The Board of Directors recommends the selection of Bagell, Josephs Levine & Company, L.L.C. (“BJL”) as independent auditors to examine the Company’s financial statements for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2009. Representatives of BJL are expected to be present at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders with the opportunity to make a statement if they desire to do so and will be available to respond to appropriate questions.
The aggregate fees for professional services rendered by BJL for the audit of our annual financial statements for 2008 and 2007 and for the review of the Company’s financial statements included in the Company’s Form 10-QSB filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission during 2008 and 2007 were approximately $45,000 and $40,000, respectively.
No fees were billed by BJL for the fiscal years ended July 31, 2008 and 2007 for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of the Company’s financial statements and are not reported under the caption “Audit Fees.”
No fees were billed by BJL for the fiscal years ended July 31, 2008 and 2007 for professional services rendered for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning for the Company.
No fees were billed by Bagell, Josephs, Levine & Co., LLC for professional services rendered for the fiscal years ended July 31, 2008 and 2007 for services not described above. The Audit Committee is responsible for pre-approving all audit services and all non-audit services to be provided by independent accountants that are permitted under applicable law and regulation, and all corresponding fees and terms, in accordance with procedures established by the Audit Committee in respect of such approvals, subject to the de minimus exception for non-audit services permitted by SEC rules and regulations. For fiscal years 2008 and 2007, none of the fees listed above were covered by the de minimus exception.
PROPOSAL NO. 3 REVERSE STOCK SPLIT OF THE COMMON STOCK OF THE COMPANY
The Board of Directors is recommending that the Company’s shareholders approve a proposed amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation to implement a reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock, par value $.01 per share, at a ratio not less than two-for-two and not greater than six-for-one, with the exact ratio to be set within such range in the discretion of the Board of Directors, without further approval or authorization of the Company’s shareholders, provided that the Board of Directors determines to effect the reverse stock split and such amendment is filed with the Delaware Secretary of State no later than July 1, 2009 (the “Reverse Split”).
The shares of Common Stock of the Company have traded at very low prices for some time. In addition, NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(4) requires that in order for Common Stock to continue to be eligible for quotation on the NASDAQ Capital Market, it must have a minimum bid price per share of $1.00 for a period in excess of ten consecutive business days, as well as meeting certain other requirements. On August 26, 2008, the Company received correspondence from NASDAQ stating that for the last 30 consecutive business days, the bid price of the Company’s Common Stock has closed below the minimum $1.00 per share requirement for continued inclusion under Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(4). The Company has until May 29, 2009 to regain compliance with NASDAQ’s bid price rule in accordance with Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(8)(D). If the Company cannot demonstrate compliance with this rule by May 29, 2009, NASDAQ will determine whether the Company meets the initial listing criteria for the NASDAQ Capital Market under Marketplace Rule 4310(c), except for the bid price requirement. If at any time before May 29, 2009, the bid price of the Company’s Common Stock closes at $1.00 per share or more for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days, it will be provided written notification that it complies with the rule. Otherwise, the Company will receive notification that its securities will be delisted. We believe that in order to maintain the Company’s NASDAQ Capital Market listing, the implementation of the Reverse Split is in the best interest of the Company and its stockholders.
A delisting of the Company’s Common Stock may materially and adversely affect a holder’s ability to dispose of, or to obtain accurate quotations as to the market value, of, the Common Stock. In addition, any delisting may cause the common stock to be subject to “penny stock” regulations promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Under such regulations, broker-dealers are required to, among other things, comply with disclosure and special suitability determinations prior to the sale of shares of Common Stock. If the Common Stock becomes subject to these regulations, the market price of the common stock and the liquidity thereof could be materially and adversely affected. The Board of Directors would authorize the Reverse Split to reduce the number of outstanding shares with the expectation that each shares will trade at a higher price.
