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THE MANAGEMENT NETWORK GROUP, INC.
7300 COLLEGE BOULEVARD, SUITE 302
OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS 66210
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD MAY 23, 2000
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TO THE STOCKHOLDERS:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of THE
MANAGEMENT NETWORK GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), will be
held on Tuesday, May 23 at 9:00 a.m. local time, at Swissotel New York, The
Drake, 440 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10022 for the following purposes (as
more fully described in the Proxy Statement accompanying this Notice):
1. To elect two (2) Class I directors to serve for terms of three
years expiring upon the 2003 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or
until their successors are elected.
2. To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent
auditors of the Company for the year ending December 30, 2000.
3. To transact such other business as may properly come before the
meeting or any postponement or adjournment thereof.
The foregoing items of business are more fully described in the Proxy
Statement accompanying this Notice.
Only stockholders of record at the close of business on April 5, 2000 are
entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting.
All stockholders are cordially invited to attend the meeting in person.
However, to ensure your representation at the meeting, you are urged to mark,
sign, date and return the enclosed Proxy as promptly as possible in the
postage-prepaid envelope enclosed for that purpose. Any stockholder attending
the meeting may vote in person even if he or she has returned a Proxy.
FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Grant G. Behrman
Chairman
Overland Park, Kansas City
April 19, 2000
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT
IN ORDER TO ENSURE YOUR REPRESENTATION AT THE MEETING, YOU ARE REQUESTED TO
COMPLETE, SIGN AND DATE THE ENCLOSED PROXY AS PROMPTLY AS POSSIBLE AND RETURN IT
IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.
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THE MANAGEMENT NETWORK GROUP, INC.
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PROXY STATEMENT FOR THE 2000
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
MAY 23, 2000
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INFORMATION CONCERNING SOLICITATION AND VOTING
GENERAL
The enclosed Proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors of The
Management Network Group, Inc. (the "Company" or "TMNG"), for use at the Annual
Meeting of Stockholders to be held Tuesday, May 23, 2000 at 9:00 a.m. local
time, or at any postponement or adjournment thereof (the "Annual Meeting"), for
the purposes set forth herein and in the accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting
of Stockholders. The Annual Meeting will be held at the Swissotel New York, The
Drake, 440 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10022. The telephone number at that
location is (212) 421-0900.
These proxy solicitation materials and the Annual Report to Stockholders
for the year ended January 1, 2000, including financial statements, were first
mailed on or about April 19, 2000 to all stockholders entitled to vote at the
meeting.
RECORD DATE AND PRINCIPAL SHARE OWNERSHIP
Stockholders of record at the close of business on April 5, 2000 (the
"Record Date") are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting. At
the Record Date, 27,431,662 shares of the Company's Common Stock were issued and
outstanding and held of record by approximately 48 stockholders. The closing
price of the Company's Common Stock on the Record Date as reported by The
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotation National
Market was $23.00 per share.
REVOCABILITY OF PROXIES
Any proxy given pursuant to this solicitation may be revoked by the person
giving it at any time before its use by delivering to the Secretary of the
Company, or to the Inspector of Elections at the Annual Meeting a written notice
of revocation or a duly executed proxy bearing a later date or by attending the
meeting and voting in person.
VOTING AND SOLICITATION
Each stockholder is entitled to one vote for each share held as of the
Record Date. Stockholders will not be entitled to cumulate their votes in the
election of directors.
The cost of soliciting proxies will be borne by the Company. The Company
expects to reimburse brokerage firms and other persons representing beneficial
owners of shares for their expenses in forwarding solicitation material to such
beneficial owners. Proxies may also be solicited by certain of the Company's
directors, officers, and regular employees, without additional compensation,
personally or by telephone or facsimile.
QUORUM; ABSTENTIONS; BROKER NON-VOTES
Votes cast by proxy or in person at the Annual Meeting will be tabulated by
the Inspector of Elections (the "Inspector") appointed for the meeting and will
determine whether or not a quorum is present.
The required quorum for the transaction of business at the Annual Meeting
is a majority of the votes eligible to be cast by holders of shares of Common
Stock issued and outstanding on the Record Date. Shares that are voted "FOR,"
"AGAINST" or "WITHHELD FROM" a matter are treated as being present at the
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meeting for purposes of establishing a quorum and are also treated as shares
entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting (the "Votes Cast") with respect to such
matter.
