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May 17, 2007
Dear Fellow Stockholders:
You are cordially invited to attend our Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which will be held on Thursday, June 7, 2007, at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Time, at Hampton Inn and Suites, Fairfield New Jersey.
At the Annual Meeting, you will be asked to elect seven directors, three by the holders of the common stock voting separately as a class and four by the holders of the Class B common stock voting separately as a class, to ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as our auditors and to vote upon any other matter that may properly come before the meeting. There currently is one vacant directorship, which position is elected by the holders of the Class B common stock voting separately as a class. We are currently seeking a candidate to fill that position. If that person is identified prior to the Annual Meeting, we will make a public announcement of the candidate and we will amend our proxy materials and the Class B proxy card accordingly.
Only stockholders of record of our common stock and Class B common stock at the close of business on April 24, 2007 shall be entitled to receive notice of, and to vote at, the meeting and any adjournment(s) thereof. A proxy, Proxy Statement, and our 2006 Annual Report, which includes our Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, are enclosed herewith.
If you do not expect to be present, you are requested to fill in, date and sign the accompanying proxy card, which is solicited by the Board of Directors of the Company, and to mail it promptly in the enclosed envelope to make sure that your shares are represented at the meeting. You are also able to vote your shares on the internet. In the event you decide to attend the meeting in person, you may, if you desire, revoke your proxy and vote your shares in person, provided you have acceptable proof of ownership. The Annual Meeting is open to all stockholders or their authorized representatives. Please indicate on your proxy card whether you intend to join us for the Annual Meeting.
On behalf of the Company, I thank you for your continuing support.
Sincerely,
/s/ DANIEL GLASSMAN
DANIEL GLASSMAN
Chief Executive Officer and President
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
To be held on June 7, 2007
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Thursday, June 7, 2007 10:00 a.m., Eastern Time | Place
Hampton Inn and Suites 118-124 Route 46 East Fairfield NJ 07004 |
Purposes
| 1. | | To elect seven directors, three by the holders of the common stock voting separately as a class and four by the holders of the Class B common stock voting separately as a class, to serve until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their respective successors have been elected or appointed; THE BOARD RECOMMENDS A VOTEFOR THE ELECTION OF EACH OF THE BOARD’S NOMINEES ON THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD; |
| 2. | | To ratify the Audit Committee’s selection of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2007; THE BOARD RECOMMENDS A VOTEFOR THIS PROPOSAL; and |
| 3. | | To consider and act upon such other matters as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment(s) thereof. |
Record Date
Only stockholders of record of our common stock and Class B common stock at the close of business on April 24, 2007 shall be entitled to receive notice of, and to vote at, the meeting and any adjournment(s) thereof.
Mailing Date
This Notice and the enclosed Proxy Statement, proxy card, and 2006 Annual Report, which includes our Annual Report on Form 10-K as amended by Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A (collectively, the “Annual Report”), are first being mailed to stockholders on or about May 17, 2007.
Meeting Documents
A proxy card, Notice of Meeting and Proxy Statement are enclosed herewith. A copy of the Company’s Annual Report, which contains financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2006, has also been enclosed in the same mailing with this Proxy Statement but should not be considered soliciting materials.
Voting
If you do not expect to be present at the Annual Meeting, you are requested to fill in, date and sign the accompanying proxy card, which is solicited by the Board of Directors of the Company, and to mail it promptly in the enclosed envelope to make sure that your shares are represented at the Meeting. You may also vote your shares on the internet. If you decide to attend the meeting in person, you may, if you desire, revoke your proxy and vote your shares in person.
Attending the Meeting
The Annual Meeting is open to all stockholders or their authorized representatives. If you hold shares of common stock in your own name, please indicate your intention to attend the Annual Meeting by checking the appropriate box on your proxy card. If you hold your shares through a broker, bank or other holder of record, please bring proof that you own the shares (such as a copy of your brokerage or bank account statement) to the Annual Meeting.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
/s/ DANIEL GLASSMAN
DANIEL GLASSMAN
Chief Executive Officer and President
Dated: May 17, 2007
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT. PLEASE VOTE. YOU MAY VOTE BY INTERNET OR
COMPLETING, DATING, SIGNING AND RETURNING THE ACCOMPANYING
PROXY CARD IN THE ENCLOSED POSTAGE-PAID RETURN ENVELOPE.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ABOUT THE MEETING | 1 |
PROPOSAL ONE: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS | 6 |
Nominees for Election by the Holders of Common Stock | 6 |
Nominees for Election by the Holders of Class B Common Stock | 7 |
MANAGEMENT | 8 |
Directors and Executive Officers | 8 |
Board of Directors and Stockholder Meetings | 9 |
Committees of the Board | 9 |
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE INFORMATION | 10 |
Executive Sessions; Non-Executive Chairman | 10 |
Communications with Directors | 10 |
Independent Directors | 10 |
Procedure for Stockholder Proposals and Nomination of Directors | 11 |
Identifying and Evaluating Nominees for Director | 12 |
Director Qualifications | 12 |
Codes of Ethics and Corporate Governance Guidelines | 12 |
NYSE Annual Affirmation | 12 |
PROPOSAL TWO: RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED |
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM | 13 |
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT | 14 |
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION | 17 |
Compensation Discussion and Analysis | 17 |
Tax and Accounting Considerations | 20 |
Summary Compensation Table | 21 |
Director Compensation Table | 28 |
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation | 29 |
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT | 29 |
SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE | 30 |
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS | 30 |
COMPARATIVE STOCK PERFORMANCE | 31 |
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM MATTERS | 32 |
AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT | 33 |
ANNUAL REPORT AND COMPANY INFORMATION | 34 |
MISCELLANEOUS | 34 |
383 Route 46 West
Fairfield, New Jersey 07004
PROXY STATEMENT
FOR
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
To Be Held on June 7, 2007
ABOUT THE MEETING
When and where will the meeting be held?
The 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Bradley Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, the “Company” or “Bradley”) will be held at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Time, on Thursday, June 7, 2007, at Hampton Inn and Suites, 118-124 Route 46 East, Fairfield New Jersey and at any adjournment(s) thereof (the “Annual Meeting”).
Do I need a ticket to attend the Annual Meeting?
No. The Annual Meeting is open to all stockholders or their authorized representatives. If you hold shares of common stock in your own name, please indicate your intention to attend the Annual Meeting by checking the appropriate box on your proxy card. If you hold your shares through a broker, bank or other holder of record and plan to attend, please bring proof of ownership of the shares (such as a copy of your brokerage or bank account statement) to the Annual Meeting.
What are the purposes of the Annual Meeting?
You will be asked to consider and vote upon:
| • | | The election of seven directors, three by the holders of the common stock voting separately as a class and four by the holders of the Class B common stock voting separately as a class, to serve until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their respective successors have been elected or appointed; |
| • | | To ratify the Audit Committee’s selection of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2007; and |
| • | | To consider and act upon such other matters as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment(s) thereof. |
The Board of Directors is not aware of any other matters to be presented for action at the Annual Meeting. However, if other matters are presented for a vote and you grant a proxy, the persons named as proxy holders, Daniel Glassman and Alan S. Goldstein, will have the discretion to vote your shares on any additional matters properly presented for a vote at the Annual Meeting. Additionally, if, for any unforeseen reason, any of our nominees is not available as a candidate for director, the persons named as proxy holders will vote your proxy for such other candidate or candidates as may be nominated by our Board of Directors.
How many members of the Company’s Board of Directors are there?
The Company’s By-Laws provide that the Company’s Board of Directors shall consist of such number of directors from three to eleven as shall be determined by the Board of Directors from time to time. The number of directors is currently set at eight, three elected by holders of Common Stock and five by holders of Class B Common Stock. There are currently only four directors elected by holders of Class B Common Stock.
If a nominee to serve as a director elected by the Class B common stock holders is identified, will this Proxy Statement be amended?
We are currently looking at candidates to fill the open directorship position. If that person is identified prior to the Annual Meeting, we will make a public announcement of the candidate and we will amend our proxy materials and the Class B proxy card accordingly.
Who is entitled to vote?
Only stockholders of record at the close of business on Tuesday, April 24, 2007, the record date for the Annual Meeting (the “Record Date”), are entitled to receive notice of and to participate in the Annual Meeting. If you were a stockholder of record on that date, you will be entitled to vote all of the shares that you owned on that date.
How many votes can be cast by the holders of our common stock and Class B common stock?
On April 24, 2007, the Record Date, there were 16,601,666 shares of the Company’s common stock and 429,752 shares of the Company’s Class B common stock outstanding. The holders of common stock and Class B common stock are generally entitled to one vote and five votes, respectively, for each share held on the Record Date, but with respect to the election of directors, so long as there are at least 325,000 shares of Class B common stock issued and outstanding, holders of Class B common stock, voting separately as a class, are entitled to elect the sum of one plus one-half of the total number of directors and holders of common stock, voting separately as a class, are entitled to elect the balance of the directors.
How many votes must be present to hold the meeting?
A quorum of each of the common stock and Class B common stock must be present. A quorum is a majority (more than half) of the outstanding shares eligible to vote on the particular matter present at the meeting or represented by proxy.
How many votes are required for the election of directors?
The affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of the Company’s common stock or Class B common stock, as the case may be, represented in person or by properly executed proxy, is required to approve the election of the Company’s nominees for election by those shares of stock. At the Annual Meeting, the holders of common stock are entitled to elect three directors and the holders of Class B common stock are entitled to elect five directors; however, as of the date of this Proxy Statement, there are only four nominees for election by holders of Class B common stock.
How many votes are required for the ratification of the selection of the independent registered public accounting firm?
The affirmative vote of a majority of the voting power of the Company’s common stock and Class B common stock, voting together as a class, present or represented and entitled to vote and voting is required for the ratification of the appointment of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.
How many votes are required for other matters that may properly come before the meeting?
The affirmative vote of a majority of the voting power of the Company’s common stock and Class B common stock, voting together as a class, present or represented and entitled to vote and voting is required for all other business that may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournments.
How do I vote?
You may:
| • | | Vote by marking, signing, dating and returning the enclosed proxy card in the accompanying postage-paid envelope; |
| • | | Vote in person by attending the Annual Meeting. We will distribute written ballots to any stockholder of record who wishes to vote in person at the Annual Meeting. |
How are shares voted that are held in a Company 401(k) plan?
The Bradley Pharmaceuticals 401(k) trust includes an Employee Stock Ownership Plan feature. At the Record Date, 104,954.373 shares (including 312.719 shares subject to forfeiture) were held in the trust for participants. The Company’s transfer agent, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, sent a proxy statement, an annual report and a voting instruction form to each participant who held shares through the Company’s 401(k) plan at the Record Date. Frontier Trust, as trustee, will vote the shares in accordance with instructions received from participants. Frontier Trust will vote shares for which no instructions were received in the same proportion, for and against, as the shares for which instructions were received.
To allow sufficient time for voting by the trustee, your voting instructions for 401(k) plan shares must be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on June 5, 2007.
What if I return my proxy card and don’t vote on a matter listed on it?
If you return a proxy card without indicating your vote, your shares will be voted FOR the director nominees listed on the proxy card, FOR ratification of the selection of the auditors, and in the discretion of the person named in the proxy on any other matters that may be properly brought before the meeting.
Can I change my vote?
Yes. Send in a new proxy card with a later date, cast a new vote by internet, or send a written notice of revocation to the Company’s Secretary at the address on the cover page of this Proxy Statement. If you attend the Annual Meeting and want to vote in person, you can request that your previously submitted proxy not be used. If your shares are held through a broker, bank or other institution in “street name”, you will need to obtain a proxy form from the institution that holds your shares.
