson to serve
for a three-year term as Class C Directors. Mr. Stutman will serve until the
Annual Meeting of Stockholders, at which time he has been designated as a
management nominee for election as a Class A Director which is a precondition
for reelection. At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders on February 7, 1996, James
C. Witham and Karen B. Laustsen were elected for a one-year term, but resigned
on April 18, 1996.
Each officer of the Company is elected by the Board of Directors to serve
at the discretion of the directors. For information as to severance arrangements
relating to two executive officers named in the table, see the section
"Employment Agreements" under this caption "Management."
BUSINESS HISTORY
Robert Stutman was elected Chairman of the Board and a director of the
Company on April 18, 1996 and designated as its Chief Executive Officer. For
more than five years prior thereto, he has been serving as the President of RSA,
a provider of corporate "Drug-Free Workplace" programs. Prior to forming RSA, he
was Special Agent in charge of the New York office of the DEA. He also currently
serves as a special consultant in substance abuse for the CBS News Division. The
Company acquired RSA on May 21, 1996.
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Linda H. Masterson has had substantial experience in marketing, sales and
business development in the medical diagnostics, healthcare and biotechnology
fields. On September 26, 1995, she was elected a director of the Company.
Effective May 13, 1996, she became the President and Chief Operating Officer of
the Company. Until such date, she was employed as the Executive Vice President
of Cholestech, Inc., a start-up diagnostic company, for which she developed and
restructured the company business strategy. In 1993, Ms. Masterson founded
Masterson & Associates, a company of which she was the President and owner until
she joined Cholestech, Inc. in May 1994, engaged in the business of providing
advice to start-up companies, including the preparation of technology and market
assessments and the preparation of strategic and five-year business plans for
biotech, medical device, pharmaceutical and software applications companies.
From 1992 to 1993, Ms. Masterson was employed as the Vice President of Marketing
and Sales of BioStar, Inc., a start-up biotech company focused on the
commercialization of a new detection technology applicable to both immunoassay
and hybridization based systems. From 1989 to 1992, she was employed as Senior
Vice President of Marketing, Sales and Business Development by Gen-Probe, Inc.,
a specialized genetic probe biotechnology company focused on infectious
diseases, cancer and therapeutics. Prior to 1989, Ms. Masterson was employed for
12 years in various domestic and international marketing and sales positions at
Johnson & Johnson, Inc., Baxter International Inc. and Warner Lambert Co. Ms.
Masterson has a BS in Medical Technology from the University of Rhode Island, a
MS in Microbiology/Biochemistry from the University of Maryland and attended the
Executive Advanced Management Program at the Wharton School of Business at the
University of Pennsylvania.
Joseph Bradley was elected as the Treasurer of the Company effective July
3, 1996 and simultaneously designated as its Acting Chief Financial Officer and
Chief Accounting Officer. He had previously been serving the Company as its
Controller, joining the Company in September 1995. Prior thereto, Mr. Bradley
was Chief Financial Officer of Bocchi Laboratories, Inc., a contract
manufacturer of personal care products, from October 1994 to August 1995. He was
Controller and Chief Financial Officer of Pacific Clay Products, Inc., a
manufacturer of building products, from April 1991 to October 1994. From 1979 to
1991, Mr. Bradley held several positions with Kimstock, Inc., a manufacturer of
plumbing products, including Executive Vice President and Chief Operating
Officer, Vice President-General Manager and Vice President-Finance. Previously,
he held various financial positions at Cordon International Corporation,
Atlantic Richfield Company and Tridair Industries, Inc. and was an auditor and
consultant with the accounting firm of Arthur Andersen & Co. Mr. Bradley is a
certified public accountant and earned a B.A. in Accounting and Business
Economics from Claremont McKenna College and an E.M.B.A. from The Claremont
Graduate School in 1995.
The following persons were all elected as directors of the Company on
September 26, 1995:
Alan I. Goldman has had over 35 years of experience in corporate finance,
investment banking, commercial banking and central banking. From February 1985
to the present, Alan I. Goldman has been engaged in investment banking and
consulting on financial and management matters, specializing in mergers and
acquisitions, private placements and business and organization consulting. From
October 1986 to July 1990, he was a consultant to Goldmark Partners Ltd., an
investment banking firm specializing in mergers and acquisitions. From June 1987
to March 1988, he was also the President of Goldmark Capital, Ltd., a private
investment firm. From May 1975 to January 1985, Mr. Goldman held the position of
Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Management
Assistance Inc. ("MAI"), then a $450 million multinational computer
manufacturing, marketing and maintenance company listed on the New York Stock
Exchange. In January 1985, MAI discontinued its operations when it sold its
Sorbus Service Division to a subsidiary of Bell Atlantic Corporation and its
Basic Four Computer Division to a corporation now called MAI Systems, Inc. From
June 1970 to May 1974, he was Vice President, Finance, Treasurer and Chief
Financial Officer of Interway Corporation, then a New York Stock
Exchange-listed, $200 million international company engaged in piggy-back
trailer and containing leasing and fleet management and now a part of
Transamerica Corporation. From 1969 to 1970, he was at Lehman Brothers where he
participated in investment banking and corporate finance activities; from 1962
to 1969, he was at Bankers Trust Company, where he managed several offices; and
from 1958 to 1962, he served in various positions at the Federal Reserve
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Bank of New York. Mr. Goldman currently serves as a director of Production
Systems Acquisition Corporation, a public company in the production systems
business.
From December 8, 1994 to date, John C. Lawn has been serving as the
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Century Council ("Century"), which
is a national not-for-profit organization dedicated to fighting alcohol abuse
which is supported by more than 800 concerned brewers, vintners, distillers and
wholesalers. From 1990 to 1994, Mr. Lawn served as Vice President and Chief of
Operations of the New York Yankees. From 1985 to 1990 he served as Chief
Administrator at the DEA, having previously served as Deputy Administrator from
1982 to 1985, and was awarded the President's Medal, the highest honor for
civilian service. Prior to joining the DEA, Mr. Lawn served with the Federal
Bureau of Investigation from 1967 to 1982.
