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SCHEDULE 14A
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STAR MULTI CARE SERVICES, INC.
99 Railroad Station Plaza
Hicksville, New York 11801
NOTICE OF THE 1998 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON DECEMBER 9, 1998
To the Shareholders of Star Multi Care Services, Inc.:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 1998 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
(the "Meeting") of Star Multi Care Services, Inc. (the "Company") will be
held at the Huntington Hilton Hotel, 598 Broadhollow Road, Melville, New
York 11747 on Wednesday, December 9, 1998 at 4:00 P.M., local time, to
consider and act upon the following matters:
(1) The election of a board of eight directors to serve until
the next annual meeting of shareholders and until their
respective successors are elected and qualified;
(2) The ratification and approval of the appointment of Holtz
Rubenstein & Co., LLP as the Company's independent
certified public accountants for the fiscal year ending
May 31, 1999; and
(3) To approve an amendment to the Company's 1992 Stock Option
Plan that would increase the total number of shares
authorized to be issued therein by 300,000 shares.
(4) The transaction of such other business as may properly
come before the Meeting or any adjournments or
postponements thereof.
The enclosed form of proxy has been prepared at the direction of
the Board of Directors of the Company and is sent to you at its request. The
persons named in said proxy have been designated by the Board of Directors.
Information regarding the matters to be acted upon at the Meeting
is contained in the accompanying Proxy Statement.
IF YOU DO NOT EXPECT TO BE PRESENT PERSONALLY AT THE MEETING AND YOU WISH
YOUR SHARES TO BE VOTED AT THE MEETING, PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THE
ENCLOSED PROXY BY MAIL IN THE POSTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE SENT TO YOU HEREWITH FOR
THAT PURPOSE. IF YOU LATER FIND THAT YOU CAN BE PRESENT AT THE MEETING OR
FOR ANY OTHER REASON DESIRE TO REVOKE OR CHANGE YOUR PROXY, YOU MAY DO SO AT
ANY TIME BEFORE IT IS VOTED.
The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on October
30, 1998 as the time when shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at
the Meeting shall be determined and all persons who are holders of record of
the Company's Common Stock at such time, and no others, shall be entitled to
notice of and to vote at the Meeting or any adjournments or postponements
thereof. Holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Company's
Common Stock must be present in person or by proxy in order for the Meeting
to be held.
A copy of the Company's Annual Report to Shareholders containing
the financial statements of the Company for the fiscal year ended May 31,
1998 accompanies this Notice.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
/s/ STEPHEN STERNBACH
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STEPHEN STERNBACH
President and Chief Executive Officer
Hicksville, New York
November 5, 1998
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STAR MULTI CARE SERVICES, INC.
99 RAILROAD STATION PLAZA
HICKSVILLE, NEW YORK 11801
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PROXY STATEMENT
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1998 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS, DECEMBER 9, 1998
This Proxy Statement is furnished to the holders of Common Stock,
par value $.001 per share ("Common Stock") of Star Multi Care Services, Inc.
(the "Company") in connection with the solicitation by the board of
directors (the "Board of Directors" or the "Board") of the Company of
proxies (the "Proxy" or "Proxies") in the accompanying form for use at the
1998 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company to be held at 4:00 P.M.
on December 9, 1998, at the Huntington Hilton Hotel, 598 Broadhollow Road,
Melville, New York, or at any adjournments or postponements thereof (the
"Meeting"), for the purposes set forth in the accompanying Notice of 1998
Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
The presence, either in person or by properly executed Proxies, of
a majority of the shares of the Company's Common Stock entitled to vote is
necessary to constitute a quorum at the Meeting. Both abstentions and broker
non-votes are considered present for purposes of determining a quorum but
are excluded from votes cast.
This Proxy Statement and the accompanying form of Proxy are being
mailed on or about November 5, 1998. The Board of Directors of the Company
has fixed the close of business on October 30, 1998 as the Record Date for
the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the
Meeting. Accordingly, only holders of record of shares of Common Stock at
the close of business on the Record Date are entitled to notice of, and to
vote at, the Meeting. As of September 28, 1998, 5,228,122 shares of Common
Stock were outstanding and held of by 730 shareholders of record. Each share
is entitled to one vote.
When a Proxy is returned, properly signed and dated, the shares
represented thereby will be voted in accordance with the instructions on the
Proxy. If a shareholder does not attend the Meeting and does not return the
signed Proxy, such shareholder's shares will not be voted. If a shareholder
returns a signed Proxy but does not indicate how his or her shares are to be
voted, such shares will be voted FOR each of the nominees named in this
Proxy Statement, FOR the ratification and approval of the appointment of
Holtz Rubenstein & Co., LLP as the Company's independent certified
accountants for the fiscal year ending May 31, 1999 and FOR the amendment to
the Company's 1992 Stock Option Plan. As of the date of this Proxy
Statement, the Board of Directors does not know
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of any other matters which are to come before the Meeting. If any other
matters are properly presented at the Meeting for consideration, the persons
named in the enclosed Proxy and acting thereunder will have discretion to
vote on such matters in accordance with their best judgment.