Shareholders should recognize that once the Reverse Split is effected, they will own a fewer number of shares than they currently own (a number equal to the number of shares owned immediately prior to the Reverse Split divided by a number between two and six). While we expect that the Reverse Split will result in an increase in the per share price of our Common Stock, the Reverse Split may not increase the per share price of our Common Stock in proportion to the reduction in the number of shares of our Common Stock outstanding. It also may not result in a permanent increase in the per share price, which depends on many factors, including our performance, prospects and other factors that may be unrelated to the number of shares outstanding. The history of similar reverse splits for companies in similar circumstances is varied. Furthermore, the liquidity of our Common Stock could be adversely affected by the reduced number of shares that would be outstanding after the Reverse Split. Consequently, there can be no assurance that the Reverse Split will achieve the desired results that have been outlined above.
In addition, the Reverse Split will likely increase the number of shareholders who own “odd lots” (stockholdings in amounts of less than 100 shares). Shareholders who hold odd lots typically will experience an increase in the cost of selling their shares, as well as possible greater difficulty in effecting such sales. Any reduction in brokerage commissions resulting from the Reverse Split may be offset, in whole or in part, by increased brokerage commissions required to be paid by shareholders selling odd lots created by the split.
The Reverse Split will be realized simultaneously and in the same ratio for all shares of the Common Stock. All holders of Common Stock will be affected uniformly by the Reverse Split, which will have no effect on the proportionate holdings of any of our shareholders, except for possible changes due to the treatment of fractional shares resulting from the Reverse Split. In lieu of issuing fractional shares, the Company will round up in the event a shareholder would be entitled to receive less than one share of Common Stock. In addition, the split will not affect any holder of Common Stock’s proportionate voting power (subject to the treatment of fractional shares), and all shares of Common Stock will remain fully paid and non-assessable. The Reverse Split is a transaction rather than the first step in a series of transactions and will not cause the Company’s common stock to be held of record by less than 300 persons.
The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 30,000,000 shares of Common Stock, having a par value of $.01 per share and 2,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock having a par value of $.50 per share. There will be no change in the number of authorized capital stock or the par value of the Common or Preferred Stock as a result of the Reverse Split. As of January 6, 2009, the Company had 2,868,714 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding (not including treasury shares).
Based on the number of shares currently issued and outstanding, immediately following the Reverse Split the Company would have approximately 1,434,357 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding (without giving effect to rounding for fractional shares) if the ratio for the Reverse Split is 2-for-1, and 478,119 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding (without giving effect to rounding for fractional shares) if the ratio for the Reverse Split is 6-for-1. Any other ratio selected within such range would result in a number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding following the transaction between 1,434,357 and 478,119 shares.
The Board of Directors will determine the exact ratio of the Reverse Split and the actual time of filing of the Certificate of Amendment, provided that such amendment is filed no later than July 1, 2009. The Reverse Split will be effective upon the filing of a Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
The Board reserves the right, notwithstanding shareholder approval and without further action by shareholders, to elect not to proceed with the Reverse Split if the Board determines that the Reverse Split is no longer in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders.
If the Reverse Split proposal is approved by the Company’s stockholders, and if the Board of Directors in its discretion still believes at that time the Reverse Split is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders after the Board of Directors votes in favor of effecting the Reverse Split, the Reverse Split will be implemented by filing a Certificate of Amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, in the form of Appendix C hereto, and the Reverse Split will become effective on the date of the filing (the “Effective Date”). We will obtain a new CUSIP number for the new Common Stock effective at the time of the Reverse Split. Stockholders who held shares of the Company’s common stock as of the close of business on the Effective Date (“Record Holders”) will be notified as soon as practicable after the Effective Date that the Reverse Split has been effected. The Company’s transfer agent will act as its exchange agent (the “Exchange Agent”) to act for the Record Holders in implementing the exchange of their certificates. As soon as practicable after the Effective Date, Record Holders will be notified and requested to surrender their certificates representing shares of pre-split common stock (“Old Common Stock”) to the Exchange Agent in exchange for certificates representing post-split common stock (“New Common Stock”). Any fractional shares resulting from the Reverse Split will be rounded up to nearest whole number. At the Effective Date, each lot of between 2 and 6 shares of Old Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time will, automatically and without any further action on the part of our shareholders, be combined into and become one share of New Common Stock, subject to the treatment for fractional shares described above, and each certificate which, immediately prior to the effective time represented Old Common Stock, will be deemed cancelled and, for all corporate purposes, will be deemed to evidence ownership of New Common Stock.
