[X]
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No
fee required.
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[_]
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Fee
computed on the table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(4) and
0-11.
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(1)
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Title
of each class of securities to which transaction applies:
N/A
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(2)
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Aggregate
number of securities to which transaction applies:
N/A
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(3)
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Per
unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant
to
Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (Set forth the amount on which the filing
fee is
calculated and state how it was determined):
N/A
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(4)
|
Proposed
maximum aggregate value of transaction:
N/A
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(5)
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Total
fee paid: N/A
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[_]
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Fee
paid previously with preliminary
materials.
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[_]
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Check
box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act
Rule
0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee was
paid
previously. Identify the previous filing by registration statement
number,
or the form or schedule and the date of its
filing.
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(1)
|
Amount
Previously Paid: N/A
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(2)
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Schedule or Registration Statement No.:
N/A
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(3)
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Filing
Party: N/A
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(4)
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Date
Filed: N/A
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Sincerely,
|
|
Gary H. Brooks President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer |
1.
|
To
elect five (5) directors to hold office for a term ending in 2006
and
until their successors are elected.
|
2.
|
To
approve a proposal to amend and restate our Articles of Incorporation
to
effect a 100-to-1 reverse stock split and to maintain the number
of
authorized shares of Common Stock at 100,000,000.
|
3.
|
To
ratify the appointment of Ham, Langston & Brezina, L.L.P. as the
Company's independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December
31,
2005.
|
4.
|
To
transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting
and
any adjournment or postponement
thereof.
|
FOR
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
|
|
Gary H. Brooks President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary |
(i)
|
for
the election of directors, which requires a plurality of the votes
cast in
person or by proxy, only proxies and ballots indicating votes "FOR
all
nominees," "WITHHELD for all nominees" or specifying that votes be
withheld for one or more designated nominees are counted to determine
the
total number of votes cast; abstentions and broker non-votes are
not
counted; and
|
(ii)
|
for
the adoption of all proposals which require the majority or two-thirds
of
the votes cast in person or by proxy, only proxies and ballots indicating
votes "FOR," "AGAINST" or "ABSTAIN" on the proposals or providing
the
designated proxies with the right to vote in their judgment and discretion
on the proposals are counted to determine the number of shares present
and
entitled to vote; however, abstentions and broker non-votes have
the
effect of a negative vote.
|
Name
and Address of Beneficial Owner
|
Number
of Shares
of Common Stock |
%
of Outstanding
Common Stock(b) |
|
||||
Gary
H. Brooks
|
7,706,250
|
(c)
|
9.2%
|
|
|||
IMAGIN
Diagnostic Centers, Inc.
|
113,575,000
|
(d)
|
80.9%
|
(e)
|
|||
Solaris
Opportunity Fund, L.P.
|
20,000,000 | (f) | 22.4% | (g) |
(a) |
Security
ownership information for beneficial owners is taken from statements
filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Sections
13(d),
13(g) and 16(a) and information made known to the
Company.
|
(b) |
Based
on 76,385,202 shares of Common Stock outstanding on June 30,
2005.
|
(c) |
Includes
50,000 shares owned directly and 7,500,000 and 156,250 shares
that
may be acquired pursuant to warrants and stock options, respectively,
that
are or will become exercisable within 60 days of June 30, 2005. The
address for Mr. Brooks is 1304 Langham Creek Drive, Suite 300, Houston,
Texas 77084.
|
(d) |
Includes
23,000,000 shares owned directly , 86,000,000 shares issuable upon
the
conversion of 10% secured convertible notes into Series C, D and
E
Preferred Stock, which is in turn convertible into Common Stock,
and
4,575,000 shares that may be acquired pursuant to warrants that are
or
will become exercisable within 60 days of June 30, 2005. The address
for
IMAGIN is 5160 Yonge Street, Suite 300, Toronto, Ontario, M2N
6L9
|
(e) |
Full
convertibility of the shares of Series C, Series D and Series E Preferred
Stock into Common Stock will require an amendment to the Company's
Articles of Incorporation, which must be approved by the shareholders.
