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GRANT
LIFE SCIENCES, INC.
3550
Wilshire Blvd., 17th Floor
Los
Angeles, CA 90010
TO
THE STOCKHOLDERS OF GRANT LIFE SCIENCES, INC.
NOTICE
IS
HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Meeting") of Grant
Life Sciences, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the "Company"), will be held on
Tuesday May 23, 2006 at _______ at ________________________, for the following
purposes:
1.
To
elect four (4) directors of the Company to serve until the 2007 Annual Meeting
of Stockholders or until their successors have been duly elected and qualified
(Proposal 1);
2.
To
amend the Company's articles of incorporation to increase the authorized shares
of common stock from 150,000,000 to 750,000,000 shares (Proposal
2);
3.
To
ratify the selection of Singer Lewak Greenbaum & Goldstein LLP as our
independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2005 (Proposal
3);
and
4.
To
transact such other business as may properly come before the Meeting and any
adjournment or postponement thereof (Proposal 4).
Only
stockholders who own shares of our common stock at the close of business on
March 31, 2006, are entitled to notice of and to vote at the annual meeting.
You
may vote your shares by marking, signing and dating the enclosed proxy card
as
promptly as possible and returning it in the enclosed postage-paid
envelope
You
may
also vote in person at the annual meeting, even if you use one of the three
options listed above.
We
have
enclosed with this Notice of Annual Meeting, a proxy statement, and a form
of
proxy. Our annual report is not a part of this proxy statement.
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Stan
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Los Angeles, California |
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GRANT
LIFE SCIENCES, INC.
3550
Wilshire Blvd., 17th Floor
Los
Angeles, CA 90010
(213)
637-5692
PROXY
STATEMENT FOR 2006 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
The
board
of directors is soliciting proxies to be used at our May 23, 2006 annual meeting
of stockholders. Please read and carefully consider the information presented
in
this proxy statement and vote either by completing, dating, signing and
returning the enclosed proxy in the enclosed postage-paid envelope.
This
proxy statement, the form of proxy and our annual report will be mailed to
all
stockholders on or about April 3, 2006. Our annual report is not a part of
this
proxy statement.
INFORMATION
ABOUT THE ANNUAL MEETING
WHEN
IS THE ANNUAL MEETING?
May
23,
2006, _______ Pacific Standard Time
WHERE
WILL THE ANNUAL MEETING BE HELD?
The
meeting will be held at ________________________.
WHAT
ITEMS WILL BE VOTED UPON AT THE ANNUAL MEETING?
You
will
be voting on the following matters:
1.
ELECTION
OF DIRECTORS. To elect four (4) directors to serve until the 2007 Annual Meeting
of stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified;
2.
AMENDMENT
OF THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION TO
INCREASED THE AUTHORIZED COMMON STOCK FROM 150,000,000 SHARES TO 750,000,000
SHARES. To consider adopting the amendment to the Articles of Incorporation
that
would increase the authorized common stock of the Company;
3.
RATIFICATION
OF AUDITORS. To ratify the selection of Singer Lewak Greenbaum & Goldstein
LLP as independent auditors of the Company for the fiscal year ending December
31, 2005; and
4.
OTHER
BUSINESS. To transact such other business as may properly come before the annual
meeting or any adjournment of the annual meeting. The Board of Directors is
not
aware of any other business to come before the Meeting.
WHO
CAN VOTE?
Only
holders of record of our common stock at the close of business on March 31,
2006
will be entitled to notice of and to vote at the annual meeting and any
adjournments of the annual meeting. You are entitled to one vote for each share
of common stock held on that date. On March 7, 2006, there were
126,486,518 shares
of
our common stock outstanding and entitled to vote.
YOUR
BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS APPROVED EACH OF THE PROPOSALS SET FORTH HEREIN.
ACCORDINGLY,
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE ELECTION OF THE NOMINEE DIRECTORS, THE
AMENDMENT OF THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND THE RATIFICATION OF THE
APPOINTMENT OF SINGER LEWAK GREENBAUM & GOLDSTEIN LLP AS
OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM.
HOW
DO I VOTE BY PROXY?
You
may
vote your shares by mail by marking, signing and dating the enclosed proxy
card
as promptly as possible and returning it in the enclosed postage-paid envelope.
A pre-addressed, postage-paid envelope is provided for this
purpose.
If
you
return your signed proxy card before the annual meeting, we will vote your
shares as you direct. For the election of directors, you may vote for (1) all
of
the nominees, (2) none of the nominees or (3) all of the nominees except those
you designate. For each other item of business, you may vote FOR" or "AGAINST"
or you may "ABSTAIN" from voting.
If
you
return your signed proxy card but do not specify how you want to vote your
shares, we will vote them:
· "FOR"
the
election of all of our nominees for directors;
· “FOR”
the
amendment of the Company’s Articles of Incorporation; and
· "FOR"
the
ratification of Singer Lewak Greenbaum & Goldstein LLP as
our
independent auditors.
If
any
matters other than those set forth above are properly brought before the annual
meeting, the individuals named in your proxy card may vote your shares in
accordance with their best judgment.
HOW
DO I CHANGE OR REVOKE MY PROXY?
You
can
change or revoke your proxy at any time before it is voted at the annual meeting
by:
1.
Submitting another proxy by mail with a more recent date than that of the proxy
first given;
2.
Sending written notice of revocation to our principal executive offices located
at 3550 Wilshire Blvd, 17th
floor,
Los Angeles, CA 90010; or
3.
Attending the annual meeting and voting in person. If your shares are held
in
the name of a bank, broker or other holder of record, you must obtain a proxy,
executed in your favor, from the holder of record to be able to vote at the
meeting.
WHAT
CONSTITUTES A "QUORUM" FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING?
