SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
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SUNAIR ELECTRONICS, INC.
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SUNAIR ELECTRONICS, INC.
3101 S.W. Third Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33315
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
January 24, 2000
TO THE STOCKHOLDERS OF SUNAIR ELECTRONICS, INC.:
The 1999 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of SUNAIR ELECTRONICS, INC.
will be held at the offices of the Company, 3101 S.W. Third Avenue, Fort
Lauderdale, Florida on Monday, January 24, 2000 at 10:00 A.M. for the following
purposes:
1. The election of three (3) Directors;
2. To approve the cancellation of the Company's existing stock option
plan and, in its stead, to approve a new plan providing for the
issuance of non-qualified options to purchase up to 400,000 shares
of the Company's unissued Common Stock.
3. To transact such other business as may properly come before the
meeting.
Only stockholders of record at the close of business on December 3,
1999 will be entitled to vote at the meeting or any adjournment thereof.
We hope you will be able to attend this meeting in person; however, if
this is impossible, please promptly sign, date and return the enclosed proxy
card regardless of the number of shares you hold so that your shares will be
represented at this meeting.
By Order of the Board of Directors
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
December 20, 1999
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SUNAIR ELECTRONICS, INC.
3101 S.W. Third Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33315
Approximate date of mailing is December 20, 1999
PROXY STATEMENT
This statement is furnished in connection with a solicitation by the
management of SUNAIR ELECTRONICS, INC. (hereafter called the "Corporation"), of
proxies to be used at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Corporation, to
be held on Monday, January 24, 2000 at 10:00 A.M., in the offices of the
Corporation at 3101 S.W. Third Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
As of December 1, 1999 there were issued and outstanding 3,718,070
shares of common stock. Only stockholders of record as of the close of business
on December 3, 1999 will be entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual
Meeting. Every stockholder will be entitled to vote in person or by proxy for
each share of stock standing in his name on the books of the Corporation as of
such record date.
This proxy material was first mailed to stockholders on or about
December 20, 1999 together with a copy of the Annual Report of the Corporation
for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1999. The Corporation will file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission a Report on Form 10-KSB for such fiscal year,
a copy of which (including financial statements and schedules thereof) will be
provided without charge to any stockholder upon written request, addressed to
the Secretary of the Corporation at its address set forth on the first page of
this Proxy Statement. If a shareholder requests copies of any exhibits of such
Form 10-KSB filing, the Corporation may require the payment of a fee covering
its reasonable expenses in furnishing such exhibits. No material contained in
either the Annual Report being mailed to all stockholders or the Report on Form
10-KSB is to be regarded as proxy soliciting material.
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following information is given with respect to any person who to
the knowledge of the Corporation's management owns beneficially more than 5% of
any class of voting securities of the Corporation outstanding on the most recent
record date, and with respect to ownership of such securities by the
Corporation's officers and directors.
Based solely upon a review of information furnished to the registrant
during the most recent fiscal year, including written representations, no
director, officer or beneficial owner of more than 10% of the company's common
stock failed to file on a timely basis reports required by Section 16(A) of the
Exchange Act during fiscal year 1999.
(A) Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners.
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Title Name and Address Amount and Nature Percent
of Class of Beneficial Owner of Beneficial Ownership of Class
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Common Robert Uricho, Jr. *2,272,900 61.13%
Board Chairman & CEO
3101 S.W. 3rd Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, FL
(B) Security Ownership of Management
Title Name and Address Amount and Nature Percent
of Class of Beneficial Owner of Beneficial Ownership of Class (1)
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Common Robert Uricho, Jr. *2,272,900 61.13%
Board Chairman & CEO
3101 S.W. 3rd Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Common All Other 6,076 **
Officers and Directors
Common All Officers and Directors 2,278,976 61.29%
As a group (6)
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* Includes 278,900 shares held by the University of Florida Foundation, Inc.
as Trustee of a Charitable Remainder Unitrust of which Mr. Uricho is the
income beneficiary.
** Less than 1%.
(1) Based upon 3,718,070 shares outstanding at December 1, 1999.
While the Corporation has 500,000 authorized shares of preferred stock, no par
value, none have been issued. The only stock outstanding is 10 cents par value
Common Stock.
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THE ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
It is intended that persons named in the proxy, unless otherwise
indicated, will vote for the election of the three (3) nominees listed below
(three directors was the number last elected by the stockholders at the last
stockholders meeting) to serve until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders and
until their successors are elected and qualified.