What does it mean if I receive more than one proxy card?
If you hold your shares in multiple registrations, or in both registered and street name, you will receive a proxy card for each account. Please sign, date, and return all cards you receive. Only your latest dated proxy for each account will be voted.
Will my shares be voted if I do not sign and return my proxy card?
They could be. If your shares are held in street name and you do not instruct your broker or other nominee how to vote your shares, your broker or nominee may either use its discretion to vote your shares or leave your shares unvoted. If your shares are held in street name, your broker, bank, or nominee will include a voting
instruction card with this Proxy Statement. We strongly encourage you to vote your shares by returning your proxy card to your nominee and contact the person responsible for your account to ensure that a proxy card is voted on your behalf.
Who will act as inspector of election?
A representative of American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, our transfer agent, will act as inspector of election at the 2007 Annual Meeting. Votes cast by proxy or in person at the Annual Meeting will be tabulated by the inspector of election. The inspector will also determine whether a quorum is present at the Annual Meeting.
The shares represented by the proxy cards received, properly marked, dated, signed, and not revoked, or by shares voted on the internet, will be voted at the Annual Meeting. If the proxy card specifies a choice with respect to any matter to be acted on, the shares will be voted in accordance with that specified choice. Any proxy card that is returned signed but not marked will be voted FOR each of the Director nominees, FOR the ratification of the Audit Committee’s selection of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, and as the proxy holder deems desirable for any other matters that may properly come before the Annual Meeting. Broker non-votes will not be considered as voting with respect to any matter for which the broker does not have voting authority.
What are abstentions and broker non-votes?
Abstentions and broker non-votes are each included in the determination of the number of shares present and voting for purposes of determining the existence of a quorum. Abstentions are not counted in tabulations of the votes cast on stockholder proposals presented. Broker non-votes will not be counted as votes for or against such proposal. A broker non-vote occurs when a nominee holding shares for a beneficial owner expressly does not vote on a particular matter because the nominee does not have discretionary voting power with respect to the matter and has not received instructions from the beneficial owner.
Who is soliciting my vote?
Your vote is being solicited by and on behalf of the Company’s Board of Directors.
How will my vote be solicited?
Proxies will be solicited by the use of the mails and may also be solicited personally, or by telephone, telecopy or telegram, by directors, officers and employees of the Company. No directors, officers or employees of the Company will receive additional compensation for soliciting proxies.
The Company will (i) request banking institutions, brokerage firms, custodians, trustees, nominees and fiduciaries as record holders to forward the solicitation materials to the beneficial owners of the Company’s common stock and Class B common stock, (ii) furnish the number of copies necessary for these record holders to supply the materials to the beneficial holders and (iii) reimburse the reasonable forwarding expenses incurred by these record holders.
Who pays for the solicitation of my vote?
The Company pays the costs of soliciting your vote, including the costs of preparing, printing and mailing the proxy materials. None of our officers or employees will receive any extra compensation for soliciting you.
When will this Proxy Statement be sent to stockholders?
This Proxy Statement is first being sent to stockholders on or about May 17, 2007. A copy of the Company’s Annual Report, which contains financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2006, has also been enclosed in the same mailing with this Proxy Statement.
Can I access the Company’s proxy materials and annual report electronically?
This Proxy Statement and the Company’s 2006 Annual Report are available on its Internet web site atwww.bradpharm.com.
What is “householding” and how does it affect me?
The SEC has adopted a rule concerning the delivery of annual reports and proxy statements that permits the Company, with your permission, to send a single set of these proxy materials to any household at which two or more stockholders reside if the Company believes they are members of the same family. A separate proxy card would still be mailed to each stockholder at the same address. This rule is called “householding” and its purpose is to help reduce printing and mailing costs of proxy materials. The Company has instituted this procedure.
Some brokerage firms have instituted householding. If you and members of your household have multiple accounts holding shares of the Company’s common stock, you may have received householding notification from your broker. Please contact your broker directly if you have questions, require additional copies of this Proxy Statement or our 2006 Annual Report, or wish to receive separate copies of any annual report and proxy statement in the future, or wish to revoke your decision to household. These options are available to you at any time.
PROPOSAL ONE
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
The Company’s By-Laws provide that the Company’s Board of Directors shall consist of such number of directors from three to eleven as shall be determined by the Board of Directors from time to time, which number is currently set at eight. There are currently only four directors elected by holders of Class B Common Stock. We are currently looking at candidates to fill the open directorship position. If that person is identified prior to the Annual Meeting, we will make a public announcement of the candidate and we will amend our proxy materials and the Class B proxy card accordingly.
The Company’s Certificate of Incorporation provides that the holders of common stock and Class B common stock are entitled to one vote and five votes, respectively, for each share held on the Record Date, but with respect to the election of directors, so long as there are at least 325,000 shares of Class B common stock issued and outstanding (which there were as of the Record Date), holders of Class B common stock, voting separately as a class, are entitled to elect the sum of one plus one-half of the total number of directors and holders of common stock, voting separately as a class, are entitled to elect the balance of the directors. Thus, the holders of the Class B common stock are entitled to elect five of the directors, and the holders of the common stock are entitled to elect three of the directors, by a majority of the shares of such class present in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, assuming a quorum is present.
Unless otherwise specified, all proxy cards received will be voted FOR the election of the nominees of the Board of Directors named below as directors of the Company for the class of stock represented by that proxy. All of the nominees are presently directors of the Company. The terms of the current directors expire at the Annual Meeting. Proxies solicited hereunder will be voted in favor of those nominees who do remain candidates and may be voted for substitute nominees selected by the Board of Directors. A majority vote of the shares of common stock present, in person or by proxy, at the Annual Meeting, is required to elect the nominees for election by the holders of common stock as directors, and a majority vote of the shares of Class B common stock present, in person or by proxy, at the Annual Meeting, is required to elect the nominees for election by the holders of Class B common stock as directors.
Nominees for Election by the Holders of Common Stock
Seth W. Hamot, age 45, has served as one of our directors since October 2006, and on May 7, 2007 he was elected interim non-executive Chairman of the Board. Mr. Hamot is the President of Roark, Rearden & Hamot, LLC, the general partner of Costa Brava Partnership III L.P., an investment fund. He is also the Managing Member of Roark, Rearden & Hamot Capital Management, LLC, the investment manager to Costa Brava. Prior to 1997, Mr. Hamot was one of the partners of the Actionvest entities.
Douglas E. Linton, age 59, has served as one of our directors since October 2006. Since August 2005, Mr. Linton has been providing supply chain-related consulting services to pharmaceutical manufacturers through the data management and performance analytics company ValueCentric, LLC. From 2001 to 2005, Mr. Linton served as Vice President of Cardinal Health, where he previously held senior positions in supply chain services and managed several business units. Mr. Linton holds a BA in Economics from the College of Wooster and an MBA from Carnegie-Mellon University.
William J. Murphy, age 63, has served as one of our directors since February 2006, and effective July 1, 2006, was appointed Chairman of the Audit Committee. From 1997 to 2005, Mr. Murphy held several positions with Computer Horizons Corp., a publicly held information services company, initially as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and from March 2003 until October 2005, Mr. Murphy served as President and CEO. From 1980 to 1997, Mr. Murphy was employed by the accounting firm of Grant Thornton LLP, which he joined as Senior Audit Manager, and becoming the partner in charge of its New Jersey practice in 1990. Prior to joining Grant Thornton, Mr. Murphy was a Senior Audit Manager for the accounting firm of Price Waterhouse. Mr. Murphy is a member of the New Jersey State Society of CPAs, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Financial Executives International. Mr. Murphy is a director and
Chairman of the Audit Committee of New Brunswick Scientific Co., Inc. (Nasdaq Global: NBSC) and serves as a Director of the Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey, a not-for-profit pro-business organization.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTEFOR THE ELECTION OF EACH OF
THE NOMINEES LISTED ABOVE FOR DIRECTOR
Nominees for Election by the Holders of Class B Common Stock
Daniel Glassman, age 64, is our founder and has served as our Chief Executive Officer since the Company’s inception in January 1985, our President since February 1991, and as chairman of the board from January 1985 until January 2007. Mr. Glassman is a registered pharmacist. Mr. Glassman has had an over 35-year career in the pharmaceutical industry, including executive managerial positions with companies and major specialty advertising agencies serving the largest pharmaceutical companies. In 1995, Mr. Glassman was awarded the Ernst & Young LLP Entrepreneur of the Year in New Jersey, and in 2005, Mr. Glassman was awarded the degree of Doctor of Humane Letters by the New York College of Podiatric Medicine in recognition of his contributions to medical education. Mr. Glassman received his B.S. in Pharmacy from Columbia University and received his M.B.A. from New York University.
Andre Fedida, M.D., age 52, has served as one of our directors since May 2002. Dr. Fedida is a doctor of gastroenterology currently practicing in Newark, New Jersey. He is also currently on faculty as Assistant Professor of Medicine at Seton Hall University and Saint Michael’s Medical Center. Dr. Fedida performed his internship, residency and fellowship at Saint Michael’s Medical Center in Newark, New Jersey. Dr. Fedida is a member of the American Medical Association, American College of Physicians, American College of Gastroenterology and the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. Dr. Fedida is Mr. Michael Fedida’s brother.
Michael Fedida, age 60, has served as one of our directors since April 2004 and has served as Chairman of the Compensation Committee since November 2004. Mr. Fedida is a registered pharmacist and has served for the past fifteen years as an officer and director of several retail pharmacies wholly or partially owned by him, including J&J Pharmacy, J&J St. Michael’s Pharmacy Inc., Classic Pharmacy, Perfect Pharmacy and Phoster Pharmacy. Mr. Fedida has served on the Board of Directors of Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a California based specialty pharmaceutical company, since 1995. From 1988 to 1995, Mr. Fedida served on the Board of Directors of Circa Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Watson acquired Circa in 1995. Mr. Fedida is Dr. Andre Fedida’s brother.
Steven Kriegsman, age 65, has served as one of our directors since June 2003, and was Chairman of the Audit Committee from November 2004 until June 30, 2006. Mr. Kriegsman has been a director, President and Chief Executive Officer of CytRx Corporation, a public company, since July 2002. He previously served as a director and Chairman of Global Genomics from June 2000 until June 2002. Mr. Kriegsman is an inactive Chairman and founder of Kriegsman Capital Group LLC, a financial advisory firm specializing in the development of alternative sources of equity capital for emerging growth companies in the healthcare industry. Mr. Kriegsman was formerly a Certified Public Accountant with KPMG in New York City. In February 2006, Mr. Kriegsman received the Corporate Philanthropist of the Year Award from the Greater Los Angeles Chapter of the ALS Association and in October 2006, he received the Lou Gehrig Memorial Corporate Award from the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Mr. Kriegsman has been active in various charitable organizations including the Biotechnology Industry Organization, the ALS Association, the Los Angeles Venture Association, the Southern California Biomedical Council, and the Palisades-Malibu YMCA. Mr. Kriegsman has a B.S. degree with honors from New York University in Accounting and completed the Executive Program in Mergers and Acquisitions at New York University, The Management Institute.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTEFOR THE ELECTION OF EACH OF
THE NOMINEES LISTED ABOVE FOR DIRECTOR.
