proxy04092010.htm
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April 20,
2010
Dear
Stockholder:
It is my
pleasure to invite you to the 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of IntegraMed
America, Inc. The meeting will be held at 10:00 a.m. (local time) on
Tuesday, May 25, 2010, at the Company’s corporate offices at Two Manhattanville
Road, 3rd
Floor, Purchase, New York 10577.
The
following pages contain the formal Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders and
the Proxy Statement. Please review this material for information concerning the
business to be conducted at the meeting, which is the election of seven
directors named in the enclosed Proxy Statement for a term of one year and the
approval to amend and restate our Certificate of Incorporation increasing the
number of authorized shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, from
15,000,000 to 20,000,000. You will also have the opportunity to hear
what has happened in our business in the past year and to ask questions. You
will find detailed information about the Company in the enclosed 2009 Annual
Report to Stockholders.
We hope
you can join us on May 25, 2010. Whether or not you can attend,
please read the enclosed Proxy Statement. When you have done so,
please mark your votes on the enclosed Proxy Card, sign and date the Proxy Card,
and return it in the enclosed envelope. Your vote is important to the
Company, so please return your Proxy Card promptly.
Sincerely,
Jay
Higham
President
& Chief Executive Officer
INTEGRAMED AMERICA, INC.
Two Manhattanville Road
Purchase, New York 10577
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF
STOCKHOLDERS
To be held May 25, 2010
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To the
Stockholders:
Notice is
hereby given that the Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of IntegraMed America,
Inc. (the "Company") will be held on Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at 10:00 a.m.
local time, at the Company's headquarters, Two Manhattanville Road, 3rd
Floor, Purchase, New York 10577. The meeting is called for the
following purposes:
1. To
elect seven directors named in the enclosed Proxy Statement for a term of one
year;
2. To
amend and restate the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation increasing
the number of authorized shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, from
15,000,000 to 20,000,000; and
3. To
transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any
postponements or adjournments thereof.
Only
stockholders of record at the close of business on Friday, March 26, 2010 are
entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the meeting.
A copy of
our Annual Report to Stockholders for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 is
being provided with this Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders and Proxy
Statement and is available online as indicated below.
All
stockholders are cordially invited to attend the meeting. However, to
assure your representation at the meeting, you are urged to mark, sign, date and
return the enclosed Proxy Card as promptly as possible in the postage-prepaid
envelope enclosed for that purpose. Any stockholder attending the meeting may
vote in person even if the stockholder has returned the Proxy Card.
Claude E. White
Vice
President, General Counsel & Secretary
April 20,
2010
Important
Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Stockholder Meeting
to be Held on May 25, 2010 – Our Proxy Statement, Proxy Card and Annual Report
to Stockholders are available at http://www.integramed.com
under the heading “Investors –Annual Meeting”
INTEGRAMED
AMERICA, INC.
Two
Manhattanville Road
Purchase,
New York 10577
914-253-8000
PROXY
STATEMENT
For
the Annual Meeting of Stockholders
To
Be Held on Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Solicitation
of Proxy
This Proxy Statement is furnished to
stockholders of IntegraMed America, Inc. (the “Company”) in connection with the
solicitation by the Company’s Board of Directors of proxies for use at the
Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company (“Annual Meeting”) to be held at
the Company’s principal executive offices at Two Manhattanville Road, Purchase,
New York 10577 on Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at 10:00 a.m., and any postponements or
adjournments of the Annual Meeting.
Mailing
Date
The Annual Report of the Company for
2009, including financial statements, the Notice of Annual Meeting of
Stockholders, this Proxy Statement, and the Proxy Card are first being sent or
given to stockholders on or about April 20, 2010.
Who
Can Vote — Record Date
The record date for determining
stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting is March
26, 2010. Each of the 11,703,400 shares of Common Stock, par value
$.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), of the Company issued and outstanding on
the record date is entitled to one vote at the Annual Meeting.
How
to Vote
If at the close of business on March
26, 2010 your shares of Common Stock were registered directly in your name with
the Company’s transfer agent, then you are a stockholder of record. As a
stockholder of record, you may vote in person at the Annual Meeting or you may
vote by mailing in your Proxy Card. Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual
Meeting in person, we urge you to complete, sign, date and mail your Proxy Card
to ensure that your vote is counted.
If at the close of business on March
26, 2010 your shares of Common Stock were held in “street name”, you must vote
your shares of Common Stock in the manner prescribed by your
broker. You are invited to attend the Annual Meeting; however, you
may not vote your shares of Common Stock in person at the Annual Meeting unless
you request and obtain a valid proxy from your broker.
In voting on the Directors, you may
specify whether your shares should be voted for all, some, or none of the
nominees for director.
If you do not specify on your proxy
card how you want to vote your shares, we will vote them “FOR” the election of
all nominees for director as set forth under “Election of Directors For a Term
of One Year” and “FOR” the approval of the amendment to the Restated Certificate
of Incorporation as set forth under “Approval to Amend and Restate the Restated
Certificate of Incorporation.”
Revocation of
Proxies
You may revoke your Proxy at any time
before it is exercised in any of three ways:
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(1)
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by
submitting written notice of revocation to the Company’s Secretary, which
must be received prior to the Annual
Meeting;
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(2)
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by
submitting a new Proxy by mail that is dated later in time and properly
signed; or
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(3) by
voting in person at the Annual Meeting.
Quorum
A quorum
of stockholders is necessary to hold a valid meeting. A quorum will
exist if the holders of a majority of the votes entitled to vote at the Annual
Meeting are present, in person or represented by proxy. Broker
“non-votes” and abstentions are counted as present at the Annual Meeting for
purposes of determining whether a quorum exists. A broker “non-vote” occurs when
a nominee holding shares for a beneficial owner does not vote on a particular
proposal because the nominee does not have discretionary voting power for that
particular item and has not received instructions from the beneficial
owner.
Required
Vote
Election of
Directors. Persons receiving a plurality of the voted shares
present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting will be elected
directors, meaning the individuals receiving the greatest number of votes will
be elected to serve as directors. Shares not voted (whether abstention, broker
“non-votes” or otherwise) have no effect on the election. If any
nominee is unable or declines to serve, proxies will be voted for the balance of
those named and such person as shall be designated by the Board to replace any
such nominee. However, the Board of Directors does not anticipate
that this will occur.
Approval to Amend and Restate the
Restated Certificate of Incorporation. The affirmative vote of
a majority of the shares of Common Stock present in person or represented by
proxy is required to approve amending and restating the Company’s Restated
Certificate of Incorporation. As a result, shares not voted (whether
abstention, broker “non-votes” or otherwise) will have the same effect as a vote
“AGAINST” the amendment to the Company’s Restated Certificate of
Incorporation.
Effect of Not Casting Your
Vote
If you
hold your shares in “street name”, it is critical that you cast your vote if you
want it to count in the election of directors. In the past, if you held your
shares in “street name” and you did not indicate how you wanted your shares
voted in the election of directors, your broker was allowed to vote those shares
on your behalf in the election of directors as it felt appropriate. Recent
regulatory changes have been made to take away the ability of your broker to
vote your uninstructed shares in the election of directors on a discretionary
basis. Thus, if you hold your shares in “street name” and you do not instruct
your broker how to vote in the election of directors, no votes will be cast on
your behalf. Your broker will also not have discretion to vote uninstructed
shares on the proposal to approve amending and restating the Company’s Restated
Certificate of Incorporation. If you are a stockholder of record and
you do not cast your vote, no votes will be cast on your behalf on any of the
proposals at the Annual Meeting.
Voting
Results
Preliminary voting results will be
announced at the Annual Meeting. Final voting results will be published in a
Current Report on Form 8-K within four business days of the Annual
Meeting.
Other
Business
The Company does not intend to bring
any business before the Annual Meeting other than that set forth in the Notice
of Annual Meeting and described in this Proxy Statement. However, if
any other business should properly come before the Annual Meeting, the persons
named in the enclosed proxy card intend to vote in accordance with their best
judgment on such business and any matters dealing with the conduct of the Annual
Meeting pursuant to the discretionary authority granted by your
proxy.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP
The
following table sets forth, as of April 1, 2010, certain information concerning
the stock ownership of all persons known by the Company to own beneficially 5%
or more of the shares of Common Stock, each director, each executive officer
named on the "Summary Compensation Table", and all directors and executive
officers of the Company as a group. Except as indicated in the footnotes to this
table, we believe that each person has sole voting and dispositive power with
respect to all shares attributable to such person.
Beneficial Owners
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Shares
of
Common
Stock
Beneficially
Owned
(1)
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Percent
of
Common
Stock
Outstanding
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Peter
R. Kellogg
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3,221,286 |
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27.5 |
% |
IAT
Reinsurance Company Ltd.
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120
Broadway
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New
York, NY 1027
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Blue
TSV I, LTD
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1,175,374 |
(3) |
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10.0 |
% |
c/o
Maple Corporate Services Limited
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PO
Box 309, Ugland House
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Grand
Cayman E9 KY1- 1104
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Officer and Director Stock
Ownership
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Jay
Higham
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182,471 |
(4) |
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1.5 |
% |
John
W. Hlywak, Jr.
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120,782 |
(4) |
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1.0 |
% |
Pamela
Schumann
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27,173 |
(4) |
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Joseph
J. Travia, Jr.
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44,912 |
(4) |
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Daniel
P. Doman
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16,973 |
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* |
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Kush
K. Agarwal
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146,871 |
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1.3 |
% |
Gerardo
Canet
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44,777 |
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Wayne
R. Moon
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51,005 |
(4) |
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Lawrence
J. Stuesser
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71,399 |
(4) |
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Elizabeth
E. Tallett
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88,407 |
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Yvonne
S. Thornton, M.D.
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23,551 |
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All
executive officers and directors
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as a group (16
persons)
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872,961 |
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7.3 |
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Represents
less than 1% of outstanding shares of Common
Stock.
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(1)
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For
the purposes of this Proxy Statement, beneficial ownership is defined in
accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the “Commission”) and generally means the power to vote and/or
to dispose of the securities regardless of any economic interest
therein.
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(2)
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Based
on a Form 4 filed with the Commission on March 2,
2010. Represents 202 shares of our Common Stock owned by Peter
R. Kellogg and 3,221,084 shares of our Common Stock owned by IAT
Reinsurance Company Ltd. (“IAT”). Peter R. Kellogg is the sole owner
of IAT’s voting stock.
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(3)
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Based
on a Form 4 filed with the Commission on September 8,
2009.
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(4)
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Includes
exercisable options to purchase shares of our common stock within
60 days of April 1, 2010 as follows: Wayne R. Moon —
10,156; Lawrence J. Stuesser — 10,156; Elizabeth E.
Tallett — 10,156; Jay Higham — 17,834; John W.
Hlywak, Jr. — 8,917; Daniel P. Doman — 7,350; Pamela
Schumann — 8,917; and Joseph J. Travia, Jr. —
8,917.
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(5)
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Includes
88,377 exercisable options to purchase shares of our common stock within
60 days of April 1, 2010, including 5,974 exercisable options held by
an executive officer not named above. The address for each of
our executive officers is c/o IntegraMed America, Inc., Two Manhattanville
Road, Purchase,
NY 10577.
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ELECTION
OF DIRECTORS FOR A TERM OF ONE YEAR
Each of
the nominees is currently a director of the Company. The Board of
Directors recommends that the persons named below be elected as directors of the
Company and it is intended that your proxy will be voted for the election as
directors of the seven persons named below, unless your 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 nominee should become unable or unwilling to serve as a director, your
proxy will be voted for the election of such person or persons as shall be
designated by the Board of Directors.
