o
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Preliminary
Proxy Statement
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Confidential,
for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule
14a-6(e)(2))
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x
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Definitive
Proxy Statement
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Definitive
Additional Materials
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o
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Soliciting
Material Pursuant to §240.14a-12
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x
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No
fee required.
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o
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Fee
computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and
0-11.
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1)
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Title
of each class of securities to which transaction
applies:
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2)
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Aggregate
number of securities to which transaction
applies:
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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):
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4)
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Proposed
maximum aggregate value of
transaction:
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5)
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Total
fee paid:
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o
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Fee
paid previously with preliminary
materials.
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o
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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)
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Amount
Previously Paid:
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2)
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Form,
Schedule or Registration Statement
No.:
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3)
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Filing
Party:
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4)
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Date
Filed:
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1.
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To
elect six Directors to serve for the term set forth in the accompanying
proxy statement.
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2.
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To
consider and act upon a proposal to ratify the selection by the Company’s
Board of Directors and Audit Committee of Eisner, LLP (“Eisner”) as the
independent public accountants of the Company for the fiscal year
ending
December 31, 2007.
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3.
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To
transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting
or
any adjournments thereof.
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By
Order of the Board of Directors,
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Hawthorne,
New Jersey
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William
Salek
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May
1, 2007
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Secretary
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IMPORTANT
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Name
of Nominee for Election
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Age
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Position
with the Company
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E.
Bruce Fredrikson
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69
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Director,
Chairman of Audit Committee
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Melissa
Goldman-Williams
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39
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Director
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Michael
Goldman
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68
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Director,
Chairman of the Board
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Stuart
H. Lubow
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50
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Director,
Chairman of Nominating Committee
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Ronald
H. Miller
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63
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Director
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William
Pagano
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67
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Director
and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and President of Universal
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Name
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Age
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Position
with the Company
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William
Salek
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45
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Chief
Financial Officer and Secretary of the Company and Vice President
of
Universal
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Common
Stock
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Preferred
Stock
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Name
of Beneficial Owner
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Amount
and
Nature
of
Beneficial
Ownership*
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Percent
of
Class
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Amount
and
Nature
of
Beneficial
Ownership*
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Percent
of
Class
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Officers
and Directors***:
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E.
Bruce Fredrikson
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16,000
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(1)
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**
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500
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(1)
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**
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Melissa
Goldman-Williams
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5,400
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**
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0
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**
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Michael
Goldman
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1,282,255
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(2)
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26.74
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%
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0
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**
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Stuart
H. Lubow
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10,000
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(3)
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**
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0
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**
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Ronald
H. Miller
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11,054
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(4)
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**
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0
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**
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William
Pagano
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767,973
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(5)
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16.41
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%
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0
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**
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William
Salek
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61,667
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(6)
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1.32
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%
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0
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**
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All
Officers and Directors as a Group:
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2,154,349
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44.19
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%
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500
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**
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Holders
of over 5% of a class of stock who are not Officers or
Directors:
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Rita
C. Folger
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578,719
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(7)
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12.37
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%
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0
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**
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Goldman
Associates of NY, Inc.
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1,099,255
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(8)
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22.92
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%
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0
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**
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1.
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Employment
of executive officers. Any employment by the Company of an executive
officer of the Company if:
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a.
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the
related compensation is required to be reported in the Company’s proxy
statement under Item 402 of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s
("SEC’s") compensation disclosure requirements (generally applicable to
"named executive officers"); or
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b.
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the
executive officer is not an immediate family member of another executive
officer or Director of the Company, the related compensation would
be
reported in the Company’s proxy statement under Item 402 of the SEC’s
compensation disclosure requirements if the executive officer was
a "named
executive officer", and the Company’s Compensation Committee approved (or
recommended that the Board approve) such
compensation.
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2.
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Director
compensation. Any compensation paid to a Director if the compensation
is
required to be reported in the Company’s proxy statement under Item 402 of
the SEC’s compensation disclosure
requirements;
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3.
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Certain
transactions with other companies. Any transaction with another company
at
which a Related Person’s only relationship is as an employee (other than
an executive officer), Director or beneficial owner of less than
10% of
that company’s shares;
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4.
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Transactions
where all shareholders receive proportional benefits. Any transaction
where the Related Person’s interest arises solely from the ownership of
the Company’s common stock and all holders of the Company’s common stock
received the same benefit on a pro rata basis (e.g.
dividends);
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5.
