and places them in U.S. hospitals. Dr. Krishna is currently serving as the Chairman and CEO of that company. Dr. Krishna is a member of several organizations, including the American Academy of Neurology and the Medical Society of the State of New York. He is also a member of the Medical Arbitration panel for the New York State Worker’s Compensation Board. Dr. Krishna was trained at New York’s Mount Sinai Medical Center (1991-1994) and New York University (1994-1996).
From June 1987 to January 1990, Mr. Mukunda served as Strategic Planning Advisor at INTELSAT, a provider of satellite capacity. Mr. Mukunda serves on the Board of Visitors at the University of Maryland, School of Engineering. From 2001-2003, he was a Council Member at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government’ Belfer Center of Science and International Affairs. Mr. Mukunda is the recipient of several awards, including the University of Maryland’s 2001 Distinguished Engineering Alumnus Award and the 1998 Ernst & Young, LLP’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award. He holds B.S. degrees in electrical engineering and mathematics and a MS in Engineering from the University of Maryland.
Sricon Management
Rabindralal B. Srivastava is Founder and Chairman of Sricon. In 1974, he started his career at Larsen and Toubro (L&T), one of India’s premier engineering and construction companies. He subsequently, in 1994 as Vijay Engineering, became a civil engineering sub-contractor to L&T. He worked as a sub-contractor for L&T in Haldia, West Bengal and Tuticorin in South India among others. Under his leadership, Vijay Engineering expanded to include civil engineering and construction of power plants, water treatment plants, steel mills, sugar plants and mining. In 1996, Mr. Srivastava founded Srivastava Construction Limited, which in 2004 changed its name to Sricon Infrastructure to address the larger infrastructure needs in India like highway construction. He merged Vijay Engineering and Sricon in 2004. Mr. Srivastava graduated with a BSc. from Banaras University in 1974. Mr. Srivastava founded Hi-tech Pro-Oil Complex in 1996. The company is involved in the extraction of soy bean oil. He founded Aurobindo Laminations Limited in 2003. The company manufactures laminated particleboards.
Abhay Wakhare has been the General Manager of Finance and Accounting of Sricon since 2004, where he is responsible for finance, accounting, human resources, and is the corporate secretary of the company. Mr. Wakhare has broad experience having worked in several industries. From 2002-2004, he was the General Manager Finance, for the ammunitions manufacturing division of the Eros Group of companies. From 1999-2002, he was an entrepreneur having founded a perfume company. From 1996-1999, he was the chief executive officer of Disani Agro Limited, a $50m pesticide and herbicide manufacturer. From 1994-1996, he was the Assistant General Manager Finance, at Hindustan Lever. Mr. Wakhare’s education and qualifications are as follows: BCom (Bachelor of Commerce), 1990, M.Com, 1992, Nagpur University. IICA, 1993 (Indian Institute of Cost Accountants). CFA, 1993 (Chartered Financial Analyst). LLB 1993, (Bachelor of Law), Pune University. MBA, 1994, Symbosis Institute of Management, Pune (ranked as the 4th best business school in India in 2007, according to a survey conducted by Indian Institute of Management, Ahemdabad ) LLM, 1996, (Masters in Law), Osmaniya University. M.Sc. Finance, 1997, Business School of Hyderabad.
TBL Management
Jortin Antony. He has been the Managing Director of TBL since 2000. Prior to that, he held various positions at Bhagheeratha starting as a management trainee in 1991. From 1997 to 2000, he was the Director of Projects at Bhagheeratha. In 2003, Mr. Jortin Antony was awarded the Young Entrepreneur Award from the Rashtra Deepika. He graduated with a B.Eng, in 1991, from Bangalore Institute of Technology, University of Bangalore.
M Santhosh Kumar, has been with TBL since 1991. Since 2002 he has been the Deputy Manager (Finance and Accounting). From 2000 to 2002, he was the Marketing Executive for Techni Soft (India) Limited, a subsidiary of Techni Bharathi Limited. From 1991 to 2000, he held various positions at TBL in the Finance and Accounting department. From 1986 to 1991, he worked as an accountant in the Chartered Account firm of Balan and Company. In 1986 Mr. Santhosh Kumar graduated with a BA in Commerce from, Gandhi University, Kerala, India.