In December 1994 Peter M. Mark formed Mark Energy Capital Group, Ltd.
("MECG"), a private investment group for which through a wholly-owned
corporation he served as the General Partner from December 1994 to the present.
The primary interest of MECG is to acquire proven producing oil and gas
properties in the United States. In April 1981, he formed Mark Resources
Corporation, a private oil and gas company whose operations were primarily
located in the Appalachian Basin, and served as its President, its Chief
Executive Officer and a director from April 1981 until December 1993 when it was
sold to Lomak Petroleum, Inc. ("Lomak"). Mr. Mark then served as a director and
the Vice Chairman of Lomak until December 1994 when he formed MECG. Between 1976
and 1991, Mr. Mark organized and managed 30 limited partnerships and numerous
joint ventures which explored and developed approximately 700 wells for oil and
gas.
Lee S. Rosen has been a financial consultant with registered broker-dealer
firms for the past six and a half years, as follows: He is currently employed by
Donald & Co. Securities Inc., which firm he joined in July 1995. From April 1994
until June 1995, he was employed by Kidder Peabody & Co., Incorporated
("Kidder") or, after Kidder was acquired by PaineWebber Incorporated
("PaineWebber") in January 1995, by PaineWebber. Prior to working for Kidder,
from April 1993 until April 1994, Mr. Rosen was employed by Shearson, Lehman,
Hutton & Co., Inc. ("Shearson") or, after Shearson was acquired by Smith Barney,
Inc. ("Smith Barney") in September 1993, by Smith Barney. From September 1991
until April 1993, he was employed by Raymond James & Associates, Inc. From
February 1989 until September 1991, Mr. Rosen worked for A.G. Edwards, Co., Inc.
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
There are no family relationships among the directors and executive
officers of the Company.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
The following table sets forth the cash compensation and certain other
components of the compensation of James C. Witham, the Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer of the Company until April 18, 1996, and the only two
other executive officers of the Company who received compensation in excess of
$100,000 in the fiscal year ended March 31, 1996 ("fiscal 1996"):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Annual Compensation Long Term Compensation
----------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
Other All
Name and Annual Securities Other
Principal Compen- Underlying Compen-
Position Year Salary Bonus sation Options sation
--------- ---- ------ ----- ------- ---------- -------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
James C. Witham (1) 1996 $412,500(2) $50,000 -- -- --
Chairman, President and 1995 $301,154 $50,000 -- 180,000(3) --
Chief Executive Officer 1994 $244,327 $50,000 -- -- --
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Annual Compensation Long Term Compensation
----------------------------------- ---------------------------------
Other All
Name and Annual Securities Other
Principal Compen- Underlying Compen-
Position Year Salary Bonus sation Options sation
--------- ---- ------ ----- ------- ---------- -------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Gary S. Wolff (1) 1996 $203,077(2) $25,000 -- -- --
Treasurer and Chief 1995 $160,615 $25,000 -- 80,000(3) --
Financial Officer 1994 $112,769 $25,000 -- -- --
Karen B. Laustsen (1) 1996 $159,923(2) $25,000 -- 100,000(3) --
Executive Vice 1995 $120,461 $15,000 -- 100,000(3) --
President 1994 $ 89,396 $25,000 -- -- --
</TABLE>
(1) The Company had three-year employment agreements with these officers which
were scheduled to terminate on December 31, 1996 and which provided minimum
aggregate salaries for the three officers amounting to $638,000 per year
plus reimbursement for related business expenses. On April 18, 1996, James
C. Witham and Karen B. Laustsen resigned their officerships and
directorships in the Company; however, they continued to serve the Company
as employees until May 31, 1996. On July 3, 1996, Mr. Wolff resigned his
officership in the Company. See the section "Employment Agreements" under
this caption "Management."
(2) The amounts shown in the table exceed the salary amounts shown below in the
section "Employment Agreements" under this caption "Management" as a result
of the March 1996 company-wide payments of several years of unused vacation
accruals, of which $95,192.25, $33,846.20 and $32,999.98 was paid to Mr.
Witham, Mr. Wolff and Ms. Laustsen, respectively.
(3) In August 1994, the Company granted non-qualified stock options expiring
August 1, 2004 (the "Options") under the 1990 Restricted Stock,
Non-Qualified and Incentive Stock Option Plan (the "1990 Option Plan") to
purchase an aggregate of 450,000 shares of the Common Stock as follows:
James C. Witham - 180,000 shares, Gary S. Wolff - 80,000 shares, Karen B.
Laustsen - 100,000 shares, Glenn Bergenfield - 12,500 shares, William DiTuro
- 12,500 shares, Michael J. Witham - 60,000 shares and George Berger - 5,000
shares. At the date of grant, all of the foregoing optionees were directors
and/or officers of the Company. All of the Options are exercisable at $2.375
per share. The Company terminated the 1990 Option Plan subsequent to the
grants. All of the options, except for Mr. Bergenfield's which has been
exercised, will expire on the later of (a) 30 days after the effective date
of a post-effective amendment to a registration statement under the
Securities Act relating to the underlying shares of the Common Stock or (b)
90 days after (i) the optionee's employment terminated or terminates or
(ii), if the optionee is not an employee, the directorship terminated.
AGGREGATE OPTION EXERCISES IN FISCAL YEAR 1996
AND OPTION VALUES AT MARCH 31, 1996
The following table sets forth certain information concerning stock option
exercises by the three individuals named in the Summary Compensation Table
during fiscal 1996. In addition, this table includes the number of shares
covered by exercisable options as of March 31, 1996. Also reported are the
values for "in-the-money" options which represent the positive spread between
the exercise price of any such existing stock options and the closing market
price of the Common Stock at March 31, 1996.