MANAGEMENT
Directors and Executive Officers
Our current directors and executive officers are as follows:
Name | Age | Position(s) |
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Daniel Glassman | 64 | President and Chief Executive Officer |
Bradley Glassman | 33 | Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing |
Alan Goldstein | 47 | Vice President, Corporate Development |
Ralph Landau, Ph.D | 46 | Vice President, Chief Scientific Officer |
R. Brent Lenczycki | 35 | Vice President, Chief Financial Officer |
Andre Fedida, M.D. (1)(2)(3) | 52 | Director |
Michael Fedida, R.Ph. (1)(3) | 60 | Director and Chairman of the Compensation Committee |
Seth W. Hamot (2)(3) | 45 | Director and Interim Non-executive Chairman of the Board |
Steven Kriegsman (2) | 65 | Director |
Douglas E. Linton (3) | 59 | Director and Chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee |
William J. Murphy (1)(2) | 63 | Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee |
(1) | | Member of Compensation Committee |
(2) | | Member of Audit Committee |
(3) | | Member of Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee |
Our executive officers, excluding the officers who are also members of the Board of Directors, are as follows:
Bradley Glassman has served as our Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing since January 2004. From July 2001 to December 2003, Mr. Glassman served as our Vice President, Sales and Marketing. From April 2000 through June 2001, Mr. Glassman served as our Vice President, Marketing. In addition, from January 1998 to March 2000, Mr. Glassman served as our Director of Corporate Development, and from May 1996 to December 1997, he served as a Corporate Development Analyst. Mr. Glassman received his B.A. and M.B.A. from Tulane University. Mr. Glassman is the son of Daniel Glassman.
Alan Goldsteinhas served as our Vice President, Corporate Development since March 2004. Mr. Goldstein joined us in June 2002 as Director, Corporate Development. From November 2000 to May 2002, Mr. Goldstein served as Counsel in the corporate department of the international law firm of Kaye Scholer LLP. From March 1998 to October 2000, Mr. Goldstein was a partner in the New York law firm of Winick & Rich, P.C. specializing in corporate finance matters. From January 1994 to February 1998, Mr. Goldstein was a partner in the New York law firm of Reid & Priest LLP, having worked previously as an associate at that firm and one of its predecessors, Spengler Carlson Gubar Brodsky & Frischling, since 1987. Mr. Goldstein received his B.A. from the University of Michigan and his J.D. from the University of Pittsburgh.
Ralph Landau, Ph.D., has served as our Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer since January 2003. Dr. Landau joined us in October 2002 as Vice President, Manufacturing. From 2001 to 2002, Dr. Landau served as Director, Program Management/Business Development for Elan Pharmaceutical Technologies. From 1997 to 2001, Dr. Landau held the positions of Associate Director, with responsibilities in Drug Supply Management, Project Management and Process Technologies for Novartis Pharmaceuticals. Additionally, Dr. Landau has published articles in 28 peer-reviewed publications. Dr. Landau received his B.S. from the New Jersey Institute of Technology and his Ph.D. from the University of Delaware, and serves on the advisory committees for Rutgers University and the New Jersey Institute of Technology.
R. Brent Lenczycki, CPA, has served as our Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since January 2001. Since joining Bradley Pharmaceuticals in 1998, Mr. Lenczycki has held the positions of Manager of Finance and Purchasing, Director of Finance and since April 2000, Vice President, Finance. From 1995 to 1998, Mr.
Lenczycki held positions in public accounting at Arthur Andersen LLP, and prior to 1995, as an internal auditor for Harrah’s Hotel and Casino. Mr. Lenczycki received his B.S. from St. Joseph’s University and his M.B.A. from Tulane University.
Board of Directors and Stockholder Meetings
As a general matter, all Board members are expected to attend our Annual Meetings of Stockholders, unless an emergency prevents them from doing so. At our 2006 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, all members of our Board of Directors were present. During the year ended December 31, 2006, there were 21 meetings of the Board of Directors. In 2006, all directors attended at least 75% of the aggregate of these meetings and the meetings of the Committees of the Board of which they were members.
Committees of the Board
The Board has an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee and a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Each of these committees operates under separate written charters that were adopted by our Board of Directors. The current charter for each of these committees is available on our web site atwww.bradpharm.com.
Audit Committee. The Audit Committee is comprised of directors that are independent of the management of the Company and independent of any relationship that, in the opinion of the Board of Directors, would interfere with the exercise of their independent judgment as members of the Audit Committee. Each member of this Committee is independent within the meaning of SEC regulations, the listing standards of the NYSE and the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines. The Audit Committee’s responsibilities include overseeing the adequacy and effectiveness of systems and controls in place to reasonably assure the fair presentation of our financial statements; appointing, dismissing and overseeing the qualifications and performance of and determining the compensation paid to the external auditors; reviewing and approving the scope of audits and related fees; interfacing directly with the external auditors and otherwise; monitoring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements; and reviewing and setting internal policies and procedures regarding audits, accounting and other financial controls. The current charter of the Audit Committee, which is available on our web site at www.bradpharm.com, provides a detailed description of its responsibilities. During 2006, the Audit Committee held 15 meetings. The current members of the Audit Committee are Mr. Murphy (Chairman), Dr. Fedida, Mr. Kriegsman and Mr. Hamot. The Board of Directors has determined that Mr. Hamot, Mr. Murphy and Mr. Kriegsman are each qualified as an audit committee financial expert within the meaning of SEC regulations.
Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee’s responsibilities include approving and evaluating the compensation of directors and officers; establishing policies to retain senior executives, with the objective of aligning the compensation of senior management with the business of the Company and the interests of the Company’s stockholders; and ensuring that the compensation policies of the Company meet or exceed all legal and regulatory requirements and any other requirements imposed on the Company by the Board. During 2006, the Compensation Committee held 3 meetings. The current charter of the Compensation Committee, which is available on our web site at www.bradpharm.com, provides a detailed description of its responsibilities. The charter provides that the Committee will consist of three or more independent directors; will meet at least once a year; may not delegate any of its authority to a subcommittee, unless authorized by the Board of Directors; and will have the right to hire independent compensation experts, lawyers and other consultants to assist and advise the Compensation Committee in connection with its responsibilities. The current members of the Compensation Committee are Mr. Fedida (Chairman), Dr. Fedida and Mr. Murphy. All of the current members of the Compensation Committee are independent within the meaning of the listing standards of the NYSE, SEC regulations and the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines. See “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” for a description of the compensation payable to our executive officers and other important information with respect to executive compensation.
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, formed in April 2004, is responsible for establishing criteria for membership on the Board of Directors, identifying individuals qualified to become members of the Board of Directors, reviewing and
considering candidates to the Board of Directors selected by stockholders, conducting appropriate and necessary inquiries into the backgrounds and qualifications of possible candidates to the Board of Directors, ensuring that the Audit, Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees have the benefit of qualified and experienced “independent” directors, and developing and recommending to the Board of Directors a set of effective corporate governance policies and procedures applicable to the Company. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will consider director candidates recommended by stockholders. All director candidates, including those recommended by stockholders, are evaluated on the same basis. Stockholders wishing to recommend director candidates for consideration by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee may do so by following the procedures set forth in “Corporate Governance Information—Procedure for Stockholder Proposals and Nomination of Directors.” The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee held 9 meetings during 2006. The current charter of the Nominating and Governance Committee, which is available on our web site at www.bradpharm.com, provides a detailed description of its responsibilities. The current members of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee are Mr. Linton (Chairman), Mr. Hamot, Dr. Fedida and Mr. Fedida. All of the members of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee are independent within the meaning of the listing standards of the NYSE, SEC regulations and the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE INFORMATION
Executive Sessions; Non-Executive Chairman
Our non-management directors meet periodically in executive sessions to discuss such topics as they determine. In January 2007, the Company separated the position of President and Chief Executive Officer from the position of Chairman of the Board. The non-executive Chairman of our Company serves as the presiding director of the executive sessions meetings and as part of this role, calls and sets the agenda for meetings of the Board of Directors, advises committee chairs with respect to agendas and information needs relating to Board and committee meetings; provides advice with respect to the selection of committee chairs; represents outside directors in discussions with management of the Company on corporate governance issues and other matters; and performs such other duties as the Board of Directors deems fit.
Communications with Directors
Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee created a process by which stockholders and other interested parties may communicate directly with non-management directors. Any stockholder or other interested party wishing to contact non-management directors may do so in writing by sending a letter addressed to the name(s) of the director(s), c/o Secretary, Bradley Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 383 Route 46 West, Fairfield, New Jersey 07004. Communications will be distributed, as appropriate, to the named director(s) and possibly other directors or the entire Board of Directors, depending on the facts and circumstances outlined in the communication.
Independent Directors
Our Board of Directors adopted the following director independence standards: (i) a director who is an employee, or whose immediate family member is an executive officer, of the Company may not be deemed independent until three years after the termination of such employment relationship; employment as an interim Chairman of the Board or Chief Executive Officer will not disqualify a director from being considered independent following that employment; (ii) a director who receives, or whose immediate family member receives, more than $100,000 per year in direct compensation from the Company, other than director and committee fees and pension or other forms of deferred compensation for prior service (provided such compensation is not contingent in any way on continued service), may not be deemed independent until three years after he or she ceases to receive more than $100,000 in compensation; compensation received by a director for former service as an interim Chairman of the Board or Chief Executive Officer and compensation received by an immediate family member for service as a non-executive employee of the Company will not be considered in determining independence under this test; (iii) a director who is affiliated with or employed by, or whose
immediate family member is affiliated with or employed in a professional capacity by, a present or former internal or external auditor of the Company may not be deemed independent until three years after the end of the affiliation or the employment or auditing relationship; (iv) a director who is employed, or whose immediate family member is employed, as an executive officer of another company where any of the Company’s current executive officers serve on that company’s compensation committee may not be deemed independent until three years after the end of such service or the employment relationship; and (v) a director who is an executive officer, general partner or employee, or whose immediate family member is an executive officer or general partner, of an entity that makes payments to, or receives payments from, the Company for property or services in an amount which, in any single fiscal year, is the greater of $1 million or 2% of such other entity’s consolidated gross revenues, may not be deemed independent until three years after falling below that threshold. For purposes of these independence standards, the following terms have the following meanings: (y) “Affiliate” means any consolidated subsidiary of the Company and any other company or entity that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the Company, as evidenced by the power to elect a majority of the board of directors or comparable governing body of such entity; and (z) “Immediate Family” means spouse, parents, children, siblings, mothers- and fathers-in-law, sons- and daughters-in-law, brothers- and sisters-in-law and anyone (other than domestic help) sharing a person’s home, but excluding any person who is no longer an immediate family member as a result of legal separation or divorce, or death or incapacitation.
These independence standards meet the listing standards currently adopted by the NYSE with respect to the determination of director independence. In accordance with these standards, a director must be determined to have no material relationship with us other than as a director. The standards specify the criteria by which the independence of our directors will be determined, including strict guidelines for directors and their immediate families with respect to past employment or affiliation with us or our independent registered public accounting firm. The Board of Directors has determined that every director, with the exception of Mr. Glassman, is currently independent within the meaning of SEC regulations, the listing standards of the NYSE and our independence standards. Mr. Glassman is not a member of any committee of the board.
Procedure for Stockholder Proposals and Nomination of Directors
The Board of Directors currently proposes to hold its 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders in June 2008. Stockholder proposals to be included in the Proxy Statement for the 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders must be received by us at our principal executive offices at Bradley Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 383 Route 46 West, Fairfield, New Jersey 07004 by no later than February 9, 2008. However, if our 2008 Annual Meeting is not held between June 18, 2008 and August 17, 2008, stockholder proposals must be received a reasonable time before we begin to print and mail our proxy materials. The proposal should be submitted in writing and sent to the attention of the Secretary of the Company.