Special Advisors
Senator Larry Pressler has served as our Special Advisor since February 3, 2006. Since leaving the U.S. Senate in 1997, Mr. Pressler has been a combination of businessman, lawyer, corporate board director and lecturer at universities. From March 2002 to present he has been a partner in the New York firm Brock Law Partners. Prior to that, March 1997 to March 2002, he was a law partner with O’Connor & Hannan.
From 1979 to 1997, Mr. Pressler served as a member of the United States Senate. He served as the Chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee on Science and Transportation, and the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Telecommunications (1994 to 1997). From 1995 to 1997, he served as a Member of the Committee on Finance and from 1981 to 1995 on the Committee on Foreign Relations. From 1975 to 1979, Mr. Pressler served as a member of the United States House of Representatives. Among other bills, Senator Pressler authored the Telecommunications Act of 1996. As a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, he authored the “Pressler Amendment,” which became the parity for nuclear weapons in Asia from 1980 to 1996.
In 2000, Senator Pressler accompanied President Clinton on a visit to India. He is a frequent traveler to India where he lectures at universities and business forums. He is a member of several boards of Indian and US companies including the board of directors for Infosys Technologies, Inc. (INFY). He serves on the board of directors for The Philadelphia Stock Exchange and Flight Safety Technologies, Inc. (FLST). From 2002 to 2005 he served on the board of advisors at Chrys Capital, a fund focused on investments in India. He was on the board of directors of Spectramind from its inception in 1999 until its sale to WIPRO, Ltd (WIT) in 2003.
In 1971, Mr. Pressler earned a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School and a Masters in Public Administration from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard. From 1964 to 1965 he was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University, England where he earned a diploma in public administration. Mr. Pressler is a Vietnam war veteran having served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam in 1967-68. He is an active member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Association.
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Howard Gutman has served as our Special Advisor since April 5, 2007. Although he is not serving as an attorney for the Company, Mr. Gutman has been a lawyer in Washington D.C. for twenty-five years. Mr. Gutman rejoined Williams & Connolly in October 1986 and became a partner in 1988. He remains a partner at the firm today (although the firm has no role with the Company), where he is a business litigator.
From May 1985 to October 1986, he was Special Assistant to the Director William H. Webster of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. From October 1982 to May 1985, Mr. Gutman was an associate at the law firm of Williams & Connolly. Mr. Gutman has been active in Democratic politics for 20 years having served as an advisor to candidates for President, Governor, and Congress. He assisted the Gore campaign in Florida in 2000. Mr. Gutman, since 1983, has been an Associate Editor of Litigation Magazine and an active participant in the ABA’s Litigation Section. He has also appeared on several episodes of the HBO series “K Street.”
Mr. Gutman was graduated from Columbia University with a B.A. Summa Cum Laude in 1977 and from the Harvard Law School, Magna Cum Laude in 1980. From September 1980-September 1981, he served as a Law Clerk to The Honorable Irving L. Goldberg of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. From September 1981-September 1982, Mr. Gutman served as Law Clerk to The Honorable Potter Stewart,(retd), United States Supreme Court.
Anil K. Gupta has served as our Special Advisor since May 25, 2005. Dr. Gupta has been Professor of Strategy and Organization at the University of Maryland since 1986. He has been Chair of the Management & Organization Department, Ralph J. Tyser Professor of Strategy and Organization, and Research Director of the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship at the Robert H. Smith School of Business, The University of Maryland at College Park, since July 2003. Dr. Gupta earned a Bachelor of Technology from the Indian Institute of Technology in 1970, an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management in 1972, and a Doctor of Business Administration from the Harvard Business School in 1980. Dr. Gupta has served on the board of directors of NeoMagic Corporation (NMGC) since October 2000 and has previously served as a director of Omega Worldwide (OWWP) from October 1899 through August 2003 and Vitalink Pharmacy Services (VTK) from July 1992 through July 1999.