While there is not definitive statutory or case law authority in Delaware
as to the proper treatment of abstentions, the Company believes that abstentions
should be counted for purposes of determining both (i) the presence or absence
of a quorum for the transaction of business and (ii) the total number of Votes
Cast with respect to a proposal (other than the election of directors). In the
absence of controlling precedent to the contrary, the Company intends to treat
abstentions in this manner. Accordingly, abstentions will have the same effect
as a vote against the proposal.
In a 1988 Delaware case, Berlin v. Emerald Partners, the Delaware Supreme
Court held that, while broker non-votes should be counted for purposes of
determining the presence or absence of a quorum for the transaction of business,
broker non-votes should not be counted for purposes of determining the number of
Votes Cast with respect to the particular proposal on which the broker has
expressly not voted. Accordingly, the Company intends to treat broker non-votes
in this manner. Thus, a broker non-vote will not affect the outcome of the
voting on a proposal.
Any proxy which is returned using the form of proxy enclosed and which is
not marked as to a particular item will be voted for the election of the two
Class I directors, for the confirmation of the appointment of the designated
independent auditors, and as the proxy holders deem advisable on other matters
that may come before the meeting, as the case may be, with respect to the items
not marked.
DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS
Proposals of stockholders that are intended to be presented by such
stockholders at the Company's 2001 Annual Meeting must be received by the
Company no later than November 30, 2000 in order that such proposals may be
considered for possible inclusion in the proxy statement and form of proxy
relating to that meeting.
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PROPOSAL NO. 1
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
DIRECTORS AND NOMINEES FOR DIRECTOR
Pursuant to the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the
Company's Board of Directors currently consists of seven persons, divided into
three classes serving staggered terms of three years. Currently, there are two
directors in Class I, three directors in Class II and two directors in Class
III. The Class II and Class III directors will be elected at the Company's 2001
and 2002 Annual Meetings of Stockholders, respectively. Each of the Class I
directors elected at the Annual Meeting will hold office until the 2003 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders or until a successor has been duly elected and
qualified.
In the event that any of such persons becomes unavailable or declines to
serve as a director at the time of the Annual Meeting, the proxy holders will
vote the proxies in their discretion for any nominee who is designated by the
current Board of Directors to fill the vacancy. It is not expected that any of
the nominees will be unavailable to serve.
The names of the two Class I nominees for election to the Board of
Directors at the Annual Meeting, their ages as of the Record Date, and certain
information about them are set forth below. The names of the current Class II
and Class III directors with unexpired terms, their ages as of the Record Date,
and certain information about them are also stated below.
NAME AGE PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION
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NOMINEES FOR CLASS I DIRECTORS
William M. Matthes(2)........................ 40 Managing Partner, Behrman Capital
Micky K. Woo................................. 46 Vice President and Director
CONTINUING CLASS II DIRECTORS
Mario M. Rosati(1)........................... 53 Partner, Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati
Dennis G. Sisco.............................. 54 Partner, Behrman Capital
Roy A. Wilkens(1)(2)......................... 57 Non-Executive Chairman, Williams Communications
Group
CONTINUING CLASS III DIRECTORS
Grant G. Behrman(2).......................... 46 Chairman, Managing Partner, Behrman Capital
Richard P. Nespola........................... 55 President and Chief Executive Officer
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(1) Member of the Audit Committee
(2) Member of the Compensation Committee
There are no family relationships among any of the directors or executive
officers of the Company.
DIRECTORS TO BE ELECTED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING
William M. Matthes has served as a director since February 1998. Mr.
Matthes joined Behrman Capital, a private equity firm, in April 1996 and has
served as a Managing Partner of Behrman Capital since January 1999. Prior to
joining Behrman Capital, Mr. Matthes was Chief Operating Officer of Holsted
Marketing, Inc., a direct marketing company from July 1994 to April 1996. From
December 1989 to July 1994, Mr. Matthes was a General Partner at Brentwood
Associates, a private equity firm. Mr. Matthes currently serves on the board of
Starwood Financial Trust and several private companies, including Groundswell,
Inc., a web strategy, design, and hosting firm, where he serves as Chairman of
the Board. Mr. Matthes received his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School in 1986
where he was both a Baker Scholar and a Loeb Rhoades Fellow. Mr. Matthes also
received his A.B. in Economics from Stanford University, where he graduated with
honors and distinction.
