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March 31, 2006
Dear Stockholder:
This years annual meeting of stockholders will be held on
Thursday, May 4, 2006, at 9:00 a.m. local time, in the
Dana Point room at the San Diego Marriott Hotel,
11966 El Camino Real, San Diego 92130. You are
cordially invited to attend.
The Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders and a Proxy
Statement, which describes the formal business to be conducted
at the meeting, follow this letter.
It is important that you use this opportunity to take part in
the affairs of Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. by voting on the
business to come before this meeting. After reading the Proxy
Statement, please promptly mark, sign, date and return the
enclosed proxy card in the prepaid envelope to assure that your
shares will be represented. Regardless of the number of shares
you own, your careful consideration of, and vote on, the matters
before our stockholders is important.
A copy of Halozymes Annual Report to Stockholders is also
enclosed for your information. At the annual meeting we will
review Halozymes activities over the past year and our
plans for the future. The Board of Directors and management look
forward to seeing you at the annual meeting.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
11588 Sorrento Valley Road, Suite 17
San Diego, California 92121
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
To Be Held May 4, 2006
TO OUR STOCKHOLDERS:
Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of the
stockholders of Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc., a Nevada
corporation, will be held on May 4, 2006, at 9:00 a.m.
local time, in the Dana Point room at the San Diego
Marriott Hotel located at 11966 El Camino Real, San Diego
92130, for the following purposes:
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1. To elect two Class II directors. |
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2. To approve an amendment to our Amended and Restated
Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized
shares of Common Stock from 100,000,000 to 150,000,000 and to
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3. To consider a proposal to approve our 2005 Outside
Directors Plan and to reserve an aggregate of
500,000 shares of our Common Stock for issuance under this
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4. To consider a proposal to approve our 2006 Stock Plan
and to reserve an aggregate of 2,000,000 shares of our
Common Stock for issuance under this plan. |
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5. To approve any adjournments of the meeting to another
time or place, if necessary in the judgment of the proxy
holders, for the purpose of soliciting additional proxies in
favor of any of the foregoing proposals. |
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6. To transact such other business as may properly come
before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. |
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Stockholders of record at the close of business on
March 31, 2006 are entitled to notice of, and to vote at,
this meeting and any adjournment or postponement.
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March 31, 2006
IMPORTANT: Please fill in, date, sign and promptly mail the
enclosed proxy card in the accompanying postage-paid envelope to
assure that your shares are represented at the meeting. If you
attend the meeting, you may choose to vote in person even if you
have previously sent in your proxy card.
PROXY STATEMENT FOR ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
The accompanying proxy is solicited by the Board of Directors of
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc., a Nevada corporation, for use at
its annual meeting of stockholders to be held on May 4,
2006, or any adjournment or postponement thereof, for the
purposes set forth in the accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting
of Stockholders. This Proxy Statement and the enclosed proxy are
being mailed to stockholders on or about March 31, 2006.
HISTORICAL NOTE
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. is the product of the March 11,
2004, merger between DeliaTroph Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(DeliaTroph), a private biopharmaceutical company,
and Global Yacht Services, Inc. (Global), a publicly
traded yacht chartering and sales company. In the merger, Global
issued Common Stock to the former shareholders of DeliaTroph in
exchange for all of their interests in DeliaTroph. Although
Global conducted limited operations prior to the merger and was
the parent entity of DeliaTroph following the merger, the former
shareholders of DeliaTroph held approximately 90% of the
outstanding voting interest in the combined enterprise
immediately after the merger. DeliaTrophs management and
Board of Directors assumed operational control of Global
immediately following the merger and Global changed its name to
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. The historical operations of Global
ceased in connection with the merger and the historical
operations of DeliaTroph continued. The merger has been treated
as a re-capitalization of DeliaTroph for accounting purposes and
the historical and financial information presented here and in
our Annual Report reflects the pre-merger activities of
DeliaTroph and does not include information relating to the
activities of Global prior to the merger unless otherwise
indicated.
SOLICITATION AND VOTING
Voting Securities. Only stockholders of record as of the
close of business on March 31, 2006, will be entitled to
vote at the meeting and any adjournment thereof. As of that
time, we had approximately 61.3 million shares of Common
Stock outstanding, all of which are entitled to vote with
respect to all matters to be acted upon at the annual meeting.
Each stockholder of record as of that date is entitled to one
vote for each share of Common Stock held by him or her. Our
Bylaws provide that a majority of all of the shares of the stock
entitled to vote, whether present in person or represented by
proxy, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business
at the meeting. Votes for and against, abstentions and
broker non-votes will each be counted as present for
purposes of determining the presence of a quorum.
Broker Non-Votes. A broker non-vote occurs when a broker
submits a proxy card with respect to shares held in a fiduciary
capacity (typically referred to as being held in street
name) but declines to vote on a particular matter because
the broker has not received voting instructions from the
beneficial owner. Under the rules that govern brokers who are
voting with respect to shares held in street name, brokers have
the discretion to vote such shares on routine matters, but not
on non-routine matters. Routine matters include the election of
directors, increases in authorized common stock for general
corporate purposes and ratification of auditors. Non-routine
matters include adoptions of, and amendments to, stock plans.
Solicitation of Proxies. We will bear the entire cost of
soliciting proxies. In addition to soliciting stockholders by
mail through our employees, we will request banks, brokers and
other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries to solicit customers
for whom they hold our stock and will reimburse them for their
reasonable,
out-of-pocket costs. We
may use the services of our officers, directors and others to
solicit proxies, personally or by telephone, without additional
compensation. In addition, we may retain a proxy solicitation
firm or other third party to assist us in collecting or
soliciting proxies from our stockholders, although we do not
currently plan on retaining such a proxy solicitor.
Voting of Proxies. All valid proxies received before the
meeting will be exercised. All shares represented by a proxy
will be voted, and where a proxy specifies a stockholders
choice with respect to any matter to be acted upon, the shares
will be voted in accordance with that specification. If no
choice is indicated on the proxy, the shares will be voted in
favor of the proposal. A stockholder giving a proxy has the
power to revoke his or her proxy at any time before it is
exercised by delivering to the Secretary of Halozyme a written
instrument revoking the proxy or a duly executed proxy with a
later date, or by attending the meeting and voting in person.
PROPOSAL NO. 1
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
We have a classified Board of Directors that consists of two
Class I directors, two Class II directors and two
Class III directors. Our directors are elected for a term
of three years, with one class of directors up for election
every year. In connection with the 2006 annual meeting of
stockholders we will be electing two Class II directors,
while two Class III directors will be elected at the 2007
annual meeting of stockholders and two Class I directors
will be elected at the 2008 annual meeting of stockholders. Once
elected, directors serve until their respective successors are
duly elected and qualified.
Managements Class II nominees for election by the
stockholders are John S. Patton and Steven T. Thornton. Both
Dr. Patton and Mr. Thornton are current members of our
Board of Directors and, if elected, they will serve as directors
until our annual meeting of stockholders in 2009 and until their
successors are elected and qualified. If either nominee declines
to serve or becomes unavailable for any reason, or if a vacancy
occurs before the election (although we know of no reason
to anticipate that this will occur), the proxies may be voted
for such substitute nominees as we may designate.
If a quorum is present and voting, the two nominees for
Class II directors receiving the highest number of votes
will be elected as the Class II directors. Abstentions and
broker non-votes have no effect on the vote.
The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR each
of the nominees named above.
The following table sets forth, for our current directors,
including the Class II nominees to be elected at this
meeting, information with respect to their ages and background:
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Class II directors nominated for election at the 2006
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John S. Patton, Ph.D.
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Kenneth J. Kelley
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Jonathan E. Lim, M.D.
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Robert L. Engler, M.D.
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John S. Patton, Ph.D. Dr. Patton is co-Founder
and Vice President, Research of Nektar Therapeutics
(Nasdaq-NKTR) (formerly Inhale Therapeutic Systems) and has
served as Chief Scientific Officer since November 2001 and as a
director since July 1990. He is an expert in the delivery of
peptides and proteins. Before co-founding Inhale,
Dr. Patton led the drug delivery group at Genentech, Inc.,
where he demonstrated the feasibility of systemic delivery of
large molecules through the lungs. Prior to joining Genentech,
Inc., he was a tenured professor at the University of Georgia.
He has published a wide range of articles and has presented his
work in national and international arenas. Dr. Patton
received his Ph.D. in Biology from the University of California,
San Diego, and held post-doctoral positions in biomedicine
at Harvard Medical School and the University of Lund in Sweden.
Dr. Patton also chairs our Scientific and Clinical Advisory
Board.
Steven T. Thornton. Mr. Thornton has been President
of SkyePharma, Inc. since 2002. SkyePharma develops and
manufactures injectable, sustained-release therapeutic products.
Prior to SkyePharma, Mr. Thornton was an Executive Vice
President of Business Development at Elan from 1999 to 2002.
Mr. Thornton has been involved in a significant number of
business development activities and partnerships
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across the industry, with both major pharmaceutical and emerging
biotechnology companies. Mr. Thornton represented Elan on a
number of joint venture boards with biotechnology partners,
giving him insight into the workings of relatively early company
organizations. He is highly experienced in the areas of in- and
out-licensing of products and has been involved in a variety of
start-up operations,
joint ventures and acquisitions. Mr. Thornton has also held
senior executive positions at Eli Lilly and Bayer.
Mr. Thornton earned his B.A. in Applied Social Sciences
from Lancaster University UK. Mr. Thornton is the chairman
of our Compensation Committee.
Directors Elected to Continue in Office Until the 2007 Annual
Meeting
Robert L. Engler, M.D. Dr. Engler spent his
career as a Cardiologist at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center
and the University of California, San Diego, where he
retired as Professor Emeritus in 2001. While at the Veterans
Affairs Medical Center, Dr. Engler served as Associate
Chief of Staff and Chief of Research and was an attending
physician, in addition to running an active cardiovascular
research laboratory. His research and clinical work led to the
founding of two successful biotechnology companies: Gensia,
Inc., and Collateral Therapeutics, Inc. He also founded and
served as President of the Veterans Medical Research Foundation.
Dr. Engler graduated from Georgetown Medical School.
Dr. Engler is the chairman of our Nominating and Governance
Committee.
Gregory I. Frost, Ph.D., Vice President & Chief
Scientific Officer and Director. Dr. Frost co-founded
Halozyme in 1999 and has spent more than twelve years
researching the hyaluronidase family of enzymes. Previously he
was a Senior Research Scientist at the Sidney Kimmel Cancer
Center (SKCC), where he focused much of his work developing the
hyaluronidase technology. Prior to SKCC, his research in the
Department of Pathology at the University of California,
San Francisco, led directly to the purification, cloning,
and characterization of human hyaluronidase gene family, and the
discovery of several metabolic disorders. He has authored
multiple scientific peer-reviewed and invited articles in the
Hyaluronidase field and is an inventor on several key patents.
Dr. Frosts prior experience includes serving as a
scientific consultant to a number of biopharmaceutical
companies, including Q-Med (SE), Biophausia AB (SE), and Active
Biotech (SE). Dr. Frost is registered to practice before
the US Patent Trademark Office, and earned his BA in
biochemistry and molecular biology from the University of
California, Santa Cruz and his Ph.D. in the department of
Pathology at the University of California, San Francisco,
where he was an ARCS-Scholar.
Directors Elected to Continue in Office Until the 2008 Annual
Meeting
Kenneth J. Kelley. Mr. Kelley brings over
25 years of entrepreneurial, venture capital, operational
and technical biotechnology experience to Halozyme.
Mr. Kelley has been the managing director of K2
Bioventures, a biomedical startup consulting company, since July
2004. From April 2002 through June 2004, Mr. Kelley was a
General Partner at Latterell Venture Partners, where he made
investments in early stage biotechnology and medical device
startups. Mr. Kelley founded IntraBiotics Pharmaceuticals
in January 1994 and over eight years served as CEO, Director and
Chairman. Earlier, Mr. Kelley was an Associate at
Institutional Venture Partners (IVP), where he participated in
the financing of twenty biotech and medical companies, fifteen
of which became public companies. Prior to IVP, he was a
consultant for McKinsey & Company and a scientist at
Integrated Genetics (acquired by Genzyme). Mr. Kelley
earned an M.B.A. from Stanford University and a B.A. in
biochemical sciences from Harvard University. Mr. Kelley is
the chairman of the Board of Directors as well as our Audit
Committee. Mr. Kelley also serves on the Compensation
Committee and the Nominating and Governance Committee.