Any Proxy given pursuant to this solicitation may be revoked by the
person giving it at any time before it is voted. Proxies may be revoked by
(i) filing with the Secretary of the Company, at or before the taking of the
vote at the Meeting, a written notice of revocation bearing a later date
than the Proxy, (ii) duly executing a later dated Proxy relating to the same
shares of Common Stock and delivering it to the Secretary of the Company
before taking the vote at the Meeting or (iii) attending the Meeting and
voting in person (although attendance at the Meeting will not in and of
itself constitute a revocation of a Proxy). Any written notice of revocation
or subsequent Proxy should be sent so as to be delivered to Star Multi Care
Services, Inc., 99 Railroad Station Plaza, Hicksville, New York, 11801,
Attention: Gregory Turchan, Corporate Secretary, or hand delivered to the
Secretary of the Company at or before the taking of the vote at the Meeting.
The Company will bear the cost of the solicitation of Proxies from
its shareholders. In addition to solicitation by use of the mails, Proxies
may be solicited by directors, officers and employees of the Company in
person or by telephone or other means of communication. Such directors,
officers and employees will not be additionally compensated, but may be
reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with such
solicitation. Arrangements also will be made with custodians, nominees and
fiduciaries for the forwarding of proxy solicitation materials to beneficial
owners of shares held of record by such custodians, nominees and
fiduciaries, and the Company will reimburse such custodians, nominees and
fiduciaries for reasonable expenses incurred in connection therewith.
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS
AND MANAGEMENT
Set forth below is the ownership of the Company's Common Stock at
September 28, 1998 by (i) the only persons or groups who were owners of
record or were known by the Company to beneficially own on September 28,
1998 more than 5% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock; (ii) each
director and nominee for director of the Company; (iii) each executive
officer named in the Summary Compensation Table under the caption "Executive
Compensation" below; and (iv) all directors and executive officers of the
Company as a group. The Company understands that, except as noted below,
each beneficial owner has sole voting and investment power with respect to
all shares attributable to such owner.
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Amount and Nature
Name and Address of Beneficial Percent
of Beneficial Owner Ownership* of Class (1)
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<S> <C> <C>
Stephen Sternbach
c/o Star Multi Care Services, Inc.
99 Railroad Station Plaza
Hicksville, NY 11801 898,180(2) 16.9%
Ivan Kaufman
c/o Arbor Home Healthcare
Holdings, LLC
333 Earl Ovington Boulevard
Uniondale, New York 11553 672,096(3) 12.84%
Arbor Home Healthcare Holdings,
LLC
333 Earl Ovington Boulevard
Uniondale, New York 11553 672,096(4) 12.84%
Coss Holding Corp.
One Old Country Road
Suite 420
Carle Place, New York 11514 330,305(5) 6.32%
William Fellerman
c/o Star Multi Care Services, Inc.
99 Railroad Station Plaza
Hicksville, NY 18801 21,012(6) **
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Amount and Nature
Name and Address of Beneficial Percent
of Beneficial Owner Ownership* of Class (1)
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<S> <C> <C>
Charles Berdan
281 Potomac Drive
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920 11,019 (9) **
John P. Innes II
8 Breckenridge Lane
Savannah, GA 31411 11,113 (9) **
Matthew Solof
33 Fairbanks Boulevard
Woodbury, NY 11797 11,540 (9) **
Melvin L. Katten
1480 Tower Road
Winnetka, IL 60093 66,913 (9) 1.08%
Gary L. Weinberger
38 Clayton Drive
Dix Hills, NY 11746 18,400 (9) **
Gregory Turchan
c/o Star Multi Care Services, Inc.
99 Railroad Station Plaza
Hicksville, NY 18801 36,630 (8) **
All directors and executive
officers of the Company as a group
(9 persons) 1,748,903 (7) 32.88%
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* All share amounts in this Proxy Statement have been adjusted to
take into account the stock dividends effectuated on May 30, 1995,
January 12, 1996 and November 4, 1996, respectively.
** Indicates less than 1% of the outstanding shares of the Company's
Common Stock.
(1) Shares subject to options are considered outstanding only for the
purpose of computing the percentage of outstanding Common Stock
which would be owned by the optionee if the options were so
exercised, but (except for the calculation of beneficial ownership
by all executive officers and directors as a group) are not
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considered outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage
of outstanding Common Stock owned by any other person.