The
percentage of outstanding Common Stock assumes full conversion of
the 10%
secured convertible notes into Common Stock and is based on the Company's
current outstanding shares of Common
Stock.
|
(f) |
Includes
20,000,000 shares issuable upon the conversion of 10% secured convertible
notes into Series F Preferred Stock, which is in turn convertible
into
Common Stock.
|
(g) |
Full
convertibility of the shares of Series F Preferred Stock into
Common Stock
will require an amendment to the Company's Articles of Incorporation,
which must be approved by the stockholders. The percentage
of
outstanding Common Stock assumes full conversion of the 10% secured
convertible notes into Common Stock and is based on the Company's
current
outstanding shares of Common Stock.
|
Name
and Address of Beneficial Owner
|
Number
of Shares of
Series
A Preferred
|
%
of Outstanding Series A Preferred Stock(a)
|
|
||||
Fleet
Securities
26
Broadway, NY, NY 10004
|
51,032
|
11.0%
|
|
||||
Anthony
J. Cantone
675
Line Road, Aberdeen, NJ 07747
|
50,000
|
10.8%
|
|
||||
Jamscor,
Inc.
170
Bloor St. W., $#804
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada M5S 179
|
50,000
|
10.8%
|
|
||||
Morgan
Instruments, Inc.
4382
Glendale - Milford Rd.
Cincinnati,
OH 45242
|
41,666
|
9.0%
|
|
||||
John
H. Wilson
6309
Desco Dr., Dallas, TX 75225
|
33,333
|
7.2%
|
|
(a) |
Based
on 464,319 Series A Preferred Shares outstanding on June 30,
2005.
|
Title
of Class
|
Name
of Beneficial Owner
|
Beneficial
Ownership(aa)
|
|
Percent
of Class(bb)
|
|
|||||
Common
|
Gary
H. Brooks
|
7,706,250(cc)
|
|
9.2
|
%
|
|||||
Common
|
Sachio
Okamura
|
125,000(dd)
|
|
*
|
||||||
Common
|
Patrick
G. Rooney
|
50,000(ee)
|
|
*
|
||||||
Common
|
John
E. McConnaughy, Jr.
|
50,000(ff)
|
|
*
|
||||||
Common
|
All
Directors and Executive Officers as a Group
|
7,889,583
|
9.2
|
%
|
(aa) |
Ownership
is direct unless indicated
otherwise.
|
(bb) |
Calculation
based on 76,385,202 shares of Common Stock outstanding
as
of June 30, 2005.
|
(cc) |
Includes
50,000 shares owned directly and 7,500,000 shares and 156,250 shares
that
may be acquired pursuant to warrants and stock options, respectively,
that
are or will become exercisable within 60 days of June 30,
2005.
|
(dd) |
Includes
125,000 shares that may be acquired pursuant to options that are
or will
become exercisable within 60 days of June 30,
2005.
|
(ee) |
Includes
50,000 shares that may be acquired pursuant to options that are or
will
become exercisable within 60 days of June 30, 2005. On
April 11, 2005 IMAGIN entered into an agreement to sell certain 10%
secured convertible notes of the Company to Cipher Holding Corp.,
which
are ultimately convertible into 64,000,000 shares of Company Common
Stock.
To the Company's knowledge, as of the date of this proxy statement,
this
transaction has not closed. Patrick G. Rooney is the Chairman of
Cipher
Holding Corp.
|
(ff) |
Includes
50,000 shares that may be acquired pursuant to options that are or
will
become exercisable within 60 days of June 30,
2005.
|
Name
|
Position
with the Company
|
Director
Since
|
||||||||
Gary
H. Brooks
|
Director,
President, CEO, CFO and Secretary
|
1999
|
||||||||
Sachio
Okamura
|
Director
|
2001
|
||||||||
Patrick
G. Rooney
|
Chairman
of the Board
|
2004
|
||||||||
John
E. McConnaughy
|
Director
|
2004
|
||||||||
Dr.