The
representation, in person or by proxy, of a majority of the outstanding shares
of our common stock entitled to vote is necessary to constitute a quorum at
the
Annual Meeting. An abstention from voting or a broker non-vote will be used
for
the purpose of establishing a quorum, but will not be counted in the voting
process. All Proxies that are properly completed, signed and returned to the
Company before the Annual Meeting, and that have not been revoked, will be
voted
in favor of the proposals described in this Proxy Statement unless otherwise
directed.
HOW
MANY VOTES ARE REQUIRED?
· Directors
nominees are elected by a plurality of the votes cast in person or by proxy,
provided that a quorum is present at the Meeting.
· The
proposal to amend the Articles of Incorporation will require the affirmative
vote of at least a majority of the Company’s outstanding shares of Common Stock.
Thus, any abstentions, "broker non-votes" (shares held by brokers or nominees
as
to which they have no discretionary authority to vote on a particular matter
and
have received no instructions from the beneficial owners or persons entitled
to
vote thereon), or other limited proxies will have the effect of a vote against
amending the Company's Articles of Incorporation.
· The
ratification of the director's selection of Singer Lewak Greenbaum &
Goldstein LLP as
the
Company's independent auditors will require an affirmative vote of the majority
of the votes cast in person or by proxy, provided that a quorum is present
at
the annual meeting.
WHO
PAYS FOR THE SOLICITATION OF PROXIES?
We
will
pay the cost of preparing, printing and mailing material in connection with
this
solicitation of proxies. We will, upon request, reimburse brokerage firms,
banks
and others for their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in forwarding proxy
material to beneficial owners of stock or otherwise in connection with this
solicitation of proxies.
WHEN
ARE STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS FOR THE 2007 ANNUAL MEETING DUE?
Any
stockholder proposals for the 2007 annual meeting must be received by us,
directed to the attention of the Company's secretary, Donald W. Rutherford,
Grant Life Sciences, Inc., 17th Floor, 3550 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA
90010, no later than November 30, 2006. The use of certified mail, return
receipt requested, is advised. To be eligible for inclusion, a proposal must
comply with our bylaws, Rule 14a-8 and all other applicable provisions of
Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
PROPOSAL
1: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
(ITEM
1
ON THE PROXY CARD)
At
the
Meeting, four (4) directors are to be elected. Pursuant to the Company's
By-laws, all directors are elected to serve for the ensuing year and until
their
respective successors are elected and qualified. Unless otherwise directed,
the
persons named in the enclosed Proxy intend to cast all votes pursuant to proxies
received for the election of Messrs. Yakatan, Ahlin, Levine, and Lin
(collectively, the "Nominees").
Vote
required: Directors must be elected by a plurality of all votes cast at the
meeting. Votes withheld for any director will not be counted.
Voting
by
the Proxies: The Proxies will vote your shares in accordance with your
instructions. If you have not given specific instructions to the contrary,
your
shares will be voted to approve the election of the nominees named in the Proxy
Statement. Although the Company knows of no reason why the nominees would not
be
able to serve, if a nominee were not available for election, the Proxies would
vote your Common Stock to approve the election of any substitute nominee
proposed by the Board of Directors. The Board may also choose to reduce the
number of directors to be elected as permitted by our Bylaws.
General
Information about the Nominees: The following information regarding the
Nominees, their occupations, employment history and directorships in certain
companies is as reported by the respective Nominees.
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Stan Yakatan |
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Chairman of the Board of
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Michael Ahlin |
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Director,
Vice President
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Jack
Levine
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Director,
Chairman of Audit Committee, member of Compensation
Committee
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Dr. Hun-Chi Lin |
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Director, President, Chief Scientific
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Stan
Yakatan.
Mr. Yakatan has been the Chief Executive Officer and the Chairman of the Board
of Directors since July 2004. From May 2004 to the present, Mr. Yakatan has
been
the Chief Executive Officer and the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Impact
Diagnostics and a consultant to Impact Diagnostics. From September 1984 to
the present, Mr. Yakatan has been the Chairman, President and Chief Executive
Officer of Katan Associates, a life sciences advisory business. Mr.
Yakatan is a strategic advisor to the state government of Victoria,
Australia. Between 1968 and 1989, Mr. Yakatan held various senior
executive positions with New England Nuclear Corporation (a division of E.I.
DuPont), ICN Pharmaceuticals, Inc., New Brunswick Scientific Co., Inc. and
Biosearch.
Michael
Ahlin.
Mr. Ahlin has been a Vice President and a director since July 2004. From
May 2004 to the present, Mr. Ahlin has been the Vice President and a member
of
the Board of Directors of Impact Diagnostics. From July 1998 to May 2004,
Mr. Ahlin was the Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
of Impact Diagnostics. Mr. Ahlin has been President of WetCor, Inc., a
land development company, since 1983.
Jack
Levine.
Mr. Levine has been a director since July 2004. Since 1984, Mr. Levine has
been the President of Jack Levine, PA, a certified public accounting firm.
Since 1999, Mr. Levine has served as a director and the chairman of the audit
committee, and as of 2006, chairman of the board of SFBC International Inc.,
a
clinical research organization. Mr. Levine is also a director, Chairman of
the Audit and Asset Liability Committees and a member of the Executive Committee
of Beach Bank, a director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of The Prairie
Fund, a mutual fund, and a director of RealCast Corporation, an internet
streaming company. Mr. Levine is a certified public accountant licensed by
the State of Florida.
Dr.
Hun-Chi Lin.