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Number of
Shares Value Unexercised Value of Unexercised
Acquired On Realized Options In-The-Money Options
Name Exercise March 31, 1996 At March 31, 1996
- ---- ----------- -------- -------------- --------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
James C. Witham - 0 - - 0 - 677,500 $1,197,388
Gary S. Wolff - 0 - - 0 - 105,000 $ 114,688
Karen B. Laustsen - 0 - - 0 - 235,000 $ 376,075
</TABLE>
OTHER COMPENSATION
The Company currently has no pension plan in effect and has no stock option
plan, restricted stock plan, stock appreciation rights nor any other long-term
incentive plan under which grants or awards may be made in fiscal 1997 or
thereafter. The Board is, however, considering adoption of a stock option plan
for directors, officers and key employees of the Company and its subsidiaries.
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS
The Company had entered into employment agreements (the "Employment
Agreements") with each of James C. Witham, Karen B. Laustsen and Gary S. Wolff
providing for a three-year term commencing January 1, 1994 and terminating
December 31, 1996. On April 18, 1996, Mr. Witham and Ms. Laustsen resigned their
directorships and officerships, but agreed to continue to serve the Company as
employees until May 31, 1996. Mr. Wolff resigned as the Treasurer, the Chief
Financial Officer and the Chief Accounting Officer of the Company on July 3,
1996. As a result of these resignations, the Employment Agreements terminated on
May 31, 1996 as to Mr. Witham and Ms. Laustsen and on July 3, 1996 as to Mr.
Wolff, except that the Company made a $25,000 severance payment to Mr. Wolff and
is continuing medical benefits for the three former executive officers until
December 31, 1996, the original expiration date of the Employment Agreements.
Mr. Wolff is, however, continuing to assist the Company in its efforts to sell
the stock or assets of the Company's subsidiary Good Ideas Enterprises, Inc. The
resignations of Messrs. Witham and Wolff and Ms. Laustsen also related to their
directorships and, where applicable, officerships of subsidiaries of the
Company.
Pursuant to his Employment Agreement, Mr. Witham was employed as the
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company at an annual base salary of
$330,000. Pursuant to her Employment Agreement, Ms. Laustsen was employed as an
Executive Vice President at an annual base salary of $132,000. Pursuant to his
Employment Agreement, Mr. Wolff was employed as the Treasurer and Chief
Financial Officer at an annual base salary of $176,000 per year. Each of such
salaries reflected a 10% increase effective July 1, 1995, which increase was the
first in 18 months. Mr. Witham and Ms. Laustsen were each required to devote
substantially all of his or her time to the business of the Company, while Mr.
Wolff was only required to devote a majority of his time.
The Employment Agreements contained standard provisions for participation by
the executive in the Company's benefit programs, whether relating to the Common
Stock, bonuses or medical, life and disability insurance or otherwise. Mr.
Witham and Ms. Laustsen were each provided with a company car, which have been
returned to the Company. The Employment Agreements also provided for termination
in the event of disability for six or more consecutive months and termination
"for cause" which means conviction for embezzlement, theft or other criminal act
constituting a felony or failure to comply with the terms and conditions of the
Agreement if such breach is not cured within seven days after written notice is
given to the executive by the Board of Directors.
Michael J. Witham, who is the son of James C. Witham and who was the Vice
President of Manufacturing of the Company, had an employment agreement similar
to the Employment Agreements providing for an annual
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base salary of $115,500. Effective September 26, 1995, Michael J. Witham agreed
to terminate his employment agreement in consideration of a payment to him of
$50,000 and an assignment to him of a company car. He resigned as an executive
officer of the Company and no longer serves the Company in any capacity.
Effective April 18, 1996, Robert Stutman, the President and a principal
shareholder of RSA, became the Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Mr.
Stutman's annual base salary is $225,000. He will receive a cash bonus of
$100,000 if the Company breaks even or is profitable in the fiscal year ending
March 31, 1997 ("fiscal 1997") and an additional $150,000 if the Company has net
earnings of $2,000,040 in fiscal 1997. Cash bonuses will be discretionary in
subsequent years. He will also receive a one-time cash bonus of $50,000 upon the
Company's subsidiary ProActive Synergies, Inc. ("ProActive") satisfying certain
performance standards. In the event that Mr. Stutman is terminated without cause
(as defined) during the first three years that he is employed by the Company, he
shall receive severance pay in an amount equal to the base salary that would
have been paid to him after the date of termination had Mr. Stutman not been
terminated and had he been employed by the Company for a period of three years.
Effective May 13, 1996, Linda H. Masterson, a member of the Company's Board
of Directors, was employed as the President and Chief Operating Officer of the
Company. Ms. Masterson's annual base salary is $175,000. Ms. Masterson was
granted a Common Stock purchase warrant to purchase 600,000 shares of the Common
Stock. If the Company adopts a stock option plan, then the Common Stock purchase
warrant will be converted to a stock option subject to such plan. In either
case, the exercise price is $3.125 per share and the option or warrant became
exercisable over a four-year period as follows: 50,000 shares upon commencement
of the term of employment (i.e., May 13, 1996), 100,000 shares at the end of the
first year, 150,000 shares at the end of the second year, 150,000 shares at the
end of the third year and 150,000 shares at the end of the fourth year. The
expiration dates of the stock option will be in accordance with the terms of the
stock option plan and the expiration dates of the warrant will be four years
from the respective dates on which the warrant becomes exercisable. A
discretionary cash and/or stock bonus may be paid commencing with the fiscal
year after the fiscal year in which the Company first has positive earnings. A
bonus in the form of stock options pursuant to an employee stock option plan or
warrants, if no such plan is adopted, shall be granted in respect of fiscal 1997
as follows: 33,000 shares if the Company breaks even in fiscal 1997 and an
additional 50,000 shares if the Company has net earnings of $2,000,040 for
fiscal 1997. In the event that Ms. Masterson is terminated without cause (as
defined), she shall be paid severance equal to her annual base salary.