The
following sets forth the names and ages of the seven nominees for election to
the Board of Directors, their respective principal occupations or employments
during the past five years, the period during which each has served as a
director of the Company and additional information considered in connection with
the nomination of the directors for election as directors at the Annual
Meeting.
Kush K.
Agarwal (62) became a director of the Company effective August 8,
2007. He served as President of Vein Clinics of America, Inc., which
was acquired by the Company on August 8, 2007, since joining Vein Clinics of
America in August 1987 until he resigned on May 15, 2008. Mr. Agarwal currently
serves as a Board member for Pardada Pardadi Educational Society, a non-profit
organization working for rural development in India through the empowerment of
rural women. Mr. Agarwal has a Master of Science in Industrial
Administration from Carnegie-Mellon University, a Master of Science in Applied
Analysis and Operations Research from the State University of New York and a
Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering from Indian Institute of
Technology. Mr. Agarwal’s extensive expertise, experience and
background in developing and managing healthcare service businesses, including
his prior position as President of Vein Clinics of America, provides the Board
of Directors with valuable insight regarding the development and
management of the Company’s business and operations.
Gerardo
Canet (63) served as Chief Executive Officer of the Company from
February 14, 1994 to December 31, 2005 and has been a director of the
Company since February 14, 1994. Mr. Canet resigned as Chief Executive Officer
effective December 31, 2005, but continues to serve as Chairman of the Board and
a consultant to the Company. Mr. Canet has been a director of
Dendreon Corporation since December 1996. He earned a B.A. in Economics from
Tufts University and an M.B.A. from Suffolk University. Mr. Canet’s extensive
knowledge of our business and his current position as our Chairman of the Board
and former position as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, brings
substantial value to the Board.
Jay
Higham (51) became President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company,
effective January 1, 2006 and was President and Chief Operating Officer of the
Company since June 2004. He was appointed a director of the Company, effective
January 24, 2006. In October 1994, Mr. Higham joined the Company as
Vice President of Marketing and Development and in January 1999, was promoted to
Senior Vice President of Marketing and Development. Mr. Higham
currently serves as a board member of Stamford Health System, a non-profit
health care system in Stamford, Connecticut and as a board member of Nixon
Uniform Services, Inc., a medical apparel and linen rental company based in New
Castle, Delaware. Mr. Higham earned a B.S. in Psychology from the
University of Rochester and an M.H.S.A. from George Washington University. As a
result of his current position as President and Chief Executive Officer of the
Company, Mr. Higham brings to the Board an extensive knowledge of the Company’s
business and operations.
Wayne R.
Moon (70)
became a director of the Company in May 2001. Mr. Moon joined
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. in 1970 and was subsequently elected
President, Chief Operating Officer and Director. In September 1993,
Mr. Moon was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Blue Shield of
California and a member of its Board of Directors and, later,
Chairman. Mr. Moon retired from Blue Shield in January 2000. Until
recently, he served as Chairman of the Board of RelayHealth, Inc. He serves on
various corporate and civic boards, including Varian, Inc. and the California
State Automobile Association. Mr. Moon earned a B.B.A. and a Masters
in Hospital Administration from the University of Michigan. Mr. Moon
has extensive experience and knowledge of the health care industry, particularly
health insurance and health related companies, and finance. In light of Mr.
Moon’s particular health care industry and finance experience and knowledge, his
insight is extremely relevant to the Company’s business and operations and makes
him a valuable asset to the Board of Directors, the Audit Committee, the
Compensation Committee and the Governance and Nominating Committee (where he
serves as Chairperson).
Lawrence J.
Stuesser (68) became a director of the Company in April
1994. Since June 1999, Mr. Stuesser has been a private investor. From
June 1996 to May 1999, Mr. Stuesser was the President and Chief Executive
Officer and a director of Computer People Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of
London-based Delphi Group plc, of which he was also a director. Mr.
Stuesser was a director of American Retirement Corporation from May 1997 to July
2006 and served as the Chair of its audit committee. Early in his
career, Mr. Stuesser qualified as a certified public accountant and served as an
audit manager with Alexander Grant & Company, an accounting firm. Mr.
Stuesser holds a B.B.A. in accounting from St. Mary’s University. Mr.
Stuesser’s brings to the Board significant experience with regard to the
Company’s business, accounting and financial matters, as well as previous
experience as Chief Executive Officer of a healthcare company and as a member of
the board of directors of a public company This experience
makes him a valuable asset to the Board of Directors, the Audit Committee (where
he serves as Chairperson and “audit committee financial expert”), the
Compensation Committee and the Governance and Nominating Committee.
Elizabeth
E. Tallett (61) became a director of the Company in June
1998. Since July 2002, Ms. Tallett has been a Principal of Hunter
Partners, LLC, which provides management services to developing life sciences
companies. Ms. Tallett is a director of The Principal Financial
Group, Inc., Varian, Inc., Coventry Health Care, Inc. and Meredith Corp.
Inc. Ms. Tallett graduated from Nottingham University with degrees in
Mathematics and Economics. The Board considered Ms. Tallett’s extensive
knowledge of the Company’s business and industry, accounting and financial
matters, as well as previous experience as a member of the board of directors of
a public company. This experience makes her a valuable asset to the
Board of Directors, the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee (where she
serves as Chairperson) and the Governance and Nominating Committee.
Yvonne S.
Thornton, M.D., M.P.H. (62) became a director of the Company in January
2006. Dr. Thornton is a double board-certified specialist in obstetrics,
gynecology and maternal-fetal medicine. Currently, Dr. Thornton is a
perinatal consultant at Westchester Medical Center in New York.
Dr. Thornton is a former Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology at
Cornell (Weill) Medical College and Vice-Chair of the Department of OB/GYN and
Director of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center in New
York City, where she served from 2002 to 2005. Dr. Thornton is a Diplomate
of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, a Fellow of the American
College of Surgeons and an Oral Examiner for the American Board of Obstetrics
and Gynecology. After graduating with honors from Monmouth College in New
Jersey, she received her M.D. with honors from Columbia University College of
Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Thornton also received her Executive Masters
(M.P.H.) degree in Health Policy and Management from Columbia
University. Dr. Thornton’s extensive clinical and medical experience
provides the Board of Directors with a medical proficiency that is very relevant
to the Company’s business and operations and makes her a valuable asset to the
Board of Directors, the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee and the
Governance and Nominating Committee.
The
Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” each nominee listed above. Your proxy
will be voted in accordance with the choice specified thereon, or, if no choice
is properly indicated, in favor of the nominees listed above.
THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ITS COMMITTEES
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 of stockholders or until their successors are elected and
qualified. During 2009, the Board of Directors held four regular
meetings. Each director attended at least 75% of the aggregate of all
meetings of (i) the Board of Directors and (ii) the committees thereof on which
each director served during 2009. In 2009, the independent directors of the
Board of Directors met four times in executive session.
The Board
of Directors has determined that Messrs. Moon and Stuesser, Ms. Tallett and Dr.
Thornton are independent directors in accordance with Rule 5605(a)(2) of the
NASDAQ Listing Rules because none of them is believed to have any relationships
that, in the opinion of the Board of Directors, would interfere with the
exercise of independent judgment in carrying out their responsibilities as a
director. In addition, our Board of Directors has also determined that
Mr. Sarason Liebler, who ceased being a member of our Board of Directors on
May 12, 2009 because he had reached the mandatory retirement age of 72
under our corporate governance guidelines, was an independent director in
accordance with NASDAQ Listing Rule 5605(a)(2). Our Board of Directors
considered the $57,533 of consulting fees that were paid by us to
Mr. Liebler in 2008 when determining his independence.
The
Board of Directors has risk oversight responsibility for the Company and
administers this responsibility both directly and with assistance from its
committees. The Board of Directors oversees the Company’s risk management
process through regular discussions of the Company’s risks with senior
management both during and outside of regularly scheduled Board of Directors
meetings. In addition, the Audit Committee assists the Board of Directors by
administering the Company’s risk management process with respect to risks
relating to the Company’s accounting and financial controls.
Our Board
of Directors has no policy with regard to the separation of the
offices of Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. The
current leadership structure separates these two offices.
Stockholders may communicate directly
with the directors. All communications should be sent in care of the Secretary
of the Company at the Company’s address at Two Manhattanville Road, Purchase,
New York 10577 and should prominently indicate on the outside of the envelope
that it is intended for the Board of Directors, for non-employee directors or a
particular committee of the Board. If no director or committee is specified, the
communication will be forwarded to the entire Board.
The Company does not have a policy
requiring the directors to attend stockholder meetings; however, all of our
directors attended the 2009 annual meeting of stockholders. It is expected that
all of our directors will attend the 2010 Annual Meeting.
Committees
Of The Board
The Board of Directors maintains
three standing Committees: Audit Committee, Compensation Committee,
and Governance and Nominating Committee whose members are set forth
below:
Audit
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Compensation**
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Governance
and Nominating**
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Wayne
R. Moon
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Wayne
R. Moon
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Wayne
R. Moon*
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Lawrence
J. Stuesser*
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Lawrence
J. Stuesser
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Lawrence
J. Stuesser
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Elizabeth
E. Tallett
|
Elizabeth
E. Tallett*
|
Elizabeth
E. Tallett
|
Yvonne
S. Thornton, M.D.
|
Yvonne
S. Thornton, M.D.
|
Yvonne
S. Thornton, M.D.
|
*Committee Chairperson
**Mr. Sarason Liebler served as a
member of the Compensation Committee and the Governance and Nominating Committee
until May 12, 2009, when he ceased being a member of the Board, the Compensation
Committee and the Governance and Nominating Committee because he had reached the
mandatory retirement age of 72 under the Company’s corporate governance
guidelines.
Audit
Committee
The Audit
Committee is charged by the Board of Directors to (i) study, review and evaluate
the Company’s accounting, auditing and financial reporting practices, including
the internal controls and audit functions, (ii) assess the Company’s compliance
with legal and regulatory requirements, and (iii) select the independent
auditors and review their qualifications, independence and performance, while
being the focal point for communications between the Board of Directors,
management and the independent auditors. More specifically, the Audit Committee
pre-approves all audit and non-audit services to be performed by the independent
auditors, reviews the scope and results of the audit of the Company’s financial
statements, reviews financial statements and periodic filings with the
Commission, and discusses the same with management.
Each
Audit Committee member is an independent director, as defined in NASDAQ Listing
Rule 5605(a)(2). Our Board of Directors has determined that in
addition to being independent, Mr. Stuesser is an “audit committee financial
expert” as such term is defined in Item 407 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the
Commission. Our Board of Directors has adopted a written charter for
the Audit Committee. A copy of the Audit Committee charter is
available to stockholders at the Company’s website http://www.integramed.com
under the heading “Investors – Board Committees.”
The Audit
Committee held four regular meetings and four telephonic meetings in
2009.
Compensation
Committee
The
Compensation Committee, under a delegation of authority from the Board of
Directors, reviews and makes decisions with respect to salaries, wages, bonuses,
equity awards and other benefits and incentives for executive officers of the
Company. The
Compensation Committee held four regular meetings in 2009.
The
Compensation Committee has a charter, a copy of which is available to
stockholders at the Company’s website http://www.integramed.com
under the heading “Investors – Board Committees.”
Compensation
Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
From
January 1, 2009 through May 12, 2009, the members of the Compensation
Committee were Ms. Tallett (chairperson), Messrs. Liebler, Moon and
Stuesser and Dr. Thornton. Mr. Liebler ceased being a member of our
board of directors and the Compensation Committee on May 12, 2009 because
he had reached the mandatory retirement age of 72 under our corporate governance
guidelines. After May 12, 2009, the remaining members continued as the
members of the Compensation Committee. All of the individuals listed above are,
or, in the case of Mr. Liebler, were, independent directors, as defined in
NASDAQ Listing Rule 5605(a)(2). None of the individuals listed above has
ever been an officer or employee of us or any of our subsidiaries. During 2009,
none of our executive officers served on the Compensation Committee or board of
directors of any other entity that had any executive officer who also served on
the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors or our Board of
Directors.