Nominations for director or other business proposals to be introduced at the 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders must be submitted in writing to the Secretary of the Company at our principal executive offices. We must receive the notice of your intention to introduce a nomination or to propose an item of business at our 2008 Annual Meeting no later than February 9, 2008.
These advance notice provisions are in addition to, and separate from, the requirements imposed by the SEC regarding stockholder proposals.
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee considers candidates for director recommended by the Company’s security holders. A nomination for director should contain the following information about the nominee:
| • | | business and residence addresses; |
| • | | the number of shares of common stock or Class B common stock beneficially owned by the nominee; |
| • | | the information that would be required under the rules of the SEC in a Proxy Statement soliciting proxies for the election of such nominee as a director; and |
| • | | signed consent of the nominee to serve as a director of the Company, if elected. |
| • | | Notice of a proposed item of business should include: |
| • | | a description of the substance of, and the reasons for conducting, such business at the Annual Meeting; |
| • | | the stockholder’s name and address; |
| • | | the number of shares of common stock and Class B common stock beneficially owned by the stockholder (with supporting documentation where appropriate); and |
| • | | any material interest of the stockholder in such business. |
Identifying and Evaluating Nominees for Director
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee utilizes a variety of methods for identifying and evaluating nominees for director. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee assesses the appropriate size of the Board of Directors, and whether any vacancies on the Board of Directors are expected due to retirement or otherwise. In the event that vacancies are anticipated, or otherwise arise, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee considers various potential candidates for director. Candidates may come to the attention of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee through current Board members, professional search firms, stockholders or other persons. These candidates may be evaluated at regular or special meetings of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, and may be considered at any point during the year.
Director Qualifications
Our Corporate Governance Guidelines contain criteria for membership on our Board of Directors. These criteria specify that members of the Board of Directors should at all times represent the interests of the stockholders of the Company, exhibit high standards of integrity, independence of thought, business judgment and leadership. Each director should be able to dedicate sufficient time, energy and attention to ensure the diligent performance of his or her duties, including by attending stockholder meetings and meetings of the Board of Directors and committees of which he or she is a member, and by reviewing in advance all meeting materials. Directors should encompass a range of talent, skill, industry knowledge and financial and accounting expertise sufficient to provide sound and prudent guidance with respect to all of the Company’s operations and interests.
Codes of Ethics and Corporate Governance Guidelines
Our Board of Directors has adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that applies to all of our directors, officers and employees in addition to a Supplemental Code of Ethics for the Chief Executive Officer and Senior Financial Officers. Our Board of Directors has also adopted Corporate Governance Guidelines which address numerous director issues. The Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, Supplemental Code and Corporate Governance Guidelines may be found on our web site at www.bradpharm.com.
NYSE Annual Affirmation
The Company certifies that it filed its 2006 Annual Affirmation with the New York Stock Exchange in connection with its 2006 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. There were no qualifications in such Affirmation.
PROPOSAL TWO
RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors has selected Grant Thornton LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm to perform the audit of the Company’s financial statements for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2007. Grant Thornton audited the Company’s financial statements for 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006. Grant Thornton is a registered public accounting firm.
The Board of Directors is asking the stockholders to ratify the selection of Grant Thornton as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2007. Although not required by law, the rules of the NYSE or the Company’s By-Laws, the Board of Directors is submitting the selection of Grant Thornton to the stockholders for ratification as a matter of good corporate governance. If the stockholders fail to ratify the selection, the Audit Committee may reconsider whether it should appoint another independent registered public accounting firm for the next fiscal year. Given the difficulty and expense of making any substitution of accountants after the beginning of a fiscal year, if the stockholders do not ratify the selection of Grant Thornton, it is contemplated that their selection for fiscal year 2007 would stand unless the Audit Committee determines there is another reason to make such a change. Even if the selection is ratified, the Audit Committee in its discretion may select a different registered public accounting firm at any time during the year if it determines that such a change would be in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders.
Representatives of Grant Thornton are expected to be present at the Annual Meeting. They will have an opportunity to make a statement if they desire to do so and will be available to respond to appropriate questions from the Company’s stockholders.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE RATIFICATION OF THE
SELECTION OF GRANT THORNTON AS THE COMPANY’S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR 2007.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
Throughout this Proxy Statement, the individuals who served as our chief executive officer (“CEO”) and chief financial officer during 2006, as well as the other individuals included in the Summary Compensation Table on page 21, are referred to as the “named executive officers.”
The following table sets forth certain information as of April 24, 2007 (except as otherwise noted in the footnotes to the table) regarding the ownership of our common stock and Class B common stock by (i) each current director, (ii) the “named executive officers”, (iii) each beneficial owner of more than five percent of common stock and Class B common stock known by us and (iv) all current directors and executive officers, as a group, and the percentage of outstanding shares of common stock and Class B common stock beneficially held by them on that date.
As of April 24, 2007, there were 16,601,666 shares of common stock and 429,752 shares of Class B common stock outstanding.
Since each share of Class B common stock may be converted at any time by the holder into one share of common stock, the beneficial ownership rules promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, require that all shares of common stock issuable upon the conversion of Class B common stock by any stockholder be included in determining the number of shares and percentage of common stock held by such stockholder.
Unless otherwise indicated, the stockholders identified in this table have sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares beneficially owned by them, and the address of each beneficial owner is c/o Bradley Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 383 Route 46 West Fairfield, New Jersey 07004.
Each named person and all executive officers and directors, as a group, are deemed to be the beneficial owners of securities that may be acquired within 60 days of April 24, 2007 through the exercise of options, warrants or exchange or conversion rights. Accordingly, the number of shares and percentage set forth opposite each stockholder’s name under the columns common stock includes shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of presently exercisable warrants and stock options, options that vested within 60 days of April 24, 2007 and shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of shares of Class B common stock. The shares of common stock so issuable upon such exercise, exchange or conversion by any such stockholder are not included in calculating the number of shares or percentage of common stock beneficially owned by any other stockholder.
| Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership
| | Percent of Class
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Name and Address of Beneficial Owner
| Common Stock
| | Class B Common Stock
| | Common Stock
| Class B Common Stock
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Directors and Executive Officers | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Daniel Glassman | | 1,669,793 | | (1 | ) | 392,469 | | (2 | ) | 9.9 | % | 91.3 | % |
Andre Fedida, M.D | | 26,666 | | (3 | ) | — | | | | * | | | |
Michael Fedida, R.Ph | | 16,666 | | (4 | ) | — | | | | * | | | |
Seth W. Hamot | | 1,660,700 | | (5 | ) | — | | | | 9.8 | | | |
Steven Kriegsman | | 21,666 | | (6 | ) | — | | | | * | | | |
Douglas E. Linton | | — | | | | — | | | | 0.0 | | | |
William J. Murphy | | 5,000 | | (7 | ) | — | | | | * | | | |
Bradley Glassman | | 194,035 | | (8 | ) | 20,880 | | | | 1.1 | | 4.9 | |
Alan Goldstein | | 12,123 | | (9 | ) | — | | | | * | | | |
Ralph Landau, Ph.D | | 26,118 | | (10 | ) | — | | | | * | | | |
R. Brent Lenczycki | | 125,798 | | (11 | ) | — | | | | * | | | |
Gene Goldberg | | 46,905 | | (12 | ) | — | | | | * | | | |
All current executive officers and directors as | |
a group (11 Persons) | | 3,758,565 | | (13 | ) | 413,349 | | (2 | ) | 22.3 | % | 96.2 | % |
5% Holders | |
Costa Brava Partnership III L.P. | |
20 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02116 | | 1,660,700 | | (14 | ) | | | | | 9.8 | |
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP. | |
1299 Ocean Avenue Santa Monica, CA 90401 | | 1,240,710 | | (15 | ) | | | | | 7.4 | % |
Barclays Global Investors, NA, Barclays Global | |
Fund Advisors, Barclays Global Investors, Ltd., | |
Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust and | |
Banking Company Limited, Barclays Global | |
Investors Japan Limited | |
c/o Barclays Global Investors, NA | |
45 Fremont Street, San Francisco, CA 94105 | | 1,319,724 | | (16 | ) | | | | | 7.8 | % |
* | | Represents less than one percent |
(1) | | Includes 392,469 shares issuable upon conversion of a like number of shares of Class B common stock and 43,693 shares owned indirectly by Mr. Glassman through affiliates and 66,666 shares underlying presently exercisable options or options that vested within 60 days of April 24, 2007. Mr. Glassman’s affiliates have disclaimed beneficial ownership over all of these shares. Because the holders of Common Stock and Class B common stock are generally entitled to one vote and five votes, respectively, for each share held when voting on all matters other than the election of directors, Mr. Glassman may be deemed to beneficially own 17.4% of the combined voting power of the Company. |
(2) | | Includes 9,733 shares owned indirectly by Mr. Glassman through affiliates. Mr. Glassman’s affiliates have disclaimed beneficial ownership over these shares. Does not include 16,403 shares beneficially owned by Iris Glassman, Mr. Glassman’s spouse. |
(3) | | Represents shares of common stock underlying presently exercisable options or options that vest within 60 days of April 24, 2007. |
(4) | | Represents shares of common stock underlying presently exercisable options or options that vest within 60 days of April 24, 2007. |
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(5) | | These shares are owned by Costa Brava Partnership III L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, of which Roark, Rearden and Hamot, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, is the general partner; Mr. Hamot is the president of Roark, Rearden & Hamot, LLC. Each of Costa Brava and its general partner, Roark, Rearden and Hamot, LLC disclaim beneficial ownership of 33,000 of such shares that are held by separate accounts of which Mr. Hamot is deemed to be the beneficial owner. |
(6) | | Represents shares of common stock underlying presently exercisable options or options that vest within 60 days of April 24, 2007. |
(7) | | Represents shares of common stock underlying presently exercisable options or options that vest within 60 days of April 24, 2007. |
(8) | | Includes 20,880 shares issuable upon conversion of a like number of shares of Class B common stock and 63,333 shares of common stock underlying presently exercisable options or options that vest within 60 days of April 24, 2007. |
(9) | | Includes 10,000 shares of common stock underlying presently exercisable options or options that vested within 60 days of April 24, 2007. |
(10) | | Includes 25,000 shares of common stock underlying presently exercisable options or options that vest within 60 days of April 24, 2007. |
(11) | | Includes 107,666 shares of common stock underlying presently exercisable options or options that vest within 60 days of April 24, 2007. |
(12) | | Includes 41,333 shares of common stock underlying presently exercisable options or options that vest within 60 days of April 24, 2007. |
(13) | | See footnotes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11. Mr. Goldberg’s beneficial ownership is excluded as he is no longer with the Company. |
(15) | | Based upon the Schedule 13G filed with the SEC with an effective date of February 8, 2007. |
(16) | | Based upon the Schedule 13G filed with the SEC with an effective date of January 23, 2007. |
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Compensation Discussion and Analysis
Overview of Compensation Program
The Compensation Committee (for purposes of this analysis, the “Committee”) of our Board of Directors is responsible for establishing, implementing and monitoring our adherence to our compensation objectives for our executive officers, including Mr. Daniel Glassman, our president and chief executive officer. The Committee seeks to ensure that the total compensation paid to our executive officers is fair, reasonable and competitive. The Committee also administers our 1999 Incentive & Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan (the “Stock Option Plan”).