No employment agreements will be executed with Mr. Stutman or Ms. Masterson;
however, written agreements have been prepared evidencing the severance
provisions.
DIRECTORS' COMPENSATION
Prior to the change on September 26, 1995 in the composition of the Board,
directors of the Company who were not employees were eligible to receive 10,000
shares of the Common Stock in the current fiscal year, in addition to being
reimbursed for their travel and other expenses. On September 26, 1995, 10,000
shares of the Common Stock were allocated to each of Glenn Bergenfield and
William DiTuro, then directors.
On November 16, 1995, as modified on December 11, 1995, the Board approved
the following compensation arrangements for directors who are not employees of
the Company: (1) each year the director will receive a Common Stock purchase
warrant to purchase 10,000 shares of the Common Stock exercisable at the closing
sales price on the date of grant (the Common Stock purchase warrants were
granted to five directors (i.e., Alan I. Goldman, John C. Lawn, Peter M. Mark,
Linda H. Masterson and Lee S. Rosen to purchase an aggregate of 50,000 shares at
$1.9375, the closing sales price on November 16, 1995); (2) an annual payment of
$10,000 and (3) a quarterly payment of $2,500 provided that the director attends
at least 75% of the meetings during the year. The Board also authorized an
annual payment of $1,000 for a director serving as the Chairman of a Board
committee and $500 for serving as a member of a Board committee. The Board
approved the following
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compensation for all directors: the issuance of a Common Stock purchase warrant
to purchase 10,000 shares of the Common Stock at an exercise price for each
share equal to the closing sales price as reported on each anniversary date of
November 16, 1995 for each $1.00 rise over the closing sales price of the Common
Stock on November 16th of each year (which would be $1.9375 for November 16,
1995), the rise to be calculated on the basis of the average of the closing
sales prices during the 90-day period preceding the 30th day after the date on
which the results of operations for the fiscal year are announced either through
a press release or the filing of the Annual Report on Form 10-K under Section 13
of the Exchange Act. Based on the fact that the results of operations for fiscal
1996 were reported in a press release dated June 14, 1996, each of the current
directors will not receive a Common Stock purchase warrant in 1996 because the
average sales price during the 90 calendar days prior to July 14, 1996 was
$2.9308 per share or less than a $1.00 rise over $1.9375 per share.
As of this date, because Mr. Stutman and Ms. Masterson are employees of the
Company, they are not eligible for any of the directors' compensation described
in the preceding paragraph except the Common Stock purchase warrant based on an
annual rise in the market price of the Common Stock.
PERFORMANCE GRAPH
See tables on pages 11 and 12.
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DIVIDENDS REINVESTED
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ANNUAL RETURN PERCENTAGE
Years Ending
-------------------------------------
Company Name/Index Mar92 Mar93 Mar94 Mar95 Mar96
- ------------------ ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
U.S. ALCOHOL TESTING 307.76 -62.07 63.54 -11.11 68.75
S&P 500 INDEX 11.04 15.23 1.47 15.57 32.10
PEER GROUP 3.07 -2.14 22.03 -0.76 80.70
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<TABLE>
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INDEXED RETURNS
Base Years Ending
Period -------------------------------------
Company Name/Index Mar91 Mar92 Mar93 Mar94 Mar95 Mar96
- ------------------ ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
U.S. ALCOHOL TESTING 100 407.76 154.67 253.09 224.97 379.94
S&P 500 INDEX 100 111.04 127.95 129.84 150.05 198.22
PEER GROUP 100 103.07 100.86 123.08 122.15 220.72
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<TABLE>
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Peer Group Companies
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C>
ANDROS INC. MEDIA LOGIC INC.
IMC INDUSTRIES INC. MODERN CONTROLS INC.
INPUT/OUTPUT INC. MTS SYSTEMS CORP.
INSTRON CORP. NDC AUTOMATION INC.
LIBERTY TECHNOLOGIES INC. RHEOMETRICS SCIENTIFIC INC.
MEASUREMENT SPECIALTIES INC. U.S. ALCOHOL TESTING
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DIVIDENDS REINVESTED
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Mar 91 Mar 92 Mar 93 Mar 94 Mar 95 Mar 96
------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
US Alcohol Testing 100 408 155 253 225 380
S & P 500 Index 100 111 128 130 150 198
Peer Group 100 103 101 123 122 221
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[TOTAL SHAREHOLDER RETURNS CHART]
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COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16(A) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT
Based only upon a review of Forms 3, 4 and 5 filed under Section 16(a) of
the Exchange Act, USAT is aware of the following: Alan I. Goldman, John C. Lawn,
Peter M. Mark, Linda H. Masterson and Lee S. Rosen, all of whom are directors of
USAT and Ms. Masterson is currently also an executive officer of USAT, each
failed to file reports on a timely basis as required by Section 16(a) of the
Exchange Act during fiscal 1996. Each of these individuals has already completed
filing the requisite Forms. Additionally, USAT has instituted procedures to
ensure that all filings are made on a timely basis in the future. For fiscal
1996, Mr. Goldman filed one late report and one transaction was not reported on
a timely basis. For fiscal 1996, Mr. Lawn filed one late report and one
transaction was not reported on a timely basis. For fiscal 1996, Mr. Mark filed
three late reports and six transactions were not reported on a timely basis. For
fiscal 1996, Ms. Masterson filed one late report and one transaction was not
reported on a timely basis. For fiscal 1996, Mr. Rosen filed one late report and
four transactions were not reported on a timely basis.
CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS
On October 12, 1995, the Board of Directors appointed Michael S. McCord, a
stockholder of the Company (as of the Record Date, he beneficially owned 403,808
shares of the Common Stock) and a former member of the Committee engaged in the
consent solicitation settled in September 1995, as a consultant to the Company
to serve at the discretion of the Board. For such services he was granted on
November 16, 1995 a Common Stock purchase warrant to purchase 10,000 shares of
the Common Stock at $1.9375, the closing sales price on the date of grant. He is
also to receive an annual payment of $10,000 in quarterly installments of $2,500
assuming he is still rendering services as a consultant.
In February 1996, Lee S. Rosen, a director of the Company, received (1)
$100,000 and (2)(a) a Common Stock purchase warrant expiring November 15, 1998
to purchase 400,000 shares of the Common Stock at $1.9375 per share, (b) a
Common Stock purchase warrant expiring November 15, 2000 to purchase 150,000
shares of the Common Stock at $3.00 per share and (c) a Common Stock purchase
warrant to purchase 150,000 shares of the Common Stock at $4.00 per share for
services performed in connection with the Company's offering of 2,000,000 shares
of the Common Stock pursuant to Regulation D of the Securities Act. The latter
two warrants can only be exercised as to 50,000 shares of the Common Stock
subject thereto in proportion to the shares issued upon the exercise of Common
Stock purchase warrants expiring December 17, 1999 to purchase 2,000,000 shares
of the Common Stock at $2.00 per share issued to the purchasers in such private
placement. During May and June 1996, Mr. Rosen was paid an additional $400,000
for services rendered to the Company in connection with the exercise of
outstanding Common Stock purchase warrants to purchase shares of the Common
Stock. The payments to Mr. Rosen have been charged to Additional Paid-In
Capital. Mr. Rosen also received a Common Stock purchase warrant expiring April
17, 1999 to purchase 300,000 shares of the Common Stock at $3.125 per share for
such services.
On May 21, 1996, the Company completed its acquisition of RSA, a provider
of corporate "Drug-Free Workplace" programs, and RSA became a wholly-owned
subsidiary of the Company. Since January 1996, RSA has been designing policies
and programs on substance abuse prevention for customers of the ProActive
subsidiary. Recognizing that RSA could bring potential revenues to the Company
in what the Board deemed to be the Company's core businesses, especially if RSA
were part of the Company and not just a consultant, and that Robert Stutman,
RSA's President and founder, was a recognized authority in the area of substance
abuse prevention programs, four of the independent directors of the Company
negotiated with Mr. Stutman on April 17, 1996 the terms for a possible
acquisition of RSA. When Mr. Witham joined the discussions the next day, he
favored naming Mr. Stutman as Chief Executive Officer of the Company and offered
to resign so that there would be no question as to Mr. Stutman's authority,
believing that this would be in the best interests of the Company and all of the
Company's stockholders. Ms. Laustsen subsequently also offered to resign for the
same reason. Recognizing that, as a result of these offers, the Company would
lose two of its principal executive officers, the remaining
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directors and Mr. Stutman then negotiated with Ms. Masterson the terms of her
becoming President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company.
The Company paid $2,100,000 to the RSA shareholders for their shares of
RSA (including $1,078,920 paid to Mr. Stutman for his 52.8% of the RSA shares
and $721,080 paid to Brian Stutman, son of Mr. Stutman and now Director of
Sales and Marketing of the Company, for his 35.3% of the RSA shares) and issued
to the RSA Stockholders an aggregate of 500,000 shares of the Common Stock
(including 263,750 shares issued to Mr. Stutman and 176,250 shares to Brian
Stutman), and Common Stock purchase warrants expiring May 20, 1999 to purchase
an aggregate of 900,000 shares of the Common Stock (including a warrant to
purchase 474,750 shares issued to Mr. Stutman and a warrant to purchase 317,250
shares issued to Brian Stutman). The Company also issued two promissory notes
aggregating $400,000 in principal amount (the "RSA Notes") to two RSA
shareholders (one of whom is Mr. Stutman who received a RSA Note for $239,760
and Brian Stutman received a note for the balance). The RSA Notes bear interest
at the rate of 7.5% per annum and become due in one year from the May 21, 1996
closing date. In addition, Common Stock purchase warrants to purchase an
aggregate of 400,000 shares of the Common Stock originally issued to Mr.
Stutman and RSA (each to purchase 200,000 shares) for consulting services,
remain outstanding, except that upon consumation of the RSA acquisition the RSA
warrant was distributed to the RSA shareholders in an amount proportionate to
their former ownership interest in RSA (including a warrant to purchase 127,500
shares issued to Mr. Stutman and a warrant to purchase 72,500 shares issued to
Brian Stutman, each expiring on December 27, 1998).
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL HOLDERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth certain information, as of the Record Date,
with respect to (1) any person who owned beneficially more than 5% of the Common
Stock; (2) each director of the Company; (3) the Chief Executive Officer of the
Company; (4) each executive officer of the Company (including the then Chief
Executive Officer) who was paid more than $100,000 in fiscal 1996, whether or
not he or she was still an executive officer on the Record Date; and (5) all
directors and executive officers as a group. Each beneficial owner has advised
the Company that he or she has sole voting and investment power as to the shares
of the Common Stock reported in the table, except that the Common Stock purchase
warrants and stock options described in the notes below do not have any voting
power until exercised and may not be sold or otherwise transferred except in
compliance with the Securities Act.
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<CAPTION>
Number of Shares
Name and Address Beneficially Owned Percentage(1)
- ---------------- ------------------ -------------
<S> <C> <C>
S.A.C Capital Advisers, LLC (2) 2,083,800 5.9%
New York, New York 10
Robert Stutman (3) ............ 971,500(4) 2.7%
c/o Robert Stutman &
Associates, Inc.