Anthony C. Nicholls
|
Director
Nominee
|
--
|
Name
|
Age
|
Position
with the Company
|
|||||
Patrick
G. Rooney
|
42
|
Chairman
of the Board
|
|||||
Gary
H. Brooks
|
56
|
Director,
CEO, CFO and Secretary
|
|||||
Sachio
Okamura
|
52
|
Director
|
|||||
John
E. McConnaughy
|
75
|
Director
|
|||||
Dr.
Anthony (Tony) C. Nicholls
|
57
|
Director
Nominee
|
|
Annual
Compensation
|
Long-Term
Compensation
Awards
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Name
and Principal Position
|
Year
|
Salary(a)
|
|
Bonus
|
Other
Annual Compensation
|
Restricted
Stock
Awards
|
Options/
SARs
|
LTIP
Payouts
|
All
Other Compensation(b)
|
|
|||||||||||||||
Gary
H. Brooks (c)
|
2004
|
$
|
223,000
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--(d)
|
||||||||||||||||
President,
CEO, CFO
|
2003
|
$
|
265,000
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
500,000
|
--
|
|
$1,851
|
|||||||||||||||
and
Secretary
|
2002
|
$
|
223,000
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|
$5,177
|
|||||||||||||||
David
S. Yeh (e)
|
2004
|
$
|
119,000
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
||||||||||||||||
Executive
V.P. Sales &
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marketing
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wayne
E. Webster (f)
|
2002
|
$
|
217,000
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|
$3,752
|
|||||||||||||||
Vice
President
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marketing,
Sales & Service
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||
Ross
K. Hartz (g)
|
2004
|
$
|
2,000
|
--
|
|
$12,000
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|||||||||||||||
Vice
President of
|
2003
|
$
|
78,000
|
--
|
|
$37,000
|
--
|
|
300,000
|
--
|
|
$1,130
|
|||||||||||||
Engineering
|
2002
|
$
|
143,000
|
|
$23,000
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|
$2,144
|
||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michael
L. Golden (h)
|
2003
|
$
|
40,000
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|
$531
|
|||||||||||||||
Chief
Financial Officer
|
2002
|
$
|
99,000
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|
$1,491
|
|||||||||||||||
(a) |
Amounts
shown include cash compensation earned with respect to the year shown
above.
|
(b) |
Represents
the Company's matching contributions to its 401(k)
plan.
|
(c) |
Compensation
for Mr. Brooks in 2003 includes regular compensation of $223,000
and
$42,000 of vacation pay.
|
(d) |
In
2004 the Company issued Mr. Brooks a warrant to purchase 4,000,000
shares
of Common Stock at $0.02 per share. The Company concluded
that this
warrant has an indeterminate value given the quantity of the shares
and
the current price of Company Common
Stock.
|
(e) |
This
number reflects compensation paid to Mr. Yeh from the time he was
hired in
July 2004 through December 2004.
|
(f) |
Mr.
Webster served as an officer of the Company through December 31,
2002.
|
(g) |
Mr.
Hartz received $12,000 and $37,471 in disability payments in 2004
and
2003, respectively, related to a prolonged illness. Mr. Hartz died
in
2004.
|
(h) |
Mr.
Golden served as an officer of the Company through May 15,
2003.
|
|
Number
of Shares Underlying Options
|
|
%
of Total Options Granted to Employees in
|
|
Exercise
Price
|
Expiration
|
Potential
Realizable Value at Assumed Annual Rates of Stock Price
Appreciation
For
Option Term (3)
|
||||||||||||
Name
|
Granted
(1)
|
Fiscal
Year (2)
|
Per
Share
|
Date
|
5%
|
10%
|
|||||||||||||
None
|
(1)
|
All
options were granted under the Company's 1999 Stock Option Plan and
have
exercise prices equal to the fair market value on the grant
date.
|
(2)
|
No
new stock options granted in fiscal
2004.