As soon as practicable after the Effective Date, a letter of transmittal will be sent to shareholders of record as of the Effective Date for purposes of surrendering to the transfer agent certificates representing Old Common Stock in exchange for certificates representing New Common Stock shares in accordance with the procedures set forth in the letter of transmittal. No new certificates will be issued to a shareholder until such shareholder has surrendered such shareholder’s outstanding certificate(s), together with the properly completed and executed letter of transmittal, to the Exchange Agent. From and after the Effective Date, any certificates representing Old Common Stock which are submitted for transfer, whether pursuant to a sale, other disposition or otherwise, will be exchanged for certificates representing New Common Stock. SHAREHOLDERS SHOULD NOT DESTROY ANY STOCK CERTIFICATE(S) AND SHOULD NOT SUBMIT ANY CERTIFICATE(S) UNTIL REQUESTED TO DO SO.
The number of shares which will result in fractional interests cannot be precisely predicted as the Company cannot determine in advance the number of stockholders whose total holdings are not evenly divisible by the exchange ratio. It is not anticipated that a substantial number of shares will be required to be issued.
Principal Effects of the Reverse Split
General
The Reverse Split will affect all holders of our Common Stock uniformly and will not change the proportionate equity interests of such shareholders, nor will the respective voting rights and other rights of holders of our Common Stock be altered, except for possible changes due to the treatment of fractional shares resulting from the Reverse Split,
Accounting Matters
The Reverse Split will not affect total shareholders’ equity on our balance sheet. As a result of the Reverse Split, the stated capital component attributable to our Common Stock will be reduced to an amount equal to between one-half and one-sixth of its present amount, and the additional paid-in capital component will be increased by the amount by which the shareholder’s equity is reduced. The per share net loss and net book value per share of our Common Stock will be increased as a result of the Reverse Split because there will be fewer shares of our Common Stock outstanding.
No Appraisal Rights
Under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, shareholders will not be entitled to exercise appraisal rights in connection with the Reverse Split, and the Company will not independently provide shareholders with any such right.
Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences
The discussion below is only a summary of certain U.S. federal income tax consequences of the Reverse Split generally applicable to beneficial holders of shares of our Common Stock and does not purport to be a complete discussion of all possible tax consequences. This summary addresses only those shareholders who hold their Old Common Stock shares as “capital assets” as defined in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and will hold the New Common Stock shares as capital assets. This discussion does not address all U.S. federal income tax considerations that may be relevant to particular shareholders in light of their individual circumstances or to shareholders that are subject to special rules, such as financial institutions, tax-exempt organizations, insurance
companies, dealers in securities, and foreign shareholders. The following summary is based upon the provisions of the Code, applicable Treasury Regulations thereunder, judicial decisions and current administrative rulings, as of the date hereof, all of which are subject to change, possibly on a retroactive basis. Tax consequences under state, local, foreign, and other laws are not addressed herein. Each shareholder should consult his, her or its own tax advisor as to the particular facts and circumstances that may be unique to such shareholder and also as to any estate, gift, state, local or foreign tax considerations arising out of the Reverse Split.
The Reverse Split will qualify as a recapitalization for U.S. federal income tax purposes. As a result:
Shareholders should not recognize any gain or loss as a result of the Reverse Split.
The aggregate basis of a shareholder’s pre-Reverse Split shares will become the aggregate basis of the shares heldby such shareholder immediately after the Reverse Split.
The holding period of the shares owned immediately after the Reverse Split will include the shareholder’s holdingperiod before the Reverse Split.
The above discussion is not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used by any person, for the purpose of avoiding U.S. Federal tax penalties. It was written solely in connection with the proposed reverse split of our Common Stock.