Micky K. Woo has served as our Vice President and as a director, and he has
been a partner with us since December 1991. Prior to joining us, Mr. Woo served
from June 1989 to November 1991 as Vice President of
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Information Systems and Revenue Assurance at Telesphere Communications, a
communications service provider. From 1987 to 1989, Mr. Woo was the Director of
Revenue and Treasury Management at Sprint and from 1983 to 1987 he served in
management at MCI, including Senior Manager of Receivables Management, Senior
Manager of the East Coast Billing Center, and the Senior Manager of Revenue
Reporting and Analysis. Prior to entering the telecommunications industry, Mr.
Woo was a consultant with Price Waterhouse. Mr. Woo received his B.A. in
Computer Science and an M.A. in accounting from the University of Iowa.
DIRECTORS WHOSE TERMS EXTEND BEYOND THE ANNUAL MEETING
Mario M. Rosati has served as a director since June 1999. Mr. Rosati is a
member of the executive committee of Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati, one of
the premier legal firms for high technology companies. He has been with the law
firm since 1971, first as an associate and then as a member since 1975. He is a
member of the board of directors of Aehr Test Systems, a semiconductor equipment
company, Genus, Inc., a semiconductor equipment company, Mypoints.com, Inc., an
internet-based direct marketing company, Ross Systems, Inc., a software company,
Sanmina Corporation, an electronics contract manufacturing company, Symyx
Technologies, a combinatorial materials science company, and Vivus, Inc., a
medical device company. Mr. Rosati received his B.A. from the University of
California at Los Angeles and his J.D. from the University of California at
Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law.
Dennis G. Sisco has served as a director since February 1998. Since January
1998, Mr. Sisco has been a partner with Behrman Capital. From 1993 to 1997, Mr.
Sisco served as an Executive Vice President of Dun and Bradstreet and as
President of D&B Enterprises, a venture capital operation of Dun & Bradstreet.
From 1989 to 1993, Mr. Sisco served as an Executive Vice President of Cognizant
Corporation, a business information services provider. Previously, Mr. Sisco
held several operating positions in technology companies and served as a General
Partner at Oak Investment Partners, a venture capital partnership. Mr. Sisco
specializes in the information technology area and currently serves on the
boards of Aspect Development, Inc., a software product and information services
company, The Gartner Group, Inc., a market research firm, and TSI Software
International, Ltd., an e-business and microwave software products company. Mr.
Sisco graduated with honors from Western Maryland College with a B.A. in
Economics.
Roy A. Wilkens Mr. Wilkens was named President and CEO of Data Network
Operations in January 2000, as well as Chief Technology Officer for McLeodUSA.
He has served as a director of McLeodUSA since June 1999. Mr. Wilkens was
President of the Williams Pipeline Company when he founded WilTel Network
Services as an operating unit of the Williams Companies, Inc., in 1985. He was
founder/Chief Executive Officer of WilTel Network Services from 1985 to 1997. In
1995, WilTel Network Services was acquired by LDDS Communications, which now
operates under the name WorldCom. Mr. Wilkens served as Vice Chairman of
WorldCom until his retirement in 1997. In 1992, Mr. Wilkens was appointed by
President George Bush to the National Security Telecommunications Advisory
Council. He also has served as chairman of both the Competitive
Telecommunications Association (CompTel) and the National Telecommunications
Network. Mr. Wilkens is a director of Splitrock Services, Inc. prior to its
acquisition by McLeodUSA, Paging Network, Inc., UniDial Inc., and InvenSys
Corporation.
Grant G. Behrman has served as our Chairman of the Board since February
1998. Mr. Behrman currently serves as Managing Partner of Behrman Capital, a
private equity firm, and was a founding partner of that firm. At Behrman
Capital, he has primary responsibility for investments made in the information
technology and outsourcing areas. Prior to founding Behrman Capital, Mr. Behrman
was a founding member of Morgan Stanley's Venture Capital Group where he worked
from 1981 to 1991, and a consultant with the Boston Consulting Group from 1977
to 1981. Mr. Behrman is a director of Visual Networks, Inc., a
telecommunications equipment manufacturer, and several private companies
including Groundswell, Inc., a web strategy, design and hosting firm. Mr.
Behrman received an M.B.A. with distinction from the Wharton Graduate School of
Business in 1977. Mr. Behrman received his undergraduate degree in Business from
the University of the Witwatersrand (South Africa).