|
(3)
|
Pursuant
to the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the dollar
amounts
set forth in these columns are the result of calculations based on
the set
rates of 5% and 10%, and therefore are not intended to forecast possible
future appreciation, if any, of the price of the Common
Stock.
|
Number
of Shares
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
at
Fiscal
Year-End (#)
|
Value
of Unexercised
In-the-Money
Options at
Fiscal
Year-End ($) (1)
|
||||||||||||||||||
Name
|
Shares
Acquired
on
Exercise (#)
|
|
Value
Realized
($)
|
|
Exercisable
|
Unexercisable
|
Exercisable
|
Unexercisable
|
|||||||||||
Gary
H. Brooks
|
--
|
--
|
72,917
|
427,083
|
$
|
7,292
|
$
|
42,708
|
|||||||||||
Ross
K. Hartz
|
--
|
--
|
605,000
|
--
|
$
|
19,250
|
--
|
||||||||||||
(1) |
Market
value of unexercised options is based on the price of the last reported
sale of the Company's Common Stock on the NASDAQ OTC Bulletin Board
of
$0.12 per share on December 31, 2004 (the last trading day for fiscal
2004), minus the exercise price.
|
Plan
Category
|
Number
of Securities to be Issued Upon Exercise of Outstanding
Options,
Warrants
and Rights
|
Weighted-Average
Exercise Price of Outstanding Options, Warrants and
Rights
|
Number
of Securities Remaining Available for Future Issuance Under Equity
Compensation Plans
(excluding
securities
included in 1st column) |
Equity
Compensation Plans Approved by Security Holders (1)
|
1,722,272
|
$0.12
|
4,265,228(2)
|
Equity
Compensation Plans Not Approved by Security Holders
|
0
|
--
|
0
|
TOTAL
|
1,722,272
|
$0.12
|
4,265,228
|
(1)
|
Consists
of the 1999 Stock Option Plan, the 1999 Non-Employee Directors' Stock
Option Plan, the 1999 Stock Bonus Incentive Plan, and the 1999 Employee
Stock Purchase Plan, each as amended to
date.
|
(2)
|
Includes
2,490,228 shares available for issuance under the 1999 Stock Option
Plan,
275,000 shares available for issuance under the 1999 Non-Employee
Directors' Plan, 1,000,000 shares available for issuance under the
1999
Stock Bonus Incentive Plan, and 500,000 shares available under the
1999
Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
|
Name
and Principal Position
|
Date
|
Number
of Securities Underlying Options/SARs Repriced or Amended
(#)
|
|
Market
Price of Stock at Time of Repricing or Amendment
($)
|
|
Exercise
Price at Time of Repricing or Amendment ($)
|
|
New
Exercise
Price ($) |
|
Length
of Original Option Term Remaining at Date of Repricing or
Amendment
(In
Years)
|
|
||||||||
Gary
H. Brooks (a)
|
5/04/04
|
3,000,000
|
|
$.02
|
|
$.30
|
|
$.02
|
5
|
||||||||||
Gary
H. Brooks (a)
|
5/04/04
|
500,000
|
|
$.02
|
|
$.05
|
|
$.02
|
3
|
||||||||||
Gary
H. Brooks
|
5/04/04
|
500,000
|
|
$.02
|
|
$.05
|
|
$.02
|
9
|
||||||||||
(a) |
These
items represent warrants which were originally issued to by
Mr. Brooks, and were repriced as part of his compensation
package.
|
THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE | |
Sachio Okamura Patrick G. Rooney John E. McConnaughy |
THE AUDIT COMMITTEE | |
Sachio Okamura Patrick G. Rooney John E. McConnaughy |
§ |
The
Company agreed to exchange 917,068 outstanding options held by its
employees for new options that are exercisable for the purchase of
Common
Stock at a price of $0.02 per share. The new options issued to the
employees are subject to four year vesting in equal monthly installments.