(2) Includes 119,606 shares of the Company's Common Stock owned by the
Stephen Sternbach Family Trust; Mr. Sternbach disclaims beneficial
ownership with respect to these shares. Also includes 87,545 shares
of the Company's Common Stock which Mr. Sternbach has a currently
exercisable option to purchase pursuant to the Company's 1992 Stock
Option Plan.
(3) Based upon Mr. Kaufman's ninety-nine (99%) percent ownership
interest in Arbor Home Healthcare Holdings, LLC, as disclosed in a
copy of a Schedule 13D received by the Company and includes an
option to purchase 5,000 shares of the Company's common stock
granted under the Company's 1997 Non-Employee Director Stock Option
Plan.
(4) Based upon a copy of a Schedule 13D received by the Company.
Includes 330,305 shares of the Company's Common Stock of which
dispositive power is shared with Coss Holding Corp and includes an
option held by Ivan Kaufman to purchase 5,000 shares of the
Company's common stock granted under the Company's 1997
Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan..
(5) Based upon a copy of a Schedule 13D received by the Company.
(6) Includes 21,012 shares of the Company's Common Stock which Mr.
Fellerman has a currently exercisable option to purchase pursuant
to the Company's 1992 Stock Option Plan.
(7) Includes 667,096 shares of the Company's Common Stock subject to an
irrevocable proxy whereby the Board of Directors of the Company was
granted the power to vote such shares in connection with the merger
relating to Extended Family Care Corporation.
(8) Includes options to purchase 36,630 shares of the Company's common
stock granted under the Company's 1992 Stock Option Plan.
(9) Includes options to purchase 10,000 shares of the Company's common
stock granted under the Company's 1997 Non-Employee Director Stock
Option Plan.
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PROPOSAL 1 - ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
At the Meeting, eight directors are to be elected. Pursuant to the
Company's By Laws, all directors are elected to serve for the ensuing year
and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. Unless
otherwise directed, the persons named in the enclosed Proxy intend to cast
all votes pursuant to Proxies received for the election of Stephen
Sternbach, Gregory Turchan, Charles Berdan, John P. Innes II, Matthew Solof,
Melvin L. Katten, Gary L. Weinberger and Ivan Kaufman (collectively, the
"Nominees").
Each of the Nominees has consented to serve as a director if
elected. Each of the Nominees currently serve as a director and was elected
to that position at the Company's 1997 Annual Meeting of Shareholders,
except for Gregory Turchan, whom was elected to the Board of Directors on
May 20, 1998. Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger
dated as of January 3, 1997, as amended on April 6, 1997 between Extended
Family Care Corporation, a New York corporation ("EFCC") and the Company,
providing for the merger (the "Merger") of EFCC with and into a wholly-owned
subsidiary of the Company with the wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company
continuing the operations of EFCC, the Company agreed to take such
reasonable action as may be necessary to cause Ivan Kaufman to be appointed
to the Board of Directors of the Company at each of the next two annual
meetings of the Company's shareholders following the effective time of the
Merger, for service on such Board until the next such annual meeting of the
Company's shareholders following such two annual meetings. Unless authority
to vote for any director is withheld in a Proxy, it is intended that each
Proxy will be voted FOR each of the Nominees. In the event that any of the
Nominees for director should, before the Meeting, become unable to serve or
for good cause will not serve if elected, it is intended that shares
represented by Proxies which are executed and returned will be voted for
such substitute nominees as may be recommended by the Company's existing
Board of Directors, unless other directions are given in the Proxies. To the
best of the Company's knowledge, all the Nominees will be available to
serve.
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Position Held with the Directors
Name Age Company Since
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Stephen Sternbach 43 Chairman of the Board of 1987
Directors, President and Chief
Executive Officer
Charles Berdan + * x 49 Director 1994
John P. Innes II + * x 64 Director 1991
Matthew Solof + * x 45 Director 1992
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<CAPTION>
Position Held with the Directors
Name Age Company Since
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Melvin L. Katten 62 Director 1996
Gary L. Weinberger 49 Director 1996
Ivan Kaufman 37 Director 1997
Gregory Turchan 40 Senior Vice President, 1998
Secretary, Chief Operating
Officer, and Director
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+ Member of Compensation Committee
* Member of Stock Option Committee
x Member of Audit Committee
Background of Nominees:
Stephen Sternbach has been the Chairman of the Board of Directors,
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since 1987. From 1978 to
1986, Mr. Sternbach was associated with Automated Data Processing, Inc.
("ADP"), a provider of information services where he held several marketing
positions and ultimately the position of Director of Sales. Mr. Sternbach has
served on the Board of Trustees of the Long Island Chapter of the National
Multiple Sclerosis Society since 1996. Mr. Sternbach earned a Masters Degree
in Public Administration from Syracuse University and a B.A. in Industrial
Relations & Personnel Administration from Ithaca College.