Since
2003, Dr. Hun-Chi Lin has been co-founder and President of XepMed, Inc., which
develops medical devices used for separating blood components and treating
infectious diseases. From 1999 to present, Dr. Lin has been co-founder and
President of BioMedical Research Laboratories, Inc., which developed a Web-based
healthcare partner-connectivity system to be used by individual health
maintenance organizations, individuals, and in clinical trials. From 1996 to
1999, Dr. Lin was Director of Clinical Trials at Specialty Laboratories (NYSE:
SP), where he built and managed a clinical trials division that had the broadest
esoteric-testing capabilities in the CRO (Contract Research Organization)
industry.
ROLE
OF THE BOARD
Pursuant
to Nevada law, our business, property and affairs are managed under the
direction of our board of directors. The board has responsibility for
establishing broad corporate policies and for the overall performance and
direction of the Company, but is not involved in day-to-day operations. Members
of the board keep informed of our business by participating in board and
committee meetings, by reviewing analyses and reports sent to them regularly,
and through discussions with our executive officers.
2005
BOARD MEETINGS
In
2005,
the board met ten (10) times and in addition the board adopted various
resolutions pursuant to unanimous written consents in lieu of a meeting five
(5)
times.
BOARD
COMMITTEES
The
Board
of Directors has established an Audit Committee and a Compensation Committee.
The Compensation Committee has met once. The function of the Committee is to
approve stock plans and option grants and review and make recommendations to
the
Board of Directors regarding executive compensation and benefits. The
Compensation Committee consists of the following members: Mr. Levine and Mr.
Yakatan. Mr. Levine serves as Chairman of the Compensation
Committee.
The
Audit
Committee consists Mr. Levine who serves as its audit committee financial expert
and its Chairman. Mr. Levine is considered independent. The Audit Committee
has
met seven times. Responsibilities of the Committee will include (1) reviewing
financial statements and consulting with the independent auditors concerning
the
Company's financial statements, accounting and financial policies, and internal
controls, (2) reviewing the scope of the independent auditors' activities and
the fees of the independent auditors, and (3) reviewing the independence of
the
auditors.
We
pay
our directors who are not employees of Grant Life Sciences a director’s fee of
$4,000 per year. Each non-employee director also is paid $300 per hour for
attending any meeting of the Board of Director and each Board committee meeting,
up to a maximum of $1,200 per meeting. We have granted each non-employee
director options to purchase 100,000 shares of our common stock at market price
on the date they join the board. Half of these options will be exercisable
one
year from the date of grant and half will be exercisable two years from the
date
of grant.
Non-employee
directors will receive additional options to purchase 50,000 shares of our
common stock at the start of each year that they serve as directors. These
options will have an exercise price equal to the market value at the time they
are granted. One third of the options will first become exercisable on the
first, second and third anniversary of the date of their grant. Jack
Levine and Stan Yakatan are non-employee directors.
In
addition to the fees and options which they receive for serving as non-employee
directors, the chairman of our Audit Committee and Compensation Committee each
receives an annual fee of $2,500 and $1,500, respectively for each year that
he
or she serves as chair of their respective committees. The chairman of
each of these committees will also receive options to purchase an additional
25,000 shares of our common stock for each year that he or she serves as
chairman of the committee. The options will be exercisable at the market
price at the time they are granted. One third of these options will first
become exercisable on the first, second, and third anniversary of the date
of
the grant.
During
2005 the options were not granted to directors and will be granted when
authorized shares become available for such grants.
ELECTION
OF DIRECTORS REQUIRES THE AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF THE HOLDERS OF A PLURALITY OF
THE
SHARES OF COMMON STOCK REPRESENTED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING. SHARES OF COMMON
STOCK
REPRESENTED BY PROXY CARDS RETURNED TO US WILL BE VOTED FOR THE NOMINEES LISTED
ABOVE UNLESS YOU SPECIFY OTHERWISE.
RECOMMENDATION
OF THE BOARD
THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT STOCKHOLDERS VOTE "FOR" THE ELECTION OF
DIRECTORS.
PROPOSAL
2: TO
CONSIDER AND VOTE UPON A PROPOSAL TO
AMEND
THE COMPANY’S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
TO
AUTHORIZE
THE CREATION OF 600,000,000 SHARES
OF
COMMON STOCK
(ITEM
2
ON THE PROXY CARD)
On
December 14, 2005, the Board of Directors authorized an amendment to the
Company’s Articles of Incorporation to replace Sections 4.01 and 4.02 in there
entirety, which will result in an increase to the number of authorized shares
of
Common Stock. The Company’s Articles of Incorporation, as amended, currently
authorizes for issuance of 170,000,000 shares consisting of 150,000,000 of
common stock and 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock. The approval of this
amendment to the Articles of Incorporation will increase the Company’s
authorized shares of common stock to 750,000,000. The Board believes that the
increase in authorized common shares would provide the Company greater
flexibility with respect to the Company’s capital structure for such purposes as
additional equity financing and stock based acquisitions. Sections 4.01 and
4.02
would be amended to read as follows and would be filed with the Nevada Secretary
of State:
“4.01
Authorized
Capital Stock.
The total number of shares of stock this Corporation is authorized to issue
shall be seven hundred and seventy million (770,000,000) shares. This
stock shall be divided into two classes to be designated as “Common Stock” and
“Preferred Stock.”
4.02
Common
Stock.
The total number of authorized shares of Common Stock shall be seven hundred
and
fifty million (750,000,000) shares with par value of $.001 per share. Each
share of Common stock when issued, shall have one (1) vote on all matters
presented to the stockholders.”
The
terms
of the additional shares of Common Stock will be identical to those of the
currently outstanding shares of Common Stock. However, because holders of Common
Stock have no preemptive rights to purchase or subscribe for any unissued stock
of the Company, the issuance of additional shares of Common Stock will reduce
the current stockholders' percentage ownership interest in the total outstanding
shares of Common Stock. This amendment and the creation of additional shares
of
authorized common stock will not alter the current number of issued shares.
