x
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ANNUAL
REPORT PURSUANT SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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¨
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TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the transition period from _______ to _______. |
000-18122
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87-0454148
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification
Number)
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PART
III
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Item
10.
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Directors
and Executive Officers of the Registrant
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4
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Item
11.
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Executive
Compensation
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8
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Item
12.
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Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related
Stockholder Matters
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17
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Item
13.
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Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions
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19
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Item
14.
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Principal
Accountant Fees and Services
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20
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Part
IV
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Item
15.
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Exhibits,
Financial Statement Schedules
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21
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Signatures
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22
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Name
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Age
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Position with the Company
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Expiration of Term as
Director
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Initial Date as Director
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Jason
T. Young
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31
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Chief
Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
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Next
Annual Meeting
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Appointed
to the Board October 2008
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Viktor
Nemeth
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34
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Director
Chairman
of the Audit Committee Chairman of the Compensation
Committee
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Next
Annual Meeting
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Appointed
to the Board: November 2008
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Marco
Vega
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40
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Director
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Next
Annual Meeting
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Appointed
to the Board: November 2008
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Javier
Baz
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56
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Director
Audit
Committee Member Compensation Committee Member
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Next
Annual Meeting
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Appointed
to the Board: January 2009
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Lynn
Wunderman
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55
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Director
Audit
Committee Member Compensation Committee Member
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Next
Annual Meeting
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Appointed
to the Board: April
2010
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Name
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Age
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Position with the Company
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Initial Date as Officer
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Steven
C. Olson
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53
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Chief
Technology Officer and
Acting
Chief Financial Officer
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2001
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Name
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Number of
Late Reports
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Transactions
Not Timely Reported
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Known Failures to
File a Required
Form (a)
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Jason
Young
Chief
Executive Officer
Chairman
of the Board of Directors
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2 | 2 | - | |||||||||
Viktor
Nemeth
Director
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1 | 1 | - | |||||||||
Marco
Vega
Director
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1 | 1 | - | |||||||||
Javier
Baz
Director
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1 | 1 | - | |||||||||
Amit
Chatwani
Director
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1 | 1 | - | |||||||||
Paul
Rini
10%
Shareholder
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1 | 1 | - | |||||||||
Evansville
Limited
10%
shareholder
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1 | 1 | - | |||||||||
Brean
Murray Carret Group, Inc.
10%
shareholder
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1 | 1 | - |
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·
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base
salary;
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·
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annual
cash or equity incentive awards;
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·
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long-term
equity incentive compensation; and
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·
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other
health, welfare and pension
benefits.
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Name and Principal
Position
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Year
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Salary
($)
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Bonus
($)
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Stock
Awards
($)(2)
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Option
Awards
($)(2)
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Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation
($)
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Change in
Pension
Value and
Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings ($)
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All Other
Compensation
($)(3)
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Total
($)
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(a)
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(b)
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(c)
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(d)
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(e)
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(f)
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(g)
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(h)
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(i)
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(j)
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Jason
T. Young,
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2009
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25,250 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25,250 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chair,
Chief
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2008
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6,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Executive
Officer,
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Secretary
(1)
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Randall
P. Marx,
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2009
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
former Chair, Chief
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2008
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287,000 | - | - | - | - | - | 328,000 | 615,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Executive
Officer,
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Monty R. Lamirato,
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2009
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
former
Chief
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2008
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154,000 | - | - | - | - | - | 123,846 | 277,846 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Financial
Officer,
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Treasurer
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Steven
C. Olson,
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2009
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225,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 225,000 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chief
Technology
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2008
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215,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 215,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Officer
and
Acting
Chief Financial Officer
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Richard
A.
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2009
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Anderson,
former
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2008
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110,000 | - | - | - | - | - | 120,000 | 230,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Executive
Vice
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President
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(1)
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Mr.
Young was appointed as a director in October 2008 and was appointed as the
Company’s Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer in November 2008.
Mr. Young received no compensation as an employee during 2008; he was owed
$6,000 for his services as a director during 2008, which was paid in
2009. Mr. Young received $25,250 in fees for his services as a
director during 2009. The Company may compensate Mr. Young in the
future.
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(2)
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The
amounts in columns (e) and (f) reflect the dollar amounts
recognized in each of 2007 and 2006 for financial statement reporting
purposes in accordance with FAS 123R with respect to stock awards and
stock options granted in each such year, and the dollar amount required to
be recognized in each such year in accordance with FAS 123R. These options
were granted pursuant to the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan described
above.