Governance
and Nominating Committee
The Board of Directors maintains a
Governance and Nominating Committee consisting of independent directors as
defined by NASDAQ Listing Rule 5605(a)(2). The primary purpose of the Governance
and Nominating Committee is to provide oversight on the broad range of issues
surrounding the composition and operation of the Board of Directors, including
identifying individuals qualified to become Board members, recommending to the
Board director nominees for the next annual meeting of stockholders, and
recommending to the Board a set of corporate governance principles applicable to
the Company. Although the Governance and Nominating Committee has not adopted a
formal diversity policy, it evaluates each prospective director in the context
of the Board as a whole, with the objective of recommending directors that as a
group can best promote the success of the Company, represent the stockholder
interests and fulfill the Board's legal and fiduciary responsibilities through
the exercise of sound judgment, using its diversity of experience. In
determining whether to recommend a director for re-election, the Governance and
Nominating Committee also considers the director's past attendance at meetings
and participation in and contributions to the Board and its
Committees. Set forth above under “Election of Directors for a Term of
One Year,” with respect to each nominee for director, is the specific
experience, qualifications, attributes and skills that led the Governance and
Nominating Committee to conclude that such nominee should serve as a director of
the Company from the Annual Meeting until the 2011 annual meeting of
stockholders or until his or her successor is elected or
qualified. The Governance and Nominating Committee also provides
assistance to the Board in the areas of Committee selection, evaluation of the
overall effectiveness of the Board and management, and review and consideration
of developments in corporate governance practices. The Committee’s goal is to
assure that the composition, practices, and operation of the Board contribute to
value creation and effective representation of the Company stockholders. The
Governance and Nominating Committee held four meetings in 2009.
The Governance and Nominating
Committee will consider candidates for board membership whose qualifications,
including business experience and skills, lend themselves to advancing the
Company’s best interests. There are no minimum
qualifications. Stockholders may recommend candidates for
consideration by the Governance and Nominating Committee by writing to the
“Chairperson, Governance and Nominating Committee, c/o IntegraMed America, Inc.,
Two Manhattanville Road, Purchase, New York 10577.” Such
recommendations for the 2011 annual meeting of stockholders must be received by
the Company between January 25, 2011 and February 24, 2011. The
Governance and Nominating Committee will evaluate candidates recommended by
stockholders in the same manner as candidates identified by any other source.
The Governance and Nominating Committee’s process for identifying and evaluating
nominees for director, including nominees recommended by stockholders, includes
background and reference checks, together with personal interviews.
The Governance and Nominating
Committee has a charter, a copy of which is available to stockholders at the
Company’s website http://www.integramed.com
under the heading “Investors – Board Committee.”
DIRECTOR
COMPENSATION
In 2009,
non-employee directors of the Company were paid an annual retainer of $30,000
and a fee of $2,000 for each regularly scheduled meeting of the Board attended
and for any special or committee meeting not coinciding with a regularly
scheduled Board meeting. The chairpersons of the Compensation Committee and the
Governance and Nominating Committee were paid $7,000 each for serving as
chairperson and the Chairperson of the Audit Committee was paid $10,000 for
serving as chair of the Audit Committee. Directors were also reimbursed for
reasonable travel expenses incurred in attending
meetings. Additionally, non-employee directors were granted, as part
compensation for services rendered, 6,531 shares of Common Stock, with a market
value of $6.89 per share, or $45,000, based on the closing price per share of
the Company’s Common Stock on the date of the grant which was January 2,
2009 as reported by the NASDAQ Global Market, with vesting upon grant.
Directors who are also executive officers are not compensated for their services
as directors.
The Company’s philosophy regarding
director compensation is to recognize that in order to attract and retain
directors who are willing to contribute time and talent to the Company, it is
important to compensate competitively such persons. With that philosophy in
mind, the Company attempts to provide fair cash compensation for a company of
its size and also provide directors with “skin in the game” by awarding, as part
compensation, stock in the Company. With Common Stock as part of a director’s
compensation, the resulting objective is to enable directors to align their
interests with stockholders and appreciate the importance of improving stock
performance and providing investors with long-term gains. Directors are not paid
for their roles on Committees, other than as serving as Chairperson and for
attending meetings of such Committees not coinciding with a regularly scheduled
meeting of the Board of Directors. Committees meet in conjunction
with Board meetings and accordingly, the Company believes there should not be
additional compensation for Committee involvement, unless a meeting of such
Committee does not coincide with a regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of
Directors. Because Committee chairpersons are expected to interact more with
management, they are compensated for the additional time.
Directors are required to own Company
Common Stock equal to five times the annual retainer fee in effect for the year
of a director’s first appointment or election; however, a director has five
years to achieve this requirement. Once this requirement is met, a
director need not adjust the number of shares owned based on the fluctuation of
the market price of the Company Common Stock. As of the date of this
Proxy Statement, all directors have met this requirement.
The following table sets forth a
summary of the compensation paid or accrued by the Company during the year ended
December 31, 2009 for the Company’s directors, but excludes any management
director whose compensation is reflected on the “Summary Compensation
Table” for Named Executive Officers (as defined below):
DIRECTOR
COMPENSATION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009
Name
|
|
Fees
Earned or Paid in Cash
|
|
|
Stock
Awards
(1)
|
|
|
All
Other Compensation
(2)
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Kush
Agarwal
|
|
$ |
38,000 |
|
|
$ |
45,000 |
|
|
─
|
|
|
$ |
83,000 |
|
Gerardo
Canet
|
|
$ |
63,000 |
|
|
$ |
45,000 |
|
|
$ |
36,000 |
|
|
$ |
144,000 |
|
Sarason
Liebler(3)
|
|
$ |
19,000 |
|
|
$ |
45,000 |
|
|
_
|
|
|
$ |
64,000 |
|
Wayne
R. Moon
|
|
$ |
45,000 |
|
|
$ |
45,000 |
|
|
─
|
|
|
$ |
90,000 |
|
Lawrence
J. Stuesser
|
|
$ |
48,000 |
|
|
$ |
45,000 |
|
|
─
|
|
|
$ |
93,000 |
|
Elizabeth
E. Tallett
|
|
$ |
45,000 |
|
|
$ |
45,000 |
|
|
─
|
|
|
$ |
90,000 |
|
Yvonne
Thornton, M.D.
|
|
$ |
38,000 |
|
|
$ |
45,000 |
|
|
─
|
|
|
$ |
83,000 |
|
(1)
|
Represents
the grant of 6,531 shares of Common Stock to each of the directors as
indicated above on January 2, 2009, with a fair market value of $6.89 per
share. All of these grants vested
immediately.
|
(2)
|
Pursuant
to his consulting agreement, dated February 2, 2009, effective
January 1, 2009, Mr. Canet agreed to provide us with consulting
services two days per month during the period from January 1, 2009
through December 31, 2009 and received an amount from us equal to
$36,000 in 12 equal installments of $3,000 per
month.
|
(3)
|
Mr. Liebler
ceased being a member of our Board of Directors on May 12, 2009
because he had reached the mandatory retirement age of 72 under our
corporate governance guidelines.
|
At
December 31, 2009, our directors, as a group, excluding Mr. Higham,
held outstanding options to purchase 40,624 shares of our Common Stock and also
held an aggregate of 39,186 shares of our Common Stock pursuant to stock awards
made during 2009.
BUSINESS EXPERIENCE OF EXECUTIVE
OFFICERS
The
following sets forth the business experience of the executive officers of the
Company:
Jay
Higham (51) Mr. Higham’s business experience is set forth under the
business experience of Company directors.
John W.
Hlywak, Jr. (62) joined the Company in July 1999 as its Senior Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer and was named Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer in March 2006. Mr. Hlywak is a C.P.A. and has a B.S.
degree in Accounting from Widener University.
Daniel P.
Doman (48) joined the Company in August of 2007 with the acquisition of
Vein Clinics of America, Inc (“VCA”). Since May 2008, he has served
as the President of the Company’s Vein Clinics Division. Previously, Mr. Doman
was the Chief Financial Officer of VCA from April 2006 to May 2008. Prior to
joining VCA, from April 2003 to March 2006 he was Managing Director of Health
Dimension Group, a national, integrated senior living and healthcare management
and consulting firm. He has a Bachelor’s degree in accounting and
finance from Loyola University of Chicago.
Angela
Gizinski (60) joined the Company in April 2006 as Vice President, Human
Resources. For more than 3 years prior to joining the Company, Ms.
Gizinski was Director, Human Resources with Sara Lee Branded Apparel, now known
as Hanesbrands, Inc. Ms. Gizinski has an Associate’s Degree from Bay
Path Junior College and a BA in Human Resource Management from Fairfield
University.
Vijay
Reddy (43) serves as the Company’s Vice President, Information Systems.
Before joining the Company in 2003 as Manager of Technical Operations, Mr. Reddy
was Director of Infrastructure & Technology for Lifetime Television in New
York. He also has held management positions in Information Systems with Martha
Stewart Living Omnimedia, Conde Nast Publications, Viacom and Schlumberger. Mr.
Reddy has a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from St. John's University,
and he is a certified IEEE Computer Systems Engineer.
Pamela
Schumann (44) was appointed President of the Company’s Consumer Services
Division in September 2007. Prior to that, she served as the Company’s Vice
President, Consumer Services. She joined the Company in 2001 to help launch the
Company's consumer services initiative. Ms. Schumann received her BA in
Marketing from the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of
Business.
Timothy P.
Sheehan (33)
joined us in January 2010 as our Vice President, Finance. Prior to joining us,
Mr. Sheehan was Chief Financial Officer and director with Scale Finance
LLC, a financial services consulting organization in North Carolina, from August
2008 to December 2009. From September 2006 to August 2008, he held the position
of Vice President, Corporate Development at Minrad International, and from May
2004 to September 2006 he was an Associate at KeyBanc Capital Markets, a
Cleveland, Ohio based middle-market investment bank. Mr. Sheehan has a B.S.
in Accounting and a B.S. in Finance from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and
State University and an M.B.A. from Wake Forest University, in addition to being
a certified public accountant
Scott
Soifer (47) joined the Company in January 2005 as Vice President,
Marketing and Development and was promoted to Executive Vice President,
Operations and Administration in July 2008 and Executive Vice President, Chief
Administrative Officer in March 2010For more than 12 years prior to joining the
Company, Mr. Soifer was an Associate Partner at Accenture (formerly Andersen
Consulting), specializing in healthcare strategy, focused primarily on the
health insurance sector. Mr. Soifer has a Bachelor’s degree in Computer
Science from the University of California at Santa Barbara and an MBA from the
Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
Joseph J.
Travia, Jr.
(57) was
appointed President of the Company’s Fertility Centers Division in September
2007 and served in that capacity through December 2009. Prior to that, and
effective January 1, 2010, he served as Senior Vice President,
Operations, Eastern Region. He joined the Company in 2000 as its Vice
President and Executive Director of Reproductive Science Center in New
England. Mr. Travia is a CPA and earned a B.S. in Management from
Boston College and an M.B.A. from Babson College.
Claude E.
White (61) joined the Company in March 1995 as General Counsel and
Assistant Secretary. In January 1998, Mr. White became Corporate
Secretary, in addition to General Counsel, and in May, 2002 became a Vice
President. Mr. White received his B.A. degree in Political Science from Rutgers
College and his J.D. degree from Rutgers School of Law.
