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INTERNEURON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
One Ledgemont Center
99 Hayden Avenue
Lexington, Massachusetts 02173
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
To be held March 5, 1997
To the Stockholders:
Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of
Interneuron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the "Company") will be held on March 5, 1997,
at 10:00 a.m. local time at The Westin Hotel, First Floor, Eden Vale Ballroom C,
70 Third Avenue, Waltham, Massachusetts 02154. The Annual Meeting is called for
the following purposes:
1. To elect a board of ten directors;
2. To approve and ratify a proposed amendment to the Amended and
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company increasing from 60,000,000
to 80,000,000 the number of authorized shares of Common Stock;
3. To approve and ratify an amendment to the Company's 1994 Long-Term
Incentive Plan, as amended, increasing from 3,000,000 to 6,000,000 the number of
shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance;
4. To approve and ratify the appointment of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. as
the independent auditors of the Company; and
5. To consider and take action upon such other matters as may properly
come before the meeting or any adjournment or adjournments thereof.
The close of business on January 23, 1997 has been fixed as the record
date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of, and to vote
at, the Annual Meeting. The stock transfer books of the Company will not be
closed.
All stockholders are cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting.
Whether or not you expect to attend, you are respectfully requested by the Board
of Directors to sign, date and return the enclosed proxy promptly. Stockholders
who execute proxies retain the right to revoke them at any time prior to the
voting thereof. A return envelope which requires no postage if mailed in the
United States is enclosed for your convenience.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
Glenn L. Cooper, M.D.,
President and Chief Executive Officer
Dated: January 28, 1997
INTERNEURON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
One Ledgemont Center
99 Hayden Avenue
Lexington, Massachusetts 02173
(617) 861-8444
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PROXY STATEMENT
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ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation
of proxies by the Board of Directors of Interneuron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to
be held at The Westin Hotel, First Floor, Eden Vale Ballroom C, 70 Third Avenue,
Waltham, Massachusetts 02154 on March 5, 1997, at 10:00 a.m. and for any
adjournment or adjournments thereof, for the purposes set forth in the
accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Any stockholder giving
such a proxy has the power to revoke it at any time before it is voted. Written
notice of such revocation should be forwarded directly to the Vice President,
Corporate Communications of the Company, at the above stated address. Attendance
at the Annual Meeting will not have the effect of revoking the proxy unless such
written notice is given or the stockholder votes by ballot at the Annual
Meeting.
If the enclosed proxy is properly executed and returned, the shares
represented thereby will be voted in accordance with the directions thereon and
otherwise in accordance with the judgment of the persons designated as proxies.
Any proxy on which no direction is specified will be voted in favor of the
actions described in this Proxy Statement, including the election of the
nominees set forth under the caption "Election of Directors", the approval and
ratification of a proposed amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation (the "Certificate"), the approval and ratification of an amendment
to the 1994 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended (the "1994 Plan"), and the
approval and ratification of the appointment of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. as the
independent auditors of the Company.
The approximate date on which this Proxy Statement and the accompanying
form of proxy will first be mailed or given to the Company's stockholders is
January 28, 1997.
Your vote is important. Accordingly, you are urged to sign and return
the accompanying proxy card whether or not you plan to attend the Annual
Meeting. If you do attend, you may vote by ballot at the Annual Meeting, thereby
cancelling any proxy previously given.
VOTING SECURITIES
Holders of shares of Common Stock, par value $.001 per share (the
"Shares"), and holders of shares of Series B and Series C Convertible Preferred
Stock, par value $.001 per share (the "Preferred Shares") of record as of the
close of business on January 23, 1997, are entitled to notice of and to vote at
the Annual Meeting on all matters except that the holders of the Preferred
Shares are not entitled to vote for the election of directors. For purposes of
voting at the Annual Meeting on all matters except the election of directors,
the Preferred Shares are treated as converted into Shares. Accordingly, on the
record date there were issued and outstanding (i) 41,073,297 Shares entitled to
vote for the election of directors, and (ii) an aggregate of 41,695,519 Shares,
including 622,222 Shares issuable upon conversion of the 244,425 Series B and
Series C Preferred Shares, voting as one class, entitled to vote on all other
matters. Each outstanding Share is entitled to one vote upon all matters to be
acted upon at the Annual Meeting. A majority of the outstanding Shares entitled
to vote on any matter and represented at the Annual Meeting in person or by
proxy shall constitute a quorum. Assuming a quorum is present, the affirmative
vote of a plurality of the 41,073,297 Shares so represented and entitled to vote
is necessary to elect the directors, and the affirmative vote of a majority of
the 41,695,519 Shares so represented and entitled to vote, excluding broker
non-votes, is necessary to approve and ratify the proposed amendment to the
Certificate, the amendment to the 1994 Plan and the appointment of Coopers &
Lybrand L.L.P. as the independent auditors of the Company. Abstentions and
broker non-votes are counted for purposes of determining the presence or absence
of a quorum for the transaction of business. If a stockholder, present in person
or by proxy, abstains on any matter, the stockholder's Shares will not be voted
on such matter. Thus, an abstention from voting on any matter has the same legal
effect as a vote "against" the matter, even though the stockholder may interpret
such action differently. Except for determining the presence or absence of a
quorum for the transaction of business, broker non-votes are not counted for any
purpose in determining whether a matter has been approved.
PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS
Set forth below is information concerning stock ownership of all
persons known by the Company to own beneficially 5% or more of the Shares or
Preferred Shares, each director, each executive officer named under "Executive
Compensation" and all directors and executive officers of the Company as a group
based upon the number of outstanding Shares and Preferred Shares as of January
23, 1997.
Amount &
Name of Nature of Bene- Percent of
Stockholder ficial Ownership(1) Outstanding Class(15)
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Lindsay A. Rosenwald, M.D. 2,580,152(2) 6.3%
Glenn L. Cooper, M.D. 766,488(3) 1.8%
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Mark S. Butler 420,500(4) 1.0%
Thomas F. Farb 133,406(5) *
Bobby W. Sandage, Jr., Ph.D. 305,277(6) *
Harry J. Gray 38,250(7) *
Alexander M. Haig, Jr. 203,000(8) *
Peter Barton Hutt 38,250(7) *
Malcolm Morville, Ph.D. 50,750(9) *
Robert K. Mueller 50,750(9) *
Lee J. Schroeder 50,750(9) *
David B. Sharrock 50,250(10) *
Richard Wurtman, M.D. 927,351(11) 2.3%
J. Morton Davis 10,799,458(12) 26.3%
c/o D.H. Blair Investment
Banking Corp.
44 Wall Street
New York, New York 10005
American Home Products Corp. 244,425(13) 100%
Five Giralda Farms
Madison, New Jersey 07940
All directors and executive 5,615,174(14) 13.0%
officers as a group (13 persons)
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*less than 1%
(1) Beneficial ownership is defined in accordance with the rules of the
Securities and Exchange Commission ("S.E.C.") and generally means the
power to vote and/or to dispose of the securities regardless of any
economic interest therein.
(2) Includes (i) 7,671 Shares issuable upon exercise of outstanding warrants
and (ii) 60,000 Shares issuable upon exercise of options exercisable
within 60 days, but excludes (i)
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100,000 Shares issuable upon exercise of options which are not
exercisable within 60 days, (ii) 658,481 Shares owned by Dr. Rosenwald's
wife, as to which Shares Dr. Rosenwald disclaims beneficial ownership,
and (iii) 37,800 Shares owned by two limited partnerships, the limited
partners of which include Dr. Rosenwald's wife and children, as to which
Shares Dr. Rosenwald disclaims beneficial ownership.
(3) Includes (i) 6,488 Shares and (ii) 760,000 Shares issuable upon exercise
of options exercisable within 60 days, but excludes (i) 560,000 Shares
issuable upon exercise of options which are not exercisable within 60
days and (ii) 45,000 Shares issuable upon exercise of options owned by
Dr. Cooper's wife as to which Shares Dr. Cooper disclaims beneficial
ownership.
(4) Includes (i) 7,500 Shares, (ii) 3,000 Shares owned by Mr. Butler's
children, and (iii) 410,000 Shares issuable upon exercise of options
exercisable within 60 days, but excludes 310,000 Shares issuable upon
exercise of options which are not exercisable within 60 days.
(5) Includes (i) 2,240 Shares and (ii) 131,666 Shares issuable upon exercise
of options exercisable within 60 days, but excludes 418,334 Shares
issuable upon exercise of options which are not exercisable within 60
days.
(6) Includes (i) 1,527 Shares and (ii) 303,750 Shares issuable upon exercise
of options exercisable within 60 days, but excludes 291,250 Shares
issuable upon exercise of options which are not exercisable within 60
days.
(7) Represents Shares issuable upon exercise of options exercisable within
60 days, but excludes 13,750 Shares issuable upon exercise of options
which are not exercisable within 60 days.
(8) Includes (i) 202,500 Shares and (ii) 750 Shares issuable upon exercise
of options exercisable within 60 days, but excludes 1,250 Shares
issuable upon exercise of options which are not exercisable within 60
days.
(9) Represents Shares issuable upon exercise of options exercisable within
60 days, but excludes 1,250 Shares issuable upon exercise of options
which are not exercisable within 60 days.
(10) Represents Shares issuable upon exercise of options exercisable within
60 days, but excludes 50,750 Shares issuable upon exercise of options
which are not exercisable within 60 days.
(11) Includes (i) 830,259 Shares owned by Dr. Wurtman, (ii) 1,342 Shares
owned by Dr. Wurtman's adult son, who has granted Dr. Wurtman an
irrevocable proxy to vote such Shares and (iii) 95,750 Shares issuable
upon exercise of options exercisable within
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60 days, but excludes, (i) 45,000 Shares held in a trust of which Dr.
Wurtman is the sole beneficiary, (ii) 101,250 Shares issuable upon
exercise of options which are not exercisable within 60 days, and (iii)
83,218 Shares owned by Judith Wurtman, Dr. Wurtman's wife, as to which
Dr. Wurtman disclaims beneficial ownership.
(12) Includes (i) 1,043,500 Shares owned by J. Morton Davis; (ii) 8,772,993
Shares owned by D.H. Blair Investment Banking Corp. ("Blair Banking")
which is owned by J. Morton Davis; (iii) 321,500 Shares owned by Mr.
Davis' wife; (iv) 657,865 Shares owned by Rivkalex Corp., the sole
stockholder of which is Mr. Davis' wife; and (v) 247,500 Shares owned by
Engex, Inc., a closed-end investment company of which Mr. Davis is the
Chairman of the Board and Blair Banking is the largest stockholder.
Blair Banking and Mr. Davis disclaim beneficial ownership of the Shares
owned by Mr. Davis' wife and Rivkalex.
Excludes (i) an aggregate of 2,665,424 Shares owned by the four adult
children (including the wife of Dr. Rosenwald) of Mr. Davis; (ii) an
aggregate of 286,599 Shares owned by sons-in-law of Mr. Davis, who are
officers of D.H. Blair & Co., Inc. ("Blair"), a company substantially
owned by family members (including the wife of Dr. Rosenwald) of Mr.
Davis; (iii) 91,250 Shares owned jointly by two adult children of Mr.
Davis and their respective spouses, who are officers of Blair; (iv)
37,800 Shares owned by two limited partnerships, the limited partners of
which are family members of Mr. Davis (including the wife and children
of Dr. Rosenwald); and (v) 777,297 Shares owned by The Morton
Foundation, a charitable foundation of which Mr. Davis' wife and two of
their adult children are the trustees and for which a proxy to vote and
dispose of such Shares is held by a third party, as to all of which
Shares Blair Banking and Mr. Davis disclaim beneficial ownership.
(13) Represents Preferred Shares which are convertible into 622,222 Shares,
each entitled to one vote per Share, on a converted basis, on all
matters except the election of directors.
(14) Includes (i) 2,040,916 Shares issuable upon exercise of options
exercisable within 60 days and (ii) 7,671 Shares issuable upon exercise
of outstanding warrants, but excludes 1,864,084 Shares issuable upon
exercise of options which are not exercisable within 60 days.
(15) All holders own Shares, with the exception of AHP which owns 244,425
Preferred Shares (convertible into 622,222 Shares) and 9,935 Shares. The
numbers in this column reflect:
(a) for holders of Shares the percent of class is calculated on
the basis of 41,073,297 Shares outstanding, excluding 622,222
Shares issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares.
(b) for holders of Preferred Shares, the percent of class is
calculated on the basis of 244,425 Preferred Shares
outstanding.