The proposed amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation is set forth in Exhibit A.
FORM 10-K AND 10-Q
The Company is providing without charge to each person solicited by this proxy statement a copy of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2008 including the financial statements and financial statement schedules required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the Company’s most recent fiscal year as well as a copy of its 10-Q for the quarter ended October 31, 2008.
OTHER MATTERS
The Board of Directors does not know of any matters other than those mentioned above to be presented to the meeting. If any other matters do come before the meeting, the persons named in the proxy will exercise their discretion in voting thereof.
SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS
Proposals by any shareholders intended to be presented at the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders must be received by the Company for inclusion in material relating to such meeting not later than February 10, 2010.
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EXPENSES
All expenses in connection with solicitation of proxies will be borne by the Company. Officers and regular employees of the Company may solicit proxies by personal interview and telephone, telegraph, mail, or facsimile. Arrangements will be made with brokerage houses and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries to forward proxy soliciting materials to the beneficial owners of stock held of record by such persons, and the Company will reimburse them for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by them in doing so.
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| Robert S. Benou |
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APPENDIX A
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CONOLOG CORPORATION
AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
CHARTER
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I. Purpose
The primary function of the Audit Committee is to assist the Board of Directors in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities by reviewing: the financial reports and other financial information provided by the Corporation to any governmental body or the public; the Corporation’s systems of internal controls regarding finance, accounting, legal compliance and ethics that management and the Board have established; and the Corporation’s auditing, accounting and financial reporting process generally. Consistent with this function, the Audit Committee should encourage continuous improvement of and foster adherence to, the Corporation’s policies, procedures and practices at all levels. The Audit Committee’s primary duties and responsibilities are to:
1. Serve as an independent and objective party to monitor the Corporation’s financial reporting process and internal control system.
2. Review and appraise the audit efforts of the Corporation’s independent accountants.
3. Provide an open avenue of communication among the independent accountants, financial and senior management and the Board of Directors.
The Audit Committee will primarily fulfill these responsibilities by carrying out the activities enumerated in Section IV of this Charter.
II. Composition
The Audit Committee shall be comprised of three or more directors as determined by the Board, a majority of whom shall be independent directors. An independent director means a person other than an officer or other employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any other individual having a relationship which, in the opinion of the Company’s board of directors, would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director. A director shall not be considered independent if, among other things, he or she has:
been employed by the Corporation or its affiliates in the current or past three years;
accepted any compensation from the Corporation or its affiliates in excess of $60,000 during the previous fiscal year (except for board service, retirement plan benefits, or non-discretionary compensation);
an immediate family member who is, or has been in the past three years, employed by the Corporation or its affiliates as an executive officer;
been a partner, controlling shareholder or an executive officer of any for-profit business to which the Corporation made, or from which it received, payments (other than those which arise solely from investments in the corporation’s securities) that exceed five percent of the organization’s consolidated gross revenues for that year, or $200,000, whichever is more, in any of the past three years; or
been employed as an executive of another entity where any of the Corporation’s executives serve on that entity’s compensation committee.
All members of the Committee shall have a working familiarity with basic finance and accounting practices, and at least one member of the Committee shall have accounting or related financial management expertise.
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The members of the Committee shall be elected by the Board at the annual meeting of the Board or until their successors shall be duly elected and qualified. Unless a Chair is elected by the full Board, the members of the Committee may designate a Chair by majority vote of the full Committee membership.
III. Meetings
The Committee shall meet at least four times annually, or more frequently as circumstances dictate. As part of its job to foster open communication, the Committee should meet at least annually with management and the independent accountants in separate executive sessions to discuss any matters that the Committee or each of these groups believe should be discussed privately. In addition, the Committee or at least its Chair should meet with the independent accountants and management quarterly to review the Corporation’s financials consistent with Section IV.3 below.