P. G. Kakodkar has served as our Special Advisor since February 3, 2006. Mr. Kakodkar serves on the boards of several Indian companies, many of which are public in India. Since January of 2005 he has been a member of the board of directors of State Bank of India (SBI) Fund Management, Private Ltd., which runs one of the largest mutual funds in India. Mr. Kakodkar’s career spans 40 years at the State Bank of India. He served as its Chairman from October 1995 to March 1997. Prior to his Chairmanship, he was the Managing Director of State Bank of India (SBI) Fund Management Private Ltd., which operates the SBI Mutual Fund.
Some of Mr. Kakodkar’s board memberships are: Since July 2005, he has served on the board of directors of the Multi Commodity Exchange of India. Since April 2000, he has been on the board of Mastek, Ltd, an Indian software house specializing in client server applications. In June 2001, he joined the board of Centrum Capital Ltd, a financial services company. Since March 2000, he has been on the board of Sesa Goa Ltd., the second largest mining company in India. In April 2000, he joined the board at Uttam Galva Steel and in April 1999 he joined the board of Goa Carbon Ltd a manufacturer-exporter of petcoke. Mr. Kakodkar received a BA from Karnataka University and an MA from Bombay University, in economics, in 1954 and 1956, respectively. Mr. Kakodkar currently is an advisor to Societe Generale, India, which is an affiliate of SG Americas Securities, LLC, one of the underwriters of the IPO.
Shakti Sinha, has served as our Special Advisor since May 25, 2005. Since July 2004, Mr. Sinha has been working as a Visiting Senior Fellow, on economic development, with the Government of Bihar, India. From January 2000 to June 2004, he was a Senior Advisor to the Executive Director on the Board of the World Bank. From March 1998 to November 1999, he was the Private Secretary to the Prime Minister of India. He was also the Chief of the Office of the Prime Minister. Prior to that he has held high level positions in the Government of India, including from January 1998 to March 1998 as a Board Member responsible for Administration in the Electricity Utility Board of Delhi. From January 1996 to January 1998, he was the Secretary to the Leader of the Opposition in the lower house of the Indian Parliament. From December 1995 to May 1996, he was a Director in the Ministry of Commerce. In 2002, Mr. Sinha earned a M.S. in International Commerce and Policy from the George Mason University, USA. In 1978 he earned a M.A. in History from the University of Delhi and in 1976 he earned a BA (Honors) in Economics from the University of Delhi.
Prabuddha Ganguli has served as our Special Advisor since May 25, 2005. Since September 1996, Dr. Ganguli has been the CEO of Vision-IPR. The company offers management consulting on the protection of intellectual property rights. His clients include companies in the pharmaceutical, chemical and engineering industries. He is an adjunct professor of intellectual property rights at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. Prior to 1996, from August 1991 to August 1996, he was the Head of Information Services and Patents at the Hindustan Lever Research Center. In 1986, he was elected as a fellow to the Maharashtra Academy of Sciences. In 1966, he received the National Science Talent Scholarship (NSTS). In 1977, he was awarded the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Fellow (Germany). He is Honorary Scientific Consultant to the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India. He is a Member of the National Expert Group on Issues linked to Access to Biological materials vis-à-vis TRIPS and CBD Agreements constituted by the Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry. He is also a Member of the Editorial Board of the
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intellectual property rights journal “World Patent Information” published by Elsevier Science Limited, UK. He is a Consultant to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Geneva in intellectual property rights capability building training programs in various parts of the world. In 1976, Dr. Ganguli received a PhD from the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bombay in chemical physics. In 1971 he received a M.Sc. in Chemistry from the Indian Institute of Technology (Kanpur) and in 1969 he earned a BS from the Institute of Science (Bombay University).
Board of Directors
Our board of directors is divided into three classes (Class A, Class B and Class C) with only one class of directors being elected in each year and each class serving a three-year term. The term of office of the Class A directors, consisting of Mr. Nathani and Mr. Shenoy, will expire at our annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2010. The term of office of the Class B directors, consisting of Mr. Prins and Dr. Krishna, will expire at the second annual meeting of stockholders. The term of office of the Class C director, consisting of Mr. Mukunda, will expire at the third annual meeting of stockholders. The American Stock Exchange, where we are listed, has rules mandating that the majority of the board be independent. Our board of directors will consult with counsel to ensure that the boards of directors’ determinations are consistent with those rules and all relevant securities laws and regulations regarding the independence of directors. The Amex listing standards define an “independent director” generally as a person, other than an officer of a company, who does not have a relationship with the company that would interfere with the director’s exercise of independent judgment. Consistent with these standards, the board of directors has determined that Messrs. Krishna, Shenoy and Nathani are independent directors.