Jonathan E. Lim, M.D. Dr. Lim joined Halozyme
in 2003 and has served as Halozymes President and Chief
Executive Officer since that time. From 2001 to 2003,
Dr. Lim was a management consultant at McKinsey &
Company, where he specialized in the health care industry,
serving a wide range of
start-ups to Fortune
500 companies in the biopharmaceutical, medical products,
and payor/provider segments. From 1999 to 2001, Dr. Lim was
a recipient of a National Institutes of Health Postdoctoral
Fellowship, during which time he conducted clinical outcomes
research at Harvard Medical School. He has published articles in
peer-reviewed medical journals such as the Annals of Surgery and
the Journal of Refractive Surgery. Dr. Lims prior
experience also includes two years of clinical training in
general surgery at the New York Hospital-
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Cornell Medical Center and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer
Center; Founder and President of a health care software company;
Founding
Editor-in-Chief of the
McGill Journal of Medicine; and basic science and clinical
research at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies and
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary. Dr. Lim is currently a
California-licensed physician and was a member of the strategic
planning committee of the American Medical Association from 2002
to 2005. He earned his B.S., with honors, and M.S. degrees in
molecular biology from Stanford University, his M.D. degree from
McGill University, and his M.P.H. degree in health care
management from Harvard University.
The Board of Directors has determined that, other than
Drs. Lim and Frost, each of the members of the Board of
Directors is an independent director for purposes of the listing
requirements of the American Stock Exchange.
Board Meetings and Committees
The Board of Directors held eight meetings during the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2005. The Board of Directors has an
Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee and a Nominating and
Governance Committee. During the last fiscal year, no director
other than Steven T. Thornton attended fewer than 75% of the
total number of meetings of the Board and all of the committees
of the Board on which such director served during that period.
Mr. Thornton joined the Board in June of 2005 and was
unable to attend one Board meeting that was scheduled prior to
his joining the Board as well as one special meeting of the
Board.
Audit Committee. The members of the Audit Committee are
Kenneth J. Kelley (Chairman), Steven T. Thornton and Robert L.
Engler. Each of the members of the Audit Committee satisfy the
independence requirements established by the rules of the
American Stock Exchange. Mr. Kelley is an audit committee
financial expert, as defined in the rules of the Securities and
Exchange Commission. The primary purpose of the Audit Committee
is to oversee our accounting and financial reporting processes
and the function of the Audit Committee includes retaining our
independent auditors, reviewing their independence, reviewing
and approving the planned scope of our annual audit, reviewing
and approving any fee arrangements with our auditors, overseeing
their audit work, reviewing and pre-approving any non-audit
services that may be performed by them, reviewing the adequacy
of accounting and financial controls, reviewing our critical
accounting policies and reviewing and approving any related
party transactions. The Audit Committee held six meetings during
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005.
Compensation Committee. The members of the Compensation
Committee are Steven T. Thornton (Chairman), Robert L. Engler,
Kenneth J. Kelley and John S. Patton. Each of the members of the
Compensation Committee satisfy the independence requirements
established by the rules of the American Stock Exchange. The
primary purpose of the Compensation Committee is to discharge
the Boards responsibilities relating to compensation and
benefits of our executive officers. The Compensation Committee
recommends the salary and bonus earned by the Chief Executive
Officer, reviews and approves salary and bonus levels for other
executive officers, approves stock option grants to executive
officers and other employees and approves all employment and
severance agreements. The Compensation Committee held six
meetings during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005.
Nominating and Governance Committee. The members of the
Nominating and Governance Committee are Robert L. Engler
(Chairman), Kenneth J. Kelley and Steven T. Thornton. Each of
the members of the Nominating and Governance Committee satisfy
the independence requirements established by the rules of the
American Stock Exchange. The primary responsibilities of the
Nominating and Governance Committee are to (i) identify
individuals qualified to become Board members; (ii) select,
or recommend to the Board, director nominees for each election
of directors; (iii) develop and recommend to the Board
criteria for selecting qualified director candidates;
(iv) consider committee member qualifications, appointment
and removal; (v) recommend applicable corporate governance
principles, codes of conduct and compliance mechanisms, and
(vi) provide oversight in the evaluation of the Board and
each committee. The Nominating and Governance Committee held six
meetings during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005.
The Nominating and Governance Committees goal is to
assemble a Board of Directors that brings a variety of
perspectives and skills derived from high quality business and
professional experience. There are no
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stated minimum criteria for director nominees, but the
Nominating and Governance Committee believes that at least one
member of the Board meet the criteria for an audit
committee financial expert as defined by SEC rules, and
that a majority of the members of the Board meet the definition
of independent director under the rules of the
American Stock Exchange. The Nominating and Governance Committee
also believes it appropriate for certain key members of
management to participate as members of the Board.
When considering whether to recommend any candidate for
inclusion in the Boards slate of recommended director
nominees, including candidates recommended by our stockholders,
the Nominating and Governance Committee will review the
candidates integrity, business acumen, age, experience,
commitment, diligence, conflicts of interest, existing time
commitments and the ability to act in the interests of all
stockholders. Once a potential qualified candidate is
identified, one or more members of the Nominating and Governance
Committee will interview that candidate. The committee may also
ask the candidate to meet with non-committee members of the
Board and/or members of management and, if the committee
believes a candidate would be a valuable addition to the Board,
it will recommend that candidate to the full Board.
Pursuant to the terms of its charter, the Nominating and
Governance Committee will consider qualified director candidates
suggested by our stockholders. Stockholders may recommend
individuals for the Nominating and Governance Committee to
consider as potential director candidates by submitting the
candidates name, contact information and biographical
information in writing to the Halozyme Nominating and
Governance Committee c/o Corporate Secretary,
11588 Sorrento Valley Road, Suite 17, San Diego,
California 92121. The biographical information and background
materials will be forwarded to the Nominating and Governance
Committee for its review and consideration. The committees
review of candidates identified by our stockholders is
essentially identical to the review process for candidates
identified by the committee. The Nominating and Governance
Committee will review periodically whether a more formal policy
regarding stockholder nominations should be adopted. In addition
to the process discussed above regarding the consideration of
the Nominating and Governance Committee of candidates suggested
by our stockholders, our Bylaws contain provisions that address
the process by which a stockholder may nominate an individual to
stand for election to our Board at our annual meeting of
stockholders.
Communications with Directors
Any stockholder who desires to contact any members of our Board
of Directors may do so by writing to: Board of Directors,
c/o Corporate Secretary, 11588 Sorrento Valley Road,
Suite 17, San Diego, California 92121. Communications
received in writing are distributed to the Chairman of the Board
or the other members of the Board as appropriate depending on
the facts and circumstances outlined in the communication
received. Alternatively, any stockholder who desires to contact
an independent member of our Board of Directors directly, may
contact the Chairman of our Board of Directors, Kenneth J.
Kelley, electronically by sending an email to the following
address: kkelley@halozyme.com.
Director Attendance at Annual Meetings
Although we do not have a formal policy regarding attendance by
members of the Board at our annual meeting of stockholders, we
encourage directors to attend. Drs. Lim, Frost and Engler
attended our annual meeting of stockholders in 2005.
Mr. Thornton was not a member of the Board at the time of
this meeting.
Committee Charters
The Board has adopted a charter for each of the committees
described above and links to these charters are available on our
website, www.halozyme.com.
Code of Ethics
The Board has adopted a Code of Conduct and Ethics that applies
to all of our employees, officers and directors. A copy of our
Code of Conduct and Ethics is currently available on our
website, www.halozyme.com. Please note that the
information on our website is not incorporated by reference in
this Proxy Statement.
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PROPOSAL NO. 2
APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES
OF INCORPORATION TO INCREASE THE AUTHORIZED NUMBER OF SHARES OF
COMMON STOCK FROM 100,000,000 TO 150,000,000 AND TO ELIMINATE
OUTDATED REFERENCES TO FORMER DIRECTORS
The Board has adopted, subject to stockholder approval,
amendments to our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation
(the Articles) to increase our authorized number of
shares of Common Stock from 100,000,000 to 150,000,000 and to
remove outdated references to individuals that no longer serve
on the Board.
Background of Proposal
Under Nevada law, we may only issue shares of Common Stock to
the extent such shares have been authorized for issuance under
the Articles. The Articles currently authorize the issuance of
up to 100,000,000 shares of Common Stock, each having a par
value of one-tenth of one cent ($0.001). However, as of
March 1, 2006, approximately 60.3 million shares of
Common Stock were issued and outstanding and approximately
20.0 million unissued shares were reserved for issuance
(i) under our equity compensation plans and (ii) upon
exercise of outstanding warrants, leaving approximately
19.7 million shares of Common Stock unissued and
unreserved. In order to ensure sufficient shares of Common Stock
will be available for issuance by us, the Board of Directors has
approved, subject to stockholder approval, amendments to our
Articles to increase the number of shares of such Common Stock
authorized for issuance from 100,000,000 to 150,000,000.
The Articles also currently list the five members of the Board
as of March 11, 2004 (the date that the Articles were
filed). The composition and size of the Board has changed since
that time and the Board has approved, subject to stockholder
approval, amendments to our Articles that remove references to
specific Board size as well as the names of particular
individuals on the Board.
Purpose and Effect of the Amendments
The principal purpose of the proposed amendment to the Articles
is to authorize additional shares of Common Stock, which will be
available in the event the Board determines that it is necessary
or appropriate to permit future stock splits in the form of
stock dividends, to raise additional capital through the sale of
equity securities, to acquire another company or its assets, to
establish strategic relationships with corporate partners, to
provide equity incentives to employees and officers or for other
corporate purposes. The availability of additional shares of
Common Stock is particularly important in the event that the
Board needs to undertake any of the foregoing actions on an
expedited basis and thus to avoid the time and expense of
seeking stockholder approval in connection with the contemplated
issuance of Common Stock. We do not currently have any plan,
commitment, arrangement, understanding or agreement, either oral
or written, regarding the issuance of these additional shares of
Common Stock. If the amendments are approved by the
stockholders, the Board does not intend to solicit further
stockholder approval prior to the issuance of any additional
shares of Common Stock, except as may be required by applicable
law.
The increase in authorized common stock will not have any
immediate effect on the rights of existing stockholders.
However, the Board will have the authority to issue authorized
Common Stock without requiring future stockholder 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 stockholders
percentage equity ownership and, depending on the price at which
they are issued, could be dilutive to the existing stockholders.
The holders of Common Stock have no preemptive rights and the
Board has no plans to grant such rights with respect to any such
shares.
The 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 Halozyme
without further action by the stockholders. 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 Halozyme more difficult, and
therefore less likely. Any such issuance of additional stock
could have the effect of diluting
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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 Halozyme.
The Board is not currently aware of any attempt to take over or
acquire Halozyme. While it may be deemed to have potential
anti-takeover effects, the proposed amendments to increase the
authorized Common Stock are not prompted by any specific effort
or takeover threat currently perceived by management.
If this proposal is approved by the stockholders, the first
paragraph of Article IV of the Articles will be amended to
read in its entirety substantially as follows:
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The Corporation is authorized to issue two classes of
stock to be designated Common Stock and
Preferred Stock. The total number of shares of
Common Stock that the Corporation is authorized to issue is One
Hundred Fifty Million (150,000,000) shares, with a par value of
$0.001 per share. The total number of shares of Preferred
Stock that the Corporation is authorized to issue is Twenty
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In addition, the Articles currently list the five Board members
that were sitting on March 11, 2004 (the date that the
Articles were filed with the Nevada Secretary of State). Since
that time the size and composition of the Board has changed as
certain directors left the Board and others were added. If this
proposal is approved by the stockholders, Article V of the
Articles will be amended to read in its entirety substantially
as follows:
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Directors shall be determined pursuant to the Bylaws of the
Corporation. Such Directors shall so serve until the successors
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These proposed amendments to the Articles are set forth in
Appendix A. The additional shares of Common Stock to be
authorized pursuant to the proposed amendment will be of the
same class of common stock as is currently authorized under the
Articles. If approved, this proposal will become effective upon
the filing of Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation
with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada containing
substantially these amendments, which Halozyme will do promptly
after the annual meeting.