This repricing requires the Company to apply the variable accounting
rules
established in Interpretation No. 44 of the Financial Accounting
Standards
Board ("FIN 44") to these options and record changes in compensation
based
upon movements in the stock price. The Company recognized $13,000
in
compensation expense in 2004, in accordance with the variable accounting
rules established in FIN 44. The market value of the company's
Common
Stock increased $0.12 per share at December 31, 2004, resulting
in an
intrinsic value of $0.10 per share.
|
§ |
The
Company agreed to reprice outstanding warrants currently held by
Gary H.
Brooks, its President & CEO, for the purchase of 3,500,000 shares of
Common Stock at $0.02 per share. The Company recognized $350,000
in
compensation expense in the twelve month period ended December 31,
2004, in accordance with the variable accounting rules established
in FIN
44. The market value of the Company's Common Stock increased to $0.12
per
share at December 31, 2004, resulting in an intrinsic value
of $0.10
per share. The Company will record changes in compensation based
upon
movements in the stock price.
|
§ |
The
Company agreed to issue a new warrant to Gary H. Brooks for the purchase
of 4,000,000 shares of Common Stock at $0.02 per share.
|
§ |
The
Company agreed to reprice outstanding warrants for the purchase of
9,150,000 shares of Common Stock. These warrants have been surrendered
and
new warrants will be issued to the same third party holders for the
purchase of 4,575,000 shares of Common Stock at $0.02 per share.
New
warrants for the purchase of 4,575,000 shares of Common Stock at
$0.02 per
share (the remaining half of the surrendered warrants) will also
be issued
to IMAGIN.
|
|
Fiscal
2004
|
Fiscal
2003
|
|||||
Audit
fees (1)
|
$
|
39,312
|
$
|
39,343
|
|||
Audit-related
fees
|
--
|
--
|
|||||
Tax
fees (2)
|
$
|
3,500
|
$
|
3,500
|
|||
All
other fees
|
$
|
500
|
--
|
1)
|
Audit
fees represent fees for professional services provided in connection
with
the audit of our financial statements and review of our quarterly
financial statements and audit services provided in connection with
other
statutory or regulatory filings.
|
2)
|
For
fiscal 2004 and 2003, respectively, tax fees principally included
tax
compliance fees of $3,500 and
$3,500.
|
§ |
The
number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of the
effective date of the reverse stock split will be reduced by approximately
ninety-nine percent,
|
§ |
All
outstanding options and warrants entitling the holders thereof to
purchase
shares of Common Stock will enable such holders to purchase, upon
exercise
of their options, one-hundredth of the number of shares of Common
Stock
which such holders would have been able to purchase upon exercise
of their
options immediately preceding the reverse split at an exercise price
equal
to one hundred times the exercise price specified before the reverse
split, resulting in the same aggregate price being required to be
paid
therefore upon exercise thereof immediately preceding the reverse
split,
|
§ |
The
number of shares reserved for issuance in each of our stock option
plans
will be reduced to one-hundredth of the number of shares currently
included in each such plan, and
|
§ |
The
number of shares issuable upon conversion of our Series A, Series
C,
Series D, Series E and Series F Preferred Stock will be reduced to
one-hundredth of the number of shares currently issuable upon such
shares
conversion.
|
§ |
Each
shareholder will own a smaller number of shares than they presently
own (a
number equal to the number of shares owned immediately prior to the
filing
of the certificate of amendment divided by
100)
|
§ |
IMAGIN
will have the ability to acquire approximately 80.1% of the Company's
outstanding shares of Common Stock, as a result of the conversion
rights
of the Series C, and Series D Preferred Stock, and based upon
the 76,385,202 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of the
June 30, 2005 record date. As a result, if the shareholders
approve
the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation IMAGIN will be
able to
control the Company. IMAGIN is a private company headquartered in
Ontario,
Canada. IMAGIN is in the business of owning, operating and developing
medical scanning centers in Canada. Patrick G. Rooney, Chairman of
the
Board of the Company, is the son of Patrick Rooney, Director of Corporate
Development of IMAGIN Diagnostic Centres,
Inc.