The
relative rights and limitations of the shares of Common Stock will remain
unchanged under this amendment.
As
of
March 7, 2006, a total of 126,486,518 shares of the Company's currently
authorized 150,000,000 shares of Common Stock are issued and outstanding. The
increase in the number of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock would
enable the Company, without further stockholder approval, to issue shares from
time to time as may be required for proper business purposes, such as raising
additional capital for ongoing operations, business and asset acquisitions,
stock splits and dividends, present and future employee benefit programs and
other corporate purposes.
PURPOSE
OF INCREASE IN AUTHORIZED SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
Except
for the issuance of shares of common stock upon conversion of the callable
secured convertible notes issued or issuable and warrants exercised pursuant
to
the Securities Purchase Agreement entered with four investors on June 14, 2005,
there are currently no plans, arrangements, commitments or understandings for
the issuance of the additional shares of common stock which are proposed to
be
authorized.
Convertible
Note/Warrant Financing
To
obtain
funding for ongoing operations the Company entered into a Securities Purchase
Agreement with New Millennium Capital Partners II, LLC, AJW Qualified Partners,
LLC, AJW Offshore, Ltd. and AJW Partners, LLC on June 14, 2005 for the sale
of
(i) $2,000,000 in callable secured convertible notes and (ii) stock purchase
warrants to buy 7,692,308 shares of our common stock.
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On
June 15, 2005, the investors purchased $700,000 in callable secured
convertible notes and received warrants to purchase 2,692,307 shares
of
the Company’s common stock.
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On
August 18, 2005, the investors purchased $600,000 in callable secured
convertible notes and received warrants to purchase 2,307,692 shares
of
the Company’s common stock.
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On
August 30, 2005, the investors purchased $700,000 in callable secured
convertible notes and received warrants to purchase 2,692,307 shares
of
the Company’s common stock.
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The
Notes
bear interest at 10%, mature three years from the date of issuance, and, subject
to the filing of an amendment to the Company’s certificate of incorporation
increasing its authorized stock, are convertible into our common stock, at
the
investors' option, at a conversion price equal to the lower of (i) $0.40 or
(ii)
50% of the average of the three lowest intraday trading prices for our common
stock during the 20 trading days before, but not including, the conversion
date.
As of February 28, 2006, the average of the three lowest intraday trading prices
for our common stock during the preceding 20 trading days as reported on the
Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board was $.0184 and, therefore, the conversion price
for the secured convertible notes was $.009. As of February 28, 2006 the
outstanding principal for the foregoing notes is $1,529,688, therefore based
on
this conversion price, the callable secured convertible notes, excluding
interest, would be convertible into 166,270,435 shares of our common stock.
We
may
prepay the callable secured convertible notes in the event that no event of
default exists, there are a sufficient number of shares available for conversion
of the callable secured convertible notes and the market price is at or below
$.40 per share. The full principal amount of the callable secured convertible
notes is due upon default under the terms of callable secured convertible notes.
In addition, the Company has granted the investors a security interest in
substantially all of its assets and intellectual property.
The
Warrants are exercisable until five years from the date of issuance at a
purchase price of $0.45 per share. In addition, the exercise price of the
warrants is adjusted in the event the Company issues common stock at a price
below market.
The
investors have contractually agreed to restrict their ability to convert the
callable secured convertible notes and exercise the warrants and receive shares
of the Company’s common stock such that the number of shares of the Company
common stock held by them and their affiliates after such conversion or exercise
does not exceed 4.99% of the Company’s then issued and outstanding shares of
common stock.
General
Because
holders of common stock have no preemptive rights to purchase or subscribe
for
any unissued stock of the Company, the issuance of additional shares of Common
Stock will reduce the current stockholders' percentage ownership interest in
the
total outstanding shares of Common Stock. This amendment and the creation of
additional shares of authorized Common Stock will not alter the current number
of issued shares. The relative rights and limitations of the shares of Common
Stock will remain unchanged under this amendment.
The
increase in the number of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock would
enable the Company, without further stockholder approval, to issue shares from
time to time as may be required for proper business purposes, such as raising
additional capital for ongoing operations, business and asset acquisitions,
stock splits and dividends, present and future employee benefit programs and
other corporate purposes.
The
proposed increase in the authorized number of shares of Common Stock could
have
a number of effects on the Company's stockholders depending upon the exact
nature and circumstances of any actual issuances of authorized but unissued
shares. The increase could have an anti-takeover effect, in that additional
shares could be issued (within the limits imposed by applicable law) in one
or
more transactions that could make a change in control or takeover of the Company
more difficult. For example, additional shares could be issued by the Company
so
as to dilute the stock ownership or voting rights of persons seeking to obtain
control of the Company. Similarly, the issuance of additional shares to certain
persons allied with the Company's management could have the effect of making
it
more difficult to remove the Company's current management by diluting the stock
ownership or voting rights of persons seeking to cause such removal. The Board
of Directors is not aware of any attempt, or contemplated attempt, to acquire
control of the Company, and this proposal is not being presented with the intent
that it be utilized as a type of anti- takeover device.
The
Company has no present plans, arrangements, commitments or understandings for
the issuance of shares of Preferred Stock.
RECOMMENDATION
OF THE BOARD:
THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT STOCKHOLDERS VOTE "FOR" APPROVAL OF THE
PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.
PROPOSAL
3: RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
(ITEM
3
ON THE PROXY CARD)
Russell
Bedford Stefanou Mirchandani LLP served as the Company's independent auditors
for the year ended December 31, 2004. The Board has appointed Singer Lewak
Greenbaum & Goldstein LLP as the Company's independent auditors for the
fiscal year ending December 31, 2005. In the event that ratification of this
selection of auditors is not approved by a majority of the shares of Common
Stock voting at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy, the Board will
reconsider its selection of auditors. Singer Lewak Greenbaum & Goldstein LLP
has no interest, financial or otherwise, in the Company.