Required Vote and Board of Directors Recommendation
Approval of this proposal requires the affirmative vote of the
holders of a majority of the shares of our Common Stock
outstanding on the Record Date. Abstentions and broker non-votes
will be counted as present for purposes of determining if a
quorum is present, but will have the same effect as a negative
vote on the outcome of this proposal.
The Board believes that the proposed amendments to the Articles
are in the best interests of Halozyme and its stockholders for
the reasons stated above. Therefore, the Board unanimously
recommends a vote FOR amendments to our Amended and
Restated Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of
authorized shares of Common Stock from 100,000,000 to
150,000,000 and to eliminate references to former directors.
PROPOSAL NO. 3
APPROVAL OF THE HALOZYME THERAPEUTICS, INC.
2005 OUTSIDE DIRECTORS STOCK PLAN
The Board of Directors adopted the Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.
2005 Outside Directors Stock Plan (the Director
Plan), in June 2005.
The Board believes that the Company must offer competitive
compensation, including an equity incentive program, if it is to
continue to successfully attract and retain the best possible
directors. The Board expects that the Director Plan will be an
important factor in attracting and retaining the high caliber
directors essential
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to our success, in motivating such directors to strive to
increase the value of the Company for its stockholders and in
aligning the interest of the directors and the stockholders.
Summary of the Director Plan
The following is a summary of the material terms of the Director
Plan. It is qualified in its entirety by the specific language
of the Director Plan, which is available to any stockholder upon
request.
General. The Director Plan provides to members of the
Board of Directors who are not employees of the Company or of
any subsidiary or parent of the Company (Outside
Directors) the (i) automatic grant of nonstatutory
stock options, and (ii) automatic grant of restricted
stock. The Director Plan is intended to qualify as a
formula plan within the meaning of
Rule 16b-3 under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Authorized Shares. A maximum of 500,000 of the authorized
but unissued or reacquired shares of our Common Stock may be
issued under the Director Plan. If any award expires, lapses or
otherwise terminates for any reason without having been
exercised or settled in full, or if shares subject to forfeiture
or repurchase are forfeited or repurchased by the Company, any
such shares that are reacquired or subject to such a terminated
award will again become available for issuance under the
Director Plan. If shares are surrendered in satisfaction of tax
obligations, such shares shall not be deemed to be issued under
the Director Plan. Upon any stock dividend, stock split, reverse
stock split, recapitalization or similar change in our capital
structure, appropriate adjustments will be made to the shares
subject to the Director Plan, to the terms applicable to any
automatic grant of awards described below, and to all
outstanding awards.
Administration. The Director Plan is intended to operate
automatically without discretionary administration. To the
extent administration is necessary, it will be performed by the
Board or a committee of the Board. (For purposes of this
discussion, the term Board refers to either the
Board of Directors or such committee.) The Director Plan will be
administered in a manner intended to permit awards to be exempt
from Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
in accordance with
Rule 16b-3
thereunder. The Board will approve forms of award agreements for
use under the Director Plan, determine the terms and conditions
of awards consistent with the requirements of the Director Plan,
and construe and interpret the terms of the Director Plan and
awards granted under it. However, the Board has no discretion to
select the Outside Directors who are granted awards under the
Director Plan.
Eligibility. Only directors of the Company who are
Outside Directors at the time of grant are eligible to
participate in the Director Plan. Currently, four Outside
Directors are eligible for the Director Plan.
Automatic Grant of Stock Options. Stock options will be
granted automatically under the Director Plan. Each person who
first becomes an Outside Director on or after the Director
Plans adoption in June 2005 shall be granted on the date
he or she becomes an Outside Director an option (an
Initial Option) for ten thousand (10,000) shares of
Common Stock. In addition, following stockholder approval of the
Director Plan each Outside Director who has served on the Board
for at least six (6) full months prior to an annual meeting
of the stockholders shall be granted an Option (Annual
Option) to purchase ten thousand (10,000) shares
immediately following such annual meeting.
Terms and Conditions of Stock Options. Each Initial
Option and Annual Option granted under the Director Plan will be
evidenced by a written agreement specifying the number of shares
subject to the option and the other terms and conditions of the
option, consistent with the provisions of the Director Plan. The
per-share exercise price for each Option will be equal to the
fair market value of a share of our Common Stock on the date of
grant. Generally, the fair market value of the Common Stock is
the closing price per share on the date of grant as quoted by
the national or regional securities exchange or market system on
which the Common Stock is listed. The closing price of our
Common Stock as reported on the American Stock Exchange on
March 16, 2006 was $3.39 per share.
The Director Plan provides that the option exercise price may be
paid in cash, by check, by tender or attestation of previously
owned shares, by assignment of the proceeds of a sale with
respect to some or all of the shares acquired upon the exercise
or by any other legal means approved by the Board.
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Subject to stockholder approval of the Director Plan, Initial
Options will become vested and exercisable in full on the later
of the date six (6) months from the grant date or the next
annual meeting following the grant date. Annual Options will
become vested and exercisable in full on the date immediately
preceding the annual meeting following the grant date. Option
vesting is subject to the Outside Directors continuous
service to the Company. Unless earlier terminated under the
terms of the Director Plan or the option agreement, each option
will remain exercisable for ten (10) years after the date
of grant. An option may be transferred or assigned to the extent
permitted by the Board and set forth in the option agreement.
Automatic Grant of Restricted Stock. Awards of restricted
stock will be granted automatically under the Director Plan.
Initial Grants and Annual Grants of restricted stock covering
fifteen thousand (15,000) shares each shall be granted on the
same schedule and on the same basis as Initial Options and
Annual Options.
Terms and Conditions of Restricted Stock. Each award of
restricted stock granted under the Director Plan will be
evidenced by a written agreement specifying the number of shares
subject to the award and the other terms and conditions of the
award, consistent with the provisions of the Director Plan.
Subject to stockholder approval of the Director Plan, Initial
Grants of restricted stock vest in full on the first day the
holder may trade Company Stock in compliance with the insider
trading policy of the Company following the later of
(a) the six month anniversary of the grant date, or
(b) the first annual meeting of stockholders following the
grant date. Annual Grants of restricted stock vest in full on
the first day the holder may trade Company stock in compliance
with the Companys insider trading policy following the
date immediately preceding the first annual meeting of
stockholders following the grant date.
Change in Control. If a change in control (as defined in
the Director Plan) occurs, all stock options and restricted
stock shall be 100% vested prior to the effective date of any
change in control. As a result of such a change in control, the
surviving, continuing, successor or purchasing corporation or
parent corporation thereof may either assume all outstanding
awards or substitute new awards having an equivalent value.
Termination or Amendment. The Director Plan has a term of
10 years. The Director Plan shall continue in effect until
the end of the term or until the earlier of its termination by
the Board or the date on which all of the shares of Common Stock
available for issuance under the Director Plan have been issued
and all restrictions on such shares under the terms of the
Director Plan have lapsed. The Board may terminate or amend the
Director Plan at any time, provided that no amendment may be
made without stockholder approval if the Board deems such
approval necessary for compliance with any applicable tax or
securities law or other regulatory requirements, including the
requirements of any stock exchange or market system on which the
Common Stock of the Company is then listed. No termination or
amendment may affect any outstanding award unless expressly
provided by the Board, and, in any event, may not adversely
affect an outstanding award without the consent of the Outside
Director unless necessary to comply with any applicable law,
regulation or rule.
Summary of U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences
The following summary is intended only as a general guide to the
U.S. federal income tax consequences of participation in
the Director Plan and does not attempt to describe all possible
federal or other tax consequences of such participation or tax
consequences based on particular circumstances.
Nonstatutory Stock Options. All stock options shall be
nonstatutory stock options having no special tax status. An
Outside Director generally recognizes no taxable income upon
receipt of such an option. Upon exercising a nonstatutory stock
option, the Outside Director normally recognizes ordinary income
equal to the difference between the exercise price paid and the
fair market value of the shares on the date when the option is
exercised or such later date as the shares become vested and
free of any restrictions on transfer (the later of such dates
being referred to as the determination date). Upon
the sale of stock acquired by the exercise of a nonstatutory
stock option, any gain or loss, based on the difference between
the sale price and the fair market value of the shares on the
determination date, will be taxed as capital gain or loss. The
Company generally should be entitled to a tax deduction equal to
the amount of ordinary income recognized by the Outside
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Director as a result of the exercise of a nonstatutory stock
option, except to the extent such deduction is limited by
applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.
Restricted Stock. Acquisitions of restricted stock
receive tax treatment that is similar to that of exercises of
nonstatutory stock options. An Outside Director acquiring
restricted stock normally recognizes ordinary income equal to
the difference between the amount, if any, the Outside Director
paid for the restricted stock and the fair market value of the
shares on the determination date. The Outside Director may
elect, pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue
Code, to treat the acquisition date as the determination date by
filing an election with the Internal Revenue Service. Upon the
sale of restricted stock, any gain or loss, based on the
difference between the sale price and the fair market value of
the shares on the determination date, will be taxed as capital
gain or loss. The Company generally should be entitled to a tax
deduction equal to the amount of ordinary income recognized by
the Outside Director as a result of the acquisition of
restricted stock, except to the extent such deduction is limited
by applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.
New Plan Benefits
Only Outside Directors are eligible to participate in the
Director Plan. 40,000 shares of our Common Stock underlying
the automatic grants of stock options and 75,000 shares of
restricted stock will be received under the Director Plan during
the 2006 fiscal year by the Outside Directors, assuming no new
Outside Directors not currently anticipated join the Board.
Vote Required and Board of Directors Recommendation
Approval of this proposal would require the affirmative vote of
a majority of the votes cast affirmatively or negatively on the
proposal at the annual meeting of stockholders, as well as the
presence of a quorum representing a majority of all outstanding
shares of common stock of the Company, either in person or by
proxy. Abstentions and broker non-votes would be counted for
purposes of determining the presence of a quorum but otherwise
would not have any effect on the outcome of the proposal.
The Board believes that the adoption of the Director Stock Plan
is in the best interests of Halozyme and its stockholders for
the reasons stated above. Therefore, the Board unanimously
recommends a vote FOR approval of the 2005 Stock
Plan.
PROPOSAL NO. 4
APPROVAL OF THE HALOZYME THERAPEUTICS, INC.
2006 STOCK PLAN
In March 2006, the Board of Directors adopted, subject to
stockholder approval, the Companys 2006 Stock Plan (the
2006 Plan). The 2006 Plan has a share reserve of
2,000,000 shares. As of March 31, 2006,
8,599,833 shares were subject to options under the
Companys existing stock option plans and
2,642,201 shares remained eligible for grant under those
plans.
The Company believes that appropriate equity incentives are
critical to attracting and retaining the best employees in its
industry. The approval of this proposal will enable the Company
to continue to provide such incentives.
The Board has full discretion to determine the number of awards
to be granted to participants under the 2006 Plan, subject to an
annual limitation on the total number of awards that may be
granted to any employee. Prior to the Annual Meeting, the
Company will not grant any awards under the 2006 Plan.
Summary of the 2006 Plan
The following is a summary of the material terms of the 2006
Plan. It is qualified in its entirety by the specific language
of the 2006 Plan, a copy of which is available to any
stockholder upon request.
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General. The 2006 Plan provides for the grant of
incentive and nonstatutory stock options as well as stock
appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units,
performance units and shares and other stock-based awards.
Incentive stock options granted under the 2006 Plan are intended
to qualify as incentive stock options within the
meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended (the Code). Nonstatutory stock
options granted under the 2006 Plan are not intended to qualify
as incentive stock options under the Code.