Committee of the Board of Directors
Our Board of Directors has established an Audit Committee currently composed of two independent directors who report to the Board of Directors. Messrs. Krishna and Shenoy, each of whom is an independent director under the American Stock Exchange’s listing standards, serve as members of our Audit Committee. In addition, we have determined that Mr. Shenoy is an “audit committee financial expert” as that term is defined under Item 407 of Regulation S-B of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Audit Committee is responsible for meeting with our independent accountants regarding, among other issues, audits and adequacy of our accounting and control systems. We intend to locate and appoint at least one additional independent director to our Audit Committee to increase the size of the Audit Committee to three members.
The Audit Committee will monitor our compliance on a quarterly basis with the terms of our initial pubic offering. If any noncompliance is identified, then the Audit Committee is charged with the responsibility to take immediately all action necessary to rectify such noncompliance or otherwise cause compliance with our initial pubic offering. The Board currently does not have a nominating or corporate governance committee. However, all nominations are made by the majority of the independent directors of the Board.
Audit Committee Financial Expert
The Audit Committee will at all times be composed exclusively of “independent directors” who are “financially literate” as defined under the American Stock Exchange listing standards. The American Stock Exchange listing standards define “financially literate” as being able to read and understand fundamental financial statements, including a company’s balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement.
In addition, we must certify to the American Stock Exchange that the Audit Committee has, and will continue to have, at least one member who has past employment experience in finance or accounting, requisite professional certification in accounting, or other comparable experience or background that results in the individual’s financial sophistication. The Board of Directors has determined that Mr. Shenoy and Dr. Krishna satisfy the American Stock Exchange’s definition of financial sophistication and qualify as an “audit committee financial expert,” as defined under rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Compensation Committee
Our Board of Directors has established a Compensation Committee currently composed of three directors who report to the Board of Directors. Messrs. Krishna and Shenoy, each of whom is an independent director under the American Stock Exchange’s listing standards, and Mr. Prins serve as members of our Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee’s purpose is to review and approve compensation paid to our officers and directors and to administer the Stock Plan.
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Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
We intend to establish a nominating and corporate governance committee. The primary purpose of the nominating and corporate governance committee will be to identify individuals qualified to become directors, recommend to the board of directors the candidates for election by stockholders or appointment by the board of directors to fill a vacancy, recommend to the board of directors the composition and chairs of board of directors committees, develop and recommend to the board of directors guidelines for effective corporate governance, and lead an annual review of the performance of the board of directors and each of its committees.
We do not have any formal process for stockholders to nominate a director for election to our board of directors. Currently, the entire board of directors decides on nominees, on the recommendation of one or more members of the board of directors. Any stockholder wishing to recommend an individual to be considered by our board of directors as a nominee for election as a director should send a signed letter of recommendation to the following address: India Globalization Capital, Inc. c/o Corporate Secretary, 4336 Montgomery Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20817.
Recommendation letters must state the reasons for the recommendation and contain the full name and address of each proposed nominee as well as a brief biographical history setting forth past and present directorships, employments, occupations and civic activities. Any such recommendation should be accompanied by a written statement from the proposed nominee consenting to be named as a candidate and, if nominated and elected, consenting to serve as a director. We may also require a candidate to furnish additional information regarding his or her eligibility and qualifications. The board of directors does not intend to evaluate candidates proposed by stockholders differently than it evaluates candidates that are suggested by our board members, execution officers or other sources.
Code of Conduct and Ethics
We have adopted a code of conduct and ethics applicable to our directors, officers and employees in accordance with applicable federal securities laws and the rules of the American Stock Exchange. We have filed the code of conduct and ethics as Exhibit 99.1 to our Registration Statement on Form S-1/A, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 2, 2006.