IV. Responsibilities
To fulfill its responsibilities and duties the Audit Committee shall:
Documents/Reports Review
1. Review and update this Charter periodically, at least annually, as conditions dictate.
2. Review the Corporation’s annual financial statements and any reports or other financial information submitted to any governmental body, or the public, including any certification, report, opinion, or review rendered by the independent accountants.
3. Review with financial management and the independent accountants the 10-QSB prior to its filing or prior to the release of earnings. The Chair of the Committee may represent the entire Committee for purposes of this review.
Independent Accountants
4. Recommend to the Board of Directors the selection of the independent accountants, considering independence and effectiveness and approve the fees and other compensation to be paid to the independent accountants. On an annual basis, the Committee should review and discuss with the accountants all significant relationships the accountants have with the Corporation to determine the accountants’ independence.
5. Review the performance of the independent accountants and approve any proposed discharge of the independent accountants when circumstances warrant.
6. Periodically consult with the independent accountants out of the presence of management about internal controls and the fullness and accuracy of the Corporation’s financial statements.
Financial Reporting Process
7. In consultation with the independent accountants, review the integrity of the Corporation’s financial reporting process, both internal and external.
8. Consider the independent accountant’s judgments about the quality and appropriateness of the Corporation’s accounting principles as applied to its financial reporting.
9. Consider and approve, if appropriate, major changes to the Corporation’s accounting principles and practice as suggested by the independent accountants or management.
Process Improvement
10. Establish regular and separate systems of reporting to the Audit Committee by each of management and the independent accountants regarding any significant judgments made in management’s preparation of the financial statements and the view of each as to the appropriateness of such judgments.
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11. Following completion of the annual audit, review separately with each of management and the independent accountants any significant difficulties encountered during the course of the audit, including any restrictions on the scope of work or access to required information.
12. Review any significant disagreement among management and the independent accountants in connection with the preparation of the financial statements.
13. Review with the independent accountants and management the extent to which changes or improvements in financial or accounting practices, as approved by the Audit Committee, have been implemented.
Ethical and Legal Compliance
14. Establish, review and update periodically a Code of Ethical Conduct and ensure that management has established a system to enforce this Ethical Code.
15. Review managements’ monitoring of the Corporation’s compliance with the Corporation’s Ethical Code, and ensure that management has the proper review system in place to ensure that the Corporation’s financial statements, reports and other financial information disseminated to governmental organizations, and the public satisfy legal requirements.
16. Review, with the Corporation’s counsel, legal compliance matters including corporate securities trading policies.
17. Review with the Corporation’s counsel, any legal matter that could have a significant impact on the Corporation’s financial statements.
18. Perform any other activities consistent with this Charter, the Corporation’s By-laws and governing law, as the Committee or Board deems necessary or appropriate.
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APPENDIX B
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NOMINATING COMMITTEE CHARTER
of the Nominating Committee
of Conolog Corporation
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This shall be the Nominating Committee Charter of Conolog Corporation (‘the Company’).
I.Purpose
The purpose of the Nominating Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors (the “Board of the Company”) is to assist the Board in discharging the Board’s responsibilities regarding:
(a) Reviewing the appropriate size, function and needs of the Board of Directors;
(b) developing the Board’s policy regarding tenure and retirement of directors;
(c) establishing criteria for evaluating and selecting new members of the Board, subject to Board approval thereof and
(d) identifying and recommending to the Board for approval individuals qualified to become members of the Board of Directors, consistent with criteria established by the Committee and the Board
In addition to the powers and responsibilities expressly delegated to the Committee in this Charter, the Committee may exercise any other powers and carry out any other responsibilities delegated to it by the Board from time to time consistent with the Company’s bylaws. The powers and responsibilities delegated by the Board to the Committee in this Charter or otherwise shall be exercised and carried out by the Committee as it deems appropriate without requirement of Board approval, and any decision made by the Committee (including any decision to exercise or refrain from exercising any of the powers delegated to the Committee hereunder) shall be at the Committee’s sole discretion. While acting within the scope of the powers and responsibilities delegated to it, the Committee shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Committee shall have the power to determine which matters are within the scope of the powers and responsibilities delegated to it.