Purpose. The purpose of the 2006 Plan is to advance the
interests of the Company and its stockholders by providing an
incentive to attract and retain persons eligible to receive
options under the 2006 Plan and by motivating such persons to
contribute to the growth and profitability of the Company.
Administration. The 2006 Plan is administered by the
Board of Directors and its designees. The Board has the power to
construe and interpret the 2006 Plan and, subject to the
provisions of the 2006 Plan, to determine the persons to whom
and the dates on which awards will be granted, the number of
shares to be subject to each award, the time or times during the
term of each award within which all or a portion of such award
may be exercised, the exercise price, the type of consideration
to be paid upon exercise of an award, and other terms of the
award. The Board of Directors is authorized to delegate
administration of the 2006 Plan to a committee of outside
directors. The Board has delegated administration of the 2006
Plan to the Compensation Committee of the Board. As used herein
with respect to the 2006 Plan, the Board refers to
the Compensation Committee, as well as to the Board of Directors
itself.
Stock Subject to the 2006 Plan. The share reserve under
the 2006 Plan will be equal to 2,000,000 shares. If awards
granted under the 2006 Plan expire, are cancelled or otherwise
terminate without being exercised, the shares of Common Stock
subject to such expired, cancelled or terminated awards will
then be available for grant under the 2006 Plan. In addition, to
the extent (a) shares are surrendered in exercise of awards
or payment of tax, or (b) awards are settled in cash, such
shares will not be deemed to be issued under the Plan.
In general, no more than 2,000,000 shares may be issued
under the 2006 Plan pursuant to restricted stock awards,
restricted stock unit awards and performance awards.
Eligibility. Awards other than incentive stock options
generally may be granted only to employees, directors and
consultants of the Company, or certain related entities or
designated affiliates. An incentive stock option can only be
granted to a person who, on the effective date of grant, is an
employee of the Company, a parent corporation or a subsidiary
corporation. As of March 31, 2006, approximately 34 persons
would have been eligible to receive grants under the 2006 Plan.
No incentive stock options may be granted under the 2006 Plan to
any person who, at the time of the grant, owns (or is deemed to
own) stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting
power of the Company, or any of its parent or subsidiary
corporations, unless the option exercise price is at least 110%
of the fair market value of the stock subject to the option on
the date of grant, and the term of the option does not exceed
5 years from the date of grant. The aggregate fair market
value, determined at the time of grant, of the shares of Common
Stock with respect to which incentive stock options granted
under the 2006 Plan are exercisable for the first time by an
optionee during any calendar year (under all such plans of the
Company and its parent and subsidiary corporations) may not
exceed $100,000. In order to permit awards to qualify as
performance based compensation under Code
Section 162(m) no employee may be granted awards under the
2006 Plan in excess of the following in each fiscal year of the
Company:
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Stock options and stock appreciation rights: No more than
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Restricted stock and restricted stock unit awards having vesting
based upon the attainment of performance goals: No more than
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Performance share awards: No more than 250,000 shares for
year each full fiscal year contained in the performance period
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Performance unit awards: No more than $300,000 for each full
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Options and Stock Appreciation Rights
The following is a description of the general terms of options
and stock appreciation rights under the 2006 Plan. Individual
grants may have terms that differ from those described below.
Exercise Price; Payment. The exercise price of incentive
stock options under the 2001 Option Plan may not be less than
the fair market value of the Common Stock subject to the option
on the date of the option grant, and in some cases (see
Eligibility above), may not be less than 110% of
such fair market value. The exercise price of nonstatutory stock
options and stock appreciation rights may not be less than the
fair market value of the stock subject to the award on the date
of the option grant. On March 16, 2006, the closing price
of the Companys Common Stock as reported on the American
Stock Exchange was $3.39 per share. The exercise price of
options granted under the 2006 Plan must be paid: (i) in
cash, by check or cash equivalent, (ii) by tender to the
Company, or attestation to the ownership of shares of Common
Stock of the Company owned by the optionee having a fair market
value not less than the exercise price, (iii) for optionees
who are employees, in the Companys sole and absolute
discretion, by delivery of a promissory note, (iv) in any
other form of legal consideration acceptable to the Board, or
(v) any combination of the above.
No Repricing. The 2006 Plan does not permit the Company
to lower the exercise price of options or stock appreciation
rights or to exchange options or stock appreciation rights for
awards with a lower exercise price without further stockholder
approval.
Exercise. Options and stock appreciation rights granted
under the 2006 Plan may become exercisable (vest) in
cumulative increments as determined by the Board provided that
the holders employment by, or service as a director or
consultant to the Company or certain related entities or
designated affiliates (service) continues from the
date of grant until the applicable vesting date. Shares covered
by awards granted under the 2006 Plan may be subject to
different vesting terms. The Board has the power to accelerate
the time during which an award may be exercised.
Term. The maximum term of options and stock appreciation
rights under the 2006 Plan is ten years, except that in certain
cases (see Eligibility above) the maximum term is
five years. The 2006 Plan provides for earlier termination of an
award due to the holders cessation of service.
Restrictions on Transfer. Incentive stock options granted
under the 2006 Plan may not be transferred except by will or by
the laws of descent and distribution, and may be exercised
during the lifetime of the person to whom the option is granted
only by such person. A nonstatutory stock option or stock
appreciation right is not transferable in any manner other than
(i) by will or by the laws of descent and distribution,
(ii) by written designation of a beneficiary taking effect
upon the death of the optionee, (iii) by delivering written
notice to the Company that the optionee will be gifting to
certain family members or other specific entities controlled by
or for the benefit of such family members, and such other
transferees as the Board may approve.
Restricted Stock Units
The Board may grant restricted stock units under the 2006 Plan
that represent a right to receive shares of our common stock at
a future date determined in accordance with the
participants award agreement. No monetary payment is
required for receipt of restricted stock units or the shares
issued in settlement of the award, the consideration for which
is furnished in the form of the participants services to
the company. The Board may grant restricted stock unit awards
subject to the attainment of one or more performance goals
similar to those described below in connection with performance
awards, or may make the awards subject to vesting conditions
similar to those applicable to restricted stock awards. Unless
otherwise provided by the Board, a participant will forfeit any
restricted stock units which have not vested prior to the
participants termination of service. Participants have no
voting rights or rights to receive cash dividends with respect
to restricted stock unit awards until shares of common stock are
issued in settlement of such awards. However, the Board may
grant restricted stock units that entitle their holders to
receive dividend equivalents, which are rights to receive
additional restricted stock units for a number of shares whose
value is equal to any cash dividends we pay.
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Restricted Stock Awards
The Board may grant restricted stock awards under the 2006 Plan
either in the form of a restricted stock purchase right, giving
a participant an immediate right to purchase common stock, or in
the form of a restricted stock bonus, for which the participant
furnishes consideration in the form of services to the company.
The Board determines the purchase price payable under restricted
stock purchase awards, which may be less than the then current
fair market value of our common stock. Restricted stock awards
may be subject to vesting conditions based on such service or
performance criteria as the Board specifies, including the
attainment of one or more performance goals similar to those
described below in connection with performance awards. Shares
acquired pursuant to a restricted stock award may not be
transferred by the participant until vested. Unless otherwise
provided by the Board, a participant will forfeit any shares of
restricted stock as to which the restrictions have not lapsed
prior to the participants termination of service.
Participants holding restricted stock will generally have the
right to vote the shares and to receive any dividends paid,
except that dividends or other distributions paid in shares will
be subject to the same restrictions as the original award.
Performance Awards
The Board may grant performance awards subject to such
conditions and the attainment of such performance goals over
such periods as the determines in writing and sets forth in a
written agreement between the company and the participant. To
the extent compliance with Section 162(m) of the Code is
desired, a committee comprised solely of outside
directors under Section 162(m) shall act with respect
to performance awards, and Board as used in this
section shall mean this committee. These awards may be
designated as performance shares or performance units.
Performance shares and performance units are unfunded
bookkeeping entries generally having initial values,
respectively, equal to the fair market value determined on the
grant date of a share of common stock and a value set by the
Board. Performance awards will specify a predetermined amount of
performance shares or performance units that may be earned by
the participant to the extent that one or more predetermined
performance goals are attained within a predetermined
performance period. To the extent earned, performance awards may
be settled in cash, shares of common stock (including shares of
restricted stock) or any combination thereof.
Prior to the beginning of the applicable performance period or
such later date as permitted under Section 162(m) of the
Code, the Board will establish one or more performance goals
applicable to the award. Performance goals will be based on the
attainment of specified target levels with respect to one or
more measures of business or financial performance of the
company and each subsidiary corporation consolidated with the
company for financial reporting purposes, or such division or
business unit of the company as may be selected by the Board.
The Board, in its discretion, may base performance goals on one
or more of the following such measures: sales revenue, gross
margin, operating margin, operating income, pre-tax profit,
earnings before stock-based compensation expense, interest,
taxes, depreciation and amortization, net income, expenses, the
market price of our common stock, earnings per share, return on
stockholder equity, return on capital, return on net assets,
economic value added, market share, customer service, customer
satisfaction, safety, total stockholder return, free cash flow,
net operating income, operating cash flow, return on investment,
employee satisfaction, employee retention, balance of cash, cash
equivalents and marketable securities, product development,
research and development expenses, completion of an identified
special project, completion of a joint venture or other
corporate transaction, or other measures as determined by the
Board. The target levels with respect to these performance
measures may be expressed on an absolute basis or relative to a
standard specified by the Board. The degree of attainment of
performance measures will be calculated in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles, but prior to the
accrual or payment of any performance award for the same
performance period, and, according to criteria established by
the Board, excluding the effect (whether positive or negative)
of changes in accounting standards or any extraordinary, unusual
or nonrecurring item occurring after the establishment of the
performance goals applicable to a performance award.
Following completion of the applicable performance period, the
Board will certify in writing the extent to which the applicable
performance goals have been attained and the resulting value to
be paid to the participant. The Board retains the discretion to
eliminate or reduce, but not increase, the amount that would
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otherwise be payable on the basis of the performance goals
attained to a participant who is a covered employee
within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code. However,
no such reduction may increase the amount paid to any other
participant. The Board may make positive or negative adjustments
to performance award payments to participants other than covered
employees to reflect the participants individual job
performance or other factors determined by the Board. In its
discretion, the Board may provide for the payment to a
participant awarded performance shares of dividend equivalents
with respect to cash dividends paid on the companys common
stock. The Board may provide for performance award payments in
lump sums or installments. If any payment is to be made on a
deferred basis, the Board may provide for the payment of
dividend equivalents or interest during the deferral period.
Unless otherwise provided by the Board, if a participants
service terminates due to the participants death or
disability prior to completion of the applicable performance
period, the final award value will be determined at the end of
the performance period on the basis of the performance goals
attained during the entire performance period but will be
prorated for the number of months of the participants
service during the performance period. If a participants
service terminates prior to completion of the applicable
performance period for any other reason, the 2006 Plan provides
that, unless otherwise determined by the Board, the performance
award will be forfeited. No performance award may be sold or
transferred other than by will or the laws of descent and
distribution prior to the end of the applicable performance
period.
Deferred Compensation Awards
The 2006 Plan authorizes the Board to establish a deferred
compensation award program. If and when implemented,
participants designated by the Board who are officers, directors
or members of a select group of highly compensated employees may
elect to receive, in lieu of compensation otherwise payable in
cash or in lieu of cash or shares of common stock issuable upon
the exercise or settlement of stock options, stock appreciation
rights or performance share or performance unit awards, an award
of deferred stock units. Each such stock unit represents a right
to receive one share of our common stock at a future date
determined in accordance with the participants award
agreement. Deferred stock units are fully vested upon grant and
will be settled by distribution to the participant of a number
of whole shares of common stock equal to the number of stock
units subject to the award as soon as practicable following the
earlier of the date on which the participants service
terminates or a settlement date elected by the participant at
the time of his or her election to receive the deferred stock
unit award. Participants are not required to pay any additional
consideration in connection with the settlement of deferred
stock units. A holder of deferred stock units has no voting
rights or other rights as a stockholder until shares of common
stock are issued to the participant in settlement of the stock
units. However, participants holding deferred stock units will
be entitled to receive dividend equivalents with respect to any
payment of cash dividends on an equivalent number of shares of
common stock. Such dividend equivalents will be credited in the
form of additional whole and fractional stock units determined
in accordance with a method specified by the Board in the
participants award agreement. Prior to settlement,
deferred stock units may not be assigned or transferred other
than by will or the laws of descent and distribution.