Compensation Objectives
The Committee’s primary objectives are to:
| • | | tie our executive officers’ total compensation to the achievement of measurable individual and company-wide performance goals; |
| • | | align our executive officers’ incentives with the creation of stockholder value; and |
| • | | attract and retain the most talented and dedicated executives possible. |
The Committee believes that the most effective executive compensation program is one that (i) links a substantial portion of an executive officer’s total compensation to the achievement of specific individual and company-wide annual, long-term and strategic goals and (ii) provides such compensation in a mix of both cash and equity-based compensation such that our executive officers continue to have the creation of short- and long-term stockholder value as a primary objective. Prior to 2007, neither the Committee nor management retained any compensation consultants for advice with respect to executive compensation. The Company currently does not have a formal executive evaluation and compensation program with specified performance objectives, targets or ranges. The Committee is in the process of implementing a formal executive evaluation and compensation program for 2007 and later years. As further described below under “Setting Executive Compensation,” for 2007, the Committee expects to evaluate individual performance in light of pre-set performance objectives and to determine the proper mix of total compensation with the goal of setting executive total compensation at levels the Committee believes is appropriately competitive relative to the total compensation paid to similarly situated executives of our peer companies.
Role of Executive Officers in Compensation Decisions
Our CEO is required to provide to the Committee annual reviews of the performance of each named executive officer other than the CEO, whose performance is reviewed by the Committee. In the ordinary course, the CEO will evaluate the executive officers who report directly to him and, with respect to other senior employees, will review their evaluations by their respective supervising officers. The Committee considers these evaluations and the recommendations of our CEO in determining the base salaries, adjustments to base salaries, cash incentive awards and equity-based awards for our named executive officers, other than the CEO. The Committee may exercise its discretion in modifying any recommended adjustments or awards to executives. However, for 2006 (and prior years), one named executive officer’s compensation was not set or reviewed by the Committee, and prior to 2006, executive officers’ compensation was approved by the Committee solely on the basis of Mr. Glassman’s recommendations. Until April 26, 2007, Mr. Goldberg, a long-time employee of the Company, provided such services to the Company as may be directed by the CEO and was paid on a per diem basis and received other benefits as determined by the CEO. Mr. Goldberg advised the Company in the areas of marketing and creative services, new product launches and trade relations. In 2006, Mr. Goldberg’s primary responsibilities were to provide advice and assistance with respect to the proxy contest associated with our 2006 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders, to assist the marketing and creative services departments with promotional material for our products and new product launches, and, at the CEO’s request, to train and oversee the executive officers and other employees in our marketing and creative services and Trade Relations/Managed Care operations.
Setting Executive Compensation
During 2006, the Committee did not begin its review of compensation for our executives until the fourth quarter after the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors had completed its internal investigation that was prompted by the SEC informal inquiry, the proxy contest associated with our 2006 Annual Meeting of Stockholders was completed and we had filed all Annual and Quarterly Reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q necessary for us to once again be considered a “current filer”. For 2006, the Committee reviewed individual performance evaluations of our executive officers and compensation recommendations submitted to it by our CEO. In setting 2006 compensation, the Committee also reviewed a comparison prepared by management of the 2005 compensation of our executives to the 2005 compensation paid by certain reporting public companies comprising our “peer group” of companies. The peer group companies consisted of Bentley Pharmaceuticals, Inc., CollaGenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Connetics Corporation, Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc., Kos Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Nabi Biopharmaceuticals, Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. and others. Certain members of the peer group were considered to be very similar to us in terms of market capitalization, number of employees, and overall prospects for short- and long-term growth. The compensation paid by these peer group companies to their executive officers was given greater weight in setting base salaries for our named executive officers.
The Committee also took into consideration the overall performance of the Company for 2006 in which the Company’s net sales increased 9%, its net income increased 21% and the closing price of its common stock increased from $9.50 at December 31, 2005 to $20.58 at December 31, 2006.
On the basis of the Company’s performance, peer group comparisons and the salary recommendations of our CEO, the Committee, in November 2006, approved increases in base salaries that ranged from 11.5% to 17% for our named executive officers and a $60,700, or 9.4%, increase in the CEO’s base salary. These increases were retroactive to April 1, 2006 to coincide with the employment agreements of certain of our named executive officers that provide for salary adjustments as of April 1 of each year. The Committee believes these increases brought our total executive compensation values for 2006 into a closer relationship with market comparisons. In the process of preparing this Compensation Discussion and Analysis, we discovered that the compensation determinations of the Committee were inadvertently not approved and ratified by the full Board of Directors. By Unanimous Written Consent dated April 30, 2007, the Board of Directors unanimously (with Mr. Daniel Glassman abstaining as to his own compensation) approved the increases to Mr. Lenczycki, Mr. B. Glassman, Mr. Goldstein and Dr. Landau and determined to review the increase to Mr. Daniel Glassman, the CEO, as soon as reasonably possible after the date of the Consent.
For 2007 and beyond, the Committee intends to structure our annual and long-term incentive-based cash and non-cash executive compensation to motivate our executives to achieve specified business goals. In furtherance of achieving these objectives, the Committee has engaged Towers Perrin, an independent global professional services consulting firm, to conduct, for fiscal 2007, an annual review of our total compensation program for our CEO as well as for our named executive officers. Towers Perrin will provide the Committee with relevant market data and alternatives to consider when making 2007 compensation decisions for our CEO and acting on the CEO’s the recommendations for the other named executive officers. Our Committee has determined that Towers Perrin is independent of us, our CEO and each of our named executive officers.
For 2007, the Committee does not currently have a policy or target for the allocation between either cash and non-cash or short-term and long-term incentive compensation. The Committee currently is reviewing many factors, including information provided by management and Towers Perrin, to determine the appropriate level and mix of incentive compensation. Any changes to 2007 base salaries for the named executive officers are expected to be retroactive to April 1, 2007.
2006 Executive Compensation Components
The principal components of potential compensation for our named executive officers are:
| • | | bonuses, including bonuses under the Company’s EVA Bonus Plan; and |
| • | | other personal benefits. |
Base Salary
A significant component of our named executive officers’ compensation is base salary, which provides our named executive officers with a degree of financial certainty and stability. In setting base salaries for our named executive officers, the Committee takes into account a variety of factors, including:
| • | | level of responsibility; |
| • | | individual performance; |
| • | | internal review of the named executive officer’s compensation, individually and relative to other officers and relative to similarly situated executives at the peer group companies; |
| • | | general levels of market and peer group salary increases; and |
| • | | our overall financial results. |
Stock Options
The Committee believes that stock option awards provide a valuable tool for aligning the interests of management with our stockholders and focusing management’s attention on our long-term growth although we do not require our employees to maintain any minimum ownership interest in our stock. In addition, the Committee believes that stock option awards are essential to attract and retain the talented professionals and managers needed for our continued success. Our existing Stock Option Plan provides only for stock options. As part of the Committee’s overall review of our compensation program, it is also considering whether to propose that the Board of Directors and stockholders approve a new plan that will allow flexibility to offer additional types of equity-based compensation, including, for example, restricted stock.
The Committee determines the amounts of long-term incentive awards after considering cost and dilution impact, market trends relating to long-term incentive compensation, the individual’s position with us, the level of grants awarded by our peers, remaining availability under our Stock Option Plan and other relevant factors. We believe the term and vesting schedule of our stock options provide additional incentive to management to focus on long-term growth and market performance of our stock. The exercise price of stock options is equal to the closing price of our common stock on the date of grant.
Our named executive officers generally receive stock options upon hire, upon promotions and generally thereafter as part of the Compensation Committee’s determination of the executive officers’ annual total compensation on an annual basis. No stock options were granted to our named executive officers in 2006.
Cash Bonuses
In 1998, we initiated the Stern Stewart EVA® Financial Management System. EVA®, Economic Value Added, is defined as essentially net income less a charge for the capital that is employed in the business. Based upon the change in EVA® from the current year to the previous year, a portion of the change in profitability is distributed to all our employees based upon a specified percentage of each participating employee’s base salary multiplied by a percentage set by the Committee. For 2005 and 2006, the bonuses distributed to the named executive officers were based upon qualitative work performed in 2005 and 2006 and not strictly in accordance with the EVA formula. The EVA formula does not provide adjustments for investment decisions that are made by management that adversely
affect current year earnings but are in the best interest of the Company for future earnings potential. Relevant examples of such charges are payments for rights to market certain prescription drugs in the future, such as the non-capitalized payments made by the Company in 2006 for marketing rights for Elestrin™ and Veregen™. As a result, for 2006, the Committee concluded that cash bonuses equal to 30% of targeted EVA bonuses should be awarded even though the EVA plan target was not met. As part of the Committee’s overall review of our compensation program, the continuing value of the EVA Bonus Plan as an incentive program is being reviewed.
Perquisites and Other Personal Benefits
We provide our named executive officers with perquisites and other personal benefits that the Committee and we believe are reasonable and consistent with our overall compensation program and better enable us to attract and retain superior employees for key positions. The Committee periodically reviews the levels of perquisites and other personal benefits provided to our named executive officers. As part of the Committee’s overall review of our compensation program, the Committee will also be reviewing the perquisites and other personal benefits that we currently provide to our named executive officers.
The named executive officers are provided with an annual car usage or car allowance, and participation in the plans and programs described below under the heading “Other Benefits.” Attributed costs of the personal benefits described above for the named executive officers for 2006 are included under “All Other Compensation” in the “Summary Compensation Table” on page [ ].
Other Benefits
We provide the following benefits to our named executive officers generally on the same basis as the benefits provided to all employees:
| • | | Health, dental and vision insurance; |
| • | | Short- and long-term disability; |
| • | | Select long-term disability; and |
These benefits are consistent with those offered by our peer companies. Attributed costs of these benefits described above for the named executive officers for 2006 are included under “All Other Compensation” in the “Summary Compensation Table” on page [ ].
Change of Control Provisions
In December 2005, the Company entered into employment agreements with Messrs. D. Glassman, B. Glassman, Lenczycki and Goldstein and a change of control agreement with Dr. Landau that provide for payments upon a change of control. See “Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change of Control” below. The change of control provisions in these agreements are designed to offer protection to these employees to recognize their many years of commitment to the Company and its continuing growth.
Tax and Accounting Considerations
Policy on Deductibility of Executive Compensation
Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code provides a $1,000,000 deduction limit on compensation paid to the reporting executives of publicly held corporations, unless the compensation qualifies as “performance based”compensation based on certain performance, disclosure, stockholder approval and other requirements being met. The options granted under the Stock Option Plan generally comply with these performance-based compensation requirements. We have not historically designed our cash bonus programs to comply with the performance-based compensation requirements.
The Committee expects to review the potential consequences of Section 162(m) and may structure the performance-based portion of our executive compensation to comply with certain exemptions of Section 162(m). However, we reserve the right to use our judgment to authorize compensation payments that do not comply with the exemptions of Section 162(m) when we believe that such payments are appropriate and in the best interests of our stockholders.
Change of Control Tax Gross-Ups
Sections 280G and 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code impose certain adverse tax consequences on compensation treated as excess parachute payments. An executive is treated as having received excess parachute payments if he receives compensatory payments or benefits that are contingent on a change in control, and the aggregate amount of such payments and benefits equal or exceeds three times the executive’s base amount. The portion of the payments and benefits in excess of one times base amount are treated as excess parachute payments and are subject to a 20% excise tax, in addition to any applicable federal income and employment taxes. Also, our compensation deduction in respect of the executive’s excess parachute payments is disallowed. If we were to be subject to a change of control, certain amounts received by our executives (for example, amounts attributable to the accelerated vesting of stock options) could be excess parachute payments under Sections 280G and 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code. As discussed below under “Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change-in-Control,” we provide specified executive officers with tax gross up payments in event of a change of control.