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Richard P. Nespola has served as our President and Chief Executive Officer
and founded TMNG in 1990. Prior to founding TMNG, from 1989 to 1990, Mr. Nespola
served as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Telesphere
Communications, a communications service provider. From 1986 through 1989, he
held the positions of Vice President of Financial Operations and Senior Vice
President of Strategic Markets and Product Pricing at Sprint. He also served as
the Senior Director of Revenue and Treasury Operations at MCI from 1982 to 1986.
Mr. Nespola is a director of Groundswell, Inc., a web strategy, design and
hosting firm. Mr. Nespola is also a frequent chair of industry forums and noted
conference speaker. Mr. Nespola received his B.A. and his M.B.A. from Long
Island University.
VOTE REQUIRED
The two nominees receiving the highest number of affirmative votes of the
shares present or represented and entitled to be voted for them shall be elected
as Class I directors. Votes withheld from any director are counted for purposes
of determining the presence or absence of a quorum for the transaction of
business, but have no other legal effect under Delaware law.
BOARD MEETINGS, COMMITTEES AND DIRECTORS COMPENSATION
The Board of Directors of the Company held a total of 4 meetings during the
fiscal year ended January 1, 2000. All Directors attended at least 75% of the
meetings.
The Board of Directors has an Audit Committee and Compensation Committee.
It does not have a nominating committee or committee performing the functions of
a nominating committee. From time to time, the Board has created various ad hoc
committees for special purposes. No such committee is currently functioning.
The audit committee consists of Mario M. Rosati and Roy A. Wilkens. The
audit committee makes recommendations to the board of directors regarding the
selection of independent auditors, reviews the scope of audit and other services
of our independent auditors, reviews the accounting principles and auditing
practices and procedures to be used for our financial statements and reviews the
results of those audits.
The compensation committee consists of Grant G. Behrman, William M. Matthes
and Roy A. Wilkens. The compensation committee makes recommendations to the
board of directors regarding our employee benefit plans and the compensation of
officers. None of the members of the compensation committee is currently, or has
ever been at any time since our formation, one of our officers or employees. No
member of the compensation committee serves as a member of the board of
directors or compensation committee of any entity that has one or more officers
serving as a member of our board of directors or compensation committee.
COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS
Our non-employee directors are reimbursed for expenses incurred in
connection with attending board and committee meetings but are not compensated
for their services as board or committee members. We have in the past granted
non-employee directors options to purchase our common stock pursuant to the
terms of our stock plans, and our board continues to have the discretion to
grant options to new non-employee directors. Messrs. Rosati and Wilkens each
received an option to purchase 37,500 shares of our Common Stock when they
joined the Board of Directors in 1999. Such options have been exercised but
remain subject to a right of repurchase by TMNG which lapses over a period of
four years.
THE COMPANY'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR" THE
NOMINEES SET FORTH HEREIN.
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PROPOSAL NO. 2
RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The Board of Directors has selected Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent
auditors, to audit the consolidated financial statements of the Company for the
fiscal year ending December 30, 2000, and recommends that stockholders vote
"FOR" ratification of such appointment. In the event of a negative vote on such
ratification, the Board of Directors will reconsider its selection.
Deloitte & Touche LLP has audited the Company's financial statements
annually since the Company's inception. Representatives of Deloitte & Touche LLP
are expected to be present at the meeting with the opportunity to make a
statement if they desire to do so and are expected to be available to respond to
appropriate questions. If stockholders fail to ratify the selection, the Audit
Committee and the Board will reconsider whether or not to retain that firm. Even
if the selection is ratified, the Audit Committee and the Board in their
discretion may direct the appointment of different independent auditors at any
time during the year.
THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR" THE RATIFICATION OF THE
APPOINTMENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP AS THE COMPANY'S INDEPENDENT AUDITORS FOR
THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 30, 2000.
EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION
The following table sets forth the compensation paid by us during 1998 and
1999 to our Chief Executive Officer and our other executive officers who
received compensation of more than $100,000 during 1998 and 1999:
LONG-TERM
COMPENSATION
ANNUAL SECURITIES
COMPENSATION UNDERLYING ALL OTHER
NAME AND PRINCIPAL POSITION YEAR SALARY($) OPTIONS(#) COMPENSATION($)
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Richard P. Nespola(1)..................... 1999 $440,000 $329,656
Chief Executive Officer and President 1998 $554,215 $260,882
Micky K. Woo.............................. 1999 $275,000 $260,000
Vice President 1998 $210,973 50,000 $191,226
Ralph R. Peck............................. 1999 $268,750 $135,000
Vice President 1998 $210,973 50,000 $141,226
Donald E. Klumb(2)........................ 1999 $ 76,300 250,000 $ 17,400
Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
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(1) Mr. Nespola's annual salary for 1999 was $ 440,000. All other compensation
stated is for bonus, cash benefits and the use of an automobile, including
100.0% of the lease payments.
(2) Mr. Klumb joined TMNG in July 1999. His 1999 annual salary and bonus were
$180,000 and $40,000, respectively.
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OPTION GRANTS IN LAST FISCAL YEAR
The following table sets forth information relating to stock options
granted during 1999 to our Chief Executive Officer and our other executive
officers who received salary compensation of more than $100,000. In accordance
with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, also shown below is
the potential realizable value over the term of the option (the period from the
grant date to the expiration date) based on assumed rates of stock appreciation
of 5% and 10%, compounded annually. These amounts are mandated by the Securities
and Exchange Commission and do not represent our estimate of future stock price.
Actual gains, if any, on stock option exercises will depend on the future
performance of our common stock.
INDIVIDUAL GRANTS
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PERCENT OF POTENTIAL REALIZABLE VALUE AT
NUMBER OF TOTAL ASSUMED ANNUAL RATES OF
SECURITIES OPTIONS STOCK APPRECIATION FOR
UNDERLYING GRANTED TO EXERCISE OPTION TERM
OPTIONS EMPLOYEES PRICE PER EXPIRATION ------------------------------
NAME GRANTED(1) IN 1999 SHARE DATE 5% 10%
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Donald E. Klumb................. 250,000 21.28% $2.00 July 26, 2009 $13.3 million $21.2 million
AGGREGATE YEAR-END OPTION VALUES
The following table sets forth information for our executive officers who
received salary compensation of more than $100,000 in 1999, and the number and
value of securities underlying exercisable and unexercisable options held at
January 1, 2000:
NUMBER OF SECURITIES VALUE OF UNEXERCISED
UNDERLYING UNEXERCISED IN-THE-MONEY OPTIONS AT
OPTIONS AT JANUARY 1, 2000 JANUARY 1, 2000(2)
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NAME EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE
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Micky K. Woo............................ 16,667 33,333 $0.5 million $1.0 million
Ralph R. Peck........................... 16,667 33,333 $0.5 million $1.0 million
Donald E. Klumb......................... 37,500 212,500 $1.1 million $6.5 million
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(1) Value realized reflects the fair market value of our common stock underlying
the option on the date of exercise minus the aggregate exercise price of the
option.
(2) Value of unexercised in-the-money options are based on a value of $32.63 per
share, the closing price of our common stock on the Nasdaq National Market
on January 1, 2000, minus the per share exercise price, multiplied by the
number of shares underlying the option.
BOARD COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The following is provided to stockholders by the members of the
Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors:
The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the "Committee"),
comprising three directors, none of whom are employees of the Company, is
responsible for the administration of the Company's compensation programs. These
programs include base salary for executive officers and both annual and long-
term incentive compensation programs. The Company's compensation programs are
designed to provide a competitive level of total compensation and include
incentive and equity ownership opportunities linked to the Company's performance
and stockholder return.
Compensation Philosophy. The Company's overall executive compensation
philosophy is based on a series of guiding principles derived from the Company's
values, business strategy, and management requirements. These principles are
summarized as follows:
- Provide competitive levels of total compensation which will enable the
Company to attract and retain the best possible executive talent;
- Motivate executives to achieve optimum performance for the Company;
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- Align the financial interest of executives and stockholders through
equity-based plans;
- Provide a total compensation program that recognizes individual
contributions as well as overall business results.
Compensation Program. The Committee is responsible for reviewing and
recommending to the Board the compensation and benefits of all officers of the
Company and establishes and reviews general policies relating to compensation
and benefits of employees of the Company. The Committee is also responsible for
the administration of the Company's 1998 Equity Incentive Plan. There are two
major components to the Company's executive compensation: base salary and
potential cash bonus, as well as potential long-term compensation in the form of
stock options. The Committee considers the total current and potential long-term
compensation of each executive officer in establishing each element of
compensation.