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(3)
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The
amounts in the column titled “All Other Compensation” for 2008 include
accrued severance obligations for Randall P. Marx, Monty R. Lamirato, and
Richard A. Anderson, who resigned in November 2008. Such payments were
made by the Company from November 2008 through May
2009.
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(4)
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Mr.
Olson’s salary for the year 2009 was $225,000, of which he deferred
$10,000 to be received in 2010.
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Name and Principal Position
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Grant Date
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Estimated Future Payouts Under
Equity Incentive Plan Awards
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All
Other
Stock
Awards:
Number of
Shares of
Stock or
Units 4
(#)
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All Other
Option
Awards:
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Options
(#)
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Exercise or
Base Price
of
Option
Awards
($/Sh)
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Grant Date
Fair Value
of Awards
($)
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Threshold
$
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Target
$
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Maximum
$
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Jason
T. Young, Chair, Chief Executive Officer, Secretary
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Randall
P. Marx, Former Chair, Chief Executive Officer, Secretary
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monty
R. Lamirato, Former Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Steven
C. Olson, Chief Technology Officer and Acting Chief Financial
Officer
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9/21/07
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- | - | - | - | 40,000 | (1) | $ | 5.40 | $ | 134,000 |
Option Awards
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Stock Awards
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Name
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Number
of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
(#)
Exercisable
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Number
of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
(#)
Unexercisable
(1)
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Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Number
of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Unearned
Options
(#)
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Option
Exercise
Price
($)
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Option
Expiration
Date
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Number
of
Shares
or Units
of Stock
That
Have
Not
Vested
(2)(3)
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Market
Value
of Shares
or Units
of Stock
That Have
Not
Vested
($)
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Equity
Incentive Plan
Awards:
Number of
Unearned
Shares, Units
or Other
Rights That
Have Not
Vested
(#)
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Equity
Incentive
Plan Awards:
Market or
Payout Value
of Unearned
Shares, Units
or Other
Rights That
Have Not
Vested
($)
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(a)
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(b)
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(c)
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(d)
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(e)
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(f)
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(g)
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(h)
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(i)
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(j)
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Jason
T. Young
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Steven
C. Olson
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24,000 | (a) | 16,000 | (a) | - | $ | 5.40 |
9/21/2017
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- | - | - | - |
(a)
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These
options were granted pursuant to the 2007 Equity Incentive Plan. The
options vests at a rate of 20% per year with vesting dates of 12/31/07,
12/31/08, 12/31/09, 12/31/10, 12/31/11. These total 40,000 options are
reported in the Summary Compensation and the Grant of Plan Based Awards
Table.
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(a)
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(b)
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(c)
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(d)
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(e)
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(f)
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(g)
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(h)
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Name(1)
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Fees Earned
or
Paid in Cash
($)
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Stock
Awards
($) (1)
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Option
Awards
($)(2)
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Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation
($)
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Change in
Pension Value
and
Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
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All Other
Compensation
($)
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Total ($) (5)
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Jason
T. Young
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$ | 25,000 | - | - | - | - | - | $ | 25,000 | |||||||||||||||||||
Viktor
Nemeth
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$ | 40,000 | - | - | - | - | - | $ | 40,000 | |||||||||||||||||||
Marco
Vega
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$ | 25,000 | - | - | - | - | - | $ | 25,000 | |||||||||||||||||||
Javier
Baz
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$ | 37,765 | - | - | - | - | - | $ | 37,765 | |||||||||||||||||||
Amit
Chatwani (3)
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$ | 37,765 | - | - | - | - | - | $ | 37,765 | |||||||||||||||||||
Lynn Wunderman (4)
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Reflects
the dollar amount recognized and expensed for financial statement
reporting purposes for the year ended December 31, 2008 in accordance
with FAS 123R, and thus may include amounts from awards granted in and
prior to 2009.
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(2)
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Reflects
the dollar amount recognized for financial statement reporting purposes
for the year ended December 31, 2009 in accordance with FAS 123R, and
thus includes amounts from options granted in and prior to
2009.
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(3)
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Mr.
Chatwani resigned from the Board of Directors in March
2010.
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(4)
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Ms.
Wunderman was appointed to the Board of Directors in April
2010.
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(5)
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In
addition to the director fees mentioned above, some of the directors
received payments in 2009 for fees which were owed to them for their
services as a director during 2008. Particularly, Mr. Young received
$6,000, Mr. Nemeth received $5,000, and Mr. Vega received $3,125 in fees
for their services as directors rendered during
2008.