Accounting for Share-Based Compensation
Beginning on January 1, 2006, we began accounting for our share-based payments in accordance with the requirements of Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (revised 2004).
Summary Compensation Table
The following table shows all of our compensation paid, during the year ended December 31, 2006 to Daniel Glassman, President and Chief Executive Officer, R. Brent Lenczycki, our Chief Financial Officer, and the Company’s four other highest compensated executive officers in 2006 (collectively, the “named executive officers”), including their current principal positions. There were no long-term incentive plan payouts or other compensation paid during 2006 to the executive officers named in the following table, except as set forth below:
Name and Principal Position
| Salary($)
| Bonus ($)(1)
| All Other Compensation($)
| Total($)
|
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Daniel Glassman, | | $691,996 | | $140,941 | | $80,224 | (2) | $913,171 | |
President and Chief | |
Executive Officer | |
| | | | | | | | | |
R. Brent Lenczycki, | | 278,114 | | 65,514 | | 69,896 | | 413,524 | |
Chief Financial Officer | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Bradley Glassman, | | 270,417 | | 33,900 | | 45,766 | | 350,083 | |
Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Alan Goldstein, | | 253,541 | | 50,838 | | 37,136 | | 341,515 | |
Vice President, Corporate Development | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Ralph Landau, | | 237,500 | | 24,192 | | 30,539 | | 292,231 | |
Vice President, Chief Scientific Officer | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Gene Goldberg | | 268,132 | | 77,328 | | 16,010 | | 361,470 | |
(1) | | All or a portion of these bonuses were paid in 2007. |
(2) | | Includes the $25,000 non-accountable expense allowance provided in Mr. D. Glassman’s employment agreement. |
See “Employment Agreements and Arrangements with Executive Officers” for a description of the compensation payable to the named executive officers. In addition, “All Other Compensation” in the table above (other than Mr. D. Glassman’s non-accountable expense allowance) that in the aggregate equaled or exceeded $10,000 for any named executive officer consisted of the following:
| Holiday Bonus(1)
| Automobile- Related Expenses(2)
| Premiums For Benefit Plans(3)
| 401(K) Company Match(4)
|
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Daniel Glassman | | $25,962 | | $ 1,260 | | $18,112 | | $9,900 | |
R. Brent Lenczycki | | 5,048 | | 35,664 | | 19,284 | | 9,900 | |
Bradley Glassman | | 7,500 | | 22,708 | | 15,558 | | — | |
Alan Goldstein | | 500 | | 20,145 | | 16,491 | | — | |
Ralph Landau | | 500 | | 5,750 | | 16,369 | | 7,920 | |
Gene Goldberg | | 1,400 | | 4,710 | | — | | 9,900 | |
(1) | | Paid to all employees based on years of employment. |
(2) | | Consists of expenses related to personal mileage, automobile allowance, automobile leases, fuel, and/or insurance. |
(3) | | Paid on a non-discriminatory basis to all employees at 80% of the premiums for medical, dental, vision and life insurance, and 100% of the premium for disability insurance. |
(4) | | Paid on a non-discriminatory basis to all participants in the Company’s 401(K) plan that meet eligibility requirements. Mr. B. Glassman and Mr. Goldstein did not participate in the Company’s 401(K) plan in 2006. |
Employment Agreements and Arrangements with Executive Officers
Daniel Glassman. Daniel Glassman’s employment agreement was entered into on December 6, 2005. Mr. Glassman’s employment agreement has a three-year term and is automatically renewed for additional one-year periods, unless terminated by either party, at least 90 days prior to the end of the term. Mr. Glassman received an annual base salary of approximately $692,000 for 2006, which is subject to increase according to the policies and practices we may adopt from time to time and at the discretion of our Board of Directors, and an annual non-accountable expense allowance of $25,000. In addition to providing for an annual base salary, Mr. Glassman is eligible to participate in our bonus and benefit plans. The employment agreement also provided for a grant of options to purchase shares of our common stock or other similar securities on terms and conditions established by the Board of Directors and Compensation Committee.
Brent Lenczycki. Brent Lenczycki’s agreement was entered into on December 6, 2005. Mr. Lenczycki’s employment agreement has a three-year term and is automatically renewed for additional one-year periods, unless terminated by either party, at least 90 days prior to the end of the term. Mr. Lenczycki received an annual base salary of approximately $278,000 for 2006, which is subject to increase according to the policies and practices we may adopt from time to time and at the discretion of our Board of Directors. In addition to providing for an annual base salary, Mr. Lenczycki is eligible to participate in our bonus and benefit plans. The employment agreement also provided for a grant of options to purchase shares of our common stock or other similar securities on terms and conditions established by the Board of Directors and Compensation Committee.
Bradley Glassman. Bradley Glassman’s agreement was entered into on December 6, 2005. Mr. Glassman’s employment agreement has a three-year term and is automatically renewed for additional one-year periods, unless terminated by either party, at least 90 days prior to the end of the term. Mr. Glassman received an annual base salary of approximately $270,500 for 2006, which is subject to increase according to the policies and practices we may adopt from time to time and at the discretion of our Board of Directors. In addition to providing for an annual base salary, Mr. Glassman is eligible to participate in our bonus and benefit plans. The employment agreement also provided for a grant of options to purchase shares of our common stock or other similar securities on terms and conditions established by the Board of Directors and Compensation Committee.
Alan Goldstein. Alan Goldstein’s agreement was entered into on December 6, 2005. Mr. Goldstein’s employment agreement has a three-year term and is automatically renewed for additional one-year periods, unless terminated by either party, at least 90 days prior to the end of the term. Mr. Goldstein received an annual base salary of approximately $254,000 for 2006, which is subject to increase according to the policies and
practices we may adopt from time to time and at the discretion of our Board of Directors. In addition to providing for an annual base salary, Mr. Goldstein is eligible to participate in our bonus and benefit plans. The employment agreement also provided for a grant of options to purchase shares of our common stock or other similar securities on terms and conditions established by the Board of Directors and Compensation Committee.
Ralph Landau. Dr. Landau does not have an employment agreement with the Company. In 2006, he received a base salary of approximately $238,000, which is subject to increase according to the policies and practices we may adopt from time to time and at the discretion of our Board of Directors. In addition to an annual base salary, Dr. Landau is eligible to participate in our bonus and benefit plans and to receive stock options at the discretion of our Board of Directors.
Gene Goldberg. Since November 2003, Mr. Gene Goldberg, at that time Senior Vice President, Marketing and Corporate Planning, has been employed by the Company on a per diem basis, and provides such services to the Company as may be directed by the CEO. Mr. Goldberg has advised the Company in the areas of marketing and creative services, new product launches and trade relations. Under the arrangements in effect until April 26, 2007, he was paid at a rate of $1,200 per day, with a minimum of $3,000 per month, received bonuses under the EVA plan and a discretionary bonus, was a participant in the Stock Option Plan, had an automobile allowance, the use of a Company-owned car and was reimbursed for his travel and other expenses. Mr. Goldberg did not participate in any of the Company’s health and benefit plans. Effective April 26, 2007, Mr. Goldberg is no longer with the Company.
Grant of Plan-Based Awards in 2006
There have been no grants of plan-based awards during the year ended December 31, 2006.
Outstanding Equity Awards at December 31, 2006
The following table shows all of our outstanding equity awards during the year ended December 31, 2006 for our named executive officers. To date, the Company has granted only stock options.
Name
| Number of Securities Underlying Options (#) Exercisable
| Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options(#) Unexercisable(1)
| Option Exercise Price ($)
| Option Expiration Date
|
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Daniel Glassman | | 315,000 | (2) | — | | $ 13.126 | | 3/22/07 | |
President and Chief Executive Officer | | 66,666 | | 133,334 | | 14.75 | | 11/21/10 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
R. Brent Lenczycki | | 6,000 | | — | | 2.1875 | | 3/12/08 | |
Chief Financial Officer | | 60,000 | | — | | 7.05 | | 7/08/11 | |
| | 15,000 | | — | | 2.00 | | 3/29/11 | |
| | 26,666 | | 53,334 | | 13.41 | | 11/21/15 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Bradley Glassman | | 60,000 | (3) | — | | 7.05 | | 7/08/11 | |
Senior Vice President | | 33,333 | | 66,667 | | 13.41 | | 11/21/15 | |
Marketing and Corporate Planning | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Alan Goldstein | | 10,000 | | 20,000 | | 13.41 | | 11/21/15 | |
Vice President, Corporate Development | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Ralph Landau | | 15,000 | | — | | 9.97 | | 10/20/12 | |
Vice President, Chief Scientific Officer | | 10,000 | | 20,000 | | 13.41 | | 11/21/15 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Gene Goldberg | | 18,000 | | — | | 9.32 | | 7/25/12 | |
| | 23,333 | | 46,667 | | 13.41 | | 11/21/15 | |
(1) | | Options vest at a rate of 1/3 of the entire grant on the first, second and third anniversaries of the original grant date of November 21, 2005; remaining unvested options vest on November 21, 2007 and November 21, 2008. |
(2) | | Mr. D. Glassman exercised these options after December 31, 2006. |
(3) | | Mr. B. Glassman exercised 30,000 of these options after December 31, 2006. |
Option Exercises and Stock Vested in 2006
The following table shows all of our options exercised during the year ended December 31, 2006 for our named executive officers.
| Option Awards
|
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Name
| Number of Shares Acquired on Exercise (#)
| Value Realized Upon Exercise($)
|
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Daniel Glassman | | 25,000 | | $243,360 | |
President and Chief Executive Officer | |
| | | | | |
R. Brent Lenczycki | | — | | — | |
Chief Financial Officer | |
| | | | | |
Bradley Glassman | | — | | — | |
Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing | |
| | | | | |
Alan Goldstein | | — | | — | |
Vice President, Corporate Development | |
| | | | | |
Ralph Landau | | — | | — | |
Vice President, Chief Scientific Officer | |
| | | | | |
Gene Goldberg | | — | | — | |
Nonqualified Deferred Compensation in 2006
There was no nonqualified deferred compensation in 2006.
Pension Benefits
The Company does not have a defined-benefit pension or similar program. It maintains a Defined Contribution 401(k) program.
Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change of Control
On December 6, 2005, upon the approval of our Board of Directors and the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors, we entered into employment agreements with each of Daniel Glassman, our President and Chief Executive Officer, R. Brent Lenczycki, our Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Bradley Glassman, our Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing, and Alan Goldstein, our Vice President, Corporate Development. We also entered into a Change of Control Agreement with Ralph Landau, Ph.D., our Vice President, Chief Scientific Officer, on December 6, 2005. Mr. Goldberg has no termination benefits or employment or change of control agreement or arrangement.