1.Base Salary. In setting compensation levels for executive officers, the
Committee reviews competitive information relating to compensation levels
for comparable positions at consulting firms, telecommunications
companies and other high technology companies. In addition, the Committee
may, from time to time, hire compensation and benefit consultants to
assist in developing and reviewing overall salary strategies. Individual
executive officer base compensation may vary based on time in position,
assessment of individual performance, salary relative to internal and
external equity and critical nature of the position relative to the
success of the Company.
2. Long-Term Incentives. The Company's Stock Plan provides for the issuance
of stock options to officers and employees of the Company to purchase
shares of the Company's Common Stock at an exercise price equal to the
fair market value of such stock on the date of grant. Stock options are
granted to the Company's executive officers and other employees both as
a reward for past individual and corporate performance and as an
incentive for future performance. The Committee believes that
stock-based performance compensation arrangements are essential in
aligning the interests of management and the stockholders in enhancing
the value of the Company's equity.
3. Benefits. The Company provides benefits to the named executive officers
that are generally available to all employees of the Company. The amount
of executive level benefits and perquisites, as determined in accordance
with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to
executive compensation, did not exceed 10% of total salary and bonus for
the calendar year 1999 for any executive officer.
1999 COMPENSATION FOR THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
In determining Mr. Nespola's salary for fiscal year 1999, the Committee
considered competitive compensation data for publicly-held consulting and
telecommunications companies. The Committee also took into account Mr. Nespola's
experience and knowledge and his performance as Chief Executive Officer. Mr.
Nespola's salary for fiscal year 1999 was adjusted to an annual rate of $440,000
to be more closely in line with salaries paid to chief executive officers of
comparably sized, publicly-held management consulting companies. In addition,
the Committee approved a bonus of $225,000 for Mr. Nespola in recognition of his
performance during 1999.
SECTION 162(M) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE LIMITATIONS ON EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION
In 1993, Section 162(m) was added to the United States Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended, (the "Code"). Section 162(m) may limit the Company's
ability to deduct for United States federal income tax purposes compensation in
excess of $1,000,000 paid to the Company's Chief Executive Officer and its four
other highest paid executive officers in any one fiscal year. No executive
officer of the Company received any such compensation in excess of this limit
during fiscal 1999.
It is the opinion of the Committee that the aforementioned compensation
policies and structures provide the necessary discipline to properly align the
Company's corporate economic performance and the interest of the Company's
stockholders with progressive, balanced and competitive executive total
compensation practices in an equitable manner.
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The foregoing Committee Report shall not be "soliciting material" or to be
"filed" with the SEC, nor shall such information be incorporated by reference
into any future filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the
Exchange Act, except to the extent the Company specifically incorporates it by
reference into such filing.
Respectfully submitted,
The Compensation Committee of the
Board of Directors
Grant G. Behrman
William M. Matthes
Roy A. Wilkens
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STOCK PERFORMANCE GRAPH
The following graph compares the cumulative total stockholder return on the
Company's Common Stock with the cumulative total return of the Nasdaq National
Market, U.S. index ("Nasdaq U.S. Index") for the period beginning on November
23, 1999, the Company's first day of trading after its initial public offering,
and ending on January 1, 2000.
COMPARISON OF 1 MONTH CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN*
AMONG THE MANAGEMENT NETWORK GROUP, INC.,
THE NASDAQ STOCK MARKET (U.S.) INDEX
AND THE CHASE H & Q TECHNOLOGY INDEX
GRAPH
THE MANAGEMENT NASDAQ STOCK CHASE H & Q
NETWORK GROUP, INC. MARKET (U.S.) TECHNOLOGY
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11/23/99 100.00 100.00 100.00
1/1/00 191.91 121.72 125.66
* $100 INVESTED ON 11/23/99 IN STOCK OR INDEX --
INCLUDING REINVESTMENT OF DIVIDENDS.
FISCAL YEAR ENDING JANUARY 1.
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth the beneficial ownership of the Company's
Common Stock as of March 31, 2000, by (i) each person or entity who is known by
the Company to own beneficially more than 5% of the outstanding shares of Common
Stock, (ii) each director of the Company, (iii) each of the executive officers
named in the Summary Compensation Table, and (iv) all directors and executive
officers of the Company as a group. Except as otherwise noted, the stockholders
named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all
shares of Common Stock shown as beneficially owned by them, subject to
applicable community property laws.
