Sincerely,
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/s/
Carol Lau
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Carol
Lau
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Chairwoman
of the Board
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By
Order of the Board of Directors
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/s/
Carol Lau
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Carol
Lau
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Chairwoman
of the Board
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INFORMATION
ABOUT THE ANNUAL MEETING AND VOTING
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5
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Purpose
of the Annual Meeting
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5
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Outstanding
Securities and Voting Rights
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5
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Proxy
Voting
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5
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Attendance
and Voting at the Annual Meeting
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6
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Revocation
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6
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Vote
Required to Approve Each Proposal
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6
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MANAGEMENT
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6
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CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE AND RELATED MATTERS
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7
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Board
Committees and Meetings
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7
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Board
Committees
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7
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Director's
Compensation
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8
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INFORMATION
ABOUT THE EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
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9
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Executive
Compensation
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9
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Report
of the Executive Compensation/Stock Option Committee on Executive
Compensation
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13
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Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
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16
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Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions
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Audit
Committee Report
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DISCUSSION
OF PROPOSAL ITEMS RECOMMENDED BY THE BOARD
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ITEM
1—ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
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ITEM
2—RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
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ANNUAL
REPORT ON FORM 10-K
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20
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STOCKHOLDERS
SHARING THE SAME LAST NAME AND ADDRESS
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INFORMATION
CONCERNING SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS
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PROXY
SOLICITATION COSTS
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OTHER
MATTERS
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Name
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Age
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Position
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Gary
Atkinson
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28
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Interim
Chief Executive Officer, General Counsel
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Carol
Lau
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60
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Chairwoman,
Interim Chief Financial Officer
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Harvey
Judkowitz
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64
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Director
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Bernard
Appel
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77
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Director
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Stewart
A. Merkin
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66
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Director
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Peter
Hon
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68
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Director
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Yat
Tung Lau
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30
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Director
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high
personal and professional ethics and
integrity;
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the
ability to exercise sound judgment;
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the
ability to make independent analytical
inquiries;
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a
willingness and ability to devote adequate time and resources to
diligently perform Board and committee duties;
and
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the
appropriate and relevant business experience and
acumen.
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whether
the person possesses specific industry expertise and familiarity with
general issues affecting our
business;
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whether
the person's nomination and election would enable the Board to have a
member that qualifies as an "audit committee financial expert" as such
term is defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") in
Item 401 of Regulation S-K;
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the
importance of continuity of the existing composition of the Board of
Directors to provide long term stability and experienced oversight;
and
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the
importance of diversified Board membership, in terms of both the
individuals involved and their various experiences and areas of
expertise.
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The
recommendation must be made in writing to the Corporate Secretary, The
Singing Machine Company, Inc., 6601 Lyons Road, Bldg. A-7, Coconut Creek,
Florida 33073.
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The
recommendation must include the candidate's name, home and business
contact information, detailed biographical data and qualifications,
information regarding any relationships between the candidate and the
Company within the last three years and evidence of the recommending
person's ownership of the Company's common
stock.
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The
recommendation shall also contain a statement from the recommending
shareholder in support of the candidate; professional references,
particularly within the context of those relevant to board membership,
including issues of character, judgment, diversity, age, independence,
expertise, corporate experience, length of service, other commitments and
the like; and personal references.
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A
statement from the shareholder nominee indicating that such nominee wants
to serve on the Board and could be considered "independent" under the
Rules and Regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") as
in effect at that time.
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An
initial grant of 20,000 Singing Machine stock options with an exercise
price determined as the closing price on the day of joining the
board. The options will vest in one year and expire in ten
years while they are board members or 90 days once they are no longer
board members.
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An
annual cash payment of $7,500 will be made for each completed full year of
service or prorated for a partial year. The payment will be
made as of March 31.
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An
annual stock grant of stock equivalent in value to $2,500 for each
completed full year of service or prorated for a partial
year. The stock price at grant will be determined at the
closing price on the day of the Annual Shareholder Meeting. The
actual grant will be made on or before March
31.