COMPENSATION
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
Overview
and Objectives
The goal of our compensation program
is to attract, motivate and retain executives with the skills and experience
necessary to help us achieve our strategic objectives and advance the long-term
interests of our stockholders. The program is designed to support a
performance oriented environment and to motivate and reward the achievement of
annual and long-term corporate and divisional financial and operational
objectives. In addition, the Board of Directors requires that our Chief
Executive Officer own shares of the Company's common stock equivalent to 2 times
annual base salary and our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
own shares of the Company's stock equivalent to 1.5 times annual base
compensation. The Board of Directors has determined that such a requirement
serves to align senior executives’ interests with the stockholders. Both our
Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Higham, and our Chief Financial Officer, Mr Hlywak,
have met and continue to meet this requirement.
A significant percentage of our
executive compensation is weighted toward incentive cash bonus tied to the
financial and operational performance of the Company and its
Divisions. . When we achieve these targeted performance level,
executive compensation can be substantially increased. When we do not
achieve targeted performance levels, the compensation that can be realized by
our executives will be substantially reduced. We believe this is an
effective means of aligning our executives’ financial interests with the
interests of our stockholders.
Elements
and Allocation of Compensation
There are three main compensation
elements that support our compensation philosophy- base salary, annual cash
bonuses and equity grants. The Compensation Committee, with the
recommendation of our President and Chief Executive Officer has determined that
executive compensation should be allocated primarily to base salary and the cash
bonus. Base salary serves to attract and retain competent executives in what is
an increasingly competitive marketplace. Cash bonuses under our Bonus Plans
serve to help achieve the Company’s annual strategic objectives by motivating
our executives to achieve the financial and operational milestones that support
those objectives. Equity grants serve the Company’s long-term
strategic plan by incenting our executives to achieve long-range goals since
generally the equity grants vest over a period of time and will become more
valuable to the executive as the price of our Common Stock
increases.
In determining the overall
compensation for Mr. Higham and Mr. Hlywak for 2009, in 2008 the Compensation
Committee reviewed the CEO and CFO overall compensation of a health care
services peer group of ten companies with market capitalization of less than
$150,000,000 (the “Peer Group”). The Peer Group consisted of Allion
Healthcare Inc., Capital Senior Living Corporation, HealthTronics,
Inc., LCA -Vision Inc., Life Sciences Research, Inc., Metropolitan
Health Networks, Inc., Novamed, Inc., Quadramed Corporation., TLC Vision
Corporation., and NightHawk Radiology.
Base
Salary
Base salaries for our named executive
officers are reviewed annually based upon the executive’s responsibilities and a
comparison to competitive market levels for the executive’s job function. Base
salaries are also reviewed at the time of a promotion or a significant change in
responsibility. Among the factors considered for salary increases are individual
and corporate performance, individual level of responsibility, contributions to
the Company’s overall success, and current competitive market
levels.
Cash
Bonuses
A significant part of an executive’s
compensation is the cash bonus under our Executive Incentive Compensation Plans
(the “Bonus Plans”). The Compensation Committee approves
a separate Bonus Plan annually for our Corporate Personnel, the Consumer
Services and Fertility Centers Divisions and the Vein Clinics
Division.The performance goals contained in these plans are both
financial and non-financial. The Compensation Committee assigns a
maximum cash bonuses as a percentage of each Executive’s salary (“Bonus
Eligibility) which is 75% of base salary for our President and Chief Executive
Officer, 50% of base salary for Division Presidents and Executive Vice
Presidents, 40% of base salary for Senior Vice Presidents and 30% of salary for
Vice Presidents.
The Bonus Plans consist of two
parts: Payouts under Part I are based on the Company achieving
certain financial results tied to the Company’s budget at the Corporate and
Division levels. Payouts under Part II are a combination of achieving common
Company and Division business development and operational goals, plus individual
performance goals. The maximum payout for each individual under Part I was 60%
of the Bonus Eligibility and the maximum payout for each individual under Part
II was 40% of Bonus Eligibility.
Part
I- Bonus
Plan.
For 2009, the following table set
forth the performance target under Part 1 as approved by the Compensation
Committee, the actual results relative to the performance target and
the payout percentage to Corporate and Division personnel as a result of
performance achieved:
|
|
Performance
Target
|
|
|
Actual
Performance
|
|
|
Percent
of Part I Bonus Earned
|
|
Consumer
Services/Fertility Centers Contribution
|
|
$ |
17,818,000 |
|
|
$ |
16,790,000 |
|
|
|
10 |
% |
Vein
Clinics Contribution
|
|
$ |
3,496,000 |
|
|
$ |
4,100,000 |
|
|
|
40 |
% |
Company
Income Before Tax for Corporate Personnel
|
|
$ |
7,703,000 |
|
|
$ |
7,825,000 |
|
|
|
40 |
% |
Percentage
of Bonus Eligibility (60% maximum) earned under Part I for 2009 by the Named
Executive Officers were as follows:
Jay
Higham-
|
|
40 |
% |
John
Hlywak-
|
|
40 |
% |
Daniel
Doman-
|
|
40 |
% |
Pamela
Schumann-
|
|
10 |
% |
Joseph
Travia -
|
|
10 |
% |
Part
II- Bonus
Plan
Part II of the Bonus Plans set both
business development and operational common milestones for Corporate and each
Division, and individual milestones that related to business development and
operational efficiencies. For 2009, 10% of each
Executive’s Bonus Eligibility was based on common milestones at
either the Corporate or Division level and 30%, was based on individual
milestones for a total of 40% of the Bonus Eligibility.
Percentage of Bonus Eligibility (40%
maximum) earned under Part II by the Named Executive Officers were as
follows:
Jay
Higham-
|
|
|
40 |
% |
John
Hlywak-
|
|
|
30 |
% |
Daniel
Doman-
|
|
|
40 |
% |
Pamela
Schumann-
|
|
|
5 |
% |
Joseph
Travia -
|
|
|
35 |
% |
The total percentage of Bonus
Eligibility earned for 2009 by the Named Executive Officers under Parts I and II
and the percentage of their total compensation that the bonuses represented was
as follows*:
|
|
Total
Percentage of Bonus Eligibility
Earned
|
|
|
Bonus
payout as a Percentage of total
Compensation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jay
Higham
|
|
|
80 |
% |
|
|
29 |
% |
John
Hlywak
|
|
|
70 |
% |
|
|
23 |
% |
Daniel
Doman
|
|
|
80 |
% |
|
|
27 |
% |
Pamela
Schumann
|
|
|
15 |
% |
|
|
6 |
% |
Joseph
Travia
|
|
|
45 |
% |
|
|
16 |
% |
*See
Summary Compensation Table on page 17 for Bonus amounts earned and total
compensation earned.
Equity
Awards
Equity Awards create a direct link
between an executive’s compensation and stockholder returns by linking a portion
of total executive compensation to the performance of the Company’s
stock. Historically, our executive compensation structure emphasized
cash components over long-term incentive components, due primarily to the low
trading volume of our Common Stock. As we have grown and the Company has
improved financial performance, it has become more feasible to increase the
emphasis on long-term incentives by increasing the equity portion of our overall
compensation. Stock incentives are typically granted annually to the
executive officers; or in the case of new executives, at the time they join the
Company. Moreover, stock incentives may be granted in connection with
promotions, to retain executive talent or to create focus on specific
performance objectives. The Compensation Committee considers the same factors
described under “Base Salaries” above when awarding stock
grants. Under the Company’s 2007 Long-Term Compensation Plan, the
Compensation Committee may grant stock options, restricted stock or restricted
stock units. On January 1, 2009, the Compensation Committee
granted restricted stock pursuant to the Company’s 2007 Long-Term Compensation
Plan of 13,607 shares to Mr. Higham, and 5,080 shares of the Company’s Common
Stock to each of the other Named Executive Officers. These
restricted stock awards vest over a 36-month period at the rate of 8.33% every
90 days of the 36-month period. Additionally, on January 1, 2009, Messrs. Higham
and Hlywak were awarded Restricted Stock Units pursuant to which they would be
granted 13,607 and 5,080 shares, respectively, of restricted stock in the event
for the fiscal year 2009, the Company achieved Earnings Before Income Taxes,
Depreciation and Amortization greater than $17,140,768. Because this
Earnings Before Income Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization threshold was
achieved for 2009, Messrs. Higham and Hlywak were awarded Restricted Stock
Grants in the amount of 13,607 and 5,080 shares, respectively, in March
2010. The shares vest over three years at a rate of 8.33% per 90-day
period.
The
Compensation Committee may, from time to time, retain the services of a
compensation consultant to advise and assist it in the performance of its
functions. During 2009, the Compensation Committee did not engage the services
of a compensation consultant.
Perquisites
We provide our President and Chief
Executive Officer, Jay Higham, with a leased vehicle that is maintained at our
expense. The total 2009 expenses related to the leased vehicle was
$13,420.
401(k)
Defined Contribution Plan
We maintain a 401(k) Plan that allows
executives, as well as our other employees, to make elective salary deferrals in
accordance with Internal Revenue Service regulations. In March 2010, we provided
a discretionary match of 25% of an individual’s maximum contribution of $16,500,
up to 1.5% of an individual’s compensation of $245,000 or less for the year
ended December 31, 2009, for a maximum match of $3,675 per individual. For our
President and Chief Executive Officer, our Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer and our other Named Executive Officers, we contributed the
maximum match of $3,675 for the year ended December 31, 2009.
Retirement
Benefits
No retirement benefits are provided
to our executives.
Severance
and Change of Control Arrangements
Jay
Higham Employment Agreement
On October 10, 2005, we entered
into an employment agreement with Jay Higham to serve as our President and Chief
Executive Officer, effective January 1, 2006. Pursuant to the employment
agreement, Mr. Higham was appointed as one of our directors on
January 24, 2006. The employment agreement provides that Mr. Higham
receive an annual base salary of $275,000, subject to increases. Under the
employment agreement, Mr. Higham was granted shares of our common stock
with a value of $400,000 based on the closing price of our Common Stock as
reported on the NASDAQ Global Market on the first trading day of January 2006.
The number of shares of our Common Stock granted to Mr. Higham was 32,000
and such shares of Common Stock vest over a 10-year period. Pursuant to the
employment agreement, we may terminate Mr. Higham’s employment without
cause on 30 days’ prior notice, in which event Mr. Higham will
receive, as severance pay, 12 months’ base salary, plus Mr. Higham’s
annual bonus, without regard to the condition precedents established for the
bonus payment, in one lump sum payment. Under the employment agreement, if we
had terminated Mr. Higham effective December 31, 2009, based on his
2009 compensation, he would have been paid an aggregate of $681,490, $389,423 of
which represents his 2009 base salary and $292,067 of which represents twice the
full amount of his accrued 2009 bonus.
The employment agreement further
provides that if, within one year after our “Change of Control” (as defined in
the employment agreement), Mr. Higham’s employment is terminated by
Mr. Higham for “Good Reason” (as defined in the employment agreement) or by
us without cause, Mr. Higham will be paid a lump sum amount equal to his
base salary for a 24-month period, plus twice the full amount of
Mr. Higham’s annual bonus based on his then current base salary, without
regard to the condition precedents established for the bonus payment. Based on
this change of control provision, if we had experienced a “Change of Control” in
2009 and Mr. Higham’s employment had been terminated effective
December 31, 2009, for either “Good Reason” by Mr. Higham or without
cause by us, Mr. Higham would have been entitled to termination pay equal
to an aggregate of $1,362,980, $778,846 of which represents his then annualized
base salary for 24-months and $584,134 of which represents twice the full amount
of his annual bonus.