Board Meetings
During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, our board of directors held five meetings. Although we do not have any formal policy regarding director attendance at our annual meetings, we will attempt to schedule our annual meetings so that all of our directors can attend. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, all of our directors attended 100% of the meetings of the board of directors.
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, requires our directors, executive officers and persons who beneficially own more than 10% of our common stock to file reports of their ownership of shares with the Securities and Exchange Commission ). Such executive officers, directors and stockholders are required by SEC regulation to furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a) reports they file. Based solely upon review of the copies of such reports received by us, our senior management believes that all reports required to be filed under Section 16(a) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008 were filed in a timely manner.
Director Compensation
Our directors do not currently receive any cash compensation for their service as members of the board of directors. We anticipate that in the near future we will pay varying levels of compensation to the current and newly elected non-employee directors of the Company for their services as directors in the future based on their eligibility to be members of our audit and compensation committees. We anticipate determining director compensation in accordance with industry practice and standards.
We pay IGN, LLC, an affiliate of Mr. Mukunda, $4,000 per month for office space and certain general and administrative services. Mr. Mukunda is the Chief Executive Officer of IGN, LLC. We believe, based on rents and fees for similar services in the Washington, DC metropolitan area, that the fee charged by IGN, LLC was at least as favorable as we could have obtained from an unaffiliated third party. The agreement with IGN with respect to such services initially provided that payments would cease upon the acquisition of Sricon and TBL. However, as our independent directors have approved the continuation of the agreement on a month-to-month basis having determined that the space and services are of benefit to the Company and, as noted above, they believe that the rates are at least as favorable as we could have obtained from an unaffiliated third party.
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Compensation Discussion and Analysis
Overview of Compensation Policy
The Company’s Compensation Committee is empowered to review and approve, or in some cases recommend for the approval of the full Board of Directors the annual compensation for the executive officers of the Company. This Committee has the responsibility for establishing, implementing, and monitoring the Company’s compensation strategy and policy. Among its principal duties, the Committee ensures that the total compensation of the executive officers is fair, reasonable and competitive.
Objectives and Philosophies of Compensation
The primary objective of the Company’s compensation policy, including the executive compensation policy, is to help attract and retain qualified, energetic managers who are enthusiastic about the Company’s mission and products. The policy is designed to reward the achievement of specific annual and long-term strategic goals aligning executive performance with company growth and shareholder value. In addition, the Board of Directors strives to promote an ownership mentality among key leaders and the Board of Directors.
Setting Executive Compensation
The compensation policy is designed to reward performance. In measuring executive officers’ contribution to the Company, the Compensation Committee considers numerous factors including the Company’s growth and financial performance as measured by revenue, gross margin and net income before taxes among other key performance indicators.
Regarding most compensation matters, including executive and director compensation, management provides recommendations to the Compensation Committee; however, the Compensation Committee does not delegate any of its functions to others in setting compensation. The Compensation Committee does not currently engage any consultant related to executive and/or director compensation matters.
Stock price performance has not been a factor in determining annual compensation because the price of the Company’s common stock is subject to a variety of factors outside of management’s control. The Company does not subscribe to an exact formula for allocating cash and non-cash compensation. However, a significant percentage of total executive compensation is performance-based. Historically, the majority of the incentives to executives have been in the form of non-cash incentives in order to better align the goals of executives with the goals of stockholders.
Elements of Company’s Compensation Plan
The principal components of compensation for the Company’s executive officers are:
base salary
performance-based incentive cash compensation
right to purchase the company’s stock at a preset price (stock options)
retirement and other benefits
Base Salary
The Company provides named executive officers and other employees with base salary to compensate them for services rendered during the fiscal year. Base salary ranges for named executive officers are determined for each executive based on his or her position and responsibility.
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During its review of base salaries for executives, the Committee primarily considers:
market data;
internal review of the executives’ compensation, both individually and relative to other officers; and
individual performance of the executive.
Salary levels are typically evaluated annually as part of the Company’s performance review process as well as upon a promotion or other change in job responsibility.
Performance-Based Incentive Compensation
The management incentive plan gives the Committee the latitude to design cash and stock-based incentive compensation programs to promote high performance and achievement of corporate goals, encourage the growth of stockholder value and allow key employees to participate in the long-term growth and profitability of the Company. So that stock-based compensation may continue to be a viable part of the Company’s compensation strategy, management is currently seeking shareholder approval of a proposal to increase the number of shares of Company common stock reserved for issuance pursuant to the Company’s Stock Plan.