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ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
At the Annual Meeting, ten directors will be elected by the
stockholders to serve until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until
their successors are elected and shall qualify. Each of the nominees is
currently a director of the Company. Management recommends that the persons
named below be elected as directors of the Company and it is intended that the
accompanying proxy will be voted for the election as directors of the ten
persons named below, unless the proxy contains contrary instructions. The
Company has no reason to believe that any of the nominees will not be a
candidate or will be unable to serve. However, in the event that any of the
nominees should become unable or unwilling to serve as a director, the persons
named in the proxy have advised that they will vote for the election of such
person or persons as shall be designated by management.
The following sets forth the names and ages of the ten nominees for
election to the Board of Directors, their respective principal occupations or
employments during the past five years and the period during which each has
served as a director of the Company.
Lindsay A. Rosenwald, M.D. (41) was a co-founder and since February
1989 has been Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company. Dr. Rosenwald
has been the Chairman and President of The Castle Group Ltd. ("Castle"), a
biotechnology and biopharmaceutical venture capital firm, since October 1991,
the Chairman and President of Paramount Capital Investment, LLC, a merchant
banking firm, since 1995 and the Chairman and President of Paramount Capital,
Inc., an investment banking firm, since February 1992. In June 1994, Dr.
Rosenwald founded Paramount Capital Asset Management, Inc., a money management
firm specializing in the biotechnology and health sciences industry. From 1987
until 1991, Dr. Rosenwald was a Managing Director, Corporate Finance at Blair,
an investment banking firm. Dr. Rosenwald received his M.D. from Temple
University School of Medicine and his B.S. in Finance from Pennsylvania State
University. Dr. Rosenwald is a member of the Board of Directors of the following
publicly-traded pharmaceutical or biotechnology companies: Ansan, Inc., Atlantic
Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Avigen, Inc., BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Neose
Technologies, Inc., Sparta Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Titan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,
VimRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Xenometrix, Inc., and is Chairman of the Board
or a member of the Board of Directors of a number of privately held companies in
the biotechnology or pharmaceutical fields.
Glenn L. Cooper, M.D. (44) has been President, Chief Executive Officer
and a director of the Company since May 1993. Dr. Cooper was also President and
Chief Executive Officer of Progenitor, Inc. ("Progenitor"), a subsidiary of the
Company, from September 1992 to June 1994. Dr. Cooper is also Chairman of the
Board of Directors of Intercardia, Inc. ("Intercardia"), a subsidiary of the
Company and Progenitor, and is a director of each of Transcell Technologies,
Inc. ("Transcell") and InterNutria, Inc. ("InterNutria"), subsidiaries of the
Company, and serves as acting President and Chief Executive Officer of
Transcell, as well as a director of Aeolus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Aeolus"), a
subsidiary of Intercardia. Prior to joining Progenitor, Dr. Cooper was Executive
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Sphinx Pharmaceuticals Corporation
from August 1990. Dr. Cooper had been associated with Eli Lilly since 1985, most
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recently, from June 1987 to July 1990, as Director, Clinical Research, Europe,
of Lilly Research Center Limited; from October 1986 to May 1987 as International
Medical Advisor, International Research Coordination of Lilly Research
Laboratories; and from June 1985 to September 1986 as Medical Advisor,
Regulatory Affairs, Chemotherapy Division at Lilly Research Laboratories. Dr.
Cooper received his M.D. from Tufts University School of Medicine, performed his
postdoctoral training in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases at the New
England Deaconess Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital and received his
A.B. from Harvard College.
Harry J. Gray (77) has been a director of the Company since May 1993.
Mr. Gray was associated with United Technologies Corp. for 17 years and was its
President from 1971 until 1972 when he became its Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer until his retirement in 1986. Mr. Gray is currently Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of Harry Gray Associates of Florida, a private investment
firm, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Mott Corporation and Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer of Worldwide Fulfillment and Distribution, Inc.
Alexander M. Haig, Jr. (72) has been a director of the Company since
January 1990. Since August 1982, General Haig has been Chairman and President of
Worldwide Associates, Inc., a business adviser to both U.S. and foreign
companies in connection with international marketing and sales activities. From
January 1981 until July 1982, General Haig served as Secretary of State of the
United States. From November 1979 until January 1981, General Haig was President
and Chief Operating Officer of United Technologies Corp. and is currently a
senior consultant to such corporation. From 1974 through 1979, General Haig was
the Supreme Allied Commander of NATO. Prior to that, he was White House Chief of
Staff under the Nixon and Ford Administrations. General Haig currently serves on
the Board of Directors of America Online, Inc. and MGM Grand, Inc. and is also a
director of Progenitor.
Peter Barton Hutt (62) has been a director of the Company since April
1994. Mr. Hutt has been a partner of Covington & Burling, a Washington, D.C. law
firm, since 1975 and from 1968 through 1971, and has been associated with the
firm since 1960. He served as Chief Counsel of the Food and Drug Administration
("FDA") from 1971 to 1975. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of
several developmental stage pharmaceutical companies, including Cell Genesys,
Inc., Emisphere Technologies, Inc., IDEC Pharmaceuticals Corp. and Sparta
Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Mr. Hutt received a B.A. from Yale University, an L.L.B.
from Harvard University and an L.L.M. from New York University.
Malcolm Morville, Ph.D. (51) has been a director of the Company since
February 1993. Since February 1993, Dr. Morville has been President and Chief
Executive Officer and a director of Phytera, Inc., a plant and marine
microbial-based biotechnology company. Dr. Morville is also Chairman and a
member of the Board of Directors of Phytera A/S and a member of the Board of
Directors of Phytera Ltd., both of which are wholly-owned subsidiaries of
Phytera, Inc. From June 1988 through January 1993, Dr. Morville held various
positions with ImmuLogic Pharmaceutical Corporation, including Division Vice
President, Allergic Diseases Strategic Business Unit and Senior Vice President,
Development and Preclinical Research. From 1970 to
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June 1988, Dr. Morville held various positions with Pfizer Central Research,
including Director, Immunology and Infectious Diseases and Assistant Director,
Metabolic Diseases and General Pharmacology. Dr. Morville received his Ph.D. and
his B.Sc. in Biochemistry at the University of Manchester Institute of Science
and Technology (U.K.).
Robert K. Mueller (83) has been a director of the Company since
February 1993. Mr. Mueller was Chairman of the Board of Arthur D. Little, Inc.
from 1977 until his retirement in 1989 and currently serves as a consultant to
such entity, and is a member of the Board of Directors of its U.K. subsidiary,
Arthur D. Little, Ltd. (U.K.) and Decision Resources, Inc. From 1935 to 1968,
when he joined Arthur D. Little, Inc., Mr. Mueller held various positions with
Monsanto Company, including director, member of the executive committee and vice
president positions. Mr. Mueller is the author of numerous books and articles on
management and corporate governance, and received his M.S. in Chemistry from the
University of Michigan, his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Washington
University and completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard University.
Lee J. Schroeder (68) has been a director of the Company since August
1991. Since 1985, Mr. Schroeder has been the President of Lee Schroeder &
Associates, Inc., a pharmaceutical consulting firm. Mr. Schroeder was President
and Chief Operating Officer of FoxMeyer Lincoln Drug Co., a wholesale drug
company, from February 1983 to March 1985 and was the Executive Vice President,
responsible for United States pharmaceutical operations, and a member of the
executive committee of Sandoz, Inc. from April 1981 to February 1983, and was
Vice President and General Manager of Dorsey Laboratories, a division of Sandoz,
Inc., from November 1974 to April 1981. Mr. Schroeder is also a member of the
Board of Directors of Ascent Pediatrics, Inc., Celgene Corporation, Harris
Laboratories, and MGI Pharma Inc.
David B. Sharrock (60) has been a director of the Company since
February 1995. Mr. Sharrock was associated with Marion Merrell Dow Inc. and its
predecessor companies for over thirty-five years until his retirement in
December 1993. Most recently, since December 1989, he served as Executive Vice
President and Chief Operating Officer and a director, and in 1988, he was named
President and Chief Operating Officer of Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Inc. Mr.
Sharrock has been a consultant to the Company since February 1994 and is also a
director of Progenitor and Intercardia and member of the Board of Directors of
Cincinnati Bell Inc. and Unitog Co.
Richard Wurtman, M.D. (60) was a co-founder of the Company and has been
a director of the Company and Chairman of the Scientific Advisors since the
Company's inception in October 1988. Dr. Wurtman is the Cecil H. Green
Distinguished Professor in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology ("MIT") where he has been a full-time
Professor of Neuroendocrine Regulation since 1967 and a Professor of
Neuropharmacology at the Whitaker College of Health Sciences, Technology and
Management at MIT. Since July 1985, he has been the Director of the Clinical
Research Center at MIT. Since 1978, he has been a part-time Professor of
Neuroendocrine Regulation at Harvard University. Dr. Wurtman received his M.D.
from Harvard University and his B.A. from the University of
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Pennsylvania. Dr. Wurtman is a consultant to the Company and devotes only a
portion of his time (limited to a maximum of five days per month) to the Company
and also is a consultant to other pharmaceutical entities, including Les
Laboratoires Servier ("Servier") and Grupo Ferrer ("Ferrer").
Directors are elected by the Company's stockholders at each annual
meeting or, in the case of a vacancy, are appointed by the directors then in
office, to serve until the next annual meeting or until their successors are
elected and qualified. Officers are appointed by and serve at the discretion of
the Board of Directors.
The Board of Directors of the Company held seven meetings during the
fiscal year ended September 30, 1996 ("fiscal 1996"). Each of the directors,
except for General Haig and Mr. Hutt, attended at least 75% of the meetings of
the Board of Directors and the committees thereof on which such director served,
held during fiscal 1996.
The Audit Committee consists of General Haig, Mr. Mueller and Mr.
Schroeder. The Audit Committee is authorized by the Board of Directors to
review, with the Company's independent auditors, the annual financial statements
of the Company and to make annual recommendations to the Board of Directors for
the appointment of independent public auditors for the ensuing year. The Audit
Committee also reviews the effectiveness of the financial and accounting
functions, organization, internal controls and related party transactions. The
Audit Committee met four times during fiscal 1996.
The Compensation Committee, which consists of Mr. Gray, General Haig,
Dr. Morville and Mr. Sharrock, reviews and sets on behalf of the Board of
Directors, the compensation and benefits of all executive officers of the
Company, reviews general policy matters relating to compensation and benefits of
employees of the Company, administers the 1994 Plan, consults with management on
matters concerning compensation and makes recommendations to the Board of
Directors on compensation matters where approval of the Board of Directors is
required. The Compensation Committee met three times during fiscal 1996,
including one meeting during a regular meeting of the Board of Directors. The
Company does not have a nominating committee.
DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
With the exception of General Haig, who receives a $10,000 fee per
meeting attended, non-employee directors (except Drs. Rosenwald and Wurtman) of
the Company receive a fee of $2,000 per in-person meeting attended (for each
meeting held by telephone conference, such directors receive a percentage of the
regular meeting fee) and, (except Dr. Rosenwald) are reimbursed for expenses
actually incurred (except Dr. Rosenwald) in attending meetings. During fiscal
1996 each of such directors received options, to purchase 1,000 Shares, as an
automatic grant pursuant to the terms of the 1994 Plan. In December 1996, the
Company granted options to purchase 100,000 Shares, subject to annual vesting,
to each of Drs. Rosenwald and Wurtman. On March 6, 1997, assuming stockholder
approval of the amendment to increase the number of
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Shares authorized for grant pursuant to the 1994 Plan, each of the following
directors will receive automatic grants of options to purchase 5,000 Shares
pursuant to the 1994 Plan: Mr. Gray, General Haig, Mr. Hutt, Dr. Morville, Mr.
Mueller, Mr. Schroeder, Mr. Sharrock and Dr. Wurtman. See "Approval and
Ratification of the Amendment to the 1994 Long-Term Incentive Plan, As Amended."
The Company has a Consulting and Non-Competition Agreement with each of
Dr. Wurtman and Mr. Sharrock and a Management Agreement with Dr. Rosenwald.
During fiscal 1996, the Company paid Drs. Wurtman and Rosenwald fees of $146,077
and $30,000, respectively, pursuant to their agreements. In fiscal 1996, the
Company and its subsidiaries paid or accrued to Mr. Sharrock, who also serves as
a director of Progenitor and Intercardia, and as a consultant to Progenitor: (i)
an aggregate of $32,000 in consulting fees, including $2,000 and $10,500 in fees
for consulting services rendered by Mr. Sharrock to Intercardia and Progenitor,
respectively; (ii) directors' fees, including $4,000 and $10,000 in directors'
fees from Intercardia and Progenitor, respectively; and (iii) granted options,
including options to purchase 15,000 shares of common stock of each of
Intercardia and Progenitor , to Mr. Sharrock. General Haig also serves as a
director of Progenitor. In fiscal 1996, Progenitor granted options to purchase
15,000 shares of Progenitor common stock to General Haig. The options granted by
Progenitor to each of General Haig and Mr. Sharrock, and by Intercardia to Mr.