William Fellerman resigned as Chief Financial Officer of the
Company on September 15, 1998. Mr. Fellerman resigned as Secretary and
Treasurer and a director of the Company on May 31, 1998. Previously, Mr.
Fellerman had been the Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer of
the Company since November 1992 and a director of the Company since 1990.
Mr. Fellerman is a certified public accountant and was, until June 15, 1994,
a partner in the accounting firm of Fellerman, Cohen and Tempesta and had
been for more than the five years prior thereto.
Charles Berdan became a director of the Company in April 1994 and
served as a Branch Manager of the Company from September 1993 to March 1994.
Since April 1994, Mr. Berdan has served as a Sales Executive for Automatic
Data Processing, Inc. ("ADP"), a provider of information services. From
January 1993 to September 1993, Mr. Berdan was a Vice President of the
Senior Bulletin, a newspaper, which the Company purchased in September 1993.
He also served from July 1990 through July 1992 as a Division Vice President
of Managistics, Inc., a payroll services company. For at least the two years
prior to July 1990, Mr. Berdan was a Vice President of ADP.
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John P. Innes II has been a director of the Company since 1991.
Since May of 1996, he has been Special Counsel to ValuJet Airlines. He has
acted as a private investor and consultant since July 1994. Previously, he
was the Chairman of Commonwealth Associates, an investment bank, from
January 1992 to June 1994. Mr. Innes also has served as Managing Director of
Sabre Insurance Company, a casualty insurance company (1986-1991), President
of Boxhall Group, Inc., a holding company for Sabre Insurance Company
(1986-1991), Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Wheeling-Pittsburgh
Steel Corporation, an integrated steel manufacturing company (1987-1990) and
a private investor and consultant (1990-1992).
Matthew Solof has been a director of the Company since November
1992. Since 1991, he has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of
AMI Group, a real estate development and acquisition company, and President
and Chief Executive Officer of Mercantile Mortgage Association, a mortgage
lending company. From 1983 to 1992, Mr. Solof was a trader at IRV Companies,
a firm which specializes in oil trading, and from 1981 to 1991 he was
President and Chief Executive Officer of Matthew Solof Trading Company, a
firm which also specializes in oil trading.
Melvin L. Katten, an attorney, has been a Senior partner in the
Chicago law firm of Katten Muchin & Zavis since 1974. He was a director of
Amserv Healthcare Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Amserv") from 1985 until
consummation of the merger of a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company with
and into Amserv in August 1996. Mr. Katten also serves as a director of
Washington Scientific Industries, Inc., a publicly-held company.
Gary L. Weinberger has been engaged in the private practice of
orthodontics for more than the past twenty years. In addition, Dr. Weinberger
is engaged as a consultant on financial planning and management. Dr.
Weinberger is a member of the International Board of Standards and Practices
for Financial Planners, the International Association of Financial Planners
and the American Association of Orthodontists.
Ivan Kaufman is the founder and CEO of Arbor National Commercial
Mortgage, LLC, a leading provider of debt and equity financing to multifamily,
health care and commercial borrowers nationwide, since 1995. From 1983 to
1995, Mr. Kaufman was the founder, chairman and CEO of Arbor National
Holdings, Inc. ("Holdings") and Arbor National Mortgage, Inc. ("National
Mortgage"). Holdings was a publicly held NASDAQ listed holding company with
National Mortgage, a leading residential mortgage bank, its largest subsidiary
until it was sold to Bank of America in January 1995. Mr. Kaufman is the
President and 99% owner of Arbor Home Healthcare Holdings, LLC, ("Arbor
Health"), since 1995. Mr. Kaufman is also President and 99% owner of Arbor
Management, LLC, since 1995. Arbor Management has a management agreement to
perform various management services for various entities from time to time and
had management control of Extended Family Care Corporation through a
management agreement from October 1995 until its sale in September 1997 to the
Company. Mr. Kaufman currently serves on the Executive Board of the North
Shore Hebrew Academy and is a Board Trustee of the Great Neck Synagogue. He
also serves as Treasurer of the Israeli Tribute Committee. Mr. Kaufman earned
a J.D. from Hofstra University School of Law, and a B.A. in Business
Administration from Boston University.
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Gregory Turchan was elected Senior Vice President, Chief Operation Officer
and a member of the Board of Directors of the Company on May 20, 1998.
Previously, he had served as Vice President-Operations of the Company since
1996. Mr. Turchan was originally employed by the Company in 1995 to assist
in the transition of an acquisition by the Company. Prior to 1995, Mr.
Turchan served as an officer of Long Island Nursing Registry, Inc. a home
health care provider acquired by the Company in 1995.
Meetings of the Board of Directors
During the Company's last fiscal year, its Board of Directors held
five (5) meetings and acted on one (1) occasion by unanimous written consent
without a meeting.