II.Membership
The Committee shall be composed of two directors, as determined by the Board, each of whom have never been employed by the Company and each of whom (a) satisfies the independence requirements of the NASDAQ, and (b) has experience, in the business judgment of the Board, that would be helpful in addressing the matters delegated to the Committee.
The members of the Committee, including the Chair of the Committee, shall be appointed by the Board. Committee members may be removed from the Committee, with or without cause, by the Board. Any action duly taken by the Committee shall be valid and effective, whether or not the members of the Committee at the time of such action are later determined not to have satisfied the requirements for membership provided herein.
III.Meetings and Procedures
The Chair (or in his or her absence, a member designated by the Chair) shall preside at each meeting of the Committee and set the agendas for Committee meetings. The Committee shall have the authority to establish its own rules and procedures for notice and conduct of its meetings so long
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as they are not inconsistent with the provisions of the Company’s bylaws that are applicable to the Committee.
The Committee shall meet on a regularly scheduled basis at least two times per year and more frequently as the Committee deems necessary or desirable.
All non-management directors that are not members of the Committee may attend and observe meetings of the Committee, but shall not participate in any discussion or deliberation unless invited to do so by the Committee, and in any event shall not be entitled to vote. The Committee may, at its discretion, include in its meetings members of the Company’s management, or any other person whose presence the Committee believes to be desirable and appropriate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may exclude from its meetings any person it deems appropriate, including but not limited to, any non-management director that is not a member of the Committee.
The Committee may retain any independent counsel, experts or advisors that the Committee believes to be desirable and appropriate. The Committee may also use the services of the Company’s regular legal counsel or other advisors to the Company. The Company shall provide for appropriate funding, as determined by the Committee, for payment of compensation to any such persons employed by the Committee and for ordinary administrative expenses of the Committee that are necessary or appropriate in carrying out its duties. The Committee shall have sole authority to retain and terminate any search firm to be used to identify director candidates, including sole authority to approve such search firm’s fees and other retention terms.
The Chair shall report to the Board regarding the activities of the Committee at appropriate times and as otherwise requested by the Chairman of the Board.
IV. Duties and Responsibilities
1. (a) At an appropriate time prior to each annual meeting of shareholders at which directors are to be elected or reelected, the Committee shall recommend to the Board for nomination by the Board such candidates as the Committee, in the exercise of its judgment, has found to be well qualified and willing and available to serve.
(b) At an appropriate time after a vacancy arises on the Board or a director advises the Board of his or her intention to resign, the Committee shall recommend to the Board for appointment by the Board to fill such vacancy, such prospective member of the Board as the Committee, in the exercise of its judgment, has found to be well qualified and willing and available to serve.
(c) For purposes of (a) and (b) above, the Committee may consider the following criteria, among others the Committee shall deem appropriate, in recommending candidates for election to the Board:
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2. The Committee shall, at least annually, review the performance of each current director and shall consider the results of such evaluation when determining whether or not to recommend the nomination of such director for an additional term.
3. In appropriate circumstances, the Committee, in its discretion, shall consider and may recommend the removal of a director for cause, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Company’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws.
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4. The Committee shall oversee the Board in the Board’s annual review of its performance (including its composition and organization), and will make appropriate recommendations to improve performance.
5. The Committee shall develop and recommend to the Board a policy regarding the consideration of director candidates recommended by the Company’s security holders and procedures for submission by security holders of director nominee recommendations.
6. The Committee shall evaluate its own performance on an annual basis, including its compliance with this Charter, and provide the Board with any recommendations for changes in procedures or policies governing the Committee. The Committee shall conduct such evaluation and review in such manner as it deems appropriate.
7. The Committee shall periodically report to the Board on its findings and actions.
8. The Committee shall review and reassess this Charter at least annually and submit any recommended changes to the Board for its consideration.
V. Delegation of Duties
In fulfilling its responsibilities, the Committee shall be entitled to delegate any or all of its responsibilities to a subcommittee of the Committee, to the extent consistent with the Company’s certificate of incorporation, bylaws and applicable law and rules of markets in which the Company’s securities then trade.