A
representative of Singer Lewak Greenbaum & Goldstein LLP is
expected to be present at the Annual Meeting.
Review
of the Company's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December
31, 2005
The
Board
of Directors met and held discussions with management and the independent
auditors. Management represented to the Board of Directors that the Company's
consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States, and the Board of Directors
reviewed and discussed the consolidated financial statements with management
and
the independent auditors. The Board of Directors also discussed with the
independent auditors the matters required to be discussed by Statement on
Auditing Standards No. 61 (Codification of Statements on Auditing Standards,
AU
380), as amended.
In
addition, the Board of Directors discussed with the independent auditors the
auditors' independence from the Company and its management, and the independent
auditors provided to the Board of Directors the written disclosures and letter
required by the Independence Standards Board Standard No. 1 (Independence
Discussions With Audit Committees).
The
Board
of Directors discussed with the Company's internal and independent auditors
the
overall scope and plans for their respective audits. The Board of Directors
met
with the internal and independent auditors, with and without management present,
to discuss the results of their examinations, the evaluation of the Company's
internal controls, and the overall quality of the Company's financial reporting.
Based
on
the reviews and discussions referred to above, the Board of Directors approved
the audited financial statements be included in the Company's Annual Report
on
Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2005, for filing with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
Audit
Fees
The
aggregate fees billed by our auditors, for professional services rendered for
the audit of the Company's annual financial statements for the years ended
December 31, 2005 and 2004, and for the reviews of the financial statements
included in the Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-QSB and in the Company’s
SB-2 filings during the fiscal years were $109,380 and $57,420,
respectively.
Audit-Related
Fees
Our
independent registered public accounting firms did not bill the Company for
any
other audit-related work during fiscal years ended December 31, 2005 or
2004.
Tax
Fees
Our
independent registered public accounting firm billed the Company $5,000 for
tax
related work during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004.
All
Other Fees
Our
independent registered public accounting firms did not bill the Company for
other services during fiscal years ended December 31, 2005 or 2004.
RECOMMENDATION
OF THE BOARD:
THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT STOCKHOLDERS VOTE "FOR" THE RATIFICATION
OF
THE APPOINTMENT OF SINGER LEWAK GREENBAUM & GOLDSTEIN
LLP AS
THE INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM OF THE COMPANY FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2005.
BENEFICIAL
OWNERSHIP OF THE COMPANY’S COMMON STOCK OF PRINCIPAL
STOCKHOLDERS,
DIRECTORS AND MANAGEMENT
The
following table lists stock ownership of our common stock as of December 31,
2005. The information includes beneficial ownership by (i) holders of more
than 5% of our common stock, (ii) each of our current directors and executive
officers and (iii) all of our directors and executive officers as a group.
The information is determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 promulgated under
the Exchange Act based upon information furnished by the persons listed or
contained in filings made by them with the Commission. Except as noted
below, to our knowledge, each person named in the table has sole voting and
investment power with respect to all shares of our common stock beneficially
owned by them.
Name
and Address of
Beneficial
Owner
|
|
Director/Officer
|
|
Amount
and Nature of
Beneficial
Ownership (1)
|
|
Percentage
of
Class (1)
|
|
|
|
|
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Stan
Yakatan
155
Lyndon — First Court
Hermosa
Beach, CA 90254
|
|
Chairman
of the Board of Directors
|
|
1,720,952
(2)
|
|
1.3%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jack
Levine
16855
N.E. 2nd
Avenue,
Suite 303
N.
Miami Beach, FL 33162
|
|
Director
|
|
663,559(3)
|
|
0.5%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dr.
Hun-Chi Lin
17th
Floor
3550
Wilshire Blvd.
Los
Angeles, CA 90010
|
|
President
and Director
|
|
-
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Michael
Ahlin
3125
Creek Road
Park
City, UT 84098
|
|
Vice
President and Director |
|
6,423,900
(4)
|
|
5.1%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Don
Rutherford
17th
Floor
3550
Wilshire Blvd.
Los
Angeles, CA 90010
|
|
Chief
Financial Officer |
|
416,666
(5)
|
|
0.4%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All
directors and officers as a group (5)
|
|
|
|
9,266,744
(6)
|
|
7.2%
|
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*
Less
than one percent
(1) |
Applicable
percentage ownership is based on 126,486,518 shares
of common stock outstanding as of March 7, 2006, together with securities
exercisable or convertible into shares of common stock within 60
days of
March 7, 2006 for each stockholder. Beneficial ownership is determined
in
accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission
and
generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities.
Shares of common stock that are currently exercisable or exercisable
within 60 days of March 7, 2007 are deemed to be beneficially owned
by the
person holding such securities for the purpose of computing the percentage
of ownership of such person, but are not treated as outstanding for
the
purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person.
|
(2) |
Represents
options to purchase 1,720,952 shares of our common stock beneficially
owned by Mr. Yakatan exercisable within 60
days.
|
(3) |
Includes
warrants and options to purchase 173,093 shares of our common stock
beneficially owned by Mr. Levine that are exercisable within 60
days. Does not include options to purchase 99,999 shares of our
common stock that are not exercisable within 60 days.
|
(4) |
Includes
1,253,000 shares of our common stock held by Princess Investments.