Under the employment agreements, upon termination of employment without “cause” or for “good reason” (as such terms are defined in the employment agreements), each of Mr. D. Glassman, Mr. Lenczycki, Mr. B. Glassman, and Mr. Goldstein will be entitled to: (i) a lump sum cash payment equal to the sum of (a) any accrued but unpaid salary as of the date of such termination, (b) any accrued but unpaid annual cash bonus payable under our EVA Bonus Plan (as described under “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” above) for any annual period ended prior to the date of such termination, and (c) all expenses incurred for which documentation has been or will be provided in accordance with our policies but not yet reimbursed; (ii) a lump sum cash payment equal to the amount payable under our EVA Bonus Plan for the annual period in which such termination occurs, prorated through the date of such termination; (iii) continuation of all perquisites and other Bradley-related benefits to which he was entitled as of the date of his termination through the end of the second calendar year following the year in which his employment
terminates; (iv) immediate vesting of all of his stock options or any other equity awards based on our securities; (v) continued participation in, and continuation by us of the payment of the relevant premiums applicable to, the life insurance and health, welfare and medical insurance plans through the end of the second calendar year following the year in which his employment terminates; and (vi) continued participation by him and his dependents in all other Bradley-sponsored health, welfare and benefit plans through the end of the second calendar year following the year in which his employment terminates. In addition to the foregoing payments and benefits continuation, upon termination without “cause” or for “good reason”, each of Mr. D. Glassman, Mr. Lenczycki, Mr. B. Glassman, and Mr. Goldstein will be entitled to a lump sum cash payment equal to two times the sum of his then current annual salary and the average amount paid to him under our EVA Bonus Plan with respect to the most recent three calendar years.
If a “change of control” (as defined below) of the Company occurs during the term of his employment agreement, and if, during such term and within twelve months after the date on which the “change of control”occurs, his employment is terminated by us without “cause” or by him for any reason, then each of Mr. D. Glassman, Mr. Lenczycki, Mr. B. Glassman, and Mr. Goldstein, as applicable, will be entitled to the payments and benefits described in the preceding paragraph for a termination without “cause” or for “good reason”.
In the event that any payment under his employment agreement is subject to the excise tax for golden parachute payments, we will provide Mr. D. Glassman, Mr. Lenczycki, Mr. B. Glassman, and Mr. Goldstein, as applicable, with a gross-up payment as may be necessary to put him in the same after-tax position as if the payments had not been subject to the excise tax.
Each of Mr. D. Glassman, Mr. Lenczycki, Mr. B. Glassman, and Mr. Goldstein has agreed that he will not compete with us for a period of twelve months immediately following the term of his employment agreement; provided, however, that such restriction will not apply if his employment is terminated without “cause” or he terminates his employment for “good reason”, regardless of whether a “change of control” has occurred.
Under Mr. Landau’s Change of Control Agreement, if a “change of control” occurs, and if within twelve months after the date on which the “change of control” occurs, his employment is terminated by either Mr. Landau or us for any reason, except if termination is by us for “cause” (as defined in the agreement), then Mr. Landau will be entitled to the same payments and benefits described in the paragraph above regarding the termination of Mr. D. Glassman, Mr. Lenczycki, Mr. B. Glassman, or Mr. Goldstein for a termination without “cause” or for “good reason”. Mr. Landau will be entitled to a gross-up payment, if necessary, as described in the paragraph above regarding gross-up payments to Mr. D. Glassman, Mr. Lenczycki, Mr. B. Glassman, or Mr. Goldstein. Mr. Landau has also agreed not to compete with us for a period of twelve months immediately following his termination of employment; provided, however, that such restriction will not apply if Mr. Landau’s employment is (x) terminated without “cause” or (y) Mr. Landau terminates his employment for “good reason”, in each case within twelve months following the date on which a “change of control” occurs.
”Change of Control” is defined in each of the Employment Agreements and the Change of Control Agreement as:
| (a) | | The acquisition by an individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) (a “Person”) of beneficial ownership of any capital stock of the Company if, after such acquisition, such Person beneficially owns (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) 50% or more of either (x) the then-outstanding shares of common stock of the Company (the “Outstanding Company Common Stock”) or (y) subject to Section d, the combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Outstanding Company Voting Securities”); provided, however, that for purposes of this subsection (a), the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change of Control Event: (A) any acquisition directly from the Company (excluding an acquisition pursuant to the exercise, conversion or exchange of any security exercisable for, convertible into or exchangeable for common stock or voting securities of the Company, unless the Person exercising, converting or exchanging such security acquired such security directly from the Company or an underwriter or agent of the Company), (B) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any corporation controlled by the Company, or (C) any acquisition by any corporation pursuant to a Business Combination (as defined below) which complies with clauses (x) and (y) of subsection (c) of this definition; or |
| (b) | | Subject to Section (d), such time as the Continuing Directors do not constitute a majority of the Board of Directors of the Company, where the term “Continuing Director” means at any date a member of the Board (x) who was a member of the Board on the date hereof or (y) who was nominated or elected subsequent to such date by at least a majority of the directors who were Continuing Directors at the time of such nomination or election or whose election to the Board was recommended or endorsed by at least a majority of the directors who were Continuing Directors at the time of such nomination or election; provided, however, that there shall be excluded from this clause (y) any individual whose initial assumption of office occurred as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents, by or on behalf of a person other than the Board; or |
| (c) | | The consummation of a merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization or share exchange involving the Company or a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (a “Business Combination”), unless, immediately following such Business Combination, each of the following two conditions is satisfied: (x) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the then-outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, respectively, of the resulting or acquiring corporation in such Business Combination (which shall include, without limitation, a corporation which as a result of such transaction owns the Company or substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) (such resulting or acquiring corporation is referred to herein as the “Acquiring Corporation”) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities, respectively, immediately prior to such Business Combination and (y) no Person (excluding the Acquiring Corporation or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) maintained or sponsored by the Company or by the Acquiring Corporation) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the then-outstanding shares of common stock of the Acquiring Corporation, or of the combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities of such corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Business Combination). |
| (d) | | During the period in which Daniel Glassman and his affiliates own or control a majority of the Company’s Class B Common Stock entitled to elect the majority of the Company’s Board of Directors, a “Change of Control” shall not be deemed to have occurred if Mr. Glassman and his affiliates caused, either by their action or inaction, the circumstances contemplated in either Sections (a) or (b) to occur. |
The following table sets forth the potential payments on the terms described above to Mr. D. Glassman, Mr. Lenczycki, Mr. B. Glassman and Mr. Goldstein upon termination without cause, for good reason or upon a Change of Control and to Dr. Landau upon a Change of Control, as if such termination event had occurred as of December 31, 2006:
Name
| Cash Severance
| Vesting of Options (1)
| Health and Welfare Payments(2)
| Continuation of Perquisites(3)
| Tax Gross-Up Payments(4)
| Total
|
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Daniel Glassman | | $1,974,331 | | $777,337 | | $36,000 | | $82,148 | | $1,026,608 | | $3,896,424 | |
President and | |
Chief Executive Officer | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
R. Brent Lenczycki | | 700,946 | | 382,405 | | 38,000 | | 81,992 | | 485,691 | | 1,689,034 | |
Chief Financial Officer | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Bradley Glassman | | 696,230 | | 478,002 | | 32,000 | | 59,532 | | 503,326 | | 1,769,090 | |
Senior Vice President, | |
Marketing and | |
Corporate Planning | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Alan Goldstein | | 622,010 | | 143,400 | | 32,000 | | 42,272 | | 327,068 | | 1,166,750 | |
Vice President, | |
Corporate Development | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ralph Landau | | 587,698 | | 143,400 | | 32,000 | | 13,238 | | 299,174 | | 1,075,510 | |
Vice President, | |
Chief Scientific Officer | |
(1) | | Represents the aggregate value of the acceleration of vesting of the executive’s unvested stock options based on the spread between the closing price of our common stock of $20.58 on December 31, 2006 and the exercise price of the stock options. |
(2) | | Represents continued group health benefits (medical, dental and vision etc.) for the executive and his dependents (to the extent provided at the termination date) for a period of two years. |
(3) | | Represents the value of continued perquisites other than those attributable to “Health and Welfare Benefits” as set forth under “All Other Compensation” in the Summary Compensation Table above, for a period of two years. |
(4) | | Represents an estimate of the payment of an amount sufficient to offset the impact of any “excess parachute payment” excise tax payable by the executive pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code or any comparable provision of state law. An executive is treated as having received excess parachute payments if he receives compensatory payments or benefits that are contingent on a change in control, and the aggregate amount of such payments and benefits equal or exceeds three times the executive’s base amount. This estimate does not include any additional amounts that could become due under the employment agreements as a result of the imposition of any penalties or interest associated with the excise tax. |
Director Compensation Table
Director Compensation
The following table sets forth information with respect to all compensation earned by our directors during fiscal year 2006.
Name
| Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($)
| Option Awards ($) (1)(3)
| Total ($)
|
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Andre Fedida | | $73,558 | | $ 51,700 | | $125,258 | |
Michael Fedida | | 57,015 | | 51,700 | | 108,715 | |
Daniel Glassman | | — | | — | | — | |
Seth W. Hamot | | — | | — | | — | |
Leonard S. Jacob (2) | | 49,659 | | 161,050 | | 210,709 | |
Steven Kriegsman | | 53,041 | | 51,700 | | 104,741 | |
Douglas E. Linton | | 6,986 | | 155,100 | | 162,086 | |
William J. Murphy | | 57,846 | | 161,050 | | 218,896 | |
(1) | | Option awards represent the compensation expense recognized for financial statement reporting purposes for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 in accordance with SFAS 123(R) for stock options granted in and prior to 2006. Upon the implementation of SFAS 123(R) on January 1, 2006, we recognize the expense associated with the grant date fair value of stock options granted in and prior to 2006 over the vesting term of those awards. Fair value is based on the Black-Scholes option pricing model on the date of grant. On February 7, 2006, Dr. Jacob and Mr. Murphy were each awarded stock options to acquire 15,000 shares with a per share fair value of $7.29, representing an overall fair value of $109,350 for each such director. On November 13, 2006, Dr. Fedida, Mr. Fedida, Dr. Jacob, Mr. Kriegsman and Mr. Murphy were each awarded stock options to acquire 5,000 shares with a per share fair value of $18.96, representing an overall fair value of $51,700 to each such director, and Mr. Linton was awarded stock options to acquire 15,000 shares with a per share fair value of $18.96, representing an overall fair value of $155,100. |
(2) | | Dr. Jacob resigned from the Board of Directors, effective May 3, 2007. |
(3) | | The table below shows the aggregate number of outstanding vested and unvested options to acquire common stock held by each director as of December 31, 2006: |
Name
| Vested and Unvested Options
|
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Andre Fedida | | 35,000 | |
Michael Fedida | | 25,000 | |
Daniel Glassman | | 515,000 | (1) |
Seth W. Hamot | | — | |
Leonard S. Jacob | | 20,000 | |
Steven Kriegsman | | 30,000 | |
Douglas E. Linton | | 15,000 | |
William J. Murphy | | 20,000 | |
(1) | | Mr. Glassman exercised 315,000 of these options after December 31, 2006. |
The Board of Directors has approved the following fees to be paid to its non-employee directors. Each such director will receive an annual $20,000 cash retainer. The Chairman of the Audit Committee receives an additional annual retainer of $7,500 and the Chairman of each of the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee receives an additional annual retainer of $3,000. Non-employee directors receive $1,000 for each Board of Directors meeting or committee meeting attended in person or by telephone. In addition, non-employee directors receive an initial grant upon joining the Board of Directors of 15,000 options to purchase shares of our common stock, which options vest over a period of three years from the date of grant. Each continuing non-employee director receives an annual grant of 5,000 options to purchase shares of our common stock. All options are granted pursuant to our Stock Option Plan. The Board of Directors approved the payment of an additional annual retainer to Dr. Jacob, the former non-executive Chairman of the Board, of $75,000 and the grant of options to purchase 30,000 shares of Common Stock in January and February 2007, respectively. Mr. Hamot has declined to accept any compensation for serving as a director, including serving as interim non-executive Chairman.