Under the employment agreement,
Mr. Higham has agreed not to compete with us while employed by us and for a
period of two years thereafter.
Executive
Retention Agreements
We are also a party to executive
retention agreements with our executive officers, including Mr. Hlywak, our
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and the other Named
Executive Officers (excluding Mr. Higham).
The executive retention agreements
provide for certain severance payments and benefits to the Named Executive
Officers (other than Mr. Higham, who would be paid in accordance with the terms
of his employment agreement) in the event of a termination of their
employment, either by us without cause or by the executive for “Good Reason” (as
defined in the executive retention agreement), at any time within 18 months
after we experience a “Change in Control” (as defined in the executive retention
agreement) (any such termination, a “Qualifying Termination”). The Company would
provide such Named Executive Officer with one year of base salary, bonus (if
applicable) and benefits (or equivalent) in a lump sum payment. In
addition, pursuant to the terms of the executive retention agreements, all
incentive stock options granted to such Named Executive Officer will become
fully vested upon a Qualifying Termination, subject to certain terms and
conditions.
In the event Mr. Hlywak
had been terminated without cause effective December 31, 2009 as a result
of a “Change in Control” that occurred in 2009, Mr. Hlywak would have been
paid an aggregate of $412,788, $275,192 of which represents his 2009 annual base
salary and $137,596 of which represents the bonus amount Mr. Hlywak would
have been eligible to receive. For each of the other Named Executive Officers,
had they been terminated without cause effective December 31, 2009 as a
result of a “Change in Control” that occurred in 2009, he or she would have been
paid his or her 2009 annual base salary and bonus amount which he or she would
have been eligible to receive. For Mr. Doman, the payment would have been
an aggregate of $348,432, $232,288 of which represents annual base salary and
$116,144 of which represents bonus. For Mr. Travia, the payment would have
been an aggregate of $385,529, $257,019 of which represents annual base salary
and $128,510 of which represents bonus. For Ms. Schumann, the payment would
have been an aggregate of $358,269, $238,846 of which represents annual base
salary and $119,423 of which represents bonus.
In addition, under the executive
retention agreements, in the event a Named Executive Officer, other than
Mr. Higham, who would be paid in accordance with the terms of his
employment agreement, is terminated without cause under circumstances outside a
“Change in Control,” each Named Executive Officer would be paid 90 days
base salary continuation. If the Named Executive Officers had
been terminated without cause under circumstances outside a “Change in Control”
effective December 31, 2009, the total payments to Mr. Hlywak would have been
equal to $68,798, the total payments to Mr. Doman would have been equal to
$58,072, the total payments to Mr. Travia would have been equal to $64,255 and
the total payments to Ms. Schumann would have been equal to
$59,712.
Also, pursuant to the executive
retention agreements, we would be required to pay each such Named Executive
Officer for all reasonable fees and expenses incurred by them in litigating
their rights under the executive retention agreements, to the extent a Named
Executive Officer is successful in any such litigation.
Finally, in certain circumstances,
Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
(“Section 162(m)”), limits to $1 million the deductibility of
compensation, including stock-based compensation, paid to executives by public
companies. None of the compensation paid to our executive officers in 2009
exceeded the threshold for deductibility under Section 162(m).
SUMMARY
COMPENSATION TABLE
The
following table sets forth a summary of the compensation paid or accrued by the
Company during the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 for the
Company's President and Chief Executive Officer, the Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer and for the next three most highly compensated
executive officers (the “Named Executive Officers”).
Name
and Principal
Position
|
|
Year
|
|
|
Salary
|
|
|
Bonus
|
|
|
Stock
Awards (1)(3)
|
|
|
Option
Awards
(1)
|
|
|
All
Other
Compensation (2)
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Jay
Higham
(President
and Chief Executive
Officer)
|
|
|
2009
2008
2007
|
|
|
$
$
$
|
389,423
330,000
300,000
|
|
|
$
$
$
|
225,000
128,700
195,000
|
|
|
$
$
$
|
93,750
70,949
154,000
|
|
|
$
$
$
|
— 112,516
— |
|
|
$
$
$
|
17,095
15,913
13,555
|
|
|
$
$
$
|
765,268
658,078
662,555
|
|
John
W. Hlywak, Jr.
(Executive
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer)
|
|
|
2009
2008
2007
|
|
|
$
$
$
|
275,192
256,000
245,000
|
|
|
$
$
$
|
92,750
76,500
122,500
|
|
|
$
$
$
|
35,000
38,252
84,807
|
|
|
$
$
$
|
—
56,259
—
|
|
|
$
$
$
|
3,675
3,450
3,300
|
|
|
$
$
$
|
406,617
430,461
455,607
|
|
Daniel Doman(3) President Vein Clinics
Division
|
|
|
2009
2008
2007
|
|
|
$
$
$
|
232,288
221,880
79,167
|
|
|
$
$
$
|
98,140
42,750
56,670
|
|
|
$
$
$
|
35,000
100,000
—
|
|
|
$
$
$
|
—
49,550
—
|
|
|
$
$
$
|
3,675
6,014
—
|
|
|
$
$
$
|
369,103
420,198
135,837
|
|
Pamela
Schumann(4)
(President, Consumer
Services)
|
|
|
2009
2008
2007
|
|
|
$
$
$
|
238,846
210,000
122,635
|
|
|
$
$
$
|
17,250
84,000
31,863
|
|
|
$
$
$
|
35,000
27,500
111,075
|
|
|
$
$
$
|
—
56,259
—
|
|
|
$
$
$
|
3,675
3,450
2,895
|
|
|
$
$
$
|
294,771
381,209
268,468
|
|
Joseph
J. Travia, Jr.
(President,
Fertility Center Division)
|
|
|
2009
2008
2007
|
|
|
$
$
$
|
257,019
245,000
222,654
|
|
|
$
$
$
|
55,688
110,250
87,200
|
|
|
$
$
$
|
35,000
37,500
124,600
|
|
|
$
$
$
|
—
56,259
—
|
|
|
$
$
$
|
3,675
3,450
3,300
|
|
|
$
$
$
|
351,382
452,459
437,754
|
|
(1)
|
See
Note 19 of our consolidated financial statements included in our Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 for a
discussion of the assumptions made in the valuation of the restricted
stock and the option
awards.
|
(2)
|
This
column includes the amounts of $13,420, $12,463 and $10,255 for the years
ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively, paid by the Company
in connection with a vehicle leased for Mr. Higham, $2,564 for the year
ended December 31, 2008 paid by the Company in connection with a vehicle
leased for Mr. Doman, plus amounts representing Company matches made for
the Named Executive Officers under the Company’s 401(k)
Plan.
|
(3) Mr.
Doman joined the Company on August 8, 2007 with the acquisition of
VCA.
(4) Ms.
Schumann worked on a part-time basis from January 1, 2006 through November 14,
2007.
GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009
The following table sets forth certain
information concerning the Named Executive Officers with respect to grants of
plan-based awards for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009:
Name
|
Grant Date
|
|
All
Other Stock Awards:
Number
of Shares of
Stock
or Units
(1)
|
|
|
Grant
Date
Fair
Value
Of
Stock & Option Awards
|
|
Jay
Higham
|
1/02/09
|
|
|
13,607 |
|
|
$ |
93,750 |
|
John
W. Hlywak, Jr.
|
1/02/09
|
|
|
5,080 |
|
|
$ |
35,000 |
|
Dan
Doman
|
1/02/09
|
|
|
5,080 |
|
|
$ |
35,000 |
|
Pamela
Schumann
|
1/02/09
|
|
|
5,080 |
|
|
$ |
35,000 |
|
Joseph
Travia, Jr.
|
1/02/09
|
|
|
5,080 |
|
|
$ |
35,000 |
|
(1)
|
Represents
grants of restricted stock granted pursuant to the Company’s 2007
Long-Term Compensation Plan. These restricted stock awards vest
over a 36-month period at the rate of 8.33% every 90 days of the 36-month
period.
|
OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT
DECEMBER 31, 2009
The
following table sets forth outstanding equity awards with respect to the Named
Executive Officers at December 31, 2009:
|
|
Option
Awards
|
|
Stock
Awards
|
|
Name
|
|
Number
of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options
Unexercisable
|
|
|
Option
Exercise Price
|
|
Option
Expiration
Date
|
|
Number
of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested(1)
|
|
|
Market
Value of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested (2)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jay
Higham
|
|
|
3,135
23,100
|
|
|
$
$
|
11.20
8.06
|
|
01/02/2018
07/22/2018
|
|
|
35,954 |
|
|
$ |
284,393 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
John
W. Hlywak, Jr.
|
|
|
1,568
11,550
|
|
|
$
$
|
11.20
8.06
|
|
01/02/2018
07/22/2018
|
|
|
7,774 |
|
|
$ |
61,496 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dan
Doman
|
|
|
11,550 |
|
|
$ |
8.06 |
|
07/22/2018
|
|
|
11,091 |
|
|
$ |
87,731 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pamela
Schumann
|
|
|
1,568
11,550
|
|
|
$
$
|
11.20
8.06
|
|
01/02/2018
07/22/2018
|
|
|
10,899 |
|
|
$ |
86,210 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Joseph
J. Travia, Jr.
|
|
|
1,568
11,550
|
|
|
$
$
|
11.20
8.06
|
|
01/02/2018
07/22/2018
|
|
|
8,568 |
|
|
$ |
88,250 |
|
(1)
|
Restricted
stock awards granted January 4, 2006 to Mr. Higham vest over a
120-month period at the rate of 2.5% every 90 days of the 120-month
period. Restricted stock awards granted May 23, 2006 to the Named
Executive Officers vest over a 36-month period at the rate of 8.33% every
90 days of the 36-month period. Restricted stock awards granted
May 15, 2007 to the Named Executive Officers vest over a 36-month
period at the rate of 8.33% every 90 days of the 36-month period.
Twenty-five percent of the restricted stock awards granted to
Messrs. Higham and Hlywak on September 24, 2007 vested
immediately with the balance vesting over a 36-month period at the rate of
8.33% every 90 days of the 36-month period. Restricted stock awards
granted September 24, 2007 to Ms. Schumann and Mr. Travia
vest over a 60-month period at the rate of 5% every 90 days of the
60-month period. The Named Executive Officers received two restricted
stock awards on May 13, 2008; the first restricted stock award vests
over a 36-month period at the rate of 8.33% every 90 days of the
36-month period and the second restricted stock award vests on
May 12, 2011. Of the total 7,831 shares of restricted stock
granted to Mr. Higham, 6,265 vest over a 36-month period at the rate
of 8.33% every 90 days of the 36-month period and 1,566 shares
vest on May 12, 2011. Of the total 4,222 shares of restricted
stock granted to Mr. Hlywak, 3,378 vest over a 36-month period at the
rate of 8.33% every 90 days of the 36-month period and
844 shares vest on May 12, 2011. All of the 11,038 shares
of restricted stock granted to Mr. Doman vest over a 36-month period
at the rate of 8.33% every 90 days of the 36-month period. Of the
total 4,139 shares of restricted stock granted to Ms. Schumann,
3,311 vest over a 36-month period at the rate of 8.33% every 90 days
of the 36-month period and 828 shares vest on May 12, 2011.