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Scenario
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Mr. Olson
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If
early retirement occurred at December 31, 2009
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- | |||
If
termination for cause occurred at December 31, 2009
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- | |||
If
termination without cause occurred at December 31, 2009
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$ | 225,000 | ||
If
“termination for Good Reason” occurred at December 31, 2009
(1)
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$ | 225,000 | ||
If
death or disability occurred as of December 31, 2009
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Name
and Address of Beneficial Owner
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Number
of Shares
Beneficially
Owned (1)
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Percent
of Class
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Randall
P. Marx
ARC
Wireless Solutions, Inc.
10601
West 48th Ave.
Wheat
Ridge, CO 80033
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167,165 | (5) | 5.41 | % | ||||
Steven
C. Olson
ARC
Wireless Solutions, Inc.
10601
West 48th Ave.
Wheat
Ridge, CO 80033
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17,751 | (3) | * | |||||
Paul
J. Rini
7376
Johnnycake Rd
Mentor,
Ohio 44060
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438,004 | (6) | 14.17 | % | ||||
Jason
Young
ARC
Wireless Solutions, Inc.
10601
West 48th Ave.
Wheat
Ridge, CO 80033
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576,269 | (2)(7) | 18.64 | % | ||||
Brean
Murray Carret Group, Inc.
40
West 57th Street, 20th Floor
New
York, NY 10019
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576,269 | (4)(7) | 18.64 | % | ||||
Viktor
Nemeth
ARC
Wireless Solutions, Inc.
10601
West 48th Ave.
Wheat
Ridge, CO 80033
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0 | * | ||||||
Marco
Vega
ARC
Wireless Solutions, Inc.
10601
West 48th Ave.
Wheat
Ridge, CO 80033
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0 | * | ||||||
Javier
Baz
ARC
Wireless Solutions, Inc.
10601
West 48th Ave.
Wheat
Ridge, CO 80033
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0 | * |
Lynn
Wunderman
ARC
Wireless Solutions, Inc.
10601
West 48th Ave.
Wheat
Ridge, CO 80033
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0 | * | ||||||
All
officers and directors as a group (6 persons)
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594,020 | (2)(3)(7) | 19.21 | % |
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(1)
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“Beneficial
ownership” is defined in the regulations promulgated by the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission as having or sharing, directly or
indirectly (1) voting power, which includes the power to vote or to direct
the voting, or (2) investment power, which includes the power to dispose
or to direct the disposition, of shares of the common stock of an issuer.
The definition of beneficial ownership includes shares underlying options
or warrants to purchase common stock, or other securities convertible into
common stock, that currently are exercisable or convertible or that will
become exercisable or convertible within 60 days. Unless otherwise
indicated, the beneficial owner has sole voting and investment
power.
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(2)
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Consists
of 576,269 shares beneficially owned by the Brean Murray Carret Group,
Inc. Mr. Young is deemed to share voting and investment power over the
shares beneficially owned by the Brean Murray Carret Group,
Inc.
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(3)
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Consists
of 1,751 shares in Mr. Olson's ARC Wireless 401(k) account and options to
purchase 16,000 shares at $5.41 per share until September 21, 2017,
granted under the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan which are currently
exercisable.
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(4)
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Consists
of 576,269 shares beneficially owned by Brean Murray Carret Group, Inc.
Mr. Young, the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the
Board, serves as a representative of Brean Murray Carret Group, Inc. and
he holds voting and investment power over these
shares.
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(5)
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Includes
163,816 shares directly held by Randall Marx, the Company's former Chief
Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, 1,980 shares in his ARC
Wireless 401(k) account, 800 shares held by his spouse's IRA and 570
shares owned beneficially through a 50% ownership of an LLC. This does not
include 2,170 shares owned by the Harold and Theora Marx Living Trust, of
which Mr. Marx's father is the trustee, as Mr. Marx disclaims beneficial
ownership of these shares. This also does not include 3,100 shares owned
by Warren E. Spencer Living Trust, of which Mr. Marx's mother-in-law is
trustee, as Mr. Marx disclaims beneficial ownership of these
shares.
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(6)
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Consists
of shares owned by Mr. Paul J. Rini as reported on February 1,
2010.
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(7)
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The
shares owned by Brean Murray Carret Group, Inc. are included three times
in the table in accordance with the rules governing disclosure of
beneficial ownership. In addition to being shown as owned by Brean Murray
Carret Group, Inc., these same shares are included as being beneficially
owned by Jason Young and by all officers and directors as a
group.