Each nominee has consented to serve for the next ensuing year, or until
his successor is elected and qualified. However, if any nominees for any reason
presently unknown will be unable to serve, the valid proxy will be voted for the
remaining nominees and will be voted by the proxy holders in their discretion
for the election of a substitute nominee.
Each of the nominees was elected to his present term of office at the
last Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
The following information with respect to the principal occupation or
employment and name and principal business of the Corporation, or other
organization in which such occupation or employment is carried on, and in regard
to other affiliations and directorships and to beneficial ownership of shares of
common stock of the Corporation at December 3, 1999 has been furnished to the
Corporation by the respective nominees for directors.
Earl M. Anderson, Jr. has been a director of the Corporation since 1969. Mr.
Anderson is an independent management consultant and has been so engaged
since 1964. Until recently, he had served as a director and President of
Distinctive Devices, Inc. ("DDI") for more than five years. DDI's former
test instrument businesses were sold in 1996 and, in August 1999, it
completed a reverse merger with a Florida company which intends to
provide broad bandwidth "last mile" wireless connectivity for Internet,
data and telecommunication services. Mr. Anderson now serves DDI as a
director and as Chief Financial Officer.
Age: 74
SUNAIR SHARES OWNED: 776 common shares
Member of Audit Committee
George F. Arata, Jr. has been a director of the Corporation since 1995. Mr.
Arata held, prior to his retirement in 1991, executive positions,
including President and director, with Southeast Banks in various
locations in South Florida.
Age: 70
SUNAIR SHARES OWNED: 500 common shares.
Member of Audit Committee
Robert Uricho, Jr., Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the
Corporation, has been a director of the Corporation since he founded the
Corporation in 1956.
Age: 84
SUNAIR SHARES OWNED: 2,272,900 common shares representing 61.13% of the
issued and outstanding common stock of the Corporation, includes 278,900
shares owned by the University of Florida as Trustee of a Charitable
Remainder Unitrust of which Mr. Uricho is the income beneficiary.
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INFORMATION CONCERNING THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Committees of the Board
The following are the principal functioning committees of the Board of
Directors, the membership and principal responsibilities of which are described
below:
Audit Committee
Members: Messrs. Anderson and Arata
The Audit Committee reviews the scope and results of the audit by the
independent accountants and proposes the appointment of such accountants subject
to approval of the Board. The Committee also reviews the adequacy of the
Company's system of internal controls and procedures and reviews with the
independent accountants its proposals and suggestions pertaining to internal
control and procedures.
Stock Option and Compensation Committees
The Stock Option and Compensation Committees were not active in fiscal
1999.
DIRECTORS' COMPENSATION
Directors who are not full-time employees of the Company are paid an
annual retainer of $5,000 and an attendance fee of $1,000 for each meeting of
Sunair's Board, plus travel expenses incurred in connection therewith. The Audit
Committee consists of two non-management Board members, who are paid $1,000 each
for a committee meeting. Directors who are full-time employees of the Company
are not paid any fees or additional remuneration for services as members of the
Board or any committee thereof.
ATTENDANCE AT BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS
During the 1999 fiscal year, the Board held four meetings. Attendance
at such meetings of the Board was 100%.
DATE FOR RECEIPT OF STOCKHOLDERS' PROPOSALS
The deadline by which stockholder proposals must be submitted for
consideration at the January, 2001 Annual Meeting of Stockholders is September
1, 2000, under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND OTHER MATTERS
Summary Compensation Table
Annual Compensation Long Term Compensation
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Awards Payouts
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Name and Other Annual Restricted Options/ LTIP All Other
Principal Position Year Salary Bonus Compensation Stock Awards SARs Payments Compensation
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Robert Uricho, Jr. 1999 $175,000 None None None None None None
Chairman, President 1998 $175,000 None None None None None None
Chief Executive Officer 1997 $175,000 None None None None None None
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No other director or officer received compensation exceeding $100,000 for any of
the three completed fiscal years.
Compensation Report
Executive Officer Compensation. The philosophy of the Company's compensation
program is to offer competitive opportunities for all executive employees,
except Mr. Uricho, which are based on the individual's personal performance and
contribution to the Company's success. Base salary is determined by the skills
and expertise required for a specific executive's job and by the performance of
the executive in that job. Base salary is established annually in large measure
by comparison to the compensation paid to persons holding comparable positions
in similar or related industries and by general compensation levels in the local
markets. Executive compensation is not specifically related to the Company's
performance.