The Stock Option Committee of the Board of Directors consists of
Messrs. John P. Innes II, Matthew Solof and Charles Berdan. The function of
this committee, which held one (1) meeting during the past fiscal year and
acted four times by unanimous written consent without meeting, to administer
the Company's stock option plans.
The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors consists of Messrs.
John P. Innes II, Matthew Solof and Charles Berdan and its function is to
nominate independent auditors, subject to approval by the Board of
Directors, and to examine and consider matters related to the audit of the
Company's accounts, the financial affairs and accounts of the Company, the
scope of the independent auditors' engagement and their compensation, the
effect on the Company's financial statements of any proposed changes in
generally accepted accounting principles, disagreements, if any, between the
Company's independent auditors and management, and matters of concern to the
independent auditors resulting from the audit, including the results of the
independent auditors' review of internal accounting controls. The Audit
Committee held one (1) meeting during the past fiscal year.
The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors consists of
Messrs. John P. Innes II, Matthew Solof and Charles Berdan and its function
is to fix the salaries, bonuses and other compensation arrangements of the
executive officers of the Company, and it also has the authority to examine,
administer and make recommendations to the Board with respect to benefit
plans and arrangements (other than the stock option plans which are
administered by the Stock Option Committee) of the Company and its
subsidiaries. The Compensation Committee held one (1) meeting during the
past fiscal year.
The Compliance Committee of the Board of Directors consists of Messrs.
Charles Berdan, Gary L. Weinberger and Gregory Turchan. The function of this
committee, which had one meeting during the past fiscal year, is to examine
and consider matters relating to regulatory and managerial compliance.
The Board of Directors has no standing nominating committee.
Each incumbent director attended at least 75% of the meetings of
the Board of Directors and the committee on which he served which were held
while he was serving as a director and/or
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committee member during the Company's last fiscal year, except for Ivan
Kaufman who attended only two of the five Board of Directors meetings.
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
No members of the Compensation Committee has a relationship that
would constitute an interlocking relationship with executive officers or
directors of another entity.
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires the
Company's officers and directors, and persons who own more than ten percent
of its common stock, to file reports of ownership and changes of ownership
with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and each exchange on
which the Company's securities are registered. Officers, directors and
greater than ten-percent shareholders are required by SEC regulation to
furnish the Company with copies of all ownership forms they file.
Based solely on its review of the copies of such forms received by
it, or written representations from certain persons that no Form 5 was
required for those persons, the Company believes that, during the year ended
May 31, 1998, its officers, directors and greater than ten-percent
shareholders complied with all applicable Section 16 filing requirements.
Performance Graph
Set forth below is a graph comparing the yearly change in the
cumulative shareholder return of the Company's Common Stock with the
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation Market Index
and a peer group index of five competing companies for the same period. The
comparison assumes $100 was invested at the close of business on May 28,
1993 in the Company's Common Stock and in each of the comparison groups, and
assumes reinvestment of dividends. The Company paid no cash dividends during
the periods.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL SHAREHOLDER RETURNS
(Dividends Reinvested)
Year Ending
Base
Period
Company Name/Index 5/28/93 5/31/94 5/31/95 5/31/96 5/30/97 5/29/98
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STAR MULTI CARE SERVICES 100.00 142.79 214.19 423.97 286.30 155.08
NASDAQ - U.S. 100.00 109.66 120.03 169.42 190.08 241.34
PEER GROUP 100.00 92.57 135.98 118.89 91.05 60.94
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Peer Group Companies
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HOME HEALTH CORPORATION
OF AMERICA, INC.
IN HOME HEALTH, INC.
NATIONAL HOME HEALTH CARE
STAFF BUILDERS INC
TRANSWORLD HEALTHCARE INC
Compensation Committee Report
Overview and Philosophy
The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors is composed of
three directors, Messrs. Berdan, Innes and Solof. The Compensation Committee
is responsible for developing and making recommendations to the Board of
Directors with respect to the Company's executive compensation policies. The
Compensation Committee's executive compensation philosophy (which is
intended to apply to all members of the Company's management, including its
Chief Executive Officer) is to provide competitive levels of compensation,
integrate managements' pay with achievement of the Company's performance
goals, reward above average corporate performance, recognize individual
initiative and achievement and assist the Company in attracting and
retaining qualified management.
The objectives of the Company's executive compensation program are
to:
* Support the achievement of desired Company performance.
* Provide compensation that will attract and retain
superior talent and reward performance.
The executive compensation program provides an overall level of
compensation opportunity that is competitive within the health care
industry, as well as with a broader group of companies of comparable size
and complexity.
Executive Officer Compensation
The Company's executive officer compensation is comprised of base
salary, annual cash bonus and long-term incentive compensation in the form
of stock options and various benefits, including medical plans generally
available to employees of the Company.