Ownership Guidelines
To directly align the interests of the Board of Directors with the interests of the stockholders, the Committee recommends that each Board member maintain a minimum ownership interest in the Company. Currently, the Compensation Committee recommends that each Board member own a minimum of 5,000 shares of the Company’s common stock with such stock to be acquired within a reasonable time following election to the Board.
Stock Option Program
The Stock Option Program assists the Company to:
enhance the link between the creation of stockholder value and long-term executive incentive compensation;
provide an opportunity for increased equity ownership by executives; and
maintain competitive levels of total compensation.
Stock option award levels will be determined based on market data and will vary among participants based on their positions within the Company and are granted at the Committee’s regularly scheduled meeting. We anticipate that options will be awarded at the AMEX’s closing price of the Company’s Common Stock on the date of the grant. As of March 31, 2008, we had not granted any stock options under our Stock Plan.
Perquisites and Other Personal Benefits
The Company provides some executive officers with perquisites and other personal benefits that the Company and the Committee believe are reasonable and consistent with its overall compensation program to better enable the Company to attract and retain superior employees for key positions. The Committee periodically reviews the levels of perquisites and other personal benefits provided to named executive officers.
Some executive officers are provided use of company automobiles and all employees can participate in the plans and programs described above.
Each employee of the Company is entitled to term life insurance, premiums for which are paid by the Company. In addition, each employee is entitled to receive certain medical and dental benefits and part of the cost is funded by the employee.
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Accounting and Tax Considerations
The Company’s stock option grant policy will be impacted by the implementation of SFAS No. 123R, which was adopted in the first quarter of fiscal year 2006. Under this accounting pronouncement, the Company is required to value unvested stock options granted prior to the adoption of SFAS 123 under the fair value method and expense those amounts in the income statement over the stock option’s remaining vesting period.
Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code restricts deductibility of executive compensation paid to the Company’s chief executive officer and each of the four other most highly compensated executive officers holding office at the end of any year to the extent such compensation exceeds $1,000,000 for any of such officers in any year and does not qualify for an exception under Section 162(m) or related regulations. The Committee’s policy is to qualify its executive compensation for deductibility under applicable tax laws to the extent practicable. In the future, the Committee will continue to evaluate the advisability of qualifying its executive compensation for full deductibility.
Compensation for Executive Officers of the Company
Prior to the acquisition of Sricon and TBL by the Company on March 8, 2008, we did not pay any cash compensation to our executive officers or their affiliates except as follows. As described above in “Directors, Executive Officers And Special Advisors of the Company – Director Compensation”, we pay IGN, LLC, an affiliate of Mr. Mukunda, $4,000 per month for office space and certain general and administrative services, an amount which is not intended as compensation for Mr. Mukunda. On or around November 27, 2006, we engaged SJS Associates, an affiliate of Mr. Selvaraj, which provides the services of Mr. John Selvaraj as our Treasurer. We have agreed to pay SJS Associates $5,000 per month for these services. Mr. Selvaraj is the Chief Executive Officer of SJS Associates. Effective November 1, 2007 the Company and SJS Associates terminated the agreement. We subsequently entered into a new agreement with SJS Associates on identical terms subsequent to the acquisition of Sricon and TBL. On May 22, 2008, the Company and its subsidiary India Globalization Capital Mauritius (“IGC-M”) entered into an employment agreement (the “Employment Agreement”) with Ram Mukunda, pursuant to which he will receive a salary of $300,000 per year for services to IGC and IGC-M as Chief Executive Officer. The Employment Agreement was approved in May 2008 and made effective as of March 8, 2008. For fiscal year 2008, Mr. Mukunda was paid $15,000.
The annual executive compensation for the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company is set out below.