Sharrock, are all exercisable at a price equal to the fair market value of such
company's common stock on the date of grant.
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The following summary compensation table sets forth the aggregate
compensation paid or accrued by the Company to the Chief Executive Officer and
to executive officers whose annual compensation exceeded $100,000 for fiscal
1996 (collectively, the "named executive officers") for services during the
fiscal years ended September 30, 1996, 1995 and 1994:
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Summary Compensation Table
Annual Compensation
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Long Term
Other Compensation
Annual Securities All Other
Salary Bonus Compensation Underlying Compensation
Name and Principal Position Year ($)(1) ($) (2) ($)(3) Options($)(4) ($)(5)
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Glenn L. Cooper, M.D. 1996 287,500 195,000 143,110 95,000 4,152
President and Chief 1995 250,000 75,000 22,774 420,000 4,083
Executive Officer 1994 259,615 37,500 -- 17,000 4,098
Mark S. Butler 1996 222,500 138,750 65,872 150,000 2,968
Executive Vice President, Chief 1995 215,000 64,500 61,467 120,000 2,405
Administrative Officer and 1994 177,789 32,250 32,012 300,000 1,960
General Counsel
Thomas F. Farb 1996 207,500 130,500 13,779 125,000 5,369
Executive Vice President, Finance, 1995 200,000 60,000 36,854 120,000 6,526
Chief Financial Officer 1994 99,231 30,000 14,000 250,000 2,484
and Treasurer
Bobby W. Sandage, Jr., Ph.D. 1996 203,962 115,500 -- -- 1,575
Executive Vice President, Research 1995 186,566 55,755 -- 220,000 1,633
and Development, Chief 1994 189,807 27,750 -- -- 1,711
Scientific Officer
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(1) Includes for 1994 a 7.5% voluntary deferral of salary by the named
executive officer from August 1994 through March 1995, which were
accrued in fiscal 1994 and paid in fiscal 1995 in the following
amounts: $2,163 for Dr. Cooper; $1,861 for Mr. Butler; $1,731 for Mr.
Farb, and $1,601 for Dr. Sandage. The salaries listed include
contributions made by the named executive officers to the Company's
401(k) Plan in the following amounts: (i) for fiscal 1996, $9,800 for
Dr. Cooper, $8,063 for Mr. Butler $6,300 for Mr. Farb and $9,878 for
Dr. Sandage; (ii) for fiscal 1995, $4,700 for Dr. Cooper, $9,241 for
Mr. Butler and $9,678 for Dr. Sandage; and (iii) for fiscal 1994,
$2,800 for Dr. Cooper, $4,975 for Mr. Butler and $10,875 for Dr.
Sandage.
(2) Includes the following: (i) for fiscal 1996, bonuses which were accrued
in fiscal 1996, portions of which were paid in fiscal 1997 in the
following amounts: $150,000 for Dr. Cooper; $90,000 for Mr. Butler;
$84,000 for Mr. Farb and $84,000 for Dr. Sandage; (ii) for fiscal 1995,
bonuses which were accrued in fiscal 1995 and paid in fiscal 1996; and
(iii) for fiscal 1994, bonuses, portions of which were voluntarily
deferred by the named
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executive officers, and which were accrued in fiscal 1994 and paid in
fiscal 1995 in the following amounts: $37,500 for Dr. Cooper, $32,250
for Mr. Butler, $12,500 for Mr. Farb, and $27,750 for Dr. Sandage.
(3) Amounts shown in this column consist of the following: (i) for fiscal
1995 and fiscal 1996, reimbursements for the payment of taxes incurred,
in connection with benefits received; (ii) for fiscal 1996, for Dr.
Cooper, $115,626 of debt forgiveness; and (iii) moving and relocation
expenses in the following amounts: (a) for fiscal 1996, for Mr. Butler,
$43,309 of moving, relocation and temporary living expenses, $36,607 of
which was paid in fiscal 1996 and $6,702 of which was accrued in fiscal
1996 but paid in fiscal 1997; (b) for fiscal 1995, temporary living
expenses for Mr. Butler, $30,822 and for Mr. Farb, $22,000; and (c) for
fiscal 1994, temporary living expenses, for Mr. Butler, $32,012 and for
Mr. Farb, $14,000.
(4) Consists of the following: (i) for fiscal 1996 and fiscal 1995, options
granted under the Company's 1994 Plan, except for Dr. Cooper for fiscal
1996, which consists of (a) 50,000 options granted to Dr. Cooper by
Transcell; and (b) options to purchase an aggregate of 45,000 Shares
granted under the 1994 Plan to Dr. Cooper's wife, the Company's Vice
President of Human Resources, as to which Shares Dr. Cooper disclaims
beneficial ownership; and (ii) for fiscal 1994, options granted under
the Company's 1989 Stock Option Plan (the "1989 Plan"), except for Dr.
Cooper, which consist of options granted to Dr. Cooper by Progenitor.
(5) Amounts shown in this column include the following:
(a) disability insurance premiums on behalf of the named executive
officers, in the following amounts: (i) for fiscal 1996,
$1,054 for Dr. Cooper, $935 for Mr. Butler, $4,710 for Mr.
Farb and $853 for Dr. Sandage; (ii) for fiscal 1995, $1,350
for Dr. Cooper, $1,161 for Mr. Butler, $6,162 for Mr. Farb and
$1,003 for Dr. Sandage; and (iii) for fiscal 1994, $1,463 for
Dr. Cooper, $968 for Mr. Butler, $2,616 for Mr. Farb and
$1,067 for Dr. Sandage.
(b) group term life insurance premiums on behalf of the named
executive officers, in the following amounts: (i) for fiscal
1996, $1,020 for Dr. Cooper, $2,033 for Mr. Butler, $659 for
Mr. Farb and $722 for Dr. Sandage; (ii) for fiscal 1995, $765
for Dr. Cooper, $1,244 for Mr. Butler, $364 for Mr. Farb and
$630 for Dr. Sandage; and (ii) for fiscal 1994, $867 for Dr.
Cooper, $992 for Mr. Butler, $232 for Mr. Farb and $644 for
Dr. Sandage. The Company has also made term life insurance
premium payments on behalf of Dr. Cooper in the following
amounts: (i) for fiscal 1996, $2,078; (ii) for fiscal 1995,
$1,968; and (iii) for fiscal 1994, $1,768.
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The following table sets forth certain information with respect to
individual grants of stock options made by the Company and its subsidiaries
during fiscal 1996 to named executive officers:
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<CAPTION>
Option Grants in Last Fiscal Year
Potential Realizable Value at
Assumed Annual Rates of
Stock Price Appreciation for
Individual Grants Option Term(5)
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No. of % of Total
Securities Options
Underlying Granted to
Options Employees in Exercise Expiration
Name Granted Fiscal Year (4) Price Date 5% 10%
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Glenn L. Cooper, M.D. 50,000(1) 5.8% $.90 5/17/06 $28,300 $71,718
Mark S. Butler 150,000(2) 17.9% $14.75 10/19/05 $1,391,429 $3,526,155
Thomas F. Farb 125,000(3) 14.9% $19.00 12/14/05 $1,493,625 $3,785,138
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(1) Represents options granted by Transcell, a subsidiary of the Company
which is not a reporting company under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "1934 Act") to Dr. Cooper, who is also acting
President of Transcell. The options are exercisable in equal installments
cumulatively over three years commencing May 17, 1997.
(2) These options are exercisable in equal installments cumulatively over
three years commencing December 6, 1996.
(3) These options are exercisable in equal installments cumulatively over
three years commencing April 1, 1997.
(4) Based on the total of options granted by the Company to its employees
during fiscal 1996, except for the grant by Transcell to Dr. Cooper,
whose percentage is calculated on the basis of total option grants by
Transcell to employees of Transcell during the fiscal year ended
September 30, 1996.
(5) Calculated by multiplying the exercise price by the annual appreciation
rate shown (as prescribed by S.E.C. rules and compounded for the term of
the options), subtracting the exercise price per share and multiplying
the gain per share by the number of shares covered by the options. These
amounts are not intended to forecast possible future appreciation, if
any, of the price of the Company's Shares or the price of the common
stock of Transcell. The actual value realized upon exercise of the
options to purchase Company Shares will depend on the fair market value
of the Company's Shares on the date of exercise. There is no public
market for the common stock of Transcell, and the actual value realized
upon exercise of the options to purchase shares of common stock of
Transcell will depend upon the fair market value of the common stock of
Transcell on the date of exercise, which will depend in part on whether a
public market for Transcell's common stock is established.
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The following table sets forth certain information with respect to each exercise
of stock options during fiscal 1996 by named executive officers and the number
and value of unexercised options held by each of the named executive officers as
of September 30, 1996:
Aggregated Option Exercises in Last Fiscal Year
and Fiscal Year-End Option Values
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<CAPTION>
Number of Securities Value
Underlying Unexercised of Unexercised in-the-
Shares Options at Fiscal Money Options at
Acquired Value Year-End Exercisable/ Fiscal Year-End
Name on Exercise (#) Realized ($) Unexercisable (#) Exercisable/Unexercisable ($)(1)
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Glenn L. Cooper, M.D. -- -- 760,000/260,000 15,132,500/5,410,000
Mark S. Butler -- -- 260,000/310,000 5,095,000/5,210,000
Thomas F. Farb 95,000 2,105,629 131,666/268,334 2,649,778/4,168,347
Bobby W. Sandage, Jr., Ph.D. -- -- 303,750/141,250 6,259,844/2,835,781
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(1) Calculated by multiplying the number of unexercised options outstanding
at September 30, 1996 by the difference between the fair market value
of the Common Stock at September 30, 1996 ($28.25) and the option
exercise price.
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STOCK PRICE PERFORMANCE PRESENTATION
The following chart compares the cumulative total stockholder return on
the Company's Shares with the cumulative total stockholder return of (i) the
Nasdaq Market Index and (ii) a peer group index consisting of companies
reporting under the Standard Industrial Classification Code 2834 (Pharmaceutical
Preparations):
COMPARISON OF CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN
AMONG INTERNEURON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. ("IPI"),
NASDAQ MARKET INDEX AND PEER GROUP INDEX ("SIC") (1)
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1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
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Interneuron Pharma-
ceuticals, Inc. 100 105.36 116.07 88.39 164.29 403.57
Peer Group Index 100 100.91 85.68 96.36 139.31 184.83
Nasdaq Market 100 98.34 127.89 135.34 164.32 191.84
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(1) Assumes $100 invested on September 30, 1991 and assumes dividends
reinvested. Measurement points are at the last trading day of the fiscal
years ended September 30, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 and 1996. The
material in this chart is not soliciting material, is not deemed filed
with the S.E.C. and is not incorporated by reference in any filing of the
Company under the Securities Act of 1993, as amended, (the "1933 Act") or
the 1934 Act, whether made before or after the date of this proxy
statement and irrespective of any general incorporation language in such
filing. A list of the companies included in the Peer Group Index will be
furnished by the Company to any stockholder upon written request to the
Vice President, Corporate Communications.
EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS AND TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT AND
CHANGE-IN-CONTROL ARRANGEMENTS
In April 1996, the Company entered into a new employment agreement (the
"Cooper Agreement") with Dr. Cooper, to continue to serve as President and Chief
Executive Officer of the Company for a term of three years, subject to renewal
of one year periods based upon the mutual agreement of Dr. Cooper and the
Company. The Cooper Agreement, which replaced the Company's original employment
agreement with Dr. Cooper pursuant to which Dr. Cooper received a base annual
salary of $300,000, provides for Dr. Cooper to receive a base salary of
$300,000, which was increased to $350,000 per annum in December 1996, plus
bonuses based on the achievement of milestones to be agreed upon between the
Company and Dr. Cooper and payable under the Senior Executive Bonus Plan.
In October 1993, the Company loaned Dr. Cooper $140,000 (the "Company
Loan") which was used to repay the balance of a loan made to Dr. Cooper by
Progenitor. The Company
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Loan originally provided for repayment as follows: (a) $30,000, plus accrued
interest, was to be repaid upon, and out of the proceeds of, the sale by Dr.
Cooper of any securities of the Company or of the sale of Dr. Cooper's house and
(b) $110,000, plus accrued interest, would be forgiven by the Company upon the
achievement of specified milestones. During the first and second quarters of
fiscal 1996, an aggregate of 50% or $64,234 of the forgivable portion of the
Company Loan, including accrued interest, was forgiven based upon the
achievement of two specified milestones, resulting in a principal balance for
the Company Loan of $85,000. Pursuant to the Cooper Agreement, the Company Loan,
which becomes payable upon the earlier of the termination of Dr. Cooper's
employment or May 2000, is evidenced by a promissory note which now provides for
the repayment of the $85,000 balance, plus accrued interest, which amount shall
be forgiven by the Company, in installments of 50%, upon the achievement of two
specified milestones. During the third quarter of fiscal 1996, 50% or $51,392 of
the Company Loan, including accrued interest, was forgiven based upon the
achievement of one milestone, resulting in a principal balance at September 30,
1996 of $42,500.