Mr. Ahlin has voting power over securities held by Princess
Investments.
|
(5) |
Represents
options to purchase 458,333 shares of our common stock exercisable
within
60 days. Does not include options to purchase 291,667 shares of our
common stock that are not exercisable within 60
days.
|
(6) |
Includes
options to purchase 2,254,286 shares of our common stock and warrants
to
purchase a total of 98,092 shares of our common stock exercisable
within
60 days. Does not include options to purchase a total of 391,666
shares of our common stock not exercisable within 60
days.
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SECTION
16(A) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP COMPLIANCE
Section
16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires the Company's directors
and executive officers, and persons who own more than ten percent of the
Company's Common Stock, to file with the SEC the initial reports of ownership
and reports of changes in ownership of common stock. Officers, directors and
greater than ten percent stockholders are required by SEC regulation to furnish
the Company with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file.
Based
solely upon a review of Forms 3, 4 and 5, and amendments thereto, furnished
to
the Company during fiscal year 2005, the Company is not aware of any director,
officer or beneficial owner of more than ten percent of the Company's Common
Stock that, during fiscal year 2005, failed to file on a timely basis reports
required by Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
POLICY
WITH RESPECT TO SECTION 162(m)
Section
162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), provides
that, unless an appropriate exemption applies, a tax deduction for the Company
for compensation of certain executive officers named in the Summary Compensation
Table will not be allowed to the extent such compensation in any taxable year
exceeds $1 million. As no executive officer of the Company received compensation
during 2004 approaching $1 million, and the Company does not believe that any
executive officer's compensation is likely to exceed $1 million in 2005, the
Company has not developed an executive compensation policy with respect to
qualifying compensation paid to its executive officers for deductibility under
Section 162(m) of the Code.
EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION
The
following table sets forth information concerning the total compensation that
we
have paid or that has accrued on behalf of our Chief Executive Officer and
other
executive officers with annual compensation exceeding $100,000 during fiscal
2005, 2004 and 2003.
Name
and
Principal
Position
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|
Year
|
|
Salary
|
|
Bonus
|
|
Other
Annual
Compensation
|
|
Restricted
Stock
Awards
|
|
Securities
Underlying
Options/SARs
|
|
LTIP
Payouts
|
|
All
Other Compen-sation
|
|
|
|
|
|
($)
|
|
($)
|
|
($)
|
|
($)
|
|
(#)
|
|
($)
|
|
($)
|
|
Stan
Yakatan, Chairman and Former
Chief
Executive Officer (1)
|
|
|
2005
2004
2003
|
|
|
112,500
60,000
0
|
|
|
-
-
-
|
|
|
-
-
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,720,952
2,868,254
-
|
|
|
—
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|
|
—
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
Dr
Hun-Chi Lin, President and Director (2)
|
|
|
2005
2004
2003
|
|
|
15,000
-
-
|
|
|
-
-
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Donald
Rutherford
Chief
Financial Officer (6)
|
|
|
2005
2004
2003
|
|
|
78,093
-
-
|
|
|
-
-
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
750,000
-
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Michael
Ahlin
Vice
President and Director (3)
|
|
|
2005
2004
2003
|
|
|
110,488
144,000
58,050
|
|
|
-
-
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
Dr.
Mark Rosenfeld
Former
Vice President (4)
|
|
|
2005
2004
2003
|
|
|
-
111,429
58,050
|
|
|
-
18,106
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
Pete
Wells
former
President and Director (5)
|
|
|
2005
2004
2003
|
|
|
-
-
-
|
|
|
-
-
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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______________
(1) |
Between
May and June 2004, Impact Diagnostics paid Mr. Yakatan $5,500 per month
for consulting services to Impact Diagnostics in connection with the
Merger. Beginning in July 2004, Mr. Yakatan received $10,000 per
month for acting as our Chief Executive Officer which position he resigned
in August 2005 and continues to be paid $1,500 per month as Chairman
of
the Board of Directors. As of the end of 2004, $15,000 of his gross
salary
had not been paid to Mr. Yakatan. Mr. Yakatan does not have an employment
contract with the company. As an incentive to join the company, Mr.
Yakatan was granted 2,868,254 stock options, with an exercise price
of
$0.18, under the Company’s Stock Incentive Plan, 1,147,302 options of
which he forfeited upon his resignation. These options vested as follows:
573,650 on July 6, 2004; 1,147,302 on July 6, 2005 and 1,147,302 on
July
6, 2006, the latter being forfeited when Mr. Yakatan resigned as
CEO.
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(2) |
Dr.
Lin joined the Company as President, Chief Scientific Officer and Director
in October 2005 with a monthly salary of $5,000. He is also entitled
to
500,000 share options at $0.05 per share vesting effective the date
of
hiring and the remaining 2/3 quarterly over 2 years, however those
options
have not been issued.
|
(3) |
Includes
$27,488 unpaid at the end of 2005. Mr. Ahlin had an employment contract
with the company which set his monthly salary at $12,000. The employment
contract can be terminated by the Company at any time. During 2005
the pay
rate was reduced to $5,000 per month..
|
(4) |
Dr.
Mark Rosenfeld resigned on Oct 11, 2004. He had an employment contract
with the company which set his monthly salary for 2004 at $12,000 per
month. After his resignation, he continued to work as a consultant
to the
company through December 31, 2005. He was paid $5,000 per month for
his
consulting work.
|
(5) |
Mr.
Wells was President of the inactive public company prior to the
merger.
|
(6) |
Mr.
Rutherford joined the Company as CFO on April 1, 2005 at an annual
salary
of $125,000. He was granted 750,000 share options at $0.18 vesting
1/3
immediately and the remainder over 3
years.
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We
have
the following employment contracts with the named executive officers:
Dr.