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An
annual grant of 20,000 Singing Machine stock options with an exercise
price determined as the closing price on the day of the Annual Shareholder
Meeting. If the Annual Meeting is held less than 6 months
after the board member first joined the board he or she will not receive
another option grant.
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Independent
board members will receive a $500 fee for each board meeting and annual
meeting they attend. Committee meetings and telephone board
meetings will be compensated with a $200
fee.
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All
expenses will be reimbursed for attending board, committee and annual
meetings or when their presence at a location away from home is
requested.
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Name
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Fees Earned or
Paid in
Cash
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Stock Awards
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Option
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Non-Equity
Incentive
Plan
Compensation
($)
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Change in
Pension
Value
and
Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
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All Other
Compensation
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Total
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Bernie
Appel
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$ | 8,500 | $ | 2,500 | $ | 689 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 11,689 | ||||||||||||||
Peter
Hon
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$ | 7,500 | $ | 2,500 | $ | 689 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 10,689 | ||||||||||||||
Harvey
Judkowitz
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$ | 8,500 | $ | 2,500 | $ | 689 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 11,689 | ||||||||||||||
Carol
Lau
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$ | 8,500 | $ | 2,500 | $ | 689 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 11,689 | ||||||||||||||
Yat
Tung Lau
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$ | 7,500 | $ | 2,500 | $ | 689 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 10,689 | ||||||||||||||
Stewart
Merkin
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$ | 8,500 | $ | 2,500 | $ | 689 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 11,689 |
Name and Principal Position
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Year
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Salary
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Bonus
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Stock Awards
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Option Awards
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Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Comp
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Change in Pension Value and
Non-Qualified Deferred
Compensation Earnings
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Other Comp
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TOTAL COMP
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Anton
Handal (1)
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2009
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$ | 0.00 | - | - | $ | 11,744.00 | - | - | - | $ | 11,744.00 | |||||||||||||||||
Chief
Executive Officer
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2008
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$ | 0.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $ | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
Lionel
Marquis (2)
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2009
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$ | 100,000.00 | $ | 2,000.00 | - | - | - | - | - | $ | 102,000.00 | |||||||||||||||||
Financial
Controller
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Bernardo
Melo (2)
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2009
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$ | 130,000.00 | $ | 29,515.95 | - | - | - | - | $ | 3,662.50 | $ | 163,178.45 | ||||||||||||||||
VP
Global Sales & Marketing
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Danny
Zheng (3)
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2009
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$ | 63,384.67 | - | - | - | - | - | $ | 18,464.91 | $ | 81,849.58 | |||||||||||||||||
Former
Chief Financial Officer
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2008
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$ | 166,154.00 | $ | 5,000.00 | - | - | - | - | $ | 12,876.84 | $ | 184,030.84 | ||||||||||||||||
Alicia
Haskamp (4)
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2008
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$ | 127,884.60 | - | - | - | - | - | $ | 48,498.71 | $ | 176,383.31 | |||||||||||||||||
Former Senior Vice President of
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Sales
and Product
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Development
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All Other Option
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Exercise or
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Grant Date
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Awards: Number of
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Base Price of
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Fair Value
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Securities
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Option Awards
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of Stock and
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Name and Principal Position
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Grant Date
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Underlying Options(#)
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($/Sh) (2)
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Option Awards (3)
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Anton
Handal (1)
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10/3/2008
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300,000
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$ |
0.14
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$ |
11,744
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Name and Principal Position
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Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options (#)
Exercisable
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Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options (#)
Unexercisable
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Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Unearned
Options
(#)
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Option
Exercise
Price
($)
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Option
Expiration
Date
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Number
of
Shares
or
Units
of
Stock
That
Have
Not
Vested
(#)
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Market
Value
of
Shares
or
Units
of
Stock
That
Have
Not
Vested
($)
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Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Number
of
Unearned
Shares,
Units or
Other
Rights
That
Have Not
Vested
(#)
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Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Market
or
Payout
Value of
Unearned
Shares,
Units or
Other
Rights
That
Have Not
Vested
($)
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Anton
Handal (1)
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- | 300,000 | N/A | 0.14 |
10/3/2018
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N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bernardo
Melo
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4,000 | - | N/A | 1.97 |
12/19/2013
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N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6,500 | - | N/A | 1.54 |
2/6/2014
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20,000 | - | N/A | 0.6 |
5/8/2015