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2009
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2008
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2007
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Audit
fees
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$ | 63,850 | (1) | $ | 91,000 | (1) | $ | 78,000 | (1) | |||
Audit-related
fees
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— | (2) | — | (2) | — | (2) | ||||||
Tax
fees
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$ | 5,000 | (3) | 18,000 | (3) | 22,000 | (3) | |||||
All
other fees
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— | — | ||||||||||
Total
audit and non-audit fees
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$ | 68,850 | $ | 109,000 | $ | 100,000 |
(1)
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Includes
fees for professional services rendered for the audit of our annual
financial statements and review of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year 2009, 2008 and 2007 and for reviews of the financial statements
included in our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the first three
quarters of fiscal 2009, 2008 and 2007 and related SEC registration
statements.
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(2)
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Includes
fees billed for professional services rendered in fiscal 2009, 2008 and
2007, in connection with acquisition planning and due
diligence.
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(3)
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Includes
fees billed for professional services rendered in fiscal 2009, 2008 and
2007, in connection with tax compliance (including U.S. federal and state
returns) and tax consulting.
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Exhibit
Number
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Description
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3.1
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Amended
and Restated Articles of Incorporation dated October 11, 2000
(1)
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3.2
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Bylaws
of the Company as amended and restated on March 25, 1998
(2)
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10.1
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Agreement
between and among Winncom Technologies Inc., Winncom Technologies Corp.
and the Company dated May 24, 2000 (3)
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10.2
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Stock
Purchase Agreement, by and among Bluecoral limited, Winncom Technologies
Corp. and the Company dated as of July 28, 2006 (4 )
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10.3
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Escrow
Agreement, dated July 28, 2006, by and among the Company, Bluecoral
Limited and Consumer Title Services, LLC (4)
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10.4
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Employment
Agreement effective January 31, 2008 between the Company and Randall P.
Marx (5)
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10.5
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Employment
Agreement effective November 1, 2007 between the Company and Monty R.
Lamirato (6)
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10.6
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Employment
Agreement effective November 1, 2007 between the Company and Steve C.
Olson (6)
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10.7
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Employment
Agreement effective November 1, 2007 between the Company and Richard L.
Anderson (6)
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10.8
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Separation
Agreement effective November 18, 2008 between the Company and Randall P.
Marx (8)
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10.9
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Separation
Agreement effective November 26, 2008 between the Company and Monty R.
Lamirato (8)
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10.10
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Separation
Agreement effective November 26, 2008 between the Company and Richard L.
Anderson (8)
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14.1
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Amended
and Restated Code of Ethics (7)
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21.1
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Subsidiaries
of the Registrant (9)
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31.1
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Certification
of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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31.2
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Certification
of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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32.1
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Certification
of the Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
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32.2
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Certification
of the Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
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99.1
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Nominating
Policies and Procedures
(10)
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(1)
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Incorporated
by reference from the Company’s Form 10-KSB for December 31, 2000 filed on
April 2, 2001.
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(2)
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Incorporated
by reference from the Company’s Form 10-KSB for December 31, 1997 filed on
March 31, 1998.
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(3)
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Incorporated
by reference from Exhibit 2.1 of the Company’s Form 8-K filed on June 8,
2000.
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(4)
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Incorporated
by reference from the Company’s Form 8-K/A filed on August 2,
2006.
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(5)
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Incorporated
by reference from the Company’s Form 8-K filed on February 7,
2008.
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(6)
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Incorporated
by reference from the Company’s Form 8-K filed on November 8,
2007.
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(7)
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Incorporated
by reference from the Company's Form 8-K filed on November 13,
2006.
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(8)
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Incorporated
by reference from the Company’s Form 8-K filed on December 3,
2008.
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(9)
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Incorporated
by reference from the Company’s Form 10-K for December 31, 2009 filed on
March 19, 2010.
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(10)
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Incorporated
by reference from the Company’s Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on December 1,
2009.
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ARC
Wireless Solutions, Inc.
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Date: April
30, 2010
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By:
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/s/ Jason
T. Young
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Name: Jason
T. Young
Title: Principal
Executive Officer
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Date: April
30, 2010
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By:
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/s/
Steve Olson
|
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Name: Steve
Olson,
Title: Chief
Technology Officer,
Acting Principal Financial Officer and
Acting
Principal Accounting Officer
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Date
|
Signatures
|
|
/s/ Jason T.
Young
|
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April
30, 2010
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Jason
T. Young, Director
|
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/s/ Viktor
Nemeth
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April
30, 2010
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Viktor
Nemeth, Director
|
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/s/ Marco Vega
|
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April
30, 2010
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Marco
Vega, Director
|
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/s/ Javier Baz
|
||
April
30, 2010
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Javier
Baz, Director
|
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/s/ Lynn Wunderman
|
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April
30, 2010
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Lynn
Wunderman, Director
|