Unless otherwise indicated, the address for each beneficial owner set forth
below is c/o The Management Network Group, Inc., 7300 College Boulevard, Suite
302, Overland Park, Kansas 66210.
SHARES BENEFICIALLY
OWNED
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TOTAL
BENEFICIAL OWNER NUMBER PERCENT
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5% STOCKHOLDERS:
Behrman Capital II L.P(1)................................... 14,223,949 51.4%
126 E. 56th Street, 27th Floor
New York, NY 10022
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS & DIRECTORS:
Grant G. Behrman(2)......................................... 14,223,949 51.4%
Behrman Capital
126 E. 56th Street, 27th Floor
New York, NY 10022
William M. Matthes(3)....................................... 14,131,425 51.1%
Behrman Capital
Four Embarcadero Center
Suite 3640
San Francisco, CA 94111
Dennis G. Sisco(4).......................................... 14,131,425 51.1%
Behrman Capital
126 E. 56th Street, 27th Floor
New York, NY 10022
Richard P. Nespola.(5)...................................... 4,626,640 16.7%
Micky K. Woo Trust(6)....................................... 2,039,788 7.4%
Ralph R. Peck(7)............................................ 1,039,528 3.8%
Donald E. Klumb(8).......................................... 37,500 *
Mario M. Rosati(9).......................................... 37,500 *
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
650 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Roy A. Wilkens(9)........................................... 37,500 *
All directors and executive Officers as a group (9
persons)(10).............................................. 22,042,405
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* Less than 1% of the outstanding shares of common stock.
(1) Includes 92,524 shares held by Strategic Entrepreneur Fund II, L.P., an
affiliate of Behrman Capital.
(2) Represents 14,223,949 shares held by Behrman Capital and 92,524 shares held
by Strategic Entrepreneur Fund. Mr. Behrman is a managing member of Behrman
Brothers LLC, the general partner of Behrman Capital and is a general
partner of Strategic Entrepreneur Fund. Mr. Behrman disclaims beneficial
ownership of the shares held by these entities, except to the extent of his
proportionate partnership interest therein. Mr. Behrman is a member of our
board of directors.
(3) Represents 14,223,949 shares held by Behrman Capital. Mr. Matthes is a
managing member of Behrman Brothers LLC, the general partner of Behrman
Capital. Mr. Matthes disclaims beneficial
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ownership of the shares held by Behrman Capital, except to the extent of
his proportionate partnership interest therein. Mr. Matthes is a member of
our board of directors.
(4) Represents 14,223,949 shares held by Behrman Capital. Mr. Sisco is a member
of Behrman Brothers LLC, the general partner of Behrman Capital. Mr. Sisco
disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by Behrman Capital,
except to the extent of his proportionate partnership interest therein. Mr.
Sisco is a member of our board of directors.
(5) Includes 250,000 shares held by the TMNG 1999 Trust, Faye Nespola, Trustee,
and additionally consists of 88,800 exercisable stock options.
(6) Consists of 83,267 exercisable stock options.
(7) Consists of 61,267 exercisable stock options.
(8) Consists of 37,500 stock options that vested upon the closing of the
initial public offering.
(9) Consists of 37,500 shares that are subject to a right of repurchase by
TMNG. The shares subject to the right of repurchase will vest in four equal
annual installments, with the first quarter becoming vested on June 4,
2000.
(10) Includes 250,000 shares held by TMNG 1999 Trust, Faye Nespola, Trustee.
Also includes an aggregate of 14,223,949 shares held by Behrman Capital and
92,524 shares held by Strategic Entrepreneur Fund.
COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16(A) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act"), requires the Company's directors, officers and beneficial
owners of more than 10% of the Company's Common Stock to file reports of
ownership and reports of changes in the ownership with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). Such persons are required by SEC regulations to
furnish the Company with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file.
Based solely on its review of the copies of such forms submitted to it
during the year ended January 1, 2000 (the "Last Fiscal Year"), the Company
believes that, during the Last Fiscal Year, all officers, directors and
beneficial owners of more than 10% of the outstanding Common Stock complied with
all section 16(a) requirements.