Summary compensation of executive of Sricon
| FY 2006 | FY 2007 | FY 2008 |
Ram Mukunda | $0 | $0 | $15,000 (1) |
John Selvaraj (2) | $0 | $15,000 | $35,000 (3) |
(1) | Excludes an additional $4,355 due to Mr. Mukunda for the period ended March 31, 2008 as a result of the approval of his employment agreement in May 2008, which amount was paid to Mr. Mukunda in fiscal year 2009. |
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(2) | Paid to Mr. Selvaraj’s affiliated company SJS Associates. |
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(3) | Excludes an additional $3,871 due to SJS Associates for the period ended March 31, 2008 as a result of the approval of the new agreement with SJS Associates, which amount was paid to SJS Associates in fiscal year 2009. |
Compensation for Executive Officers of Sricon
The annual executive compensation for the Chairman and Managing Director of Sricon is set out below. The USD amounts are shown at a conversion rate of INR 40 to USD 1.
Summary compensation of executive of Sricon
| FY 2006 | FY 2007 | FY 2008 |
Mr. R Srivastava | INR 600,000 | INR 600,000 | INR 600,000 |
| USD 15,000 | USD 15,000 | USD 15,000 |
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Compensation for Executive Officers of TBL
The annual executive compensation for the Managing Director of TBL is set out below. The USD amounts are shown at a conversion rate of INR 40 to USD 1.
Summary compensation of executive of TBL
| FY 2006 | FY 2007 | FY 2008 |
Mr. Jortin Antony | INR 480,000 | INR 480,000 | INR 480,000 |
| USD 12,000 | USD 12,000 | USD 12,000 |
Compensation of Directors
No compensation was paid to the Company’s Board of Directors for the one year period ended March 31, 2008.
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
As of March 31, 2008, there were no related party transactions other than the agreements with IGN, an affiliate of Ram Mukunda, and SJS Associates, an affiliate of John Selvaraj, described above . We are party to indemnification agreements with each of the executive officers and directors. Such indemnification agreements require us to indemnify these individuals to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Employment Contracts
Ram Mukunda has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since its inception. The Company, IGC-M and Mr. Mukunda entered into the Employment Agreement on May 22, 2008, which agreement was made effective as of March 8, 2008, the date on which the Company completed its acquisition of Sricon and TBL. A copy of this agreement was filed with the SEC in the Company’s Report on Form 8-K filed May 23, 2008 and is incorporated here by reference.
Pursuant to the agreement, the Company pays Mr. Mukunda a base salary of $300,000 per year. Mr. Mukunda is also entitled to receive a $150,000 bonus upon filing of the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008 and additional bonuses of at least $225,000 for meeting certain targets for net income (before one time charges including charges for employee options, warrants and other items) for fiscal year 2009 and of at least $150,000 for meeting targets with respect to obtaining new contracts. The Agreement further provides that the Board of Directors of the Company may review and update the targets and amounts for the net revenue and contract bonuses on an annual basis. The Agreement also provides for benefits, including insurance, 20 days of paid vacation, a car (subject to partial reimbursement by Mr. Mukunda of lease payments for the car) and reimbursement of business expenses. The term of the Employment Agreement is five years, after which employment will become at-will. The Employment Agreement is terminable by the Company and IGC-M for death, disability and cause. In the event of a termination without cause, the Company would be required to pay Mr. Mukunda his full compensation for 18 months or until the term of the Employment Agreement was set to expire, whichever was earlier.
In partial consideration for the equity shares in Sricon purchased by the Company, pursuant to the terms of a Shareholders Agreement dated as of September 15, 2007 by and among IGC, Sricon and the Promoters or Sricon, the stockholders of Sricon as of the date of the acquisition, including Ravindra Lal Srivastava, who currently serves as the Chairman and Managing Director of Sricon, shall have the right to receive up to an aggregate of 418,431 equity shares of Sricon over a three-year period if Sricon achieves certain profit after tax targets for its 2008-2010 fiscal years. The maximum number of shares the Promoters may receive in any given fiscal year is 139,477 shares. If Sricon’s profits after taxes for a given fiscal year are less than 100% of the target for that year but are equal to at least 85% of the target, the Promoters shall receive a pro rated portion of the maximum share award for that fiscal year. A copy of this agreement was filed with the SEC in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed February 8, 2008 and is incorporated here by reference.