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Transactions
involving competitive bids. Any transaction involving a Related Party
where the rates or charges involved are determined by competitive
bids.
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a.
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Attract,
motivate and retain qualified and dedicated executive
officers.
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b.
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Retain
talented executives and motivate them to achieve business objectives
that
will enhance stockholder value.
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c.
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Provide
our executive officers with cash incentives to further the interests
of
the Company and our stockholders.
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a.
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Company
performance, both separately and in relation to similar
companies;
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b.
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The
individual performance, experience and scope of responsibilities
of each
executive officer;
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c.
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Compensation
and stock award information disclosed in the proxy statements of
other
companies;
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d.
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Historical
compensation levels and stock awards at the
Company;
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e.
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The
overall competitive environment for executives and the level of
compensation necessary to attract and retain executive talent;
and
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f.
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The
recommendations of management.
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a.
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base
salaries
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b.
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performance-based
annual incentive compensation
awards
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c.
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periodic
grants of stock options
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Name
and Principal Position
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Year
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Salary
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Non-Equity
Incentive
Plan
Compensation
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All
Other Compensation
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Total
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Bernard
Korn*
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2006
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$
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200,000
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-
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$
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30,699
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$
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230,699
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William
Pagano—Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and President
of Universal
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2006
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$
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200,000
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$
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260,109
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-
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$
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460,109
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William
Salek—Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of the Company and Vice
President of Universal
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2006
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$
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120,000
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$
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30,958
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-
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$
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150,958
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Portion
of Incentive
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Additional
Compensation
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Compensation
Base
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Percentages
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Up
to
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$
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250,000
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8
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%
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$
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251,000
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to
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$
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500,000
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9
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%
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$
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501,000
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to
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$
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750,000
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10
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%
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$
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751,000
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to
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$
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1,000,000
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11
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%
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$
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1,001,000
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And
over
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12
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%
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Incentive
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Additional
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|||||||
Compensation
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Compensation
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Incentive
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||||||
Base
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Percentages
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Compensation
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$
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250,000
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at
8%
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$
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20,000
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$
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250,000
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at
9%
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$
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22,500
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$
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250,000
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at
10%
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$
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25,000
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$
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250,000
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at
11%
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$
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27,500
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$
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1,375,908
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at
12%
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$
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165,109
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$
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2,375,908
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$
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260,109
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Portion
of Incentive
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Additional
Compensation
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Compensation
Base
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Percentages
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Up
to
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$ | 250,000 | .25 | % | |||||||
$
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251,000
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to
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$
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500,000
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.50
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%
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$
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501,000
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to
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$
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750,000
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.75
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%
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$
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751,000
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to
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$
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1,000,000
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1.00
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%
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$
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1,001,000
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to
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$
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1,250,000
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1.25
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%
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$
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1,251,000
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to
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$
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1,500,000
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1.50
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%
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$
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1,501,000
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to
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$
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1,750,000
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1.75
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%
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$
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1,751,000
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to
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$
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2,000,000
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2.00
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%
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$
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2,001,000
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And
over
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2.25
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%
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Incentive
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Additional
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|||||||
Compensation
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Compensation
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Incentive
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||||||
Base
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Percentages
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Compensation
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$
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250,000
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.25%
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$
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625
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$
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250,000
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.50%
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$
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1,250
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$
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250,000
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.75%
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$
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1,875
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$
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250,000
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1.00%
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$
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2,500
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$
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250,000
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1.25%
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$
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3,125
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$
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250,000
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1.50%
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$
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3,750
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$
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250,000
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1.75%
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$
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4,375
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$
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250,000
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2.00%
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$
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5,000
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$
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375,908
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2.25%
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$
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8,458
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$
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2,375,908
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$
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30,958
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Name
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Number
of Securities Underlying Unexercised
Options Exercisable
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Option
Exercise Price
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Option
Expiration
Date
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Bernard
Korn
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52,000
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$
0.25
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February
11, 2013
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Severance
pay for termination without cause
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Termination
by death
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Change
of control
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Bernard
Korn
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$800,000
lump sum payment equal to the four total remaining $200,000 payments
payable to Mr. Korn under his employment agreement; commencing 30
days
after demand therefore, interest accrues on such lump sum obligation
at
the annual rate of 10% per annum and is payable on demand.