Other Stock-Based Awards
The Plan permits the Board to grant other awards based on the
Companys stock or on dividends on the Companys stock.
Effect of Certain Corporate Events
In the event of any stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock
split, recapitalization, combination, reclassification or
similar change in the capital structure of the Company,
appropriate adjustments will be made in the number and class of
shares subject to the 2006 Plan and to any outstanding awards,
in the aggregate and Section 162(m) per employee grant
limits (see Federal Income Tax Information
Potential Limitation on Company Deductions, below), and in
the exercise price per share of any outstanding awards. Any
fractional share resulting from an adjustment will be rounded
down to the nearest whole number, and at
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no time will the exercise price of any option or stock
appreciation right be decreased to an amount less than par value
of the stock subject to the award.
If a change in control occurs, the surviving, continuing,
successor or purchasing corporation or parent corporation
thereof may either assume the Companys rights and
obligations under the outstanding awards or substitute
substantially equivalent awards for such corporations
stock. Awards that are not assumed, replaced or exercised prior
to the change in control will terminate. The Board may grant
awards that will accelerate in connection with a change in
control. The acceleration of an award in the event of an
acquisition or similar corporate event may be viewed as an
anti-takeover provision, which may have the effect of
discouraging a proposal to acquire or otherwise obtain control
of the Company.
Duration, Amendment and Termination
The Board may amend or terminate the 2006 Plan at any time. If
not earlier terminated, the 2006 Plan will expire on the tenth
anniversary of stockholder approval.
The Board may also amend the 2006 Plan at any time or from time
to time. However, no amendment authorized by the Board will be
effective unless approved by the stockholders of the Company if
the amendment would: (i) increase the number of shares
reserved for options under the 2006 Plan; (ii) change the
class of persons eligible to receive incentive stock options; or
(iii) modify the 2006 Plan in any other way if such
modification requires stockholder approval under applicable law,
regulation or rule.
Specific Grants
Awards under the 2006 Plan are discretionary. Accordingly, it is
not possible to determine the number of awards that may be
granted under the 2006 Plan to specific individuals.
Federal Income Tax Information
Incentive Stock Options. An optionee recognizes no
taxable income for regular income tax purposes as the result of
the grant or exercise of an incentive stock option. Optionees
who do not dispose of their shares for two years following the
date the incentive stock option was granted or within one year
following the exercise of the option will normally recognize a
long-term capital gain or loss equal to the difference, if any,
between the sale price and the purchase price of the shares. If
an optionee satisfies both such holding periods upon a sale of
the shares, the Company will not be entitled to any deduction
for federal income tax purposes. If an optionee disposes of
shares either within two years after the date of grant or within
one year from the date of exercise (referred to as a
disqualifying disposition), the difference between
the fair market value of the shares on the exercise date and the
option exercise price (not to exceed the gain realized on the
sale if the disposition is a transaction with respect to which a
loss, if sustained, would be recognized) will be taxed as
ordinary income at the time of disposition. Any gain in excess
of that amount will be a capital gain. If a loss is recognized,
there will be no ordinary income, and such loss will be a
capital loss. A capital gain or loss will be long-term if the
optionees holding period is more than 12 months. Any
ordinary income recognized by the optionee upon the
disqualifying disposition of the shares generally should be
deductible by the Company for federal income tax purposes,
except to the extent such deduction is limited by applicable
provisions of the Code or the regulations thereunder. The
difference between the option exercise price and the fair market
value of the shares on the exercise date of an incentive stock
option is an adjustment in computing the optionees
alternative minimum taxable income and may be subject to an
alternative minimum tax which is paid if such tax exceeds the
regular tax for the year. Special rules may apply with respect
to certain subsequent sales of the shares in a disqualifying
disposition, certain basis adjustments for purposes of computing
the alternative minimum taxable income on a subsequent sale of
the shares and certain tax credits which may arise with respect
to optionees subject to the alternative minimum tax.
Nonstatutory Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights.
Nonstatutory stock options and stock appreciation rights have no
special tax status. A holder of these awards generally does not
recognize taxable income as the result of the grant of such
award. Upon exercise of a nonstatutory stock option or stock
appreciation right, the holder normally recognizes ordinary
income in an amount equal to the difference
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between the exercise price and the fair market value of the
shares on the exercise date. If the holder is an employee, such
ordinary income generally is subject to withholding of income
and employment taxes. Upon the sale of stock acquired by the
exercise of a nonstatutory stock option or stock appreciation
right, any gain or loss, based on the difference between the
sale price and the fair market value on the exercise date, will
be taxed as capital gain or loss. A capital gain or loss will be
long-term if the holding period of the shares is more than
12 months. The Company generally should be entitled to a
deduction equal to the amount of ordinary income recognized by
the optionee as a result of the exercise of a nonstatutory stock
option or stock appreciation right, except to the extent such
deduction is limited by applicable provisions of the Code or the
regulations thereunder. No tax deduction is available to the
Company with respect to the grant of a nonstatutory stock option
or stock appreciation right or the sale of the stock acquired
pursuant to such grant.
Restricted Stock. A participant acquiring restricted
stock generally will recognize ordinary income equal to the fair
market value of the shares on the determination
date. The determination date is the date on
which the participant acquires the shares unless the shares are
subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture and are not
transferable, in which case the determination date is the
earlier of (i) the date on which the shares become
transferable or (ii) the date on which the shares are no
longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture. If the
determination date is after the date on which the participant
acquires the shares, the participant may elect, pursuant to
Section 83(b) of the Code, to have the date of acquisition
be the determination date by filing an election with the
Internal Revenue Service no later than 30 days after the
date on which the shares are acquired. If the participant is an
employee, such ordinary income generally is subject to
withholding of income and employment taxes. Upon the sale of
shares acquired pursuant to a restricted stock award, any gain
or loss, based on the difference between the sale price and the
fair market value on the determination date, will be taxed as
capital gain or loss. We generally should be entitled to a
deduction equal to the amount of ordinary income recognized by
the participant on the determination date, except to the extent
such deduction is limited by applicable provisions of the Code.
Performance and Restricted Stock Unit Awards. A
participant generally will recognize no income upon the receipt
of a performance share, performance unit or restricted stock
unit award. Upon the settlement of such awards, participants
normally will recognize ordinary income in the year of receipt
in an amount equal to the cash received and the fair market
value of any substantially vested shares received. If the
participant is an employee, such ordinary income generally is
subject to withholding of income and employment taxes. If the
participant receives shares of restricted stock, the participant
generally will be taxed in the same manner as described above
(see discussion under Restricted Stock). Upon the
sale of any shares received, any gain or loss, based on the
difference between the sale price and the fair market value on
the determination date (as defined above under
Restricted Stock), will be taxed as capital gain or
loss. The company generally should be entitled to a deduction
equal to the amount of ordinary income recognized by the
participant on the determination date, except to the extent such
deduction is limited by applicable provisions of the Code.
Deferred Compensation Awards. A participant generally
will recognize no income upon the receipt of deferred
compensation awards. Upon the settlement of the awards, the
participant normally will recognize ordinary income in the year
of settlement in an amount equal to the fair market value of the
shares received. Upon the sale of any shares received, any gain
or loss, based on the difference between the sale price and the
fair market value of the shares on the date they are transferred
to the participant, will be taxed as capital gain or loss. The
Company generally should be entitled to a deduction equal to the
amount of ordinary income recognized by the participant, except
to the extent such deduction is limited by applicable provisions
of the Internal Revenue Code.
Potential Limitation on Company Deductions. Code
Section 162(m) denies a deduction to the Company for
compensation paid to certain employees in a taxable year to the
extent that compensation exceeds $1 million for a covered
employee. It is possible that compensation attributable to stock
options, when combined with all other types of compensation
received by a covered employee from the Company, may cause this
limitation to be exceeded in any particular year. Certain kinds
of compensation, including qualified performance-based
compensation, are disregarded for purposes of the
deduction limitation. In accordance with applicable regulations
issued under Section 162(m), compensation attributable to
stock options and stock appreciation rights will qualify as
performance-based compensation, provided that: (i) the
option plan
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contains a per-employee limitation on the number of shares for
which options or stock appreciation rights may be granted during
a specified period, (ii) the per-employee limitation is
approved by the stockholders, (iii) the option is granted
by a Compensation Committee comprised solely of outside
directors (as defined in Section 162(m)) and
(iv) the exercise price of the option or right is no less
than the fair market value of the stock on the date of grant.
For the aforementioned reasons, the 2006 Plan provides for an
annual per employee limitation as required under
Section 162(m) and the Companys Compensation
Committee is comprised solely of outside directors. Accordingly,
options or stock appreciation rights granted by the Compensation
Committee qualify as performance-based compensation, and the
other awards subject to performance goals may qualify.
Other Tax Consequences. The foregoing discussion is
intended to be a general summary only of the federal income tax
aspects of awards granted under the 2006 Plan; tax consequences
may vary depending on the particular circumstances at hand. In
addition, administrative and judicial interpretations of the
application of the federal income tax laws are subject to
change. Furthermore, no information is given with respect to
state or local taxes that may be applicable. Participants in the
2006 Plan who are residents of or are employed in a country
other than the United States may be subject to taxation in
accordance with the tax laws of that particular country in
addition to or in lieu of United States federal income taxes.
Vote Required and Board of Directors Recommendation
Approval of this proposal would require the affirmative vote of
a majority of the votes cast affirmatively or negatively on the
proposal at the annual meeting of stockholders, as well as the
presence of a quorum representing a majority of all outstanding
shares of common stock of the Company, either in person or by
proxy. Abstentions and broker non-votes would be counted for
purposes of determining the presence of a quorum but otherwise
would not have any effect on the outcome of the proposal.
The Board believes that the adoption of the 2006 Stock Plan is
in the best interests of Halozyme and its stockholders for the
reasons stated above. Therefore, the Board unanimously
recommends a vote FOR approval of the 2006 Stock
Plan.
PROPOSAL NO. 5
ADJOURNMENT OF THE MEETING, IF NECESSARY, TO SOLICIT
ADDITIONAL PROXIES
Under our Bylaws, any meeting of stockholders, whether or not a
quorum is present or has been established, may be adjourned by
the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares casting votes
that are entitled to vote and are present, in person or by
proxy. No new notice need be given of the date, time or place of
the adjourned meeting if such date, time or place is announced
at the meeting before adjournment, unless the meeting is
adjourned to a date more than 60 days after the date fixed
for the original meeting or if a new record date is fixed for
the adjourned meeting. If the proxy holders determine that an
adjournment of the meeting is appropriate for the purpose of
soliciting additional proxies in favor of any proposal being
submitted at the meeting, such adjournment will be submitted for
a stockholder vote under Proposal 5 of the attached Notice
of Meeting. We will also use the discretionary authority
conferred on our proxy holders by duly executed proxy cards to
vote for any other matter as Halozyme determines to be
appropriate.
Vote Required and Board of Directors Recommendation
The affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast at the
meeting, at which a quorum is present, either in person or by
proxy, is required to approve this proposal. Abstentions and
broker non-votes will each be counted as present for purposes of
determining the presence of a quorum, but will not have any
effect on the outcome of the proposal.
The Board believes that the adoption of this proposal is in
the best interests of Halozyme and its stockholders. Therefore,
the Board unanimously recommends a vote FOR
adjournment of the meeting, if necessary in the judgment of the
proxy holders, to solicit additional proxies in favor of the
proposals in this proxy statement.