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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
CORPORATE COUNSEL
Mr. Rosati, one of our directors, is also a member of Wilson Sonsini
Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation, which became our outside corporate
counsel in May 1999.
INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENTS
We have entered into indemnification agreements with each of our directors
and executive officers.
TRANSACTIONS WITH CUSTOMERS
Intertech Management Group, Inc. is a customer of ours. Messrs. Matthes and
Sisco, two of our directors, are also directors of Intertech Management Group,
Inc. In addition, Behrman Capital II, L.P. and Strategic Entrepreneur Fund II
L.P., venture funds affiliated with Behrman Capital with whom Messrs. Matthes
and Sisco are employed, hold shares of preferred stock of Intertech that are
convertible into approximately 25.0% of Intertech's outstanding common stock. We
provided $2.6 million of consulting services to Intertech in fiscal year 1999.
Mr. Wilkens, a member of our board of directors, became a director and
non-executive Chairman of the Board of Williams Communications Group, Inc. upon
completion of Williams' Communications Group's initial public offering. Williams
Communications Group was our largest customer during fiscal year 1999. We
provided $19.9 million of consulting services to Williams in fiscal year 1999.
In October 1999, we reached an agreement in principle with Williams
Communications under which Williams Communications will commit to minimum levels
of consulting fees of $22 million over three years. In addition, in October
1999, we issued Williams Communications a warrant to purchase 500,000 shares of
our common stock at an exercise price of $2.00 per share.
TERMINATION OF ESCROW AGREEMENT
From 1993 through 1998, we were taxed as a "pass-through" entity under
subchapter "S" of the Internal Revenue Code. Since February 1998, we have been
taxed under subchapter "C" of the Internal Revenue Code, which is applicable to
most corporations and treats the corporation as an entity that is separate and
distinct from its stockholders. The stockholders of our predecessor entity
agreed, at the time we acquired our predecessor, to indemnify us against
negative tax consequences arising from our prior "S" corporation status. This
indemnity was secured by escrowed funds in an escrow that was supposed to
terminate in February 2001. However, we terminated the escrow arrangement as of
February 2000, and released all escrowed funds to the stockholders of our
predecessor entity.
POLICY REGARDING TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
All future transactions with affiliates, including any loans we make to our
officers, directors, principal stockholders or other affiliates, will be
approved by a majority of our board of directors, including a majority of the
independent and disinterested members or, if required by law, a majority of
disinterested stockholders, and will be on terms no less favorable to us than we
could have obtained from unaffiliated third parties.
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OTHER MATTERS
The Company knows of no other matters to be submitted to the meeting. If
any other matters properly come before the meeting, it is the intention of the
persons named in the accompanying form of proxy to vote the shares they
represent as the Board of Directors may recommend.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Overland Park, Kansas
April 19, 2000
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THE MANAGEMENT NETWORK GROUP, INC.
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TUESDAY, MAY 23, 2000
THE DRAKE SWISS HOTEL
NEW YORK,
440 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10022
THE MANAGEMENT NETWORK GROUP, INC.
7300 COLLEGE BOULEVARD, SUITE 302, OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS 66210
PROXY
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THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR USE AT THE ANNUAL MEETING
ON MAY 23, 2000
The shares of stock you hold in your account or in a dividend reinvestment
account will be voted as you specify below.
IF NO CHOICE IS SPECIFIED, THE PROXY WILL BE VOTED "FOR" ITEMS 1 AND 2.
By signing the proxy, you revoke all prior proxies and appoint Grant G. Behrman
and Richard P. Nespola, and each of them, with full power of substitution, to
vote your shares on the matters shown on the reverse side and any other matters
which may come before the Annual Meeting and all adjournments.
SEE REVERSE SIDE
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR ITEMS 1 AND 2.
1. Election of directors: 01 William M. Matthes [ ] Vote FOR [ ] Vote WITHHELD
02 Micky K. Woo all nominees from all nominees
(except as marked)
(Instructions: To withhold authority to vote for any indicated nominee, write
the number(s) of the nominee(s) in the box provided to the right.)
2. Ratifying the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent auditors
of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 30, 2000.
[ ] For [ ] Against [ ] Abstain
THIS PROXY WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED AS DIRECTED OR, IF NO DIRECTION
IS GIVEN, WILL BE VOTED FOR EACH PROPOSAL
Address Change? Mark Box [ ]
Indicate changes below:
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Corporations should provide full name
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