It is the philosophy of the Compensation Committee that
compensation of executive officers should be closely aligned with the
financial performance of the Company. Accordingly, benefits are provided
through stock option incentives and bonuses which are generally consistent
with the goal of coordinating the rewards to management with a maximization
of shareholder return. In reviewing Company performance, consideration is
given to the Company's earnings.
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Also taken into account are external economic factors that effect results of
operations. An attempt is also made to maintain compensation within the
range of that afforded like executive officers at companies whose size and
business is comparable to that of the Company.
CEO Compensation
In the case of Stephen Sternbach, the Chief Executive Officer, the
Compensation and Stock Option Committee evaluates the Company's mid and long
range strategic planning and its implementation as well as the
considerations impacting the compensation of executive officers generally
which are described above. Pursuant to the terms of his employment agreement
with the Company, Mr. Sternbach was paid a bonus of $109,251 for the year
ended May 31, 1997.
Benefits
The Compensation Committee endorses the position that equity
ownership by management is beneficial in aligning managements' and
shareholders' interest in the enhancement of shareholder value. Stock
options were granted at exercise prices equal to the market value of the
Company's Common Stock on the date of grant.
The Company provides to executive officers medical benefits that
generally are available to Company employees. The amount of perquisites, as
determined in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange
Commission relating to executive compensation, did not exceed 10% of salary
for fiscal 1998.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The following table provides information with respect to all
compensation paid or accrued by the Company during the three most recent
fiscal years ended May 31, to those Executive officers of the Company whose
salary and bonus for fiscal 1998 exceeded $100,000.
Summary Compensation Table
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Annual Compensatiom Long Term Compensation
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Other Awards
Name and Annual Restricted
Principal Compen- Stock Securities LTIP All Other
Position Year Salary($) Bonus($) sation Awards Underlying Options(#) Payments($)
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Compensation(1)
Stephen Sternbach 1998 $257,250 _ -- -- -- -- $323,941 (1)
Chief Executive Officer, 1997 $257,250 $109,251 -- -- -- -- $35,000 (2)
President and 1996 $250,000 $34,371 -- -- 21,000 -- $10,000 (2)
Chairman of the Board
Gregory Turchan 1998 $121,627
Senior Vice President, 1997 $100,000 $25,000
Secretary and 1996 $100,000
Chief Operating Officer
William Fellerman 1998 $100,000 $24,000 (3)
1997 $100,000 $50,000
1996 $100,000
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(1) Represents money's credited by the Company to a book reserve account
as contingent deferred compensation for the benefit of Mr. Sternbach
pursuant to a Non-Qualified Retirement and Death Benefit Agreement
between the Company and Mr. Sternbach and $288,941 earned by Mr.
Sternbach upon the exercise of stock options previously granted.
(2) Represents money's credited by the Company to a book reserve account
as contingent deferred compensation for the benefit of Mr. Sternbach
pursuant to a Non-Qualified Retirement and Death Benefit Agreement
between the Company and Mr. Sternbach.
(3) Represents earnings from the exercise of stock options previously
granted.
Option/SAR Grants in Last Fiscal Year
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Potential
Realized Value at
Assumed Annual
Rates of Stock
Price
Appreciation
for Option Term
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(a) (b) (C) (d) (e) (f) (g)
Number of % of Total
Securities Options/SARs
Underlying Granted to
Options/SARs Employees in Exercise or Base Expiration
Name Granted (#) Fiscal Year Price ($/Sh) Date 5% 10%
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Stephen Sternbach 40,000 32.8 $2.68 9/07/02 $29,617 $49,752
Gregory Turchan 15,000 12.3 $2.44 9/07/02 $10,112 $22,345
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Aggregated Option Exercises in Last Fiscal Year and
Fiscal Year-End Option Values
The following table contains information concerning the number and
value, at May 31, 1998, of the exercised and unexercised options held by Mr.
Sternbach.
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Number of Securities
Underlying Unexercised Value of Unexercised
Shares Options Held at Fiscal In-the-Money Options Held at
Acquired on Value Year-End Fiscal Year-End
Name Exercise (#) Realized ($) (Exercisable/Unexercisable) (Exercisable/Unexercisable)(1)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Stephen 12,000 $11,880 87,545/0 $0
Sternbach
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(1) Fair market value of underlying securities (the closing price of
the Company's Common Stock on the Nasdaq National Market) at fiscal
year end (May 31, 1998), minus the then effective exercise price.
Compensation of Directors
The Company's non-employee directors are paid a fee of $750 for
each Board of Directors meeting which they attend. They are not paid any
additional fee for serving on any committees of the Board of Directors.
However, in September 1998, the outside directors were granted a
non-statutory stock option for the right to purchase up to 5,000 shares of
common stock of the Company.