The Company provides Dr. Cooper with a $1,000,000 life insurance policy
payable to the beneficiary of his choice. The Cooper Agreement provides that Dr.
Cooper may not, during the term of the agreement and for a year from the date of
termination of employment, engage in any business competitive with the Company
or its research activities. If Dr. Cooper is terminated for reasons other than
cause, he is entitled to receive his base salary plus pro-rated average bonuses,
subject to set-off from other employment, for a twelve-month period. In the
event of a Change in Control, as defined under the Cooper Agreement, Dr. Cooper
is entitled to receive his base salary due for the remaining portion of his
employment agreement, either in a lump sum or installments, at the discretion of
the Company.
Pursuant to a letter agreement between the Company and Bobby W.
Sandage, Jr., Ph.D. effective November 1991, Dr. Sandage, the Company's
Executive Vice President, Research and Development, Chief Scientific Officer
receives a base annual salary, which was increased to $210,000 in December 1995
and to $222,600 in December 1996, to be reviewed annually. Dr. Sandage was
eligible to participate in the Company's Senior Executive Bonus Plan for fiscal
1996. If Dr. Sandage is terminated for reason other than cause, he is entitled
to salary and benefits coverage for the earlier of up to six months or until he
finds a new position. Dr. Sandage may continue to consult with third parties in
fields unrelated to Company business during non-working hours.
Effective December 1993, the Company entered into a letter agreement
with Mark S. Butler, the Company's Executive Vice President, Chief
Administrative Officer and General Counsel. The agreement provides for a base
salary, which was increased to $225,000 in December 1995 and to $238,500 in
December 1996, to be reviewed annually. Mr. Butler was also eligible to
participate in the Company's Senior Executive Bonus Plan for fiscal 1996. If Mr.
Butler is terminated for reason other than cause or if Mr. Butler elects to
terminate for just cause, Mr. Butler is entitled to receive salary for a period
of nine months following such termination, subject to set-off from other
employment.
In April 1994, the Company entered into a letter agreement with Thomas
F. Farb, the Company's Executive Vice President, Finance, Chief Financial
Officer, and Treasurer. The agreement
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provides for a base salary, which was increased to $210,000 in December 1995 and
to $222,600 in December 1996, to be reviewed annually. Mr. Farb was also
eligible to participate in the Company's Senior Executive Bonus Plan for fiscal
1996. If Mr. Farb is terminated for reason other than cause or if Mr. Farb
elects to terminate for just cause, Mr. Farb is entitled to receive salary for a
period of nine months following such termination, subject to set-off from other
employment.
In the event of certain transactions, including those which may result
a change in control, as defined under the Company's 1989 Plan and 1994 Plan,
unvested installments of options to purchase Shares held by all executive
officers of the Company may become immediately exercisable.
SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE
Section 16(a) of the 1934 Act requires the Company's executive
officers, directors and persons who beneficially own more than 10% of a
registered class of the Company's equity securities to file with the S.E.C.
initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership of common stock
and other equity securities of the Company. Such executive officers, directors,
and greater than 10% beneficial owners are required by S.E.C. regulation to
furnish the Company with copies of all Section 16(a) forms filed by such
reporting persons.
Based solely on the Company's review of such forms furnished to the
Company and written representations from certain reporting persons, the Company
believes that all filing requirements applicable to the Company's executive
officers, directors and greater than 10% beneficial owners were complied with.
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION
During fiscal 1996, the members of the Compensation Committee were: Mr.
Gray, General Haig, Dr. Morville and Mr. Sharrock. Mr. Sharrock, who serves as
the Chairman of the Company's Compensation Committee, is also a consultant to
the Company and Progenitor and a director of Progenitor and Intercardia. In
fiscal 1996, the Company and its subsidiaries paid or accrued to Mr. Sharrock;
(i) an aggregate of $32,000 in consulting fees, including $2,000 and $10,500 in
fees for consulting services rendered by Mr. Sharrock to Intercardia and
Progenitor, respectively; (ii) directors' fees, including $4,000 and $10,000 in
directors' fees from Intercardia and Progenitor, respectively, and (iii) granted
options, including options to purchase 15,000 shares of common stock of each of
Interdardia and Progenitor, to Mr. Sharrock. The options granted to Mr. Sharrock
by each of Progenitor and Intercardia are exercisable at a price equal to the
fair market value of such company's common stock on the date of grant. See
"Certain Transactions."
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BOARD COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT
ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION (1)
The goal of the Company's executive compensation policy is to ensure
that an appropriate relationship exists between executive compensation and the
creation of stockholder value, while at the same time attracting, motivating and
retaining senior management. The Compensation Committee's informal executive
compensation philosophy (which applies generally to all Company management,
including the President and Chief Executive Officer, Glenn L. Cooper, M.D.)
considers a number of factors, which may include:
o providing levels of compensation competitive with companies at a
comparable stage of development and in the Company's geographic area;
o integrating management's compensation with the achievement of
performance goals;
o rewarding above average corporate performance; and
o recognizing and providing incentive for individual initiative and
achievement.
During fiscal 1996, the compensation of senior management was weighted
in part toward short-term incentives, including compensation contingent upon the
Company achieving certain business and financial objectives. The Compensation
Committee also endorses the position that equity ownership by senior management
is beneficial in aligning senior management's and stockholders' interest in the
enhancement of stockholder value by providing senior management with longer-term
incentives. Accordingly, compensation structures for senior management generally
include a combination of salary, bonuses and stock options. Specific executive
officer base salary and bonus awards are determined with respect to performance
during the previous fiscal year, based on a range of measures and internal
targets set before the start of each fiscal year and in part by comparison to
the compensation of executive officers of comparable biotechnology and
pharmaceutical companies. The Compensation Committee considers the Company's
performance under these measures and uses its subjective judgment and discretion
in approving individual compensation.
In formulating the Senior Executive Bonus Plan for fiscal 1996 for
executive officers of the Company, including Dr. Cooper, the Compensation
Committee adopted short-term performance measures tied to the Company's cash
position and Common Stock price, reflecting the goal of positioning the Company
for future growth and enhancing stockholder value. The Senior Executive Bonus
Plan for fiscal 1996 entitled the named executive officers to a bonus equal to
varying percentages of base salary if, among other events, (i) specified levels
of funds were received by the Company during fiscal 1996 or (ii) the Company's
Common Stock price achieved certain levels. The Company met or exceeded the
performance targets for fiscal 1996 and, accordingly, under the Senior Executive
Bonus Plan for fiscal 1996, Dr. Cooper received a bonus of $195,000, and Messrs.
Butler and Farb and Dr. Sandage received bonuses of $123,750, $115,500, and
$115,500, respectively. In addition, during fiscal 1996, each of Messrs. Butler
and Farb received bonuses of $15,000.
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The Compensation Committee implements its policy on longer-term
compensation to executive officers, including the chief executive officer, by
granting to an executive officer upon joining the Company stock options with
vesting over a three year period commencing one year from the date of grant and,
prior to the period in which the final installment of previously granted options
become exercisable, granting a new option to purchase approximately 50% of the
number of Shares issuable upon exercise of the original option with vesting
commencing one year after the previous option grant becomes fully vested. As a
result, during fiscal 1996, each of Messrs. Butler and Farb were granted options
to purchase Shares representing approximately 50% of the number of options
originally granted to each of such named executive officers, to commence vesting
approximately one year after the period in which the original options granted
to such executive officers become fully vested.
The compensation received during fiscal 1996 by Dr. Cooper was governed
in part by the Cooper Agreement, entered into in April 1996, and in part by Dr.
Cooper's prior employment agreement. The terms of the Cooper Agreement were
arrived at after the Company considered a number of factors, including the
following: (i) a review of Dr. Cooper's performance as President and Chief
Executive Officer of the Company, (ii) a review of the compensation received by
chief executive officers of comparable biotechnology and pharmaceutical
companies in the Boston, Massachusetts area and (iii) a desire to provide Dr.
Cooper with long-term incentives to maximize stockholder value and to provide
Dr. Cooper with an equity interest in the Company comparable to that of chief
executive officers of comparable biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies. In
addition, the Compensation Committee adopted the Senior Executive Bonus Plan for
fiscal 1996, pursuant to which the Compensation Committee determined Dr.
Cooper's bonus for fiscal 1996, based upon the achievement of certain objective
criteria, as described above.
The Company may not have complied during fiscal 1996 with Section
162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), for option
grants, although the Company should not incur compensation to any of the named
executive officers in excess of $1,000,000.
David B. Sharrock, Chairman
General Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
Harry J. Gray
Malcolm Morville, Ph.D.
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(1) The material in this report is not soliciting material, is not deemed
filed with the S.E.C. and is not incorporated by reference in any
filing of the Company under the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act, whether made
before or after the date of this proxy statement and irrespective of
any general incorporation language in such filing.
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CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS
The Company had a Consulting and Non-Competition Agreement (the
"Wurtman Consulting Agreement") with Richard Wurtman, M.D., a director of the
Company, and his wife, Judith Wurtman, Ph.D., which automatically renewed on
January 1 for consecutive periods of one year, unless either party otherwise
gave notice to terminate sixty days prior to expiration of the then current
term. In November 1995, the Wurtman Consulting Agreement was superseded by a
Consultant and Non-Competition Agreement between the Company and Dr. Richard
Wurtman and, effective as of April 5, 1995, a Consultant and Non-Competition
Agreement between InterNutria and Dr. Judith Wurtman. The new agreement entitles
Dr. Richard Wurtman to an annual consulting fee of $150,000, subject to
increases, and to a bonus upon FDA approval of Redux(TM). As a result, Dr.
Wurtman received a $75,000 bonus in connection with the approval of Redux in
April 1996, and $146,077 in consulting fees from the Company in fiscal 1996. The
new agreement entitles Dr. Judith Wurtman to an annual consulting fee from
InterNutria of $70,000, subject to increases, and options to purchase
approximately 5% of the common stock of InterNutria. During fiscal 1996, Dr.
Judith Wurtman received $60,462 in consulting fees.
Drs. Richard Wurtman and Judith Wurtman have advised the Company that
in accordance with MIT policy, they are entitled to receive from MIT a
percentage of any royalties received by MIT in connection with MIT's licenses of
dexfenfluramine to Servier and citicoline to Ferrer. They have further advised
that in accordance with such policy, they are not entitled to share in royalties
derived by MIT from any licensee in which they have an equity interest (such as
the Company).
In fiscal 1996, in connection with an agreement relating to melatonin,
which led to the development of the Company's Melzone(TM) product, Dr. Richard
Wurtman received payments aggregating approximately $28,000 from the Company.
In fiscal 1996, the Company made contributions of approximately
$182,000 to The Center for Brain Science and Metabolism Charitable Trust, of
which Dr. Richard Wurtman is the Scientific Director. This trust provides grants
and fellowships to not-for-profit institutions, including MIT, and post-doctoral
fellows for research in brain behavior, nutrition and pharmacology and has
supported research on citicoline and melatonin.
In November 1995, the Company and InterNutria entered into an Asset
Purchase Agreement with AVAX Technologies, formerly Walden Laboratories, Inc.
("AVAX"), pursuant to which InterNutria purchased substantially all of the
assets of AVAX, including a product intended for the treatment of pre-menstrual
syndrome and related intellectual property, for consideration payable in Shares
with a fair market value at the date of payment equal to an aggregate of
$2,400,000, to be paid in two equal annual installments in December 1996 and
1997. In December 1996, the Company issued an aggregate of 55,422 Shares as the
first installment, which Shares were distributed to certain stockholders of AVAX
in accordance with the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement. InterNutria was
organized by the Company in April 1995 to develop commercial applications of
nutritional products. Dr. Richard Wurtman is a
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stockholder of AVAX, Dr. Rosenwald is a principal stockholder and director of
AVAX, Dr. Judith Wurtman previously served as an executive officer, director and
principal stockholder of AVAX, and certain other officers and directors of the
Company are stockholders of AVAX. None of such individuals received or will
receive any of the Shares constituting the purchase price for the AVAX assets.
Dr. Judith Wurtman is a director of and consultant to InterNutria.