Restricted stock awards granted January 2, 2009 to the Named
Executive Officers vest over a 36-month period at the rate of 8.33% every
90 days of the 36-month
period.
|
(2)
|
The
market value of the restricted stock awards is based on the last reported
sale price for our Common Stock on December 31, 2009, as reported by
the NASDAQ Global Market, which was
$7.91.
|
OPTION EXERCISES AND STOCK
VESTED FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009
The following table shows option
exercises and stock award vesting with respect to the Named Executive Officers
for the year ended December 31, 2009:
|
|
Stock
Awards
|
|
Name
|
|
Number
of Shares Acquired on Vesting (1)
|
|
|
Value
Realized
on Vesting (2)
|
|
Jay
Higham
|
|
|
12,821 |
|
|
$ |
120,244 |
|
John
W. Hlywak, Jr.
|
|
|
5,067 |
|
|
$ |
46,186 |
|
Dan
Doman
|
|
|
3,562 |
|
|
$ |
30,856 |
|
Pamela
Schumann
|
|
|
4,574 |
|
|
$ |
41,451 |
|
Joseph
J. Travia, Jr.
|
|
|
4,991 |
|
|
$ |
45,187 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
Reflects
shares of restricted stock that vested during the year ended December 31,
2009.
|
(2)
|
The
value realized on vesting is based on the last reported sale price for our
Common Stock on the vesting date, as reported by the NASDAQ Global Market
.
|
Pension
Benefits
The Company does not have any pension
plans.
Nonqualified Deferred
Compensation
The Company does not have a deferred
compensation plan.
Proposal
2
APPROVAL
TO AMEND AND RESTATE THE AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF
INCORPORATION
The
Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation currently provides for
authorized capital stock consisting of 15,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par
value $0.01 per share, and 5,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $1.00
per share.
The Board
of Directors of the Company has unanimously adopted and recommended that the
stockholders approve amending and restating the Company’s Restated Certificate
of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of Common Stock by
5,000,000 from 15,000,000 to 20,000,000. The 5,000,000 shares of
Preferred Stock which the Company is authorized to issue will remain
unchanged.
As of
April 1, 2010 there were 11,703,400 shares of the Company’s Common Stock
outstanding. In addition, there were 114,225 shares of the Company’s Common
Stock reserved for issuance upon the exercise of outstanding stock options,
234,609 shares of the Company’s Common Stock reserved for issuance under the
Company’s 2007 Long-Term Compensation Plan and 2,153 shares of the Company’s
Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Company’s 2000 Long-Term
Compensation Plan. There are no currently issued shares of Preferred
Stock outstanding, and no change is being made to any right of any prospective
holder of Preferred Stock.
The
additional authorized Common Stock would be a part of the existing class of
Common Stock and, if and when issued, would have the same rights and privileges
as the shares of Common Stock presently issued and outstanding. The holders of
Common Stock of the Company are not entitled to preemptive rights or cumulative
voting. Accordingly, the issuance of additional shares of Common Stock might
dilute, under certain circumstances, the ownership and voting rights of the
Company’s stockholders. The increase in the number of authorized shares of
Common Stock may possibly be used in anti-takeover actions. While the
authorization of additional shares of Common Stock might have such an effect,
the Board of Directors does not intend or view the proposed increase in
authorized shares of Common Stock as an anti-takeover measure.
The
authorized shares of Common Stock in excess of those presently outstanding will
be available for issuance at such times and for such purposes as the Board of
Directors may deem advisable without further action by the Company’s
stockholders, except as may be required by applicable laws or regulations,
including stock exchange rules. The Board of Directors believes that it is in
the best interests of the Company and its stockholders to have additional shares
of Common Stock authorized, which would be available for issuance for stock
dividends, stock splits, retirement of indebtedness, employee benefit programs,
corporate business combinations, acquisitions, debt leverage management, public
and private financings, working capital or other corporate purposes. The
Board of Directors believes the current number of authorized and unissued shares
of Common Stock available for issuance is too limited to allow prompt or
flexible action by the Board of Directors if and when needed. The Company and
the Board of Directors have no current plans to issue any of the proposed
additional authorized shares of Common Stock. Because the holders of Common
Stock do not have preemptive rights, the issuance of Common Stock (other than on
a pro rata basis to all current stockholders) would reduce the current
stockholders’ proportionate interests. However, in any such event, stockholders
wishing to maintain their interests may be able to maintain a proportionate
interest through normal market purchases.
Stockholders
are not entitled to dissenter’s rights or appraisal rights with respect to this
proposal, and the Company will not independently provide stockholders with any
such rights.
It is
expected that the proposed amendment, if approved by the stockholders, will be
made effective as soon as reasonably practicable after stockholder approval by
filing an Amended and Restate Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of
State of the State of Delaware. When the Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation is filed with the Secretary of State of the State
of Delaware, paragraph A of Article IV of the Company’s Amended and
Restated Certificate of Incorporation, which sets forth the Company’s presently
authorized capital stock, will be amended to read in its entirety as
follows:
“The
authorized capital stock of the Corporation shall consist of twenty-five million
(25,000,000) shares, consisting of twenty million (20,000,000) shares of Common
Stock, each having a par value of $.01 (the “Common Stock”), and five million
(5,000,000) shares of Preferred Stock, each having a par value $1.00 per
share.”
The form
of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation is set forth as
Appendix A to this Proxy Statement.
The
Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” amending and restating the Company’s
Restated Certificate of Incorporation. Your Proxy will be voted in
accordance with the choice specified thereon, or, if no choice is properly
indicated, “FOR” amending and restating the Company’s Restated Certificate of
Incorporation.
SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL
OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE
Section
16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 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 Commission
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 Commission
regulation to furnish the Company with copies of all Section 16(a) forms filed
by such reporting persons.
To the
Company’s knowledge, based solely on the Company's review of copies of such
reports furnished to the Company and written representations from certain
reporting persons that no other reports were required, all of the Company's
executive officers and directors, and greater than 10% beneficial owners
complied with applicable Section 16(a) filing requirements during the year ended
December 31, 2009, with the exception of Gerardo Canet and Lawrence
J. Stuesser. Mr. Canet sold 2,000 shares of Common Stock on
September 21, 2009 and filed a Form 4 on March 17,
2010. Mr. Stuesser exercised options to purchase 6,156 shares of
Common Stock on September 17, 2009 and filed a Form 4 on
October 26, 20009.
COMPENSATION
COMMITTEE REPORT1
The
Compensation Committee, under a delegation of authority from the Board of
Directors, reviews and makes decisions with respect to salaries, wages, bonuses,
equity awards and other benefits and incentives for executive officers of the
Company. The Compensation Committee also administers all compensation programs
for executive management of the Company. The Compensation
Committee held four regular meetings in 2009.
The
Compensation Committee has a charter, a copy of which is available to
stockholders at the Company’s website http://www.integramed.com
under the heading “Investors – Board Committees.” Section thereof.
The
Compensation Committee reviewed and discussed the Compensation Discussion and
Analysis with management and, based on that review and those discussions,
recommended to the Board of Directors that the Compensation Discussion and
Analysis be included in this Proxy Statement and incorporated by reference into
the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2009.
Elizabeth
E. Tallett (Chairperson)
Wayne R.
Moon
Lawrence
J. Stuesser
The Audit Committee has oversight for
the Company’s financial reporting on behalf of the Board of Directors. The Audit
Committee, composed of four independent directors (as defined by Section (a)(2)
of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5605, held four regular and four telephonic meetings in
2009, and operates under an amended and restated charter approved by the Board
of Directors in December 2009. One member of the Audit Committee, Mr.
Stuesser, is an “audit committee financial expert” as such term is defined in
Item 407 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the Commission.
Management has the primary
responsibility for the financial statements and the reporting process, including
the Company’s system of internal controls and the Company’s compliance with
legal and regulatory requirements. In fulfilling its oversight responsibilities,
the Audit Committee reviewed and discussed with management the audited financial
statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K.
The Audit Committee has discussed with
the Company’s independent auditors, Amper, Politziner & Mattia, LLP., the
matters required to be discussed by the statement on Auditing Standards No. 61,
as amended (AICPA, Professional Standards, Vol.
1. AU Section 380) as adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
in Rule 3200 T.
1 The material in this
report is not soliciting material, is not deemed filed with the Commission and
is not incorporated by reference in any filing of the Company under the
Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except to the extent the Company
specifically incorporates the report by reference in any such document, whether
made before or after the date of this Proxy Statement and irrespective of any
general incorporation language in such filing.. The Company has
specifically incorporated this report by reference in its Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.. As such, this
report will be deemed furnished in such Annual Report on Form 10-K and will not
be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of
1933 or the Exchange Act as a result of furnishing the disclosure in this
manner.
2 The
material in this report is not soliciting material, is not deemed filed with the
Commission and is not incorporated by reference in any filing of the Company
under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except to the extent the
Company specifically incorporates the report by reference in any such document,
whether made before or after the date of this Proxy Statement and irrespective
of any general incorporation language in such filing.
The Audit Committee has received and
reviewed the written disclosures and the letter from Amper, Politziner &
Mattia, LLP. required by applicable requirements of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board for independent auditor communications with Audit
Committees concerning independence and has discussed with Amper, Politziner
& Mattia, LLP. its independence.
The Audit Committee has also considered
whether any services provided by Amper, Politziner & Mattia, LLP not related
to the audit of the financial statements referred to above and the reviews of
the interim financial statements included in the Company’s Form 10-Qs for the
quarters ended March 31, 2009, June 30, 2009 and September 30, 2009 were
compatible with maintaining the independence of Amper, Politziner & Mattia,
LLP.
Based on the reviews and discussions
referred to above, the Audit Committee, in accordance with its charter,
recommended to the Company’s Board of Directors that the audited financial
statements referred to above be included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 for filing with the Commission.
The Audit Committee has appointed Amper, Politziner & Mattia, LLP. for the
Company’s 2010 fiscal year audit.
Lawrence J. Stuesser (Chairperson)
Wayne R. Moon
Elizabeth
E. Tallett
Yvonne S.
Thornton, M.D.
INDEPENDENT
PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
On April 14, 2005, the Company engaged
Amper, Politziner & Mattia, LLP (“Amper”) as its independent registered
public accounting firm. The Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of
Directors made the decision to engage Amper.
The Audit Committee engaged Amper to
audit the Company’s financial statements as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 and
for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31,
2009. A representative from Amper is expected to be present at the
2010 Annual Meeting with the opportunity to make a statement, if
desired. The Amper representative is also expected to be available to
respond to appropriate questions.
Pre-Approval
Policy
In accordance with the requirements of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the Audit Committee Charter, as amended in
2009, all audit and audit-related work and all non-audit work performed by the
independent accountants, must be submitted to the Audit Committee for specific
approval in advance by the Audit Committee, including the proposed fees for such
work. The Audit Committee has not delegated any of its
responsibilities to management.
All of the services described below for
2009 and 2008 were pre-approved by the Audit Committee and/or the Audit
Committee Chairman before such services were rendered by Amper for the fiscal
years ended December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2009.
Audit
Fees
Audit
fees billed or expected to be billed to the Company by Amper for the audit of
the consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on
Form 10-K, reviews of the consolidated financial statements included in the
Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and consultation on accounting topics
for the year ended December 31, 2009 totaled $315,000. Similar
fees by Amper for the year ended December 31, 2008 totaled
$315,000.
Audit-Related
Fees
The
aggregate fees billed by Amper for audit-related services for the year ended
December 31, 2009 were $220,000 and primarily related to various Commission
filings, including a Restatement of our Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2008 and an S-1 Registration Statement. The aggregate fees billed by Amper
for audit related services for the year ended December 31, 2008 were $33,000 and
primarily related to an employee benefit plan review.
Tax
Fees
For the
year ended December 31, 2009, the Company will pay Amper approximately $89,000
related to tax services and for the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company
paid Amper, approximately $72,000 related to tax services.
All
Other Fees
There
were no other fees for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008.