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Mr.
Korn’s widow shall be entitled to the following two payments:
(1)
$5,000 lump sum tax-free death benefit and (2) $200,000 payable not
less
frequently than in bi-weekly installments.
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None.*
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William
Pagano
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None.
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None.
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None.
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William
Salek
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None.
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None.
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None.
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Name
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Fees
Earned or Paid in
Cash
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Option
Awards
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All
Other Compensation
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Total
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E.
Bruce Fredrikson
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$
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19,500
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$
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17,804
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-
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$
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37,304
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Melissa
Goldman-Williams
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$
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12,000
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-
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-
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$
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12,000
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Michael
Goldman
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$
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12,000
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-
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-
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$
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12,000
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William
Koon
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$
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6,000
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-
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$
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3,000
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$
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9,000
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Stuart
H. Lubow
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$
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7,681
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$
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17,804
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-
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$
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25,485
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Ronald
H. Miller
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$
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12,000
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$
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17,804
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-
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$
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29,804
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Jack
Rose
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$
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6,000
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-
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$
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3,000
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$
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9,000
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Phillip
Siegel
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$
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7,681
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-
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-
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$
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7,681
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Carl
Sussman
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$
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6,000
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-
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$
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3,000
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$
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9,000
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By:
The Board of Directors
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E.
Bruce Fredrikson
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Melissa
Goldman-Williams
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Michael
Goldman (Chairman)
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Stuart
H. Lubow
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Ronald
Miller
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William
Pagano
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a.
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Meets
with the independent auditor prior to the audit and discusses the
planning
and staffing of the audit;
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b.
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Approves
in advance the engagement of the independent auditor for all audit
services and non-audit services and approves the fees and other terms
of
any such engagement; and
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c.
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Obtains
periodically from the independent auditor a formal verbal communication
of
the matters required to be discussed by Statements of Auditing Standards
No. 61. In addition, the Company obtains a letter describing all
relationships between the auditor and the Company and discusses with
the
auditor any disclosed relationships or services that may impact auditor
objectivity and independence.
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By
Order of the Board of Directors,
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Hawthorne,
New Jersey
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William
Salek
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May
1, 2007
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Secretary
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↓
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Please
detach along perforated line and mail in the envelope
provided.
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↓
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PLEASE
SIGN, DATE AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.
PLEASE MARK YOUR
VOTE IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS SHOWN HERE x
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1. Election
of Directors:
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2.
Proposal to ratify the selection of Eisner, LLP as independent
public accountants of the Company for the fiscal year ending
December 31
2007:
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
o
o
o
3.
In their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote
upon such other
business as may properly come before the meeting.
THE
SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER
DIRECTED BY
THE UNDERSIGNED STOCKHOLDER. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS
PROXY WILL BE
VOTED FOR THE ELECTION AS DIRECTORS OF FREDRIKSON, GOLDMAN-WILLIAMS,
GOLDMAN, LUBOW, MILLER, AND PAGANO AND THE RATIFICATION
OF THE SELECTION
OF EISNER, LLP, AS INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS OF THE
COMPANY.
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o FOR
ALL NOMINEES
o WITHOLD
AUTHORITY
FOR
ALL NOMINEES
o FOR
ALL EXCEPT
(See instructions below)
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NOMINEES
FOR DIRECTORS:
O
E. Bruce Fredrikson
O
Melissa Goldman-Williams
O
Michael Goldman
O
Stuart H. Lubow
O
Ronald Miller
O
William Pagano
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INSTRUCTION:
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To
withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee(s),
mark
“FOR
ALL EXCEPT” and
fill in the circle next to each nominee you wish to withhold,
as shown
here: l
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To
change the address on your account, please check the box
at right and
indicate your new address in the address space above. Please
note that
changes to the registered name(s) on the account may not
be submitted via
this method.
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Signature of Shareholder |
Date
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Signature of Shareholder |
Date
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Note:
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Please
sign exactly as your name or names appear on this Proxy.
When shares are
held jointly, each holder should sign. When signing as
executor,
administrator, attorney, trustee or guardian, please
give full title as
such. If the signer is a corporation, please sign full
corporate name by
duly authorized officer, giving full title as such. If
signer is a
partnership, please sign in partnership name by authorized
person.
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