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Appendix C
Certificate of Amendment
of
Certificate of Incorporation
of
CONOLOG CORPORATION
Under Section 242 of the Delaware General Corporation Law
Conolog Corporation, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Corporation”) hereby certifies as follows:
1. The Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation is hereby amended by changing the article thereof numbered fourth so that, as amended, said Article FOURTH shall be and read as follows:
“FOURTH: The total number of shares of all classes of stock which the Corporation is authorized to issue is thirty-two million (32,000,000) shares, of which two million (2,000,000) shares having a par value of $0.50 per share are to be classified as Preferred Stock and thirty million (30,000,000) shares having a par value of $0.01 per share are to be classified as Common Stock.
Each _______ (__ ) shares of the Corporation’s Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, issued and outstanding as of 5:00 p.m. eastern time on the date this Certificate of Amendment is filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware shall be converted and reclassified into one (1) share of the Corporation’s Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share.
Any fractional shares resulting from such conversion will be rounded up to the nearest whole number.
2. The foregoing amendment has been duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the General Corporation law of the State of Delaware by the vote of a majority of each class of outstanding stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed this Certificate this ____ day of __________, 200 _.
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Chairman & Chief Executive Officer |
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PROXY
CONOLOG CORPORATION
ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS — February 11, 2009
The undersigned shareholder of Conolog Corporation (the “Company”) hereby appoints Robert S. Benou and Marc R. Benou and each of them as the attorney and proxy of the undersigned, with full power of substitution, to vote, as indicated herein, all the common shares of the Company standing in the name of the undersigned at the close of business on January 6, 2009 at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company to be held at the offices of Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference LLP, 61 Broadway, New York, New York 10006, at 4:00 p.m., local time, on the 11th day of February, 2009, and at any and all adjournments thereof, with all the powers the undersigned would possess if then and there personally present and especially (but without limiting the general authorization and power hereby given) to vote as indicated on the proposals, as more fully described in the Proxy Statement for the meeting on the following matters.
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND WILL BE VOTED FOR THE ELECTION OF THE PROPOSED DIRECTORS AND FOR THE ABOVE PROPOSALS UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED. THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS MADE, BUT IF NO CHOICES ARE INDICATED, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR THE ELECTION OF ALL NOMINEES AND FOR THE PROPOSALS LISTED BELOW.
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PROXY BY MAIL
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THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND WILL BE VOTED FOR THE ELECTION OF THE PROPOSED DIRECTORS AND FOR THE ABOVE PROPOSALS UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED. THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS MADE, BUT IF NO CHOICES ARE INDICATED, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR THE ELECTION OF ALL NOMINEES AND FOR THE PROPOSALS LISTED BELOW. | | Please mark boxes [*] or [X] in blue or black ink. | | x |
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2. | Proposal to approve the selection of Bagell, Josephs & Company, L.L.C. as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2009. | | FOR | | AGAINST | | ABSTAIN |
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3. | Proposal to amend the Certificate of Incorporation to give effect to a reverse split of the common stock of the Company, at a ratio not less than two-for-one and not greater than six-for-one, with the exact ratio to be set within such range in the discretion of the Board of Directors, without further approval or authorization of the Company’s shareholders, provided that the Board of Directors determines to effect the reverse stock split and such amendment is filed with the Delaware Secretary of State no later than July 1, 2009. | | FOR | | AGAINST | | ABSTAIN |
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4. | In their discretion, the Proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment or adjournments thereof. | | FOR | | AGAINST | | ABSTAIN |
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Signature __________________ Print Name _________________ Signature _________________ Print Name _________________ DATED: ______________, 2009
SIGNATURE(S) should be exactly as name or names appear on this Proxy. If stock is held jointly, each holder should sign. If signing is by attorney, executor,
administrator, trustee or guardian, please give full title.
[Sign, date and return the Proxy Card promptly using the enclosed envelope.]