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STOCK OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND
MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth, as of March 1, 2006,
certain information with respect to the beneficial ownership of
our Common Stock by (i) each stockholder known by Halozyme
to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our Common Stock,
(ii) each director and director-nominee of Halozyme,
(iii) each executive officer named in the Summary
Compensation Table below, and (iv) all directors and
executive officers of Halozyme as a group:
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Number of Shares | |
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Beneficially | |
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Beneficial Owner(1) |
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Owned(2) | |
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Percent(3) | |
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QVT Fund LP(4)
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6,036,779 |
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9.99 |
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527 Madison Avenue, 8th Floor
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New York, New York 10022
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Randal J. Kirk(5)
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5,198,050 |
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8.62 |
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The Governor Tyler, 1881 Grove Avenue
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Radford, Virginia 24141
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Elliot Feuerstein(6)
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3,561,516 |
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5.91 |
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Gregory I. Frost(7)
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4,256,123 |
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6.92 |
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Jonathan E. Lim(8)
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2,766,592 |
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4.43 |
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David A. Ramsay(9)
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817,523 |
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1.35 |
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Mark Wilson(10)
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570,950 |
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* |
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Don. A. Kennard(11)
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523,950 |
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* |
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Carolyn M. Rynard(12)
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520,950 |
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* |
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Richard C. Yocum(13)
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50,000 |
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* |
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John S. Patton(14)
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522,471 |
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* |
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Kenneth J. Kelley(15)
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170,833 |
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* |
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Robert L. Engler(16)
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205,833 |
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* |
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Steven T. Thornton(17)
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10,000 |
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* |
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Directors and executive officers as a group (11 persons)(18)
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10,415,227 |
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16.94 |
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(1) |
Except as otherwise indicated, the persons named in this table
have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares
of Common Stock shown as beneficially owned by them, subject to
community property laws where applicable and to the information
contained in the footnotes to this table. Unless otherwise
noted, the address for each beneficial owner is:
c/o Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc., 11588 Sorrento Valley
Rd., Suite 17, San Diego, CA 92121. |
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(2) |
Under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, a
person is deemed to be the beneficial owner of shares that can
be acquired by such person within 60 days upon the exercise
of options or warrants. Certain options granted under the
DeliaTroph Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2001 Stock Plan that were
assumed by Halozyme in connection with the March 2004 merger of
DeliaTroph Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Global Yacht Services, Inc.
are immediately exercisable, subject to our right to repurchase
unvested shares upon termination of employment or other service
at a price equal to the option exercise price. |
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(3) |
Calculated on the basis of 60,300,795 shares of Common
Stock outstanding as of March 1, 2006, provided that any
additional shares of Common Stock that a stockholder has the
right to acquire within 60 days after March 1, 2006,
are deemed to be outstanding for the purpose of calculating that
stockholders percentage beneficial ownership. |
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(4) |
Based on a Schedule 13G/A filed by QVT Fund LP with
the SEC on February 13, 2006. QVT Financial LP (QVT
Financial) is the investment manager for QVT Fund LP
(the Fund), which beneficially owns
5,611,779 shares of Common Stock, consisting of
5,285,000 shares of Common Stock |
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and 326,779 warrants to purchase additional Common Shares (the
Warrants). QVT Financial is also the investment
manager for a separate discretionary account managed for
Deutsche Bank AG (the Separate Account), which holds
425,000 shares of Common Stock. QVT Financial has the power
to direct the vote and disposition of the Common Stock held by
each of the Fund and the Separate Account. Accordingly, QVT
Financial may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of an
aggregate amount of 6,036,779 shares of Common Stock,
consisting of the shares owned or eligible for purchase by the
Fund and the shares held in the Separate Account. |
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QVT Financial GP LLC, as General Partner of QVT Financial, may
be deemed to beneficially own the same number of shares of
Common Stock reported by QVT Financial. QVT Associates GP LLC,
as General Partner of the Fund, may be deemed to beneficially
own the same number of shares of Common Stock reported by the
Fund. Each of QVT Financial and QVT Financial GP LLC disclaim
beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock beneficially
owned by the Fund and the shares of Common Stock held in the
Separate Account. QVT Associates GP LLC disclaims beneficial
ownership of all shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by
the Fund, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein. |
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QVT Financial GP LLC, as General Partner of QVT Financial, may
be deemed to beneficially own the same number of shares of
Common Stock reported by QVT Financial. QVT Associates GP LLC,
as General Partner of the Fund, may be deemed to beneficially
own the same number of shares of Common Stock reported by the
Fund. Each of QVT Financial and QVT Financial GP LLC disclaim
beneficial ownership of the 4,160,000 shares of Common
Stock owned by the Fund. |
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(5) |
Based on a Schedule 13G filed by Randal J. Kirk with the
SEC on March 3, 2006. Includes shares held by the following
entities over which Mr. Kirk (or an entity over which he
exercises exclusive control) exercises exclusive control:
510,500 shares held by RJK, L.L.C.; 135,000 shares
held by Third Security Staff 2001, LLC; 3,000,000 shares
held by Radford Investments Limited Partnership; and
1,552,550 shares held by Randal J. Kirk (2000) Limited
Partnership. |
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(6) |
Based on a Schedule 13G filed by Elliot Feuerstein with the
SEC on February 11, 2005. |
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(7) |
Includes 1,192,344 shares subject to warrants and options
that may be exercised within 60 days after March 1,
2006, of which 315,463 of these shares are subject to a right of
repurchase on behalf of Halozyme that will expire within
60 days after March 1, 2006. See footnote 2 above. |
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(8) |
Includes 2,177,095 shares subject to warrants and options
that may be exercised within 60 days after March 1,
2006, of which 617,800 of these shares are subject to a right of
repurchase on behalf of Halozyme that will expire within
60 days after March 1, 2006. See footnote 2 above. |
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(9) |
Includes 416,113 shares subject to warrants and options
that may be exercised within 60 days after March 1,
2006, of which 384,950 of these shares are subject to a right of
repurchase on behalf of Halozyme that will expire within
60 days after March 1, 2006. See footnote 2 above. |
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(10) |
Includes 520,950 shares subject to warrants and options
that may be exercised within 60 days after March 1,
2006, of which 133,857 of these shares are subject to a right of
repurchase on behalf of Halozyme that will expire within
60 days after March 1, 2006. See footnote 2 above. |
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(11) |
Includes 520,950 shares subject to warrants and options
that may be exercised within 60 days after March 1,
2006, of which 205,934 of these shares are subject to a right of
repurchase on behalf of Halozyme that will expire within
60 days after March 1, 2006. See footnote 2 above. |
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(12) |
Includes 320,950 shares subject to warrants and options
that may be exercised within 60 days after March 1,
2006, of which 175,044 of these shares are subject to a right of
repurchase on behalf of Halozyme that will expire within
60 days after March 1, 2006. See footnote 2 above. |
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(13) |
Includes 50,000 shares subject to options that may be
exercised within 60 days after March 1, 2006. |
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(14) |
Includes 175,000 shares subject to warrants and options
that may be exercised within 60 days after March 1,
2006, as well as 264,420 shares held in the name of the
John S. & Jamie S. Patton TTEES F/T Patton Revocable
Trust DTD 7/2/97. |
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(15) |
Includes 170,833 shares subject to options that may be
exercised within 60 days after March 1, 2006. |
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(16) |
Includes 170,833 shares subject to options that may be
exercised within 60 days after March 1, 2006. |
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(17) |
Includes 10,000 shares subject to options that may be
exercised within 60 days after March 1, 2006,
contingent upon stockholder approval of the 2005 Outside
Directors Stock Plan. |
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(18) |
Includes 5,725,070 shares subject to warrants and options
that may be exercised within 60 days after March 1,
2006 beneficially owned by all executive officers and directors,
of which 1,833,048 of these shares would not be vested within
60 days after March 1, 2006, and thus would be subject
to repurchase by Halozyme during that period. |
COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Compensation of Directors
Upon joining the Board, outside directors receive an initial
option grant of 10,000 shares of Common Stock and an
initial restricted stock grant of 15,000 shares of Common
Stock. The initial option grant will vest upon the later of:
(a) the six month anniversary of the date of grant or
(b) the date of the first annual meeting following the
grant of the initial option. The initial restricted stock grant
will vest upon the later of: (a) the first day that the
outside director may trade our stock in compliance with our
Insider Trading Policy that occurs after the six month
anniversary of the date of grant or (b) the first day that
the outside director may trade our stock in compliance with our
Insider Trading Policy that occurs after the date of the first
annual meeting following the initial restricted stock grant.
Outside directors also receive annual option grants of
10,000 shares of Common Stock and restricted stock grants
of 15,000 shares of Common Stock immediately following
future annual meetings of stockholders. The annual option grant
will vest and become exercisable on the date immediately
preceding the date of the annual meeting following the date of
grant. The annual restricted stock grant will vest on the first
day that the outside director may trade our stock in compliance
with our Insider Trading Policy that occurs after the date
immediately preceding the annual meeting following the date of
grant.
Outside directors receive an annual retainer of $10,000 for
service on the Board as well as an annual retainer of $5,000 for
service on any committee of the Board. The chairman of the Board
of Directors receives an annual retainer of $25,000. The
chairman of the Boards Audit Committee receives an annual
retainer of $10,000 and the chairmen of the Boards
Nominating and Governance Committee and Compensation Committee
each receive an annual retainer of $7,500 for their service on
these committees.
Halozyme directors who are also employees of Halozyme do not
receive any compensation for their services as members of the
Board of Directors.
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Executive Compensation
The following table sets forth information concerning the
compensation earned during the fiscal years ended
December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003 by our Chief Executive
Officer and our four other most highly compensated executive
officers whose salary and bonus for the last fiscal year
exceeded $100,000.
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
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Annual Compensation |
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Shares | |
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Name and Principal Position |
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Year | |
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Options | |
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Jonathan E. Lim(1)
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2005 |
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$ |
200,000 |
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$ |
70,000 |
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$ |
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$ |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
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2004 |
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$ |
158,085 |
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$ |
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$ |
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303,422 |
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$ |
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2003 |
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$ |
66,667 |
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$ |
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$ |
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2,471,201 |
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$ |
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Gregory I. Frost
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2005 |
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$ |
160,000 |
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$ |
50,000 |
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$ |
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$ |
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Chief Scientific Officer |
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2004 |
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$ |
153,390 |
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$ |
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$ |
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111,753 |
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$ |
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2003 |
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$ |
92,500 |
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$ |
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$ |
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1,235,601 |
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$ |
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David A. Ramsay(2)
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2005 |
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$ |
150,000 |
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$ |
50,000 |
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$ |
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$ |
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Vice President and Chief |
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2004 |
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|
$ |
138,935 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
96,745 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
Financial Officer |
|
|
2003 |
|
|
$ |
12,240 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
741,360 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
Carolyn M. Rynard(3)
|
|
|
2005 |
|
|
$ |
140,000 |
|
|
$ |
40,000 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
Vice President of Product |
|
|
2004 |
|
|
$ |
120,225 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
75,067 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
Development and Manufacturing |
|
|
2003 |
|
|
$ |
17,660 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
494,240 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
Don A. Kennard(4)
|
|
|
2005 |
|
|
$ |
150,000 |
|
|
$ |
50,000 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
Vice President of Regulatory Affairs |
|
|
2004 |
|
|
$ |
118,459 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
569,307 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
and Quality Assurance |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
Dr. Lim joined Halozyme in May 2003 as President and Chief
Executive Officer. |
|
(2) |
Mr. Ramsay joined Halozyme in November 2003 as Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer. |
|
(3) |
Ms. Rynard joined Halozyme in October 2003 as Vice
President of Product Development and Manufacturing. |
|
(4) |
Mr. Kennard joined Halozyme in January 2004 as Vice
President of Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance. |
Stock Options Granted in Fiscal 2005
We did not grant stock options to any of the above executive
officers during the year ended December 31, 2005.
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Option Exercises and Fiscal 2005 Year-End Values
The following table provides the specified information
concerning exercises of options to purchase our Common Stock in
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, and unexercised
options held as of December 31, 2005, by the persons named
in the Summary Compensation Table above. A portion of the shares
subject to these options are not yet vested, and thus would be
subject to repurchase by Halozyme at a price equal to the option
exercise price, if the corresponding options were exercised
before those shares had vested.