Employment Agreements
The Company has an employment agreement with Stephen Sternbach
dated as of December 3, 1995 (the "Sternbach Employment Agreement"). The
Sternbach Employment Agreement has a term of five years and provides for an
initial annual salary of $250,000 (subject to annual increase by the amount
of the increase in the Consumer Price Index from the immediate preceding
year) plus a bonus of 6% of the Company's net profit before taxes in excess
of $1,200,000, not to exceed an aggregate annual bonus of $500,000. The
Sternbach Employment Agreement provides that after a Change in Control (as
defined in the Sternbach Employment Agreement) of the Company has occurred,
if either Mr. Sternbach terminates his employment within six months after he
has obtained actual knowledge of the Change in Control or the Company (or
any successor thereto) terminates his employment with the Company within one
year after the Change in Control, Mr. Sternbach will be entitled to receive
(i) his salary, bonuses, awards, perquisites and benefits including, without
limitation, benefits and awards under the Company's stock option plans and
pension and retirement plans and programs, accrued through the date Mr.
Sternbach's employment with the Company is terminated and (ii) a lump-sum
payment in cash equal to 2.99 times Mr. Sternbach's base amount.
The Company and Mr. Sternbach are also parties to a Consulting
Agreement (the "Sternbach Consulting Agreement") pursuant to which the
Company has agreed to retain Mr. Sternbach as a consultant for a period of
two years from the time that his employment with the Company terminates.
Pursuant to the Sternbach Consulting Agreement, the Company has agreed to
pay Mr. Sternbach $150,000 per year and he will be entitled to participate
in the health insurance and similar benefits which the Company provides to
any of its other consultants.
In addition, the Company and Mr. Sternbach are parties to a
Non-Qualified Retirement and Death Benefit Agreement dated February 1, 1994,
pursuant to which the Company credits to a bank reserve (the "Deferred
Compensation Account") established for that purpose, an amount not to exceed
ten (10%) percent of Mr. Sternbach's gross annual salary during Mr.
Sternbach's employment with the Company. Any funds so credited to the
Deferred Compensation Account may be kept in cash or invested and reinvested
in mutual funds, stocks, bonds, securities or other assets as may be
selected by the Company's Chief Financial Officer in his discretion. Mr.
Sternbach has agreed to assume all risk in connection with any decrease in
value of the funds which are invested. Unless otherwise forfeited, Mr.
Sternbach shall be entitled to the Deferred Compensation Account upon his
termination, disability or death or if the Company is involved in a merger
or is acquired by another company.
On July 12, 1997, the Company entered into a Severance Agreement
with William Fellerman that would provide him with a severance payment
should he terminated without cause, as defined in the agreement, Effective
May 31, 1998, the Company terminated Mr. Fellerman without cause whereby Mr.
Fellerman shall receive an aggregate of $275,000 payable over a thirty-six
month period.
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On May 19, 1995, the Company entered into an employment agreement
with Gregory Turchan so that he could assist the Company in the acquisition
of Long Island Nursing Registry, Inc. Therefore, this agreement was amended
to extend the term through May 18, 1999 at an annual salary of $117,500 with
the ability of Mr. Turchan to earn an annual bonus equal to five percent of
the pre-tax income of the Company, excluding extraordinary items, not to
exceed $25,000. Effective May 1998, Mr. Turchan's salary was increased to
$130,000.
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
Stephen Sternbach has outstanding loans in the principal amount, as
of September 15, 1997 of $91,204 from the Company and a subsidiary of the
Company. The loan from the subsidiary has been assigned to the Company.
These loans bear interest at 6% per annum and each have a scheduled maturity
date of August 1, 1998. These loans have been extended for an additional
year.
In connection with services provided to the Company during the
fiscal years ended May 31, 1996, 1997 and 1998 the Company paid William
Fellerman, CPA, P.C., approximately $100,000, $149,996 and $100,000,
respectively each year. Mr. Fellerman, was a director, Chief Financial
Officer, Treasurer and Secretary of the Company, is the sole shareholder of
that corporation.
In addition, the Company entered into an agreement with Mr. Fellerman
providing for the payment of certain severance benefits upon the occurrence of
a change of control of the Company as defined therein and the termination of
Mr. Fellerman's position as an officer and/or director of the Company or the
reduction in the payment for services to William Fellerman, CPA, P.C. [See
Employment Agreements]
PROPOSAL 2 - RATIFICATION AND APPROVAL OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT
AUDITORS
The Board of Directors has selected the accounting firm of Holtz
Rubenstein & Co., LLP to serve as independent auditors of the Company for
the fiscal year ending May 31, 1999 and proposes the ratification and
approval of such decision. Holtz Rubenstein & Co., LLP has served as the
principal independent auditors of the Company since March 1993 and is
familiar with the business and operations of the Company. Representatives of
Holtz Rubenstein & Co., LLP are expected to be present at the Meeting and
will have the opportunity to make a statement if they desire to do so. Such
representatives are also expected to be available to respond to appropriate
questions during the Meeting.