RELATED
PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Consulting
Agreement
We have had consulting agreements with
Gerardo Canet, the Chairman of our Board of Directors. The consulting agreement
provided for compensation of $125,000 for the year ended December 31, 2008.
That consulting agreement expired on December 31, 2008 and was replaced
with a new one-year consulting agreement providing for $36,000 in
compensation.
Sale
to IAT
In connection with the public offering
of the Company’s Common Stock in February 2010, we offered 500,000 shares
directly to IAT, our largest stockholder, at a price per share of $7.50, the
same price as the price to the public (excluding underwriting discounts and
commissions). As a result, IAT paid us an aggregate of
$3.8 million in connection with this sale of Common Stock.
Policies
and Procedures for Related Party Transactions
We do not
have written policies and procedures for the review, approval or ratification of
related party transactions. However, any related party transaction is reviewed
and discussed by our Board of Directors or an appropriate committee of our Board
of Directors with responsibility for the subject matter. For example, the
consulting agreement with Mr. Canet was reviewed and approved by the
Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors.
STOCKHOLDER
PROPOSALS FOR 2011 ANNUAL MEETING
Under the Commission’s proxy rules,
stockholder proposals that meet certain conditions may be included in the
Company’s proxy statement and form of proxy for a particular annual
meeting. Stockholders that intend to present a proposal at the
Company’s 2011 annual meeting of stockholders must give notice of the proposal
to the Company no later than December 13, 2010 to be considered for inclusion in
the proxy statement and form of proxy relating to that
meeting. Stockholders that intend to present a proposal at the 2011
annual meeting of stockholders that will not be included in the proxy statement
and form of proxy must give notice of the proposal to the Company no earlier
than January 25, 2011 and no later than February 24, 2011. Receipt by
the Company of any such proposal from a qualified stockholder in a timely manner
will not guarantee its inclusion in the Company’s proxy materials or its
presentation at the 2011 annual meeting of stockholders because there are other
requirements in the proxy rules.
Pursuant to Rule 14a-4 under the
Exchange Act, the Company intends to retain discretionary authority to vote
proxies with respect to stockholder proposals for which the proponent does not
seek inclusion of the proposed matter in the Company’s proxy statement for our
2011 annual meeting of stockholders, except in circumstances where (i) the
Company receives notice of the proposed matter no earlier than January 25, 2011
and no later than February 24, 2011, and (ii) the proponent complies with the
other requirements set forth in Rule 14a-4.
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 2010 Annual
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 costs related to preparing, printing, assembling and
mailing the proxy card, Proxy Statement and other material which may be sent to
stockholders in connection with this solicitation, which are expected to be
approximately $10,000. 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 December 31, 2009
(as filed with the Commission), including the financial statements thereto. All
such requests should be directed to Mr. John W. Hlywak, Jr., Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer of IntegraMed America, Inc., Two
Manhattanville Road, Purchase, New York 10577. You may also obtain certain other
of the Company’s Commission filings through the Internet at http://www.sec.gov or
under “Investors – SEC Filings” at http://www.integramed.com,
the Company’s website.
Claude E.
White
Vice
President, General Counsel & Secretary
Dated: April
20, 2010
Appendix
A
FORM
OF AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
INTEGRAMED
AMERICA, INC.
Pursuant
to Sections 242 and 245 of the
General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware
__________________________________________________________
IntegraMed
America, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State
of Delaware hereby certifies that:
FIRST: The name of
the Corporation is IntegraMed America, Inc. (the “Corporation”). The
Corporation was originally incorporated under the name IVF Australia (USA),
Ltd. The certificate of incorporation was filed with the Secretary of
State of the State of Delaware on June 4, 1985 (the “Certificate of
Incorporation”).
SECOND: The
amendments set forth below and restatement of the Certificate of Incorporation
were duly adopted by the stockholders of the Corporation in accordance with the
provisions of Section 211 of the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware.
THIRD: The
amendments set forth below and restatement of the Certificate of Incorporation
were duly adopted by the board of directors of the Corporation in accordance
with the provisions of Sections 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law of
the State of Delaware.
FOURTH: At the
effective time of the Amended Certificate of Incorporation, the Amended
Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation shall read as
follows:
ARTICLE
I
NAME
The name
of the Corporation (hereinafter called the “Corporation”) is IntegraMed America,
Inc.
ARTICLE
II
ADDRESS
The
registered office of the Corporation within the State of Delaware is 2711
Centerville Road, Suite 400, City of Wilmington, County of New
Castle. The registered agent of the Corporation within the State of
Delaware is Corporation Service Company, the business office of which is
identical with the registered office of the Corporation.
ARTICLE
III
PURPOSE
The
purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which
corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware.
ARTICLE
IV
CAPITAL
STOCK
A. The
authorized capital stock of the Corporation shall consist of twenty-five million
(25,000,000) shares, consisting of twenty million (20,000,000) shares of Common
Stock, each having a par value of $.01 (the "Common Stock"), and five million
(5,000,000) shares of Preferred Stock, each having a par value $1.00 per share
(the “Preferred Stock”).
B. The
Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time in one or more series of any
number of shares provided that the aggregate number of shares issued and not
cancelled of any and all such series shall not exceed the total number of shares
of Preferred Stock hereinabove authorized. Each series of Preferred
Stock shall be distinctively designated by letter or descriptive words. All
series of Preferred Stock shall rank equally and be identical in all respects
except as permitted by the provisions of this Article IV.
C. Authority
is hereby expressly vested in the Board of Directors from time to time to issue
the Preferred Stock as Preferred Stock of any series and in connection with the
creation of each such series to fix by the resolution or resolutions providing
for the issue of shares thereof the designations, preferences, limitations and
relative participating, optional or other special rights, and the
qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, to the full extent now or
hereafter permitted by this Restated Certificate of Incorporation and the laws
of the State of Delaware, including, without limitation:
(1) the
distinctive designation of such series and the number of shares which shall
constitute such series, which number may be increased (but not above the total
number of authorized shares of the series) or decreased (but not below the
number of shares thereof then outstanding) from time to time by a resolution or
resolutions of the Board of Directors, all subject to the conditions or
restrictions set forth in the resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board of
Directors providing for the issuance of any series of Preferred
Stock;
(2) the
dividend rate payable on shares of such series, the conditions and dates upon
which such dividends shall be payable, the preferences or relation which such
dividend shall bear to the dividends payable on any other class or classes or
any other series of capital stock (except as otherwise expressly provided in
this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation), and whether such
dividends shall be cumulative or non-cumulative and, if cumulative, the date or
dates from which dividends shall accumulate;
(3) whether
the shares of such series shall be subject to redemption by the Corporation and,
if made subject to redemption, the price or prices at which, and the terms and
conditions on which, the shares of such series may be redeemed by the
Corporation;
(4) the
amount or amounts payable upon the shares of such series in the event of any
voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the
Corporation and the preferences or relation which such payments shall bear to
such payments made on any other class or classes or any other series of capital
stock (except as otherwise expressly provided in this Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation);
(5) whether
or not the shares of such series shall be made convertible into, or exchangeable
for, shares of any other class or classes of capital stock of the Corporation,
or any series thereof, or for any other series of the same class of capital
stock of the Corporations or for debt of the Corporation evidenced by an
instrument of indebtedness, and, if so convertible or exchangeable, the
conversion price or prices, or the rate or rates of exchange, and the
adjustments thereof, if any, at which such conversion or exchange may be made,
and any other terms and conditions of such conversion or exchange;
(6) whether
the holders of shares of such series shall have any right or power to vote or to
receive notice of any meeting of stockholders, either generally or as a
condition to specified corporate action; and
(7) any
other preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights
and qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof as may be permitted by
the laws of the State of Delaware and as shall not be inconsistent with this
Article IV.
D. Shares
of Preferred Stock which have been issued and reacquired in any manner by the
Corporation (excluding, until the corporation elects to retire them. others
which are held as treasury shares, but including shares redeemed, shares
purchased and retied and shares which have been converted into shares at Common
stock) shall have the status of authorized but unissued shares of Preferred
Stock and may be reissued as a part of the series or which they were originally
a part or may be reissued as a part. of another series of Preferred Stock, all
subject to the conditions or restrictions on issuance set forth in the
resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board or Directors providing for the
issuance of any series of Preferred Stock.
E. Except
as otherwise provided by the resolution or resolutions providing for the
issuance of any series of Preferred Stock, after payment shall have been made to
the holders of Preferred Stock of the full amount of dividends to which they
shall be entitled pursuant to the resolution or resolutions providing for the
issuance of any series of Preferred Stock, the holders of Common Stock shall be
entitled, to the exclusion of the holders of Preferred Stock of any and all
series, to receive such dividends as from time to time may be declared by the
Board of Directors.
F. Except
as otherwise provided by the resolution or resolutions providing for the
issuance of any series of Preferred Stock, in the event of any liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary,
after payment shall have been made to the holders of Preferred Stock of the full
amounts to which they shall be untitled pursuant to the resolution or
resolutions providing for the issuance of any series of Preferred Stock, the
holders of Common Stock shall be entitled, to the exclusion of the holders of
Preferred Stock of any and all series, to share, ratably according to the number
of shares of common stock hold by them, in all remaining assets of the
Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders.
G. The
holders of Preferred Stock shall not have any preemptive rights except to the
extent such rights shall be specifically provided for its the resolution or
resolutions providing for the issuance thereof adopted by the Board of
Directors.
ARTICLE
V
POWERS
OF DIRECTORS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
In
furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by the laws of the
State of Delaware, the Board of Directors is expressly authorized and empowered,
without the assent or vote of the stockholders of the Corporation, to make,
alter, amend and repeal the By-laws of the Corporation, in any manner not
inconsistent with the laws of the State of Delaware or the Certificate of
Incorporation of the Corporation. Election of directors need not be
by ballot, unless the By-laws of the Corporation shall so provide.
ARTICLE
VI
AMENDMENT
OF CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
From time
to time any of the provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation may be
amended, altered or repealed, and other provisions authorized by the laws of the
State of Delaware at that time in force may be added or inserted in the manner
and at the time prescribed by said laws, and all rights at any time conferred
upon the stockholders of the Corporation by this Certificate of Incorporation
are granted subject to the provisions of said laws.
ARTICLE
VII
INDEMNIFICATION
AND EXCULPATION OF DIRECTORS
(a) The
Corporation shall, to the fullest extent permitted by Section 145 of the General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as the same may be amended and
supplemented, or by any successor thereto, indemnify any and all persons whom it
shall have power to indemnify under said Section from and against any and all of
the expenses, liabilities or other matters referred to in or covered by said
Section. The Corporation shall advance expenses to the fullest extent
permitted by said Section. Such right to indemnification and
advancement of expenses shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a
director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the
heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. The
indemnification and advancement of expenses provided for herein shall not be
deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or
advancement of expenses may be entitled under any By-laws, agreement, vote of
stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.
(b) To
the fullest extent that the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as
it exists on the date hereof or as it may hereafter be amended, permits the
limitation or elimination of the liability of directors, no director shall be
personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for any monetary
damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, a director shall be liable to the extent provided by applicable
law (i) for any breach of such director’s duty of loyalty to the Corporation or
its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve
intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of
the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, or (iv) for any
transaction from which such director derived an improper personal
benefit.
(c) Neither
the amendment or repeal of this Article, nor the adoption of any provision of
this Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with this Article shall adversely
affect any right or protection existing under this Article at the time of such
amendment or repeal.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Certificate to be subscribed to
by its President and Chief Executive Officer this 25th day of May,
2010.
INTEGRAMED AMERICA,
INC.
By: ________________________________
Jay Higham,
President and Chief Executive
Officer
Appendix
B
INTEGRAMED
AMERICA, INC.