AGGREGATED OPTION EXERCISES IN LAST FISCAL YEAR
AND FISCAL YEAR-END VALUES
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of Shares | |
|
Value of Unexercised | |
|
|
Shares | |
|
|
|
Underlying Unexercised Options | |
|
In-the-Money Options at Fiscal | |
|
|
Acquired | |
|
|
|
at Fiscal Year End | |
|
Year End(1) | |
|
|
on | |
|
Value | |
|
| |
|
| |
Name |
|
Exercise | |
|
Realized | |
|
Exercisable(2) | |
|
Unexercisable | |
|
Exercisable(2) | |
|
Unexercisable | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Jonathan E. Lim
|
|
|
100,000 |
|
|
$ |
121,000 |
|
|
|
1,904,737 |
|
|
|
513,476 |
|
|
$ |
2,676,029 |
|
|
$ |
348,122 |
|
Gregory I. Frost
|
|
|
100,000 |
|
|
$ |
147,000 |
|
|
|
866,261 |
|
|
|
381,093 |
|
|
$ |
1,159,142 |
|
|
$ |
419,344 |
|
David A. Ramsay
|
|
|
100,000 |
|
|
$ |
150,000 |
|
|
|
414,166 |
|
|
|
67,529 |
|
|
$ |
550,479 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
Carolyn M. Rynard
|
|
|
200,000 |
|
|
$ |
316,000 |
|
|
|
319,281 |
|
|
|
50,025 |
|
|
$ |
420,763 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
Don A. Kennard
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
519,282 |
|
|
|
50,025 |
|
|
$ |
706,763 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
(1) |
Based on a market value of $1.82 per share, the closing
price of our Common Stock on December 30, 2005, as reported
by the American Stock Exchange. |
|
(2) |
Stock options granted under the 2001 Stock Plan are generally
immediately exercisable at the date of grant, but any shares
received upon exercise of unvested options are subject to
repurchase by Halozyme. Options granted under the 2004 Stock
Plan typically vest and become exercisable 1/4 after one year
and an additional 1/48 per month thereafter. |
Employment Contracts and Termination of Employment and
Change-in-Control
Arrangements
We have not entered into employment agreements with any of our
employees or officers. Options granted to employees and officers
of Halozyme under our 2001 Stock Plan provide for full
acceleration of the unvested portion of an option if the option
is not assumed or substituted by an acquiring entity in certain
change in control events. Furthermore, if the option is
substituted or assumed the unvested portion of the option will
become fully vested if the option holder is terminated
without cause, as defined in the 2001 Stock Plan, or
resigns after an adverse change, as defined in the
2001 Stock Plan, following certain change in control events.
Options granted to employees and officers of Halozyme under our
2004 Stock Plan provide for full acceleration of the unvested
portion of an option if the option is not assumed or substituted
by an acquiring entity upon a Change in Control, as
defined under the 2004 Stock Plan.
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EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION
The following table sets forth information regarding outstanding
options and shares reserved for future issuance under our
current equity compensation plans as of December 31, 2005:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of Shares | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Remaining Available | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
for Future Issuance | |
|
|
Number of Shares to | |
|
|
|
under Equity | |
|
|
Be Issued upon | |
|
Weighted-Average | |
|
Compensation Plans | |
|
|
Exercise of | |
|
Exercise Price of | |
|
(Excluding Shares | |
|
|
Outstanding Options, | |
|
Outstanding Options, | |
|
Reflected in | |
|
|
Warrants and Rights | |
|
Warrants and Rights | |
|
Column(a)) | |
Plan Category |
|
(a) | |
|
(b) | |
|
(c) | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Equity compensation plans approved by stockholders(1)
|
|
|
8,400,751 |
|
|
$ |
1.01 |
|
|
|
216,283 |
|
Equity compensation plans not approved by stockholders(2)
|
|
|
135,000 |
|
|
$ |
1.29 |
|
|
|
2,490,000 |
|
|
Total
|
|
|
8,535,751 |
|
|
$ |
1.01 |
|
|
|
2,706,283 |
|
|
|
(1) |
Represents stock options under the 2004 Stock Plan and the 2001
Stock Plan. Options under the 2001 Stock Plan were assumed by
Halozyme as part of the March 2004 merger between DeliaTroph
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Global Yacht Services, Inc. The 2001
Stock Plan was approved by the shareholders of DeliaTroph prior
to the merger and the former shareholders of DeliaTroph held
approximately 90% of the voting stock of Halozyme immediately
following the merger. No additional options will be granted
under the 2001 Stock Plan. The material features of the 2001
Stock Plan and 2004 Stock Plan are described below. |
|
(2) |
Represents the Halozyme 2005 Outside Directors Stock Plan,
2006 Stock Plan as well as the grant by Halozyme to a
non-executive employee of an option to
purchase 125,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise
price of $1.25 per share through a nonstatutory stock
option that is not under any of Halozymes existing stock
plans. This option has a ten year term and vests at the rate of
1/4
of the shares on the first anniversary of the employees
date of hire and
1/48
of the shares monthly thereafter. The material features
of the 2005 Outside Directors Stock Plan and the 2006
Stock Plan are described below. |
Material Features of the 2001 Stock Plan
As of December 31, 2005, we had reserved
7,143,217 shares of our Common Stock for issuance under the
2001 Stock Plan. At December 31, 2005, there were
5,760,251 shares issuable upon exercise of outstanding
options under the 2001 Stock Plan, at a weighted average
exercise price of $0.40. The 2001 Stock Plan provides for the
granting of incentive and nonstatutory stock options to
employees and nonstatutory stock options to consultants with
exercise prices equal to the fair market value of our Common
Stock on the date of grant. Options granted under the 2001 Stock
Plan generally have a
10-year term and vest
at the rate of
1/4
of the shares on the first anniversary of the date of grant and
1/48
of the shares monthly thereafter. Options granted to
employees and officers of Halozyme under our 2001 Stock Plan
provide for full acceleration of the unvested portion of an
option if the option is not assumed or substituted by an
acquiring entity in certain change in control events.
Furthermore, if the option is substituted or assumed the
unvested portion of the option will become fully vested if the
option holder is terminated without cause, as
defined in the 2001 Stock Plan, or resigns after an
adverse change, as defined in the 2001 Stock Plan,
following certain change in control events.
Material Features of the 2004 Stock Plan
As of December 31, 2005, we had reserved
2,856,783 shares of our Common Stock for issuance under the
2004 Stock Plan. At December 31, 2005, there were
2,640,500 shares issuable upon exercise of outstanding
options under the 2004 Stock Plan, at a weighted average
exercise price of $2.34. The 2004 Stock Plan provides for the
granting of incentive and nonstatutory stock options to
employees and nonstatutory stock options to consultants with
exercise prices equal to the fair market value of our Common
Stock on the date of
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grant. Options granted under the 2004 Stock Plan generally have
a 10-year term and vest
at the rate of
1/4
of the shares on the first anniversary of the date of grant and
1/48
of the shares monthly thereafter. Options granted to
employees and officers of Halozyme under our 2004 Stock Plan
provide for full acceleration of the unvested portion of an
option if the option is not assumed or substituted by an
acquiring entity upon a Change in Control, as
defined under the 2004 Stock Plan.
Material Features of the 2005 Outside Directors Stock
Plan
As of December 31, 2005, we had reserved
500,000 shares of our Common Stock for issuance under the
2005 Outside Directors Stock Plan. At December 31,
2005, there were 10,000 shares issuable upon exercise of
outstanding options under the 2005 Outside Directors Stock
Plan at a weighted average exercise price of $1.75. The 2005
Outside Directors Stock Plan provides for the granting of
nonstatutory stock options and restricted stock grants to
non-employee directors that meet currently applicable standards
for independence. The exercise prices for stock options granted
under the 2005 Outside Directors Stock Plan equal the fair
market value of our Common Stock on the date of grant. Options
granted under the 2005 Outside Directors Stock Plan
generally have a
10-year term and vest
over one year. Options granted under our 2005 Outside
Directors Stock Plan provide for full acceleration of the
unvested portion of an option if the option is not assumed or
substituted by an acquiring entity upon a Change in
Control, as defined under the 2005 Outside Directors
Stock Plan. See Approval of Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.
2005 Outside Directors Stock Plan Summary of
the 2005 Outside Directors Stock Plan.
Material Features of the 2006 Stock Plan
As of December 31, 2005, we had not yet reserved any shares
of our Common Stock for issuance under the 2006 Stock Plan as
that plan was not adopted by our Board until March 21,
2006. The 2006 Stock Plan provides for the granting of
restricted stock, restricted stock units, incentive and
nonstatutory stock options, stock appreciation rights,
performance units and shares, deferred compensation awards and
other stock-based awards. The Board will determine the purchase
price payable under restricted stock purchase awards, which may
be less than the then current fair market value of our common
stock. Restricted stock awards may be subject to vesting
conditions based on such service or performance criteria as the
Board specifies, including the attainment of one or more
performance goals. Unless otherwise provided by the Board, a
participant will forfeit any shares of restricted stock as to
which the restrictions have not lapsed prior to the
participants termination of service. Options granted under
the 2006 Stock Plan will generally have a 10-year term and vest
at the rate of 1/4 of the shares on the first anniversary of the
date of grant and 1/48 of the shares monthly thereafter. Options
granted under our 2006 Stock Plan provide for full acceleration
of the unvested portion of an option if the option is not
assumed or substituted by an acquiring entity upon a
Change in Control, as defined under the 2006 Stock
Plan. See Approval of Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. 2006
Stock Plan Summary of the 2006 Stock Plan.
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
We have entered into indemnification agreements with each of our
executive officers and directors containing provisions that may
require us, among other things, to indemnify those officers and
directors against liabilities that may arise by reasons of their
status or service as officers or directors. The agreements also
provide for Halozyme to advance to the officers and directors
expenses that they expect to incur as a result of any proceeding
against them as to which they could be indemnified. We also
intend to execute such agreements with our future directors and
executive officers.
SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING
COMPLIANCE
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
requires our executive officers and directors and persons who
beneficially own more than 10% of our Common Stock to file
initial reports of beneficial ownership and reports of changes
in beneficial ownership with the SEC. Such persons are required
by SEC regulations to furnish us with copies of all
Section 16(a) forms filed by such person.
Based solely on our review of such forms furnished to us and
written representations from certain reporting persons, we
believe that all filing requirements applicable to our executive
officers, directors and greater-than-10% stockholders were met.
24
APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Halozyme has
not yet selected an independent auditor to audit the
consolidated financial statements of Halozyme for the fiscal
year ending December 31, 2006, as it is still reviewing
various independent auditor candidates. Cacciamatta Accountancy
Corporation has acted in such capacity since its appointment in
fiscal year 2003. A representative of Cacciamatta Accountancy
Corporation is expected to be present at the annual meeting and
to make a statement. A representative of Cacciamatta Accountancy
Corporation is also expected to be available to respond to
appropriate questions.
The following table sets forth the aggregate fees billed to
Halozyme for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2005, and
December 31, 2004, by Cacciamatta Accountancy Corporation:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fiscal 2005 | |
|
Fiscal 2004 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Audit Fees(1)
|
|
$ |
101,000 |
|
|
$ |
85,000 |
|
Audit-Related Fees(2)
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
Tax Fees(3)
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
All Other Fees(4)
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
(1) |
Audit Fees consist of fees billed for professional services
rendered for the audit of our consolidated annual financial
statements and review of the interim consolidated financial
statements included in quarterly reports and services that are
normally provided by Cacciamatta Accountancy Corporation in
connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements. |
|
(2) |
Audit-Related Fees consist of fees billed for assurance and
related services that are reasonably related to the performance
of the audit or review of our consolidated financial statements
and are not reported under Audit Fees. |
|
(3) |
Tax Fees consist of fees billed for professional services
rendered for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning
(domestic and international). These services include assistance
regarding federal, state and international tax compliance,
acquisitions and international tax planning. |
|
(4) |
All Other Fees consist of fees for products and services other
than the services reported above. |
The Audit Committees policy is to pre-approve all audit
and permissible non-audit services provided by our independent
auditors. These services may include audit services,
audit-related services, tax services and other services.