In March 1996, in connection with the exercise of 165,000 Class B
Warrants of the Company owned by Lindsay Rosenwald, M.D. with an expiration date
of March 15, 1996, the Company authorized Dr. Rosenwald to effect a net issue
transaction. As a result of the net issuance, Dr. Rosenwald exercised his Class
B Warrants through delivery of Shares which he had owned for over six months
with a fair market value equal to the exercise price of the Class B Warrants,
resulting in a net issuance of 138,432 Shares.
Dr. Rosenwald receives a management fee, which includes his
out-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing services to the Company, of $2,500
per month under a management agreement with the Company. For fiscal 1996, the
Company paid $30,000 to Dr. Rosenwald pursuant to this agreement.
Dr. Rosenwald is the Chairman and President of Castle, a venture
capital firm engaged in locating, investigating and funding scientific
inventions or technologies which are perceived to have potential commercial
application in the pharmaceutical or health care industries, generally with the
goal of forming a new company to exploit such inventions or technologies. Castle
has presented certain of such opportunities to the Company, as well as to other
companies, and may in the future continue to do so, although neither Dr.
Rosenwald nor Castle has any agreement to do so and there can be no assurance
that any inventions, technologies or companies discovered or funded by Castle
will be presented to the Company. The Board of Directors of the Company adopted
a policy for compensating Castle or the Castle employee (excluding Dr.
Rosenwald) responsible for the introduction (the "Castle Finder") for any
arrangement entered into by the Company as a result of Castle's introduction. No
compensation was paid to Castle Finders during fiscal 1996.
In fiscal 1996, the Company and its subsidiaries paid or accrued to Mr.
Sharrock, who also serves as a director of Progenitor and Intercardia, and as a
consultant to Progenitor; (i) an aggregate of $32,000 in consulting fees,
including $2,000 and $10,500 in fees for consulting services rendered by Mr.
Sharrock to Intercardia and Progenitor, respectively; (ii) directors' fees,
including $4,000 and $10,000 in directors' fees from Intercardia and Progenitor,
respectively; and (iii) granted options to purchase 15,000 shares of Progenitor
common stock to General Haig. The options granted by Progenitor to each of
General Haig and Mr. Sharrock, and by Intercardia to Mr. Sharrock, are all
exercisable at a price equal to the fair market value of such company's common
stock on the date of grant. See "Director Compensation."
In fiscal 1996, the Company entered into a consulting agreement in the
amount of $45,000, with Dr. Gale Cooper, a psychiatrist and the sister of Glenn
L. Cooper, M.D. the
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President of the Company, pursuant to which Dr. Gale Cooper performed certain
clinical consulting services for the Company. In November 1996, the Company
entered into an additional consulting agreement, for a term of one year subject
to automatic renewals of one year periods, in the amount of $100,000 per annum,
with Dr. Gale Cooper pursuant to which Dr. Gale Cooper will perform certain
medical marketing services on behalf of the Company. The Company believes that
the terms of such transactions are at least as favorable to the Company as could
have been obtained from a non-affiliated third party.
In October 1993, the Company loaned Dr. Cooper $140,000 (the "Company
Loan"), which was used by Dr. Cooper to repay the balance of a loan made to him
by Progenitor. During fiscal 1996, an aggregate of $115,626 of the Company Loan,
including accrued interest, was forgiven based upon the achievement of specified
milestones. See "Employment Contracts and Termination of Employment and
Change-in-Control Arrangements."
Option grants for Fiscal 1996 to named executive officers are set forth
in the table to this Proxy Statement entitled "Securities Underlying Option/SAR
Grants in Last Fiscal Year." In fiscal 1996, the Company also granted options to
certain of the Company's directors pursuant to automatic grant provisions. In
fiscal 1996, Transcell granted options to purchase 50,000 shares of Transcell's
common stock to Dr. Glenn L. Cooper, who is also the acting President and Chief
Executive Officer of Transcell. In December 1995 and July 1996, the Company
granted options to Dr. Cooper's wife, who currently serves as the Company's Vice
President of Human Resources to purchase 35,000 Shares and 10,000 Shares,
respectively.
In December 1996, the Company granted options to purchase 100,000
Shares, subject to annual vesting, to each of Drs. Rosenwald and Wurtman, and
granted options to purchase 300,000 Shares to Dr. Cooper and options to purchase
150,000 Shares to each of Messrs. Butler and Farb and Dr. Sandage, all of which
options are exercisable at $20.125 per Share. On March 6, 1997, assuming
stockholder approval of the amendment to increase the number of Shares
authorized for issuance under the 1994 Plan, each of the following directors
will receive automatic grants of options to purchase 5,000 Shares under the 1994
Plan: Mr. Gray, General Haig, Mr. Hutt, Dr. Morville, Mr. Mueller, Mr.
Schroeder, Mr. Sharrock and Dr. Wurtman. See "Director Compensation."
APPROVAL AND RATIFICATION OF THE AMENDMENT TO THE
AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
The Board of Directors of the Company has adopted and recommended to
the stockholders approval of a proposed amendment to the Company's Certificate
to increase the authorized number of Shares from 60,000,000 to 80,000,000. The
proposed increase in the authorized number of Shares has been recommended by the
Board of Directors to assure that an adequate supply of authorized unissued
Shares is available for general corporate needs.
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As of January 23, 1997, in addition to the 41,073,297 Shares
outstanding, the Company had (i) 1,915,280 Shares reserved for issuance upon
exercise of options granted under the 1989 Plan, of which options to purchase
1,911,670 Shares are outstanding; (ii) 2,906,750 Shares reserved for issuance
upon exercise of options granted under the 1994 Plan (which amount will be
increased by 3,000,000 Shares in the event that the amendment to the 1994 Plan
is approved), of which options to purchase 2,887,800 Shares are outstanding;
(iii) 73,041 Shares reserved for issuance pursuant to the Company's 1995
Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended; (iv) 902,407 Shares issuable upon
exercise of other outstanding options and warrants; (v) 622,222 Shares reserved
for issuance upon conversion of the Preferred Shares; (vi) a maximum of
2,181,250 Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of certain Put Protection
Rights; (vii) 4,755,575 Shares reserved for issuance upon conversion of
authorized but unissued Preferred Shares; and (viii) an estimated 200,000 Shares
(based on the market value of the Company's Shares as of January 23, 1997)
issuable pursuant to certain agreements providing for issuances in connection
with certain acquisitions; leaving approximately 2,370,178 additional Shares
available for issuance (or 5,370,178 Shares in the event that the amendment to
the 1994 Plan is not approved). If the amendment to the Certificate is approved
(and the amendment to the 1994 Plan is approved), there will be 22,370,178
authorized Shares available for issuance (or 25,370,178 Shares, in the event the
amendment to the 1994 Plan is not approved), on such terms and conditions as may
be determined by the Board of Directors.
While the Company has no specific plans, arrangements, or agreements to
issue Shares other than those described above, the Board of Directors of the
Company believes it is advisable and in the best interest of the Company to have
available authorized but unissued Shares in an amount adequate to provide for
the future needs of the Company. The additional authorized Shares will benefit
the Company by providing flexibility to the Board of Directors without further
action or authorization by stockholders (except as required by law), in
responding to business needs and opportunities as they arise, or for other
proper corporate purposes. These corporate purposes might include acquisitions
of property, technology rights or securities of other corporations, stock
dividends, stock splits, employee stock options, convertible debt financings,
the obtaining of capital funds through public and private offerings of Shares or
of securities convertible into technologies or other assets, or to compensate
employees or retain consultants. The issuance of any additional Shares will be
on terms deemed to be, at the time of such issuances, in the best interests of
the Company and its stockholders. If such additional authorized Shares are
subsequently issued to other than existing stockholders, the percentage interest
of existing stockholders in the Company will be reduced. Holders of Shares have
no pre-emptive rights with respect to future issuances of Shares.
The Board of Directors is not aware of any attempt to gain control of
the Company nor is it recommending this amendment to increase the number of
authorized Shares in response to any specific effort to obtain control of the
Company. The proposed amendment to increase the number of authorized Shares is
not designed as nor intended to be an anti-takeover measure; however the
authorized but unissued Shares could be used by incumbent management to make a
change in control of the Company more difficult and time-consuming. Under
certain circumstances, such unissued Shares could be used to create obstacles or
to frustrate persons seeking to effect a takeover or otherwise gain control of
the Company with a view to instituting a
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merger, sale of all or part of the Company's assets, or other similar
transaction which may not be in the best interest of the stockholders.
It is expected that the proposed amendment, if approved by the
stockholders, will be made effective on or about March 7, 1997 by the filing and
recording of an appropriate Certificate of Amendment as required under Delaware
law.
The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the proposed amendment,
and the persons named in the accompanying proxy will vote in accordance with the
choice specified thereon or, if no choice is properly indicated, in favor of the
amendment.
APPROVAL AND RATIFICATION OF THE AMENDMENT TO
THE 1994 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN, AS AMENDED
In December 1996, the Board of Directors of the Company adopted several
amendments to the Company's 1994 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended (the "1994
Plan"), including an amendment to increase the authorized number of Shares
available for option grants pursuant to the 1994 Plan from 3,000,000 to
6,000,000 (the "1994 Plan Amendment"). The Board of Directors is requesting and
recommends to the stockholders ratification and approval of the 1994 Plan
Amendment to assure that an adequate supply of authorized unissued Shares is
reserved for issuance for option grants to ensure the attraction of new and
retention of existing executive personnel, key employees, directors, consultants
and advisors and to provide additional incentive by permitting such individuals
to participate in the ownership of the Company.
The other amendments to the 1994 Plan adopted by the Board of Directors
in December 1996 were undertaken primarily to make certain non-material
revisions as well as to take advantage of recent modifications to Rule 16b-3
("Rule 16b-3") promulgated under the 1934 Act (the "Board Amendments"). The
Board Amendments include provisions (i) permitting certain transfers of
non-qualified options, (ii) eliminating the provisions for restricted stock
awards under the 1994 Plan, resulting in 100% of the Shares which may be issued
under the 1994 Plan available for option grants, (iii) modifying certain
provisions relating to the effect of transactions which may result in a change
in control of the Company, and (iv) revising the number of Initial Director
Options and Automatic Grants, as defined below. Stockholder approval is not
required, however, with respect to the Board Amendments.
General
The following summary of the 1994 Plan, including the 1994 Plan
Amendment and the Board Amendments, is qualified in its entirety by the specific
language of the 1994 Plan, which was adopted by the Board of Directors in
September 1994, ratified by the Company's stockholders in 1995, and amended by
the Board of Directors in December 1996, and a copy of which is attached as
Exhibit A to this Proxy Statement.
The 1994 Plan, which expires in September 2004, is structured to comply
with applicable provisions of Rule 16b-3 and the Code and is administered by the
Board of Directors or a committee of the Board of Directors (the "Committee").
Pursuant to the 1994 Plan, employees,
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officers and directors of, and consultants or advisors to, the Company and any
subsidiary corporations are eligible to receive incentive stock options
("incentive options") within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code and/or
options that do not qualify as incentive options ("non-qualified options"). The
1994 Plan originally provided for awards of restricted stock of up to 300,000
Shares; however, pursuant to the Board Amendments, such provision has been
eliminated, and the Shares which were reserved for restricted stock awards under
the 1994 Plan were made available for option grants. As a result, the number of
Shares which may be issued pursuant to options granted under the 1994 Plan,
prior to the 1994 Plan Amendment, is 3,000,000 Shares. There have been 2,981,050
options granted under the 1994 Plan of which, as of January 23, 1997, 2,887,800
are outstanding. If the 1994 Plan Amendment is approved, the number of Shares
which may be issued pursuant to option grants under the 1994 Plan will be a
maximum of 6,000,000 Shares. The aggregate number of Shares that may be subject
to options granted to any person in a calendar year under the 1994 Plan shall
not exceed 25% of the maximum number of Shares which may be issued from time to
time under the 1994 Plan (750,000 Shares or 1,500,000 Shares if the 1994 Plan
Amendment is approved). The 1994 Plan provides for automatic grants of options
to certain directors in the manner set forth below under "Directors' Options."
Options
Options granted under the 1994 Plan may be either incentive options or
non-qualified options. Incentive options granted under the 1994 Plan are
exercisable for a period of up to 10 years from the date of grant at an exercise
price which is not less than the fair market value of the Shares on the date of
the grant, except that the term of an incentive option granted under the 1994
Plan to a stockholder owning more than 10% of the outstanding voting power may
not exceed five years and its exercise price may not be less than 110% of the
fair market value of the Shares on the date of the grant. To the extent that the
aggregate fair market value, as of the date of grant, of the Shares for which
incentive options become exercisable for the first time by an optionee during
the calendar year exceeds $100,000, the portion of such option which is in
excess of the $100,000 limitation will be treated as a non-qualified option.
Unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors or the Committee, options
granted under the 1994 Plan to officers, directors or employees of the Company
may be exercised only while the optionee is employed or retained by the Company
or within 90 days of the date of termination of the employment relationship or
directorship. However, options which are exercisable at the time of termination
by reason of death or permanent disability of the optionee may be exercised
within 12 months of the date of termination of the employment relationship or
directorship. Upon the exercise of an option, payment may be made by cash or by
any other means that the Board of Directors or the Committee determines. No
option may be granted under the 1994 Plan after September 2004.
Options may be granted to such employees, officers and directors of,
and consultants and advisors to, the Company or any subsidiary of the Company as
the Board of Directors or the Committee shall select from time to time in its
sole discretion, provided that only employees of the Company or a subsidiary of
the Company shall be eligible to receive incentive options. As of January 23,
1997, the number of employees, officers and directors of the Company and any
subsidiary of the Company eligible to receive grants under the 1994 Plan was
approximately 180
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persons. The number of consultants and advisors to the Company eligible to
receive grants under the 1994 Plan is not determinable. An optionee may be
granted more than one option under the 1994 Plan. Subject to the terms of the
1994 Plan and the Company's informal policies regarding the granting of options
to senior management, the Board of Directors or the Committee will, in its
discretion, determine who will be granted options, the time or times at which
options shall be granted, and the number of shares subject to each option,
whether the options are incentive options or non-qualified options, and the
manner in which options may be exercised. In making such determination,
consideration may be given to the value of the services rendered by the
respective individuals, their present and potential contributions to the success
of the Company and its subsidiaries and such other factors deemed relevant in
accomplishing the purpose of the 1994 Plan.
The 1994 Plan provides for the acceleration of exercisability of
outstanding options under certain circumstances including certain transactions
which may result in changes in control of the Company.
Under the 1994 Plan, the optionee has none of the rights of a
stockholder with respect to the Shares issuable upon the exercise of the option
until such Shares shall be issued upon such exercise. No adjustment shall be
made for dividends or distributions or other rights for which the record date is
prior to the date of exercise, except as provided in the 1994 Plan. During the
lifetime of the optionee, an option shall be exercisable only by the optionee.
No option may be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred or disposed
of in any manner other than by will or by the laws of decent and distribution,
except that non-qualified options may be transferred by the optionee during his
lifetime to certain permitted transferees, subject to certain conditions.
The Board of Directors may amend or terminate the 1994 Plan, except
that stockholder approval is required if required by Rule 16b-3 or Section 422
of the Code. No action taken by the Board of Directors may adversely affect any
outstanding option grant without the consent of the optionee.
Directors' Options
The provisions of the 1994 Plan provide for the automatic grant of
non-qualified options to purchase Shares ("Director Options") to directors of
the Company who are not employees or principal stockholders of the Company
("Eligible Directors"). In accordance with the Board Amendments, (i) future
Eligible Directors of the Company will now be granted a Director Option to
purchase 20,000 Shares (instead of 50,000 Shares, as the 1994 Plan originally
provided) on the date that such person is first elected or appointed a director
("Initial Director Options"), and (ii) commencing on the day immediately
following the date of the annual meeting of stockholders for the Company's
fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, each Eligible Director, other than
directors who received an Initial Director Option since the last annual meeting,
will now be granted ("Automatic Grants") a Director Option to purchase 5,000
Shares (instead of 1,000 Shares, as the 1994 Plan originally provided) on the
day immediately following the date of each annual meeting of stockholders, as
long as such director is a member of the Board of
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Directors. The exercise price for each Share subject to a Director Option shall
be equal to the fair market value of the Share on the date of grant.
Through January 23, 1997 options to purchase an aggregate of 2,981,050
Shares have been granted under the 1994 Plan, at exercise prices ranging from
$4.875 per Share to $32.00 per Share.
The following table sets forth certain information with respect to
grants of stock options made under the 1994 Plan:
NEW PLAN BENEFITS
1994 Long-Term Incentive Plan, As Amended
Name and Position Dollar Value Number of Options
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Non-Executive (2) 40,000
Director Group(1)
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(1) Represents 5,000 options to be granted on March 6, 1997, assuming
stockholder approval of the amendment to increase the number of Shares
authorized for issuance under the 1994 Plan, to each of Mr. Gray,
General Haig, Mr. Hutt, Dr. Morville, Mr. Mueller, Mr. Schroeder, Mr.
Sharrock and Dr. Wurtman, all of whom are directors of the Company and
are eligible, under the terms of the 1994 Plan, to receive Automatic
Grants. See "Directors' Options."
(2) The Automatic Grants will have an exercise price equal to the fair
market value of the Company's Shares on the date of grant, pursuant to
the provisions of the 1994 Plan. It is not possible to forecast
possible future appreciation, if any, of the price of the Company's
Common Stock. The actual value realized upon exercise of the Automatic
Grants will depend on the fair market value of the Company's Common
Stock on the date of exercise.
Participation in the 1994 Plan
Option grants for Fiscal 1996 to named executive officers are set forth
in the table to this Proxy Statement entitled "Securities Underlying Option/SAR
Grants in Last Fiscal Year." In December 1996, the Company granted options to
purchase (i) 100,000 Shares to each of Drs. Rosenwald and Wurtman subject to
(ii) 300,000 Shares to Dr. Cooper and (iii) 150,000 Shares to each of Messrs.
Butler and Farb and Dr. Sandage, all of which options are exercisable at $20.125
per Share and are subject to annual vesting provisions. Future grants under the
1994 Plan, other than as disclosed above, have not yet been determined.
The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the amendment to the 1994
Plan, and the persons named in the accompanying proxy will vote in accordance
with the choice specified thereon or, if no choice is properly indicated, in
favor of the approval and ratification.
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APPROVAL AND RATIFICATION OF THE
APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The Management of the Company recommends a vote for the approval and
ratification of the appointment of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P., Certified Public
Accountants, as the Company's independent auditors for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1997. Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. have been the Company's auditors
for the past fiscal year and has no direct or indirect financial interest in the
Company. A representative of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. is expected to be present
at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders with the opportunity to make a statement
if he or she desires to do so, and shall be available to respond to appropriate
questions.
GENERAL
The Management of the Company does not know of any matters other than
those stated in this Proxy Statement which are to be presented for action at the
meeting. If any other matters should properly come before the meeting, it is
intended that proxies in the accompanying form will be voted on any such other
matters in accordance with the judgment of the persons voting such proxies.
Discretionary authority to vote on such matters is conferred by such proxies
upon the persons voting them.
The Company will bear the cost of preparing, printing, assembling and
mailing the proxy, Proxy Statement and other material which may be sent to
stockholders in connection with this solicitation. It is contemplated that
brokerage houses will forward the proxy materials to beneficial owners at the
request of the Company. In addition to the solicitation of proxies by use of the
mails, officers and regular employees of the Company may solicit by telephone
proxies without additional compensation. The Company does not expect to pay any
compensation for the solicitation of proxies.
The Company will provide without charge to each person being solicited
by this Proxy Statement, on the written request of any such person, a copy of
the Annual Report of the Company on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
September 30, 1996 (as filed with the S.E.C.) including the financial statements
thereto. All such requests should be directed to Vice President, Corporate
Communications, Interneuron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., One Ledgemont Center, 99
Hayden Avenue, Lexington, Massachusetts 02173.
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STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders for the fiscal year ending September
30, 1997 is expected to be held in March 1998. All proposals intended to be
presented at the Company's next Annual Meeting of Stockholders must be received
at the Company's executive office no later than September 30, 1997, for
inclusion in the Proxy Statement and form of proxy related to that meeting.
By Order of the Board of
Directors,
Glenn L. Cooper, M.D.
President and Chief Executive
Officer
Dated: January 28, 1997
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EXHIBIT A
INTERNEURON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
1994 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN, AS AMENDED
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INTERNEURON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
1994 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN, AS AMENDED
1. Purpose.
The purpose of this plan (the "Plan") is to secure for
INTERNEURON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (the "Company") and its stockholders the
benefits arising from capital stock ownership by employees, officers and
directors of, and consultants or advisors to, the Company who are expected to
contribute to the Company's future growth and success. Except where the context
otherwise requires, the term "Company" shall include all present and future
subsidiaries of the Company as defined in Sections 424(e) and 424(f) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended or replaced from time to time (the
"Code"). Those provisions of the Plan which make express reference to Section
422 shall apply only to Incentive Stock Options (as that term is defined in the
Plan).
2. Type of Options and Administration.
(a) Types of Options. Options granted pursuant to the Plan
shall be authorized by action of the Board of Directors of the Company (or a
committee designated by the Board of Directors, the "Committee") and may be
either incentive stock options ("Incentive Stock Options") meeting the
requirements of Section 422 of the Code or non-statutory options which are not
intended to meet the requirements of Section 422 of the Code.
(b) Administration. The Plan will be administered by the Board
of Directors or the Committee, whose construction and interpretation of the
terms and provisions of the Plan shall be final and conclusive. The delegation
of powers to the Committee shall be consistent with applicable laws or
regulations (including, without limitation, applicable state law and Rule 16b-3
("Rule 16b-3") promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
"Exchange Act"), or any successor rule). The Board of Directors or the Committee
may in its sole discretion grant options to purchase shares of the Company's
Common Stock, $.001 par value per share ("Common Stock") and issue shares upon
exercise of such options as provided in the Plan. The Board of Directors or the
Committee shall have authority, subject to the express provisions of the Plan,
to construe the respective option agreements and the Plan, to prescribe, amend
and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan, to determine the terms
and provisions of the respective option agreements, which need not be identical,
and to make all other determinations in the judgment of the Board of Directors
or the Committee necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan. The
Board of Directors or the Committee may correct any defect or supply any
omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or in any option agreement
in the manner and to the extent it shall deem expedient to carry the Plan into
effect and it shall be the sole and final judge of such expediency. No director
or person acting pursuant to authority delegated by the Board of Directors or
the Committee shall be liable for any action or determination under the Plan
made in good faith. Subject to adjustment as
provided in Section 15 below, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock
that may be subject to Options granted to any person in a calendar year shall
not exceed 25% of the maximum number of shares which may be issued and sold
under the Plan, as set forth in Section 4 hereof, as such section may be amended
from time to time.
(c) Applicability of Rule 16b-3. Those provisions of the Plan
which make express reference to Rule 16b-3 shall apply to the Company only at
such time as the Company's Common Stock is registered under the Exchange Act,
subject to the last sentence of Section 3(b), and then only to such persons as
are required to file reports under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act (a
"Reporting Person").
3. Eligibility.
(a) General. Options may be granted to persons who are, at the
time of grant, employees, officers or directors of, or consultants or advisors
to, the Company or any subsidiaries of the Company as defined in Sections 424(e)
and 424(f) of the Code ("Participants") provided, that Incentive Stock Options
may only be granted to individuals who are employees of the Company (within the
meaning of Section 3401(c) of the Code). A person who has been granted an option
may, if he or she is otherwise eligible, be granted additional options if the
Board of Directors or the Committee shall so determine.
(b) Grant of Options to Reporting Persons. The selection of a
director or an officer who is a Reporting Person (as the terms "director" and
"officer" are defined for purposes of Rule 16b-3) as a recipient of an option,
the timing of the option grant, the exercise price of the option and the number
of shares subject to the option shall be determined either (i) by the Board of
Directors, (ii) by a committee consisting of two or more directors having full
authority to act in the matter or (iii) pursuant to provisions for automatic
grants set forth in Section 3(c) below.
(c) Directors' Options. Directors of the Company who are not
employees and who are not stockholders of the Company beneficially owning in
excess of 5% of the outstanding Common Stock of the Company ("Eligible
Directors") will receive an option ("Director Option") to purchase 20,000 shares
of Common Stock on the date that such person is first elected or appointed a
director ("Initial Director Option"). Commencing on the day immediately
following the date of the annual meeting of stockholders for the Company's
fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, each Eligible Director will receive an
automatic grant ("Automatic Grant") of a Director Option to purchase 5,000
shares of Common Stock, other than Eligible Directors who received an Initial
Director Option since the most recent Automatic Grant, on the day immediately
following the date of each annual meeting of stockholders, as long as such
director is a member of the Board of Directors. The exercise price for each
share subject to a Director Option shall be equal to the fair market value of
the Common Stock on the date of grant. Director Options shall become exercisable
in four equal annual installments commencing one year from the date the option
is granted and will expire the earlier of 10 years after the date of grant or 90
days after the termination of the director's service on the Board.
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4. Stock Subject to Plan.
The stock subject to options granted under the Plan shall be
shares of authorized but unissued or reacquired Common Stock. Subject to
adjustment as provided in Section 15 below, the maximum number of shares of
Common Stock of the Company which may be issued and sold under the Plan is
6,000,000 shares. If an option granted under the Plan shall expire, terminate or
is cancelled for any reason without having been exercised in full, the
unpurchased shares subject to such option shall again be available for
subsequent option grants under the Plan.