|
§ |
Although
the relative increase in authorized shares of Common Stock will not
have
any immediate effect on the rights of existing shareholders, the
Board
will have the authority to issue authorized Common Stock without
requiring
future shareholder approval of such issuances, except as may be required
by applicable law. To the extent that additional authorized shares
are
issued in the future, they may decrease the existing shareholders'
percentage equity ownership and, depending on the price at which
they are
issued, could be dilutive to the existing shareholders. The holders
of
Common Stock have no preemptive rights and the Board of Directors
has no
plans to grant such rights with respect to any such
shares.
|
§ |
The
relative increase in the authorized number of shares of Common Stock
and
the subsequent issuance of such shares could have the effect of delaying
or preventing a change in control of the Company without further
action by
the shareholders. Shares of authorized and unissued Common Stock
could,
within the limits imposed by applicable law, be issued in one or
more
transactions which would make a change in control of the Company
more
difficult, and therefore less likely. Any such issuance of additional
stock could have the effect of diluting the earnings per share and
book
value per share of outstanding shares of Common Stock and such additional
shares could be used to dilute the stock ownership or voting rights
of a
person seeking to obtain control of the Company.
|
For the Board of Directors | |
Gary
H. Brooks
Secretary |
1. | To elect five (5) directors to hold office for a term ending in 2006 and until their successors are elected. |
2. | To approve a proposed amendment and restatement of the Company's Articles of Incorporation to effect a 100 to 1 reverse stock split and to maintain the number of shares of Common Stock authorized at 100,000,000. | ||
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3. | To ratify the appointment of Ham, Langston & Brezina, L.L.P. as the Company's independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2005. | ||
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I. |
PURPOSE
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II. | MEMBERSHIP AND ORGANIZATION |
III. |
RESPONSIBILITIES
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Be
solely responsible for the appointment, compensation, evaluation,
retention and oversight of the work of independent auditors engaged
(including the resolution of any disagreements between management
and the
independent auditors regarding financial reporting) for the purpose
of
preparing or issuing an audit report or performing other audit, review
or
attest services for Positron. The independent auditors shall report
directly to the Audit Committee, as representatives of the shareholders
of
Positron.
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Review
and reassess the adequacy of the Committee's charter at least annually
and
recommend any proposed changes to the Board for
approval.
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Review
the annual audited financial statements and quarterly financial statements
with management and the independent auditors, including the disclosure
in
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of
Operations, and major issues regarding accounting principles and
disclosures.
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Obtain
and review a formal written statement from the independent auditors
describing all relationship or services that may impact the objectivity
and independence of the independent
auditors.
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Obtain
written
confirmation on at least an annual basis from the independent auditors
assuring the auditors' independence; discuss such reports with the
independent auditors, and if so determined by the Audit Committee,
take
appropriate action to satisfy itself of the independence of the
independent auditors.
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Review
with the independent auditors the auditors' judgments about the quality,
not just the acceptability, of Positron's accounting principles and
underlying estimates, and such matters as are required to be discussed
with the Committee under generally accepted accounting
standards.
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Pre-approve
all audit and non-audit engagements or services (with exceptions
provided
for de minimus amounts under certain circumstances as described
by
law) to be provided by the independent auditors. The Committee may
delegate to one or more Committee members the authority to pre-approve
non-audit services between regularly scheduled meetings provided
that such
approval is reported to the full Committee at the next Committee
meeting.
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Review
and discuss with the independent auditors: (a) audit plans
and audit
procedures, including the scope, fees and timing of the audit;
(b) the results of the annual audit examination and accompanying
management letters; and (c) the results of the independent
auditors'
procedures with respect to interim
periods.
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Review
and discuss reports from the independent auditors on (a) all
critical
accounting policies and practices used by Positron,
(b) alternative
accounting treatments within GAAP related to material items that
have been
discussed with management, including the ramifications of the use
of the
alternative treatments and the treatment preferred by the independent
auditors, and (c) other material written communications between
the
independent auditors and
management.