AUDIT
COMMITTEE CHARTER
As
Amended and Restated December 12, 2006
(As
amended December 14, 2009)
Purpose
The
primary purpose of the Audit Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of
Directors (the “Board”) of IntegraMed America, Inc. (the “Company”) is to assist
the Board in its oversight of (a) the integrity of the Company’s financial
statements and its financial reporting and disclosure practices, (b) the
soundness of the Company’s accounting, auditing and financial reporting
practices, including the internal controls and audit functions (c) the Company’s
compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, (d) the Company’s overall
risk management profile and (e) the appointment, compensation, qualifications,
independence and performance of the Company’s independent auditors.
Membership
The
Committee shall consist of three or more directors all of whom, in the judgment
of the Board, shall be independent in accordance with the rules and regulations
of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and NASDAQ listing standards.
Each member shall, in the judgment of the Board, be financially literate under
NASDAQ Rule 4350(d)(2), including having the ability to read and understand the
Company’s basic financial statements or at the time of appointment undertaking
training for that purpose. At least one member of the Committee shall, in the
judgment of the Board, be a “financial expert” as defined by Item 407 of
Regulation S-K. Committee members shall not simultaneously serve on
the audit committee of more than two other public companies, unless the Board
determines that such simultaneous service would not impair the ability of the
director to effectively serve on the Committee, and the Company discloses this
determination in the Company’s annual proxy statement. The members of the
Committee shall be appointed by the Board on the recommendation of the
Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board. Committee members may be
replaced by the Board.
Committee
Authority and Responsibility
The
Committee shall:
1. Appoint
the independent auditors for the purpose of preparing and issuing an audit
report or to perform related work, and set such independent auditors’
compensation, and if appropriate, replace such independent
auditors.
2. Pre-approve
all audit and permitted non-audit services to be performed by the Company’s
independent auditors; or delegate the authority to pre-approve such services to
one or more members of the Committee, who shall report any decision to
preapprove any services to the full Committee at its regularly scheduled
meetings.
3. Report
the pre-approval of any permitted non-audit services to management for
disclosure in the Company’s periodic reports.
4. Review
with the independent auditors selected by the Committee the scope of the
prospective audit, the estimated fees therefor and such other matters pertaining
to such audit as the Committee may deem appropriate.
5. Receive,
review and discuss:
5.1 a
report by the Company’s independent auditors describing (i) the Company’s
independent auditors internal quality-control procedures, (ii) any material
issues raised by the most recent internal quality control review, or peer
review, of the firm, or by any inquiry or investigation by governmental or
professional authorities, within the preceding five years, respecting one or
more independent audits carried out by the Company’s independent auditors, and
any steps taken to deal with any such issues, (iii) in an effort to assess the
Company’s independent auditors’ independence, all relationships between the
Company’s independent auditors and the Company and (iv) any significant
deficiencies and material weaknesses identified during their audit on
management’s assessment of internal controls.
5.2 all
other reports from the Company’s independent auditors, including the annual
comments from the Company’s auditors on accounting procedures and systems of
control.
5.3. copies
of the annual comments from the Company’s independent auditors on accounting
procedures and systems of control; review and consider whether the provision by
the Company’s independent auditors of any permitted non-audit services is
compatible with maintaining their independence; review and approve the non-audit
fees of the Company’s independent auditors; and review with the Company’s
independent auditors any questions, comments or suggestions they may have
relating to the internal controls, accounting practices or procedures of the
Company or its subsidiaries, and any audit problems or difficulties and
management’s responses.
6. Review,
at least annually, the then current and future programs with respect to the
Company’s internal audit procedures, including the procedure for assuring
implementation of accepted recommendations made by the Company’s independent
auditors; and review any issues that arise regarding the performance of the
Company’s internal audit function and the significant matters contained in any
internal audit function reports.
7. Make
or cause to be made, from time to time, such other examinations or reviews as
the Committee may deem advisable with respect to the adequacy of the systems on
internal controls and accounting practices of the Company and its subsidiaries
and with respect to current accounting trends and developments, and take such
action with respect thereto as may be deemed appropriate.
8. Review
with management and the Company’s independent auditors the annual and quarterly
financial statements of the Company, including the Company’s disclosures under
“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations” and any critical or material accounting policies, principles or
practices used, considered or changed in preparing the statements prior to the
filing of a report on Form 10-K or 10-Q with the SEC. Such review
will also include (1) the items required by SAS 61 and SAS 90 as in effect at
that time in the case of the annual statements and SAS 100 and SAS 90 as in
effect at that time in the case of the quarterly statements, (2) the results of
the independent auditor’s reviews of such financial statements, (3) the adequacy
of the Company’s internal controls which could significantly affect the
Company’s financial statements and (4) off-balance sheet structures on the
Company’s financial statements. During such review, or otherwise, the
Committee shall determine that the independent auditors are satisfied with the
disclosures in and contents of the financial statements and shall inform
management that the Committee is satisfied with the inclusion of such
disclosures and financial statements in the applicable Form 10-K or 10-Q which
is to be filed with the SEC.
9. Review
and discuss with management and the independent auditor, as applicable, earnings
press releases, as well as financial information and earnings guidance provided
to analysts and rating agencies.
10. Review
and discuss with Company management Company guidelines and policies with respect
to risk assessment and risk management, the Company’s major risk exposures and
the steps management has taken to monitor and control such
exposures.
11. Receive
from the Company’s independent auditors the report required by Independence
Standards Board Standards No. 1 as in effect at that time and discuss it with
the Company’s independent auditors.
12. Review
the status of compliance with laws, regulations, and internal procedures,
contingent liabilities and risks that may be material to the Company, the scope
and status of systems designed to assure Company compliance with laws,
regulations and internal procedures, through receiving reports from management,
legal counsel and other third parties as determined by the Committee
on such matters, as well as major accounting, legislative and regulatory
developments and pronouncements which could materially impact the Company’s
contingent liabilities and risks.
13. Establish
and maintain procedures for the confidential and anonymous receipt, retention
and treatment of complaints regarding the Company’s accounting, internal
controls or auditing matters and the Company’s Corporate Compliance Manual.
Establish clear hiring policies for employees or former employees of the
Company’s independent auditors.
14. Obtain
the advice and assistance, as appropriate, of independent counsel and other
advisors as necessary to fulfill the responsibilities of the
Committee.
15. Report
regularly to the Board as to the Committee’s accomplishments of its purposes and
responsibilities.
16. Conduct
an annual performance evaluation of the Committee and deliver a written or oral
report to the Board of Directors.
17. Annually
review the Committee’s charter and recommend any changes to the charter deemed
necessary by recent accounting and regulatory pronouncements or desirable by the
Committee.
18. Investigate,
review and report on propriety and ethical implications of any material
transactions, as defined by SFAS No. 57, reported to the Committee between the
Company and any employee, officer or member of the Board or any affiliate of the
foregoing.
19. Prepare
the audit committee report required by the SEC to be included in Company’s proxy
statement.
20. Review
the experience and qualifications of the Company’s senior finance
executives.
21. Perform
other responsibilities as directed by the Board of Directors.
Meetings
The Committee shall meet as it
determines, but not less frequently than quarterly. Not less than two members
shall be in attendance for a quorum. The Committee shall meet periodically with
management and the independent auditors in separate executive sessions. The
proceedings of all meeting shall be reflected in written minutes, which shall be
maintained with the records of proceedings of the Board.
The Committee is governed by the same
rules and regulations regarding meetings (including meetings by teleconference
or similar communications equipment), action without meetings, notice waiver of
notice, and quorum and voting requirements as are applicable to the
Board. The Committee may request any officer or employee of the
Company or the Company’s outside counsel or independent auditors to attend a
meeting of the Committee or to meet with any members of, or consultants to, the
Committee.
Resources
and Authority
The Committee shall have the resources
and authority necessary to discharge its duties and responsibilities, including
authority to retain outside counsel or other experts or consultants, as it deems
appropriate. The Committee shall have sole authority to approve
related fees and retention terms.
Limitation
of Audit Committee’s Role
The Audit Committee’s role is one of
oversight. Management is responsible for preparing the Company’s financial
statements, and the independent auditors are responsible for auditing those
financial statements. Management is responsible for the fair
presentation of the information set forth in the financial statements in
conformity with GAAP. The independent auditor’s responsibility is to
provide their opinion, based on their audits, that the financial statements
fairly present, in all material respects, the financial position, results of
operations and cash flows of the Company in conformity with
GAAP. While the Audit Committee has the responsibilities and powers
set forth in this Charter, it is not the duty of the Audit Committee to plan or
conduct audits or to determine that the Company’s financial statements and
disclosures are complete and accurate and in conformity with
GAAP. Further, it is not the duty of the Audit Committee to assure
compliance with applicable laws and regulations or the Company’s Code of
Ethical
Conduct.
ANNUAL
MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS OF
INTEGRAMED
AMERICA, INC.
May 25,
2010
NOTICE OF INTERNET
AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIAL:
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The
Notice of Meeting, proxy statement and proxy
card
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are available at: http://www.integramed.com/proxy
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Please
sign, date and mail
your
proxy card in the
envelope
provided as soon
as
possible.
Please
detach along perforated line and mail in the envelope provided.
THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” THE ELECTION OF
DIRECTORS
AND
"FOR" AMENDING AND RESTATING THE COMPANY’S RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF
INCORPORATION.
PLEASE
SIGN, DATE AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. PLEASE
MARK YOUR VOTE IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS SHOWN HERE
⌐X
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FOR
AGAINST ABSTAIN
1.
Election of Directors:
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NOMINEES
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Kush
K. Agarwal
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FOR
ALL NOMINEES
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Gerardo
Canet
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Jay
Higham
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WITHHOLD
AUTHORITY
FOR
ALL NOMINEES
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Wayne
R. Moon
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Lawrence
J. Stuesser
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FOR
ALL EXCEPT
(See
instructions below)
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Elizabeth
E. Tallett
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Yvonne
S. Thornton, M.D.
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INSTRUCTIONS: To
withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee(s), mark “FOR ALL EXCEPT”
and fill in the circle next to each nominee you wish to withhold, as show
here: ●
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FOR
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AGAINST
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ABSTAIN
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2.
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To
amend and restate the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation to
increase the number of authorized shares of common stock par value $0.01
per share from 15,000,000 to 20,000,000 shares
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In their
discretion, proxies are authorized to vote upon such business as may properly
come before the meeting.
The
shares of Common Stock represented by this proxy will be voted as directed. If
no contrary instruction is given, the shares of Common Stock will be voted FOR
the election of the nominees and FOR the amended and restated the Company’s
Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
To change
the address on your account, please indicate your new address in the address
space above. Please note that changes to the registered name(s) on
the account may not be submitted via this method.
Signature of
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Signature of
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Note:
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Please
sign exactly as your name or names appear on this Proxy. When shares are
held jointly, each holder should sign. When signing as
executor, administrator, attorney, trustee or guardian, please give full
title as such. If the signer is a corporation, please sign full corporate
name by duly authorized officer, giving full title as such. If
signer is a partnership, please sign in partnership name by authorized
person.
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PROXY INTEGRAMED AMERICA, INC.
Annual
Meeting of Stockholders This Proxy is Solicited on Behalf of the Board of
Directors
The
undersigned hereby appoints Jay Higham or Claude E. White as proxy to represent
the undersigned at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held at the
Company's Headquarters, Two Manhattanville Road, 3rd Floor, Purchase, New York
10577 on May 25, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. and at any adjournments thereof, and to vote
the shares of Common Stock the undersigned would be entitled to vote if
personally present, as indicated on the reverse:
(Continued
and to be signed on the reverse side)