5. Forms of Option Agreements.
As a condition to the grant of an option under the Plan, each
recipient of an option shall execute an option agreement in such form not
inconsistent with the Plan as may be approved by the Board of Directors or the
Committee. Such option agreements may differ among recipients.
6. Purchase Price.
(a) General. The purchase price per share of stock deliverable
upon the exercise of an option shall be determined by the Board of Directors or
the Committee at the time of grant of such option; provided, however, that in
the case of an Incentive Stock Option, the exercise price shall not be less than
100% of the Fair Market Value (as hereinafter defined) of such stock, at the
time of grant of such option, or less than 110% of such Fair Market Value in the
case of options described in Section 11(b). "Fair Market Value" of a share of
Common Stock of the Company as of a specified date for the purposes of the Plan
shall mean the closing price of a share of the Common Stock on the principal
securities exchange (including the Nasdaq National Market) on which such shares
are traded on the day immediately preceding the date as of which Fair Market
Value is being determined, or on the next preceding date on which such shares
are traded if no shares were traded on such immediately preceding day, or if the
shares are not traded on a securities exchange, Fair Market Value shall be
deemed to be the average of the high bid and low asked prices of the shares in
the over-the-counter market on the day immediately preceding the date as of
which Fair Market Value is being determined or on the next preceding date on
which such high bid and low asked prices were recorded. If the shares are not
publicly traded, Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock (including, in the
case of any repurchase of shares, any distributions with respect thereto which
would be repurchased with the shares) shall be determined in good faith by the
Board of Directors or the Committee. In no case shall Fair Market Value be
determined with regard to restrictions other than restrictions which, by their
terms, will never lapse.
(b) Payment of Purchase Price. Options granted under the Plan
may provide for the payment of the exercise price by delivery of cash or a check
to the order of the Company in an amount equal to the exercise price of such
options, or by any other means which the Board of Directors or the Committee
determines are consistent with the purpose of the Plan and with
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applicable laws and regulations (including, without limitation, the provisions
of Rule 16b-3 and Regulation T promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board).
7. Option Period.
Subject to earlier termination as provided in the Plan, each
option and all rights thereunder shall expire on such date as determined by the
Board of Directors or the Committee and set forth in the applicable option
agreement, provided, that such date shall not be later than (10) ten years after
the date on which the option is granted.
8. Exercise of Options.
Each option granted under the Plan shall be exercisable either
in full or in installments at such time or times and during such period as shall
be set forth in the option agreement evidencing such option, subject to the
provisions of the Plan. Subject to the requirements in the immediately preceding
sentence, if an option is not at the time of grant immediately exercisable, the
Board of Directors or the Committee may (i) in the agreement evidencing such
option, provide for the acceleration of the exercise date or dates of the
subject option upon the occurrence of specified events, and/or (ii) at any time
prior to the complete termination of an option, accelerate the exercise date or
dates of such option.
9. Transferability of Options.
No incentive stock option granted under this Plan shall be
assignable or otherwise transferable by the optionee except by will or by the
laws of descent and distribution or pursuant to a qualified domestic relations
order as defined in the Code or Title I of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act, or the rules thereunder. The Board of Directors or the Committee
may, in its discretion, authorize all or a portion of any non-statutory options
to be granted to an optionee to be on terms which permit transfer by such
optionee to (i) the spouse, children or grandchildren of the optionee
("Immediate Family Members"), (ii) a trust or trusts for the exclusive benefit
of such Immediate Family Members, or (iii) a partnership in which such Immediate
Family Members are the only partners, provided that (w) the options must be held
by the optionee for a period of at least one month prior to transfer, (x) there
may be no consideration for any such transfer, (y) the stock option agreement
pursuant to which such options are granted must be approved by the Board of
Directors or the Committee, and must expressly provide for transferability in a
manner consistent with this Section, and (z) subsequent transfers of transferred
options shall be prohibited except by will or the laws of descent and
distribution or pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order as defined in
the Code or Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, or the rules
thereunder. Following transfer, any such options shall continue to be subject to
the same terms and conditions as were applicable immediately prior to transfer,
provided that for purposes of the Plan the term "optionee" shall be deemed to
refer to the transferee. The events of termination of employment of Section 10
hereof shall continue to be applied with respect to the original optionee. An
option may be exercised during the lifetime of the optionee only by the original
optionee. In the event an optionee dies
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during his employment by the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or during the
three-month period following the date of termination of such employment, his
option shall thereafter be exercisable, during the period specified in the
option agreement, by his executors or administrators to the full extent to which
such option was exercisable by the optionee at the time of his death during the
periods set forth in Section 10 or 11(d).
10. Effect of Termination of Employment or Other Relationship.
Except as provided in Section 11(d) with respect to Incentive
Stock Options and except as otherwise determined by the Committee at the date of
grant of an Option, and subject to the provisions of the Plan, an optionee may
exercise an option at any time within six (6) months following the termination
of the optionee's employment or other relationship with the Company or within
one (1) year if such termination was due to the death or disability of the
optionee but, except in the case of the optionee's death, in no event later than
the expiration date of the Option. If the termination of the optionee's
employment is for cause or is otherwise attributable to a breach by the optionee
of an employment or confidentiality or non-disclosure agreement, the option
shall expire immediately upon such termination. The Board of Directors shall
have the power to determine what constitutes a termination for cause or a breach
of an employment or confidentiality or non-disclosure agreement, whether an
optionee has been terminated for cause or has breached such an agreement, and
the date upon which such termination for cause or breach occurs. Any such
determinations shall be final and conclusive and binding upon the optionee.
11. Incentive Stock Options.
Options granted under the Plan which are intended to be
Incentive Stock Options shall be subject to the following additional terms and
conditions:
(a) Express Designation. All Incentive Stock Options granted
under the Plan shall, at the time of grant, be specifically designated as such
in the option agreement covering such Incentive Stock Options.
(b) 10% Stockholder. If any employee to whom an Incentive
Stock Option is to be granted under the Plan is, at the time of the grant of
such option, the owner of stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined
voting power of all classes of stock of the Company (after taking into account
the attribution of stock ownership rules of Section 424(d) of the Code), then
the following special provisions shall be applicable to the Incentive Stock
Option granted to such individual:
(i) The purchase price per share of the Common Stock
subject to such Incentive Stock Option shall not be less than
110% of the Fair Market Value of one share of Common Stock at
the time of grant; and
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(ii) The option exercise period shall not exceed five
years from the date of grant.
(c) Dollar Limitation. For so long as the Code shall so
provide, options granted to any employee under the Plan (and any other incentive
stock option plans of the Company) which are intended to constitute Incentive
Stock Options shall not constitute Incentive Stock Options to the extent that
such options, in the aggregate, become exercisable for the first time in any one
calendar year for shares of Common Stock with an aggregate Fair Market Value, as
of the respective date or dates of grant, of more than $100,000.
(d) Termination of Employment, Death or Disability. No
Incentive Stock Option may be exercised unless, at the time of such exercise,
the optionee is, and has been continuously since the date of grant of his or her
option, employed by the Company, except that:
(i) an Incentive Stock Option may be exercised within
the period of three months after the date the optionee ceases
to be an employee of the Company (or within such lesser period
as may be specified in the applicable option agreement),
provided, that the agreement with respect to such option may
designate a longer exercise period and that the exercise after
such three-month period shall be treated as the exercise of a
non-statutory option under the Plan;
(ii) if the optionee dies while in the employ of the
Company, or within three months after the optionee ceases to
be such an employee, the Incentive Stock Option may be
exercised by the person to whom it is transferred by will or
the laws of descent and distribution within the period of one
year after the date of death (or within such lesser period as
may be specified in the applicable option agreement); and
(iii) if the optionee becomes disabled (within the
meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code or any successor
provisions thereto) while in the employ of the Company, the
Incentive Stock Option may be exercised within the period of
one year after the date the optionee ceases to be such an
employee because of such disability (or within such lesser
period as may be specified in the applicable option
agreement).
For all purposes of the Plan and any option granted hereunder, "employment"
shall be defined in accordance with the provisions of Section 1.421-7(h) of the
Income Tax Regulations (or any successor regulations). Notwithstanding the
foregoing provisions, no Incentive Stock Option may be exercised after its
expiration date.
12. Additional Provisions.
(a) Additional Option Provisions. The Board of Directors or
the Committee may, in its sole discretion, include additional provisions in
option agreements covering options
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granted under the Plan, including without limitation restrictions on transfer,
repurchase rights, rights of first refusal, commitments to pay cash bonuses, to
make, arrange for or guaranty loans or to transfer other property to optionees
upon exercise of options, or such other provisions as shall be determined by the
Board of Directors or the Committee; provided, that such additional provisions
shall not be inconsistent with any other term or condition of the Plan and such
additional provisions shall not cause any Incentive Stock Option granted under
the Plan to fail to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option within the meaning of
Section 422 of the Code.
(b) Acceleration, Extension, Etc. The Board of Directors or
the Committee may, in its sole discretion, (i) accelerate the date or dates on
which all or any particular option or options granted under the Plan may be
exercised or (ii) extend the dates during which all, or any particular, option
or options granted under the Plan may be exercised; provided, however, that no
such extension shall be permitted if it would cause the Plan to fail to comply
with Section 422 of the Code or with Rule 16b-3 (if applicable).
13. General Restrictions.
(a) Investment Representations. The Company may require any
optionee, as a condition of exercising such option, to give written assurances
in substance and form satisfactory to the Company to the effect that such person
is acquiring the Common Stock subject to the option or award, for his or her own
account for investment and not with any present intention of selling or
otherwise distributing the same, and to such other effects as the Company deems
necessary or appropriate in order to comply with federal and applicable state
securities laws, or with covenants or representations made by the Company in
connection with any public offering of its Common Stock, including any "lock-up"
or other restriction on transferability.
(b) Compliance With Securities Law. Each Option shall be
subject to the requirement that if, at any time, counsel to the Company shall
determine that the listing, registration or qualification of the shares subject
to such option or award upon any securities exchange or automated quotation
system or under any state or federal law, or the consent or approval of any
governmental or regulatory body, or that the disclosure of non-public
information or the satisfaction of any other condition is necessary as a
condition of, or in connection with the issuance of shares thereunder, such
option may not be exercised, in whole or in part, unless such listing,
registration, qualification, consent or approval, or satisfaction of such
condition shall have been effected or obtained on conditions acceptable to the
Board of Directors. Nothing herein shall be deemed to require the Company to
apply for or to obtain such listing, registration or qualification, or to
satisfy such condition.
14. Rights as a Stockholder.
The holder of an option shall have no rights as a stockholder
with respect to any shares covered by the option (including, without limitation,
any rights to receive dividends or non-cash distributions with respect to such
shares) until the date of issue of a stock certificate to
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him or her for such shares. No adjustment shall be made for dividends or other
rights for which the record date is prior to the date such stock certificate is
issued.
15. Adjustment Provisions for Recapitalizations, Reorganizations
and Related Transactions.
(a) Recapitalizations and Related Transactions. If, through or
as a result of any recapitalization, reclassification, stock dividend, stock
split, reverse stock split or other similar transaction, (i) the outstanding
shares of Common Stock are increased, decreased or exchanged for a different
number or kind of shares or other securities of the Company, or (ii) additional
shares or new or different shares or other non-cash assets are distributed with
respect to such shares of Common Stock or other securities, an appropriate and
proportionate adjustment shall be made in (x) the maximum number and kind of
shares reserved for issuance under or otherwise referred to in the Plan, (y) the
number and kind of shares or other securities subject to any then outstanding
options under the Plan, and (z) the price for each share subject to any then
outstanding options under the Plan, without changing the aggregate purchase
price as to which such options remain exercisable. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, no adjustment shall be made pursuant to this Section 15 if such
adjustment (i) would cause the Plan to fail to comply with Section 422 of the
Code or with Rule 16b-3 or (ii) would be considered as the adoption of a new
plan requiring stockholder approval.