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Obtain
from the independent auditors assurance that it will inform the Committee
concerning any information indicating that an illegal act has or
may have
occurred that could have a material effect on Positron's financial
statements, and assure that such information has been conveyed to
the
Committee, in accordance with Section 10A of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
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Obtain
and review a report from the independent auditors describing (a) the
auditing firm's internal quality-control procedures, (b) any
material
issues raised by the most recent internal quality-control review,
or peer
review, of the auditing firm, or by any inquiry or investigation
by
governmental or professional authorities (including the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board), within the preceding five years, respecting
one or more independent audits carried out by the firm, and (c) any
steps taken to deal with such
issues.
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Review
with management and the independent auditors: (a) the effectiveness
of Positron's internal control over financial reporting (including
any
material weaknesses and material changes in internal control over
financial reporting reported to the Committee by the independent
auditors
or management); (b) Positron's internal audit procedures;
and
(c) the effectiveness of Positron's disclosure controls and
procedures and management reports
thereon.
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Review
separately with management, the internal accounting department and
the
independent auditors at the completion of the annual
examination:
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The
Company's annual financial statements and related
footnotes.
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The
independent auditors' audit of the financial statements and its report
thereon.
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Any significant changes required in the independent auditors' audit plan. |
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Any
serious difficulties or disputes with management encountered during
the
course of the audit, including management's response
thereto.
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Other
matters related to the conduct of the audit which are to be communicated
to the Committee under generally accepted auditing
standards.
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Discuss
with management and the independent auditors, quarterly earnings
press
releases, including the interim financial information and earnings
guidance provided to analysts and rating
agencies.
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Prepare
the report of the Committee required by the rules of the Securities
and
Exchange Commission to be included in Positron's annual proxy
statement.
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Establish
procedures for the receipt, retention, and treatment of complaints
received by Positron regarding accounting, internal accounting controls,
or auditing matters.
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Establish
procedures for the confidential, anonymous submission by employees
of
Positron of concerns regarding questionable accounting or auditing
matters.
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Establish
policies for the hiring of employees and former employees of the
independent auditors.
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Review
and pre-approve all related-party transactions (as defined in
Item 404 of Regulation S-K).
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Engage
in an annual self-assessment with the goal of continuing
improvement.
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IV. |
MEETINGS
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The
Committee shall hold regular meetings on such days as it shall determine.
Other meetings of the Committee will be held at the request of the
Chair
of the Committee or any two other Committee members. The Audit Committee
shall meet in executive session with the independent auditors and
management periodically. Minutes shall be regularly kept of Committee
proceedings, by a person appointed by the Committee to do
so.
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Prior
to each regularly scheduled meeting, the Committee will receive a
prepared
agenda for the meeting. Other topics for discussion may be introduced
at
the meeting at the request of any Committee
member.
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Such
corporate officers and other employees of Positron as the Committee
may
regularly from time-to-time designate, shall attend the
meetings.
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The
Committee shall have the authority to delegate any of its responsibilities
to subcommittees as the Committee may deem appropriate in its sole
discretion.
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The
Chairman of the Audit Committee shall report on Audit Committee activities
to the Board of Directors after each Committee
meeting.
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ADVISORS
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The
Audit Committee shall have the authority to engage independent legal,
accounting and other advisers, as it determines necessary to carry
out its
duties. The Audit Committee shall have sole authority to approve
related
fees and retention terms for its advisors, and funding for payment
of such
fees and reimbursement of ordinary administrative expenses that are
necessary or appropriate in carrying out its
duties.
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II. | MEMBERSHIP AND ORGANIZATION |
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The
Committee shall be composed of such number of directors as may be
appointed by the Board, but in no event less than two members. Subject
to
exceptions set forth in the Marketplace Rules and, unless otherwise
required by applicable law, at least one Committee member shall be
"independent" as such term is defined under Rule 4200(a)(15) of the
Marketplace Rules contained in the National Association of Securities
Dealers Manual. Unless a Chair is elected by the Board of Directors,
the
members of the Committee will designate a Chair by majority vote
of the
full Committee membership.