The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR ratification and
approval of the selection of Holtz Rubenstein & Co., LLP as the independent
auditors for the Company for the year ending May 31, 1999.
PROPOSAL 3 - AMENDMENT TO THE COMPANY'S 1992 STOCK OPTION PLAN
The Star Multi Care Services, Inc. 1992 Stock Option Plan (the
"Plan") presently has authorized 675,000 shares that may be granted and
issued therein. As of September 28, 1998, 638,703 shares have been granted
under the Plan, with 36,294 remaining. Therefore, the Board of Directors
have approved a resolution and hereby submit to the shareholders for
approval an increase in the number of shares that may be
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granted and issued under the Plan by 300,000 shares to 975,000 shares. The
Board of Directors believe that stock options should be an integral
component to the Company's total compensation plan.
The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR ratification and
approval of the amendment to the Plan as discussed above.
VOTING REQUIREMENTS
Directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast at the
Meeting. The affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast at the Meeting
will be required to ratify and approve the appointment of Holtz Rubenstein &
Co., LLP as independent auditors of the Company for the fiscal year ending
May 31, 1998. Abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to any matter
are not considered as votes cast with respect to that matter.
OTHER MATTERS
The Board of Directors of the Company knows of no other matter to
come before the Meeting. However, if any matter requiring a vote of the
Shareholders should arise, it is the intention of the persons named in the
enclosed form of Proxy to vote such Proxy in accordance with their best
judgment.
Shareholder Proposals
Shareholder proposals intended to be presented at the 1998 Annual
Meeting of Shareholders must be received by the Company by July 7, 1999 for
possible inclusion in the proxy material relating to such meeting.
Annual Report on Form 10-K
A copy of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended May 31, 1998, which has been filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, is available to shareholders to whom this Proxy
Statement is mailed upon written request to Mr. Rey Romeu, Star Multi Care
Services, Inc., 99 Railroad Station Plaza, Hicksville, New York 11801.
By order of the Board of Directors,
/s/ STEPHEN STERNBACH
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STEPHEN STERNBACH
President and Chief Executive Officer
Dated: November 5, 1998
Hicksville, New York
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PROXY STAR MULTI CARE SERVICES, INC. PROXY
This Proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors
PROXY for Annual Meeting of Shareholders - December 9, 1998
The undersigned shareholder of common stock of STAR MULTI CARE SERVICES,
INC. hereby constitutes and appoints Stephen Sternbach and Gregory Turchan,
and each of them, as proxies for the undersigned, each with full power of
substitution, to vote and otherwise represent all of the shares of the
undersigned of the 1998 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company to be
held at the Huntington Hilton Hotel, 598 Broadhollow Road, Melville, New
York 11747 on Wednesday, December 9, 1998 at 4:00 P.M., local time, and at
any adjournments or postponements thereof, as if the undersigned were
present and voting the shares, in the following manner:
(1) Election of Directors:
/ / FOR ALL nominees listed below / / WITHHOLD AUTHORITY
(except as indicated to the contrary to vote for all nominees listed
below) below)
NOMINEES: Stephen Sternbach, Gregory Turchan, Charles Berdan, John P. Innes II,
Matthew Solof, Melvin L. Katten, Gary L. Weinberger and Ivan Kaufman
(Instruction: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee, write
that nominee's name in the space provided below)
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(2) Ratification and approval of the appointment of Holtz Rubenstein & Co.,
LLP as the Company's independent certified accountants:
/ / FOR / / AGAINST / / ABSTAIN
(3) Approval of an amendment to the Company's 1992 Stock Option Plan that
would increase the total number of shares authorized to be issued therein by
300,000 shares.
/ / FOR / / AGAINST / / ABSTAIN
This Proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors and, unless
contrary instructions are indicated, will be voted FOR the election of all
nominees for directors, FOR ratification and approval of the appointment of
Holtz, Rubenstein & Co., LLP as the Company's independent certified
accountants and FOR the proposed amendment to the Company's 1992 Stock
Option Plan. In their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote upon
such other matters as may properly come before the meeting or any
adjournments or postponements thereof.
The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the accompanying
Notice of Meeting, Proxy Statement and Annual Report to Shareholders of the
fiscal year ended May 31, 1998 and hereby revokes any proxy or proxies
previously given.
Dated:________________________, 1998
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Signature
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in the corporation's full name by a duly authorized officer. Proxies
executed by partnerships should be signed in the partnership name by an
authorized person. If shares are held jointly, each shareholder named should
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