450 Washington Street
Dedham, MA 02026
Linda H. Masterson (5) ........ 60,000(6) nil
10410 Trademark Street
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
Gary S. Wolff (7) ............. 249,226(8) nil
190 Sylvan Avenue
Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632
James C. Witham (9) ........... 1,058,500(10) 3.0%
27 La Costa Drive
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
Karen B. Laustsen (11) ........ 204,500(12) nil
3000 C La Paz Lane
Diamond Bar, CA 91765
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Number of Shares
Name and Address Beneficially Owned Percentage(1)
- ---------------- ------------------ -------------
<S> <C> <C>
Alan I. Goldman (13) ........ 10,000(14) nil
497 Ridgewood Avenue
Glen Ridge, NJ 07028
John C. Lawn (13) ........... 10,000(14) nil
c/o The Century Council
550 South Hope Street
Suite 1950
Los Angeles, CA 90071-2604
Peter M. Mark (13) .......... 567,600(14) 1.6%
5531 Sugar Hill
Houston, TX 77056
Lee S. Rosen (13) ........... 1,478,648(15) 4.1%
Donald & Co. Securities, Inc.
5200 Tower Center Circle
Boca Center, Suite 207
Boca Raton, FL 33486
All directors and executive... 3,107,748(4)(6) 8.4%
officers as a group (14)(15)(16)
(seven persons)
</TABLE>
(1) The percentages computed in this column of the table are based upon
35,337,335 shares of the Common Stock outstanding on the Record Date and
effect being given, where appropriate, pursuant to Rule 13d-3(d)(1) under
the Exchange Act, to shares issuable upon the exercise of the Common Stock
purchase warrants and stock options which are currently exercisable or
exercisable within 60 days of the Record Date.
(2) The information appearing in the table as to this stockholder is based on a
Schedule 13-D dated July 5, 1996, and as amended on July 30, 1996, by
S.A.C. Capital Advisors, LLC ("Advisors") and Steven A. Cohen, the Managing
Member, President and Chief Executive Officer of Advisors. The Shares
beneficially owned by Advisors are directly owned by S.A.C. Capital
Associates, LLC, an Anguillian limited liability company ("Associates").
Associates is not listed as a Reporting Person on the Schedule 13D because
all voting power and investment power (as defined in Rule 13-d) has been
vested with Advisors pursuant to an Investment Management Agreement between
Advisors and Associates entered into as of January 2, 1996.
(3) Mr. Stutman was elected Chairman of the Board and a director of the Company
and designated as its Chief Executive Officer on April 18, 1996.
(4) The shares reported in the table include (a) 127,500 shares of the Common
Stock issuable upon the exercise at $2.00 per share of a Common Stock
purchase warrant expiring December 27, 1998 issued to him for his
consulting services, (b) 105,500 shares of the Common Stock issuable upon
the exercise at $2.00 per share of a Common Stock purchase warrant expiring
March 31, 1999 issued to him when the Common Stock purchase warrant to
purchase 200,000 shares issued to RSA was divided among the RSA
shareholders and
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(c) 474,750 shares of the Common Stock issuable upon the exercise at $3.125
per share of a Common Stock purchase warrant expiring May 20, 1999 issued
to him in exchange for his ownership interest in RSA.
(5) Ms. Masterson, a director of the Company, became its President and Chief
Operating Officer effective May 13, 1996.
(6) The shares reported in the table reflect (a) 10,000 shares of the Common
Stock issuable upon the exercise at $1.9375 per share of a Common Stock
purchase warrant expiring November 15, 1998 issued to her as a director of
the Company on the same basis as described in note (13) to the table and
(b) 50,000 shares of the Common Stock expiring May 12, 1999 issuable upon
the exercise at $3.125 per share of a Common Stock purchase warrant issued
pursuant to Ms. Masterson's terms of employment, which 50,000 shares are
the only shares as to which the warrant to purchase an aggregate of 600,000
shares is currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of the Record
Date.
(7) Mr. Wolff was the Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting
Officer of the Company until he resigned on July 3, 1996.
(8) The shares reported in the table include (a) 15,000 shares of the Common
Stock issuable upon the exercise at $1.06 per share of a Common Stock
purchase warrant expiring September 30, 1996, (b) 10,000 shares issuable
upon the exercise at $4.00 per share of a Common Stock purchase warrant
expiring May 17, 1997 and (c) 80,000 shares issuable upon the exercise at
$2.375 per share of a stock option expiring the later of (a) 30 days after
the effective date of a post-effective amendment to a registration
statement under the Securities Act relating to the underlying shares or (b)
October 1, 1996.
(9) Mr. Witham was the Chairman, the President, the Chief Executive Officer and
a director of the Company until April 18, 1996.
(10) The shares reported in the table include 180,000 shares of the Common Stock
issuable upon the exercise at $2.375 per share of a stock option expiring
the later of (a) 30 days after the effective date of a post-effective date
of a registration statement under the Securities Act relating to the
underlying shares of the Common Stock or (b) August 29, 1996.
(11) Ms. Laustsen was an Executive Vice President and a director of the Company
until April 18, 1996.
(12) The shares reported in the table include 100,000 shares of the Common Stock
issuable upon the exercise at $2.375 per share of a stock option expiring
the later of (a) 30 days after the effective date of a post-effective date
of a registration statement under the Securities Act relating to the
underlying shares of the Common Stock or (b) August 29, 1996.
(13) A director of the Company.
(14) The shares reported in this table include or reflect 10,000 shares of the
Common Stock issuable upon the exercise at $1.9375 per share of a Common
Stock purchase warrant expiring November 15, 1998 issued to the holder as a
director of the Company who is not employed by the Company or any
subsidiary thereof.