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The
Board shall appoint the members of the Committee to serve until their
successors have been duly designated. Members of the Committee may
be
removed by the Board of Directors for any reason and at any
time.
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Vacancies
on the Committee shall be filled by vote of the Board of
Directors.
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RESPONSIBILITIES
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Supervise
the administration of Positron's employee stock option plans, employee
stock purchase plan, and provide disinterested administration of
any
employee benefit plans in which Section 16 Insiders are eligible
to
participate.
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Prepare
the report of the Committee required by the rules of the Securities
Exchange Commission to be included in Positron's annual proxy
statement.
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Review
and approve on an annual basis the corporate goals and objectives
with
respect to compensation for the chief executive officer. The Committee
shall evaluate at least once a year the chief executive officer's
performance in light of these established goals and objectives and
based
upon these evaluations shall set the chief executive officer's annual
compensation, including salary, bonus, incentive and equity
compensation.
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Consider
Positron's performance and relative shareholder return, the value
of
similar incentive awards to chief executive officers at comparable
companies, and the awards given to Positron's chief executive officer
in
past years in setting long term incentive compensation for Positron's
chief executive officer.
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Review
and approve on an annual basis the evaluation process and compensation
structure for Positron's Section 16 Insiders. The Committee shall
evaluate
the performance of Positron's Section 16 Insiders and shall approve
the
annual compensation, including salary, bonus, incentive and equity
compensation, for such Section 16 Insiders. The Committee shall also
provide oversight of management's decisions concerning the performance
and
compensation of other Positron
officers.
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Review
and approve the proposed compensation and terms of employment of
persons
proposed to be hired as executive
officers.
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Engage
in annual self-assessment with the goal of continuing
improvement.
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Review
and assess the adequacy of the Committee's charter at least annually
and
recommend any proposed changes to the Board of Directors for approval.
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IV. |
MEETINGS
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The
Committee shall hold regular meetings on such days as it shall determine.
Other meetings of the Committee will be held at the request of the
Chair
of the Committee or any two other Committee members. The Committee
shall
meet in executive session periodically. Minutes shall be regularly
kept of
Committee proceedings, by a person appointed by the Committee to
do
so.
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Prior
to each regularly scheduled meeting, the Committee will receive a
prepared
agenda for the meeting. Other topics for discussion may be introduced
at
the meeting at the request of any Committee
member.
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Such
corporate officers and other employees of Positron, as the Committee
may
regularly from time-to-time designate, shall attend the meetings.
However,
the chief executive officer may not be present during the voting
for
approval of proposed compensation arrangements for the chief executive
officer.
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The
Committee shall have the authority to delegate any of its responsibilities
to subcommittees as the Committee may deem appropriate in its sole
discretion.
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The
Chair of the Committee shall report on Compensation Committee activities
to the Board after each Committee
meeting.
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ADVISORS
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The
Committee shall have authority to engage such compensation consultants,
outside counsel and other advisors, as it determines necessary to
carry
out its duties. The Committee shall have sole authority to approve
related
fees and retention terms for its advisors, and funding for payment
of such
fees and reimbursement of ordinary administrations expenses that
are
necessary or appropriate in carrying out its
duties.
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Name
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Address
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Gary
H. Brooks
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1304
Langham Creek Drive, Suite 300, Houston, Texas 77084
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Sachio
Okamura
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1304
Langham Creek Drive, Suite 300, Houston, Texas 77084
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Patrick
G. Rooney
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1304
Langham Creek Drive, Suite 300, Houston, Texas 77084
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John
E. McConnaughy, Jr.
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1304
Langham Creek Drive, Suite 300, Houston, Texas 77084
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Dr.
Anthony Nicholls
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1304
Langham Creek Drive, Suite 300, Houston, Texas
77084
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