Hun-Chi Lin has an employment agreement with the Company. Pursuant to this
employment agreement, Dr. Lin is to be paid an annual salary of $60,000 for
approximately 50% of his time and the Board of Directors of the Company has
the
discretion to grant an annual bonus. Dr. Lin is to be granted 500,000
share options at $0.05 per share vesting 1/3 immediately and 2/3 quarterly
over
2 years from date of hiring and is entitled to participate in all employee
benefit plans or programs that are available to management employees of the
Company and all other benefit plans or programs as may be specified by the
Board
of Directors of the Company. The employment agreement provides that either
we or
Dr. Lin may terminate the agreement at any time upon 30 days written
notice.
Donald
W
Rutherford has an employment agreement with the Company. Pursuant to this
employment agreement Mr. Rutherford is be paid an annual salary of $125,000
for
approximately 50% of his time. Mr. Rutherford was granted 750,000 share
options at $0.18 per share vesting 1/3 immediately and 2/3 quarterly over 2
years from date of hiring and is entitled to participate in all employee benefit
plans or programs that are available to management employees of the Company
and
all other benefit plans or programs as may be specified by the Board of
Directors of the Company. The employment agreement provides that either we
or
Mr. Rutherford may terminate upon 3o days written notice.
Michael
Ahlin has an employment agreement with Impact Diagnostics. Pursuant to
this employment agreement, Impact Diagnostics paid Mr. Ahlin an annual salary
of
$144,000 and the Board of Directors of Impact Diagnostics had the discretion
to
grant an annual bonus. Mr. Ahlin is each entitled to participate in all
employee benefit plans or programs that are available to management employees
of
Impact Diagnostics and all other benefit plans or programs as may be specified
by the Board of Directors of Impact Diagnostics. The employment agreement
provides that either we or Mr. Ahlin may terminate the agreement at any
time and in December 2005 the annual salary was reduced to $60,000.
Except
as
set forth below, there have been no material transactions during the past two
years between us and any officer, director or any stockholder owning greater
than 5% of our outstanding shares, or any of their immediate family members.
In
August
2004, we paid $100,000 and issued warrants to purchase 2,670,000 shares, at
an
exercise price of $0.01 per share, of our common stock to Duncan Capital Group
LLC as compensation for acting as our financial advisor in connection with
the
Merger. In August 2004, we paid $77,000 and issued warrants to purchase
411,104 shares of our common stock to Duncan Capital LLC as compensation for
acting as our placement agent in connection with the sale of our units in a
private financing. The warrants have an exercise price of $0.1835 per
share. Both Duncan Capital LLC and Duncan Capital Group LLC are affiliates
of
Bridges & Pipes LLC, which is one of our stockholders. Michael Crow,
the brother of Kevin Crow, who was one of our directors, is Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of Duncan Capital Group LLC, which is our financial advisor,
and a manager of Bridges &Pipes LLC. In November 2004, 2,403,000 warrants
were exercised by Duncan Capital Group. In March 2005, we issued warrants to
purchase 250,000 shares at an exercise price of $0.40 to DCOFI in connection
with bridge financing.
In
2002
and 2003, Impact Diagnostics made interest free advances in the amount of
$22,631 and $6,229, respectively, to Seroctin Research & Technology.
Michael Ahlin, a director and Vice President, owns 20%, and Dr. Mark
Rosenfeld, a former director and former Vice President, owns 18.4% of Seroctin
Research & Technology. Seroctin advanced funds interest free to Impact
Diagnostics during 2004, such that the receivable became a small payable. In
December 2004, Impact made a payment of $1,220 to Seroctin, so that at year-end
2004 neither company owed the other. From time to time since 1999, Seroctin
Research & Technology has leased office facilities from Impact Diagnostics,
pursuant to a verbal agreement. Seroctin Research & Technology has
made payments to Impact Diagnostics of between $1,500 and $2,764 each month
(approximately $55,000 in the aggregate since 1999) it has leased such
facilities. In September 2004, Impact Diagnostics moved into its own office
space.
In
2002,
Impact Diagnostics paid management and consulting fees of $114,560 to WetCor,
Inc. In 2002 and 2003, Impact Diagnostics advanced $11,922 and $7,820,
respectively, to WetCor, Inc. Michael Ahlin, a director and Vice President,
is
the President of WetCor, Inc The $7,820 of advances receivable on the
balance sheet as of December 31, 2003 was written off by Impact Diagnostics
in
January 2004. After June 2004, there were no further transactions between the
two companies and neither company owed the other.
In
2002
and 2003, Impact Diagnostics received advances of $10,000 and $20,000 from
Blaine Taylor, pursuant to a non-interest bearing demand note. Mr. Taylor
beneficially currently owns 6.4% of our outstanding capital stock. As of
December 31, 2003, the amount outstanding under the note was approximately
$16,500. Effective July 30, 2004, this note was converted to 89,918
shares of our common stock.
In
2001,
Mitchell Godfrey loaned Impact Diagnostics $50,000, pursuant to a 5% unsecured
promissory note. Mr. Godfrey beneficially owns 6.9% of our
outstanding capital stock. As of December 31, 2003 and 2002, the
amount outstanding under the note was $29,279. Effective July 30,
2004, this note, excluding accrued interest which was forgiven by Mr. Godfrey,
was converted into 159,557 shares of our common stock.
Seth
Yakatan has been contracted as a consultant to us in the business development
area since November 1, 2004. He is paid $5,000 each month for his services.
Mr.
Yakatan is the son of Stan Yakatan, our Board Chairman and our former President,
CEO.
With
the
exception of the advances to officers, on which no interest was due, we believe
that these transactions were on terms as favorable as could have been obtained
from unaffiliated third parties. All future transactions we enter into with
our
directors, executive officers and other affiliated persons will be on terms
no
less favorable to us than can be obtained from an unaffiliated party and will
be
approved by a majority of the independent, disinterested members of our board
of
directors, and who had access, at our expense, to our or independent legal
counsel.