Chief Executive Officer Compensation. Mr. Uricho is a majority stockholder in
the Company controlling 61.13% of the shares outstanding. His salary was first
negotiated between Mr. Uricho and the Compensation Committee in 1985 at a level
significantly less than compensation paid to persons holding comparable
positions in similar or related industries. Mr. Uricho has received his salary
of $175,000 with no added incentives since 1985. His compensation is not
specifically related to the Company's performance.
Stock Options. The Company has a non-qualified stock option plan for key
employees and reserved 100,000 shares of the Company's common stock for future
issuance under the plan at an exercise price of $3.00 per share. All stock
options granted previously have expired or been cancelled and no stock options
are currently outstanding.
Proposed Stock Option Plan. Management proposes that the existing stock option
plan, formally adopted by shareholders at the January, 1998 Stockholder Meeting,
be hereby cancelled and, in its stead, that an aggregate of 400,000 shares of
the Company's unissued Common Stock be reserved for issuance to key employees
pursuant to non-qualified stock options to be granted at a purchase price to be
determined at the time of the grant and, further, that the Chairman shall, and
is hereby authorized to, determine such price or prices as well as the terms and
conditions of the individual option grants including the number of options to be
granted and the vesting dates and employment provisions and conditions of such
grants with respect to each such employee.
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INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
The firm of Puritz and Weintraub was designated by the Board of Directors to
audit the financial statements for the Company and its subsidiary for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 1999. The firm has been the Company's independent
accountant since July 19, 1988 and is considered to be well qualified.
Representatives of Puritz and Weintraub are expected to be present at
the Annual Meeting. They will have an opportunity to make a statement if they
desire to do so and will be available to respond to appropriate questions.
PROXY-EXPENSES
The enclosed Proxy is solicited by the management.
If the enclosed form of Proxy is executed and returned, it will be
voted in accordance with the indicated preference. If not otherwise specified,
it will be voted in favor of all propositions set forth in the Notice of Annual
Meeting. It may, nevertheless, be revoked at any time insofar as it has not been
exercised.
The expenses in connection with this solicitation of proxies, including
the cost of preparing, assembling and mailing, will be paid by the Corporation.
In addition to the solicitation of proxies by the use of mails, it is possible
that proxies may be solicited by certain directors personally, and by officers
and employees personally or by telephone. In such an event, such directors,
officers or employees will receive no additional remuneration therefor.
OTHER MATTERS
Management is unaware of any other business to be presented for
consideration at the meeting of the stockholders. If, however, other business
should properly come before the meeting, the proxies will be voted in accordance
with the best judgement of the proxy holders.
Dated: December 20, 1999
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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PROXY
The undersigned, revoking previous proxies for such stock, hereby appoints
ROBERT URICHO, JR., and S.B. DURHAM, and each of them, the attorneys and proxies
of the undersigned, with full power of substitution, to vote as designated
below, all of the shares of common stock of SUNAIR ELECTRONICS, INC., which the
undersigned is entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held
on Monday, January 24, 2000 at 10:00 A.M., and at any adjournment thereof.
1. Nominees for Directors are: Mr. Earl M. Anderson, Jr., Mr. George F. Arata,
Jr., and Mr. Robert Uricho, Jr.
( ) VOTE FOR ALL NOMINEES LISTED ABOVE
EXCEPT VOTE WITHHELD FROM FOLLOWING
NOMINEES (if any). __________________________________________________
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( ) WITHHOLD VOTE FROM ALL NOMINEES.
2. To approve the cancellation of the Company's existing stock option plan
and, in its stead, to approve a new plan providing for the issuance of
non-qualified options to purchase up to 400,000 shares of the Company's
unissued Common Stock.
( ) FOR ( ) AGAINST ( ) ABSTAIN
3. To transact such other business as may properly come before the
meeting.
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED BY THE MANAGEMENT AND WILL BE VOTED
IN FAVOR OF THE ABOVE NOMINEES AND PROPOSITIONS IF NO
INSTRUCTIONS THEREOF ARE INDICATED.
Dated this_________ day of _________ ________, 199 _________
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(Please sign exactly as your name appears on this Proxy. If
signing for estates, trusts or a corporation, title and
capacity should be stated. If shares are held jointly, each
holder should sign.)
PLEASE DATE, SIGN AND RETURN THIS PROXY PROMPTLY.