In partial consideration for the equity shares in TBL purchased by the Company, pursuant to the terms of a Shareholders Agreement dated as of September 16, 2007 by and among IGC, TBL and the Promoters of TBL, Jortin Anthony, who currently serves as the Managing Director of TBL, shall have the right to receive up to an aggregate of 1,204,000 equity shares of TBL over a five-year period if TBL achieves certain profit after tax targets for its 2008-2012 fiscal years. The maximum number of shares Mr. Anthony may receive is 140,800 shares for fiscal year 2008 and 265,800 shares for each of the following fiscal years. If TBL’s profits after taxes for a given fiscal year are less than 100% of the target for that year but are equal to at least 85% of the target Mr. Anthony shall receive a pro rated portion of the maximum share award for that fiscal year. A copy of this agreement was filed with the SEC in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed February 8, 2008 and is incorporated here by reference.
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Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
Executive compensation is administered by a Compensation Committee comprised of two independent members of the Board of Directors, Ranga Krishna and Sudhakar Shenoy, and Richard Prins. No executive officer of the Company served as a director or member of the compensation committee of any other entity.
Report of Compensation Committee on Executive Compensation
We have reviewed and discussed with management the Compensation Discussion and Analysis provided above in this Proxy Statement. Based on the reviews and discussions referred to above, we recommend to the Board of Directors that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the Special Meeting of Shareholders.
| Compensation Committee Richard Prins, Chairman Ranga Krishna Sudhakar Shenoy
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STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS TO BE PRESENTED
AT NEXT ANNUAL MEETING
Stockholder proposals may be included in our proxy materials for an Annual Meeting so long as they are provided to us on a timely basis and satisfy the other conditions set forth in applicable SEC rules. If you are a stockholder and you want to include a proposal in the proxy statement for the 2008 annual meeting, you need to provide it to us a reasonable time before we begin to print and send our proxy materials for the annual meeting. We currently expect to begin to print and send our proxy materials on or about September 30, 2008. You should direct any proposals to our principal executive offices, addressed to the Secretary.
TRANSACTION OF OTHER BUSINESS
At the date of this Proxy Statement, the Board of Directors knows of no other business that will be conducted at the 2008 Special Meeting other than as described in this Proxy Statement. If any other matter or matters are properly brought before the meeting, or any adjournment or postponement of the meeting, it is the intention of the persons named in the accompanying form of proxy to vote the proxy on such matters in accordance with their best judgment.
| By order of the Board of Directors
/s/ RAM MUKUNDA RAM MUKUNDA Chief Executive Officer |
June 23, 2008 | |
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Front Side of Proxy Card
INDIA GLOBALIZATION CAPITAL, INC.
Proxy for Special Meeting of Stockholders
This Proxy Is Solicited by the Board of Directors
And May Be Revoked Prior to Its Exercise
| The undersigned hereby appoint(s) Ram Mukunda and John Selvaraj and each of them, with full power of substitution to represent the undersigned and to vote all of the shares of stock in India Globalization Capital, Inc. (“the Company”) which the undersigned is (are) entitled to vote at the Special Meeting of Stockholders of said Company to be held at the offices of Seyfarth Shaw, LLP, 815 Connecticut Ave, N.W., Suite 500, Washington, D.C. 20006 on Tuesday, July 15, 2008 at 10:00 a.m., local time, and at any adjournment thereof (1) as hereinafter specified upon the proposals listed on the reverse side and as more particularly described in the Company’s Proxy Statement, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, and (2) in the proxyholders’ discretion upon such other matters as may properly come before the meeting. The Shares represented hereby shall be voted as specified. If no specification is made, such shares shall be voted for proposal 1. |
CONTINUED AND TO BE SIGNED ON REVERSE SIDE
Reverse Side of Proxy Card
A vote FOR the following proposals is recommended by the Board of Directors:
1. To consider and vote upon a proposal to amend the Company’s 2008 Omnibus Incentive Plan to: (i) increase the share reserve by 1,000,000 shares from 300,000 to 1,300,000 shares,to reduce the base number of outstanding shares used to calculate adjustments to the shares under the plan from 13,974,500 to 8,570,107 and to make additional clarifying changes to the Plan.
o FOR o AGAINST o ABSTAIN
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