(15) The shares reported in the table include (a) 10,000 shares of the Common
Stock issuable upon the exercise at $1.9375 per share of a Common Stock
purchase warrant expiring November 15, 1998 issued to Mr. Rosen on the same
basis as those described in note (13) to this table; (b) 400,000 shares of
the Common Stock issuable upon the exercise at $1.9375 per share of a
Common Stock purchase warrant expiring November 15, 1998; (c) 150,000
shares upon the exercise at $3.00 per share of a Common Stock purchase
warrant expiring November 15, 2000; (d) 150,000 shares upon the exercise at
$4.00 per share of a Common Stock
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purchase warrant expiring November 15, 2000; and (e) 300,000 shares of the
Common Stock issuable upon the exercise at $3.125 per share of a Common
Stock purchase warrant expiring April 17, 1999 issued to Mr. Rosen as
consideration for assisting in the exercise of Common Stock purchase
warrants. The Common Stock purchase warrants described in (b), (c) and (d)
were issued to Mr. Rosen as consideration for his services, including those
related to the private placement consummated in February 1996. 50,000 of
the shares subject to each of the warrants described in (c) and (d) may be
forfeited if none of the Common Stock purchase warrants issued to the
purchasers in such private placement are exercised and may be reduced in
the number of shares which may be exercised pro rata to the exercise of the
private placement warrants.
(16) The shares reported in the table include 10,000 shares issuable upon the
exercise at $1.875 per share of a Common Stock purchase warrant expiring
January 2, 1999 held by an executive officer of the Company.
PROPOSAL TWO: APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The Board of Directors has reappointed Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's
independent public accountants for the fiscal year ending May 31, 1997. Ernst &
Young served as independent auditors for the Company for the first time in
fiscal 1996 and such firm's appointment was ratified by the Company's
stockholders at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on February 7, 1996.
Stockholder approval requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority
of the shares represented and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting.
The Board is seeking stockholder approval of its selection of Ernst &
Young. The General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware does not require the
approval of the selection of independent auditors by the Company's stockholders;
however, in view of the importance of the financial statements to stockholders,
the Board of Directors deems it desirable that stockholders pass upon the
selection of auditors. In the event that stockholders disapprove of the
selection, the Board of Directors will consider the selection of other auditors.
A representative of Ernst & Young LLP will be present at the meeting. The
Company has been informed that the representative does not intend to make any
statement to the stockholders at the Meeting, but will be available to respond
to appropriate questions from stockholders.
PROPOSAL THREE: APPROVAL OF THE CHANGE OF THE NAME OF THE COMPANY
The Board of Directors of the Company deems it advisable and in the best
interest of the Company that the Company change its name from U.S. Alcohol
Testing of America, Inc. to Substance Abuse Technologies, Inc. and pursuant to a
unanimous consent of the Board dated August 23, 1996, the Board adopted the
following resolution:
"RESOLVED, that, subject to stockholder approval at the Annual
Meeting of Stockholders to be held on October 22, 1996, the name of
the Company be changed from U.S. Alcohol and Testing of America,
Inc. to Substance Abuse Technologies, Inc.; that counsel to the
Corporation be, and such firm hereby is, authorized to prepare the
Certificate of Amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation of the
Company setting forth such name change in the form complying with
the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware; and that the
proper officers of the Company be, and they hereby are, authorized
and directed to execute and cause said Certificate to be filed with
the Secretary of
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State of Delaware with such changes thereto that they deem necessary
and appropriate in order to effect this Resolution."
The Company was incorporated on April 15, 1987 to design, manufacture and
market instruments which measure blood alcohol concentration by breath sample
and analyzation. During the ensuing years the Company incorporated or acquired
subsidiaries which operate in different businesses, thereby making its corporate
name not inclusive of all of the operations. In January 1992, the Company
acquired a license from the United States Navy to use its patent to develop drug
testing products, which operations, since January 1993, have been conducted by
U.S. Drug Testing, Inc. ("U.S. Drug"), a 67.%-owned subsidiary as of July 31,
1996. In June 1992, the Company acquired a majority interest in a toy company,
which operations, since December 1993, have been conducted by Good Ideas
Enterprises, Inc. ("Good Ideas"), a 60.8% owned subsidiary as of July 31, 1996.
In November 1992, the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary U.S. Rubber Recycling,
Inc. ("USRR") acquired the assets of a company and began to manufacture and
market floor covering products for office and industrial use from used truck and
bus tires. In March 1995, the Company acquired Alconet, Inc., a company engaged
in the computer software networking business which had developed an alcohol
testing network to upload test results and information from various alcohol
breath testing devices. In June 1995, the Company incorporated ProActive
Synergies, Inc. ("ProActive") to provide single source services to assist
corporations in their hiring practices ranging from substance abuse testing and
background screening to total program management. On May 21, 1996, the Company
completed its acquisition of RSA, a provider of corporate drug-free work place
programs.
The Board of Directors believes that the revenues of the Company and its
subsidiaries can best be maximized and profitability ultimately obtained if they
concentrated as their core businesses on (1) alcohol testing, (2) drug testing,
(3) furnishing laboratory testing services, (4) ProActive's human resource
provider services and (5) RSA's substance abuse program developing services, all
of which have a synergy with each other. There can be no assurance that
concentration on these core businesses will result in greater revenues or
profitability. In order to implement this concentration, on April 30, 1996, the
Company sold the assets of USRR and thereafter ceased to be in the floor
covering products business. The Company is currently seeking to sell Good Ideas
or its assets so as to cease operations in the toy industry and, if no
acceptable offer is received by December 31, 1996, will liquidate Good Ideas. As
a result, the Company and its subsidiaries will be left with synergistic
operations, but the corporate name will still not be indicative of what they do.