(b) Reorganization, Merger and Related Transactions. All
outstanding Options under the Plan shall become fully exercisable for a period
of sixty (60) days following the occurrence of any Trigger Event, whether or not
such Options are then exercisable under the provisions of the applicable
agreements relating thereto. For purposes of the Plan, a "Trigger Event" is any
one of the following events:
(i) the date on which shares of Common Stock are
first purchased pursuant to a tender offer or exchange offer (other
than such an offer by the Company, any Subsidiary, any employee benefit
plan of the Company or of any Subsidiary or any entity holding shares
or other securities of the Company for or pursuant to the terms of such
plan), whether or not such offer is approved or opposed by the Company
and regardless of the number of shares purchased pursuant to such
offer;
(ii) the date the Company acquires knowledge that any
person or group deemed a person under Section 13(d)-3 of the Exchange
Act (other than the Company, any Subsidiary, any employee benefit plan
of the Company or of any Subsidiary or any entity holding shares of
Common Stock or other securities of the Company for or pursuant to the
terms of any such plan or any individual or entity or group or
affiliate thereof which acquired its beneficial ownership interest
prior to the date the Plan was adopted by the Board), in a transaction
or series of transactions, has become the beneficial owner, directly or
indirectly (with beneficial ownership determined as provided in Rule
13d-3, or any successor rule, under the Exchange Act), of securities of
the Company entitling the person or group to 30% or more of all votes
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(without consideration of the rights of any class or stock to elect
directors by a separate class vote) to which all shareholders of the
Company would be entitled in the election of the Board of Directors
were an election held on such date;
(iii) the date, during any period of two consecutive
years, when individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute
the Board of Directors of the Company cease for any reason to
constitute at least a majority thereof, unless the election, or the
nomination for election by the stockholders of the Company, of each new
director was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors
then still in office who were directors at the beginning of such
period; and
(iv) the date of approval by the stockholders of the
Company of an agreement (a "reorganization agreement") providing for:
(A) The merger or consolidation of the
Company with another corporation where the stockholders of the
Company, immediately prior to the merger or consolidation, do
not beneficially own, immediately after the merger or
consolidation, shares of the corporation issuing cash or
securities in the merger or consolidation entitling such
stockholders to 65% or more of all votes (without
consideration of the rights of any class of stock to elect
directors by a separate class vote) to which all shareholders
of such corporation would be entitled in the election of
directors or where the members of the Board of Directors of
the Company, immediately prior to the merger or consolidation,
do not, immediately after the merger or consolidation,
constitute a majority of the Board of Directors of the
corporation issuing cash or securities in the merger or
consolidation; or
(B) The sale or other disposition of all or
substantially all the assets of the Company.
(c) Board Authority to Make Adjustments. Any adjustments under
this Section 15 will be made by the Board of Directors, whose determination as
to what adjustments, if any, will be made and the extent thereof will be final,
binding and conclusive. No fractional shares will be issued under the Plan on
account of any such adjustments.
16. Merger, Consolidation, Asset Sale, Liquidation, etc.
(a) General. In the event of a consolidation or merger or sale
of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company in which outstanding
shares of Common Stock are exchanged for securities, cash or other property of
any other corporation or business entity or in the event of a liquidation of the
Company, the Board of Directors of the Company, or the board of directors of any
corporation assuming the obligations of the Company, may, in its discretion,
take any one or more of the following actions, as to outstanding options: (i) in
the event of a merger under the terms of which holders of the Common Stock of
the Company will receive upon consummation thereof a cash payment for each share
surrendered in the merger (the
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"Merger Price"), make or provide for a cash payment to the optionees equal to
the difference between (A) the Merger Price times the number of shares of Common
Stock subject to such outstanding options (to the extent then exercisable at
prices not in excess of the Merger Price) and (B) the aggregate exercise price
of all such outstanding options in exchange for the termination of such options,
and (ii) in the event the provisions of Section 15 are not applicable, provide
that all or any outstanding options shall become exercisable in full immediately
prior to such event and upon written notice to the optionees, provide that all
unexercised options will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such
transaction unless exercised by the optionee within a specified period following
the date of such notice.
(b) Substitute Options. The Company may grant options under
the Plan in substitution for options held by employees of another corporation
who become employees of the Company, or a subsidiary of the Company, as the
result of a merger or consolidation of the employing corporation with the
Company or a subsidiary of the Company, or as a result of the acquisition by the
Company, or one of its subsidiaries, of property or stock of the employing
corporation. The Company may direct that substitute options be granted on such
terms and conditions as the Board of Directors considers appropriate in the
circumstances.
17. No Special Employment Rights.
Nothing contained in the Plan or in any option shall confer
upon any optionee any right with respect to the continuation of his or her
employment by the Company or interfere in any way with the right of the Company
at any time to terminate such employment or to increase or decrease the
compensation of the optionee.
18. Other Employee Benefits.
Except as to plans which by their terms include such amounts
as compensation, the amount of any compensation deemed to be received by an
employee as a result of the exercise of an option or the sale of shares received
upon such exercise will not constitute compensation with respect to which any
other employee benefits of such employee are determined, including, without
limitation, benefits under any bonus, pension, profit-sharing, life insurance or
salary continuation plan, except as otherwise specifically determined by the
Board of Directors.
19. Amendment of the Plan.
(a) The Board of Directors may at any time, and from time to
time, modify or amend the Plan in any respect; provided, however, that if at any
time the approval of the stockholders of the Company is required under Section
422 of the Code or any successor provision with respect to Incentive Stock
Options, or under Rule 16b-3, the Board of Directors may not effect such
modification or amendment without such approval; and provided, further, that the
provisions of Section 3(c) hereof shall not be amended more than once every six
months,
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other than to comport with changes in the Code, the Employer Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended, or the rules thereunder.
(b) The modification or amendment of the Plan shall not,
without the consent of an optionee, affect his or her rights under an option
previously granted to him or her. With the consent of the optionee affected, the
Board of Directors may amend outstanding option agreements in a manner not
inconsistent with the Plan. The Board of Directors shall have the right to amend
or modify (i) the terms and provisions of the Plan and of any outstanding
Incentive Stock Options granted under the Plan to the extent necessary to
qualify any or all such options for such favorable federal income tax treatment
(including deferral of taxation upon exercise) as may be afforded incentive
stock options under Section 422 of the Code and (ii) the terms and provisions of
the Plan and of any outstanding option to the extent necessary to ensure the
qualification of the Plan under Rule 16b-3.
20. Withholding.
(a) The Company shall have the right to deduct from payments
of any kind otherwise due to the optionee any federal, state or local taxes of
any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to any shares issued upon
exercise of options under the Plan. Subject to the prior approval of the
Company, which may be withheld by the Company in its sole discretion, the
optionee may elect to satisfy such obligations, in whole or in part, (i) by
causing the Company to withhold shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable
pursuant to the exercise of an option or (ii) by delivering to the Company
shares of Common Stock already owned by the optionee. The shares so delivered or
withheld shall have a Fair Market Value equal to such withholding obligation as
of the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined. An
optionee who has made an election pursuant to this Section 20(a) may only
satisfy his or her withholding obligation with shares of Common Stock which are
not subject to any repurchase, forfeiture, unfulfilled vesting or other similar
requirements.
(b) The acceptance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of
an Incentive Stock Option shall constitute an agreement by the optionee (i) to
notify the Company if any or all of such shares are disposed of by the optionee
within two years from the date the option was granted or within one year from
the date the shares were issued to the optionee pursuant to the exercise of the
option, and (ii) if required by law, to remit to the Company, at the time of and
in the case of any such disposition, an amount sufficient to satisfy the
Company's federal, state and local withholding tax obligations with respect to
such disposition, whether or not, as to both (i) and (ii), the optionee is in
the employ of the Company at the time of such disposition.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Reporting
Person whose options have been granted in accordance with the provisions of
Section 3(b) herein, no election to use shares for the payment of withholding
taxes shall be effective unless made in compliance with any applicable
requirements of Rule 16b-3.
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21. Cancellation and New Grant of Options, Etc.
The Board of Directors shall have the authority to effect, at
any time and from time to time, with the consent of the affected optionees, (i)
the cancellation of any or all outstanding options under the Plan and the grant
in substitution therefor of new options under the Plan covering the same or
different numbers of shares of Common Stock and having an option exercise price
per share which may be lower or higher than the exercise price per share of the
cancelled options or (ii) the amendment of the terms of any and all outstanding
options under the Plan to provide an option exercise price per share which is
higher or lower than the then-current exercise price per share of such
outstanding options.
22. Effective Date and Duration of the Plan.
(a) Effective Date. The Plan shall become effective when
adopted by the Board of Directors, but no Incentive Stock Option granted under
the Plan shall become exercisable unless and until the Plan shall have been
approved by the Company's stockholders. If such stockholder approval is not
obtained within twelve months after the date of the Board's adoption of the
Plan, no options previously granted under the Plan shall be deemed to be
Incentive Stock Options and no Incentive Stock Options shall be granted
thereafter. Amendments to the Plan not requiring stockholder approval shall
become effective when adopted by the Board of Directors; amendments requiring
stockholder approval (as provided in Section 21) shall become effective when
adopted by the Board of Directors, but no Incentive Stock Option granted after
the date of such amendment shall become exercisable (to the extent that such
amendment to the Plan was required to enable the Company to grant such Incentive
Stock Option to a particular optionee) unless and until such amendment shall
have been approved by the Company's stockholders. If such stockholder approval
is not obtained within twelve months of the Board's adoption of such amendment,
any Incentive Stock Options granted on or after the date of such amendment shall
terminate to the extent that such amendment to the Plan was required to enable
the Company to grant such option to a particular optionee. Subject to this
limitation, options may be granted under the Plan at any time after the
effective date and before the date fixed for termination of the Plan.
(b) Termination. Unless sooner terminated in accordance with
Section 16, the Plan shall terminate upon the earlier of (i) the close of
business on the day next preceding the tenth anniversary of the date of its
adoption by the Board of Directors, or (ii) the date on which all shares
available for issuance under the Plan shall have been issued pursuant to the
exercise or cancellation of options granted under the Plan. If the date of
termination is determined under (i) above, then options outstanding on such date
shall continue to have force and effect in accordance with the provisions of the
instruments evidencing such options.
23. Provision for Foreign Participants.
The Board of Directors may, without amending the Plan, modify
awards or options granted to participants who are foreign nationals or employed
outside the United States to recognize differences in laws, rules, regulations
or customs of such foreign jurisdictions with respect to tax, securities,
currency, employee benefit or other matters.
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24. Governing Law.
The provisions of this Plan shall be governed and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to the
principles of conflicts of laws.
Adopted by the Board of Directors on September 23, 1994;
amended by the Board of Directors December 18, 1996.
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PROXY
INTERNEURON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (the "Company")
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
This Proxy is Solicited on Behalf of the Board of Directors
The undersigned hereby appoints Glenn L. Cooper, M.D. or Lindsay A.
Rosenwald, M.D. as proxy to represent the undersigned at the Annual Meeting of
Stockholders to be held at The Westin Hotel, First Floor, Eden Vale Ballroom C,
70 Third Avenue, Waltham, Massachusetts 02154 on March 5, 1997 at 10:00 a.m. and
at any adjournment thereof, and to vote the shares of Common Stock the
undersigned would be entitled to vote if personally present, as indicated below.
1. Election of Directors
FOR all nominees listed below |_| WITHHOLDING AUTHORITY |_|
(except as marked to the to vote for all nominees listed
contrary below) below
Lindsay A. Rosenwald, M.D., Glenn L. Cooper, M.D., Harry J. Gray, Alexander M.
Haig, Jr., Peter Barton Hutt, Malcolm Morville, Ph.D., Robert K. Mueller,
Lee J. Schroeder, David B. Sharrock, Richard Wurtman, M.D.
(INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee,
print that nominee's name on the line provided below.)
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2. Approval and ratification of the proposed amendment to the Amended
and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company increasing from
60,000,000 to 80,000,000 the number of authorized shares of Common Stock.
FOR |_| AGAINST |_| ABSTAIN |_|
3. Approval and ratification of the amendment to the 1994 Long-Term
Incentive Plan, as amended, increasing from 3,000,000 to 6,000,000 the number of
shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance.
FOR |_| AGAINST |_| ABSTAIN |_|
4. Approval and ratification of the appointment of Coopers & Lybrand
L.L.P. as independent auditors of the Company.
FOR |_| AGAINST |_| ABSTAIN |_|
5. In their discretion, proxies are authorized to vote upon such
business as may properly come before the meeting.
The Shares represented by this proxy will be voted as directed. If no
contrary instruction is given, the Shares will be voted FOR the election of the
nominees, FOR the approval and ratification of the amendment to the Amended and
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, FOR the approval and
ratification of the amendment to the 1994 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended
and FOR the approval and ratification of the appointment of Coopers & Lybrand
L.L.P. as the independent auditors of the Company.
DATED:______________________, 1997
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Signature
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Signature if held jointly.
(Please date, sign as name
appears at the left, and
return promptly. If the
Shares are registered in
the names of two or more
persons, each should sign.
When signing as Corporate
Officer, Partner, Executor,
Administrator, Trustee or
Guardian, please give full
title. Please note any
changes in your address
alongside the address as it
appears in the proxy.)