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30,000 | - | N/A | 0.33 |
4/9/2011
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60,500 | - |
WEIGHTED-AVERAGE
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NUMBER OF SECURITIES
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NUMBER OF SECURITIES
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EXERCISE PRICE OF
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REMAINING AVAILABLE FOR EQUITY
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TO BE ISSUED UPON
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OUTSTANDING
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COMPENSATION PLANS
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EXERCISE OF OUTSTANDING
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OPTIONS, WARRANTS
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(EXCLUDING SECURITIES IN
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PLAN CATEGORY
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OPTIONS, WARRANTS AND RIGHTS
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AND RIGHTS
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COLUMN (A))
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Equity
Compensation Plans approved by Security Holders
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1,133,215 | $ | .58 | 727,320 | ||||||||
Equity
Compensation Plans Not approved by Security Holders
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0 | $ | 0 | 0 |
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all
directors of the Singing Machine,
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all
named executive officers of the Singing Machine;
and
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persons
known to own more than 5% of our common
stock.
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Name and position of owner
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Title of Class
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Shares of
Common
Stock (1)
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Percent of
Common
Stock
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Anton
Handal (1)
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N/A
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750,000 | 2.0 | % | |||||||
Chief
Executive Officer
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Bernardo
Melo (2)
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N/A
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60,500 | * | ||||||||
Vice
President of Sales and Marketing
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Bernard
Appel (3)
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Common
Stock
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119,758 | * | ||||||||
Director
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Harvey
Judkowitz (3)
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Common
Stock
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129,578 | * | ||||||||
Director
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Carol
Lau (3)
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Common
Stock
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26,130 | * | ||||||||
Chairwoman
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Yat
Tung Lau (3)
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Common
Stock
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26,130 | * | ||||||||
Director
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Peter
Hon (3)
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Common
Stock
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26,130 | * | ||||||||
Director
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Stewart
Merkin (3)
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Common
Stock
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97,231 | * | ||||||||
Director
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Koncept
International Ltd (4)
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Common
Stock
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19,932,679 | 51.5 | % | |||||||
Majority
Shareholder
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Arts
Electronics Ltd.
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Common
Stock
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3,745,917 | 10.0 | % | |||||||
Shreholder
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Gentle
Boss Investments Ltd
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Common
Stock
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2,100,000 | 5.6 | % | |||||||
Shareholder
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All
Directors and Executive Officers as a Group
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Common
Stock
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1,235,277 | 3.3 | % | |||||||
Total
Shares of Common Stock @ 6/15/09
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37,449,332 | ||||||||||
Stock
Options Exercisable within 60 days of 6/15/09
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Total
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37,449,332 |
Fee
Category
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Fiscal 2009
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Fiscal 2008
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Audit
Fees
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$ | 134,950 | $ | 164,194 | ||||
Tax
Fees
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11,000 | 15,000 | ||||||
All
Other Fees
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1,954 | 1,600 | ||||||
Total
Fees
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$ | 147,904 | $ | 180,794 |
VOTING
BY MAIL
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Simply
mark, sign and date your proxy card and return it in the postage-paid
envelope.
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COMPANY
NUMBER
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CONTROL
NUMBER
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1.
Election of Directors
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FOR
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WITHHOLD
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Nominees:
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———
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Bernard
Appel
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o
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o
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Peter
Hon
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o
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o
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Harvey
Judkowitz
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o
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o
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Carol
Lau
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o
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o
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Yat
Tung Lau
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o
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o
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Stewart
Merkin
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o
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o
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FOR
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AGAINST
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ABSTAIN
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2.
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Proposal to ratify Mallah,
Furman & Company,
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PA
as the Company’s
independent
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auditors
for fiscal year 2010
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If
you plan to attend the Annual Meeting please mark this box
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Dated:
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Signature
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Name (printed)
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