ANNUAL
REPORT ON FORM 10-KSB
The
Company will provide upon request and without charge to each stockholder
receiving this Proxy Statement a copy of the Company's Annual Report on Form
10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004, including the financial
statements and financial statement schedule information included therein, as
filed with the SEC.
OTHER
BUSINESS
The
Board
of Directors is not aware of any matter other than the matters described above
to be presented for action at the Meeting. However, if any other proper items
of
business should come before the Meeting, it is the intention of the individuals
named on your proxy card as the proxy holders to vote in accordance with their
best judgment on such matters.
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By
Order of the Board of Directors |
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Stan
Yakatan, Chairman of the Board |
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Dated: ___________, 2006 |
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[______________] |
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EXHIBIT
A
CERTIFICATE
OF AMENDMENT TO THE
ARTICLES
OF INCORPORATION
OF
GRANT
LIFE SCIENCES, INC.
The
undersigned, President of Grant Life Sciences, Inc. (the “Corporation”), does
hereby certify as follows:
FIRST:
The name of the corporation is:
GRANT
LIFE SCIENCES, INC.
SECOND:
The
articles of incorporation of the Corporation is hereby amended by replacing
Sections 4.01 and 4.02 in there entirety, with the following:
“4.01
Authorized
Capital Stock.
The total number of shares of stock this Corporation is authorized to issue
shall be seven hundred and seventy (770,000,000) shares. This stock shall
be divided into two classes to be designated as “Common Stock” and “Preferred
Stock.”
4.02
Common
Stock.
The total number of authorized shares of Common Stock shall be seven hundred
and
fifty million (750,000,000) shares with par value of $.001 per share. Each
share of Common stock when issued, shall have one (1) vote on all matters
presented to the stockholders.”
THIRD:
The
amendment of the articles of incorporation herein certified has been duly
adopted at a meeting of the Corporation’s Board of Directors and stockholders
holding a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Corporation
in accordance with the provisions of Section 78.320 of the General Corporation
Law of the State of Nevada.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused its corporate seal to be hereunto
affixed and this Certificate of Amendment of the Corporation's Articles of
Incorporation, as amended, to be signed by Dr. Hun-Chi Lin, its President,
this
___ day of ________, 2006.
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GRANT
LIFE
SCIENCES, INC. |
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Dr.
Hun-Chi Lin |
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President |
PROXY
GRANT
LIFE SCIENCES, INC.
ANNUAL
MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS - TO BE HELD
MAY
23, 2006
THIS
PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The
undersigned, revoking all prior proxies, hereby appoints [__________] and each
of them, with full power of substitution in each, as proxies for the
undersigned, to represent the undersigned and to vote all the shares of Common
Stock of the Company which the undersigned would be entitled to vote, as fully
as the undersigned could vote and act if personally present, at the Annual
Meeting of Stockholders (the "Meeting") to be held on *, 2006, at *, local
time,
at *,
or at
any adjournments or postponements thereof.
Should
the undersigned be present and elect to vote at the Meeting or at any
adjournments or postponements thereof, and after notification to the Secretary
of the Company at the Meeting of the stockholder's decision to terminate this
proxy, then the power of such attorneys or proxies shall be deemed terminated
and of no further force and effect. This proxy may also be revoked by filing
a
written notice of revocation with the Secretary of the Company or by duly
executing a proxy bearing a later date.
THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR" ALL NOMINEES FOR DIRECTOR AND EACH
OF
THE LISTED PROPOSALS.
Proposal
(1) The election as directors of all nominees listed below to serve until the
2006 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors have been duly
elected and qualified (except as marked to the contrary).
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01) |
Stan Yakatan |
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02) |
Michael Ahlin |
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03) |
Jack Levine |
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04) |
Dr. Hun-Chi Lin |
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FOR ALL o |
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WITHHOLD ALL o |
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FOR ALL EXCEPT o |
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To
withhold authority to vote, mark "For All Except" and write the nominee's
number
on the line below.
Proposal
(2) Amending the Articles of Incorporation to increase the authorized common
stock from 150,000,000 shares to 750,000,000 shares.
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FOR |
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AGAINST |
o |
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ABSTAIN |
o |
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Proposal
(3) Ratification of the appointment of Singer Lewak Greenbaum & Goldstein
LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for
the
fiscal year ending December 31, 2005.
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AGAINST |
o |
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ABSTAIN |
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The
shares represented by this proxy will be voted as directed by the stockholder,
but if no instructions are specified, this proxy will be voted for the election
of the Board nominees and for proposals (2) and (3). If any other business
is
presented at the Meeting, this proxy will be voted by those named in this proxy
in their best judgment. At the present time, the Board of Directors knows of
no
other business to be presented at the Meeting.
The
undersigned acknowledges receipt from the Company, prior to the execution of
this proxy, of the Notice of Annual Meeting and accompanying Proxy Statement
relating to the Meeting and an Annual Report to Stockholders for fiscal year
ended December 31, 2006.
NOTE:
PLEASE MARK, DATE AND SIGN AS YOUR NAME(S) APPEAR(S) HEREON AND RETURN IN THE
ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. IF ACTING AS AN EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, TRUSTEES,
GUARDIANS, ETC., YOU SHOULD SO INDICATE WHEN SIGNING. IF THE SIGNER IS
CORPORATION, PLEASE SIGN THE FULL CORPORATE NAME, BY DULY AUTHORIZED OFFICER.
IF
SHARES ARE HELD JOINTLY, EACH SHAREHOLDER SHOULD SIGN.
Signature
(Please sign within the box) [ ________ ] DATE: _______, 2005 Signature (Joint
owners) [_________ ] DATE: _______, 2005