If the proposals to take Good Ideas and U.S. Drug private are
consummated, the Board intends to initiate actions to merge RSA, ProActive and
all other subsidiaries which are not sold or liquidated into the Company and to
operate thereafter through five divisions, one conducting alcohol testing
operations, one conducting drug testing operations (if and when the products are
developed), one conducting laboratory alcohol and drug testing, one conducting
human resource provider operations and the fifth developing substance abuse
programs. The Board believes that this form of operation will result in cost
savings and more efficient operations. However, there can be no assurance that
this reorganization will achieve the results the Board anticipates.
Whether or not the reorganization described in the preceding paragraph is
effected, the Board believes that a new name - such as Substance Abuse
Technologies, Inc. - will better describe the future operations of the Company
or the Company and its subsidiaries.
The Board recommends a vote FOR the foregoing resolution in order that
the Company's corporate name better reflect the business it conducts. Approval
of the name change requires the affirmative vote of a majority of all of the
outstanding shares entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting and proxies not marked
to the contrary will be so voted at the Annual Meeting.
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OTHER MATTERS COMING BEFORE THE MEETING
As of the date of this Proxy Statement, the Board of Directors does not
know of any matters to be presented to the Meeting other than the first two
proposals set forth in the attached Notice of Annual Meeting. If any other
matters properly come before the Meeting, it is intended that the holders of the
management proxies will vote thereon in their discretion.
MISCELLANEOUS
The solicitation of proxies on the enclosed form of proxy is made by and
on behalf of the Board of Directors of the Company and the cost of this
solicitation is being paid by the Company. In addition to the use of the mails,
proxies may be solicited personally, or by telephone or telegraph, by the
officers or directors of the Company.
Stockholder proposals for inclusion in the Company's Proxy Statement for
the 1997 Annual Meeting of Stockholders must be received no later than a
reasonable time before the solicitation is made.
A copy of the Annual Report to Stockholders is being mailed to all
stockholders as of the Record Date who did not previously receive the Report. A
copy of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May
31, 1996, including financial statements and schedule, may be obtained by
written or oral request to Robert Stutman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
of the Company, at the following address: 4517 Northwest 31st Avenue, Ft.
Lauderdale, Florida 33309 or telephone number: (954) 739-9600. A reasonable fee
for duplicating and mailing will be charged if a copy of any exhibit is
requested.
By Order of the Board of Directors
Robert W. Berend
Secretary
September 9, 1996
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U.S. ALCOHOL TESTING OF
TABLE OF CONTENTS AMERICA, INC.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Page
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<S> <C> <C>
Notice of the Annual Meeting NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING
of Stockholders N/A OF STOCKHOLDERS AND
Proxy Statement:
Voting Securities 1
Proposal One: Election of Directors 2
Nominees for Election as Class A Directors 2
Family Relationships of Nominees 2
Business History of Nominees 3
Committees and Board Meetings 3
Management 4
Directors and Executive Officers 4
Business History 4
Family Relationships 6
Executive Compensation 6
Summary Compensation Table 6
Aggregate Option Exercises in
Fiscal Year 1996 and Option
Values at March 31, 1996 7
Other Compensation 8
Employment Agreements 8
Directors' Compensation 9
Performance Graph 10
Compliance with Section 16(a) of the
Exchange Act 13
Certain Transactions 13
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial
Holders and Management 14
Proposal Two: Appointment of Independent
Auditors 17
Proposal Three: Approval of the Change of
the Name of the Company 17
Other Matters Coming Before the Meeting 19
Miscellaneous 19
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OCTOBER 22, 1996
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PROXY U.S. ALCOHOL TESTING OF AMERICA, INC.
10410 Trademark Street, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS - OCTOBER 22, 1996
The undersigned hereby appoints _______________ and _______________, or
either of them, as Proxy or Proxies of the undersigned with full power of
substitution or revocation to attend and to represent the undersigned at the
Annual Meeting of Stockholders of U.S. Alcohol of America, Inc. (the "Company")
to be held on October 22, 1996, and at any adjournments thereof, and to vote
thereat the number of shares of stock of the Company the undersigned would be
entitled to vote if personally present, in accordance with the directions
indicated below.
PLEASE MARK, DATE AND SIGN THIS PROXY AND RETURN IT IN THE ENCLOSED
ENVELOPE.
1. ELECTION OF ROBERT STUTMAN AND _______________ AS CLASS A DIRECTORS OF THE
COMPANY.
[ ] FOR all nominees listed above
[ ] FOR all nominees listed above EXCEPT:_______________________________
(INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote on any individual nominee,
write his name in the space above.)
[ ] WITHHOLD AUTHORITY to vote for all nominees listed above
2. RATIFICATION OF ERNST & YOUNG AS INDEPENDENT AUDITORS OF THE COMPANY FOR THE
FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 1997.
[ ] FOR the ratification of Ernst & Young
[ ] AGAINST the ratification of Ernst & Young
[ ] ABSTAIN
3. APPROVAL OF THE CORPORATE NAME CHANGE.
[ ] FOR the name change
[ ] AGAINST the name change
[ ] ABSTAIN
4. ON SUCH OTHER MATTERS AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING.
PLEASE CHECK IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE MEETING [ ]
IF NO SPECIFICATION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR THE ELECTION OF THE
ABOVE NAMED DIRECTORS AND FOR PROPOSALS 2 AND 3 LISTED ABOVE.
DATED:_________________________________________________________
NAME:__________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
PLEASE SIGN EXACTLY AS NAME APPEARS ABOVE. FOR JOINT ACCOUNTS, EACH
JOINT OWNER MUST SIGN. PLEASE GIVE FULL TITLE IF SIGNING IN A
REPRESENTATIVE CAPACITY.