Pre-approval is generally provided for up to one year and any
pre-approval is detailed as to the particular service or
category of services. The independent auditor and management are
required to periodically report to the Audit Committee regarding
the extent of services provided by the independent auditor in
accordance with this pre-approval. The chair of the Audit
Committee is also authorized, pursuant to delegated authority,
to pre-approve additional services of up to $25,000 per
engagement on a case-by-case basis, and such approvals are
communicated to the full Audit Committee at its next meeting.
On March 12, 2004, our Board of Directors voted to replace
the independent accountant that had reported on the financial
statements for Global Yacht Services, Inc., Hall & Company
(Hall). We authorized Hall to respond fully to any
inquiries from Cacciamatta Accountancy Corporation and to make
Halls work papers available to Cacciamatta Accountancy
Corporation. We did not have any disagreements with Hall nor did
Halls prior reports contain adverse opinions or
disclaimers of opinions. Hall did not make any negative report
regarding our internal controls, management or prior financial
statements prior to its dismissal.
25
REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE
The Audit Committee oversees Halozymes financial reporting
process on behalf of the Board of Directors. The Audit Committee
consists of three directors each of whom, in the judgment of the
Board, is an independent director as defined in the
listing standards for The American Stock Exchange. The Audit
Committee acts pursuant to a written charter that has been
adopted by the Board of Directors.
Management has the primary responsibility for the financial
statements and the reporting process, including internal control
systems. Our independent auditor, Cacciamatta Accountancy
Corporation, is responsible for expressing an opinion as to the
conformity of our audited financial statements with generally
accepted accounting principles. The Audit Committee has reviewed
and discussed the consolidated financial statements with
management and Cacciamatta Accountancy Corporation.
The Committee has also discussed and reviewed with the auditors
all matters required to be disclosed in Statement on Auditing
Standards No. 61 (Communication with Audit Committees). The
Committee has met with Cacciamatta Accountancy Corporation, with
and without management present, to discuss the overall scope of
the Cacciamatta Accountancy Corporation audit, the results of
its examinations, its evaluations of Halozymes internal
controls and the overall quality of its financial reporting.
The Audit Committee has received from the auditors a formal
written statement describing all relationships between the
auditors and Halozyme that might bear on the auditors
independence consistent with Independence Standards Board
Standard No. 1 (Independence Discussions with Audit
Committees), discussed with the auditors any relationships that
may impact their objectivity and independence, and satisfied
itself as to the auditors independence.
Based on the review and discussions referred to above, the
committee recommended to the Board of Directors that
Halozymes audited financial statements be included in
Halozymes Annual Report on
Form 10-KSB for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005.
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|
|
AUDIT COMMITTEE |
|
|
Kenneth J. Kelley (Chairman) |
|
Robert L. Engler |
|
Steven T. Thornton |
26
STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS TO BE PRESENTED AT NEXT ANNUAL
MEETING
Stockholder proposals may be included in our proxy materials for
an annual meeting so long as they are provided to us on a timely
basis and satisfy the other conditions set forth in applicable
SEC rules. For a stockholder proposal to be included in our
proxy materials for the 2007 annual meeting, the proposal must
be received at our principal executive offices, addressed to the
Secretary, not later than November 30, 2006. Stockholder
business that is not intended for inclusion in our proxy
materials may be brought before the annual meeting so long as we
receive notice of the proposal as specified by our Bylaws,
addressed to the Secretary at our principal executive offices,
not later than November 30, 2006.
TRANSACTION OF OTHER BUSINESS
At the date of this Proxy Statement, the Board of Directors
knows of no other business that will be conducted at the 2006
annual meeting other than as described in this Proxy Statement.
If any other matter or matters are properly brought before the
meeting, or any adjournment or postponement of the meeting, it
is the intention of the persons named in the accompanying form
of proxy to vote the proxy on such matters in accordance with
their best judgment.
|
|
|
David A. Ramsay |
|
|
Chief Financial Officer and Secretary |
March 31, 2006
27
APPENDIX A
HALOZYME THERAPEUTICS, INC.
AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
HALOZYME THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 78.403 of the Nevada
Revised Statutes, the undersigned corporation adopts the
following Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation as of
this date:
FIRST: The name of the corporation is Halozyme
Therapeutics, Inc. (the Corporation).
SECOND: The Corporations initial Articles of
Incorporation were filed with the Secretary of State on
February 22, 2001 (under the Corporations former
name, Global Yacht Services, Inc.), were amended by a
Certificate of Amendment filed on June 6, 2001 and
subsequently amended on March 11, 2004.
THIRD: The board of directors at a meeting duly convened
and held on March 21, 2006, adopted a resolution to amend
and restate the Articles of Incorporation of Halozyme
Therapeutics, Inc., as amended, as follows:
ARTICLE I
The name of the corporation is Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. (the
Corporation).
ARTICLE II
The Corporations principle office in the State of Nevada
is located at 251 Jeanell Dr., Suite 3, Carson City, Nevada
89703, although this Corporation may maintain an office, or
offices, in such other place within or without the state of
Nevada as may from time to time be designated by the Board of
Directors of the Corporation, or by the Bylaws of said
Corporation, and that this Corporation may conduct all
Corporation business of every kind and nature, including the
holding of all meetings of the Board of Directors and
stockholders, outside the State of Nevada as well as within the
State of Nevada.
ARTICLE III
The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or
activity for which a corporation may be organized under the
Nevada General Corporation Law.
ARTICLE IV
The Corporation is authorized to issue two classes of stock to
be designated Common Stock and Preferred
Stock. The total number of shares of Common Stock that the
Corporation is authorized to issue is One Hundred Fifty Million
(150,000,000) shares, with a par value of $0.001 per share.
The total number of shares of Preferred Stock that the
Corporation is authorized to issue is Twenty Million
(20,000,000) shares, with a par value of $0.001 per share.
The Preferred Stock authorized by these Amended and Restated
Articles of Incorporation may be issued from time to time in one
or more series. The Board of Directors is expressly authorized
to increase or decrease (but not below the number of shares of
such series then outstanding ) the number of shares of any
series prior to or subsequent to the issue of shares in that
series. In case the number of shares of any such series shall be
so decreased, the shares constituting such decrease shall resume
the status that they had prior to the adoption of the resolution
originally fixing the number of shares of such series.
ARTICLE V
The number of Directors constituting the Board of Directors
shall be determined pursuant to the Bylaws of the Corporation.
Such Directors shall so serve until the successors thereto are
elected and qualified pursuant to the Bylaws of the Corporation.
A-1
ARTICLE VI
No director or officer of the Corporation shall have any
personal liability to the Corporation or its stockholders for
damages resulting from breach of fiduciary duty by said director
or officer unless such damages result from: (a) acts or
omissions which involve intentional misconduct, fraud or a
knowing violation of law; or (b) the payment of dividends
in violation of Nevada General Corporation Law
Chapter 78.300.
No amendment or repeal of this Article VI applies to or has
any effect on the liability or alleged liability of any officer
or director of this Corporation for or with respect to any acts
or omissions of the officer or director occurring prior to the
amendment or repeal, except as otherwise required by law.
ARTICLE VII
In furtherance and not in limitation of the rights, powers,
privileges, and discretionary authority granted or conferred by
Chapter 78 of the Nevada General Corporation Law or other
statutes or laws of the State of Nevada, the Board of Directors
is expressly authorized:
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|
|
1. To make, amend, alter, or repeal the Bylaws of the
Corporation; |
|
|
2. To adopt from time to time bylaw provisions with respect
to indemnification of directors, officers, employees, agents,
and other persons as it shall deem expedient and in the best
interests of the Corporation and to the extent permitted by
law; and |
|
|
3. To fix and determine designations, preferences,
privileges, rights, and powers and relative, participating,
optional, or other special rights, qualifications, limitations,
or restrictions on the capital stock of the Corporation as
provided by Chapter 78.195 of the Nevada General
Corporation Law, unless otherwise provided herein. |
ARTICLE VIII
The capital stock, after the amount of the subscription price,
or par value, has been paid in, shall not be subject to
assessment to pay the debts of this Corporation.
ARTICLE IX
This Corporation is to have perpetual existence.
ARTICLE X
No stockholder shall be entitled as a matter of right to
subscribe for, or receive additional shares of any class of
stock of the Corporation, whether now or hereafter authorized,
or any bonds, debentures or securities convertible into stock
may be issued or disposed of by the Board of Directors to such
persons and on such terms as is in its discretion it shall deem
advisable.
ARTICLE XI
This Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change, in
any manner now or hereafter prescribed by statute, or by the
Articles of Incorporation, as amended, these Amended and
Restated Articles of Incorporation, and all rights conferred
upon stockholders herein are granted subject to this reservation.
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FIFTH: The number of shares of the corporation
outstanding and entitled to vote on an amendment and restatement
to the Articles of Incorporation
is ,
and the above changes and amendment has been consented to and
approved by a majority vote of the stockholders holding at least
a majority of each class of stock outstanding and entitled to
vote thereon.
SIXTH: Jonathan Lim is the president and David Ramsay is
the secretary of Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. and they have been
authorized to execute the foregoing certificate by resolution of
the board of directors, adopted at a meeting of the board of
directors duly called and that such meeting was held on
March 21, 2006, and the foregoing certificate sets forth
the text of the Articles of Incorporation, as amended, to the
date of the certificate.
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Date: May , 2006
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HALOZYME THERAPEUTICS, INC.
PROXY SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON MAY 4, 2006
The undersigned hereby appoints Jonathan E. Lim and David A. Ramsay, and each of them, as
attorneys and proxies of the undersigned, with full power of substitution, to vote all of the
shares of stock of Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. (the Company) which the undersigned may be
entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company to be held at the San Diego
Marriott Hotel, 11966 El Camino Real, San Diego 92130, on Thursday, May 4, 2006, at 9:00 a.m. local
time and at any and all adjournments or postponements thereof, with all powers that the undersigned
would possess if personally present, upon and in respect of the following matters and in accordance
with the following instructions, with discretionary authority as to any and all other matters that
may properly come before the meeting.
The shares represented by this proxy card will be voted as directed or, if this card contains
no specific voting instructions, these shares will be voted in accordance with the recommendations
of the Board of Directors.
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT. You are urged to complete, sign, date and promptly return the
accompanying proxy in the enclosed envelope, which is postage prepaid if mailed in the United
States.
(CONTINUED AND TO BE SIGNED ON REVERSE SIDE.)
Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR all proposals.
1. To elect John S. Patton and Steven T. Thornton as Class II
Directors, to hold office until the 2009 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders.
(INSTRUCTIONS: To withhold authority to vote for any individual
nominee mark the Exceptions box above and write the name of
the nominee(s) that you do not wish to vote for on the line
below.)
EXCEPTIONS:
2. To approve an amendment to our Amended and Restated Articles
of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of
Common Stock from 100,000,000 to 150,000,000 and to eliminate
references to former directors.
3. To approve our 2005 Outside Directors Stock Plan and to
reserve an aggregate of 500,000 shares of our Common Stock for
issuance under the 2005 Outside Directors Stock Plan.
4. To approve our 2006 Stock Plan and to reserve an aggregate of
2,000,000 shares of our Common Stock for issuance under the 2006
Stock Plan.
5. To approve any adjournments of the meeting to another time or
place, if necessary in the judgment of the proxy holders, for
the purpose of soliciting additional proxies in favor of any of
the foregoing proposals.
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Please sign below, exactly as name or
names appear on this proxy. If the stock is
registered in the names of two or more
persons (Joint Holders), each should sign.
When signing as attorney, executor,
administrator, trustee, custodian, guardian
or corporate officer, give printed name and
full title. If more than one trustee, all
should sign.
Dated:
__________________________________, 2006
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Signature
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Signature
Whether or not you plan to attend the
meeting in person, you are urged to sign and
promptly mail this proxy in the return
envelope so that your stock may be
represented at the meeting.