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
During 2006, the members of the Compensation Committee were Mr. Michael Fedida (Chairman), Dr. Andre Fedida and Mr. Murphy. No member of our Compensation Committee or any executive officer of the Company or any of its subsidiaries has a relationship that would constitute an interlocking relationship with executive officers or directors of another entity. No Compensation Committee member is an officer or employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or was formerly an officer of the Company. None of our executive officers have served as members of a compensation committee or a board of directors of any other entity that has an executive officer serving on the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors or as a member of our Board of Directors.
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT
The foregoing report of the Compensation Committee does not constitute soliciting material and shall not be deemed filed or incorporated by reference into any other filing by us under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
The Compensation Committee has reviewed and discussed the Compensation Discussion and Analysis set forth above with our management. Based on this review and discussion, the Compensation Committee has recommended to our Board of Directors that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in this annual proxy statement on Schedule 14A.
Respectfully submitted on April 30, 2007, by the members of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.
| COMPENSATION COMMITTEE
Michael Fedida, Chairman Dr. Andre Fedida William Murphy |
SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE
Based solely upon a review of Forms 3, 4, and 5 and amendments thereto furnished to us for 2006 pursuant to Rule 16a-3(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and written representations from current reporting persons that all required reports had been filed, we believe that all current reporting persons filed the required reports on a timely basis, except for (1) Dr. Jacob’s grant from us of 15,000 options on February 10, 2006 was reported on February 22, 2006; (2) Mr. Murphy’s grant from us of 15,000 options on February 10, 2006 was reported on February 17, 2006; and (3) Mr. D. Glassman’s exercise of 25,000 options on February 21, 2006 was reported on March 2, 2006.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The Company’s Codes of Ethics and Corporate Governance Guidelines discuss the Company’s policies and procedures with respect to conflicts of interest. In addition, the Company has an unwritten policy that the Board of Directors is required to pre-approve any transactions with related parties, as those terms are defined by the New York Stock Exchange, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the Securities and Exchange Commission (e.g., Item 404 of Regulation S-K), or any other qualified entity. When in doubt, all members of the Company are required to disclose the information and the Board will determine the appropriate course of action, if any. In making this determination the Board has the authority to engage the Company’s counsel or other legal counsel as it deems appropriate and necessary. Company management is prohibited from engaging in any related party transaction without the express approval of the Board.
We currently lease approximately 33,000 square feet of office space at 383 Route 46 West, Fairfield, New Jersey, under a lease expiring on January 31, 2013. The owner and manager of this property is a limited liability company (“LLC”) that is owned and controlled by the Glassman family. The purpose of the LLC is to own and manage the property at 383 Route 46 West. The lease agreement obligates us to pay 3% increases in annual lease payments per year. Rent expense, including our proportionate share of real estate taxes, was approximately $654,000 in 2006. As of December 31, 2006, the estimated assets of the LLC were approximately $1.6 million and the estimated liabilities were $1.4 million. Daniel and Iris Glassman own 10% and their children, including Bradley Glassman, Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing of the Company, own 90% of this LLC.
On October 26, 2006, we entered into a global Settlement Agreement (“Settlement Agreement”) with Costa Brava Partnership III L.P., of which Roark, Rearden and Hamot, LLC (“RRH”) is its general partner (Seth W. Hamot is the President of RRH) (collectively, “Costa Brava”). The Settlement Agreement was executed prior to the close of the Company’s 2006 Annual Meeting of Stockholders at which Mr. Hamot was elected a director of the Company. Costa Brava currently owns approximately 9.8% of the Company’s Common Stock. Under the terms of the Settlement Agreement, we and Costa Brava agreed, among other things, that Costa Brava would dismiss all pending litigation against us in Delaware with prejudice; we would pay Costa Brava $1.15 million in full settlement of all litigation claims, which amount was accrued as of September 30, 2006; and Costa Brava would release us from all claims arising prior to the Settlement Agreement. We paid Costa Brava the $1.15 million and on November 2, 2006, Costa Brava dismissed with prejudice all then pending litigation against us in Delaware.
COMPARATIVE STOCK PERFORMANCE
The following graph compares the five-year cumulative total stockholder return for our common stock (assuming reinvestment of dividends) against the New York Stock Exchange Composite Index and the S&P 500 Health Care Index.
The annual changes for the five-year period shown in the graph are based on the assumption that $100 had been invested in our common stock and each index on December 31, 2001, as required by SEC rules, and that all dividends were reinvested at the average of the closing stock prices at the beginning and end of the quarter. The total cumulative dollar returns shown on the graph represent the value that such investments would have had on December 31, 2006.
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INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM MATTERS
Grant Thornton LLP served as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2005 and 2006. A representative of Grant Thornton LLP is expected to be present at the Annual Meeting, will have an opportunity to make a statement if he desires to do so and is expected to respond to appropriate questions from the Company’s stockholders. For the fiscal years ended December 31, 2005 and 2006, professional services were performed by Grant Thornton LLP. The following table shows the fees billed or expected to be billed to the Company for the audit and other services provided by Grant Thornton LLP for 2005 and 2006:
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Audit Fees | | $1,745,000 | | $2,216,000 | |
Audit-Related Fees | | 242,000 | | 54,000 | |
Total Audit and Audit-Related Fees | | 1,987,000 | | 2,270,000 | |
Tax Fees | | 192,000 | | 115,000 | |
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Total Fees | | $2,179,000 | | $2,385,000 | |
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Audit Fees. This category includes the audit of the Company’s consolidated financial statements, and reviews of the financial statements included in the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. This category also includes advice on accounting matters that arose during, or as a result of, the audit or the review of interim financial statements and SEC registration statements.
Audit-Related Fees. The services for fees under this category include other accounting advice and employee benefit plan audits.
Tax Fees. These fees relate to the preparation and review of tax returns, tax planning and tax advisory services.
Our Audit Committee is required to pre-approve the audit and non-audit services performed by the independent registered public accounting firm. Unless a type of service to be provided by the independent registered public accounting firm has received general pre-approval, subject to certain dollar limitations, it will require specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee may delegate pre-approval authority to one or more of its members. The member or members to whom such authority is delegated shall report any pre-approval decisions to the Audit Committee at its next scheduled meeting. Unless otherwise determined by the Audit Committee or otherwise required by applicable law, the Chair of the Audit Committee has the right to exercise the pre-approval authority of the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee has determined that the professional services rendered by Grant Thornton are compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence. The Audit Committee gave prior approval to all audit and non-audit services rendered in 2006.
AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT
In accordance with the Company’s written charter adopted by the Board of Directors, the Audit Committee is responsible for the oversight of the Company’s financial reporting process on behalf of the Board of Directors. Management has the primary responsibility for the financial statements and the reporting process including the systems of internal controls. In fulfilling its oversight responsibilities, the Committee reviewed and discussed the audited financial statements in the Annual Reports on Form 10-K with management, including a discussion of the quality, not just the acceptability, of the accounting principles, the reasonableness of significant judgments and the clarity of disclosures in the financial statements. The Committee’s responsibilities are set forth in a written charter that was adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors, a copy of which is available on our web site at www.bradpharm.com.
The Committee reviewed with the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, Grant Thornton LLP, which is responsible for expressing an opinion on the conformity of the Company’s audited financial statements with generally accepted accounting principles, its judgments as to the acceptability as well as the appropriateness of the Company’s application of accounting principles and such other matters as are required to be discussed with the Committee by SAS No. 61 (communications with audit committees), as amended by SAS No. 89 and 90 and Public Company Accounting Board Auditing Standards No. 2. In addition, the Committee has discussed with the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm its independence from management and the Company, including the matters in the written disclosures required by the Independence Standards Board Standard No. 1, and has considered the compatibility of non-audit services with the independence of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. The Committee has pre-approved all audit and non-audit services.
The Committee held 18 meetings during 2005 and 15 meetings during 2006. The Committee discussed with the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm the overall scope and plans for their audits. The Committee meets with the independent registered public accounting firm, with and without management present, to discuss the results of its examinations, its evaluations of the Company’s internal controls, and the overall quality of the Company’s financial reporting. Management has reviewed the audited financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2006 with the Committee, including a discussion of the quality and acceptability of the financial reporting, the reasonableness of significant accounting judgments and estimates, and the clarity of disclosures in the financial statements. In connection with these reviews and discussions, the Committee asked a number of questions of management and the independent registered public accounting firm to help give the Committee comfort in connection with its review. The Committee also met with management and the independent registered public accounting firm to discuss the Company’s 2005 and 2006 interim financial statements included in the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q prior to their filing with the SEC. In addition, the Committee met with the Company’s internal auditor to discuss appropriate matters.
In reliance on the reviews and discussions referred to above, the Committee recommended to the Board of Directors (and the Board has approved) that the audited financial statements of the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 be included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 and that the audited financial statements of the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 be included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, in each case for filing with the SEC.
April 13, 2007 | AUDIT COMMITTEE(1)
William J. Murphy, Chairman(2) Andre Fedida, M.D. Seth Hamot(2) Steven Kriegsman(2) |
(1) | | The Board of Directors has determined that each member of the Committee is an independent director under applicable standards. |
(2) | | Qualified as an audit committee financial expert within the meaning of SEC regulations. |
ANNUAL REPORT AND COMPANY INFORMATION
This Proxy Statement is accompanied by the Company’s 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended by Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A, which we have previously filed with the SEC and which includes audited financial statements. You can obtain any of the documents that we file with the SEC by contacting us or the SEC (see below for information on contacting the SEC). We will deliver promptly a separate copy of this Proxy Statement to you if you call or write us at the following address or phone number. To obtain documents from us, at no charge, please direct requests in writing to:
Bradley Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
383 Route 46 West
Fairfield, New Jersey 07004
Attention: Corporate Secretary
(973) 882-1505
We file reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC, much of which can be accessed through the SEC’s web site (http://www.sec.gov). In addition, our web site at www.bradpharm.com provides ongoing information about the Company and its performance. Please note that information contained on our web site does not constitute part of this Proxy Statement.
MISCELLANEOUS
As of the date of this Proxy Statement, the Board of Directors of the Company does not know of any other matter to be brought before the Annual Meeting. However, if any other matters not mentioned in the Proxy Statement are properly brought before the Annual Meeting or any adjournments thereof, the person named in the enclosed proxy or his substitute will have discretionary authority to vote proxies given in said form, or otherwise act, in respect of such matters in accordance with his best judgment.
A list of stockholders of record entitled to be present and vote at the Annual Meeting will be available at the offices of Morrison & Foerster LLP, 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York, for inspection by stockholders who make a written request to the Company to do so by certified mail, return receipt requested, during regular business hours from May 28, 2007 to the date of the Annual Meeting. The list will also be available during such times at the offices of the Company in Fairfield, New Jersey for inspection by stockholders. In addition, the list will be available during the Annual Meeting for inspection by stockholders who are present.
It is important that proxies be returned promptly. Stockholders are, therefore, urged to fill in, date, sign and return the enclosed proxy card immediately or to vote their shares by internet. No postage need be affixed if mailed in the enclosed envelope in the United States.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
/s/ DANIEL GLASSMAN
DANIEL GLASSMAN
Chief Executive Officer and President
May 17, 2007