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This excerpt taken from the OMPI DEF 14A filed Apr 30, 2007. Compensation
Committee. The compensation committee currently
consists of Messrs. Badie (chairman), Fitzgibbons, and Grant. The Board
has determined that Mr. Badie and Mr. Grant are independent under the
rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market. The Board has determined that Mr. Fitzgibbons
is not an independent director because he is a partner of Stonington Partners, Inc.
and the Company made payments to Stonington Partners, Inc. or its
affiliates for property and services during one or more of the last three
fiscal years that exceeded the greater of 5% of Stonington Partners, Inc.s
consolidated gross revenues for such year, or $200,000, and such payments did
not fall into an excepted category. Mr. Fitzgibbons was a member of the
compensation committee prior to the Companys initial public offering and the
Board kept him on the compensation committee despite his not being independent
because of his knowledge of the Company and its past compensation practices. In
general, Nasdaq requires that the compensation committee be comprised only of
independent directors. However, pursuant to the phase-in rules of the
Nasdaq Stock Market, Mr. Fitzgibbons may remain on the compensation
committee until December 13, 2007, one year from the effective date of the
Companys initial public offering. Mr. Fitzgibbons will resign from the
compensation committee no later than December 13, 2007.
The primary duties and responsibilities of the compensation committee are to oversee our overall compensation structure, policies and practices, and assess whether our compensation structure establishes appropriate incentives for management and employees, to administer our incentive-compensation and equity-based compensation plans, to review and approve corporate goals and objectives relevant to the compensation of our chief executive officer and set the compensation of other executive officers, officers, employees, consultants and advisors, to review the performance of such individuals in order to determine appropriate compensation, and to prepare an annual report to the Companys stockholders on executive compensation and review the Companys Compensation Discussion and Analysis. The compensation committee may delegate its authority to set the compensation of non-officer employees and consultants to officers and other appropriate Company supervisory personnel. The chief executive officer makes 6 recommendations to the compensation committee regarding appropriate goals and objectives relevant to the compensation and performance of the other executive officers. The compensation committee has the authority to select and engage, at the Companys expense, such outside consultants, legal counsel and other advisors as it determines necessary and advisable to assist it in the performance of its functions, including the sole authority to retain and terminate any compensation consultant and to approve the consultants fees and other retention terms. The compensation committee has not retained any outside consultants, legal counsel or other advisors. |
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